The reception hall of Marienburg seemed empty and deserted for a dinner with only five people. Rhodes, Aliria, Boguer, Brandio, and Mondlar sat on both sides of the long table.
Eating the food in the bowl quietly.
Compared to the lively scene here half a month ago, at this moment, Rhodes and his group were left with nothing but apathy.
Although in the vigorous defense of Marienburg, the northern lord Rod Lawn shined brilliantly and led the imperial coalition to defeat the northern barbarians. However, for the officials of Marienburg, they had already paid Nuo
German Land, Osterland and Ostermark received a large sum of military expenses as remuneration, which means they no longer lose any favors from the empire.
So, no matter you are a war hero or a commander of a legion, for Marienburg officials, they have paid off their debts, and now they are on an equal footing with you. Free reception, for Marienburg officials, is already
An exception has been made.
"We shouldn't have come to the rescue of these snobbish and despicable people in the first place."
The more Bogul ate, the more angry he became. He punched the table with his big fist and angrily threw away the cold chicken drumstick in his hand.
"I have long said that this is how the empire is. Marienburg is the representative and model of the empire. Although they no longer belong to the empire, they have inherited the excellent style of the empire's upper echelons."
Brandiotto returned with a smile, ignoring the dwarf's bad temper and loud voice.
"I really want to go back to Dulong City right away." Bogul stood up from his seat and stood on the ground complaining. "Rhode, next time, don't ask me for such a frustrating job. If you want to kill Chaos, I can go to the north."
"I didn't know this would be the case before I came here."
Rhodes curled his lips and returned.
"How many days until we get to Kislev?"
Emerald Lord Mondral asked.
"If nothing else happens, you can reach the port of Orengrad in ten days. If you want to go to Kislev, it will take another half a month. Because the land route in Kislev is much more difficult than the water route.
.”
Rhodes answered with a smile.
"I have long said that there is nothing to miss here. Lord Rhodes, the people here are not the same as us. There is no need to stay longer. You need to rest, otherwise, I really want to leave overnight after finishing this meal.
"
The great noble Brandi Otto complained.
"By the way, there's something I just want to ask you."
After swallowing half of the sausage in his mouth, Rhodes turned around and asked his partner Brandi Otto. Although he was the Great Lord of the Northern Territory of Kislev, he was in Kislev. In the Empire, he
Nothing. Rhodes knew that if he wanted to know more, he had to ask the locals. And Brandi Otto was such a person. At least for now, although a few months later, he followed him and took root in Kislev.
Maybe not.
"Ask. Since I choose to follow you, I will tell you what I know without any reservation. Great Lord."
Brandiotto dropped the food in his hand and made a gesture of listening.
"Why did Marius, the elector of Iverland, have such a strong desire to go to the north to conquer the Norscan barbarians this time? Logically speaking, the siege of Marienburg has been resolved. The emperor has no voice either.
Ask them to perform any more duties. Why at this time, Marius is so determined to make the Northern Expedition? You and I both know that there is not much benefit in attacking the Norscans. In a remote place, the military expenditure of the war will be far greater than the harvest. "
Rhodes asked with a side face. Although he didn't expect Brandiotto to get any information, the room was cold and he wanted to find something to talk about.
"This question..."
Brandiotto lowered his head deeply, making a thoughtful gesture.
"You don't have to tell me if you don't know. It's normal for you not to know about the Emperor-Elect."
Bogul gets angry every day after eating a lot.
"No, no, no. Little brother, I know. I roughly know the ins and outs of this matter." Brandiotto responded to Boguer, then turned to look at Rhodes, "Great Lord, do you remember me and you?"
Is that what you said? In the empire, there is nothing that money cannot solve. Likewise, there is no information that money cannot obtain."
Brandiotto said, with a confident and cunning smile on his lips.
"How much money do you have?"
Bogul was curious.
"It's none of your business. All you need to know is that it's boring to have too much money, really."
After Brandiotto finished speaking, Bogur was speechless.
He turned his attention to Rhodes again——
"Let's get down to business. Marius wants to send troops to Norsca for the sake of his son. In fact, this is not difficult to obtain information. All the lords of Aiwei know it. Lord Rhodes, you are just not in the empire.
He just grew up and is not familiar with the internal situation of the empire."
After Brandi Otto finished speaking, he picked up the wine glass, took a sip of wine, and continued -
"I don't know how many illegitimate children Marius Leitdorf has, but this arrogant elector has only one son announced to the public - Seedorf Leitdorf. How can I say this child? He is a mediocre and ordinary son.
He didn't inherit his father's sophistication and scheming, nor was he as proud and aggressive as his father. In short, he was just a boy with mediocre qualifications. Marius once wanted to have more sons, but you know, the first wife
It’s not something you can just give birth to if you want to.”
"But Marius is getting older and older. He must have an heir, and Seedorf is the only heir, the future ruler of Aviland. Therefore, he must grow up."
"So, Marius launched the Northern Expedition to allow his son to make achievements and establish prestige so that all the ministers would surrender?"
Rhodes asked.
"almost."
Brandiotto replied.
"However, it is also to train his son. As I said before, Seedorf's qualifications are mediocre, his military power is not good, and his intelligence is not as good as his father. Marius may want to train his son through this Northern Expedition."
"Then he really chose the wrong place."
Rhodes whispered——
"There are so many dark forests in the empire, and there are so many beastmen lurking there. If you want to train and train a person, you can start from these places. There is no need to organize the Northern Expedition all the way."
"Perhaps for Marius, such a small fight is not enough to train his precious son. He needs military exploits, not small achievements such as annihilating hundreds of beastmen or greenskins, but destroying an entire Norsca
tribe."
Brandiotto returned, but his words were also mixed with a bit of ridicule and contempt.
"This boy will be buried by his father's own hands. He doesn't even know what the cold of the North is."
Aliria interjected.
"But Marius doesn't think so. In his opinion, the Norscan barbarians are similar to wild beasts. This time, the northern army alone perfectly killed them. And the number of the army of Aviland plus Tarabek's army is
In terms of weapons and equipment, he crushed the armies of the three northern provinces. In his opinion, it is easy for the imperial firearms to ravage the Norscan barbarians."
Brandiotto said with a smile.
"This is not a simple numbers race..."
"High Lord, apart from a few of you, who has actually been to the northern environment you described? In Marius's view, no matter how cold Norsca is, there are still barbarians surviving. As long as they can survive, the climate will not be harsh.
Where to go."
"The Norscans and we are no longer the same kind of people...some of them are not human beings at all..."
Rhodes said thoughtfully, and the meaning behind his words, only Aliria and Bogul knew... Those Norscan warriors blessed by Chaos, when you see them, it is already difficult to communicate with humans.
Linked together... Some warriors' armor and skin have even been fused together, and killing is all they need to survive...