The King

  In the royal capital, the worm king escorted over was not immediately sent out to do things, but was secretly raised in captivity.

  The season is wrong, summer is almost over. It is obviously not a good time to set off a plague of locusts. After raising them for a year to become fat and strong, the effect of releasing them will definitely be better.

  It's just that for the insect king, it is indeed cruel by a billion points. As a captive wretch, he will spend the next year in the laboratories of magicians.

   There are many ways to artificially ripen Warcraft, most of which have sequelae. If it is a contract monster, these extraordinary methods cannot be used at all.

   But it doesn't matter if you use it to deal with the insect king. There is a long way to go from the worm king to the worm king, and the success rate is pitifully low.

  Most of the worm kings died before they left. With the greatest natural enemy of human beings, the road to the promotion of the insect king cannot be peaceful.

  In order to cause trouble to the enemy as much as possible, under Caesar III's special instructions, these unlucky bug kings enjoyed special treatment.

   Various methods of ripening Warcraft, constantly trying on them. In order to cultivate a stronger insect king, the magicians are also brainstorming.

  Although the method was a bit harsher, there was no better choice for the Alpha Kingdom.

  Don't inflict heavy damage on the enemy, just bear the loss alone, the gap between the two sides will only be widened.

  The fire was set by the enemy. If others dared to target the Alpha Kingdom so unscrupulously, Caesar III would not mind fighting back with an eye for an eye.

  A plan is a plan after all, and the first thing to face is reality. Looking at the statistical loss report in his hand, Caesar III felt a headache.

  Under the influence of the locust plague, several major grain-producing provinces in the south have either drastically reduced production or directly failed to harvest.

  The loss caused by this is completely astronomical. You don't need to think about it to know that the taxes in these provinces this year must be hopeless.

  At this juncture, even the boss can't throw stones at the younger brother. No matter how tight your finances are, you can't exhaust your resources.

   Not only is the tax gone, but the food and grass that should have supported the front line in northern Xinjiang will also shrink significantly.

  The only consolation is: Except for a few thick-skinned guys, most of the lords and nobles did not reach out to the kingdom for help.

  It is enough to prove that the younger brothers can manage their families diligently and frugally. Even if they encounter natural disasters of this level, they can live on.

  Under such circumstances, the letters of appeal from the noble lords of the northern borders of Wyton and Wright Counties seemed very obtrusive.

  Facts have proved once again that one cannot offend the immediate superior. Under normal circumstances, the Governor's Mansion would first withhold such unnutritious distress letters, and report them to the higher authorities after artistic processing.

  The situation this time is special. Earl Pierce, who wanted to wear small shoes for them, did not summarize, refine the essence, or artistically process them at all, and directly transferred them to the capital.

   Falling into the eyes of Caesar III, the resentment will naturally rise. When stationed in the northern border, facing the threat of orcs, he reached out for help every now and then, and he could barely understand it.

  But the situation is different now. They all went to the south to enjoy their blessings, and they still love to toss so much. Compared with the performance of other disaster-stricken nobles, this wave of performance is undoubtedly a big loss.

   It can only be said that a group of people are not pleasing to the eye, and they will find it pleasing to the eye no matter what they do. The best choice is not to appear, as long as it appears, it is an eyesore.

   "The disaster situation, let the provinces handle it according to their discretion!"

  Caesar III said with a facial expression.

  As a king, you cannot make decisions based on your own likes and dislikes. However, this wave of eye medicine was still in place, which made Caesar III dislike the noble children of the Northland even more.

   This kind of conflict is inevitable. Even if there is no grievance from the ancestors, it is difficult for anyone to have a good impression of a group of people who ask for money, food, and supplies every day, but can't see anything in return.

  A small episode is not worth mentioning to the king who manages everything day by day.

  A group of minor nobles asking for help is also not a big deal to a group of princes and ministers.

   Even if the families of these people asked someone to intercede, that would not be enough for everyone to reject the king's decision.

  The most important thing is the word "discretionary". There are too many answers that can be interpreted, and there is no fault at all.

   If it is not handled well, it must be the governor below who did not understand the deep meaning of the king. It is definitely not that the great king did not make arrangements.

   "Your Majesty, how do you arrange for the capture of those heroes of the Insect King?"

  The Grand Duke of Newfoundland asked.

   It can be seen that in the eyes of the prime minister, appeasing these meritorious ministers is more important than dealing with a group of small nobles asking for help.

   After all, those who can capture the insect king are the top experts in the kingdom, representing the highest combat effectiveness in the southern provinces.

   "They are the pillars of the country, worldly fame and fortune are hard to tempt them. Then open up some precious resources and let them freely exchange them!

  If there are other requirements, as long as they are not too excessive, they can also be discussed. Let the governors of various places do a good job of communication and appeasement, and don't make jokes. "

   Caesar III said thoughtfully.

   When dealing with the strong, the mainland countries will always win over. There is no one, and there are many domestic masters who dislike it.

  One or two masters may not be a big deal to a kingdom. But when this number expands to dozens, or even hundreds, it can affect the rise and fall of a country.

  Especially for the Alpha Kingdom, which needs to compete with the orcs, the number of top players is even more important.

  In all previous wars, these people were able to play an important role in the war.

  …

  Having been happily and happily busy for more than half a month, one person and one bear appeared in almost all the hardest-hit areas.

  Bear Stearns has become the richest bear in the continent of Aslante, which is still a long way from the unprecedented bear. The main reason is that the ancestor of the Earth Bear was too powerful, and once "mastered" the artifact and fought against the dragon.

  The value of the artifact is really hard to measure, and it is definitely not something that can be bought with gold coins. Taking a mountain collar, still can't keep up with the value of the artifact.

  Of course, evil **** weapons like the "Blood Moon Horn" don't count. Because of its bad reputation and everyone shouting and beating it, it cannot be used publicly, resulting in a greatly reduced value.

  However, no matter how rich Bear Stearns is, he is still a bear after all, and it is Hudson who attracts the attention of the noble lady.

  If before this, he was still a potential stock, but now he has transformed into a high-speed growth stock.

  Everyone knows that if you don't place your bet quickly, you will miss the opportunity.

   In fact, for many, the opportunity has been missed.

  While exterminating the locusts, Hudson dropped by his hometown. From what Baron Redman said, the quality of the nobles who intend to marry him has been raised to a higher level on the whole.

  Ordinary houses of knights and most of the houses of barons, knowing that there was no hope, all retreated automatically.

   Instead, a group of mid-level nobles joined the candidates, and even the collaterals of the big families entered the candidate list.

  Before the marriage partner is finalized, the children of nobles serve as backups for each other, which is very common in noble circles.

   Baron Redman has a bunch of information on noble girls, and the woman's parents also have a lot of information on noble children.

   Add it if you think it is suitable, find someone to test it out, and if you think it works, that is the candidate.

  The final decision mainly depends on family interests, personal wishes, and the development of the situation.

  It doesn't matter to ordinary children's marriages, even if they mess up, things won't be too bad.

   But for a child like Hudson whose family placed high hopes on him, not only Baron Redman cared about his marriage, but other parties also paid close attention to it.

   Perhaps the least concerned is probably Hudson himself. Even if he is single, how about two elder brothers in front of him?

  According to the usual practice, before deciding on his marriage, the two single dogs must be arranged first.

  Hudson, who is still young in grade, can continue to wait. After all, many candidates are still little kids. The so-called suitability is just that the family background is suitable.

  But Nelson and Evora, who are a few years older, are most likely to be in the last year or two. Anyway, before Hudson's marriage is finalized, they will definitely be arranged first, so as not to make people laugh.

  With the drop in temperature and the desperate hunting and killing of nobles and lords from all walks of life, the vigorous insect plague soon came to an end.

  The insect king that everyone shouted and beat disappeared from people's sight early. Whether it was extinct or hid secretly to wait for the right time, no one knows.

  In short, this catastrophe is over for the time being.

  Thanks to the efforts of Bear Stearns, the area with the worst pest infestation in the province also kept the autumn plowing.

  The neighboring provinces were miserable. Although Hudson didn't mind taking Bear Stearns for a trip, it was still too late for the season.

  Anyway, the army of locusts is gone, and Qiu Geng missed it again. Everyone didn't want to spend the unjust money, so they simply organized an army of serfs to continue to consume the scattered locusts.

   No one knows whether this decision is right or wrong. But I have to admit that Bear Stearns does have a talent for doing business, which is better than Hudson.

  At least Hudson can talk about human feelings, but in front of Uncle Xiong, it doesn't bother to care who is who.

   One silver coin and one mu of land, if you can accept it, you can do it;

  It is impossible to play with package price. Bear Stearns is a bear who admits to death, one more silver coin will be accepted, and one less silver coin can overturn the table.

   It’s useless to get Hudson down. Uncle Xiong directly said: If you are not afraid of meeting a bear at night, you can get a “50%” discount on the price.

   Facing the shameless bear, none of the nobles dared to ask for a discount in order not to be "broken".

  When the poor need credit, it is Hudson who pays in advance. Compared with the money owed to Uncle Xiong, everyone felt that it was better to owe Baron Hudson money, even if they needed to owe favors, they would not hesitate.

  In line with the principle of rotten meat in his own pot, Hudson did not stop Bear Stearns from throwing money. After all, it was too difficult to get the money out of the pockets of the nobles.

   In contrast, entering Bear Stearns' pocket is equivalent to entering his Master Hudson's pocket.

  The gold coins piled up into mountains, even if you want to count them, you can’t count them! The left and right are kept by Hudson, and what Bear Stearns owns is just a number on the account.

  It seems that Hudson is providing loans, but in fact, Bear Stearns' money is in the left hand and the right hand. The right to use all the funds is free, and there is no interest for a penny. Naturally, Hudson can exchange favors with ultra-low interest.

   It is not only a loan, but also an investment. As long as the reputation is not broken, this game can continue to be played.

   Without experience reference, no matter how smart a bear is, it is impossible to think of such a shameless way of playing.

  …

  Bayda City, revisiting the old place again, Hudson feels differently.

  Although the treatment was still the same as last time, it was top-notch, but the eyes of everyone looking at him were obviously full of awe.

  The grown-up Earth Bear, who is a real hammer, directly led him to become the number one expert in the southeastern province. At least on the surface, Hudson doesn't know if there are more powerful characters behind the scenes.

  Different from queuing up before entering the Governor’s Mansion, this time Earl Pierce came to welcome them as soon as they entered the door, and gave them a lot of face.

   The unhappiness between the two of them before seemed as if nothing had happened. For this change, Hudson is still happy to see it.

  Deep in his heart, Hudson has secretly decided that for the sake of Earl Pierce being so sensible, he will not go to his grave to play disco in the future.

  After some polite greetings, Hudson decisively took out a bottle of "locust attractant potion" and put it on the table, and said casually: "Your Excellency, this is the alchemy work of Baron Cayo.

  Looking at the quality, you already have six or seven points of skill. Congratulations to the Dalton family, a new alchemist is about to be born. "

  "Alchemist" is not "Master Alchemist", the gap between the two is like a gap. Those with talent leap over, those without talent stay where they are forever.

   Earl Pierce could hear the irony.

   If there is a new master alchemist, it will naturally be a great joy for the Dalton family. But just being a quasi-alchemist is a joke.

  Who doesn't know that if you want an alchemist, you have to throw money into it first. I don't know when the results will come out. Anyway, the way to lose money must be arranged first.

   "Baron Hudson, what does this mean?"

   Earl Pierce asked sharply.

  Giving face to face does not mean that he is afraid. As the master of the southeast province, just being a bear of the earth is not enough to make him bow his head.

  Especially the owner of this bear is still in the circle of game rules, so the threat he can pose is even smaller.

   "Your Excellency, don't misunderstand me. I came here with good intentions. If you don't believe me, you will understand when you open the potion."

   Hudson said calmly.

  If before that, Baron Cayo put in the locust-attracting potion, he would decisively choose to rot in his stomach. Even if there is sufficient evidence, he will not come forward.

  But it's different now. Hudson, who is pretending to be Xiongwei, has some negotiating capital.

  Even if the talk collapses, the Dalton family will not have the idea of ​​killing people. An adult Earth Bear will run with one unless a dragon is sent to intercept it.

  Hudson doesn't think the Dalton family has an adult dragon. If there were such a big killer, it would have been known throughout the continent long ago.

  The moment he opened the bottle cap, Earl Pierce's expression changed drastically. With a trembling voice, he said, "How is this possible?

   No, there must be a misunderstanding here!

   Baron Hudson, don't you suspect Kayo..."

   "Your Excellency, I misunderstood.

  I don’t know anything, I just stopped by to congratulate the Dalton family, a new alchemist is about to be added.

   Regarding the locust-attracting agent, it is natural that the Governor's Office should send someone to investigate and deal with it. I was just a bystander, and I happened to see some unimportant clues, so I brought them along. "

   Hudson hinted nakedly.

   Everything was delivered here, naturally in exchange for benefits. If you want to cheat the Dalton family, these things, together with the clues in Hudson's hands, should all be sent to the capital.

   This kind of hatred thing, once exposed. The Dalton family will no longer want to hang out in the aristocratic circle, and the affected nobles will whip them to death for a lifetime.

   Even if it is righteousness to kill relatives, everyone will not believe it. Maybe the scapegoat for causing the locust plague this time may be pinned on their heads.

  If the political opponents are more vicious, and by the way label them colluding with the Holy See, the Dalton family can be removed from the kingdom.

  Of course, the probability of this situation is not high. After all, it is a long-established aristocrat, and the Dalton family's network background is by no means as simple as it seems on the surface.

  As long as you deal with it properly and are willing to pay a certain price, it is still possible to suppress the matter.

  The accusations were not confirmed, it was just some gossip, but they could not shake their foundation.

   In this way, it is Hudson's turn to be unlucky. There have been too many incidents in history where people were killed when they failed to file a complaint.

  The same big force is going to die, Hudson feels that for his own life, it is better not to try it lightly.

   What's more, the current mountain territory is too weak, even if the Dalton family is defeated, there will not be much cake.

  Understanding the meaning behind the words, Earl Pierce's face instantly turned cloudy, and he said with a smile: "Baron Hudson is right, this is indeed a misunderstanding.

  Cayo's talent is limited, he is only an intermediate magician so far, how can he become an alchemist!

  Your Excellency came from afar, but for the reward. You and I have been friends for generations, as long as it can be resolved, I will solve it for you. "

  After listening to "Friendship through the ages", Hudson almost laughed out loud. To put it bluntly, even now, Earl Pierce may not be able to pronounce his father's name.

  The level gap between the two sides is too great, and a small family like Koslow simply cannot get into the eyes of Earl Pierce.

   Even now, the two parties are still people from two worlds. Being able to sit here and talk peacefully is because Earl Pierce is unwilling to take risks.

   Mainly, Earl Pierce didn't know how deeply Baron Cayo had been mixed up, and whether he had mixed up with people from the Holy See.

  Compared to the exposure of the matter, the heavy price that needs to be paid. It is obviously much simpler to buy Hudson to seal it.

   "Your Excellency, the position of Sheriff of Wright County has not been decided for a long time, which has affected the local development. As a nobleman, I want to get this opportunity to share the worries of the kingdom."

   For a long time, Hudson has not been sure about the Wright County sheriff dispute. The most important reason is that there is no one in the court.

  Hudson doesn't think that the Dalton family will fight for him just because of the local affection of the local nobles.

   "Baron Hudson, you are too late. In fact, the position of Sheriff was decided in the royal capital long before the division of fiefs last year.

  The so-called unresolved is actually just a scene deliberately arranged by the Grand Duke in order to train his son. "

   Earl Pierce said helplessly.

   It's not that he doesn't want to help, it's just that the dust has settled. Want to overthrow the decision to overthrow the capital again, unless Baron Sith has his own problems.

  Designing a grand duke's son is not so easy to arrange. It's nothing more than a small fight. If he is abolished directly, Grand Duke Kavadia will definitely interfere.

   Hudson was not surprised to get this answer. He has seen a lot of similar weird things, and relatively speaking, this is already considered appetizing.

  Even if it was just for show, they have gone through all the procedures. If it weren't for Hudson's sudden birth, Baron Sith could have taken the position under everyone's expectations.

  Typical: "Three points depend on hard work, seven points depend on luck, and the remaining 90 points depend on dad."

  The father of a grand duke is enough to erase all the efforts of Hudson. Even if he has become famous now and is considered by countless nobles in the province as the most suitable person to be the Sheriff of Wright County, it will not have any effect.

   "I see, thank you Earl for your advice!"

  What should have been expected, now really happened. Hudson found that he still couldn't face it calmly. After all, his previous life was too smooth, which made him ignore the cruel nature of the world.

   "There is no way to be the sheriff, but if you don't want to be inferior to Baron Sith, you can still do it.

  Relying on your achievements in capturing the Insect King before, I can help you run a viscount. I am still somewhat sure.

   However, there is no way to increase the fiefdom. It is nothing more than assigning the Salam Mountains you are currently operating and the swamp to you. "

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