The left path sequence starts with the animal tamer

Chapter 179 Conditions
"You are quite fast, so let's go! By the way, in the woods on the left behind, there are three people chasing a young man dressed as a noble. Because I was in a hurry to go to the capital to see His Majesty, I didn't dare to waste time to rescue them. ." Feng Willow said with a smile.

Although he didn't want to meddle in other people's business, he wasn't afraid of attracting anyone he couldn't afford to offend, he just felt troublesome. Now that I met the Griffin Knights, I reported it to them without wasting my time. It was just a favor.

"Earl Willow, your Majesty has specially sent us to escort you to the royal capital this time." The leader of the gryphon knight said with a troubled face.

"It's okay. With my strength, in the territory of the empire, except for dispatching a large-scale army to encircle and suppress me, no one can really threaten my safety." Feng Willow took the reins of the griffin and jumped to the lion with a quick step. Said the eagle's back.

"In that case, you two, No. 3 and No. 4, go take a look. The others will accompany me to escort Earl Willow back to the royal capital." The captain of the Griffin Knight ordered.

"Obey the order!" The two griffin knights who received the order flew back with their gryphons.

"Let's go!" Feng Willow said as he took the lead in taking off on a griffon. He had the experience of riding a giant dragon, so riding a griffon was no longer particularly exciting.

The speed of the griffon is not slow. It originally took half a month to travel on horseback. After riding the griffin, it took only two days to reach the royal capital.

"Welcome our Earl of Willow on his return with a great victory!" Wright VI actually brought his ministers to greet him outside the palace. The scene was quite grand, as if welcoming a victorious general. No one even asked about the general. The messenger who has been waiting for two months.

As if there was no such person, everyone was smiling.

"Your Majesty is overly complimentary. Being able to complete the task assigned by Your Majesty this time is indeed a lot of luck." Feng Willow said modestly with the same smile.

"Count Willow, I heard that you faced the siege of more than a hundred new steam armored battleships from the Fenn Empire. Not only did you severely damage the opponent, but you also captured a considerable number of armored battleships? I wonder where these trophies are now? The Empire's The navy has always been inferior to the Finn Empire. Not only in terms of steam cannons, but also in battleships, it is now completely behind the Finn Empire.

With the batch of steel battleships you captured this time, the empire's naval strength must be able to make a big leap forward. Your Majesty, you have indeed made outstanding achievements. "A young nobleman spoke first and complimented with a smile on his face.

"It was not captured, but it was just a lucky escape from the opponent's ambush." ​​The smile on Feng Willow's face did not change, and he did not accept the opponent's high hat at all.

"Ah? How is it possible? Count Willow's news of breaking the Finn Empire Navy's new armored fleet has spread throughout the world." The young noble said unwillingly.

"If you say that the news is from the enemy, can the enemy's news be taken seriously? If you believe the enemy's news and don't believe your own people, wouldn't you be a fool?" Feng Willow said with a smile still on his face.

As soon as Feng Willow finished speaking, the entire noisy scene suddenly became quiet. Wright VI hurriedly laughed and covered it up and said: "Come on, come on, this is not the place to talk. Let our great hero enter the palace first. I will hold a celebration banquet in the palace to cleanse the dust for Earl Willow."

"Your Majesty, if you just ran away from the battle, you wouldn't be considered a hero, right?" Someone jumped out and retorted.

When faced with praise, Feng Willow is not arrogant, and when faced with someone's ridicule, he is not angry. He just treats it as watching a show. Whether it is a bad person or a red person, in the end they are all in the same group. .

"Don't talk nonsense. This time, Earl Weili was ordered to go to the empire to do something. When something unexpected happened and he was besieged by the enemy's naval fleet, he was still able to come back intact. That's a hero." Wright VI took von Willow's hand cordially. He said soothingly.

After Wright VI made the final decision, the nobles below stopped talking, and the group returned to the palace.

We went not to the conference hall where state affairs are usually discussed, but to the back garden where celebrations are held. Many noble ladies and ladies were already waiting here early. Von Willow was pulled to the front of the team by Wright VI, and was naturally the most noticed position.

"Come on, let me introduce to you. This person is the most powerful man in our Alfa Empire, the Dragon Knight, Count von Willow. He is young and promising, and has made great contributions to the empire. This time the celebration banquet is It was held for Earl Willow." Wright VI took von Willow's hand and walked up to the highest position, turned around and introduced all the guests solemnly.

This is the first time Count von Willow has appeared in front of the imperial nobles. Although he had been to the royal capital twice before, he left after meeting Wright VI alone and had little interaction with the imperial nobles.

"Earl Willow, you may not be familiar with many of the great nobles of the empire. Today I will introduce to you the six great dukes who are the pillars of the empire.

"This is Mrak, Duke of North Wind. Their family is the first duke in the empire and presides over the war in the northern frontier of the empire.

This is Cusbot, Duke of Thousand Mountains, in charge of military affairs in the southern part of the empire...

This is Duke Stro of Maplewood, who is based on the western frontier of the empire. "Wright VI introduced Von Willow cordially.

Each of the six major ducal families in the empire is a noble family with two or three counties and fiefs. However, three of them are slightly in decline, and their heads do not hold positions in the royal capital.

The three Grand Dukes solemnly introduced by Wright VI were all powerful men who not only had powerful families, but also controlled the army of the empire and held great power.

The six great dukes and the ten great marquises of the Alfa Empire are all important nobles in the empire. Although the title of earl can be called a great noble, in terms of territory, it is just a city and some attached territories. , not even half the county.

Compared to the vast territory of hundreds of counties in the empire, it is indeed nothing. Therefore, even great nobles such as dukes and marquises cannot compete with the empire based on their territory alone. Even if the nobles unite, they cannot threaten the imperial power.

On the contrary, many nobles sought official positions in the court, so that they could control the power in the empire.

"Count Willow, we have received accurate information. The Fenn Empire lost troops and generals this time. In any case, it has achieved the empire's goal and defeated the Finn Empire's navy's attempt to dominate the sea. It is a great contribution to the empire. .

If you have merit, you must be rewarded. Count Willy, whether it is a title, money, or other things, I will not be stingy with rewards. "With the dignity of the emperor, Wright VI can compliment Feng Willow like this, which can be regarded as humiliating. Feng Willow understands that Wright VI has already set a price, whether it is a title or territory, or he wants other things. You can put forward conditions for anything, but the size of this credit depends on what you can get.

If Feng Willow is really unwilling to take out the armored battleships and those new steam cannons, then this reward must be more of a reputation.

If Feng Willow brings out a lot of things, he can also discuss the reward issue with Wright VI. Wright VI's words were quite a show of dignity, and he gave the initiative of setting the price to von Willow.

There is no way, the Alfa Empire needs this thing, and now that Feng Willow does not admit that he has seized it, can he really force Feng Willow to hand it over?

If it was before the resurgence of the demonic tide, he could indeed do this with the power of the emperor, but it is no longer possible. His personal strength is rapidly improving. The further back he goes, the more one person becomes an army.

The strong will always be strong, and the empire's attitude towards the strong is becoming more and more inclined to win over and cooperate with them. This is not only true for von Willow, but also for other great nobles.

Although the strength of the royal family is also increasing rapidly, the strength of the royal family and various nobles is actually rapidly increasing.

Originally, the royal family had a vast territory and controlled the most powerful steam magic technology and a large army. All the nobles were obedient.

But now as individuals become more and more powerful, armies composed of ordinary people are becoming less and less effective. Therefore, the royal family's policies are also changing rapidly.

Faced with the exchange conditions proposed by Wright VI, von Willow thought for a while: he didn't need the territory, he just needed a stable retreat in the empire. No matter how large the territory is, it is meaningless if it is not completely controlled by oneself.

Anyway, he wants to develop Dragon Turtle Island now, and he can go to the New World to seize territory later. As for the title, Feng Willow actually doesn't value it too much now.

In this world now, everything is empty, only strength is real. As long as the strength in his hands is enough, even if the Duke is in front of him, he will bow his head.

There are many good things in the empire. As for what Feng Willow wants, whether it is various extraordinary resources or some secrets of raising monsters, he wants it all, especially the most powerful griffon knight in the empire. He also wants it. Want the secret technique of raising griffins. In the future, you will cultivate your own order of gryphon knights.

But thinking about it, Wright VI would not give him these fundamental things.

"Your Majesty, I really gained something from this battle with the Fenn Empire Navy. Although the intact new steam armored warships were not captured, I also destroyed several armored warships in the process of escaping the enemy's ambush. , and there are some intact new steam cannons. I am willing to dedicate these armored battleships and new steam cannons to His Majesty. I only ask that Your Majesty can reward you with some ancient secret treasures," Feng Willow said directly.

Many nobles nearby were very dissatisfied with von Willow's straightforward statement of transaction, but before Wright VI spoke, none of them spoke.

If it was a seizure from the Imperial War, then as the big bosses of the imperial court, they would be able to get a share of the profit. If it was a deal between von Willow and Wright VI, then they would have no way to share the profit.

Wright VI thought for a while, no one can have too much of an ancient secret treasure, and the biggest advantage of an ancient secret treasure is that it can be used directly regardless of the level of strength.

Unlike magic equipment, low-level serial users are not even qualified to use many high-level magic equipment. The more powerful the magic equipment is, the greater the consumption will be when using it.

But the ancient secret treasure is different, everyone can use it, but in the hands of different people, the abilities they can exert are different.

Things like ancient secret treasures have always been the most enthusiastic collection of all forces, and they are treasures that can be used as heritage. Not only the four major empires are collecting, but also various Sequencer forces, as well as nobles and nobles, are collecting, and few people are selling them out.

It can be said that the ancient secret treasure has a price but no market, so there is no need to say more. Even the lowest level of ancient secret treasures are still being fought over by countless people.

"Okay, this time the empire can give you an ancient secret treasure, the Dwarf King's shield, as a reward. According to legend, this is the shield used by the Dwarf King in the previous era, which is just right for your request, Count Willow." Even though Wright VI was very worried, My flesh hurts, but my face doesn't show any signs of it.

Feng Willow has not yet said the number of armored battleships and steam cannons. If the number is too small, it will be difficult to say when the Dwarf King's shield will be given to him.

Although he didn't know the specific effect of this Dwarf King's shield, he really didn't have a defensive secret treasure in his hand. Feng Willow was very satisfied that Wright VI could come up with such a shield to reward him.

Things like ancient secret treasures are not comparable to ordinary extraordinary resources. Although things like extraordinary resources are expensive, you can still buy them as long as you have money.

"Thank you, Your Majesty. I collected the wreckage of ten armored battleships this time. Although they are just wreckage, all the things that should be on them are used. Although they cannot be used as battleships, if the empire just wants to study new steam As for the technology of armored battleships, it should still be enough.

There are also hundreds of new steam cannons from the Fenn Empire as gifts to His Majesty. "The false smile on Feng Willow's face became real.

When King Wright VI heard that there were ten armored battleships and hundreds of new steam cannons, he was relieved. He was also worried that what Feng Willow brought out was not enough to withstand the ancient secret treasure Dwarf King's shield. The rewards are too generous and cannot be explained not only to the nobles, but also to the royal family.

The steam armored battleship is not just a wreck. The key is that if a few of these things fall into your hands, you can study the empire's own armored battleships. This is very important to the improvement of the imperial navy's strength. The same goes for steam cannons.

The Alfa Empire also has its own steam cannon, but it doesn't have the far range of the Fenn Empire's steam cannon. Although the steam technology of the four empires is slightly different, and each empire has a different focus, there is no generational difference. As long as you have the real thing in hand, it's easy to catch up.

(End of this chapter)