Chapter 225 The desperate situation of the benevolent monarch
Onyxia's plan is very simple, that is, to obtain the greatest benefit for Li Ke.
Whether it was the previous tax-free plan for merchants or the conditions she prepared to propose when she arrived at Stormwind Fortress in the morning and waited for Varian and Bolvar, Onyxia had thought of it herself and was not ordered by Li Ke.
For Li Ke, friendship means friendship. He will give Varian a lot of things for free to buy the legitimacy of his claim to Western Wilderness. After all, although Varian can't do many things, he wants Li Ke to do the same.
Even if it doesn't work, it's still very simple.
No matter how miserable he is, he is still a king, and no matter how miserable Stormwind City is, he is still an independent and sovereign country.
Tenaris can't be too shameless.
At least not on the surface.
As soon as Varian entered the door, he saw Katrana sitting at the dining table looking at the menu. She coughed lightly and sat down on the chair with the help of the attendant.
Then, he saw the food Katlana had ordered in advance.
The toasted bread slices, not to mention a little burnt, were sprinkled with tomato sauce and garnished with a large piece of sesame seeds on the side.
When Varian saw Sesame, he immediately felt a throbbing pain in his heart.
If it is cherries, then there are a few big nobles doing the work, and a few cherries are just a few big nobles.
If it were sesame...
That is, everyone works together. At this time, the king had better not be ungrateful, otherwise something will happen that no one wants to happen.
Ms. Presto's reminders have always been so simple and crude.
"Miss Katlana..."
Varian tried his best to put on a smile that was sunny and handsome, yet still elegant and polite.
"Sorry, Your Majesty Varian, please call me Ms. Presto."
Onyxia assumed a businesslike attitude, then took out a loaf of bread and placed it in front of Varian's plate.
"My darling says I'm not in perfect shape yet, so I've been eating more lately, only so much."
Varian looked at the bread sticks on the plate and couldn't help but sigh.
He also knows that it is not easy for Ms. Presto. She has to be responsible to the nobles and him, and she also supports one-fifth of Stormwind City's finances. If she were the king of other countries, now their two children
It’s all there.
It's almost time for Anduin to go to the monastery to study.
But he couldn't, that gentle person always lived in his heart, and he once swore to protect Anduin forever.
Because there was once an Anduin who swore to protect him with his own life.
"I know, well, your situation has not been very good recently, but..."
"No but."
Ms. Presto sighed, playing the role of a helpless woman.
"My family's fields are desolate enough, and as you know, I am not yet the head of Presto. Although I like it here very much, for me, this is not my only destination. Moreover, my father
I don’t know if he is a real person or just a black dragon in disguise, so it’s really hard for me to focus on this right now.”
Varian understood what she meant. Her family was not the same person. Moreover, the strange Sir Prestor was also very interesting. Tenaris's attitude made him unsure of the sudden return of Sir Prestor.
Is it a black dragon?
But judging from His Highness Tenaris's attitude, it doesn't seem like it's a black dragon?
Varian still trusts Tenaris's judgment more.
But when it comes to other people's family affairs, he can only do it immediately, and with his knowledge and thoughts, he has no doubt that Ms. Presto in front of him is a black dragon - no one would be stupid enough to use the same trick twice, right?
What's more, the woman in front of me is a kind woman.
"I know, but...well, you know."
Varian was a little ashamed. It was obviously his people's business, but now he wanted to take advantage of the other party's sympathy.
"There's no way I'm going to get nothing, Your Majesty Varian, especially now."
Ms. Presto shook her head.
"For so many years, although I got a knife in Stormwind City, I basically prepared the food. This is not a good thing."
Varian became even more embarrassed. He twisted his body and tried to make himself look less despicable. While watching, Bolvar's cheeks twitched as he drank silently.
To be honest, he really thought that Varian was not suitable for such an action, but...
But who told this bastard not to listen to him earlier and marry Ms. Katlana home?
Varian, you bastard!
Bolvar, who was dissatisfied with Varian's output in his heart, felt unusually comfortable.
"I, um, maybe you can be bolder."
Varian smiled and spoke.
"But Your Majesty the King, it's not that I don't believe you, it's just that you know that I don't want your men to betray you again."
Ms. Presto spoke again casually, and Varian was completely silent, because the grain ship was burned because of betrayal.
The betrayal of a guard who had followed him for more than ten years.
Because his family was short of money, he betrayed his honor. When he found the other party, the other party had committed suicide.
Although he died after being hit by thirteen swords from behind, and he led a team of thirteen people, no matter who saw him, they would only say that he committed suicide.
Ms. Presto slowly pulled out some bread sticks, then took out two of them, tapped the middle part with her beautiful fingers, and then handed one of them to Varian.
"After all, no one likes an investment that is destined to fail... Do you think it would be appropriate for me to give you less?"
Varian looked at the bread stick and took it helplessly.
This time it is no longer food. Although a bread stick is still part of the food, it must be exchanged for tax exemption.
"Thirty percent."
Varian broke off a third of the bread.
"It's too much. One achievement is enough. After all, I can only provide one boatload of food."
Ms. Prestor's love made Varian sigh. A fleet of food was only an emergency. However, Katrana did not play around with those aristocratic words, which also made him relieved.
However, what the other person said next made him stunned.
"It's just that I'm worried, Your Highness Varian, if someone uses a large amount of food in exchange for tax exemption, it won't be a good thing for the Storm Empire."
What she said was also something that worried Varian. After all, even he had to be cautious about giving tax exemptions to big nobles.
That is to say, Ms. Presto in front of me has worked hard and contributed a lot to Stormwind City in the past few years, otherwise he would not have such thoughts at all.
but……
"Now that things have happened, is there anything else I can care about?"
Varian smiled and shook his head. He roughly guessed Ms. Prestor's plan, but he had no choice but to accept it.
"Whoever can feed my people, I will let him live well. This is exactly what a king should do, Ms. Presto, you don't need to worry about this."
