You call this the god of etiquette?

Chapter 137 Alliance
Arriving at the third floor of the mayor's office building in "Fey", Fast led Iger and his party into a small but luxurious reception room on the left.

Yellow wood tables and chairs, gemstone window decorations, oil paintings by famous artists.
It can be said that there is no less style than it should have.

Ige and his entourage sat down one by one under Fast's arrangement.

The last two pastors from Father Earth Church also sat down, and there were four empty chairs in the small room.

Ige did not take many people with him on this trip.

There were three carriages, one with only him, one with four personal guards, and one with the butler Paxton and three servants.

Counting the three coachmen, the entire team actually consisted of 12 people.

When the coachman was at the gate of the town of "Fue", he was directed by the guards to the stables.

When the team passed through the central square of the town, the housekeeper and servants were taken to the mansion where Ige and his party were staying to make arrangements.

Therefore, there were only five people from the black-clothed ceremony party who finally appeared in the reception room.

It was slightly less than expected from Father Earth Church.

After the servants put down the cups and saucers and poured hot tea, Fast started the conversation first:
"Lord Ige, welcome you again to Ephesus."

“It’s an honor for the town and it’s an honor for our Father Earth Church.”

Ige also responded politely:
"You're welcome."

"I have long wanted to visit Foyi and see this town at the other end of the road to prosperity."

Ige’s words were not entirely staged.

He had never been to "Fuyi" and only learned about the town from documents and other people's mouths.

Even when he first moved from "Chantel" to "Talek", it was "Dok" instead of "Fyi".

Therefore, for a town that is adjacent to "Talek" and is now connected to "Talek" by a prosperous road, he has indeed long wanted to personally understand and inspect it.

This time, through the invitation of "Belstad", he simply sent someone to contact Pastor Donahue of Father Earth Church who stayed at "Talek" to arrange a meeting with the senior leaders of Father Earth Church.

In fact, it’s the same here in Fast.

As the current supreme leader of the church and the mayor of "Fue", he is eager to deepen his relationship with "Talek".

Because he understood that the reason why the town's people were still able to obey the church's rule two years ago after the church's turmoil was not due to the "public security operations" he led.

The shock brought by fear is only temporary, and the consequences are endless.

Therefore, after killing chickens to scare monkeys, if we want long-term peace and stability, we still have to rely on increasing people's income.

Fortunately, the road to prosperity built by Father Earth Church at an extremely painful cost did not completely benefit others. "Fuyi" still relied on this road to become one of the transfer stations for the kingdom's fur trade. Share Here comes the bonus.

Economic prosperity is the fundamental reason why people's hearts return to the Church of Father Earth.

The prosperity of the town is inseparable from the furs produced by "Talek".
Fast needs to maintain a good relationship with "Talek" both emotionally and rationally.

Or even go one step further and become a closer partner.

Thinking of this, Fast quickly got to the point after chatting with Iger for a few more words:
"Lord Ige, what do you think of the term 'Three Border Towns'?"

"Oh?" Ige's expression changed.

The expression "Three Border Towns" is said to have first appeared in "Dok", but soon spread in "Fey" and "Talek".

The main reason why these three towns are grouped together is because they have many similarities.

On a geographical level, they are both located at the farthest northern end of the North. Although they are not close to each other, they are further away from other towns.

In terms of economy, they all have developed fur industries.

"Dok" is backed by the market of "Wasdok" and is controlled by the Church of Psalm, which is under the command of the God of Poetry. Therefore, there is still a rare papermaking industry in the north.

But despite this, the fur business still occupies an important position in "Dok".

Therefore, the expression "Three Border Towns" still makes sense.

"Master Fast, I personally agree with this statement."

"But I think it's not accurate enough."

"In my opinion, Vasdok should be included."

"We can call them the 'Four Border Towns' together."

Ige thought for a moment and gave his answer.

"Dok" is a satellite town of "Wasdok", and the Psalm Tune that rules the former is a vassal of the Scales Church that rules the latter.

The relationship between the two places is extremely close.

The only difference is that "Wasdok" is much larger than "Dok" and is not far from the Sea of ​​No Return to the east. In addition to the fur and tourism industries, there is also a relatively developed fishery.

In fact, the three towns in the North are subordinate to the four forces.

Fast was stunned after hearing what Ige said.

The "Four Border Towns" including "Wasdok".
Can the "Wasdok" people agree with this statement?

This is a big and well-known city in the north, so why would you want to be associated with the "Three Border Towns"?
But the next second, he reacted——

"Talek" is now also a city.

Since "Talek" can be included, "Vasdok" can also be included.

However, although Ige's answer was somewhat beyond Fast's expectations, it did not disrupt his plan.

"Lord Ige, what you said makes sense."

"There is a close and harmonious relationship between these four towns in our northern border."

"So I'm wondering, can we establish a more friendly cooperative relationship and truly become close companions?"

After hearing this, Iger glanced at Fast who said this with interest.

At this moment, his thin face was full of sincerity, which made it impossible to imagine that the "closely harmonious" towns he mentioned were three years ago. One of them drove his church out of the town, and the other Surrounding the temple of his church.

Of course, since Fast said this, Iger didn’t mind following along:
"Master Fast, I agree with your point of view."

"Our towns are located in the barren north. Only through mutual win-win cooperation can we better live, work and thrive on this land."

"Please continue."

Fast looked at Ignatius who also looked extremely serious, with a smile on his face:

"You said it very well, Lord Eagle."

“We, as towns, must cooperate and win-win.”

"So I propose that we form a 'Three Cities', no, 'Four Cities Alliance', to deepen our relationship with each other."

"Four Cities Alliance?"

Iger didn't expect Fast to do such a thing, and was a little confused:

"Our four towns are located in the northern border of the kingdom and we abide by the laws of the kingdom and live in peace. Is there any need to establish an alliance?"

The corners of Fast's mouth twitched subconsciously, but he suppressed it immediately.

The intelligence said that this Igor was a simple and direct fanatic believer, but now it seems that it is not accurate at all.

The ability to tell lies with open eyes is completely at the level of a professional politician.Listen, "obey the law" and "live in peace".

Which one has anything to do with reality?
"Fue" is better than "Talek", and it can be regarded as "survive".

The relationship between "Fue" and "Dock" can only be "barely restrained" at best.

After all, there is only such a town in Psalm.

Even if the Balance Church asks it to stop, it will be difficult for it not to have the idea of ​​driving out the Earth Father Church, which has shrunk in strength.

Although direct conflict has not yet broken out, there are endless behaviors such as maliciously setting up checkpoints around the Temple of Father Earth in "Dock" and suppressing and insulting Father Earth's believers.

This became even more serious after the reputation of Prosperity Road was completely spread——

Merchants have chosen the closer road to prosperity in the west, and many will no longer pass through the "Dok" line in the east.

This situation of ebb and flow has greatly impacted the fur industry of "Dock".

Naturally, all grievances will be vented on Father Earth Church.

If the previous Earth Father Church had encountered this situation, it would have sent additional priests to "Dok" to continue the confrontation with the Psalm Tune.

But now, the church has finally made some progress, and it would be unwise to fall into such a quagmire again.

If you are not careful, three years of hard work will be in vain.

Therefore, Fast must prevent the further deterioration of the relationship between the two towns at any cost.

In addition, he wanted to strengthen his relationship with the "Talek".

This is how the "Alliance Plan" was launched.

"Lord Ige, I think that the scope of cooperation between our towns is still relatively limited at present."

"For various reasons, the relationship between us, who should be close companions, becomes superficial."

“So I propose that we establish a common coordinating committee to coordinate resources in the fields of fur processing and transportation, tourism, papermaking, food, shipping, etc., so that every town in the alliance can maximize its own advantages. "

"At the same time, the committee can also assume the role of mediating conflicts among members."

"You know, things are not quite right in the south right now."

"We, the isolated towns in the north, need to prepare early and unite as soon as possible!"

Fast's words were sincere, but Iger did not agree immediately.

This Bishop of Father Earth Church has a pretty good idea.

Not to mention how much wrangling and negotiation is required for this coordinating committee to truly operate.

The Earth Father Church of "Ephe" currently has friction with the Psalm Tune of "Dock" and is afraid of a misfire.

For them, as long as this "alliance plan" is approved by the Psalm, even if it has not yet been implemented, it can greatly ease the situation.

But the question is, does "Talek" need such an "alliance"?

In fact, it turns out that it is not really needed.

After all, "Talek" originally had a good relationship with "Fue", "Dok" and even "Wasdok".

The stability of the surrounding environment is also an important reason why the city can maximize the benefits of the fur boom and quickly restore the city's strength after the "Night Beast Invasion".

The name of an "alliance" is dispensable to "Talek".

However, Fast spoke of an issue that has been on Eagle's mind a lot lately: the south.

Of course, the south here does not refer to the "Carmendia" and "Trerento" among the high mountains south of "Fue", but "Belstad" in the southernmost part of the north.

The content of the letter Golden Wheat had sent to Ige earlier through Pastor Donahue of the Balance Church was not complicated——

[Dear Lord Eagle,

I wish your city prosperity and your church all the best.

I sincerely invite you to come to "Belstad" on July [-]st to participate in the important meeting to determine the fate of the North.

We will prepare all necessary measures to ensure your journey goes smoothly.

Congratulations to Eden Saxton]

This invitation from Archduke Eden of "Belstad" finally led to Ige's trip.

But it was also this invitation that made Ige doubtful.

July [-]st is not a good day.

If the information Igor received is correct, then the priest of the God of Order should arrive in the north between the end of June and the beginning of July.

And during this period, Archduke Eden will hold a meeting to "determine the fate of the North"?

It seems far-fetched to explain this incident simply as coincidence.

You know, the situation in the entire Northern Territory has been disturbed by this priest recently.

It is difficult not to connect the meeting of the Archduke of Eden with the affairs of the priests.

As an ill-informed "borderman", it was really difficult for Ige to confirm the Grand Duke's true intentions.

In this case, finding someone to work with seems to be a good choice.

"Master Fast, what you said makes sense."

"It's just that we are about to leave now, so I'm afraid we won't have time to discuss the details."

After thinking for a while, Ige gave an answer that made Fast extremely excited.

The bishop quickly took over the conversation:

"Lord Ige, the details of the alliance between our two cities can be finalized on the way to Belstad."

"As for Doc, I think we can have a chat with Mr. Pusner from Psalm Tune after we arrive in Belstad."

"If it is just a preliminary confirmation of the image, it can be determined before the meeting."

As he spoke, Fast also emphasized the word "meeting".

Obviously, he also considered that after the three towns established an alliance, they would have greater autonomy in that unknown meeting.

But in this way, "Wasdok" will definitely not be included in the scope of fighting before the meeting.

After all, the Tianping Church is a first-class church with great influence on the entire continent.

Their interests are too complicated, and it is almost impossible to be consistent with the three towns in the North.

With such a large church in the camp, it might make the three towns passive during the meeting.

This is why Fast agreed with Ige's "four towns" statement, but did not mention the Balance Church.

Eagle also acquiesced to this and answered Fast with a smile:
"Then Lord Fast, I think we can discuss the common demands of the alliance members first."

“On this basis, we will refine the terms as much as possible.”

"I have a hunch."

"We'll be great allies."

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