Blue Sword

"So, when can we be let out?" Asik asked.

Inside the prison, Queen Maya sat on a chair next to her and answered Asker's question through the iron bars:

"Not yet. The public security in the city is not very stable. If we let you out, it will easily cause unnecessary trouble. You should understand that this is to protect your safety."

Having said this, she calmly took a sip of tea and continued:

"Of course, if our contract is implemented smoothly, then the conservatives will soon lose the power to make trouble, and then I can publicly issue a pardon to you."

The meaning is very clear. The tool people want to squeeze out the value. They will not release you until they are squeezed out.

"But." Maya put down the tea cup and asked a little strangely, "Aren't you the leader of the Blue Sword? Why do you stay here and let your subordinates go out to work?"

"They are not my subordinates." Asik explained. "Strictly speaking, we are closer to the relationship of colleagues and masters and apprentices. They obey my command, and I am responsible for teaching them to improve their strength."

"I see. I originally thought that you were using your authority to open a harem and at the same time forcing them to work for you to make money. It seems that I misunderstood." Maya nodded.

Asker:? ? ?

"You have a huge misunderstanding." He said helplessly, "Not all groups with many boys and girls are harem groups."

"Even if all the girls like you, it doesn't count?" Maya blinked.

"Not all girls..." Ask was weak.

"Okay, then most of the girls." Maya smiled, "Are you not attracted to any of them?"

"This involves a private matter. Didn't you come here to discuss the political situation with me this time?" Asik once again used the method of changing the subject, reminding the other party, "You said that there is external interference from the upper half-elves, or Aragorn Cass What’s going on with the top leaders of the Kingdom of Dia?”

"Ah, speaking of this." Maya was successfully diverted and sighed, "Captain Asker, do you know about the Wizard's Stone?"

"Wizard's Stone?" Ask was stunned for a moment, then asked immediately, "Is there a vein of Wizard's Stone in Lusitania?"

The so-called wizard's stone is a mineral that can restore the spirituality of extraordinary people when crushed. Even the magic tide surrounding the entire planet is essentially the periodic changes in the magnetic field produced by a large number of wizard stones in the mantle layer.

Because of this, the Wizard's Stone has extraordinary strategic significance for extraordinary forces. There are two largest mineral veins in the world, one is in the Peloponnese region of the Cyris Peninsula, and the other is in the Cairo Plain of the Southern Continent, but I didn't expect that there are also them in Lusitania.

"The reserves of our mineral veins are not comparable to those mined by Siris and the Southern Continent, and they are buried relatively deep, so they have been kept strictly confidential." Queen Maya continued, "Except for a few high-level half-elves, there are only The royal family of Aragon and Castile knows.”

"Wait a minute, why is it the royal family of Aragon and Castile..." After Asik said this, he immediately understood.

smuggling.

If Lusitania was going to try to sell the Wizard's Stone to outsiders, then it would definitely need human sales channels. The Kingdom of Aragon and Castile was the first to hear the news because it was the closest.

They then made a deal with Lusitania to "buy out" the news.

"You guessed it right." Queen Maya sighed. "Aragon-Castilla secretly purchased the wizard's stone from us, and then shipped it outside for limited sale, and the price immediately increased tenfold. Of course, they will not It is said to be obtained from the great forest of Lusitania, but the official statement is that it was transported from Cairo along the Mediterranean route.”

"If it is really a long-distance sea transportation, then the high price is justified; however, if it is actually transported by land from Lusitania, the actual profit is quite amazing." Asker pondered for a moment and understood, "So, the Kingdom of the Dead also Did you find out about this?"

"Except for the section controlled by the Seljuk Empire and the Mamluks, most of the southern routes in the Mediterranean are monitored by the Hafsid Dynasty." Maya sneered, "The excuse of Aragon-Castilla can It can be hidden from other countries, but not from the Kingdom of the Dead. After all, they can get the real shipping information."

"So, the Kingdom of the Undead suspects that it is actually the Kingdom of Aragon and Castile that secretly controls a vein of wizard's stone, so it launches an attack on the Iberian Peninsula?" Ask asked guessing.

"That's not clear. I'm also inclined to think that this is a possibility." Maya sighed and looked at Ask seriously, "So, you should also understand."

"Once the Kingdom of Aragon and Castile cannot withstand the undead offensive, it will definitely reveal this news to the Kingdom of the Undead."

"By then, Lusitania will inevitably be unable to protect itself. Even though we are surrounded by the Morena Mountains and the Doniana Swamp, the undead will never hesitate to face the temptation of the Wizard's Stone."

"So what the half-elves have to do is to disclose the mine information as soon as possible to win the protection of other countries on the mainland." Asker concluded, "As long as the news that the Wizard Stone is here is confirmed, then even the Shinra who were originally unwilling to send troops , West Francia and Anjou, will also quickly send troops to rescue under the pressure of the Holy See."

"After all, the Holy See will never allow the Wizard's Stone to be controlled by the Kingdom of the Undead. Otherwise, given time, the Undead will be able to follow the example of the Seljuks and establish their own extraordinary empire."

"You are right." Queen Maya shook her head, "But the Kingdom of Aragon-Castilla doesn't think so."

"Are they still dreaming of making private peace with the Kingdom of the Undead so that they can equally share the output of the Wizard's Stone vein?" Ask asked in disbelief.

"It is better to share the profits equally with the undead than to be interfered by other countries on the mainland. This is the prediction of the current situation by the royal family of Aragon and Castile." Queen Maya sneered, "Of course, the mineral veins are not theirs after all. I can afford the gamble.”

"For them, the worst result after losing the bet is nothing more than to cede Lusitania and the mineral veins, or even the entire Castile, and only retain the Aragon region close to the Pyrenees. After all, West Francia and the Holy See have decided The undead are not allowed to invade there. As long as the undead cannot gain an absolute advantage in the war, then they can take advantage of the situation and negotiate with the undead."

Queen Maya looked gloomy and continued: "However, for the Lusitania Forest, the worst result is that it will be defeated by the undead, the forest will be burned, and all the half-elves will be slaughtered."

"Precisely because the chips are the entire Lusitania, the Aragonese dare to gamble, but we dare not. They try to put our lives on the gambling table, and we must save ourselves."