After hearing what Count Witre said, Charlotte smiled: Tong
"Your Majesty the Messenger, are you deceiving me for not understanding the value of extraordinary supplies?"
"Forget about ordinary conscripts. As far as I know, the monthly salary of a trainee priest in the temple is 15 quintana. Although the extraordinary salary cannot be compared with that of a priest, the monthly salary of its soldiers is only 15 quintana.
Above 7 Quintana…”
As she spoke, her expression gradually turned cold:
"You want to use less than two years of military pay to redeem extraordinary standing equipment. Are you kidding me?"
It was obvious that she looked quite young, and her voice was immature and even a little young, but the moment the girl's expression turned cold, Count Witre felt that the temperature in the entire meeting hall seemed to have dropped a bit.
Facing Charlotte's cold eyes, Count Witre felt an indescribable pressure welling up in his heart.
Obviously they have the same title and there is a huge age gap, but at this moment he feels a sense of awe as a lower-ranking person sees a higher-ranking person. Tong
This feeling of contradiction made him very uncomfortable, but also doubled his pressure.
And he realized almost instantly that the girl in front of him was probably not only a prestigious lord, but also a powerful transcendent.
At least... the other party is far stronger than him, the mage of Silver Moon, and only in this way can we explain how the other party can put so much pressure on him with just a few words.
It's not the words or the tone of voice that's stressful.
Moreover, the spiritual power contained in the words, and the flow of magic in the entire meeting hall also changes when the other party's mood changes...
She is a powerful spellcaster!
Far beyond the ordinary silver moon! Tong
Earl Witre suddenly came to this conclusion.
And this judgment also gave him a greater shock...
Because he knew very well that the girl in front of him was just a noble who had not awakened the power of bloodline two years ago!
God is above...
In two years, he has possessed extraordinary power far beyond that of ordinary Silver Moon. Is it possible that after His Majesty the King of the Crescent Kingdom, another extraordinary genius will appear once in a thousand years?!
Count Witre's thoughts were rolling and his mind was shaken.
Taking a deep breath, his posture became more respectful: Tong
"Your Excellency, the ransom of one hundred Quintana per person has been the practice for many years. Even in the Star-Moon War, the ransom paid by Fallen Star Kingdom to His Majesty the King's extraordinary soldiers was still one hundred Quintana per person.
…”
"If you are not satisfied, we can increase the ransom price by another quarter to show our sincerity."
"In addition, there are also those nobles who have been captured by you. Depending on their title, we are willing to pay 3,000 to 200,000 quintana as ransom."
"Of course, if you are not satisfied, you can also directly negotiate with their family..."
"Moreover, this is only the price of ransom. We will also pay for all their food and lodging during the period of their captivity."
Charlotte frowned and looked at Viscount Len Castel aside.
The old Viscount came to her side and whispered: Tong
"Your Majesty, the ransom price for soldiers given by Violet is quite reasonable. The ransom of one hundred quintana per person is indeed the default 'market price' for extraordinary soldiers among the nobles."
As he spoke, he paused and said meaningfully:
"Of course, this is limited to the redemption of soldiers..."
After hearing what the old Viscount said, Charlotte's heart moved slightly and she nodded.
To be honest, those soldiers she wanted were of little use. Although she had recruited them during this period, the recruitment effect was very limited.
The vast majority of extraordinary soldiers actually have families and are unwilling to leave their homes, and most of them are loyal to their lords, so it is difficult to win them over without spending a lot of money.
And with that price, Charlotte felt that it was not as good as cultivating her own extraordinary soldiers. Tong
"Sir Witre, we can accept the ransom."
Charlotte said.
Count Witre breathed a sigh of relief.
"But... we have to keep the captured equipment."
Charlotte changed the subject and said.
"This is impossible!"
Earl Witre blurted out almost subconsciously. Tong
"Oh? Impossible? Do you mean to say that you want to redeem a person with armor and weapons for a hundred quintana?"
Charlotte chuckled.
Count Witre scratched his head in embarrassment and said:
"No... of course not."
"As for the extraordinary equipment you captured, we are also willing to redeem it at a price that is a quarter higher than the market price..."
After listening to Earl Witre's words, Charlotte's smile became even brighter:
"Your Excellency, you are joking again." Tong
"I am not unaware of how precious enchanted extraordinary equipment is. On the black market, even the worst enchanted equipment can be sold for three thousand quintana..."
"However, that's just the price."
"Forget about ordinary equipment. As far as I know, enchanted extraordinary equipment can only be made by alchemists and magicians. In many cases, it is priceless."
"Your Excellency, maybe the extraordinary equipment we captured would not be as good as Violet's redemption if we sold it on the black market, but if we wanted to buy these equipment with the same amount of Quintana, it would be impossible to buy them.
"
"In a sense, the value of these enchanted equipment is even more valuable than soldiers."
"Exchanging extraordinary equipment for Quintana is a loss-making business, let alone... since when have I, Castel, ever lacked Quintana?"
After listening to Charlotte's words, Earl Witre frowned and said: Tong
"My Lord Earl, what you are saying is that you want to keep the captured extraordinary equipment to build Castel's own standing army?"
"With all due respect, every set of extraordinary equipment that can form a magic energy array has its own maintenance system and maintenance methods. Even activating the array requires a proprietary spell model..."
"Without these, even if you get these equipment, they are just ordinary enchanted equipment, and it is impossible to form a magic array."
"Of course, if you want to exchange related technologies with us, it is impossible. The Duke will not agree. How to build and maintain an extraordinary army is the secret of the noble family..."
Charlotte smiled and said:
"Sir Witre, of course I know this, and I don't expect to be able to form Castel's own extraordinary army just by relying on these captured equipment."
After hearing Charlotte's words, Earl Witre breathed a sigh of relief.
There is no idea of forming an extraordinary army based on the captured extraordinary equipment, which means that Castel does not have to keep these enchanted equipment.
As long as we don't have to keep these equipment, we can talk about it.
It was quite difficult to build the thousands of sets of extraordinary equipment captured by Castells. In this war, Boit-Lint lost all the wealth he had saved for decades.
Before he left, Duke Violet repeatedly emphasized that no matter how high the cost, he must bring back those extraordinary equipment.
"Lord Earl, then... what conditions do you need to return those equipment to us?"
"If you feel that sincerity is not enough, we are willing to increase the price by another tenth. In addition, we will unconditionally return the territories that are still occupied to Castro and recognize Castro's rights."
Independence, and sovereignty over the Earldom of Tulip.”
"We can also promise to provide you with support in the next parliament of the kingdom's nobles..." Tong
"What do you think?"
Lord Witray asked respectfully.
"No, I don't need Quintana."
Charlotte shook her head.
As she said this, she looked at Count Witre and said with a smile:
"I want extraordinary materials equal to the value of these equipment, and... a way to obtain extraordinary materials stably."