In the Middle Ages, people drew cards to be promoted to nobility. - Chapter 782

“Losa is not an outsider.”

Valentina snorted softly, stretched out her hand and knocked Ellemo on the forehead: “Keep in mind, this is not Centurion Lothar of our Saluzzo family, but the legendary captain of yesterday’s giant ship. Captain, Mr. Lothar, whom Texans respect.”

Elemor smiled sarcastically and did not dare to speak anymore. He actually did not quite understand what Lothar was, nor what the giant ship was yesterday. In his eyes, ever since Lothar did those series of major things, He will always be the person he admires the most.

“Okay, don’t be stupid and help me wash the cloak I changed into yesterday.”

Valentina dismissed Elamo before continuing: “Actually, you don’t need to use clichés. If you want to know something, you can just ask me directly. Although we haven’t seen each other for many years, we are not so unfamiliar with each other, right?

In fact, since the Texans defeated the expeditionary force of the old wolf tribe, some families wanted to connect with the Texas wolf tribe, which was still called the “Wolf Federation” at that time. “

She paused, and a smile flashed in her eyes: “I always thought that Patriarch Giuliano was a kind person, but he seems to have reservations about these things with you?”

Lothar smiled noncommittally. He naturally knew that Texas still had many secrets, because he was very clear about his position as a suggester, not a decision-maker – after all, he only knew the general outline of the world’s direction, and it was impossible. You must be able to peel off the cocoons based on the details and adapt to changes. If you give too many instructions, based on the trust of the old patriarch in you, if you really follow the instructions, you may mess things up.

Seeing that the provocation was useless, the wolf princess picked up a wine glass with some lack of interest and drank the scarlet wine in one gulp: “Huh, besides being suitable for growing cotton, Texas also makes good wine, and the taste is better than The French ones are not bad at all.”

“Our initial plan is to invest in a cotton textile factory in New Naples, and then find a piece of land to build a winery.”

“That’s it?”

“What if?”

Valentina raised her heroic eyebrows: “They Texans will give us nothing but a wasteland. We are going to move Saluzzo’s factory to the New World. All industrial workers and equipment will be moved to the New World.” We provide, and besides, Saluzzo still has to beg for food under the wolf master, so he can’t go too far.”

Lothar frowned and said: “The Wolf Lord is not a merciful person, so you should be cautious.”

Valentina laughed: “Actually, there’s no need to worry too much.”

“In the past, I always felt that the biggest threat to the Saluzzo family was the wolf master and his henchmen. My biggest goal was to guard the Saluzzo family’s three-acre land and prevent others from giving it away. After eating it, even the family’s emblem has disappeared in the long history. But now, as time goes by, it seems that the tyrant sitting on the throne of Naples is no longer the biggest threat. “

“Lord Wolf actually tried to integrate various families at the beginning. Unfortunately, he encountered two ‘Waterloos’ at your hands. Later, he was shocked by the terrifying power displayed by both sides in the Spanish Succession War. He didn’t dare to do anything too much anymore. A radical attempt.”

She took a deep look at the “Lone Star on a Blue Background” flag flying on the tower.

“Whether you believe it or not, I actually have an intuition that the Wolf Lord actually has a tacit attitude towards our cooperation with Texas. I even suspect that Patriarch Giuliano is secretly talking to the people of the Axis family. There is a connection.”

Lothar sighed lightly. In fact, he was aware of this. To put it bluntly, the Wolf Lord had realized that with the strength of the Wolf Clan, it would be easy to say that if the Wolf Clan continued to exist in such a scattered form, he really wanted to integrate the various families and unite the Apennines. The peninsula is twisted into a rope and vigorously carries out industrialization. Any attempt to enrich the country and strengthen the army will immediately attract the intervention of the great powers.

In today’s era, the Mediterranean Sea has become too small to accommodate the rise of a fifth great power besides Britain, Spain, France and Germany.

Valentina climbed up the battlement, her two slender and powerful legs hanging in the air, swaying slightly: “Okay, let’s not talk about these troublesome things. These days, Nina’s father and I have already talked about it. That’s enough.”

She patted the seat next to her and motioned for Lothar to sit up.

“Do you know why Nina likes candy so much?”

Lothar was a little uncertain and said: “It seems that it was because the training at Saluzzo’s house was too hard when I was a child, and I was starving.”

Valentina nodded and said “Yes”: “Nina’s character is actually a bit weak. She does not have the ruthlessness of the wolf tribe, as well as the wild instinct of fearing the strong, obeying authority, and despising the weak. To put it bluntly, she bullies the weak and fears the strong. Her pursuit of power is probably to cater to people’s expectations, rather than seeking higher status, enjoyment, and honor like others.”

“Bullying the weak is not a good word.”

“It’s just a good word, don’t you think the wolves are all a group of moral role models? We are dark creatures, don’t look at us like this, just think of the legend, those who like cannibals, break into people’s homes in the middle of the night, and kill the whole family The disembowelled freaks don’t exist anymore?”

Lothar shrugged: “But I still feel that compared with the Blood Royal Court next door, your reputation as a dark creature is somewhat unworthy of your reputation.”

“Just think you’re complimenting me.”

Are wolves good people?

Of course not. Even the most moderate Basilicata family implemented iron-fist rule when they first arrived in Texas. Many of the resistance forces were led by Basilicata’s centurion and a group of elites. The head was wiped off.

The goodness of the Basilicata family stems from external threats and internal threats, and it is a last resort.

Just like the Austro-Hungarian Empire in its previous life.

The imperial crown prince, Archduke Ferdinand, had always wanted to improve the status of the Slavs and reorganized the Austro-Hungarian Empire into a three-dimensional empire from the dual rule of Austria and Hungary. This was not because the archduke was kind-hearted.

Rather, the Austro-Hungarian Empire, as the sick man of Europe, was unable to use iron fist measures internally to suppress all dissidents, and was unable to expand externally, plunder, and pass on internal conflicts. In order to avoid nationalism tearing the country apart, it was a last resort choice.

If the Austro-Hungarian Empire had 30 million Austrians as its main ethnic group, there would be no need to build a “Danube Federation” or “United States of Greater Austria”. Whether they were Slavs or Magyars, they would just wait and see.

Valentina laughed for a while, and her expression became complicated: “I still remember that during the assassin graduation examination, when everyone had to snatch food from others to maintain their own survival, she carefully took a piece of candy. Cut it into several sections, and then eat it in a few days – in fact, I didn’t regard her as a friend at first, but just a follower who was easy to bribe and who might be able to help me in the future. “

“After all, it’s so easy to fool someone who will turn you into a friend with just a cheap candy.”

“So you see, she is such an easy-to-satisfy person. As long as you treat her a little better, she will remember it in her heart. Although she is not very good at expressing it, she can definitely risk her life to repay her.”

She paused slightly and sighed softly: “So, I always feel that Nina is a fool who can easily lose her life. I want to ask you to take this into consideration as much as possible when using her.”

Lothar frowned: “I don’t like the word ‘use’. Nina is not a tool, but I have to remind you one thing. After Nina left this world with me, her death in this world, It doesn’t mean the end of life.”

Although it was a bit embarrassing to say this, he was very worried that in the final battle, if Nina was going to perform a heroic feat of dying with the enemy, Valentina would sacrifice her life to save her friends. This kind of tragedy would be too bad. It’s better to make it clear in advance!

Valentina was stunned for a moment and asked: “Just like the last time you killed the liquidation team in the Alps?”

Seeing Lothar nodding, the princess of the Saluzzo family slapped her forehead with some annoyance: “I’m starting to regret that decision.”

“real?”

“Of course, if I follow you, maybe our Saluzzo family will be the ones establishing a nation in the New World now. What future can we have living on that island?”

“I didn’t expect you would say such compliments, miss.”

The wolf princess rolled her eyes and twitched her gray ears: “As long as it is beneficial to the family, I can say a lot of things like this.”