Why did the lord rebel

Chapter 405 Chapter [-] The Taste of Conspiracy

Just like this dangerous chapter number, no one knows that that afternoon, the Duke of Frost Maple Ridge and Halifax, the commander of the Navy of the Imperial Western Army, hid furtively in the captain's cabin of the "Obradin" , What exactly were the secret talks.

The suspicious officers of the Western Army only knew that after the Lord Duke of Frost Maple Ridge left the "Obra Latin", General Halifax was happy all day long, as happy as if he had finally found a wife for thousands of years. .

——Two days later, a group of entourage from Shuangfengling carried several large boxes of autographed copies of the "Dark-Souls" planning lady onto the ship. These officers who knew the nature of General Halifax well, Only then did he suddenly realize.

But, does this count as the Duke of Shuangfengling bribing the commander of the Navy?

In a blink of an eye, the group of officers started to get confused again, should we report this dirty py transaction to the Supervision Department of the Imperial Military Department?

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Naturally, Xia Houyan didn't know that the small gift he gave casually caused an uproar on the "Obradin".

For the lord, a bunch of gaudy virtual idol autographs are simply the cheapest and most rubbish gifts, but it is the most useful to deceive the group of idiots—since General Halifax himself If he is not successful, then no wonder he followed his uncle's good example and wantonly exploited the private property of these poor dead houses.

After bidding farewell to General Halifax who was crying with joy because he would soon receive "the autographed photo of my favorite Miss Ikuna", he left Sanshuiwan port straight away and returned to the family residence outside the city.

Under the arrangement of Captain Cousins, the "Frost Maple Ridge Labor Art Troupe" has already set up tents in this forest clearing and settled down.

The mighty 2000-person team spread out in one breath, and the momentum was really quite huge. This wild wild forest that was originally silent and silent suddenly turned into a bustling market.

Outside the city of Sanshuiwan, many imperial civilians used to come and go. As soon as they heard that the famous "Shuangfengling" was coming, many curious people who belonged to cats in their previous lives came to the woodland with their friends. Here, I want to meet the subordinates of the legendary "Lord Duke Eliot Igor".

In order to play the role of the "Labor Army Art Troupe", Xia Houyan specially sent a few talented guys in the team to perform for these local hillbillies, just to put on a show.

Fortunately, the cultural life of Phoenix TV is rich and colorful enough. The fake artists in this fake art troupe have watched pigs run even if they have never eaten pork. "Shuangfengling's self-written plays such as "Shuangfengling" also won a lot of applause.

——For the common people at the lowest level of the empire, poetry and drama are unattainable springs and snows, and they are entertainment activities exclusively for nobles and lords.

As a result, after Shuangfengling suddenly put on the stage an easy-to-understand civilian drama, even if the acting skills of these fake actors are so bad that they look like they were born in an idol draft, and they can get rich by wholesale golden raspberry trophies, it is enough to keep them hooked .

Xia Houyan, who saw this scene with his own eyes, couldn't help feeling a lot in his heart:
Sometimes, it doesn't matter if you make bad movies, as long as there are bad movies in the market, then your box office is guaranteed.

So the essence of supporting the cultural industry is to prevent good films from entering the market, well, that must be the case.

The counterfeit art troupe was busy providing entertainment to the common people of the empire, while the top management of the genuine territory paid more attention to the results of the talks between the lord and General Halifax.

"My lord." Knight Commander Alan Cousins ​​brought a plate of roast beef with apples to his lord, and asked while passing a knife and fork to his lord, "How is your chat with General Halifax?"

——According to the customs of the empire, the "dinner officer" who is responsible for passing the knife and fork to the lord during the meal has always been the most trusted person in the territory because of the risk of incarnating as Jing Ke from another world and picking up a knife to assassinate the lord if there is a disagreement. Ren's family members.

In Frost Maple Ridge, which has already changed customs and old customs, although there are not so many old nobles in the empire, Aaron Cousins, the most experienced knight commander of the Igor family, is still proud of himself with the acquiescence of everyone. took this responsibility.

"I didn't talk too deeply. I talked about the situation in the east and the strength of their western army and navy." Xia Houyan shrugged while cutting the beef, "To be honest, I think that General Halifax I'm much more interested in paper figures than in the military."

The boys in the tent have followed the boss for a long time, and they already know that the so-called "paper people" in the mouth of the lord refer to those characters that only exist in novels and other works of art, but do not exist in reality.

For a while, the gang of "real people" sneered at General Halifax's hobby.

"It also makes me wonder..." Allen Cousins ​​laughed, "I don't know why you are so interested in General Halifax after you came to Sanshui Bay?"

Master Laurie on the side even sneered and said, "I think this so-called admiral of the Navy is just a waste snack!"

——Victor Laurie actually had the opportunity to sharply comment on others as "waste snacks". This extremely magical and realist situation made all the senior Igor executives feel as if they didn't know what happened in the past.

However, it is no wonder that Commander Cousins ​​and Master Laurie are full of disdain for General Halifax.

Because in the tradition of the empire, the Western Army Navy was originally the least valued one of the five major legions of mankind.

The Haiwen Continent is like a big pie surrounded by oceans on all sides. It itself is "abundant in products and everything is available, and it is not originally a foreigner's goods to communicate what is available", and there is no need to trade with overseas countries.

For any sensible mainland regime, the importance of sea power is far behind that of land power-the battle to determine the hegemony of the mainland will eventually start in the inland area rather than the sea .

Therefore, the main task of the Western military navy is actually to guard against the pirate ships that plundered the coast of the empire on the Sea of ​​Salt.

The reason why General Halifax was able to become the commander of the Western Army, apart from the shadow of his father, was that he somehow commanded the fleet to wipe out a group of long-worn pirate ships on the Sea of ​​Salt, and set up a illustrious Battle exploits.

Those Pirate Kings from other worlds who have been all-powerful all their lives finally capsized in the gutter, and unfortunately lost to such a dirty character like Halifax. sigh.

As the saying goes, "Raise bandits to respect themselves".

Who is the Imperial Eastern Army facing?That is the orc iron army that is invincible in the world!

Who is the Imperial Southern Army facing?That's a bloody and deeply feuding demon clan!

In contrast, who would think highly of Western military sailors who fight with pirates, octopuses, and smugglers every day?
Therefore, the lord's behavior is actually quite weird - the dignified Duke of Shuangfengling went to visit a naval commander in person, which in the eyes of others is really a little bit cheap.

And the other high-level members of the Igor family obviously thought so in their hearts.

Xia Houyan chewed the beef slowly, shook his head and said:

"Don't look down on the navy, you landlubbers. There is a reason why I contacted General Halifax. Think back to the terrain of the Land of Cracked Soul—what's to the south?"

"It's the Demon Race." Knight Commander Cousins ​​replied.

"The demons are in the south, and the defense line of the Arcane Spire is separated in the middle. Commander Paulus who sits on the defense line is our own." Xia Houyan said indifferently, indifferently ignoring Shuangfengling's evil deeds of repeatedly extorting equipment from "our own people" , "What about the east side? To the east is the Dust Mountain Range, and the federal orcs on the other side of the mountain range—we just used an expedition to severely shock the orcs and control the only tunnel through the mountain."

"Your lord is wise." When Bob Brook's words were not unpleasant, they were quite nice.

"Finally, to the west is the mighty Sea of ​​Salt, and to the north is the Lion Heart River across the southern border." Xia Houyan picked up the silver knife and scratched the steak briefly, "Did you find it? The south and east sides of the territory, It is absolutely safe at present, the only hidden dangers are in the west and north..."

"...And to defend the west and north, you need a navy." Sean Mountbatten on the side pinched his chin and said, "If you can control the Lion Heart River Basin with a navy, Frost Maple Ridge will be able to truly Become an airtight and perfect iron barrel."

"And what we lack is precisely the naval army." Xia Houyan shook his head and said, "Over the past two years, our investment in the army is not only the best in the world, but also luxurious enough! I am confident that the Igor Pioneer Army can compete with Any enemy slaps their wrists—but what about the navy? Do we have any water power? Without the navy, there will always be huge loopholes in the west and north of Shuangfengling!"

Everyone was terrified and silent.

In fact, some high-level leaders in the territory with active minds suddenly realized a dangerous problem:

You are deploying defenses in the south of the territory to guard against the demons, no problem;

You are deploying defenses on the east side of the territory to guard against orcs, no problem;

But now you are fucking thinking about the defense of the northern part of the territory—who are you defending against?Think about it carefully, who is the north of the land of cracking soul?

——Those who are a little bit smarter don’t dare to think about it.

Xia Houyan didn't know these small thoughts of his subordinates, put down the knife and sighed:

"When I went to General Halifax, I was actually considering the issue of developing a navy for the territory. The navy is like a bikini on the beach. It's actually so small and worthless, but Absolutely not less."

Everyone nodded in agreement.

"I asked General Halifax about buying a boat on the sidelines, but he acted like I wanted to rob his wife...fuck..." Xia Houyan pinched his brows painfully, "But if you don't Purchased from the Western Army, how can we in Shuangfengling get the strength to build our own warships?"

Sean Mountbatten sighed: "Almost all the elite shipwrights of the empire are concentrated in the western region... If it is the kind of sampan boat that passes on the Lionheart River, you can just find a few carpenters in the land of the broken soul to build it, but the warship ...we shouldn't be able to figure it out by ourselves."

"Damn it, I'll send a box of autographed photos to that bastard Halifax every month from now on!" Xia Houyan said angrily, "I don't believe it, this grandson won't let go after all these years!"

Xiao En shrugged his shoulders: Shuangfengling can handle the autographed photo, and it costs nothing at all, just send it as you like.

"However, Halifax is not completely useless..." Xia Houyan tilted his head and thought for a while, and said, "Just now he gave me a suggestion, saying that the 'Dark-Souls' project can add a rule, Those imperial dead houses who pursue virtual idols, as long as they send ten gold coins to Shuangfengling every month, they can become members of a certain lady in the project, and get extra benefits from then on... Halifax also starts from his own profession Let's go, it is suggested that the name of this kind of member be 'Captain'! Tell me, is there any trick?"

Even the resourceful Sean Mountbatten did not expect that a mere letter fraud scheme would be able to come up with so many tricks now...

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More than ten kilometers away, there is an unknown dark corner of Sanshui Bay.

"Is the source of the news reliable?" Patrick Finn rubbed the gold ring on his hand and asked with squinted eyes.

Under the swaying candlelight, the other party's cheeks were blurred, but the voice was extremely clear:
"Certainly. I saw it with my own eyes—it was Elliot Igor himself, not gone."

"Really?" Patrick Finn maintained his usual cautious style, and continued to ask, "But you haven't seen Elliot Igor himself before..."

"So what! Haven't you read "What the Lord Eats Today"? Isn't that boy's portrait available in every issue?" The person on the other side of the wine table was a little impatient, "Also, you've always seen his badge, right? , there are people selling it in the Sanshuiwan market every day, saying that it can bless the early birth of a precious child..."

He tossed a small bronze medallion from his sleeve, and it was twirling on the wine table.

Patrick Finn carefully stretched out his hand, picked up the bronze badge on the table, and turned the front of the badge to himself - under the dim candlelight, a handsome young man with black hair smiled harmlessly.

"Hello, Finn." The person across the table said in a deep voice, "This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity—have you heard the rumors that Elliot Igor is always around in the Land of Broken Soul?" Thirteen Taibao, seven hundred dead soldiers guarding him, and even four high-ranking mages guarding the Quartet when he is sleeping..."

"I heard..." Patrick Finn hesitated.

"So, Elliot Igor's leaving his lair this time just gave us a perfect opportunity!" The person on the opposite side spoke faster and faster because of being too excited, "Think about it, what if If we let this kid reach the Eastern Region, with Elliott Igor's current reputation, maybe the morale of the imperial army will stabilize, and the Federation will have no chance of winning! Conversely, if the dignified Duke of Frost Maple Ridge dies Here, it is a fatal blow to the Empire!——Patrick Fein, you have not forgotten who we are serving, have you?"

"I remember. Of course I remember." Patrick Finn sighed, subconsciously reached out and touched his chest.

A long time ago, there used to be a Bauhinia Medal there, but now it is empty.

"Very well, then get ready!" The man on the opposite side said coldly, "I don't know that Elliot Igor will stay in Sanshui Bay for a few days, but it's not too late! You shouldn't, you shouldn't, Eliot Igor actually dared to bring an art troupe with no combat capabilities into our territory... It's time for this kid to pay for his care!"

(End of this chapter)