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The eastern part of the North refers to the region beyond the White Mountains, known as Taranthus. It was similar to the east coast beyond the Taebaek Mountains, just like Korea on Earth.
The coastal cities were situated on the long stretch of the terrain, but the cities of the east were not controlled by merchants such as Halstadt, Lloyd Beck and Lucretia.
In the days before Albrecht was born, when his grandfather had just settled in CalTerre, warriors from the North have invaded the coast of the North Continent.
The invasion of the Northmen was not the same as usual manner of war. There were no forces fighting their invasion or political negotiations, and the invasion was shorted as the Northmen sat in the east.
Hestein's grandfather also had the name Hestein, after which he now named his hero grandfather.
His grandfather, Hestein, was also one of the Northern warriors who fought in the Great Invasion, and the Hestein family was forced to name Autville after him.
The Northmen settled in Taranthus became the dominant class flowing from the outside, creating their own social order, but it could not work properly in the chaos of the east.
Traditional East Coast cities were ruled by merchants like Lloyd Beck and Lucretia, and the Northmen sought to form a kind of feudal society with their own cultures or habits as a captain or commander.
When culture and culture collided, they were divided in two ways. Either one of them died, or it was acceptance.
When most of the Northmen chose to kill the eastern peoples, Hestein's father was different.
Hestein's father was Robert Giscar, who actively acknowledged and accepted Eastern merchants and grew the city faster than the surrounding Northmen. Then, based on abundant supplies and manpower, the entire East was restored.
As Roberts held all the eastern parts in one hand, Taranthus developed a very unique culture, blended with northern or central Feudal, and other similar but northern Feudal, and merchant cultures.
Northmen were brutal warriors, but honest traders. As Roberts settled and stabilized the entire east, they accumulated wealth through brokerage trade between the south and north.
The east grew differently each day, and Robert looked beyond the sea at the east continent with his ambitious eyes.
But whether it was a joke of fate, he got sick in his 40s and ended a long, thick life if it was short.
At the age of his early 20s, Hestein became a man who ruled a land called Taranthus.
Hestein, who had a heroic grandfather and father, grew up to be an unmanned man, enjoying entertainment and entertainment from a young age.
However, he was not a fool, but rather a cunning and ambitious man.
I don't know if this is his own leadership or his own charisma, but he earned his loyalty by spending money or women on his men.
Unlike Albrecht, and unlike Zigmunt, Hestein led Tarantus well with his own fundamental leadership.
The world still has no owners or ambiguous areas, so Hestein lived by boat every day plundering the surrounding area. Some of the looting targets included the Pope.
The problem was that the Crusade broke out. Seeing that it was a force located in the coastal cities, it had to outrun Philipp and pretend to lose to the Pope.
It was hard to take the lead in both justification and substantial power, but he did not give up. Like my grandfather and father, I also decided to become a hero.
Following the blood of the Northmen, Hestein thought the hero statue was a figure represented by gold, silver, and land. The East Continent was an opportunity to bring it all.
The first encounter with Albrecht was the worst, but the Cultists seemed to be able to communicate.
I crossed over to the eastern continent and watched Philip slaughter the sun-god.
Why would he just kill people if he can't sell them into slavery? Hestein could not understand Philip.
Philipp is killing pagans, and he's nearly starved to death under double siege in Hyberon.
Then, Albrecht came to save his life by defeating 100,000 armies of Amas with 10,000. How the hell did you lose 100,000?
Hestein couldn't believe it, even if he didn't see it himself or believe it, when Amas' army surrounded him retreated, he couldn't help but believe it.
I also heard that Albrecht freed hundreds of thousands of prisoners for no ransom. This one and that one are all crazy.
Later on, Philipp was killed instead of Albrecht, and a pact was made to acknowledge each other's occupation and split the procession between him and the north.
He finally achieved his goal, even though he had no permission from the Pope and was outnumbered by Philip and Albrecht. No, to be precise, I felt like I'd done it by then.
Tragedy often comes as an uninvited guest when one feels happiest. Apparently, we lost a lot of troops during the double siege, so we absorbed the marshals. That was the problem.
The number of lords was too large for the troops to integrate properly, and the lords' armies became insects, not armies.
Philipp's slaughter and advancement in the occupied cities left nothing to plunder. Hestein grows restless with his fleet of muscles, but his supply ship grows longer and starts to starve again.
There, the League of Merchants takes a backseat. You captured Hestein's ships and cut off their supplies. I had to starve to death on a strange continent.
Hestein had little choice left. He abandons his army and escapes with only a few men on his side.
Unfortunately for the League of Merchants, Hestein would have died somewhere on the Eastern Continent, but he's finally made it back to his own territory alive.
Rumor has it he was almost a skeleton when he arrived in the east. Hestein promises to grind his teeth and chew through all the League of Merchants.
But surprisingly, he hid his anger and instead took a gesture of reconciliation from the League of Merchants.
He also joined the blood of the Northmen, but because many merchants grew up in the east, he was also good at plotting and negotiating.
First, we turn against each other and wait for the traitor to come out of the League of Merchants. I thought if I opened the gates and brought my own army into the city, I'd kill them all just as much as Philippe.
Merchants always wanted to monopolize everything, so the unity couldn't be stronger.
For a long time, they thought they would draw Hestein in to repel their opponent.
Merchants are people who sell souls to demons, so I thought I wouldn't have to live with myself.
“Here! Take a look! This is the Oatville crest of the lord of the eastern hemisphere! ”
Alonso, the Goetz newspaper, cries out to people, hearing the bronze plate with the Otville crest carved into it.
And he showed them the bronze plate as if the king was carrying a small sword, walking boldly in front of them. A moment later, he came back to Albrecht and said,
“Your Majesty, there was a traitor in the League of Commerce. Those nasty Contrarians over there, they also resisted when we tried to cut off Hestein's supply. Moreover, at the end of the Crusade, I was still in contact with him, trying to take over Lucretia. This means that they have been defeated by Hestein, and have inadvertently invaded the king's messenger. ”
Alonso explicitly pointed out Contarini as the culprit behind the incident. Albrecht senses a clumsy corner, but it appears that Hestein attacked Goeths.
“Nonsense! ”
“Don't bullshit me! What kind of security is that? ”
“You guys shut up! You traitors!”
“Who are you calling a traitor? You snakes! ”
Conterinis shout at the crowd. Moronini's side also took a beating without losing.
Even though the knights were forming a barrier in front of them, they were ready to run and kill each other all at once.
The knights pushed you hard, but you didn't seem to be able to calm down because it was a matter of life.
The knights wanted to take out their weapons and kill them all, but they had no choice but to stop them by force because they were in the king's place.
For a long time, people and knights frowned in droves. And at some point, a thunderstorm struck the clouds, even though it was cloudy.
“Shut up!”
Albrecht rises from his seat and thunder strikes. The people quieted down quickly, startled.
“We're in the middle of a trial! I'll kill anyone who talks except those who are allowed to defend themselves! ”
It was like a lion or a tiger roaring. Those rough soldiers were also frustrated when they encountered Albrecht on the battlefield. How much more can a merchant bear?
Albrecht stares at the merchants fearlessly, and they never dared to look at Albrecht.
People were overwhelmed by just one dragon in the crowd. The noisy stallion is quiet as if a cold water has been splashed on it, and the breeze from the mountain makes the silence feel clearer.
As the clumsy youngest calms down a little, Albrecht sits back down, roughly sweeping the blonde flying to his side.
It wasn't the seat that made the man, it was the seat that made the man. Albrecht's chair is shabby, but as he sits, it is the throne, and the king's majesty.
Albrecht glances at people with a slight bend at his waist and one elbow at his thigh, covering his mouth.
For some reason, people feel like the Illudians in Albrecht's left hand will soon be elected.
In fact, in a world unlike humans, the merchants were the greatest knights in the world, and feared by the mercenaries.
Albrecht seems to have put a pause in the trial. The advocates look down, unable to look at the king properly.
At that moment, Valentina raises her hands, her calm eyes.
“Your Grace, it is not our turn to argue, but I would like to simply disagree with what Alonso just said. ”
Albrecht nods and says yes.
“Fine. Tell me. ”
Alonso turns to look down at Valentina. Valentina leans forward to Albrecht, ignoring his gaze.
After a brief silence at Albrecht's work, people naturally focused on Valentina.
“First of all, Alonso has a blind spot. If we were in league with Hestein, why would he leave a cloth with our family crest on it? This doesn't fit back and forth. Secondly, merchants are those who make trade. Our southern merchants trade mostly with the southern seamounts and the eastern continents, with the entire North continent. Among them, trade with the north is like our lifeline, and we cannot go north without crossing the east. That means that there are other people in contact with Hestein besides us. Some of them wrap up huge treasures of gold and make out with them. Isn't that right, Alonso? ”
“No, don't blur the argument! Like you said, we had no choice but to trade! But you've been actively surrounding Hestein since the Crusades! What do you think this means? ”
Alonso reacts violently as if his teeth were exposed. People on Gianni and Michele's side look at Moronini for disbelief.
The Morosini family was usually the most hostile to Hestein within Lucretia and provoked people. However, they also approached Hestein.
Of course, I knew all about it by the week or his side. But the people who were watching did not know.
Despite Alonso's fierce reaction, Valentina ridicules him and looks down on him.
“What do you mean, blurry? You said we had a deal with Hestein. Then what should I call you who paid your bribes? Yawn?”
Alonso blushes his face as he sees his logic clearly.
Morosini's weekly Fabricio lays a metal plate on his face and simply stares at the people on his side.
Then, Gianni's party nods, and Gianni's next trader steps forward.
Valentina looks down at Albrecht and returns to her seat because it wasn't her turn.
Gianni's new face was much younger than those in the court in their early 20s.
He came to Albrecht, looking down at his waist, and introduced himself.
“Greetings from Gianni's humble Carlo, Great King Lysen. ”
Carlo was 20 years old with black curly hair and no beard. In this age, the beardless one was confused about his gender identity, although he was also quite handsome and handsome enough to fall in love with men.
Carlo gives a quick example of Valentina, who has a face as Albrecht's judge.
Albrecht greets you with a simple nod.
“Your Majesty, I'd like to call a witness as well, if I may. ”
“Hurry up and sing it. ”
Even though Albrecht's somewhat blunt response, Carlo calmly looks back. However, I looked at the Contari side, not the Gianni side of my family.
“Angelo, can you come out here, please? ”
Surprisingly, a middle-aged man came forward from Contari's side. The people on the Contarini side had not spoken in advance, but Angelo stepped forward and was extremely embarrassed.
Giovanni and Valentina, the party owners of Contarini, quickly realized that they were like ghosts. Gianni's muzzle!
Albrecht howls his elbows against the armrest of the chair, slightly supporting his side head, and gives a false laugh.
It was because of the dual behavior of the Morosini family and the excitement of seeing Gianni's nape.
Everywhere in the world, I thought they were fucked, too. I missed the Anglia people who had worked well together.
The League of Merchants is a union of horses, forgers of daggers to stab each other in the back at all times. Albrecht's trial was plagued with a dagger of revelation and betrayal.
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