Tales of the Reincarnated Lord

Chapter 436 Moonstone

Seeing Count Churchwick taking the two attendants riding away from the back, Grand Duke Fesabrun finally opened his mouth: "Just refuse their request, okay?"

Lorist snorted: "Okay, don't pretend to me either. You called me so anxiously because you were embarrassed to refuse to make me pretend to be a wicked person? I understand that the Earl of Churchwick is here to ask us what we think of the four grand princes' request for peace, and ask us to speak for them. In fact, he wants to find out if we are also facing a shortage of armaments. I want to clarify our fictitious reality and see if the Second Highness is determined to fight them to the end."

Feisabrun smiled and shook his head, and did not deny Lorist’s statement: "You know, I arranged Lord Churchwick in your camp to host a banquet. Facing those who cooked with meat from Warcraft He was taken aback and said that it was too extravagant. He didn’t believe it when I told him that these were meats that were usually eaten even by soldiers. Later, I took him around in the camp. He was speechless when he saw the soldiers smoking the jerky. Then he urgently asked me to agree to your Majesty for them, and I couldn't give up before I came to you."

"Obviously, their supplies of armaments are a bit tight, and they may have begun to supply them in limited quantities." Of course, Lorist understands the meaning of the words of Archduke Fesabrun: "So the four hundred thousand army that Earl Churchwick said may be true. Yes, but the food and materials that can be consumed for four or five years must be fake, otherwise he will not be flattered by the richness of the dishes. As for him, he said that he has the strong support of the business alliance, I suspect it is also fake, otherwise they will not at all May propose conditions to actively sum up."

"But the conditions they put forward are too insincere. How can you expect the Second Highness to agree to such conditions? The first restoration of the pre-war posture of the four principalities in the central region is to allow the Second Highness to withdraw from the eight provinces already occupied. This is not at all. It may be possible.” Grand Duke Feisabrun retorted, “I think they want to make peace is just an excuse. The most likely reason is that you have made too much power on the other side of the river to cause them to worry. If we really build on the magical ground The road pointed to Delama Province, that was indeed a defensive weakness that hit them. Even if they were heavily assisted by the business alliance, they still don’t know how much they have to deploy to defend the Nibaraku River in the Delama Province. That’s why they sent people to listen to the reality."

"Perhaps." Lorist thought: "I think the four princes in the middle might think of us like them. If they don't have enough supplies, they might guess that we are in the same predicament as them. They are missing one hundred thousand, but our territories are far away, and it is difficult to transport supplies. They believe that the eight provinces of the three principalities are newly occupied areas that cannot be used by us in two or three years. They do not know that His Majesty has already paid for the eight provinces. It was cleaned up and managed effectively.

And you recruited a large number of craftsmen to build ships on the upper reaches of the Nibalaku River, and I said with great fanfare that I would build roads in the Devil's Plain. According to the general view, we simply cannot provide such a large amount of food supplies. It is possible that the four grand princes of the central region thought that we were bluffing, so they sent Earl Churchwick to investigate. This is why Earl Churchwick found that we had enough supplies and quickly changed his words and asked us to help them make peace.

It is a pity that the four princes of central China put forward the condition that they think that we are in the same situation as them, and they are all facing the situation of insufficient supply of armaments and logistics materials. They regard themselves as rivals on an equal footing with us. These conditions are for us. The ladder that your majesty brought when riding a tiger is difficult, so that your majesty has a step to go down. In addition, these conditions are nothing more than wild offers. If we really want to negotiate, we can pay back on the spot. It’s just to test if we really want to negotiate, so I rejected them..."

Grand Duke Feisabrun nodded: "Your inference is very reasonable, but I think it is better to drag them. We can talk and fight, and then find out from their messengers whether the situation in the Principality of Handra I can keep going..."

"It's not necessary." Lorist rejected Archduke Fesabrunn's suggestion in one fell swoop: "Since Earl Churchwick has discovered that our logistical supplies are more adequate than theirs, plus we resolutely refused. Help them to ask for peace with your Majesty, then when Earl Churchwick returns to report, the four princes in the middle will be in a dilemma.

Continuing to form a new army to defend the area along the river will only make their supply of armaments even more tense. If we do not form it, we are afraid that we will cross the river and invade the hinterland of Drama Province. And I resolutely rejected the request of Earl Churchwick to let us help them make peace with His Majesty, so that they would understand His Majesty's determination to destroy the four central states. Therefore, when they send envoys next time, the conditions will be relaxed and the attitude will be more humble. "

Grand Duke Feisabrun was taken aback: "Do you think they will send another messenger to ask for peace?"

Lorist nodded: "It should be, they have no choice. They can bargain with Your Majesty while they still have the capital on hand. Otherwise, if they stick to it, there will be two options for destruction or escape. If they understand We can say a few words for them, after all, we don’t have so much time to stay here for a few years and they remain deadlocked."

"Why, didn't you say that they had insufficient supplies of armaments? Based on this estimate, they shouldn't last long." Grand Duke Feisabrun said.

"No..." Lorist smiled bitterly: "I miscalculated one thing. The four princes in the middle hold more wealth than we thought. Didn't you listen to Earl Churchwick saying that they are willing to offer something to your Majesty? A donation of two million golden fortunes? It is also said that if we help them, we can each get a fortune of 500,000 golden fortunes.

I estimate that these 3 million Golden Ford is only one-third or one-fourth of their wealth, otherwise they would not offer such a price. If they choose to flee, these wealth will be enough for them to spend a few lives in the business alliance, and if they choose to fight to the end, these three million can buy enough food and other armaments for their 400,000 army from the business alliance to persist for another year or two. ...

For His Majesty, as long as the four principalities in the central part of the country can be destroyed, it does not matter for another two or three years. Now the five provinces of the Principality of Falcon and the Principality of Fakel under his jurisdiction have cleaned up those territorial noble forces that followed the two princes and implemented them. Effective administration. The three provinces of the Principality of Sabaki are also recovering and everything is on track. So it doesn't matter how long your Majesty is, but are we really going to stay here for two or three years? "

Grand Duke Feisabrun was dumb, and Lorester was unwilling to say what he said. He promised that His Royal Highness would help him fight the four principalities in the central part. It didn’t matter if he spent a year or so, but it really took two or three years to fight. The post-war reward that His Highness promised was really a loss. Keeping promises is the virtue of the nobility, and Lorester can't leave behind.

Seeing that the three principalities are gone, there is only one Handra Principality remaining here. Lorester is absolutely unwilling to waste the years of the past few years on conquests. It is better to return to the family territory sooner than stay here. Better. It would be great if the four grand princes in the middle could surrender to the second highness and everyone had a step down.

"By the way, when is Silvia's due date?" Grand Duke Feisabrun changed the subject.

"It should be around January of the New Year." Lorist replied.

"Then when are you going back?" Grand Duke Feisabrun asked.

"December." Lorist gritted his teeth: "When I leave, I will take a defensive position and put some pressure on the four old **** to force them to send envoys to negotiate with your Majesty about surrender. Otherwise, I will. You're really welcome..."

To be honest, Lorist promised that the Second Highness's battle in the Central Four Principalities did not really exert the fighting power of the family's armed forces. Instead, everything was mainly to avoid casualties, and then took a small advantage by the way. The main reason is that he felt that sacrificing his family's armed forces for the sake of the Second Royal Highness's unification of the empire was a very loss. Just take a look at the old fox, Archduke Fesabrunn, and let the reserve army do everything that is dangerous. Anyway, the grass savage cavalry has been supplemented on the grassland, and the third border ranger has stayed behind. play.

"Yes, but isn't December winter? How can you capture the defensive positions with heavy snowfall and freezing bones?"

Lorist rolled his eyes: "Okay, don't pretend, old guy. Isn't your Third Border Rangers forced to surrender in winter? To tell you the truth, winter is not winter to us Norton For the family armed forces, there is no impact, but it is a good time for us to show off. Then you can see with your own eyes how we conquered the defensive positions."

Grand Duke Fesabrunn smiled awkwardly: "Well, I'll see it when the time comes. But don't you worry about missing the trip back home? Silvia gave birth for the first time. If you are not with her, I am worried that she will in danger."

"Don't worry, I've already written to tell her that I will be there before delivery. As long as there are a few heavy snowfalls, if you use the snow sledge, you can go back in three or four days at most, five or six days faster than our horse riding day and night. "

"Well, can I go back with you then? I know that Silvia misunderstood me, but after all she is my granddaughter, and I want to see her first child... "Grand Duke Feisabrun lowered his head and asked with embarrassment.

Lorist was taken aback, and then he felt a little funny: "Okay, you can go if you want, we can go back together then."

Grand Duke Feisabrun was overjoyed: "Then, thank you, Grand Duke Norton."

Lorist looked at him and sighed: "In private, you can call me Lorist. You are Silvia's grandfather and my elder. There is no need to call my title so formally..."

"Well, thank you, Lorist." Grand Duke Feisabrun was kind.

"You're welcome. By the way, this is the harvest on the magical ground. According to the agreement, you can divide it up to one third." Lorist remembered something and took out a small leather bag beside him and threw it to him.

"What is this?" Grand Duke Feisabrun opened the bag and poured out a dozen oval-shaped pebbles that were as gentle as jade and white light.

Grand Duke Feisabrun was taken aback: "Moonstone?"

This is a well-known gemstone on the Gailint subcontinent. Some scholars believe that it should be a fluorescent stone, and that it should be a variant of jade. That is, the jade fell on the beach and was washed by the stream to form pebbles. At the same time, it was illuminated by moonlight for hundreds of years or even thousands of years. The silver moonlight gradually made the jade crystal clear and bright. Every night, it was illuminated by the silver moonlight. These jade stones will glow with white fluorescence, bright as stars.

It is said that there is a very famous palace in the Roman Empire in the southernmost part of the Gailint subcontinent. The zenith of the palace is inlaid with a circle of moonstones. Every night, only a candle is lit in the middle of the palace. The light stone will reflect the light of the candlelight and emit white fluorescence, making the entire palace bright as day. This palace is also named Mingyue Palace.

The value of the moonstone also varies greatly due to the brightness of the white fluorescence it emits. The high value can be worth thousands to ten thousand gold fords, and the low value is also worth a dozen gold coins. Moonstones with a value of one hundred to one thousand are common on the market. The ten or so moonstones in the small bag that Lorist threw to Grand Duke Fesabrunn were all top-grade, and one was worth more than a thousand gold ford.

"Where did it come from?" Grand Duke Feisabrun asked while playing with the moonstone on his hand.

Lorist turned his head to the direction of the devil’s ground and signaled: "Your cavalry is very lucky. They hunted down a group of horned devil antelope and found a big stream. There was nothing unusual during the day, but at night. At that time, the entire stream beach was shining silver. They thought there was a miracle, so they all got down and bowed down.

As soon as I received their report, I knew that they had discovered the treasure of moonstone, so nearly a thousand moonstones were collected, and the estimated value should be six or seven hundred thousand golden ford. Don't worry, there is one third of yours. Since I have signed the cooperation agreement, I will abide by it, so don't worry about my monopoly. These are the best batch of moonstones, and I will give you one third. As for the cavalry who found the cavalry at that creek beach, I have rewarded them on your behalf, each with five Golden Fords. "

Archduke Feisabrun was speechless. This was a matter of perception. The grass-barbarian cavalry found Moonlight Stony Creek Beach. They thought it was a miracle and did not dare to offend, and they knelt on the ground. And Lorester knew that he had found the treasure after receiving the report, and collected nearly a thousand moonstones, and made a lot of money. No wonder this guy stayed in the Devil's Encirclement and hunted and refused to come back.

After thinking about it, Grand Duke Feisabrun put the moonstone in his hand back into the small bag~www.readwn.com~ and handed it to Lorist: "It's better to give it to you. You will use it for these months after Silvia gives birth. Guangshi decorates her house, so there is no need for too many open flames at night to avoid fire..."

Lorester also took it and put it back in his original pocket: "Okay, then I will lead you to this love."

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On December 21, 1788, the General Calendar of the Gailint subcontinent, the Norton Family Armed Flying Tiger Army made a surprise attack on the defensive position of the Weilongni Pass under the cover of snow flying in the sky, and defeated the guarded Handra Principality Red in one fell swoop. Dragon Legion. The Red Light Corps suffered most of the casualties, and the remaining troops retreated to the second defensive position before they were spared. Only then did they find that the soldiers who had retreated were ten or four. Urgently ask for help from the rear.

At the same time, because the Veyronni Pass was occupied, the two flanking defensive positions were threatened by surprise attacks. The First Defense Corps of the Principality of Forendo and the Green Forest Corps of the Duchy of Fakel had to abandon their positions and retreat, freezing on the way. Numerous deaths and frostbites. The Green Forest Corps ransacked and set fire to more than ten villages and towns along the way in order to carry out the so-called order of Duke Faker to stiff the walls and clear the country. More than 30,000 people of the Principality of Handra were killed and buried. The introduction to the fusion with Grand Duke Faker...

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