Chapter 61: Neptune Duke (below)

Ryan frowned instantly. "What does he want?"
Ryan doesn't know much about maritime. But Lane knew at least that even the famous port of Menethil was just a wooden dock.
Only the largest kingdom of Kul Tiras, the navy, has a large number of heavy tonnage ships entering and leaving the port every day, and it has abandoned the wooden pier and switched to a more solid stone pier.
"My Majesty, at first I had the same concerns as you. But he proved his loyalty in another way."
"Ok?"
"He offered to provide a one-time, wholly-funded grant to Stormwind to form a navy consisting of 16 medium-sized sailing vessels. He was only responsible for funding. The ship could be ordered from Kul Tiras, and the cannons were ironforge All the personnel were purchased by us. He even covered the training costs of the personnel. "Speaking of which, even if Anduin tried to explain the proposal with a neutral tone, he still couldn't hide the excitement in his tone.
The west of Stormwind is the sea. The Stormwind Kingdom has a long coastline, but it has not been effectively used for a long time.
It was also one of Anduin's aspirations to build a navy sufficient to defend the coastline of Stormwind Kingdom.
Ryan wasn't stupid, everything in front of him came too easy, too dreamy, but made him feel a bit unreal.
If Duke attempts to form an armed fleet sufficient to lift the Storm Kingdom Navy, Ryan said he would not agree with anything, and would definitely kill Duke's plan in the cradle in advance.
But Duke blocked the mouths of Lane and the nobles very clearly.
I do use a crossbow gun for a bit, but I can use a cannon for you, aren't you afraid?
The gunpowder weapon of the Azeroth world has not fully begun to prevail. Although the artillery has good damage, most of them are slow-loading cannons. However, no matter how backward the artillery is, it is completely worthy of crossbow guns in naval battles, both in terms of range and power. Artillery is even better. Perhaps only the speed of the crossbow cannons will be a little faster.
After thinking for a while, King Lane said cautiously, "What does this Duke guy want?"
"A fragrance that will go on the market, called Chanel, for a hundred years." Anduin Lothar recalled a message from Duke's messenger Windsor: "He also said, Your Majesty, you will soon Know the magic of this perfume. "
Ryan didn't answer directly: "What else?"
Anduin Lothar gently tapped the table with his finger: "He wants to make more money than enough to build a great mage tower like Karazhan."
When King Lane heard it, he smiled, and most of his doubts were relieved.
He had heard Duke's arrogance. Greater than great, beyond Medivh, the guardian of the world. Ryan certainly knows how astronomical it is to build a top-level mage tower. That was a horrible number that might not be enough to fill the entire Treasury Kingdom Treasury.
Now Duke has talent, not just in spells or business. If this is the goal, then it is not unusual.
Ryan laughed. "It shouldn't be a problem. I'll think about it tonight and reply to you tomorrow."
"Um." Anduin stepped back.
Looking at the beautifully beautiful red coral tree, Lane turned into the Imperial Study Room to correct the document. Unconsciously, the night was quiet, and Lane felt sleepy. Back in the dormitory, he suddenly smelled a very elegant, but refreshing taste.
Sweet and seductive, but not irritating.
Following the scent, Ryan suddenly realized that the source of the scent was his lover. The queen was in her robe, lying on her side on the big bed.
"Oh-my queen, you are ... too special." Ryan jumped involuntarily, hugged the queen's waist, and sniffed hard. Ryan suddenly felt a warmth burning in the lower abdomen.
"This is my new perfume, do you like it?" The queen smiled sweetly.
"Oh, hell, no, that's great." Ryan immediately understood what Anduin said during the meal, "you will soon know the magic of this perfume". Did Duke know how to buy a queen? !! Ryan had a bit of a taste: "This thing turns all men into beasts."
"Then come and eat me." The queen laughed.
At this moment, Lane made a decision.
That night, the great King Lane spent a pleasant evening.
The next morning, when Anduin saw the king wearing an out-of-season turtleneck shirt, Anduin immediately understood that Her Majesty was trying to hide the imprint of passion on his neck.
"Hell! I hate you so smart for the first time." The king was a little bit crying.
"Well, Your Majesty, what are you thinking about?"
"I agreed, but with one additional condition-as my asylum to his business, I need him to pay an extra amount of money to help repair the walls of Stormwind."
"Your Majesty, your shrewdness illuminates the whole land of the kingdom." Anduin did not forget to sell well.
"Che, I don't know who asked me for money every three days to repair the walls !?" Ryan pretended to be angry.
"Hahahaha!" A pair of monarchs and ministers smiled broadly in the palace.
When the king's counter-proposal was passed back to Duke, not only Makaro, but even Windsor's expression was uncomfortable.
"Your Majesty really opened his mouth this time. Your Excellency, you are just a little rich, and you want yourselves to bear so much." Windsor sipped hard.
Duke said lightly, "Reggie, run for me and say I promise."
"Well, I'll help you decline ... uh, wait, you say you promise?" Even Windsor, the loyal lord of the Storm Kingdom, opened his mouth in surprise.
"How much I want, how much I want, but there are some things that I can't make up if I miss them." Duke didn't explain any more, just looking at the window of the small house that Anduin gave him, looking at the distance with The undulating stormy city buildings.
The mystery of Duke is not the first day. Both Makaro and Windsor, who had little contact with the mage, thought that the mage looked like this.
Duke was also reluctant to explain, because no one would believe it.
Duke has always felt sorry for Stormwind being destroyed by the first orc invasion. This is because many tragedies have been born, not only the slaughter this time, but also the tragedy that nobles do not give construction fees in the future when the storm city is rebuilt.
Whether all of what he is doing now can change the fate of Stormwind City, he doesn't know.
However, in order to make up for the regret in his heart, he is now doing his best to do what he can do, not to do it, only to do it.
That's why Duke is willing to be 'blackmailed' by Lane, because he's not sure if Medivh will, as in 'history', feel that time is tight. Duke thinks he must have at least some power before the Dark Door event And the right to speak.
Without aristocratic status, in the decaying Stormwind aristocratic world, the only way to truly integrate into the aristocratic circle is to marry a noble woman of noble status. But Duke didn't have that kung fu to play political games. Similarly, any political commitment is unreliable.
In this case, to have the power to be a chess player in the shortest time, there is only another way.
Now, obviously Duke has succeeded.
As soon as the news came out, Duke soon got a new nickname-Duke of Aquaman!