Everyone chatted merrily. Dorcas and Jack introduced the current situation of Brettel City to Han Shuo in detail. Dorcas and Jack naturally wouldn't hide anything from Han Shuo and told him everything.
Gilberto must've frequently visited Brettel City in the past three years. He seemed to be very familiar with the people here. At the banquet, he was talking cheerfully and wittily with Dick and the others. He wore a straightforward smile on his face and appeared very calm.
From Dorcas and Jack's words, Han Shuo learned more about the difficulties Brettel City had encountered. He understood that under the seemingly limitless glory, there were also hidden dangers within Brettel City.
The current Lancelot Empire was stable internally. Lawrence wielded great power and authority. After a round of cleansing, there were no longer any voices of resistance within Lancelot Empire. Therefore, what Lancelot Empire faced was no longer internal problems, but the threats from the surrounding countries.
As the largest city in the east, Brettel City faced the same threat from foreign enemies as Lancelot Empire. As Brettel City became more and more threatening to the seven grand duchies, apart from Hailan Tina and Burt Zili's duchies, the other five duchies had more and more frequent contact with each other. The battles between them had also calmed down.
Other than the threat from the seven grand duchies, the Brut Merchant Alliance, which was separated from Brettel City by one of the seven grand duchies, was also eyeing Brettel City covetously. On one hand, it was because Han Shuo had once killed Celt, the commander of the Redbud Knights of the Brut Merchant Alliance. On the other hand, it was because the existence of Brettel City had seriously threatened the interests of the Brut Merchant Alliance.
Before Brettel City had prospered, the seven grand duchies had purchased most of the materials they needed from the Brut Merchant Alliance. Some of the specialties of the seven grand duchies also flowed to the Brut Merchant Alliance. The huge profits the Brut Merchant Alliance obtained from the seven grand duchies had made many merchants overflowing with wealth.
However, due to the rapid development of Brettel City, the merchants of the seven grand duchies began to have frequent contact with Brettel City. On top of that, Brettel City's goods in many aspects were far cheaper than Brut Merchant Alliance's. More and more merchants of the seven grand duchies gave up on cooperating with Brut Merchant Alliance and began to establish cooperative relations with the merchants of Brettel City.
In this way, the interests of the Brut Merchant Alliance would naturally suffer. The Brut Merchant Alliance was originally a united country controlled by large chambers of commerce. In this country, the interests of merchants were above everything else. Therefore, the Brut Merchant Alliance regarded Brettel City as an enemy. They began to secretly support the five duchies that were eyeing Brettel City covetously, preparing to help them eradicate the threat that was Brettel City.
Compared to the seven grand duchies, the Brut Merchant Alliance that was jointly managed by various large chambers of commerce was an extremely wealthy nation on Profound Continent. Not only did it possess a powerful army, it also possessed abundant battle equipment. Its strength was in no way inferior to Lancelot Empire. With the support of such a united chamber of commerce, Brettel City would obviously encounter a lot of trouble.
"Brut Merchant Alliance, Brut Merchant Alliance. Hehe, this country that is overflowing with wealth. I haven't even had any ideas about them, but they are actually preparing to deal with me. Interesting, very interesting!" Han Shuo said with a sneer after listening to Dorcas and Jack's introduction.
"Brian, we cannot be careless with this Brut Merchant Alliance. Just like Lancelot Empire, it is an extremely powerful country. Just our Brettel City alone definitely does not have the strength to deal with this country," Jack saw the exuberant ambition on Han Shuo's face and couldn't help but advise Han Shuo.
"That's enough. You big fatty, just take care of the government affairs. His Lordship's ambition is not something you can imagine," Dorcas shot a glance at Jack and lightly snorted.
"I am very clear about the true strength of the Brut Merchant Alliance. Hehe. However, the Brut Merchant Alliance is also facing powerful enemies on all sides. They won't put all their attention on us. Right now, we only need to think about how to deal with the seven grand duchies. For the time being, we don't need to worry about the Brut Merchant Alliance," Han Shuo said with a faint smile.
"Lord Marquis, you are getting more and more awesome." While Han Shuo was conversing with Jack and Dorcas, the mountain beauty Delia, who had already become a valiant and skillful military officer, walked towards Han Shuo with a glass of dark red wine in her hand. Her beautiful face was suffused with a strange luster as she flattered Han Shuo with a charming smile.
The tall and slender Delia was wearing a tight-fitting lavender long skirt with a corset waist. The long skirt was like a mermaid's tail, setting off her slender and straight legs to be extremely aesthetically pleasing. Her alluring curves caused the mountain chieftains in the hall to linger and forget to leave. Their saliva nearly overflowed from their mouths.
With a faint smile, Han Shuo raised the glass in his hand towards Delia and said in a refined and courteous manner, "You flatter me too much."
"Haha, Delia, oh Delia. So many talented mountain men in Brettel City are pursuing you, yet you remain indifferent. You couldn't have been waiting for this guy, right?" It seemed that Jack had become very familiar with them in these past three years. When he saw Delia coming, he chuckled and teased her.
Delia pursed her lips and chuckled. Her bright eyes lingered on Han Shuo's body for a while before she said to Jack, "Lord Jack has such good eyes. You even saw through this, hehe!"
"Oh, it's true. Haha. But Delia, you're going to be sad. This guy has a lot of women around him. I reckon you won't have a chance. You must have heard of those three powerful women. Brian won't dare to continue his womanizing," Jack said to Delia with a beaming smile.
"That's not necessarily true. For a man like my Lord, as long as he has the heart, there shouldn't be any woman who can restrain him. Hehe, my Lord, am I right?" Delia first answered Jack, then looked at Han Shuo with her fiery eyes and said.
Last time when they came down from Mount Silk, Delia had revealed her feelings to Han Shuo. The mountain people had always been straightforward, and Delia was especially so. Once she had set her eyes on a target, she would strive for it with all her might. She didn't hide anything at all. Her way of doing things was very straightforward.
When Han Shuo saw Delia again after three years, he thought that Delia already had someone she liked. He didn't expect that she was still single. From Delia's fiery eyes, Han Shuo vaguely understood one thing. The sexy and wild Delia was the number one beauty of the mountain people. For Han Shuo, who had entered the Carnal Realm, she held an indescribable allure.
"Cough! I don't have feelings for just anyone. "Han Shuo looked at Delia who was staring straight at him with her bright eyes and said with a smile.
Jack, who was originally joking with Delia, couldn't help but carefully look at Delia at this moment. The current Jack had tempered himself in the political arena for three years. His eyes were very sharp. He could see the fiery passion in Delia's eyes at a glance. Suddenly, Jack understood. He realized that his joke was probably the truth.
While he was envying Han Shuo's good luck, Jack also couldn't help but worry for Han Shuo. He knew some of the things that happened in Ossen City last time. He also understood the background and ability of those three women. In addition, Jack also knew that Han Shuo was indeed not an honest person. With Delia's superior qualifications, if she were to disregard everything to seduce Han Shuo, Jack didn't need to think to know what would happen.
As the number one beauty of the mountain people, Delia was a very influential figure in the hearts of some mountain people in Brettel City. Once she had any disputes with Han Shuo and the three women by Han Shuo's side, it would definitely affect those mountain people in Brettel City. Jack had already begun to secretly estimate how great the impact would be.
"Then what does His Lordship think of me? Hehe, if His Lordship is interested in me, I won't be able to resist His Lordship's charm. "Delia continued to say to Han Shuo with a light smile, but her tone already carried a strong hint.
"Ahem … ahem …" Dorcas lightly coughed twice. He knitted his brows and said to Delia in a displeased tone, "We are in the middle of a conversation. If there's nothing else, go take a stroll somewhere else!"
Even Dorcas, who was relatively slow in this aspect, could hear some other meaning from Delia's words. Dorcas immediately reacted after receiving Jack's hint, and rebuked Delia.
As Delia's superior, Dorcas possessed supreme deterrence within the army of Brettel City. Even Delia, who had always been bold and unruly, was somewhat fearful of Dorcas. When she saw Dorcas rebuking her with a displeased expression, she really thought that they had some important matters to discuss. Only then did she apologize to Han Shuo and the other two and left. However, before she left, she turned her head to look at Han Shuo once more. Her eyes were filled with provocative seduction and temptation.
"Brian, you have a beautiful and tempting troublemaker. I don't know if I should be happy or worried for you!" When Delia left and only the three of them were left, Jack looked at Han Shuo and teased.
"Just mind your own business. You don't need to worry about me. I know what I'm doing!" Han Shuo smiled and raised his cup to Jack. After he finished speaking, he finished the rest of the wine in his cup. He then said to Dorcas and Jack, "I need to leave Brettel City for a while to take care of some matters. However, I won't be gone for too long."
"His Lordship can leave at ease. We will take good care of Brettel City," Dorcas immediately expressed his attitude respectfully.
"You've been gone for three years and Brettel City has been fine. The current Brettel City will continue to function without you. Just go and do what you need to do," Jack said smilingly.
Han Shuo nodded and did not say anything else. He knew that with Jack and Dorcas in Brettel City, there truly wouldn't be any big trouble in the city. Sacred knight Blount, who had gravely injured him and earth elite zombie, had managed to escape. Now that Han Shuo had reached the Carnal realm, he had absolute confidence in killing Blount. Therefore, he decided to kill him to avenge earth elite zombie.
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