The Sun King's Evidence

"Generally speaking, for a young noble who has just become a knight errant, what he should not do is point fingers and talk about some things all day long." Ryan continued: "At this stage, do not reveal your secrets too early. Ideas and plans, talk less, do more, listen more, learn more, understand more about the working mechanism of the entire kingdom, how the dukes control their territory, what they usually do, how the king integrates this What is the country’s process for dealing with problems?”

"Well." Fedmund himself had already gone through this stage. After listening to Ryan's guidance, he had a new understanding: "So, when you first came to the kingdom, Sir Ryan, you faced the king Most of them choose to accept their orders and make things difficult for them silently?"

"You should know that Richard and I are not on good terms." Ryan nodded: "But I am his vassal, and he teaches me the sword. Some things cannot be changed by one person's will. In our confrontation, he We abide by the basic rules, and so do I. Sometimes, we have to know how to go a little further to fight for our own interests, but sometimes, we have to know how to step back and leave buffer space for each other. Getting along is not a championship showdown, it's as simple as fighting to the death."

"For example, a paragraph consists of ten sentences. Sometimes we only need to say eight sentences because we all know ten sentences deep down."

"Sometimes we have to say ten sentences, because this paragraph is composed of ten sentences, and it cannot be faked. Ten sentences are ten sentences."

"Sometimes we only know eight sentences, but we also have to say ten sentences, because as lords, nobles and knights of the Holy Grail, we should know ten sentences."

"Feedmund, you have to grasp the scale yourself. That's all I can say." Ryan finally concluded: "You have to understand the difference yourself."

"Finally, Fedmund, how many knights are there in the whole of Britannia? How many of them can eventually become Knights of the Holy Grail?"

After finishing this sentence, Ryan did not speak anymore. He left Fedmund enough time to think.

The Holy Grail Knight closed his arms tightly, his face uncertain.

Ryan also waited for him calmly, and took a silver coin to buy two sandwiches from the vendor, and handed one to Fedmund.

So the two Holy Grail Knights hid in the corner of Magritte's central garden and ate sandwiches.

It's really boring, Ryan thought to himself.

After a long time, Fedmund finally let out a long sigh. The Holy Grail Knight looked into the distance with relief. He said with sincerity: "You are worthy of the name of a human hero, Mr. Ryan. What my father said is indeed true."

"This is not something that is difficult to figure out." Ryan shook his head. He looked at the noble children playing below and smiled: "This is just a difference in time. You have accumulated experience in the Holy Grail expedition. What you lack now is just someone." A little help, that’s enough.”

"Well... Next we are going to meet Amancio Perez, the leader of the Estalia Merchant Alliance, and Enzo Moretti, the Grand Master of the Knights of Magritte. So according to what you said about the relationship between friends and foes , Amancio Perez should be the one we can fight for, and Enzo Moretti, the Grand Master of the Knights of Magritte, is our enemy?" After thinking for a while, Fedmund tried to ask : "Businessmen pursue interests. According to your statement, merchants are not willing to see trade routes completely cut off, so they should play the role of negotiators. They are the ones we can fight for, and the Knights of Magritte If we want to seize the Poseidon Trident, are they our enemies?"

"Ha~" Ryan smiled after hearing Fedmund's consideration. He grinned and nodded repeatedly: "Compared to your previous idea, it has improved, but it is still wrong."

"Wrong?" Fedmond frowned.

"Yes, wrong." Ryan nodded lightly, and the expression on his face became serious: "First, let's talk about businessmen."

"The essence of a businessman is a person who is engaged in commodity trading or commercial activities. Everything they do is to make more profits, so the environment that businessmen desire is a special environment." Lane patiently analyzed Fedmond The causal relationship: "First of all, businessmen need basic order, because basic order, especially the order in which citizens' property is sacred and inviolable, can ensure that their hard-earned wealth will not be taken away by others, and in this world , in many cases there is legal protection, and this situation still happens often, so businessmen need this even more."

"But merchants never want to see a world that will not change like a stream of stagnant water. If a pound of wheat is worth two silver coins in Nord and two silver coins in Estalia, then merchants will lose their ability to trade. Motivation, because not only do they not make much profit, but they also have to pay for freight and hiring guards and various expenses, so they need chaos, they need some appropriate chaos, which can make prices fluctuate and allow them to buy low and sell high. The chaos must be big enough, because only in this way can there be huge profits, but the chaos must not be too big, otherwise everything will be in vain once business cannot be done.”

"Businessmen are always greedy." Fedmund nodded to show that he understood.

"A pound of wheat sells for eighty copper coins in the rich Principality of Winford, but it can be sold for five silver coins in Nord." Ryan nodded with his eyes closed: "But if the trade route is cut off, Amancio Perez can get a copper coin." You can’t make any money, but your family and your Poseidon fleet can undoubtedly achieve this level, so we can be sure that Amancio must want to become a coordinator, which is correct.”

Fedmund couldn't help cheering in his heart, he felt that he had been recognized.

"But this is still not the whole problem, Fedmund, we need to think more profoundly." Ryan crossed his fingers and looked at the prosperous Estalia Market, where many items from the old world were sold. Rare treasure: "The Port of Bordero is a famous deep-water port, and Amancio Perez is the leader of the Estalia Merchant Alliance. If you, the Duke of Bordero family, can open up this trade route , reach a trade agreement with Amancio, think about how much profit there is in it.”

"A win-win deal! Father will definitely not object!" Fedmund's eyes lit up, and he immediately stood up and walked back and forth excitedly: "Yes! Yes! Yes, after the destruction of the Armada, Bordeaux The trade with Estalia has been interrupted. As long as we can restore this trade route, we can bring in a profit of at least five hundred gold crowns every year! That's right! This is a win-win deal! That businessman cannot refuse. , that is to say, he is not only someone we can win over, but he will also become our friend and trading partner!"

"You are Bo Derek's eldest son. Only you can sign a trade agreement." Ryan nodded with satisfaction: "This is a businessman."

"And the Knights of Magritte? This group of knights has nothing to do with us, but their hands have crossed the line! They actually instigated rogue knights to come and steal the Trident of Poseidon!" Fedmund finished his thoughts. This question later became entangled: "What would the Grand Master of the Knights say when he faced us? The moment he chose to steal the Poseidon Trident, we were destined to end in hostility."

"Faced with the Knights of Magritte, an underground organization that has been hidden for hundreds of years, we must be cautious, because if we don't make the right move, we may trigger a full-scale war." Ryan agreed with Fedmond's opinion : "So, we have to analyze this meeting from the perspective of the Knights of Magritte. First of all, the main reason why the Knights of Magritte and us will meet at war, that is, what is the main contradiction? "

"They ordered the rogue knights to steal the Trident of Poseidon." Fedmund immediately replied.

"Then why did the Knights of Magritte instruct rogue knights to steal the trident? What is the fundamental contradiction that caused this conflict and ultimately led to our expedition to Estalia?" Ryan then asked.

"The Knights of Magritte believe that obtaining the Trident of Poseidon will help them in their expedition to Arabi. The ultimate goal of this Knights is to conquer Arabi, take the initiative, and completely eliminate all threats from the south." Fedmund said seriously He was thinking: "Wait... maybe, we can have a chat with the great mentor. We don't really want to fight you to death!"

"That's right!" Ryan nodded seriously: "Do you still remember the vampire of the Lamia family that you killed that day? Obviously, this is a vampire conspiracy. I have a speculation, that is, the Poseidon Trident can help Magli It was these vampires who spread the news about the special knights’ expedition to Araby.”

"The undead are always so hateful!" Fedmund lowered his head: "I said... Sir Ryan, if according to your analysis, the Knights of Magritte... may not be our enemies."

"Continue, Fedmund, continue." Ryan nodded repeatedly, drawing inferences from one example. Fedmund grew up very quickly.

"The goal of the Knights of Magritte is to conquer Arabi, which has no fundamental conflict with us. Therefore, we only need to tell Enzo Moretti, the Grand Master of the Knights, that the Trident of Poseidon not only cannot help them in their expedition to Arabi, but On the contrary, if people without Poseidon bloodline dare to use this artifact, they will incur the wrath of Poseidon. Enzo Moretti should know how to choose." Fedmund immediately fully understood what Ryan meant.

"Not only that." Ryan continued, and the Earl stood up: "Feedmond, don't forget, we in Britannia also have two knightly expeditionary forces in Arabi. From here, We are natural allies!”

"If we fight to the end, the Knights of Magritte will not only not be able to get help from the Poseidon Trident, but will also establish a strong enemy. They will also have to face the pressure of the Poseidon Fleet in the future. And if we sit down and talk After talking, we can find out that this is just a misunderstanding. Not only are we not enemies, but friends. We have non-contradictory goals. During the Red Flame Crusade, we were knight brothers who fought side by side. Now, we can continue This friendship.”

As soon as these words were said, the dark clouds that had been lingering in Fedmund's heart for a long time finally dissipated. In such a complicated relationship, Ryan peeled off the cocoon and analyzed each one, using his prestige and complex interpersonal relationships to borrow money. Strength and analysis of core interests, in this whirlpool, Ryan has found the right direction and way to deal with the problem.

Fedmund was so impressed that he had nothing to say. The Holy Grail Knight paused for a while and then said: "Your Excellency Ryan, since the merchant is our friend and the Knight Magritte is also our friend, then who is ours?" Where are the enemies?”

"Our enemies?" Ryan smiled: "Our enemies have always been the group of rogue knights and the vampires who sow discord."

"Is this diplomacy?" Fedmund said with deep understanding: "Will Mr. Lane try to avoid war through diplomatic means?"

"No, this is only for humans, plus dwarves and elves at most." Ryan shook his head and smiled: "If I face Chaos or Greenskins, I usually don't say so much, I just say one thing."

"What words?"

"Your horse is dead, and then the war can begin."

"Hahahahahahahahahahahahaha!"

Fedmund laughed loudly, and the depression he had been feeling for days disappeared: "I like this way of expression."

"Okay, we've stayed outside long enough, it's time to go back and prepare."

"Um."

Lane and Fedmund left the Central Garden and returned to the Magritte State Guesthouse.

Opening the door to the large suite, Ryan noticed Alfred slumped on the sofa. The Templar had some frustration on his face. When he saw Ryan and others opening the door and coming in, Alfred just raised his hand.

"How's it going, Afu? Did it go well? Did you get her contact information? Do you know which mailbox you should send her letter to?" Ryan joked.

"It's not going well, good friend. Miss Claudia said that she has no plans to leave Magritte for the time being, and she also has to work, so she can't agree to go out with me. I can only stand at the front desk and chat with her. A few words." Alfred said with some frustration: "Of course, during the chat, I could feel that she was very polite to me, but also very distant. She was obviously not very interested in me. We talked about some things about life. Matters above."

"Oh, what did she say?" Ryan took out a bottle of sherry from the wine cabinet in the room, poured three glasses of it from a square glass cup, and handed it to Alfred and Fedmund.

"She said...she is still young now and does not plan to leave Magritte. She wants to continue her career, meet more people, and enrich herself." Alfred stretched out his hand to take the sherry: "For feelings She’s going to let this happen naturally.”

"This is actually a kind of rejection, Mr. Alfred, we must respect this lady's choice." Fedmund nodded. One of the most important virtues of chivalry is respect for women.

"Let's be clear, Afu, did Miss Claudia give herself a price?" Ryan asked with a half-smile.

"A price?" Alfred was a little confused.

"Did she say what requirements she would have if she wanted to find a boyfriend?" Ryan continued.

"Yes... She hopes that her future boyfriend should have a villa or knight's castle of no less than 150 square meters, an annual income of no less than 800 gold crowns, and a high-quality mount, which must be a mixed elf. Above that of a war horse, in addition to being handsome enough, with a noble title above that of a knight of the kingdom..." Alfred became more and more frustrated as he spoke: "There are many more..."

"Then do you think she is worth the price?" Ryan asked calmly.

"Sir Ryan, it's not good for you to comment on a young lady like this..." Fedmund interrupted Ryan's words, and the Holy Grail Knight said with some displeasure: "How can you comment on this young lady as a commodity? "

"She has already set a price for herself, Fedmund. She regards herself as a commodity. How about talking about chivalry and respect?" Ryan's words made Fedmund shut up: "You can only choose one of the two. , either a respectful communication, or a clearly stated transaction."

"Good friend! I really like her. I know you are best at dealing with women. Please help me, okay?" Alfred said as if he was grasping a life-saving straw.

"Hey...Afu, where's your morning class?" Ryan's face hurt.

"This is the request of my life!"

"Your whole life's request is to be the leader?! Isn't this too cheap?!"

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