"Angus and his daughter Elaine were assassinated by the Tisiphone family."
Lorraine Hill walked to the sofa opposite Jelinek and slowly sat down, and then began to talk about his experience after coming to Hopeland and the ambitions of the Tisiphone family.
When Lorraine Hill talked about the new muskets of the Tisiphone family, Jelinek frowned slightly. He picked up the tea cup in front of him, took a sip, and then asked.
"Do you know where those muskets came from?" Jelinek seemed to be familiar with this new type of weapon.
"It should have been imported from Lurna Country, and then secretly transported over by the Tonysos family's fleet."
After listening to Lorraine Hill's answer, Jelinek fell into thinking. His hands folded together unconsciously, and his fingers slowly tapped the back of the other hand.
After a long time, he spoke.
"Niece Lacey, I'm afraid this matter is not that simple."
"The musket, or a degraded version of the magic crystal gun, is an experimental project even in Lurna. The magic crystal gun is now the most cutting-edge research direction in Lurna, and various confidentiality measures are very complete."
"Even after we reached an agreement with Lurna at the beginning of the year, this part of the information was rarely displayed to the outside world. Lurna officials also claimed that this was still a weapon under testing and was not stable, so it would not be sold to the outside world."
"It is impossible for the Tisiphone family to pay a huge price to obtain a new weapon that is still being tested. Besides, this is not the original version, just a degraded version."
"Although the musket is stronger than the previous crossbow, it still cannot reach the level of a silver-level extraordinary creation. The manufacturing cost is not lower than the silver-level at all. It is definitely a loss-making business."
"There are people who will do business that costs people money, but no one will do it in industries that lose money."
"Unless this new type of weapon does not cost money, or costs very little."
"To be able to bring the weapons under test to the Tisiphone family, this must be something that only the top faction within Lurna can do."
"Once they intervene, it means that the balance and tacit understanding between the seven Xuehua countries will be broken."
Jelinek revealed his worst fears.
"Could it be that Lurna felt that the musket was an unsuccessful thing, so they dealt with it casually?"
"No, I have been to Lurna with Angus and other representatives of the big chamber of commerce. Those mages are very technical. Even within the country, they are divided into several factions and do not easily teach core knowledge to outsiders.
Generally speaking, whichever college you graduate from will be naturally labeled as belonging to a certain faction, and if you want to learn from other factions, you will encounter many obstacles."
"Wouldn't this limit the development of technology?"
"That's true, but they also have their own reasons."
"This is valuable information obtained by their teacher and his teacher's teachers who spent several generations constantly experimenting and accumulating data. During this period, they spent countless people's efforts and resources. Why should I show it to you unconditionally? So I am not a member of this faction.
It is difficult to know the cutting-edge technologies of other factions."
"What about this year's agreement?" Lorraine Hill asked doubtfully.
"Well, the agreement is a creation of each faction and we can buy it without any restrictions. But how to make this thing, they won't tell us the principle."
"For businessmen, as long as the price is reasonable, this is not difficult to accept." Jelinek replied.
"Actually, what you inferred before is probably true, that is, Rurna has begun to interfere in Verga's internal affairs, and Uberei's side is closer to Rulna, so it is very likely that the other party has succeeded."
"That is to say, as time goes by, you will not only have to face the three alliances including Tisiphone of Hopeland, but also the enemy reinforcements from Ubere."
"No matter who is plotting secretly, only by obtaining the entire Verga can they maximize their interests. They will not give up on Hopelaner."
"So, my Lacey 'niece', Angus' client, are you ready?"
At this point, Jelinek slowly let go of his hand, picked up the teacup again, took a sip, and moistened his throat.
Looking at the middle-aged man in front of him, who was about the same age as Angus, holding the tea cup calmly, Lorraine Hill smiled.
"Now that you say so, smart Uncle Jelinek, you must have a solution."
"Then don't show off, please tell me." Lorraine Hill rarely blinked his eyes and coquettishly.
"Hahaha, am I so easily seen through?"
Jelinek smiled slightly proudly, and then opened his mouth without deliberately holding back.
"Angus and I became prosperous back then because we were lucky. We excavated an ancient ruins and handed it over to the mage of the Chuyue Council. From then on, we established a relationship and gained access to the trade of the Southern Islands that many large chambers of commerce did not have at that time.
Give permission, and then it takes off."
"If you know the origins of the two countries, you know that Lurna has always been at odds with the Crimsonberry Kingdom. Although both sides are countries of mages, they regard each other as heretics. This was also the reason for the disagreement between the Crimsonberry Kingdom and the Crimsonberry United Kingdom back then.
The reason why I am willing to join the Snow Flower Seven Kingdoms."
"Both countries believe that they are the orthodox heirs of the Kingdom of Oz, and they have been arguing for hundreds of years."
"The rise of Carites can also be said to be due to the support of the Young Moon Council. If you ask for help as the heir of Angus and state that it is because of the suppression of Lurna Country, they will not say to help you defeat You.
Bailey, but there is absolutely no problem in keeping Hopelaner."
"Because they don't want to see their opponents expand their territory and strength so wantonly."
Jelinek pointed out a clear path to Lorraine Hill.
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After the dinner, everyone in the Yagtilin family was about to say goodbye and leave, and Rachel pulled Lorraine Hill aside to whisper.
"Lacie, if you really can't hold on, just take a boat and go out to sea. I heard from my father that Carites set up many branches in the Southern Islands in the early years. Although it has been a little deserted in recent years, it can still be used, and at least it can be preserved.
."
She looked at this good friend with a little worry. She had known many people around her since she was a child, but the one she could talk to about anything and everything was the one in front of her.
"Thank you, Rachel."
Lorraine Hill hugged his friend, felt warm, and then said.
"It's okay, I will protect myself."
"Have you practiced the things I gave you before?" Lorraine Hill asked in a low voice in her ear.
"Yes, it's very magical and powerful." Rachel's eyes lit up when she said this.
"So, since I can give you this information, I will definitely not be weak. So don't worry, don't worry about me, and you yourself too. It's better not to stay in Hopeland during this period, and come back after everything is stable."
"Yeah, I know." Rachel nodded, then let go of her hand and prepared to leave.
"Well, see you later, Lacey."
"See you."
Lorraine Hill also waved and watched as the Yagtilin family got on the carriage and left slowly.