Although the sky was clear, in such weather, there was a sudden thunderstorm.

The young king's eyes lit up, and he took a deep breath: "What kind of crusade law?" ”

Beta didn't answer him, but said directly: "Doesn't His Majesty think that the Kingdom of Hollevon is too small? ”

Of course...... Although Hollevin is not the smallest country in the world, no king would consider his country to be too large.

"Although the environment of the desert kingdom is harsh, it is also quite rich in resources. For example, there are a lot of magic materials, and there are a lot of underground copper and iron ore. Beta continued to smile and said, "The people there are indeed rough, but with proper training, they can become excellent warriors. ”

These things, without beta, are actually clear to the king.

He looked at Beta and asked lightly, "I'm still the same sentence, how can I cooperate?" ”

"Your Majesty, you and the lords are responsible for sending troops, and our temple will provide the military priests, as well as some necessary funds."

"How many chaplains, how much money?"

"It can guarantee that each legion can be equipped with at least ten." Beta thought for a moment and said, "As for the funds, it depends on the number of soldiers that His Majesty can muster." We promised to provide five silver coins for every soldier we gathered. ”

"If I can gather 200,000 soldiers, won't you only have to pay 10,000 gold coins, which is too little?"

Beta nodded: "It's true that the gold coins are not much, after all, some time ago, we opened mountains and built roads, and we also built canals, which cost a lot of money." However, 10,000 gold coins is almost enough to pay for three months of food and war for an army of about 80,000. The rest is left to the king and the lords. ”

"Since Your Majesty the Pope proposed the Crusade, you naturally have to take responsibility." The king smiled lightly, "How can I get half of the military budget?" ”

Beta chuckled, "Your Majesty, I have always been sincere in what I say and do. I also think that the conditions I just gave are very sincere. If you don't think it's reasonable, then the proposal is abandoned. ”

10,000 gold coins is indeed not too much, but it has already passed one-third of the military expenditure, and there are a hundred military priests, which is the big head.

In a small country like Hollevin, every time there is a war, there are very few magicians and priests that can be recruited. It's not as big as Frans, it's a mage group at every turn.

Seeing that Beta was so quick to 'back down', the king said with displeasure: "Your Majesty, this is not the way to negotiate. There is no one who disagrees and withdraws the table. ”

"Negotiation is something that only the adversary does." Beta had a natural expression: "We are allies, Your Majesty, you are now our enemies, so naturally we can't talk about it." ”

"Allies?" The king looked at Beta silently for a moment: "This is the first time I've heard that the Cult of God can be allies with the royal family. ”

Beta pointed out the window: "Under the sun, anything is possible. Theocracy and kingship are not necessarily mortal enemies, at least in the eyes of our Wealth Cult, we can be friends. ”

"Why?"

"Our goddess is not interested in worldly power, life and death. Even for the belonging of mortal souls, they are not too concerned. Her greatest wish is to see the world prosperous everywhere. Your Majesty can look at our teachings. ”

The king was silent for a long time, and then sighed: "I have read your teachings, and they are indeed well written. So be it, I'll go first and gather the lords and soldiers, the chaplains and funds you promised, I hope to see within a month. ”

"As you wish."

The king didn't get up, he looked at Beta: "The struggle between royal power and divine power has always existed, I hope that the two of us can get off to a good start." Well, now you can tell me, what do you want to get after the Crusade. ”

"Missionary rights in desert areas. The right of way, as well as the right to dig the canal. ”

The king took a deep breath: "You want to build roads in the desert, and you want to dig canals in the desert, how is this possible!" ”

"Hehe, if we rely on our Wealth God Sect alone, of course it is impossible to do such a thing." Beta smiled: "But what if you add the Water God Sect?" People outside say that there is no real friendship between the two sects, but our friendship with the Water God Sect can stand the test of time and the baptism of interests. ”

Indeed, wherever there is a church of wealth, there will be a church of the Cult of the Water God built next to it.

The king stood up, with some expectation in his eyes: "I will look at the relationship between the royal family and your religion with an optimistic attitude. ”

Then he watched Beta leave.

The living room was deserted, and no one else dared to approach the house without his orders.

He is the youngest king in the history of Holeven, and being young means being impulsive, and in more direct terms, being ambitious.

As Beta said, he felt that Hollevin was too small.

Even if Beta hadn't proposed to go east, he would have launched an offensive against the Desert Kingdom.

Now that the desert kingdom was first occupied by Zoroastrianism, and then there were frequent civil strife and extreme weakness, it was indeed an excellent opportunity.

Young male lions will always have the desire to expand their territory.

The opportunity is rare, and if you miss it, you won't have it again.

On the other side, Beta teleported back to Vorkins, only to see a rather unexpected visit.

This is a pretty elven female, and Beta is quite familiar with her.

Elven demigod, Coco Yara.

Although she is already a thousands of years old old woman, her appearance is still like a girl, the green green silk dress is close to the body and smooth, and the undulation of her figure makes people unable to take their eyes off.

"You dare to come here."

"Why don't you dare?" Coco Yara smiled.

"Do you want to fight again?"

Coco Yara shook her head: "I don't want to fight to the death with an alien dragon of unknown origin. Respect comes from strength, I didn't know it before, but now I know your strength, so you have my respect. ”

Beta sneered: "They all say that the elves are benevolent, but I didn't expect that they are also power supremacists." ”

"Kindness without power is foolishness. It's like a rabbit taking a radish to a hungry wolf and trying to save it, but the wolf will devour it and eat it up. Benevolence with strength is when the lion throws a bone and gives alms to the jackal, who can only accept it with his tail between his legs. ”

Beta didn't want to discuss philosophy with her, and he had read too many books on the ground, so he asked, "So lady demigod, what is your purpose this time?" ”

"The elves need your bloodline." Coco Yara smiled, "The kind of dragon you transformed into is very much in line with the aesthetics of our elven race, it is golden, elegant and has great power. I've even figured out the name of the descendant. ”

"Elven Dragon."