After the meeting with Count Nahor, Count Pallu walked deeper into the palace.
Just as he was thinking about how much help Kedrick had received from Rudolf the Crucible, he suddenly saw Kedrick waiting outside his office.
Count Pallu seldom returned to the castle, either in the army or in the capital, so it was rare to see his son waiting for him.
The other servants stayed away tacitly, as this was a time for father and son. Count Pallu thought Kedrick would say something about emotions, but Kedrick directly stated his purpose: "Father, my friend wants to see you."
Taking the letter from Kedrick, Count Pallu saw a phoenix on the wax seal of the letter.
The most famous phoenix recently is, of course, the Southern Phoenix Wizard, Rudolf the Crucible.
"Come in."
This office was the former speaker's office of the Port of Kordor, and it was very luxurious.
After a quick look at the letter, it was indeed the Crucible who wanted to see him, but the letter did not say why.
"What does Furnace want to talk to me about?"
Hearing the Earl's inquiry, Kedrick replied: "Father, he wants to talk to the Golden Anchor Family and the Royal Navy. From our point of view, I think his proposal is very valuable."
Pallu nodded with satisfaction. Kedrick's answer was perfect. He did not stand from the perspective of a friend, but from the perspective of the family and the Royal Navy.
"Okay, bring him here."
Kedrick saluted and left. Not long after, the door of the office opened again and a man in a cloak came in.
Pallu could recognize from the cloak that it was the burial cloak of the zombie. The undead duo in the intelligence, the Phoenix and the Undead Green Skull, acted together and committed crimes together. It should be the Green Skull who made this cloak for the wizard.
The zombie's burial technique is very strong, which can hide the body underground and hide it perfectly. As a level 6 knight, Pallu's sight could not penetrate the shadow of the cloak and could not see the appearance of the person inside.
Rudolf lowered his hood, revealing his true appearance: "Respected Count Palu, the father of my good friend Kedrick, I am very happy to meet you."
Count Palu was 45 years old, in his prime, but he was still a little surprised to see that Rudolf the Crucible was so young: "You are the youngest Level 5 wizard I have ever seen, Mr. Rudolf, please sit down."
Count Palu was not an ordinary Level 6 apostle, and Rudolf was not an ordinary Level 5 wizard. Both sides maintained great respect.
"My son got a lot of help from you."
"We have similar temperaments. I was moved by Kedrick's firm will. We helped each other."
Palu nodded and approved the answer: "My son said you wanted to see me. What's the matter?"
Rudolf said: "Count Palu, it's getting late, I will just talk briefly. I want to talk to you about a cooperation, a cooperation that is beneficial to both you and me."
Count Palu nodded and motioned Rudolf to continue.
"Count Pallu, as far as I know, your army has encountered some minor troubles. The power of the Elba Alchemy Council is very strong.
If it were only the Elba Alchemy Council, I think you would have achieved even more impressive results. Unfortunately, behind the Elba Alchemy Council stands the Carolingian Alchemy Council.
The Carolingian Alchemy Council provides all support except for direct military support, and it is the Vichy County of Orb Province, which borders the Kingdom of Elba, that is carrying out all this.
Among them, the city of Fabro in Vichy County has the largest iron ore producing area and the second largest coal producing area in the entire county.
And Fabro City happens to be my hometown. Just mentioning this name makes my heart surge. I will not destroy the city of Fabro, but I can destroy the mining industry in the city of Fabro.
And this is exactly what you need, Count."
Pallu asked doubtfully: "Why do you want to destroy the mining industry there?"
Rudolf shrugged. A big man like Count Pallu would not care about the love and hatred that had happened in the city of Fabro. He briefly explained:
"The alchemists' mining methods were too bloody. One of my friends couldn't stand their behavior, but he was too weak at the time and unfortunately died at the hands of the alchemists. This time when I go back, I want to have a chat with those enemies, and hope that they can deeply realize their mistakes. "
Count Pallu saw the hatred that was about to overflow from the false smile of the furnace.
"This is indeed what I need." He asked: "What do you need me to do in our cooperation?"
Rudolf replied: "You don't need to do a lot. There are many words distributed in the war zone. I hope you can tell me a hidden route so that I can safely cross the war zone."
"This is indeed not difficult."
Up to now, the distribution of power on both sides has been almost transparent, and there are basically no secrets about the location and strength of each unit.
Count Pallu said: "Tomorrow I will have someone take you to see the sand table, which has the latest troop deployment. I think with your ability, as long as you know a general direction, it should not be difficult to safely cross the war zone."
He pressed the button on the table, and soon, the attendant came in.
"Let Viscount Paulus come to see me. "
Three minutes later, Viscount Paulus entered the Earl's office.
"I remember you met Viscount Paulus, my falcon attendant, my right-hand man in handling secret affairs for me. Tomorrow he will take you to the war room, where there is the latest sand table, on which the troop deployments of both sides will be marked."
"Thank you very much, Earl." Rudolf stood up:
"I hope I can bring you good news as soon as possible. At least it will be difficult for Fabro City to transport ore to the Elba Alchemy Council in the future.
Port of Kordor is also a place that Kedrick worries about day and night. I think I can help Kedrick and the Golden Anchor Family in Fabro City. "
Since Paulus entered the Earl's office, he has been silently collecting intelligence. Could it be that Kedric could interfere in the affairs of Kordor Port through the wizard in front of him?
Palu watched Rudolf and Paulus leave, and he liked this efficient and quick style.
After sending away the furnace, Paulus went to Caleb's residence.
A few minutes later, Caleb's surprised voice rang out: "Kedric wants to influence Kordor Port through that wizard? "
Half an hour later, Paulus left Caleb's bedroom and disappeared into the darkness.
The next morning was Kedrick's coming-of-age ceremony, and Rudolf was the last to enter the banquet hall.
Kedrick's coming-of-age ceremony was very grand. Kedrick's superior, Count Nahor, the commander of the Eastern Fleet, attended in person, which showed that Count Nahor was very optimistic about Kedrick. The climax
of the coming-of-age ceremony was even more astonishing.
Count Pallu conferred Kedrick the title of Viscount! Kedrick will have a city as his fiefdom!
The other rewards were relatively conventional, but this reward amazed everyone.
At the end of the conferment, Count Pallu's words were implicit and implicit, and he must Will launch a counterattack against the Constitutional Army and gain greater merit.
At this time, a large piece of land was conferred to show the Count's determination. If Count Pallu can become a marquis in the war, then a viscountship is nothing.
The eldest son Caleb found that many people were looking at him. If there was no Kedrick, the city would belong to Caleb.
However, he just kept applauding Kedrick and was sincerely happy for his brother's achievements.
Only after the applause ended, Caleb looked at Paulus, and Paulus nodded secretly to Caleb.
Not long after, Viscount Paulus came to the corner of the banquet hall and found Rudolf.
"Mr. Furnace, the Count allows you to see our military sand table once, please follow me."
Rudolf stood up and followed Paulus out.