Chapter 17 (1/2)

Chapter 17 Ambassador (Part 1)

“This is such a rotten place” When stronghold emissary Petrov stepped out of his cabin, the s air was da people to feel entirely uncoh the nose The sky was co

“The last tio,”said the assistant to the araciously put a wool coat on the a here, except stone”

“It was a year and a half” Petrov corrected “Every season the Duke chose a different person to come around The last time I was in Border Town, it was suood variety of furs, and…“

“What?” His assistant had a blank look on his face

Petrov shook his head and did not answer He crossed over the side of the shi+p, stepping on the pier covered withsound from under his foot The ould probablycontinue to support the dock for a few years, but then it would break down, he thought Border town not only had stone and fur, but even… land

But speaking about this hadn’t any , the assistant was only an unknown city hall officer, he was unable to see this point

Between Longsong Stronghold and Border Toas a large area of wild land, which still needed to be cleared for cultivation On one side was the ie, while on the other side was the Chishui River, long and narrow like a corridor As an outpost for the stronghold, if they assu the wide expanse of land into the possession of the stronghold The land had not been cultivated, so it didn’t require any recuperation before plowing Instead, many circles of crops could be planted, and on top of that, it had a natural line of defense on both sides In the end, to produce enough for everyone to eat, it was not required to expend e in Border Toas just a way to relieve the stronghold of the proble population In the future Border Town and the stronghold should become one territory, rather than the two separated territories they are now

The only drawback was that it would need a three to five year-long operation, as well as large sums of money in advance

Unfortunately, when talking about the foresight of investment, most of the nobility were bad businessmen

“Hey, how can it be that the yard is empty?” The assistant pointed to a distant piece of land “Shouldn’t they have the ore ready?”

Petrov sighed softly, “We will go to the castle, and have an audience with His Royal Highness”

“Wait… Mr Ambassador, do you know if he will receive you?”

He didn’t know if His Majesty would, but in his heart he didn’t want to say it

“Let’s go, the stables are just in front”

Trouble cahold and Border toere divided into two separate territories Because of the King’s order to fight for the throne, the 4th prince was left in solitude Hoould a normal aristocratic or royal member ever be here? Of course they would take all of this land for themselves

Selling e for food and bread? I aold royals

If it was himself, he would do it To helplessly watch as one’s own territory output is exchanged for only food… The ambassador was afraid that nobody would accept this situation In addition, the products didn’t have to go to the stronghold Most of the nobility forgets the fact that the Chishui River didn’t end at the Longsong Stronghold He could sell the ore at on Mountain, or even in Red City, then take people fro more than a little further down the river

What could the Longsong Stronghold do then? Block the river, and cut off the prince and his party? It would simply be a defiance of the royal family of Graycastle! Everyone knew that the 4th prince was least likely to becoood to defy hi’s blood

The A slowly forward on the stone road along the river The stables only had old horses of mixed colors; even if they rode slowly, the horses would still tremble And for these two stupid horses, he had still to pay a deposit of two gold royals

“You see, sir, is that a boat from Willon?”