People in this world have long understood the principle of avoiding large mechanical beasts in the wild. If it is not a last resort, no one will use their flesh and blood to confront Thunder Fang head-on.
After escaping from Thunder Fang's territory, Lu Xiao asked the tavern owner about Thunder Fang in the next village.
The talkative boss shook his head and laughed: "Thunder Fang is usually besieged by Oselan mercenaries armed with heavy weapons, and they will try to ensure that there are not two at the same time, otherwise the entire battlefield will be in chaos and cannot be commanded."
This is not the first time that Lu Xiao has heard the name of the Oseland tribe. He noticed it before when Yongzhen told about the Calgar coup.
The 14th Sun King Yavid relied on the power of Oselan mercenaries during the coup. The two siblings who were mercenary leaders at the time are now entrusted with important tasks in Meridian City.
The elder sister Elsa is one of Yavid's newly appointed military commanders, and the younger brother Elend has met Lu Xiao before. He first went to the Heart of All Mothers as a goodwill ambassador and reunited with the Nora tribe two years after the end of the war.
Reach a trade agreement.
There are rumors that the relationship between Elsa and Sun King Yavid is not simple. If it were not for the pressure within the Kingdom of Calgar, Yavid originally wanted to marry Elsa as his queen.
Yavid's considerations are not difficult to understand.
With the overthrow of the rule of the 13th Sun King, Mad King Giron, the new king Yavid took over and devoted himself to repairing the broken diplomatic relations with other races.
Elsa is the link between the Oselan tribe and the Kingdom of Calgar. Even if her outstanding personal combat ability is not taken into account, the significance of her existence is very important.
It was precisely because Elsa was well-used in the Kingdom of Calgar as a mercenary of Oseland that Oseland temporarily suppressed the grudges forged during that war under her persuasion.
However, people are different, and a country cannot have only one voice.
Today, there are still some warlords in the Oseland tribe who strongly oppose the rapprochement with the Kingdom of Calgar. They advocate continuing to wage war to completely defeat the Kingdom of Calgar, which threatens the security of Oseland.
Elsa's efforts allowed Oseland's top management to temporarily maintain restraint and suppress the radical war faction. Her importance to Yavid and the Kingdom of Calgar is naturally self-evident.
On the way to Ziwu City, Lu Xiao thought thoughtfully: "If I were the leader of Shadow Calgar, I would use this as a breakthrough and try every means to destroy the fragile relationship between the Kingdom of Calgar and Oselan.
Peace Agreement.”
"Elsa is the link that maintains peace between the two races. Once something goes wrong with her, the Kingdom of Calga, which is besieged from both sides, will be in big trouble."
Since the Eclipse Cult and Shadow Calgar are destined to stand on their opposite sides, Lu Xiao naturally wants to help the Kingdom of Calgar, which shares the same stance, and strive to defeat Shadow Calgar on the frontal battlefield and force out Hades who is hiding behind the scenes.
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After half a month of trekking, Lu Xiao crossed the area that Yongzhen had reached and officially entered the satellite city of Ziwu City.
From here, you can already intuitively see the majestic city built on the mountain top platform - Ziwu City.
This is the first time Lu Xiao has seen a real city since entering this world.
Several satellite cities guard the Ziwu City at the highest point of the mountain. In the small villages at the foot of the mountain, man-made water canals for irrigating farmland can also be seen.
The residents living in satellite towns are very different from the primitive Nora people in terms of clothing style and behavior.
Civilization, this long-lost concept has been reappeared in the Kingdom of Calgar.
After passing a suspension bridge connecting the outer city area and the city gate, Lu Xiao officially arrived at the gate of Ziwu City.
Dozens of heavily armed guards guarded the city gate, but these guards were meaningless to Lu Xiao. With the aura blocker turned on, Lu Xiao walked past them in a swaggering manner.
Ziwu City was very lively, with the shouts of vendors coming and going. Lu Xiao, who had been quiet in the dawn world for several months, felt a sense of long-lost nostalgia when he saw this scene.
Ou Lin still has not made up his mind whether to cooperate with Lu Xiao, and the contact channel Lu Xiao left for him has not been used even once.
Wanting to meet the Sun King Yavid, Lu Xiao needed a channel, and Elend, who had previously been to the Nora tribe's territory to perform a goodwill mission, was a suitable candidate.
Of course, even if someone introduces him, Lu Xiao still needs a temporary place to stay and wait for the Sun King, who is busy with government affairs, to summon him.
Using disguise and illusion to dress up like a Calgar, Lu Xiao walked upright to a city guard in the big market.
"Guard, hello, can you inform Elend for me that Aloy's friends have important information that they want to tell him."
The soldier wearing a face-covering helmet glanced at Lu Xiao doubtfully: "Do you know Allende?"
"That's right."
Lu Xiao's attitude was so calm and confident that the guards were not sure whether his words were true or false.
Elend and his sister are both popular people in front of the Sun King, and offending him is no joke.
After thinking for a moment, the guard finally agreed to Lu Xiao's request.
"You wait here, I'll go find Elend."
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About half an hour later, a strong man with a beard followed the soldier and came to Lu Xiao.
Allende is an impatient person. Before Lu Xiao could say anything, he asked first, "Are you Aloy's friend? Is she really alive?"
The words were snatched away from his mouth, and Lu Xiao could only reorganize his words: "Yes, my wife is working with Aloy, and they should also come to Meridian City recently."
Although Allend has a big beard on his face, he still looks very young, in his 20s at most.
"Oh~ It's a miracle."
Elend said in disbelief: "I was in the village of Heart of All Mothers when the ambush happened. I heard that all the people who participated in the trial died. I didn't expect that Aloy could escape."
"Ahem~Ellend, let's get down to business first."
"Of course, of course."
Elend had no doubt that he was there: "Do you have any important information to tell me? About the Nora clan?"
"Of course not."
Lu Xiao said solemnly: "It has something to do with your sister Elsa. I received information on the way to Meridian City that someone wanted to assassinate her and provoke a dispute between the Kingdom of Calgar and Oseland."
"ha!"
Elend waved his hand disdainfully and said: "I thought you were going to say something. Do you think Elsa doesn't know that she is a thorn in others' eyes? She has always paid attention to personal security."
"Yeah?"
Lu Xiao twitched the corner of his mouth and smiled: "What if I told you that the people who want to kill her are your Oseland people, and that the warlord even secretly reached an agreement with Shadow Calgar?"
"……What?"
Elend's originally casual expression finally became serious: "Who is it? Which traitor is it? He actually joined forces with the remnants of the Mad King who caused heavy casualties to Oseland?"
Lu Xiao spread his hands and said, "I don't know much about your Oselan's senior management and political leanings. I only know his name."
"Delva."
Upon hearing the name, veins appeared on Allende's forehead immediately: "That son of a bitch! I knew it would be him!"