The Origin of Arcane

He does have reasons for complacency, not just a question of a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity before him, but also a sense of superiority over his greatest competitor.

St. George made great efforts and went to the Manyu military leader in person, not because he wanted to support a Catholic believer to come to power, and then use him to win the belief of the entire military leader, thus paving the way to the next Pope.

In the end, it was neither embarrassing nor embarrassing. I was deeply involved in the quagmire of war, and I couldn't get out. I was even called to reprimand by Pope Delt himself. Now I don't know where I was dispatched.

And he, Yinuoke, only needs to gently pluck the political strings at the right time, and the opportunity will obediently come to his door.

The significance of taking down the Karth army leader is far higher than that of the Manyu army leader.

Cardinal Inoko, who was so excited, made an exception to refill his wine glass again, and said with a bit of drunkenness: To myself, Your Excellency Bishop Inoko Nott.

At this time and this scene, everyone is drunk if the wine is not intoxicated.

Watching Cardinal Inoko's carriage leave, Grand Duke Buck's slightly humble waist straightened up bit by bit, his smile was also restrained bit by bit, and there was an aura that strangers should not enter.

Half a year ago, even if the current Pope Delte of the Holy See of Saint Ether came personally, his head could not be lowered by half a cent.

Now he had to bow his knees to a cardinal who ruled only one diocese.

It was something that Duke Buck would never have dreamed of before.

He, Buck Kingsley, the man who claims to be the most capable Grand Duke in the history of the Kingsley family, who will lead the Kingsley family to an unprecedented peak, how did he fall to this point?

Dreaming back at midnight, he was always thinking about this question.

The beginning of all nightmares seems to start from peeping into the Swamp of Despair and confronting the leader of Yongye Army.

But do you want to ask him if he regrets it?

He doesn't regret the decision he made, because what he did was to bring the Kingsley family to a new glory, which is his responsibility as the patriarch of the Kingsley family.

The only thing he regrets is that he underestimated the leader of Yong Ye and Xiao En.

If he is asked to re-elect, he will do his best from the beginning.

But there is no if in this world, and there is no medicine for regret.

The only thing he can do now is to do his best to resolve the immediate crisis of the Kingsley family. For this reason, what is his dignity and face?

Your Majesty, doing this is undoubtedly seeking skin from a tiger. The intervention of the Holy See will only make the situation more complicated, and it may not be able to achieve outstanding results. Even if this incident is resolved, the parasitic vine of the Holy See will be deeply rooted. Take root in our territory, just like what they did to the Lancelot royal family, and make them breathless. Channing, the number one think tank of the Kingsley family, had an unconcealable worry on his face.

He did not agree with the cooperation between Archduke Buck and Holy See of Saint Ether.

In his eyes, the threat of the Holy See is far higher than that of the Eternal Night Army.

No matter how high the asking price of the Yongye Army Leader is, it is still a one-shot deal. After the Kingsley Family's Eastern Conqueror Army takes it back, there is no need to look at their faces, and some agreements may even be torn up at the right time.

But getting in touch with the Holy See is different.

It is equivalent to putting a parasite that eats flesh and blood on oneself. At first glance, it does not hurt much. As time goes by, the parasite keeps multiplying, and the damage it will bring will become greater and greater.

If you look at the current Lancelot royal family, you will know that they occupy the most fertile territory in the whole continent, have the largest population, and have the support of the strongest family. They can only let the Byron Alliance be so torn apart.

The Holy See played a role that cannot be ignored. In addition to subjective influence, objectively they also divided the finances and force of the Lancelot royal family.

Grand Duke Buck's complexion changed several times, and finally he couldn't restrain himself from roaring: Why don't I understand this truth? But if we don't get through the current difficulties, how can we talk about the future? Others don't know the situation of the Kingsley family, why don't you still I don’t know? Did that bastard Sean put forward the conditions? Land, equipment, finances, this is a three-knife attack on the Kingsley family, and the knife is fatal. If I really agree, Kingsley The family will not only be squeezed into juice, but also be slaves for more than ten years, with no chance of turning over.

When it came to the end, Duke Buck's teeth were grinding and chattering.

After two weeks of entanglement and negotiation, the conditions of the Yongye Army Commander finally changed, but instead of surrendering, the war compensation of 80 million royal gold coins in the third article was changed to a ten-year installment payment, and It is allowed to use various materials to make up the discount.

This one seems to be fully considered for the Kingsley family, so that they don't have so much financial pressure.

In the eyes of Grand Duke Buck, this is even more vicious. It is a continuous blood draw from the Kingsley family, and it lasts for ten years.

How much is the annual financial income of the entire Kingsley family?

Just over 30 million.

Every year, one-third will be cut off and given to the Yong Ye army leader. They don't have to do anything this year, so let's tighten their belts and survive.

In other words, the Kingsley family has no chance of turning around in this decade.

Grand Duke Buck took a long breath, slightly suppressed the anger in his heart, and said: This is not the most important point of the problem. The most important thing is that our slut princess, Her Royal Highness, has always stood by the other party's side. Eat us to death, the so-called negotiations now are all a pretense they use to delay time, and want to delay until Ake Messer runs out of food. No matter how harsh their conditions are, we have no second choice, so we might as well take advantage of the If you have time, if you confuse the water in this pool, you may be able to find more opportunities to escape.

But... Grand Master Chan Ning wanted to say something else.

Interrupted by Grand Duke Buck impatiently waving his hand, Stop talking, I've made up my mind. Instead of discussing this, you might as well take some more time and think about how to deal with the difficulties of the Yong Ye army leader tomorrow. Your recent performance, But it doesn’t match the salary I paid you, you are the most famous bachelors in the city of knowledge, but you were defeated by a group of natives, don’t you feel ashamed of your city of knowledge?”

That was just an accident. We didn't expect the other party to have such a good research on the early history of the ancient Andes Empire and the Byron Alliance. I have already sent people to the City of Knowledge and invited people with relevant knowledge to come to assist us. Our City of Knowledge, I will never hold back my employer in terms of knowledge, please rest assured Your Majesty on this point. There was a bit of embarrassment that could not be concealed on the old face of Grand Master Chan Ning.

During the negotiations with the Yongye army leader, the Kingsley family's think tank team led by him rushed to the front line.

To be honest, they were a bit contemptuous at first, after all, the leaders of the Yongye army were nothing more than a group of brats who didn't even have hair. The gymnasium is not eligible to enter, and can only clean the table and empty the toilet for their mentors.

The result of the confrontation can be imagined.

While not a complete failure, the situation is pretty ugly.

It's not that those young people crushed them in all kinds of knowledge. In this respect, the other party's performance was quite satisfactory. They even didn't know many of the established rules of the Byron League, and made a lot of jokes.

But the other party's information data is far from what they can compare.

The other party not only has their own detailed research data, but also a lot of Kingsley family.

Every time it seems to be a sky-high asking price, in fact it is close to the bottom line that the Kingsley family can bear. This kind of bottom line is often unknown to them before, but calculated after the fact.

In this case, they are even more passive when negotiating.

I don't know when it started, but the two sides brought the focus of the dispute to the historical issues left over from the transition from the ancient Andes Empire to the Byron Union.

In this regard, the staff team led by Yongye Army caught them by surprise.

The other party is not only prepared for this issue, but some ways of looking at the problem and the degree of digging are completely different from them. Especially after careful consideration, many scholars actually agree with the other party's point of view.

To put it bluntly, many bachelors are relatively pure people.

To put it bluntly, it is that they are stupid in learning things, and they are somewhat inferior in handling people's sophistication.

When this kind of recognition is shown in the negotiation, the scene becomes extremely embarrassing.

Not to mention Duke Buck's complexion, even Grand Master Channing's has become like a pig's liver.

The reason why the bachelors produced in the City of Knowledge of the Warlock Union are famous all over the world is that they are not as fond of seizing power as the Holy See and the Witches' Secret Society, and they are relatively aloof in handling things, but also because they have a service attitude similar to that of a businessman. If the employer's work is delayed because of their bachelor's degree, they will send more and more professional bachelor's teams for free until the problem is resolved.

I hope your new Grand Master will be more helpful. Grand Duke Buck snorted, and didn't get entangled in this issue. It didn't make any sense other than to show his narrow-mindedness.

Grand Maester Chan Ning pursed his lips, and did not intend to refute.

This kind of thing is a thousand words and ten thousand, it is not as good as a real thing. When the professionals sent by the city of knowledge arrive, Duke Buck will naturally realize that they have been able to stand for so many years, and they are not in vain.

The matter of Archduke Buck's close contacts with the Holy See cannot be hidden from the eyes and ears of the Princess Regent, not even the eagle eyes of the leader of the Yongye Army.

Grand Duke Buck didn't mean to hide it either. This was an out-and-out conspiracy. Even if they got the news, there was no way to stop it.

Could it be that they still have to care about Duke Buck's beliefs? If they did so, it would be tantamount to giving the Holy See an excuse to allow them to intervene more smoothly.

The Holy See's method of intervening in this matter is still their usual method - lateral pressure.

They have a huge network of their own, and influence people around them, especially their own family members, through believers, and then influence more people, not to mention that many lords and nobles are themselves devout believers.

As the cardinal with the most seniority, Inoko has been operating in the capital of Vallesta for so many years, and has a frighteningly wide network.

Just a week after he reached an agreement with Duke Buck, the wind direction of the capital Valesta unknowingly turned to Duke Buck's side.

Not only those lords and aristocrats advised the regent princess and beat the side drums.

Even many small citizens expressed infinite sympathy for the Kingsley family.

Even the leader of Yong Ye's army could clearly feel this impact.

As a new force that has just been established, the Yongye Army Leader does not have much to do with the Holy See, but they do have business contacts in the Byron Alliance, especially in the high-end luxury market such as silk clothing.

Those fanatics of the Holy See even joined forces to boycott the products of the Yongye Army Commander.

After everything develops to a certain extent, it will show striking similarities, and market methods are no exception.

The only good thing is that the luxury goods business led by Yong Yejun is in its infancy, the market is not that big, and the supply is in short supply. There is no need to worry about slow sales. It will not cause much impact in a short period of time, but in the long run, it will definitely not what a good thing.

The main pressure is still with Princess Regent Sophie Liya.

How's the situation? Sean asked with concern.

In the negotiations with Grand Duke Buck, Princess Regent Sophie Liya seemed to have done nothing. In fact, it was her inaction that allowed the Eternal Night Army to lead the Kingsley family on the Politburo. step press.

The leader of the Yongye Army wants to eat the Swamp of Despair, and Sophie Liya's close support is indispensable. In the final analysis, there is still one thing - military rations.

Although Xiao En has already started to plan, trying to use the Huayu Plateau grain merchant line to open the Huayu Plateau's backup business line, but it will be difficult to see the effect in a while.

The reason why backup is called backup is that it is a secondary option in case of last resort.

The defects of Huayu Plateau are there. The problem that has plagued the Bryan family for many years will also become a problem for the leader of the Yongye Army. A bulky, bulky cargo.

Apart from other things, just transporting it from the Huayu Plateau will increase its original basis by two to three times, not to mention that road problems will limit the overall transportation volume.

After the Eternal Night Army ate the Swamp of Despair, not only would the demand for food not decrease, but it would double on the original basis.

The desperate swamp where the flooded river receded is becoming suitable for farming, and it is only a matter of time before it returns to the Jiangnan Plain.

But before that, the leader of the Yongye army must support the crocodile people in the Swamp of Despair.

The Crocodiles are young and reformers, why did they vote for the Yong Ye army leader so cleanly?

Are they really agreeing with the Yong Ye army leader?

The answer is probably no.

This is only part of the reason, a very small part of the reason, and more of it is forced to be helpless.

The leader of the Yongye army taught them the long-term vision, and let them see that if they left the leader of the Yongye army, the crocodile people would only fall into a more miserable situation.

Not only will the leader of the Yongye army not get rid of the Princess Regent because of eating the Swamp of Despair, on the contrary, the two sides will become closer.

Sophie Liya also saw this point, and she spared no effort to support Sean.

In the world, there is no love without reason, and there is no hate without reason, especially when you are in Sophie Liya's current position.

Personal emotions only account for a small part of the decision-making factors, and the most important thing is to proceed from interests.

The benefit gained from supporting the Eternal Night Army is far less than that from supporting the Kingsley family.

How to choose is self-evident.

If it were Sean, he would do the same.

The situation is not good. Those self-righteous guys are buzzing around me like flies, constantly emphasizing the relationship between the royal family and the Kingsley family, and the life and death of Byron. They troubled the Kingsley family before. I never saw them think about the so-called kinship and Byron's life and death. They were always at the front, and it was Strachey and Lancelot who bleed for Byron. They were just a group of huddled back coward.

Sophilia's complexion was as ugly as if she had swallowed a fly. Not only was she disgusted by the shamelessness of those lords and nobles, but she was also disgusted by the Holy See's method of stabbing a knife in the heart.

Those daring guys dare to threaten me with taxes. They really think that I dare not touch them? As long as I give an order, many people are willing to step on their corpses.

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