"Well... His Majesty King Bach, according to what the spy said, there were no troops from other empires or principalities in the battle between the two sides at that time!"
"And...and Baron Nalant won the battle with more than 2,000 people at that time..."
Seeing King Bach's rage, the messenger was also a little worried.
But when asked, he still told the truth truthfully.
At the same time, I was thinking, even if King Bach is fuming with anger, I am also a kindly messenger sent by His Majesty the King, so he shouldn’t do anything to me, right?
boom!
"It's impossible. You're lying. You must be lying. Who sent you?"
"Is it the Blue Shield Empire or the Nok Empire that dares to cheat in my palace? Come on, drag this liar down and cut him into pieces!"
Unfortunately, this spy somewhat underestimated the significance of the defeat of Bach's coalition forces in the heart of King Bach.
This time and abroad even suspected his identity, and actually started to greet the guards at the door.
The Lark Principality spy was frightened when he heard this. He did not expect that King Bach would doubt his identity.
He immediately took out the principality badge in his arms again.
"His Majesty King Bach, I did not lie, nor am I a liar. What I said was the report of the spy who was on the battlefield to find out the news."
"Moreover, this news has already been known to many principalities and empires. I believe it will reach the Bach Empire in a few days!"
"You still dare to lie, drag him out quickly!" King Bach was still furious after hearing this.
How could he admit this news? If this news was true, wouldn't it mean that the Bach Empire would be completely embarrassed within the alliance this time.
A coalition of 100,000 extraordinary cavalrymen is placed in the hands of 2,000 people. I'm afraid someone will laugh at him even after he lies in the cemetery.
"Your Majesty, calm down!"
At this moment, a Duke on the side suddenly spoke.
Obviously, he sees things more clearly than the king himself.
This man is holding the coat of arms of the Principality of Lac, so it is impossible to fake it.
In addition, if this person is a liar, what can he deceive?
In the current situation, let alone getting a reward, your life is probably not guaranteed.
Therefore, if it is really a liar, there is a high probability that he will come to deceive with the news that the Bach coalition has won.
Now that this person's identity has been confirmed, it means that what he said is probably true, and he was also sent by the Duke of Lark.
The King of the Principality of Lac was kind enough to send someone to deliver the message, but he himself killed the messenger, which would alienate the Principality of Lac in the future.
"What, Michel, do you think this news is true?" After hearing Duke Michel's words to stop him, King Bach looked at him very displeased.
"Your Majesty, although this man's words may not be true, the badge he is holding is real, so we might as well confirm it first."
"We will make a decision after confirming the authenticity of the situation."
"The Principality of Lark has a noble representative in the royal capital. We only need to ask the noble representative to confirm his identity!"
The Duke did not flinch and continued to explain.
"Huh!" King Bach heard this and sat back on the throne with a cold snort.
Although he didn't say anything, he obviously acquiesced to what Duke Michel said.
Moreover, as King Bach, does he really not know that the identity of the messenger is most likely true?
He just didn't want to believe the fact that the Bach coalition would be defeated miserably.
After all, the king is also a human being, and he is bound to deceive others.
Michel also knew King Bach very well and knew what to do immediately.
First, he gave an order to an attendant, asking him to find the representative of the nobility of the Duke of Lark who was stationed in the royal capital as quickly as possible.
Then he looked at the messenger who was already being held by the guards, and first shook his head left and right.
After the guard let go of his hand, he spoke: "You said that our Bach Empire coalition was defeated by that Nalant, and he only defeated the coalition with more than 2,000 people."
"Then tell me about the process of that battle and how our Bach coalition was defeated."
When the messenger heard the words, he naturally said everything he knew in order to save his life.
Immediately, he told the story of the battle exactly as told by the agents of the Duke of Lark.
Whether it's Nalant's fifty magic cannons, the goblins with weird weapons, or the endless supply of magic crystals.
Of course, I have not forgotten the matter of putting the magic cannon on the magic carriage.
"Fifty magic cannons, and they still cooperate with the magic carriage?"
After hearing this, King Bach and several Dukes immediately felt their hearts sinking.
They knew that what the messenger said now was probably 100% true.
The slight sense of luck I had just a moment ago has disappeared.
The reason is simple. The messenger described the battle process in great detail.
In addition, since the Bach Empire wanted to eliminate Nalant, it naturally had to do a lot of work.
At least he has a good understanding of Nalant's strength.
For example, Nalant does have a magic cannon, and in addition, he also has a magic carriage.
The only thing I didn't know was that Nalant had so many magic cannons and magic carriages.
Moreover, there are actually so many magic crystals.
Suddenly, the scene became quiet.
"Your Majesty, bring here the noble representatives of the Duke of Lac!"
At this moment, the attendant who had been ordered to look for the representative of the Lark nobles outside the palace hurriedly returned.
"Let him in!"
King Bach's face was as dark as water and he gave instructions to his attendants.
Immediately, the noble representatives of the Narak Principality were brought in.
"Viscount Ya'an, why are you here?"
When the representative of the Narak Principality entered the palace, before he could greet King Bach, he saw the messenger from the Narak Principality.
Obviously, the noble representative knew the messenger, and he immediately asked in surprise.
Then it became so clear that no more words were needed.
A few minutes later, the main hall of Bach Palace fell into silence.
The messenger and the noble representatives of the Duke of Lark have already left.
"Your Majesty, according to what the messenger said, although our Bach coalition was defeated by Nanarant, fortunately most of the cavalry were captured and not killed!"
"So, what we need to do most now is to find a way to rescue those cavalry and Duke Bic."
Seeing that the hall fell into silence, a group of vassal dukes spoke up, beginning to share their worries for their lord.
"Yes, Your Majesty, if we need to go out in person to fight, I don't believe that a small country noble can actually resist our mighty Bach Empire!"
When the other dukes heard this, they immediately echoed the words.
Moreover, everyone was obviously unwilling to accept this failure and prepared to use force to rescue the captured coalition forces.
After all, dukes and nobles like them still share the same prosperity and loss as the Bach Empire.
The Bach Empire has lost face, and they, the Dukes, will also lose face when they go out.
In the excitement of all the dukes, King Bach finally made some moves and was ready to say something.
However, at this moment, Duke Michel, who had remained silent, suddenly spoke.
"Your Majesty, it is necessary to rescue the captured Duke Bic and the coalition cavalry. However, we can no longer use force to solve this matter!"
"Prince Michel, what do you mean?
After hearing this, the other Dukes immediately exploded, not understanding what Michelle meant.
"Your Majesty, the Holy Continent will undergo great changes in a few months. We don't know what the situation will be like then."
"And now the rest of the empire is going all out to prepare. It would be very unwise if we continue to go to war."
"After all, that boy Narant is just a little baron. Some magic cannons obtained from the Goblins unexpectedly defeated our Bach coalition."
"But if we, the Bach Empire, go all out, that kid will have no chance of surviving."
"So, you can deal with that country boy anytime and anywhere, but the unknown big change a few months later will be different."
"Even our Bach Empire cannot say that we will survive that unknown huge change with full confidence. It will threaten the stability and fundamental existence of our empire."
"So, everything we do now should be focused on dealing with the great changes that will happen in a few months."
"After we successfully survive the great changes, we will have plenty of opportunities to deal with that country boy."
Faced with the confusion of all the dukes, Duke Michel quickly gave an explanation.
I have to say that Duke Michel’s analysis is indeed very correct.
The Dukes, who were originally in a state of excitement, immediately calmed down.
Compared with losing face, the life and death of one's own empire is more important. Obviously these old foxes know it very well.
"Mihir, tell us how we should rescue the captured cavalry!"
King Bach finally spoke at this time.
"Your Majesty, since that boy did not brutally massacre our coalition prisoners, he is obviously worried about the wrath of our Bach Empire, and at the same time wants to obtain more benefits."
"So, I think that country boy will definitely send a messenger to discuss the ransom. At that time, we will lower our posture for the time being, and everything will be focused on exchanging the prisoners."
"After all, these tens of thousands of extraordinary knights are also a considerable force for us to cope with the great changes."
After hearing this, King Bach was silent for a moment.
After all, being defeated by that country boy had already caused their Bach Empire to lose face.
Now that we have to lower our profile again, the prestige of the Bach Empire can be said to have fallen to the ground.
But at this critical moment, there is really no other better way.
We cannot leave those tens of thousands of cavalry alone.
Just when Duke Michel thought that he, the king, would disagree and needed to continue to persuade him, King Bach spoke up: "Michel, let you handle this matter!"
"Yes, Your Majesty!" Michelle heard the words and immediately responded.
Immediately, this originally good banquet naturally couldn't be held anymore.
All the Dukes and King Bach left the scene gloomily.
A few days later, as Duke Michel said, the 'messenger' sent by Nalant arrived at the capital of Bach belatedly.
However, this messenger was a minor noble in the Bach Empire coalition.
Nalant would not send his subordinates here, otherwise it would be uneconomical if the Bach Empire did not respect martial ethics and killed his subordinates.
After all, anyone who can serve as a messenger and be literate is considered a talent in Narant's eyes.
The little nobleman who was sent back was quickly received by Michelle.
After the interview, Michel immediately asked the messenger what words Nalant had brought back and what requirements he had.
However, the next moment, when he heard Nalant's request from the messenger, Michelle almost vomited blood.
Narant is very demanding.
No, I shouldn’t say it’s high, but I should say it’s outrageous.
That is, if you want to redeem these prisoners of the Bach coalition, you must pay enough gold coins.
And the gold coin ransom is simply exorbitant.
A ransom of one thousand gold coins for an ordinary silver extraordinary knight.
A ransom of 10,000 gold coins for a golden extraordinary knight.
A ransom of 100,000 gold coins for an Earth Knight.
As for the Sky Knight, that is one million gold coins.
The total number of Bach coalition troops captured by Nalant was more than 50,000 to 60,000.
If the ransom was calculated on this basis, it would probably take ten years of tax revenue for the Bach Empire to redeem it.
Let alone agree to the redemption amount.
It is estimated that their King Bach may be unwilling to exchange this prisoner.
"Did Baron Narante say anything else?"
"Your Majesty the Duke, that Narant also said that I hope you can make a decision quickly, otherwise the longer it takes, the more unbearable it will be for our Bach Empire!" the noble messenger who was sent back answered.
"Why, does Nalant still want to threaten the lives of those prisoners?" Michelle's face was ashen, and he could hear this as a threat.
"Your Majesty, the Duke is not threatening the lives of the prisoners, but that Narant said that tens of thousands of our coalition prisoners stay in his territory, and they need to consume massive amounts of food and resources every day."
"If it takes too long, the ransom will go up."
"For example, ordinary cavalry will receive an additional gold coin every day."
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"The great nobles will receive an increase of one hundred gold coins every day."
"And Duke Piccolo and the leaders of the principalities need an additional one thousand gold coins every day!"
Hearing this, the little nobleman first shook his head, and then said the follow-up words explained by Nalant.
"Pfft, this bastard who smells like copper, is he still a noble? What about the qualities of a noble, what about etiquette, justice and shame?"
Hearing the answer from the little noble messenger, Duke Michel almost spat out a mouthful of blood.
An ordinary knight would spend one gold coin a day, and he could really tell.
Could it be that these prisoners could eat big fish and meat every meal?
Also, Duke Piccolo and others receive a thousand gold coins every day. Is his place more luxurious and the service more attentive than the gold manor in the royal capital?
And when the messenger returned, it must have been thirteen days since that battle.
Now tens of thousands of gold coins have been added...
"Your Excellency, this is what Nalant said. The younger one just reported it like this!"
The little nobleman saw that his Duke was so angry that he quickly shrank his head and explained.
Naturally, Duke Michel would not take out his anger on such a minor character.
After calming down for a moment, he spoke:
"Hmph, with so many gold coins, this guy really doesn't want to negotiate peace with us!"
"You should return to the Storm Territory immediately and let Narant come to the alliance to discuss with me in person."
"Choose the location in...the holy city!"
"Tell him, if he is not willing to renegotiate the price, then we, the Bach Empire, don't want those cavalry. Kill him or whatever, and let him handle it on his own!"
Michelle also knew that the asking price was high and she would pay the money on the spot, so she was still prepared to talk to Nalant in person.