Blood Dragon

Chapter 160 Chapter Nine

"Your Majesty!" Alyn bowed and saluted.

"What's the matter?" the little girl asked.After so many things, she is no longer the little girl who was bullied on the street.It's hard to describe this change in temperament, but what I have to say is that she already has a bit of the majesty of a queen.

"A few important things happened while you were away." Alyn began to report what happened in Falcon City after the little girl left.It can be said that the little queen won a victory on the battlefield, and Eileen made full use of this victory.Now, the little queen's rule is no longer within the Falcon City and its surrounding area, but has actually covered most of the country.She is no longer a queen in name, but a queen in reality.

The remaining rebel forces, including Byron, have all lost the power to counterattack.Of course, in this regard, part of the credit is Essien.

But there are some exceptions, such as the church.Now, with the change of the situation, the "neutrality" of the church seems very unpleasant to the court of Falcon City.

"...So, Your Majesty, it's the Church. Maybe you need to put a little pressure on them." Alyn suggested.

"Well, I have to find an opportunity to meet the High Priest of Falcon City." The little girl nodded, agreeing with Alyn's suggestion.

"Well, there is one more thing... I found some evidence... It seems to indicate that Earl Ashurfate..." Alyn was trying to find the right words. "In being Chancellor of the Exchequer, there may be some..."

"Some what?"

"There may be suspicions of corruption," Alyn said. "Your Majesty, you know that Earl Ashrufat was born as a mercenary after all. It is understandable that a person like him is particularly obsessed with money, considering..."

"It's impossible!" The little girl replied bluntly.But she immediately became curious again, how could Ashrufat be mistaken for embezzlement of public funds? "You said he was corrupt...how did he get corrupt?"

"Earl Ashrufat may join hands with others... through the sale and purchase of magic communication scrolls, and carry out price difference transactions."

"Magic message scroll?" The little girl had also heard a little about this matter. "Is it the chamber of commerce called 'Scroll'?"

"That's right, the president of the Scroll Chamber of Commerce is named Ajin, and he seems to be a friend of Count Ashrufat." Alyn said. "So, the two of them may have made some kind of deal in private..."

"Wait, you mean, Ashuruffat bought the scroll of magic communication at a higher price than the market?"

"More than that." Alyn said. "Earl Ashrufat buys and sells. He bought the magic scroll at a high price, and then sold the scroll to Mr. Akin at a low price as soon as he changed hands," he said. "The price difference is almost doubled...Moreover, this kind of transaction...They have been doing it for more than half a year. It is still going on even now."

This time, even the little girl was moved.There must be evidence for Eileen's convincing statement.But Ashrufat's embezzlement in such a vicious way... how is it possible?that time……

"How much is left in our treasury?" the little girl asked after taking a deep breath.

"There are still some, around 600 million." Alyn replied.During the time when the little girl was not in Wangcheng, relying on the authority of the prime minister, he now has a good understanding of the situation of the treasury. "With the current numbers, it should be able to last for a while," he said.

"Why is there... so much money?" The little girl asked herself in a voice talking to herself.At that time, didn't Ashurfat tell himself that there was nothing left in the national treasury?What did he do afterwards?No matter what you do, won't money come out of nothing?

"Although this amount is not small, please don't forget, Your Majesty, that we still have to pay a huge debt," Ailin said. "Next month is okay, and after a while ... there may be a huge debt coming due."

"Huge debt?"

"The total amount is not less than 500 million golden oligos. It is a huge loan that Byron borrowed from the Silverfish Chamber of Commerce. Although it is an interest-free loan, but...the whereabouts of the money are unknown. I can only guess that Byron secretly used your name Borrow money. Then transfer yourself away. Your Majesty, I must remind you that no matter how full the treasury is, it cannot withstand... such unscrupulous corruption."

"Okay, I see." The little girl was obviously in a daze.

"By the way, there is one more thing about your temporary tutor, Ms. Rodia... If I'm not mistaken, she was recommended by Earl Aishuruffat?"

"Yes, what's wrong?"

"Your Majesty, although this is very impolite, this Ms. Rodia may be from... a prostitute. I heard people say that she seems to be a... whore! This kind of person will serve as your tutor, even temporarily Yes, it's also... an extremely rude thing. If people in other countries find out that your teacher is a prostitute, then... this matter may become a laughing stock in other countries."

Ai Linen looked at the little girl's expression, but the other party never spoke.

"Your Majesty, I'm afraid this matter..."

"I see, you go down first." The little girl said.

A few minutes later, Alyn came to the room where the Prime Minister was working.Although the Regent's residence is large, it is not a royal palace after all.During this period of time, with the expansion of power, the number of officials in the palace has increased rapidly, making it a bit narrow.In the prime minister's office room, a small group of officials at all levels is already standing.

"My lord Prime Minister..." Seeing Ai Linen's return, everyone saluted one after another. "What does Her Majesty say?"

"The queen may not be able to make up her mind for a while," Ailin said. "After all, Earl Ashurfate...had saved the queen's life in a critical moment. And she is still skeptical about this matter."

"Then, about that Rodia..."

"I'm afraid this matter has to be discussed together with the matter of Aishuruffat." Alyn said. "This matter... His Majesty must realize that man's unreliability."

Well, although it is understandable that those who were born as mercenaries are obsessed with money, but after all, he is the prime minister and cannot allow this kind of thing to continue.

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"The situation in Fonoros City is indeed very bad. The king's army has no intention of launching an offensive. It seems that they want to carry out simple siege tactics, but because the grain warehouse has been burned, the city will not last too long... unless In addition, there is news that Byron has lost his peace... the people in the city are panicking..."

Ashuruffat sat quietly and alone in the large tent of the Chinese army, with his eyes closed.The words carried by the wind of magic flowed in his mind, as if someone was speaking to him clearly in his ear.

It seemed that this was a spy from Tiberius in the city of Fornoros, who was using magic communication to send information back to his master.

The contact with the magical wind was never a pleasant experience, it felt like a foul grease surrounded him, making his stomach twitch.But it was all worth it. Today, Ashuruffat finally found the information he needed after receiving a lot of boring business reports.

He let go of the magic wind, but the smell of fat and oil still filled his senses, lingering.After a while, this feeling gradually faded away.

"As expected, Byron, did you want to do this at a critical moment?" He whispered to himself, then stood up and walked out.

It should be to see the situation of the siege tunnel.

After a while, he came to an edge of the camp.The dwarf craftsman was still busy, and Ogriff, the master engineer of the dwarves, was doing calculations with a pen and paper.Ashuruffat didn't bother him, but stood aside, waiting for his calculation to be completed.

"Very good, that's it!" Ogrieve finally finished his calculation and said to himself.He turned around, but was surprised to see Ashurfat beside him.

"How's the situation, Master Ogriff?" Ash Rufat asked.He had now discovered that the dwarf, Ogriff, liked being called "Master."Although he said modestly before that he was not worthy of the title "Master", every time Ashuruffat called him Master, his face would be more joyful.

"It will be finished in ten days." Ogrieve replied confidently. "At that time, I will detonate the gunpowder, and then... with a bang, the city wall will disappear."

"Ten more days?"

"Damn it, don't you see how long our tunnel is?" Ogriff replied disgruntled. "Only us dwarves can dig so fast. If you humans do it, it will take at least a month to dig!"

"Of course, I'm very satisfied with your progress." Ashuruffat looked at the entrance of the tunnel. The dwarf is indeed a master of excavation. He can keep quiet while maintaining a high speed.He can be sure that the other party has not noticed so far.

"By the way," Ogrieve lit his own special pipe (this kind of pipe is ingeniously manufactured, it will prevent sparks from being exposed, and is obviously a professional item), and took a deep puff. "We will use a new type of gunpowder for this explosion, which is much more powerful than your human gunpowder. This kind of gunpowder must be charged extra."

As he spoke, he picked up a small container from his side, which contained black granular solids. "That's it."

For some reason, Ashuruffat suddenly knew that it was actually ordinary black powder, but it was made into granules with some kind of glue.After granulation, the power of gunpowder increases.However, the dwarves do not seem to intend to popularize this science and technology to humans, but only say that the two gunpowder formulas are different.

"Of course no problem." Ashuruffat replied calmly. "But in terms of price, you know, the Society of Engineers has promised me the best price..."

"Beard!" Ogrieve swore. "You are the most business-like human being I have ever seen!"

It's only been ten days... Ashurfat narrowed his eyes and looked at the city wall in the distance.