During the rest of the journey, Perion stopped talking to Diad, feeling that he had misjudged the young man.
He thought that Diad was smart, knowledgeable, and loyal to him. Perion had promised that after he inherited the throne, he would be more kind to the country of Pattons.
But I didn't expect that Diad would embarrass himself for a mere hundred thousand pounds of grain. It seems that he is not much smarter than those stupid princes.
Coincidentally, Diad had the same idea as him. Not only did he think Perion was not as smart as he thought, he was even stupider than the brothers Sayita and Sadiga.
Such thoughts are definitely not out of anger, nor are they momentary extremes. Diad is a smart man. He doesn't like to think too much about reason. He prefers to draw conclusions from facts.
Ironton, Conger and Shildong, these three idiots violated Perion's tactics. This is indeed their fault, but in fact the tactics themselves are a piece of shit!
Robbery of five million pounds of grain from one family? What a ridiculous idea! Perion doesn't know the concept of five million pounds of grain. Even if Reggie didn't stop him and asked his soldiers to carry five million pounds, he wouldn't know how much he would carry.
What year and month.
Not to mention the amount of food, Perion seemed to have used a lot of feint tactics. These tactics did not fail. They were all implemented according to Perion's expectations. The feint attack of the Golden Nugget Country even turned into a real attack, but these tactics were not effective at all.
Didn't play any role.
Reggie easily defended the Kingdom of Golden Spikes and Golden Particles, and Perion's fleet made no gains on the sea. He formulated a tactic with zero chance of winning. Whether it was executed or not, it would not change the outcome of a disastrous defeat.
If you lose, you lose. Diard doesn't feel ashamed when he loses to an opponent like Reggie. At least these 100,000 pounds of grain are worthy of his pride. However, Perrine still wants to throw this remaining victory into the sea.
Based on this alone, he is really far behind the brothers Sa Yita.
The Kingdom of Patons needs food. On his way back to the capital, Diad has seen a team of refugees. Many people have beaten their heads to pieces of black bread filled with wheat bran and soil. Twenty pounds of clean flour can
Take away their daughters from the hands of the refugees.
Diad only brought back 50,000 pounds of grain (the remaining 50,000 pounds were divided between the brothers), which was far from his goal when he left. He didn't know how to explain to his father, who seemed to
I don't want to see him either.
Nearly half of the Pattons' territory had no harvest. In the face of famine, 50,000 pounds of grain was naturally insignificant. Diad calculated that at least four million pounds of grain were needed to survive the winter.
He thought about trying his luck in neighboring countries and the black market. Whether it was buying, stealing, or cheating, as long as he could get some food, he could save the dying country and give him a little more hope.
He was about to discuss it with his father, but was summoned by the king first. He thought his father was still angry about the previous incident, but unexpectedly, when they met, his father actually expressed his apology to him.
The current king of Partons is not stupid, and he is doing his best to save the country.
But now, the Snow Breaking Country far in the north gave him a chance. Reggie was willing to exchange two million pounds of grain for his son.
This is the reason why the king has never dared to face Diad. He loves his son very much and cherishes the prince of the kingdom. But without these two million pounds of food, the Kingdom of Pattons may disappear completely.
"I promise you that you will stay in Shattering Snow Country for three years at most. When our country gets through this crisis, I will redeem you at all costs," the old king cried. "If by then Reggie Wick Te refused to let you go, and I was even willing to launch a war against him."
Diad was not surprised by his father's decision, nor did he have any hope for his father's promise.
He read Reggie's letter, and there was no mention of leasing in it. This was a complete sale. In other words, as long as the Pattons country accepted two million pounds of grain, Diad would completely become Reggie's. , whether he is a slave or a hard worker, even if he is killed immediately, the country of Pattons cannot have any complaints.
The so-called redemption in the future was just the old king's wishful thinking. According to the description in the letter, there was no possibility of redemption at all. As for launching a war, Diad felt that it was not even a joke...
He was in pain because he had lost the chance to become the king of a country.
He regretted that he should not have been clever in front of Reggie for one hundred thousand pounds of grain.
But he was indeed a smart man. The king had already made his decision. No amount of apology could change the fact that he had no choice.
With one hand offering people and the other hand food, the Pattons Kingdom can no longer untie the pot, and Diad must rush to the Shattering Snow Country before the New Year.
Before leaving, he stayed with his mother for a whole day. The family ties among the royal family were very weak. Diad was not that deeply attached to his mother. He was just worried that he would never see each other again in the future.
After getting on the carriage, Diad took one last look at the royal capital. Everything about Partons would have nothing to do with him. Thinking on the bright side, at least he no longer had to worry about the hungry people gathering outside the city.
But he must make plans for his own destiny. He doesn't want to become a slave, let alone die in vain. He wants to survive in Broken Snow Country and try to live a decent life.
Alternating between boats and cars, it took Diad nearly twenty days to arrive at Broken Snow City. The first meeting was very important. If Reggie treated him politely, Diad must be careful and strive to get Reggie. of goodwill.
If Reggie makes bad remarks, Diad must exercise restraint and try to change Reggie's impression.
If Reggie asked him to take the shackles and become a slave, he must get a chance to defend himself.
If Reggie wanted to kill him directly, he would escape at all costs.
Diad thought he had made all preparations, but surprisingly, Reggie did not summon him three days before arriving in Broken Snow City.
He was placed in an inn, provided with food and drink, and could come and go freely.
At first, he didn't believe that he could really come and go freely, but there were no soldiers guarding the inn. He proposed to go around the city, and the owner of the inn did not stop him.
He walked carefully to the street and saw a city that he could not imagine. He had been to the White Tower Country and the Golden Eagle Country. In those big countries, he could see magnificent city buildings, but he could never see the broken buildings. Such prosperity as Snow City.
It is not prosperity that is whitewashed, but prosperity that comes from the bones.
He was lucky enough to find the department store in Suixue City without a guide. He regretted that he brought too few gold coins. If he could return to the life of a prince, he would be willing to squander all his savings in the mall.
Diad did not lose his mind, but he could not restrain the impulse in his heart. Being cash-strapped, he finally spent all his gold coins on wine. The inn provided food for him, so spending money on wine was indeed a wise choice.
There were many types of wine, some of which Diad had never even heard of. He drank the whole way back, but drinking too much wine would cause some trouble.
It was no big deal to say it was trouble, it was just for convenience. He found a wall and took off his pants. As soon as the water started to flow, he was hit hard by someone behind him.
"Take him away!" shouted a middle-aged man. "If he dares to resist, cut off that thing!"