After the hottest summer passed, the battle between Count Wein and Duke Stantine became even more intense.
Duke Stantine had actually sent an assassin like Great Magician Runa to assassinate Xu Yi, causing the New Flyer's support for Count Wein to increase. Not only did they provide large amounts of military magic machines to Count Wein, they also bought large amounts of resources from the Lampari Kingdom, the Kingdom of Ruhr, and the other countries that they cooperated with. This completely solved Count Wein's worries, allowing him to fight Duke Stantine with all his might.
It was even the first time the New Flyer directly intervened in a battle between lords in the Principality of Constantine. In the battle between Count Wein and Duke Stantine, they had sent out the most elite guards of the New Flyer.
With the terrifying firepower of the New Flyer guards that was several times stronger than Count Wein's subordinates, Duke Stantine couldn't resist at all.
In just two months, Count Wein led his subordinates to attack the capital of the Principality of Constantine, Faraday City.
Duke Stantine saw that there was no hope in resisting, so he burned the glorious duke's manor that he had spent several decades building to ashes and he was buried in the sea of flames.
Following this, several lords in the Principality of Constantine submitted to Count Wein and elected him as the new Duke Stantine, calling him Duke Wein.
The first thing Duke Wein did after taking over the position of duke was to ask the other lords in the duchy to disarm themselves and accept the leadership of the duke's manor.
Most of the feudal lords agreed, while only a few of them refused.
Among them was the famous Viscount Anklo who could call the wind and rain in the south of the Stantine Duchy.
If a normal lord dared to resist Duke Wein, they would be met with Wein's merciless attacks.
In fact, that was what Wein did when he worked.
A week after he issued the order to disarm, Duke Wein immediately sent troops to suppress the lords who resisted his order. He easily defeated them and unceremoniously took their territories into his hands.
However, Duke Wein didn't do anything to Anklo who was also resisting his orders. Both sides were extremely peaceful and restrained, as if there would be no conflict at all.
In fact, everyone in the Principality of Constantine knew that Anklo and Wein's biggest backer was the New Flyer, or rather, Xu Yi.
Although these two lords could call the wind and summon the rain in the Principality of Constantine, in reality, whatever they wanted to do had to depend on the mood of the New Flyer and Xu Yi.
This was a fact that made people feel helpless.
The support of the Frestech Chamber of Commerce was important to any side. If the Frestech Chamber of Commerce gave up on one side, that side would definitely be defeated by the other side.
Or to put it more bluntly, only the New Flyer, or rather, only Xu Yi, could decide the internal situation of the Principality of Constantine.
What made everyone puzzled was that since the New Flyer was so powerful, why didn't they just send their troops and conquer all the lords in the Principality of Constantine instead of choosing Anklo and Duke Wein's forces?
Or he could just choose to support one side and help that side rule the Stantine Duchy. Wouldn't that give him even more benefits?
"Actually, I can do that."
Xu Yi looked solemnly at Anklo and Duke Wein, who were sitting on his left and right respectively.
If they didn't see it with their own eyes, no one in the Principality of Constantine would believe that Anklo and Duke Wein, who were fighting for control of the Principality of Constantine, would be sitting opposite each other calmly. They even had smiles on their faces, as though they weren't enemies, but friends instead.
"The reason why I didn't do that is because I feel that it would cause too much damage to the Principality of Constantine. It wouldn't be beneficial to the development of the New Flyer in the Principality of Constantine." Xu Yi continued.
Anklo took a sip of his tea. He looked at Duke Wein who had a smile on his face, but there was an ominous glint in his eyes. He said with a faint smile, "Chairman Xu, let me guess. Your biggest worry is that the Stantine Duchy being in chaos for a long time will seriously affect the population, right?"
"That's right." Xu Yi nodded.
"Our company is in urgent need of manpower.
The population of the Principality of Constantine is very important to me and I don't want them to be affected by the war. "
Anklo's face sunk a bit, "Chairman Xu, forgive me for being blunt.
If it wasn't for you supporting Count Wein, Count Wein wouldn't have the guts to attack other lords, let alone challenge Duke Stantine. "
Duke Wein's brows knit together as he angrily glared at Anklo, "What?
Viscount Anklo, are you looking down on me?
How about we go back and see who's better? "
Anklo looked at Duke Wein with disdain and coldly snorted, "If it wasn't for Chairman Xu stopping me, I would have already beaten your motley crew."
Duke Wein was instantly enraged. He suddenly stood up and pointed at Anklo as he shouted, "Good, then we'll go back and fight.
Let's see who's the motley crew! "
Anklo was about to say something, but Xu Yi gave a cold snort. The two immediately fell silent as they looked at Xu Yi.
"I don't care if you don't like each other, but since you're here, sit down and properly talk!" Xu Yi coldly looked over. The two glared at each other before sitting down at the same time.
Seeing the two holding back their anger, Xu Yi slightly knit his brows.
With their attitudes, how could he expect them to coexist peacefully and work together for the development of the Principality of Constantine?
If possible, Xu Yi really wanted to do what many lords in the Principality of Constantine had guessed. He wanted to eliminate the New Flyer's guards and wipe out all opposition in the Principality of Constantine. He wanted to bring the Principality of Constantine under his control. That way, no matter how he wanted to develop the Principality of Constantine, he would be able to do whatever he wanted. He wouldn't be as restrained as he was now.
However, the manpower problem he was worried about was not only the New Flyer's factories, but also the New Flyer's guards.
Even though the New Flyer's guards were constantly expanding, there were now close to three thousand of them.
Equipped with all kinds of military magic machines, long-term training, and high quality, the nearly three thousand guards filled with dwarven and elven warriors were extremely powerful. In a head-on battle, they could easily defeat more than ten thousand enemies.
However, they were too few in number. While they could protect the New Flyer's main base, they were far from enough to rule the entire Principality of Constantine.
That was why Xu Yi had to find a powerful lord in the Principality of Constantine to act as his agent. He could use this agent to reform his plans for the Principality of Constantine.
Anklo and Duke Wein had their pros and cons in this regard.
Anklo was outstanding and had a clear understanding of the situation. His ideas were also quite similar to Xu Yi's. If he cooperated with Xu Yi, it would be easier for him to complete his plans for the Principality of Constantine.
But Anklo had a flaw that Xu Yi was very worried about, which was that he had great ambitions. In other words, he had great ambitions, so it was hard for this kind of person to be willing to submit to others. He might not listen to Xu Yi's arrangements in the future.
On the other hand, Duke Wein couldn't compare to Anklo in other aspects, but he obeyed Xu Yi's orders and was very suitable as a puppet.
Xu Yi didn't have the ability to eliminate both of them for the time being, so he chose to support both of them at the same time and let them balance each other out.
At least for now, the two of them had to gain the support of the New Flyer, so they would make enough concessions to Xu Yi.
Today, Xu Yi was able to gather both of them at the same time because of this.
After a pause, Xu Yi asked Anklo, "Anklo, I remember that your dream is to let the people of the Principality of Constantine live a good life, right?"
Anklo nodded, "Yes, this is my dream that will never change.
But Chairman Xu, the Principality of Constantine has been embroiled in the flames of war for a year now. This is not what I want. "
Xu Yi nodded and didn't respond. Instead, he turned to Duke Wein and asked, "What about you, Duke Wein?
What is your dream? "
Duke Wein pursed his lips, "I don't have such lofty dreams. I just want to live a better life."
"Vermin!" Anklo snorted.
Duke Wein glared and was about to fly into a rage.
Xu Yi waved his hand and stopped him.
"Alright, since the two of you don't have high requests, it's much simpler.
Anklo, you've seen Banta City before, so I believe that you should be very clear on how much Banta City has changed under the influence of our Frestech Chamber of Commerce. The lives of the people of Banta City have been greatly improved. "
Anklo nodded and turned to look in the direction of the Lampari Kingdom with a bit of longing in his eyes.
"The Banta City of that time really was the most vibrant city I've ever seen in my life.
If every city in our Principality of Constantine could become like Banta City, even if I died now, I wouldn't have any complaints. "
"You don't need to die." Xu Yi revealed a smile.
Xu Yi revealed a faint smile, "As long as you work closely with our New Flyer, naturally the Principality of Constantine will become like Banta City.
The people of the Principality of Constantine will become as vibrant as the people of Banta City. "
Anklo was silent for a bit before slowly nodding.
"Chairman Xu, I believe that you have this ability.
Now, in this private territory of yours, the lives of the people are no different from those in paradise.
If you can let all the people of the Principality of Constantine live like this, I'm willing to do anything you want me to.
Even if ….. even if you become Duke Stantine, I won't have any objections. "
Duke Wein gave a snort, "Then what do I do?
Do I go back to being the Count? "
Anklo's expression turned cold, "What?
Are you qualified to be compared to Chairman Xu? "
"Of course I'm not qualified to be compared to Chairman Xu.
But since I'm already Duke Stantine, how can I let Chairman Xu take my position? "Duke Wein said.
Anklo was a bit confused, "Then what do you think we should do?"
"Very simple." Duke Wein's expression suddenly became excited.
Duke Wein's expression suddenly became very excited, "If it was me, if Chairman Xu has this intention, he should be the king!"