I Will Be The Crowned King

After sending Louis away and giving him a wake-up call, Anson did not stay at the city gate for long, and quickly returned to the castle in a hurry.

He is now very doubtful that Louis Bernard doesn't even know how crucial the information he provided is!

The empire is a big country, and for His Majesty Herid of Xiaolong City, the existence of a colony is the icing on the cake—yes, he also needs iron ore, gold, silver, fur, and wood there... He needs a lot of fresh blood to maintain the empire. maritime hegemony.

But fundamentally speaking, the empire is still a continental country, and the free cities, serfs and small lords under the imperial system are his most important leeks.

And although Clovis is also a continental country, the coastline is not wide, and the navy is just enough to maintain trade routes, and it is a dream to want to expand; but as a country that is much smaller than the empire, Clovis relies on colonies!

In order to keep the factories around the city of Clovis running, to build the railways that will one day connect all the lands, to keep producing batches of weapons, ammunition, light industrial products... Clovis needs a steady stream of tons of raw materials; some Clovis can produce by itself, and the gap needs to be filled by trade and colonies.

The colony in Ice Dragon Fjord has always been the most important source of raw materials for Clovis, and can even rely on it to drive down the price of raw materials from other kingdoms.

Once the Empire does have a strategic goal on the colonies, she doesn't even need to actually fight a war of conquest, and Clovis will quickly be exposed as long as some of the most important raw materials - such as fuel and steel - go wrong in the supply Showing his own shortcomings, his strength is seriously damaged.

And this kind of damage is chain-linked - if the supply of raw materials is insufficient, the output of the factory will decrease or the cost will rise, and the factory owner will consider laying off staff or raising the selling price. Or the cost paid by the end buyer...

When the seemingly solid chain is broken one by one, the best result is that the riots will come again on March 1st in the 100th year of the saint's calendar.

As for the worst... Anson can't imagine it now, he just wants to tell Ludwig about it as soon as possible, write a letter to Luther Franz, and let this information appear in Carlos II on the desk.

But the equipment of 20,000 people? Anson really doubted whether the Empire could still mobilize 20,000 troops to go to the colonies; after all, the cost of fighting across the sea was more than ten times higher than fighting on land.

Compared with this piece of information, the warning I gave to Louis is not worth mentioning - what the Truth Society and the Thirteenth Council are going to do, it is not known for the time being, but the "Old God School" is keen to make big news. The character, I am afraid it will soon be no secret.

As for the fact that there is an old **** sect in the empire, it should not be a secret to the dignified Duke of Edland; it is better to say that the accidental death of his eldest son in Thundercastle can give him a little bit of alertness and pay more attention to protecting himself. Second heir?

His own warning can only make him a little more vigilant, preventing some spellcasters who missed Kroger Bernard from starting to play Louis's idea again - honest people are a rare resource in this world, although this honest person seems to be a rare resource. Getting smarter...

Back at the castle, Anson, who had just climbed the stairs, turned around and saw Carl Bain across the corridor was already standing outside his door, looking at him meaningfully.

"There's someone from your family."

"what?"

Anson was stunned, his attention still not fully recovered from the "big news" provided by Louis.

"There was a businessman named Erich who claimed to be visiting our deputy commander on behalf of the Rune family." Carl narrowed his eyes:

"When he appeared, I happened to be next to Ludwig, you don't know the expression on our commander's face at that time - oh, and some of the officers who just joined the Storm Division, all the chins... ok , I'll go right now."

Seeing Anson's thumbs out, Carl immediately showed a knowing smile on his face, patted him on the shoulder, turned his head and left the corridor.

Anson, who rolled his eyes, pushed open the door and returned to his deputy commander's office; Mr. Erich, who claimed to represent "The Rune Family of Lund Manor", was sitting across from his desk and immediately saw him coming in. Get up and salute.

Mr. Erich did not look young, in his forties, wearing a thick black coat that was a bit sultry this season over his dark formal suit, and biting a corncob pipe.

At the moment of entering the door, An Sen quietly opened his "ability" with his fingers, and carefully looked at the representative of the Rune family; after confirming that the other party had no reaction from the caster, he relaxed a little bit of vigilance.

What he was afraid of was not that the representative of the Rune family was a spell caster, but that the other party was a living dead-after seeing the living dead in the room of Lund Manor with his own eyes, Anson doubted whether the Rune family was really alive. servant.

Now it seems that he is thinking too much. Mr. Erich in front of him seems to be a bit of business savvy. A wealthy businessman or a small nobleman who is considered an agent by a big noble is no different from an ordinary business owner in Clovis City.

Or... he's covering it up well enough.

After some polite greetings, Mr. Erich did not directly explain his intention, but handed Anson a letter; Anson, who was a little nervous, unfolded the letter under the gaze of the other party, and inside it was Talia - his "fiancee" Reply sent:

"My dear Anson:

You can't imagine how happy Talia was on the day of receiving your letter - it was the first time since the forty-seventh year of the saint's calendar that she had received a letter from her fiance who was still alive. letter……"

"You are so concerned about the interests of the Rune family, which makes Talia rejoiced; but please don't affect your future and life safety; compared with your life, the mere hundreds of thousands of arms business is completely worthless. Just a mention."

"But since you have spoken, of course Talia will not refuse - I have sent the general manager of the August Armoury Factory to Eagle Point City, you must have seen him when you receive the letter, and you can do anything you need. Ask him directly, no need to discuss it with Talia."

"As for the Thirteenth Council you mentioned, it is indeed a very ancient organization of the Old God Sect. Its members belong to it, and almost all of their bloodlines can be traced back to some powerful blasphemy mages in the Dark Ages."

"There are two points that you need to pay attention to; first, please do not use your predecessor, your mentor Mace Hornard as a measure of the strength of the blasphemous mage, because he is far from evolving. Hit the pinnacle of this stage."

"Secondly, in the strict sense, Blasphemy Mage or the etymology of the word 'Tutoer' specifically refers to human spellcasters, elves have a completely different system, and all the standards can only be used as a reference and cannot be brought in. "

"This involves a very ancient knowledge, or knowledge that was deliberately concealed by the Iser elves - as a race different from humans, elves are not through rituals, but similar to the way humans 'awaken the power of blood' , to gain the favor of the true God."

"Even if there is no apostle bloodline, or the parents are not even spellcasters, as long as they have the elf bloodline, an elf may naturally awaken a certain talent of the spellcaster; the higher the proportion of the elf bloodline in the body, the more pure, the higher the probability of awakening Great—according to the records of the Rune family, the highest probability can even reach 50%.”

"The reason cannot be explained in a few words, you just need to know that the power obtained by this 'awakening' is different from that of us as true **** believers. Although we can obtain strong power at the beginning, there is almost no possibility of further evolution. ."

"The proportion of blasphemous mages in the history of elves is much higher than that of humans, but Talia has almost never heard of apostles who evolved from elves."

"And the Thirteenth Council... Before the forty-seventh year of the saint's calendar, before the Ysir elves converted to the Ring of Order, it was a group of spellcasters in the Ysir elves, and assumed part of the function of a religious organization; The pure-blooded Isir royal family has always been their leader."

"But after the Elf King Yisel joined the church, this organization was brutally and ruthlessly oppressed, and it is reasonable to want to resist."

"Talia's suggestion is to try to negotiate with them if there is interest, but don't go too deep - unlike humans, elves as a race are very extreme in terms of beliefs, and their spellcasters don't even recognize the three The existence of the old gods is arrogant enough to think that the power of magic is omnipotent."

"If an elf caster awakens power, there will usually be some very obvious signs. A part of their body cannot suppress the power distortion, and the spilled power will be noticed by the talent and casters in a wide range around."

"Usually the more distorted and chaotic this kind of 'short-term evolution' is, the stronger the strength will be. Elf casters who have just awakened their power will also be affected by the power to a certain extent. They are extremely emotional and will be desperate to satisfy themselves. Some repressed desires."

"When this desire is completely satisfied, the power of the caster will diminish, and they will return to normal; experienced elven spellcasters are very good at mobilizing their emotions, keeping themselves on the edge of madness and reason when casting spells."

"So be careful when you come into contact with them, because the elf spellcasters you meet are most likely crazy people who have been driven into insanity countless times and then forced to sober up; Addicts are just as untrustworthy."

"Finally, I wish you an early return, and the door of Lund Manor will always be open for you; I heard that there is a fundraising event for the Stormmaster in Clovis City recently, and Talia will also participate in it to cheer you on."

"Deeply in love with your fiancée, Talia August Rune."

An Sen couldn't help shivering when he saw the end of the letter. A chill ran from the soles of his feet along his spine, straight to the top of his head.

Talia's information was very timely, which allowed Anson to have a general understanding of the internal situation of Iser Elf Kingdom, and by the way, he understood what the so-called "pure blood" and "half blood" were.

All the systems in this world serve reality; in order to maximize vested interests, or to maintain their own existence and domination, all kinds of strange “traditions” or “laws” will naturally evolve that are unimaginable to outsiders.

The ruling class and root of the empire are "knights", so from military to culture are developed around the "seven knights", "the power of blood".

Even if a commoner—although the probability is very low—has 1/1000th of a gifted person's bloodline, and awakens the power of his own bloodline, he can become a knight, or even a noble one day in the future.

For the Elven Kingdom of Iser, because the probability of spellcasters' awakening is related to the purity of the elves' blood, their "traditions" are naturally much more extreme than those of the empire; even if they have abandoned their past beliefs and began to follow the ring of order, strong The inertia still allows them to maintain this long outdated system.

If this is the case, then what the Elf Kingdom of Iser will face next is not only the destruction of the old gods, but the rebellion of the "pure-blood" elf spellcasters who once held real power and are now in decline.

Anson put down the letter and looked up at the representative of the Rune family who had been waiting quietly: "Your Excellency Erich, may I ask..."

"You don't have to be so polite, Your Excellency Deputy Commander." Erich saluted Anson stiffly, with a slightly flattering smile on his face:

"Miss Talia has said that you are my master from now on, as long as you can help you, you will do your best in the future - the Rune family is my savior and can help you and Miss Talia. It is my honor to serve!"

"Savior?"

"Yes." Erich, who was holding his hat in both hands, nodded vigorously:

"The riot on March 1 ruined the efforts of my father and me for two entire generations! It was the Rune family. When we were most desperate, they paid a lot of money to buy our family's factory, and also We won the Army order so that my wife and I and our two-year-old son didn't starve to death in the ruined factory!"

"Miss Talia told me~www.wuxiamtl.com~ Your army needs 20,000 rifles right now, right? I have prepared them all for you, don't worry, the price is absolutely favorable, even if there is no cash for the time being, Loans or IOUs..."

"No no no... Mr. Erich." Anson raised his hand and interrupted:

"You seem to have misunderstood, it's not that I need these weapons."

"That……"

"The situation is a little more complicated, so let me ask you this - if your August Arms Factory is fully operational now, how much output will you have in a month?"

"Production? Large, about 3,000 to 5,000 rifles? More often, it depends on the number of orders and the price of raw materials."

"Very good, Mr. Erich." Anson laughed:

"Then I suggest that you write a letter immediately and ask your factory to recruit more workers and buy some more machinery—or, simply ask the Rune family to buy a few more factories for you."

"Because I will soon have a hundred thousand rifles and a large order for two hundred artillery pieces in your hands!"