Blue Sword

The current time point should be in the middle and late stages of version 2 of "HRE Civil War".

The competition between the two largest forces in the Principality of Swabia, the Falcon Family and the Fishbone Family, is a key point in the main storyline of version 2.

The Fishbone family has a tradition of opposing the emperor. It is said that the first Earl of Fishbone was also a ruthless man. He once offended three Shinra emperors in succession. If it weren't for the feudal country's custom of "I can't do anything with the vassals of my vassals", this man would be good at seeking death. The family has long since disappeared in the long river of history.

Once the Fishbone family wins the Swabian Civil War, then according to the inferences of the research party, Count Fishbone will most likely hold Swabia in his hands and bargain with the Duke of Franconia, but it is unlikely that he will betray The Griffin Family - because he was more afraid of the outcome of the Emperor's coalition forces going south.

On the other hand, if the Falcon family wins, the balance of the civil war will immediately tilt.

Frederick, the head of the Falcon family of this generation, was a noble man with considerable political skills. He probably had already seen clearly that the emperor's victory in the civil war was unstoppable.

Therefore, in the original game plot, with the help of the player, he immediately cut off the connection between Franconia and Burgundy after initially taking control of the Principality of Swabia.

The task chain that determines this key node is called the "Chorus." There are eight ways to accept the task chain, covering six factions and forces. In the end, as many as 100,000 players participated.

Sixty thousand people helped the Falcon family, and forty thousand people helped the Fishbone family. In the end, the Falcon family won.

Of course, there are no players in this world, so most of the confrontation branches of the task chain will not be activated, and the families on both sides will not fight to the death with the help of players on both sides like the original plot, which is extremely tragic.

What Asker is currently doing and what he will do next is very simple: connect with several mission-related forces to maximize benefits as much as possible.

For example, in the "Spiritual Sect" line, after the players of the "Spiritual Sect" reach a certain level in camp reputation, they can receive clues from the camp NPC and perform the "dead corpse containing coins" ritual in the Principality of Swabia. Thereby summoning the ferryman of the River Styx to take over this quest chain.

(As a prophet, and with the relationship with Sheila, he naturally does not need to go to the camp to gain reputation, and directly skips the prerequisite tasks)

The next day, the three men approached Count Frederick and hinted that his mission had been completed.

"That's what you said." Earl Frederick pondered, "It's time to convene the clan meeting again. After all, now that there is a war, whether to fight or to defend needs to be decided as soon as possible."

"Although I am the head of the family, I still have to listen to the opinions of the clan members and work together before making decisions."

The three of them almost vomited. After all, the opposition has been brainwashed by the collective efforts of the gods, and now you tell us that you want to engage in democratic decision-making?

"Where is our reward?" Medea asked directly in her heart.

"According to the price agreed in advance, I will pay it into the external account of your Licinius Company within a week." Frederick replied.

puff! Medea almost squirted, why did she call Nora her sister directly?

She quickly cast a hidden look at Aske and Nora. Aske reluctantly stepped forward and asked for confirmation:

"Your Excellency, please forgive me for asking: If you finally confirm that you want to launch a war after the clan meeting, are you going to side with His Majesty the Emperor, or the side of the Wolf and Gryphon families?"

Frederick was a little surprised and turned his attention to Nora. The latter smiled and said:

"His problem is what I mean."

This personal secretary... has a higher status in the Licinius Group than I imagined!

Frederick, who realized that he had ignored this person before, immediately smiled and said:

"Mr. Aske, I have said it before. We currently only intend to focus on the interior of the Principality of Swabia, and have no idea of ​​rashly interfering in the civil war in the empire..."

"But if the Falcon family can successfully defeat the Fishbone family, then it is only a matter of time before it can directly and indirectly control the entire Principality of Swabia." Asker exposed his words mercilessly, "The dignified Principality of Swabia Lord… I’m afraid that neither side of the empire’s civil war will allow you and your family to remain neutral.”

Frederick looked at Nora again, his eyes already slightly stern, but Nora's expression did not change at all, she just continued to smile and said in a soft but extremely firm voice:

"What Aske wants to ask is also what I must understand."

Frederick's face darkened slightly, and he said after a while:

"What if I say that I am not optimistic about the Griffin family?"

Nora smiled and said nothing.

"Although your Holy See is on the side of the Wolf family, it still cannot change the situation within the empire." Frederick said sternly, "The vast majority of the Frankish lords have no position to support His Majesty the Emperor. Just look at the overall situation of both parties. In terms of strength, at least in this civil war, I don’t see any possibility of His Majesty the Emperor losing – there are only two outcomes: quick victory and stalemate.”

"Unless the Holy See personally steps down." He changed his voice and said, "However, it is almost the beginning of spring, and Italy has not issued any recruitment orders. Is it because the next round of demonic tide is coming? In this case, we will It is impossible to side with a side that has no possibility of victory.”

"In other words, if the Falcon family can control the Principality of Swabia, will they choose to join the emperor's coalition forces to attack the Griffin family's army in Franconia?" Ask asked in confirmation.

"I didn't say that." Frederick's tone was sarcastic.

He didn't admit it, but he didn't deny it either. The meaning was very clear. Besides, Medea can also read minds, so Frederick naturally did not need to speak more bluntly, but just stared at Asker with a serious expression.

It would be a pity if an arms deal cannot be negotiated, but the Falcon family will definitely expand externally next. As a reward for "persuading" the opposition, Frederick would of course also pay the price to the opponent - that's all.

"What he said is true." Medea's mind-reading results showed that the other party was not stupid enough to lie in front of a mind-reading person.

"Okay." Asker took out a letter from his sleeve and handed it to Count Frederick.

"This is it?" Frederick took the letter and looked at the Weisbach family coat of arms sealed on it, his expression suddenly became loose.

He quickly opened the envelope, quickly read the contents on it, and raised his head in disbelief:

"Aren't you from the Licinius Group?"

"This has nothing to do with my family, it's just my personal position." Nora said frankly.

"That's it." Frederick just thought for a moment and immediately understood the ins and outs of the whole thing, and smiled bitterly, "What a clever way of saying it, Miss Nora."

"Fortunately, our positions are consistent." Nora said with a smile.

"Yes." Frederick nodded slightly, "I will reply with a letter regarding this matter, please bring it to the Weisbach family."

Done! Nora secretly breathed a sigh of relief in her heart, Eleanor finally got the Will III potion.

Just as she was about to say yes, she heard Aske say again:

"Before that, I would like to confirm: Does your Excellency the Duke have any plans to continue entrusting us?"

Continue to delegate? Didn’t I already entrust you with taking care of the opposition? Frederick was startled for a moment, then reacted immediately.

The real purpose of these people is to promote an alliance between the Sauron family and the Weisbach family to jointly attack the Principality of Franconia.

Under the current circumstances, there are two factors that prevent the Falcon family from controlling the Principality of Swabia: the internal factor is the anti-war voice within the family, which has been eliminated with the help of these people.

Another external factor is naturally the army of Earl Fishbone blocking the north of Hezinger, which means...

"If you can get rid of those people," Frederick said sternly, "you will gain the friendship of the Sauron family and sufficient rewards. The price can be whatever you want."

As long as you can control the Principality of Swabia, no matter how much effort you put in, it will be worth it. On the other hand, Earl Frederick's statement undoubtedly no longer regards the Cangqing Sword people as envoys of the Weisbach family, but completely treats them on the same status as them.

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