"As the vassals of the dragon, they convey the benefits of the Golden Corridor to Exeter. Exeter also maintains control over the Golden Corridor and the west of the continent through them, and restrains Conmas from a distance," Putilai

He scratched his chin and said seriously:

"You know, just like our relationship with the Principality of Thera: the vassal state of the Dragon Kiss Land controlled by the Stars controls the southeastern end of the Golden Corridor and the coast of the Corridor, and even affects the Thorn Land..."

"I know that the teachers in Selma taught me that Exeter and the Freedom League had a fight twenty years ago," Thales coughed and waved his palm to cut off the former

Minstrels' Confessions and Performances**: "Get to the point, the point..."

Putilai glanced at him dissatisfied, as if he was very unhappy with the fact that the little prince who was obsessed with listening to stories had turned into a teenager who would interrupt him, but he still continued: "As for what you said,

There was a fight..."

"More than twenty years ago, the governor of the Freedom Alliance found a new ally. He thought that King Nunn was busy with the dangers of the glacier defense line and was at odds with Qiyuan City, and had no time to take care of the west, so for the first time he came up with the idea of ​​independence.

idea."

Thales was slightly startled: "New ally?"

Putilai nodded.

"White Mountain." He said cautiously.

"These arrogant white elves have rarely interfered in human affairs: they are not powerful but cannot be underestimated. They support the Freedom Alliance in seeking independence," the Lord said as he walked: "Of course, some people suspect that the Conmas people are also involved behind the scenes.

A marriage between Exeter and the Vine City in the south of Camas made several northern city-states in Camas very uneasy."

Thales was startled for a moment, remembering the Marquis Slice who always had a smile on his face.

"The results of it?"

"result?"

Putilai snorted, his tone somewhat sarcastic: "The overconfident alliance governor seized the tribute goods to the Kingdom of Exeter without authorization, and wrote a euphemistic but firm letter, asking to 're-focus'

mutual friendship'."

"Although there are many conflicts between Qiyuan City and Longxiao City, as the supreme ruler of the dragon kingdom, King Nuen did not gloat about the misfortune, nor did he reply to the letter to argue," Putilai said with a serious face: "He blew the whistle without hesitation.

With the call-up order, the troops from Longxiao City traveled a long distance, joined the soldiers from Qiyuan City and Guard City, and marched towards the Freedom Alliance."

Thales listened quietly to the past about the Freedom Alliance and Exeter, and quickly connected these details that would not be recorded in classes or history books with the current situation.

"As a result, more than 20,000 Exeter warriors broke through every gate and barricade of Freehold. Prince Suriel's troops even marched all the way into the White Mountains, threatening the ruling court of the white elves."

"They dyed the Shanliu River red with the enemy's skull blood," Putilai said with some emotion, as if he had seen it with his own eyes: "It is said that in the next two years, the nobles of Shanliu City all

We dare not drink the river water flowing from the upper reaches of the Freedom Alliance, and the prices of the famous river fresh fish in the Shanliu River Basin have also plummeted."

"That year, King Nun reaffirmed the dragon kingdom's absolute dominance at the end of the Golden Corridor, shocked the small countries and city-states who were forgetful in peace, and told the Freedom Alliance with blood: There has never been a relationship between dragons and ants.

What 'mutual friendship'."

"Nun," Thales muttered, thinking of the incomparable old king and his disappointing ending: "It's him again."

"King Nuen's thirty-year rule that shocked the Western Continent was not without reason," Putilai sighed softly: "Not every king is worthy of his oath to 'base himself at the forefront of the kingdom.' After that, Luo from Qiyuan City

The Ni family's attitude towards Longxiao City has changed from its previous unruly attitude, and even the people of Kangmas have become more disciplined. Shanliu City even lowered its status, and the Marquis of Yicheng came to Beidi in person to apologize with a smile."

Thales's heart moved.

"Twenty years ago, as the king, the Grand Duke of Longxiao City sent troops to support the interests of Qiyuan City in the name of All Exeter."

The prince punched his palm: "So, when the Freedom Alliance is unstable again, Lisban will say 'Ronnie must choose'..."

Thales recalled what Regent Lisban said in the hall: "If Qiyuan City wants to receive national support headed by the king like it did in the past, Grand Duke Ronnie must choose to compromise with the king and give up the move of gathering nobles to denounce King Chaman...

…”

The thin Lord snorted softly.

"Indeed, this is a good method: in the name of the king, with the great justice of Exeter, the initiative to order the princes to fight for the country is in the hands of the black sand leaders," Putilai nodded: "Okay

Imagine, facing the helping hand extended by King Charmaine, Ronnie..."

But Thales shook his head firmly.

"I know Archduke Ronnie, he will not choose to compromise." Thales' mind showed the ferocious expressions of Lumba and Ronnie, and a tense scene of them fighting each other in the hall: "He would rather fight in the blood.

Practice your beliefs in the fire and fight against the king to the end."

and.

Thales thought:

Now, the conflict between King Charmaine and the Grand Dukes is far from comparable to the conflict between King Nunn and the Grand Dukes back then.

Putilai laughed: "That would be more interesting."

They walked up the steps leading to the prince's bedroom and looked at a broken tree root extending to their feet.

"If Ronnie refuses the king's 'help', then he will have to face the civil strife of the Freedom Alliance alone. If necessary, he will even send troops alone to reaffirm the majesty of the dragon kingdom."

"It is a trivial matter to sit back and watch the Freedom Alliance lose its control and Qiyuan City to lose a large amount of income, but Archduke Ronnie's prestige will inevitably suffer a heavy setback: whether it brings humiliation to Qiyuan City or Exter's humiliation, it does not mean anything to him

Good thing."

Thales desperately recalled the geographical overview west of Exeter: "Solve the Freedom Alliance alone...can Qi Yuancheng and Ronnie do it?"

"It's time to test the strength of Qiyuan City and Grand Duke Ronny's control over the vassals," Putilai seemed to be recalling something: "But I think, even if it won't be like the three Grand Dukes working together twenty years ago,

That goes smoothly, but it is more than enough to deal with a small Freedom Alliance, which is adjacent to the desert and the Golden Corridor and is under constant guard in Qiyuan City."

"But the problem is, once all the energy is devoted to the alliance's internal strife, Ronnie's continued contact with the nobles and his actions to denounce the king will probably be affected."

Thales frowned.

"So Regent Lisban's suspicion is true: the civil strife in the Freedom Alliance is related to Lombard, and he may even be behind the scenes," the prince said lightly: "Let Qiyuan City and Grand Duke Ronnie, who were on fire in the backyard, stop and step in step.

He took steps to rescue the black sand collar from the burning nationwide condemnation."

Putilai raised his eyebrows: "Who knows."

But Thales stopped again, with a puzzled look on his face: "But I still can't figure it out: If this is just a game between King Gongju and Grand Duke Ronnie, then why did King Charman send Cambida to Longxiao City? Reese

Why did Ban say that Longxiao City was sent into the center of the storm?"

"Why Longxiao City?"

Putilai also stopped. He smiled slightly, his eyes emitting a strange light:

"You have found the point, little prince."

Thales' eyebrows moved.
Chapter completed!