Chapter 29 Suffering a misfortune?
I, the Dragon Prince, looked at the people across the table professionally. This conference table can only be seated by the Phoenix King and Prince-level figures. Facing me is Gilgarion, Prince of Erion, and next to him is They are Prince Azrael, the father of Princess Adira of Tyran Loch in the game, and the current Supreme Mage Belannar of Savrei. Next to him is Prince Morarion, the father of Eltharion.
After Fenubar once again mediated the conflict between the two, the war council continued to convene. The first person to speak was Eldraine. He first told the Phoenix King, "Your Majesty, Tyran Lok's chariot troops cannot fight in the mountains, and his men The soldiers' equipment is also a bit outdated. They lost a lot when they resisted the Druchi invaders. The domestic magic furnace cannot support the replacement of equipment." After listening to Azrael's words calmly, Tyron Locke and
Kaler The relationship with Duo is not bad, because the two countries border and are to the west of Ulthuan, so they have been attacked by Druchi pirates for a long time.
Caledo is not afraid of the Druchi pirates, because except for some fishing villages, no one lives on the seaside. However, in order to protect the sleeping dragon, there are a large number of strongholds on the coastline.
But Eldraine obviously wanted to make a profit from himself. The reason why Imrik was so tough on Gilgarion was that he had only succeeded to the throne for two months. If his attitude was not tougher, then the subsequent negotiations would inevitably be blocked. They contain it.
Just after Azrael finished speaking, Gilgarion, who was sitting next to him, continued to speak, "Elion lacks suitable mines, and the Elion people are not good at smelting metals. Your Majesty, we need a batch of equipment for Elion." The knights are replaced, and the army is needed to support the battle in the Annulian Mountains."
On the contrary, Bellannar and Morarion did not speak. The White Tower of Hoth has unique forging skills. Although it cannot be mass-produced, it can It is enough for use, and Yris does not have much demand for equipment because of the vast land and sparse population, and the strength of the militia is not inferior to Caledor.
He turned to look at Fenuba. As a newly crowned Phoenix King for more than a hundred years, he actually did not have much authority other than his own country. He himself was not chosen because of his outstanding literary and military skills, but Because he actively promoted Ulthuan's foreign trade, the princes and princes of various countries who wanted to seek some changes at that time elected him as the Phoenix King. If the changes failed, he would be blamed.
In other words, the few people sitting here can actually ignore him. Regarding this matter, Fenubar also knows that he is also actively cultivating the lower-level nobles, hoping to break the politics of Ulthuan dominated by the princes, but now , he still wanted to see the expressions of each prince.
When he realized that Imrik was looking at him, Fenubar picked up the Phoenix King's scepter and waved it intentionally. He did not respond to them, but said something else, "Sir Imrik, Since your father died in the heroic battle with Druchi, I am deeply saddened that Ulthuan has lost a prince and the Phoenix Court has lost a war lord." After finishing speaking, he
paused and continued. , "The position of War Lord is now vacant. I trust Prince Caledor's ability, but you are too young to take over. I'm afraid it will be difficult to convince the public. If you can perform as well as the previous prince in this Twilight Tide, I will accept this position." I think all countries will believe that you are the only one who can take on the job."
Fenubar's words made Imrik secretly curl his lips. He had already painted the pie before offering any benefits. Most of the time, war lords let the Caledonians serve as That's right, but he knew that the candidate he favored was Tyrion. Tyrion was born in a lower-class noble family and had little connection with the kingdoms. He was the most suitable person to serve as the top thug.
Moreover, if you want to serve as a war lord, you must spend your money to support the kingdoms to survive this twilight tide and sell their equipment at low prices, not to mention the subsequent Battle of Fenouir Plains. This is why the former prince This incident almost cost me everything. This war lord is not worthy of a dog.
After thinking about it clearly, he pretended to be sad because of the mention of his late father, and said in a sad tone, "Your Majesty, Caledor was in a state of depression after I succeeded to the throne. The news of his late father's death was a huge blow to the Dragon Palace. There is no peace in the country. Few people are discussing whether the dragon tamer family is qualified to continue leading Caledor. The position of war lord is really difficult to bear. "Competition of misfortune, right?
I will directly raise the right to rule to see who is worse than myself.
When these words related to the right to rule came out, there was a lot of discussion in the palace, and the princes and princesses from various countries sitting in the back all turned their heads and whispered. Only Davian and Aguilar listened to Imrik's words with strange expressions. Do they doubt the dominance of the dragon tamer family because of the death of the previous prince? At that time, the people in Caledor were very excited, saying that they wanted to recruit people on a large scale to avenge the prince. How could it become like this in Imrik's mouth?
Finubar, who was momentarily speechless by Imric's words, did not expect that this dragon prince would not play according to the routine. Based on previous speculations about his character, he would definitely take over this responsibility without hesitation, even if he didn't want to be. He would definitely reject it outright, why would the price be so miserable?
Cohir, the captain of the White Lion Guard who was still standing next to him, came to his rescue. The handle of the giant ax hit the ground hard, making a crisp sound, and then said in a rich voice, "Quiet." The originally noisy palace suddenly became silent
. It became quiet. At this time, Belannar, as the Supreme Mage, stood up, looked at himself, and said calmly, "Dragon Prince, the largest Vaal Temple in Ulthuan is in the Dragonspine Mountains, and Caledor is the The kingdom with the strongest military strength must be able to provide support to other kingdoms. As an aid beyond the responsibilities, I think each kingdom will provide you with a satisfactory amount of funds." To be honest, Imric was waiting for Berannar to say this
. In other words, as a kingdom of mages, Sulfuri rarely participates in court struggles. Other kingdoms will also deliberately avoid Sulfuri, because the largest food production area in Ulthuan is there. If you anger them, you will be killed directly. Eat.
Berannar himself is also quite tired of this kind of endless political game. He must be the first to bring it up before Imrik can put forward the conditions. Before that, he can only play Tai Chi endlessly with other people.
Fenubar also followed the words of the Supreme Mage, "Sir Imric, I know you are also in trouble, but Ulthuan is being attacked by monsters, and the lives of countless Asur are in danger. If Caledor is willing To support, I will pay 30,000 gold leaf coins from the royal court’s finances as aid funds to Caledor.”
Thirty thousand gold leaves? As for the beggars, I just want to get something from myself with this little money. There is no way. If I don't give him 300,000 yuan, I just want to get nothing.
He rubbed his chin and pondered for a while, pretending that his situation was also very difficult, "The words of His Majesty and Lord Berannar are indeed correct, but the activity of the volcanoes in the Dragon's Back Mountains is constantly decreasing, which makes it difficult for the Vaal priests to The scale produces excellent equipment, and the armaments provided to various kingdoms every year have occupied a portion of Caledor's army."
After finishing speaking, his tone became more awkward, and then said, "Since his late father became the war lord, Caledor has A large number of troops have been dispatched to other areas, and the number of troops in my hand cannot even protect Caledor. It is difficult to support this matter." At this
time, Morarion looked at the embarrassed Im with a surprised look . Rick glanced at it and thought to himself, "The stone brains of Caledor have finally come to their senses. This may be a good thing." Several other
people secretly thought that something was wrong. Imric's handling of things was worse than his. The father didn't know how much proficiency was required. They believed that the equipment output of the Vaal Anvil was decreasing, but from previous intelligence, Caledor was recruiting a standing army, so it was impossible to have a small number of people.
The subtext in Imrik's words was that there was not enough money, so the price had to be increased.
(End of chapter)