Although the meeting place chosen by Admiral Doria for his son and nephew had not been occupied for a long time, it was clean and tidy and must have been cleaned all the time.

The layout of the bedroom, workshop and warehouse has not changed, and remains in the same state as when he left in a hurry.

The glassware on which Ladislaus had put all his efforts was intact, and the precious alchemical materials were still arranged in Hungarian order. Although they were not weighed, Ladislaus believed they must be one by one.

Not bad at all.

Standing in his laboratory, Ladislaus lit the magic oil lamp again. After putting the fat from the deep sea monster into it, it gave off an extremely strong smell. Some people may like it very much, but most people will find it disgusting.

But Ladislaus neither liked nor disgusted him, he just found it kind.

Use pure gold tweezers to carefully pick up the dormant ice beetle in the glass bottle and drop it into the hot oil. Watch quietly as it wakes up, then rolls and resists, then slowly loses its vitality, and finally merges helplessly into the oil.

, add a touch of beautiful sea blue to the oil.

They are so tenacious and full of vitality, but it is a pity that they did not survive the day of freedom.

Then he took out the silver pendant containing a little bit of mithril, sprinkled it with a layer of powder, and then Ladislaus carefully applied the grease little by little and put it in the oven.

Knight Cassano had already lit the fire, and as a senior warrior, he controlled the fire just right.

After Ladislaus completed these processes, he said directly to the guest without turning around: "Why are you here?"

Not turning around is not disrespectful. It is to show your judgment and gain an advantage in negotiations.

The person coming was not the promised cousin Milo, but the current owner of Liguria City, Admiral Andrea Doria.

Ladislaus actually did not expect in advance that the visitor would be his uncle instead of his eldest cousin, but the surprised look on Sirik's face when he was delivering firewood made Ladislaus guess the identity of the visitor.

He is so brave.

What really surprised Ladislaus was that his two subordinates, who had the strongest personal strength, both looked very nervous.

Generalissimo Doria himself is not weak, but he is not strong enough to make a "state protector" and a "state protector" so cautious. The real threat is a silent little guard next to him. This man wrapped in a cloak makes the two powerful

The person felt the presence of danger.

Although this laboratory is far away from the Ligurian city gate and the Austrian army's camp, Austria's top powerhouses are a great threat. No one can guarantee whether Ladislaus will betray his promise and hijack his own.

uncle.

Andrea Doria did not place his hopes on his nephew's conscience.

In fact, Andre Doria himself will do this. If he is 80% sure, and the nephew who he has trained by himself is relatively more stable, but he will definitely do it if he is 90% sure.

Ladislaus, who was also well aware of this, understood that it was this guard that gave Andre Doria the courage to come to him. Unfortunately, he didn't know if it was because the magic oil lamp was not a specialized lighting device. The man's face

The upper layer of darkness hindered the penetration of sight, and Ladislaus could not clearly see the face under the cloak.

Ladislaus did not know this person. He should be a newcomer who joined the rising Doria family after leaving Liguria. Of course, Ladislaus believed that as long as the pope was not really elected, then Fren

Zberg and Sazastan are still in an advantageous position.

"I've kept you waiting, uncle." After Ladislaus turned around, he gave a very respectful salute to a junior as he had done in the past ten years. "It was only when I got here that I remembered that I didn't bring a gift for my aunt.

.Fortunately, you have collected all my belongings. The cooling pendant is just the right gift for this season.”

"It's nothing, I just arrived." The other party also responded solemnly with courtesy to the monarch. In fact, Andre Doria had been waiting for a while. "What's more, I can get a gift made by the Austrian Cardinal Archbishop.

It doesn’t matter how long it takes.”

"I hope my aunt likes it." Small gifts that were once unpopular are now of great value. The cooling pendant made by the Austrian monarch is now a precious collectible in the magic items market. As the manufacturer is promoted, his products

It is also continuing to appreciate in value.

"What's the secret? They all say that wearing your products is particularly comfortable." Andre Doria did not wear such a thing, he just said casually. In his opinion, this should be Ladislaus's "celebrity effect"

" part, he didn't go out of his way to flatter

What his nephew meant. "But I think it's because the wearers felt particularly cool after you became the red archbishop. If they knew that these pendant-making hands had once hacked to death a truly elected pope, then I'm afraid they would have to

It’s even more ecstatic.”

"Oh, that's not necessarily true." Ladislaus assessed his uncle's intelligence capabilities. He only knew the ins and outs of the matter but not all the details. For example, he didn't know that Adrian VI was bitten to death by him, "You

Did you see that layer of powder I sprinkled on the metal before I applied the fat? That’s made from the dried and ground brains of giant deep-sea squid. It’s an ancient secret recipe that keeps the cooling pendant at a more comfortable temperature.”

Marshal Doria did not expect that Ladislaus did have some unique methods: "I can't tell your aunt about this, otherwise she won't be able to bear it."

"Ah, in fact, the process of killing whales to extract fat is also cruel and bloody. Of course, there is no need for the lady to know the details." Ladislaus was actually more fascinated by watching the ice beetle's process from waking up to melting with his own eyes.

"And thank you for arranging the job for Harna. I like 'Sea of ​​Tranquility' very much." It is obvious that Miss Harna has to supply her father even if the production is insufficient." I heard that your new city plan is also quite impressive.

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"This is all thanks to your support. I hope you can understand that Anna has received the favor of His Majesty the Lord of Fire. I can't kill her, nor can I kill him." Since my child is only a secondary factor, let's not mention it.

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"I just hope that the fire of His Highness, the Lord of Flames, will not burn my daughter's head." Marshal Doria was a little worried about Princess Katherina's ferocity and Anna's tyranny. I wonder if his daughter thousands of miles away can handle it.

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"It is an honor for me to be accompanied by Harna." Ladislaus assured his uncle and father-in-law, "Please rest assured, if the fire of Her Majesty the Elector is to be burned, Her Royal Highness the Spanish Princess will be burned first."

This joke is actually not a good indication of Harna's current ranking as a mistress, but in order to show that her ally Spanish Ladislaus did not care about anything else, this will certainly make Harna sad, but Doria's sister

The marshal can hold his own.

"Since the backyard is so dangerous, why did you come to Liguria?" Reminiscing about the past and exploring private life are ultimately for the purpose of diplomatic negotiations.

"I want to live quietly in Vienna, but His Majesty King Francois won't agree." Ladislaus said the truth. He really didn't want to fight with France. "It's just that now he is humiliating himself.

I cannot but make him pay the price, this Ligurian city must make him spit it out."

"The Republic of Liguria is an independent country, not the property of the King of France."

"I think the French commanders in the city will have different opinions." Ladislaus continued, "But they will be leaving soon. They may have to defend Marseilles, but they also need to defend Paris. Uncle

But it is a good opportunity for you to become Duke of Liguria."

"I am content to be the consul of the Republic, and King François trusts me so much that he entrusts me with the command of France's Mediterranean fleet. I must not betray him."

Ladislaus did not believe in his uncle's loyalty at all: "Of course I know your loyalty to your country and friends, but now the Kingdom of France is at the end of its rope."

Marshal Doria also did not believe at all that the Kingdom of France was at the end of its rope: "I do want to congratulate the Warlock Royal Family on another victory. It is said that the Thessia River is almost blocked by corpses?"

"The water in the river is completely blood red. It's really a human tragedy, a tragedy." Ladislaus decided that it would be better to lie and not go into too much detail. He could describe the scene, but it would be better not to disclose the details of the death toll. "Now we

The various armies of the Habsburg family are about to gather in the Ligurian city. In addition to ten thousand

There will be 15,000 Spanish troops coming from the Austrian army. Uncle, you must be very aware of the strength of the Spanish navy. Siege trebuchets can be transported quickly by sea. Don't wait for the Spanish soldiers to arrive before making up your mind. They are here.

Then I won’t be able to speak up to preserve the power of the Doria family.”

"In the past year, I have completely rebuilt the Ligurian city defenses. The horse face is still an idea you mentioned to me. Not to mention 25,000 people, even a hundred thousand troops cannot conquer this multiple fortresses.

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"How do you know that I have no special way to deal with this kind of thing?" Of course Ladislaus had no way. He couldn't even remember when he mentioned this kind of defensive measure that protruded from the city wall. "The bastion is the most important.

Good defense."

"Haha, at that time, didn't you say that the bastion was too big for a big city, so the horse's face was more suitable for big cities?"

'The face of an unlucky horse.' Ladislaus's attitude towards his uncle has been made clear. He really has no intention of changing sides. Although the other party is definitely not wasting time since he came in person, Ladislaus, who is short of troops,

The pressure is even greater. If even two thousand elites break out from a certain city gate, it is possible to defeat his "tens of thousands of troops."

"In this case, I have to try to see if the walls of this Ligurian city can block the trebuchet. In any case, please bring this." After speaking, Ladislaus took out the cooling pendant that had been finalized and handed it over.

He gave it to Marshal Doria and made a show of leaving.

Marshal Doria took the gift to his wife with one hand and no longer used the word 'you', but replaced it with a friendly address: "Haha, even if you break the Ligurian city, how much can you get, Ladislaus?
Chapter completed!