Chapter 202 Thoughts on the Banquet and the Source of Soldiers
: At the entrance of the palace, Masino was surrounded by several curious Avalon sisters. Obviously they were very curious about this famous high-level dragon prince, especially the ice crystal holy sword on his waist. , there has never been a similar artifact in Caledon's thousands of years of history. Coupled with his unparalleled martial arts and glory, he is also a warrior favored by girls.
Masnuo, who was surrounded by girls, was unmoved. Even though he had smelled the fragrance coming from the side, he was still standing guard meticulously. If it weren't for the relationship between the prince and the eternal queen, he would never let these Avas go. Sister Long touched the dragon armor symbolizing glory on her body.
But looking at his embarrassed face, it was obvious that he couldn't resist the enthusiasm of these girls. After all, several people had already photographed his armor three times, indicating that they would meet in secret at three o'clock in the night.
Seeing the prince coming out of the palace, Masno immediately walked out of the circle surrounded by the Avalon sisters. No wonder those people asked to return to Caledor. With this posture, even a giant dragon couldn't resist them.
"Prince."
Seeing the cold look on Imric's face, knowing that the situation of the Eternal Queen was not optimistic, Masno didn't dare to ask any more questions. He just took the war horse back, and then the two left here.
After returning to the military camp, Imric immediately ordered Randy to prepare to return to Caledor. Even though Lothern prepared a grand celebration banquet under Fenubar's order, the Dragon Prince knew that there was something else to come. To do this, instead of wasting time on this, it is better to plan Caledo’s next steps well.
This battle made me discover a lot of drawbacks, that is, the population of Caledor is too small. Thinking of the next few expeditions across the vast ocean, judging from the current situation, even if they succeed, there will be Massive casualties.
Imric temporarily thought of a way to solve this problem, but this method may be very ugly in name, and the specific details need to be discussed with Alagir.
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Caledor's army crossed directly through the Lothern Strait and did not enter Lothern. They only obtained some supplies and materials along the way. The long-standing regional discrimination cannot be changed by a big war. of.
Caledor discriminates against lowly businessmen like Lothern, and Lothern also looks down on these country bumpkins who blow wind on the mountains all day long. The Phoenix King has given Caledor so much support, and defeating the Witch King should have been a victory for Caledor. Ledo's responsibility.
The only ones left behind were a few of Imrik's senior staff. Although the Dragon Prince didn't want to show up at such a banquet, he still wanted to get in touch with some people for a while to arrange the next thing.
In the familiar courtyard of the Phoenix King, Tyrion raised his glass to Imric, with a hint of apology and gratitude in his tone,
"Thank you for stopping the Shadow King and saving my brother Tigris. I owe you A favor."
After saying that, he drank the contents of the cup in one gulp to show his sincerity. His posture was very low. After his father's death, Tigris was the only blood relative, even though his grandfather's family had no respect for the two brothers. It took a lot of care, but Tyrion knew that it was for some purpose and not purely family affection.
"Your brother Teclis..." To be honest, Imric didn't know what to say. Apart from being irritable because of the curse of Khaine, Tyrion was actually a trustworthy person. In many ways, he was better than those who liked intrigues. His prince was much better, but the person who caused him the most serious harm was his most trusted brother.
I don't know if Tigris understands Lilith's small world plan now, and this is the reason why he was spared his life.
If he believed from the bottom of his heart that Lilith's plan was correct and was willing to take action for it, then there is no doubt that he should be hacked to death on the spot.
But if he is now just a Chosen One who relies on Lilith's divine power to stand, and Moras's previous efforts to remove the Maelstrom and the Phoenix Stone were all due to Lilith's guidance, or in other words, bewitchment, then there is still some hope of salvation. , after all, Teclis' ability will definitely not be worse than Tyrion. If he can successfully instigate rebellion, it will be a big help for the next actions.
"Forget it, there is no need to mention these things at this time. I pay tribute to those warriors who fought bravely on the battlefield. It was their sacrifice that led to today's victory." Imrik raised his wine glass, and the crowd surrounding him They immediately raised their glasses and said, "To the warriors, to the sacrifice, to the victory." The
current Dragon Prince is the most popular figure in Ulthuan, although many people still maintain a wait-and-see attitude towards Caledor because of tradition. However, there are still many people who take the initiative to show their goodwill to the Dragon Palace, and many previously difficult cooperation terms have been successfully passed. Many chambers of commerce have opened their doors to Caledo, and are willing to introduce Caledo at a "suitable" price. Specialties, and even some organizations that provide security services also want to introduce some Caledonians, especially the mountain ranger troops that have performed well on the battlefield.
There is definitely no way to introduce the three troops directly under the dragon lord. However, the mountain rangers do not belong to Caledor's standing military order. They are essentially recruiting troops with the right to choose their profession freely. After seeing a patrolman from the Dragon's Back Mountain Range who could shoot arrows with a big bow and chop off the enemy's dog's head with a big sword, many people started thinking about him.
Imric also said that he could send a small number of mountain rangers to provide security services for the nobles of various kingdoms, but they would have to provide an intermediary fee to the Dragon Palace. The final price can only be said to be very touching, but there are still many people from Lothern. The great nobles were willing to pay this high fee and took the hundred-man mountain ranger from the hands of the Dragon Prince, providing them with five years of service. Adila, who was standing next to Imrik, was also smiling. At the beginning of the banquet, many people expressed goodwill to the Belkerk family. In any case, this war is outside the country. The victory was achieved under the leadership of the Kingdom of Rings, which gave Tyrannroc a much higher say in the Phoenix Court. As the female prince after Eldraine, she was certainly happy to see this happen.
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After the banquet, Imric returned to the prince's manor, looked at Ala'gil who was coming from Kaled, and asked,
"Do we have channels in the slave market in Araby?"
These words made Ala'gil I suddenly shuddered. You must know that slavery is a culture that Ulthuan deeply hates. First of all, Asur, who considers himself the best race in the world, cannot stand this kind of thing.
Secondly, some slave-catching ships from Druchi break through the protective magic of the ocean every year to capture slaves. Both of these have put an end to slavery in Ulthuan.
But this is what it says on the surface. In fact, there are many humans in various kingdoms of Ulthuan who provide services to Asur. In name, they sign service contracts, but in reality they are hereditary slaves. In addition, the living conditions of these human monkeys are also It was still acceptable, so this matter has been tacitly approved by all kingdoms.
However, due to Caledo's special environment and the fact that successive dragon princes did not allow monkeys to approach the dragon's home, only some families privately raised some humans as laborers.
But according to Imric's usual thinking, Alagir felt that the prince would never want to buy some slaves to fill the service staff of the dragon's palace.
"Your Highness, what are you asking about?"
"The population of Caledor is too small, and the palace needs some channels to supplement the gap of grassroots soldiers." After finishing speaking, seeing Alagir's worried expression, Imrik continued. ,
"After purchasing these slaves, I will give them freedom in the name of Caledor, but essentially as future soldiers, what do you think?"
Alagil breathed a sigh of relief after hearing this. He was worried that Imric was planning to organize an expedition against Naggaroth, but due to the lack of domestic labor force, he planned to throw these slaves into the mines to dig stones, even if Assur Nowadays, magic equipment is used for mining, but the price and maintenance cost of these mining equipment are very high. Once an all-out war starts, there may be a shortage of raw materials.
He thought for a moment and answered the prince's question, "The situation in Arabi is a bit unclear now. Humans from Bretonnia are still heading to the desert, carrying out their so-called chivalry expeditions. The sultans and caliphs of the Arabi Desert are subject to Due to the pressure of war, the size of the slave market has been gradually reduced over the past few hundred years. We can let the Vaal Anvil produce some human-standard equipment. The Arabis will definitely give priority to providing slaves to Caledor. "
Imrik rubbed his chin and thought for a moment. This is actually an experimental move. In the future, attacking Naggaroth will definitely get a large number of slaves. Those who can survive in that cold wasteland can walk with some training. After entering the battlefield, and he could not defeat the city of Druchi and kill these slaves together, he could only send them to the colonies as free citizens, or as reserve soldiers.
The purpose of purchasing slaves from Arabi now is to test the effect first. I will not incorporate them into the official order of Caledor for the time being. It sounds like they will be used as auxiliary troops, but in reality they are cannon fodder troops.
The butt determines the head. Now that I am the Prince of Caledor, I must maximize my interests from the perspective of Caledor. It is impossible to treat these Arabis better than my own people. From a mutual perspective, even if No matter how good their attitude towards humans is, they will still feel shackles and think that if they have such a good attitude towards different races, there must be some conspiracy behind these pointed ears.
Get gunpowder from the old world, get knowledge about mechanical engineering from Altdorf University, and get modern equipment for these Arabis. This is what I am thinking now. As for whether they will betray, this question is im Rick thought about it too.
But in a blink of an eye, thinking about the dragon, dragon prince, and flame mage under his command, coupled with the huge difference in individual strength between mortal races, those poor and weak Arabis must not dare to disobey the dragon lord's will, even if they are given a big stick. Given some carrots, those who have served the Dragon Palace for five years can obtain the status of free persons and be arranged to work in the future colony. This is no better than being thrown into the mines by the slave owners and never see the light of day.
"I'll leave this matter to you. I need an army of at least three thousand people as test subjects. If anyone asks about this matter, just say that the Dragon Palace cannot bear the thought of these miserable people being sent to Karondekar. , and after seeing Caledor's military strength, they hoped to be protected and voluntarily followed the fleet to Caledor." "
Yes, I will try my best to arrange this matter properly."
(End of this chapter)