Abrash placed the head of a demon prince on the table. The head rolled gently on the table, and then slowly and quietly stopped aside.
The smell of blood in the air mixed with the magic that the Demon Prince was gradually dissipating in the world, emitting a menacing stench.
Abrash was obviously demonstrating, but this did not waver Eski. He just glanced at the head coldly, and then acted as if all this had nothing to do with him.
In the room, the only sounds coming from Abrash's already cold throat were some slightly rapid breathing sounds.
Eski looked at the blood that had just dried on his armor and turned into an almost black dark red blood, and was the first to break the brief silence.
"Let's get back to our negotiations yesterday."
He spoke slowly, and although his voice was relatively rapid, it didn't reflect any impatience at all for the always-excited Rat Man.
"Our dear little princess is still in my hands, so your prince will not return."
Eski's words immediately disturbed Aborash's nerves, but he did not show his anger immediately. Instead, he slowly sat down. The vampire's eyes full of death stared at Eski seriously.
white fur rat face.
There was an invisible coercion in the old and sharp eyes, but for Esky, who had his back and wings on his back and had become demonized to a certain extent, it was like a breeze blowing on his face. He continued,
"But I need your wood, stone, and more basic raw materials."
Eski's words became slower, more like a human's speaking speed. He seemed to be in no hurry for the negotiation to reach a conclusion.
Abrash's voice swirled in his throat, coming out with a dangerous rattlesnake-like uvula sound.
"There are not many of these things in Nehekhara, especially in Laemia. To the west of Laemia is the desert."
Eski glanced at his side. The evening breeze carrying the disturbed magical wind blew against the window. The rich Dahl had become quite thin. Following the thin magical wind, one could see Lamia being
Beyond the whitewashed sandy city walls, there is a large area of farms, and beyond, a small patch of desert beyond the hills that shelter the farms.
The so-called golden plain is just a beautiful name for this desert.
However, what they could not see from the windows was what they could see when they first arrived in Laemia. Even at night, the prosperous port of Laemia was busy unloading cargo.
Then, a sneer appeared on the corner of Eski's mouth,
"Who doesn't know that Auroville is a trading capital? You don't have timber, but Lybaras in the south has plenty of it, and they also have a port."
Abrash's fingers tapped lightly on the armrest of the chair, as if he was thinking. Then, his eyes slowly moved to the golden plain. The golden plain at night was also unusually clear to vampires.
He listened to the extremely obvious noises coming from the roaring tide and various sounds in the city several kilometers away, and finally, he spoke slowly.
"What kind of trade are you going to use?"
Eski originally wanted to talk about the dimension stone, but after thinking about it, it was not good to sell it in a place where chaos had just happened. If Lamia was corrupted, it would not be a good thing for him. There would be unpredictable consequences.
Nagu County, and his cash flow was very tight, so he changed his mind.
"slave."
"What?"
Ablash frowned slightly in surprise.
"Skavin, slave rat."
Esky explained,
"Our slave rats are quite easy to use. Although they need to eat their own weight of food every day to be full, only a little bit of food is needed to prevent the slave rats from going crazy. As long as they are whipped enough, the slave rats can quickly
Good job.”
"For the same work, our slave rats eat much less than donkeys, cows and horses. All you have to pay are overseers and slave masters."
Ablash was silent for a moment, thinking for at least two or three minutes, and then spoke,
"We still need many slaves to rebuild the Holy City and Khemri, but this is just your empty talk. I can't believe the effect of your slaves."
Eski smiled lightly and then said,
"I will send a thousand slaves over first for you to try. In contrast, I need all kinds of wood and stone. I will give you a list later."
Abrash's sharp eyes looked directly into Esky's scarlet rat eyes, as if he wanted to see through his soul.
"If you really have no money, I have a proposal."
Abrash's tone became slightly gentler, but still had a tit-for-tat air.
Eski didn't reply, but moved his mouse ears slightly to signal the other party to continue.
"We hire your warriors to fight for Laemia. In this way, I can guarantee that I will provide you with 80,000 gold coins every year as wartime funds."
Eski shook his head slightly and asked, "Mercenary?"
"You can understand it that way."
Eski shook his head with a smile, a flashing green light appeared on his paws, and the electric current easily left three claw marks representing the horned rat on the table, and then he said.
"My power is stronger than yours, and my army is more numerous than yours. General Ablash, please tell me, why don't I grab it?"
Abrash's eyes narrowed slightly, like a predator hunting.
"First, if the City of Auroville is destroyed, no one will give you such a large reward. You will work hard on the expedition and get nothing in the end."
"Second, I can kill you right here. Why don't you tell me why I want to spare your life?"
"Yeah?"
Eski spread his wings and kicked Abrash in the chest. Because of Eski's quick movements, the dimensional force field rippled violently in the air, but Abrash's reaction was equally fast.
, his sword was instantly unsheathed, the air was compressed so much that it condensed into a white mist, and the sword blade hit the dimensional force field, knocking Esky backwards.
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! In mid-air, Eski opened his wings and flapped his wings, and his rat tail kept trying to balance his center of gravity in the air. He was still turning over several times.
It took a somersault to stabilize myself.
There is still no way to solve the problem of the Ratman's body structure being too light.
"The power of a vampire is indeed not weak, but... the bite technique!"
Countless invisible rats began to eat away at Abrash's breastplate and flesh, leaving tooth marks one after another on his chest. Almost instantly, Abrash's chest became a bloody mess.
Abrash rushed towards Eski reluctantly. The sword light was faster and hit Eski's neck, almost knocking him off his head.
Under the limit of the dimensional force field protection, Eski's neck had already shown blood lines, but at this time, Eski did not slow down much and slapped Abolash's face with all his strength with both claws, and then
, he took a wooden stake and pierced it straight into Ablash's chest, grazing his heart and passing through.
This time Eski kicked Aborash in the chest, knocking him to the ground, and then immediately stepped forward and trampled the old vampire under his feet.
"Vampire, in the face of magic, personal bravery has no meaning unless you are blessed by God, that is, the blessings of those guys we just annihilated. But I guess you don't want to become that kind of puppet."
After saying that, Esky sat on his chest and looked at Abrash who was so weak that he was already showing signs of going crazy. He smiled. He had very clearly recalled what this old guy said in the background book.
describe.
"You are now the strongest person I have ever seen in this country called Lahmia, but you have not reached your limit yet. You are so weak now that you cannot even overcome your blood thirst."
He cut his wrist with a claw and handed it to Ablash's mouth.
"Drink my blood. Remember, this is the blood of the person who defeated you. After recovering, go to the Dragon Island in the east to challenge those dragons, drink the dragon's blood, and let the dragon's blood bathe your whole body. Then you
Then you can overcome your blood thirst, and you can fight with me now."
Rat blood with black magic energy flowed continuously into Abrash's mouth. The veins on Abrash's chest and head bulged due to the abundant magic power. At this moment, the huge black
Behind the shadow, a young nobleman broke into the place.
"Stop! Let him go!"
Eski spread his paws, stood up slowly, and returned to his previous seat.
"Okay, of course, I don't want to break up with Lamia."
After saying that, he looked at the handsome face of the future monarch of the Carnivorous Court, the King of Ghouls, and his face became distorted.
"What the hell is that name?"
"It's not important. I guess you have heard the negotiation terms between me and Ablash just now. After a fight, I feel much better. How about changing it to this. You will give me 40,000 gold coins every year, so that I can
Instead of going south to attack Lahmia, just call it Sui Coin in name."
"Are you threatening us?"
Eski's mouth curled up,
"In the previous war, I guess we all knew our respective strengths, right."
"What you can't get on the battlefield, you can't even get at the negotiation table. If you want to use my troops, you have to solve the lizard people's diplomatic problems, and give me another 200,000 gold coins, or equivalent supplies.
"
Usuoran calmed down and sat at the negotiating table, and the shadow also surrounded Eski.
"Let me hear how you plan to spend these two hundred thousand gold coins."
Eski glanced at the black shadow beside him. That was Usoran's true form, a powerful seven-eight-meter-tall monster created using the flesh-carving ability of the Squig blood descendants. However, they had already fought once before.
, he felt that Wu Suoran's current strength, that is, a large rat troll, was not something he would be afraid of.
Then, he said calmly,
"Most of it is used to import wood, and then maybe I should import some slaves. I need some manpower to open up wasteland and cultivate the land, and my kind of body is not suitable for this."
"If that's the case, people can also pay the money as goods, right."
Wusuoran's clear, amber-like eyes showed a sparkle,
"It just so happens that in Laemia, even after the mobs were eradicated last night, there are still tens of thousands of refugees left in the slums. If you need them, I can hand them over to you."
Eski shook his head, then he took a step back,
"Simple refugees are just beggars and prostitutes. What I want is people who can help with farming. How about this? I allow the Lahmians to reclaim wasteland on my land. Each acre of cultivated land only needs one silver coin and it will belong to the reclaimer forever."
, what do you think?"
Wu Suoran also frowned. He really didn't expect that the rat man would make such a proposal. It didn't sound very profitable, so he just agreed.
"Lahmians are not farmers, but the nobles will be happy to have more farms in their names."
"But the specific details will have to wait until tomorrow. The issue of land reclamation needs to be discussed carefully with the nobles and their stewards."
Esky became interested. His paws supported the white mouse head that was leaning forward like a stuffed toy. The pink nose twitched, pulling on the thin pink lips under the dozen white beards on both sides, revealing a human-like look.
He looked like he was smiling slightly obscenely.
"So, are you really planning to provide me with two hundred thousand gold coins?"
Wu Suoran nodded,
"If you can fulfill my small request and sign an offensive and defensive alliance agreement with Lamia."
"What request."
"That's it."
He handed a roll of papyrus into Esky's hand.
Eski's paws kept tapping on the table, and after a while, his brows relaxed.
"Okay, I agreed, but what about my two hundred thousand gold coins?"
"Make a list of the supplies you need, and I will ask the chamber of commerce under my jurisdiction to send them to you."
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! "You still have the Chamber of Commerce under your jurisdiction? But it doesn't matter. Since it can be delivered, there is no problem, how long will it take for you to see that woman."
"The sooner the better."
Eski patted his rat tail on the floor, and looked at Ablash who was slowly recovering on the ground after drinking his own blood. He slowly walked out of the room, and the semi-mechanically transformed rat man immediately followed.
Come up.
"Eski, how was the conversation?"
Eski had no intention of hiding it from his adoptive father, and said,
"We have to find the lizard people and check on the woman Neferata."
Alclin's throat was stuck for a moment, and then he said,
"I observed in the market here some time ago. The price of ironware here is very high. If you need money, we can build the forging equipment first and sell cheaper ironware here."
"Don't be ridiculous, iron tools smelted with the flames of warpstone can be used by human gadgets?"
"You can use charcoal instead."
"Alclin, I guess you haven't forgotten why we came to Lahmia."
"But I asked about it in the market. In the south, in the forest further south than a place called Lebaras, there is a lot of wood for harvesting. We don't have to worry about the quantity of wood. Buy some boats and let the attached
It would be nice if the clan went to the south to dig wood for us."
Esky shook his head,
"I want to run my territory with peace of mind, Arclin. I don't have time to do this kind of thing. The Lahmians will also give me two hundred thousand gold coins, which is enough for me to develop my underground base."
The claw driven by the gear stiffened for a moment, and then Alklin said,
"That's not bad. It's time for you to learn the skills of an engineering warlock."