Winding up the stairs of the inner city, Klose followed Sudi into the castle.

His troops and cargo were temporarily parked in the quartermaster depot in the inner city of the castle.

The fifty temporary workers were dismissed on the spot, leaving only a team of thirty-six who followed Klose to escort the goods.

Compared to the ruins of the outer city and the tidiness of the inner city, the interior of this prince's castle is clean and austere.

The slightly empty living room contained only a long table and a few chairs. The crackling of charcoal in the fireplace adds a touch of warmth to the cold stone castle.

After the guests and hosts were seated, Su Di glanced at the guards around him. The soldiers bowed down and exited the hall door, closing the door and keeping watch outside.

This young girl, who was a year younger than Klose, had a decent demeanor and a luxurious temperament. It's a different look from the person who pleaded for him in the Imperial City a few months ago.

Klose sighed in his heart, sure enough, the best way to change a person is to change the environment he is in.

Klose was thinking about it, but saw Sudy blinking and staring at him with big eyes, and glancing behind him from time to time.

It dawned on Klose that White Fang and Mai Dong were still following him.

"What then.... You guys wait for me outside for a while~ Ms. Lana stays. ”

Lana grinned at him, clearly reluctant to stay. She clearly only agreed to be hired by the other party as the Minister of Finance, she is neither a diplomat nor a general ....

Or forget it .... Lana thought to herself that she couldn't openly resist her lord's intentions in front of outsiders, right?

Moments later, only Klose, Sudy, the three princes of Bankaz, and Lana were left in the castle hall.

"My dear brother, first of all, allow me to express my sincere gratitude to you, on behalf of my husband, Cendria, for your generous help."

Klose waved his hand and smiled, "Don't be so polite!" Either way, we're all family. And when I was in the Imperial City, you were the only one who was willing to speak for me. So.... What's going on here? How did it get to the way it is? ”

Sudy's smile faded, and a sad look rose between her brows.

She sighed and said, "Alas.... It's all because of my life... On the day of the engagement, the old king was inexplicably seriously ill. Some people even say that it was the bad luck I brought that caused the old king to die. The eldest prince took this opportunity to strike at the second prince and Deria, and now many princes and nobles have fallen to his side.... Including the army of the old king. Not only that, but the eldest prince also has the support of the Cook Sect godmaster. Those crazy believers don't seem to know what pain and fear are! They will tear the Divine Lord's sword to shreds! That scene.... Pretty scary! ”

Klose and Lana glanced at each other, both hearing a hint of strangeness in the words.

Klose touched his chin and analyzed: "How does the state you said remind me of a devil's potion manufacturing factory that was destroyed on the way here?" Are the believers you are talking about, are their eyes red and red, and their strength and speed will be multiplied? ”

Sudy nodded: "Yes!" The madness of those believers was so horrible that I thought their eyes might fall out. ”

Klose looked at Lana and said in a low voice: "I can't figure out what the so-called god master is, he is the boss behind this devil medicine factory!" ”

Lana nodded and continued, "In this way, it is very likely that the eldest prince of Bankaz is colluding with the Divine Lord, or has been controlled by the Divine Lord. He wanted to use the three princes to compete for the throne this time, and he might want to seize the power of Bankaz. ”

Su Di's expression was dazed, and he hurriedly said, "Not bad! It's really possible! Originally, the god lord would not directly participate in the competition for the throne of the royal family in the palace, but this time he went against the norm and publicly announced that he was on the side of the eldest prince, and claimed that those who opposed it were all pseudo-kings and would be abandoned by the gods. ”

Klose grinned disdainfully: "It's the same old tune again!" Use people's beliefs to influence national politics. This trick is simply tried and tested! No, in the future, I must put an end to any evil spirits in my territory! ”

Despised the god who had met him, Klose looked at Sudi again and asked, "Then my dear sister, how much power do you have in your hands now?" And how many people in the imperial capital support the three princes? ”

At this time, when he heard his eldest brother talk about himself, the shy third prince finally spoke for the first time.

"Hmm.... Cause... Because Sudi helped me operate, the court priest was on my side for the time being. He used to be in charge of presiding over various ceremonies in the palace for his father, and he also baptized several of our brothers, so he can be said to be a very old man.... But..... Our military strength is only 500 pro-troops in the castle.... Nothing else. ”

Klose looked at Sudi with some dumbfounded: "What he said is true?" You guys are so miserable?? ”

Sudy seemed very optimistic, and she smiled: "How miserable? If I'm not mistaken, brother, when you went to Eagle Stream Canyon, you only had about 20 people with you, right? As a result, you are not living a good life~ No, not just good, it should be very good! Even if our Bankaz is in chaos like this now, I can still see sporadic merchants bringing special goods belonging to the Demon Forest, which is really interesting! I even bought a folding fan. ”

Klose waved his hand and said generously: "Just open your mouth if you like!" I'm just a sister like you, just say what you want! This time, Brother Dang brought you 500 sets of armor and **, as well as swords, and next time I will bring you some of my newly developed muskets! By the way, do you have enough money? I've got a few hundred gold coins for you!" ”

As he spoke, Klose poured the gold coins from the storage ring onto the parlor floor, forming a mountain with a clatter.

The third prince watched all this in amazement, and Su Di was also a little surprised.

She asked, "Brother, you.... Really a magician? I thought the rumors were all lies. ”

Klose smiled: "You forgot that I used to be a magician apprentice~ and now I'm still an official student in Floating City!" My teacher is the president of the Wizards Association of the Floating City. ”

Sudy pursed her lips and nodded: "I think Brother Klose, you have come to the end of your hardship!" You will definitely get better and better day by day in the days to come. If my father found out about you, he would be glad to see what was going on..."

Speaking of his father, Klose thought of the rumors that the caravan had brought back. He couldn't help but ask, "Did you think Queen Philip was any different when you left?" ”

Sudi shook his head: "It's no different, it's still so cold." ”

Klose shook his head and didn't ask any more questions, but looked at Lana and said, "Then Ms. Lana, hurry up and think of a way for my sister!" How can they get through this dilemma? ”

Lana rolled her eyes and spread her hands: "God knows my Highness!" I'm just a weak woman~! ”

Klose smiled: "Weak woman? Please remove the 'weak'. Poru has given me a glimpse of his sister, who is not only good at business, but also a genius in strategy! ”

Lana sighed and said, "Good for my brother! Sold me to the bottom? Don't you leave me any privacy? ”

Klose pulled the latter to the table with a hippie smile, looked at Sudy and said, "Sister, do you have a detailed map of Bankaz here?" Let my female military advisor come and give you ideas. ”

Sudi took out the map with some suspicion. She seemed to feel that her brother had entrusted such an important matter to a woman.... No matter how you look at it, do you think it's not so reliable?

But Klose's success was just around the corner, and she couldn't help but believe it.

In a few moments, Sudi laid out a detailed map of the Bankaz territory on the table.

She also found some water cups and spoons, and marked the sphere of influence of the eldest prince and the second prince for Lana, as well as several key roads.

After she put it all on, Lana's eyebrows furrowed into the word "Chuan".

She pondered for a while and said, "Regardless of the military gap between the three princes, it's just this castle occupied by the prince and princess.... The terrain is at a natural disadvantage! But this game is not unbreakable, we have to think long-term.... Please give me a night to think about it. Also, please give me a pot of hot water and a towel. It's a good idea to have some snacks as well. ”

Klose patted his chest and said, "It's all wrapped around me!" You're just responsible for figuring it out. ”

Just kidding, although he doesn't have many resources in the supermarket, if Lana eats and drinks alone, she won't be able to eat it to death!

Lana then ordered all the torches in the living room to be lit, and she needed to study the situation carefully.

So, after a while, Lana was immersed in her own world and stopped paying attention to others.

Klose quietly pulled Sudi and the Third Prince out and closed the door.

Then he said: "Let's not disturb her, let's go rest~"

Sudy pointed in Lana's direction and said, "Is this really good?" ”

Klose waved his hand: "It's okay, it's okay~~~ I'll double my compensation to her when the time comes!" ”

"Thanks... Thank you, Your Highness! ”

The third prince seemed to be very grateful to Klose, and he held Klose's hand, tears were about to flow out.

As for how to break the barrier of Bankaz's predicament, can Klose turn the tide and fight the strong with the weak? That's all for later. At this time, Duke Sunflower, who was far northwest of Holger, encountered something that gave him a headache.