Chapter 319 Boundary Negotiations(1/2)
The city-state of Buyirada, the underground city, and the Sayel Manor.
In the spacious reception room, Sayer was wearing an expensive, gorgeous and exquisite robe, with a smile on his face. He humbly said to the rat noble in front of him, "Sir, the city lord of the undead rat-dead border city has agreed to meet."
The rat noble in front of Sail came from the Rat Palace and was a member of the royal family. He was responsible for communicating with Sail and telling Sail the message that the emperor wanted to convey.
Hearing Sayer's words, the rat-man noble nodded with satisfaction, "Mr. Sayer, thank you very much for your contribution to the rat-people. You have done a good job. I will convey this news to the great emperor.
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After complimenting each other and chatting for a few more words, Sayer sent the rat nobles away.
After watching the rat nobles leave, the smile on Sayer's face disappeared and he looked in the direction of the palace in silence.
He came all the way from a street vendor in the border city-state of Ilmaha to the imperial capital. In a short period of time, he gained wealth and resources that most of the rat people had not been able to obtain for generations.
Everything is because he took refuge in the undead and signed a soul contract with the Lord of the Undead.
Regarding this, Sayer has never regretted it, and only has endless gratitude to the undead.
If there was a conflict between the rat people and the undead, and he was asked to choose a side, he would side with the undead without hesitation.
With his recent rapid rise, he holds a large amount of undead goods in his hands and is protected by the undead around him, which has caused many people to call him a rat traitor.
Sayer also knew that his actions were tantamount to treason.
But what does that matter?
He just wants to live and live better.
The Ratmen are sick, very sick.
The upper-class rat people have accumulated a lot of wealth and have fun every day. Their children are already winners in life as soon as they are born, standing at the end of most people.
The rat people can still give birth and can have many children at one time, which makes the upper class people need to constantly occupy more resources to maintain the family.
If things continue like this, there will be no way out for the lower class people.
Sayer's family says it all.
His ancestors have been working hard for generations, but all their efforts have only given him freedom.
The upward passage for the lower class people is almost cut off, and their hope is extremely slim.
He wants to live a better life, but there is no hope in the Ratmen themselves.
The appearance of the undead gave him an opportunity.
After staring at the palace for a long time, Sayer took a breath, turned around and went back to the house, muttering to himself, "Emperor, I hope you will not conflict with the undead. It is not the undead that needs to be changed, but ourselves."
He got the information about the last meeting of the Ratmen Council, knew the decision made by the emperor, and even knew that many elders and nobles were very dissatisfied with the undead.
This seemed very ridiculous to Sayre.
What do they think the undead are?
A vassal race of the Skaven?
The elders and nobles of the Council still did not see clearly that the undead are not a vassal race of the rat people, let alone a weak race. They are equal to the rat people.
The undead clan did not obtain territory through the help of the rat men, but relied on their own strength to conquer it!
The superior attitude of the Ratmen and the arrogance of the elders and nobles will eventually bring disaster to the Ratmen.
After the emperor knew that the undead agreed to communicate, he immediately began to make arrangements.
Initially, he planned to have the undead come to pay homage to Buyilada, the capital of the rat tribe, but this proposal was rejected by Zhang Peng on the grounds that the rat-dead border city was busy with affairs.
The Rat King was so angry that he didn't eat for two days, and roars could be heard from time to time in the palace.
"Who does he think he is, just a city lord, how dare he reject me!"
"Undead, arrogant race!"
"They ignored us and slapped the Rat Man in the face. We can't just let them go."
"Destroy them, I will destroy them!"
In the eyes of the Rat Man Emperor, letting Zhang Peng come to the city-state of Buyilada to give an audience was a great honor for the undead.
I thought that the undead tribe would agree excitedly, but unexpectedly, they refused without mercy.
This made the Rat Man Emperor feel that his majesty had been challenged.
If it were in the past, he would have called a meeting of elders to discuss sending troops to eliminate the undead tribe.
But the current situation does not allow it. They are already facing enemies from all aspects, including infected people, demons, rebels and other powerful tribes that are eyeing them. They cannot tolerate the addition of another undead tribe.
The advisors in the Royal Intelligence Group tried hard to calm down the emperor, communicated with Zhang Peng again, and finally decided to meet at the border between the rat people and the undead.
This is a result that everyone can accept.
After deciding on the place and time, the rat-man delegation set off from Buyirada, accompanied by Sail.
There is no way, the person who is most familiar with the undead among the rat people is Sail, and the undead give Sail face very much, so he must go and be present during the meeting.
A few days later, the border between the rat tribe's territory and the undead tribe's territory.
A temporary building was built between the borders for this meeting.
The building was built by the rat people. It used several beautifully carved stone pillars to support a shed roof with no shelter around it.
The rat tribe’s envoys and the undead tribe’s envoys arrived one after another.
People from both sides gathered in the temporary building.
As an envoy, the Ratmen are serious.
The people in the mission are all dressed in exquisite clothes. The fabrics of the clothes are exquisite. Expensive special dyes are used to draw patterns on them, and they are embellished with gems. Everything highlights one word - expensive!
On the other hand, the undead usually behave as they please. The only ones who can improve their appearance are probably the undead personal guards and the accompanying undead such as the black warriors and skeleton knights.
The leader of the rat-man envoy is Delcha, who is of serious rat-man royal blood, and is a rat-man aristocrat who is very particular about etiquette and appearance.
In order to show respect for the undead, Delcha only brought four nobles with him, one of whom was Sayil, and did not allow any rat warriors to enter the building.
The undead side also entered the scene, four people, and the one at the front was Zhang Peng, the city manager of the Rat Dead Border City.
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! Looking at the four undead people, Delcha frowned secretly. He felt that the undead were a little disrespectful. They did not wear gorgeous clothes for such an important meeting.
What he didn't notice was that Sayer saw the pupils of someone behind Zhang Peng shrink slightly.
Lord of the Dead...
Zhang Peng was in front, and among the people following him, one of them was actually the Lord of the Undead!
The three people accompanying Zhang Peng to this meeting were Li Ziyu, Liu Xingxing and Damenlevsky.
Sayer's hair stood on end.
He didn't expect that the Lord of the Undead would actually appear, without notifying him in advance.
Li Ziyu also saw Sayer, smiled at him, winked, and signaled him not to give birth randomly.
Sayer nodded imperceptibly and pursed his lips.
"Hahaha, good day, my undead friends, I am the messenger of the rat people, Delqia." When Zhang Peng and the others approached, Delqia immediately put a smile on his face, let out a hearty laugh, and stepped forward to greet him with open arms.
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"Hello, Mr. Delcha, the rat messenger. I am Zhang Peng, the city lord of the rat-dead border city." Zhang Peng showed nothing special about Delcha's enthusiasm. He still looked half-dead and responded calmly.
Delqia wanted to give Zhang Peng a hug. He had some understanding of human beings and knew that the normal greeting for both parties was a hug.
But when he came over with long arms, he found that Zhang Peng had no intention of hugging him, and he couldn't help but feel a little embarrassed.
"Uh, hahaha, City Lord Zhang Peng, come on, let's go to the table and chat while we eat." Delcha temporarily changed his posture, and his open arms became a gesture of invitation, guiding Zhang Peng and the others towards the meeting.
table.
Zhang Peng nodded and followed Delcha towards the conference table.
Delcha clapped his hands as he walked, and a group of rat waiters carrying plates and wine bottles immediately came out from behind, placing fruits, juices, and drinks on the conference table.
When everyone was seated and the fruits were laid out, Delcha glanced around, looked at Zhang Peng and asked with a smile, "It's windy and sandy here. I wonder if City Master Zhang Peng would allow me to put down the gauze curtain?"
Meetings like this between the two clans are generally more cautious, and sometimes a single move can easily lead to misunderstanding.
The reason why the rat people built a building with open air on all sides was because they were afraid that someone would think too much about it, so they created an unobstructed environment.
Now that the envoys have met, it is natural that they need to be somewhat hidden.
"Oh, okay." Zhang Peng looked around. He didn't care if there was no wind, but the dust was indeed a bit heavy. It would be better to use a gauze curtain to block it.
With Zhang Peng's consent, Delqia waved to the Rat Man in the distance, and a waiter immediately ran over, put down the gauze curtains that had been installed, and surrounded the area.
The craftsmanship of this gauze curtain is very good. It is very thin and transparent. It can block the wind and dust and at the same time allow people to see the situation clearly. Even if there is danger, they can be aware of it immediately.
After the gauze curtain was lowered, the meeting officially began.
"Friends of the Undead Tribe, on behalf of our great and supreme Rat King, I offer you the wine of friendship." Delcha stood up, picked up the wine glass, and raised his glass to Zhang Peng.
Zhang Peng and the others also stood up, picked up their wine glasses, and took a sip of wine.
As expected of a royal family, the drinks are indeed good.
To be continued...