We are in Terra and there is no book to read.

One of them represents the Conquest Knights, and the other is the retinue who provides property management and funds for the Conquest Knights. They are both Casimirians, but the atmosphere between them is extremely stiff.

Because just now, an agreement was reached between them.

The Supervisor will order the war knights to stop the war of revenge against Ursus, and reduce the military tax by 25%. The servants will no longer incite business closures and demonstrations. At the same time, they will also formally establish an organization called the Merchant Federation. Responsible for the unified management of all commercial activities in Casimir in order to better 'serve' the knights in the war.

The retinues left, but the knights in the conference room did not move at all. The expressions on their faces were terrifyingly gloomy, as if they might pull out the sword beside them at any time, but it was lying safely in the scabbard.

"Grand Knight Commander, are we going to give in like this?"

A family matriarch asked, but Russell did not answer him. Her hand held the hilt of the sword tightly, her knuckles turning white.

Since the war with Ursus, a powerful empire, Casimir's knights no longer had the energy to deal with other trivial matters besides the war, so the management of the territory was left to the servants.

Some retinues are really good at this, and the income from the territory has increased a lot compared to before. Therefore, more and more knights are giving their territories to their retinues, and I only need to be responsible for collecting taxes from them.

As wars with Ursus started again and again, Casimir's military expenditures became higher and higher. The knights who did not know how to take care of their territories relied more and more on their followers to earn money for themselves.Today, the knights in battle can no longer do without their retinue, and the retinues are no longer satisfied with the rewards given by the knights. They want the money they earn to put into their own pockets.

The war knights naturally disagreed, but the followers had firmly grasped the weakness called money.The swords of the knights could no longer be swung down happily on the disobedient followers.

"You should know what will happen if there is no military spending."

Russell looked at him and said: "Money is the basis of power. The reason why the Legion of the Knights was able to quickly rebuild after Ursus' repeated violent attacks relied on a large amount of money."

At this time, after several people looked at each other, a person stood out in the corner.

He saluted and said: "Grand Knight Commander, when I was fighting in Ursus, I killed a messenger of Ursus, and he had a letter sent to Kazdel."

"Kazdale? It's a place where demons live, right? What did they do?"

Russell asked him to speak directly. She was not in the mood to care about what happened in a small area thousands of miles away.

"Sarkaz asked Ursus for help, saying that sea heirs appeared in his coastal area. They are expanding their territory to the land and are very difficult to deal with."

"Haijir?!"

Russell raised his head. Not only her, but many of the family's long knights also turned their attention here.

"Is it really Haiji?"

"Yes, the name used in the letter is indeed Haiji."

This time, the conference room was no longer quiet, with rustling sounds everywhere.They were both aristocrats, educated Kuranta, and they had read a copy of Casimir's chivalric novel "The Last Knight."

It records the story of a knight fighting huge waves, finally gaining the power of the ocean, and defeating death and time.

Most people regard that as a story, but they know that it is actually true.A long rider stood in front of Russell.

"Grand Knight Commander, it just so happens that Kazdael is asking for help from outside. Let's go and have a look. Maybe we can be like Ursus and get unexpected power like the inner guard."

Most of the knights present looked at Russell with eager eyes. If they could get the power of the sea, then they would not have to be subject to the current retinue.

.........

After Carmen returned to Iberia, he immediately began to fulfill the agreement with Kazdaele. A large transport ship and two small high-speed transport ships came to Kazdaele as gifts, carrying a large number of drawings and many skilled workers. But they are basically Argor people who have left the ocean.

Teresica immediately established the Meyer Shipyard and Ship Production Training School, and selected a group of smart people from the existing young craftsmen in Sakaz as the first batch of students.

After receiving two rounds of technical supplements from Ursus and Iberia, Sakaz has many things that it did not have before, but all of them are not visible at the moment. It still needs to wait for several years of incubation time to get through the personnel training. , technical process, production and assembly, etc., only then can Sakaz become truly powerful.

Keeping the prospect of the future in her heart, Teresica led the messenger and set off. Madame Sicily who first came to Cazdale and the personal guard of the Lateran Pope, Villive, went to see the remains of Heir. .

"Both of you, please don't touch the body tissue of the sea descendants directly. It will corrode the human body and make us assimilate into the sea descendants. Then it will attack the surrounding non-sea descendant life forms, causing more serious harm than the spread of Originium Disease."

Teresica directly recited the dangers of sea heirs mentioned by Gladia, "In order to prevent injuries, we had to deal with all the minor and serious casualties, and even if the soldiers who participated in the war were not injured, they were quarantined and observed. .”

Teresica didn't just say it herself, he also took out a copy of the observation report left by the Iberian Saint Carmen.This was something he had prepared for a long time.Although there are some differences from the actual situation in some places, the harm caused by the sea heirs reflected is real.

After reading the observation report, Mrs. Sicily looked solemn. In order to express her feelings, she announced that Syracuse would export an additional batch of special-priced grain to Kazdaele every year.

Villive, the personal guard of Pope Lateran, didn't say anything. She just said that if there were any difficulties in the future, she could try to communicate with Lateran.

However, at this moment, Casimir's envoy happened to arrive, but he did not pay attention to Hai Hei at all, but spoke with his head held high.

"The Kingdom of Knights declares to Sakaz to leave this area immediately. Casimir will take over here and maintain the safety of Terra!"

Teresica: "???"

Mrs. Sicily: “???”

Wellive: "???"

Chapter 47 Russell: Tired

After the messenger finished speaking, he left here directly.Teresica asked someone to bring a map, and once again confirmed the locations of Casimir and Kazdaele with her own eyes.

Well, the straight-line distance between the two is almost one-third of Terra. You are sick of hitting me from such a distance!

No matter what the reason was, it could not hide the fact that a war was about to break out. Wellive quickly sent people to Syracuse, used the communication base station to contact the Pope, and explained what she had just witnessed with her own eyes.

Sakaz finally decided not to cause trouble, settled down to live a good life, and tried his best to block Haihei. How could Casimir come out and disgust others at such a critical moment? !

After hearing this, the Lateran Pope immediately sent the executor of the Lateran Notary Office and a diplomatic group composed of two messengers from all nations to Casimir.At the same time, Willive was ordered to appease Sakaz's emotions and do her best to prevent the outbreak of this war.

The result of Casimir is not yet known, but Wellive is helpless about the situation here. This time Sakaz is indeed justified!

Teresica has already started negotiating with the Sicilian ladies, purchasing an additional batch of medicines and medical equipment from them at high prices, and asking whether Syracuse can remain neutral in the war.Kazdare's messenger was also ordered to go to Ursus and ask if he could get help, otherwise the export of civilian products and source stones would be affected.

"Lateran will guarantee that Syracuse will not be attacked or threatened as long as Syracuse remains neutral."

Wellive intervened in the conversation between Teresica and Mrs. Sicily, and said bravely: "Rutland hopes that Kazdel will not show... too tough attitudes and actions in the near future. Rutland will Try your best to mediate.”

"But Miss Wellive, what if the mediation fails?"

Teresica asked: "Casimir is ready for war, but Sakaz has done nothing. Isn't that waiting to die?"

"We will try our best. I am here to guarantee the neutrality of Syracuse. This is Lateran's attitude."

Wellive said sincerely: "Sarkaz's current population cannot bear the losses of the war."

"...You make sense, I will wait for a while."

After a moment of silence, Teresica said this, which made Villive breathe a sigh of relief, "Sarkaz is very lucky to have a rational manager like you."

"Really? I hope my decision at this moment will not push Sakaz into the abyss."

Teresica's eyes were fixed on Wellive. After sending the two of them away from Kazdale, he immediately convened a plenary meeting to tell Casimir's actions.

Hearing that this happened, everyone in the meeting hall had various expressions on their faces, but no one said a word. Finally, the Pardoner spoke.

"Your Majesty, what do you decide?"

"Everything remains as usual, but the military factories must start full production and stockpile military supplies and combat equipment. After the daily education courses for school students, all time will be changed to physical training."

Teresica asked: "Send someone to contact Hedley and other Sakaz races who are not in Kazdare, and ask them if they can come back."

"Didn't you promise Rutland not to take any tough actions for the time being?"

"But I haven't signed any treaty with them. They won't suffer any losses, but we are facing huge dangers."

Teresica glanced at the Banshee, then looked at the Blood Demon Lord.

"The one who can fight the best is you. I have an extremely important task for you."

"You can tell me."

"I want you to look at the Kazdare coastline."

Teresica solemnly said: "Our strongest people are still guarding the safety of Terra under such circumstances. As long as we show this attitude, no matter how good the fight is, other countries will not be able to come." Adding insult to injury.”

"It's a good idea."

The Scavenger King applauded, but there was some disappointment on the Blood Demon King's face, but he still nodded.

"I will obey your orders."

.........

During the meeting with Casimir, Russell was preparing for a truce with Ursus, but Sakota came to her and asked her why she wanted to go to war with Kazdaele.

Russell: "Is this happening???"

She asked Sarkota to take a break and quickly summoned the long knights from each family. After some questioning, she learned the whole story.

She originally thought it was an error, but it turned out to be true!Russell was so angry that he drew his sword and chopped the stone table in the conference room into two halves.

"How dare you! There hasn't been a truce on Ursus yet, why are you going to trouble Sakaz! If you want to study Haihei, we can go negotiate and get samples, why should we declare war!"

"This is no longer the country of knights!"

"Casimir has been controlled by businessmen!"

The military nobles shouted one after another. They felt that Sakaz had a bad reputation and no one would help. Moreover, the demon clan had just ended the civil war and was currently weak.

If Casimir fights over at this time, not only can he obtain a piece of land unpolluted by merchants to re-establish the knight's territory, but he can also monopolize the power of the sea.Moreover, Kazdel is on the south side of Ursus, and launching an attack from there can directly threaten the vital grain-producing areas of Ursus!

They can't defeat their followers in business, but they can use the method they are most familiar with - war to keep them far away.

[Wow——]

The sound of the stool moving was very harsh, and Cyril Linguang frowned and stood up, "I'll go to the Ursus border troops to have a look. They still have many troops left there, and it's very unsafe."

The Linguang family had expressed their views, and several other families followed Linguang and left one after another. Russell looked at the remaining family elders, and she tried her best to stabilize her emotions.

"You went directly over prison and declared war on another country. I want to ask you, what do you want to do?"

"Create another knight's paradise!"

"Do you know Kazdel? We have never fought against the demons. What if we fail?"

"We have fought ten wars with an empire like Ursus, and have been competing for several years. How come we can't win against a weakened demon clan!"

Looking at their confident looks, Russell knew that these people had already made up their minds.

She sighed helplessly. Years of war with Ursus had been almost the main theme of her life from youth to the present.Casimir is not as good as Ursus, and the huge pressure will not invade her all the time. Ursus can fail countless times, but Casimir does not have much capital to lose.

Not only did she have to personally participate in front-line battles, but she also had to command every battle carefully. However, in the eyes of the people, the only thing in the eyes of the people was what territory Casimir lost today. No one ever cared about how many people Ursus sent. Participating in a battle, and how many knights they had, what kind of exchange ratio was achieved.

The knights in the war only knew that the military expenditure was not enough. She was always caught between the merchants and the knights, trying her best to negotiate and bring the two forces together to jointly resist Ursus.

However, today, Russell felt that he was really tired, probably because he was getting older.

On March 1071, 3 in Terra, Ioletta Russell, Grand Knight Commander of Casimir, resigned from her duties as Grand Knight Commander and became an instructor at the Knight Youth Training Camp.

The next day, Casimir and Ursus began truce negotiations, and after handing the diplomatic letter to the courier from all nations, he formally declared war on Kazdaele on the grounds that Kazdaele was aiding Ursus.

Lateran tried his best to negotiate and mediate, but Casimir never stopped thinking. A large number of campaigning knights withdrew from the Ursus front and began to distribute military supplies directly.

On April 1071, 4 in Terra, Teresica expressed her regret to Villif, who came to him and was still trying to persuade her, and then handed the letter declaring war to Mostema.

Records indicate that on April 1071, 4 in Terra, Casimir and Kazdaele entered a state of war.

Chapter 48 The War Begins

In the uninhabited desert of Terra, Casimir's war knights rode beasts of burden and moved forward together with transport ships carrying supplies and attacking beasts of burden.

The low-level combat knight looked back at the senior knight leader who could no longer see him, and withdrew his gaze with some reluctance. He urged his mount to come to his captain's side.

"Captain? If we don't go back to the Great Knight, where will we go?"

"To Kazdaele."

"It seems very far there, right?" The low-level war knight tried hard to recall the geography education he had received, and asked doubtfully: "Why are we going to such a far place?"

"I don't know, the knight commander said, let us go there to fight, we just need to obey the order."

The captain looked unconcerned. After all, they were knights on a war expedition. They didn't always fight wherever they went.

"What about the military expenditures? If the war starts again, there will be a bigger demonstration over there in the Knights."

"It's different this time. The high-ranking gentlemen have smashed their own treasury."

The captain looked surprised, "The military expenses for this battle were borne by the high-level knights themselves, and the subordinates did not contribute a penny. As long as they are not allowed to contribute, they will not bother to take care of it."

"But Captain, if we just withdraw from the battle line, will Ursus attack the Great Knight Leader?"

"Don't worry about that."

The captain patted his subordinate on the shoulder. He knew that the child had asked so many questions. It had been a long time since the child had returned to the Knights to take a break.

"Usas doesn't have much energy to attack us now. They have enough trouble dealing with their own internal affairs."

He said confidently, but he was really right about this.

The new emperor of Ursus is now gritting his teeth to bear the pressure of the old nobles and resolutely not to launch a foreign war.Because once a war is launched, the country's voice will return to the hands of the old aristocracy, and his reform plan will be far away.