Chapter 206: Worry (Part 2)

Salin rarely drinks, and both the Skochenya and the Dongulas like to drink strong wine, and they did not drink wine until Salin arrives in Kushui County.

For magicians, spirits will affect the stability of their mental power, and wine will not. When they are with Rex, Salin always has to hold a shelf and drink only tea in front of outsiders. In private, he still drinks some wine occasionally.

Take out the bottle from the drawer, Salin didn't care too much and threw it to Aini. The two of them each had a bottle and slowly started drinking it.

"This is a good wine, and you need a fine crystal cup to taste the taste. It is best to open the bottle and put it for a while." Aini took a sip and immediately identified the characteristics of the wine.

"I know, I just like drinking this cool smell." Salin raised his hand and gave Eni a look at the water flame floating on his palm.

Aini shook his head and used magic to change the characteristics of wine. This was a waste of power. He didn't know that Salin's water flame consumed very little magic strings, and mainly consumed mental power.

"Ani, I remember that the distribution of cities in the north of the empire was less than that in the south. However, within a hundred miles, there must be a fortress that can be used as a stronghold. Lianyun City cannot be defended, but it is not so easy for these invaders to go deep into Qin Yin's hinterland. I was wondering, will the people of Phoenix really join forces with them?"

"Sarin, what's wrong with you? Rex hasn't told you this? If the Grand Duke of Phoenix dies and has no heirs, everything in the Principality will be taken back to the Empire. Originally, the fate of the Phoenix nobles is in the hands of the Grand Duke. If it is taken back to the Empire, it is the House of Commons that control them. It is difficult for the nobles of the Empire to be enthroned, so how many people are watching? These people have no foundation in Holy Rock City, and the House of Commons will divide all their titles."

"In this case, we have no way out. For at least half a year, we can only wait here. If we send people through the chaotic swamp, we still have to face the Phoenix nobles. If these people elect a leader, they will not buy Rex's account. Rex can't sit idly by and watch Phoenix leave Qin Yin."

"I'm also worried about this. We now have money, materials, and enough magicians. But we don't have people. You want to build a fleet, no workers, no sailors, no merchants in the city, no farmers in the wilderness. Now we have a city's airs that can't do anything."

"Rex comes back in March or April. In the current situation, it is probably a huge problem for her to bring the army here. Even if she does not intend to quell the rebellion, those nobles will not believe it. Kushui County is tens of thousands of miles away from Phoenix. Do you say she came with the swordsman camp? Does anyone believe she was passing by?"

"How about it, what about the incorporation of Phoenix into the Khushui County? Let Rex guarantee the interests of those nobles."

"Rex has a foundation in Kushui County. If she does this, Holy Rock City will first send troops to attack Kushui."

"Will the emperor deal with his sister?"

"Emperor, Aini, you don't know much about the matter of Holy Rock City. Now the real power of Holy Rock City is in the hands of Prince Safiros."

"So what? What the prince wants to do? It must be in the name of the emperor, otherwise the local nobles will be completely rioted. Salin, we should not annex the entire Phoenix, just a passage to Garroran. Aren't there already three Phoenix nobles coming to surrender? We simply recruit more. The empire will definitely acquiesce to the East China Sea coalition now."

"I'm already doing it. The nails in the town of Deeplin have been buried. Piac will incite the nobles around him. He will be moved by what I promised him."

"It seems that I can only wait for the ice and snow to melt. Salin, I'm a little anxious." Aini saw that although Salin was as worried as he was, he had already done everything he should do, and knew that he could only wait.

"Yes, when spring comes, I will set sail directly from here and go to Skochenya. I will buy some broken boats in Skochenya and load them with the hired workers."

"Skochenya's shipbuilding..." Eni shook his head.

"I can't go to Alchemy City, right? There is Lianyun City in the middle. The three hundred warships of the East China Sea Alliance are still on the sea. If I encounter them, I will lose nothing."

Salin is talking about the truth. He wants to buy sea ships to load the hired workers. Of course, he can handle all this in Alchemy City, but how can he come back? Although his Rock Turtle Alchemy Ship can cross the enemy's defense without realizing it, those ordinary sea ships will not be spared as long as they encounter enemy warships.

Hire the mages of Alchemy City to escort? That would be too much. Salin can't afford that much money now. Even if he can do it, he wouldn't do it. If he hired the Alchemy City fleet to escort, the gold coins spent could allow Salin to build a powerful fleet, including hiring soldiers from above.

"I thought my bad luck had come to an end, but I didn't expect it to continue." Salin raised his head and took a big sip of wine, relaxing himself completely, leaning on the chair, with the water-stitched shield he arranged on it, forming a deformable cushion, Salin was almost lying on it. The water elements that are beneficial to the body wrapped him up, and the wine he drank did not stimulate his nerves.

"It's not all bad luck. I think that with the invaders causing trouble in the north, Saint Rock City will definitely consider supporting Rex. If Rex can handle Phoenix's nobles in the north, Saint Rock City may make concessions and further strengthen Rex's status."

"First? She is already the prince, and when she goes in, she will be the prince, just like Safiros."

"It's not all about the Grucos family. There are many branches of the Grucos family, but there are very few territories. If Rex can give in, everyone will divide Phoenix, which is better than making it the enemy's food base."

Salin didn't understand this, and Enni explained to him: "Turn the land of Phoenix into the Grucos family, and the royal family can legitimately drive away all local nobles. Where is the House of Lords? It is a place to maintain the royal family. The House of Commons wants to interfere in Phoenix and send troops directly. What's the result? The local nobles are in chaos. Therefore, the House of Commons will inevitably compromise with the House of Lords, otherwise their responsibility will be too great. Although Safiros represents the House of Commons, he is also the direct descendant of the Grucos family. If both the Emperor and Rex die, he can be the emperor."

This is easy to understand. No matter how big the conflict between Sephiros and Rex is, it is a matter of the same family. If Rex is willing to give in and let the House of Lords intervene in the division of Phoenix, Sephiros will acquiesce. Sephiros is the man who refuses to let his son take on important positions because his two sons are useless. But what if they can obtain a huge territory in the north? Sephiros is definitely willing. After all, it is his own son.

Phoenix and Salin are in different geographical locations now. Phoenix is ​​very suitable for growing crops. Planting only one season a year is equivalent to the income of two seasons in the south. Even if you are a noble in this kind of place, even if you don’t have the ability to operate, as long as you are better to the farmers, you will never lose money.

Sarin recalled the way Saphiros and Emperor Chanak argued, and felt that this man might not be what Aini said. But the situation in the north must be settled quickly because the war was still on the side of Galoran. If the war in the north could not be settled, the noble legion that fought for the empire in Galoran immediately retreated to protect his territory.

"Eni, would you blame me for pulling you here? If you stay in the family, you don't have to worry about it. Just practice magic with peace of mind."

"Practice magic with peace of mind?" Eni also drank the wine in the bottle in big mouthfuls, as if it was the flame-like wine from Dongulas. His chest was undulating heavily, and after a while, he continued: "You saw my parents in Holy Rock City. Do you think they are practicing magic with peace of mind?"

"No, they seem to have a lot to do."

"Yes, when I practice to a certain level, I have to rely on my family to continue practicing. I need money. Once I receive support from my family, I have to do a lot of things for my family. My parents' talents are no worse than mine. Look at them, will they have the hope of becoming a level nine magician in this life?"

There was resentment hidden in Aini's tone, but he also knew that since you wanted it, it would be impossible to ask the family to make unconditional contributions.

"But my real enemy is the Holy See. Have you ever thought about it? Even if we are all magicians, we may die in this battle."

"Holy See?" Eni smiled disdainfully and said, "That's a group of things that are worse than pigs. Do you know? Those people can't survive without God's guidance. How sad. As humans, they could challenge the race of gods back then, but they had to believe in gods. Let them believe in tens of thousands of years, and when the gods are gone, they probably began to believe in monsters."

"If you dare to say this in front of the Pope, I admire you."

"When I can beat him, I will tell him in person."

Aini was talking nonsense. He could not beat the Pope. The Pope himself had the strength of a level nine magician and had the three artifacts of the Holy See. Of course, one of them is now in the hands of Salin, but even if there are no three artifacts in hand, the Pope's power is not comparable to that of a mage like them.

There was more than one Pope, and behind him was the entire Holy See. Salin had judged in his heart that the power of Emperor Chanak might be almost the same as Joey, and such a powerful person was also plotted by the Holy See. Salin said that he would never go to the Tanggulas Empire to seek death, and naturally Eni would not have such courage.

The two of them were drinking, chattering about the current dilemma and the direction of their solution. Before they knew it, the sky brightened up, the table was filled with wine bottles, and Salin fell asleep directly on the chair.
Chapter completed!