Chapter 573, the Sweet Pastry Named Ryan

The dark night in Brunswick, the capital of the empire, is serious. Under the dim light, the whole city is in a state of martial law. Patrols, witch hunters, ascetics, battle priests and paladins almost never Passing back and forth on the street without stopping, they chanted various announcements and precautions aloud.

The night in Brunswick is also quiet, so quiet that almost no other sounds can be heard except the sound of the water of the Reek River. The extreme prosperity, crowding and noise during the day seem to have become two worlds.

This is due to the strict curfew of His Majesty Emperor Karl Franz, because no one knows what lurks under the night of this city, the greatest city in human history has long since surpassed it Under the city's legendary walls, human beings settled here two thousand years ago and began to establish tribes among countless foreign enemies to protect themselves.

In fact, Altdorf always opens its gates to all imperial citizens, as long as they have been identified by the city gate guards, whether they are imperial citizens or not, even Bretons, Tyrells, Estalians, etc. People and even those brought by the border prince can enter the heart of the empire. This city welcomes everyone with the most open attitude just like when Charlemagne rose in the old world two thousand years ago.

Therefore, when the Elector of Sylvania and the first vampire count, Vlad von Carstein, attacked Brunswick, the refugee line here was once hundreds of kilometers long, and all the refugees were anxious. and took refuge in Brunswick.

However, it would be a big mistake to think that Brunswick is a paradise for opportunists, young people with dreams and deserters.

Indeed, Brunswick is open to all humans, but the various guilds and schools in the city control the best jobs and salaries. If you are not a noble, it is difficult to enter. Brunswick's citizenship book Those survivors who spent half of their lives working hard for the city will tell you how hard life is. Most people can only rely on their own hands to find a subsistence job, an apartment that is so crowded that eight people live in one room Even the Datong shop in the basement, with a 996 working system.

The workers at the bottom often have to work hard for more than ten years, and a small number of lucky ones can become skilled workers, craftsmen or foremen, and continue to work hard to get married and have children and achieve new life goals.

Because of this, various gangs came into being. The imperial law stipulates that citizens have the freedom of association, so a large number of gangs began to be born in the city. The emergence of gangs allows those helpless refugees and young people seeking opportunities to find When it comes to life goals and their own identity, its appearance replaces the previous family system and allows workers to gain a sense of belonging, but it also doubles the difficulty for demon hunters, paladins, and combat priests to clean up Chaos Cults, because There are too many gangs in Brunswick, making it difficult to distinguish good from bad, and due to the particularity of the Chaos cult, even cultists who believe in the same evil god will kill each other all day long. Under the circumstances, it is extremely difficult to find out the Chaos Cult.

Fortunately, due to the kidnapping of the archbishop in the past two years, the righteous archbishop Vicmar cleaned up the entire slum area in a rage, followed the clues and found many traces of the Chaos sect and cleaned them up. Now the cult activities have at least died down or hidden until It's dark.

For the past two years, the Empire has enjoyed a precious era of peace.

Located in the private banquet hall of the Imperial Palace, Emperor Karl Franz entertained the core and most powerful people of the empire here to discuss a series of political changes in the Knight Kingdom.

In the brightly lit banquet hall of the palace, the long tables are filled with various dishes. Under the careful cooking of the royal chef, the dishes are particularly delicious, which contains strong Ricky collar characteristics.

What is the characteristic of Rick collar?

Ruike cuisine is heavier in taste, and prefers pork, beef, liver, spices, fish, poultry and vegetables in terms of materials; a lot of mustard, white wine, butter, etc. are used in condiments, while cooking is more traditional. It is often boiled, stewed or stewed, especially the famous "sour beef", "Rick sauerkraut", "steak tartare" and "pig knuckle hot pot".

However, the most famous ones are the various hams, red sausages and sausages of Rickling. Today's table has the most famous "Black Forest Ham" and "Brunschweig Sausage". For malt wine "Cobain's Premium" and soft and delicious wheat bread, this is the most advanced palace banquet.

Sitting on the main seat, Emperor Karl Franz took a sip of dark beer from his beer glass. This year's emperor is just in his early forties, and he is at the beginning of the peak of a legendary powerhouse. His face is as bright as ever. Smile, this smile is easy to feel close to.

Whether facing the elector, the bureaucrats under him, the soldiers of the empire, or the humblest civilians in the slums of Brunswick, the emperor always has a smile on his face, neither humble nor overbearing "So, Ryan Maca What a success, he has regained Musillon, and he is about to become king across the mountain."

"Isn't it?" The Elector of the White Wolf, Boris Stodbrink, was eating and drinking, the Elector of the Empire inherited all the qualities of a Midden, good or bad.

What are Middens?

Complain the most, don't stop talking, serve the table first, and eat the most.

The Midden people have always been stubborn and refused to change. They still refuse to use imported products and foreign words. Under the influence of Ulric, the people here attach great importance to tradition, and because of this, the dwarves chat with them the most. .

"Isn't it? Boris! My lord elector, don't you feel a little ashamed of this?" Field Marshal Kurt Helberg was very dissatisfied with this, he opened his mouth and said without hesitation Zhang Koulai said, "You made us miss a Holy Grail Grand Knight. Do you know how many troubles we can solve if our empire has such a strong combat force as Ryan?"

"Oh, is that so?" Elector Boris finally raised his head from the plate after hearing Marshal Rick's words, his one-eyed pupil reflected Helberg's face "Do you think, if If he stays in Nord, or goes to White Wolf City, he can also grow into a Holy Grail Grand Knight? Helberg, you should spend more of your IQ on fighting! Or do you think that our Emperor's Majesty Is the position assigned to you wronged you? Should you go to the Rick Council as the palm seal lord?"

"Tal's teeth!" Helberg was obviously irritated by the words of the elector Boris. Marshal Rick cursed and said, "What I said and what you answered are not the same question!"

Marshal Rick wanted to say something more, but the emperor reached out and interrupted Helberg's curse. Carl Franz smiled and said to Boris, "Tradition is a powerful force."

"Hmm~" Elector Boris took out his fork again, picked up a whole piece of pig's trotter that was dripping with oil, and stuffed it into his mouth, "Yes, tradition is a powerful force. No matter how you look at it, Haier This bastard like Berg has never been in the White Wolf Knights."

"So there is no point in discussing this issue." The emperor clenched the knife and fork in his hands. "What we are going to discuss now is, what should we do? What should we do?"

"The brat has never been beaten by society, and he actually became a duke ten years after he went to the opposite side of the mountain." Vikmar the Resolute, archbishop of the Justice Church, nodded, "This shows that, apart from being brave, he is a really talented person." People with abilities, what is the political situation in the kingdom across the mountain? Karl, you and your courtiers have discussed it many times. His ability can be broken under such circumstances. There is no need to question his ability. The question now is, What are you going to do?"

"What our Majesty needs is an answer, not a question, Archbishop Justice, how can you answer a question with a question?" Boris Stodbringer said impatiently, "If you invite me to a meal just to If you're talking nonsense here, then I'm very happy, I like free dinner!"

"Hehehe~" Emperor Karl Franz smiled helplessly.

Boris Todbringer almost became the "Wolf Emperor". In the end, Karl Franz won it really thrillingly, but Boris Elector, who was unwilling to lose, often expressed his dissatisfaction with the emperor in public. The confrontation between the northern sect and the southern sect, Boris' attitude intensified the conflict between the north and the south. The elector even believed that Karl Franz was the puppet emperor of the southern sect.

But the emperor needs the power of Boris, the White Wolf Knights and the White Wolf Sect behind him. What he can do is to involve Boris in major decision-making, so that he feels that he is not excluded from the decision-making circle.

At this moment, the Duke of Griffin spoke up. Ivan Ferdinand is now a century-old veteran, but from the appearance he is only a man in his thirties, "Ryan has a complicated personality. During the few years when he was godfather, I felt that his character is flexible within the rules and kind within the system."

"Flexibility within the rules and kindness within the system?" Emperor Karl Franz thought carefully, and suddenly asked Boris, "His adoptive father Norman is still in White Wolf City?"

"Yes, Norman is now an instructor in Middenheim, but you know, Franz, Ryan did not inherit the position of lord of Autergne, so the adoptive father... that's what happened." Boris Stordbringer Nodding, the elector said harshly, "What do you want to do?"

"It's nothing." The emperor shook his head. As Boris said, noble lineage is based on inheritance and genealogy, not upbringing.

"Ryan has a flexible side in his character. He has great ambitions, but he also has a side that sticks to the bottom line. His behavior is undoubtedly bound by chivalry, but when he thinks it is necessary, he also I can always find a reason to let myself bypass the shackles of chivalry." Ivan touched his long beard, "When facing the enemy, Ryan also has a kind side. If the opponent is an object that can be killed or not, then he often He tends to let the opponent die, and when the enemy has something to do with evil, Ryan firmly believes that the evil must be eradicated, the chief evil must be punished, the threatening must be questioned, and he would rather kill the wrong than let him go."

"Ryan has always advocated that the internal conflicts of human beings should be resolved internally, and that fighting should be fighting. Once foreign enemies invade, fellow human beings must put aside their prejudices and unite to defend against foreign enemies." After eating dinner, Gelt took off his golden mask, revealing a stiff, cold, ordinary face, "I think I have a detail to tell everyone."

"Speak, Gelt, you know I trust you most." The emperor nodded.

"The Oliver Chamber of Commerce and the Hadrian Chamber of Commerce under Ryan have already opened branches in Brunswick, Middenheim, Nuer, and Tarabeheim. This is not a sign of wanting to go to war." Geert He said calmly in his voice with heavy metal friction, "Judging from the degree to which he is favored by the lady in the lake, he should also understand the overall situation."

"He and his Chamber of Commerce can often make up for the food gap in Middenland." Boris said gruffly, "I hope we can discuss how to get a few more mixed-blood elf war horses from him, and the white wolf knight captains will ride on them." After all, it’s okay, but the quantity is too small.”

"Now is not the time to talk about this... In a few years, he will be king." The emperor obviously agreed with Geert's analysis, and his voice was a little thankful, "It is still useful for us to make friends with him in advance Yes, we will continue to strengthen the relationship in the future, and the mixed-blood elf warhorse is not particularly difficult to obtain."

From Karl Franz's point of view, he is actually not willing to have a king like Ryan in the Knight Kingdom.

He and his courtiers had analyzed the throne of knights many times.

Generally speaking, how much real power the Knight King has and how much control he has over the entire kingdom depends on his personal bravery and personal prestige, whether he is convinced by the crowd, and whether he has gained the trust of the dukes.

Whether the throne is stable or not, and whether it can sit for a long time, depends on whether the king is trusted and favored by the fairies of the lake, and how he is related to the lake god and witch.

"He has expressed goodwill to the empire more than once, my emperor." Gelt's voice continued, and the great alchemist said calmly, "he once visited the empire with Teclis, and he also visited the empire with Ai. Countess Manolly has a lot to do with it!"

"Emmanolie..." the emperor nodded, and he smiled, "This is the shackles, but people will always change. He was just an earl at the time, and now he is a duke and is about to become a king. If he seems to be too close to us If it is close, it will be detrimental to his succession to the throne."

"Only Charlemagne knows if he will attack Marienburg again for the so-called chivalry and glory? Just like Richard?" Helberg muttered.

"People change, but interests remain the same." Gelt shook his head, and the great alchemist said directly, "I think we can send someone to contact him, and I believe we can get a satisfactory answer."

"Then, what excuse do you want to use?" The emperor became interested in this. "Congratulate him on becoming Duke Mousillon?"

"No, it would be too flattering and low-key for us to go directly to Ryan's route, and it would also damage the image of the empire." Geert continued, "Because of the spirit of chivalry and the situation of becoming a king, Ryan must not be able to do so at this time." It is also damaging to his reputation and reputation to openly enter into any contract with us."

"So what should we do? Don't be foolish, Metal Face! You just say what you want to do!" Rick Marshal Helberg was a little impatient. Soup "Why can't you just say it straight?"

"Let's take the wife route." Gelt took a look at Helberg and decided not to argue with him. "Don't forget, his wife Suria..."

Suffice it to say.

"Very good!" The emperor's eyes lit up, and he nodded again and again, "Okay, let's do it like this!"

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