Chapter 806 Purpose
"It seems that Calais can't sit still anymore..."
In the Earl's Mansion, after Earl Luke heard Dolph's feedback, a thoughtful look appeared on his face.
The Calais Federation is strong.
The two great wizards have been in charge for a long time, and they can obviously give orders. This is much better than the situation in the Principality of Dia!
Together with the four great knights, the elite soldiers that the Calais Federation had invested heavily in, and the official mages whose number exceeded the total number of the four countries in the East Plains.
In terms of military strength, it can be said that it even surpasses the Kingdom of Idai by a large margin.
As for the economy, there is nothing to say. With the support of Leo's floating city, even if only a little bit of food leaks out, the company will still be rich.
He is quite famous throughout the entire Middle-earth.
How many top chambers of commerce dream of owning just a magic airship?
The economic strength even crushes the combined economic strength of the four countries in the East Plains, and it is several times greater!
Even the neighboring Ferro Empire can only be compared economically because of its larger size. Its health level cannot be compared with Calais. Moreover, it is said that the Ferro Empire has been severely infiltrated by Calais and is no longer the same as before.
In addition to the Ferro Empire, the Duchy of Nott, which is across the sea from Calais, has almost become a dumping market for Calais. Calais' powerful business model easily defeated the small peasant economy of the Duchy of Nott, and a large number of farms fell into the hands of Calais merchants.
Twenty years ago, the armistice agreement between the Principality of Kerton and the Principality of Nott was notarized by the Calais Federation.
Now the largest trade between Kerton and the Principality of Nott, the exchange of Kerton's ore for Nott's grain, can also be seen as being facilitated by Calais.
The Calais Federation seems to have obtained some high-quality seeds cultivated by the mages of the Leo Floating City. Their farms have extremely high yields, and the products are of good quality and low price.
And there is no need to worry about these seeds leaking out, because they will naturally degenerate after being cultivated for two or three generations, so corresponding breeding methods must be adopted.
This trade has been going smoothly.
The city of Dunno has also reaped the benefits for so long.
In fact, Count Luke had already vaguely sensed that something was wrong.
Especially this time when the conflict between the Kingdom of Idai and the Principality of Dia caused the price of food to skyrocket several times, he felt the seriousness of the problem.
One of the main reasons for the surge in food prices is the impact of food shipped from the Principality of Nott.
Moreover, the local nobles and merchants who had united had been affected to some extent by Nott's interests, and had even contradicted him softly at the banquet.
If it weren't for the assassination , he would probably have to do some follow-up work and come up with some countermeasures...
He knew exactly what kind of people the nobles were.
As long as the benefits are big enough, there is nothing they won’t sell, including their own country!
"They sent someone here right after the assassination. Is this a coincidence..."
Count Luke frowned slightly.
The assassination is still under investigation. Although Master Sente has obtained some clues, they are all blocked by the Moonlight Brotherhood.
However, it is extremely difficult to find information about the employer from the Moonlight Brotherhood.
But for Luke, he didn't need any evidence. To put it bluntly, when it came to an assassination of this magnitude, even if there was evidence, it would be meaningless. The most he could do was to issue some condemnation and report it to the Mother Goddess's court for a certain degree of denunciation.
It mainly depends on the strength of both sides!
If we can directly suppress the other side, then we can strongly declare that we can start a war together, just like the situation between the Kingdom of Ida and the Principality of Dia.
But even a powerful country like the Kingdom of Idai, whose comprehensive national strength is greater than that of the Principality of Dia, and which has the excuse of the assassination of the crown prince, is still in a stalemate.
The outbreak of war often results in a lose-lose situation. The attacking party can easily be dragged into the quagmire of war even if it has stronger national power.
Even the Principality of Ida is like this, so the Principality of Kedun, which is not a strong country, is naturally even more helpless.
Even if you know who the employer behind the scenes is, there are limits to what you can do.
All Luke wanted to know was who was targeting him so he could be prepared.
Logically, the Kingdom of Idai was the most suspicious. The current King of Idai was known as the strongest man in the Aster Plain. He also had a flying dragon mount and the title of Dragon Knight. He even received two blessings from the Moon Goddess Temple and some blessings of his own.
Although they had never really fought in terms of strength, based on the opponent's battle record, Luke thought to himself that even if the opponent didn't have a flying dragon to help, the odds would be 30-70 between him and the opponent, with him being 30-50!
Although there is still a gap in strength at present, Luke is younger than the other party, and he specializes in the way of knight without being distracted. On the contrary, the probability of his breaking through to the legendary level may be even higher.
Therefore, when being targeted by the Kingdom of Idai, there is no need for any evidence, just to state your position.
Maybe they are unable to spare any effort due to the conflict with the Principality of Dia this time, and are worried that a lot of their energy will be locked up in the Principality of Dia, so they are trying to find the Moonlight Brotherhood?
The fact that he could receive the protection of the Moon Temple showed that he was a devout believer of the Moon God and to some extent, he could also gain a foothold in the Moonlight Brotherhood.
Luke of the Calais Federation also considered it, but he initially put the suspicion aside.
But now...
Now that they have come directly here, it is obvious that they have no good intentions. Is it because they are upright and have nothing to fear, or do they not care about my suspicion? Or maybe they really did it and came here deliberately to challenge my thinking? It is hard to say.
"When are they going to the Mage Tower?"
Count Luke asked with a sigh, his eyes fixed on the flames in the fireplace, the flames dancing in his eyes.
"They should go there today after taking a break. They may ask the Merchant Guild for some information. They have a great influence in the Merchant Guild."
"Well, let's go see what they want to do, using your carriage..."
Count Luke stood up, took his hat and put it on.
On one side is a powerful wizard with a mysterious identity who edited the elven song according to the prophecy, and on the other side is an evil guest from the Calais Federation with ill intentions.
Logically speaking, if you want to maximize your interests, it would be best to let them conflict and sit behind the scenes and make adjustments based on the actual situation.
However, Master Yi saved his daughter, so he couldn't just push his benefactor out to test other people's character.
You still have to be there when it's time, but you can first observe the situation in Dolph's carriage to see which guys can be persuaded by Calais's people.
Luke is not a person who is attached to power. He values family affection more than the power in his hands.
However, since I am in this position, I must fulfill my responsibilities.
Whether it's Eday or Galai, since you used such an unpresentable assassination method, it means that you are not ready for a hard fight...
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"'The Savages Come Out of the Mountains', although the name is a bit vulgar, it is indeed a traditional elf style. I have also studied some of the elves' legacy documents, and this song is quite standard."
William came out of the guesthouse and got on a carriage heading towards the Mage Tower. At this time, he also received detailed information about Master Yi from the Chamber of Commerce.
In fact, he had heard the song "Wild Men Out of the Mountains" in Calais. It was catchy and easy to understand, and the key was that it was excerpted for free and directly released by the Bards' Guild. It spread very quickly and was loved by people of all levels.
But at the beginning, I just listened to this song for fun and didn't take it seriously.
But after coming here , I learned some different news from the Chamber of Commerce!
The savages really appeared!
Some of them are now active near the town of Danic, behaving very strangely.
Some savages even said that they were blessed by their ancestral gods!
This is indeed a bit confusing.
In addition, the acting president also sang a new birthday song at the banquet, which was also in the standard elf style.
And the difficulty has obviously risen to a higher level.
He even saved Count Luke's daughter at the banquet.
"Interesting guy. Although I don't know who arranged this assassination, some guys in the Federation are probably involved in giving up such benefits to let me do these things..."
There was a hint of sarcasm on William's face.
Anyway, I'm here for Mithril, so as long as there is enough benefit, I can do it!
However, as for the "chain" magic mentioned in the intelligence, he couldn't remember what kind it was.
There are so many spells created by mages, and their cost-effectiveness varies. Generally, the more common ones are those with the best cost-effectiveness.
Even if he is a high-level wizard, he also has spells that have never been heard of.
It can penetrate the human body directly without leaving any scars and cause great pain?
A materialized soul attack?
It is almost instantaneous and can be used multiple times. Even if it has been engraved in advance, it shows that the opponent is not a newcomer who has just become a formal mage.
She looks less than 30 years old, and I don’t know if it’s her real age or fake.
Or maybe he is actually a warlock who is good at soul attacks?
Due to bloodline restrictions, warlocks can only master a limited number of spells, usually a few according to their own bloodline. However, in their own areas of expertise, the warlock's casting speed and strength can even exceed that of a mage.
But speaking of it, one of the side missions I came here for was to find a great warlock who might be living in seclusion in the city of Dunnor.
It should be the 'Magic Blood Warlock' who disappeared many years ago. Judging from his behavior before his disappearance, he might have been caught in the blood conflict that all warlocks fear. No one knows what the situation is now.
Because the other party has mastered very advanced tailoring and enchanting skills, and has a very high level in making and enchanting armor, the Federation thought of him after obtaining the Blood Melting Stone overseas this time.
A rare item like the hemolysate can help a warlock suppress the blood conflict in his body to a certain extent. As long as this person can be found, this rare item will be enough to attract a powerful warlock to the Federation, which is also a great achievement...
