Chapter 660, Holy Grail Praise Night

It's getting dark, and the old guards have finished their whole day's practice. They will have dinner first, and after dinner every day, they will have a period of free activities, where they can read books, take a walk, and do some physical exercise. Or you can go around the neighborhood, usually as long as you return to the barracks before the curfew time.

The old guards give two days off every ten days, and there are statutory holidays in addition. The cultures of Brittania and the Empire are relatively close, and both sides have roughly the same festivals, but Britannia People are no more than "Charlemagne's Ascension Festival" and "Ulrich Wolf God Festival", replaced by "Holy Grail Day" and "Lake Fairy's Birthday".

There are only about ten days of holidays throughout the year, and the annual Winter Veil holiday is usually three to five days. How to put it depends on the lord. Ryan usually gives four days to the soldiers.

Seeing that it was almost time, Ryan also finished a bowl of goulash with potatoes. He stood up and said to Mogiana, "Let's go, where shall we spend the night?"

Mogiana's eyes lit up after hearing Ryan's words, and the lake goddess tentatively asked, "Aren't you going back to the Duke's Castle at night?"

"Suria asked me to stay with you more." Ryan coughed: "She said we have been in the empire for too long."

"Then... alright." Morgana agreed without any hesitation, she agreed almost immediately: "Let me decide where to go?"

"Hmm." Ryan nodded with a smile, he shrugged: "I listen to you."

"Then let's go to the Holy Grail." Morgana made a decision without thinking.

"Okay." Ryan said nothing more.

Morgiana got on the unicorn Sylphine, and Ryan rode the pure-blooded elf warhorse Putao. Mr. Putao snorted at Sylphine, hooked the hooves of the horse, and was very arrogant.

Sylphine released a beam of light directly from the shining unicorn. The grape was taken aback. It quickly jumped away, watching the beam of light hit the floor directly and blasted a small crater. The grape swallowed With a sip of saliva, he never dared to tease the unicorn again.

"Don't do this, Sylphine." Morgiana quickly reached out and stroked Sylphine's back, the unicorn gradually calmed down, and Ryan also quickly grabbed the rein of the grape.

Pure-blood elf horses can live for one or two hundred years, and powerful pure-blood elf horses can live longer. Grape is still young, and Ryan doesn't want anything to happen to it.

The two walked along the street. The city of Jean was very lively at night, with people coming and going. There were still many lights on the street. Some restaurants and taverns were still open. Many freedmen had just returned from work in the workshops. They don't rest right away when they go home. Some freedmen will go to the bar for a drink, and some freedmen will simply finish their dinner before going home.

This is how business opportunities arise. As long as there is demand, there will be a market. Now there have been many small food vendors like the previous shop owners in Jien City, as well as shopkeepers who specialize in delivery and sales. At this time , As long as you work hard, you can make money.

"Eight Peaks Mountain." Mogiana took the initiative to provoke the topic: "So, after you ascend the throne, you plan to go on an expedition to Eight Peaks Mountain with King Belgar-Hammer.

Help him regain the territory of his ancestors? "

"King Belega helped us a lot in a series of wars, including the entire industrial belt along the Chinon River, which was all built by our dwarf brothers." Ryan took the reins of the grapes and sighed. He said: "Belga has paid a lot for us, and we naturally have to give something in return."

"The virtue of chivalry is to keep promises. This is what the lady taught." Mogiana nodded, and she was not surprised that Ryan wanted to send troops: "How do you plan to fulfill the promise and send troops in person?"

"That's right, send troops in person. After I ascend the throne, I will launch a new holy war of chivalry with the goal of Mount Bafeng." Ryan briefly stated his plan: "At that time, all knights from all over the country will join the expedition team."

"Is it necessary to mobilize such a large force?" Mogiana was thoughtful, and she put forward her opinion tactfully: "King Belega has contracted the construction of the entire industrial belt along the Sharon River in recent years. Most of the water conservancy projects and the promotion of agricultural tools have occupied the two mountain fortresses of Blackstone Stronghold and Oka Mountain. Is this not enough? In fact, the Duke of Montfort has filed lawsuits against me and the Kingdom Court more than once. He thinks It is really not a good idea to contract all the kingdom's water conservancy projects and industrial belt construction to the dwarves of the Angrund clan, it will make the kingdom's own craftsmen unemployed."

"Oh, I understand why Ford said that." Ryan sneered, and he said with disdain: "Because the Principality of Montfort had the best craftsmen in the kingdom before, he originally wanted to get a share of these projects, In the end, he was not assigned. Of course, he knew that the level of craftsmen in the Principality of Montfort was not as good as that of the engineers and dwarf craftsmen of the Anglund clan, so he kept coming to you and to Lawn to complain, Morgiana, Tell me how you handle it?"

"I said this is not something I should manage. I will let them go to the regent you appointed, Ron Leo Cornwall." Naturally, Morgiana knew exactly what Duke Montfort thought.

To put it simply, the Duke of Ford does not really want to "protect craftsmen".

"How does Lawn deal with it?" Ryan was very interested in this.

"Lauen said that since the Duke of Ford is confident, he can block the honor of the Duke of Montfort's family and let his craftsmen compare with the dwarves, who has better craftsmanship." Mogiana said indifferently: "He will invite a few The Holy Grail Knight came to notarize, and since Lawn said so, the Duke of Ford has never dared to mention it again."

"Haha, Lawn has also learned." Ryan couldn't stop laughing, and he nodded repeatedly: "It seems that it is not a bad idea to let Lawn be the regent of the kingdom. He has always been able to handle these things very well. After I succeed to the throne, let him Just continue to be the regent of the kingdom, and I can just free up my hands to do other things."

After a while, the tavern in the center of the town, the Holy Grail, arrived. This tavern may be the most advanced tavern in southern Britannia. It is not only several floors high, but also filled with many knights in southern Britannia. The aristocrats have many big businessmen, most of them taste wine carefully, and then chat about the latest current affairs. The first floor is the lobby, the second floor is the box, and the third to fifth floors are the accommodation.

Ryan not only remembered that when he first came to Brittania, his immediate boss, the Marquess of Connery Ascot, left the winery to him, but took everything away. It turned out that it was not feasible at all to build the winery into a resort-like place, and then he wanted to promote the wines in his own winery, but even after marrying Suria and getting the teaching from the professional wine master from Winford, The wines produced in their own winery are at most second-rate.

However, the bar of Praise of the Holy Grail also has its own core competitiveness, which is the wine "Lady's Collection" made by the fairies in the lake who cultivate grapes by themselves.

In order to avoid causing a stir and being entangled, Ryan and Morgana entered the tavern from another entrance through the VIP passage. They quickly asked the Lake God Prophet who was in charge of the operation to arrange the room. Ryan and Morgana were on the second floor first. Sitting down in the box, the waiter brought two glasses of wine and a steak, and a cod steak for two people to have dinner together.

"The dwarf king's obsession with Eight Peaks is really far beyond imagination." Mogiana ate dinner gracefully, and she and Ryan continued the topic of Bellegar: "In the past few years, he has been involved in all the engineering contracts in the kingdom. He made a lot of money, but it's rare to see him spend on a large scale."

"That's because Bellegar used all the money he earned to pay off his debts." Ryan complained, "Mogiana, do you know how much Bellegar owes?"

"I would like to hear more about it." Morgiana cut the cod steak with a silver knife and fork in her hand.

"In the old world, among all the dwarf kingdoms, he probably only has the Dulong City dwarf in the northernmost Norsca Mountains who has never borrowed money, grain or people. Besides, he has borrowed all dwarf kingdoms. After reading it again, he still owed a lot of debts, including that he had hired ogre tribes and refused to pay back, including that he had sought the support of the border princes, but in the end, all the horses were lost, and he fled alone."

"..." Morgiana's face changed slightly, and she held the knife and fork slightly harder: "Then how can you be sure that Bellegar won't refuse to pay your debt? I mean, how can you guarantee that he won't?" How about cheating on you?"

"Beilega is a master of siege tactics, but he obviously has a problem with his strategy." Ryan did not answer Morgiana's question directly, and he continued: "Last time, he attacked Bafeng Mountain for the third time. The total number of mercenaries and retinues is only 8,000 people, and according to his estimation, there are at least 100,000 greenskins in Bafeng Mountain, and the total number of Skavens underground is even more unpredictable."

"Even so, he still wants to fight?" Morgiana was speechless to Bellegar.

"That's right, Bellegar still wants to fight. That's what he said. He said that the dwarf warriors of the Angrund clan are worth a hundred. They are mere greenskins and rats. It is no problem to wipe them out." Ryan said with a smile: "So I said, in terms of siege, Belega is a real master tactician, but in terms of strategy, Belega is just a younger brother. He is always impatient and impatient. The army, his mind is full of setting off immediately to recover his ancestors' territory. If he hadn't failed three times in a row and almost wiped out the last little capital of the Anglund clan, he would not have learned his lesson and rested for the time being. and develop over time."

Morgiana frowned when she heard this. She actually didn't want Ryan to go on an expedition to Mount Bafeng, but she would not stop her with a knife and fork, considering the knight's virtue and commitment. Cut a small piece of cod meat, and said to Ryan: "Try this, Ryan, although it is not as delicious as mine, but you don't just eat meat, ah~~"

"Ah~M~" Ryan stretched out his head and accepted Morgiana's feeding: "It's really not as good as yours, Morgiana."

"Come on, this broccoli tastes good too." Morgiana was very happy, the witch of the lake goddess felt sweet, she stretched out her fork again, and sent a broccoli into Ryan's mouth: "Ah~"

"Well." Ryan had to accept feeding again. He was a little embarrassed, thinking that I was already in my thirties, and I still had to do this.

One bite at a time, the dinner ended quickly, after the meal, Morgiana cast a spell on the door of the box, she moved to Ryan's side, got into the man's arms and sat sideways, and the two enjoyed the faint warm feeling.

"Recently, the price of food in the market has fluctuated very strangely, and the price has been rising slowly." Morgiana leaned on Ryan's shoulder, and she felt that her whole body was limp and she had no strength at all: "There is also pork, pork The price has skyrocketed recently, and many people complain that they can't afford pork anymore."

"Hehehe~" Ryan hugged Morgiana in his arms, and he said helplessly: "It is normal for food prices to soar, because of the previous trade agreement, the Empire Wesson is importing food from our side, and Tamuka Khan's invasion has completely wiped out the whole season of winter wheat sowing in Wissenland. In addition to the grain adjustment from Rickland and Aviland, Emilia also imports from us on a large scale."

"As for why the price of pork has skyrocketed, it has something to do with Belega." Ryan continued: "The dwarves have a famous festival called the Barrel Sealing Festival in the twelfth month of each year. On this day, all wine barrels must drink Light, this represents the disappearance of bad luck. At the same time, Bellegar is also planning to carry out a huge ancestor sacrificial ceremony. He seems to want to call back the ancestors' heroic spirits through this sacrificial ceremony, so that they can return to the world to fight, and this sacrificial ceremony The most important thing is to gather a sufficient number of dwarves to eat and drink in the ceremony. The greater the excitement and movement, the easier it is to awaken the ancestors. For this reason, the Angrund clan has bought thousands of dwarves from the market. The supply of pigs, hundreds of goats, and pork became tight, and the price naturally went up."

"I see." Morgiana closed her eyes, enjoying the moment.

"Actually, at this moment, everyone is coveting the wealth buried in the depths of Mount Eight Peaks. Before the Angrund clan withdrew from Mount Eight Peaks, they buried and sealed up dozens of mine pits, which contained amazing treasures. Treasures, and in the Angrund Ancestral Hall located in the deepest part of Eight Peaks Mountain, there are thousands of rune armors alone. Only Bellega knows how to open it." Ryan continued: "Now, even if Bellega doesn't want to regain Eight Peaks Mountain, it won't work."

Morgiana nodded, and the lake goddess understood that the current situation is that creditors have become shareholders, and Bellegar doesn't want to send troops? Even the noble knights of Brittania refused to agree! The wealth that can shock the world in the Eight Peaks Mountain is waiting for everyone, and many knights are gearing up, waiting for Bellegar and Ryan to send troops!

The knights also want to make a fortune, especially this kind of situation of being famous and gaining both fame and fortune is a rare situation!

"Moreover, there are more treasures in Bafeng Mountain." Ryan turned his attention to the first floor of the Holy Grail Praise Hall.

The hero of the wood elves, the lord of Tarsien Woods, Alaros-Brave walked in through the door with two stalkers. They sat down and ordered a few glasses of brandy and roasted bear's paws.

"In the depths of the dwarf ancestral hall in Eight Peaks Mountain, there is a gemstone that fascinates the elves. Perhaps, we can use this to hire an army of wood elves."

"This platinum diamond is called the 'Silmarillion,' and it is the love of an elf's life."

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