Roddy had learned from Alva earlier that Lachman had fallen into war. At that time, Alva had only mentioned it casually and did not pay much attention to it, but Roddy remembered it in his heart.
He knew what the core of Lachman was like. The country was big, but it could not compare to the modern countries on Earth. Through his conversation with Magister Houdini, he had a general understanding of the country.
To put it simply, it was a country with a serious ruling structure problem. The mages' power was concentrated in the core cities. The closer to the border, the worse the economic level and military strength. As the core of the country, the control of the parliament would rapidly decline.
Lachman did not subdue the small countries on the periphery, but secretly provoked conflict and caused internal friction. Not only could they make a profit, but they could also wear down the forces that could pose a threat.
Although this method was not wrong, it showed one problem: Lachman was fundamentally unable to expand its territory.
A loose political system and administrative efficiency could be used to command an organization, but a country that was too big would be stretched thin. Therefore, when he heard that Lachman had fallen into the quagmire of war, Roddy immediately felt that it was not as simple as a small matter.
Now that the ambassador opened his mouth to ask for weapons, he was actually telling Roddy: "We are having a bit of a hard time."
When Roddy went to Lachman, he was attacked by an ancient beast. Even though he successfully killed the huge and terrifying existence, Lachman's Duriel City also suffered a lot of damage. In order to deal with the murlocs, the army and mages suffered heavy casualties. These things could not be bought with money in a short period of time.
No wonder the other party was willing to lend him money to fight the war. They probably wanted him to owe them such a big favor.
Looking at Mi Si Lan in front of him, Roddy did not feel like he was being schemed against. There could not be a 'pure friendship' between countries. Everyone taking advantage of each other was the eternal theme. The other party lent him money to win the war, so next … Roddy naturally would not be stingy to help the other party.
But behind the scenes, he naturally had to take advantage of the situation.
"Ambassador, is there any difficulty in your country now?"
With the psychological advantage, Roddy took the initiative. Mi Silan had originally prepared a contingency plan, but after a day of shopping, her brain was almost shaken silly. At this moment, she stuttered, "It's just that the Parliament, the Parliament wants to exchange for some weapons to repay the debt. After all, the situation in the Kallon Kingdom is now stable, and many weapons are probably no longer in use. Is it just right … to lend them to Lassman?"
The word "borrow" was used very cleverly. If he directly bought it, the price would definitely be expensive. If he said "borrow", it would be much cheaper. However, if he really lent it out, it would probably be the result of never returning it.
Roddy was already familiar with this kind of technique, but he did not put on a bullying attitude. Instead, he put on an easygoing look. "Weapons are easy to negotiate! No problem! But I don't know what kind of weapon the council is lacking. Was it a scouting type or a bombardment type? Or a means of transportation? "
The Mithran ambassador knew what each of these terms meant. But after looking at the high-precision weapons in the Kingdom of Karen, he understood that the meaning of these terms was completely different from what he had imagined.
It was impossible for him to know the combat power of these weapons just by listening to the explanation. Mithran really wanted to sign the contract immediately, but considering the current situation of Lassman, she finally said in a low voice, "That … I need to wait for the communication circle to be set up. I need to send a copy of the weapons that you are willing to lend to the parliament, and then I'll wait for the reply."
"No problem, no problem at all."
Roddy nodded with a smile. After that, they talked about some logistics issues and then let the ambassador rest.
After talking for the whole afternoon, Roddy felt that his throat was really dry. He sat in the living room drinking water, staring at the map in a daze. When the surroundings were quiet, Kardashian came in from outside. She looked relaxed and said, "I saw that the ambassador left with a heavy heart. What's wrong? Did you scare him?"
"I just want to find an opportunity to get to Lassman."
Roddy did not hide anything. "The mission told me to go there and find a way. I have to go no matter what."
"Why do you need an opportunity? Are you afraid that the Kingdom of Karen won't be able to take care of it? " Kardashian smiled. "No one dares to shake your authority now. If you want to go, go now. As long as the Dragons are on the same side as us, no one in the Kingdom of Karen will jump out and die."
"What are you talking about? You're also a Dragons, okay?"
After Roddy said that, he noticed that Kardashian's expression was a little sad. "Although we are the honorary elders, the knowledge we have … will soon be digested by them and derive more things."
"There is no shortage of geniuses in the Dragons. Don't think that they only know how to fight. Today, I heard that one of the Red Dragons is trying to prove Riemann's hypothesis."
Although Riemann's hypothesis was not as famous as the "Goldbach's hypothesis", it was regarded as one of the most important research problems in human mathematics. However, this thing was in the field of pure mathematics. In the current world, pure mathematics was not as good as pure physics … because the overall level of science and technology was far from the point where mathematical models were needed.
"There are really people who have too much to learn?"
"Definitely not in a short period of time. There are so many things that human mathematicians haven't proven yet. These guys have only learned a little bit, so forget about it. "
Kardashian shook her head. "But don't think that they will fall behind forever. Knowledge is like a seed. I'm afraid the speed at which it germinates among the Dragons is much faster than in the unstable environment of humans.
"They will grow faster and faster, and we, who are short-lived, can't compete with them at all."
Roddy opened his mouth, but he couldn't refute. Because Kardashian's concern was the truth — no one could always be number one by eating away their resources.
"Let's not talk about this. Are you planning to make them pay? I know you're up to no good. "
Kardashian felt much better after saying this. She leaned on the recliner next to her and said, "Do you need me to go with you?"
Roddy thought about Merlinsera who was far away on the other side of the sea. God knows what would happen if the two Dragons who had lost their Dragon Crystal met.
So he tried to pretend to be thinking, then shook his head. "You should stay here and help me keep an eye on them."
Kardashian stared into his eyes. "Oh, and then?"
"I plan to bring Sally there. After all, it will take too long to go back and forth. I'll start preparing now." Roddy pointed outside. "When the time comes, I plan to let Nora disguise herself as Sally. With the monarch around, the country will be more stable."
"What about Akasha?"
"She will go too. She knows the Viper Cross better than I do."
"What about Natha?"
"Er … I also promised her."
Kardashian looked at him and rested her chin on her hand. "So, will you leave me here alone?"
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