Act 200: Spoils of War and National Restoration Plan

Act 200: Spoils Split and National Restoration Plan

Veronica looked at Brando a little helplessly. She found that this young man had a very bad impression of Cruz. Of course, this was because the two countries were hostile to each other due to past hatred. Although This general hostility among ordinary people did not prevent her from appreciating this young man from a higher level, but Brando's hostility to the empire made her a little bit dumbfounded.

She didn't understand how someone as smart as Brando could be blinded by hatred from hundreds of years ago, and his vision should go far beyond the lowest level of the people in the empire and Eruin. Of course Veronica will not understand that Brando is so hostile to the Cruz people because of 'what is going to happen in the future' - if this reason is stated, it is estimated that the imperial goddess of war will also regard it as the ravings of a madman. .

Brando coughed and remembered that there was an imperial general standing next to him - especially Veronica's smile made him a little creepy, and he immediately changed the topic: Actually, what I wanted to say...Ms. Veronica, You have to help the Gray Sword Saint restore his country, but it doesn't seem to be that easy. "

"You should know better than me, Ms. Veronica," he considered his words: "The empire is controlled by the House of Nobles, so even if it has the support of the emperor, it will attract opposition from several nobles... Not to mention Gray The hatred between the Sword Master and the Cruz Empire is now more than just a territory. You should know how many young cadets and young elites of the Imperial Academy he killed during the incident in the Royal Capital. Today, this is an immeasurable loss to the empire. I heard that the empire has set a bounty of tens of millions for Mr. Mephistopheles, which is not a small amount of money."

"You seem to know a lot about the empire?"

"Nowhere, just so-so." Brando hurriedly humbled himself, letting the Imperial Goddess of War know that he wanted to pour bad water on the Empire, and that was no joke.

"Hmph! This guy is specifically looking for trouble with the people of our empire. Although I don't know where he comes from and how bitter and vengeful he is, I think even for this reason, it is enough to support him to study the history of our empire!" At this time, Faina, who had been quiet for a while, suddenly interrupted and gave him a big eye roll.

Brando was a little surprised. Faina said this as if she was mocking him, but in fact she was excusing him. He couldn't help but feel horrified for a moment. How could this wealthy young lady have good intentions? There is definitely a conspiracy here!

But Veronica seemed to accept this explanation. She nodded: "You are right, this proposal is impossible to pass in the empire."

"...Are you really lying to him?" Brando couldn't help but feel a little convinced.

Even a guy like Gray Sword Master, who most people don't dare to offend, dares to lie at will. A politician is worthy of being a politician, ah, he is truly worthy of being an ordinary thick-faced and sinister person.

"Can you think of something better? Why are young people today so full of bad ideas? Why would my majestic leader of the army lie to others so casually?" Veronica glared at him angrily: "I Of course it’s true.”

"But didn't you mean..."

"I mean I can't do it, but that doesn't mean you can't do it either." Veronica interrupted him.

"Me? Wait," Brando suddenly realized and understood what Veronica wanted to do: "Why should I help him restore the country? Restoring the country is not a simple matter. Besides, this seems to be your deal, right? , how could you just drag me in?" He couldn't help complaining angrily.

"How could it be?" the Cruze goddess of war glanced at him slowly, "little guy, I could have just left. But I risked staying here to convince him to help you deal with Andersa. Don't you think you owe me A favor?"

Brando immediately shook his head like a rattle: "A few centuries ago, the empire also owed a lot to the Eruin people, so let's count it as repayment. We are even."

Veronica didn't know whether to laugh or cry. This kid actually acted like a cheater. What kind of words were he talking about? Can this also make peace? She couldn't help but reached out and poked his forehead: "It's not that simple. Besides, this matter is not all bad for you. I think you should understand this. Why are you acting coquettishly with me here!"

"Sorry, I don't understand." Brando replied with a straight face.

Veronica couldn't help but smile slightly: "It doesn't matter, let me explain to you. Earlier you said you wanted to help the druids light the fire. I think it was also for this territory, right?" Brando didn't answer, she He didn't care and continued: "You should already have the qualifications of a pioneer knight, so the moment the fire is ignited in your hands, you legally have ownership of this land. The abacus is a good one, but it doesn't matter. Reality."

"No one spied on the Ring of Trade Winds in the past because no one knew that there was a primitive fire in the Ring of Trade Winds. It represented such a vast growth territory that it could almost rival the rebuilding of an Eruin. The temptation was too great. No noble in your country can bear it. Those people don't care whether it is legal or not. You should also know very well, little guy, legal is just a term on the table. A primitive fire is enough to make anyone tear apart. It’s so embarrassing.”

"What about you?" Brando looked at her with some vigilance and asked. That's right. If this woman suddenly got bad intentions and gave him a sword here, he wouldn't be able to resist it.

"Me?" Veronica was a little funny: "Why does the empire want an enclave? But if this lord is next to Cruz, maybe I will be tempted."

Brando nodded. In fact, if he thought about it deeply, there were indeed some loopholes in his plan. He was used to the way of thinking in the game, used to thinking that after gaining territory through legal means recognized by the 'system', the only people left to guard against, apart from monsters, were probably the players. But here, those greedy nobles were not players. Only then did he feel that he had thought the situation too well. First of all, he had a natural affinity with the future eldest princess because of past history, but he forgot that here, he and that interest group were just strangers.

Facing a territory that could grow to be on par with the entire Eruin in the future, what would a wise princess like her think? Would she trust him to rule this land? Don't forget, compared to His Highness Griffith at this moment, he is just a stranger.

Brando can bet on the trust of the Princess Regent, but he can't afford it. This is not just his future.

So as soon as Veronica opened her mouth, Brando actually understood what the Cruz goddess of war was thinking. She hopes that she can restore the old country for the Gray Sword Saint in this vast territory. This is indeed good for him. First of all, their interests are tied together. The Gray Sword Saint will never sit back and watch her. His restoration plan was spied on by other nobles in Eruin.

However, the price of exchanging nearly one-third of the territory for a 'talisman' is too painful.

And what made him very unwilling was that Veronica had solved a mortal enemy of the empire simply by offering flowers to the Buddha. The Cruz people did not pay even a small price, it was all his own cutting, and the woman reaped the benefits. For a moment, he suddenly felt that this smiling woman was an eyesore. She even said that she was the commander of a dignified army, but she turned out to be extremely sinister.

"It's not that easy." Brando thought to himself, while shaking his head: "It's far from enough. You know that my influence is far less than the nobles in Eruin. How do you guarantee that the Gray Sword Saint will Wanting to be tied to my ship? He could have had a better choice."

"Count Mephisto is not that kind of person."

"I'm not that kind of person, Legion Commander, do you believe it?" Brando said through gritted teeth.

Veronica chuckled: "You are so smart, little guy. Well, I promise you, as the commander of the Blue Army of the Sky, I guarantee that I will secretly support you in establishing this territory, with the empire as your backing, Mei Pfister won’t think too much about it.”

Brando nodded. This is the result he wants. Although he dares to guarantee that the Cruz people will never give him any actual help, as long as there is such a promise, even if Her Royal Highness wants to find someone to replace him, The bargaining chips of both sides must be carefully weighed. As for whether the Cruzes can fulfill this empty promise, there is no need to worry. Brando believes in Veronica's energy as the leader of one army, not to mention that it will not do her any good if Mephisto's restoration plan comes to nothing because of his misfortune.

"But restoring the country is not that simple. Just having land is not enough. I don't think Earl Mephistopheles just wants to be a lord?" Brando asked again.

"This is natural. There are still some remnants of the original principality in Cruz, and the people of the old country are still living on the original land. As long as these people are willing, I will find ways to arrange channels to send them back." Veronica He nodded and replied.

Brando also nodded, opening up the wilderness is not a simple matter. The protected land is not achieved overnight. It requires years of maintenance to reach its limit. It is considered lucky to be able to gain at most one-tenth of the territory the moment the fire is ignited. To put it bluntly, Mephisto's tribe does not want to get here. Help him open up the Black Forest together. These are free labor.

As for the original population of the forest, druids - after the wolf disaster in history, the population of druids in the forest dropped by more than 80%, and the remaining ones were mostly old people and children, who could only mainly recuperate for a while. To put it bluntly, he still had to rely on himself to immigrate the manpower from outside, so he couldn't care about it. After all, it was difficult for a clever woman to make a meal without rice.

After confirming all the conditions that Veronica could offer, Brando suddenly asked: "Ms. Veronica, you are doing this for the empire here, but no one necessarily knows; on the contrary, you arrange it in the empire Mephisto's tribe may flee, but they may not be understood by others. Although I know that you are dedicated to the empire, this is just a handle for your political opponents. Are you willing?"

Veronica glanced at him angrily: "Stop your attempts to sow discord, little guy, you are still too young. I am a member of the Empire, and everything I do for the Empire is done willingly. The Empire is getting stronger and stronger. The best reward for me - not to mention," she narrowed her eyes charmingly: "Even if you succeed in instigating a gap between me and the empire, will you get any benefits? Even if I want to change my family, little guy , you are not qualified enough to make me loyal."

She suddenly added a little funny: "It's enough for you to be loyal to me."

"Hey," Brando smiled indifferently at this level of ridicule: "So it's a pleasure to cooperate. Now that we have determined the ownership of this place, let's check this area separately, so that we can find it faster. , I don’t think the druids outside can resist for long.”

"You are really thick-skinned," Veronica couldn't help but shake her head. What does 'now that the ownership of this place is confirmed' mean? How thick-skinned do you have to be to say something like this? However, the more confident this young man is, the more she finds it pleasing to her. She smiles and nods: "It seems like you are planning to go somewhere alone?"

"Of course," Brando said without hesitation: "I finally won the battle, and I still have to check my trophies."

He answered in a tone that belonged to a player and matter-of-factly.

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