"For Marlinburg's disrespect to the Angerande clan: 3,000 gold coins."
"For Marlinburg's disrespect to all the dwarven clans: 5,000 gold coins."
"For Marlinburg's disrespect to all the dead dwarves in Eight Peaks Mountain: 10,000 gold coins."
"To wash away the unwarranted humiliation of the failed expert, and to celebrate the return of Bellegar and his glorious royal family: 20,000 gold coins and the head of Jose Magical Bird."
Under Laing's guidance, Bellegar carefully added the content in the book of hatred. The king of Eight Peaks Mountain nodded with satisfaction. Bellegar patted Laing's trousers and said, "I have to say, brother Laing, you really know dwarves. That's right. Let's do it this way. After we reclaim Eight Peaks Mountain, we'll settle the score with those princes!"
Laing's suggestion to Bellegar was to calculate the price carefully.
Normally, this kind of humiliation to the dwarves should be paid with blood. However, there was a sacred covenant between the Empire and the dwarves. Although Marlinburg was autonomous, it was still part of the Empire. Therefore, it was not appropriate for the dwarves to attack directly. Laing's suggestion was to negotiate with the dwarves first.
Ryan knew the princes of the business world well. The bourgeoisie had its weakness. When groups of dwarves with hammers, axes, guns, cannons, and gyrocopters blocked their doorstep, they would definitely spend money to avoid the disaster and sell out the magical bird expert.
"Speaking of which, Brother Ryan, it is indeed troublesome for those annoying human merchants to do this." Bellegar finally finished writing the book of hatred. The king of dwarves did not treat him as an outsider. He took out two corn cakes and gave one to Laing. "Do you have any plans? We've already set out for war, so there's no way for us to go back and deal with them. "
The corn cake was dry and hard. Laing took a bite and felt that it was too hard. Bellegar, on the other hand, enjoyed it very much. He even asked Laing if he wanted a glass of dwarven beer. Laing quickly shook his hand and said, "I'll drink water. Your beer is too strong. I'm not used to it."
The two guards of Angerande immediately brought two bottles of sherry wine to Laing. The two kings chatted and ate in the small room.
Normally, the book of hatred of dwarves recorded their disgraceful history and some controversial episodes. It also involved many secrets of dwarves. Being able to see the book of hatred of dwarves meant that the dwarves trusted you.
For example, the Book of Hatred written by the Supreme Dwarf King of the Eternity Peak was extremely rare, but the scholars from the empire could not only apply to read it, but they could also apply to copy some of the key historical information. Belegar was willing to share his little book with Leon, which also showed his attitude.
"Our only strong answer is victory." Laing took another bite of the corn cake. With the sherry wine, the more he chewed, the more delicious it became. "A victory, Brother Belega. Do you still remember Blackwater Bay, opposite Milmaden? There's a green-skinned fortress called the Giant's Tower?"
"I remember that it's the territory of the Robbery Tooth Tribe. You want to attack the Green Skin stronghold along the Blackwater Bay?" Belle Jia didn't understand. "Brother Laing, it's not that I want to criticize you, but you can't do it like this. Think about it. We have so many troops. How many resources do we consume in a day? Moreover, you humans are different from us dwarves. The Evil Land is a terrifying place. You won't be able to last long in the Evil Land. "
"You're wrong, Brother Belega. Because of this, we need to attack the Green Skin strongholds along the Blackwater Bay." Laing nodded. "My plan is like this …"
"Oh oh oh!"
… I'm talking about the division lines of the plan …
After a short stop in Estalia, the knight army continued to head to Tyrell. They were prepared to resupply in Tyrell's Lucini Principality (the self-proclaimed Prince's Dominion).
In the room of the flagship Landuin, Laing told Veronica and Olica about the history of Lucini Principality. "Even if the Estalians don't want to admit it, Lucini Principality should be the origin of the Southern Kingdom's civilization."
"In the first year of Charlemagne's Empire, a pair of brother and sister appeared in the current land of Lucini Principality. At that time, a king of the Tyrell tribe was usurped by his younger brother and was exiled into the wilderness. He soon fell ill and died. Before he died, he left behind a pair of infant siblings. They should have starved to death, but a female leopard with two heads and three tails came to the siblings and fed them with milk. They were then raised by a shepherd."
"After the siblings grew up, they gathered their lost tribes and people and found an 'Elven Citadel' in Lucini Principality. They built their palace and named the new kingdom after them, named it Lucini. The siblings married and became Lucan's King and Lucina's Queen. They were believed to be a gift from the gods to Lucini Principality. They were the children of the gods. Therefore, Lucan's Lupo family and Lucina's Lucina's Lucci family were believed to be the descendants of the gods. The throne of Lucini Principality would forever belong to …"
Laing wanted to continue, but Veronica, who was listening to the story with her hand on her cheek, quickly stopped him. "Wait! They were brother and sister, and also husband and wife?! "
"That's right." Laing nodded slightly and said a little awkwardly, "There have been many debates in the history field about whether Lucan's King and Lucina's Queen were husband and wife. In the beginning, the Empire believed that they were husband and wife. However, after the founding of Brittany, according to historical data, they were only in a co-ruling relationship. This view was agreed by most scholars at that time."
"However, after the great Holy War, His Majesty Ludwig the Savior visited Tyrell and asked this question in private. Lucini Principality clearly told His Majesty Ludwig that the two were indeed husband and wife and brother and sister at the same time. The historians had no choice but to change their view again."
"Uh … No wonder." Veronica nodded with a conflicted expression and signaled Laing to continue.
On the other hand, the dark elf's expression was normal, as if there was nothing to be surprised about.
"The two founders left behind two families, so the throne of the Lucini Duchy has always been swapped between the two families. In any case, it's either the Lubo family or the Lucci family. These two families are constantly fighting for the throne, and the throne has been swapped back and forth between them countless times. It seems that because of the large scale inbreeding, the children of these two families are extremely arrogant people, but they also like to have a sense of humor. The culture of the Lucini Duchy is especially fond of all kinds of humorous short plays and humorous acrobatics. They even like to use humorous methods to assassinate people. For example, there was once a prince who slipped on a banana peel for dozens of meters, then crashed into an oncoming dung cart and fell into it, drowning to death. Everyone in the Lucini Duchy praised this kind of high-level humorous assassination, saying that it was true art. Everyone cared about who designed it, but no one cared about the unlucky guy who was assassinated."
"The current king of Lucini is Lorenzo Lupo. The capital, Lucini, has about 85000 permanent residents. The strongest army is the veteran brigade, numbering about 2000. They are all armed with spears and long shields, and they use heavy javelins. Every veteran brigade has served for more than 16 years. They have rich combat experience and are very powerful, and they almost never retreat. Only when faced with the most difficult situation will Lucini send out the veteran brigade." After Laing finished talking about the long history of Lucini Principality, he took a sip of juice and pointed at the position of Lucini Principality. "This is the history of Lucini Principality."
"My dear, you never do things without a purpose." Veronica lazily leaned on the soft long sofa. Recently, Gallan's back had been aching, and her legs were weak. She was very relaxed in front of Laing. She kicked off her high heels and asked casually, "Do you have any plans? Tyrell, Country of Mercenaries, Dogs of War, are you planning to … "
"That's right. Lucini Principality used to have a very powerful army." Laing nodded and continued, "That was Leonardo's Leopard Regiment. This elite mercenary group came from the internal strife of Lucini Principality, and they were also veteran brigade."
"Like I said before, the throne of the Lucini King will only rotate between two families, the Lupo Family and the Lucci Family. It's the same for this generation as well. At that time, the current prince, Lorenzo Lupo, and Leonardo Lucci were fighting for the throne. Both sides had fought several times in Lucini. In the end, Lorenzo bribed the bishop of the Twin Shrine and gained the absolute advantage. The two sides reached an agreement that Leonardo could lead his Leopard Regiment and bring all the weapons and supplies, safely withdraw from the city, and become a mercenary group. He also swore that he would never return. Lorenzo became the prince and allowed Leonardo to recruit limited troops from the Duchy of Lucini." Laing continued, "I've already contacted Leonardo and his Leopard Regiment. This army will accept our employment and participate in this war."
"Their asking price must not be low, right?" Veronica found a comfortable position and said casually, "Can you afford it? A king who can't sell the national debt well? "
"Isn't it easy to make a big picture?" Laing smiled and pinched Veronica's beautiful silk feet. "The good thing about mercenaries is that they only care about money and nothing else."
"Ah! Don't, don't be like this, Laing, let me rest for two days! " Veronica screamed and quickly pulled her feet back. She said pitifully, "My dear, I really can't take it anymore. Go find Olica. If this continues, I can't even walk."
"Hehehe, now you know how powerful I am, right?" Laing nodded with a smirk, agreeing to Veronica's request. He reached out his hand, and the dark elf maid obediently took off her shoes and burrowed into Laing's arms. "Master, I'm fine. Anytime, as long as you need me."
Olica was wearing a pure black simple embroidered dress with a pear blossom collar and a pair of black high heels. Her slender legs were wrapped in slightly revealing white silk stockings. She curled up in Laing's arms and sat on his lap, leaning on Laing's chest with a satisfied expression. Laing hugged his dark elf maid and enjoyed this warm moment.
In the afternoon, the light from outside shone into the room through the window. After a few minutes, Laing hugged Olica and openly touched Olica's beautiful white silk legs. He said to Veronica, "By the way, my dear, who do you plan to assign Katherine to?"
"How about Kalad?" Veronica was already a little sleepy, but when she heard Laing's words, she became alert again. Wizard Garland stroked her chin and said, "Katherine is a Light Fire Wizard like me. She will definitely be of help to Kalad."
Veronica's direct apprentice, Katherine, was now an official witch. Naturally, she was qualified to accept apprentices and had her own ideas. It was time for her to fight on her own.
"Okay." Laing nodded. Seeing Laing agree, Veronica's eyes flashed. "Then it's settled."
Thus, the Poseidon fleet sailed to Lucini Principality. Laing went ashore and met Prince Lorenzo. Lorenzo was wearing rather old-fashioned armor — a round helmet with red mane on its head, a segmented breastplate with chain mail, and many leather strips dangling from the breastplate. He also had a red leopard print cape, a short sword, and a square shield with a cheetah print on its waist.
Rather old-fashioned, rather … respectful of tradition. This was Laing's understanding of Prince Lorenzo. The prince even insisted on communicating in the local language of Tyrell. Fortunately, Laing was also fluent in the local language of Tyrell, so there was no problem in communicating with him.
Laing also successfully hired Leonardo's Leopard Regiment. This powerful army would participate in the expedition to Eight Peaks Mountain.
After that, the army temporarily rested and restocked at the port of Lucini, while the Landuin sailed directly to the pirate principality of Satusa, south of Tyrell.
"Fedmond, we're going to find your relatives!" Standing on the deck of the Landuin, Laing joked to Fedmond. "Tell us, how will your relatives treat us?"
"That woman? Salt Grudge? I guess she'll treat us to bullets and shells! " The Knight of the Holy Grail, Sulia's uncle, the Knight of the Holy Grail, Anthelme, Count Kuyleu, came up to them in full armor. He made a bad joke. "Hey, this is a rare opportunity. Let me see how many Bretons who have lost their honor are hiding on Satusha. How many do we need to take care of? "
"Salt Grudge has an agreement with us. She won't point her gun at us. She's the daughter of the sea god, and we have the prince of the sea god on our side!" Kalad also made a rare joke. The Grail's expression was still serious. "Am I right? Fedmond? "
"Ah, how many times do I have to say it? Our family really has nothing to do with Ironassa Saltwater!" Fedmond was a little flustered. "We helped her only because the sea god, Mannen, told my father in a dream. Apart from that, our family has nothing to do with her pirates! Only Mannen knows why she, the daughter of Chief Nosca, became the daughter of the sea god! "
"Hahahahaha!"
In the distance, Ironassa's flagship, the Swordfish, was already waiting for Laing and the others to arrive in the outer sea of Satusa.
Laing looked at the giant pirate ship and frowned.
Forgen had sent a message through Amansi. If they wanted to reach the great maelstrom of the ship burial ground in the vast ocean by ship, they had to find an artifact — the legendary Moon Dial of the pirate king, Captain Ross.
And this artifact was said to be in the pirate principality of Satusa.
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