Noble Emblem

Although the sky was clear, a drought thunder suddenly sounded in such weather.

The young king's eyes lit up and he took a deep breath: "What's the Eastern Expedition?"

Beta did not answer him, but said directly: "Don't His Majesty the King think that the country of Holevin is too small?"

Of course it is small... Although Holevin is not the smallest country in the world, no king would think that the territory of his country is too large.

"Although the desert kingdom has a harsher environment, it is also rich in resources. For example, there are a lot of magic materials, as well as a large number of underground copper and iron mines." Beta continued with a smile: "The people there are indeed rough, but As long as you train properly, you can become an excellent warrior."

Beta didn't need to say these things, the king actually knew them too.

He looked at Beta and asked calmly: "I still said the same thing, how can we cooperate?"

"Your Majesty the King, you and the lords are responsible for sending the troops. Our temple will provide the chaplains and some necessary funds."

"How many chaplains and how much funding?"

"We can guarantee that each legion can be equipped with at least ten soldiers." Beta thought for a while and said: "As for the funds, it depends on how many soldiers His Majesty the King can summon. We promise that for every soldier summoned, we can provide five A silver coin of capital.”

"If I can summon 200,000 soldiers, wouldn't you only have to pay 10,000 gold coins? This is too little."

Beta nodded: "The gold coins are indeed not that much. After all, we opened mountains and built roads and built canals some time ago, which cost a lot. But ten thousand gold coins are almost enough to pay for three months of food and war for an army of about eighty thousand. The rest is up to the king and the lords."

"Since Your Majesty the Pope proposed the Eastern Expedition, you must take responsibility." The king smiled softly and said, "How can you get half of the military expenses?"

Beta chuckled and said: "Your Majesty the King, I always treat people with sincerity in my words and deeds. I also think the conditions just given are very sincere. If you think it is unreasonable, then this proposal will be dropped."

Ten thousand gold coins is indeed not too much, but it is more than one-third of the military expenditure. There are also a hundred military chaplains, which is the bulk.

For a small country like Holevin, very few magicians and priests can be recruited in every war. It's not as big as France, it's just a group of mages at every turn.

Seeing Beta 'backing off' so quickly, the king said unhappily: "Your Majesty, this is not the way to negotiate. There is no way to withdraw the table if there is a disagreement."

"Negotiation is something that opponents only do." Beta said with a matter-of-fact expression: "We are allies. Your Majesty, if you think of us as enemies now, then naturally we will not be able to continue talking."

"An ally?" The king looked at Beta quietly for a while: "This is the first time I have heard that the divine religion can become an ally with the royal family."

Beta pointed out the window: "Under the sun, everything is possible. Divine power and royal power are not necessarily mortal enemies. At least in the eyes of our God of Wealth, we can all be friends."

"Why?"

"Our goddess is not interested in worldly power, life and death. She doesn't even care much about the souls of mortals. Her greatest wish is to see the world prosperous everywhere. Your Majesty, you can take a look at our teachings."

The king was silent for a long time, and then sighed softly: "I have read your teachings, and they are indeed very well written. So be it, I will gather the lords and soldiers first, the chaplains and funds you promised, I hope to be able to gather them together in one Seen within a month.”

"as you wish."

The king did not stand up. He looked at Beta: "The struggle between royal power and divine power has always existed. I hope that both of us can make a good start. So, now you can tell me what you want to get after the Eastern Expedition."

"The right to preach in the desert. The right to make roads, and the right to dig canals."

The king took a deep breath: "You want to build roads in the desert and dig canals in the desert. How is this possible?"

"Haha, of course it would be impossible for our Wealth God Sect to do such a thing alone." Beta smiled: "But what if we add the Water God Sect? People outside say that there is no real friendship between the two sects. , but our friendship with the Water God Sect can withstand the test of time and the baptism of interests. "

Indeed, wherever there is a church of wealth, there will definitely be a church of the Water God Sect built next to it.

The king stood up with some expectation in his eyes: "I will look at the relationship between the royal family and your religion with an optimistic attitude."

Then he watched Beta leave.

The living room became deserted. Without his order, no one else dared to approach the room.

He is the youngest king in the history of Hollevin. Being young means being strong and strong. To put it more directly, it means being ambitious.

As Beta said, he felt that Hollevan was too small.

Even if Beta had not proposed an eastward expedition just now, he would have launched an offensive against the desert kingdom.

Now that the desert kingdom was first occupied by Zoroastrianism, and then civil strife broke out frequently, it was extremely weak. It was indeed an excellent opportunity.

Young lions always have the desire to expand their territories.

The opportunity is rare, if you miss it, you won't get it again.

On the other side, Beta teleported back to Waking City, and then saw a rather unexpected person visiting.

This is a very beautiful elf woman, and Beta is quite familiar with her.

The elven demigod, Coco Yara.

Although she is an old woman who is thousands of years old, she still looks like a girl. Her green silk dress is close-fitting and smooth, and her undulating figure makes people unable to take their eyes away.

"How dare you come here."

"Why don't you dare?" Cocoyala smiled.

"Want to fight again?"

Coco Yara shook his head: "I don't want to fight to the death with an alien dragon of unknown origin. Respect comes from strength. I didn't know it before, but now I know your strength, so you have my respect."

Beta sneered: "They all say that the elves are kind, but I didn't expect that they are also power supremacists."

"Kindness without power is stupidity. It is like a rabbit carrying a carrot to a hungry wolf, trying to save it, but it will be devoured by the wolf. Kindness with power is like a lion throwing down a bone to give alms. Give it to the jackal, who can only accept it with his tail between his legs.”

Beta didn't want to discuss philosophy with her. He had read too many books on the subject on the ground, so he asked: "So, Ms. Demigod, what is your purpose of coming here this time?"

"The elves need your blood." Cocoyala smiled and said: "The dragon you transformed into is in line with the aesthetics of our elves. It is glittering, elegant and powerful. I even thought of a name for the descendant. name."

"Elven Dragon."