Blood Dragon

Chapter 250 The Second Truth

During the breaks of the meeting (this kind of meeting always starts and stops, and seldom ends in one breath), Shirley carefully calculated an account for everyone.According to the current price proposed by the Tiberiuses, the price of their soldiers is much more expensive than that of mercenaries.Because although mercenaries have high military salaries, according to the usual practice, they do not have pensions for those who died in battle.

"If you follow General Beryl's request...after this war is over, the Tiberius people will probably be able to easily solve the financial crisis that has been plaguing them." This was Shirley's final conclusion. "They are not reinforcements, they are mercenaries... and they are expensive mercenaries!"

At the negotiating table, even though Baylor had made great concessions in some key aspects, his request was extremely firm and he would not let it go.

"If we choose the [-] reinforcements from Tiberius, it means..." Prime Minister Ailin said. "We have to pay more than ten million gold oligos. Although it can be repaid in years, this is also..."

"It's too expensive." Another person on the side said.

"If we choose the [-] reinforcements from Tiberius, it means that our frontline troops can reach [-]." Aishuruffat stepped in and said. "We have a military advantage...Of course, I'm not sure about this. The front battle report says that the number of Chaos Legion is astonishing, and the intensity of this invasion is far greater than the previous one." He paused and strengthened his tone. "Besides, General Beryl's army is a rare and elite soldier. On the battlefield, such an army is extremely precious. If I lose this army, then I really don't know how much chance I have left!"

Alyn's eyes glanced at the queen, and immediately dropped.He already knew about Ashrufat, so he understood that Ashurfat's opinion was the Queen's opinion.If not, then it will immediately become the queen's opinion.

Besides, he didn't really object to the judgment—just hesitation, not real objection.Although Baylor is the lion's big mouth, this battle is of great importance and cannot be lost.If this war fails, no matter how much money is left in the treasury, it will not mean much.

Just like the last fiasco, if Sarek City hadn't accidentally stopped the enemy's footsteps - this incident was not expected, it could only be regarded as accidental, then Gruni might be finished, at least he would be beaten At the foot of Falcon City.Besides, the last time the situation in the seven countries was fine, the church still had the ability to mobilize manpower and material resources from various countries to provide support, but this time the international situation is worrying.The current situation in the Seven Kingdoms is delicate. At least it is certain that the church will definitely not be able to mobilize the same strength as last time to reinforce and save Gruni.

On balance, accepting Tiberius' terms was not a bad choice.

After a decision has been made, the rest is much simpler.In the end, this negotiation can be said to be a happy ending for both parties.Everyone was all smiles, a sign that maybe the deal wasn't perfect, but at least everyone got what they wanted.

Of course, that was the attitude of the negotiating party, that is, Baylor.For Robin who has no right to speak, he can be said to be full of doubts.So when everything was over and he accompanied Baylor back to his residence, he couldn't wait to ask questions.

"My lord general, what's going on? Your plan..." While speaking, they had already returned to the residence.Now, the guards sent by the Falcon City official are in charge of guarding around the house, while the guards brought by Bellel himself are inside the house.So no matter what Robin and Belleil said, they could be sure that it wouldn't reach other people's ears.

"Well, which plan?" Although Baylor looked quite energetic during the negotiation (at least he didn't show too conspicuous fatigue), but when he came back, he immediately looked like an eggplant beaten by frost.Robin could see that Baylor's appearance was not only due to physical fatigue and mental exhaustion, but something deeper.It seemed to be a deep struggle, an insoluble contradiction.It was this power that drained his energy.

"About Gruney's plan. My lord general, we were not..."

Saying "we" is actually inappropriate, because Baylor is basically doing the planning and planning alone, and Robin can hardly talk about helping.Nothing about Belair was hidden from Robin.So Robin knew that since Baylor announced that he was "resting at home due to illness", most of his energy has been focused on Grune—or, in other words, on hard deployment, how to bite off a piece of the land of Grune on this matter.

"Last night, I learned a lot," Baylor said.He looked preoccupied, but at least he was willing to tell Robin. "In the past, a lot of my guesses were wrong."

"Last night..." Speaking of this, Robin's doubts deepened. "Master General, who did you go to see yesterday?"

"I... got a lot of news and made a lot of promises." Baylor sighed. "To be honest, I don't know if I'm right or wrong."

"Promise?" Baylor is not a person who promises money, and Robin is sure of this.Don't talk about promises, Baylor is a master who is good at lying, cheating, and playing with words. Breaking his promise is nothing to him at all.However, things in the world are so strange, and Baylor is a very trustworthy person in the eyes of others.Many people were so willing to be cheated by him.

Of course, this may also be because he is indeed very cunning, and his level of trickery is first-rate.

"Well, promise." Belleel took off his coat and lay down on the bed casually. "I... really don't know that I still have such a day..."

Robin really couldn't understand what his general was saying this time.He coughed, trying to bring the subject back. "Master General, where is your guess wrong?"

"Remember the lineage theory I said?"

As we all know, the theory of blood has always been a popular theory among human beings. The roughest way to understand it is "dragons beget dragons and phoenixes, and mice's children can make holes."Baylor has always been an opponent of blood theory.But lately, Baylor has re-emerged as a champion of bloodism (at least that's what he said to Robin).The reason why this happens is entirely because of the wonderful performance of Gruney's little queen in a crisis moment.

From the series of information analysis obtained, the various decisions, actions, tactics, tactics, etc. of the little queen at critical moments are not skills and experience that can be acquired through learning and accumulation, but can only be said to be a kind of talent, a kind of life. Inherent talents and abilities.Her series of means and victories have gone far beyond the category of "lucky", making Belleur also amazed.In fact, Robin knew that Belle was quite afraid of the little queen because she was too young.No one knows how far that little queen will grow over time.

"What's the matter, General? That little queen..."

"It's just a very ordinary girl." Belleer replied. "Maybe a little better than ordinary little girls, but that's excellent within the normal fluctuation range."

"My lord, but you said...and..."

"Well, do you still remember the story of King Mark Remiz and Garunas, the sage of the wilderness?" Belleur didn't give Robin a chance to speak, but said directly. "A young monarch of a small country accidentally met a sage who possessed the talents of the sky. The two formed a friendship and remained forever, creating a legend... Ha, you must have heard a saying that the two of them In fact, they are not only ordinary monarchs, friends, but also lovers."

"Uh..." Of course Robin had heard of this kind of unofficial rumor. "But Garunas died a long time ago, those are all history."

"Now, Garunas is back." Belleur replied softly.As he spoke, his eyes were not on Robin, but on the ceiling.Specifically, he was only looking towards the ceiling, but the focus of his eyes actually passed through the ceiling and focused on an invisible position.

"Garunas?"

"It's that Ashrufat." Bellel replied. "Thomas' student...he did everything from head to toe."

It was not as difficult for Robin to accept this judgment as expected.Because he already knew that it was Aishuruffat who solved the most difficult problem for the little queen - the financial problem.Although it is not known where the permission documents of those elven princes came from, but the world is uncertain, and a mercenary always has the opportunity to meet some characters that ordinary people will never meet.Besides, since he was still Thomas's student, it wasn't too far-fetched to take command behind the scenes and defeat a waste like Byron.

In fact, Belle had guessed that Ashurfate was interested in Gruni's throne before.However, because Ashuruffat had blatantly killed in Fonoros City before, this kind of action was completely different from his goal of obtaining the throne.Therefore, Baylor's guess is only at the level of speculation and has not been further confirmed.He himself was not quite sure of this.

"My lord general, but... you said that the thoughts of the subordinates are the thoughts of the monarch, and the achievements of the subordinates are the achievements of the monarch... Ashuruffat may be outstanding, but that little queen is also..."

"Well, this is for 'subordinates'." Baylor said suddenly. "Robin, you have to know that the relationship between Ashrufat and the little queen is far more than a simple 'monarch and subject'. The two of them are...similar to the relationship between King Mark Remiz and the wild sage Garunas , is the kind of legend I just mentioned."

"Are they... lovers? No? But she's only... twelve... 13 years old?"

"Nowadays some little girls are very precocious." Belleer replied. "If what she said is correct, then when Ashuruffat was not the current earl, but just a guard...that was the relationship." He sighed. "In my opinion, the lineage of the Mark Remiz family does not inherit bravery and decisiveness, but good luck. Out of nowhere, a lover with the ability to turn around a crisis will emerge.

"My lord, Ashuruffat is manipulating and controlling everything behind the scenes? But, I remember that he has a fiancée, and there seems to be more than one! It seems to be...the two sisters of the Griffin family?"