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Chapter 29 Action Meeting

In August, it was hot and depressing, and the scorching sun scorched the earth, making people feel like they were living in an oven.

In the small garden of the castle, Psyche and Katie sat in the stone pavilion drinking tea and discussing the paper mill. Both of them were wearing white long-sleeved shirts and the only Bragi skirt in the world.

She looks good in whatever she wears. Two days ago, when Katie was wearing a light green dress and a pink hat with a large brim, she went to check with Koehler on the land leveling of the paper mill. Koehler got a nosebleed because of the hot weather.

Now Romon's apprentices are very busy. The orders of the maids in the castle and the use of magic lamps make them work overtime overnight. In the past, lamps and candles were not allowed in the tailor shop for fire prevention.

No way, the weather suddenly became hot in August, and the old people lamented that this year has never been so hot in their life. In the past, wearing luxurious skirts would make them sweat even when they stood still.

Men are not camels either, choosing between sweat and cool clothing.

In the past, round-neck shirts belonged to underwear, and only farmers, coolies and shepherds wore them directly outside when they were working.

It's different now. The shirts designed by Baron Wesson have collars and pockets that only jackets have. It's clearly a thin jacket, but where is the underwear? The round-neck pullover underwear is worn inside.

Putting on a new shirt, everyone found that the previous bulging and colorful leggings became outdated.

Looking around, the straight-leg pants Frederick was wearing were loose and airy, so he changed into them.

But men can't live without accessories, so everyone put their eyes on the belt buckle.

Frederick was a little dazed during the meeting that day. All the participants were wearing white shirts and dark trousers, and they were all holding a thermos in their hands.

Only Richard Nall looked depressed, why did he go out to deliver a letter, and when he came back, everyone changed clothes, and he was still the same, sitting there out of place.

As a military fortress, the castle naturally has a place to command operations, but the headquarters is in the middle of the castle for safety, with only vents and no windows, and it is extremely hot.

It is not difficult to solve this problem. There are a group of magicians here, and a few large pieces of ice soon appeared in the corner.

Today is the last meeting before Wessenland is about to set off to take the initiative to pick up the victims. If there are no other changes, Frederick will officially visit the Principality of Mainz in three days.

Prior to this, Richard Nall sent Frederick's personal letter as a messenger to the relevant territory, communicated with the Wesson family caravan crossing the border, and went to the capital of Cologne.

A human-high map drawn on cotton cloth hung on the wall. Richard Nall stood by the map and reported the results of his visit with a thumbstick.

"I first visited Earl Roth, Earl Fürth, and Earl Ansbach." He pointed to the three counties in the northwest of Wessen Territory and said, "They agreed that we would use the route to transport the victims, set up transit camps, and Guaranteed not to create any obstacles and willing to sell food at current market prices."

Frederick asked with a sneer: "They really won't make any small moves?"

These families and the Wesson family are the nails placed by King William here. Among them, the Ansbach Territory is to the west of the Wessen Territory, and the Roth Territory is to the north. The transport of disaster victims needs to pass through these places.

When King William put the blame on Frederick's father, all of them contributed to the downfall of Wesson, and several of their neighbors worked hardest.

Richard Nall also sneered and said: "They dare not. I revealed a little bit that if something goes wrong, we will leave the victims there and never leave. They were so scared that they almost wrote notes."

Frederick nodded. These disaster victims are good medicine for himself, but poisonous for other lords.

At the same time, he sent Richard Nall as a messenger, which meant that this humanoid nuclear warhead would deter the neighbors.

At this time, Ah Fu came in and whispered a few words in Frederick's ear. Everyone found that he was much thinner than before.

Frederick said: "Let him in, and don't hide this from him."

A moment later, Ah Fu brought in a burly middle-aged man.

Before the man saluted, Richard Nall said with a smile, "Hey, it's your little lion."

"Lion" Orr is a well-known war contractor in the circle, that is, the leader of mercenaries.

In this pastoral era, the vast majority of the population is engaged in agricultural production, and very few territories can form a standing army.

Only those places with poor mountains and bad waters, people can't live anymore, they can only come out to do hard work.

For the lord, spending a lot of money to form a standing army is not as cost-effective as hiring these professionals.

The Wesson collar also has business dealings with mercenaries. Earl Wesson hired Orr when he went out last year. They were fighting fires when the material camp was attacked, and they brought back everyone's remains.

It was for this reason that Frederick wrote to Orr that he had a big deal to discuss.

After Orr came in, he first saluted Frederick, then greeted Richard Nall and called him a teacher.

Richard Nall just nodded, and Frederick pointed to the end of the conference table and said, "Sit down first, and we'll talk about your business later."

Orr sat down obediently, Richard Nall pointed to the map and continued: "Now there is bad news."

"The disaster victims were all driven to the areas along the Rhine and Main rivers by the lords everywhere, and they are going upstream."

"It's just that they don't know where Wesson Land is. Many people have never left their homes for more than 10 kilometers. At first they thought it was very close, but the long-term displacement and life without seeing the future made it possible to live in Wessen Land. Rumors are no longer believed.”

"Now the victims are moving very slowly. Basically, the local lord sent someone to give them some food so that they would not starve to death and then drove them away."

"Currently the victims are in poor condition, with only one suit of clothes left on them, and many people are sick."

"It's okay in summer now, but I'm afraid I won't be able to survive winter."

"But there is good news."

"This time I went to Cologne to find Archbishop Victor. After the discussion, he agreed to send priests from the Rhine Archdiocese to help the victims. Churches along the way provided food and medicine to the victims. He also happily accepted the benefits of sending priests to Wessen. down."

Frederick nodded slightly.

In the magical world, the status of religion is constantly changing.

In the era when magic technology was low, they appeared because of people's sense of mystery about natural phenomena and magic.

But after the development of magic technology, they can no longer preach many miracles, otherwise Richard Nall and others can perform live performances for you.

Here many years ago, the Illuminati Church, a group specializing in the medical field, stood out by virtue of its professional knowledge. After growing at the bottom, it relied on the fear and despair of the workers for the great suffering caused by the exploitative system and the exploiting class needed to use it as anesthesia and control the masses. Spiritual means to thrive.

On this continent, the Earth God Sect in the far west, the Nature Church in the far north, and the Flame Church in the southern continent are also following the same path.

Now Frederick is cooperating with Archbishop Victor, who is at a disadvantage in the internal struggle, which is a win-win situation.

Richard Nall continued: "I met the Grand Duke Dahlberg in Mainz. He was very grateful to Baron Wesson for taking the initiative to pick up the victims and agreed that we set up a shelter camp in the Principality of Mainz. The place was chosen at Lol."

Frederick raised his eyebrows and said, "Lohr? What a coincidence? The lord there, Baron Philipp von Elthal, will be visiting tomorrow or the day after tomorrow."

Richard Nall clicked on Lore's position on the map with a thumbstick and said, "It's on the banks of the Main River, surrounded by mountains."

Frederick understood, but he didn't know what Baron Ertal would think when he heard about it.

Richard Nall drew the stick from Lore all the way to Wesson, and said: "There has been no heavy rain around in the past month, and the water transportation has been greatly affected. I am afraid that the part that was originally planned to be transported by water will not work. gone."

Frederick nodded, and then asked the old knight Franz to go to the map and talk about the plan to transport the victims.

But Franz didn't go up, but let his son Franz Jr. appear on the stage.

(End of this chapter)