When you are weak, people want to take a bite out of you.
Now not only the neighbors of the Kingsley family are ready to take action, but even the old politicians in Valesta are raising their prices one by one. They accept the benefits sent by Archduke Buck, but few of them actually do anything.
Archduke Buck has now given up on wasting money and energy on them, and is focusing on the regent princess, because he knows that everyone hopes to see the destruction of the Carter Army so that he can use its corpse to strengthen himself, except the Lancelot royal family.
cannot.
"Are you just going to sit back and ignore it?" Arnold frowned and said, "Although the Kingsley family has always been ambitious, we cannot deny its importance to the Byron Alliance and the Broken Blood Fort. Once the Carter military leader falls into a violent situation,
Turmoil will have a great impact on our expansion plan. The tiger in the northwest has become more and more powerful in recent years. We cannot sit back and watch him unify the entire Odin Grassland. In this case, we must not create greater turmoil within us.
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Sophia Liya spread her hands and said somewhat helplessly: "Of course I understand this truth, but I can't completely make the decision on this matter. It also depends on Baron Sean's wishes. I can only try my best to deal with it. My people have already
I went to negotiate with them, but until accurate information comes back, I can only avoid seeing them because I can't promise anything."
"What do you mean by Baron Sean?" Arnold raised his eyebrows and said with a playful smile, "On the way to the royal capital, I heard a lot of interesting rumors. Let me tell my uncle, what are you talking about?
What is the relationship between them?"
"It's just other people, why does Uncle Arnold make fun of this?" Sophilia showed a rare little daughter's attitude. After all, the person in front of her was her own blood relative, "Don't listen to the nonsense of outsiders, they are just pure allies.
Relations, both parties get what they need. If they can maintain their current development momentum, it is not impossible for them to become the ninth grand duke family of the Byron Alliance, which will be a new boost for us."
"So powerful?" Arnold opened his mouth in shock. This news was even more shocking than the collapse of a grand ducal family.
After all, the area of Ashan is so large, and many territories are almost saturated. The rise of one family often means the decline of another. However, the pattern of the alliance of the eight major duke families has not changed much. Now, suddenly, it wants to jump out of the ninth family.
It is simply unbelievable that the Duke family came.
"Although he does not have the name of a Duke now, he will soon have the status of a Duke. Otherwise, why do you think I care so much about his attitude?" Sophia's beautiful eyes flickered and said, "Compared to those who have been rotten to the core,
The Duke family, this new force has its own uniqueness in many aspects. Uncle Arnold must meet this young Baron when you have time. I believe you can gain many unique things from him."
"My niece, who has eyes above her head, actually made such a comment. I must meet her once." The smile on Arnold's face became even stronger. "I have to see if this kid is qualified to be worthy of our Stray."
The most beautiful rose of the Qi family."
"Uncle Arnold, what are you talking about again? I told you that this is a matter of course."
"Everything is possible. The most important thing is that it depends on people. You can't stay unmarried for the rest of your life. Laurie will have his coming-of-age ceremony soon. It's time to let go of some things and leave more time for yourself to pursue your own happiness." Arnold
It's meaningful, but he is born with a bit of the cynicism of a prodigal. No matter how serious the topic is, he always fails to take it seriously.
"Before discussing this issue, Uncle Arnold should take care of himself and resolve his personal problems. Grandpa will have one less big worry." Princess Regent Sophia said angrily.
This uncle is good at everything, but he is a bit of a bitch. Ever since she turned sixteen, he has inquired deeply about her life-long events every time we met. But before you care about others, you should first care about yourself.
"This can't be done. If I get married, many people will be sad." Arnold looked solemn, as if he was telling the truth, "How could you let your uncle give up a forest for a tree?"
"You'd better keep arguing with grandpa about this kind of fallacy." The regent princess Sophilia didn't want to get entangled with Arnold on this issue at all. Every time this issue came up, it was always unclear.
Whenever Archduke Cedric was cornered, he would take a small number of elite cavalry deep into the Odin Grassland to take shelter from the wind. This time, he came here to avoid disaster.
"How was the effect of the war beast we sent last time?" Sophia Liya changed the subject.
Hearing this question, Arnold was immediately shocked and said eloquently: "The main ability of the Armored War Bear is to break formations and armor. It is very effective against infantry. However, it is a bit stretched against prairie cavalry and has little effect. But that
This kind of fierce tiger mount is an out-and-out nemesis of the prairie cavalry. A tiger's roar will cause them to disorder their formation. It's really easy to use, and each of them is about to become a sperm. The one assigned to me steals my wine every day.
drink."
"But for us, the most practical ones are the Kolei beast and the Galloping horse. Needless to say, the Kolei beast is a natural camel beast with a heavy load and strong survivability. It can be thrown into the grassland without people.
No matter what, everyone is fat and strong."
"But the most valuable thing is the galloping horse. It is a rare good thing. Not only does it have good physique, strong endurance, fast speed, and is humane, but most importantly, it does not have the coddled temperament of ordinary war horses. It has a better appetite than a bull. What the hell?
They can all be eaten, and if there are two such mares, they can support a ranger on the grassland for a month or two."
At the beginning, Arnold was full of praise, but at the end, he turned into gritted teeth and said: "But the problem is, the ten thousand-mile galloping horses you sent are all geldings. Tell me, this kind of immoral thing,
Who did it?"
"Guess." Princess Regent Sofilia asked with a wry smile.
With a deeper understanding of the cautious nature of his ally, he thought of all aspects when giving gifts, even the hidden benefits, which directly blocked their opportunity to use them as breeding stallions.
"It couldn't have been your little boyfriend, right?" Arnold asked in surprise.
Sophia Liya was speechless and said: "Uncle, what do you usually pay attention to? Since you have heard those unreliable gossips, you should know all about the news that Baron Sean made when he first came to Valesta.
That’s right, did you get all the information from those prostitutes?”
Arnold's eyes flickered, and he laughed and said: "Don't worry about these details, since these good things come from your little boyfriend, can you get more? Tens of thousands of horses, so that the mounts of Zhankou Xueqi will be more beautiful."
With the replacement of new generations, the maintenance combat effectiveness has soared by several percent. It is really not possible. We can also get dozens of stallions. We have a ranch and can breed them by ourselves. I can see that the old man has already had such thoughts in his heart without saying anything.
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The suspicion in Sophia Liya's heart deepened, "Uncle, what is your official business in the capital this time? Did you cause some trouble at the Blood Castle and come here to hide from the disaster?"
"Haha... My dearest niece, is this how you view your dearest uncle? I can't come to Valesta without official business? Can't I come to visit my dear niece? In the Blood Castle
It’s not like you don’t know my virtues, what kind of trouble can I cause there?” Arnold’s words flickered, and the righteousness in his words was basically gone. This is his essence.
"It won't take two days to find out whether it is true or not. Among the mountain eagles I released just now, three of them flew directly to the Broken Knot Blood Castle. I hope grandpa did not issue a bloody pursuit order for you." Sophia Liya said to her since she was a child.
My uncle, who grew up together, has a very deep understanding.
On the battlefield, he is a resourceful commander, an invincible general, and a lunatic who is willing to fight for his life. However, in daily life, he is a libertine who can't stay upright for three minutes. He eats, drinks, whores, gambles, and has all the five vices.
, but these aristocratic young men are proficient in all the tricks of playing hawks and running dogs.
In the past, he was often punished by his grandfather, Archduke Cedric, but his butt was spanked countless times, and he still could not correct his temper.
I don’t know who he is like, but Grand Duke Cedric has a very serious character. Even his most beloved granddaughter, Sophia, sees a smile on his face only a handful of times.
Grandma is a standard aristocratic lady, the kind who stays close to home and never goes out of her way. She spends her whole life surrounding her grandfather and her own small family.
Arnold's face darkened and he muttered in a low voice: "The little girl is getting worse and worse. Don't you feel uneasy about your conscience when you treat your dear uncle like this?"
"No." Princess Regent Sofilia replied neatly. She didn't want to take the blame in a daze and then face her grandfather's even darker face.
Just when the relatively serious conversation between uncle and nephew was about to turn into a family comedy.
A messenger came in and reported: "Your Highness, Lady Amelia's Eagle Letter has been verified and is correct."
Sophia's eyes lit up, and she couldn't wait to fight with her uncle. She couldn't wait to pick it up and look through it. The reason why they appeared here was not only because of the geographical location that made it convenient for them to observe Archduke Buck's every move, but also because it was here.
It is the location of the Princess Regent’s exclusive eagle nest.
Sophilia has been waiting for Amelia's reply. Only by knowing her ally's bottom line can she formulate corresponding strategies.
"Okay, okay, okay!" After reading Shan Ying's biography, Sophia smiled and said three good words in a row, with a satisfied smile on her bright face.
The biography of the Mountain Eagle that just returned contains not only Amelia's autographed letter, but also Baron Sean's.
Just as Sean was very satisfied with Sophia Liya's reaction, Sophia Liya was also very satisfied with Sean's reaction.
This means that she does not value the alliance between the two parties unilaterally, but Sean's side also values it.
This time, like before, Sean not only weighed the interests of his military leader, but also fully considered the regent princess.
Sean's idea of eating the Kingsley family to conquer the Eastern Army is not strong, provided that the Kingsley family can pay a sufficient price.
As long as the benefits can be maximized, the leader of the Yongye Army does not mind cooperating with Sophia Liya in acting.
With this guarantee, she can boldly do it.
"Where is General Arnold?" Turning her head, Sophilia found that her uncle's shadow was missing.
The surrounding guards looked at each other and all knelt down to apologize: "Your Highness, we didn't notice when General Arnold left just now."
Before Sophia asked, they thought Arnold was always there.
"How much trouble did this guy cause in the Blood Castle? Did he scare him away with just a bluff?" Sophilia smiled bitterly in her heart. Originally she was just trying to scare Arnold, but now it seems that it is really necessary to talk to her.
Grandpa needs to take a breather and see how much trouble his precious uncle has caused. He is so scared that he is running around?
"Everyone, get up and spread the word. All sentries should keep an eye on General Arnold, but don't disturb him." Sophia Liya ordered.
She was not too worried about Arnold's safety. The title of the Spear of the God of War was not for nothing. He was the sharpest spear in the Broken Blood Cavalry. From the day he could pick up the sword and mount the war horse, he had already
Starting to follow the army in and out of the Odin Steppes, now it is as easy as drinking cold water.
With one man and two horses, he dared to hunt deep into the Odin prairie. Of course, he was not hunting cattle and sheep, but those Odin warriors.
In Arnold's own words, he was best at two things in his life, the first was picking up women, and the second was killing people.
Instead of worrying about him dying under someone else's sword, it would be better to worry about him dying on the belly of an unknown woman one day.
It is impossible for ordinary people to catch him back. It is better to leave this matter to my grandfather to worry about. I have more important things to do.
"Ask Captain Biluo to take His Excellency Grand Duke Buck to the living room." Sophia Liya said to the maid beside her.
"As you command, Your Highness."
The personal maid rushed all the way to Bi Luo, the leader of the guard, and Grand Duke Buck, who were still entangled.
Bi Luo, who received the new order, showed a smile of understanding and secretly thought in her heart that what was supposed to come has finally come.
The attitude of the female guard changed completely, and she said with a smile: "Your Excellency, you are so lucky. I just got the news that His Highness has finished his retreat and is on his way back to the palace. He has agreed to meet the Grand Duke.
Your Excellency, I would also like to ask Your Excellency the Grand Duke to follow me to the drawing room later, and Your Highness will come over after changing his clothes."
"That's the best." Archduke Buck's expression was still gloomy, and it didn't change much.
Although he didn't know the reason for the change in the Princess Regent's attitude, one thing was certain, that is, the other party would never be moved by his persistence.
Although Sophia Liya is young, she is no less cruel and ruthless than this old politician.
He even believed that the other party had reached an internal agreement.
This is by no means good news for him and the Kingsley family.
When acting, you need to do a complete set.
Although the Princess Regent never left the palace from beginning to end, her substitute was actually retreating to the Convent of Our Lady.
After receiving the news, the substitute rushed back to the palace. Sophia had just bathed and changed clothes, and appeared in front of Grand Duke Buck.
Although Sophia Liya and Sean don't meet many times, there are many similarities in their ways of doing things.
They all respect details and realize success or failure.
Even for these small details, we should be as thorough as possible to avoid giving Archduke Buck a chance to take advantage of us.
"If the Grand Duke could inform you in advance, I would have asked Laurie to stay in the palace and wait for your arrival." Sophia Liya apologized sincerely.
Prince Laurie's biological mother is the biological sister of Archduke Buck.
Grand Duke Buck snorted and said meaningfully: "Life is originally composed of various accidents. There is no way for us to predict various accidents. It's just that I have encountered a lot of accidents in my life recently."
Prince Laurie going out to inspect the territory at this time is more of a man-made arrangement than an accident.
The purpose is to prevent Grand Duke Buck from using his nephew to play the emotional card. Although the relationship between the two parties is not very close, the blood relationship is there. Prince Laurie has not yet mastered cultivation. Once he is dragged into the game, he will
It had a big impact on Sophia Liya.
Rather than doing this, it is better to eliminate this unstable factor from the beginning.
Sophilia seemed not to have heard the tone of Grand Duke Buck's words at all, and nodded in agreement: "Yes, life is indeed full of all kinds of accidents. The results on the other side of the Swamp of Despair are also surprising. The purpose of your visit is
, I know very well that the reason why I avoided meeting before was because I was unsure and could not promise anything, and the result of the meeting would only make both parties ugly."
Sophilia's evasive explanation eliminated all the embarrassment she had previously avoided.