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"Since they are all old friends, father should reveal some information to them in a subtle way!

The Kingdom's Near East strategy is a high-investment, high-risk, and high-yield business. It's up to them whether they want to participate or not. "

Hudson responded calmly.

The family's personal network also played a role in his early days of starting a business, so naturally he cannot turn his back on others.

Hudson still doesn't mind providing them with some help if he can.

What I am saying now are all from the bottom of my heart. When small nobles participate in the Near East strategy, they are simply gambling with their family fortune.

However, it is precisely because of high risks that there will be high returns. If there was no threat from the orcs, the Near East would become a piece of fat meat. How would they have the qualifications to participate?

If small nobles and common people want to go further, they must risk their lives. This is the nature of the world.

If we don’t go out and fight now, when the era of big mergers comes, we won’t have a chance even if we try hard.

Those who have obtained fiefdoms in the Near East are now considered to have an advantage. Those who did not obtain a fief could only rely on other nobles and follow them to strive for wealth.

If nothing unexpected happens, the major families will continue to recruit people to reserve talents for the development of the Near East, including the Koslow family.

To attract people to join the team, you must also pay attention to skills. It is best to let people take the initiative to join you instead of asking them to come to you.

Especially if it involves past human relationships, if you act too eagerly, it is easy for the other person to have the illusion that he is helping you for the sake of friendship.

"Hudson, tell me the truth. What are the chances of winning the kingdom's Near East strategy?"

Redman asked seriously.

People's desires will grow. In the past, he thought that all his sons could get a fief, and expanding the family business would be the greatest success in life.

With the sudden rise of Hudson, most of this "dream" hidden deep in his heart has been completed in a daze.

The three sons above all own fiefdoms, and the two younger sons below will most likely be able to reap the dividends as well. Except for the useless Lai Suer, it can be said that his life is complete.

However, the wealth and wealth gained by following Hudson has its limits after all. A barony has almost reached its limit. If you want to go further, you have to fight on your own.

Apart from Hudson, the one currently developing best is the eldest son. Because of the key training he received from an early age, Nelson's ability to deal with people was stronger, and he was recommended by Hudson to serve as an official in the royal capital.

The civil service route is slow to make a fortune, but it is more reliable. With the help of the family, as long as you don't mess around, you don't have to worry about wealth.

The rest won't work. The second youngest is too reckless to take on a big role. The next two younger ones have no relationship with Hudson, so it's impossible to spend too many resources on them.

If there is no opportunity, I probably won’t be able to catch up with the second child. At least the second child's territory is still a Feng Shui treasure land specially selected by Hudson, and they will not receive this kind of treatment.

Looking at this orc invasion, we can see that the lords of Northern Xinjiang suffered heavy casualties, including five of the descendants of the Koslow family who were developing in Northern Xinjiang.

"Thirty percent!"

Hudson said a cold number without changing his face, directly dispelling Redman's fantasy.

The probability of "30%" is enough for everyone to make up their mind to take a big gamble, but the probability of success of the kingdom is 30%, which does not mean that the probability of success of the noble children is also 30%.

The greater possibility is that noble children are constantly pouring into the Near East, exchanging their flesh and blood for the success of the Kingdom's Near East strategy. In this process, the noble children may change several times.

From the perspective of the kingdom, as long as it can succeed, it is worth paying some price.

But from a father's standpoint, Redman didn't want to gamble. The risk was so high that he didn't even dare to propose to Hudson to take care of his brother.

With such a low probability, one can imagine how much pressure the coach is under. It would be nice to be able to keep the Xueyue Territory, how dare you let him continue to be distracted.

"When you get to the Near East, you can't give up anything. Fame and status are all empty, and only your life is yours.

Even if you lose the Near East, you are still the great noble of the kingdom. No matter how the situation collapses and worsens, it will not affect the mountain territory for a while.

As long as this foundation remains, everything can start again. Too hard is easy to break, there is no need to pursue victory every time! "

Redman's heartfelt words made Hudson feel moved but also helpless.

Sure enough, there are some truths that cannot be told. If the outside world really knew that in the eyes of his marshal, the success rate of the Near East strategy was only 30%, everyone's enthusiasm would immediately be extinguished.

There is no way, the reality is so cruel. It is enough to deceive others with exaggerated success rates, but you must not deceive yourself as well.

The orcs were not fools, so how could they watch the Kingdom's Near East strategy succeed. The orc war taking place on the prairie is essentially a risk release.

In the history of the Orc Empire, this is not the first time that similar chaos has occurred. When all parties get tired of fighting, they will naturally come to the negotiation table.

After a few more years of buffering, the four major royal families have also regained their strength. They can then bring the newly rising royal families together to formulate new rules of the game.

If the fight is too fierce and all clans are seriously injured, then it is entirely possible for the five royal families to become four royal families.

Once the situation in the Orc Empire stabilizes, war will surely break out in the Near East.

There is no need to mobilize large armies for decisive battles. Attacks and destructions time and time again can bring down many lords.

The city can protect the safety of its citizens, but it cannot protect the farmland, pastures, bridges, and reservoirs outside the city...

This kind of harassment can almost be said to continue indefinitely. Even if the defense line is completed, the Near East will still be threatened by the orcs.

There are two ways to deal with it: either cripple the orc empire until they dare not come over to cause trouble; or follow the example of the northern provinces and build fortresses everywhere, making the city defenses look like a maze.

The criss-crossing defense lines are natural dividing zones. Blocking several traffic arteries forms a ready-made encirclement.

Obviously, the two most effective measures are not so easy to implement.

If it could cripple the Orc Empire, the kingdom would not have to build a defense line in the Near East. Hudson would have led an army to gallop on the grasslands.

The Northland model is even more difficult to learn. It took the kingdom more than three hundred years to build the densely packed fortresses one after another.

"Don't worry, the danger is mainly for the people below. The kingdom has been in existence for more than 300 years, and only seven coaches have been killed. I'm not that unlucky!"

Hudson reassured.

The outside world only saw his infinite scenery, but no one cared about the abyss behind the scenery. Only those closest to him would advise him to be careful.

If you take a step back, the sky is vast, it is for ordinary people. In just a few years, Hudson climbed from a nobleman to his current position. There was no way out for Hudson.

The battlefield in the Near East has collapsed, and the entire northern continent may fall into the hands of foreigners. How can there be any mountain territory?

The best choice left for Hudson is to retreat to the sea with his remaining strength and find an island to rest temporarily.

…

The Alpha Kingdom was busy with its Near East strategy and had no time to rebel against the Holy See, but it still failed to stop the Franks.

On October 10, Holy Calendar 99993, the Frankish Church announced that it would not recognize the legitimacy of the Holy See on the grounds that the Holy See was controlled by heretics, and at the same time invited branches from various countries to send representatives to Lutetia to discuss countermeasures.

"Establishing a new Holy See" was made explicit for the first time.

When it comes to religious beliefs, once someone is labeled a "heretic", there is no room for maneuver.

Since the Holy See is controlled by heretics, everyone must naturally unite and use thunderous means to purify the "heresies" and return the Holy Mountain clean!

The battle horn sounded, which meant that there was no room for relaxation for both sides. Even as far away as the northern continent of Hudson, the chill was felt.

The Franks not only want to rebel against the Holy See themselves, but they also want to pull everyone together to rebel against the Holy See.

Whether the two sides will fight has suddenly become the most concerned topic across the continent. Before all countries could take sides, various undercurrents began to surge.

From the standpoint of the human race, Hudson naturally did not want a civil war to break out at this moment. Once the two top forces start fighting, the human race's power to suppress the alien alliance will no longer exist.

Without the pressure from the Human Alliance, the aliens would not be as quiet as they are now. Even if the war is not restarted immediately, various border frictions are inevitable.

The situation in the Northern Continent is already very bad. If there is any more trouble, life will be even more difficult.

There is no use worrying. Hudson does not have the ability to influence the decisions of the two major forces. It's not his turn to worry about taking sides.

The Alpha Kingdom has been a vanguard against the Holy See for a long time, and now it has been classified into the "anti-Holy See camp" without doing anything.

It's not possible to switch camps.

Even if the kingdom declares neutrality to the outside world, it is estimated that the Holy See will think that they are engaged in a conspiracy and want to cause a big wave at a critical moment.

Even if you directly express support for the Holy See, it is estimated that in the eyes of the Holy See's senior officials, it will become: "This is a lurking spy!"

Compared to the various human nations that were still struggling, the Alpha Kingdom, which took sides without having to choose, directly acted as a free-for-all.

Interference means that the kingdom is not strong enough, and if it jumps out to point fingers, it will only bring humiliation to itself; civil war means that neither of the two camps can reach it.

If you can't blend it in, then just keep working hard.

On the holy mountain, Pius VII faced everyone with a gloomy expression. There are rumors in the outside world that he, the pope pretended by the devil, fainted on the spot after learning his identity.

Obviously, these are all rumors. As a strong man from the Holy Realm, how could he not have such a little bit of mental endurance?

But anger is inevitable. For so many years since the Holy See of Dawn has existed, this is the first time someone has declared them illegal, and the excuse used was "evil possession".

If you read the general history of the mainland, you will know that the Holy See’s favorite thing is to use “evil possession” as an excuse to send people to the barbecue.

It must be said that it is ironic that the same crime has fallen on them.

"Why aren't you talking now? Those heretics have openly rebelled. If this continues, I'm afraid we will really become heretics!"

Pius VII scolded angrily.

He knew that the Holy See was unpopular on the mainland, but he never imagined that the situation could deteriorate to this point.

"Possessed by an evil spirit", this is clearly rubbing the Holy See's face against the ground. If it cannot be dealt with in time, the Holy See's last majesty on the mainland may be lost.

If a few more small churches pop up, the people at the bottom who blindly follow them will not be able to tell which one is genuine and which one is pirated.

"Your Majesty, we must immediately take thunderous measures to suppress the arrogance of the Franks. Otherwise, if time goes by, something big will happen!"

Gu Lei said in fear.

The label of "paying for his crimes and doing meritorious service" has not yet been removed from his head. At this time, he must show off.

“Nonsense, everyone knows something needs to be done, the question is what can we do now?

The Frankish Kingdom is not a small force. A little scare can bring them back on track. "

Blake said disdainfully.

Things have changed. In the past few years, he was ridiculed, but now he has finally changed his role.

It's not that he doesn't care about the overall situation, it's because as the leader of the Holy See's main armed force, the two of them were destined to confront each other from the beginning.

Only when the Knights of Judgment and the Knights of Judgment fight against each other can the balance of power game on the Holy Mountain continue to be played.

As for the other knights of the Holy See, they suffered heavy losses during the evacuation and have not recovered yet.

Although Gu Lei and Blake often fight against each other, once other knights want to take the lead, the two will join forces to suppress them.

With limited resources, only the two major knights in the Holy See have returned to their heyday. The other several knights have not even restored their military structure to one-third of their peak.

It is precisely because of the strength in the hands of the two knights that Blake and Gulei can still stand in the Holy See despite making big mistakes.

At this moment, the window paper was pierced, and the reality that the Holy See was unable to suppress the Frankish Kingdom was made clear, and everyone looked ugly.

After all, sanity still existed. Even though everyone was filled with anger, no one proposed to destroy the Frankish Kingdom.

On the one hand, there is no direct border between the two sides, and on the other hand, the Holy See has been in trouble in recent years.

After recuperating for hundreds of years, he finally regained some of his strength, but before he could make a difference, he began to lose troops and generals again.

Especially the previous actions to establish authority not only destroyed most of the Holy See's naval power, but also lost countless masters.

No matter how big a family is, it cannot afford to continue to squander it.

In the subsequent continental war, the Holy See encountered the dwarves again, and fully appreciated the power of armor and the power of magic crystal cannons.

Weapons of the same material, weapons forged by dwarves are just sharper.

Crossbow arrows have a longer range and a higher hit rate. The magic crystal cannon is a dimensionally reduced strike. Whether it is the range, rate of fire, or the power of the shells, it is better than those produced by the Holy See.

If the weapons and equipment are not good enough, then human lives will be used to make up for it. In the end, the dwarves were indeed driven back, but the loss paid by the Holy See was not small.

So after the war, the angry Pius VII directly carried out a major overhaul of the logistics department and cleaned out a lot of moths.

However, the subsequent compensation could not change the fact that the Holy See gradually fell into a disadvantage in the competition with the Frankish Kingdom.

The current "separate Holy See" controversy is essentially caused by an imbalance of power. If the Holy See had simply wiped out the dwarves in the continental war, Charles III would never dare to take such a bold step.

“Okay, you two idiots, keep your mouths shut from now on, I don’t want to hear another stupid thing!

Ulisse told me how many countries have already expressed their stance, and how many countries continue to support the Frankish heretics.

Just mention the important countries. There is no need to introduce the small countries in detail! "

Pius VII said angrily.

The rebellion of a Frankish kingdom is nothing more than destroying the majesty of the Holy See. If a group of countries follow, it is not a matter of majesty, but the collapse of the foundation of the Holy See.

"Your Majesty, the situation is a bit bad. After the Frankish Church issued an invitation, almost all branches in various places that are not under our control accepted the invitation.

What is certain at present is that the group of small countries that originally followed the Frankish Kingdom have gradually joined the heretical camp.

The attitudes of several major powers are very ambiguous and they have not stated their positions directly. However, senior church leaders in various countries have made public speeches to criticize us.

If the foreign affairs department operates well, it may be possible to keep these countries neutral or even turn to support us.

Of course, the three countries in the Central Continent have been greatly offended by us, and it is not easy to convince them. "

Ulise said in an evasive manner.

Compared with the three countries in the Central Continent, the reactions of the Alpha Kingdom and the Iliban Kingdom are the most important.

The former determines the direction of the church in the northern continent, while the latter affects the choices of the countries in the southern continent.