Master of Thermodynamics

"DaDa...DaDa..."

The horseshoe stomped on the stone slabs on the road, making a rhythmic and crisp footsteps. The three-leaf locust trees planted on both sides of the road, like silent guards, watched the carriage swiftly across the stone road.

This road that connects the noble district and the ducal castle is the best-maintained road in the city. During the carriage, the bumps in the carriage are quite small.

Renault sat in the carriage, reading the information recently collected by the Chamber of Commerce, and Gu Dean sat quietly opposite, not daring to disturb the lord.

"...According to different titles, every nobleman in the northeastern part of the kingdom has provided a corresponding number of soldiers. At present, Stella City has assembled an army of 40,000 people,..."

"...The commander of this army is the Marquis Rosenthal. The Marquis is 75 years old and has served in the Kingdom's Northern Legion for more than 20 years. He has participated in the Battle of the Immortal Mountains and has a wealth of experience..."

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"...The Duke asked each baron to provide 50 private soldiers, but Baron Pidan only mobilized 25 territory guards, and the other 25 private soldiers were replaced by temporarily recruited farmers..."

"...Baron Pidan said privately that the military expenditures for the '200 Kinnars' are too much. This is the third time that the kingdom has collected military expenditures this year. He is working with other nobles to negotiate with the duke to reduce the military expenditures. ..."

After reading this piece of information, Renault blinked with some confusion.

Judging from the "Baron Pidan's attempt to negotiate", the Baron extremely resisted the high military expenses and did not pay the military expenses allocated to him. Other nobles seemed to have made the same move.

In other words, the military expenses collected by this aristocratic coalition are very likely not even half of it.

So the question is, what does the Duke of Byron use to buy the weapons and equipment of the Haichao Chamber of Commerce?

Could it be that he intends to pay out of his own pocket?

This is impossible. Renault knows the virtues of the nobles very well. These guys are all selfish and selfish. They would rather squander Kinnar away than make contributions to the kingdom.

Does the Duke intend to take credit?

Not impossible...

Renault whispered "Old Fox" secretly. He has decided to charge a little more deposit this time. When the equipment is finally delivered, he must be careful and careful.

He was also somewhat fortunate that the Chamber of Commerce has developed many partners in the Thousand Lake Kingdom, otherwise it would be impossible to find such secret information by relying solely on the staff of the Chamber of Commerce.

"Your Excellency, the Duke’s Castle is here..."

Renault's thoughts were interrupted by the reminder of the coachman.

Goode quickly opened the door for Lord Lord, and eagerly picked up the top hat for Lord Lord. Renault sorted his clothes slightly, took the hat from Goode, and jumped out of the carriage.

A middle-aged man in a black butler uniform had been waiting at the gate of the castle. At this moment, seeing Renault appeared, he immediately greeted him and asked with a smile on his face:

"Excuse me, Lord Renault?"

Renault nodded in greeting.

The butler showed joy on his face, bowed and saluted, and said respectfully:

"Your Excellency, I am Biel, the steward of the castle. Please follow me to the reception room. The Duke is changing his clothes. He will come to see you soon."

He glanced at Goode again, and looked at Renault with inquisitive eyes:

"As for your entourage, he can rest in the lounge for a while, and we will provide pastries and drinks."

Renault smiled slightly:

"Mr. Pierre, you are so kind..."

Under the leadership of the butler, Renault passed through a huge garden covering an area of ​​more than 100 acres and circled the luxuriously decorated castle several times before entering a carpeted reception room.

Pierre bowed slightly:

"Your Excellency Renault, I'm going to report to the Duke. Please take a break here. There are books collected by the Duke on the bookshelf over there. You can read it at will. If you need anything, you can call the servant outside..."

Renault made a gesture to signal the butler to take care of himself.

Glancing at the steward who hurriedly left, he always felt that this guy seemed to have a feeling of...destroying away. He muttered a few words to himself, swayed his head to throw this strange thought behind his head, and walked towards the bookshelf. .

This bookshelf is very tall, more than 10 meters in length, and close to 3 meters in height. It occupies almost the entire wall. There are 6 rows of books neatly arranged on the bookshelf. At a glance, the total number is not less than a thousand.

It was the first time Renault saw so many books, which made him quite curious.

The Duke of Byron is actually an elegant man who loves to read...

Although this is nothing compared to the earth, in this world where productivity is lagging behind, books are almost entirely transcribed by hand. It is definitely not easy to collect so many books.

Seeing no one was around, Renault gently beckoned, and a thick book moved lightly, separated from the shelf and automatically fell into his hands.

"Ennuma Gilgamesh", which was the name of the book, he turned a few pages and found that it was a religious book of the Church of the Father.

At this moment, there was a sound of footsteps in the distance. Renault hurriedly stuffed the book back into the bookshelf, turned and walked towards the entrance of the reception room. Thanks to his keen perception, he noticed that the footsteps came from the two of them.

The footsteps of one of them are a bit vain. This is the Duke of Byron, and the footsteps of the other are surprisingly stable, with almost no change in step frequency.

This is a strong man.

Renault immediately reached this conclusion in his mind.

"Your Excellency Renault, welcome to the castle. If there is any lack of hospitality, please forgive me..." Before entering the reception room, Duke Byron's voice rang.

"Your Excellency, your hospitality is very thoughtful..." Renault replied loudly.

The familiar old face of the Duke had just been printed in Renault's eyes, and he suddenly moved in his heart and looked at the middle-aged man behind the Duke.

This man was taller than the Duke, with a rare silver hair, a majestic face, piercing eyes, and people knew at a glance that he was a superior.

Relying on the extremely powerful mental power, Renault also sensed that the opponent's body was exuding an extremely obscure, but extremely solid wave of magic energy, a kind of wave that would never appear in the body of a transcendent.

The Upright One!

Renault narrowed his eyes and looked at each other.

Why did the Duke bring the Upright?

Renault became vigilant.

At the same time, the sight of the Upaniers fell on Renault.

At this moment, the eyes of the two were tightly entwined like a magnet.

The eyes of the Profound One were as cold as ice, and I am afraid that he would not dare to look at him at all after changing to any Transcendent, but Renault's mental power was significantly stronger than that of the ordinary Profound One, and he did not feel the slightest.

After noticing this, a hint of surprise appeared in the eyes of the Upaniers.

"Your Excellency Renault, let me introduce to you. This is the crown of the "Frost Wings" of the Thousand Lake Kingdom..." The Duke's warm voice sounded in the reception room.

The Uprighter suddenly interrupted the Duke's words, his voice was extremely cold:

"Renault Odin, kneel down!"