Chapter 381 The Prince's Fairness
Hughes and the prince walked out of the house together. Under the gaze of everyone, they paused, stretched out their right hands and shook hands. However, the expressions on their faces were a little strange.
Let’s go back a few hours.
After confirming that there was no further danger, Hughes went ashore from the sea.
The banshees put away their weapons. The ironclad warship that arrived late carried a number of crusaders, but at Zeus's signal, they did not disembark immediately.
The harbor guards looked at the ironclad ship parked in the harbor, then turned to look at the prince—everyone present looked at him.
In theory, this is his territory. Leading an army into another lord's land without an invitation is an extremely offensive act and can even be used as an excuse for war.
Especially since the Principality of Tis and Castel have not yet formed any alliance, the prince did not take the initiative to invite Hughes to send anyone over.
The scene became cold for a moment.
The harbor guards held their weapons, but for a moment they didn't know who to aim at. The Banshees stood where they were, surrounding Zeus and looking over here coldly.
The prince came up.
They were originally riding horses, but almost all the livestock in Blood Harbor were killed by the Silk Thread of "Motherly Love". He had no means of transportation and could only walk on his own land on his own two legs.
The Harbor Guards and the Crusaders made way for him.
Zeus also looked at the legendary Grand Duke Tis with interest.
He was not tall, but he held his head high and his chest puffed out, and there was no sign of dejection in his expression. If you didn't know him, you would think he was the one who won the battle.
"Count Hughes, master of the Island of Miracles, guardian of the empire's borders - it's a pity that I haven't met you until today."
Xius blinked and said with some amusement: "Where did you hear these titles from?"
"I just thought of this. How do you think about it? Or maybe something more exciting, like imprisoning Count Hughes, the evil god?"
Zeus's face turned serious: "I didn't imprison the evil god. He just happened to stay in my star furnace."
"Oh, that's fine too. If the evil god disagrees, you can ask him to come to me to complain—"
The prince came over with a playful smile and said, "Hey, let's talk about something useful. How does that thing in the sky fly? I have studied your buoyancy theory for a long time, but I still don't quite understand it. The Imperial Truth's Holy Book is too brief."
The prince came up to me, put his arm around my shoulder, and left while chatting, as if they were old friends who hadn’t seen each other for years. Just looking at their backs, who could have imagined that they had only known each other for two minutes?
As the prince left, he glanced at the banshees, who were as tall as statues.
The steel giant standing next to the two men was motionless, wearing iron armor, and gave people the same feeling as the steel, cold, rough, silent and reliable.
However, the Lord of Blood Harbor certainly did not expect that these silent extraordinary creatures were now frantically chatting on the screen in the mind link.
"Nini, is this the kind of personality charm you wrote about in your article, the kind where the lord personally shows up, the enemy immediately becomes a friend after a shock?"
"No, I think it's the personality charm of the airship and the ironclad ship."
"By the way, what do you think the prince will talk about with the lord?"
"What else can we discuss? It's nothing more than the issue of Blood Harbor. The Lord probably wants the right to station troops there. It depends on whether the prince will give it to him."
"Will you give it to me?"
"Who cares if he gives it or not? If he gives it, he will be the prince of Blood Harbor. If he doesn't give it? There are plenty of people who will give it to him."
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"Oh, stop bothering me. I'm very busy here. I've received a big job. I can write a 200,000-word manuscript for this interview with Josh. I'm hanging up now."
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Although Nini is not very reliable, her judgment is still very accurate. Xius really wants to get the power to station troops in Blood Harbor.
From the current perspective, Blood Harbor, as a port close to Castres, has extremely important strategic value. When Castres develops in the future, it will serve as a gateway for communication with the mainland.
Therefore, Hughes was determined to get it.
The two of them randomly found a surviving hut with a remnant dining table in the middle. The prince dug out two chairs from the ruins, one without armrests and the other without a backrest. He dusted them off and handed one to Hughes.
"This rebellion was really sudden. I don't know what has gone wrong in the Mother Goddess Church. I will send someone to investigate and give you a copy of the results." The prince sat at the table and brushed off the dust with his sleeves.
"You, Lord, don't know the reason?"
"It's most likely the nobles who caused this. Although I killed them all in one wave, it was still a little too late. This group of insects basically devoured all the food for disaster relief. The orders I issued could not reach the Lower City at all."
"I see. Your intention was good, but the people below executed it poorly." Xius sneered.
“Hahahahahaha!” The prince laughed happily. “This statement is so interesting. It deserves to be written into an opera and shown to those lords who deserve to be put in a noose.”
"There is no such thing as good or bad policies." The prince changed his chair to a more comfortable position. "Every policy is good for some people and bad for others. If I were to say what I really mean, I pursue equality."
Now it was Hughes' turn to be surprised: "Equality?"
"That's right. I want to enslave everyone equally and make everyone except me my slave. Why should I distinguish between high and low among slaves?"
It turned out to be such equality. Hughes was so angry that he laughed. He thought that the prince could really transcend the limitations of the times, but it turned out that he was still just chasing power.
"Then according to what you said, don't I have to be a slave too?"
The prince glanced at him and said: "You can be a slave foreman."
This kind of undisguised ambition and arrogance made Hughes not angry. He looked at the prince who was constantly writing and drawing on paper with interest: "Then why should I work with you?"
"Because I'm not one of those idiots who lives in his own world. I always respect strength." He blinked, "——and knowledge."
After saying that, the prince pushed the paper in his hand over.
"This is."
"The deed to Blood Harbor may not be so formal and not in compliance with the law, but who cares? I am Grand Duke Tis, and the Queen of the Empire is long dead."
Hughes opened his eyes wide, ignoring the prince's slander against the queen, and asked in surprise: "You plan to give the Blood Harbor to me?"
"Oh my friend, what nonsense are you talking about? No piece of land in the empire is given for free. Every inch of land is stained with blood and fire. Without the fighting of Castel's warriors, how could I give you the land?"
Hughes was silent for a moment.
Blood Harbor is one of the most important cities in the Principality of Tis, and the Duke's residence is built here. He even gave away his own home?
(End of this chapter)
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