Whispers of the Gods

Chapter 135 Vigrich V (1)

"I have made it very clear in my answer," Vigrich Apollyon said impatiently, sitting on the marble throne of the twin dragons, "the Republic of Drax cannot establish a trading post anywhere in the empire. .”

He had seen the man in front of him, with blond curly hair and a big white beard. He had brought a mission to Lozaria's coronation dinner and presented several boxes of gifts on behalf of the Republic of Drax.

"Isn't it even an equivalent exchange, Your Majesty Wigrich?" Theod Bimeno asked respectfully.

"Even if you ask someone to bring in a hundred boxes of gold coins and rare treasures, I will not agree." Wigrich shook his head, "Unlike the lords of the Kingdom of Vivaria, I know what long-term income."

This group of greedy merchants never knew their boundaries, and ever since they made their fortunes through trade, they kept asking for a foothold in one of the empire's ports in order to trade more directly and avoid customs duties.

And they seem to forget that many of the trade routes they picked up were lost to the Hastza Empire during the Apostasy.The fleet of the rebel Igonud completely defeated the navy of the "Young Master" Igomel V in the naval battle of the Starfall Strait, and the remaining fleet of the empire fled to the south, joining forces with the pirates wandering at the end of the Rift Sea, The so-called "Free League" was established.

"I will not use wealth as a bargaining chip, Your Majesty Vigrich, I know that the Hastza Empire is powerful and does not need our gold." The Drax envoy waved his hand and asked the entourage standing behind to hand He has a scroll. "But we have invaluable information to give you that I'm sure will help you a lot, especially in this war."

Vigrich and Arlovin at the foot of the stone steps looked at each other and exchanged puzzled looks. "What information?" asked the Chancellor.

"A war tool that can change the situation of the battle, a more powerful trebuchet." Theodore Bimeno replied while opening the scroll. "The blueprints obtained by our sea explorers in the far eastern countries are enough to tear apart the city walls."

"Where did you get this thing? The savannah?" Vigrich frowned. This kind of news made him uneasy. Weapons and equipment have never lost to the Holy Palacis Empire.But now these profiteers in the north are telling him that there are trebuchets more powerful than the most advanced war machine he has ever seen?

Drax's emissary nodded with a smile.

There was a smile on Theod Bimeno's face, "It's just what we've been asking for, Ockenburn, Your Majesty."

"No trebuchet can tear through the walls," Vigrich said disdainfully. "If it's possible, why do we build castles?"

Vigrich sighed and nodded.Now it's the turn of these savages to explore the unknown world, which reminds him of the unrivaled fleet of "Sea Voyager" Igomel II, how he opened up the Starfall Strait and gained a firm foothold on the eastern continent Heel, and how it explored south and established countless colonies along the coast.But now these places have become a paradise for pirates and pagans. Only the kings of Apollon can understand this bitter gap.

"No," Vigrich shook his head, "but what's the difference? Anyway, he must be rotten somewhere now, and no one can live to be 80 years old."

"Twenty stones?" Allowin raised his eyebrows, clutching the silver key on his chest. "Now the most powerful trebuchet can only throw ten stones, and more than 200 people and more than 100 ropes are needed. If the trebuchet in the east is really as powerful as you say, it can indeed break through the city wall, no matter how bad it is It can also bomb non-stop outside the enemy's range."

"Please forgive me, Your Majesty, the Governor and the other mayors did not allow me to disclose more information." The messenger bowed to Vigrich. "The purpose of my trip is only to reach an agreement with you using this trebuchet blueprint."

Looking at the messenger from the north who was waiting patiently for his answer in the audience hall, Wigrich wished his children were here so that he could explain to them why he had changed his mind, because it was An offer he couldn't refuse.

"Your uncle, Loufrid Apollyon, he may still be alive." Theod Bimeno narrowed his eyes, "but I'm just hearing it, so I'm not sure."

"What's over there?"

"Where do you want to set up a trading post?"

"Of course, this is as it should be, Your Majesty Vigrich." The envoy stepped forward and handed the blueprint to Alowin, raising his head as if suddenly remembering something, "There is one more thing, Your Majesty, I think you need to know .”

"But have you found his body?" asked the messenger.

"This is not an ordinary trebuchet. It weighs [-] tons, has a range of [-] yards, and can throw nearly [-] stone boulders. It doesn't require many people to operate it."

"what's up?"

"Further east, Your Majesty the Emperor." Theodore Bimeno replied, "Our people have reached a place farther east than the savannah, passing through Qiandao reefs and deep-sea storms..."

"I promise you, but I have to let the imperial engineers build this so-called trebuchet and test whether its capabilities are as amazing as you said." Wigrich said.

"Then you must have heard it wrong, or someone is playing tricks on you." Wigrich said, "He has disappeared for many years, to be precise, three years before I took the throne."

Theod Bimeno stroked his beard and asked no more questions.He bowed respectfully again to Vigerich, and left the audience hall with his entourage.

"This group of locusts." After the messengers left, Wigrich immediately cursed.He was in a bad mood, not only because the Republic came and he had to exchange a trading post for a blueprint of a trebuchet: Not long ago, the remaining guards returned from Vivaria, but they did not bring Zhuo Ke , the heir of the empire voluntarily stayed in the Hall of Ashes!He knew Zhuo Ke was impulsive, but he didn't expect him to be so stupid.

"Your choice is correct, Your Majesty." Arrowyn said as he handed the scroll to him. "Any wise ruler will make the same decision as you. If this trebuchet is really as magical as they say, then it will completely change the way we fight."

"I hope so," Wigrich rubbed his forehead, he couldn't understand the design in the blueprint, and put it back in Alovin's hand. "Give it to our best engineers and let them build the trebuchet as quickly as possible."

(End of this chapter)