Scene 258: The War without the Smoke of Gunpowder (Part 2)
Scene 258: A war without smoke (Part 2)
Antitina nodded to Brando and walked out with a stack of parchment documents. In a sense, she was still the cautious and calm person when Brando first met her.
She is a quiet girl, but her originally pale face has a touch of healthy rosiness, and her thin brows are slightly wrinkled. She looks like she has grown up a lot more than before.
She turned around, raised her eyelashes slightly, glanced at the other people in the assembly hall with her eyelid light, put her fist on her lips and coughed lightly: "Since repelling Count Jean Denel's unreasonable invasion——
"There was a slight laugh from below, and Antitina raised her head and stared at the bad guys carefully. She was not like Akane who would roll her eyes when she glared at people, but this silent look made her
People felt at a loss, "Everything in the Fir Collar, Port Gris and Mintai areas is still normal, and all plans and work are being carried out in an orderly manner..." After the venue quieted down, she organized the entire territory and the Einstein area in an orderly manner.
Lu Yin explained the situation.
Generally speaking, the Fir Territory is on the road to healthy development. The most pressing food problem has been effectively solved because of the food purchased from Ampelsel. The food in the Fir Castle warehouse is currently enough to support the Year of the Sword.
In April, we have to count on the harvest of winter wheat, but we may also need to purchase some more grain. When the girl mentioned this issue, she expressed her views on the current situation. War clouds are gathering in the north, and the price of grain is very likely to increase.
The price will continue to rise in the next few months, so she suggested that if the territory needs to purchase food, it should do so as soon as possible.
The only few members involved in internal affairs in the territory - such as Belu, Roman, Oldham and Ciel - agreed, and Brando naturally agreed. He wanted to go to Ampelsel immediately, which would be just in time.
By the way, I bought a batch of grain. Now, under the arrangement of the temple, the nobles from the north and the south have gathered in Ampelsel, a permanently neutral trading port, and are preparing for final negotiations on the future of the kingdom. In the eyes of ordinary people, this is an attempt to maintain the civil war.
In the last hope of the outbreak, merchants are still waiting and watching. Although the price of food has fluctuated, only a few people are secretly hoarding it.
However, Brando understands that there is no room for turning between the north and the south. On the surface, the negotiations are to maintain the peace of Eruin, but under the surface, in fact, the two sides are engaged in the final struggle for the power of the kingdom.
Her Royal Highness the Princess Regent will take this opportunity to meet with Anlek and reach a marriage agreement. Judging from the little information Brando has received about the north, he also knows that the envoys of the royal party and Anlek have already visited the northern states.
The envoys of the duke and the king's eldest son arrived at Ampelsel in one step.
Outsiders don't understand the intrigue of this, but he who has experienced history knows very well that the future eldest princess and Grand Duke Anlek are likely to be among the mission, but they have not been announced to the outside world. Although today's
Tony Geer basically has no eyes in the direction of Amperesel or even north of Firth. All information sources and transmissions almost rely on the few merchant fleets of Amperesel that have briefly established contact with the Fir Territory. But even if there is no
This news does not prevent Brando from knowing the truth behind it.
Because this is nothing more than a preview of history.
He still has some time.
At this time, Antitina continued to mention agricultural issues, and mentioned spring plowing by the way. Everyone could see that Brando wanted to open up a larger situation, but if he wanted to increase the scale of Tonigel's agriculture,
Then the ensuing spring plowing will require a lot of labor. In a normal year, no one except homeless people would be willing to move to such a remote area. Fortunately, the Black Rose War created a large number of war refugees, and Master Belu has already gone
Xin asked his students all over the country to organize the refugees to move to Tonigel.
The main problem here is the loss on the road. This sounds so sad to Brando that it is almost heavy. Living life must be calculated like commodities and goods. This reminds him more than once of the past world history.
Slave trade. But the fact is that if these expelled farmers and craftsmen are allowed to stay in the war-torn homes of Viero, Karasu and Golan-Elsen, the final result will be nothing more than self-reliance.
Only a very small number of people can survive if they self-destruct, and the elderly and children basically have no chance of survival.
This is the helplessness caused by war, and it is also a reality that the world must accept. As half of modern people, Brando can only express silence when receiving this knowledge. He has never paid attention to these backgrounds in the game in the past. It seems that
Warnd only has those magnificent myths, but the NPCs interpret the cruelty of this living world, but no one pays attention to it.
"...One problem is that some of these refugees are more or less accommodated by the local nobles, but the nobles only need strong laborers and fertile women, and the rest are mostly the elderly and children..."
Speaking of this, Antitina stopped and turned back to look at Brando with black eyes that seemed to be able to speak. There was a deep sadness in the girl's eyes. When she talked about these homeless people,
As if she felt the same way, if it weren't for Brando, she would also be part of the lowest group of people in this world where the weak and the strong prey on each other; but on the other hand, Antitina also had a difficult conflict in her heart that she couldn't talk about.
"It doesn't matter, the old man has experience that young people can't match. As for children, Tony Geer needs children. Children are the future of the territory. Only after they have experienced the suffering of war will they know how to cherish the hard-won peaceful life. Tony Geer
We can take them in." Brando took a breath quietly.
He is now a lord, and there are many people standing behind him, which means that he needs to mature in judgment, but maturity does not mean that he must join the same trend as the nobles of this world; Brando always believes that even if one day civilization
The world has turned into a wasteland, but the noble and beautiful culture created by mankind in thousands of years of shining history will not be weathered. On the contrary, mankind will be the first to come out of the wilderness, relying on the light of humanity.
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This is just his own opinion, but Brando looked at the others, and everyone on the court looked at him with respect. There was an indescribable complexity on the girl Antitina's face, and she hoped that Brando could calmly refuse.
She, but in that case she was destined to be disappointed. But he made her feel at ease again - although he knew it was a childish and impulsive decision, it was full of inspiring power.
At that moment, she felt as if she saw a young knight marching against the current in the endless darkness, holding high a shining flag. That kind of perseverance almost melted her heart. For a moment, she hoped that she could
It would be better to help that young man take one more step forward so that this gentle light can exist for a few more moments before the dawn of Eruin.
"Not all old people are experienced. Besides, why do we need so many old people..." The noble girl muttered to herself, and then smiled softly unconsciously.
"I've never seen such an idiot, forget it, I'll help you to the end..." Among all the people below, Master Belu shook his head in the crowd, but his eyes were full of tolerance and relief. After he experienced **
After living in *, I realized how far Eruin’s bottom has sunk. Who can save Eruin? The passion he experienced when he was a member of the Royal Party has cooled down. As for whether the Royal Party can help Eruin,
He is no longer sure now, and his support for the princess's side is rather derived from a kind of inertia about his own past.
It wasn't until he saw Brando make a decision today that he felt that maybe there was something in this young man that the nobles of Eruin lacked now. He suddenly made up his mind to give his more proud students and
Several old friends wrote letters asking them to come to Tonigel and see everything here.
After talking about the problem of refugees, Antitina briefly mentioned the development of the territory. In fact, there is not much to say. The White Mane Guards are still missing. The main reason is that there is a far insufficient supply of soldiers, and the armor and weapon workshops are not equipped with enough manpower to provide services.
An entire army is working hard. The 'grand city' built by the old dwarf Oldham is still on paper. According to his words, he runs around every day building fortresses on several mountains like a rabbit digging holes.
It's so authentic, it's really a ghost.
The Safrund Silver Mine operates stably and is the main source of funds for the territory. Brando’s future financial growth point is mainly focused on the Black Forest. With the help of the Druid, he can easily develop the Black Forest.
In the border area, the most important thing now is the crystal-rich mine he discovered. Although the output is not too high, the monthly income has the potential to catch up with the silver mine.
Other specialties such as alchemy materials, wood, furs and some rare objects are small. Only Tamar praised him once for these. By the way, Tamar's alchemy level has been improved again.
Level 1, reaching level 12. This is the conclusion Brando drew from the quality of the dragon blood potion he helped to refine.
Finally, the main thing is the expansion of Gris Port. The small fishing port has now expanded two berths for large ships to berth, and built a new trestle. It is no longer the calm small port in the past. Its main task in the future is
To maintain the increasingly prosperous commercial activities, it took a lot of manpower to renovate the port. However, Roman did not conscript the subjects, but used hired workers to complete the project. Instead of causing complaints like other lords, he actually won
Consistent word of mouth.
Nowadays, the only problem with Brando's reputation in the territory is that the reputation is not justified. The residents of the territory are more or less worried that war will happen. But in other respects, most people have recognized this wise and kind man.
Master - at least he is many times more merciful than Grudin.
On the other hand, in fact, the expenses of the hired workers were eventually recovered through food recycling. Roman deliberately left a small part among the people. According to her, if small money is left in the hands of hard-working people, more people will be born.
It's a small amount of money, Roman just needs to earn it back when the time comes - as if the money was already in her pocket.
However, if the territory is rich, Brando is rich, and Brando doesn't mind her doing whatever she wants.
"...The current situation in the territory is almost like this. Because of the emergency in the north, Count Denel is in danger of being involved in the war with the Archduke of Viero, and he may not be able to turn around and deal with us for a while. Although Elu
Therefore, the current situation is unstable, but Tonigel can just win a breathing space."
After Antitina said this, she stopped and raised her eyelids slightly to look at Brando. Now Tony Geer can be said to be prosperous and everything is on the right track. Everyone on the court couldn't help hearing it.
Give birth to some hope. Most of them who followed Brando were desperate. They didn't expect this step at all. But they didn't expect that this miraculous young man would actually lead them step by step to overcome obstacles and find a way to survive. Then again
, who would have thought that this young man could bring an alliance with the druids, tree elves and centaurs from the black forest when Denel's army was approaching?
Everything that has happened in the past few months seems to be a miracle like a dream to everyone present.
But this miracle actually happened, and it's happening right now.
So next, they seem to have created an established fact. By occupying this territory and becoming a real lord, everyone may have the status of a retainer, no longer a wandering mercenary, adventurer, ranger, or wanderer.
Or some other identity.
Brando nodded gently to Antitina.
"Just half a month ago, each of us tried our best, sweated, and even shed blood and sacrificed to help this new territory come out of the shadow of a war. Maybe you thought we could finally take a breath and take advantage of the
The nobles have no time to stay away and enjoy a stable life."
Everyone nodded subconsciously.
"But what I want to tell you is that it's just the opposite." Brando shook his head: "Next, I will go to Ampelsel and his party. I can't foresee what this party will encounter, but what I can be sure of is that when I wait
Once we come back here, Tonigel will be involved in a real war."
"Compared with the wars you have seen before, this war is nothing worth mentioning. This war will involve the two largest factions in the entire kingdom and several princes, and countless powerful people.
The powerful lords are fighting for this, and the most outstanding knights you have ever seen are just cannon fodder on the battlefield. Every enemy you have to face can crush you like an ant."
"And these powerful enemies are likely to unite and kill us. And what Tonigel will embark on next will be an unimaginably difficult road, full of thorns, surrounded by powerful enemies, and even intolerable to the entire Eruin
path of."
As soon as Brando finished speaking, there was a dead silence in the gathering place surrounded by ten ancient banyan trees, and you could hear a needle drop. Everyone looked at Brando, who was standing high on the stage, but could not make a sound.
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"Lord...why?" someone finally asked.
Brando thought for a moment: "Because I want to prevent a real princess with noble blood, the most legitimate heir of the kingdom, from falling into a trap. For this reason, Tonigel may offend all her enemies, and
Those princes and nobles who cannot get what they want at the negotiation table will also unite, and the war will spread to the entire Eruin. We have almost no allies and can only rely on our own strength to save this crumbling kingdom."
Everyone was stunned. Only Antitina, who truly understood the truth, simplified Brando's words in her mind - I'm going to steal the marriage. The noble girl couldn't help but curled her lips. She suddenly thought of something.
, lowered her head and looked at a pendant on her chest - this pendant was a relic left to her by her father.
"But what does those nobles have to do with us? They have never given us any benefits. Why should we fight to the death for them?" The people in the original Gray Wolf Mercenary Group couldn't help but ask. Of all the people present, these people
People who have been deceived by Macaro are the most distrustful of nobles.
"The reason is very simple. In fact, the reason why we can gain a foothold here is because we have the approval of Her Royal Highness the Princess. In name, we have taken back this territory from Madara. Whether you are willing or not, if you lose this moral
If we have a foothold, then when the nobles in the north decide the winner, take a breath, and look back, then we will be their next target."
"Therefore, we can only join one side and defeat the other side. Although the hope is slim, we have no choice." Brando replied.
There was another moment of silence in the assembly hall.
But suddenly a voice exclaimed: "Martha, Lord! In this case, if we help Her Royal Highness Princess Griffith defeat her brother and help her ascend the throne, wouldn't we be able to help her in times of crisis?
The merits of the lord? With the merits of the lord, it will be natural for him to be granted a duchy!"
Brando looked back, only to find that Caglis said with a philistine expression: "If you are a duke, Lord, then we retainers must at least have the status of a baron! Ha, look at my old man then.
No matter how dad lectures me, I am considered to be of a higher status than him."
Caglis had a vulgar look on his face when he said this. Melia beside him blushed and pulled his sleeves straight. She was so embarrassed that she almost wanted to find a crack in the ground to crawl under. She had never seen such a vulgar nobleman, nor did she.
I don’t know how Sir Mintai educated this guy.
But Brando smiled secretly. Of course he could see that this astute young man was acting as a shill for himself, but at least from this point of view, it was clear that Caglis supported him.
Caglis's words really caused a commotion, why not? The first thing everyone sees in front of interests is mostly the benefits rather than the subsequent risks. What's more, you have to take a chance anyway. Since there are such generous rewards, then you need to take risks.
The risk seems a bit unworthy of mentioning.
Indeed, if they help Her Royal Highness the Princess win the throne, then Caglis's conjecture is entirely possible. Everyone knows that Her Highness the Princess is now helpless. It is easy to add icing on the cake, but it is extremely precious to provide help in the snow. That year, the first
What is happening now to the families who followed the late Emperor Ek?
Anlek, Sifah, and Viero, which one is not the real powerful prince?
Thinking of this, everyone's hearts started to move.
When Brando saw the looks on these people, he knew that there should be no problem. He knew that those closest to him would definitely follow him, and then the veterans of the November War of the Red Copper Dragon Mercenary Group
Presumably he would not object. They were potential supporters of the royal party. He mainly wanted to appease the remaining mercenaries. The mercenaries had no faith. He had to let them know that they were fighting for themselves, otherwise they would be killed in the future.
Something causing trouble.
He nodded and replied: "That's right, so I hope you are prepared. The rewards will be huge, but only the person who wins in the end will get the rewards. I don't need to explain these truths. I think you should also understand."
"Of course, Lord Lord!"
"We understand."
"Lord, don't worry. With your wisdom, Her Royal Highness the Princess is really lucky to have your support!" This is a guaranteed statement. It seems that some people are already full of confidence. Brando certainly knows that most of these guys
They were all taking pictures of horses, but no matter what, at least it aroused the enthusiasm of these guys.
Sometimes subordinates' minds are wandering and they cannot foresee the worst outcome, but once they know that the worst outcome is nothing more than this, then when the real war breaks out, Tony Geer will definitely be able to join the war in the most perfect condition. Bran
Duo couldn't help but touch his chin. To be honest, he didn't have much confidence about the upcoming war.
It's not that he is not confident enough, but that the enemy is too strong. He did not tell the truth. If the plan does not go smoothly, he may have to forcefully destroy the marriage between Princess Griffith and Anlek, but no matter which way it is, it is possible
It will cause Enlek to become angry and turn to the other side. The best result is to remain neutral. But if the worst result occurs, it means that Tonigel will almost have to face the pressure of the entire Eruin.
Eruin's strength is not strong, but that is after comparing Madala and Cruz. But with the strength of the six or seven Grand Dukes of Eruin facing a mere Tony Geer, it would be the same as between an adult and a child.
The strength comparison between them is almost the same. And by that time, his only ally will be the pitiful help from Her Highness the Princess.
In fact, Brando doesn't have a complete response method yet, but the time left for him is no longer enough for him to prepare thoroughly. He will never let history repeat itself. The trip to Ampersel is inevitable. At this time, he
Seeing Charles walking up, he knew in his heart that the other party was going to tell him that the ship to Ampelsel was ready.
It only takes a week to get from Tonigar to Ampersel.
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(ps: First of all, I would like to thank [Yes Night Wind Rises and Clouds] [Ten Nights Lanfeng] [Ahwu Tuanzi] [I Am Not Knowing the End of the World] [Hemtica] and everyone in the post bar for helping me organize the information.
Then two bugs were corrected, one was Kuran's gold median strength, and the other was the efreet. I looked at the efreet, and it was level 45 on the card. Level 45 has the strength of the peak silver level, which is close to the gold level.
It can barely be considered as a gold level.
Finally, there is Medisa. Although Medisa is only below gold in absolute strength, her combat power is in the middle of gold.)