The Strongest Knight

Anna stuffed a transparent dish that looked like a butterfly into her mouth.

At the same time, he glanced at the burly Red River Valley councilman at the top.

The shiny bald head, the strange half-face mask, and the body like a door panel fit the image of the Red River Valley Knight Councillor in the rumors. It was indeed the first time Anna had seen this councillor.

But inexplicably, Anna always felt somewhat familiar with this knight senator.

Is it because he has the same name as Grey Christian?

Feeling the congressman's eyes on her, Anna hurriedly pretended to concentrate on enjoying the food.

This congressman was on the same level as his teacher, and it would be very rude to observe him secretly.

Although the mages in Candy Canyon are not xenophobic, they have no intention of running business or trade. There is a sufficient supply of magic stones in the territory, and they only practice all day long.

Compared to the Red River Valley, the population of Canty Canyon is racially homogeneous. Most of the residents are engaged in the primary industry, with a small amount in the secondary industry. There are very few people working in the tertiary industry.

This way, there will be much less instability in the Candy Valley.

But because of this, without the promotion of business and travel, there would not be so many rich ingredients to make delicious food in Candy Valley.

As she pretended, Anna really began to indulge in delicious food.

Freya was not much better than her disciples. She was fine at the beginning, but after the main courses were served, Freya forgot the purpose of her coming here and, like her disciples, temporarily indulged in the food.

Gray, who was watching from the side, understood everything and couldn't help but sigh at the hard life in Candy Canyon.

If Freya, one of the leaders of the Mage Corps, is like this, the lives of ordinary people must be even more monotonous.

In contrast, the Red River Valley has indeed developed very well and is diversified, but it also has its own strong political power.

After the last two ingredients that could increase the mage's spiritual power and cost five gold coins each, 'Frost Scorpion's Tail' and 'Fiery Red-Tailed Monkey's Brain', were served, Freya suddenly took a deep breath and looked at Gray.

It can be seen that Congressman Gray is at least a generous person, and seems to be easy-going and congenial. The rumors from outside seem to be biased.

"Member, what do you think about launching the Battle of Longnei Heights?"

One should be grateful to the person who has treated him well. It was obvious that Gray really wanted to treat her well. Unlike the stingy and selfish Holm, Freya took the initiative to start a conversation.

Gray withdrew his attention from Anna and looked at Freya, "We have already sent a message to Archmage Wells, agreeing to launch this battle that is beneficial to both of us. This already represents my intention."

Freya nodded. "In that case, I'll be more direct. Our archmage has already given three plans for the specific details of the operation. You can take a look."

"No problem." Gray didn't expect that Freya would skip the whole process of wrangling and reveal the truth so easily.

If I had known this, I would have upgraded the castle's welcoming banquet to the highest level.

Freya took out a document from the space bag and handed it to Gray.

Gray took it gently and read it quickly.

The plan proposed by Wells is divided into three plans based on the time when the Common Valley intervenes when the main battle occurs.

The first option is to launch an attack from two directions simultaneously with the Candy Valley. Under this option, the regional benefits are evenly divided between the two sides.

The second plan is to launch an attack in Candy Canyon first, and then when the battle starts, the Red River Valley forces will intervene. Under this plan, the regional interests of both sides are 64 points.

The third option is that Red River Valley only needs to provide assistance at a critical moment, and under this option, Red River Valley can only get 2% of the profits.

Wells certainly hoped that Red River Valley would take on the first option, so that the losses in Canty Canyon would be minimized.

But considering that the Mithril Mine Battle had just broken out between the Red River Valley and Huangyan City, they were so scared that they had enough energy to deal with Huangyan City, so they came up with the latter two options.

Gray took a quick look and it was obvious that Wells had already made a thorough investigation of Longnei Highlands. The details of each plan included a very detailed description of Longnei Highlands.

There was nothing wrong with the course of action.

However, in order to facilitate the distribution of benefits, some changes have to be made.

Is it that Candy Canyon brings Red River Valley to make a fortune, or that Red River Valley helps Candy Canyon resolve the crisis? The significance of Red River Valley's move must be made clear and accepted by both parties.

"I took a rough look and all three plans are good. However, I have some questions about the distribution of benefits. I have to discuss it with several congressmen including Holm before I can give a reply. Is that ok?" Gray put down the document and said.

Holm, that cowardly and selfish guy? Freya raised her eyebrows unconsciously.

"You have any questions about the distribution of benefits. This time, it is our Candy Valley that is leading the battle. We are bringing your Red River Valley along because of the decades of peaceful exchanges between the two regions."

Since it involved regional interests, Holm knew what he should do and spoke bluntly.

Gray was not angry. He smiled and shook his head slightly. After a moment's pause, he spoke softly.

"Mage Freya, from what I know, the purple-eyed dragons in Longnei Highlands are not easy to deal with, otherwise you wouldn't have called on our Red River Valley."

"Besides, even if you don't start a war, the Purple Eyed Dragons whose magic stone mines are running out in a short period of time will take the initiative to provoke a war, right?"

"Think about it, if we, the Red River Valley, do not take action, but just sit and watch the fight between you, the Candy Canyon and the Longnei Highlands, and then take action, will you, the Candy Canyon, still be qualified to negotiate with the Red River Valley?"

Gray chose to point out the key point directly and hit Freya's self-confidence. He believed that Freya would think the rest through.

"Do you want to have it all your own? Do you really dare to do that? Can you represent the Red River Valley? Has the decades-long friendship between the Red River Valley and Canty Canyon gone to waste? Do you know what Holm looked like when he asked Canty Canyon for help?!" Freya said angrily.

Gray glanced at Anna imperceptibly, and a hint of anger seemed to appear on the trainee wizard's face.

Hey...this old woman, shouldn’t you say it so clearly? It’s destroying your own image.

Forget it, now that the image has been established, I don’t mind if it gets a little worse.

"I'm only talking about this possibility." Gray did not deny it directly, but answered ambiguously.

"Despicable! Are all the people in the Red River Valley so despicable?" Freya slammed the table and stood up, all the good impression she had of Gray gone.

Gray also stood up. "Master, you know that I am a member of the Red River Valley. Personally, I certainly want to help Candy Canyon for free, but I have more than two million people in the Red River Valley behind me. Without enough benefits to give back to them, I cannot convince myself to start a war that is bound to result in casualties."