Although Richard's current status is indeed high enough, he does not allow a prince, especially a powerful prince who has managed his own power, to be so attentive to this level. The so-called attentiveness for nothing, rape or theft, most of every action of this kind of person is
It has a purpose. The fourth prince Paley seems to be out of touch and out of tune, but in fact he is definitely a man with means and a strong purpose. He is highly regarded by Richard and will not do anything meaningless.
matter.
Being pointed out so directly by Richard, Pare was a little embarrassed. He paused for a second before speaking:
"I do have an unkind invitation here."
Yes, do people in your family like to make unkind invitations so much? Even though you know it is an unkind invitation, you still keep saying it.
"Can you tell me first? I'll start by saying something ugly. It might be a bit unrealistic for you to ask me to help you fight for the throne."
Richard left some room for himself in his words. The fourth prince's character was somewhat similar to his own. If he spoke too eloquently, he might be criticized. He had to leave the conversation behind for a while before letting out the ugly words.
, lest Parley see Richard accepting Ward's son as his apprentice, he would make some urgent demands that would embarrass everyone. Although both parties have common interests, the ties are not particularly tight. Richard can favor the fourth prince.
But he won't end up directly. With his strength, he only needs to sit on the sidelines in this kind of fight. In order to avoid forcing Richard to the opponent, no one comes back and actively provokes him. If he ends up, it may not be so simple. Head-on
Richard is not afraid of a prince, but these people have been in business for so long, and they only use dirty tricks to harm the interests of the Hunter family.
"Brother-in-law, what are you thinking about? I am different from the impatient eldest brother and I. Our brothers can only reach the knight level at most, not even a great knight. In the end, it is still unclear whether we can survive my father. What do we have now?
Contentious."
"I want my brother-in-law to go south and help me out."
Pare's business route was different from that of the eldest prince. The eldest prince focused on development in the royal capital and squeezed the second and third sons who later also developed in the royal capital. However, Pare found another path and started from the south.
Taking advantage of his status as a prince and his shameless skills, he carved out his own world in the south of the kingdom and became a strong contender for the throne.
When Richard heard this request, he was also a little embarrassed. It is said that the fourth prince not only provided Richard with a large amount of gem resources, but also shared a large amount of soap and cigarette profits every month. As a half ally, he should help, but
This matter conflicts with Richard's plan, and the route is wrong.
Richard has no intention of leaving the Northland for long. He plans to return to the Northland immediately after his wedding in Jinlongdu and marry Messiah. The current situation is treacherous and it is not suitable for him to run around.
When he was about to refuse, Parley continued to add:
"One hundred thousand jinna, how about I owe you a favor?"
After hearing the words that Richard wanted to refuse, he stopped and fell into hesitation. Although Parley did not offer an artifact that Richard could not refuse like the great prince Ward, the Jinnar he gave was really
Too much.
With this jinnaar, the Dragon Army that Richard had previously tried to build around Moriel could be immediately put on the agenda, and the financial strain could be quickly eased. During this period, the Hunter family has also been preparing for the upcoming
They hoarded supplies due to the great changes, and the food in the river valley was overpriced by the Hunter family.
However, although Richard is in short supply of Kinnaar now, after all, Kinnaar is not something that must be taken away like Liz's protection before. Going from the royal capital to the south to help Parley, going back and forth is at least a must.
For more than half a month, the trip was seriously delayed, so I had no choice but to refuse, which was a pity for the 100,000 gold.
Just when Richard was about to refuse cruelly, a flash of inspiration suddenly flashed through him. It seemed that there was a way to get the best of both worlds. The asylum he had just received from Liz seemed to be put to use immediately.
"I wonder what His Highness Parley needs me to do?"
Richard, who had already made preliminary plans, asked first.
When Parley heard that there was something going on, the fake smile on his face became more natural in Richard's eyes.
"Help me teach the Sea Clan a lesson, they are getting more and more greedy."
After Richard asked, Pare slowly told the whole story. Pare was very prosperous in the south, and his influence spread across several major trading cities and ports. Naturally, he had to deal with the Sea Tribe.
The Sea Clan and the humans in the south barely maintained a balance of power. The Sea Clan ashore could not defeat the humans. The more than one million Southern Legion, although their combat effectiveness was not as good as the elite Long Xinguan Legion, was still a regular army of the Kingdom. They could beat the Hai Clan.
There is still no problem for the sea tribe, but when it comes to the sea, humans are at a disadvantage. A sea ship carrying hundreds of troops is easily besieged by thousands of sea tribes, and the iron-covered bottom of the ship is sometimes destroyed by strong men of the sea tribe, directly
After sinking the ship and reaching the sea, the human side becomes the younger brother.
In the south, humans and the Sea Tribe sometimes fight, and sometimes engage in peaceful trade. After so many years of operation, Parley has also found some ways, reached an agreement with the Sea Tribe, and created several stable routes.
Gold is not an exaggeration.
Unfortunately, the human dragon knights have been under too much pressure from the orcs recently. Except for Thor who is in the royal capital, the other four dragon knights have all been transferred to Dragon Breathing Pass to help in the battle. The dragon knights who were still wandering south from time to time have now been crucified.
I couldn't get out of the way at Longxiguan.
Without the force of the Dragon Knight to suppress them, the Sea Tribe suddenly felt that they were capable again. Not only did they frequently loot human port cities, but they also failed to comply with some of the trade agreements reached with Parley. There were several robberies of human ships.
causing the ship to be destroyed and people to die,
The ship, the cargo on the ship, and the skilled crew and navy were all valuable assets. After several losses, even Parley could no longer bear it. Parley himself organized several retaliations, but they all ended in failure.
, Although Parre is quite powerful in the south, ordinary soldiers cannot form a numerical advantage against the Sea Clan at sea. As for masters, Parre can only recruit some high knight-level masters who can really hurt the Sea Clan.
It is very precious in the entire kingdom, and he does not dare to pursue the idea of the Dragon Knight of the country. It is a taboo. If he uses regular channels to mobilize, the losses caused by the Sea Clan will be very painful for Pare, but
It is only a small matter to the entire kingdom. It is far less of a threat than the orcs. It is impossible to transfer precious dragon knights from Dragon Breath Pass.
After thinking about it, my attention was drawn to Richard. This was a master who was already on par with the dragon knights of Zhenguo. He also brought a giant dragon with him, and it was not a taboo to bribe Richard to take action. It can be said that Richard
Having become the most suitable candidate, the only problem is Richard's own wishes.
"Is one sky step enough?"
Although Richard is only an Earth Knight at the moment, he has already shamelessly admitted that he is a master of the sky level. One month and ten minutes of the sky level is also a sky level, not to mention that he also has a half-step sky level red dragon.
.
"Well, although it is a bit reluctant, there are no masters in the sea tribe. Currently, the only masters in the sea tribe are the high priest and the sea king. I am organizing some knights here to attack their clam fields. It will not be difficult to make them submit.
Not big?"
"Can I and your men alone be able to storm the Hai Clan's clam farm?"
Although Richard is in the North, he attaches great importance to information. Nightingale and Yusi may not be able to collect some detailed information yet, but they still have important common sense.
Although most of the sea people live in the water, the clam farms are on some islands and tidal flats, or floating on the sea. This is an important place for the sea people to give birth to the next generation. Naturally, most of such an important place is far away.
Around human deep-sea islands, and also where the Sea Clan has heavy military presence,
The human army has to take a boat, cross a large area of water, and break through the heavy resistance of the sea tribe to have a chance to attack the clam field. This is basically impossible for the human army without dragon knights. Even if there are dragon knights, actually
It's a 50-50 split, and at most it can be regarded as having the ability to threaten the Sea Clan, which makes the Sea Clan have some scruples. Now that the dragon knight has not shown his face for a long time, naturally the Sea Clan has become arrogant again.
"It's okay, we just need to make a gesture. We don't necessarily have to conquer the sea clan's clam field. We just need to hurt them and tell them that we have the ability to threaten the clam field, and they will naturally restrain themselves."
Although Pare was annoyed that the Sea Tribe had torn up the agreement at will, he was still very clear-headed and knew that even with Richard's help, the human army was still too weak at sea. Although there was a chance to capture the clam field, the price paid might be a bit heavy.
"You are only doing this to maintain peace for a while. To truly establish your authority, you have to capture a few of their clam farms."
Parley shook his head after hearing this and said:
"I thought so at the beginning. I tried several times but still couldn't do it. There was no other way to compromise."
"What if I said I could help?"
"How to help?"
Facing Parley's question, Richard did not answer directly. Instead, he pointed to the tall warrior beside him and introduced to Parley:
"This is Fred, currently my captain of the bodyguard..."
Parley actually noticed this burly and somewhat outrageous warrior as soon as he walked into the yard, but he only glanced at it briefly. After all, with such a large population base of mankind, although such a burly warrior is rare, it is really necessary.
After searching slowly and carefully, I could find at least a hundred similar ones, which were not worthy of Pare's attention. Now after Richard said it, Pare turned his attention to Fred.
After Richard finished the introduction, he nodded towards Fred. The latter quickly understood and directly ignited his fighting spirit, carrying a heavy armor and rising to the height of the eaves.
"Sky Knight!"
Parley almost spat out these words one by one, with a look of disbelief on his face. Besides himself, Richard actually had sky-level combat power. This was another warrior with the same combat power as a dragon knight.
Ah, just when Parley was still shocked by Fred's strength, Fred, who had already demonstrated his strength, descended from the air and continued to guard Richard's side.
"How about it, Your Highness the Fourth Prince, do you want to set a bigger goal?"
Ignoring Parley, who was still in shock, Richard continued to ask, this was just Richard hiding something, and letting Mills come out and shock him too much might have the opposite effect.
As soon as Richard asked, Parley, who was still in shock, immediately reacted and his mind began to work crazily. He realized that this was a huge opportunity. If he seized it, he might really be able to make the Sea Clan prosper for a long time.
After stopping, as the main hero, and with Richard's absolute military platform, his prestige in the south will be raised to a higher level. In addition to cleaning up the Hai clan, those who originally ignored him for grabbing food from their bowls
, even some of the hating nobles had to bow to him.
The strength on Richard's side exceeded his expectations. Two skies and a red dragon might not be enough to deal with the orcs, but when placed in the south, it would definitely be a crushing force. The original plan had to be completely redone, just like
Richard said the same thing, maybe the plan should be changed to directly capture the clam field and give the Sea Tribe a painful beating.
"Let me think about it, the plan may need to change."
Richard doesn't need to prepare too much. He only needs to provide masters when the time comes. But if he needs to provide ordinary soldiers, quasi-knights, and knights with basic to mid-level combat capabilities, Parley will have to spend some time to prepare again, which involves
Strength mobilization, logistics preparation, and ship deployment cannot be decided in one sentence here.
"It's okay. We still have enough time. At least we have to wait until my wedding is over and your sister returns to Ironwood City before she has time to help you."
"Um"
Parley nodded and then said:
"Then I won't bother you anymore."
Now it was Pare's turn to be anxious. Richard's process only lasted a month or two. It seemed like a long time, but for a medium-sized war, the preparation time was still a bit tight. Pare had to immediately
After re-planning and re-arranging the tasks, I no longer had the time to chat and have a meal with Richard.
"Wait, Your Highness Parley."
"Um?"
Just when Parley turned around to leave, Richard called out to Parley to stop him.
"Two sky steps and one giant dragon, I'm afraid I'll have to pay extra."
Parley: “…”
After some friendly negotiations, Parley finally offered 200,000 kinnars. The money was divided into two payments, of which 100,000 jinnars were a deposit, which was paid immediately, and another 100,000 kinnars was paid after the completion of the matter.
Richard, very fair.
After Pa Lei left, Richard immediately asked Yusidu to send a letter to Ironwood City through Fengniao, and immediately expanded the size of the Dragon Army to five flag regiments and 25,000 people, and increased the supply of various supplies.
There is no need to worry about not having enough money for purchasing. Richard, who suddenly became wealthy, finally experienced the happiness of a rich man.
The reason why Richard agreed to take action was actually very simple. He had to thank the eldest prince for the artifact. When he returned to the North, he placed the artifact in Ironwood Castle and the magic guild was established. He immediately learned how to teleport.
There is no need to worry about the long journey back and forth. The problem of being unable to reach several cities that has troubled Richard for a long time has been completely solved...
