"What do you have to say?" Keen asked in a lowered voice while carrying Liya.
"Chief, they are very strong, they have such a big city." Liya turned to look at the Skeleton Knight and whispered in Keen's ear.
"City? Are these guys from the empire?" Keen asked thoughtfully.
In his impression, the cities on the grassland all belonged to the empire.
Only the orcs of the empire will build cities one after another on the grasslands and have the ability to protect the cities from falling.
Nomadic tribes like them have neither the ability to build cities nor the ability to protect them.
Liya shook her head and said, "I don't know, I haven't seen a lot of orcs in the city."
Not an empire.
The Empire is almost entirely composed of Orcs.
Keen has been to many cities in the empire, and in those cities, the number of orcs accounts for more than 90%.
He suddenly became curious about the undead tribe mentioned by the Skeleton Knight, and he wanted to know where these guys came from.
Putting Liya down, Keen raised his body, looked at the Skeleton Knight and said, "Even if we want to cooperate, we need the leaders of both parties to discuss it. With you alone, I cannot feel the sincerity of the Lord of the Undead. I need to see your
leader."
The Skeleton Knight paused for a moment, and then said, "Yes, we will come again later. At that time, you can send an envoy to follow us to our city."
Keen nodded and said, "Well, good, I will wait for you."
The skeleton knight pulled out the undead flag, turned and walked to the side of his mount, got on his horse, and returned with the other skeleton knights.
After the Skeleton Knight left, Keen returned with the warriors of the Taomas tribe. Of course, he did not forget to bring Liya with him. He also needed to know more about the undead from Liya's mouth.
A few days later.
The horn sounded again, and the undead came again.
With a few days of buffering, Keen seemed much calmer and led many soldiers to the last place.
After seeing the undead last time, he went back and asked Liya.
Liya did not hide anything and told Keen everything she saw and heard in the Fortress of the Undead.
She didn't stay in the Fortress of the Undead for long and didn't see much, but even so, the undead still left a strong impression on her.
That is simply not a force that the Taomas tribe can resist.
Originally, Liya thought that Chief Keen would not believe her words, but surprisingly, Keen did not have the slightest doubt.
As the chief of a tribe, Keen can learn more about the grassland.
He knew that the "Empire" had been fighting another powerful force recently.
From Liya's description, he was keenly aware that the undead seemed to be similar to members of that force.
If it's really as he guessed, then it's better not to offend him.
The Skeleton Knight did not dismount this time. Instead, he rode his Soul War Horse forward and asked condescendingly, "Chief Keen, we are here as promised. We will show you the way and let your envoy follow us."
Keen nodded.
This time he went to the city of the undead and decided to go there himself.
He can only believe it if he sees it with his own eyes.
In addition to Keen himself, there were five hundred fully equipped centaur warriors.
The envoy followed the Skeleton Knight across the grassland and headed to the Fortress of the Undead.
"Chief! Look, look over there! That's the city of the dead!"
Liya, the prairie cat girl riding on Keen's back, pointed into the distance and shouted excitedly.
Keen raised his head and looked far into the distance.
He saw a huge black shadow towering over the grassland.
That is a majestic city.
The distance was not close, but it still shocked Keen. The city was much larger than the imperial cities he had seen.
I'm afraid only the imperial capital can rival it, right?
Keane thought in his mind.
As the team approached the Fortress of the Undead, more and more undead appeared in the grass.
Most of the undead were on guard around them, while the rest were sent by Li Ziyu to greet them.
The Taomas tribe was the first force that Li Ziyu came into contact with on the grassland. He didn't want to give the other party a bad impression, and hoped to get some information about the grassland from the other party.
The undead on the road gave Keen a great shock.
The grassland tribes are different from the tribes over there in the wilderness.
In the wilderness, undead is synonymous with death and natural disasters, and all tribes will be afraid of the name of the undead.
But on the grassland, at least among the Taomas tribe, the names of the undead are not so scary.
This is determined by the survival mode of the grassland.
Although the products are much richer than the wasteland, there are also more battles than the wasteland.
Especially the nomadic tribes, they are at home all over the world and never settle in one place for too long.
They are not only tribes, but also caravans and robbers, and they are always ready to fight.
They don't have much time to worship their ancestors. Centaurs are impulsive and like to live in the present.
For the centaurs on the grassland, the future is far more worth thinking about than the past.
Following the Skeleton Knight, Keen and other centaurs entered the Fortress of the Undead.
Along the way, they were more and more surprised.
Undead, very strong.
So strong that it can easily crush their Taomas tribe.
It's not on the same scale at all.
After entering the Fortress of the Undead, Keen and his men were separated.
He could understand this. After all, he had brought five hundred centaur warriors. It was impossible to go together to meet the Lord of the Dead, right?
That's not realistic either.
As long as the other party is not a fool, he will not do this.
Five hundred centaur warriors can definitely launch a surprise attack.
As for whether they are worried about the undead killing them.
Hahaha... It's not necessary, really, it's not necessary.
If you want to kill them, the five hundred centaur warriors you brought will have no effect at all.
Needless to say, there were five hundred centaur warriors, even if the entire Taomas tribe rushed over, it would be useless. The opponent would use crushing force to beat them into pieces.
Keen still hasn't figured out why the other party chose him, and even took the initiative to send knights to cooperate with him.
Is there anything the Taumas tribe needs from the other side?
What do we have?
No matter how he thought about it, he didn't feel that the Taomas tribe had what the other party needed.
Is it possible that there is something special about me that makes such a big shot like me?
Keane was puzzled.
In order to show majesty and respect, Li Ziyu specially decorated a hall with a very undead style.
There are eight thick pillars in the hall made of stacked skulls, and the surrounding walls are also covered with bones. Well, it is a typical underground tomb style, or the kind of mass burial.
Close to the wall, rows of elite heavy hammer skeleton warriors stood upright, looking very brave.
The floor leading inside was covered with carpet, which Zhang Peng obtained from other time traveler lords.
On both sides of the carpet, black warriors stood quietly like armor on display. At the end was a platform built of stone barriers, with a bone throne placed on it.
The style is simple, but serious enough and scary enough.
Xiang Keen, an aboriginal who has never seen the world, was startled by the undead on both sides as soon as he entered the hall.
He looked at the undead on both sides in confusion.
"please."
Meng Ni bowed slightly and extended her hand.
Keen concentrated his mind, and his evaluation of the undead increased a few points. He moved forward along the carpet, his eyes scanning the black warriors on both sides from time to time.
He had a feeling that the armor on both sides was alive, and the combat effectiveness of these guys should not be weaker than the skeleton knights he had seen before.
When he came to the end, he saw the throne and the humans sitting on the throne.
"Humans..." Keen paused, with a confused look on his face.
He had just walked in and observed it carefully.
All are skeletons.
Throughout the city, skeletons and undead can be seen everywhere.
He thought that the Lord of the Undead would also be a skeleton, but he didn't expect that it was actually a human being.
"Master, Keen Taomas, the chief of the Taomas tribe, has been brought here."
After Meng Ni finished speaking, she walked onto the stone platform and stood next to Li Ziyu, standing with her hands down.
This kind of introduction often leads to unequal status in other worlds.
In other words, in Mengni's introduction, Keen's status is lower than Li Ziyu.
Normally, with the centaur's bad temper, Keen would definitely be angry.
Who are you looking down on? I am also a chief. Being equal is the most basic thing.
But now that Keen has seen the Fortress of the Undead, he doesn't feel disgusted with Mengni's introduction, let alone angry. Instead, he feels that such an introduction is normal.
The controller of such a huge city with so many tribesmen under his command is indeed much more powerful than the chief of a mere nomadic tribe like him.
If they were truly on equal footing, Keane would feel flustered.
Keen bent his front legs, put his hand on his heart, lowered his head, saluted Li Ziyu, and said, "Lord of the Dead, the chief of the Taomas tribe greets you. May the fragrance of green grass surround you, and may the birds chirp for you."
Li Ziyu's expression was calm, his forehead slightly raised, and he took it very seriously. He said in a deep voice, "Chief Keen, no need to be polite."
With these words, Keen dared to stand up, looked directly at Li Ziyu and said, "At your invitation, I came to this majestic city. May I ask, do you really want to cooperate with our tribe?"
Li Ziyu said nothing, but looked at the Centaur chief below seriously.
Liya had told him before about the division of power on the grassland. The centaurs were at ease in the land and could definitely be regarded as the overlord of one party.
Regardless of the fact that the top leaders of the empire are the Lions and Tigers, both of which are powerful orcs, the founders, leaders, and leaders of all nomadic tribes are all centaurs, and they are no weaker than the two tribes.
There is a huge gap in strength among the nomadic tribes, and they have no fixed settlements, so it doesn't seem feasible.
But considering that they have been able to maintain basic peace with the Orc Empire for so many years without completely breaking out and going to war, this already shows their strength.
We can sit together and play chess, not because of civilization, let alone peace-loving, but because we know that the other party has the ability to flip the table.
Only when fighting forces are equal and can threaten each other can peace be achieved.
The centaur below is over 1.9 meters tall. He has a strong body, a lot of muscles, a lot of tattoos, long hair, and an angular face. He has a wild sense of personality.
Tattoos concern Li Ziyu very much.
Many races in other worlds have the habit of tattooing, partly because of their beauty, but mostly because of their special abilities.
There are all kinds of spells and spells in this world, and tattoos probably exist for these.
After observing for a while, Li Ziyu slowly said, "I just came to the grassland and am not familiar with it. Although many people have misunderstandings about my undead clan, we actually like peace and we are willing to make peace with the grassland tribes."
get along."
I really don’t believe this!
With such a majestic city and so many warriors, you tell me that you like peace?
Do you really think I'm stupid?
Keen looked at Li Ziyu sitting on the throne and said, "Well, we Taomas are also a peace-loving tribe."
Li Ziyu didn't like to beat around the bush, so he asked directly, "So Chief Keen, are you willing to cooperate with me on behalf of the Taomas tribe?"
Keen looked at the undead around him and asked hesitantly, "Lord of the Undead, what is the basis for our cooperation? Is it trade? Or allies, why did you choose us?"
This saves a lot of effort when talking. Don't engage in empty talk, get straight to the point, and just talk about interests.
Li Ziyu nodded with satisfaction, and then said, "Business or alliance depends on your choice. What I need is information. I believe that as the chief of a grassland tribe, you must have a lot of information. Are you willing to share it with me?
"
Oh, so that’s it.
Keane got it.
The other party is not interested in the Taomas tribe, nor is it because there is anything special about him. He just arrived here and doesn't know the situation here, so he plans to find someone to ask.
And my Taomas tribe is very lucky to have the opportunity to lead the way.
But should I cooperate with him?
Keane hesitated.
The grasslands are in chaos. The empire and the nomadic tribes maintain superficial peace, but private fights continue.
The Insects are spread all over the grasslands, and both the empire and the nomads are among the targets of the Insects' attacks.
But now, a foreign force has entered the grassland, not only plundering their nomadic tribes, but also starting a war with the empire. I heard that the empire is fighting hard and the opponent is very powerful.
For the Taumas tribe, war is likely to mean annihilation, and the tribe will be destroyed in the aftermath of the war.
Finding a backer is a very good choice.
But the problem is that he doesn't understand the undead tribe. Keen can't be sure whether the other party is sincerely cooperating or simply treating them as a guide and throwing them away after use.
If it is the former, then he is still willing to cooperate.
As for the nomadic tribe, just stay loyal to your tribe.
If it's the latter, you'll be in big trouble, and it's like inviting a wolf into the house.
The so-called undead race is peace-loving. You cannot believe a word of it.
After thinking for a long time, Keen couldn't help but ask, "What kind of information do you need?"
The problem is that they have been prepared for a long time. Just waiting for Keen to say this, Li Ziyu immediately asked, "I need to know the situation of the empire and the situation of the humans who attacked the empire."
Hearing this, Keen's eyes lit up.
This kind of information is good and will not reveal anything about the nomads.
As for empires and foreign forces, aren’t they just for sale?
If you can sell it for a good price, you can laugh just thinking about it.
Keane nodded without hesitation, "We can cooperate."
When it comes to this step, it's almost done.
This is the first time that both parties have met. Both parties are unfamiliar with each other and need to get to know each other better.
Li Ziyu ordered the banquet to begin. Dinner table culture must be indispensable!
During the meal, the two chatted happily.
The two parties decided to initially establish a cooperative relationship and start business and information exchange.
Of course, intelligence refers to things related to your own tribe.
Being able to achieve this step already makes Li Ziyu very happy.
He doesn't plan to focus on the grassland yet. The central area of the wasteland is not finished yet. He came to the grassland this time to obtain more undead.
During the dinner, Li Ziyu asked about the insect-human race, especially the ant-human race.
Regarding this issue, Keane has something to say.
The relationship between the buggers and the nomad tribe is not friendly, on the contrary, they are hostile.
It's a good thing that the Lord of the Undead is so interested in the insect-men.
If the undead and the bugs fight, it will not do any harm to their nomadic tribes, it will only be beneficial.
However, information is sometimes very valuable, and Keen did not say too much. He planned to wait until the first transaction before giving the information to Li Ziyu.