The wind clan and the arrow leaf clan are not directly bordered. There are some small fortresses that serve as buffers in the middle of the two. The relatively strongest fortress is called Blackwater Fort.

The first generation of Blackwater Castle was a god-follower. Later, the god-follower was killed in battle and his son took over. Three years after his succession, Verando came to power and attacked the Wild Wolf Castle in the Vengeance and became the most powerful lord nearby, so there was no large-scale war in this area.

The fortress owner named Gruson. When he was young, he had some ambitions and occasionally thought about accumulating strength and expanding his territory. Because of this, his fortress has the most powerful force in this area, with three combat airships and five hundred warriors.

However, in the past seven or eight years, as the Arrow Leaf Leader's leader of the Verando Fort implemented a peaceful trade strategy, under the persuasion of commercial trade and the Arrow Leaf Leader's force, Grusen slowly extinguished his ambition to compete for hegemony.

He knew in his heart that no matter how his Black Water Castle developed, it would be impossible to defeat the Arrow Leather Leader and the Rising Wind Leader. Instead of jumping around and eventually dying, it would be better to honestly engage in trade with the Arrow Leather Leader.

In recent years, he has also tasted the sweetness of trade. His territory has become unprecedentedly rich, and the money and grain accumulated in the money warehouse is almost overflowing, completely losing the embarrassment he was when his father was.

This made Grusen secretly glad that his choice, and his ambition became weaker and he almost wanted to be a rich man in his life. He also had a daughter named Veronia, who was pretty and beautiful, smart and smart, and was quite famous in this area.

Recently, Gruson has been planning to marry his daughter to the Arrow Leaf. As long as he has a marriage to Lord Verando, his Black Water Castle can be maintained forever.

But before his idea was implemented, he would have trouble coming to him first.

The wind led the messenger of Lord Novis. He brought the handwritten document of Lord Novis. The content of the document was very simple. The lord hoped to seek a beautiful woman for his second son, and hoped that Veronija could become his second daughter-in-law.

After seeing the document, Gruson was in a dilemma. He played the messenger of the Qifeng Leader to rest, while he was in the study and sighed as he looked at the document.

In the document, Lord Novis looked like he was determined to win. His words even hint that if he Gruson refused, the army would come to the border in the future, and his first target would be his Black Water Castle.

Nowitz is His Majesty Elvin's fifth son. At first, nothing showed any talent, but after His Majesty Elvin passed away, he jumped out and competed with his elder brother and third brother for the inheritance of the kingdom. Over the years, he not only did not lose the upper hand, but instead had a vague tendency to surpass his two brothers.

Gruson knew very well that with the power of his Blackwater Fortress, he could not fight against the Wind Leader. The opponent had at least thirty combat airships and nearly 5,000 formally trained troops. There was a more complete mechanical manufacturing base in the territory, and he never had to worry about ammunition supply during combat.

Compared with the two sides, it is like a dwarf facing a giant. If there is a conflict, it can only be killed by the opponent.

But if he accepts what the document says, it means that Blackwater Castle and the Wind Territory are united. Why does the Wind Territory unit unite him? The reason is simple, but naturally it is to be prepared to deal with Vilando, who is Arrow Leaf.

So if he accepts it, it also means breaking with the Arrow Leaf Collar.

But the arrow leaf collar is not easy to deal with!

Not to mention anything else, once it breaks, his Black Water Fort will be immediately excluded from this trade circle. Many industries in his fortress will immediately go bankrupt, and a large number of residents will abandon him. He will immediately be severely damaged.

Not to mention this, I think the Wind Leader will definitely compensate for his losses, but the problem is that after years of trade, Gruson vaguely knows the power of the Arrow Leaf Leader.

On the surface, the Arrow Leaf Collar only has twenty combat airships, which are not as many as the Rapid Wind Collar, but Gruson knew that the Arrow Leaf Collar's airship flew faster, more stable, more firepower, and more solid defense.

Qifeng and Jianye Zhen fought, and his thirty combat airships may not be the opponent of Jianye's twenty airships.

What shocked Grusen even more was that he knew that Verando, who was led by Arrow Leaf, had been investing money in the Mechanical Academy and investing a lot of money. At first, he even joked that Verando was stupid, but in recent years, he could no longer laugh.

New technologies continue to appear in the arrow leaf collar, and even some exquisite things that he had never heard of. This is still coming out of the surface. With Vilando's deep personality, those things hidden under the water must be even more terrifying.

It is precisely because of this that Gruson wants to marry his daughter because he is optimistic about the future of Villando.

But in this situation, his Black Water Castle was sandwiched between two territories, and he was in a dilemma. If he accidentally made a mistake in his choice, he and his family would be crushed to pieces.

For a moment, Gruson wished that Blackwater Castle was not his own.

While he was struggling, there was a knock on the door of the study room. The sound was neither light nor heavy. It stopped after a few sounds. Then a crisp and pleasant voice came from outside the door: "Father, it's time for dinner."

It was his daughter Veronia, Gruson sighed. This was his favorite daughter, but now she has the future of the family. The fate is really cruel.

"Come in, Niya." Gruson greeted.

The exquisite oak door opened, and a young girl in a long lilac dress walked in. Her bright black eyes blinked and seemed to be able to speak. She smiled and said, "Father, your eyebrows are all frowned. Are you worried?"

Gruson didn't speak, just sighed. It was true that his daughter was smart, but he didn't think the problem he was facing was something she could solve.

"I saw the messenger of the Breathing Territory. Lord Novis is ready to use troops against the Arrow Leaf Leader?" Veronia asked softly.

Gruson was surprised. He made this judgment himself, but his daughter has always been in the manor and basically never goes out. Although she likes to study, she has never seen the world. How could he have this experience?

"How did you know?" he couldn't help asking.

"This is not simple. Over the years, the Arrow Leaf Collar has been getting stronger. The wind Collar closest to him will naturally feel uncomfortable. When he can't stand it, he will naturally take action. Isn't this human nature? Father, if I guess correctly, did the messenger bring a wedding letter?" The girl's tone seemed to be natural, and she had expected this to be the case.

Gruson became more and more surprised. His daughter actually guessed the truth based on some common sense. Although it was lucky, her ability to observe and reason was not simple. After thinking about it, he said, "Close the door first. Father and tell you carefully."

The door was closed, and Gruson spoke out his dilemma. At the end, he looked at his daughter and said, "Father has no idea, but this is your marriage after all. Who do you want to marry? I will support my father."

Veronia burst out laughing: "Father, are you asking me to choose the future of the family?"

"Hey, the fate of the family is actually one of yours." Gruson didn't know how many times he sighed today. This feeling of being in the vortex but being powerless is really helpless.

The beautiful girl blinked and smiled and said, "Father, where do you need a choice? We can only stand on the side of the Arrow Leaf Leader."

Gruson was shocked: "Why?"

"Don't you know the character of Lord Novis? He is cruel and ruthless, bloodthirsty and punishment. Once his eldest son's wife made a mistake and he shot him directly. Such a person. If you are with him, aren't you afraid that he will suddenly turn against him?"

"" Grusen was stunned. He kept thinking about the problem from the interests. But he never thought about it at this angle. He only thought that he had his own fortress and would not have direct contact with Novis. No matter how cruel his reputation was, it had nothing to do with him. At most, he could just be careful, but he could ignore Novis. But his daughter was not good, and maybe he would be killed if he didn't do it well. At that time, the promise between them and Novis was nothing.

But if he stood with Arrow Leaf Leader, although Verando had a deep personality, he had no bad record, especially for the Morpheus family. If the Morpheus brothers had not foolishly seen the situation, it would be fine to be a rich man and live comfortably for the rest of his life.

This person may not be kind, but he is definitely a rule-abiding lord. He will not turn against him casually and is easier to get along with.

Thinking of this, Gruson had already made a decision in his heart, and he smiled and said, "Since that's the case, I will go and reject Novis' messenger tomorrow."

"No, Father, you should seize this messenger and send it to the Arrow Leaf as a gift." Veronia corrected.

"Will this be too much?" Gruson was surprised. He had been a rich man for a long time and his murderous spirit was fading. Especially in business and trade, he paid the most attention to compromise and win-win results. He never completely turned against others. Now he couldn't accept the approach proposed by his daughter for a moment.

Veronia advised: "Father, no matter what we do, we will be regarded as enemies by Novis. We want to protect ourselves, but we cannot rely on ourselves. We can only rely on the assistance of the Arrow Leaf Leader. If that is the case, why not let the owner of the Arrow Leaf Leader feel your loyalty?"

Grusen frowned and weighed the pros and cons, for a while, he nodded: "My daughter, you're right. I'll arrest people tonight and send the documents to Bluestone Fort!"

After thinking about it, Gruson said carefully: "My daughter, what do you think of Villando?"

What a smart girl, Veronia, was shy when she heard her father say this, and even if she was smart, she felt shy and her face turned red. She lowered her head and didn't say anything, but just grabbed the skirt on her long skirt.

Seeing her appearance, Gruson immediately understood that his daughter had always been calm and composed. Even when she talked about marriage, she was just like this, but when she talked about Verando, she blushed, and she must have liked it in her heart.

He made a decision and was in a happy mood. He laughed: "It seems that my old face is going to give up."

At this moment, the Black Water Castle fell to the Arrow Leaf Collar. On the surface, it was because of Veronia, but in fact it was because the Arrow Leaf Collar and the surrounding fortress had become a community of interests. This bond of interests was very hidden, but its binding ability was not weak at all.

At the same time, the small fortress that received news that the Breaking Wind Leader was about to invade the Arrow Leaf Leader. After some trade-offs, most of them turned to the Arrow Leaf Leader.

This situation made Novis, who was in the wind, frightened, but he was determined and not only did not retreat because of this, but his murderous heart became even stronger.
Chapter completed!