Veronica looked at Brando a little helplessly. She found that the young man’s perception of Cruz could be said to be very bad. Of course, this was because the two countries were hostile to each other due to past hatred. This general hostility among ordinary people does not prevent her from admiring this young man from a higher level, but Brando's hostility towards the empire made her a little bit dumbfounded.
She didn't understand how a smart person like Brando would blind the hatred hundreds of years ago, and his vision should be far beyond the empire and the people at the bottom of Eruin. Of course Veronica would not understand that Brando was so hostile to the Cruz people because of'what is going to happen in the future'-this kind of reason is just to say, it is estimated that the empire's goddess of war will also be a madman.
Brando coughed, and remembered that there was an imperial general standing next to him—especially Veronica’s smile made him a little creepy, and immediately changed the subject: "Actually I want to say... Lord Veronica, you To help the Grey Sword Saint regain the country, it doesn't seem to be that easy."
"You should know better than me, Ms. Veronica," he considered his words: "The empire is controlled by the House of Nobles, so even if it has the support of the emperor, it will attract opposition from the great nobles...not to mention the Grey Sword. The hatred of the Saint and Cruz Empire is now more than just a territory. You should know how many younger non-commissioned officers of the Imperial Academy he killed when the King’s Capital incident happened. Today, it is an incalculable loss for the empire. I heard that the empire also set a bounty of tens of millions for this to reward Mr. Mephistopheles. This is not a small amount of money."
"Do you seem to know things about the empire well?"
"Where and where, so so." Brando hurriedly humbled, letting the imperial female war god know that she wanted to pour bad water on the empire, it was not a joke.
"Huh! This guy is specifically looking for the fault of our empire. Although he doesn't know how bitter he is, but I think even for this reason, it is enough to support him to study the history of our empire!" At this moment, Faina, who had been quiet for a long time on the side, suddenly interjected and gave him a big eye.
Brando was a little surprised, Faina said that seemed to be satirizing him, but in fact it was justifying him. He couldn't help getting frightened for a while, this eldest daughter would actually have a good heart? There is definitely a conspiracy in this!
But Veronica seemed to accept the explanation, and she nodded: "You are right, this proposal is impossible to pass in the Empire."
"... You really lied to him?" Brando couldn't help but feel a little convinced. Even a guy like Grey Sword Saint who would not dare to offend anyone would dare to cheat. A politician is indeed a politician, ah. , It really deserves to be a general cheeky face.
"Could you think about it. Why are young people so full of bad water now? How can my dignified imperial legion commander casually ridicule people." Veronica gave him an angry look: "Of course I said. it is true."
"But you didn't mean..."
"I mean I can't, but that doesn't mean you can't either." Veronica interrupted him.
"Me? Wait," Brando suddenly realized what Veronica wanted to do: "Why should I help him restore the country? Restoration is not a simple matter. Besides, this seems to be your deal, right? , How can you pull me in casually?" He couldn't help complaining in an angry voice.
"How come," the goddess of the Cruze gave him a slow glance, "little guy, I can leave. But I took the risk to stay and convince him to help you deal with Andesa, don't you think you owe me? Is it a favor?"
Brando immediately shook his head like a rattle: "A few centuries ago, the empire owed a lot of people to Eruin, so it's a pay for a paycheck. We are equal."
Veronica couldn't laugh or cry. This kid was scornful. What kind of words are he talking about? Can this be equal? She couldn't help poking his forehead with her hand: "It's not that simple. Besides, it's not all bad for you. I think you should understand this. What are you doing here with me!"
"Sorry, I don't understand." Brando replied sullenly.
Veronica couldn't help but smile: "It's okay, I'll explain to you, you said earlier that you want to help the druids to light the fire, I think it is also the idea of this territory?" Brando did not answer, she I didn’t care, I went on to say: "You should have the qualifications of pioneering knights, so the moment the fire is ignited in your hands, you will legally have the ownership of this land. The abacus is very good, but it doesn’t. Reality."
"In the past, no one spied on the ring of trade winds, because no one knew that there was a primitive fire in the ring of trade winds. That represented what a vast area of growth. It can almost rival the reconstruction of an Eruin. This temptation is too great. No one in your country can bear it. Those people don’t care about illegality. You should also be very clear that the little guy, legality is just a noun on the table. A primitive fire is enough to make anyone tear it. It's shameful."
"What about you?" Brando asked, looking at her with some caution, so to speak, if this woman suddenly becomes wicked and gives him a sword or something, he can't stand it.
"Me?" Veronica was a little funny: "What does the Empire want an enclave for? But if this lord is next to Cruz, maybe I will be tempted."
Brando nodded. Actually, after thinking about it, there are some loopholes in his plan. He is accustomed to the way of thinking in the game, and is accustomed to thinking that after obtaining territory through legal means approved by the'system', there is only the player that needs to be guarded, except for the monsters. But here, those greedy nobles weren't players, and he felt that he had thought of the situation too well. First of all, because of past historical reasons, he has a natural sense of closeness to the future Royal Highness Princess, but forgot that he and the interest group are still like passers-by here.
In the face of the future, it can grow to a territory comparable to the entire Eruin, even if wise as a princess, what would he think, would he be assured of letting him rule this land? Don't forget, compared to His Royal Highness Griffin at the moment, he is nothing more than a stranger.
Brando can bet on the trust of the Princess Regent, but he can't bet, it's not just his future.
So when Veronica spoke, Brando actually understood the idea of the Cruz goddess. She hopes that she will re-establish the old country for the Master Gray Sword Saint in this vast territory. This is indeed good for him. First of all, their interests are tied together. The Gray Sword Saint will never sit back and watch her. The restoration plan of Eruin was spied on by other nobles in Eruin.
However, it would be too painful to exchange nearly one-third of the territory for an'amulet'.
And what made him very unwilling is that Veronica completely solved an empire's mortal enemy by offering flowers from the Buddha. The Cruz people didn't pay even the slightest price. It was all he was cutting the meat, and the woman was sitting and reaping the benefits. Suddenly he felt that this smiling woman was extremely annoying. He also said that he was a dignified army commander, but the result was not as dark as death.
"It's not that easy." Brando thought to himself, and shook his head: "It's far from enough. You know that compared with the nobles in Eruin, my influence is far from insufficient. How can you guarantee that the Grey Sword Saint will Tied to my boat? He could have a better choice."
"The Earl of Mephistopheles is not that kind of person."
"I'm not that kind of person either, Lord Legionnaire, do you believe it?" Brando gritted his teeth.
Veronica laughed: "So savvy, little guy. Okay, I promise you, as the commander of the Celestial Blue Legion, I will secretly support you in establishing this territory behind your back, with the empire as the backing, May Pfister won't think much about it."
Brando nodded, what he wanted was this result. Although he dared to pack the votes, the Cruz people would never give him any actual help, but as long as there is such a promise, even if the princess wants to find someone to replace him. We must weigh the bargaining chips of both sides. As for whether this empty promise to the Cruz people can be realized, there is no need to worry about it. Brando believes in Veronica's energy as the captain of a party, not to mention that Mephistopheles' plans to restore the country are in vain because of his bad luck, it will not do her any good.
"But restoring the country is not that simple. Just having land is not enough. I think Earl Mephistopheles just wants to be a lord, right?" Brando asked again.
"This is natural. There are still some remnants of the original duchy in Cruz, and the people of the old country are still living on the original land. As long as these people are willing, I will find a way to send them over." Veronica Nodded and replied.
Brando also nodded, opening up the wild is not a simple matter. The guarded land is not built overnight. It needs year-round maintenance to reach its limit. It is lucky to get at most one-tenth of the territory the moment the fire is ignited. To put it bluntly, the people of Mephistopheles arrived here. Help him open up the Black Forest together, these are free labor.
As for the original population in the forest, the druids-after the wolf disaster in history, the population of the druids in the forest has dropped by more than 80%, and the rest are mostly elderly and children, and they can only rest for a while. To put it bluntly, the manpower still has to rely on him to immigrate from outside, so he must not care about it, after all, it is difficult for a clever woman to cook without rice.
After confirming all the conditions Veronica could offer, Brando suddenly asked: "Ms. Veronica, you are doing this for the empire, but no one may know it; on the contrary, you arrange in the empire. The people of Mephistopheles fled, but they may not be understood by others. Although I know you are dedicated to the empire, this is just a handle to your political opponents. Are you willing?"
Veronica gave him an angry look: "Put away your provocative divorce, little guy, you are a bit too tender. I am an empire, and everything I do for the empire is willing. The empire grows stronger. The best reward for me—not to mention," she squinted her eyes charmingly: "Even if you succeed in instigating me and the empire, can you get any benefit? Even if I want to change the door, little guy, You are not qualified enough to make me loyal."
Suddenly she added a little funny: "Your allegiance to me is almost the same."
"Hey," Brando smiled indifferently at this level of sarcasm: "So happy cooperation. Now that the ownership of this place is determined, let's check this area separately, so that it will be easier to find. , I think the druids outside won't be able to resist for long."
"You are really thick-skinned," Veronica couldn't help shaking her head. What does it mean,'Now that the ownership of this place is confirmed'? How thick a face is to say such a thing, but the more confident this young man is, the more pleasing she feels, and she smiles and nods: "It looks like where are you going to go alone?"
"Naturally," Brando did not shy away: "I finally won, I have to check my trophy."
He replied in a tone that belongs to the player and was taken for granted.
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