"I have to thank my knowledge. It helped me and saved me …"
Vincent told him what had happened to him.
After the first Battle of La-Messner Abbey, Vincent almost caused the situation to collapse because of his delay in the battle. He was also almost executed by the angry François because he failed to defend the position and prevent Kemmler from escaping. In the end, he was sent to the Empire's Auster to be an ordinary diplomat because of Suria's plea.
Auster was a bitter and cold place with a shortage of resources. It also had to fight with the northern barbarians, the Orcs in the Dark Shadow Forest, and the Chaos Gang in the Brass Fortress in the Central Mountains. It was really a dangerous and torturous place. When Vincent first arrived there, he had a miserable life. As a diplomat, he could barely eat and wear.
However, he was born in a great noble family. In Auster, where the general education level was not high, Vincent might not be an excellent knight, but he was indeed an excellent scholar. As an ordinary diplomat, he was quickly noticed by Elector Wamir and was responsible for helping Elector Wamir write some propaganda articles, announcements, and bounties. He also helped Elector Wamir write a lot of things on behalf of Elector Wamir. With his good language and writing skills, he got a position in Wolfenburg.
"I see." Laing thought of the past and nodded self-mockingly. "Indeed, I was like this when I was in Nord. Even the nobles could only guarantee that they could read and write. Many nobles had to ask the court clerks or even bards for help to write love letters, letters, and invitations. It is said that some people made a living doing this. I think they are called automatic clerks?"
"Yes, I was one of them." Vincent smiled bitterly. "At most, I wrote fifteen love letters for Elector Wamir in a day, and they were sent to six ladies separately."
"How is the north now?" Laing asked casually.
"Not very good, my Duke." Unexpectedly, Vincent frowned. "When I left the Auster territory, the ominous signs of a human civil war appeared. The Nords Kingdom, the Auster territory, and the Hawk territory had already had a few large-scale fights because of territorial disputes."
"They were all too free!" Laing's face showed slight anger, but then he sighed helplessly. He knew why.
The three northern provinces of the Empire were all enjoying the bonus period. When Laing killed King Egil Redeye of the Skalins, although the bonus period had basically come to an end and the northern barbarians could come back at any time, these nobles did not think so. After enjoying a short period of peace, they began to have other ideas.
And that was territorial disputes.
As everyone knew, the Kingdom of Nord was not originally a province of the Charlemagne Empire. It was a province of the Empire gradually formed after the last emperor, Sigismund II, conquered the Judon people. During the era of the three emperors, Nord was also a part of the territory that was declared to be abandoned. At that time, the Nords were very miserable. They were driven away by the people of Miden in the south, and were robbed and slaughtered by the barbarians in the north. This made them survive after they became very barbaric. Therefore, the blood of the Nords flowed in their veins at the same time, the blood of the Nords flowed in their veins. During this period, a large number of Nords were unwilling to believe in the Four Gods of Chaos and moved south, settling down in Nord.
Later, after the great Holy War, Ludwig worked hard to reintegrate Nord into the Empire. He gave a vote to elect the Emperor and let his deputy, Harald Frank, be the Grand Duke of Nord. Everything was fine when Ludwig was alive, but after Ludwig took off his crown and disappeared, Harald Frank began to express his dissatisfaction. This former adjutant of Ludwig, a Sanctuary expert, had some complaints about the current situation. He felt that he deserved more than to be a mountain king in a bitter cold place.
He began to call himself the King of Nord and did things including but not limited to the following.
Sent many of his subordinates to other provinces of the Empire to avoid falsifying noble titles.
Married off many female members of the family in turn, and then took the opportunity to obtain noble titles from the husband's family.
Recruited the noble children of the other provinces of the Empire who had strong claims to the Kingdom of Nord, gave them noble titles, and then used this as an excuse to start a war of succession.
In the end, he even let his eldest grandson and first in line to the throne (his eldest son had died a long time ago), Theodoric Geisel, claim to be the Prince of Marienburg, and the only reason was that his wife had stayed in Marienburg for a few days.
The problem was that when the Empire was founded, there was no province of Nord, and Harald Frank was respected, and he was once Ludwig's adjutant. Perhaps Emperor Karl-Franz would call him great-grandfather in front of him?
The confusion of claims gave the Nords an excuse to start a war, and the reduction of external pressure caused by Egil's death gave the Nords the conditions to start a war. They had long coveted the good cedar and oak of Hawke for a long time.
It could only be said that humans were always repeating the same tragedy.
Emperor Karl-Franz was also troubled by this matter. After the Winter Festival, the Emperor sent a small number of Empire troops to the North. On the surface, it was under the invitation of Elector Herzig and Baron Edbrand Rudenhoff of Hawke to clear out the remaining Orcs and Green Dwarfs, but in reality, everyone knew that the Emperor used this method to warn the Nords not to act rashly. After all, Hawke wasn't big, and the number of elite troops was small.
"I remember that Elector Edbrand's eldest son is being taught in Nur?" Laing stroked his chin.
"That's right, Emilia mentioned this before. Conrad Rudenhoff is studying in Nur University," Suria gave an affirmative answer.
"Mr. Vincent, since you are good at this, then you can be my clerk in the palace in the future," Laing nodded.
"I dare not disobey." Vincent naturally didn't dare to object. His biggest wish now was to be able to accompany his daughter in peace.
After settling Vincent's matter, Laing turned his gaze to Olivier, "Olivier, what good news do you have for me?"
"It's not good news, Lord Laing." Olivier took out a list of goods from his bag seriously, "As per your instructions, we have checked the source of the Level 1 Obion wine from Bordero's Broken Valley."
"What did you find?" Laing took the list of goods.
"All these years, there were only three barrels of this wine that entered Nur. One was purchased by Lady Emmanuel, one was purchased by Nur University as a beverage for the academic exchange, and one was purchased by the Spear Family." Olivier expressed his confusion, "We couldn't investigate Lady Emmanuel and Nur University. As for the Spear Family, it seems that they held a grand banquet on the night of the arrival of the wine and drank it all."
"A grand banquet?" Laing suddenly realized something.
"Yes, a grand banquet. A masquerade ball," Olivier continued.
A masquerade ball?! Laing and Suria looked at each other.
"Olivier, did you find out when the Spear Family's next masquerade ball is?" Laing asked casually.
He also wanted to test Olivier.
"It will be held in April at the Golden Smile Hall in Nur." Olivier didn't disappoint Laing. The tycoon took out another list.
"Very good, my wife. It seems that we will have to stay in Nur for a while." Laing nodded slightly, his expression becoming resolute, "We can't give up halfway. For Emilia's safety, and for little Frey Derick's safety, we must eradicate the Entertainer's Association!"
"That's right!" At this moment, the door was kicked open by a high-heeled shoe. Dong!
Emilia suddenly walked in from the door. The Duchess of the Empire's face was full of anger, "I won't allow it! I can't! I can't! These followers of Chaos actually want to do it in Nur! They want to do such a thing in my city! "
"Emilia? You knew? "Laing asked in surprise.
"I knew, I always knew!" Emilia's face was burning with anger. This made her originally beautiful face look somewhat sinister, "You thought you hid it from me? Laing, is this how you act as a father?! "
After saying this, Emilia was like an angry lioness. She jumped onto Laing and pinched Laing's face, "Such a big thing happened in Nur, and you didn't let me know?!"
"Calm down, Emilia!" Laing could only hug Emilia to calm her down, "We're thinking of a solution."
"I'll mobilize the Nur army! Whoever attends this concert will be killed on the spot! " The Duchess of the Empire's face was black. She waved her fist and shouted, "Anyone who dares to touch my son will die!"
"Emilia!!!" Laing finally roared. He was also angry, "Then it's all over! We've worked so hard to find this clue! You have to calm down! Any movement of the army will be noticed by the Traveler's Association and they will flee! "
Laing's roar was full of psionic impact. Emilia's brain was hit by Laing's psionic power. The Duchess of the Empire shuddered and finally calmed down. She gritted her teeth, "Then what do you think we should do? You're the child's father! You have to take responsibility. "
"When the time comes, Suria and I will attend the masquerade ball." Laing thought for a moment and said, "While you're at it, let Olica act as well. We'll be in the open, and Olica will cooperate with us in the dark."
"No problem, master." The dark elf nodded with a smile.
"No, not you and Suria. It's us," Emilia objected. "The masquerade ball? It's a rather mysterious party. Many artists are invited, including nobles, sculptors, bards, and painters. It's a gathering of the Nur elite. For outsiders, only those who provide a large amount of sponsorship are qualified to attend. Everyone will wear masks, drink, and flirt. What identity will you and Suria use to attend the masquerade ball? "
"…" Laing was silent.
"It can only be me, and it must be me." Emilia said firmly, "Only if I take you to the masquerade ball will it not raise suspicion. Laing, you are an outsider who doesn't know a lot of etiquette and rules in Nur. You need my help."
"Fine. Let's do it!" Laing thought carefully for a moment and had to admit that Emilia did have a point.
"Very good. Let's get ready."
Just like that, Laing and his team stayed in Nur for the time being. On the surface, Laing continued to place orders with the Nur Military Factory as the Crown Prince of Brittany and Duke Musillon. At the same time, he tried to recruit high-tech talents from the Nur Firearms Academy. Because the negotiations did not go well, Laing and his team stayed in the Kurfürst's palace for the time being. The great nobles in Nur did not say anything about it.
The two kids, Devonshire and little Frey Derick, on the other hand, had a lot of fun. The two boys were very close. They called each other brother and brother, but they often quarreled.
It was worth mentioning that when Laing visited Nur University, he finally encountered a large group of challengers. Many young and energetic children of the great nobles of the Empire took out their white gloves, and white gloves flew at Laing like raindrops.
"For the sake of Lady Emmanuelle, please duel with me! Mr. Laing! "
"Mr. Laing, I challenge you!"
"The Knight of the Holy Grail on the other side of the mountain! Take this! "
"If you lose, you will leave our Duchess!"
All kinds of challenges came one after another. The great nobles of Nur were clearly venting their dissatisfaction in this way. The moment Laing entered Nur University, he received more than a dozen challenge requests.
Laing was very calm about this. He said, "Don't worry. Everyone has a share. Come one by one. I'm right here. I can't run away." The excited children of the great nobles finally calmed down.
Laing then said, "It's good to have challenges, but it doesn't mean that you don't have to pay any price, right? How about this? A challenger will have to pay 200 gold marks each time. If you reach 1000 gold marks in one challenge, 200 gold marks will be deducted, and the transportation fee will be waived. Fair, right? " As the champion of the Lady of the Lake, I, Laing, am very virtuous. Don't worry, I'll go easy on you.
The children of the great nobles gathered together to discuss. They felt that it was quite fair. The nobles of Nur were all rich, and no one was lacking in money. Thus, they agreed and set the rules of the challenge. They also asked the Archbishop of the Church of the Lady of Justice to be the witness.
That afternoon, Laing earned 6,600 gold marks. After deducting the 5% commission from the Church of the Lady of Justice, he earned 6,270 gold marks.
The next day, there were more than 20 injured people in the Church of the Goddess of Mercy. Most of them had broken bones and concussions.
The champion of the Goddess of the Lake was carrying a few bags full of gold marks. She weighed them in her hand and smiled.
If you want to give me money, I can't refuse, right?
… I'm the cutoff line for money …
April, Old World, Roof of the World, Blackrock Fortress.
This was once a famous fortress of the dwarves, the location of Karak Daz. In history, this fortress finally fell under the constant siege of the Green Skins. Most of the dwarven clans in the fortress died in battle. A small number of them fled to the Eternal Peak, Karaz A-Karak.
The Green Skin Warlord, Brother Liquor, was the ruler of this Green Skin Fortress. He was a very powerful Green Skin Warlord.
At this time, Blackrock Fortress was already the most powerful stronghold of the Green Skins in the Roof of the World. However, it was about to face a severe test today.
Tarim Khan and his Western Expedition Army were here!
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