Returning to the castle, the two parties re-drafted a contract regarding the order of the steam engine.

Since the deposit was 10% of the selling price, just ordering the steam engine required Heint to pay five hundred gold coins in advance, not to mention the money spent on other products.

Because Heint bought Owen a benefit, the saltpeter produced was exclusively supplied to the border town at 90% of the market price, so Owen also gave the other party a 95% discount and then wiped out the fraction.

In this way, the two parties reached a huge deal.

When the crew was moving the cargo, Heinte ordered his close associates to move two large boxes of gold coins from the ship, transport them to the castle, and hand them over to Irving in person.

Seeing this large sum of money, Clive was so happy that he and his men counted the gold coins quickly.

Now, Bianzhu Town is no longer short of money and can implement its development plan with peace of mind.

Before leaving, Heint said to Owen: "Your Majesty, if nothing else happens, I will come to pick up the goods in three months."

"Don't worry, I will be ready to deliver the first batch of goods by then." Owen promised.

"By the way!" Heint suddenly remembered something, "Among the businessmen I know, there are some who operate several mines. Do you want me to recommend your steam engine and ore transport system to them?"

It would be great if someone helped sell the steam engine. The profit of this product was so high that Owen agreed without even thinking about it.

"Then please leave it to President Masha."

"Okay! I will stay soon. Goodbye, Lord Marquis."

After saying goodbye, Heint turned around and boarded the merchant ship.

The gangplank was quickly put away by the crew, the sails were unfolded, and the ship sailed down the river and gradually moved away.

…

While Bianzhu Town was developing secretly behind the scenes, things were not peaceful in the royal capital, Junhui City.

The third prince, White Wells, announced that he was the heir designated by the old king to the throne, and he had a will to prove it.

The eldest prince Legovis Wells went south to Fengsui City, obtained the support of Duke Markarth, and began to recruit troops, and soon assembled a huge army.

Of course, White was not idle either, expanding the army based on the original army.

Everyone could see that there was bound to be a battle for the throne between the two princes.

In order to protect their property, many merchants took all their belongings and stayed away from the royal capital.

Once the attacking party captures the city, it will loot it. This is war.

If the third prince is defeated, the common people will have no choice but to stay at home and wish for themselves.

Nobles from all over the kingdom also chose to take sides, supporting one side and seeking their own benefits.

After the heavy snow melted, the moment of battle between the two sides finally arrived.

The fertile plain to the north of Junhui City is flat and has a wide field of vision. This is the battlefield where the two princes first clashed.

The eldest prince's army formed a formation in the north.

The front army was a mixture of cavalry from Longya Ridge and Fengsui City; the middle army was led by Legovis himself; the left-wing army was commanded by the son of Duke Markas; and the commander of the right-wing army was Lyman, the lord of Longya Ridge.

The son of the Marquis; the rear army includes two magician groups from Longya Ridge and Fengsuicheng.

The third prince's army is in the south, and its layout is almost the same as that of the eldest prince, but its number is significantly smaller than that of the other prince.

At this moment, the two sides are far apart, and the large-scale magic cast by their respective magician groups cannot attack the other side.

Therefore, we can only wait for one of them to take the lead in attacking.

Among the central army, White is riding a handsome white horse. He carries a royal sword on his waist, which is inlaid with several top-quality magic stones of different colors. He is wearing royal armor with a layer of gold plated on the surface.

It looks golden and majestic.

"Be honest and walk faster!"

At this time, there was a knight from behind escorting a man in chainmail, pushing and shoving him to the front of White.

"Report to Your Majesty."

After saluting White, the knight said: "Baron Cole was about to escape just now, but we caught him."

"Oh?" White glanced over coldly, "Baron Cole, is this the case?"

"What an injustice! Your Majesty!"

Baron Cole quickly complained and explained: "I was just anxious and wanted to find a place to relax. You also know that holding your urine while fighting on the battlefield will affect your performance. But in the end, I was caught by these guys inexplicably.

He also said that I was planning to run away, which is completely a false accusation!"

"Your Majesty, Baron Cole is lying." The knight exposed the lie on the spot. "If you are just worried, you can tell us, but he ran away when he saw us. This is obviously because he has something in his heart."

"Baron Cole, you have to find a decent excuse."

White pulled out the sword from his waist and held it up in the air to watch it carefully.

"Give you another chance and tell the truth."

"Hey - I said, Your Majesty, don't kill me."

Seeing White pulling out his sword, Baron Cole shivered with fright and his neck couldn't help but shrink.

"The number of the eldest prince's army is almost twice that of ours. Anyone with a discerning eye can see that the chance of victory in a head-on battle is not high. So, I will..."

At this point, Baron Cole did not dare to say any more.

"You're just planning to run away, right?" White continued on behalf of the other party.

Baron Cole took a small step back and buried his head deeply, not daring to reply, let alone look at White.

"Control him." White ordered.

"yes."

The knight immediately pressed hard on Baron Cole's back and firmly controlled him.

Baron Cole also noticed the breath of death, struggled desperately, and shouted: "Oh - no! Your Majesty, don't kill me!"

Raising the sword in his hand high, White quickly swung it down, and the sharp blade easily chopped off Baron Cole's head.

After executing Baron Cole, White shouted to the surrounding soldiers: "Everyone has shown me clearly that this is the consequences of betraying me."

Upon seeing this, the surrounding soldiers straightened their backs and tightened their weapons. Their fear of White suddenly outweighed their numerical advantage of the enemy.

"Bring the body down to me."

"yes."

The knight directed two soldiers to come over and work with him to dispose of Baron Cole's body.

Putting the sword back to his waist, White raised his chin slightly and looked at the northern army, with a sinister smile on his face.

On the other side, Legovis wore silver armor in the army, with a fierce black horse on his crotch.

Since he would be fighting on horseback later, the sword was not easy to use, so he changed to a halberd.

Both sides seemed to be waiting for the other to attack first. However, Legovis couldn't wait any longer. He wanted to capture the royal capital as soon as possible and pull White down.

Anyway, we are the attacking party, and we have more people than the other party, so it is better to let the front troops move out first.

The front troops are all cavalry, they move fast, and the magicians take a long time to cast spells, so it is difficult to hit the target.

Taking advantage of the chaos of the opponent's army, ordering the entire army to attack and spreading out the team can reduce the losses caused by large-scale magic to the army.

After defeating White's army head-on, and then taking the royal capital in one go, everything would be over.

Legovis has demonstrated the battle process in his mind and is full of confidence.
Chapter completed!