"The new Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Iron Principality, Augustine meets the Lord of the City of Dawn!" The person who spoke was a handsome young man with long blond hair, wearing a luxurious lavender robe, with no marks on the cuffs and collar.
It was obvious that he was the same as a noble in terms of clothing and etiquette, but he did not have the identity of a noble.
After Augustine saluted, he showed a very charming smile. At least to many people, he looked harmless.
He is polite, neat and elegant, which is difficult for nobles to possess, but he shows it vividly.
But to William, this harmless Augustine's performance in version 1.0 was far more outstanding than Goethe Narcisse's.
Not only because he is a legendary bloodline owner and powerful, but also because he is also a conspirator!
If Goethe Narcisse, the illegitimate son of the Iron King, founded the Free Alliance, he only slightly blossomed his faith and influence in his short life.
In other words, Goethe, like other ordinary kings, fought for his own rights, but he never thought about how much impact the free alliance system he created would have on the Legendary Continent.
In general.
Goethe's structure is too small...
But Augustine was not only the true successor, he also carried forward the Free Alliance after the fall of the Iron Duchy, and even shined in the Legend Continent.
This kind of character
How could he not be worthy of William's attention
"Please sit down." William extended his hand to signal.
"Thank you." Augustine chose a chair on the left side of the conference hall. He looked at the murals and statues around him, his face full of admiration, and then he turned sideways and smiled: "I am here to pay homage to the lord. It is better to meet him if he is really famous.
His Majesty the King also asked me to bring a lot of special products and gifts. Do you need to bring them up first and show them to the lord? "
William shook his head: "Just put it down. I have heard that the officials and nobles of the Iron Duchy are mostly conservative old people. Are you considered a young man now?"
"Your Majesty, you really know the Iron Principality well. His Majesty the King has recently been striving for development and progress. Many conservative nobles who were corrupt, perverted the law, and even dared to secretly embezzle the country's mineral resources have been beheaded.
Newly promoted officials like us often do not have the status of aristocrats, because His Majesty the King seems to want to make some reforms to the aristocratic system.
Now the king is more yearning for the development of the lord model, and also said that he would like me to learn more from the lord. "After Augustine said this, he didn't see any change in William's expression.
However, he still smiled and said: "His Majesty also explained that the Iron Principality, as a country that yearns for freedom and equality, hopes to have good relations with the City of Dawn. I wonder what your lord thinks?"
"Establishing diplomatic relations?" William chuckled. He slowly stood up and stepped down from the lord's throne.
"Why don't you first talk about the conditions for establishing diplomatic relations?"
Augustine secretly sighed. It was indeed not that simple. In addition, he saw so many migrating elves outside the city, and knew that the originally planned countermeasures had turned into provocations.
But the plan failed, so he could only say tactfully: "Establishing diplomatic relations will naturally be full of benefits for both parties.
His Majesty the King knows that the lord is short of population for his development, and is willing to give 30,000 slaves to the lord for free.
Commercial channels will be opened and commercial taxes will be reduced by 8%.
It can even provide the City of Dawn with the food burden that its 30,000 population will bring within half a year. "
"Go on, tell me your requirements, don't just talk about the benefits." William stood at the door with his hands behind his back and nodded without looking back.
"The other thing is... The Iron Kingdom intends to build a military castle 30 kilometers east of Dawn City. Lord, please rest assured that we are allies and have absolutely no intentions towards the City of Dawn." Augustine didn't know how he managed to The words came out of my mouth.
Changes are always faster than planned. Who would have thought that in just half a year, what was once a fringe town would become a neutral city that cannot be underestimated
"Coupled with the migration of tens of thousands of elves, it will soon become an important city that is easy to defend but difficult to attack..."
"Oh? It's not against the City of Dawn. It's about attacking the Black Rock Principality by surprise when the war starts?" William said this, but in his heart, like Ming Jing, this was the Freedom Alliance leaving a way out for itself.
Of course, there are also plans to annex the City of Dawn.
The most important thing is that the Iron Principality is preparing for the dragon-slaying battle in a few months.
It can even be said that if the Iron Principality is really allowed to build a military fortress here, and then let it build it like a copper wall, the chance of a dragon-slaying battle will be greater, it will be easier to invade the Black Rock Principality, and you can even eat the Dawn of Dawn that has lost its natural barrier. city.
But this strategy of killing three birds with one stone depends on whether William will give him the opportunity to build a military castle.
Seeing what William said, Augustine also knew that the war between the two principalities had become information that almost everyone knew. He also used the topic to continue: "It is intended, but the possibility of war is unlikely. After all, we The Iron Principality yearns for peace and freedom.
If the Black Rock Principality really goes too far, after the war breaks out, the Iron Principality is willing to put an equal amount of treasure into the lord's pocket for all the territory captured by this military castle.
After all, I can see that your Excellency is not interested in the human land. "
Augustine said well, but he had no expectations in his heart, because Lord William in front of him can continue to develop and grow the City of Dawn. As long as he is not stupid, he will not listen to the slander and let them actually build a military castle. That kind of behavior is tantamount to The shepherd placed the sheepfold next to the wolf's den.
Their Free Alliance is not strong enough now. They only took complete control of the king a month ago. Now the domestic situation is very complicated. Some nobles don't want to be cut off by the 'king', so the matter is not so easy to solve.
Even if they are not careful, they will be completely defeated, so the originally planned retreat plan was immediately put on the agenda.
But the current power of Dawn City has obviously cut off their retreat plan.
But he never expected that William's next words would give him countless hopes again!
"You can build a military base!"
this moment.
William turned his head, his eyes filled with the desire for wealth. His face was tangled, but there was a sense of determination. His voice was hoarse and he narrated: "I want 50,000 slaves, and I don't want to be old." Guys, half young men and women, preferably those with criminal careers, you can give them to me.
100,000 gold coins, 1.2 million catties of grain, 1,000 cattle, 3,000 sheep, and 10,000 chickens, ducks, geese, and poultry. If the same fails, forget it! "
Augustine's eyes widened in disbelief.
His power is not small, even if William's request is very excessive, but he believes that the City of Dawn today does not have the courage to deceive the Iron Principality, because the gap in military strength between the two sides is too big, and... the opportunity is rare. !
He immediately stood up and said solemnly: "I can promise you Lord, and I hope you won't break your promise!"
"You agreed?" William looked shocked, seemingly in disbelief, but relieved at the same time. His face was a little regretful, as if he wanted a little less...
But Augustine smiled slightly when he saw this scene. It turned out that he was greedy for money...
That's easy to discuss.
He is not afraid of strong opponents.
I'm just afraid that my opponent is not interested.
"Haha, you are so brave to ask for so many slaves." Augustine smiled happily.
"Haha, you have a big name. If you weren't wearing equipment and couldn't do anything good, I would have wanted to kill you." William also smiled happily.
Until now.
Auroville found only one spy.
It was the one William tortured.
Everyone else thought they were well hidden.
But.
If you throw an insight into the past, as long as it is not green, regardless of whether it is yellow or red, it will be considered a spy!
There is nothing to be afraid of if there are more spies. Even if there are many soldiers among the fifty thousand slaves, waiting for the opportunity to cooperate inside and outside, it is nothing more than losing hundreds or thousands of insights.
Kill everyone who has no loyalty!