#274 - Section 274
Not to mention the possibility of a undead attack, even if the undead of the Atyes Empire really hit him, I'm afraid some people would still be stubborn.
"However, Father has already withdrawn his forces from the Blue Moon Principality," Laineson said quickly, seeing that Allen's face was not very good.
"That's good." Allen then discussed the alliance treaty with Laineson.
"The first article of our alliance is that when one party is attacked and unable to support itself, the other party must provide rescue." Allen nodded, this was essential.
"And all military information must be open to the other party." Allen couldn't sit still when he heard this.
"That's impossible." Allen wasn't a fool, and wouldn't open up all his secrets at once.
"I can only agree that you will open up some necessary information." Allen said firmly.
"Alright then." Laineson smiled, seemingly unconcerned.
This treaty was originally intended to test Allen. If he agreed, it would be a pleasant surprise, but if it was rejected, it wouldn't be a big deal.
"There is also a final gift. As allies, our Lyon Principality hopes that Duke Allen can trade some extra things to us."
"Sure." This was not a big deal. The final gift production is not low now, and opening up trade is not a big deal.
"I can give you a hundred bottles of magic potion, and for the rest, we can give you a 20% discount." Now that the war is coming, the stronger the Lyon Principality is as an ally, the better.
Hearing this, Laineson looked delighted. "Then I am very grateful to the Duke."
Afterwards, Allen and Laineson discussed some more treaties, and after confirming that there were no errors, they signed the alliance scroll together.
Leia, who had been a good girl beside her, saw (cfbh) that Allen and Laineson had finished their business.
Leia shook Laineson's arm, "Brother, shall we go play together?"
Leia spoke to Laineson, but her eyes were on Allen.
Allen was helpless, "If you two don't mind, come to the back garden with me to have a look."
A month later, Allen was patrolling the coastline, after all, this is where the future war will begin.
The best result would be to have the war break out on this coast, and not let those undead enter the Allen Principality.
Otherwise, it would be a disaster for the Allen Principality, and it would take a long time to recover.
In order to achieve this, Allen moved all the attractions and residents on the coast to the inland.
What's more, he transformed the largest city on the coast, Spith City, into a huge military fortress.
The entire city wall was covered with a thick layer of special alloy, reflecting a chilling cold light.
From time to time, many turrets could be seen on the city. Since Allen gave them some pointers that day, the output has increased greatly, and it can be considered to meet the demand.
It is not finished yet, countless treants, minotaurs and blacksmiths are sweating profusely.
"Good job." Allen was very satisfied.
Just then, Jackson came running from afar.
He stopped in front of Allen and said excitedly: "Duke, the envoy of the Norton Kingdom and Marquis Harry from before have come."
"Harry? What is he doing here?" Although a little puzzled, Allen quickly returned to the palace.
Sure enough, I saw the Harry from before here, followed by a thin middle-aged man.
Seeing Allen, Harry also lost the casualness of the last meeting and knelt respectfully on one knee.
"Greetings, Duke Allen." The one behind him did the same.
"Get up, Harry, why are you here again?" Allen asked, looking at him.
"We received a report from the Norton Kingdom that Duke Allen has encountered trouble, and we specially followed the envoy of the Norton Kingdom to help." Harry said respectfully.
"Klon has met Duke Allen. Klon is here to give the Duke some support according to the instructions of the Norton Kingdom." Klon seemed not as calm as he appeared on the surface.
He really couldn't figure out why the great Radiant Empire would also pay attention to this small principality, and even come to help.
However, he didn't dare to ask Harry, so he could only bury his doubts in his heart.
At this moment, he even regretted whether the Norton Kingdom's support was too little.
The Norton Kingdom did not pay too much attention to Allen's letter, and only gave a batch of support to the Allen Principality as usual.
"The Norton Kingdom supports one hundred elementary magicians, ten intermediate magicians, five hundred bronze knights, and one thousand magic stones..."
Chapter 393 Harry and Dragon Blood Potion
Seeing these things, Allen secretly curled his lips.
Although he knew that the Norton Kingdom would not rely on Allen's letter to fully support him, these things were really not in his eyes.
Not to mention anything else, the strength of the 400,000 dragon blood warriors under his command is already equivalent to some weaker bronze knights.
Not to mention the two-headed dragon knights, sea knights and wolf knights under his command, who are constantly training, their individual combat capabilities have reached the high level of silver knights~, comparable to gold knights.
Five hundred bronze knights are really nothing to the Allen Principality.
As for the one thousand magic stones, the Allen Principality is even less lacking. Allen now has several large magic stone mines, so naturally he will not lack these things.
The only happy thing is the magicians supported by the Norton Kingdom. With the help of Allen's magician halo, Allen Principality should be able to produce several high-level magicians before the war.
Although Allen looks down on the Norton Kingdom's assistance, it is because the current strength of the Allen Principality has far exceeded that of ordinary principalities.
These things are an amazing wealth no matter which principality they are placed in.
So Allen was not angry, and said politely to the envoy: "Thank you, envoy. I am very grateful for the help of the Norton Kingdom."
Meanwhile, Harry remained silent, and the envoy from the Norton Kingdom sensed that something was amiss. He didn't dare to ask and respectfully retreated.
“Marquis Harry, you can speak now if there's something on your mind,” Allen said, looking at Harry.
He suspected that his previous cooperation with the Radiant Empire was now coming to a conclusion. However, he believed that as long as they didn't encounter any unexpected events, the matter was practically settled.
“Our Emperor has heard of Duke Allen's deeds and is deeply impressed. In this matter, all the kingdoms share in the glory and the loss,” Harry said, uttering a lot of dry, formal words.
“To express gratitude for the Duchy of Allen's defense against the undead, His Majesty the Emperor has specially sent me to present some gifts.”
This was quite unusual; the Radiant Empire actually saying such things.
However, Allen knew that Harry must have revealed his Legendary realm, otherwise, how could the dignified Radiant Empire possibly take his small duchy seriously?
He didn't mind it, as revealing his strength to Harry was precisely for this purpose.
The Radiant Empire would naturally try its best to win over a genius like him.
The best part was that the true strength of his Duchy of Allen was well hidden.
In the eyes of the Radiant Empire, such a small duchy wouldn't pose any threat. Instead, they could occasionally show their generosity and befriend this newly emerged powerhouse.
“His Majesty the Emperor is willing to support one thousand Silver Knights, one thousand low-level mages, and five thousand magic stones…”
Harry spoke at length, leaving Allen speechless.
The Radiant Empire was indeed one of the four great empires of the continent. Its financial resources were truly astonishing. The aid alone was stronger than all the marquises under the Duchy of Allen.
“We, the Hellfire Archduke, are also willing to support the Duchy of Allen,”
“The Hellfire Archduke will provide five hundred Silver Knights and five hundred low-level mages…”
It seemed that the Hellfire Archduke was also trying to curry favor with him, Allen thought.
“Moreover, His Majesty the Emperor has agreed to exchange methods for enhancing the strength of ancient dragons with the Duke!”
“Excellent!” Although Allen knew that this matter was almost certain, he was still excited upon hearing Harry's words.
“Indeed.” Harry looked at Allen and smiled as he took out a scroll from his bosom. “This contains the Radiant Empire's method for enhancing the strength of dragons.”
Just as Allen was about to excitedly receive it, Harry retracted his hand, noticing Allen's puzzled gaze.
Harry then produced another scroll. “This method is, after all, a closely guarded secret of our Radiant Empire. We hope that the Duke will not spread it. This is a covenant scroll; we ask for the Duke's understanding.”
“I almost forgot about that.” Allen glanced at the covenant and found it to be quite ordinary. It simply stated that Allen was not allowed to disseminate it under any circumstances.
Seeing that there were no issues, Allen signed it.
Only after Allen signed the contract did Harry respectfully hand over the scroll.
Allen smiled and eagerly accepted it, impatiently starting to read.
Allen looked at the scroll in his hand, initially filled with joy, then understanding, but the more he read, the less the smile on his face.
However, Harry seemed to have anticipated this, maintaining a calm and composed demeanor, even with a hint of a smile on his face. . . . . . . Seeking flowers.
“Hmph, Marquis Harry, is the Radiant Empire perhaps making a fool of me?” Allen said, somewhat angrily.
“Please forgive us, Duke. The method we gave you is indeed correct. I can swear on my family's name.”
“Even if the method is correct, how could the Duchy of Allen possibly create this Dragon Blood Potion?” Allen said with a dark face.
Allen appeared angry on the surface, but he was secretly laughing like crazy inside.
The reason was that the scroll Harry gave him stated that a Dragon Blood Potion was needed for the dragon's secondary growth.
This Dragon Blood Potion required the blood of at least two Gem Dragons, two dragons, and many ancient magical beasts to create.
…0 Allen was ecstatic. Wasn't this specially prepared for him?
Not to mention that he didn't lack dragons at all, and he had a large number of ancient magical beasts. Although most of them lacked combat power and were forgotten by Allen in a corner, there was no such requirement for refining potions.
No wonder only the four great empires had this method. After all, it required at least four dragons, including two Gem Dragons, and a bunch of ancient magical beasts.
Even kingdoms, let alone ordinary duchies, couldn't afford it.
However, Allen couldn't reveal his trump cards and could only put on an expression of having suffered a great loss.
“His Majesty the Emperor knows that the Duke may not be able to gather the raw materials for a while, so he agrees to trade with the Duke.”
Harry carefully took out a small, transparent bottle containing some dark red liquid, which looked extremely extraordinary and exuded a powerful aura.
Allen stared intently at the bottle in Harry's hand. The liquid inside didn't seem to be alive, constantly transforming into various animals, which was quite interesting.
Seeing that Allen seemed very interested in this potion, Harry was also very satisfied. “His Majesty the Emperor is willing to exchange this potion for one thousand bottles of magic potions.”
“One thousand bottles? Why don't you just rob me!” Allen naturally wouldn't agree. “Our Duchy of Allen can offer at most one hundred bottles.”
Although he now knew the method for making the Dragon Blood Potion, he could only endure the pain and buy the potion in order to avoid suspicion. A few.
Chapter 394: Refining Advanced Dragon Blood Potion
“Impossible, at most eight hundred bottles of magic potions. This is a closely guarded secret of our Radiant Empire.” “Two hundred bottles. Now I have the recipe and can refine it at any time.” “Seven hundred bottles. No less.”
After some negotiation, Harry and Allen finally settled the deal at five hundred bottles.
