After Grand Duke Osiris put down the phone, he said calmly, "Red."
"Here." Red took a step forward.
"Seneca has three naval divisions stationed there. You will lead two divisions to the Free City and bring Caruso back. If he dies there... destroy the Free City!"
"yes!"
Osiris stood up, walked to the window and looked out.
He was wondering where Frank got the courage to openly declare war on the Canglang Province.
I really have a son who is a cause of worry to me.
Osiris showed a somewhat distressed smile on his face.
Caruso is a little too good, even comparable to his past. Both his decision-making and personal abilities are outstanding.
However, outstanding people will definitely experience more hardships, and only those who survive to the end can take over the Canglang Province.
Buzz!
At this moment, the Philosopher's Stone on the table lit up.
Osiris took a look at the magic circle patterns floating on the magic stone and couldn't help but be a little surprised. It turned out to be the royal family of Precia
Osiris tapped the Philosopher's Stone, and the face of Emperor Orsay appeared on the projection in the air.
"Long time no see, Your Majesty." Osiris saluted.
"Osiris..."
Looking at Grand Duke Osiris, Emperor Orsay's eyes were somewhat complicated: "The Empire built three railways, two arsenals, and a loan of 20 billion coins for you. I wonder if this money..."
“Hahahaha…” Osiris showed a simple smile on his face: “Your Majesty, I, Osiris, am just a rough man. I don’t understand these things.”
"You see, I asked them to pay back the money right away, but the Ministry of Finance said it was the Ministry of Foreign Affairs's business, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said it was the Ministry of Trade and Industry's business, and the Ministry of Trade and Industry said it was the Ministry of Finance's business. I was getting so annoyed by the push and pull."
"Don't worry, give me some more time. If these officials can't pay back the money, I will shoot them!"
"Hu, you still owe the Iberian Empire 40 billion coins, remember to pay me back first." Emperor Orsay felt a headache facing Osiris.
In the eyes of the king of the Kingdom of Perrus, Osiris was a powerful duke with a lot of rebelliousness in him.
In Krumin's eyes, Osiris was a very scary person who seemed like he could crush her to death at any time.
In Caruso's eyes, Osiris was a strict but fair father.
In the eyes of Emperor Orsay, Osiris is just an old rogue...
Ninety percent of the tax revenue of Canglang Province is spent on military expenditures, and the rest of the money is earned from businesses in various places, as well as from Osiris on credit...
Since most of the tax revenue is used for military expenditure and the rest of the money is used for development, this is the only method we can use.
Obviously, Precia is not the only country that has been victimized, many others have as well.
Osiris firmly believed that political power came from the barrel of a gun, so he didn't care even if other things developed slowly, he only cared about his army.
"Your Majesty, rest assured. The gods can see Osiris' loyalty!" Osiris said solemnly, "This time, when I created a card for the Canglang Province, the first thing I did was to inform Your Majesty. This shows my loyalty."
Of course, the Grand Duke and the Emperor of the Iberian Empire said the same thing.
As for the King of the Kingdom of Peru... it's about cooperation or not.
The prince has always wanted to go to war with Osiris, and there is a reason for that, because Osiris is a time bomb, and no one knows when he will rebel or why.
"Let's not talk about this for now. My daughter seems to have a very high opinion of your son." Emperor Orsay said softly.
"Your Majesty, are you trying to bring them together?" Osiris' eyes lit up.
The king wanted to marry Osiris. At first, Osiris had an ambiguous attitude. Later, because Caruso was unwilling, the matter was dropped and Osiris let Caruso make the decision.
But, if it is a marriage with the Presia Empire, Osiris would be very happy.
Osiris still knows the difference between a corrupt kingdom and a powerful empire.
Caruso makes the decision himself? His opinion is important, but if Emperor Orsay gives enough, Caruso's opinion may not be important.
"No, what I mean is that Theresa likes to hang out with Caruso. The two children ran to the Free City, and there seems to be unrest in the Free City." Emperor Orsay looked at Osiris deeply.
Marriage
How could I agree to such a thing so easily
In the eyes of Emperor Orsay, although Theresa was a girl, she was definitely the most outstanding one among all his children.
If she married Caruso and was deceived into the Canglang Province, I don't know how much money Osiris would cheat her out of her. Maybe all the debts would be paid off by then.
Fortunately, Therese's implication was that Caruso was a good comrade, and she didn't mean that.
Yes, Theresa has never been very interested in matters between men and women.
"Oh? Is that so?" Osiris looked embarrassed. "This... You know, I have three sons. Caruso is not the oldest one. Although he has some talent, it is limited. I don't pay much attention to him... There is unrest in the Free City. I can only pray for him. I can't send troops to bring him back, right? You know, I have limited funds here, and I am still collecting money to pay back the empire..."
"If something unexpected really happens, and my son is gone, then so be it. Whoever starts a riot will be made to pay for it. Compared to the empire, my son is not important."
"Also, it wasn't my idea for him and Theresa to go to the Free City. It should be the young people's own business. I didn't ask about their communication."
"I don't care how important your son is, I have to rescue my daughter." Emperor Orsay felt a surge of anger in his heart.
Theresa had a very high opinion of Carlosso and would never believe that this son was unimportant.
"It takes time to mobilize the army. My port only has two armies, and I plan to send one army over." Emperor Orsay said, "You said before that the Gray Wolf Province is the Gray Wolf Province of Perrus and the Gray Wolf Province of Precia."
Of course, this was said to be a magic contract, but Grand Duke Osiris signed a "read" instead of his name, which made Emperor Orsay very angry at the time.
"Your Majesty's princess, of course we need to save her. In this case, I will send two divisions directly over!" Grand Duke Osiris said generously: "As for the military expenses..."
"You don't have to pay back the money for the three railways and the two arsenals." The corners of Emperor Orsay's mouth twitched.
"How can this be possible? We have to pay it back!" Grand Duke Osiris said, and then he gave a bitter smile: "You also know that selling cards is a long-term investment. The finance department is still preparing to repay the empire, and there is no money to send troops..."
"Hmph, I'll transfer 200 million to you, don't even think about getting more." Emperor Orsay said in a deep voice.
"Yes, Your Majesty, I am willing to serve you loyally!" Grand Duke Osiris saluted.
Click.
Emperor Orsay hung up the communication.
Chapter 159 Thieves
An underground casino.
Elizabeth has changed her appearance now. She is wearing tattered clothes, one of her eyes is covered with an eye patch, her face is a little dirty, and she is playing with a gold coin in her hand.
No one knows what happened to her left arm, but it has been replaced with a robotic arm. Although her face is still the same, she is heavily made up and looks very ugly, the kind of vulgar that all men hate.
Anyone who saw her would think she was a rat in the shadows, either a thief or a street prostitute.
"Boss, what happened in the city today? I just arrived, why is it blocked by the army?" Elizabeth put her feet on the chair, sat down on the bar, and poured herself a glass of cheap beer.
"Hey, I don't know what's wrong with those big shots." The boss wiped the cup and smiled bitterly: "The army entered the Free City last time because the gangs made too much noise. I don't know how many troops entered the city."
"I don't know about other places, but I know that District 7 has been locked down." Elizabeth sighed, "I just came from another place, and I want to spend more time in the Free City."
"I have everything here." The boss showed his big yellow teeth: "Do you want to gamble or find a man? I can satisfy you here."
="I don't like your stuff." Elizabeth said with disdain: "If the Mora Ballroom hadn't been closed, I would have gone to see the handsome men serving the ladies there no matter what."
"Tsk, that's not easy to deal with. I heard that the boss of Hausman was arrested. The police went door to door to find a singer. I heard it was because of jealousy. This big shot, I really don't understand, mobilized so many resources, it's enough to book my escorts a hundred times." The boss was talking to a prodigal son: "My women are not bad. If you want to find a small, tender one, I can get it here. Why do you have to find a singer? Doesn't it feel better when you use your mouth?"
"It's not like we haven't experienced the voices of great singers before. Take the former resident singer at the Mora Ballroom. Even though she's old now, she was a great beauty 20 years ago, famous throughout the Free City. She was with me the day before yesterday."
"Going door to door to check for a singer... How impatient! Give me fifty magic crystal coins and I'll keep him company comfortably." Elizabeth said disdainfully.
The boss paused.
Fifty magic crystal coins
This casual remark made the boss frown slightly.
A normal female thief, even if she was joking with the number, would definitely not spend such a huge sum of money as fifty magic crystal coins.
Thinking of the task assigned by his superiors, the boss became interested in the female thief in front of him.
"Hey, it's a pity that you are not a big singer. Let me take a look..." The boss looked at Elizabeth carefully, and Elizabeth turned her head away seemingly nonchalantly.
"Ha, someone like you is only worth fifty coins." The boss laughed.
"Don't insult me. I did a big job a few days ago, so I just want to have something nice today." Elizabeth rolled her eyes at the boss. "How about it? Do you have any ideas? Mora Dance Hall has been closed down, so there should be another good dance hall in the Ninth District. I haven't had sex for several days, and I can't hold back my anger today."
"So coquettish?" The boss joked, "One of my guys is only 500 coins. I'll give you 10 of them. I promise to serve you so comfortably that you won't be able to get out of bed."
Elizabeth was also trying to suppress her discomfort in such a place.
She hated being spoken to like that, but when she was getting her professional mark, she got into trouble once and had to take on the professional mark of a thief, but she didn't like the life of a thief.
|="I'm a germaphobe. I like handsome and strong professionals. Do you have any?" Elizabeth curled her lips: "Or a magician."
"A magician is not cheap. A first-level magician is still a magician." The boss shook his head: "But if you want to go to the ninth district, I do have a way, but it's not cheap... Ten magic crystal coins."
"Okay." Elizabeth said quickly.
The boss smiled slightly and quietly pressed a button with his foot.
These thieves sometimes spend money lavishly and extravagantly. Some of them do so in order to avoid debt or arrest. They do so in this way.
Under normal circumstances, the boss would have found a way to send Elizabeth away, but today the situation was different.
Cat=Guest={Little-S*|h{#u|%O=～聚&集%* <～柒&%⑤#⑥/一～*③{叁>|⑦+二+⑥三 The boss has spoken. If you encounter such a thing, it is better to kill the wrong person than to let him go.
The gears underground began to turn frantically, and all this happened without Elizabeth noticing.
It was obvious that there were many thieves coming and going here and the boss was very experienced.
It is true that she is a top-level thief, but that does not mean she is an excellent thief, just like a person has an excellent diploma but does not have outstanding abilities.
Bang!
At this moment, the door of the underground casino was suddenly sealed.
Bang!
There was another loud bang, and a bronze door separated the counter from the casino, and several big men rushed out from behind.
The drinkers sitting at the counter drinking were all confused, obviously not knowing what was going on.
Elizabeth was startled and found a card in her hand.
"Catch her for me! Alive!" the boss shouted.
Several big men pulled out tranquilizer guns from their bodies and shot at Elizabeth.
The card flashed in Elizabeth's hand.
[Name: Rain of Knives]
[Category: Spell]
[Stars: 3]
[Grade: Blue Rare]
[Professional Restriction: Thief]
[Introduction: Release a rain of knives on less than ten enemies, and randomly draw a card from the reserve deck and add it to the current deck]
Knives flew all over the sky and shot towards the big men. It was obvious that those big men were not vegetarians either. A transparent shield appeared in front of each of them.
Dangdangdang…
The rain of knives hit the shields, tearing them all into pieces.
A first-level professional can only use first-level cards, but he is still a professional.
A Rain of Swords is originally an area attack card, and its single target damage is just that.
Elizabeth didn't intend to make any contribution, so she used Smoke Bomb and Shadow Step at the first opportunity. These are basic cards for thieves, very common and easy to use.