After reading the whole book, Gavin still gained a lot. Many of them were picked out from the minutiae. It is estimated that Master Varo did not notice their value at all when he wrote it. After all, he was in the His situation is different from Gavin's. He just observes everything around him as a traveler, good and evil, good and bad, and whether there are business opportunities. For him, there is no influence or temptation. At most, it is related to some places. The locals have established relatively friendly relations.
Gavin is different. His current position determines that wherever he goes, he is not just walking past, but leaving his own footprints.
He is not going to Susar, the capital of the Kingdom of Cormyr, as an audience, but as a conqueror, but the weapon is no longer a powerful army, but a powerful financial resource.
He has always believed that the money in hand is the most worthless, and it is the right way to let it move and turn it into various industries that make money, and continuously provide new wealth. The cities along the way are based on this concept. Because there is nothing to buy there, you can only build it yourself.
But the Kingdom of Cormyr is an owned land. Once here, the previous enclosures are no longer easy to use, but money is easy to use. Many things are clearly priced, including land.
Of course, even if you purchase land, you only have the right to use it, but not the ownership. All the land in the Kingdom of Cormyr belongs to the country and the Obaiszil royal family, and taxes must be paid. If it violates the law, According to the laws of the Kingdom of Mir, the right to use it may be withdrawn - this is a society ruled by law, and everything is conducted in accordance with the law. Although the law is a tool made by the Obaisqil royal family to serve itself, But generally speaking, most laws are relatively fair. Even the Obaiszil royal family will not easily violate the law, at least not openly, because this is the basis for them to maintain their rule. To do so is to commit suicide. foundation.
With this Varro Travel Diary and his knowledge of the Kingdom of Cormyr in his previous life, Gavin has a basic overview of the current Kingdom of Cormyr. The next step is to be targeted, prepare some plans in advance, and make a lady electorate that suits his own strategy. thing.
In the next five days, Gavin only made three trips back to the City of Faith, and spent the rest of the time in Amphail Village.
At night, I followed Filancini to learn magic and superpowers, and assisted in studying Filancini's personal dreams. The progress was quite amazing.
Gavin not only mastered the three mental feedback, psychic rebirth and limb restoration of the Variety Master, he also mastered a psychic ability called psychic crushing. He chose a few more useful spells to master first. They are Death Cloud, Break Barrier, Mutate Animals, Transform into Evil, Intercontinental Flight, Turn Mud into Stone, Fossils into Mud, and Magical Constancy.
Filancini's personal dream construction also has an advantage that the Dragon Oak Dream does not have, that is, she is in the etheric plane, and has entanglements beyond imagination. The original shackles are a huge help in this matter. With the gradual improvement of the dream, she now even affects the environment she lives in. Her broken mage tower in the Lost Land is repairing itself at an astonishing speed.
The intimate relationship between the two did indeed occur in Filancini's personal dream, but the problem is that when this dream is two-way, it cannot be simply regarded as a dream.
All in all, the relationship between the two continues to heat up.
During the day, Gavin had in-depth discussions with Ms. Gowther and raised the issue of sending escort girls to the Kingdom of Cormyr.
Of course, Gavin would not let them follow the caravan slowly and leisurely. Instead, after receiving corresponding training, he would directly use teleportation spells to send them near their destination, allowing them to infiltrate on their own.
Although the Kingdom of Cormyr claims to have internal control, second only to the red-robed mage kingdom Sere, they have a large number of purple dragon patrols in both cities and country streets, but this approach is only to ensure that there are not too many monsters running rampant here. , the personnel control is still very sparse. As long as they behave properly (such as probing into secret areas, carrying weapons longer than a knife), they will not rush forward to ask for identity because of differences in accents, clothing, etc., because this matter is It's hard to prove yourself.
Gavin has not left for the Kingdom of Cormyr for a long time. He is also waiting for something - a royal writ.
With this thing, he can legitimately lead some combatants and armed forces into the Kingdom of Cormyr, otherwise he will be unable to move here.
As for going to Susal for a secret audience without any weapons, Gavin would have chosen to do this without hesitation three months ago, because at that time, although he was somewhat famous, he was at best the owner of a small manor. .
Not now. I am now the supreme commander of the conqueror's army and the elector of Ms. Strategist. I not only represent myself, but also represent the 50,000 soldiers and civilians behind me. This is a public business. Everything must be carried out with dignity and dignity, so that The Kingdom of Cormyr can't find fault with this from top to bottom.
To put it simply, this is a kind of ceremony, a formal meeting ceremony, done for outsiders to see. After the relationship between the two parties is officially confirmed, there will be no need for such trouble next time.
This order came much later than Gavin expected. It was belatedly arrived on the tenth day after the Battle of Ms. Stratagem’s Ascension to the Gods, when the initial outline of the City of Faith had already been seen.
"Your Highness, I didn't expect us to meet so soon." The person who sent the royal writ was none other than the Crown Princess of the Kingdom of Cormyr, Tynarasta.
Gavin was not surprised, because the interests involved behind this matter were really too great, and the interests of the people who would be affected were too many. The more this matter was borrowed from other people's hands, the greater the possibility of various accidents. The bigger it is, because this time the resistance does not simply come from outside the Kingdom of Cormyr, but there are also many internal resistances.
It’s not just one or two people who peeked at the location of Baron Rockland. If it were just rockland, it wouldn’t be that valuable. However, the Kingdom of Cormyr has just taken over Tifanton and the surrounding Red Spring Reclamation Area in recent years, so it’s worth as much as It will be greatly improved.
Putting aside everything else, Tifantun alone has huge commercial value. It is connected to a series of commercial arteries such as the Moon Sea Highway, the High Road, and the Northern Horse Road. As long as it is given a certain amount of time, it will It became the second Arabe and the second land commercial city of the Kingdom of Cormyr.
As for Gaiwen becoming the Baron of Rockland, it is the most beneficial choice for the entire Kingdom of Cormyr. This can only be used to convince the Obaisqil royal family, but there is no way to convince other noble families of the Kingdom of Cormyr. In their eyes, that is the Oubaisi Qil family. The Baiskir royal family needs to consider something. They put their own and their family's interests far above the kingdom. Wherever there is selfishness, it is impossible to avoid the occurrence of this kind of thing.
Even the army of conquerors, as their power expands and their strength increases, is slowly dividing into factions. This is just because their composition is too mixed. This kind of faction is biased towards ethnicity. At present, these factions are still in their infancy, relatively speaking. They are fair and selfless. They are not seeking selfishness, but trying their best to seek greater benefits for their own race and help their race develop and grow in the army of conquerors. This is the selfish intention of promoting the prosperity of the race.
But as time goes by, personal desires are often mixed into it, and many things change. Gavin can only work hard on supervision and supervision, but he can't do anything else. This is an inevitable trend for the development and growth of power. All gods have selfish motives, let alone mortals.
In this case, as the crown prince of the kingdom who has had contact with Gavin and reached a certain consensus, the Crown Princess is undoubtedly the best candidate, which can fully send a signal to the world that the Obaischier royal family attaches great importance to this matter.
"General, you are now our most distinguished guest in Cormyr. In order to avoid unnecessary misunderstandings, I will personally accompany you to Susar to meet His Majesty the King." On the beautiful face of Crown Princess Tynarasta, Still wearing a perfect smile, he said, "Your Majesty allows you to lead ten armed guards and no more than a hundred businessmen."
This time the mission was her own initiative. She had previously underestimated the level of stupidity within the Kingdom of Cormyr. This choice, which was obviously extremely beneficial to the Kingdom of Cormyr, actually had unimaginable internal resistance. It was just a man who agreed with Gavin. The princes and nobles discussed the issue of going to Susar to meet King Yasan for ten days. The attitude of King Yasan, who had always been extremely wise in the past, on this matter made her somewhat confused. Although There was no obvious bias towards the princes and nobles, but he also did not support himself, which made it particularly difficult to advance the plan.
Although she had not been in contact with Gavin for a long time, just ten days were enough for her to understand Gavin inside and out. To understand a person, many times, seeing what he did was more effective than meeting him face to face. More clearly.
Therefore, compared to ten days ago, Tynarasta has a clearer understanding of the young man in front of her, and will not be deceived by his youthful appearance. He has a scheming that is inconsistent with his age, and his layout is Like the goddess strategist he believes in, this is a style of behavior that is integrated into his bones. It is not only reflected in battlefield tactics, but also in the layout of the situation.
His desire to obtain the Baron of the Rockland of Cormyr did not start now, but since the beginning of this year, when he left Tethyr and came to the Rockland.
If you look at the things he did in isolation, many of them are indeed a bit unbelievable. For example, he left the busy Baron Tethyr unjust, led a goblin warlock north to develop territory alone, and took away all the wealth of the Nott family. It was thrown to Zalanda, the captain of the defense.
Anyone with a discerning eye can see that his brother Roang died in his hands. His handling methods at the time were simple and crude, as if he was just looking for an excuse to go north.
But now it seems that that was the beginning of his plan. Without his departure, there would be no rise of Zalanda, and the seeds of debt were planted in Zalanda's heart, and he would not cooperate with him in the follow-up. Large-scale propaganda and mobilization, even if he used his own ability to organize some immigrants, would not be as powerful as the conqueror's army is now.
In order to prepare for immigration, he resolutely abandoned the Kobold iron mine, which was developing rapidly, and went to the Battle Valley to open up a new territory, the Land of Three Rivers.
In the first half of this year, his unrelated actions seemed to be preparing for the army of conquerors, and the purpose of organizing the army of conquerors was to obtain the fiefdom of Rock Land from the Kingdom of Cormyr.
According to the series of actions he has shown previously, his victory over the rocky land is by no means the ultimate goal. This is just one of his many plans, and he must have a deeper plan.
After much thought, the Crown Princess realized that the Kingdom of Cormyr was the one nearby that she could plot. The marriage she had previously deduced might also be what the other party wanted.
If the Crown Princess hadn't known Gavin before and had already formed a preconceived impression, based on this information alone, the image she had in her mind would definitely be of a middle-aged mage who was ruthless, eclectic but scheming.
What such people seem to dislike the most is the constraints of rules. They like to tear up existing things and create their own interests.
This way of doing things is destined to be incompatible with the style of the nobles of the Kingdom of Cormyr, and it is very easy for the two sides to cause huge conflicts.
However, from the perspective of the Crown Princess, this is not entirely a bad thing. Cormyr has lasted for thousands of years, and it is not only the Obeschier family that is the royal family, but also has several families as long ago as them. Not to mention, this Over the millennia, families have risen for various reasons.
There is a proverb in Faerûn that every Cormyrian has noble blood flowing in his body.
Sometimes this proverb is used to describe the noble qualities of the people of Cormyr, but more often, it is used to mock the Kingdom of Cormyr for the large number of nobles and their pedantic procrastination.
Anything taken to an extreme is never a good thing.
The Kingdom of Cormyr's overweight aristocratic system is a heavy burden on them. The output of a kingdom is limited. When more people draw nutrients from it at the same time, the wealth that can be divided into the hands of the Obaiszil royal family will naturally decrease. Even if it increases the burden on ordinary people, the royal family can get very limited benefits from it. On the contrary, it will shake the country's foundation.
If these noble families do not make fatal mistakes, even the Obaiszil royal family, the ruler of the Kingdom of Cormyr, cannot easily touch them, because this is something that offends the entire interest class, which will force those noble families to If they unite to resist the Obaiszil royal family, even if there is no way to dislodge the Obaiszil royal family from their dominant position, it will inevitably trigger a full-scale civil war.
But if Gavin, a huge catfish that can eat people, breaks in and muddies the water, causing the big fish to eat the small fish, it will be another matter.
The premise is that Gavin can enter the game.
Tynarasta is very aware of the methods of the nobles of the Kingdom of Cormyr. In order to protect their own interests, they will decisively abandon the royal family. They may not give Gavin a chance to enter the game at all, and use some conspiracies to create a stalemate. The relationship between the two sides has drawn both sides into the abyss of war.
There are hawks everywhere, and the Kingdom of Cormyr is no exception. They are mainly knights headed by small and medium-sized nobles. They are mainly professional soldiers. They are eager for war all the time, because only war can bring them military glory and lead them. Only by bringing glory and rewards can they have a better way to climb up.
The peaceful contact between the conqueror's army and the Kingdom of Cormyr is naturally extremely inconsistent with their interests.
Gavin's journey to the Kingdom of Cormyr is their best opportunity to take action. The Crown Princess must avoid such an accident.
Gavin didn't know that there were so many twists and turns behind the Crown Princess's trip. If he knew, he might have to defend himself a few words. Nothing can withstand over-interpretation. There are many secrets in his ability to reach this point. Mistakenly, the plan has changed countless times. Many things were beyond his plan. It was first his own territory in the valley, the rise of Zalanda in Dalauma, and then the current conqueror. The army was not deliberately developed to create today's army of conquerors. Even if Ms. Strategy personally took action, she would not be able to calculate it to this extent. After all, the plan was just a plan and was affected by many unexpected factors.
"It is my greatest honor to be able to travel with His Highness." Gavin said with a smile, "But I hope our itinerary will be decided by us."
The crown princess personally greeted her, which was unexpected and reasonable.
This fully proves that the Kingdom of Cormyr attaches great importance to the army of conquerors and itself. With the Crown Princess accompanying them, safety will be absolutely guaranteed. She is the best royal writ, even if it eats a bear-hearted leopard. No one dares to be disrespectful to the crown prince of this country in the Kingdom of Cormyr.
But for me, it is very inconvenient. Not to mention that many small actions in the gray area cannot be carried out. Even some relatively normal industrial layouts cannot be carried out. After all, the other party cannot waste too much time on the road with me. My original plan needs to be adjusted, some details must be discarded, and only one or two key points must be selected to move forward quickly.
"Okay." The Crown Princess wanted to see what Gavin would do along the way. She had a hunch that they would never be lonely along the way.
Since the Crown Princess was traveling with him, Gavin abandoned the accompanying caravan and only selected ten armed guards. Although the number was small, they were quite mixed and included various professions. They were all elites above the extraordinary level, enough to deal with large-scale attacks. part of the situation.
Crown Princess also brought ten bodyguards with her, but compared to Gavin's miscellaneous bodyguards, hers was very unified, with five battle mages and five purple dragon knights, all of whom also had extraordinary strength.
They are both riding one person and two people, so their movement speed is naturally quite high.
(End of chapter)
