Release that Witch

120. Chapter 120 Ransom (下下)

    Roland looked at Petrov with great interest and suddenly laughed. “You are the first person to ask me,” he said, taking a sip of his face and saying in a relaxed tone. “Longsong Stronghold is no doubt me. Even if I am not here. However, I do need a person or a family to host stronghold for me. So, what you should ask is not the ransom, but the “agent cost.” ”

    AgentPetrov is no stranger to this term. Some discerning businessmen always look at the noble in the territory, but have no time or disdain for the dealer’s noble, selling goods for them. In order to obtain this right, they have to pay a sum in advance as a security deposit.

    “How many gold royals do you want?”He took a deep breath and calmed himself down.

    “This is a long-term process, so you don’t have to pay it once,” Roland paused. “Three percent of the monthly stronghold tax, and a thousand worth of supplies, the rest is for you.”

    It’s not outrageous, Petrov thought, as long as he can completely occupy Longsong Stronghold, the price can even be fair. The other party is not joking. He confirmed this. His Royal Highness is really planning to do so.

    A once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, Petrov tells himself in his heart. He and the prince are not enemies, Duke has completely failed, and his children will be deprived of inheritance. If the Six major family’s coalition forces can’t beat the prince, who else can stop him from actually owning the Western Region? The Basic Law, which relies on powerful forces to continue the noble, will be the most powerful noble family in the Western Region if it can win the approval of His Royal Highness before the other four.

    “His Royal Highness, why don’t you stay here? This castle is much larger than Border Town’s. ”

    “You actually want to ask, why don’t I personally manage stronghold?”Roland looked at the slightly awkward Petrov and smiled. “There are many reasons. For example, the power here is too complicated. It takes a long time to straighten out the relationship between them, let alone profit from it. To support a local noble, presumably he knows better than me to govern this place. This is a win-win deal. Other than that, there are many reasons why you can slowly think about it. ”The prince is playing with a silver cup. “Right, if you choose to be an agent, you always oppossible for Duke to avenge me?”

    “Of course not, Your Highness!”Although the last sentence was a bit awkward, Petrov immediately answered.

    Duke is gone. The first thing that Five Major Families thinks is how to divide his territory. Revenge, who cares?

    But Petrov also knows that these reasons that His Highness said are not the real reason. The power is too complicated to be straightened out? In the face of overwhelming power, he can completely defy the leading opposition forces, and at most one to two years, all noble will forget the loser Ryan, as Ryan has done in the past. But two years is definitely not enough to build Border Town into a big city like Longsong Stronghold.

    His Royal Highness Roland must have a deeper plan.

    “So good, then the city…”

    “I am willing to act for you, Your Highness!”Petrov blurted out, but soon his look became hesitant. “But, King — no, I mean your brother, and I don’t necessarily agree with the result. If he assigns the Western Region to the new Duke, I can’t compete with Kingdom Capital. ”

    “You don’t need to fight,” Roland threw two letters in front of him. “Look at this, me too the instrument found in the Duke Ryan study. ”

    Petrov swiftly swept through the contents of the letter and couldn’t help but breathe.

    The first one looks like a secret letter. New King Timothy has fought with Queen of Clear Water in Eagle City and suffered a major failure. The second content is even more shocking. The paper is only written in half, but Duke Ryan wants to annex the northern region. The idea of ​​being independent is already on paper. Since there is no end, it is not known who this paper instrument wants to send to.

    He immediately understood the meaning of His Royal Highness—no need to resist, because New King had already taken care of himself. Otherwise, Duke would never want to be independent of the flag. His elite Knight is enough to be in the Western Region, but he is still a lot worse on the Kingdom Capital Knight.

    The secret letter may be forged, but the instrument is indeed Osmond Ryan’s handwriting, unless the prince finds a witch that can simulate other people’s handwriting…He thought about it and immediately denied the guess.

    There is no need for the other party to deceive themselves. The agent Longsong Stronghold is not a unilateral transaction. If he can’t stand firm in stronghold, his prince can’t make a profit. Moreover, the Duke specified by Timothy will inevitably be the enemy of Fourth Prince.

    Honeysuckle wants to be above the Four Great Families and relies on the support of the prince. On the contrary, in order to ensure that the treaty of interest is not abolished, the prince must let the Hull family sit more securely in this position.

    Thinking of this, Petrov slowly stood up and saluted Roland, “The Hull family is willing to help you.”

    “Very good,” the latter nodded. “But it’s not yet decided to be represented by you. I will ask you a few questions first. ”

    “My Highness, please.”

    “How are you going to deal with those forces that oppose you?”

    “What is your estimate of the monthly tax? How to guarantee the value of a thousand dollars? ”

    “What do you do if I ask you to develop your business?”

“……”

    Petrov had thought that His Royal Highness just wanted to take this opportunity to learn about the various noble information of the Western Region. I didn’t expect the other party to ask such strange questions. It was like assessing his means of administration and business common sense.

    After asking a series of questions, Petrov racked his brains to answer them one by one, and His Royal Highness looked more and more satisfied. Eventually he clap his hands and said, “Yes, I am here today. When you determine the ransom of three thousand values, you can redeem Earl adults. Rest assured, I will treat him well these days. ”

    “His Royal Highness, that agency…”

    “It will also be revealed that day.”Roland signals Knight to drop off.

    Petrov went out of the hall intricately, and then saw Carter put the previously hunted God Punishment Stone back into his hands—still a blue-blue, 50-gold royal.

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    And how was it?Roland looked at the Nightingale on the side.

    “Oh, basically speaking is the truth,” she shrugged. “It’s much more sincere than the previous ones. Having said that, is it true that you repeat the same thing for everyone? There are also those letters that record confidential content. ”

    “Not everyone,” the prince looked at the list. “They are all from the Five Major Families, and they are good for managing strongholds for me, and they are only big noble. The ability is not strong enough, even if you sit in this position, you can’t make stronghold work, it will only cause the forces of all parties to fall into endless infighting. As for Timothy Wimbledon’s defeat in Eagle City, it’s not a secret. It will be spread all over Greycastle sooner or later. What I have to do is to make it spread faster. ”

    And the two news came just right, he thought, if it wasn’t for Second Prince’s fiasco, I would have to spend a lot of time trying to get the agent myself – if forced, the result might not be so beautiful.

    So,Have you chosen him? ”

    “If nothing unexpected.”Roland smiled and said, “He was the first person to take the initiative to ask me about this. Subjective initiative has always been the most important quality of employees. And I didn’t expect that there would be people who are so proficient in administration and trade in Five Major Families. I thought they would only ride and kill immediately. ”

    He found the name of Petrov Hull on the list and gently outlined a circle with a quill.