Give Me the Name of God

Before Di Laro figured out Manda's identity, Manda took the initiative and claimed to remove him from his post.

Of course, this is just a threat. In this era, one cannot get rid of his position with just one word. Although Di Laro is a vassal of Shertai, Qingyan City is his family's territory. Even if Sheltai himself wants to deprive him of his territory, he can't. It is necessary to make some accusations and obtain the permission of the royal capital, which may even trigger a war.

Of course Manda understands the reason. His purpose of doing this is just to give Di Laro a blow.

Di Laro was sensible and did not rush to defend or provoke a dispute. Instead, he invited Manda to the castle and patiently explained over wine and food.

It seemed that Di Laro was still a sensible person. After Manda had eaten and drank enough, she began to convey the important instructions of Grand Duke Shelta to Di Laro.

"There are difficulties and problems exist objectively, but this is not the reason for your laziness. Without ore, iron cannot be smelted? With your loyalty and respect for the Grand Duke, can't you overcome this problem? "

The Leo girl almost laughed out loud. Can she make iron with her respect and love? How much do they love each other?

Roma didn't smile. She had heard this kind of words too many times. Ever since she came to Qingyan City, she had been covering her face with the mask of her helmet. She was a famous general and didn't want others to recognize her identity.

After finishing talking about Gildan, Manda started talking about serious things.

"The ore still needs to be bought. In the final analysis, it is just a misunderstanding between the Grand Duke and Margrave Moritz. The Grand Duke asked me to serve as the Grand Administrative Officer. The purpose is to eliminate the misunderstanding, resolve conflicts, and restore the previous friendship and trust."

Dilaro saluted: "The great prince is wise!"

"Now that the Grand Justice is expanding the territory, there is a huge demand for weapons. Let me write a letter to Marquis Moritz first and ask him to continue selling ore to us. The price may be a little higher, but you can exchange it with food. .”

Moritz was stunned: "You mean to exchange grain for iron ore? But the Grand Duke prohibits the sale of grain to the southwest."

Manda smiled and said: "Times have changed. Grand Duke Shelty is about to become the master of the southwest. Margrave Moritz and Margrave Ermen have become vassals of the Grand Duke. I have become a subject of the Grand Duke. We are all one family, and we are all connected to each other." The barriers between us have long since been eliminated.”

"That's right," Di Laro agreed very much, then said with a look of embarrassment, "But you also know that the food in Qingyan City is not too much."

"That's easy to say. I'll transfer some for you from the City of Wonderful Sound, but within two months, you have to smelt 300,000 pounds of good iron for the Grand Duke and send it to the Parrot City."

"Three hundred thousand pounds?" Di Laro rubbed his hands and said, "Qingyan City doesn't have that many craftsmen."

"Then recruit more craftsmen, and I will give you more food, so you won't suffer any loss."

The two looked at each other and smiled, with an unspoken understanding and greed in their eyes.

That night, Manda stayed in Qingyan City. Seeing that Manda had such a stunning beauty as the Lion Girl next to him, Di Lalo did not make any special arrangements.

The Leo woman had been calculating an account during the day, but she couldn't figure it out clearly at night: "Hermes' creed is fair trade. Is this trade during the day considered fair?"

Manda looked at Leo Girl seriously: "Don't you think it's unfair?"

"Is it fair that you got three hundred thousand pounds of good iron for nothing?"

Manda shook his head and said: "What is Bai De? I got these irons in exchange for ores."

"What about the cost of hiring craftsmen?"

"I paid with food."

"But the food is yours in the end!"

"That's because I provided the iron ore."

"But, but, the iron ore has turned into iron, and the iron belongs to you!"

Manda said righteously: "I used ore and grain in exchange for iron. Isn't this a fair trade? Did Di Laro suffer a loss?"

The lion girl scratched her head and said: "He didn't suffer a loss, but you took advantage of it, so someone has to suffer a loss, right?"

Manda did not answer her question. He liked to watch the Leo woman struggling in the sea of ​​questions, but could never find the answer.

He opened the Styx Island, and what he was most concerned about at the moment was not only taking over the land due south, but also the battle in Bluestone Town. Judging from Stanley's previous battle reports, the battle situation was somewhat unfavorable.

Stanley couldn't stand it any longer. It wasn't because of improper tactics or bad luck, but because the strength of the two sides was too disparate.

Stanley gathered five thousand troops to defend the city, and Nars continued to add reinforcements. The number of troops attacking the city exceeded 20,000.

No wonder some people say that the strength of Marquis Nars is not inferior to that of the Grand Duke. Bluestone City is not a strong city to begin with, and the enemy has four times the strength. According to Stanley's description in the letter, he can at most support half a city. months.

The lion girl suggested: "Let the poet support him. It's best to send Roma there together. Now the south is basically in your hands, and there is no need to retain too many troops in the Crispy Rock Mountain. Let Siegsel go too." Support Stanley."

Manda shook his head: "Nars wanted to capture Bluestone City first, use it as a stronghold, and then occupy the entire southwest. He would attack early and late. I gathered all the soldiers to fight for him, but he failed. wish."

The lion girl thought for a long time and said, "I don't quite understand what you mean. Do you want to leave Stanley alone?"

Manda smiled and said: "Of course not. The reinforcements have already set off and we will receive news of his success soon."

The lion girl asked in surprise: "Where did the reinforcements come from?"

"The Valley of Resentment."

The lion girl took a breath and said, "You asked Leonder to deal with Nars?"

Manda said: "Typhon asked him to conquer a city in the north. I think Drawing City is a good choice."

"You asked Leonder to attack Drawsha City, will he listen to you?"

Manda was very confident about this: "Why don't you listen? The Valley of Resentment has a grudge against Nars. Nars sold the Valley a fake apple, which caused Pluto to lose a pair of eyes and the earl almost died on the altar. , the valley lost half of its people, and the ensuing war caused Eudora to lose an arm. Will Leond forget this hatred?"

"This is our hatred, what does it have to do with Leander? He didn't suffer any losses in that war."

"Even if there is no hatred, he should always learn to be defensive."

The lion girl was still a little worried: "I'm afraid Leonder is not that smart. Nars is much smarter than him. When the count was alive, Nars and the valley had always maintained a special relationship. Although they had experienced war, Their relationship was quickly restored, and Nars also sold many sacred objects to the count."

Manda smiled and said, "What does this mean?"

"This means that Nars is very good at drilling camps and there may be a strong friendship between him and Leander."

Manda shook his head and said: "Don't say this is friendship. This has nothing to do with friendship. This is concession and forbearance between interests."

The lion girl nodded and said: "That's what I'm worried about. Leonde only has interests in his eyes, and he is likely to side with Nars."

"This is the least of my worries," Manda poured a glass of wine for Lion Girl. "Nars sent 20,000 troops to Bluestone City. Not only did Drawsha City have no soldiers, but the surrounding towns also had no soldiers. , is there any greater benefit than this? There is so much land waiting for Leonder to conquer, and I am afraid that even Typhon will not allow him to miss such a good opportunity."

The lion girl took a sip of wine, pursed her lips and said, "I can't trust you, but I really can't trust Leonde."

"It doesn't matter if you don't trust him, reinforcements are not coming from him," Manda put down his wine glass and said, "Before the New Year, the archbishop just lost a battle in the north. Now that the new king has just succeeded to the throne, it is time to regain his face."