Chapter 427: Reaching an Agreement
In the living room of Moya Castle, Crown glanced at the gift list presented by Figo and let out a barely perceptible sigh.
Last time, he took out many gifts and went to St. Peter's Basilica to seek advanced secret techniques but failed. Now it seems like a reincarnation.
He handed the gift list to the butler behind him and said with a smile:
“Your Highness is too polite. Please give my regards to His Majesty when you return.
The city of Hamers, which Your Highness has never visited, can be a good place to guide our work."
In the current situation, the other party must have something to ask for when they meet and give gifts, so he is not in a hurry to ask and waits for the other party to speak first.
Lexis shook his head and laughed:
"I don't deserve it. With a strong man like the bishop in charge, there's no need for me to give orders."
After a round of business exaggeration, he explained his purpose:
"Bishop, His Majesty Anthony of the Church of the God of Knowledge has sent a message that Dagon, a descendant of the evil god Crusoe, has attacked the city of Dunkirk.
Now that the city has fallen and the entire western part of the Kingdom of Ribia has been lost, a large number of the evil god's minions have gone upstream and have entered the territory of our kingdom.
As the kingdom's first line of defense, the current situation in Porto Suva is rather dangerous.
No one knows whether Dagon will make the city of Porto-Suva his next target.
If our defenses fail, half of the kingdom's southern border will fall into the hands of the murlocs."
He tried to exaggerate the danger of the situation in order to lend emotional weight to his subsequent request.
Clown raised his eyebrows and immediately asked:
"Dunkirk fell. When did it happen?"
He knew the map of the continent very well. The western part of the continent was home to the three kingdoms of Farouk, Ribia and Sintland, and part of the Kingdom of Talon was also located here.
The dramatic changes in Sintland will inevitably trigger a chain reaction, which now affects Ribia.
Without the barrier of the Kingdom of Ribia, Farouk would have to face the attack of the murloc army directly, and this situation would happen faster than he expected.
His initial estimate was that the Kingdom of Ribia could hold out for two months, and then he would completely integrate the power of the domain. Even if he did not advance to the Stigma Gold, he should have one foot in the divine realm.
At that time, he would have enough strength to turn the tide.
Now, Rebia was defeated before he could even hold on for half a month, which completely disrupted his plans.
Figo took out Anthony's letter and handed it over, saying:
“It happened seven days ago. Dagon launched a night attack and buried one-third of the high-ranking elite troops of the Kingdom of Ribia.
Now the Church of the God of Knowledge has completely retreated to the eastern mountains, leaving this mess to us.
Initial intelligence indicated that Dagon would only appear on nights with a red moon, but now it is certain that it is completely free.
We can’t be sure where his next target will be, but we can’t take any chances.”
The butler stepped forward, took the letter and handed it to Crown, who read it quickly and fell silent.
A map of the continent appeared in his mind, analyzing the next move of the murlocs.
Moving up the Taine from Dunkirk, the enemy would pass through western Ribia and then follow the river's diversion.
One part continued eastward into the Kingdom of Talon, while the other part continued northward and arrived in the territory of Farouk.
The most urgent thing now is to assess the intensity of the war faced by the kingdom's Portosuva city, because as the murlocs occupy more land, the attacking forces will inevitably be diluted.
The enemy forces faced by the Kingdom on the front line should be smaller than those faced by Ribia.
In addition, he had to guard against Dagon, the evil god's followers who were close to the level of gods, and he was not sure of winning.
After returning the letter, Clown asked, "What is the Holy See's plan? What level of defense can Porto Suva City achieve?"
Now Nick and others are still on the front line, and he cannot leave those Silver Dawn warriors who have been trained for a long time alone.
Lexis coughed and said:
“We must hold the front line, otherwise the southern border of the kingdom will be handed over to others.
The southern border is our main grain-producing area. If it is lost, the central and northern parts will be affected.
We have made corresponding preparations for this situation a long time ago. Now the protective magic circle in Portosuva City has been transformed and can defend against sixth-level attacks. However, the energy stored in the magic circle is still too little. If it is subjected to a long-term and high-intensity attack, there is a risk of being breached.
Western Ribia is collapsing too quickly, leaving us too little time.
Your Majesty means that it would be best if the bishop could stay at the front line for a period of time.
If the bishop is willing to go, the Holy See will prepare a sum of resources for you to build the Moya Castle, and will also confer the title of hereditary duke on the Moya family, whose fiefdom will be the present-day Hammers Diocese and all the areas west of Rhine City."
The pie in the sky is big, but there are not many actual benefits. Klauen lowered his eyes. He already owned a certain proportion of the Hamers Parish. The western part of Rhine City has now become a paradise for monsters and evil spirits. Going further west, there are the Andes Mountains.
He was a hereditary duke, but he had to seize the land himself. The Saxon family only spoke about the so-called investiture.
Klauen took out a rune crystal bottle from his space ring and handed it to Lord behind him: "Show it to His Royal Highness."
The bottle contained the flesh and blood of the evil god's followers whom he had injured in the sea near Lorente. For sixth-level extraordinary creatures, their flesh and blood could maintain their activity for at least a few months.
The butler held the crystal bottle in both hands and handed it to Lexis.
The prince took the item and frowned.
Black mist rose from the bottle. Although no laws were emanating from it, he felt an unclean feeling when he saw the bottle.
He saw that the seal on the bottle was a way for the church to seal away pollutants, so he opened the seal with skill.
As the seal was opened, Lexis felt the blood in his body slowly turning cold, reminding him of the scene when he was a child and walked from a warm room into the snow.
At the same time, he could hear whispers in his ears, and a bewitching voice kept reminding him: "Swallow this piece of meat, and you will immediately become a fifth-order transcendent. From now on, you will be the king of this kingdom, and you will be the pope of the Church of the Lord of Flame.
Arthur is only a few years older than you, so why should he take away the glory that originally belonged to you?
The silver ring on his left hand suddenly turned red. Lexis felt a burning sensation and suddenly woke up. He found himself soaked in sweat.
He quickly sealed the crystal bottle again, looked around, and found that Figo and the butler were both slumped in their chairs, unconscious.
"What does Clown want to do? Is he going to attack me? Why?"
He turned to look at the instigator who was so calm and composed, and said with difficulty: "Bishop, you are joking a bit too much."
“I’m not kidding, I want you to understand the situation facing the northern part of the kingdom.
This is the evil god's follower that appeared in Lorente Town. I injured it, but it escaped.
In the Andes Mountains, cultists hide in the dark and watch us covetously. The city of Rhine has been attacked by the followers of the sixth-order evil god.
Only if you experience it yourself, you will know that the situation here is equally grim. "
Clown released the Moon Spirit Shield to purify the polluted laws that had escaped, and then said, "If I have to stay at the front line for a few days, I'm willing to go, but I'm afraid I can't stay there for a long time."
Lexis remained silent. He once doubted the authenticity of the war report submitted by Rhine City, but now most of this doubt has been dispelled.
"If the bishop cannot escape, we would like to ask you to build the Moon Soul Aura Array in Porto Suva.
Last night I deeply felt the mystery of the magic circle. If we can build a magic circle on the front line, we will definitely be able to hold on."
After personally feeling the strength of the enemy, he put aside the little thoughts in his mind.
The power of the laws emitted by a sixth-level creature can affect him, which shows how strong the opponent is.
After returning to the Vatican, he would report today's intelligence in detail and make sure his brother did not anger the other party when making decisions.
He had always known that high-level transcendents could crush low-level transcendents, but after truly experiencing this feeling, he realized that the gap was even greater than he had imagined.
There is no mistake in the poem, post, content, and read the book on 6, 9, and bar!
In other words, if a sixth-level enemy stands there for him to attack, it is still unclear whether he can break the enemy's defense. Even if he doesn't attack the enemy, he is no longer himself.
Crown frowned and said:
"It will take at least a month and a half to build the magic circle, and I don't have enough materials right now."
"What materials do you need? I'll see if the secret vaults of the kingdom and the church can come up with some."
Clown shook his head helplessly: "The supply of array materials has become sufficient, but it will take about three months to strengthen before it can be used. This time cannot be accelerated."
A month and a half later, he was able to obtain materials for two Moon Soul Spiritual Light Arrays and a Sun and Moon Altar. He had originally planned to use them all in Lorente Town to consolidate the defenses there, but now it seems he can only use them in Porto Suva City.
He looked up at Lexis and asked solemnly, "Tell me the truth, is it a problem for Portosuva to hold out for a month and a half?"
If he is sure that he cannot hold it, he will withdraw Nick, Melissa and others in advance. His private soldiers cannot be wasted on meaningless things. He still needs to form the Silver Dawn Legion with these people as the backbone.
The prince was silent for a moment, then gritted his teeth and said, "If we don't care about the cost, can we hold Porto Suva for a month?"
"Can you hold it even if Dagon shows up?"
"Yes," Lexis nodded heavily, "The Church uses the high-quality crystal cores in reserve as backup energy, which can completely maintain the defense of the protection array at the sixth level."
His heart was bleeding. He sighed and spoke again:
"In this case, these spare crystal cores will be completely scrapped. Therefore, the bishop must build the Moon Soul Spirit Light Array within the specified time, otherwise all our efforts will be wasted."
A smile appeared on Clown's face: "No problem, I promise to build the magic circle within one and a half months. For me, building the magic circle is very simple as long as the materials are ready.
As long as you can afford the price, it is not impossible to build a few more magic arrays in the future."
Now that we have a new supply channel, we will be able to obtain a supply of materials for Yuepo Lingguang Town every half month.
Time is on his side. When the evil god comes one day, he will have to face cities shining with holy light.
Now it's time to get down to business. Lexis sat up straight and asked, "What do we need to pay to build a Moon Soul Spirit Light Array?"
Clown felt annoyed. Flanders once said publicly that it would take 20,000 gold spirit coins to build the magic circle, so he couldn't raise the price too much. After all, if Farouk could be stable, he would get more time to develop.
He thought for a moment and replied:
“I need 20,000 gold spirit coins to build a Moon Soul Spiritual Light Array in the Rhine City Diocese. I will not raise the price for serving the church.
However, I ask the church to pay only a portion of the gold spirit coins, and the rest will be settled in the form of materials."
The actual situation in Moya Castle does not require too many gold spirit coins, but various rare materials need to be reserved as much as possible.
If Eliza and others want to grow quickly, they must take all kinds of supporting potions so that they can combine with the Golden Light Spell to improve their strength faster.
Janice practiced the church's secret techniques. He had browsed through the various secret techniques of the church, all of which were stored in the Golden Wall's database. If he obtained the corresponding materials, he could plan a faster growth route for it.
"No problem. Bishop, make a list of what resources you need and we can discuss it. However, we cannot provide special resources from other churches."
The more precious array crystal cores were wasted, and Lexis didn't care about these resources anymore. Besides, they could still be negotiated! "No problem, I'll check which resources are more needed.
Don't worry, the resources listed in my list are all produced within the church's jurisdiction."
Lexis pointed at Figo and asked:
"What's going on with the two of them? I need Figo to give me some advice."
Crown smiled:
"They just fell asleep. I sealed off their consciousness and isolated them from the polluting laws that had just escaped from the flesh and blood of the evil god's followers. They will be able to wake up in an hour or two.
I will send Bishop Figo back to the guest room, and we will talk tonight."
"OK."
Two days later, Lexis left on an airship.
He stared at the building on the ground that was getting smaller and smaller and breathed a sigh of relief.
All in all, things went smoothly and Crown did not ask for too much.
He felt more like he had signed a business contract, providing his own money and resources to purchase the other party's products and services.
Obviously, this was done deliberately by the other party. From this point, we can also see Clown's attitude, which is:
'If you want me to do something, I can, as long as I'm willing to pay the price.
You want me to work for nothing? No way!'
It is impossible to get benefits without paying a price. The other party has the power to say no to any power.
Lexis nodded secretly in his heart. This was a good thing. The two parties were just in a purely trading relationship. As long as they abided by the rules set by the other party, there would be no friction.
As long as we can maintain stability within the kingdom and hold out until the arrival of the ancestral kingdom, we can leave the headaches to the gods! Now, living in peace is victory.
Thinking of this, he couldn't help but think of other churches trying to get the formula for Clown's potion, and couldn't help but laugh: "Hehe, with you here, it shows that our family is still easy to get along with.
Well, good, keep going, I hope you guys can go a little overboard by then!"
(End of this chapter)