Back at No. 158 Qingsong Street, Qiao directly pretended to be sick and closed the door.

After tossing for so long, Qiao, who was very exhausted, slept until the afternoon, washed up, and changed into a new uniform, and then became energetic again and came to the restaurant with great interest.

Old Lady Mary has left.

Her excuse was plausible - Joe had taken a stake in the Old Grandmother's Tavern, had bought the next door neighbor's shop, and was expanding and renovating the original tavern. Old Lady Mary is going to the scene to stare at the scene, to decorate the new tavern with her own aesthetics.

In addition to the architectural style, there are many things to do in a tavern.

Pots and pans, maids and bartenders, even ovens, and even the supply channels of chickens, ducks, lambs, suckling pigs and geese after the expansion, all of these need to be handled by Mrs. Mary herself.

So, Old Lady Mary left.

She left Joe a dozen cooks with a bit of her craftsmanship, and the delicacies cooked by these cooks were not as hot and spicy as old lady Mary, but they were also delicious.

After eliminating a roast suckling pig, three roast geese, more than thirty duck legs confit, and seven or eight big elbows, a large amount of mashed potatoes mixed with shredded sauerkraut in just a quarter of an hour, Joe burped contentedly and patted his stomach gently.

"Mr. S. Gents, I've given you a mission." Qiao looked at Mr. Digns, who was sitting on the side and quietly looked at him eating and drinking: "I got a batch of sixth-order potions from His Highness. As long as they meet the conditions and are loyal to the family, they can use it...... Well, you see, find a way, send half of it to the family. ”

"The remaining half, Lan Mu Hibiscus and Lan Platycodon have already been taken, Uncle Ya has also taken it, and there are still twelve shares, you take a look, pick out the most suitable person, and let them use it as soon as possible."

"Also, before they use the potion, they need to sign a contract with the old man Mediga, and this matter is up to you."

Mr. Sgens stood up with a solemn face and nodded solemnly to Joe.

Thirty sixth-order elixirs!

This will be a 'not small' increase in the strength of the Rittal family!

Well, it's not a small' increase, but it's just a 'not small' increase. As the core veteran member of the Rittal family, Mr. Sigons knows a lot more about the Rittal family than Joe or even Gorkin.

After a moment of silence, Mr. Sgens said to Joe very seriously, "Joe, now we don't have a proper way to send these potions back to Tulun Harbor...... Moreover, it also involves the issue of signing the so-called contract with His Excellency Mediga. ”

Joe stretched out his hand and slapped his forehead heavily, and he suddenly sighed as if he had realization: "Ah...... Such...... Yes, that contract, can't let people run from Tulun Port to the imperial capital? ”

Mr. Si Gengs smiled and nodded, and he suggested, "So, thirty potions, all of them should be used in the imperial capital." Around you, you really need a stronger group of loyal subordinates. Didn't you notice? You...... The problems encountered are getting more and more troublesome and dangerous? ”

Rolling his eyes, he stood up, and slapped his belly hard, and Joe exclaimed, "Hydrderabad, what a place that is not peaceful...... You're right, well, this batch of potions, let the guys around me use it. ”

Frowning, Qiao said in a deep voice: "Loyalty is the first condition, as for strength...... If someone doesn't meet the conditions for using the sixth-order elixir, it doesn't matter, find the old man Mediga, he has the purification potion there, and the entire sequence of the Great Swamp Shadow Wolf Elixir, which can lead the guys to the right path. ”

"Let them use the sixth-order potion as soon as possible...... I have a prescription for the secret medicine of the Orient, and you go to buy the materials for configuration, so that everyone's strength can become stronger as quickly as possible. ”

Qiao and Mr. Si Gengs chattered for a long time, and then entrusted the matter of the sixth-order abyssal six-eye corrosive demon wolf potion to Mr. Si Gengs to manage.

After eating and drinking, and wanting to hide at No. 158 Green Pine Street for a short time, and no longer mingle with the outside world, Joe, with his hands behind his back, circled around the wall of No. 158 Green Pine Street twice, and he came to the three-story villa assigned to Ferdinand.

Around the small villa, a large number of court knights were arranged openly and secretly.

On the rooftop, behind the large chimneys of the two fireplaces, stood two Hydra guards, leaning against the chimneys and holding binoculars, looking around.

In the hall on the first floor, six Hydra guards were scattered in several corners of the hall, like statues, without the slightest breath on their bodies.

Joe nodded to them, then walked up the stairs to the second floor.

On the second floor of this small villa, in a simplely furnished room of thousands of square feet, the walls were covered with maps of various sizes, and in the middle of the room was a square table that took up almost half of the room, and it was covered with colorful and extremely finely polished dust.

Ferdinand was wearing a greasy pink dressing gown, a crumpled pink-green pajama pants, a pair of dirty powder-blue velvet slippers, his hair was messy on his head, and his hands were on his waist, and he was standing in a daze in front of a map several feet square.

This is a complete map of the terrain of the Delenn Empire.

Ferdinand looked at the map in a daze for a long time, he took out a red pen from the pocket of his nightgown and scribbled it on the map.

He muttered something that Joe was a little confused about terms and numbers.

"The grey cattle of Lucia...... More than a month of mobilization...... Two million is guaranteed...... Million...... Million...... It's all possible ......."

"Their logistical supply is very problematic...... Therefore, they should not wait for other countries to launch, they will take the initiative to provoke war...... Start the war in advance. ”

"The Great Plains of Rulé ......"

From the direction of the Lucian Empire, from northeast to southwest, several blood-colored arrows slammed into the bright green plain of Rulai on the map.

"It's just that even if there are four million gray animals, most of them are cold weapons...... There can be 500,000 old-style arquebuses, flintlock pistols, and 1,000 old-style small-caliber bronze cannons, this is the ultimate ...... A thousand doors? No, eight hundred! ”

"As long as the walls are clear, stay up for half a month...... No, in ten days, these gray animals will collapse. ”

"Therefore, on this side of the Great Plains of Rulai, there are certain elite field legions, with local garrisons, which are enough to deal with the group of barbarians in Lucia......"

Ferdinand tilted his head and looked at the map for a long time, and then in the direction of the Lanyin corridor, from west to east, he fiercely drew a large blood-colored arrow. He stared at the map for another long time, and then drew two more arrows from the two plateau areas to the north and south of the Lanyin Corridor to point directly to the hinterland of the northwestern provinces of the empire.

"Twelve years ago, at the insistence of the Republic of Gaul, or rather under threat, the construction of three east-west routes across the continent began...... Three years ago, the northern and central routes of the three east-west trunk lines were completed. ”

"The northern line goes directly to the western exit of the Lanyin Corridor, and the eastern terminus of the central line is only a short distance of 300 miles from the western exit of the Lanyin corridor. And between the two places, there are also railway lines connected. ”

"Taking into account the mobilization capacity of the Republic of Gaul...... They habitually struggle with internal struggles...... Extreme transport capacity of the northern and central routes...... Three hundred thousand, the Republic of Gaul, before the outbreak of war, could export at most the western part of the Ryan Corridor and hoard three hundred thousand elites. ”

"This is just a punitive local high-intensity war, not a war to destroy the country. With the character of the Gauls, three hundred thousand ...... It's the ultimate they can mobilize. ”

"But those Gauls are doglegs...... How many people can they mobilize? ”

"Can't estimate, these guys...... Ideally, they are still afraid of the prestige of the Empire, and they will send thousands of men to assist in the battle; Worst of all, they did not want the empire to return to the hinterland of Medland, and they would use the vast majority of their forces to fight against the Gauls. ”

"Well, from two hundred thousand to two million, it's possible."

"Moreover, the hinterland of Medland, which is the land of a hundred battles, the combat power of every kingdom and every principality, should not be underestimated. Moreover, only their standing armies are taken into account, and their ability to mobilize for follow-up is not taken into account......"

"Also, the productive forces of the military industry of these countries...... No, no, not to this point. A small punitive war, it is enough to send out a part of the standing army. ”

"The level of ordnance of these small countries is probably the level of the empire twenty years ago."

"Most cold weapons, some archers, some crossbowmen, a small number of arquebuses and old bronze cannons...... Even if there were some transcendent ancient devices, they would never be able to use them. ”

"So, the main threat is the 300,000 elite of Gaul."

"The most advanced flintlock rifles, the most advanced field artillery...... However, taking into account the fighting spirit, the will to fight, of the Gauls. ”

"These 300,000 people, the threat is not very big."

Ferdinand put his hands behind his back and looked at the blood-colored arrows on the map that rushed down from the two plateaus north and south of the Rhine Corridor.

"Plateau Tribal Alliance...... Oh no, Highland Kingdom! ”

"She claims to be the empress, but because of the level of national strength and civilization, the Metland Continent reluctantly recognizes her as a queen...... Little-she-wolf! ”

"Joe, it's a variable."

"This little widow who has been favored by the wolf king Wall, who dominates the Plateau Wolf Temple and the major tribes, and has evolved from a tribal alliance to a kingdom, is a ruthless and greedy ferocious-mother-in-law!"

"This time, she will definitely not let go of this opportunity easily."

"We, even the Gauls, and even those kingdoms and principalities on the western side of the Rhine Corridor, could be her target."

"However, it also gives us a chance."

"If we can convince her, if we can help her, on the western side of the Rann Corridor, to seize a piece of land that is rich and abundant, probably the size of three or five provinces......"

"This little she-wolf will definitely join forces with us without hesitation and pit the 300,000 elites of the Gauls to death in the Lanyin Corridor."

"Do you think Sarian would think of that?"

Joe stood in the doorway, dumbfounded, looking at Ferdinand.

The stuff that Ferdinand was babbling about just now...... It seems that it is completely out of step with him as a person.

How could Ferdinand, who acted absurdly and absurdly, and became a joke in almost the entire circle of Metland's aristocracy, have such a side?