The mysterious journey begins with becoming a pirate

The waiter served tea to the four people present. Alok took a sip of the black tea from the East Continent and praised:

"Not bad. No bitterness. Compared with domestic black tea, it has a little more sweetness. I like this."

Then, he placed the tea on the coffee table and went straight to the topic of today, saying:

"I heard the professor say in the carriage that the Earl had some difficulties in finding goods? I also have some connections and relationships in Dameia, especially in the extraordinary world. Maybe I can help."

"That's great, I thank you on behalf of the Grand Duke." Earl Otto said excitedly.

"The premise is that the wages are enough." Professor Palmer suddenly interrupted.

Earl Otto was stunned for a moment, then laughed and said:

"Hahaha. Of course. When have I ever owed wages?"

Alok took another sip of tea to cover up his embarrassment.

After Count Otto had laughed enough, he continued to say to Alok:

"I just like straightforward personalities. Sometimes wearing too many masks will make people forget what they really look like. So I just said it straight to the point."

He paused, and seeing that Alok was listening to him carefully, he continued with a serious expression:

"What happened just now is just a small matter in today's agenda. And our next conversation is very important."

"This time I came to Damia with the order of the Grand Duke. In addition to recovering the lost goods, there is a more important task. That is to control the right to speak on the "Protection Law". Let this kind of thing never happen again. We can't let Damia control our economic lifeline."

"The professor and I discussed it all night yesterday, and we both felt that the information we learned from you was very critical. We also felt that since you can find these key clues, it means that we can have a deeper cooperation on this matter."

After hearing this, Alok Ke raised his eyebrows slightly, but did not directly say what he had been thinking about for a long time, but continued to ask:

"I wonder what the Earl has planned? What do you need me to do?"

Count Otto nodded gently and continued:

"Through my understanding in the past few days and the professor's research, I found that there is no clear organization to implement the "Protection Law". The Extraordinary Affairs Committee, the Temple, and the local government of Damia are all independent."

"So, I want to establish an organization under the official structure through operation. Not to say that we will directly control it, but at least we will have a considerable degree of voice."

Alok's eyelids jumped, thinking that Earl Otto was very far-sighted, and said with some surprise:

"The Earl and I have the same idea. Although our fundamental goals are different, the process required to achieve the goal will be very consistent. Establish an organization. Cooperate and fight together."

"You mean, those cults?" Earl Otto said with a serious expression.

"More than that." Alok answered seriously.

He took a sip of tea to moisten his throat and continued:

"Of course, my idea is to set up an organization and gain the right to speak on the Protection Law. Protect the interests of all parties within the organization. But there are still four big mountains in front of us."

"The first one is the Damian government, local nobles, and the Extraordinary Affairs Committee. They are the biggest beneficiaries of the current situation. If we want to change the current situation, they will definitely jump out to oppose us. They are our biggest and most basic obstruction."

"The second mountain is the imperial family. I don't think the royal family will let the nobles control such important resources. Whether it is good or not, in order to curb the power of local nobles, they will also try their best to stop it."

"The third mountain is the temple. The temple is definitely one of the beneficiaries. And the law itself is the embodiment of order. Now we hope to push the old order to the new order. They have established a new order, and this order has only been established for a few months. The temple will not deny their new laws. Because of the characteristics of the temple, it is our most difficult opponent. "

"The fourth mountain is the various cults. They are the initiators of the "Protection Law". In this process, they not only obtained a lot of money, but also controlled the underground market and achieved the goal of disrupting the order in the Hutt Empire. They are also our most dangerous enemies. "

After listening carefully to Alok's analysis, Count Otto frowned and said:

"You said it very comprehensively. It does take a lot to establish such an organization. Let's analyze them one by one. The first mountain is the government. "

"Do you know why you were asked to investigate the case of missing goods?"

Alok shook his head slightly, expressing his doubts. Count Otto looked into Alok's eyes, tapped the armrest of the sofa with his fingers, and said:

"Because if he can find a handle, the Grand Duke can take the opportunity to attack the government and complain that the current management is quite chaotic. He can file a lawsuit in court and punish any agency that illegally detains our goods. In this way, the first mountain is no longer a problem."

"As for the second mountain, the royal family~~~~. I can't do anything about this question, I have to ask you, Captain Jack."

Alok's heart bulged, and there was a hint of meaningful light in his eyes. The corners of his mouth raised an arc and tried to ask:

"Prince Walsh."

Count Otto suddenly smiled, looked at Alok with a funny expression and said:

"It's good to talk to smart people, and they can understand everything at once. It depends on how we deal with Prince Walsh. He can't die, he can only be rescued. Rescued by us."

"I understand." Alok nodded with a smile, and reached a consensus.

The chips worth 15,000 gold coins are a bit expensive for Alok.

But to fight against the anti-will, this amount of money is nothing.

Besides, isn't money meant to be spent?

He lowered his head, looked at the teacup on the coffee table, and said softly:

"Prince Walsh is indeed in my hands now. It seems that we have solved another big problem."

"What about the third one? The Temple, what should we do?"

Count Otto suddenly clapped his hands and laughed:

"Hahaha. I was right. Since it was Captain Jack who did the kidnapping, how could it have nothing to do with Alok? Although this is a crime, it is undoubtedly a great thing for us now."

"As for the Temple you mentioned, we probably don't need to worry about it the least. Bishop Anthony of the Temple of Justice is eager for the Temple of Order to openly oppose the Grand Duke. That gives the Grand Duke the determination to move closer to Eaton."

"And Prince Walsh is not only our bargaining chip against the royal family, but also one of our bargaining chips against the Temple."

"We return Prince Walsh, who is supported by the Temple of Justice, to the Damian Royal Family, and the Temple of Order will be happy. This will be the key bargaining chip in their struggle for theocracy."

Alok suddenly realized.

Combining the various information learned before, it finally formed a complete network.

The contents in the newspapers that promote the Temple of Order and belittle the Temple of Justice are probably also the struggle for divine power within the Hutt Empire.

Public opinion war! It is also a war of spiritual power.

The God of Order fights against the God of Order? The Godhead is split? ?

Interesting!

Maybe the high-level officials in the two temples are fighting each other.

Eaton State supports the Temple of Justice, and Damia supports the Temple of Order.

Grand Duke Eaton supports Prince Walsh's struggle for royal power.

If Prince Walsh succeeds in taking office, it can be foreseen that the Temple of Justice will become more powerful and even drive the Temple of Order out of Damia.

And if Prince Walsh successfully returns to the palace of Damia, it means that the Temple of Order and the royal family that now supports the Temple of Order have the upper hand. Prince Walsh is useless in this chess piece.

This is the greatest value of Prince Walsh at this stage.

It is definitely much greater than the value of the benefits brought by the "Protection Law".

Therefore, Prince Walsh is the most important bargaining chip in his hand at this stage.

He deeply felt that Roger, this B, was "far-sighted" and that he was smart enough to control Prince Wales in his hands.

It was a genius idea.

He couldn't help but pull out an arc at the corner of his mouth, and said to Count Otto who was also smiling:

"I understand. It seems that we have to discuss the fourth mountain, the cult. Let me explain this issue."