[West Fantasy] The noble lady who was divorced became rich

"Didn't I already settle the bill for them? Why haven't you left yet?" Although Mariana had high expectations for the credibility of the mercenaries, this was the regiment recommended by the Grand Duchess Aquique, so she wouldn't be there. There are so many surprising things about people.

But the facts dealt Mariana a blow.

Because of the bounty, and in order to prevent Obstar's military commander from being unable to command the mercenary army, Mariana deliberately dispersed the mercenary forces and divided them into three groups to mix into Obstar's army.And it was such a mess that caused a large-scale dispute among the mercenaries.

Needless to say, those who were assigned to act as bait to drag down the troops east of Cantero, although they did not suffer any serious injuries, it is not an exaggeration to say that the psychological pressure was a brush with death, so it is also true that they received higher rewards. Take it for granted.

But the question is what do those mercenaries assigned to the rear mean?

Co-authored by other teams working desperately on the front line, terrified, and want to share the salary equally with this group of people who are fishing and paddling?

This, what is the reason for this day!

Ever since, when the members assigned to the frontline group asked for more pay, it naturally aroused the dissatisfaction of other team members, especially the logistics group.After all, those who were thrown as bait were old, weak, sick, disabled and newcomers, and the number of them was less than 100, so those voices of dissatisfaction were quickly replaced by cynicism from the logistics team.

What's more exciting is that due to Mariana's concerns about military control and her support for Obstar's army, the acquaintances and top figures of the mercenaries are in the logistics team.

Mariana wasn't afraid of them being masters in the logistics team. As long as the front line was as stable as old dogs, the money spent on mercenaries would be valuable.

As for their internal conflicts... what does this have to do with Mariana?Does Party A have to deal with Party B's remuneration distribution after it has finished requesting and received the goods?

On the contrary, the mercenary, as Party B who had ended the cooperative relationship, actually fought at Party A's house because of the distribution of remuneration... This is unreasonable no matter how you look at it, and Mariana has to give an "explanation".

"Anyway, it's in the territory of Obstar, and the troops and magicians of the Principality of Brittania haven't returned yet." Mariana responded quickly: "If those mercenaries don't listen, let them The captain of the garrison took someone to talk about it, and besides..."

Mariana thought of the sudden enthusiasm of the Northern Alliance, and decided to borrow a knife to kill people: "Talk about this to the envoy of the Northern Alliance."

After all, Mariana knew exactly what kind of plans those people had in mind, but she was able to guess pretty well.

"Obusta needs to be an example to other people, but he doesn't have to make a complete enmity with others." Mariana is regarded as the master of Duan Shui in the new century, so she knows how to grasp the "degree" of interacting with people.

"In addition, since the mercenaries in the north have internal disputes, they can consider recruiting some people." Because of the frequent wars in the past 100 years, the members of the mercenaries in the north have gradually become chaotic, and more people have left after hearing the news. Low-level adventurers and southerners, so the internal unity problem also created a high turnover rate of marginal members.

Just like the mafia's mandatory requirement for membership is that members must have the blood of a certain country, but in the mercenary army, the core members must be northerners.

"I remember you said that you should find some good seedlings in the 'bait'." Abigail dared to speak after Lucius left: "But those old, weak, sick and disabled have nothing to choose, you might as well Take this opportunity to find some sensible people among the mercenaries you sent to the front line."

"No way! This will definitely arouse their suspicion." Mariana vetoed: "What's more, it's the time of internal strife among the mercenaries. If I throw an olive branch to the members of the front line, I will definitely be killed by the northern mercenaries." Pulled into the blacklist, maybe..."

Marianne didn't go into detail, but Abigail understood what she meant.

After all, mercenaries are one of the major taxpayers of the Northern Alliance. Even if the Northern Alliance will not embarrass Mariana in public, they will definitely retaliate in private.

"It's different for those members sent to be bait." Mariana changed her voice: "As you said, most of them are old, weak, sick, and foreigners who have heard the news, so even if they are accepted My olive branch will not attract much attention, and even those northerners will breathe a sigh of relief."

"Would it be?" Abigail was very skeptical: "You're poaching their corner!"

"But the problem is that digging corners also pays attention to the basic law." Mariana explained: "The old wall, the new wall, and the pillar wall all have different values. What's more, people in the north and south are xenophobic, if it is not for the sake of money In fact, those people will not recruit low-level adventurers who look down on them, or southerners who they look down on."

"..." Abigail always felt that something was wrong with Mariana's words, but she couldn't explain why. She could only watch Mariana leave with Bishop Philippe.

"Hey! Tell her about that again sometime!" Abigail, who has been busier than Mariana these days, rubbed her brows and remembered what Rosemoor had told her.

Anyway, the witches have already arrived in the dark forest outside the Grand Duke of Aquiqui, and it is not far from the Grand Duchy of Aquiqui, so it is better to find a place to report if something happens.

What's more, the Colosseum in Grand Duke Aquique's country has always been lively, and those gladiators who can't afford a priest can't drag their injuries to the public welfare day of the temple, so the witch who settled in the dark forest has become the best choice for gladiators. choose.

As for other issues...

Abigail couldn't help but sigh.

In order to settle those witches, she spent a lot of money.

If Mariana hadn't donated a small mine to Abigail after taking over the Principality of Britannia, it is estimated that the little witch would only be able to eat Mariana's meals and afternoon tea these days... But this is It was the norm for Abigail.

After all, it was Abigail who took the three elf maids together to get the "big stomach name" of Marianne in the kitchen.

Because most of the Duchess's personal maids only do some mending and ironing, Lucy and the others live a good life, and they hate to be on par with Abigail, even more relaxed than Abigail.

Ever since, a rather interesting scene occurred in the court of the Grand Duchy of Aquiquie.

"Why, does the Duchess want to order snacks again?"

"Ok!"

"What does she want to eat?"

"Have some lemon cake and milk tea, and some biscuits."

"Is it really okay for her to eat so much?" The chef's small eyes revealed great confusion.

After all, Mariana looks quite slender, and the rich ladies seldom exercise, so the chef is very curious about how Mariana maintains her figure, she doesn't look fat!

"That... the Duchess! I often have to use my brain, so..." In front of the three elf maids, Abigail opened her mouth and said nonsense: "It's not uncommon for me to eat some sweets when I'm in a bad mood."

Abigail's words were not just talking nonsense, but really came from Marianne's mouth.

Considering that the Grand Duchess Aquique also has a sweet tooth, and Prince Henry's bulimia, the chefs were only skeptical and didn't say much.

As for Mariana...

She must know about it, but as long as Abigail and the three elf maids don't go too far, Mariana won't say much.

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"Walk and watch."

Lost in thought, Abigail bumps directly into a passerby.

Because Mariana was going to give a public speech in the afternoon, both Lucius and Abigail went to give Mariana a spot to avoid someone making a discordant voice during the public speech.

"Sorry." Abigail looked up, facing a very handsome face against the backlight.

The iconic Cantero looks, the light wheat-colored skin reveals a healthy luster, and the brownish blond hair that is braided and hangs on the chest looks like newly mined mithril at the edge because of the sunlight.

As far as his appearance is concerned, he is by no means older than his age, between a teenager and a young man, and there is even a trace of baby fat on his face, which sets off the tear mole under his eyes with a contradictory charm.

Abigail found that the other party was wearing armor, but it was not the style of the Obstar garrison, nor was it the magic armor favored by adventurer members, plus a badge on the other party's shoulder...

"Northern mercenaries?" Abigail, who had just mentioned the troubles caused by the northern mercenaries to Marianne, immediately sounded an alarm in her heart.

"It was an hour ago, but not necessarily now." Ariana, who hadn't received the reward, also recognized Abigail's identity, and at the same time, she didn't know why the other party had such great hostility.

"You came here to find Ma...His Majesty?" Abigail didn't seem to have clashed with Ariane on the street, but she couldn't watch a suspect in Obsta's temporary royal city either. dangling.

Especially since Mariana is giving a public talk this afternoon, so...

"No, I'm just here for a stroll." Although Ariana doesn't know the world, but based on Abigail's breathing reaction when she spoke, she still guessed her thunder point. Get up, and I'm from Cantero, so I don't want to get involved in the struggle of the northerners."

After all, Arianain also put on a headache: "They are always like this. They don't do much, but they do more shit than anyone else. If they were in nature, they would definitely be the first to be eliminated. people."

"Elimination?" Abigail always felt that Ariana had a familiar feeling to her, as if she had only met this person not long ago, but she was just by Mariana's side, and the person she had to see every day was really There were so many that Abigail couldn't figure out who Ariana resembled for a moment.