The Origin of Arcane

In the eyes of these veteran nobles, Viscount Gould is just a lucky upstart. More than ten years ago, because of poverty, he sold food outside the Huayu Plateau. It was full of pots and bowls, so it was received and reused by Grand Duke Christine,

The tall man is not only tall but also strong. His arms are thick enough to reach the thighs of ordinary people. The first impression is that Kong Wu is powerful, but his face is much fairer than that of ordinary people, probably because his skin is tight , there are not too many wrinkles on his face, just slightly gray sideburns, showing that his age is not young.

If you think that he is the military minister of the Bryan family, you are very wrong. This person is the patriarch of the Calvin family and the intelligence minister of Grand Duke Christine. He has held this position for many years.

The short one is the exact opposite of Calvin. He is short and thin, with a pointed face and slender arms. If he plays a monkey with a tail inserted, he will be absolutely lifelike. This person is Earl Nicholas, the military minister of the Bryan family. .

The one civil and one military around Grand Duke Christine showed such asymmetric differentiation, and there were many jokes about being mistaken for their identities.

Why was the Sir blocked from the door? Could it be that he came too early? Your Majesty hasn't woken up yet? Earl Calvin asked first.

It's not that I didn't wake up, but I just fell asleep. Viscount Gould replied blankly.

Now that the two important ministers next to Grand Duke Christine have come, he is not in a hurry, and he does not talk to the two close guards of the Grand Duke. He completely brought the three ministers promised by the other party together, and he went to report immediately. Things are forgotten one by one.

It's too worthless to care too much about a small person who is dedicated to his duty.

Your Majesty's energy is still as strong as ever. It's really enviable. I won't be able to. I have to go to bed at the end of the day. Hey, the good days are gone forever. If possible, I would like to leave Give up half of the family property in exchange for me returning to twenty. Earl Calvin sighed with sincere envy.

You are still as greedy as ever, wanting both youth and property. Nicholas mocked mercilessly, There is no such good thing in this world.

The reality is already cruel enough, so why should Earl Nicholas expose even a little bit of my fantasy? Earl Calvin responded to the other party's ridicule while saying to the Grand Duke Jinwei, We do have something to ask, please You go and pass it on, and I guarantee that His Majesty will not blame you after the incident, and even if something happens, we will intercede for you.

Hold on, my lords, I'll go right away. Being able to serve as a guard next to Grand Duke Christine also has good eyesight. Being able to get three court ministers to go out at the same time is definitely not a big deal that you can handle. Once it's delayed because of myself, it's really unbearable to walk around.

The lesser of two harms.

It seems easier to face Grand Duke Christine's anger.

Not long after the close guard entered, he heard several roars from the depths of the palace, as well as the sound of broken glass and porcelain.

After a while, the close bodyguard who went in to pass the message backed out with a distressed expression, and said: Three adults, your majesty has already woken up, let the three of you go in, but your majesty didn't get enough sleep, and your temper is somewhat angry, three adults It's better to pick the important ones later, otherwise I will be in bad luck.

Don't worry, I promise His Majesty will not trouble you later. Earl Calvin patted each other's shoulders, and made a gesture of invitation to the other two, Please, my lords first.

Master Earl previously.

The two go first.

The other two also put on a show of humility, as if whoever walked in first had a higher status than the other two.

Normally, it does.

But now the situation is special, they really want to.

I want the first person to walk in to be thundered and bear the rest of the anger of Grand Duke Christine.

Where is the person? Where did the person die? Bring me wine... Impatient roars came from the depths of the castle soon.

The three of them didn't dare to dawdle at the door any longer, and walked in hand in hand, ready to bear any storm together.

What...what is this important matter that actually... let my three chief ministers come together? Christine looked at his three court ministers with drunken eyes.

Not only did he not wake up, he was not sober from drunkenness, and he didn't even dress neatly. Even from a long distance, he could smell the strong smell of alcohol and perfume on his body.

Perhaps it was because of the weight of the three people in front of him, the weight in Grand Duke Christine's heart was heavy enough, so he didn't continue to get angry.

I have an accurate report that the five or six main battle legions led by the Yong Ye Army have assembled on the border, and a hundred thousand troops will attack the plateau at any time. Why haven't I seen His Majesty's countermeasures until now? Does Your Majesty have to wait until the opponent's army comes up? Can't you just mobilize troops? Viscount Gould first asked with a solemn expression.

I thought what was going on! Grand Duke Christine yawned lazily, I knew about this a long time ago, who said I didn't make arrangements for this matter? Since my Minister of Military Affairs Nicholas The Earl is here, and it is up to you to explain our strategic deployment to the Minister of Finance, Viscount Gould, who was absent from our military meeting earlier, after all, your army will need him to cooperate in the mobilization of military expenses and food supplies if there is a real fight.

Willing to serve. Earl Nicholas saluted Grand Duke Christine reservedly, and talked to Gould, It is not a day or two for the leader of the Eternal Night Army to spy on the territory of the Brian family. Back then they We had already anticipated this day when we defeated the Kingsley Family's Old Viper. This is the instinct of every force after it grows. The fangs of the old viper.

Not to mention that the leader of the Yongye army just gathered a hundred thousand troops on the border, even if it is a million, it is useless for them to cross the natural danger of the fault mountain, and there are our checkpoint fortresses on the main passages.

If they dare to let the 100,000 troops go into battle without any supplies and go deep into the plateau, then we don't need to defeat them, we just need to fortify the wall and clear the field, drag them for three or four weeks, and they will never return.

Isn't it that your arsenal has been unable to obtain the most advanced artillery and musket manufacturing technology from the Yongye Army for a long time?

This time is our best chance to get it.

Your Excellency, what you mean is that the battle plan you have drawn up is to consciously let the Yongye army leader set foot on the plateau, and then take advantage of the ruggedness of the road to cut off their food road, so as to achieve the goal of winning without fighting? Are you sure? ?”

Viscount Copperfield Gould summed up the meaning of the words of Earl Nicholas, the Minister of Military Affairs of the Bryan family, somewhat in disbelief.

Since the leader of the Yongye army has a peeping heart towards us, he will not easily dismiss it. Even if we use our geographical advantage to repel them, they will not completely dismiss this idea.

Only by severely injuring their main force can we completely resolve our crisis. If we can take the opportunity to reap the most advanced military equipment unique to the Yongye Army, why not do it? When Earl Nichols talked about the battle plan they were preparing, his thin face was raised high, and there was an unconcealed expression of pride. Obviously, he played an important role in formulating this military plan. .

Viscount Gould was already dumbfounded at this moment, and a cold air rose from the soles of his feet, all the way to the top of his forehead, completely blasting the pot.

What kind of child's play is this?

What kind of wishful thinking is this?

What kind of naive military strategy is this?

How much do they know about the combat effectiveness of the Eternal Night Army Lord Battle Legion?

How dare they come up with such a plan to close the door and beat the dog?

The prerequisite for the success of this plan is that the other party is a dog. What if the other party is not a dog, but a tiger?

That's not closing the door and beating dogs, but luring tigers into the house and eating them alive.

What's more, how can they be sure that the Yong Ye Army Leader will go according to their plan?

Doesn't the leader of the Yong Ye army know the pressure brought by natural dangers to their material transportation?

People don't know how to prepare for this?

Anyone who has been to the Yongye army will know how powerful their infrastructure is.

Who knows what incredible technology the other party can come up with in this matter.

This is the scariest part of this military leader.

Many things that normal people can't even imagine are being produced from their hands in a steady stream.

What is even more frightening to Viscount Gould now is that he seems to be the only one in the Huayu Plateau who realizes the horror of the Eternal Night Army Commander. Unbelievable.

Because not only Earl Nicholas was complacent about his perfect military plan, both Grand Duke Christine and Earl Calvin seemed convinced that they were sure of victory.

From the beginning to the end, the core decision-makers of the Bryan family did not take this invasion led by the Yongye Army as a serious matter at all.

Viscount Gould originally thought that the incomparable information in his hands was now as light as a feather, because the value of this information was based on the fact that the Bryan family attached great importance to the invader, the leader of the Eternal Night Army.

Your Excellency, Viscount...Your Excellency, Viscount Gould...

Ah... Viscount Gould was in a trance for a while, and it took a long time for his eyes to regain focus, What did you just say?

Your Majesty is asking you something, isn't this just to make you rush back overnight to ask for important information from His Majesty? Count Nicholas had a mocking smile at the corner of his mouth.

Viscount Gould suddenly realized at this moment. Just outside the door, when he saw Calvin and Nicholas coming together, he thought they were shocked by the information he brought back.

Now it seems that this is not the case at all, they are simply watching their own jokes together.

It is not a day or two that they are dissatisfied with their rapid rise.

In particular, his own rise is closely related to the Yongye Army Leader. In Huayu Plateau, he was even labeled as a pro-Yongye faction, and his relationship with the Yongye Army Leader deteriorated. After the war was about to start, he naturally received more suspicion.

At such a critical moment, it was no accident that he was sent out by Grand Duke Christine to inspect the industry and check the warehouse tax payment situation.

Although Viscount Gould felt that he was already in the ice cave, and he didn't think that his information could serve as a warning, but as a responsible Huayu plateau person, he still devoted himself to his duty and truthfully reported the information he had. The report: This is a summary of riots and bloodshed in the past six months collected by members of my Chamber of Commerce from major territories. Since three weeks ago, the outbreak rate of such incidents has risen sharply, more than five times the previous rate. , the propaganda rhetoric is even more inspiring, and the spearhead is directly aimed at the original ruling class of the entire Huayu Plateau.

My intelligence department is responsible for what your Excellency the Viscount said? Earl Calvin's face darkened on the spot and said, You, the Minister of Finance, stretched your hand too far. You are treating me. , an insult to the intelligence services I lead.

My lord misunderstood. I absolutely did not interfere in the Earl's field of work, nor did I mean to question your intelligence department's ability to work. The reason why we collected and mastered this information was entirely because of business needs. Viscount Gould replied calmly. .

When this information was brought out, the intelligence minister of the Bryan family had already expected such a reaction, and had already prepared a countermeasure.

Business requires information collection. This is the first time I've heard of it. Tell me, how are you going to use this information? Calvin's face became even more gloomy. He didn't like being fooled and perfunctory.

The price of commodities is often closely related to the local security environment. If the security environment in a region is relatively stable, the prices here will naturally be relatively stable, which is suitable for the sale of bulk goods.

If the public security environment in an area is bad, the price fluctuations will become very large, either the price is sky-high, or the goods are under pressure and cannot be sold at all.

If the chamber of commerce wants to make money, we need to have first-hand knowledge of the local conditions and prices, so that we can transport the goods and earn the highest profit.

This is the biggest purpose of the component chamber of commerce, and also the biggest advantage of the chamber of commerce over ordinary merchants.

The reason why the merchants led by the Yongye Army have always been invincible and made a lot of money from other territories is because they established the earliest and largest chamber of commerce. I am just learning from other people's mature experience.

Viscount Gould's previous explanation made the eyes of the three present shine brightly. Obviously, they did not expect that a businessman would have such knowledge.

But when they heard that they learned the experience from Yong Ye's army leader again, their expressions changed from sunny to cloudy again.

All the actions Viscount Gould made were inseparable from the leader of the Eternal Night Army. This was the reason why he remained outside the inner circle of the Bryan family and was unable to enter for so long.