Chapter 235 234 Internal conflicts and external interference are always two different things.
Chapter 235 234. Internal conflicts and external interference have always been two different concepts! [Please vote 910]
In the end, the battle did not start.
On the one hand, the eldest lady performed very strongly. At this time, the darkness made her combat power soar. In addition, the power of the life seed in the body was reflected in the silver level. It was a unique extension of the power of the God of Nature in the human world that perfectly offset it.
Received the bonus of the Xiko Winged Cavalry in the mountains and forests.
On the other hand, the blood vulture vampires came very quickly.
Most terrain interference is meaningless to these guys who can fly at supersonic speeds at night.
The rescued Thorn clan also arrived later, but several unlucky ones under Count Andrei were injured, and the loyal servant Vesta was left there to take care of the wounded.
By the time Earl Baishan rushed over with a sharp sword in his hand, the two sides had already turned from a tense situation to a less than peaceful conversation.
The blood eagle members of Yishui hovered in the air to seal off the surrounding areas, while the winged cavalry also spread out to guard in the forest, leaving room for conversation to the leaders of both sides.
The Earl of White Mountain was very decent and knew how to advance and retreat. He did not ask to listen or get close. He just found a good place to sit down and rest under Adele's vigilant gaze and took out his book of poems to read.
In the middle of the forest where they met, at the mountain col at dawn, the eldest lady held the Night Howl staff and stared at the leader of the hussars who jumped off the tall horse in front of her.
The latter stepped forward and took off his helmet when he was seven steps away from the eldest lady, revealing a rough face of a man about forty or fifty years old, with short gray hair, sharp eyes, and a standard Chinese character face with beard.
, the eyes are not very big but the facial features are very rough.
The most unique feature is his high forehead.
This is the most obvious biological characteristic of the Western Sabarians in the Ice Bay area. As for the rough face, it is a common characteristic of the mountain people. After understanding this, it is not difficult to understand why Old Eugene complained about Murphy's warriors.
They don’t look like mountain people at all!
How can there be any mountain people in this world with as fine skin and tender flesh as them?
The man in front of me is 2.5 meters tall, as strong as a bear, and every muscle in his body exudes wildness and violence. He is a standard mountain man, okay?
But the most eye-catching thing about the guy in front of me is the scar on his face.
In this war-torn age, it is normal to have scars on the face, which are the most "gentle" memorials that war inflicts on life, but the scars are so large that they run through most of the face from the forehead to the chin, even in this country that cares about human life.
Times are not normal either.
It should have been an injury caused by some kind of sharp blade. It penetrated the left eye and was probably just a short distance from gouging out his eyeball.
This guy is really lucky.
"Commander of the 2nd Wing of the Xiko Hussars, Knight Colonel Valander Goufuor! The last commander of the Hussars."
The commander looked up and down at the eldest lady, who was only as tall as his waist. His eyes were as fierce as knives. He introduced himself:
"What did you, Blood Vulture Vampire, come to our ancestral land for?"
"To restore friendship."
The eldest lady said calmly:
"As early as the first Black Disaster, the hussar lords of the Lesembra family and the Sicomaire family were friends. This friendship has lasted for 400 years. It will not be severed because of the threat of gnolls, let alone
We will forget each other because of a war that lasts for ten years.
Introduce yourself.
My name is Femis!
Phemis Cecilia Lesembra, leader of the Midnight Faction of the Blood Vulture Clan, Countess Undermar of Transia.
I’m not here for provocation, let alone war.”
"Friendship is such a beautiful word. However, you blood-eating vultures are worthy of mentioning friendship?"
The eldest lady's words made the commander of the Hussars in front of him sneer disdainfully. He spat to the side rather vulgarly and said:
"Two years ago, when Xico City was besieged by the Pioneer Legion, we sent seven brave knights to Cadman City with Count Xico's letter asking for help! We persisted in the desperate situation for three months, but the wait came
What is it?
When the Plantagenet Kingdom's shameless psychic plague cans smashed into the city, when the sky in Xiko City was dyed dark green, and when our people suffered heavy casualties and struggled on the edge of hell, what were we waiting for?
The city of Xiko was burned to the ground and a century-old foundation was destroyed. What are we waiting for?
Two years!
It’s been two years, miss!
Your father ignored us as if we had never existed, and we went from full of confidence at the beginning, to expectations and pleading in the middle, to despair at the end. The so-called 'friendship' made us feel like we were
It's like fighting alongside an imaginary friend against a foreign enemy!
So, why show such surprise?
Fimis!
Of course I know who you are! You are the genius eldest lady of the Blood Eagle Clan."
Wallander sneered and waved his hand, saying:
"However, anyone who talks about 'friendship' in this land is smiling behind the scenes, and words claiming to aid friends are not worthy of trust. Now, get out of our mountains and forests with your so-called orders from the new lord!
The moment my loyal monarch, Count Xico, who was as strong as a mountain rock, died in the battle at the Vulture Castle, we had nothing to do with you anymore!
Maybe your lord wants to take away this land, he can come and try!
The arrogant dwarf opposite spent two years and sacrificed the lives of countless warriors but failed to step into this mountain forest. What power can your lord come up with to threaten us?"
"this."
Femis was not annoyed either.
Everything that happened in Xico City gave the colonel in front of her enough reason to be angry and refuse to communicate. But luckily, her mission was to find the Xico Winged Cavalry, and she had already completed this task.
The next trouble is not hers, leave it to Murphy.
"Let someone talk to you. I'm not very good at talking."
The eldest lady threw an orb of calculation quite easily, then spread her wings and took off into the air, then hovered at a subtle position two heads above the knight in front of her. She politely bowed to the vulture knight in front of her and excused herself.
Within a few minutes, all the blood vulture vampires had retreated.
Even without any nostalgia.
This person acted like a knight of Wallander, and his subordinates all looked at him with big eyes.
ha?
Have these midnight rats of the Blood Eagle Clan changed their temper?
When have you ever seen them give up something they like so easily?
The Vulture Knight did not immediately mount his horse and leave. On the contrary, he stood in the mountain forest protected by his ancestors, feeling the cold wind from the Ice Bay blowing through the forest at dawn. The cold wind mixed with
The wind made him feel relaxed and happy, but the call of the distant mountains in the Sachs region that he could never return to still lurked in his heart and refused to calm down.
The history behind these people is very complicated and cannot be explained clearly in a sentence or two.
But what is certain is that their hometown is far more than the Earl of Xico in northern Transia.
Wallander played with the orb of calculation in his hand. Although Transia was an isolated place, he was once a member of the nobility of this land, so he naturally knew about these gadgets invented by the halflings.
This strong bear-like guy took out a snuff bottle under his nostrils and sniffed it hard, making his beard stained with a touch of gray. Then the strong knight made up his mind.
He activated the Orb of Arithmetic.
Soon, a communication request vibrated in my hand.
"Hello, my friend across from you."
Murphy's gentle voice sounded on the orb of calculation in the phenomenon of psychic resonance across space, and he said:
"To briefly introduce myself, my name is Murphy. I am the Governor of Transia jointly recognized by the Kingdom of Plantagenet, the Kingdom of Nordtof and the Blood Vulture Clan, as well as Count Cadman of the Blood Vulture Clan. I am a vampire myself.
, Femis, who you scolded just now, must be my companion.
I must say, your anger is directed at the wrong target.
But that's not the point.
I'm going to take up a little bit of your time to discuss two things with you, don't worry, it won't take more than five minutes."
"You don't look like a vampire."
The Eagle Knight said sarcastically:
"She looks like a sissy hiding far away! Don't you even dare to come and see us in person?"
"Well, provocation! A very useful way of negotiating, but you obviously haven't grasped the essence. You have to put forward your own views and demands first, and then use your various methods to achieve them."
Murphy was not at all provoked, saying:
"A real decision-maker shouldn't be so reckless, and you have been in a stalemate with the pioneering army in the mountains and forests for two full years. You can't do this with strength alone. You must have wisdom behind you, so I can judge that you should
Not the leader of the last hussars.
In other words, you are just the commander of the army.
ok, I get it.
Please convey my next words to your lord, knight!
This is as important to you as it is to us.
You should not have the power to reject another lord's initiative on your behalf, so please listen carefully."
The vampire knocked on the table over there and said in a deep voice:
"First of all, the black disaster is coming, and it will not take more than five and a half months at most! This has been confirmed by the Knights of the Blood Alliance. If you still have an observation window to the outside, you should find that whether it is the Plantagenet Kingdom or Nord
Tov's Yankees have already begun preparations.
Such a large-scale operation cannot be faked.
The Confederation of Portia was established precisely because of the Black Disaster. Everyone living on this land has ancient and sacred responsibilities for the Black Disaster! I don’t care what you think of my new regime, let alone you.
What do you think of my claim to rule over all of Transia?
I'm just telling you this!
You are protecting your hometown and mountains and forests, but if you don't act quickly, you will soon have no hometown to protect.
This is what I want to say.
In addition, I am wiping out the local Gnoll bandits in my territory. The next step is to defeat Ken Porter, the Gnoll warlord who has risen there in the Under Armor Hills.
If you are interested, I welcome the powerful Hussars to join me on the battlefield to fulfill our ancient mission."
In this regard, the Eagle Knight said nothing, but the female knight next to him, who was only one head lower than him and equally strong and rugged, had already taken out her notebook and recorded this important news.
As for why the Eagle Knight himself didn’t remember it.
Not because he is arrogant, but because he is illiterate.
Well, who stipulates that a powerful knight must be both civil and military? Do you have to be able to write poetry casually to be called a knight?
For the two sub-races of mountain people and barbarians, the biggest thing they have in common is that they do not regard writing and knowledge as necessities in life, and they also have excessive strength to ensure their life choices.
be implemented to the end.
After all, when faced with a fist as big as a casserole, no matter how beautiful a poem is, it is difficult to soothe a sore face.
"You didn't refuse or continue to insult me. This is a good start."
Murphy laughed from the other side and said:
"The next thing is the second thing, which is actually a continuation of the first thing. I would like to ask Count Xico, who is now in charge of you, to come to Scarlet Castle to meet with me to discuss the division of power in the Transia region.
I'm the Governor.
But I do not refuse Count Xico to continue to hold his power, which is also part of the ancient agreement.
Of course, I understand that you have concerns, so I can go there.
The time and place are all decided by you, so that I can show my sincerity.
But it may need to be a little later. I have to deal with the gnolls in Cadman Territory and Andeman Hills first. There will be no more than two at the latest. Well, a month and a half!"
"impossible!"
The Eagle Knight finally spoke, he said:
"You simply don't have that many soldiers to wipe out the gnolls in the two counts in a month and a half. Those bullies simply thrive on the wind and cannot be killed at all. The entire order of Transia has long since collapsed.
Without your blood servants to exterminate them, the number of gnolls will only expand further."
"Oh, let's make a bet then."
Murphy smiled very calmly and said:
"If we get rid of the gnolls within a month and a half, you and your monarch will come to me. If we can't get rid of them, it means that my lovely Scarlet Castle will be besieged and destroyed by the gnolls.
Naturally, you don't have to worry about suggestions from a governor who doesn't know what to say and doesn't know what he can do.
You see, there is no risk to you in this proposal, right?"
Knight Valander and his wife looked at each other, and the latter shook her head at him. He immediately wanted to reject this childish proposal, but he heard Murphy say to him:
"There is another small matter. I have taken back the production lines in Xico City from the Capet family in Anjou. They were the ones they took away from your city. Maybe after a while, those production lines will be taken away.
Send it back.
I don't have a good place to put them yet.
I mean, if your monarch is interested in this, we can definitely talk about it."
"That is the ancestral property of the Earl!"
The loyal knight scolded:
"You can't keep it to yourself!"
"Then come and talk to me. After all, I have paid a lot to get back the things that were lost in your hands. I can't lose money."
Murphy said warmly:
"You know where to find me. That's it. I'm looking forward to meeting Count Xico. Good night, everyone."
"Ding"
He cut off the communication without giving the Eagle Knight more room to play.
Without any hesitation, the tall knight called his horse with a whistle, turned over and mounted it, and disappeared with his knights into the forest blessed by their ancestors.
In the office of the Blood Eagle Corridor, Murphy put down the Core Orb with a smile on his face and said to the scarlet Archon Miriam who was sitting opposite him:
"It's done. You can be sure that Count Xico's inheritance has not been cut off. The Hussars still have masters, which means you can start preparing for negotiations with them."
"But my head is so big!"
The Scarlet Archon lay on the table and covered her head, looking like she was in a state of ruin. She wailed:
"My hair has started to fall out in the past half month. Envoys from the Treasury of the Kingdom of Nordtov have arrived in Batashin City, and I have to go there in person to negotiate a deal with them and accept the captives they send back.
But I don’t understand the economic theory you proposed at all. I tried hard to understand, but I’m really not this material. I didn’t inherit my mother’s talent for business at all, and this knowledge from another world is really useless.
is obscure and complex.”
"You can pick a few people and bring them over."
Murphy said to his consul during his interview:
"There are professional financial talents among my warriors. I will let them serve as negotiation consultants to advise you and also act as your guards."
"Yeah, this is good!"
Miriam nodded repeatedly, but then she heard Murphy say to her:
"But the reward for this mission has to be paid out of your own pocket. This is your private mission. This is reasonable, right?"
Miriam's face turned bitter again.
She also had to quickly think about what to give as rewards to the warriors from another world. She couldn't just take the money, right?
That's too insulting.
But soon, Miriam had a good idea. She thought that Murphy had given every important person in Scarlet Castle the privilege of selecting "warriors". She only had three warriors now, so she might be able to use this unique
Titles as rewards.
In addition, the Hammer Guard in my hand seems to be very popular among warriors. I have already obtained the blueprint from Grandma Marian, so it seems that this rare weapon blueprint can also be used as a reward?
She was about to stand up and say goodbye when she heard a soft ding from Murphy's communication orb, which meant that a communication request was triggered.
Murphy picked up the orb and took a look at it in surprise, then connected it, and then the voice of the Eagle Knight sounded from it.
This time with a touch of gloominess, the mountain knight said:
"Count Xico thanks you for the reminder. Your Excellency Count Cadman, she asked me to report an important matter to you as a basis for rebuilding mutual trust between us. The Wolfsbane clan has entered Transia!
This is the information we tortured from the blood vulture traitors hiding in our mountains and forests. They are the pioneers of the Wolfsbane clan re-entering the mainland. They are known as the "Grey Claws" faction, and their leader is a vampire named "Korando".
They are now hiding in the Under Armor Hills.
Combined with the news you sent before, the earl believes that the Jackal warlord who suddenly emerged over there is probably related to them. You must be careful, this is not a simple accident."
