In the dark office, the imperial envoy was standing in the center of the room with a look of disgust on his face, looking around. In front of him was Rod Lawn, the great lord of the northern territory of Kislev. He did not have any gorgeous decorations on his body.
To prove his identity, his office is so simple that there is not even a carpet.
The office chair that Rhodes was sitting on was just an ordinary stone chair without decorations of gold and gems, making it look even colder in the dark environment. Behind him was a huge map of Kislev. The desk
It was piled with official documents, and the only decoration was a statue of a male bear, which was used as a weight to hold down the documents.
The envoy looked around and found that the famous Lord Kislev did not even have a single attendant... It was rumored that Lord Rhodes had several attendants, but they all died unexpectedly and could not live long, so this
The northern lord decided not to have any more attendants after the last attendant disappeared. Although I don't know if it's true, the image of the lord in front of him really made the envoy dare not compliment him. So much so that when he first came in, he even suspected that he was
It's not that you found the wrong person.
But everyone told him that the ordinary man in front of him was the legendary Lord of Kislev, Rhodes. In this way, he had to believe it.
"Seedorf's disappearance... is not surprising... I warned you before."
Sitting on the stone bench, Rhodes said nonchalantly. He looked at the envoy, and in addition to arrogance, there was also a trace of anxiety in his eyes. Rhodes knew that this envoy from the Empire's Ivey Territory was arrogant.
The reason is that here, he cannot see the magnificence of the imperial power structure. The anxiety stems from his mission on this trip. To convince Mrs. Kislev, especially himself, to help them find the missing person in the north.
The heir is Seedorf, the only son of Marius, the Elector of Iverland.
"Yes, High Lord. You do have foresight, but at that time, who would have thought of what we would encounter in the future. Please forgive me. Lord Marius did not mean to target you. Blind confidence made us lose our way.
In the end, a heavy price was paid."
The messenger answered respectfully.
"So, what are you thinking now? Let me help find the missing Major General Seedorf, right?"
Rhodes said it bluntly.
The messenger's face turned livid, he nodded helplessly, and prepared a lot of nice words, but he didn't expect that there would be no use here. The Kislev lord in front of him was straight forward, did not like to talk in circles, and was more talkative.
He didn't want to say more, which made him very helpless. This was not in line with etiquette... but maybe that was the etiquette of the empire... not here... just like Marius always thought - the northern part of Kislev was similar to the barbarians.
...The sad thing is that in the end, they have to beg the barbarian for help.
"It's probably like this, Your Excellency, the Great Lord."
As soon as the messenger finished answering, he continued -
"The Empire and Kislev have always been a strategic alliance, and the Norscan barbarians are our common enemies. You, the great lord, have personally stepped out to assist the Empire and defeat the Norscan raider fleet. I hope you will be generous this time.
of lending a helping hand.”
"Generosity? This is a life-or-death mission. Why doesn't Marius organize his own manpower? Or he might as well go north and rescue his son."
Brandiotto interrupted the messenger contemptuously.
"My lord, if I am not mistaken, you are also a member of the empire. Why are you so rude to our lord? You came to Kislev this time in the hope of reaching an agreement with the great lord Lord Rhodes, but for the head of the empire and the
Lord, please don’t make unreasonable remarks.”
The messenger stared at Brandiotto fiercely. Compared to others, he hated Brandiotto even more. An imperial man, who seemed to be an imperial noble, turned towards Kislev...
"I didn't mean to belittle and ridicule Lord Marius. I just told the truth. Please answer my question just now. Why didn't Marius organize his own army and go north to rescue his precious son?"
Brandiotto held on to the question, which made the imperial envoy very embarrassed. After holding it in for a long time, he finally had to tell the truth - a truth that was detrimental to the empire's face -
"The Imperial Army is not familiar with the wild land of the Norsca Peninsula and is not suitable for fighting there. We have no soldiers who are familiar with the tactics of the northern battlefield, and we do not have any scouts who are familiar with the local conditions."
"I have long said that this Northern Expedition is a farce. You are consuming your precious vitality and digging your own grave."
Rhodes said sarcastically. The envoy was speechless and could only let the group of people in front of him make irresponsible remarks about the advanced and great empire. In the final analysis, his mission this time came more than his face.
"Lord Lord, you are the greatest legendary lord in the history of Kislev. You defeated the large-scale invasion of the Norscan tribe, drove away the greenskins, unified Kislev, and killed the Vampire Queen.
.This series of achievements is enough to prove that you are a capable and courageous lord..."
Before the messenger finished speaking, he was interrupted by Rhodes with a wave of his hand. Hearing such hypocritical words too many times, his ears were almost calloused. Rhodes really didn't want to listen to his nonsense anymore.
"Tell me the reason why I should help you rescue that Seedorf?"
Rhodes' words made the envoy stop. He stared at the Lord of Kislev in front of him, feeling that he was playing the piano to a cow... He was indeed like a barbarian. He didn't talk about etiquette, didn't give steps, and went straight... The envoy thought in his heart,
But there was nothing he could do. He had to hand over his trump card.
"Because you are kind and kind, you will not just be a bystander, right? Also, to show our sincerity, if you are willing to help us find the missing General Seedorf, Lord Marius will help
You built the Great Northern Wall and reached multiple trade agreements with Kislev."
The messenger said with a dry mouth.
"Be specific."
Rhodes pressed the question. Rhodes knew this group of Empire people very well. It was common for people to do one thing before others and for others to do another thing. It was also common for them to burn bridges and then turn their backs and refuse to admit their mistakes after achieving their goals. They must make their conditions clear.
.You also need to sign an agreement before you can even believe it.
"This is a new trade category listed by Lord Marius, as well as a new town open to Kislev. For the construction of the Great Wall, we will provide the best engineers and financial support of 30,000 gold crowns per year
…”
It seems that the Mad King has spent a lot of money this time... Rhodes murmured in his heart and quickly scanned the list. He already had the answer in his mind whether he should do this deal or not.