"You must be the great prince of Troy! You are absolutely right and insightful!" Xia Zhe praised sincerely.
The king rarely praises anyone publicly now, let alone praises an outsider!
Everyone was a little surprised to hear the king praise Hector so much.
What kind of insight is that?
It's just brainless nonsense!
Didn’t you see that he couldn’t even say a word after being interrupted by everyone?
Why did Wang praise him?
No one really understands the reason.
The Prime Minister, on the other hand, breathed a sigh of relief.
It seems that Wang still knows his limits.
Although Hector's words were unpleasant to hear, the king suppressed his anger and praised him instead.
In this way, both countries can save face.
Unless it is absolutely necessary, the king still doesn't want to make more powerful enemies!
Even Hector himself felt that King Stobi's words were insincere and he was just trying to save face.
Now that things have come to this, we should call it a day and say goodbye with a few polite words.
But.
Greek fire was so powerful that Hector had come to Stobi with so much difficulty, and he couldn't leave without asking for it.
King Stoby’s sandbox demonstration just now was absolutely correct!
The defense line of the Eastern Strait will sooner or later fail relying solely on Troy's current military strength and weapons level!
By then, although all of Greece would suffer, the first to be hit would be his homeland, Troy.
For the sake of Troy, even if it offends King Stobart and gets his head chopped off, he has to give it a try!
Otherwise, Hector would not be reconciled!
"May I ask, my king, can you sell the Greek fire you have installed on the city walls? I, Troy, am willing to accept any price or terms of exchange!"
Hector asked as gently as possible.
What?
This guy came to the palace to steal our secret weapon!
That’s too much!
Knowing that Greek fire is the biggest reason for Stobi's rise, he still dares to make conditions!
Even if you offer us mountains of gold and silver, we will never tell foreigners the secret of Greek fire!
This guy just spoke nonsense, but I, the king, am magnanimous and didn't bother with him!
I didn't expect that he would become even worse now!
If you don't punish me properly, do you really think I, Stoby, am easy to bully?
Hearing such a request, Xia Zhe's good impression of Hector just now disappeared instantly.
joke!
Greek fire is the ultimate weapon that saved my life. How could I possibly tell you how to make it? Let alone sell you a whole machine so you can take it home and research and replicate it!
This guy is so ignorant. If I don't let him suffer a little, others will probably think I'm a fool!
Thinking of this, Xia Zhe's face darkened, and he wanted to open his mouth to scold him harshly, and then order the guards to arrest him.
Unexpectedly, before he could finish his words, a messenger rushed in.
"Report to my king! Something terrible has happened! General Ajax was defeated in the battle of Seranda and was surrounded! The high priest received urgent intelligence from him, saying that the thing might be lost again. Please send reinforcements quickly! The more the better!" the messenger said anxiously.
Ajax is besieged!
That thing must be thrown away!
Hearing this, Xia Zhe's face changed drastically!
"That thing" was the term Xia Zhe agreed to use when discussing the Heart of the King with several insiders in front of others.
Ajax did not return, not even sending a treasure-hunting party.
Instead, he used code words for the first time and reported the news in a semi-public manner. The situation must have been extremely urgent.
"Hurry up and follow me back to the study! Lillian, tell the high priest to come and discuss it quickly! Also, the eldest prince of Troy, right? The matter you mentioned can be discussed. I will meet you alone in two days. You go back to the inn and stay for a few days!" Xia Zhe made arrangements one after another.
Then, he simply pulled the Prime Minister away without paying any attention to anyone else.
Seeing Wang leave in such a hurry, everyone knew that something big must have happened.
Everyone had no choice but to disperse, talking about it along the way.
Everyone was quite surprised that Ajax was in danger in faraway Thranda.
No one knows when Ajax traveled so far.
I think this must be some kind of secret mission of the king.
Since the king was unwilling to discuss it in the garden, it naturally could not be spread outside.
No one dared to make random guesses and could only make some comments.
Instead, the king finally agreed to Hector's request for purchase, which made everyone feel even more surprised.
Greek fire, that is Stoby's most important weapon.
Does the king really intend to sell it to Troy?
Or is it just to stabilize the eldest prince, and are there other considerations behind it?
In short, these two sentences are really beyond everyone's expectations and are puzzling.
Hector was of course extremely happy to receive the promise from King Stobi himself.
He returned home happily and immediately wrote a letter to inform his father of the situation, hoping that his father would give his greatest support.
Hector knew that even if King Stroby finally agreed to trade Greek fire, it would inevitably cost Troy a huge price.
Things like money and wealth are something you can decide for yourself.
But if Stobie puts forward territorial demands or other conditions of great importance, it will be very difficult to deal with.
Hector hopes to obtain maximum authorization from his father so that he can finalize the deal as soon as possible.
The longer the night, the more dreams you may have!
The safest way is to negotiate the transaction details at one time.
Xia Zhe had no intention of trading the Greek Fire.
His sudden change of attitude was entirely due to the arrival of the messenger, who reminded him of something.
I remember that the Methonian messenger once said that one of the nine hearts of kings should still be in Troy's hands.
Because Xia Zhe didn't think about this at first, he subconsciously wanted to draw a clear line between himself and the legendary unlucky Troy.
But if the other party is willing to exchange the King's Heart, then selling them a few Greek Fires is not a big deal.
Anyway, they didn't understand the structure of Greek fire.
The trading version can be adjusted to a lower configuration, such as replacing iron pipes with copper ones or removing the water circulation cooling system. The core technology itself will not be leaked much.
Xia Zhe had seen this kind of thing too many times in the news about arms sales before he traveled through time.
It shouldn't be difficult to fool these Trojans if we just do it casually.
The key thing is to quickly resolve Ajax's crisis.
If we cannot successfully obtain Seranda's Heart, then even if we collect the other Hearts of Kings, it will be of no practical significance!
After returning to the study and chatting with the Prime Minister for a while, several people came in.
Among them were Lilian, the high priest, the soldier who first received the information about Ajax, and surprisingly, Odysseus.
Surprised, Odysseus explained.
It turned out that after arriving at Damata, Odysseus asked the armies of the allied countries to return home.
He immediately led 30,000 Stobi light cavalry and rushed back to Stobi City day and night, and just arrived at noon today.
He was a member of the high priest's clan and met with the high priest first after entering the city.
Just then, Lillian came to invite him and said that the king had an urgent summons.
So, as one of the people who knew the truth, Odysseus followed the high priest and came together.
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