Chapter 180 The Archbishop Gathers
"Grand Duke, this is an invitation." In the castle of Weiner, the capital of the Principality of Kasmi. As the successor of the Marquis de Camon who died in the war, the Finance Minister Frederick Camon was holding a letter of faith and pushed away the guard guarding the door with excitement, rushed in, shook the letter in his hand, and read it. Grand Duke Victoria, who was sitting on a chair and playing with a quill in her hand, said this.
"Step back." The Grand Duke waved his hand to several very embarrassed guards to step back. He took the letter and opened it. As he opened it, he said, "What kind of letter? You are so worried." The Grand Duke didn't care. He shook his head and sighed helplessly when he looked at this young man who looked very similar to Carmon but did not have that heroic look in his brows. But under Frederick's eager gaze, the Archduke opened the letter and glanced at it quickly, and his small eyes suddenly widened! "Phillip's invitation! Let's go to fight the Nubian Kingdom together? Is this guy crazy?"
The excited Archduke was even more excited than Frederick at the moment. He immediately realized what kind of opportunity this was! A chance to defeat the Nubian Kingdom, now the most threatening country, from the competition on this land! What you will get is countless fertile black soil, a large amount of food and batches of weapons!
However, this excitement disappeared in the blink of an eye. The Grand Duke's round eyes gradually narrowed. A voice couldn't help but ask himself: "Is this a trap?" It's hard to say, this is the trap of Nubia and Malta, a trap that allows him to leave the city and be annihilated by the Nubia Knights! Then carve up your own territory and plunder your own subjects and gold coins!
"No, it is impossible for a person like Philip to be an ally with an enemy who is temporarily stronger than himself. This will only accelerate the destruction of his kingdom... If it is true, the Three Kingdoms Alliance and Nubia will have no choice but to capture it without mercy! The Archduke, who had made up his mind, turned to look at the excited Frederick and couldn't help but smile: "Speaking of which, you are in charge of the finances. If half of the principality's army is sent out this time, how many days can the food and gold coins last? You He happily gave me Philip’s invitation letter in person, so there should be arrangements.”
Hearing the Grand Duke's teasing, Frederick's young face showed a smile, and he immediately told with confidence: "Although we resisted the invasion of the two countries a year ago, we also lost a lot of materials and gold coins. Fortunately, this spring The harvest is good, and the demand for bread and dried meat is enough to feed 10,000 people for four months. As for gold coins, the overlord of the Engelland Empire, Emperor Caesar III, allocated 50,000 gold coins for aid because of the invasion a year ago. . This is all thanks to the Duke's efforts in dealing with those nobles.
Because of the fifty thousand gold coins, plus this year's harvest and the good trade in spices, raw silk, linen, and pig iron. There is no need to worry about military pay. The only worrying thing is that if veterans and recruits are allocated at a ratio of one to three, and an army of about 10,000 is drawn up, then all the rest in our principality will be recruits. "
Listening to Frederick's impassioned speech, the Grand Duke nodded with satisfaction. He also understood these situations, but not so thoroughly. Now this statement made the Grand Duke feel at ease. He simply said: "Don't worry about weapons and equipment. In a few days, you can take my letter and go south to the old guys in the Business Alliance to tell me that they owe me Victoria the favor. These old guys will bring us A lot of brand new armor. So luxurious that even the militiamen can wear helmets."
"So good..." Frederick was a little surprised and couldn't believe it. But I heard the Grand Duke continue to say: "I will ask people to find an old friend in the Engelland Empire. He has a group of mercenaries. A huge mercenary group of three thousand can completely eliminate the void of our country's domestic defense after the expedition."... ,
After finishing speaking, the Grand Duke suddenly sneered when he saw the stunned Frederick: "What are you doing standing still? Go and do things quickly, we are going to fight!" "Oh! I'm sorry..." Frederick immediately turned around and ran out. . The Grand Duke, who was left alone, turned to look at the scenery outside the window with a smile, and couldn't help but sigh: "When Nubia is destroyed, Carmon, I will definitely avenge you."
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Soon after, news spread like wildfire that the principality was going to war again. Coupled with the configuration, armor and weapons that do not need to be paid for at their own expense, a lot of passionate men who are eager to make a career enlist in the army despite their family's advice. But the avatar Paladin, who had just become the archdiocesan bishop, now left his jurisdiction and came to the most extensive church in the center of the principality, the Archangel Sinard Church.
The church is as majestic and tall as a castle, with its pointed tower pointing straight into the sky. The ringing of bells enveloped a ten-mile radius, and at the luxurious gate, beautiful nuns lined up to welcome them. All of this, the clone Paladin gradually moved forward, shocked by such luxury. Gently lifting the curtain of the carriage, the clone Paladin stepped out of the carriage wearing a purple divine robe and holding a sterling silver-gold scepter in his hand.
Obviously, such a young archbishop made the nuns at the door stunned for a while. But the next moment, these women, who had nothing to do with the nuns except for their clothes, were immediately filled with flattery and flattery. If he were a normal and vigorous man, he would already have a gun in his hand and be ready to fight!
But it is a pity that Paladin has reached the final stage of the upside-down tree. Not only does he not care about the affairs of men and women at all, but he has also transcended biology and reached a new existence. Naturally, he will not be affected by these low-level people. What kind of violence do humans provoke?
"Oh, may God be with you! This is the new colleague, Paladin, Flamel. Come on, come on, everyone is not here yet, come in." When Paladin pushed away these nuns very calmly At that time, the priest in the church was giving some instructions. The old man, who was also wearing a purple divine robe and with a purple scarf hanging around his neck that symbolized the identity of the archbishop, immediately greeted Paladin very familiarly. Then he drove away those annoying nuns inconspicuously, took Paladin's hand and walked towards the gate.
"Dear elder, I came here after hearing the call of the Archbishop of the Episcopal Conference. Are you the Archbishop?" "Me? No, no, no, I am just like you. I am the Archbishop of the Archdiocese of Hardovich. . He just arrived not long ago... Let’s not talk about it for now. When I see the Archbishop later, he needs to speak louder. Because he is already old, it is difficult to hear his voice... Hey, even the faithful servant of God. Can’t you avoid death?”
Listening to the Archbishop's chatter, Paladin followed him into the church in silence. One word, magnificent! In the extremely wide church, there are seats inlaid with silver patterns and rows of candlesticks inlaid with gold. The twelve large chandeliers above the head are actually filled with high-quality and expensive magic cores! Each one has a sky-high price of ten gold coins! This release of light for one day will cost at least five hundred gold coins, five hundred gold coins!
"Who is it? I heard footsteps." Suddenly, a fragile and almost inaudible voice came slowly. Paladin took a closer look and saw an old man with gray hair and empty eyes sitting under the 20-meter-high statue of Enos, as if he might die at any time. As soon as he saw this old man with ordinary appearance and ordinary clothes, Paladin, who had remained calm at first, his brown pupils immediately shrank rapidly!