Tome of Blood

After hearing what Earl Waitley said, Charlotte smiled:

"Your Excellency, are you deceiving me that I don't understand the value of extraordinary standing?"

"Ordinary conscripts are fine. As far as I know, the monthly salary of the trainee priests in the temple is 15 Quintana. Over 7 Quintanas..."

As she spoke, her expression gradually turned cold:

"Are you kidding me if you want to redeem the extraordinary reserve with less than two years' military pay?"

She obviously looked quite young, and her voice was immature and even a little youthful, but the moment the girl's expression turned cold, Earl Whateley felt that the temperature in the entire conference hall seemed to drop a bit.

Facing Charlotte's cold eyes, Earl Whateley only felt an indescribable pressure welling up in his heart.

Obviously the titles are the same, and there is obviously a huge age gap, but at this moment, he has a sense of awe that the lower ranks see the higher ranks.

This sense of contradiction made him very uncomfortable, but the pressure doubled.

And he realized almost instantly that the girl in front of him was probably not only a prestigious lord, but also a powerful transcendent.

At least... the other party's strength is far stronger than his, the Yinyue mage, and only in this way can he explain how the other party can bring him such a great pressure with just a few words.

It's not the words or the tone of voice that is stressful.

Moreover, the spiritual power contained in the words, as well as the flow of magic power that changes in the entire conference hall as the other party's mood changes...

She is a powerful spellcaster!

Far beyond the average silver moon!

The Earl of Waitley suddenly had such a judgment.

And this judgment also brought him even greater shock...

Because he knew very well that the girl in front of him was just a nobleman who had not awakened the power of her blood two years ago!

Lord God...

In two years, she possessed an extraordinary power far surpassing that of ordinary silver moons. Could it be that after His Majesty the King of the New Moon Kingdom, there will be another extraordinary genius who can only be seen once in a thousand years? !

The Earl of Waitley was overwhelmed with thoughts and his heart was shaken.

Taking a deep breath, his posture became more respectful:

"Your Excellency, the ransom of one hundred Quintana per person has been the practice for many years. Even in the Star-Moon War, the ransom paid by the Fallen Star Kingdom to His Majesty's extraordinary soldiers was also one hundred per person. ..."

"If you are not satisfied, we can increase the ransom price by another quarter on this basis to show our sincerity."

"In addition, there are those nobles who have been captured by you. According to the rank of the title, we are willing to pay 3,000 to 200,000 Quintana as ransom."

"Of course, if you are not satisfied, you can also directly negotiate with their family..."

"Moreover, this is only the price of redemption, and we will also pay for all their board and lodging expenses during their captivity."

Charlotte frowned, and looked at Viscount Leon-Castle.

The old Viscount leaned closer to her and said in a low voice:

"My lord, the ransom price given by Violet is quite reasonable. The ransom price of 100 Quintana per person is indeed the default 'market price' for extraordinary soldiers among nobles."

As he spoke, he paused, and said meaningfully:

"Of course, this is limited to the redemption of soldiers..."

After hearing what the old Viscount said, Charlotte's heart moved slightly, and she nodded.

To be honest, it was really useless for her to ask for those soldiers. Although she had recruited them during this period, the effect of the recruitment was very limited.

The vast majority of extraordinary soldiers actually have families and they are unwilling to leave their homes, and most of them are also loyal to their lords, so it is difficult to be wooed without spending a lot of money.

And with that price, Charlotte felt that it was not as good as cultivating her own extraordinary soldiers.

"Your Excellency Whitley, we can accept the ransom."

Charlotte said.

The Earl of Waitley breathed a sigh of relief.

"However... we have to keep the seized equipment."

Charlotte changed the topic and said.

"This is impossible!"

The Earl of Waitley blurted out almost subconsciously.

"Oh? Impossible? Do you mean that you want to use one hundred quintana to redeem people with armor and weapons?"

Charlotte chuckled.

The Earl of Waitley scratched his head in embarrassment and said:

"No...of course not."

"As for the extraordinary equipment you seized, we are also willing to redeem it at a quarter of the market price..."

After hearing what Earl Waitley said, Charlotte's smile became brighter:

"Your Excellency, you are joking again."

"I don't know how precious enchanted extraordinary equipment is. In the black market, even the worst enchanted equipment can be sold for three thousand gold tana..."

"However, that's just the price."

"Ordinary equipment is fine. As far as I know, only alchemists and magicians can create enchanted extraordinary equipment, and many times they are priceless."

"Your Excellency, perhaps the extraordinary equipment we seized is not as good as Violet's redemption if we sell it on the black market, but if we want to buy these equipment with the same amount of Quintana, it is impossible to buy them. "

"In a sense, the value of these enchanted equipment is even more valuable than soldiers."

"Exchanging extraordinary equipment for Quintana is a loss-making business, let alone... When did I, Castel, lack Quintana?"

After hearing Charlotte's words, Earl of Waitley frowned and said:

"Lord Earl, what you mean is that you want to keep the captured extraordinary equipment to build Castel's own standing army?"

"With all due respect, every set of extraordinary equipment that can form a magic array has its own maintenance system and methods. Even activating the array requires a proprietary spell model..."

"Without these, even if you get these equipment, it is just some ordinary enchanted equipment, and it is impossible to form a magic array."

"Of course, if you want to exchange related technologies with us, it's impossible. Your Excellency the Duke will not agree. How to build and maintain an extraordinary army is a secret of the noble family..."

Charlotte smiled and said:

"Your Excellency Waitley, of course I know this, and I don't expect to be able to form our own extraordinary army in Castel just by relying on these captured equipment."

After hearing what Charlotte said, Earl Whateley breathed a sigh of relief.

He didn't have the idea of ​​forming an extraordinary army by relying on the captured extraordinary equipment, which meant that Castel didn't have to keep these enchanted equipment.

And as long as it is not necessary to keep these equipment, then there is some talk.

It was quite difficult to build the thousands of sets of extraordinary equipment captured by Castel. In this war, Boist-Lint's wealth that he had accumulated for decades was lost.

Before he left, the Duke of Violet repeatedly emphasized that no matter how expensive the price was, those extraordinary equipment must be brought back.

"Lord Earl, then... what conditions do you need to return those equipments to us?"

"If you feel that sincerity is not enough, we are willing to raise the price by another tenth. In addition, we will unconditionally return those territories still occupied by Castel and recognize Castel's Independence, and sovereignty over the Earl of Tulip."

"We can also promise to give you support in the next royal council of the kingdom..."

"What do you think?"

Lord Whateley asked respectfully.

"No, I don't need Quintana."

Charlotte shook her head.

As she spoke, she looked at Earl Whitley and said with a smile:

"I want extraordinary materials that are equivalent to the value of these equipment, and... a way to stably obtain extraordinary materials."