Because the distance between Jinfeng City and Niba City is still quite far, it will take at least twenty days to reach the destination. And because Cowens led the team through the official road, Liu Xing and others did not need to worry about it.
There are blind bandits or various monsters who come to cause trouble for your group.
So in order to pass the boring time, Liu Xing and others specially hired a carpenter to make a deck of playing cards while the team was resting in a small town. Then Liu Xing and others gathered in a large carriage to pass the time.
If Cowens hadn't been responsible for leading the team, he might have played cards with Liu Xing and others along with his two sons and Zhazha.
It has to be said that playing cards can be regarded as a very good way to socialize. Liu Xing and others have become good friends with Zhazha and the other three.
Therefore, Liu Xing and others got a lot of useful information from the three Zhazha.
The first is about the origin of the name of Mud City - when the Kingdom of Skaven was choosing the address of the new capital, the then king went to the elder of the Skry clan and made some inquiries, because the Skry clan's previous leaders
The great elders are all famous "feng shui masters" on the mainland, so many famous cities on the mainland were chosen by the great elders of the Skry clan.
As a result, this time, the great elder of the Skry clan chose a swamp as the new capital of the Skaven Kingdom.
The King of Skaven at the time was confused after receiving this answer. After all, if he wanted to build a city on a swamp, and it was a large city at the capital level, he would need to overcome many construction problems.
However, at the insistence of the great elder of the Skry clan, the then King Skaven accepted the suggestion and established Mud City with the help of the Skry clan... Originally the original name of Mud City was Ceylonfa.
As a result, many people nicknamed it Mud City because it was built on a swamp. Over time, the nickname Mud City replaced the original name of Ceylon Dharma City.
Of course, Mud City is still officially known as Ceylon Dharma City.
Hearing this, Liu Xing began to look forward to Mud City. After all, Liu Xing had never seen a city built on a swamp. This reminded Liu Xing of a game called "Magic Gate", which contained...
There is a race that built its city in the swamp.
In addition to the origin of Marsh City, the two brothers Covin also mentioned the relationship between the Skaven Kingdom and the City of Light.
Although Guangming City is only a city in name, in fact Guangming City is considered a small city-state. Its status is a bit like the combination of the Vatican and Switzerland in the real world, because Guangming City is a city dominated by the Church of Light.
, issued a statement of "permanent neutrality" at the beginning of its establishment.
As a result, the Skaven Kingdom, as the largest country next to the City of Light, naturally wants to eat up the fat city of the City of Light, so the Kingdom of Skaven has been trying to incorporate the City of Light into its territory, either explicitly or covertly, but the results have always been
It failed to do so, after all, other countries did not want to see this happen.
Therefore, although the current relationship between the Kingdom of Skaven and the City of Light is not bad on the surface, as missionaries of the Church of Light, the two brothers Kewen know that the branch of the Church of Light in the Kingdom of Skaven has actually existed in name only, because Skaven
The kingdom branch only has members of the Church of Light of their own nationality, which is simply not possible in branches of the Church of Light in other countries, even among the orc tribes.
In this war initiated by Louis, the Church of Light has made it clear that it will not send military forces to help the Skaven Kingdom. At most, it will arrange some priests to treat the wounded.
This is also a big blow to the Kingdom of Skaven. After all, there are no real "field doctors" except priests on this continent, so it is foreseeable that there will be many soldiers in the next war.
A large number of casualties occurred due to lack of timely treatment.
Having said this, the two Kewen brothers did not forget to ask Liu Xing to treat their father when necessary, because as missionaries, they did not actually know the Holy Light Technique.
Liu Xing naturally agreed wholeheartedly.
After playing poker in the car for more than ten days, Liu Xing and others finally arrived at Mud City, the capital of the Skaven Kingdom.
The city is as its name suggests. From the outside, Niba City is a bit dirtier than the cities Liu Xing and others have seen before. The city walls are covered with mud shells. Moreover, Liu Xing heard from Zhazha that this city outside Niba City
The earth shell was blessed by his father with magic, which can provide better protection.
As for the ground near Niba City, special treatment was carried out when Niba City was established, so when Liu Xing stepped on the stone road, he vaguely felt as if he had stepped on a sofa.
This is a very wonderful feeling.
Because of the special status of Liu Xing and others, Cowens, after instructing his men to take the troops to the barracks outside Niba City, personally took Liu Xing and others to see the current king of the Kingdom of Skaven, Louis.
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This time, Liu Xing and others were finally rejected - because His Majesty Louis was discussing national affairs with the generals, so all the brave men were asked to wait for a moment in the side hall.
As for Cowens, he was meeting in another place with other lords who had arrived in Mud City.
In the side hall, Yin En took a sip of wine and complained: "It seems that Louis wants to give us a showdown."
"See it through without telling it. After all, we are here on behalf of the empire. It is impossible for an arrogant guy like Louis to greet us in the first place like Cowens, because he wants to dampen our spirit.
, let us know who is in charge here." Old God Zhang Jingxu said calmly.
Liu Xing nodded and said with a smile: "Actually, this is good. At least Louis didn't directly ask us to go back first. This shows that Louis still doesn't dare to offend us easily, so please don't do anything to Yin En later.
Louis changed his face so that both of us would not be able to step down."
Yin En shrugged and said, "It depends on what Louis's attitude will be then. If he dares to continue to act pretentious here, then I will definitely not give him a good look. Anyway, in addition to my status as a brave man,
He is also the first knight of the empire. If I had not joined the brave team, I should be the mercenary captain leading the team to the Kingdom of Skaven."
Just when Yin En was bragging, Ding Kun suddenly said: "Do you think it is very likely that this mud city will suddenly sink in the swamp?"
Liu Xing and others were stunned for a moment, and then they understood what Ding Kun meant.
Zhang Wenbing stepped on the floor hard, and then said: "This possibility cannot be ruled out. After all, Niba City is the only city on the mainland built on a swamp. Although it seems that there is no problem on the surface, everyone knows
Niba City may be destroyed at any time... If the Plague Clan sends people to destroy it from the bottom up, I am afraid that Niba City is really in danger of sinking."
Dragon begets dragon, phoenix begets phoenix, and the mouse's son can dig holes.
Naturally, the rat people have not forgotten their ability to dig holes.
If the Plague Clan is willing to spend a lot of money, they may really push Mud City into the swamp.
But the most important thing is that this is the Cthulhu Run Game Hall, so Liu Xing can be sure that the sinking of Mud City is only a matter of time.
Thinking of this, Liu Xing frowned and said: "If I were the leader of the Plague Clan, I would choose to destroy Mud City in these two days, because the army of the Skaven Kingdom has gathered in Mud City. As long as the operation is successful,
Not only can Mud City disappear, but it can also severely damage the Skaven Kingdom’s army, especially its morale!”
Zhang Jingxu nodded and said affirmatively: "If this is the case, the army of the Skaven Kingdom will definitely be demoralized. It only takes one defeat to be defeated, so we need to wait.
Remind Louis later."
Say Cao Cao and Cao Cao will be here.
At this time, a young man with gorgeous clothes, short stature and ugly face walked into the side hall surrounded by people.
Obviously, this young man is Louis.
The moment he met Louis, Liu Xing understood why Louis' character was so bad.
No matter in ancient or modern times, at home and abroad, human beings are always a kind of creatures who look at faces.
Louis' appearance is not good, and his legitimacy as a king is not high. Therefore, Liu Xing can be sure that Louis will secretly receive various ridicules from all sides, so it is normal for Louis' character to tend to extremes.
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Beside Louis, Liu Xing also saw a man who was about the same age as Louis. This man could be said to be the opposite of Louis - tall, handsome, and always maintained a kind smile, which made him the first impression on people.
The impression is very good.
The most important thing is that Liu Xing knew that this man was Bonaparte because his family emblem - an iris - was embroidered on his clothes.
In the real world, the fleur-de-lis is the emblem of the French royal family, so in the Kingdom of Skaven, only the royal family is qualified to use the fleur-de-lis on their family emblem.
So Liu Xing can be sure that this man is most likely Bonaparte.
Now Liu Xing understands more clearly why Louis is so anxious to make great achievements, because Bonaparte has made him feel a threat. The most important thing is that Louis has no way to directly deal with Bonaparte.
After Louis entered the side hall, he immediately walked up to Zhang Jingxu and expressed his apology. Zhang Jingxu also put on a social smile and had a good conversation with Louis.
Then Louis invited Liu Xing and others to attend today's dinner, and Zhang Jingxu naturally agreed.
Then Liu Xing and others were taken by the maid called by Louis to a room that had been arranged for them in the palace to rest temporarily.
I don’t know if Louis did this intentionally, but Liu Xing and others lived in a small single-family courtyard, and Liu Xing and others also lived in this small courtyard.
Before leaving, the maid did not forget to tell Liu Xing and others not to leave the courtyard casually, because the terrain in the palace is too complicated, and people who come here for the first time can easily go the wrong way. As for today
At the banquet held in the evening, she would come to pick up Liu Xing and others before the banquet started.
"Obviously, Louis is putting us under house arrest in disguise and does not want us to have too much contact with other people during this period, especially Bonaparte." Liu Xing said with a smile.
"Three threes and fours." Yin En played the playing cards in his hand and said: "The handsome man standing next to Louis should be Bonaparte, right? His image and temperament completely overwhelmed Louis. He must be very important to Louis.
Bonaparte is the kid next door, and there are many people who want Bonaparte to take his place, so Louis wants to make results as soon as possible to consolidate his position."
Zhang Wenbing on the side played three sixes and eights, and said: "The most important thing is that Louis has no other way to suppress Bonaparte. After all, princes of Bonaparte's level are no longer something he can handle casually, and
If Bonaparte is given a few more years to develop, I think all Bonaparte needs to do is to rise up and shout, and then the Kingdom of Skaven will change."
Liu Xing nodded, looked at Zhang Jingxu and Ding Kun who were playing chess outside and said: "But judging from the conversation between Louis and Zhang Jingxu just now, Louis didn't intend to reuse us, so he talked with Zhang Jingxu about it.
, and directly ignored us. It seems that Louis only treats us as mascots sent by the empire. Therefore, from this point of view, Louis is really a bit bad. He didn't even know to win over us in the first place.
Seek our support.”
"So I bet you 50 cents that Bonaparte will definitely come to us at today's dinner and show goodwill to us." Yin En said with raised eyebrows.
"Does that need to be said? Bonaparte, who exists as the opposite of Louis, will definitely come to us for cooperation. After all, we are here to represent the empire, so as long as Bonaparte has an idea about Louis' position,
Then he will definitely come to us to have a good chat at today's dinner, not to mention that this is a plan that kills two birds with one stone, because Louis will definitely send someone to monitor tonight's banquet, especially focusing on Bonaparte and us.
, as long as Louis knows that we have a happy talk with Bonaparte, then Louis will not reuse us based on his character, so Bonaparte can ensure that we will not join Louis' camp." Zhang
Wen Bing analyzed carefully.
Liu Xing shrugged, played out the remaining two cards in his hand and said: "Wang Zha, it seems that I won this one; but we have to plan carefully for tonight's banquet, we can't just do it for no reason.
Are they being plotted by Bonaparte? And we have to find a way to meet Wellington, at least to get to know each other first."
"There are also mercenary leaders from the empire. After all, they are our most solid backing." Yin En added.