To tell the truth, Harold was very upset when he heard that the other party used human slaves as ransom. He was not dissatisfied, but simply angry.

    Harold doesn''t object to slavery. Those prisoners who committed crimes and poor people who can''t afford to feed themselves become slaves. He doesn''t object. He has no virgin heart.

    However, he could not bear to see the brutality of wantonly arresting civilians and hunting peers.

    Just like watching movies in his previous life, he didn''t like those villains who did all the bad things and had no bottom line, but he didn''t show his dissatisfaction. Most of the world''s nobles are scum, and there are few like Marcus.

    Harold has no ability to change the world. He can only choose to close his eyes and turn a blind eye to ensure that his neighbors are not infringed and that his territory is full of order.

    Harold threw aside his personal emotions and analyzed the conditions given by Ramon. He is very short of money now. The goods of wizard Leonard have only sold scrolls, worth 120000, but none of those messy and broken pieces have been sold!

    He is now in debt of 80000 gold coins!

    Part of the original money in harlott''s hand was used to make up for the material and labor costs of "arrow''s armor", and part was used to process and make "giant snake scale armor", which had been used up for a long time.

    "Arrow''s armor" is the latest armor made by dwarf master for Harold. It is of excellent quality and reaches the level of legendary equipment. Dwarf master arrow named it after himself.

    "Giant snake scale" is the armor made of the scale of the Warcraft giant snake. There are more than ten sets in total. Harold gave ten [lion Knights], Lucius, Kent and two rogue Knights one piece of equipment, and the rest to Marcus and Cleon.

    They must have better equipment, but Harold still wants to give it. As for the invincible armor she used to wear, she has lent it to sadoer. Now she is completely loyal to Harold and can let her return it at any time if she is willing. Harold really wants to lend it to sadoer if he doesn''t keep the Hydra crossbow.

    The two caravans have also made some money in the past half a year. Even without Harold''s [trading] skills, they have earned tens of thousands of gold coins in two or three trades. However, in order to operate the territory, sadoer of the winged Dynasty must have financial support to develop its strength. The money of the caravan can''t feed back to Harold.

    Harlott didn''t feel distressed. It was a necessary early investment. After that, sadoer stood firm. Not to mention intelligence and political help, a new territory that can be manipulated secretly can completely win back all the investment.

    The drinks of the dwarf kingdom are also sold at a good price, but most of the money is used to buy high-quality heavy war horses. The [lion Knight] is too strong. The weapon used is also a heavy nail hammer. The power of ordinary war horses is not enough.

    The price of heavy war horses is very expensive, especially after the war broke out. Each horse needs hundreds of gold coins. This kind of war horse has poor endurance. It needs to rest frequently and buy a lot of spare horses.

    Considering that he had to travel frequently to various territories of the kingdom of Colombo, harlott directly bought 50 horses and was prepared to breed them by himself in the future. As a result, another caravan could not harvest much money.

    Now harlott is in urgent need of money to meet the development of the territory and repay his debts. The two nobles can''t be executed anyway. They simply put down their ransom.

    "Well, you ask them to send money and slaves. When I receive the ransom, I will release them. However, the guy who compensated with slaves, you ask him to exchange 30000 gold coins for human slaves!"

    Harold saw a good opportunity from this compensation, a good opportunity for him to grow rapidly. In this era, population is the most important!

    There is a lot of land. The territory of thunder tribe is much larger than that of the current kingdom of Colombo. As soon as the war is over, Harold can immediately take his troops to open up wasteland. His army has excellent combat effectiveness.

    There is no shortage of wealth. Recently, Harold built legendary equipment and supported the winged Lord. Only in a short time did he fall into financial difficulties. His caravan made money quickly. When the war is over, several human kingdoms will make more money when they resume trade.

    Population is the biggest problem that Harold faces when he wants to grow. His territory now has a total of tens of thousands of people, of which the forging city and its affiliated villages account for more than half. There are a lot of dwarves and other Asians, and he is not 100% obedient to Harold, the human aristocrat.

    It is difficult for the population to grow rapidly. Even if Harold encourages fertility, it will take a long time for the next generation to grow up. In more than a decade, the opportunity for land reclamation and expansion will be completely wasted.

    The kingdom of Colombo is vast and sparsely populated. Every Lord cares about the population. It is difficult to increase the population at ordinary times. Only at this time can Harold fish in troubled waters and develop rapidly in this chaotic war period.

    The villages of the kingdom of Colombo have been destroyed. There are many homeless civilians, and many have been caught outside as slaves, adding up to more than 100000. If these people can be subdued, they will be the great nobles second only to Marcus and the king of Prague.

    Harold became more and more involved, and even had the dark idea of not rescuing other territories and allowing the enemy''s aggression to produce a large number of refugees, but Harold gave up the idea rationally.

    A good reputation is very important to gather these homeless civilians, and if he deliberately doesn''t rescue the territory of other nobles in order to dig the foot of the wall, he will certainly offend other nobles to death.

    Besides, Harold didn''t take part in the frontal battle. If he only paid attention to his own development and didn''t stand up to the national crisis, I''m afraid even Marcus would be disappointed with him. On the contrary, if he fought actively and frequently fought back the aggression of the enemy aristocrats, he would not be blamed, but also be rewarded by the kingdom. The promotion of his title is not a problem.

    "No problem. There are not many other places in that guy''s territory. There are many slaves. During the war, the market price of human slaves was about 2-10 gold. I''ll try to get more for you."

    The kingdom of Babylon is not short of population, let alone slaves. Ramon agreed to Harold''s conditions.

    "Brother, I know you can talk. Don''t worry. They won''t participate in the war against the kingdom of Colombo in the future. Neither the army nor the Knights will be sent. No one will deliberately destroy this rule!"

    It is true that the nobles will not be executed after losing the war. They can leave safely after paying the ransom, but they must ensure that they will not join the battle. No one in charge is willing to release the tiger back to the mountain. They would rather close you until the end of the war.

    Ramon was in a very good mood after the negotiation. He began to have tea and chat with Harold. Ramon talked about some experience in the management of the territory, and Harold also talked about the experience of going to the winged Dynasty, the dwarf Kingdom and the forest of elves.

    The two talked warmly. Ramon was good in nature and asked, "brother, how do you think the war will end?"

    Harlott thought a little, the legendary strong Colombo and qiyat will not perish, especially the qiyat Kingdom, as an orthodox legacy of the Empire, has a deep foundation and is stronger than the other three kingdoms combined.

    Lucanier and the kingdom of Babylon and the kingdom of Colombo strive for the object of peace, and probably will not lose anything. The kingdom of Chiat is ambitious, and the king of Prague tends to unite to contain the kingdom of Chiat.

    "Each should have its own losses. Finally, the peace talks. The other three kingdoms should be able to get some land reclamation rights from the kingdom of Colombo. The kingdom of Colombo has shown strength and backbone and should also ensure the independence of the country!"

    Harlott''s answer is conservative. He really doesn''t think any country will be destroyed in this war. There is no deep hatred. No matter how fierce it is, it is also for interests. There are threats from other races. The armistice and peace talks will happen sooner or later. It''s just the difference between the damage of the kingdom of Colombo and the benefits of other kingdoms.

    Ramon smiled, neither agreed nor opposed, but said his own opinion: "the kingdom of Chiat will never easily stop fighting. I have reliable news. King Aldo found the sun Scepter lost thousands of years ago and is asking the sun sacrifice to help repair it!"

    Harold was startled. "The solar Scepter? Is it the human artifact ''solar Scepter'' handed down from ancient times recorded in the book?"

    The sun Scepter can arouse the power of the sun and create various miracles. It is known as the treasure of the world''s strongest artifact by artificially creating heroes and nobles, releasing the anti heaven magic beyond legendary magic, and making the owner immortal.

    It is with this artifact that human beings created the prosperous qiyat Empire, defeated the lizard people, enslaved the orcs and became the overlord of the continent. It is also because of the loss of the sun Scepter that human beings were defeated by the later rising orcs.

    Ramon looked dignified, nodded and said, "yes, this is what an old friend of mine said. He is one of the sacrifices in the Sun Temple. He certainly told me that the scepter contains infinite divine power, which is likely to be the sun Scepter!"

    "The sun Scepter was left by human ancestors in ancient times. It is a great gift of the sun god and an artifact used to protect the human race. To activate the sun scepter, hundreds of blood nobles need to swear together. King Aldo must want to take this opportunity to unify the human kingdom!"

    When Harold heard such a hot news, he quickly asked, "who will this Scepter belong to? King Aldo?"

    "Of course not. It is owned by all nobles, and no one is qualified to monopolize it. You don''t have to worry. In the records, even the legendary strong have no ability to control the sun Scepter!"

    Count Ramon is worthy of being an old aristocrat of the kingdom of Babylon. In addition to his weak military strength, his other details are no less than that of the Marquis family.

    "The reappearance of the sun Scepter symbolizes the rise of our mankind. The kingdom of Aldo should want to become a hero to establish a new empire like his ancestors and be praised by eternal records. If it cannot be unified, his glory will be greatly reduced!"

    Ramon said here, deliberately lowered his voice and said meaningfully: "the survival of the country is not so important. Nobles are nobles wherever they go. The king of Prague must have known about it long ago. He has his own plan. Don''t be a pawn of others like those fools!"

    Harold didn''t say a word. Marcus probably didn''t know about it. Prague, as a king, was connected with the Sun Temple. Ramon happened to have an old friend who was a sun sacrifice. He reminded Marcus as soon as possible. The war was not as simple as he thought.

    At the same time, Harold''s blood was boiling in his heart. Everyone will be excited about the rise of mankind. If the sun scepter is really as strong as recorded in the book, Marcus''s dream of "counterattack orcs" may even be realized.

    And human beings may really be able to return to the peak of the mainland again with the help of the power of this town artifact. In this way, any lizard man and winged man are not afraid. He''s still worried about farts!

    Sun Scepter! If I could have this artifact, wouldn''t I have the power to change the world?

    The idea flashed away in Harold''s mind, and he was amused by his excess of power.

    However, the seeds of ambition have been planted and will take root and sprout when the right opportunity is available.