"The thundering Valkyrie?" Neil asked, looking puzzled.

"Yes." Sean nodded.

"Why does everyone like her?" Neil muttered, looking extremely puzzled, "Tell me first, is it because you want to be her Pioneer Knight because you have a crush on her, or is there another reason?" ”

"Is there a difference?" Sean looked stunned, so he asked rhetorically.

"Of course there is a difference, there is no difference, what do I have to ask you for?" Neil pursed his lips and looked like an idiot.

"Actually, my real purpose is to become a lord, although there are wars everywhere on the Miracle Continent at present, it is obviously impossible to rise to become a lord through a war." Sean thought for a moment, then began to state his reasoning, "So my goal is to start as a pioneer knight first, I'm still young, and my followers are still young, so it takes me a few years to build a territory and become a lord, and I can do all of this." …… And most importantly, Asuna also started from scratch as a pioneer knight, so it is much better to be a pioneer knight under her than to be a pioneer knight under others. ”

Neil was noncommittal.

Seeing that Neil didn't speak, Sean thought for a while and then said, "At least that's what I think, as long as my merits are achieved, she will definitely not be an obstacle to my continued progress." ”

"So what can you bring to Asuna?" Neil asked.

"War." Sean didn't think about it and said, "Asuna has long wanted to send troops to the kingdom of Dabion again, but there is no excuse, but I can find a suitable excuse for him." …… It's just not now, at least after I become an official lord. ”

"In other words, you didn't fall in love with Asuna or be conquered by her charms, but just wanted to use her as a springboard?" Neil raised an eyebrow.

"That's right." Sean thought about it for a moment, and it can indeed be understood in this way.

"Then my advice to you is to go straight to the door." Neil said calmly, "You tell her you can give her a war. A pretext for renewed war against the kingdom of Dabion. And in exchange. She will provide you with a degree of protection, including the title of knight and the status of a pioneer knight. …… Well, maybe you can do a little more with this, so you can even get a knight's fiefdom as your base. ”

"It's as simple as that?" Sean was dumbfounded.

"How difficult do you think it is?" Neil asked rhetorically, "Based on what I've learned, Asuna is actually very simple and simple, as long as you can give her what she needs." Then you can get back what you need, and that's a fair equivalent exchange, isn't it? …… But the real difficulty in this question is how to convince Asuna that you can give her a reason to go to war. ”

"I've figured that out." Sean said in a deep voice, "Beyond the border between the two armies of the Duchy of Ryan and the Kingdom of Dabion, there is the Wild Land. It is one of the most important trade routes in the kingdom of Dabiang, and if I intercept this route, the nobles of Dabion will come to me for trouble, and as long as this trouble is big enough, Asuna will have an excuse to send troops. ”

The Wild Land is just a private generic term for various countries, and in fact this land is called the Wild Tribal United Nations. There are more than 100 tribes living here, both large and small. And the coverage of ethnicity is extremely broad. From orcs and orcs to humans, barbarians, grey elves, and more, they can all be seen in this land. Although these tribes call themselves the United Nations, they are in fact infighting.

On average, at least three new tribes are born and one or two tribes die every day. There were many reasons for this demise, whether it was inter-tribal infighting, or it was the attack of the slave catchers, or more likely, the attack and suppression of the armies of several surrounding countries, all in all, it was a place of great chaos, but it was also an extremely important place, because the whole wild land was full of invisible wealth.

This land provided a steady stream of slaves for several surrounding countries, was an important trading ground for several surrounding countries, and was a piece of hard meat that would definitely break its teeth if it was occupied by a single person - at least the other surrounding countries would never agree to anyone monopolize this land, even if it was a thousand-year-old Covenant empire. And I don't know what reason Lu Dao thinks about it, as the most powerful empire in the surrounding area, the Millennium Covenant Empire seems to have maintained the consistent traditions of this land, and has not completely occupied it.

It's as if all the countries around us agree on this.

After Sean said that he would cut off the trade of the Kingdom of Dabion on this land, this would be equivalent to cutting off nearly half of the economic resources of the Kingdom of Dabiang, and if this could not lead to war, then the Kingdom of Dabiang would have been swallowed by other countries long ago.

"Leaving aside whether you have the ability to cut off the tentacles of the Kingdom of Dabion reaching out to this land, the mere fact that you are a pioneer knight under Asuna's command is enough to make Asuna suffer extremely strong condemnation." Neil shook his head, "Don't forget, now that the Duchy of Ryan and the Kingdom of Dabion are in a period of peace, if you act so rashly, it will only affect Asuna." ”

"William, can you find an excuse for war in this land?" Sean turned his head to look at William, "It won't cause Asuna trouble in public opinion." ”

"If you just let those nobles of the Dabiang Kingdom do it to you first, it won't be too much of a problem." William thought for a moment before he spoke, "As long as those nobles make a move against you first, then we have a positive reason to provoke a war." …… It's just that this layout will take a little longer, and we need to have our own base first, and this base must also be connected to the territory of the Kingdom of Dabiang. ”

"Since you say so, then it's fine." Sean turned his head to look at Neil and said, "Look, the problem is solved. ”

A few simple words of conversation between Sean and William covered up the problem, and Neil was still a little surprised. However, what surprised him was not the content of the conversation between William and Sean, but William's attitude towards Sean.

"You've become his follower?" Neil looked at William in astonishment.

"Yes." William did not deny this, "Actually, we came to you this time in the hope that you could join us." …… As you know, if a territory wants to develop, it is indispensable to deal with internal affairs, but at present, we do not have talents in this area. And you're my best friend. That's why I recommended you to Sean, and I came all the way here. ”

Hearing William's sudden invitation, Neil fell silent.

"As long as you are willing to join us, no matter what conditions and requirements you offer, I will try my best to meet them." Sean said with a sincere face, "If you want to continue to study these hobbies of yours, I can also provide financial assistance." …… Mr. Neil, you have served as a staff member to a number of lords. Then you must be well aware of how important a good staff member is to the development of a territory. ”

"The success of any lord must have a staff think tank behind it, because people's energy is very limited......"

"Let me think about it." Neil shook his head, interrupting Sean's tirade as he prepared for a lie, "I do know how important a staff member is to a lord and a territory. But for a staff member, the character of a lord is also very important. …… I don't know you, I don't know your temperament, today is just our first meeting, and you don't even have a piece of territory, so it's obviously unrealistic to want me to join you now. ”

Hearing Neil say this, Sean knew that he had prepared several statements. Absolutely none of them are useful. Because this Neil seems to be easy-going, but in fact he is a very stubborn person. From his words. Sean had already felt that this Neil was obviously not very optimistic about his future, but when he thought about it, he understood that a lord who didn't even have a territory could recruit staff to help?

William and Cecilia also clearly heard the subtext in Neil's words, so they didn't say anything.

"Now that you have a way to get Asuna to trust you, then I don't need to say anything more about these details." Neil quickly adjusted his mood and said with a smile, "The real problem you face now is how to meet Asuna. …… This Marquis of Tonys, she has been in the mansion of the fortress since the construction of the Tonys Fortress, and many people have submitted their names to visit, but none of them have succeeded, I think this step is actually the most difficult. ”

"So do you have any good ideas?" Sean's attitude has also changed, since the other party has no intention of joining him for the time being, of course Sean will not force it, so he really regards himself as someone who has come to humbly ask questions, rather than the lord of Neil.

"There is a most direct way." Neil thought for a moment, then spoke, "But the success rate is not high, only about half the chance." ”

"What's the solution?" Sean asked eagerly, not to mention the half success rate, even if it was only ten percent, Sean would try it.

"Write down the main points of your plan, but don't go into too much detail, just a little to whet Asuna's appetite. …… And remember, you should never submit it in the form of a name post. Neil said in a deep voice, "Asuna will never read a name post if she submits it, so such a name post is usually intercepted and thrown away by her housekeeper, but if you write it in the form of an official document, then at least half the chance it will be sent to Asuna's desk." …… If, as you suspected, Asuna is eager to send another army against the kingdom of Dabion, then she will summon you and discuss with you the details of this plan. ”

"What if that doesn't work?"

"Then prove your guess wrong, Asuna doesn't care if she sends troops again, and you're in danger because of the leak of this plan. My advice to you is to run as far as you can, otherwise you will die a very ugly death. …… It's a gamble, if you win, everything will go as you expected, and if you lose, then you will be doomed, at least here in the Duchy of Lane and the Kingdom of Dabion, there is no possibility of turning over. ”

Sean thanked Neil very sincerely, "I see. (To be continued.) )

PS: Whew! Fourth Update!!