Medieval Empire Soldier

   Chapter 79 Seventy-nine · Prepare for the Heather War (Subscribe)

   Reaching a trade agreement with the Wood Elves is of great importance. The day after Laylen sent the news, Earl Draven and Atrull Overan, a big businessman from the Overland Chamber of Commerce, rushed there.

Woodland residents Eslay are also looking for stable trading partners and building observation stations outside the forest. Although they are reclusive in the forest, it does not mean that Eslay is ignorant of outside rumors. On the contrary, they can use the scattered outside. Wanderers and observatories, get the latest information at the first time.

  For example, during the Nordland invasion of Nordscar barbarians last year, the Nordland port city of Toganai learned about the march of Norsca barbarians four days ago.

Legend has it that the Emperor Karl Franz was rescued by the Wood Elf. He was ambushed in the Rick Forest with the former Emperor of the Empire, the Grand Prince of Rick, Louis Borde, when he was a child. Unable to keep the momentum of the beastmen and giant beasts' charge, and fighting and retreating, at a critical juncture, a team of wood elf rangers sprang from the depths of the Rick Forest, and rescued the emperor and his son from the claws of the bull-headed giant.

   Outside Oak Village, near the forest, a Wood Elf camp was set up in advance. In the largest tent in the middle of the camp, noises were heard from time to time.

Four Eternal Guards with shields and spears stood on both sides of the tent. They kept their eyes fixed on the surroundings cautiously. , Knights of the White Wolf, and a team of heavily armed halberdiers to protect Lord Draven and the Lord of Oak Village.

   sensed the sound of footsteps, and the Eternal Guard opened the delicate curtain door decorated with green leaves,

   "Hoo~ Thank goodness, it's finally over, my lord, does my dress look decent? There's a male elf staring at me all the time, and Lady Fortune is on top, his eyes are like a poisonous snake."

   The potbellied businessman was a little nervous. With a trembling right hand, he took out a square towel and wiped the sweat from his forehead.

  The first time in his life, Adol Overland saw live pointed ears. He was very restrained, sitting at the end of the long table, and basically did not speak during the negotiation of the trade agreement.

   "The decoration is at least in line with your identity, Mr. Offeran, don't think too much about the rest. We just signed a trade agreement with the wood elves, so we should be happy." Laylen said with a smile.

"The process of negotiation went very smoothly. It seems that the pointed ears in these forests are not insufferable." The Earl of Delaware, Leif An Luo, was dressed in a bright yellow aristocratic dress with a tuft of scarves around his neck. In a very good mood, he patted the Kingdom Knight on the shoulder: "It's also thanks to you! Laren!"

   Earl Delavan's courtiers came out one after another from the tent. After much bargaining, the wood elves agreed to export several commodities. The "Friends of the Elf" in Lallen's characteristics played a certain role, making the negotiation easier.

  Wood elves will trade with humans, and they need extremely scarce ores from humans, as well as very scarce wood and food.

  As a corresponding equal trade, Eslay will provide wine and exquisite accessories, as well as rich handicrafts and human trade.

The price offered by the wood elves is very fair. Eslai’s goods are scarce in the whole old world, as far as Aurora in the extreme east, and Estalia and the Duchy of Tyrell in the southern peninsula, which are deeply loved by Enthusiastic businessman.

Compared with the constant haggling of the courtiers of Earl Delavan, they cared more about a stable, honest and trustworthy trading partner, and a human kingdom knight who could speak Elvish and fought side by side was definitely the first choice. .

Apart from this, in general the Wood Elf prophetess representing the Woodland Council reached a request for a trade agreement with Lallen and others. The Wood Elf requested to plan a piece of land to build an observatory, which is also a trading post. As a stronghold outside the forest, they will A small garrison was stationed on the garrison, and no humans or dwarves were allowed to approach without the invitation of the Wood Elves except for Laylen.

  As a stronghold for leasing the territory of the empire, the wood elves will also pay a certain rent. When foreign enemies come, they will fight with the Oak Village army.

   Another requirement is that the Earl of Draven send an army to assist the wood elves in protecting the heather. As long as the heather is not lost, the trade between Eslai and Laylen and others will not be interrupted for a day.

   These two requirements are within the acceptable range. After careful consideration, Lallen and Earl Delavan accepted them one after another.

Leif Anluo first let the wood elves trade as a stronghold and built it in the most important city of Greenmenhagen in the counties, which could greatly expand his influence, bring more profits and economic benefits in the future, and be closer to the city. One step to control the trade route, but was rejected by the wood elf prophetess on the grounds of distrust.

  Laylen originally planned to leave the negotiation to the affairs officer Pitman to solve it, but in the process of negotiating the trade, the wood elves persisted and chose to speak the Elvish language, and apart from Laylen, no one on the human side knew the sharp-eared language.

  Because of the situation, the knight of the kingdom took over the role of translator. The conditions offered by the wood elves were very ideal. There were only some small details left for the two sides to discuss, which could be solved by the courtiers.

   After spending a morning, Earl Draven and the Kingdom Knight returned to Oak Village together.

On the way, Earl Leif regretted the purchase of elf horses, and he asked inexplicably: "Why don't pointed ears agree to sell a few elf horses? They have no shortage of good horses, and the price I offered is very fair. , 300 gold coins to buy a horse, you can also exchange it with the equivalent grain ores."

Adapting to the changing climate of the Ulthuan Warcraft Mountains, high endurance and excellent load-bearing capacity have made the status of elf horses rise. The domestication of the Holy Grail Knight once rode a pure-blooded elf horse, fighting for two days and two nights without stopping, killing countless enemies.

   A slightly mixed-blooded elf horse is not as capable as a pure-blooded elf horse, but its overall quality is far superior to that of an ordinary horse, and its price is almost as expensive as gold.

  The Knight Kingdom opposite the Grey Mountains used to be the settlement of elves. Thousands of pure-blooded elf horses and mixed-blooded elf horses were left in the fertile plains of the knight kingdom when the elves "retreat" thousands of years ago.

The empire was not so lucky. The original horse breeds were forest horses and mountain horses. Before the Angur settled in the Rick Territory and built the city of Altdorf, they migrated from the Hobgoblin steppe through mountains and rivers. In layman's terms, pure-blooded elf horses are similar to "Knight of the Holy Grail" status, while ordinary imperial warhorses are "Ranger Knights".

   In this regard, Laren didn't say much. He also talked to Katarina about the elf horses stocked in Lauren's Loren Forest, and tried to update his stables by "breeding".

The maid in grey made it clear that not selling elf horses is the law set by the Eslay Woodland Council. Horses, not to mention the number of horses in the Lauren Loren Forest is also dwindling.

  Leif Anluo only regretted a little at first, the huge profit brought by the signing of the trade agreement is the key, and I will talk about the purchase of the elf horse in detail in the future.

The few people did not rush to the lord's longhouse directly. Earl Leif stopped to watch the wild farmland in Oak Village. He had all kinds of feelings in his heart. Times changed, and in less than a year, the Oak Village under Lallen's governance changed from beginning to end. made a look.

  The small village with less than 200 people has developed into a village and town with a total of more than 1,000 people today, and the huge investment in it can be imagined.

"Since I rushed to Kronborg, I haven't had time to come to your territory, and I'm worried about whether you can manage the territory well. Last time Krill returned from the payment war and praised you so much, I didn't believe it. The sturdy hereditary earl said with a self-deprecating smile: "It now seems that my worries are unnecessary. If I knew it earlier, I would have sealed the town of Bray directly to you."

"My Count, the territory is the cornerstone of my progress. It is like a sapling. It needs to grow from roots to branches. The process is difficult. I shoulder the responsibility and naturally manage it well." said.

"If there are more nobles like you in the empire, Charlemagne's children will be able to live and work in peace and contentment, and the pressure of survival will be relieved a lot." Count Delavan turned to stare at the kingdom knights, he was silent for a while, and said sincerely: "At least, it won't be as weak as it is now, wars will follow, starvation will be everywhere, and chaos will be cheap in the end."

"The empire will still hold on, won't it?" Lallen's eyes were clear, and he looked calm: "I believe that there will be a wise leader in the empire soon, just like Emperor Sigmar two thousand years ago, the 'Destroyer of the Three Emperors' era. His Majesty the Rat, Boris, the 'Pious' Magnus two hundred years ago, led the Empire back to glory."

   ".I wish that day would come sooner."

  As the knights returned to Oak Village, Officer Pittman arranged accommodation for them, and the heavily armed halberdiers returned to the barracks.

  In the reception room on the second floor of the lord's longhouse, a few ranger knights in shiny full-body plate armor stood guard, Lallen hosted a banquet for the Earl of Draven who came from afar, and several famous white wolf knights.

The seekers who arrived after hearing the news were queuing up outside the longhouse, waiting for the reception of His Excellency the Earl. As a hereditary nobleman, Leif Anluoxian was busy with government affairs every day, especially he practiced himself, and only sought justice in dealing with conflicts, and his reputation was surprisingly good. , Seekers include leaders of various guilds, businessmen in trade, manor owners from earls, and a small number of knights who seek the favor of earls.

   Standing behind the windowsill in the living room, Earl Leif changed into a casual suit, and his beautiful mustache looked extremely energetic. His height was slightly shorter than Lailun, about 1.8 meters, and his protruding belly was a little out of shape.

There are not a few qualified imperial nobles, but there are only a handful of nobles who can re-establish a noble territory that has been devastated by monsters such as beasts. A truly respectable man.

He glanced at the crowd blocked from the longhouse, with a helpless expression: "It's like this every day, day after day, meeting politicians, meeting businessmen, and occasionally summoning a few pretentious young knights, the private time seems to be empty. extravagant hope."

Earl Delavan saw Laren's face filled with a smile, and said with a smile: "Laylen, the appointment letter for the title of 'Knight of the Kingdom of Honor' will arrive soon, and it won't be long before you can feel how I feel now. "

   "I think I should be able to cope." The Kingdom Knight's tone was confident.

   "You are very good, Lallen, if your development momentum can continue, in another ten or twenty years, it is not impossible to obtain the title of hereditary earl."

Leif Anluo sat at the head of the long table first, and the waiter opened a bottle of pure dark beer and poured the liquor into a tin goblet: "The wolf thief group solved it very well. They are very cunning and often attack villages and rob caravans. It has caused a considerable impact on the territories of the surrounding nobles, you have paid off the bandits, and in several battles, through a series of victories, you have proved your strength."

   "It's rare and shrewd."

   "So, my earl, there is a force to follow me, right?" Lallen heard the meaning of the words and asked cautiously.

  Leif Anluo nodded slightly and continued: "The major forces are intertwined, and there are no less than a hundred black and white forces lurking in a city. As a kingdom knight, a bright face of the empire, you must be careful of the dark blade."

"The prisoner you captured from the fortress of the Wolf Thieves Group died violently on the third day of his detention in the dungeon. The behind-the-scenes forces involved in the Wolf Thieves Group are far beyond our imagination." Seriously: "Apart from you and Krill, who else knows what the prisoner said?"

Lailun recalled the situation at the time and said solemnly: "We were in the underground warehouse of the Wolf Thief Corps' fortress, separated by a thick layer of iron gates, no fourth person could know about it, no one could escape me and Krill. alertness."

   "That's good, at least the most important information has not been leaked." Leif nodded, the situation was not within his control, and paying too much attention would only be counterproductive.

   "My Count, has the new round of Beastmen war launched by His Excellency the Elector have any plans?" Laylen changed the subject and asked about the war that the entire northern part of the empire was concerned about.

"Beastmen frequently appear outside the forest, repeatedly fighting for land. The current situation is not clear, just a series of small wins." Earl Leif talked about the war, his expression was as serious as ever, and he continued: "We have eliminated some scattered beasts. People, it has indeed reduced the pressure of the summer beast tide, but our elector wants to use this war as an opportunity for him to promote the strength of Midden's leadership to express his regret that the imperial parliament did not choose him as the new emperor of the empire. dissatisfied."

   "If you want me to say, Boris Todbringer is really not suitable to be the Emperor of the Empire, at least I don't want to support him." He asked Laylen: "Are you going to join the Beastmen War?"

   "It depends on the situation. I plan to take back the wood elf heathland occupied by the forest goblins first." Lallen said after deliberation: "I won't choose to join the war rashly before the Elector has issued a war order."

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