Snorri's heart skipped a beat, and Lailan, who was loading his musket, raised his head when he heard the sound. It turned out that it was Marcus who led the two waiters in.
The waiter brought two wooden plates filled with barbecue and a barrel of ale. Looking at the gun in Lailan's hand and the gunpowder-smelling atmosphere in the private room, the two waiters were a little nervous.
"Get a sample gun for our human friends to test!" Snorri ordered. Tommy agreed and took out a steel plate from the bag.
"Standard standard plate armor steel!" Snorri raised his middle finger and flicked it, and the steel plate made a dull "thud!" sound. Then Snorri handed it to Lailan.
"Well, it is indeed good steel!" Lailan broke it off and asked the guard behind him to hang the steel plate on the wall of the private room.
"Marcus, try it!" He said and handed the loaded thunder gun to the human who had just returned.
By the light of the oil lamp in the room, Snorri saw that this human was wearing a hunting suit. He was probably a hunter-turned-marksman.
Marcus got the gun and made a slight adjustment. He raised his hand, squinted his eyes, and then pulled the trigger. He heard a "bang!" sound, and the bullet hit the steel plate.
The human guard removed the steel plate and handed it back to Lailan. Looking at the gun holes above, Marcus and Lailan nodded slightly at each other.
"Come on, come on! Let's talk while eating. After a while, the barbecue will not taste so good after it cools down!" As he said, Lailan made a gesture of invitation, and the two guards also sat down.
Snorri agreed very much with this. Business can be discussed at any time, but meals cannot be missed on time.
After drinking for three rounds, they got back to the topic.
"Dear elder, you have also noticed my situation. The Border Prince Territory is really not a rich place." Knight Lelan spoke.
"I know something about this," Snorri nodded and said. "That place is very complicated in terms of politics and natural environment, and it can be regarded as a treasure land for gold diggers." Snorri answered, but he did not follow it completely.
Go on.
"This vast wilderness is home to numerous small human kingdoms. These kingdoms were founded by ambitious adventurers who tried to have their own power. However, many times, these adventurers are usually from the Empire, Bretonnia and Kyrgyzstan.
Political or religious refugees in Slev and other places." Lairen added a few words.
"I established a territory called Scalize, and I have thousands of people under my command." Lelan began to talk about himself.
"That's quite good. Should I call you Archduke Lelan?" Snorri made a joke.
He knew that the local rulers who held sovereignty over these lands were collectively known as the Border Princes, from which the land got its name.
Each prince will rule a small kingdom, which will have an exaggerated duchy title, but in more civilized areas such as Bretonnia, this kingdom is usually difficult to call a knight's fiefdom.
Considering that the largest settlement in the area can only be regarded as a small town in other places in the old world, the strength of the knight Lelan in front of him can be considered a hero in this place.
"A small place is not enough to boast in front of the vast mountains." Knight Lelan said modestly, which made Snorri have a good impression of him, because according to the descriptions of his compatriots, most of the border princes are arrogant.
guy.
"The Border Princely Territory is full of dangers. Wars, plagues, and famines have killed many residents before our time. However, this is not over yet." Knight Lelan's eyes turned a little red as he spoke. p>
"In that area, there is almost no peace among the border princes! The wars between them are very fierce, because the stakes are very small. A prince who loses his principality will survive a few lucky battles or a lucky one.
After the assassination, maybe we can get a new principality." Lailan said and ate a piece of steak.
"Therefore, there are many lords there who believe that it is worth it at all costs to grab more power or money. In this area, cautious stalemate and cautious peace are very rare. This makes life here very exciting.
, extremely uneasy."
Among human beings, Lai Lun Xiang must be considered an eloquent type, and he can speak in a long paragraph with good reason and evidence.
"But this is nothing but endless suffering for those in power, and for ordinary people! But, I want to change all this!" Knight Lelan's tone became louder.
Snorri noticed that several of his followers agreed very much with the boss's ideas, and their expressions were not the usual indifferent expressions, but had the light of faith.
"So? This doesn't change that our thunder guns are in very short supply now!" Snorri continued to play the role of a good businessman.
"Here, Karak-Horn, there will be no firearms for sale as long as Lord Aric is in power," Snorri began his analysis.
"Let me think about it, there is also Karak-Copper Mountain Fort that is convenient for you to go to, but the firearms produced there may not be enough for you."
"Who said we must buy your dwarf muskets?" Marcus, the hunter sitting next to Knight Lelen, shouted.
"I heard that Nunn is a city of gunfire. It's just across the Blackfire Pass from our Skarize Territory!"
"Marcus, shut up!" Seeing that the attendant was about to continue speaking, Knight Lelan stopped him.
"This warrior is right, but Nunn is too busy to save himself now." Snorri took a sip of beer to moisten his throat.
"Ever since that idiot Dieter IV gave up his defenses and retreated, the majestic city of Nunn has been ravaged by the green-skinned waaagh. Now it is said to be in ruins, but you look down upon the erosion they left behind!" Snorri recounted.
with the news he knows.
"When our caravan set off, a group of craftsmen happened to set off from the Eternal Peak to help Nun rebuild. The Gunnery Academy optimistically estimates that it will take two or three years to resume production. It wants to increase the output beyond meeting the needs of the empire.
I’m afraid it will take five years to export the excess!”
Listening to these words, Marcus opened his mouth, but in the end he couldn't say anything.
"You also know that although the price of muskets is higher, after one or two months of training, a farmer can become a qualified gunner. But if they want to train archers, they will only let them train them for three to five years.
The arrow is stuck in the instep of his foot!" Snorri imitated the tone of the elders and said roughly.
This statement has been proven by countless people, and the humans on the other side cannot refute it.
"Muskets are much better than bows and arrows when dealing with heavily armored units. Although there aren't many people in your area who can afford plate armor, there are quite a few monsters in that wild land!"
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