In the pavilion in the center of the pool in the famous Volody Garden in the Marienburg Palace area, there was a cool breeze, the summer night sky was very bright, and there were many cicadas chirping. Ryan and others sat in the middle of the pavilion, sipping tea together, and
It's quite comfortable.
"It is difficult to exchange large amounts of dwarf gold coins on the market now." Casanova came up with his own plan: "If we really want to try to exchange 38,000 dwarf gold coins, the current amount on the black market is 1:3.5 to
1:3.8, this is a price we cannot accept, so
, Your Majesty Lane, if possible, we hope that the compensation can be based on the situation when the dwarves made the Book of Hatred, that is, 1:2.5. If calculated like this, the amount of compensation will be 97,000 gold marks. Let’s round up the whole number, one hundred thousand
How about a one-price gold mark?"
One hundred thousand? Ryan thought that one hundred thousand was not unacceptable. Originally, when Belega wrote the Book of Hatred, the exchange rate of gold coins was 1:2.5 to 1:3. If Marienburg is willing to pay one hundred thousand gold marks, then still
It's negotiable. This is blackmail and revenge.
And from the bottom of his heart, Ryan was not willing to push Marienburg too hastily, for three reasons.
First, as Lord Lee said, Marienburg is the commercial center of the old world. Britannia, including Hadrian and Oliver, the two big merchants under Ryan, all have big business here. If
If a fight really breaks out, everyone will be affected.
Second, Ryan has always known that Emperor Karl's Prince Rick family has been constantly trying to take back Marienburg since he came to the throne. If Marienburg is really pushed into a desperate situation, it is very likely that the emperor will be given the opportunity to intervene in Marienburg's internal affairs.
, this is what Ryan does not want to see, and it is not in the national interest of Britannia.
Third, Tigris has now arrived at the coast of the Great Ocean, and is only a week away from Marienburg. The really important thing is to be invited to visit Ulthuan. It is very difficult for the mustaches to run rampant in Marienburg.
The reason is also that Fulgrim and his elite troops, as well as the armored giant ships on the dock, are supporting little Thor Green, but it is not appropriate if it takes too long.
Therefore, the business princes took the initiative to make peace, which is what Ryan wanted to see.
"One hundred and ten thousand, I'll go talk to the dwarf." Ryan said lightly: "As for the specific time, I also need a definite time."
"One hundred and eighty thousand gold marks, this is the bottom line." Viscount Casanova bowed respectfully: "As for time, can you give us an extra week? We will ask Hugelmans and the others to seize the time to raise funds and launch the initiative by the way.
The whole city is collecting fines to raise funds so that Marienburg can tide over the difficulties. The citizens will be willing to donate generously, I guarantee it."
"If you give me an extra week, that means starting from today, I will give you an extra ten days?" Ryan thought for a moment, nodded slowly, and agreed.
"Okay, let's work separately. I'll convince the dwarf, and you, go and convince the business princes of the upper and lower chambers." Ryan stretched out his hand: "That's it, happy cooperation."
"It's a pleasure to work together." Casanova breathed out lightly, stretched out his hand and shook hands with Ryan.
A verbal agreement is barely reached, and then it depends on how both parties implement it.
After saying that, it was getting very late. Ryan could see that Lord Li of China seemed to have something else to talk to Viscount Casanova, so he left first.
On the carriage back, Lidya Su held Ryan's big hand in the carriage, leaned into her husband's arms, and said softly: "Lyan, you actually agreed to postpone it for a week so easily?"
"Should we give Marienburg some time to raise money?" Ryan held his wife in his arms lovingly. The King of Knights frowned and told Sulia his three opinions easily.
"I know everything you said." Lidya Su nodded lightly. She stretched out a jade finger wrapped in a white lace glove and touched Ryan's forehead: "I mean, you agreed a little too easily.
If you say it can be extended by one week, then extend it by one week."
"Because Teclis will arrive in a week at most." Ryan complained: "Teclis will replenish the fleet's supplies and explain the tasks. It will take almost three days, which adds up to ten days. Marienburg's affairs
It’s just over, we can set off after getting the money.”
"Have you done all the calculations?" Lidya Su couldn't help but snicker: "Are you really going to spend so much money to go to sea? Will Little Hammer go with us?"
"Isn't that for sure? Belega has obviously made up his mind to send his son to me for training. He will meet more people and see more things. There are only advantages and no disadvantages." Ryan said with a smile:
"Besides, I don't like Emperor Karl's intervention. Sulia, my dear, guess what, does our Imperial Emperor have any thoughts about Marienburg?"
"Karl's heart is well known to passers-by. He has tried to take back Marienburg many times since his grandfather." Ryan reached out and gently wiped the oil on his wife's perfect pair of fleshy legs, feeling the smoothness and charming touch of the stockings.
The King of Knights sighed: "Let me tell you, Sulia, if Karl had some money, he would have already taken the initiative to show up in Marienburg by this time."
"Even if the emperor's current palace expenses are tight, and such a big thing happened, he should be on the way to Marienburg." Ryan hugged Sulia and smiled at his wife: "How about we fight
A bet?"
"Why do you smile like a local dog? It doesn't look good at all. Bet? What to bet on?" Sulia really felt that Ryan had changed. The female knight followed her husband's wishes and said: "If you want to bet, then I will choose.
Bian, let me set the price, Ryan, I am the female knight of Britannia! I have the right to choose!"
"Hey, dear, you are a female knight, so what do you mean, I am a horse?" Ryan said half-jokingly.
"Lian, you guy!" Lidya Su's face turned red when her husband said it, and she kicked Ryan's calf with a pair of beautiful stockings: "Why are you always so immodest?"
"It's better if it's not serious." Ryan smiled and hugged his wife tightly: "Not serious is the atmosphere that we should have between husband and wife. Lidya Su, I apologize for what happened before. What happened before was my fault.
We are not doing it right. We as husband and wife are one body, and we should not get into a situation where we are wary of each other and antagonize each other."
"I have something wrong too." Lidya Su couldn't help but feel a little sore after hearing this: "I still don't know much about my adoptive father. When he asked me, I just... said everything stupidly."
Ryan nodded slowly, the couple looked at each other and smiled, and what happened before was finally over.
Ten minutes later, the carriage returned to the small single-family building at No. 53 Amber Avenue. Ryan pulled Sulia out of the carriage, and the dark elf Orika came out wearing a black and white maid outfit and white velvet pantyhose.
Greeting Orika looked at Sulia's expression, a trace of understanding and a trace of envy flashed in her eyes, she said sweetly: "Master, madam, are you back?"
"Well, we're back." Ryan also took Olica's hand and motioned for them to go in together.
After returning home and sitting down, Ryan noticed that Fulgrim was not there. He asked the wood elf princess Karona: "Where is my brother?"
Karona didn't know where she got a brand new extended maid outfit and put it on. It was the same black and white as Olica, but the stockings were flesh-colored suspenders, with back seams and jacquard patterns. She heard Ryan's
He asked, and with some displeasure told Ryan and others what Fulgen was doing.
To put it simply, Fulgan went to the "Golden Club", the largest aristocratic gathering place in Marienburg, where he played and sang. His rich knowledge, strong artistic ability, elegant manners, and noble conversation quickly made him
Became the darling of all Marienburg.
In addition, Fulgen also spent all day in Marienburg's largest tabletop war chess competition club. He changed his name to "Alpha Dog" and won 25 consecutive games in the war chess competition, setting a record in Marienburg.
The tabletop war chess club's highest winning streak ever.
"Okay, brother is so cool."
…………I am the dividing line of twenty-five consecutive victories…………
At the same time, the business princes of Marienburg finally learned from Viscount Casanova about the conditions offered by Lane and others.
One hundred and eight thousand gold marks, to be settled within ten days.
"This is impossible! Absolutely impossible!" While other business princes were still thinking over and over with frowns, Van Hoogmans, the president of Judun Chamber of Commerce, became furious after receiving the news at home.
Angrily, he grabbed the fine lacquerware imported from Nipeng and smashed it on the ground: "You want to blackmail me from twenty to thirty thousand gold marks with just a few words. Are these dwarfs worthy of chivalry syndrome?"
The angry descendant of the Judun royal family smashed his home into a mess. After he got angry for a while, the housekeeper came up and said, "Sir, what should we do next? We still have a balance in the bank, how about... we pay it forward first?"
?”
"I'll protect your horse!" Hugelmans almost slapped his butler in the face. He stopped his anger with supreme perseverance. The president of the Judun Chamber of Commerce gasped hard: "
No, I will never admit defeat, I am the blood of King Jutnis, how can we, the Judun royal family, accept such humiliating regulations?"
Hugmans is different from other business princes in Marienburg. He is a noble with the title of Grand Earl. He also has many manors around Marienburg. Therefore, he is not completely a businessman and still retains some aristocracy.
of pride.
"Gather, gather!" Hugelmans immediately ordered to assemble his private army. Judun Chamber of Commerce relied on huge funds to maintain a private army with considerable combat effectiveness, about 800 people.
And equipped with a large number of firearms: "Send out, one group of people, to control the ironclad ship at the dock! Another group of people, go and surround the Dwarf Craftsmen Association!"
"But...but President, if you do this..." the housekeeper hurriedly came up to advise: "It's like a declaration of war!"
"I have not declared war, I just want them to understand that we, the Judun Chamber of Commerce, are not easy to bully!" Hugmans roared angrily: "If we really want to fight, I'm not afraid! I don't accept this price, let's renegotiate!
This time I’ll talk to you personally!”
"This..." the housekeeper was stunned.
Hoogmans did not wait for the butler to say anything more. He gave an order and the Judun Chamber of Commerce Building immediately began to assemble the army.
Just like Hugmans, after hearing the result of the negotiation, everyone in the Judun Chamber of Commerce was so angry that they were shaking all over. Their whole bodies were sweating in cold weather, their hands and feet were cold. Can this society get better? How on earth are we businessmen going to survive?
Only when you are satisfied, tears flowed down unsatisfactoryly. This country is full of oppression of businessmen. When can businessmen really stand up?
Soon, the grief and unwilling anger spread throughout the Judun Guards, and an army gathered here.
After a little preparation, the Judun Guards were ready to set off, with Hoogmans personally leading the team: "We will fight the mustaches!"
These people also sang songs.
"The waves in the Rick River are turbulent, and the gray mountains are flying with clouds~"
"In this dim world, I am independent, my righteous indignation burns and my blood surges~"
"The dwarf knight is proud of his family, but the country is worried about how few of them he has~"
In the dark night of Marienburg, new waves arose.
But not long after the army set off, they met a group of people at a street corner. This group of people had just entered Marienburg, and most of them had not yet learned of their arrival.
"If His Majesty hadn't personally named him, I really wouldn't want to come to Marienburg again. The last time I saw that little brat Ryan here was many years ago. I could hold his head down at that time, but now I want to call him
His Majesty the King." Gryphon Duke Ivan Ferdinand was followed by a dozen gryphon knights. He said helplessly: "Of course, I am still willing to deal with those business princes."
"Hahahaha~ This time things are too big, otherwise I wouldn't come." The Emperor Karl Franz was followed by a group of Rick Guards, with a hearty smile on the emperor's face as always:
"Heilberg is very opposed to me coming to Marienburg in person, but I hope to take this opportunity to talk to Ryan. I heard that he made a lot of profits from the Eight Peaks Mountain Expedition. Can he arrange one for me?
A loan business? Hahahaha~"
"Your Majesty, King Ryan is a person who understands the general situation, and he will understand your difficulties." The chief wizard of the empire, the great alchemist, the rebuilder of the Thor territory of the empire and the leader of the alchemy academy, Baelshazer Gale
Holding Wolan's staff and wearing a golden robe, Te followed the emperor: "Your Majesty, there seems to be singing nearby."
"It's so late, why are you gathering people to sing? I know there is no curfew in Marienburg, but aren't we afraid of disturbing the people?" Karl-Franz also didn't understand the singing nearby.
However, the next second, the two groups of people who met at the street corner collided face to face.
The Emperor, the Duke of Griffin, the Chief Grand Wizard, plus the Reik Guards under their command, the Griffin Knights and the elite Solland under Gelt - the Eldrad Lance Guards looked at the front in confusion.
The heavily armed enemy came.
The soldiers of the Judun Guards and Hugelmans, the descendant of the Judun royal family, also looked at the army blocking their road in disbelief. It was obvious that the other side was fully armed and well prepared. These private armies showed their weapons without hesitation.
edge.
In the dark night, there were no magic lights on this street, only a little starlight and a few torches. No one could see anyone clearly, except that they knew that the other person was not one of them.
The emperor's flag officer, Ludwig Schwartzhammer, immediately stopped the confused emperor behind him: "Protect the emperor! Protect the emperor!"
"Your Majesty, please step back!" Belshazer-Gelt immediately took two steps forward: "An assassination! A premeditated assassination! It's time for these heretics to have a taste of my molten flow of destruction!"
"Knights, prepare to fight!" Griffin Duke Ivan also immediately drew out his Griffin True Silver Holy Sword.
Just like that, before both sides had time to react, a fierce armed fight started directly on the streets of Marienburg!