"I have never figured out what special function this Sun Snow Stone has except for viewing." Lord Perigo looked at the questioning look in Link's and others' eyes, and looked at the stone in his palm.
Xiao Shizi shook his head helplessly: "However, since the establishment of the major empires on the mainland, among the countries designated by the messenger of God as the building system of the spiral temple, the items that must be offered to the temple every year are based on the products of their respective countries.
There are so many differences, but there is only one thing that is the same, which is this Sun Snow Stone."
"Most of the places where this kind of sun snow stone is produced in the Sakara Empire are around the cold rivers. They have to dig down to extremely deep hard rocks, which is very difficult to mine. In our empire, although
Those mining sites have been inspected and established for a long time, but just to maintain, search for and excavate new Sun Snow Stones every year requires a lot of manpower," Lord Perigueux told Lin
Ke and the others explained: "The output of Sun Snow Stones picked every year is only a small amount, and most of them are dedicated to the temple. A small part of the remaining ones are also made into decorations, but this kind of thing is really
It is not a very eye-catching material, so some upper-class nobles who have devout worship of the main god will use this kind of thing offered to the temple as a collection. Most others are not interested, plus this kind of thing
The output is too small, so on the mainland, I am afraid not many people pay attention to such an inconspicuous gadget as Sun Snow Stone."
Earl Weil nodded thoughtfully. He was also wondering just now. As the largest commercial empire on the continent, the Bavarian Empire would have all kinds of weird and weird things gathered there quickly, but according to him,
As for his identity, he had never heard of such a thing as Sun Snow Stone before.
"It is said that no lord in the empire would be stupid enough to invest manpower and material resources in continuously mining and excavating such a useless thing every year." Lord Perigueux continued: "In other words, it is like Satan.
The Kara Empire has been following a strict hierarchical order since its founding. For a long time, the empire has retained a huge poor class that accounts for the majority of the population. After so many years of development, the empire has been engaged in various activities.
The number of poor people in the industry has also been roughly maintained at a fixed value, which makes the lords simply ignore the mining of Sun Snow Stone, a project that only involves input and no output, and regards this matter as a matter of generation after generation.
All responsibilities have been inherited."
Link and the others finally understood the problem with this whole thing.
In the current environment where the belief in the main god on the mainland has long been oral, a large amount of manpower and material resources are spent every year to mine this kind of sun snow stone that has no practical value at all, just for the sake of it.
Consecrating something to a temple is indeed something that is impossible to achieve in many empires.
Although all major empires still retain temples and claim that the emperors of the world are bathed in the light of the main god, for many countries, from the kings of the empire to the ordinary poor, most of them just use this
This is just a continuation of a habit. The temple has long ceased to be as majestic as it was when the major empires were first founded. The various items offered to the temple have long been lost in some empires.
As the emperor's mind changes with the times, just like in the Bavarian Empire, Count Weil clearly remembers that in this country where commercialization has led to extremely rapid replacement of items, even if the items dedicated to the temple have been replaced in recent years,
They have been replaced one after another.
That is to say, in an empire like the Sakala Empire, where the life style has not changed much for countless generations, all the lords have become accustomed to living according to the habits of their elders that they have accepted since they were children, and
Since the poor class has no chance to change their identity, in so many years of inheritance, the poor class, which originally accounted for the majority of the population, will only become larger. These lords who only know how to inherit the ancestral industry, no matter what
In this way, we won't worry about insufficient manpower, and of course we won't mind the few manpower used to mine Japanese snow every year.
After all, in an empire like the Sakara Empire that clings to its original way of life, no matter how indifferent these lords are to their belief in the Lord God, no one would think of changing this for the sake of the labor or even the lives of some poor people.
tradition.
Thinking of this, Link and the others suddenly understood what Lord Perigo had said.
If those guys are really members of the Tianmu tribe, then they will show up and try to influence the inheritance of the throne of the Sakala Empire and ask Grai I not to pass the throne to the Sri Lankan prince. That must be because of the Sri Lankan prince.
Some of his actions have violated the rules set by the masters of these Tianmu tribesmen.
It turns out that what Link and the others couldn't figure out was that neither Gray I nor Sri Lanka had done anything to try to change the immediate benefits of the temple, so how could they attract those guys to come to trouble them, but now the problem is
It has become obvious that the Sri Lankan prince may indeed have violated the rules set by the masters of the Tianmu tribe, because he is trying to implement reforms in the Sakara Empire, hoping to change the status of all poor people, and
He also wanted to lead the Saqqara Empire onto the road of commercialization.
Once the poor class that provides an endless stream of unpaid labor to lords everywhere no longer exists, and once lords everywhere begin to learn business management, pursue maximizing profits, and deviate from the traditional unchanging life, then things like mining Sun Snow Stone will
It is simply a waste of money, and of course no one will do it again.
"In fact, as early as two years before the Sri Lankan prince began to preside over the imperial government, the number of Sun Snow Stones delivered to the temple had begun to decrease." Lord Perigo obviously knew what Link and the others were thinking, and nodded.
: “After the Prince of Sri Lanka put forward his idea, some young lords and the heirs of the lords were very interested in His Highness the Prince’s idea, and His Majesty the Prince of Sri Lanka’s trust in the Prince of Sri Lanka is also obvious to all, and it is based on the fact that
When the prince of Sri Lanka presided over the state affairs, that is, when the two temple envoys appeared, the number of sun snow stones that should be offered to the temple had been drastically reduced for two consecutive years. I believe that our idea just now should be established. Those few
This guy is from the Tianmu tribe, which should be good news for us."
"If these guys are really members of the Tianmu tribe, it is indeed good news for Lord Perigord. As for whether it is good news for us," he has roughly figured out the ins and outs of this matter.
Link looked at Perigo and smiled meaningfully: "Hey, I'm afraid we still have to see if Lord Perigo is sincere enough!"
"Lord Link," Perigo was obviously a little stunned, with a faint expression of anger: "I have told you everything I know, and I have not even concealed the secrets of the royal family of the Sakala Empire.
Isn’t this enough to express my sincerity?!”
"Well, Lord Perigo is indeed very sincere, but have you forgotten that what you are talking about is all between you and His Royal Highness the Prince of Sri Lanka." Link no longer had the serious look just now, and put on a smile.
The look on his face: "Lord Périguet seems to have never mentioned it from beginning to end. Why do we need to get involved in this matter?!"
After hearing Link's words, Earl Weir and Di Lang, who were originally a little surprised as to why he had such a reaction, also understood. The two of them also cooperated with each other and made a relaxed posture, waiting.
Lord Perigueux's answer.
Perigueux is a loyal minister and admirer of that Sri Lankan prince. In his eyes, helping this Sri Lankan prince regain the throne of the Sakara Empire is of course the most important thing in his life. Just look at what he has done.
You can tell from the hard work of the past years. No matter what the price needs to be paid, I am afraid that Lord Perigo will do it without hesitation. However, this does not mean that other people, including Link and the others, will also have the same experience.
He had the same thought.
No matter how enlightened and great this Sri Lankan prince is in Lord Perigo's description, and how innocent and unjust the reason why he cannot inherit the throne of the Sakala Empire is, for Link and the others, this has always happened in a strange country.
It's just a matter of brothers fighting for family property. After all, Norton III is also the biological son of the old emperor Grai I, and he has the same inheritance rights. Furthermore, even if Norton III is just a guy picked up by the roadside, he has no right to inherit.
He does not have the blood of the royal family of the Sakara Empire, and has nothing to do with Link and the others who are visitors from the Bavarian Empire.
The reason why Link and the others showed their intention to cooperate with Lord Perigo was just because they didn't want to see the little princess's life-long happiness be ruined in this kind of political marriage between the imperial royal family. This matter is indeed considered a serious matter.
It is a big deal, but compared with the idea of changing the emperor Dangdang that Lord Perigueux is plotting, it seems a bit too small and insignificant.
Although the four guys with the equivalent of ninth-level Dharma Gods are likely to be Tianmu tribesmen with some flaws in their thinking, just having to deal with such four strong men with the strength of Ninth-level Dharma Gods at the same time is already a task.
It's a headache just thinking about it, not to mention that if Lord Perigord's plan is really to be realized, solving these four guys and solving the threat from the temple is just a small step.
That's all.
It has been more than ten years since Norton III became emperor. Even if Norton III is as stupid as a mountain beast, there will always be a group of people who are loyal to him or attached to his forces over the years. Perry
Although Ge and Qi Yun combined are truly powerful members of the aristocratic family of the Sakara Empire, it is still unclear whether they can shake Norton III, an emperor who has been on the throne for more than ten years.
thing, and even if they really have such ability, this will definitely not be something that can be accomplished overnight. I don’t know how many conflicts, troubles, and intrigues there will be during the process.
Link is not afraid of the four guys with the strength of the ninth-level magic god. Although Link's real strength may not be able to catch up with them, Link, who has been baptized by the mage tower, has become accustomed to facing opponents no matter how powerful they are.
Link was afraid of trouble, very afraid of trouble, especially political intrigues that made him feel the most meaningless.
In fact, Link also knows that to solve this matter completely, he will ultimately need to rely on the power of Lord Perigo, who is also considered a big business in the Sakara Empire. Now, it is just a gesture to let
Perigue understands that the disparity between what Link and the others need his help to do and Perigue's goal of helping the Sri Lankan prince to become the emperor is really very different, thus reminding Perigue
, their cooperation with Perigueux can only be a limited degree of cooperation.
When Link said this to Perigueux, he already had a rough idea in his mind, that is, their cooperation with Perigueux, that is, they can join forces with Perigueux and Qi Yun, for the temple
In addition to the four strong Tianmu tribesmen in the independent space, Link did not want to get involved too much in everything that happened in the Sakara Empire.
After all, in Link's view, the impact they hope to achieve on the royal family of the Sakala Empire and Norton III cannot be compared with Lord Perigord. Now that they know Lord Perigord's
If they really wanted to be shameless after knowing the secrets of the royal family of the Sakara Empire, they would not be able to find other ways to persuade Norton III to voluntarily abandon this royal marriage.
Of course, for Link, some of the knight's principles, or the principles of life, are still what he has always adhered to, but he believes that in the heart of Lord Perigo, an old fox who has always been suspicious, he may not necessarily have someone who is the same as him.
Same answer.
Therefore, Link believed that in Lord Perigo's heart, he would quickly weigh the importance of the matter based on Perigo's own character.
"The purpose of these adults", Periguet narrowed his eyes and actually showed a surprised expression: "Isn't it to prevent this marriage between the two empires?!"
"Yes," Link responded readily and said with a smile, "But this is just an ordinary political marriage between the imperial royal family on the mainland."
"Lord Perigue never wants to tell us." Link shook his head and looked at Perigue with an expression of disbelief: "If we want to accompany you, we must first go to the temple and kill those few
You can compare yourself to the guards of the Formation of Life of the ninth-level Dharma God, and then break into the palace, knock down His Majesty Norton III of your country, and then help your Sri Lankan prince to the throne and become His Majesty the Sri Lankan one. Only then can you stop such a move.
A political marriage between a small empire?!"
Listening to Link's exaggerated tone, Earl Weir and Di Lang smiled slightly on their faces.
Although what Link said was a bit of a lie, it also vividly emphasized the difference in weight between the goals to be achieved in the two aspects. In their opinion, no matter how thick-skinned Mr. Perigo is, he will never
I'm sorry to make such an excessive request again.
"Yes, you are right." What neither Link nor the others expected was that Lord Perigod nodded shamelessly without even blushing, and looked at Link with a surprised expression.
: "Lord Link, it seems that you have analyzed this matter very clearly!"
"Sir, you used such a secretive method to escort the little princess into our Sakara Empire." Seeing Link and the others looking like they were about to go berserk, Lord Perigo did not continue.
He was teasing, but immediately went on to say: "With an artifact like the Eye of the Gods on you as a dowry, you don't really think that this is an ordinary marriage between imperial royal families, do you?!"
"What do you mean?" Link looked at the faint smile on the corner of Perigo's mouth. For some reason, he always felt that he had fallen into the old fox's plan. He was depressed and didn't say much politely, and spoke in a very rude tone.
He said directly: "Explain it to me clearly!"
"Haha", Periguet didn't care, and still put on a smile and said to Link: "In fact, this political marriage was originally a two-major marriage proposed by the two temple envoys under the instruction of Norton III.
Trade between empires!”
"Instruction?" Link looked at Perigo suspiciously: "Why didn't you say it just now?! How can the Tianmu people have their own judgment and instructions?! What does this marriage have to do with them?!"
"Of course the Tianmu people don't have their own judgment," Lord Perigo said, "I believe that the reason why something like this happened is because some of the rules set by their master have reached the triggering conditions.
!”
"Over the years, whether in the temple or among the royal family of the Sakala Empire, I have set up my eyes and ears. Even around Norton III, there are people who belong to me." Regarding Link's character, they have already
Perigueux, who had a certain understanding, no longer evaded anything, and said directly: "Just over a year ago, someone lurking outside the independent space of the temple reported to me a message that there was a sudden noise in that independent space.
There was a powerful energy fluctuation, and soon after, he saw the two temple messengers walking out of that space."
"They are looking for Norton III?" Link vaguely seemed to grasp something, but he didn't fully understand it, so he asked casually.
"Yes, they asked Norton III to find something." Lord Perigo looked at Link and said, "In exchange, they can promise to double Norton III's lifespan."
"Norton III himself is a debauched monarch who enjoys himself all day long." Lord Perigo said with obvious disdain: "Even if he is not sure whether the two famous temple messengers who appeared in front of him really have
With such a miraculous ability, I'm afraid he would try his best to double his lifespan, not to mention those two guys had already shown a miracle on him, making Norton III's body drained by wine and sex,
He has recovered his health again, so there is this marriage between the two empires, which is also a transaction between the two empires."
"Lord Link," Perigo's face showed that old fox-like smile again: "Do you still think there is anything unfair about our cooperation?!"