Chapter 612: The Possibility of Leading the Central and Southern Countries
"Your Majesty, Archbishop Bernhard has arrived."
"Ask him to come over."
Rawls, who had just accompanied his grandfather Orff for a walk, waved to the royal butler. Seeing the gray-haired royal butler turn around and leave, he couldn't help but feel a little headache.
He was not bothered by Archbishop Bernhard's visit, but by the fact that the Gonzalez family had been too low-key in previous years. Except for some necessary activities every year, they were in a state of near silence the rest of the time. This caused the royal family to be in a state of silence.
There is no formal spokesperson, and it is difficult to accurately convey his true thoughts only through the royal steward.
Rawls had previously had the idea of adding a royal spokesperson to help him deal with communication issues with cabinet members and powerful members of the House of Commons, such as choosing a nobleman who was closer to him, but he thought about it carefully.
, and found that now is not the time.
Although some of the "outrageous" behaviors of the new king after he ascended the throne have attracted attention and discussion, they are limited to the nobles in the House of Lords and ordinary people. For the members of the House of Commons and ministers who really hold power, these are nothing.
, cannot be counted as conversation materials.
The Church of Knowledge has spoiled these people rotten!
The more important reason is that Rawls found that it was difficult for him to influence them. In terms of professional fields, he was inferior to them anyway, and the matter of laymen interfering with experts was unreasonable in a country like Ma Xi where the pursuit of knowledge was the norm.
Most disgusting.
These people are not even willing to communicate with the new king alone, let alone communicate with the king's spokesman.
Therefore, Rawls can only wait for more suitable opportunities to appear in the future.
After a while, Archbishop Bernhard, wearing a plain white robe with brass threads outlining the "omniscient eye", constellation symbols, mathematical symbols and other decorations, walked in and walked towards Rawls.
Nod in greeting.
Rawls stood up, returned the greeting, and asked Archbishop Winston to sit down.
Bernhard looks to be about forty years old, with a medium build, a high nose bridge, and no beard. His eyes are slender because of the deep and large bags under his eyes. Judging from several exchanges, he does not
The clergy of the traditional knowledge church do not give people a sense of arrogance, but are rather cheerful and generous.
This may be due to his background as a priest, or it may be related to the direction of his research. This archbishop is an expert in the ocean. Climate, biology, and resources are all within the scope of his research. Rawls doubts that this archbishop has ever seen
Several times at sea.
However, Rawls was well prepared for his visit.
The two chatted for a few words before getting into the topic directly.
"Your Majesty, are you very concerned about agricultural issues recently?"
"Well, after all, Ma Xi's economy still relies heavily on agriculture." Rawls leaned back in his chair, "The archbishop is here to ask me about sending people to Lomborg and Segar to purchase wheat."
Two weeks ago, for the upcoming war, he asked the Tamara family to purchase the wheat that was about to be harvested. The main target was actually Loen, but there was his special request there, so it was very secretive. But for Lundborg and Segal
It's different. The two countries themselves are not very large, and agriculture is also the mainstay of the economy. It cannot be hidden from the eyes of the Knowledge Church.
In fact, he had no intention of deceiving him, and even took the initiative to inform the Knowledge Church about it.
"Your Majesty is probably not raising food for Loen, so why is he doing this?"
The Knowledge Church cannot help but ignore this matter. Agriculture is the economic backbone of the three countries. If something goes wrong, the consequences will naturally be serious.
"Of course not. If Roen needs more food, there is no need to go through me."
Rawls shook his head and changed the subject:
"I don't know what Archbishop Bernhard thinks of the current situation, I mean the whole world."
"What's the situation around the world?"
Bernhard scratched the bags under his eyes with his thumb, a sign that he was deep in thought.
As a scholar who studies the ocean, he has a good understanding of situations in various parts of the world. After all, as long as land wars do not break out, maritime power has become a means for major powers to demonstrate their power.
In the past year or so, whether it was the East Balam naval battle between Loen and Fusac, the Roost naval battle between the Loen navy and the pirates, or even the violent sea-edge naval battle between the pirates in the past two weeks, everything has been going on in Beinha.
Within the scope of Germany's attention.
He first thought that Loen should retaliate against Fusac after his defeat in East Balam, but Loen took this opportunity to start internal reforms, Ironclad Ship, and Government Employees Act. However, recently he has frequently been involved in various troubles and disputes, including...
It is not limited to succession to the throne, competition between two parties, etc.
In his view, only after Loen completes the general election in July or August will there be a real outbreak. This is also in line with the result of him using his own ability to observe changes in destiny.
"The situation in Roen is a bit complicated..."
Archbishop Bernhard was not good at politics, or to be precise, Ma Xi did not have any scholars who were good at it.
"No, although the situation in Loen is a bit complicated, the overall situation is still improving. The conflicts are gradually easing, and the possibility of problems breaking out is not high. On the contrary, the Feysac Empire has a bigger problem."
Although the Fusac Empire is a powerful country in the Northern Continent, its politics, economy, and culture are out of the mainstream, and it has never attracted much attention from people other than Fusac.
"You mean that the Fusac Empire will attack Loen because of its own problems?"
Although Bernhard is not good at political issues, he is also very smart and knows that this is not impossible. As for why Fusac does not attack Intis, which is obviously weaker, it is a dispute between faith and interests.
.
The Three Kingdoms Kill composed of Fusac, Roen, and Intis is the main theme of the war in the northern continent.
Even though Rawls said so, if he hadn't confirmed that the Goddess of Night had obtained the uniqueness of the "God of Death", he couldn't confirm whether Fusac would start a war due to the outbreak of internal conflicts.
This chapter is not finished yet, please click the next page to continue reading the exciting content! Although the Church of Knowledge has many "prophetists", it is still very cautious about war, and cannot truly predict whether a war will break out because there are too many factors involved.
Much more. Even Bernadette, the "Master of Prophecy" who possesses the "Sage's Forelock", can only foresee that major events will happen in Backlund, believing that the war will start on Loen's side.
With this statement, Archbishop Bernhard also fell silent. As a small country, once the war starts, the initiative will not be with them.
"Does Your Majesty think this will sweep across the entire Northern Continent?"
If there were only Fusac and Luen, then Ma Xi might not be involved.
"Archbishop, you overestimate me." Rawls spread his hands, "My wife is Princess Loen, and the two countries have just been married. I must take all factors into consideration. Even if what I said will not happen,
, we can also sell this part of the grain to Runen next year."
Bernhard nodded, there is indeed no problem with this. What's more, Rawls's funds for purchasing grain did not come from Ma Xi.
"Your Majesty Archbishop, in fact, we may be able to do more."
Rolster specially sent people to Lunberg and Segar to purchase wheat. Naturally, it was not for that little wheat. Fenebote's was cheaper and more productive. He wanted to use this to make Lunberg, Maxi, and
The three countries of Segal are in closer contact and forming a unified alliance.
Although the three countries have the same origin and all believe in the god of knowledge and wisdom, they are three royal families and three countries after all. Once a war breaks out, problems will arise.
The geographical location of the three countries is almost on the same line. They are called the Central and Southern Kingdoms. Lemberg and Sehgal are adjacent to each other. Fenerport each has part of its territory extending into the west of Lemberg and the east of Sehgal, dividing the Kingdom of Marsi and Lemberg.
Separated from Sehgal, it is easy to fall into a situation where each is fighting on its own and ultimately holding each other back.
When Rawls proposed this idea, Bernhard was stunned for a moment, frowned and asked:
"Your Majesty wants to be the leader of this alliance?"
He directly saw Rawls's intention. But he really couldn't imagine how Rawls could have such an idea. The alliance was naturally feasible, but it was impossible for Ma Xi in terms of geographical location and political significance.
The Kingdom of Lundborg is the most likely to become the leader of this alliance.
Although Pope Albert Mendoza supports Rawls, the headquarters of the Church of Knowledge is still in Azshara, the capital of Lemberg.
"I'm just proposing."
Rawls deliberately showed this intention, but he knew that it was impossible to establish an alliance before the war actually broke out. However, once the war started, he could directly propose the formation of a wartime alliance and become the leader of this alliance.
leader, otherwise he would have no chance.
After the war between Fusac and Loen broke out, Intis took a wait-and-see attitude, while Fenebaud quickly joined the war, but the target was Lunburg, Maxi, and Segar.
Although Feneport is the weakest among the four countries in the northern continent, its overall strength is still stronger than that of Lundborg and other central and southern countries. Especially to the north of the central and southern countries is the eyeing Intis. Moreover, in order to prevent Adam from becoming a god,
The Church of Storms is actually very restrained in the war, and Loen will not provide any assistance.
This resulted in Lundborg, Masi, and Sehgal having to face Fenebaud on the one hand, and guarding against Intis on the other. In the case where the military power was not dominant, the situation could be imagined.
But this is beneficial to Rawls. His wife is the eldest princess of Loen, and Ma Xi is close to Loen. Even if there is no support from the Loen army, it is good to get the support of military supplies. More importantly,
Yes, if Rawls becomes the leader of the alliance, it will be very helpful for him to ascend the throne of Loen.
He could even rely on this advantage to force Loen's side.
But the conversation between Rawls and Bernhard ends here, because there is no value in continuing the discussion. This conversation will only be meaningful after Rawls's "prophecy" is established. This Winston
The Archbishop has agreed to report this conversation to His Majesty Albert Mendoza.
At the same time, at No. 45 Gatton Street in the West End of Backlund, a guest stood at the door of Rolls Adrian's house. His white shirt was not tied up, he had black hair and green eyes, handsome appearance, and slightly long hair.
, looks messy and unruly, but has a strange sense of beauty.
Church of the Night, Leonard Mitchell.
The butler August came out, welcomed him in with a smile, and arranged him in the meeting room.
"I'm sorry, Mr. Mitchell, I was busy with something just now."
Rawls' steps were brisk, but still graceful. He still looked ahead when going down the stairs, as if he was not worried at all that he would miss the mark and fall down the stairs.
"It doesn't matter, I didn't wait too long." Leonard put down the teacup and stood up.
Rawls' eyes fell on the familiar iron box on the coffee table. He waved his hand and asked the valet and butler to leave the living room.
"I almost forgot, there is another task entrusted to you." He walked to the sofa and sat down leisurely as he said, "It seems that the investigation failed?"
More than a month ago, due to the fight between Will Auceptin and Palestine Zoroastrian, Rawls was involved. He took advantage of the situation and entrusted Leonard to investigate Sherlock Moriarty, and
Lend "Soul Singer" out.
"Yes, I'm sorry, I didn't get any results from my investigation." Even though the investigation revealed that Sherlock was Klein, Leonard couldn't tell Rawls.
"Is there no result from the investigation, or is there no investigation at all." Rawls held the teacup and raised the corners of his mouth, "If my information is correct, you should have been away from Backlund recently and only came back a week ago."
It was ten days ago... Leonard coughed lightly:
"I tried various methods before I left, and continued the investigation after I came back, but still nothing was found."
"Well, I should have applied to His Excellency St. Anthony for another person to investigate."
Rawls put down the tea cup, picked up the iron box containing "Soul Singer", opened it, took a look, and nodded:
"Well, it looks pretty good. I finally have a completed task."
In addition to investigating Sherlock Moriarty, he also asked Leonard to collect spirits to feed the "Soul Singer" to reduce its side effects and increase its value by at least a thousand pounds.
Rawls could vaguely realize that the "Soul Singer" in his hand must have been "parasitized". A "worm of time" is still worth one or two thousand pounds. If it is made into a "luck stealer" charm,
Doubling it again is no problem.
Seeing that Rawls's attitude had changed, Leonard breathed a sigh of relief and said quickly:
"I wonder if I could make a humble request."
"You know it's presumptuous, why do you still mention it?" Rawls almost choked Leonard to death and made him cough several times. "I know what you want to do, but I don't think you can afford what I want."
s price."
Leonard, who felt there was hope, brightened up and said anxiously:
"How many gold pounds do you need?"
"Hahaha..." Rawls leaned on the sofa and shook his head repeatedly, "Why do you think I need money? Although I haven't become a big banker like Earl Hall, twenty or thirty thousand pounds is nothing to me.
What to get on."
Twenty to thirty thousand pounds?
Leonard's eyes widened. Although the price of extraordinary items corresponding to "Level 2" sealed items can reach this level, they must basically be extremely rare and powerful, at least like Klein's glove or Tarot.
Just like the "Lemano's Travel Notes" introduced to him by Miss "Magician".
"Soul singers" definitely cannot reach this level!