Chapter 718: Southern Ambition
While the north of Aldor has been covered in ice and snow, its southern border is still lush.
This is especially true for Wuyangpu. It is warm and pleasant, with no sign of winter at all. The abundant Pearl River flows from the inland to the west and flows into the sea through the south side of Wuyangpu. The alluvial plain it forms is very fertile. , ranking highest in the south.
Such unique conditions make it the natural ruling center of the Aldo Southern Territory, and it is also the Giles family's greatest reliance on dominating the Southern Territory.
In the luxurious castle to the east of the city, a grand birthday party has been held for two days, and the night is still going on until now.
Giles, Lord of the South, the grand duke known as the Greedy Wolf, celebrated his forty-sixth birthday on this spring-like winter day.
Countless vassals were summoned to Wuyang Castle to roam freely in the ocean of wine and delicacies.
The Grand Duke Giles, who was in the high position, was a little dazed at this time, and his cheeks were flushed from drinking a lot of alcohol, but his body was still upright. His long-term habit made the Grand Duke always Stay dignified.
"Hoo!" He exhaled heavily, stood up steadily, walked through the crowd of people feasting and talking, and walked slowly out of the hall.
Stepping out of the towering door frame, an open terrace about a hundred feet square appeared in front of him.
The Grand Duke puffed out his chest and walked on the terrace with his head held high. His luxurious robes made of silk fluttered in the wind, and the ornaments on them made crisp clashing sounds.
The castle stands on the highest point of the city, and from the terrace you can have an unobstructed view of the surrounding land for several kilometers.
The densely packed buildings extended into the distance as his line of sight continued.
"My kingdom! This is my kingdom!"
He overlooked the city below, filled with pride for a moment, and even the neatly trimmed beard on his face was trembling slightly.
The archduke's sharp gaze crossed the city wall, across the checkerboard-shaped fields outside the city, and across the lush jungle, all the way to the far north.
The distance covered by night seemed to be a great temptation, which made Giles stop and watch for a long time.
"Your Highness, why are you here?"
Hearing the voice behind him, Giles turned around and saw his two most trusted subordinates walking over.
"Samar, Wendel, are you here too? I'm going to come out to get some fresh air. Alas, I'm getting older after all, so I'm a little confused after just drinking so much wine."
"So much wine?" Samar said with a smile, "The empty wine vat next to your table is enough to build a wall."
"Humph, if I were a few years younger... Wendell, your hand What are you holding?”
Sir Wendell stepped forward and handed over the envelope in his hand.
"This is why we came to you. Just now, people from the church gave this to me and asked to pass it on to you."
"Oh?"
Giles took it in his hand doubtfully, gently tore open the envelope, took out the letter paper inside and read it hastily.
"Hmph...hum hum..."
He let out a deep chuckle.
“I didn’t expect that the powerful Holy See would ever ask for me.”
Wendel and Samar looked at each other and asked in confusion: “The Holy See?”
"Yes, Holy See!" Giles put away the letter. "They asked me to send troops to cooperate with them in attacking the north of Horn Bay."
"This..." Both vassals were very surprised. The southern border of Aldo borders the Horn Bay to the north, and it is indeed very convenient to attack the Horn Bay from here. As we all know, the Holy See army suffered a major defeat in the north of Horn Bay.
Samar looked cautious, "What do you mean?"
"You can consider it..." Giles smiled slightly, "What they promised But there are quite a few.”
After speaking, he handed the letter to the two of them. The contents on it made Wendel and Samar's eyes light up.
“But what about Jingyao?” Wendell expressed his concerns. After all, they were still nominally the lords of Aldo.
"Huh! Why bother considering those losers!" Giles said disdainfully, "The previous war made me think that the royal family still had some strength. But I didn't expect that they would conquer the northern part of the kingdom in the blink of an eye. Giving it up to the orcs is such a big joke.”
“Do you know what I was thinking just now? I was wondering if the war with us had exhausted the last strength of the royal family. They were so weak in the face of the orcs. They should have kept fighting until the royal family couldn't hold on and collapsed. Maybe today's banquet would be held in Jingyao's palace."
His face was full of sarcasm, "Our new king is also a fool. He sent Catherine away so that his power would not be threatened. Haha, that's exactly what I want. I swear to the Lord of Light that I will definitely send Catherine away before the age of fifty." With the Fengfei Plain in your hands, you will be crowned king, and you will all be the founding heroes!”
After all, he was drunk, and Giles made a grand promise to his ministers.
"Oh, by the way, any news about Jingyao recently?" He looked at Wendel.
Wendell went through it in his mind, "There is something wrong. Graiman was driven back to the northwest bay!"
"Graiman? Our little marquis? ”
An intriguing and strange expression flashed across Giles’ face.
Although he was a grand duke, his status was that of a prince and only slightly inferior to that of a king.
Although he is de facto independent and does not receive any orders from Bird Jingyao at all.
Although his ambition is to wear the crown...
But when he thinks of the long-gone and even legendary title of Marquis, there will still be waves in his heart.
“Nonsense, such an important title is awarded so easily to someone else, and he is still a little guy with no hair at all!”
Giles was even more disdainful of Rodney XVIII sitting on the Crystal Throne.
"Why?" he asked.
"It is said that the various reform proposals he proposed were resisted by many people."
"Reform? Hum!" Da Fang said heartily, "Jingyao's bunch of rubbish, the more they change, the more they change. Of course, the more chaos, the better for us."
Giles asked again: "Didn't anyone have any contact with our little Marquis before he left?"
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Even in the south and north, Giles knew more or less that this guy named Paul Graiman was very good at economics. His territory was filled with a large number of goods from the northwest bay, which was called a good price. Lian, that guy must have a lot of money.
Wendel nodded, "We have been in contact with him several times, but the other party's attitude has always been neither salty nor cool."
The Grand Duke snorted heavily, "In this case, don't do it in the future. I just hope he can understand and not take the initiative to become my enemy!”
At this time, Samar interjected: “As for Corner Bay, it seems that there are shadows of wizards in the Sacrifice Alliance! , If we agree to the Holy See, will it affect our relationship there?"
Giles frowned, "Our relationship with the Secret Law is just a mutual use. Let's talk about the last time we had a war with the royal family. In the final stage, their support suddenly decreased, and we ended up in a no-win-no-lose situation. I have been thinking about how to repay this "friendship"! ”
He set his sights south.
"If I can get on the big ship of the Holy See, what is the use of the Secret Society? I have decided..."