Continental Warriors Yoo Ma

At this moment, King II was chatting with several guests at the wine table, guessing in what direction this most important palace affair in the Provence court would develop.

"I think His Royal Highness Lodovico is the ultimate winner. He will definitely become the Duke of Savoy in the future. Such a noble status is incomparable to the other two." A wealthy dwarf businessman from Zurich said.

The Swiss dwarf has always had a good relationship with the Principality of Savoy, so he naturally favored Lodovico.

While stroking his gorgeous beard studded with various precious stones, the dwarf proudly threw a bag of gold coins onto the table: "I bet five hundred ducats!"

On the other side, a baron from Lorraine let out a dismissive laugh.

The short-tempered dwarf immediately stood up, straddled the dining table, and glared at each other: "If you disagree with me, then use words to convince me, laugh like a choked capon, you can only Prove you don't have balls!"

The baron from Lorraine obviously didn't expect that the dwarf, who had always shown himself as a irascible old man, would be so sharp in his scolding.He felt humiliated, his face flushed, and he wanted to stand up and scold him.

"Okay, calm down, friends, don't forget where we are, don't quarrel over such a trivial matter."

Although King Jean II is only a baron, his father is a noble woman, and now he can be regarded as the number one figure in the aristocratic social circle in Provence.

The other two listened, calmed down, and sat back in their seats.

The baron from Lorraine said: "The Duchess of Anjou is a smart person. How could she choose a 'partner' only based on the title? The ability Lodovico has shown so far is far inferior to that of the Marquis of La Manche, and even with Anjou. Compared with Tovan, there is also a gap. The territory of the Principality of Anjou is scattered, and the situation it faces is also very complicated, with many coveters.

After René I's accident, it is said that even Charles VII, King of France, began to attack his wife's brother's territory.Therefore, the Duchess must use her beauty to find a powerful foreign aid.Antoine is very good at fighting, and he is not as strong as the Marquis of La Manche. I am more optimistic about him. "

After finishing speaking, Mr. Baron placed a string of exquisite and gorgeous sapphire necklaces on the table as a bet.

"What do you think, Baron of Arles?"

A foolish smile appeared on the chubby face of the Second King, and he boldly threw a large bag of gold coins onto the table: "I think the Marquis of La Manche can finally win the heart of the Duchess. When Lodovico and Antoine came to Before Tarascon Castle, the Marquis and the Duchess had established a very close relationship. The one who came first always had the advantage.

In addition, you all said that the Marquis is too powerful and will be feared by the Duchess, but I think that because the Marquis is very powerful, the power he controls has surpassed an ordinary duchy and is comparable to Burgundy, so Unlike the other two, Lord Marquis doesn't have any urgent ambitions for Provence.If the Duchess wants to think about the future of her children, the Marquis of La Manche is actually the best choice. "

As soon as he finished speaking, a voice of approval sounded beside him: "Well said, I also bet on the Marquis of La Manche."

Then, a fat hand wearing five gold rings also threw a money bag onto the table.

The other three looked over and found that this uninvited guest was a fat man with an exaggerated figure than Jean II.

Let the second recognize his identity, and quickly said: "Good night, Lord Palace."

It was the Minister of France, Georges La Tremoille, who came.

This time he was ordered by Charles VII to come to Provence to serve as the logistics chief of the French Crusade.As soon as he arrived, he heard the news that Ma Youfu defeated the undead pirates in the Ligurian Sea and achieved a great victory.

He murmured in his heart, "Why did that Serisian win a big victory again?" Afterwards, he settled down and began to perform his duties with dedication.

He was willing to leave the center of power in Paris and come to Provence, also because he followed Mayouf's suggestion before, and felt that for the entire La Tremoille family, instead of continuing to involuntarily in the court of Paris, in order to seize power. If the political forces on the other side are fighting to the death, it is better to set their sights on the new world of the Maghreb.

Well, the main reason is that Charles VII had already started to feel jealous and guarded against him, the powerful palace minister, and he had to take an external approach to protect himself.

Originally, he was still full of worries on the way from Paris to Provence because of the undead pirates that had been wreaking havoc on the northern shore of the Mediterranean Sea since last winter.Who knew that after arriving at the destination, those undead pirates that made the Italian states tremble, had already begun to fall apart!

At this point, Fat Womb's confidence in the Crusades has only strengthened.

Let the second see the French palace minister and also think that the Marquis of La Manche will be the final winner. He suddenly has a feeling of "heroes see the same thing". He asked why the other party is optimistic about the Marquis of La Manche. Who knows that the palace minister just replied A mysterious smile and said nothing.

"Should I tell them that I just think that Serisian is the best at seducing other people's wives, so I am optimistic about him?" The palace minister thought to himself.

However, to the disappointment of several gamblers, neither Ma Youfu nor the other two most promising suitors of the Duchess took any initiative at the celebration banquet, which disappointed them quite a bit.

But the next morning, those interested in the Duchess' affairs became excited.

Because the Duchess left the castle for spring hunting, and among her entourage, there were Antoine and Lodovico, but Mayouv was not.

Is the Marquis of Lamanche the first man to be eliminated?

……

Ma Youfu didn't know that he had become a bet for some good people.After going out to fight for several days, he needed a good rest, so he declined Isabel's spring hunting invitation.

In addition, after defeating the undead pirates, there are still many follow-up matters that need to be resolved one by one.

Just how to deal with the obtained loot requires considerable effort.

From Earl Noctis, Ma Youfu captured a total of twelve undead warships, and the others were too damaged to be repaired and were directly sunk.

Ma Youfu originally planned to decontaminate and repair these warships, and then haul them back to the Normandy shipyard for further research and dismantling.

But after careful consideration, he gave up the plan.

After losing the enhancement of necromancer magic, the reliability of these old warships is a big problem.Returning to Normandy from Marseilles requires a large circle around the Iberian Peninsula, and it will also pass through the Bay of Biscay with strong winds, high waves, and frequent storms.

Therefore, Ma Youfu decided to set up a new shipyard in Scipio Port to dismantle these undead warships.

In addition to these undead warships, Ma Youfu also got a crystal ball that is said to be the favorite of Earl Noctis himself.

In the sea area where the Black Fort of the Dead was destroyed, Ma Youfu hired a group of fishermen from the Balearic Islands to carry out deep sea salvage.

There was no deep-diving equipment in this era. The reason why these Iberian fishermen were able to carry out deep-sea salvage was because they had a special bloodline.

In the late Roman Empire, the tribe of the Visigoths ushered in a special ethnic group that came to the earth through the convergence of the celestial sphere-the Naga.This race, also known as the "sea elves", gradually merged with the Visigoths.

Later, after the Visigothic Kingdom was established on the Iberian Peninsula, the blood of the sea elves gradually spread to the entire region.

Therefore, the Iberian ethnic groups have also become the groups that are best at dealing with the sea in the whole of Europe.If the sea elf blood in the Iberians awakens, they can also swim freely in the sea like fish.

Chapter 410 Six Stepfather

The archipelago fishermen with Naga ancestry, according to Ma Youfu's order, conducted a drag-net search in the designated sea area.Although only the crystal ball was useful among the various otherworldly items that were fished out, Ma Youfu was also very satisfied.

Through research, Ma Youfu discovered that this crystal ball is an extremely precise and complicated magic prop. Although it is very difficult to manufacture, the threshold for using it is indeed very simple.

Its core is an advanced illusion magic circle, which can not only transmit sound and images, but can even simulate temperature, humidity, and smell!

When later generations watched food videos on video sites, Ma Youfu once imagined that it would be great if the mobile phone in his hand could simulate the taste of food in the video!

Functions that cannot be realized by technology in the 21st century can be easily realized by magic.

It's just that the undead have no sense of smell and are not very sensitive to the environment, so Earl Noctos deliberately erased all the functions of the crystal ball except for transmitting sound and images.

This can improve the transmission efficiency of key information, and Ma Youfu also agrees with this approach very much.He even thinks that only the sound can be kept, and even the image transmission can be removed. In this way, a simpler and cheaper remote sound transmission device that can be popularized on a large scale can be developed-you can call it a "magic phone", or Not impossible.

"Two crystal balls. A 'secret ear' array is set inside one to collect sound information. Then through a magic connection, the sound information is transmitted to the other crystal ball, and then presented by the 'phantom sound technique' come out……"

In Ma Youfu's mind, a preliminary plan has been formed.

If this thing can be produced, it will soon replace the communication technique and become the fastest communication method in this era, greatly reducing the cost of information transmission.The meaning behind this is simply unimaginable.

Ma Youfu felt that this was like picking up radio technology in a wild village when he was playing "Civilization", although he was still in the Middle Ages.

Although the undead pirates have caused great damage, and it took a lot of effort to eliminate them, but this powerful enemy, the magic and technology brought from another world, can also greatly promote the development of this world.

Ma Youfu estimated that with his expertise in magic item manufacturing as an artificer, he would be able to thoroughly understand the principle of the crystal ball within a week.As for whether a substitute with useful value can be designed, it depends on whether the magic materials and alchemy techniques on the earth can meet the requirements.

In addition to the loot, defeating the undead pirates itself also brought great benefits to Ma Youfu.

When Black Castle fell apart in the radiant energy unleashed by the rocket explosion, Mayouf accomplished a special achievement: Black Castle Destroyer.

"You defeated the notorious vampire pirate lord from the world of Anduri, Count Noctos."

"You destroyed the terror lair that he managed so painstakingly, and let countless drowned souls rest in peace."

"You got 600 military points."

"After the next store refresh, all items will be special items exclusive to your profession."

Afterwards, Youfu Ma immediately opened the system store and performed a refresh.

Machine Soul: Mechanical Construct Over hundreds of thousands of years, the core control system has been entangled and infiltrated by magic power, and finally awakened intelligence (you can think of it as the artificial intelligence of the magic side, or you can think of it as 'Ming Da Bell three times' metaphysics).

Advanced Control Ring: Can control four golems at once (the easiest way to improve combat power is to increase the number).

Price: 500 military points.

Magic material gift pack: It contains magic metals such as mithril, fine gold, and meteorite, as well as various magic affinity gems (precious materials are on sale, the original price is 998, the current price is 688, what are you waiting for?).

Price: 344 administrative points, 344 diplomatic points.

These three props obviously complement each other, and only by buying them can they be used to their full potential.Youfu Ma even doubted whether the system deliberately took out these products to lure him to buy them in order to recover points.

Of course, he still bought all three items without hesitation. On the second day of the celebration banquet, he started the huge project of making new golems and transforming old ones.

Busy until noon, Ma Youfu left the underground workshop specially provided for him by Isabel, and came to the private restaurant on the third floor of the castle to have lunch.

After entering the restaurant, the two little guys immediately ran to him and saluted him seriously.

"Good afternoon, stepfather."

"Good afternoon, Uncle Ma."

They are the eldest son John of René I and Isabelle, and the eldest daughter Marguerite.

From their marriage to the present, the Duke and Duchess have a total of four children. The eldest son John is 11 years old, the eldest daughter Margaret is [-] years old, the second daughter Isabel is two years old, and the second son Louis died at the age of eight.

The second daughter Isabel is still young, but the eldest son and eldest daughter have reached the age of beginning to understand.If Rene I is used as the standard, his eldest son John can already marry and have children.

Therefore, the Duchess began to arrange for her children's future, especially after René I's accident, she had to spend more thought and consider more carefully.

That's why she asked John to recognize Ma Youfu as his stepfather after René I determined that he could not exercise the power of ruler.

Although the title of "stepfather" always sounds a bit different to Ma Youfu, but John is just a little kid with curly hair and freckles on his face. Not to mention that after recognizing his stepfather, he folded his fists and knelt down, saying something like "John has been wandering for half his life, and he only regrets not having a good father".

So Ma Youfu still accepted Isabel's proposal.

After that, Isabel often arranged time to let Ma Youfu and John get along as much as possible to cultivate the "father-son relationship".

In addition, Queen Yolande of Aragon, who was supposed to return to Anjou with her granddaughter Margaret because of her son's accident, also stayed in Provence, relying on her own prestige to support her daughter-in-law.

Margaret, who had just passed her tenth birthday, did not recognize Ma Youfu as her stepfather, but she often got along with her brother and Ma Youfu.

"Good afternoon, John, Margaret."

After Ma Youfu greeted the two children, they had lunch together.In the afternoon, he plays with his two children—mainly telling them stories.

As for the content of the stories, most of them were created by him with a big brain, mixing various classics and masterpieces together, purely for fun: it not only amuses the children, but also entertains himself.

"Today, let's talk about the forest druid Lin Daiyu, the story of burying piranhas..."

"My lord stepfather, I want to know if the legendary monk Tang Sanzang successfully arrived in the Kingdom of Narnia and met the lion king Aslan after defeating the bone corpse with three punches."

"Uncle, don't listen to my brother. Today, let's tell the story of Pan Jinlian, the charmer, who captured the barbarian chief Meng Huo seven times and released him seven times!"

"Uh... you can tell everything, you can tell everything, don't worry." Ma Youfu suddenly felt that it was quite shameful to hear the contents of the stories he made up from the mouths of the children.But when he saw the flickering eyes of the two, full of curiosity, he could only bite the bullet and continue the story.

In addition, he told the two children some bizarre stories every two or three days, not only to amuse them, but also to have a deeper purpose.

He hoped that the two children, especially John, would have a strong curiosity and longing for the outside world full of magic, monsters, and other strange things from an early age.It is the best thing to aspire to be an adventurer traveling around the world in the future.

As for knowledge about politics, military affairs, diplomacy, and business, it is best not to touch it at all.