Chapter 512 New friends and old friends

8days ago Xuanhuan Novels 9
There is no doubt that the kings are all treasure houses.

Although it is very backward as a city and those seemingly magnificent buildings are not worth mentioning in Roland's eyes, it is still the brightest pearl in the Graycastle Kingdom.

In terms of population, the number of nobles it has far exceeded that of any noble in other cities who lost their families and lost their fiefdom. The first thing that comes to mind is to come to the royal capital to find opportunities.

This proportion was further increased by the royal family's enthronement of the landless knights and jazz. For example, among the residents of the inner city, the proportion of nobles was nearly 20%. They usually received primary education, could read and write, and were all reserve officials worthy of training for Roland.

After all, without land and family business, it will not be too resistant to the new policies, and the good insights you have can accept new things faster than ordinary civilians.

In the industry, Wangdu is also a great addition to business and craftsmen's guilds, and also has the largest alchemist association and a unique astrologer association.

These talents are all the targets Roland coveted, and summoning Barov and Kemospier to come over to accommodate them as much as possible.

Finally, there is wealth... The various materials collected in the palace are enough to match the ten Dukes of Ryan. The golden dragon, jewelry and gold and silver crafts are piled up with several warehouses. In addition to the other important officials who collapsed together with Tifeko, the final statistics will inevitably be an amazing number.

If all their property is confiscated, Wudongcheng will have no worries about food and clothing in the next two or three years.

However, Roland did not intend to transport them all. Not only was it too time-consuming, but taking over King Capital also required a large amount of expenses to maintain stability.

There is no point in piled up money in the basement or spilling it out. It is justified that it can be transferred with its own value.

If possible, Roland hopes to spend the first half of a year to digest these gains well, but time waits for others. Compared with the royal capital far away in the central region, Zhulongling and the extreme south border that can be connected to the western border are more important.

Shortly after the Iron Axe left, a personal guard reported that, Your Majesty, there was a businessman who called himself Margaret outside the palace who wanted to see you.

Roland's eyes lit up and he brought her to see me.

When the businesswoman walked into the hall, he stood up from the throne with a smile, stepped forward to meet him, and we met again.

I didn't expect that the place where I met again would be the Grey Castle Palace. Margaret pulled up the corner of her skirt and bowed her knees. You always surprised me. Your Highness Roland... is wrong. Now I should call you Your Majesty.

It's okay, since the throne ceremony has not been held yet, I am not the real king, Roland waved his hand.

You are not in a hurry at all, and you are worthy of being the king's style.Margaret covered her mouth and said, "It seems that the capital will be full of business opportunities in the future. For the sake of the old friend, you should take care of me more."

Of course, even if you don’t come to me, I will go to you. He laughed and said, “You may not know that Bianfeng Town and Changge Fortress have merged into a big city, and the steam engine factory has opened several more production lines, and the output can almost triple.”There will be many new products in the future, and I promise they are all unique and good things in the four kingdoms.

I have fully seen your creativity, and we can talk about it slowly and in detail. Margaret nodded, but I am not here for this today, but I have other things to ask for.

oh?Roland said with great interest, let's talk.

Can you... talk about it in another place?She glanced around and asked in a low voice.

The financial resources of the Chamber of Commerce cannot be solved, and it is still necessary to avoid people's eyes and ears. Could it be that the other party really has encountered some difficult big trouble?The prince thought for a while and then went to my study.

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The study on the top floor of the Crown Tower originally belonged to Wimbledon III, and it was also the place that the Fourth Prince longed for most when he was a child. Only here can he meet his taciturn father.

Roland chose this place because the terrain was high enough and it was not easy to set up secret passages. There was only one ring stone step leading to the top of the tower, which was easy to defend and difficult to attack.

Can you tell me now?

Only he and Margaret were left in the room, as well as the Nightingale who had hidden her figure.

Sorry, Your Majesty, I am entrusted by someone, and I can only tell you one person... She bowed solemnly, Lord Thunder hopes to see you.

Thunder?Roland was very surprised. Is it the most outstanding explorer in the fjord?Didn’t he...been buried in a shipwreck?

Although a true explorer believes in the Three Gods, he will not easily fall into the arms of the Three Gods. Margaret shook his head. He did not want to reveal his whereabouts, especially he did not want Lightning to know. This is why I secretly told you.Lord Thunder originally planned to contact you through His Highness Tilly, but he didn't expect you to occupy the capital so quickly, so he temporarily changed his decision.The businesswoman paused, and he also said that an incredible scene was discovered west of the Shadow Islands, which is likely to be related to the remains of hundreds of years ago, and you will definitely be interested in learning about it.

Wait...he is in the capital now?

Yes, he just arrived yesterday and made this decision after meeting me.

You didn't seem to be surprised at his resurrection at all, Roland said strangely, have you known about this long ago?

Margaret nodded.

So, the first time you went to Bianfeng Town to go to the business was not because of my personal guards, but because of looking for lightning?

Sorry, I didn't explain it to you at the beginning. She stroked her chest and said, "The Lightning is wearing a magic stone." It was through this method that Lord Thunder confirmed her position.He sent me over here just to confirm whether she was safe, and after learning that lightning had settled in your territory, he decided to hide his news and keep his daughter away from the Explorer's Road.

So that's it. Roland immediately realized everything. At that time, he did not ask in detail about the death of Thunder. The other party's answer was in a sense the truth. Therefore, Nightingale did not find any strangeness. She just concluded that she was not hostile to the witch. It turned out that this coincidence had a reason.

If there was no lightning, my own steam engine trade would not have opened up the trade path so quickly.

The capital of the king is still in the whirlpool, so it is unlikely that I will leave the palace. Roland thought for a moment and replied, If Thunder wants to see me, you can lead him into the palace. I can promise not to reveal information about him to Lightning.

Thank you for your kindness, Your Majesty, Margaret looked grateful and bowed again, I will tell him the reply as soon as possible.

As soon as the attendant sent away the businesswoman, Roland had just returned to the hall and heard the personal guard report, Your Majesty, a nobleman came from outside the palace, claiming to be your old friend, and was clamoring to rush into the palace.

This news surprised him a little. The little noble who had not been affected by the spring offensive would come to inquire about the situation sooner or later, but he did not expect it would be so soon.

Logically speaking, they should have waited for a while to watch the wind. Now that Tifeike has not yet been asked, he should not have taken the initiative to stand up at this moment... And he was originally a prince, how could he be so familiar with a little noble?

What's his name?

Sir Kou, Your Majesty.