Chapter 299 Catherine (1)
Philis was not satisfied with Femier's performance this time, so as soon as the war ended, she ordered Femier to make a post-war summary and carefully review and deduce it.
But this had nothing to do with Danica. After the war, she suddenly became idle and did not plan any conspiracy. She began to travel around Kenster. Although due to the restrictions of the rules, she could not leave Kenster's territory, the mercenary culture in the city still aroused her great interest.
At this time, Danica was sitting on the second floor of a tavern, eating side dishes casually while watching the scenery on the street.
"Kenster has been much more lively recently!" Danica suddenly said.
"Ah? Oh, yes, yes." Ai Xue was still accompanying Danica. She replied in a panic, "By the way, it's because the major mercenary groups recruit people at high salaries, which has indeed attracted many capable mercenaries."
Danica threw a peanut into her mouth with chopsticks and said, "Are you nervous?"
"No, no..." Ai Xue subconsciously denied, but soon realized that it was meaningless to do such denial in front of Danica.
Ai Xue was really nervous. She had been restless since she met Curris, especially next to Danica, who would be particularly scared. Fortunately, in order to prepare for the war with the Holy Light Mercenary Group, Ai Xue could find many opportunities to keep herself busy and had no time to stay with Danica to serve. But now that the war is over, Danica no longer makes the next arrangements, but just let her stay around Kenst, and Ai Xue couldn't even hide.
Ai Xue lowered her head, and the cold sweat dripped from her forehead. The master definitely noticed her strangeness. In fact, except for Emily, who has always been heartless, everyone who followed Danica knew how suspicious this was a master. Ai Xue was ordered to monitor many people, including those around Danica, and she also believed that there was definitely someone responsible for monitoring her. Even the previous meeting with Curse was made known to Danica early.
Ai Xue suddenly had an impulse, knelt down and took everything away, and then begged the master for forgiveness. This kind of fearful life was too difficult. If there were a few more days like this, she suspected that she would be crazy.
Just as Aishi was about to fall to his knees, Danica said, "What's there to be nervous about? Don't worry, there is no problem in this world that cannot be solved. As long as you are willing to use your brain, any difficulties will be solved."
Danica's words seemed to have some meaning, but they were also very vague. It felt like they were pointing out Ai Xue, and it seemed like just a sentiment. In short, this sentence completely confused Ai Xue. Now in Ai Xue's eyes, Danica seemed like an abyss, empty but extremely dangerous.
"I didn't expect to meet her here, so I asked the store to prepare another set of dishes and chopsticks." Danica chuckled, and suddenly changed the topic.
Ai Xue followed Danica's gaze and Aphro was waving at them on the street.
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After sitting down, Aphro said directly: "It's rare to see you so leisurely."
Danica smiled and said, "What's the point of being busy with me? I'm just here to do business. If you have good opportunities, you can make money. There's no chance to rest like you are now."
Aphro glanced at Danica. She really couldn't figure out what her classmate was planning now. Aphro said tentatively: "Kenster has been in a storm recently, and it's unpredictable!"
Danica smiled and said, "How do you say this?"
Aphro said, "It's just a sigh. I just didn't expect that besides us guys, the young man in the Lord of Kenster's Mansion was also so powerful. Not only was the warrior very talented, he became a fourth-level profession at a young age, but he was also decisive in the killing. Some time ago, the Moonlight Mercenary Group and the Roaring Mercenary Group had a big trouble in the diaspora area. Unexpectedly, within a few days, the young man led his people to eradicate the Roaring Mercenary Group, and then issued an announcement to order the Moonlight Mercenary Group to think about his mistakes behind closed doors and not go out."
Danica sneered and said, "What's this? Attacking the Roaring Mercenary Group is just relying on the number of people to bully the fewer. I heard that even if he has the advantage of several times the strength, he was almost destroyed by the front line by Virus. Such a person can be called a talent? What's more, Virus is not dead, wasn't he rescued by Carl? As long as Virus is still there, the Roaring Mercenary Group can be rebuilt at any time. As for the confinement order he issued to the Moonlight Mercenary Group, it is even more ridiculous. Will the princess of the Elf tribe be controlled by a small city lord's mansion?"
Aphro said: "But the fact now is that Verus is huddled at the base of the Holy Light Mercenary Corps and refused to show up. The Moonlight Mercenary Corps also stayed in the camp honestly and did not dare to come out. Doesn't this explain the situation?"
Danica sighed and said, "I feel embarrassed when talking about this. If it weren't for the fact that the Moonlight Mercenary Group and the Holy Light Mercenary Group fought a battle, both sides were injured, resulting in no one standing up, so how could the next Kenster City Lord's Mansion beside us."
"It happens?"
"Isn't it?" Danica said in disguise, "The night when the City Lord Guard attacked the Roaring Mercenary Group, the Moonlight Mercenary Group and the Holy Light Mercenary Group were fighting. The information I received showed that the battle time of the two wars was different. It was impossible that it was agreed in advance, right? Anyway, I don't believe it."
Aphro showed a tacit expression and said, "You are right, this kind of thing happened, but unfortunately some people don't think so."
"Why others think it doesn't matter, we just need to have a clear conscience." Danica said lightly.
This sentence blocked Aphro's next statement. She originally wanted to pull the topic on Viggs, but Danica obviously had no such plan.
Aphro looked at the cup in front of her and fell silent. She had not been in good condition recently. As the Holy See began to deal with those restless royal families, the reformists who led her hope to strengthen the royal power and weaken the divine power were greatly hit, and she herself was treated coldly everywhere.
Aphro's expression was very lonely. A beautiful woman was so pitiful and it was easy to make people feel pity. I don't know if she was really soft-hearted or some other reason, Danica sighed and said, "Do you still stick to your original idea? The power of the Holy See of Light has indeed weakened, but she is still the most powerful force in the Katic continent. When she gives up the fight for hegemony in the world and focuses on the internal race, the royal power will never be able to fight against the divine power."
"I'm not willing!" Aphro said gritting his teeth.
"It's useless to be unwilling to accept it." Danica said in a cold and rational tone. "No one cares whether you are willing or not. If you want to continue to live or even have some ambitions, you must change your path."
"Then what path do you think I should go?" Aphro asked humbly.
Danica thought for a while and said, "First of all, what is your goal?"
Aphro immediately said: "Regain the rights that originally belonged to the Aragonese royal family from the Holy See."
"Why do you do this?"
"Only in this way can the tulip kingdom be developed independently and better."
Danica shook her head and said, "As far as the current situation is concerned, the two goals of independence and better development are contradictory. The Tulip Kingdom continues to express obedience to the Holy See may not be able to develop better. On the contrary, it will never be better to insist on confronting the Holy See. I think you should think carefully about what you want to do."
Aphro smiled helplessly and said, "What can I do now?"
Aphro's repeated complaints have made Danica feel a little impatient, but she still said with a smile on the surface: "You can do a lot! Now Kenst has so many important people from major forces, and you can find many people who can trade, as long as you have good things you can trade."
Aphro said: "The problem is that I have nothing in my hands now!"
Seeing that Aphro still looked pitiful, Danica's face finally changed. She said coldly: "Then you may have come to the wrong place. Kenster is a trading center and does not have any important production. If you said there is nothing to trade in your hands, the first thing you have to do is to buy some goods instead of wasting time here." After a pause, Danica said again: "After all, the businessmen here are very cunning, and it is not that easy to make a fuck."
Danica's last sentence was a little ridiculous, because she felt that Aphro wanted to make money by nothing, and wanted to get support from others without giving anything. She really thought that others were fools?
Danica's words were quite subtle, but Aphro still heard them, and her face turned a little red, and she didn't know whether it was shame or annoyance.
After sitting there for a while, Aphro said, "Do you still remember Meiners? I heard that she has been doing well recently! If it were the Holy See of Light..."
"Aphro." Danica interrupted her, looked at Aphro coldly and said, "Kenster is dangerous, and the world is dangerous. What Viggs didn't do does not mean I can't do it."
Aphro probably heard about the current situation of Maines and made a very reliable guess, wanting to threaten Danica with this. But immediately she was threatened by Danica, and it was a personal threat. What Vigs didn't do is referring to the assassination of Aphro. Vigs failed to succeed, which does not mean that Danica could not assassinate Aphro.
As soon as Danica finished speaking, with a hoarse and unpleasant cry, a crow flew in through the window and landed on the table, staring at Aphro with his eyes as if a ferocious beast was about to hunt.
This is a fourth-level druid. Emily did not hide her breath, so Aphro could easily make such a judgment, but this judgment was too bad for him. Aphro hurriedly said, "Danika, I think you misunderstood. I just feel that the classmates who studied together had their own paths, and they were the only ones who did nothing."
Danica fed Emily a peanut, and Emily flapped her wings and flew away. She put down her chopsticks and said, "That's because Maines is willing to give. You may not imagine how much she has paid to achieve what she has achieved now."
Aphro's eyes flashed, and finally, she spoke, "Okay, I'm willing to pay too. If I become the queen of the Tulip Kingdom, all transactions in the Tulip Kingdom by Aishi Chamber of Commerce will be exempted from taxes."
"The Queen of Tulip Kingdom?"
"Yes." Aphro said, "Didn't you say my goal is too greedy? Then I will set my goal purely. Being the queen of the Tulip Kingdom is my only goal now."
"Good idea," Danica said with a smile, "then you should realize that to become, or to firmly sit in the throne of the Tulip Kingdom at this stage, you must be supported by the Holy See, which means you have to betray the reformists who have always supported you."
Aphro said indifferently: "I know this, I believe they can understand it. After all, only by becoming a queen and seizing power in their hands can we carry out our reforms. It is completely impossible to reform from the bottom up."
Danica nodded slightly and said, "I support your idea, but there is no need to be tax exemption. When doing business, paying tax is the duty and does not need to be exempted. However, I heard that there is a manufacturing bureau in your Tulip Kingdom. If you can come up with some drawings and materials from the manufacturing bureau, it would be the best." It would be too naive to use an illusory promise to obtain Danica's support. If you want to gain something, you must make some contributions, and it is a real contribution.
The Tulip Kingdom has been established for nearly ten thousand years, and it has been one of the most powerful kingdoms of the human race from beginning to end. Such a country with a long history and rich heritage naturally has some good things that Danica covets, and the information from the Manufacturing Bureau is one of them.
The Manufacturing Bureau of the Tulip Kingdom is mainly responsible for the research and development of arms, and it is different from the excellent armaments produced by the Dwarf Kingdom. The arms developed by the Manufacturing Bureau are more suitable for large-scale manufacturing. The requirements for materials and labor are not as harsh as those of dwarf manufacturing. Moreover, through exquisite design, their combat effectiveness may not be worse than those of the armaments made by dwarfs. The most famous one is the Zeppelin military crossbow that has been installed in the Tulip Kingdom. It has achieved the most perfect balance in several important aspects such as manufacturing cost, power, and maintenance difficulty. This kind of military crossbow may not be the most powerful, but it is definitely the best use. After the first time, Danica has always wanted it and has always asked the Aishi Chamber of Commerce to crack it in reverse, but several years have passed, but it still has not produced any results. Now I finally have the opportunity to get the original information directly.
Chapter completed!