City of Sin: Under the seventeen nine ransom

On the way, Sir Shanton suddenly said: "Master Richard, why do you only provide half of the normal food for prisoners of war? This is against the customs of nobles."

This question was expected by Richard, so he spread his hands and answered frankly: "I now have less than half the number of prisoners of war. Just in case, they must limit their food rations. Eat no When I'm full, I can't run away. I know this is not in line with the tradition of nobility, but now the situation is special. Besides, as long as the noble Zim adults are fed, won't it? "

Sir Sandton nodded in agreement, then solemnly said: "Richard, as my personal suggestion, no matter how big your prejudice to the Zim Viscount, try not to hurt his body as much as possible. In the last four In the blood of the royal family of the new generation, the Viscount is the only bloodline owner who has awakened the superior Holy Beast ability, so he is of great significance to the entire royal family. As far as I know, His Majesty the King and the Elders have planned to leave Viscount Zim at least two Ten offspring. "

"Did I allow Zim to attack my territory?" Richard asked.

"Have you ever let him go?" Sir Sandon was not a fool, smiling and asking Richard to say nothing for a while.

The two conflicts between Zim and Richard ended in the Richard victory, and the development of the situation was largely intentional by Richard. As he and Quicksand said, the Viscount Zim is a rare enemy.

Sir Sandton did not continue to question, but said to Richard: "But as long as it does not hurt the Viscount ’s body, it will not touch the bottom line of the royal family. The dispute between the Viscount and you is purely a private grudge between the nobles, Duke Glassbow The royal family will remain neutral and will not intervene. The worst case is that Viscount father Green Deer Earl will intervene in the war, but I do n’t think he will participate in the war openly, and will at most fund the combat operations of Viscount Zim with private assistance. From your past From the record, Green Deer Earl is a threat, but it can't shake your foundation. Moreover, once he directly participates in the war, it also means that you are also given the legitimacy to attack his territory. I don't think he will do so. "Said, Shan Sir Dunton also gave a few laughed. "The most famous specialty of Zim Viscount's territory is daffodil, but Earl is rich in Lafite Refined Iron."

Richard glanced at Sir Shanton, nodded, and said, "Okay, I know what to do. Then I wo n’t give up easily on this ransom negotiation."

The messenger ’s residence is a separate two-story wooden building, which is a temporary building like the Richard residence. But seeing the desolate scene on the Richard territory, Sandon was not too picky. After a simple wash, Sandon invited Richard to share afternoon tea in the parlor. Black tea and refreshments are brought by Jazz himself, and the gestures of making tea should pay attention to this aspect of enjoyment.

After serving a cup of black tea, Sandon asked the servant to leave the parlor, and then took out a letter and handed it to Richard, saying, "This is a personal letter from the Duke to you."

Richard opens the envelope with two pages of letter paper.

After the courtesy greetings, the Duke mainly mentioned the relationship between the royal family and the three Grand Duke.

Ge Duke Glassbow with royal lineage is a natural ally of the royal family, while Direwolf Duke and the Duke of Tulips will unite at certain times to fight against Duke Glassbow and the royal family. The royal family and the three dukes have contradictions with each other, so in this case, politics is a very important factor.

The unique and mysterious blood power is the root of the royal family, but with time, the blood power is becoming thinner. Therefore, the appearance of Zim Viscount is particularly important for the royal family. If Zim succeeds in giving birth to descendants with blood power, the royal family will be carefully cultivated, and it is likely to become a generation of Kingdom Guardian. But that was at least two or thirty years later, and the Duke hinted between the lines that a Kingdom Guardian did not have the ability to change the situation at all, let alone a possible strong man 20 years later?

Richard fully understood the Duke's hint. Zim Viscount himself is a standard dude, not very useful. If we take into account the probability of bloodline strength in his descendants, and then consider the possibility of bloodline strength to grow into an Kingdom Guardian-that is, Norland standard Saint Realm-not even one percent. Richard and Perrin are willing to let it go. How could they kill Zim for an illusory future Saint Realm?

Richard continued to read. Next, the Duke stated the importance of the Zim Viscount, but it also revealed vaguely that the royal family valued the Viscount's ability to reproduce, not his face. Richard couldn't help raising his eyebrows and reread that paragraph. This seemed to imply that he didn't have to worry about the emergence of a strong Saint Realm in a small conflict of domestic aristocrats? The most interesting is still behind, the Duke even hinted that the existence of the Viscount is actually a burden on the Duke Glassbow and the royal family, which cannot be easily destroyed. This is somewhat the same as Richard.

At the end of the letter, the Duke mentioned that a batch of materials had been sent to Richard as a prepayment for the next batch of Rune. The supplies include four city-proof heavy crossbows and matching crossbow arrows, as well as equipment sufficient to arm two hundred Warrior. Although it is not a magic heavy crossbow, it is more than enough to equip his current small and simple castle.

The Duke also mentioned that a 300-man swordsman battalion was stationed not far from the Richard territory, which nominally added borders to the Duke ’s expanded territory. If Richard can't handle the situation, you can go there to avoid it. The command of the swordsman battalion will temporarily belong to Richard, protecting him from reaching Deepcliff City.

Seeing this segment, Richard's gaze swept at normal speed, and did not stay too much.

The second page is a list, which lists the materials brought by Sandon and the steel components used for castle defense that will be shipped later.

After reading, Richard ignited the letter paper on the candle and burned it out. Then he said to Shanton: "Thank you very much for the generosity of the Duke! Do you have anything else to say to me?"

A lot of words can't fall on the paper.

Sandon smiled and said, "The Duke asked me to tell you that he is preparing for the war against Whiterock Dukedom. The army should be promoted within half a month. This time the goal is Galleon Earl of Whiterock Dukedom. The real purpose of the Duke is A giant Dragon Bones bone displayed in the Galleon Earl castle. Well, that ’s all. After you have checked and checked the materials, I will have to rush back to Deepcliff City. The Duke needs to know the current status of the Zim Viscount. Two batches of materials come over. "

"Thank you for your hard work. But what about Little Fontaine Baron? He cut the road between me and Dukedom." Richard asked. Little Fontaine Baron broke away from the vassal relationship with the Duke, and was in a rush of traffic, but it was still weak at the moment.

Sir Sandon pondered for a while and said, "I have no personal advice for you in this respect. But before I set off, I had discussed this matter with Lord Duke. The Duke means that you are in your sole discretion."

"Full power?" Richard frowned. This is a very broad concept.

"Yes, take full control! You can take any way you think is necessary to deal with the relationship with Fontaine Barony." Sandon said.

Richard frowned again, and Sandton hinted that he understood.