Lorraine didn't know that she had contributed to opening up such a large piece of land, and Russell was blown away by Emperor Julunde in just a few words.
Emperor Rulund's mind was very complicated. After all, he had to consider the problem comprehensively, but the emperor still wanted to give Lorraine some sweetness. After all, Lorraine had just won a rare victory in the empire for many years. He fought one against two and won a great victory.
win.
Delenn's Northern Expedition only defeated a few tribes of barbarians, forcing them to flee further north, and took control of a large forest area that had been fought over for several years. The area was not small in terms of area, but compared with the prairie occupied by Lorraine's assault circle
, it’s still a little bit worse.
But this is understandable. After Lorraine annihilated 50,000 orcs in the river valley, the grasslands near the southern border of Naian immediately became empty.
After the 30,000 orcs who originally surrounded the city of Croni learned the news that the main army had been annihilated, the entire military camp collapsed in an instant, the trees fell and the hozens scattered. Within one night, all the orcs in the entire camp ran away.
Although General Larry, who was in Cloni City at the time, detected the movement of the orcs, he only had a few thousand people in his hands. He was worried that this was a plan of the orcs. Because he had been fighting the orcs for so many years, General Larry knew very well.
, these orcs are not stupid at all, they can even be said to be extremely smart, they are simply a model of "stupid".
At that time, the reinforcements sent by Lorraine back to Croni City had not yet arrived. After all, the human army led by Lorraine had been fighting fierce battles for several days. The soldiers were exhausted, especially after relaxing after the war.
Many soldiers fell down from exhaustion.
And many people escaped from the Battle of the River Valley. After all, it was a battlefield where nearly 100,000 people were fighting. Especially after the orcs collapsed and evolved into a pursuit and annihilation battle, there were half a dozen orcs within a few dozen miles.
On the battlefield where orcs and Naian soldiers intersect, half-orcs have always been known for their superb escape skills.
These orcs who had escaped with their lives, carrying nightmares and panic, headed south in panic. They even stayed awake along the way and walked far ahead of the human soldiers.
The news spread back to the Orc camp outside the city of Croni. These Orcs first began to fight for everything that could be carried away in the camp. For this reason, they did not hesitate to fight with their former comrades, not to mention that they had a relationship with each other.
hatred.
This is how General Larry discovered the chaos in the orc camp, but for safety reasons, General Larry could only watch helplessly as the orcs set fire to all the things that could not be taken away, and then carried a bulging bag on their backs.
The package disappeared under the moonlight.
It took a day and a half for the returning army to return to Nedel City, but by this time there were no traces of the orcs within three hundred miles south of Croni City.
After sending a large group of cavalry into the grassland to find the death squads previously sent to perform unrestricted warfare missions, Lorraine immediately waved his hand heroically, and the border line was set directly to a place four hundred miles south of Croni City.
As a gift from Lorraine's victory, the large block of Borderland fell into his hands so naturally and effortlessly.
So Lorraine could just draw it casually on the map, and wherever he drew it, the territory there would be Nai'an's territory.
If it weren't for the concern that Naian's army couldn't cover such a far distance, perhaps Lord Lorraine might have made Star Lake within Naian's territory with a stroke of his pen.
The situation in Delenn is different from that in Lorraine. That land was cut out inch by inch by the imperial army against the barbarians. It was only after the barbarian villages were forcibly demolished that it was included in the territory of Delenn.
From this aspect, comparing the two wars between the North and the South, they are almost equal in value.
But the problem is that Lorraine defeated more with less, and achieved a comprehensive victory even when the capital was attacked.
But in Delun, the Ruman Empire used its absolute superior force, with forty legions and a huge force of more than 200,000 to deal with less than 100,000 northern barbarians.
Comparing the two, this shows that the victory of Lorraine was hard-won. The Northern Expedition of Delenn cannot be called a glorious victory. Ruman City has celebrated three times. The victory of the Naian War won by Lorraine and Catherine
Victory, Emperor Julunde's original intention was to praise Lorraine, even if it was just for publicity.
After all, Catherine is a member of the royal family, and Lorraine will also become a member of the royal family. Speaking of which, Emperor Julunde also has face.
In particular, he can also praise and praise the hope and love of countless people. He represents the extremely glorious future of the Ruman Empire and the future of continuous victory. The brave, fearless, smart and wise little prince Leo, what can Duan Tiancai say about it again from the Imperial Propaganda Department?
arguments to advocate for the royal family.
However, Emperor Julunde also had to consider Russell's opinion, and Emperor Julunde had deeper concerns.
After all, the highest level of the empire has a consensus that the barbarians of Delenn in the north are a threat to the empire, and Naian, who is far away from the empire and huddles alone in the southeast corner, is not a big deal even if it is threatened by orcs.
A major event that does not threaten the foundation of the empire.
The prairie is one hundred and eight thousand miles away from the essence of the Ruman Empire, and is beyond the eyes of the Ruman people. The northern region where barbarians gather hangs directly over the heads of the Ruman Empire, and there are several adjacent provinces that are full of people.
The densely developed area is more than a thousand miles away from Ruman City.
Moreover, although the barbarians are mainly tribal, they have also begun to form kingdoms. In terms of population, level of civilization, and war strength, they are much stronger than the orcs.
Under the influence of this kind of thinking, the senior officials of the Ruman Empire did not take Lorraine's glorious victory too seriously. Some people even expressed the opinion that "he was just lucky enough to beat away a group of beggars."
In the impression of the powerful people in Ruman City, orcs were just a group of uncivilized "animals" who wore only a belt around their waists, were painted colorfully, and could only howl with wooden sticks.
Among the powerful people in Ruman City, some people suppress Lorraine out of politics, some people slander Lorraine out of jealousy, and some people like to do things that harm others and do not benefit themselves and keep saying sarcastic things about Lorraine, at least every time they are in the room.
At a young people's party, Lorraine's fear of his wife will be brought out as a dessert, so that everyone can have a good time.
The most powerful supporter of Lorraine, Grand Duke Julius, was guarding the city of Constantine. Several high-ranking officials in the city of Ruman who favored Lorraine were all mature politicians. They all knew that it was better to be conservative on this matter.
Otherwise, it will bring greater dissatisfaction to Lorraine, at least Russell will be more targeted at Lorraine in the future.
Emperor Julunde also had to consider everyone's opinions. Seeing that Russell was firmly opposed to awarding a reward to Lorraine, he had no choice but to give up. What's more, as an emperor, he had further considerations than Russell.
Thinking that once this decision was transmitted back to Nidel City, Catherine would complain dissatisfiedly to his uncle. Emperor Julunde curled his lips, scratched his eyebrows in distress, and thought to himself: Nicole, Nicole, I am doing this for you.
Good concubine.
Seeing that Russell had left, Madam Lucrezia walked in to clean up the teacups left just now. Although Madam Lucrezia also had several servants here, these housework tasks were always done by Lucrezia.
Mrs. Ya did it herself.
Cooking for Emperor Julunde, cleaning the house, serving tea and water, etc., just like an ordinary housewife.
Emperor Julunde sighed softly, then squinted his eyes and saw Madam Lucrezia busy, and secretly grabbed the wine glass beside the table.
However, Lady Lucrezia seemed to have eyes on her back. Before Emperor Julunde could put the wine glass to his mouth, her soft and slender jade hands grabbed the wine glass and gently slid it from Emperor Julunde's hand.
He pulled it out and put it on the table next to him.
Then he patted Emperor Rulunde's hand angrily, put a cup of hot tea into Emperor Rulunde's hand, and said angrily: "The doctor said, drink less."
Emperor Julunde curled his lips and shrugged his shoulders with the same expression as when Leo was caught by Catherine, and mumbled and complained: "Listen to those guys, there is no need to do anything."
Madam Lucrezia touched Emperor Julunde's face as if coaxing a child and said, "Be good."
Emperor Rulunde smiled comfortably, then held the tea cup and began to think deeply again, his brows gradually wrinkled, and he looked a little uneasy.
Lady Lucrezia hugged Emperor Julunde from behind, wrapped her arms around his neck, and said softly: "Is there anything else that is difficult to solve?"
Emperor Julunde held Lady Lucrezia's hand and said: "Nothing can defeat me. Don't worry. I will send a message to that bastard in Lorraine later and ask him to prepare the land you want."
good."
Lady Lucrezia lowered her head and kissed Emperor Julunde on the cheek.
Emperor Rulunde swelled up after being rewarded, and said: "However, fifty thousand acres is a bit too small, why not add a zero at the end."
Mrs. Lucrezia said "Ah" in surprise, and said softly: "Fifty thousand acres is a lot, enough. If it is too much, it will not be wealth, but a disaster. For my family, fifty thousand acres is a lot."
There are already a lot of acres.”
Emperor Rulunde sighed and said: "You are still smart! It is a blessing not to fight. Others don't understand this truth."
Lady Lucrezia said: "Who made you angry again?"
Emperor Julunde shook his head and said: "Russell, he is opposed to publicly rewarding Lorraine. Not only him, but everyone is opposed. I can't say anything more. That would be bad for Lorraine. In this way, Catherine
They will definitely blame me again for not even taking care of my own family."
Lady Lucrezia said with relief: "No, the eldest princess is very gentle."
Emperor Julunde smiled bitterly and said: "Of course Nicole won't say it, but she will instruct Leo, that little nemesis, to empty out my collection."
Mrs. Lucrezia recalled how depressed Emperor Rulonde was after being secretly robbed by Leo last time, and couldn't help but chuckle. Emperor Rulonde was depressed for several days that time. If it hadn't been for Lorraine's advice,
With a gem to compensate, he would probably put Leo on the blacklist in the future and vacate his palace in advance.
Lady Lucrezia said softly: "Then, wouldn't it be great if your Majesty could compensate the Count of Lorraine in other ways? I have heard that although the Count of Lorraine is young, he likes real gold and silver."
Emperor Rulund looked like someone who had come before, and said with a smile: "Who can be like you, just thinking about saving money for me? With the habits of Nicole and the granddaughter of the magister, how can that kid not work hard to make money?
I can afford to support them, but I heard that that boy spent hundreds of thousands of gold coins decorating Nicole's house, he is really a big fool."
Mrs. Lucrezia shook her head with a smile and said: "It only costs hundreds of thousands to decorate a house. I only spent ten thousand to buy this house. That boy must be able to work hard."
Emperor Julunde gloated and said with a schadenfreude: "Who can say otherwise, especially since Julius is his father-in-law. But you are right. That boy has a donkey temper. He should be given some sweetness. I will tell him tomorrow.
If so, confirm Lorraine and Leo’s absolute management rights over Nai’an’s land sales activities, and save those blind minds from making random decisions.”
Lady Lucrezia said doubtfully: "Why, does anyone still dare to take advantage of the eldest princess and Leo?"
Emperor Rulunde shook his head and said in a deep voice: "According to Nicole, 170 million acres of land, even if sold at the price of wasteland, is worth at least 40 million gold coins, and a large amount of it still has to be turned over to the treasury.
Yes, there will probably be more than 30 million. With this amount of money, life will be much easier in the future. There is still about 10 million left, which is a big piece of fat."
Madam Lucrezia didn't seem to know the meaning of ten million gold coins, she just said "oh" calmly.
Emperor Rulund held her hand and said: "You don't know the greed of those wealthy families and those rising officials. Although the royal family has tried its best to suppress them, they are still very powerful overtly and covertly, especially those corrupt officials.
They are invincible. For wealth and power, they will use any means. With ten million gold coins, these people will definitely have a hand in it."
Lady Lucrezia said: "Naian is almost far away, what else can they do."
Emperor Rulunde smiled and said: "Let's not talk about anything else. If someone proposes to reward Lorraine for his merits and promote him to a higher rank, do you think I will agree or disagree?"
Lady Lucrezia said in surprise: "Ah? Isn't the Count of Lorraine supposed to be rewarded in the first place?"
Emperor Rulunde shrugged slightly and said: "If I agree, Lorraine will have to be transferred back to Ruman City to be a deputy chief in a certain department, and then someone will be replaced to be the governor of Nai'an. In that case, this will
It's a big deal, but he just got an advantage over others."
Lady Lucrezia said in a daze: "Surprisingly...it can still be like this~!"
Emperor Julunde said: "So even though Russell doesn't agree to reward Lorraine, Nicole will complain about me, and I can only agree, otherwise the gang will make a little effort and let their people board the Governor of Nai'an.
I may not even be able to receive the 30 million for my seat.
I have to give those guys a warning, so that they don’t look ugly and eat the most on the royal family. Then my brother will definitely jump out and beat them again."
Lady Lucrezia rubbed her forehead and said weakly: "Politics is really complicated. Thank you for your hard work, Your Majesty."
Emperor Rulunde pulled at Lady Lucrezia and said, "Leki, if you really think I'm working hard, give me a child to make up for it."
Lady Lucrezia blushed and patted Emperor Julunde, saying coquettishly: "I can't give birth to this baby alone."
The old attendant outside the door listened to the hearty laughter in the room, waved to the guard next to him, and said: "Go back and tell me that your Majesty will not return to the palace tonight."
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For Lorraine himself, he is a master of deceiving people, a master of making money, and maybe a master of picking up girls, but he is definitely not a master of politics. All he can rely on is that he has more than others.
Thousands of years of historical wisdom accumulated.
Playing politics requires not only IQ, but more importantly experience. In this regard, Catherine is much better than Lorraine.
Lorraine still doesn't know that due to various considerations, he worked hard to finish this battle, but he didn't get any rewards, but the matter of selling the land actually fell into his hands.
But even if Lorraine knew about it, he wouldn't care. Compared with the temptation of becoming the largest real estate businessman in this century, those praises, bounties, fiefs, etc. are just clouds.
In Leo's words, after finishing this job, you can call it a day. There is nothing better than this kind of temptation.
Leo suddenly became more diligent now. He got up early every day, ate diligently and then buried his head in a pile of paper, busy calculating his income.
After all, land sales are the most important thing in Naian at the moment. It is related to whether the Naian government will go bankrupt like the territory managed by the strongman governor. Catherine and Adele are also fully invested in it.
The entire government revolved around this incident at high speed, but Lorraine made a promise to handle the matter smoothly, and everyone was given two months' additional salary as a bonus.
Let me tell you that the officials below are now doing their work at a trot.
But for Lorraine, this period of time was the happiest life he had ever lived in his life. He drank wine and drank meat all day long and sang in the forest every night.
Although Lord Lorraine is young and strong, and he usually exercises well, he is not a superman after all. Although Catherine and Adele are very considerate and feed Lorraine with a large amount of medicinal food every day, he still suffers from back pain.
.
Lorraine even wondered if this was what Catherine and the three of them had agreed upon to put an end to Uncle Lorraine's stealing behavior from the source.
The Holy See's envoy is about to arrive. Everyone knows that those guys are cannibals.
Now Lorraine is more worried about Adeline and Deipole, because their identities are the most sensitive. Lorraine has to be extremely careful. After explaining that Belen is special
After paying attention to their safety, Lorraine gathered his mood and prepared to fight with the guys he hated the most.
December 20, 832 in the Julian calendar, yin.
The evil spirit of the year is in the east.
Suitable for: praying for blessings, offering sacrifices, getting married, and opening a market.
Not suitable for: breaking ground, planting, seeking medical treatment, traveling far away...
In the early morning, when there was just a layer of misty white on the sky, Cardinal Fordo, the red-shirted patrolling bishop, had woken up from his sleep.
Although he is now used to shouting and hugging each other, what is surprising is that today he did not follow his past practice and lose his temper, alerting other people on the ship and causing the attendants to wander around as if their feet were not touching the ground.
After he got dressed quietly by himself, he did not go out immediately. According to his original plan, he went to the deck to see if he had arrived in Naian Province.
Instead, he was sitting alone in the cabin, listening to the rhythmic sound coming from outside the ship, the waves lapping against the hull, and looking at the scenery outside through the window.
The sea and sky in the distance are all of the same gray color. It's hard to tell where is the seaside and where is the end of the world. It's like an unreal dream.
The only thing that can be clearly distinguished is that the leaden gray dark clouds are low, as if they are pressing on the top of the head. With this, people can't help but feel gloomy and heavy.
Fordo sat quietly at the table, looking at the scenery outside, while thinking deeply about the good or bad future results of this trip that he had just calculated using the mysterious Eastern calendar.
This is similar to the great prophecy that only His Majesty the Pope can perform.
According to Marco Polo, the traveler, this kind of prophecy is very popular in the mysterious silk country in the East, and even the bards on the streets can perform it at will.
Although I had learned it several times on a whim at the time, I later discovered that maybe I didn't understand it, or for some other reason. This calculation technique was just like the popular Gypsy astrology, which was extremely inaccurate.
.So he threw it aside.
But somehow, just like a gold coin accidentally found in the corner of a drawer, that thing suddenly jumped out of the box of memory today.
He lowered his head and looked at the table quietly. Thinking back to the strange dream that woke him up, he suddenly felt a chill all over his body and shivered involuntarily.
As he tightened his clothes, he remembered the instructions given to him by the cardinal archbishop who was most likely to become the next pope before leaving.
Naian Province was originally a barren land in the eyes of the Holy See.
Even the most experienced evangelist of the Holy See, who could not earn much money from the beginning of the year until the end of the year, suddenly turned into a big piece of fragrant fat meat overnight.
Tens of thousands of orcs were inspired and became believers. What a great achievement this is!
As you can imagine, this is an opportunity.
As Naian continues to develop, under the inspiration and leadership of these orc believers, the hundreds of thousands of orcs living on the southern prairie will gradually transform.
By that time, there will be hundreds of thousands of believers.
In this process, the southern prairie contains a variety of rich resources. Gold, silver, ivory, ores, diamonds...
Due to the existence of the Holy See's tithe, all of this will also be settled with the deepening of missionary work, and these wealth will continue to enter the pockets of the Holy See through the hands of missionaries.
Let’s not talk about it for the moment, how much money can the various levels of the Holy See’s institutions in Naian Province get from this process?
It's just that, with such great achievements in hand, you might be able to get the highest reward from the Holy See - "canonization"~!
But it's a pity that these achievements all belong to a woman. And that woman does not belong to my faction, so forget it.
But what makes people feel choked is this: that woman is a direct disciple of that old man Obachm. She is the backer behind him - the mortal enemy of the red archbishop.
If this achievement is confirmed, then the woman named Hilmeria will rise from a cardinal to a cardinal archbishop.
Although there is only one word difference, there is a qualitative difference.
Although the cardinal holds local power, he is only the bishop of one party. However, the cardinal has the right to vote and the right to be elected for the next pope.
In other words, that woman will become the first woman to become a red archbishop, and can enter the Holy See's Great Council of Holy Light composed of red archbishops. This represents the core of power that God the Father represents in the world and shines brightly on the world.
.
And she will also have inviolable and absolute divine power. Even from a legal point of view, it is not impossible for her to be elected as the next pope and become the first woman to become the pope.
Thinking of this, Fordo painfully slapped his fat and white cheeks, feeling a poisonous fire of jealousy burning in his chest, constantly devouring his soul.
A woman~!
A young girl, not yet twenty years old~!
A yellow-haired girl~!
She, why~!
Why can you climb on your own head?
I have been conscientious in the Holy See, worked conscientiously for nearly thirty years, and won the appreciation of that adult. I have gone through many overt and covert fights, weathered many storms, bullied my subordinates, stepped on my colleagues, and slapped my boss. Yin,
I hurt that... I used all my means to get to where I am now.
Now it seems that we can go one step further. But as soon as that woman comes, she will squeeze down her position and enter the Holy Light Council calmly.
This can't be done~!
He roared like a monster from his chest.
The guards next door heard the commotion here, and there was a sudden chaos.
After hearing a loud noise, a thin young attendant with blond hair and blue eyes, wearing a pure white holy robe, walked in cautiously.
When he saw Fordo sitting at the table with a gloomy expression, his heart skipped a beat.
Along the way, for some unknown reason, the master would lose his temper at every turn, causing everyone to suffer. While observing his face, he said carefully: "Sir, you're awake."
Fordo didn't answer, just snorted coldly.
The attendant hesitated for a moment and said, "Sir, do you need me to help you wash up?"
Fordo waved his hand and said: "You go down first. Wait a minute, I will do it myself."
The attendant glanced at Fordo in surprise, but met Fordo's cold eyes. He hurriedly lowered his head, agreed, and then gently withdrew.
Fordo couldn't help but sigh softly when he saw the door closed from the outside. Although the people he brought this time were all his confidants, and they were loyal, the main purpose of his visit this time was to do something.
The stakes are too high to be revealed to them at all.
While he was thinking, he touched the scroll in his arms that had never left his body since he left the Holy City, and a hint of a sinister smile appeared on his fat face involuntarily.
The scroll was a blank appointment document.
This is quite a powerful power~!
According to the instructions given by that adult before arriving, I was required to keep my eyes wide open and my camera to be decisive when patrolling Naian Province.
If that woman falsely reported her achievements during her missionary work, and there were not that many orcs who believed in the religion, then he could use the crime of "falsely reporting his merits and deceiving the Holy See" to seize the opportunity to capture her.
Moreover, he can also use this to attack the forces of Obachum's faction. As time goes by, the red archbishop behind him can firmly occupy the position of the Pope's successor.
And if that woman's achievements are true, then find a way to find out what's wrong with that woman, and then hold on to her tightly. Show the documents, take her down, and then take advantage of the opportunity.
, sit on the position of cardinal of the province of Naian, and seize the fruits of victory that she has worked hard to take the lead in the war, risk her life, and work hard these days.
In the end, he used this to expand his own strength and consolidate the status of that adult.
No matter what it is, the final result is that our side has a solid chance of winning~!
Fordo couldn't help but admire his patron. Only that adult could come up with such a plan of killing two birds with one stone.
This wonderful strategy cannot be overstated no matter how much it is praised.
"This kind of thing is indeed very unfair, but at the same time, this kind of thing is very common. Because this is the politics of the Holy See~! But only through this kind of thing can we truly grow up."
"Hilmelia, a yellow-haired girl. No matter how talented she is, she will not be my opponent. It is up to me to teach her the most real lesson in life~!"
"It is said that that woman is still a beauty. When she becomes a prisoner, maybe I can turn her into a prisoner like those stupid nuns, and then do whatever I want..."
The more Fordo thought about it, the happier he became, and a proud smile appeared on his ugly fat face. He had completely forgotten about the nightmare in the morning and the bad omen deduced using Eastern secrets.
He touched his fat face and suddenly found that after a night, a layer of grease had accumulated on his fat face. Then he shouted loudly: "Come here. Where are they all? Why don't you bring me water quickly?"
, serve the master while I wash up. What a bunch of cheap bones~! Is it because I haven’t used the whip these days, you despicable things are itchy again, and you want me to give you a good whipping?"
Following his roar, the surrounding cabins suddenly became chaotic.
After a short while, the young attendant, carrying a basin and towel, appeared at his door cautiously.
Fordo glanced at him with a displeased expression, and then tapped his fat chin to the side.
The waiter couldn't help but let out a long sigh of relief, walked over, put the basin down, wet the towel in the hot water, and then handed it to Fordo.
Fordo frowned, stretched out his hand to test the temperature of the water with a critical look on his face, and found that the water was just right, neither cold nor hot, so he nodded.
He had just received the towel and was about to wash his face. At this moment, he heard a loud shout from the deck outside: "Land~! Pay attention, there is land ahead."
That voice could only be shouted by a sailor who has been a long-term sailor. It was extremely loud and clearly reached everyone's ears.
Suddenly there was another chaos on the boat.
Whether they were sleeping or awake, all the crew members jumped up, rushed to the deck, and looked into the distance.
In the direction of the bow of the big ship, beside the arc-shaped horizon, between the sea and the sky, there was a streak of gray and black.
Even Fordo's extremely gloomy face, standing at the door, couldn't help but smile.
"Stop standing there, little bastards!" a rough voice shouted.
When Fordo heard those foul words, he couldn't help but turn around and saw that the captain's big bearded face was also full of joy. He couldn't help but frown and cursed in his heart: This despicable thing is actually in the Holy See.
He was so presumptuous in front of the clergy. It seemed that he needed to find time to teach him a lesson he would never forget.
The captain didn't notice it at all.
He waved his fists and shouted loudly to the sailors under his command: "You bastards, move quickly, hoist the sails and steer the helm. Today at noon, we will be in the tavern of Nai'an."
, hugging a beautiful woman, drinking fine wine, and eating a delicious meal."
A group of sailors agreed with a bang, and then they shouted slogans and got busy on the deck like a group of worker ants.
As all the sails were hoisted, everyone felt the ship beneath their feet suddenly shake and its speed increase rapidly.
The white sails bulged high after being fed by the wind, driving the huge ship to plow the sea surface, leaving a wide white trail behind, and speeding toward the distant horizon.
go.
The ship was very fast, and by about noon, it had arrived at a port outside Nadel City.
Although the harbor has been hastily renovated, many places still have traces of the blackened flames of war, which shows how cruel the original war was.
Because he had already notified the local Holy See in advance, Fordo knew that those people would definitely greet him on the shore.
Although he had already planned to find a way to secretly stab Hilmeria and her men with a fatal blow, but in order to paralyze them, he also did a very good job on the surface.
Therefore, he put on his best robe early, practiced many times in front of the expensive Wellings mirror, put the sweetest smile on his face, and was ready for everything.
But Mr. Fordo stood on the bow of the ship for a long time, his delicate skin almost cracked by the sea breeze, but he found that his ship was still outside the port and was motionless.
In front of his ship, the narrow waterway was already crowded with numerous ships.
The ships were of various shapes, including luxurious yachts, shabby boats, huge sea-going ships specially designed for crossing the sea, and flat-bottomed boats with square sails.
Although there are pilots at the port who are constantly guiding the people, they are really too busy because there are too many ships.
Because the crew members stayed on the ship for a long time, their tempers became extremely violent. They crowded together, yelled at each other, and even threw bottles at the opposite ship from time to time and fought.
In addition, there are small boats rowed by one person carrying various department stores, shuttling between the ships, shouting for sales and purchases, which adds to the chaos of the port.
Fordo frowned and shouted to the captain, "Why haven't you sailed yet?"
The captain smiled bitterly and said: "Sir, our ship must enter the port in order. It's not our turn now."
Fordo smiled coldly and said, "Hang up the Holy Cross flag of the Holy See for me."
He paused and added proudly: "We are the Holy See's ship, and we have priority no matter where we are."
The captain was stunned for a moment, then hurriedly agreed, then turned around and gave the order.
After a while, the Holy Cross flag representing the Holy See was raised on the mast and fluttered in the sea. At the same time, the sailors, under the command, opened up their voices and shouted loudly to the surroundings: "Everyone, please let us go."
Give way. We are the envoys of the Holy See and have priority."
The surrounding ships were stunned for a moment, and the entire sea became quiet.
Fordo looked at it, adjusted his holy robe, and smiled proudly. It seems that the Holy See's flag is extremely easy to use no matter where it is.
Just when he was feeling a little dazed, looking at these lowly ants-like life forms in front of him with a detached eye, enjoying the feeling of having great power.
At this moment, all the boats in all directions were facing this side and started yelling curses.
"What's so great about the Holy See~!"
"A bunch of grandsons are dragging their ass~!"
"Bald-headed bastards, go home and play with your stubbornness~!"
"Damn it, I'm the royal envoy of the Parthian Empire. I haven't spoken yet, but you brats dare to jump out. Brats, give me a hard time~!"
"Set fire, set fire. Burn those bastards~!"
"..."
The various rude dialects were mixed together and came from all directions like a roaring tsunami, almost drowning everyone on the boat.
Everyone on the boat did not expect that just one sentence would trigger public anger. They were all scared and pale. They did not dare to say anything again, for fear that those violent guys would really throw some torches here and burn them to death.
In this port.
Fordo also turned sallow with anger and kept cursing in his heart. He secretly swore: I will make these despicable scoundrels look good when they come back~!
At this moment, a loud horn sound was heard coming from far away from the port.
The roaring voices all around suddenly stopped. Everyone turned their heads and looked toward the center of the port.
I saw a tall three-masted warship slowly sailing out of the port with the colorful flags to welcome the distinguished guests, approaching the ship flying the Holy Cross flag.