Chapter 964 The gap between the two countries’ game
"This year's grand duel was really exciting. Counting back, it was the most exciting one in hundreds of years."
"Who would have thought that the military's most important magic weapon [Cold Pudding] would also be eliminated. In previous years, even if Violent could not win the championship, it would definitely be the runner-up."
"The competition pressure this time is too great. There really shouldn't be too many strong people participating in the duel!"
"It's a pity that there is no snow elf among the top four. There are three outsiders, and the only citizen of our country is Long Meng."
"Long Meng must win the championship! In the grand duel of the National Ceremony, it would be really embarrassing if an outsider wins the championship."
"The problem now is that Seventh Lang is really strong, very strong. We haven't seen his resurrection with our own eyes. If someone can force out his trump card and expose more of his intelligence, Long Meng
The winning rate for adults is higher."
"The dragon suit is fine! Let the dragon suit challenge Qici Lang first and pave the way for Lord Long Meng."
"Yes, Lord Long Meng's kindness in pointing out the dragon suit should be repaid at this time!"
Public opinion gradually focused on the view that "Dragon Server should pave the way for Long Meng".
Not only did the people expect this, the Ice Sculpture Royal Family also implicitly hinted this idea to the survivors through the Alchemy Guild.
Now violence can no longer be expected. From the perspective of the Ice Sculpture Kingdom, Long Meng is the only hope, and all means must be used to protect him.
The National Duel is of great significance. It contains profound political connotations, which radiate out and seriously affect the military and economy.
Not to mention, it also involves the duel godhead in Anqiu!
However, the dragon boy would not do this.
Because his main goal is to duel the godhead. Once he loses and his reputation plummets, everyone's impression of him will be fixed on a weak person, which will have a huge negative impact on him.
Among the top four, the young dragon man is already the "weakest" being. He must be very careful and cautious, and cannot be careless in the slightest.
After all, it was not easy for him to get to this point.
Fortunately, Cang Xu had predicted this situation a long time ago, so he took action in advance and secretly contacted Lei Kuang and then Wen Liang.
The young dragon man needs Wenliang to actively challenge him to a battle, rather than him challenging Wenliang.
Once he takes the latter action, it will have a serious impact on his personal image. It will make the public, the royal family and other parties think that the Dragon Man boy is ungrateful and does not want to help Long Meng and face the powerful enemy Qicilang.
It is a relatively weak tame one that was chosen.
The difficulty of this action is how to persuade Tongliang to take the initiative to challenge the dragon boy.
By giving gifts to Lei Kuang, we only built a bridge of communication.
Lei Kuang also made it clear that he could not influence Wenliang's thoughts. Everything had to be negotiated between the survivors and Wenliang personally.
As a result, Wenliang agreed to the idea very easily.
Things went smoothly far beyond Cang Xu and others' expectations.
Wenliang was also willing to take the initiative to tell him what he meant: "This is the road to salvation given by my Lord. My encounter with Lei Kuang, my coming to Ice Sculpture Island, and my participation in the duel were all arranged by my Lord. The same goes for your request.
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"This is my master's intention to let me fight with the dragon suit."
"So, I should thank you."
After learning this answer, the survivors were speechless for a while.
Once the most critical person is solved, the next action will go smoothly.
On the one hand, the Dragon and Lion Mercenary Group secretly agreed to the royal family's request and took advantage of this opportunity to purchase a lot of rare dragon materials at low prices from the national treasury.
On the other hand, the young dragon man asked Long Meng for advice on how to fight Qicilang.
Long Meng expressed his gratitude to the dragon boy for his choice and told him: It doesn't have to be this way.
The young dragon man committed fraud: This is my gratitude. I have always been grateful for your advice, and I hope Long Meng can accept it.
Long Meng also felt strong pressure from Qicilang. He pondered for a moment before nodding: "If I were alone, I would prefer to enjoy the 'surprise' brought to me by powerful enemies in battle."
"However, I have a heavy responsibility on my shoulders and a big responsibility."
The dragon boy smiled and comforted: "Collecting intelligence is also a part of fighting, and it is also a part of strength."
Long Meng finally nodded in agreement.
The success in defrauding Long Meng made the young man feel guilty.
But what can he do?
"Long Meng, you are right."
"You have a heavy responsibility and can't help yourself. How can I not do the same?"
"I don't want to deceive you, I want to be a frank and close friend with you. Unfortunately, I am a leader, and I shoulder the expectations, future, and lives of others."
"I need dueling gods!"
The young man has not forgotten Long Meng's guidance, but he can choose the way of repayment instead of giving up his own and other survivors' hope of survival.
Once you reach this point, it's not over yet.
At Cang Xu's suggestion, the dragon boy urgently contacted the Snowbird Port City Lord and explained his current actions. He wanted to pave the way for Long Meng and challenge Qicilang in advance. He hoped that the Snowbird Port City Lord would provide him with help if possible.
Powerful equipment.
This shocked the Lord of Snowbird Harbor.
The Lord of Snow Bird Harbor was a little anxious and quickly contacted the Thirteenth Prince.
He was originally a member of the Imperial Secret Agent, codenamed [Fan Shan]. His assumption of the position of Lord of Snowbird Port was the basic territory laid out by the Imperial Secret Agent for the return of the Thirteenth Prince.
The Thirteenth Prince had known about this arrangement for a long time. During the voyage, he saw the information and secretly cursed the Lord of Snowbird Harbor for his incompetence in losing the mage tower.
The Thirteenth Prince couldn't sit still when he learned about Longfu's plan to challenge Qicilang.
"Although Qicilang is powerful, Long Meng has never shown off. The latter is relied on by the Ice Sculpture Kingdom, and has already begun to make plans for several duel conferences. The outcome of the battle between Qicilang and Long Meng is hard to say."
The Thirteenth Prince also saw the magic images and knew that in the battle between Qicilang and "Big Han", the latter did not really use all his strength, but took the initiative to retreat.
According to the personal conjecture of the Thirteenth Prince: Dahan may be worried about the background of Qicilang and the background of the Thirteenth Prince. Dahan's strength allows him to openly offend the Ice Sculpture Kingdom, but he does not want to go against the Shengming Empire.
"Even if Qicilang has an advantage, I have to do my best to assist him and strive for a greater winning rate for him."
"This is what I should do!"
With this realization, the Thirteenth Prince immediately took action, mobilized his power, and began to thwart the Dragon Man boy's plan.
The think tank offered advice, and the Thirteenth Prince also contacted Lei Kuang and sent him a heavy gift.
Lei Kuang was quite pleasantly surprised to see someone giving gifts again. He did not expect such unexpected gains.
After seeing Wenliang, the envoy of the Thirteenth Prince explained his intention.
Wenliang nodded and agreed immediately, which surprised the envoy.
Wenliang also expressed his gratitude.
Lei Kuang finally couldn't help but make a suggestion: "Sir, you agreed too easily. This is a good opportunity to make a request. Although you can't step on the road of salvation or use equipment, potions, scrolls, etc. can still be used."
It will be very useful for your duel."
Wenliang looked indifferent and stared at Lei Kuang silently.
Lei Kuang quickly retreated under the pressure of kind eyes.
Wenliang entered the prayer room, and his prayer voice came from inside again: "Great Barbarian God, my father and my Lord, I pray to you devoutly and thank you for the second revelation. I have understood that the atonement in front of me is
The road, the only way…”
"Barbarian God...sigh." Lei Kuang paused slightly, then shook his head and sighed, quickened his pace and left quietly.
The operation of the Thirteenth Prince goes beyond just contacting Tongliang.
As Wenliang openly challenged the dragon boy, the Imperial Secret Agent used his power and began to stir up public opinion.
Public opinion quickly changed.
"Longfu should accept this invitation to fight, otherwise he is just afraid of being docile!"
"I really hope to see the dragon suit and the docile battle. I strongly support the dragon suit."
Big picture? Huh, what big picture! He is just an outsider.
We have to rely on outsiders to test Nanjiro. Even if the final champion remains in China, what is the meaning of such a victory?
The key depends on the layout of Long Meng! If he relies on support instead of fighting alone, even if he wins the championship in the future, I think there is water in it.
Public opinion can be manipulated.
Public attitudes are more rooted in emotions, limited by cognition and intelligence, and are often not calm and objective judgments.
Public opinion continues to ferment.
Soon, it also affected the potion business of the Dragon and Lion Mercenary Group.
A huge potion order was placed in front of Zidi.
This was the cryptic way the Thirteenth Prince used to induce the Dragon and Lion Mercenary Group to agree to a duel with Wenliang instead of dealing with Seventh Lang.
Even if the dragon boy can challenge Long Meng, the reward will be astonishingly high!
The first to feel the imperial power's counterattack was the Ice Sculpture Royal Family.
With the orders from the empire, the Dragon and Lion Mercenary Group once again found representatives of the royal family and explained their difficulties.
"I didn't expect the water here to be so deep!" Zidi sighed, knowing that she had already decided to quit and did not want to get involved in such a high-end game.
"We just want to do some business."
"Although I personally have a little bit of ambition, I also know that this is not a situation I can participate in."
"I agreed to challenge Qicilang before, which proves that I am really short-sighted and ignorant of current affairs."
"This alchemy blueprint is my apology this time."
Anyway, no magic contract has been signed before, so the Dragon and Lion Mercenary Group can advance and retreat freely.
The alchemy blueprint records an alchemy component that can perfectly match the magic construct [Cold Pudding].
After the king heard the news, he fell into deep thought.
"Huh, Thirteenth Prince!"
The Ice Sculpture King's face was as gloomy as water. In his heart, the Thirteenth Prince was his biggest enemy. The Shengming Empire had put him under pressure for many years, making it difficult for him to breathe.
He used off-board moves, and the empire also responded forcefully inside.
The king thought carefully and felt that the scope of the battle should not be expanded.
It makes no sense to roll like this!
The final analysis is that the Ice Sculpture Kingdom cannot defeat the Shengming Empire. The latter is too large, while the main body of the Ice Sculpture Kingdom is an island, making it a veritable small country.
"If we agree to withdraw from the dragon server, it will be a signal for us to restrain ourselves."
The Ice Sculpture King's judgment: According to the tacit political understanding of the game between the nobles, the Thirteenth Prince will also restrain himself.
"As for the Dragon and Lion Mercenary Group, let's deal with it this way for the time being."
The king thought of the alchemy blueprint, and a gleam flashed in his eyes.
"To be able to come up with the alchemical components suitable for the magic construct [Cold Pudding] in such a short period of time fully demonstrates the strength of the arms dealer behind the Dragon and Lion Mercenary Group!"
"It also proves from the side that arms dealers definitely have more good things in their hands."
The Ice Sculpture King has always been interested in the arms dealer behind the Dragon and Lion Mercenary Group.
Because international arms dealers have a natural tendency to form camps, they are the natural allies of the Ice Sculpture Kingdom.
The Shengming Empire invaded the wilderness continent and had strong equipment advantages. International arms dealers sold high-end arms to the orcs, which undoubtedly created obstacles for the Shengming Empire.
Therefore, the Shengming Empire has long launched its efforts to target international arms dealers.
From a certain perspective, the Ice Sculpture Kingdom is also an international arms dealer!
The alchemy products sold outside the Ice Sculpture Kingdom are not only civilian products, but also arms. Compared with civilian products, the huge profits must come from arms.
Therefore, in the heart of the Ice Sculpture King, the Dragon and Lion Mercenary Group is still half a peer.
"Just let them do business."
"Release goodwill once again, and it will be easier to contact the people behind them in the future."
The Dragon Man boy's initiative to retreat this time deepened the impression of the top brass of the Dragon and Lion Mercenary Group as "weak, harmless, and capable of cooperation."
After careful consideration, the Ice Sculpture King finally agreed to the Dragon Man boy's concession.
After successfully communicating with the royal family, the dragon boy met Long Meng non-stop.
Long Meng had already known about the turbulent undercurrent behind it.
He himself is the most important chess piece on the chessboard. He is caught in the whirlpool and has deeper feelings.
The dragon boy brought a heavy gift, which was a bundle of high-quality spell scrolls. He told Long Meng: Although he has a strong desire to challenge Qicilang, due to the situation, as a leader, he is really powerless and can't help.
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Long Meng said that he could completely understand, let the dragon boy relax, and accepted the dragon boy's gift.
"These spell scrolls are indeed useful to me, so I accepted them."
The relationship between Long Meng and the young dragon man has reached the level of good friends.
When Long Meng accepted the gift, he was not polite at all. From this perspective, it shows that Qici Lang did put a lot of pressure on Long Meng.
Finally, Zidi came forward again, politely rejected the empire's order, and clearly informed the other party that she would no longer challenge Seventh Lang.
Zidi "expressed her feelings": she did not want to get involved in the high-end bureau, she just wanted to fulfill her duties and sell arms well.
After the Thirteenth Prince learned about it, he snorted coldly, thinking that he would definitely deal with the international arms dealers in the future, but at this time, he might as well let it go. There is no need to force the neutral forces to the enemy's side.
According to Cang Xu's strategy, the survivors cleverly took advantage of the contradictions in the game between the two countries, danced as hard as they could in the small space symbolized by the two powers, and protected their own interests as much as possible.
The dragon boy, Zi Di once again felt from Cang Xu what it means to be an excellent politician!
When the young dragon man stood in the duel field, facing the calm face of Wen Ming, he knew how difficult it was for him to be able to stand here at this time.
Without the value of the war peddler's database, without the blessing of Zidi's excellent negotiation skills, and without Cang Xu's strategy, he now has to pave the way for Long Meng.