Tome of Blood

  After meeting with Charlotte, the Earl of Waitley stayed in Northport.

  As the envoy of Violet, the Duke of Violet has already given him a considerable right to deal with the negotiation, but Charlotte has raised the need for territory, so the Duke must make a decision on this matter.

   "Oh? She wants the territory of Barony Belt?"

  In the guest room of the Earl's Mansion, the reflection of Duke Violet was reflected in the crystal ball, and he asked in a deep voice.

  Shadow Crystal Ball.

   This is a magic item similar to the communication crystal of the Fallen Star Kingdom, but it cannot be mass-produced like the communication crystal of the Fallen Star Kingdom.

   "Yes, Your Excellency, she is unwilling to exchange the prince for Master Victor."

  The Earl of Waitley is respectful and authentic.

   "Which family is the Barony of Belt now? Is it the branch of Willett?"

   Duke Violet asked again.

   "Yes, Your Royal Highness, it is still a branch of the Willett family, the Belt-Willett family."

   Duke Violet narrowed his eyes:

   "That Bert Willett who always wanted to revive the glory of Willett?"

"Yes."

   "If I remember correctly, their family also participated in this war?"

   Baron Whitley's expression is a bit strange:

   "Yes, but... they seem to have disappeared. I didn't see them on Castel's prisoner-of-war list, and they didn't return to the territory."

   Duke Violet was silent.

   After a long time, he sighed and said:

"Promise to Count Castel, Berthe-Williet has been staying in Violet, and it has always been a trouble for me, Bois-Lint. Giving it to Castel will also facilitate the complete eradication of Willett in Violet." Erlit's trace."

   "My lord, Belt Willett is a descendant of the Willett family after all. Do you think that if they really become vassals of Castel, will it be detrimental to the Principality in the future?"

  Earl Waitley couldn't help asking.

   Duke Violet glanced at him:

   "Whitley, do you know which family the Belt-Willett family hates the most?"

  The Earl of Waitley froze for a moment, and replied uncertainly:

   "Roman? After all, it was Roman who defeated Willett, causing them to lose everything..."

"No."

   Duke Violet shook his head and said meaningfully:

   "It's the Castell family."

   "The Castle family?"

  The Earl of Waitley was obviously stunned for a moment, and then suddenly came to his senses:

   "Oh! I remembered! The second Roman battle was defeated because of Castel and the Willett family!"

   As he spoke, he looked at the reflection in the crystal ball, his eyes brightened slightly:

   "Bert-Williet hates Castel, and Castel will definitely divide up the heroes when expanding the territory. There must be conflicts between them!"

   "So... you mean, with the help of Castel's power, Willett's last branch is also resolved?"

   Duke Violet chuckled, which was the default.

   Seeing this, the Earl of Waitley became even more respectful:

   "Your Excellency, your wisdom is admired by your subjects..."

   As he spoke, he hesitated again:

   "Then, His Royal Highness..."

   "Since Castel doesn't want it, let him go back to Boulder and let him die."

   Duke Violet said calmly.

   Obviously, he didn't want to keep some idiot who got in trouble.

  …

  With the consent of the Duke of Violet, the Earl of Waitley re-drafted the terms of the peace talks according to Charlotte's request.

  The violet messenger was very efficient, and Charlotte saw the final version of the peace treaty the next afternoon.

  The treaty states:

  1. From now on, the Duchy of Violet and the Earl of Castel have unilaterally ceased fighting, and the two sides have returned to the border before the war.

  2. The Duchy of Violet recognizes the independence of the Earl of Castel and its sovereignty over the Earl of Tulip, promises to support Castel in the noble council, and promises to introduce other kingdom lords to Castel.

  3. The Violet Principality will redeem captured conscripts at a price of 12.5 Quintana per person, redeem standing soldiers at a price of 125 Quintana per person, and redeem enchanted standing soldiers with the same amount of supernatural materials in ten times.

4. The Principality of Violet will redeem the captured nobles at the price of 3,600 Quintana for each knight, 50,000 Quintana for each baron, and 250,000 Quintana for each viscount. Among them, there are 63 knights, 9 barons, and 4 viscounts. people.

  5. All extraordinary equipment of the nobles shall be bought by the noble families. Those who are unable to redeem the equipment shall belong to Castel, and the Principality of Violet will no longer intervene.

6. The Principality of Violet needs to pay a ransom of 2.43 million Quintana for the Earl of Castel, as well as extraordinary materials with a price equivalent to 20 million Quintana. All ransoms must be paid within three months, and all captured within three months The cost of board and lodging will be borne by the Principality of Violet.

  7. The Principality of Violet redeemed Victor de Boit-Lint in exchange for the Baron of Bert, and transferred the Baron of Bert as a vassal of the Castel family.

  …

  Charlotte is quite satisfied with this treaty.

   The ransom of 2.43 million is still a small number. The Earl of Castel is not short of money, it's just four months of taxation.

   Extraordinary materials are the big ones. Even if converted into Quintana, it is almost four years of Castel’s income. However, extraordinary materials are priceless, and the actual value of extraordinary materials worth 20 million will only be higher.

   "Although I thought that the extraordinary equipment would be more expensive than the ransom of the captives, I really didn't expect it to be so valuable."

   Looking at the list on the contract, Charlotte couldn't help sighing.

   "My lord, it's like this. If there are no more people, they can be recruited again. Even the noble families have always had a shortage of people, but extraordinary equipment is the foundation accumulated by each family over the years..."

   Viscount Lien Castel said.

   "Master Viscount is right. In fact, if it weren't for the continuous improvement of mana technology over the years, the efficiency of workshops has also increased, which has reduced the cost of enchanting. Otherwise, the price of these extraordinary equipment will be even higher."

   On the other side, Vincent of Roman Foer's family also nodded.

   Viscount Roman Foer led the fleet to follow Earl Urst northward, and he represented the Roman Foer family with Charlotte.

  After listening to the words of the two accompanying nobles, Charlotte thought deeply.

  After pondering for a moment, she said to the old Viscount:

   "Your Excellency, Viscount, you should pay more attention to the performance of the contract with Violet."

   "At your command."

   Viscount Leon-Castel was respectful and authentic.

   After speaking, he hesitated for a moment, and asked again:

   "My lord, about the Duchy of Boulder..."

   "The Principality of Boulder, I will handle it myself."

   Charlotte said.

   Make up for yesterday's