People in the Middle Ages, draw cards to get promoted

Chapter 289 Preparation
Lothar and his party stayed in Anna's private estate.

The decoration here is much fresher and more elegant, neither the luxury of the oriental aristocrats with a strong sense of nouveau riche, nor the spacious majesty of the Brahena Palace.

Not long after they came back, a strong smell of meat wafted from the kitchen of the manor.

Soldiers who untied their heavy armor in twos and threes gathered in the garden full of anticipation when they were notified of the meal.

After a while, a cook brought a large bucket of stewed mutton with peas and onions, and piled up baskets of white bread on the long tables for them to take at will.

Lamb in a barrel, generous portion, peas and onions were just the side dishes.

They put them on dinner plates one by one, dipped them in bread and ate them.

The Greek aristocrats hardly ate pork, the unclean and inferior meat that consumed excrement, and the wealthier Gaul and Apennine nobles also did the same.

When many farmers cultivate their residences, the toilets will be connected to the troughs of the pigsty, and the pigs in this era have not been improved by breeding, and the taste is quite ordinary.

Mutton belongs to medium meat and is the mainstream food of nobles.

Beef belongs to the first-class meat, because the cattle are precious, and many wealthy nobles have no way to open up to eat beef.

The soldiers were obviously very satisfied with this meal. Even under Lothar's hands, they rarely had the opportunity to eat meat openly like this.

On Lothar's table, grilled oysters and snails are served as a pre-dinner snack first.

Afterwards, the servants of the manor brought various barbecues, refined white bread and other meals.

These breads can be eaten with fig jam on the side plate, and a bite of the bread, followed by a roast quail stuffed with fruit and spices, tastes quite good.

After eating and drinking enough, Jeanna, who was sipping dessert after the meal, couldn't wait to say: "Let's go shopping in the street. I haven't visited this city of longing in the world yet."

Furingilla snorted softly: "Isn't it just a city built by mortals, we've seen it all the way when we came here.

But since you have said so, let's go to the street with Jeanna to have a look. "

Celinina glanced at Lothar calmly. Although she didn't say anything, she was obviously moved.

She is not a very lively person, but Constantinople in her era was rebuilt by the Turks, and the layout has changed greatly, which is completely different from the current one.

"Okay, then you guys go shopping, I have to wait here for Anna to come back to Prajna, you can go too, don't worry about my safety, this is Anna's territory, there will be no danger."

Prajna wanted to refuse at first, but after hearing the words, after thinking for a while, she still replied, "Okay."

Lothar watched them go, and returned to the room leisurely. From the full bookshelf, he took out a book that was obviously lingering with a faint magical atmosphere and read it.

His attainments in flame magic are increasing day by day, although he is still far from a real wizard.

But for some simple magic books, even if no one taught them, he could barely read them.

for a long time.

While Lothar was watching engrossed, a figure appeared out of thin air in front of his eyes, and the figure quickly solidified, revealing Anna's figure: "Is there only one left?"

"Well, they went out for a stroll, after all, it's the city of longing in the world, it's hard to come here once, it's a pity not to take a stroll.

By the way, aren't you not good at space magic?How can it still be teleported like this? "

Anna gracefully sat down opposite Lothar: "I've said it all, this is my territory, and I'm not good at space magic, so it doesn't mean I can't ask someone to set up a few small teleportation arrays."

"The problem is solved?"

"Of course, it's just a group of lunatics who are obsessed with pursuing the wisdom of the old gods, dissecting the human body, and wanting to gain insight into the secrets of creation."

Anna said indifferently: "If they hadn't stolen a large number of newly buried corpses and were suspected of being ghouls, I might not have noticed them."

Lothar asked: "Who is the evil god behind this group of cultists?"

"Asclepius."

He was slightly taken aback when he heard the words: "Even the God of Medicine has been labeled as an evil god?"

Anna was silent for a moment, then said, "The old gods are all evil gods. Only the gods who can't show their holiness are the only true gods."

Suddenly, Lothar remembered that the gods in Greek mythology that he had seen in his previous life were not so much gods as a group of mortals with divine power. If they really existed, they would fit the image of evil gods very well.

"Lothar, the envoys this time have the eldest son of your German king. If you bump into each other in the arena, how do you plan to deal with it?"

Lothar was a little surprised and said: "Where do you want to cooperate with Germania? Even the eldest son of Emperor Henry has been sent as an envoy."

Anna said meaningfully: "King William II of Sicily passed away last month. Do you know what it means?"

"Just say it straight, I have limited knowledge of the relationship between the Apennine nobles."

After Anna's explanation, Lothar understood what happened.

The relationship between the Germanian Empire and the Eastern Empire has been repeated from time to time.

During the honeymoon period between the two parties, the emperor of the Eastern Empire would call the emperor of Germania the Lord of the Western Empire, and the two sides called each other brothers.

When the relationship is bad, they will call each other the king of the Germans, or the great chief of the Alemanni.

In contrast, the emperor of the Germanian Empire would also call the emperor of the Eastern Empire the King of Greece, which is quite an insulting term.

The Eastern Empire and Germania had previously fought for influence in northern Apennines.

Conrad's father, William Alamic, Marquis of Monferrato, was one of the spokesmen of the Eastern Empire in North Apennines.

It's just that the relationship between countries changes with interests.

Not long ago, William II of the Kingdom of Sicily died of illness, and his only heir was his aunt, Princess Constance, who also married the eldest son of the German emperor, Henry the Younger.

In other words, the eldest son of Emperor Henry, before inheriting the title of emperor, was about to receive a crown of the Kingdom of Sicily.

But the nobles in Sicily are obviously not willing to accept the rule of a foreigner, not to mention that this foreigner is quite authoritative, and will inevitably bring a bunch of Germanic nobles, the kind that will squeeze the living space of the local nobles.

So they elected William II's cousin, Count of Lecce, Tancred, to be crowned King of Sicily.

The situation between the two sides is like fire and water, and war may break out at any time.

The Eastern Empire, which had been plundered by the Norman bandits for hundreds of years, was naturally happy to see the results, and wanted to gain enough benefits in this battle, and even restore the empire's rule over southern Italy.

The two hit it off and decided to cooperate.

This time the emperor sent Little Henry to Constantinople to discuss the details of cooperation with the Eastern Empire and the specific agreement on how to divide the spoils after the war.

"Now, you should tell me what you should do if you run into your Crown Prince Henry?"

Lothar frowned. He is a vassal of the Kingdom of Jerusalem. In normal times, he can ignore the Hohenstaufen royal family, but the Habsburg family still has to beg for food under their hands.

"If I bump into it, I will show mercy."

"Why are you showing mercy?"

Lothar rolled his eyes: "Just make sure you don't leave him with fatal or disabling injuries. Do you want me to bind my hands and surrender directly? I'm not his vassal."

Even if he is really a vassal of Emperor Henry, there is no need to do this at all.

In duels with kings, it is not uncommon for nobles to kill kings, let alone a crown prince.

When you meet him, bow if you give him face, and if you don't give him face, Lothar can completely ignore him.

Anna said with satisfaction: "That's good. I have to remind you that this time the Germanian envoy sent many powerful warriors, accompanied by Marquis Leopold of Austria and his witch advisor, you You have to be careful."

Leopold is here too?
When he was just appointed to Jolysburg, he could get a lot of help from Leopold.

Although these help would soon be worthless because of the rapid expansion of his territory, he was still very grateful to Leopold's favor.

Lothar asked curiously: "Don't you still have an army that has taken the potion? Let them play and it will be over?"

Although the strength of the remaining veterans brigade is strong, he is not confident that he can beat those special troops who have taken the potion and whose strength is already different from the ordinary army.

Moreover, the remaining veterans followed him through bloody battles without losing a few of them. He didn't want to cause them heavy losses because of a duel.

Anna said helplessly: "They are carrying out important military affairs, and they will not be able to return to Constantinople in a short time. If they are still there, I don't have to worry about it."

Seeing through Lothar's worries, Anna quickly said: "Don't worry, since I let you play, I will definitely prepare potions for your soldiers to treat trauma. As long as there is still a breath, they will definitely be able to heal them back."

Lothar thought for a moment, then agreed: "Okay, I will do my best."

Who made the benefactor open up and gave enough money.

Moreover, it's not that he hasn't dealt with the potion army before. Even those Assassins who have taken the potion, in his opinion, they are no match for the remaining veterans under him.

Moreover, they will be able to draw another card tomorrow, which may help this duel.

(End of this chapter)