Warlock Royal Family

"Just send it here, Your Majesty, I already understand your kindness." Twenty miles away from Vienna, Florentino resolutely stopped Ladislaus and his wives from sending them further away.

Juana was to stay in Vienna with her two daughters for a few more days, and Florentino returned to Spain after making sure that his queen was still in good health, and he had other work to do.

Of course, the two monks who "protected" Juana remained. Although the current situation looks good, it is not easy to subdue Juana without harming her. Monks were originally trained for this purpose.

They were a little powerless when dealing with the Sune voters a few days ago, but the triangular clamp composed of Florentino, Jones and Jarlaxle is almost impossible for mortals to fight against, and their support from the sidelines is quite satisfactory. .

Perhaps the strongest agent of the strongest Cyric in the world, Zhenxuan Pope, may not be afraid of this battle, and Sune's voters will have no chance at all, let alone besieged by other good players.

Neither Sazastan nor Ladislaus used any top-level magic, and the strongest one was the blindness of the law.

There are still a few good players around that voter, but they are almost collapsed in front of the well-trained Kim Murray and the drows, and they have not organized an effective resistance at all.

The fierce battle with the Chosen of Sune that night was carried out very quickly because all the elites under Ladislaus were mobilized, but the death of a Chosen was of course not silent.

Unlike the strong man in the distance who faintly sensed it, a real vision appeared in the sky of Vienna. [

The spies and citizens of various countries in Vienna clearly witnessed a huge ruby ​​in the sky shattering.

The feelings of the besieger next to this voter were completely useless. At the moment when the perfect and healthy female voter died, everyone felt a kind of heartbreak and disappointment, a kind of self-hatred from the heart.

All besiegers, including Ladislaus, have lost part of their charm!

"Take care all the way, my friend."

Although Florentino was determined, Juana was even more determined.

After insisting on sending it for more than five miles, Juana finally broke up with Florentino.The old man has faithfully taken care of her for so many years and accompanied her through the most difficult time in her life.

Both Elanova and Mary were a little surprised, logically speaking, there was no need to send them so far.

Juana didn't fully understand why she was sent so far, but she did have a strange premonition that she needed to seize the last time with this old friend.

Ladislaus thought he would lose a morning's work today, but in fact it would be nice to be back in Vienna before dark.

The pain of staying up late and working overtime soon made him feel very bad.But he had no choice but to follow.

He also fought in the battle to wipe out the voters of Sune, first using "the tenacity of a group of bears", and later he was blinded by the law.

Moreover, after the battle to wipe out the voters of Sune, the original mayor's power was implicated and wiped out. All parties are closely watching the vacant position, especially the sensitive position of mayor of Vienna, which has attracted many people from various factions. fight.

Ladislaus has yet to appoint a new mayor.Instead, the Archbishop of Wuerzburg temporarily acted as mayor.

The archbishop has little hope and dare not overstep. Many things require the decision and support of Ladislaus, so he has a lot of work recently.

In any case, the other party is a veteran of several generations of the Habsburg family. If he didn't take off at the beginning, he would be a little negligent. Now it is absolutely impossible to leave early. [

"Your Majesty, you are really too polite." "Where. Where, the mountains are high and the water is far away, and the road is long and obstructive. No matter how far away I am, I don't want to see you."

Although I didn't want to give it away for a long time, but when it was time to break up, Ladislaus was really reluctant to part with this old warrior who fought together. The distance between Madrid and Vienna is not far, not close close.No one knows if there will be a chance to meet again.

Watching the Spaniards continue to go south, until the group of them completely disappeared from sight, the group of seeing them off began to set foot on their way home.

"I heard that you agreed with Mrs. Reinhardt's plan to build the Buda sewers and city walls at the same time?" On the way back, Mary suddenly jumped onto Ladislaus's horse, and now they rode "Knee" together.

The guards all kept a certain distance, allowing Ladislaus and the ladies a little room to talk. Of course, it is impossible for guards like Jones and Jarlaxle not to hear their unrepressed voices.

"Yes. Even if the budget is a little short for the time being, it is necessary to repair the city wall and repair the sewers." Ladislaus assured Mrs. Reinhardt that she would support enough money.

"Ah, you built the city walls of Vienna so exaggeratedly, it didn't come in handy this time. But the sewers are really good things." Mary is really satisfied with the sewers in Vienna in recent months, this is called life.

"It needs to be repaired if it is not useful. The reason why Vienna must have sewers is because the larger the city, the more sanitary facilities are needed. Buda and Pest are my future capitals. Even if the scale is relatively small for the time being, the sewers must be repaired." Ms. They liked the quality of life the sewers provided, and so did Ladislaus, though he valued the sewers' ability to prevent the Black Death and other plagues.

"Buda and Pest?" It was the first time Ladislaus said this, and Mary was quite surprised. "So you are serious about soliciting bridge designs that can connect Buda and Pest?!"

Ladislaus recently pledged a lot of money through the Woking Church to solicit design proposals for a bridge that can cross the Danube from all over Europe. In addition, he also moved his parents’ graves to Buda. Many members of the State Council have realized what he meant. , Mary's wisdom is actually quite enough, but she didn't think about it, so she realized after a while: "But Vienna is the ancient capital of our Habsburg family. Isn't moving to Buda a big move to the front line?" ?Too dangerous."

"Only by moving the capital to the south can we ensure that the newly acquired land can be defended during Suleiman's next attack. I will also build a strong fortress in Buda like Vienna. In the future, Buda and Pest will develop a 10 people, or even A famous city with a million people cannot do without planning the sewers in advance.” Ladislaus not only planned the city walls and sewers, but also the shipyards and docks attached to the new inland fleet expansion plan.

Another unexplainable main reason is that the migration of the palace and the central government can drive the migration of ethnic groups and change the ethnic composition of the newly conquered areas.The best way is to move the capital.

"The sewers do play a very good role in preventing epidemics. After Lisbon's sewers were built, it seems that large-scale epidemics rarely occurred." Elanova also joined the discussion. Of course, she did not agree with the city of a million people at all. believe.

Her wedding to the Duke of Bourbon had been scheduled for Vienna, and Odd Kessler had already begun arrangements.

According to the consensus between Ferdinand and Ladislaus, whether or not the Principality of Bourbon can be recovered soon, the wedding will take place within half a year.After all, the Duke of Bourbon has no heir. If his heir dies, the Habsburg family will lose a very useful pawn.

"Lisbon is not only the capital of the Kingdom of Portugal, but also a major center of world trade, and can certainly afford the best urban facilities."

"Knee" understands the lady's mind very well, and it trots very smoothly.

Ladislaus could chat happily with Elanova.While responding to his sister's ear-to-eye contact.

Mary kept teasing Ladislaus and laughing happily, not paying attention to the presence of her mother and sister.

She's been acting pretty loose and casual lately, but Ladislaus doesn't take offense to it.

He thought it was her right, that after effectively bringing in worthy supporters for Ladislaus, she had done her duty to the family, and she was entitled to a little freedom.

What's more, she didn't completely let go.She kept in touch with many Hungarians, acting as a conduit between Ladislaus and many of the old Hungarian nobles.

Because she only has friendship in Hungary and has no interests, she is a very suitable channel to enrich Ladislaus' vision.

Although the Supreme in Madrid has always had a complicated attitude towards Ladislaus, just like the attitude of all suzerains towards a powerful family separation, but Elanova and Mary do not have to have such a burden, as long as Ladislaus and Ferdinand controlled each other's pace not to touch the bottom line, and they could get along well with this distant cousin.

"The facilities in Spanish cities seem to be slightly inferior." Juana also joined the conversation.

"Lisbon is an economic center and a trade center at the same time. It is natural for Spain to separate these two functions in two cities." Ladislaus thinks this is wrong. "As the core of the world empire, Seville on the coast is the first choice no matter what, and the scale of the mainland of Spain is not enough to afford two centers."

At this time, the political center of Spain had not stabilized, and the emperor often moved his residence between Madrid and Valladolid, but neither Ferdinand I nor Charles V seldom went to Seville.

"What's your plan next? My friend, do you want to build your world empire too?" Ladislaus noticed that Juana's question was full of temptation.I don't know if her two daughters have noticed it too. "You picked your timing very well. Now is the high point of your prestige. After the news is released, the resistance of those bureaucrats is relatively weak. If you delay for a while, you will encounter much greater resistance."

Ladislaus nodded.In fact, he is under a lot of pressure now. In order to appease several members of the State Council deeply rooted in Vienna and the traditional Austrian nobles behind them, he has used a lot of tricks, and the benefits to Justice Hohenzollern are only part of them. .

After returning to Vienna, Ladislaus worked until midnight to finish the more important work.

Although Ladislaus knew that he was consolidating his power and strengthening his country, he knew that this was just to enrich the country and strengthen the army, and a world empire could not be built by these.

The proposal of the most honorable woman in the world really made him excited and helpless. He didn't have a navy, and he didn't have the resources to build one.

The change in Venice is a trap. If he hastily invests his strength, then the small navy of the Papal State will bite him hard, not to mention that Ladislaus suspects Baba in the Republic of Ragusa. It is also possible that pirates will accept the employment of the true pope.

Faith is indeed a gap, but it can be bridged if there is an appropriate price. In order to deal with the powerful Habsburg alliance, this kind of thing may not happen.

The waters between Venice and the mainland, if accompanied by a navy, are likely to cost Ladislaus everything.

Margarita brought a cup of milk tea, Ladislaus' favorite nightcap.

Tomorrow morning, there will be collaborators from Bohemia to be interviewed. Ladislaus will select talents from them, some of them will be absorbed into the center of Vienna, and some will be sent back to some unimportant areas of Bohemia.

It was so late, Mary had already gone to bed, and Ladislaus was slightly hesitating whether to let Margaery stay.

"Your Majesty, there is one more thing. His Excellency Odd-Kessler has just come to invite you personally. If you are late, please go to the Great Wish Room."

Although she felt the gaze of Ladislaus, Margarita still told Ladislaus the invitation. Odd Kessler showed a very firm attitude, and he was already a high-ranking figure.

Though not knowing how, Ladislaus could not ignore the invitation of the head priest of his ancestral god, and he entered the Room of Great Wishes after midnight.

"Your Excellency Kessler, what is it that made you wait for me so late?" The light in the eyes of several double-headed eagle statues in the room of ambition is not suitable for human eyes, but they are the descendants specially protected by Barbarossa. , Ladislaus can see everything here.

"Oh"

He met Odd Kessler.

Odd Kessler was holding a heart in both hands. The heart should not be of human size, but it glowed like a ruby. This was a trophy from that Sune elector.

Odd Kessler wore Barbarossa's tiger skin, not only took away most of the voter's equipment, but also took away the corpse, which made Sazastan very dissatisfied.

It's just that Ladislaus didn't speak, so the master of necromancy had to endure it for once, and made up his mind to get back the next time.

But now it seems that he is really doing it for business.

Odd Kessler squeezed the heart hard, dripping the blood-like jade essence into the pool water.

In addition to the highest priest Barbarossa, there is another person in the room of ambition.

Juana is bathing, she is in the middle of the pool of ambition.

As more and more of Sune's Essence dripped in, the waves in the pool were no longer calm, but continued to wash over Juana, and she seemed to be enjoying it very much.

Her body was radiant, emitting the same sparkling light like a ruby, and it was obvious that Barbarossa was showing favor.

After a while, Odd Kessler was already sweating profusely, and it took him another 5 minutes to squeeze all the essence into the pool.

But after he inspired the essence contained in his heart, he still saluted the two monarchs in a very standard way, and then took his leave.

Frederick decided not to play any more devious tricks, but let him directly confront Juana and invite her to take a bath in the pool of ambition.

This pimp made Odd Kessler very nervous for a while, but when he actually operated it, there was no twists and turns. Juana never asked him why he came to the Pool of Great Wishes to take a bath.

In fact, the moment Juana left Madrid, she more or less realized the original intention of Barbarossa's call.

"It's hard work, isn't it? You're here so late."

"There have always been rumors that you brought the divinity condensed by the ancestor gods of the Trastamara royal family to His Majesty the Grand Wish Knight. It seems that this is not nonsense."

"You're not accurate. If there is no divinity brought by me, then there would be no knights with great ambitions."

As he spoke, Ladislaus took off his clothes and placed them beside Juana's.

The blood-red eyes focused on him, causing Ladislaus to shine like a ruby.

Stepping into the pool step by step, Ladislaus felt full of strength. (to be continued...)