Jean Bette never wanted to be the enemy of the King of Greycastle.
Although he had never really dealt with the people of Greycastle, he had heard a lot of rumors about them. The God's Punishment Army that swept Wolf Heart and Eternal Winter was defeated in front of the people of Greycastle; the coalition forces drawn by the Dawn nobles were defeated within a day; Roland Wimbledon was even more invincible in the kingdom, and in just half a year, he unified the whole country; According to legend, there was also the shadow of Graycastle's intervention in the accident of Dagong Island a while ago.
He thought these rumors were amazing enough. He didn't expect that the First Army had been fighting against alien devils for the past year. If other lords claimed this, he would only sneer, but from the mouth of the First Army commander, he said When he came out, the baron found that he did not dare to say words of doubt easily.
Of course, no matter whether it is true or not, Shenchiwan is not qualified to try it in person.
The problem is that the plan of the King of Greycastle is too grand or fantastical. If the other party only wants the throne of the wolf heart, then Jean Bette will choose to serve without hesitation. But the fact is that the other party wants to empty the population of the two kingdoms! Listen to what this commander said, multi-way advancement, parallel sea and land transportation, first in the countryside and then in the towns, there is really a posture of never giving up. Most nobles don't care too much about the life and death of their subjects, as long as they die worthy, or can exchange enough benefits. But moving away is another matter, which means that the territory is empty, the food cannot be collected, the taxes have fallen to the bottom, and the industry has no one to take care of... Unless everything is irreversible, it is impossible to agree easily.
No matter how powerful the First Army was, it would be difficult to fight against all the nobles at the same time, right? After all, this is not Greycastle. Without the support of the local people, the burden of marching and logistics would be greatly increased, but they still wanted to split up their operations, just like treating the nobles of the two countries as air.
After being silent for a while, Jean Bette said in a low voice, "I don't quite understand why the King of Greycastle has to do this. In case the devil doesn't plan to attack the Desperate Mountain Range, we can fully support him here. But once the people are gone, the cities, farmland, and mines will be desolate, and the loss is incalculable."
"I can't answer your question. As the commander-in-chief of the First Army, my only task is to complete the task assigned by His Majesty. But..." Iron Axe paused for a while, "As long as you go to Neverwinter City, you should be able to get it. Answer."
"Okay, then I only have one last question..." The baron licked his slightly dry lips. "You said before that nobles are free. What if I decide to go with you?"
Iron Axe nodded and pointed to the civil servant beside him, "This is Remy, the migration personnel officer of Neverwinter City Administration Office, and he will tell you what Your Majesty means."
"Hello, Mr. Baron, then you are a member of the Kingdom of Greycastle." The personnel officer quickly flipped through the documents at hand, "First of all, it is certain that His Majesty Roland Wimbledon is a kind and kind prince, he does not Anyone who pays for Graycastle will be treated badly. Since Graycastle has abolished the system of enfeoffing aristocracy and unified the law across the country, you will lose the right of inheritance and enfeoffment of land. But as an experienced manager, you can join the administration Hall, to become the consul of a region, or to open up new territories for His Majesty, such as the Fertile Plains. Of course... If the devil has not invaded the four kingdoms, you can continue to manage Shenchiwan. If you are lucky, you are responsible for The area of it is likely to be many times larger than it is now, after all, not every noble will make such a choice... "
The content of the document was very long, and the other party read it for almost a quarter of an hour before pausing, and all aspects of the situation were considered, so obviously it was not fabricated in a short period of time. Jean Bette realized that the person who wrote this must be a minister of extraordinary ability. He asked himself that he would never be able to write such a comprehensive document.
To put it simply, the content is to exchange short-term interests for long-term interests. As long as he performs well, he can get far more than a lord of the harbor. Whether the two are worthwhile in comparison is a different person. The problem.
In the face of an unknown future, it is not wise to make hasty decisions, but when the present is bad enough, how to choose is not so important.
Compared with being hanged or burned to death, I hope that there will be at least one more way to live in the future.
What's more, a large-scale population transfer is by no means something that can be accomplished within a year or two. During this period, he can continue to stay in the seat of the lord of Shenchi Bay without worrying about the other two big families.
Jean Bette took a deep breath, "I am willing to join the command of the King of Greycastle and serve his kingdom."
"A wise choice." Iron Axe's expression remained unchanged, as if he had already expected this result, "Then from now on, you can mobilize the surrounding people to transfer. We have a special team responsible for this, and they will give Your most appropriate advice."
"So fast?" The baron couldn't help but startled.
"That's right, I won't stay here for too long. At most three days, the First Army will continue to drive inland to Wolf Heart."
"But" Jean Bette hesitated, and finally said through gritted teeth, "The knights of Fang Fang and Red Stone Gate will not necessarily let me do this. They may not dare to openly confront Graycastle, but there are only some patrols in Shenchiwan. It's easy to interfere with my orders."
This is really embarrassing, after all, half an hour ago, he said that Shen Chiwan is the only one who can call the shots. However, the baron knew that he had to bring it up at this moment, otherwise the two families would know that they had taken refuge in Greycastle, and if the door of Shenchiwan was open, there was no way that something would happen secretly. At the same time, this is also a test. If the other party does not care, then the previous promise will be greatly reduced.
However, Iron Axe's answer was beyond his expectations.
"Shenchi Bay is one of the key hubs of the relocation plan, and there must be no accidents, so even if the first army leaves, I will leave more than a hundred people to garrison." Mojin nodded to a follower, who was very He was about to leave the living room, "Besides, before arriving here, I also had a certain understanding of the situation of the wolf heart. As I said before, it is not an open confrontation that is called blocking, and secret methods are also a kind of obstruction. In order to avoid the latter dragging down the efficiency of the migration plan, we often take some proactive measures to dispel the luck of such people.”
"what do you mean… "
"It's more intuitive to see with your own eyes than to say it." Iron Axe stood up, "Don't worry, the threat you are worried about will soon disappear."
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"There is no sign of the rain decreasing at all." The smart ghost stretched out his hand out of the stable grass shed, feeling the rain curtain falling from the edge of the house.
"So," White hammered his sore broken leg, "why are you still here?"
"I don't want to be poured into chicken soup. Besides, this shed was built by the lord for everyone's use. I can stay there as long as I like." He turned back and made a face.
"You" the old coachman was so choked that he couldn't speak, this damn brat, it seems that he won't know how to respect his elders unless he suffers a little. Just when White got up and was about to hit the opponent twice, he suddenly noticed that a group of Greycastle people had left their station.
Even in the heavy rain, the hundreds of people lined up in two neat columns, and their hurried footsteps splashed a series of water splashes on the stone pavement.
The most striking thing is that the things they carry behind them are all metal pipes of different lengths and thicknesses. The whole body glows with a cold light, which is as ominous as the black equipment set up in the checkpoint.
Looking at the backs of the group of people gradually disappearing into the rain, White suddenly realized where this sense of ominousness came from. No matter how long or thin, those metal pipes didn't look like something a blacksmith could knock out. A creation beyond human beings, in and of itself, means extraordinary.
Other rain shelters also noticed this scene, and there was a moment of whispering in the grass hut.
White unexpectedly didn't hear the sly ghost's muttering.
He turned his head, only to find that there was no one around him.