Tome of Blood

  After hearing what Earl Waitley said, Charlotte smiled:

   "Your Excellency, are you deceiving me that I don't understand the value of extraordinary standing?"

"Ordinary conscripts don't matter. As far as I know, the monthly salary of the trainee priests in the temple is 15 Quintana. Over 7 Quintanas..."

   As she spoke, her expression gradually turned cold:

   "Are you kidding me if you want to redeem the extraordinary reserve with less than two years' military pay?"

  It was obvious that she looked quite young, and her voice was immature and even a little youthful, but the moment the girl's expression turned cold, Earl Whateley felt that the temperature in the entire chamber seemed to drop a bit.

  Facing Charlotte's cold eyes, Earl Whateley only felt an indescribable pressure welling up in his heart.

  Obviously the title is the same, and there is obviously a huge age gap, but at this moment he has a sense of awe that the lower rank sees the higher rank.

  This sense of contradiction made him very uncomfortable, but the pressure doubled.

   And he realized almost instantly that the girl in front of him might not only be a prestige lord, but also a powerful extraordinary person.

  At least...the other party's strength is far stronger than that of Silver Moon's sorcerer, and only in this way can he explain how the other party can bring him so much pressure with just a few words.

   It's not the words or the tone of voice that is stressful.

  And the spiritual power contained in the words, and the flow of magic power that changes in the entire conference hall as the other party's mood changes...

   She is a powerful spellcaster!

   Far beyond the average silver moon!

  Earl Waitley suddenly had such a judgment.

   And this judgment also brought him even greater shock...

  Because he knew very well that the girl in front of him was just a nobleman who had not awakened the power of her blood two years ago!

  God is above...

  In two years, she has possessed an extraordinary power far surpassing that of ordinary silver moons. Could it be that after His Majesty the King of the New Moon Kingdom, there will be another extraordinary genius who can only be seen once in a thousand years? !

  Earl Waitley's thoughts were tumbling, and his heart was shaking.

   Taking a deep breath, his posture became more respectful:

"Your Excellency, the ransom of one hundred Quintana per person has been the practice for many years. Even in the Star-Moon War, the ransom paid by the Fallen Star Kingdom to His Majesty's extraordinary soldiers was also one hundred per person. ..."

   "If you are not satisfied, we can increase the ransom price by another quarter on this basis to show our sincerity."

   "In addition, there are those nobles who have been captured by you. According to the rank of the title, we are willing to pay 3,000 to 200,000 Quintana as ransom."

   "Of course, if you are not satisfied, you can also negotiate directly with their family..."

   "Moreover, this is only the price of redemption, and we will also pay for all their board and lodging expenses during the captivity."

  Charlotte frowned, and looked at Viscount Leon-Castell.

  The old Viscount approached her and whispered:

   "Master Earl, the ransom price given by Violet is quite reasonable. The ransom price of 100 Quintana per person is indeed the default 'market price' for extraordinary soldiers among nobles."

   As he spoke, he paused, and said meaningfully:

   "Of course, this is limited to the redemption of soldiers..."

  Hearing what the old Viscount said, Charlotte moved slightly in her heart and nodded.

  To be honest, it is really useless for her to ask those soldiers. Although she has recruited them during this period, the effect of the recruitment is also very limited.

  The vast majority of extraordinary soldiers are actually with their families, and they are unwilling to leave their hometowns, and most of them are also loyal to their lords, so it is difficult to be wooed without spending a lot of money.

  With that price, Charlotte feels that it is not as good as cultivating her own extraordinary soldiers.

   "Your Excellency Waitley, we can accept the ransom."

   Charlotte said.

  Earl Whitley breathed a sigh of relief.

   "However... we have to keep the captured equipment."

  Charlotte changed the subject and said.

"This is impossible!"

  Earl Whitley blurted out almost subconsciously.

   "Oh? Impossible? Do you mean that you want to rely on a hundred quintana to redeem people with armor and weapons?"

  Charlotte chuckled lightly.

  The Earl of Waitley scratched his head in embarrassment, and said:

   "No...of course not."

   "As for the extraordinary equipment you seized, we are also willing to redeem it at a quarter of the market price..."

  After listening to Earl Waitley's words, Charlotte's smile became brighter:

   "Your Excellency, you are joking again."

   "I don't know how precious enchanted extraordinary equipment is. In the black market, even the worst enchanted equipment can be sold for three thousand gold Tana..."

   "However, it's just the price."

   "Ordinary equipment is fine. As far as I know, enchanted extraordinary equipment can only be crafted by alchemists and magicians, and many times they are priceless."

"Your Excellency, perhaps the extraordinary equipment we seized is not as good as Violet's redemption if we sell it on the black market, but if we want to buy these equipment with the same amount of Quintana, it is impossible to buy them. "

   "In a sense, the value of these enchanted equipment is even more valuable than soldiers."

   "Swapping extraordinary equipment for Quintana is a loss-making business, let alone... When did I, Castel, lack Quintana?"

  After hearing what Charlotte said, Earl Whitley frowned and said:

   "My lord, what do you mean, do you want to leave the captured extraordinary equipment to build Castel's own standing army?"

   "With all due respect, each set of extraordinary equipment that can form a magic array has its own maintenance system and means. Even activating the array requires a proprietary spell model..."

   "Without these, even if you get these equipment, it is just some ordinary enchanted equipment, and it is impossible to form a magic array."

   "Of course, if you want to exchange relevant technologies with us, it is impossible. Your Excellency the Duke will not agree. How to build and maintain an extraordinary army is a secret of the noble family..."

  Charlotte smiled and said:

   "Your Excellency Waitley, of course I know this, and I don't expect to be able to form an extraordinary army of our own in Castel just by relying on these captured equipment."

  After hearing what Charlotte said, Earl Whateley was relieved.

   There is no idea of ​​forming a supernatural army with captured supernatural equipment, which means that Castel does not have to keep these enchanted equipment.

  As long as it is not necessary to keep these equipment, then there is some talk.

  The thousands of sets of extraordinary equipment captured by Castel were quite difficult to build. In this war, Bois-Lint’s wealth that he had accumulated for decades was lost.

  Before he left, Duke Violet repeatedly emphasized that no matter how expensive the price was, he would have to bring those extraordinary equipment back.

   "Master Earl, then... what conditions do you need to return those equipments to us?"

"If you feel that sincerity is not enough, we are willing to raise the price by another tenth. In addition, we will unconditionally return those territories still occupied by Castel and recognize Castel's Independence, and sovereignty over the Earl of Tulip."

   "We can also promise to give you support in the next royal council of the kingdom..."

   "What do you think?"

   Earl Waitley asked respectfully.

   "No, I don't need Quintana."

  Charlotte shook her head.

   As she spoke, she looked at Earl Whateley and said with a smile:

   "I want extraordinary materials equivalent to the value of these equipment, and... a way to stably obtain extraordinary materials."