"Dada Dada... "


    The horseshoe treads on the stone slab on the road, making a clear and rhythmic sound. The green locust tree planted on both sides of the road is like a silent guard, watching the carriage passing the stone slab road quickly.


    This road connecting the noble area and the Duke''s castle is the best maintained road in the city. The bumps in the carriage are quite small during the driving process.


    Renault was sitting in the carriage, reading the information recently collected by the chamber of Commerce. Goodall sat quietly opposite, and did not dare to disturb the Lord.


    “…… According to the different titles, every nobleman in the northeast of the Kingdom has provided a corresponding number of soldiers. At present, a total of 40000 troops have been assembled in Stella city.... "


    “…… The commander-in-chief of this army is Marquis Rosenthal. The Marquis is 75 years old. He has served in the northern army of the kingdom for more than 20 years. He once participated in the battle of the desperate mountains and has rich experience in fighting against the black orcs. "


    ……


    “…… The Duke asked each Baron to provide 50 private soldiers, but Baron pidan only selected 25 territory guards, and the other 25 private soldiers were replaced by temporarily recruited farmers.... "


    “…… Baron pidan said privately that the military expenditure of "200 jinnals" is too much. This is the third time that the Kingdom has collected additional military expenditure this year. He is uniting with other nobles and hopes to negotiate with the Duke to reduce the amount of military expenditure apportionment... "


    After reading this information, Renault blinked in doubt.


    From the point of view of "Baron pidan tried to negotiate", Baron extremely resisted the high military expenditure and did not pay the military expenditure apportioned to him. Other nobles seemed to have made the same move.


    That is to say, the coalition is facing the dilemma of defaulting on military expenditure, and the military expenditure collected may not even have half.


    So the question is, what does Duke Byron use to buy the weapons and equipment of the tide chamber of Commerce?


    Is he going to pay out of his own pocket?


    It''s impossible. Renault knows the virtues of the nobles very well. These guys are selfish. They would rather squander ginnar than contribute to the kingdom.


    Is the Duke going to pay on credit?


    It''s not impossible


    Renault scolded "old fox" secretly. He has decided to charge more deposit this time. When delivering the equipment, he must be more careful.


    Fortunately, the chamber of Commerce has developed many partners in Qianhu kingdom. Otherwise, it would be impossible for the chamber of Commerce to obtain such secret information only by its staff.


    "Sir, the Duke castle is here..."


    The coachman''s warning interrupted Renault''s thoughts.


    Goodall quickly opened the door for the Lord, and eagerly picked up the hat for the Lord. Renault arranged his clothes a little, took the hat from Goodall and jumped out of the carriage.


    A middle-aged man in a black housekeeper''s uniform had been waiting at the gate of the castle. When he saw Renault appear, he immediately met him and asked with a smile:


    "is that Mr. Renault, please?"


    Renault nodded.


    The housekeeper looked happy, bowed and said respectfully:


    "Sir, I''m Biel, the housekeeper of the castle. Please follow me to the reception room. The Duke is changing his clothes. He will see you soon."


    He took another look at Goodall and looked at Renault with inquiring eyes:


    "as for your entourage, he can take a rest in the rest room in the castle, and we will provide cakes and drinks."


    Renault smiles:


    "Mr. Biel, you are very kind..."


    Under the guidance of the housekeeper, Renault walked through a huge garden covering more than 100 mu, and then walked around the luxury Castle several times before entering a carpet covered reception room.


    Biel bowed slightly:


    "Mr. Renault, I''m going to report to the Duke now. Please have a rest here. There are books collected by the Duke on the shelf over there. You can look through them at will. If you need anything, you can call the servants outside..."


    Renault gestured to the housekeeper to help himself.


    Glancing at the housekeeper who left in a hurry, he always felt that this guy seemed to have a He murmured a few words to himself about the feeling of running away. He put the strange idea behind him and walked to the bookshelf.


    This bookshelf is very tall, with a length of more than 10 meters and a height of nearly 3 meters. It almost occupies the whole wall. There are 6 rows of books on the bookshelf. At a glance, the total number is no less than 1000.


    It was the first time that Renault saw so many books, which made him feel quite novel.


    The Duke of Byron is still an elegant person who likes reading


    Although this is nothing compared with the earth, in this world with backward productivity, books are almost all copied by hand. It is absolutely not easy to collect so many books.


    seeing no one around, Renault gently beckons. A thick book moves away from the bookshelf and automatically falls into his hands.This is the name of the book. He turned a few pages and found that it was a religious book of the Church of the father.


    At this time, there was a sound of footsteps in the distance. Renault quickly stuffed the book back into the bookshelf, turned and walked towards the door of the reception room. Thanks to his keen perception, he realized that the footsteps came from them.


    One of the men''s steps was a little flimsy. This was Duke Byron. The other man''s steps were surprisingly stable, with almost no change in pace frequency.


    This is a strong man.


    Renault came to this conclusion immediately.


    "Mr. Renault, welcome to the castle. If there is any place with poor hospitality, please forgive me..." Before entering the reception room, the voice of Duke Byron came.


    "Your honor, your hospitality is very considerate..." Renault replied.


    The old familiar face of the Duke had just been printed into Renault''s eyes. Suddenly, his heart moved and he looked at the middle-aged man behind the Duke.


    This man is a head taller than the Duke, with rare silver hair, dignified face and bright eyes. It''s easy to see that he is a superior.


    By virtue of his powerful mental power, Renault also sensed that there was a kind of extremely obscure but extremely solid magic wave in his opponent''s body, a wave that could never appear on the extraordinary.


    Upanist!


    Renault''s eyes narrowed and he looked at each other.


    What did the Duke bring the upanists for?


    Renault was on the alert.


    At the same time, the eyes of the upanists fell on Renault.


    At that moment, their eyes were tightly intertwined like a magnet.


    The eyes of the upanists are as cold as ice. I''m afraid they dare not look at each other even if they are changed from the otherworldly. However, Renault''s mental power is significantly stronger than that of the ordinary upanists, and he has no feeling at all.


    After noticing this, there is a little surprise in the eyes of the upanists.


    "Mr. Renault, I''d like to introduce you. This is under the crown of" frost wing "of thousand Lake Kingdom..." The Duke''s warm voice rang out in the drawing room.


    The upanist suddenly interrupted the Duke, and his voice was extremely cold:


    "Renault Odin, kneel down!"