Realm of Power

The cool breeze in the morning blows in from the window facing the port. Standing on the balcony, I watch the densely packed merchant ships coming and going in the Imperial Port. The white water birds rise and fall in the distance. Everything looks so beautiful, calm and beautiful. The capital of the country turned out to be the imperial capital of the Northern Empire where soldiers were rampant in Oparo. It was really ironic to say that the report from behind interrupted the murmur of Biharisu, the special envoy of the Kalisu Kingdom.

"My lord, the special envoy of the Kingdom of Harvey, Prince Su Ge, has invited your lord to come over and say that he has urgent matters to discuss." The servant said cautiously. Harry Su had told him that if it was not a particularly important matter, he would reject it.

"It's an emergency again? It's been an emergency for eleven consecutive days. If it's still hard to decide which trader's invitation banquet to go to tonight, just say I went to the port to see the scenery."

Bihasuri was wearing a black dress and turned around with a slightly mocking expression. Bihasuri and Bihasuri's trip to the imperial capital was a crucial strategic step related to the rise of the Kalisu Kingdom. The other three countries' visit to the imperial capital were also It is more out of consideration for humiliating the empire, so the attitudes of the two are completely different, not even compared to Hassuri's. Xi personally waited at the Imperial Port, paying attention to the movements of the Imperial Port every day, hoping to receive news of the victory of the South as soon as possible. However, the special envoys of the Harvey Kingdom, Martin Liga Kingdom, and Ikar Kingdom obviously preferred to stay in the bustling The Imperial Capital Center accepts invitations from major chambers of commerce in the empire,

Anyway, it has little to do with their own country. It is rare to come to the imperial capital of the northern empire, which is the richest in the continent. Naturally, the special envoys of the Three Kingdoms seize every day to live in a dream, and they are overwhelmed with the banquets of the Chamber of Commerce. They still remember that the war taking place in the south "has reached the level anyway." The purpose has been reached, the empire’s top officials have been completely Why do we need to worry about something so far away? Even if we are really worried, what's the point!" Three days ago, Prince Sugar, the special envoy of the Kingdom of Harvey, patted the serious-looking Biha with a face filled with alcohol. Su Li's shoulders, Biha Although Su Li has a smile on his lips, his brows are actually knitted together

The fate of the country is at stake, life and death are at stake, and the Imperial Cavalry, which shocks the world with its killings, may march towards the Kingdom of Kalisu at any time like a sea wave. He has more time to attend a banquet than Hasuri! The Empire's annual meeting has entered the last ten days, which means that there is not much time left for the Kalisu Kingdom. According to the empire's news transmission channels, Biharisu believes that the Kalisu Kingdom will raid the southern Feize Kingdom. The news should have been sent to the emperor's desk at this moment. How will the military god emperor respond? When will the imperial cavalry go south? Now we can only hope that the Central European Barrow countries suddenly jumping out to demand the return of the port can delay the empire for a while, but even so, the empire's seemingly calm performance may be full of ferocious fangs! This battle will establish the development opportunities of the Kalisu Kingdom for at least thirty years. How dare he be careless than Hasuri!

"Sir, this is not a banquet invitation. It is said to be about the price of food in the Imperial Capital," the servant said hesitantly.

"The price of food in the Imperial Capital?"

Bihasuri looked slightly stunned. He was led by the servant to the front hall and saw a young officer with blond hair already waiting. He was the aide-de-camp of Prince Sugar, the special envoy of the Kingdom of Harvey. Although Prince Sugar had a frivolous style, he was This adjutant is still very important. It is said that he is also a member of the royal family. When he saw this adjutant, Bihasuri had a sudden thought. The price of food in the Imperial Capital... couldn't really be a problem?

"I'm very sorry to disturb your wonderful mood of viewing the Imperial Capital Port. However, the price of food in Imperial Capital has suddenly tripled and the situation is out of control. I would like to ask Sir Bihasuli to go to No. 17 Green Middle Road immediately for discussion." The young adjutant stood at attention and said He said with a serious look, No. 17, Green Middle Road, is the temporary residence of the Southern Four Nations Alliance in the Imperial Capital.

"Okay, I'll change my clothes and leave." When Bihasuri heard that the price of food in Dijing had tripled, his expression immediately changed. He nodded, hurriedly changed his clothes, and followed the adjutant to leave the villa and rush to Green Middle Road. On the 17th, I walked onto the carriage waiting at the door. As the carriage passed in front of the Imperial Capital Trade Hall, it was a quite huge and spacious building.

Just like the emperor who had the ambition to annex the entire continent, the gate engraved with a huge scale statue looked like a grinning beast. Tens of millions of materials and wealth flowed in and out from here. In the eyes of the imperial merchants, Here, this is the taste of gold, but in Bihari Su's eyes, this is the land of killing

The expansion of the empire's merchants is definitely not half weaker than the empire's soldiers, and it can even be said to be stronger.

The influence of the imperial merchants is like an invisible knife, which has penetrated deeply into the southern European Barrow. Just like the alliance of the four southern countries, it can resist the imperial army's southward movement, but it will still come to the imperial capital for purchase during the imperial annual meeting. The conquest of the Obaro region by imperial merchants has penetrated into all aspects of the countries. , the trade hall of the Imperial Commercial House plays a role that is no less important than that of a military fortress with heavy troops stationed there. Every gold coin in the Imperial Trade Hall makes this great northern empire stronger and makes its enemies weaker. , every transaction here eventually turned into a sharp sword for the empire to conquer the world!

Bihasuri looked away from the large price boards hanging outside the trade hall, turned around and asked in a serious voice, "Why did the price of food in the Imperial Capital suddenly triple? When did it happen? I was still paying attention to the trade yesterday. "I don't seem to have seen anything like this in the lobby." "I'm not very clear either. Just an hour ago, we arranged to have a meeting at the Imperial Capital Trade Center. The hall's informant suddenly came back and said that the price of food in the Imperial Capital suddenly tripled. I also went to the trade hall to confirm this in person. For some unknown reason, the price of food in the Imperial Capital suddenly tripled. Now the entire Imperial Capital is boiling. "Adjutant He also said that the incident happened suddenly, as if it happened overnight. Last night, the price was still normal. In the morning, the food prices in Beijing had increased collectively.

His Royal Highness Prince Su Ge is going crazy with anxiety. This time when he comes to the Imperial Capital, purchasing food is actually the most important task for His Highness. The war is imminent, and food is the most important strategic material. In Barrow, southern Europe, because of the large grain-producing areas in the past, The northern part of Erault and the northern part of the Order State have experienced reduced food production due to the war. This year's food supply is already quite tight. Buying food from the Empire is crucial for the Kingdom of Harvey!

The four-nation alliance bought up the imperial capital's grain and then released it in large quantities. They originally thought that it would at least cause the price of imperial capital's grain to plummet, and then they could make a huge fortune. However, the eldest princess of China and Pyongyang intercepted and took away millions. Although Imperial Gold's food caused fluctuations, it did not achieve the desired effect. In the end, Bihasuri paid more attention to it and deliberately pretended not to care about Imperial Capital's food.

Just waiting for the last few days, the grain merchants in the Imperial Capital who have hoarded a large amount of grain began to sell at low prices in order to rush to sell the grain before the end of the New Year's Eve. At that time, they will use their abundant funds to sweep the Imperial Capital grain market, and wait until the upper echelons of the empire After thinking about it, Shikoku had already returned south leisurely with a full load of food!

In deep thought, the carriage drove into No. 17 Green Middle Road. When the carriage stopped, Bihasuri took a deep breath and stepped out of the carriage. He was led by the adjutant to the conference room on the second floor. A servant pushed open the conference room door for him. Door, ten large candles illuminated the entire conference room. In the conference room, Bihasuri saw Prince Slogan, the special envoy of the Kingdom of Ikar, and Duke Sukwa, the special envoy of the Kingdom of Martinliya, who had arrived before him. Together with Prince Suge, the special envoy of the Kingdom of Harvey, the three of them were discussing something. Even when he saw Bihasuri coming in, he didn't even say hello to him. This and its depressing atmosphere gave Bihasuri an ominous premonition.

'"I'm really killed by you. It's great to have bought the grain before, but I had to let it go. Now it's better, the price of grain in the Imperial Capital has suddenly tripled!" "If we hadn't lent nearly three million to the Central European Barrow Empire With gold, we can barely buy some food, but now, I’m afraid we can’t even buy the most basic food quota. The Central European Barrow people are not coming to deceive us because of the United Empire!”

"Well, that's it for now. It's better to discuss what to do." Prince Suge, the special envoy of the Kingdom of Harvey, raised his head and gave Bihasuri a meaningful look. "Now we can only hope that this is a temporary change on the part of the empire. Who would have thought , at this moment, something like this happened! If it was just an accident, then forget it."

Prince Suge's voice paused and he said hoarsely, "But if this is the handiwork of the emperor, it would be troublesome. The military emperor who has always been the best in the world will never increase the price of food in the imperial capital for no reason. , and it’s still at this time! Just like how we were arrogant and domineering in the Imperial Capital, it was just to cover up. In the southern war thousands of miles away, who dares to say that the military emperor's sudden increase in food prices was not for a certain layout in Barrow, southern Europe? "No, how could such a thing be possible?" "Don't make it so scary. The emperor is not a god. How can he see things thousands of miles away?"

"Sometimes you are not afraid of 10,000, just afraid of the worst!" Prince Su Ge's voice suddenly sank, and his face became even more livid. Being able to say such words is enough to show that this prince is not a mediocre person, but these words are indeed too much. It was so scary that I immediately let the hall The oppressive atmosphere inside became even more cold, and in the silence, the sound of candles exploding in the firelight could be heard. "You mean, we might have been plotted against?" the deep voice said hesitantly, "No." Well, this is absolutely impossible..."

Bihasuri knew that it was time for him to step forward. The look from Prince Suge actually meant that he wanted to smooth things over by himself. After all, it was better to stay stable now than to mess up the situation.

He took a step forward, took a deep breath of air conditioning, and said firmly, "Probably not. The price of food in the Imperial Capital can be involved in the development of the situation thousands of miles away. I don't believe that the emperor can do this." "One thing, let's not get into trouble." He glanced at the other special envoys from the three countries with a burning and firm look. "I believe that the rise in food prices in the Imperial Capital is just some kind of test by the Empire against us. What we have to do now is to wait and see what happens. With so much grain in the Imperial Capital, if the price triples at once, we can't afford it, and neither can others." If we can’t afford it, if we can’t sell the food, the merchants in the imperial capital will start a riot!”

"Bihassuri is right. We can't mess up. The food can't be sold, and those merchants are more anxious than us!" After hearing Bihassuri's words, Prince Suk of the Harvey Kingdom nodded affirmatively.

"The empire is so cunning that it wants to force us into being fooled like this!"

"Bihasuri's eyes are still sharper." "Pa" Just when everyone secretly breathed a sigh of relief, the door of the conference room was violently pushed open, and King Harvey who brought Bihasuri came** The officer hurriedly walked in with an ugly look on his face, holding a letter from the Kingdom of Harvey in his hand. "What's going on in such a hurry? For a meeting of this level, have you forgotten even the most basic etiquette!" Sugar, the special envoy of the Kingdom of Harvey The prince's face was ashen and he grunted, "Your Highness, just now An order has just been sent from the country. His Majesty requires you to return home immediately with the purchased food when you receive the letter. The empire's army in the northern part of the Order State is gathering, and there is a tendency to move south in large numbers at any time. The kingdom needs this military food. "The adjutant took a deep breath and said, respectfully handing the letter to Prince Suge with both hands. "What, at this time, the empire is going to use troops against the southern part of the Order State! How is it possible? When was this order issued? "

Prince Su Ke swayed, dizzy, and almost fainted. He quickly took the order book, glanced at it, his face suddenly turned pale, and he murmured in a low voice, how could this happen? If this is the case, why would the Empire use troops against the southern part of the Order State at this moment! Prince Su Ke's hand holding the order book was trembling slightly. He returned home with food. Where can he get food to return home now? The empire suddenly increased the price of food three times. Even if he buys food now, he will never be able to complete the required amount. Prince Suk looked at the date on the letter and felt chills all over his body. He was deceived. This is eleven days. There is no doubt that it comes out from the front, even if it is stupid Zi also understood that while the Four Kingdoms Alliance was causing trouble in the Imperial Capital, the Empire was quietly deploying troops to gather in the northern part of the Order Kingdom. In other words, the Empire's eyes were not attracted to them at all, but to them. Always in the South!

The purpose of the empire gathering troops in the northern part of the Order State is not necessarily to go south, but more to suppress the main forces of the Three Kingdoms from making rash moves. Naturally, it cannot be just for the simple purpose of raising the price of food in the Imperial Capital. I am afraid that the real target of the empire is someone else. , who could it be! Prince Suk suddenly trembled, raised his head suddenly, and his eyes fell on the slightly astonished Bihasuri's face. The Kingdom of Kalisu, the Empire Sword must be pointing at the Kingdom of Kalisu that wants to move north!