Blood Dragon

Chapter 220 Miscalculation

"My lord general, this... If I'm not mistaken, that Ashrufat, the only thing that can be called a record at present is the capture of Fornoros City? In fact, there are not many skills, just digging tunnels and smashing the city wall That's all. I can do it differently. Garunas is known as a "sage". Although Garunas has extraordinary military talents, military talents are only one of Garunas' many talents That's just one thing. In terms of politics, diplomacy, and finance, Garunas has outstanding abilities."

"Haha... Siege warfare is a multiple-choice question with very few options. It is nothing more than buying traitors, frontal assault, digging tunnels, siege, etc.," Baylor said. "Even if it's me, I can't think of any special tricks. As for other things, well, there is really no direct evidence."

"Then why did you..."

"This, can only be understood but not expressed in words." Baylor said. "It seems... things are far more difficult than I expected. I originally thought that Gruni... even that little queen couldn't compare with me."

"Master General, how can you look down on yourself so much? They are just very lucky."

"You really think it's luck?"

"Of course, among other things, if it weren't for the accidental discovery of the power of attorney of those elf princes in the warehouse, Byron would have won this time."

"You really thought that," Bellel looked at Robin with a strange expression. "Did they find the elf prince's business authorization letter in the warehouse?"

"Didn't Ashurfat say this himself?" Robin was eavesdropping on the wall, so he was sure he heard it right. "I just... heard it."

"There is no letter from the elf prince in the warehouse of Falcon City," Belleur said. "At least not when Ashuruffat took over the warehouse."

"Ah... but... this... Ashurfat..."

"He lied." Belleer replied seemingly indifferently.

"Then...if that's not true, then why is the little queen's financial troubles..."

"I think those letters should be real, but they are definitely not in the treasury." Belle began to walk towards his dormitory. "Well, do you know why Aishuruffat told this lie? It's because there is no evidence to prove it. Those who knew the situation of Gruny's treasury were the original financial staff...but they were all brought to the city of Fornoros by Byron... ...And then they all died. I think Ashurfat must have thought so. But he must have not expected one thing..."

Belle gave a sly smile. "Because Byron didn't want to raise too many idlers, he gave these people different tasks. One of them...was sent to me by him. Coincidentally, this person was the former Gruney treasury... Warehouse manager. Robin, you know, I was really curious, so I didn't waste the opportunity. From that person, I got some details of the warehouse. For example, income and expenditure documents, file materials, debt bills , letters, etc., have been burned. Byron issued this order when he left, and it was only issued to a limited number of executors, and that one was one of the executors. In other words , After Ashurfat returned to Falcon City, he was faced with a completely empty warehouse. Although everyone joked that there was 'nothing left in Falcon City's treasury except bills', in fact, this It’s a metaphorical rhetoric, so to speak. In reality, there’s nothing in the treasury, not even bills... debt papers.”

"..."

"The reason why Byron did this was probably to add a little difficulty to the little queen. It really looks like what Byron did... It was vicious and treacherous. Speaking of it, Byron needed time to rectify at that time Troops, so it's good to delay for a while. Do you understand, Robin? If there are really letters from the elf prince in the treasury, then these letters will have been turned into ashes long ago, and it is impossible to exchange for a large sum of money Kim Oli's."

"So...those letters, those kiolis who paid their debts..."

"There must be truth in a lie. Because no one will believe a lie that is completely divorced from reality. The power of attorney of the elven prince... this should be true. The money in the treasury of Falcon City came from this. But the origin of those authorization documents ..."

"My lord general, these letters can only be understood as those that Ashuruffat took out by himself."

"That's right, no matter how many twists and turns there are behind it, at least the direct reason must be because of this." Baylor agreed. "Well, tens of millions of golden oligos were found in a private pocket. You see, my analogy is very appropriate. When the wilderness sage Garunas became the confidant of King Mark Remiz, the first thing he did was to rectify Finance, in order to obtain the capital for military expansion and preparation for war. In this regard, Aishuruffat is not far behind."

"But...why do you do this?" Robin asked suspiciously.Corruption of official funds to enrich private wealth is not uncommon, and it is not surprising.But taking out private money to make up for the official loss... This is really weird and weird.In particular, Ashurfat is not from Gruni's native country, and he doesn't have any patriotic enthusiasm for this country.

"Investment." Baylor said the word in a meaningful tone.

"Investment? For an earl?" Robin was even more confused.These are tens of millions of golden oligos.Although it is said that various countries have signed a convention that prohibits the granting of titles at will.But in front of tens of millions of Cayoli, that pact is tantamount to a fart.Among other things, if Aishuruffat is willing to donate the money to Tiberius, then a properly sealed duke will not be able to escape.Not to mention that Ashuruffat himself is a very capable person.The Tiberians will never suffer.

"No, for the throne." Baylor said simply. "It's not worth it for an earl, but if it's for the throne, then...it's a good deal."

Robin is not a fool, just a little bit.

"Although I don't know the specific situation, it is obvious that Ashuruffat has gained the trust of the little queen. Our little queen is not yet an adult, but it will be soon. It seems... um... Sure enough, no one is a fool Maybe a lot of things need to be reconsidered. Robin, you have to understand, I bet that Ashuruffat will try his best to win the position of the general this time. If the coalition forces can successfully defeat the invading barbarians, then... he only needs to Be patient and everything will work out!"

"My lord, then Ashurfat... isn't he a vampire?"

"Definitely not." Baylor said softly, in a tone that seemed to be talking to himself. "To be honest, I would rather hope that he is the Scarlet Duke in disguise."

"what……"

"Anyway, a lot of questions have been solved, but a lot of questions have been added," Baylor said. "It's getting late, we should rest too."

Sleeping is the easiest thing, because the bed has already been made, and you only need to take off your clothes and lie on it.Baelor took off his armor and lay comfortably on the bed.Cheng said that "time is not forgiving", and now he can clearly feel the changes in his body.According to the book, he is currently in the transition period from middle age to old age, and in three to five years, he may become a complete old man.

After the boring exclamation ended, Baylor began to think carefully about the various information he had inquired about today.Tomorrow there will be a formal consultation with the little queen... If I'm not mistaken, there are now three candidates for the general.Himself, Ashrufat, and the little queen.Well, for the position of chief general, is it more beneficial to win it, or is it more beneficial to pass it on to others?Of course, even if it is pushed to others, it will definitely take the opportunity to exchange for some benefits...

Baylor suddenly felt dizzy in his head.If it was normal, maybe he would not feel this kind of surprise.But today his brain was extremely excited, even if he was lying on the bed, he didn't feel sleepy at all.

what happened?This... is not normal!

"Robin!" Belle yelled.If it is normal, Robin will definitely respond immediately with "Yes, General!".But this time there was no answer to his shout.

The intuition cultivated in countless battles on the battlefield immediately gave him a warning, and Belle turned over and sat up.Only then did he realize that his body was unbelievably heavy, and he was even staggering when he walked.

How can it be?This is Falcon City!I came here as a reinforcement... how could it be here...

A flash of insight revealed another reason to him.In fact, Aishuruffat has already mentioned it just now.There are followers of evil gods lurking in Falcon City.Those sneaky people with weapons that Robin mentioned to him just now... He actually ignored such an important thing.

"So it's like this... Sure enough... A wise man is bound to make mistakes..." Belleel grabbed the saber leaning against the wall, used it as a crutch, and walked outside.I don't know why, although his body is dull and his mind is dizzy, his thinking ability has not been completely lost.So he immediately walked along the path he had planned.

"Damn it...it's Misty Smoke..." After walking out of the room, Belleer immediately understood what he was being plotted against.Fortunately, according to unwritten conventions, the leader's position is always the safest one.Among the rows of bedrooms, Belair's room was the innermost one, so it was the least affected by the smoke.

Then he heard someone banging on the door.Judging from the sound, it only took a few more blows to break the door.

Could it be... capsized in the gutter and died here?Damn Gruni people, they arranged servants for me, but they didn't arrange external guards... Belel smiled wryly in his heart.He held his breath forcefully, using the sword as a crutch, and rushed towards his planned retreat at the fastest speed he could achieve at the moment.

That was originally the escape route prepared to prevent the vampires from rioting.