The Path to Lordship Begins in the North

Just as Linde was about to tell the little princess that the world is not so simple about helping or not helping, he found that Lena beside him was listening with tears in her eyes.

A little girl travels across the ocean to seek help for her family—what a chivalrous and righteous act!

Although Lena didn't react as dramatically, Lind still keenly noticed it.

After sighing, Linde said, "Although I can't directly help your two countries right now, I will try my best to find a way."

In any case, if they want to intervene in the Soren continent in the future, this little princess is a good excuse. Let's raise her for now, since it won't cost much anyway.

"I will host a ball to welcome you both later. In the meantime, my Foreign Minister, Ms. Caroline, will continue to contact you and tell you about things to be aware of when living in this country."

Before Rosalind could say anything more, the grey-robed man immediately answered for her, "Your Excellency, thank you for your generosity."

After Linde inquired further about the situation on the continent of Solon, he dismissed the two men.

"Grand Preceptor, is this enough? That governor seems quite kind, why not let him continue to help us?"

On the carriage to their new residence, Rosalind cautiously sought advice from the grey-robed man.

"Your Highness, the one who is easy to talk to is not the governor, but the lady beside him."

Having spent so many years climbing the ranks, the man in the grey robe wasn't truly clueless about politics and interpersonal relationships; otherwise, he wouldn't have been able to sit in the position of Imperial Advisor.

"The fact that the governor was willing to host a ball to welcome us, instead of continuing to talk to us privately, already shows that he has placed us in the position of a normal country and allows us to contact other nobles and officials of this country. Then, the subsequent aid can be discussed slowly."

The grey-robed man patiently explained the relationships and subtle changes to Rosalyn.

"Of course, Your Highness, we also need to prepare some things and promise some benefits. Only in this way can the officials and nobles of this country help us to lobby and support Castile."

Rosalind was completely confused: "But Grand Preceptor, haven't we already arrived on the continent of Mu and found the elves? Why aren't the elves directly helping us?"

The grey-robed man sighed slightly. His Highness was still too naive, but that was also the reason why His Highness was able to set foot on this land without hesitation: "Casteria is too far away for the people and elves of this continent. Even the elves cannot come to Castile to support us without any help. So we must give the elves and that governor some 'help'. Only by helping each other can the relationship between the two sides last. Do you understand, Your Highness?"

Simply put, you can't expect the other party to make a one-sided effort. So-called help is actually a price to pay. Rosalyn nodded blankly. Indeed, it doesn't seem right to ask someone to help you without giving anything in return.

Although Rosalind seemed to understand, the grey-robed man remained worried. The price the governor wanted was probably not so simple. It was evident from the fact that the meeting was held in a private setting like a study from the beginning. It seemed that the other party did not regard Castile as a complete country at all, and did not intend to make a big fuss about it, nor did he intend to give Castile a reason to bargain.

Grey Robe could sense that, for that governor, initially he might have only regarded the two of them and Castilia as tools or springboards to understand, or even control, parts of Sauron, and to fight against Avar.

However, the other party's attitude changed subtly afterward. The gray-robed man did not believe that this change was because the governor was moved after hearing the prince's story.

"Your Highness, you must cultivate a good relationship with the Governor's wife from now on, you absolutely must! I will also send people to investigate what the Governor's wife likes these days, and you must do your best to learn what the Governor's wife likes!"

Seeing the serious look on the gray-robed man's face, Rosalyn nodded and said, "I understand, Grand Preceptor. Rest assured, my father praised my etiquette lessons, and I'm sure I can get along well with that lady."

Although she didn't know why she needed to cultivate a good relationship with the governor's wife, Rosalyn was now full of confidence.

News of a princess from another continent settling in the capital quickly spread.

Although there had been guests from another continent before, they were merely envoys, while this time a princess had come.

It is common knowledge that from nobles to adventurers, almost no one can resist the allure of a foreign princess whose kingdom has suffered and who has been exiled to a foreign land.

So during these days, in addition to learning etiquette and common sense about the country from Caroline, Rosalyn also met some particularly curious nobles.

However, when these nobles saw Rosalin, their expressions were rather complicated.

Rosalyn's aristocratic manners were indeed excellent. Not only did she learn the basic etiquette of the country in a short time, but she also taught the nobles some interesting Castilian customs.

But her age... Rosalyn is just too young.

She wasn't much older than Ruby, the governor's wife's sister.

The Capet nobles' tastes have always been quite normal, with only Kran being an outlier, but even Lilith's tastes are legal.

Even though Lilith was legitimate, poor Crane was still criticized by Alberto, who was far away in Anjou, after his death because of this.

Meanwhile, Grey Robe was not idle either. In addition to learning about the history of this continent in his spare time, Grey Robe was also recruited by Lind many times.

During this period, Lind mainly learned about the specific situation in Castile from the Grey Robes, as well as some customs from another continent, and whether there was any magic worth referencing, especially super-tier magic.

After all, Avar had abused super-level magic for so long, and various countries on the continent of Sauron had their own research on super-level magic.

Although Lind spent most of the time asking Grey Robes questions, Grey Robes gradually realized from the snippets of information Lind revealed and the accounts of the nobles in the capital that what he had seen and understood before was only the tip of the iceberg of the fighting power of the Northern Governor's army.

Especially after confirming that the concept of firearms was initially proposed by this governor, and after he came into contact with the firearms collected by the nobles in the capital.

If we can bring these muskets and cannons back, as long as we can protect His Highness, and then casually embellish the story by describing how His Highness braved dangers to obtain these muskets for Castile, then His Highness's prestige will probably reach a terrifying level.

Most importantly, these muskets and cannons were far superior to those the Avars had purchased from Anjou.

The governor kept mentioning this matter to the grey-robed man, whether intentionally or unintentionally. Muskets could certainly be provided as aid, but Castile would only need to pay a "small price."

It was like a devil's temptation. Grey Robe knew that this would probably drag Castile into an abyss, but he found it hard to refuse.

"Your Excellency Governor, now that Capet's army is strong and well-equipped, why not launch a preemptive attack?"

Grey Robe banished these thoughts from his mind and changed the subject, chatting casually with Lind.

"Of course we have to fight."

Linde accepted the national railway layout map handed to him by Lucanus.

"But since we're going to fight, we have to be prepared and fight until we achieve complete victory!"