Chapter 85: Choosing to be Different from the Emperor (Part 2)
"Really? His Majesty the Emperor is really talking to himself." Kai looked at the information and listened to Arthur's words absently, "But what should we do? According to them, there are five people on the other side. If there is a duel,
We are still one short of the number of people we want to send out."
"Damn Parliament, they clearly asked me to bring four people to Rome." Arthur said, "Isn't it true that the internal members of the Parliament don't even know about the duel?"
"I think they don't understand the situation at all, but they deliberately want to cause trouble for you." Ivan said from the side.
"It's not a good thing for Rome to form an alliance with the Hungarians. Even if the people in the parliament want to cause trouble for me, they won't cause trouble for themselves, right?" Arthur asked puzzledly.
"Perhaps the Parliament had no intention of forming an alliance with Rome in the first place. Instead, they wanted Rome to form an alliance with the Hungarians, and then eliminated these two eyesores in one fell swoop," Kai said.
"Can your human thoughts be any more sinister and complicated?" Bedivere couldn't help showing disgust.
"There is no way to worry about this now. Let's think about how to win first." Arthur said, "In short, wouldn't it be enough to win the duel before the problem of insufficient numbers is exposed?"
"Want to win three games before the fifth duel starts? It would be great if it goes that smoothly." Kai shook his head and said, "Arthur and I are fine, but can these two boys guarantee victory if they play?"
"It sounds like you will definitely win." Ivan said coldly.
"At least I'm better than you, kid. If you don't accept it, let's go out and have a fight now?" Kai challenged.
"Shut up, you two!" Arthur said angrily, "Let me think about it. There will always be a way."
The next morning, the Roman Emperor Justin I met in the Great Hall.
"Oh, are you here? No need to salute, please get up. I was originally a rough man from the army, and etiquette is the most annoying." The Roman emperor said, sitting on his throne with his legs crossed.
Although his posture was very casual, his movements exuded indescribable domineering air.
"See His Majesty the Emperor." Arthur simply saluted, thinking to himself that compared to the current Justinian I, the momentum of Justinian last night was indeed far different. Is this the majesty of an emperor?
"Well, I think you have a general understanding of Rome's position, right? I am a person who is afraid of trouble. I have directly asked the generals to contact you before. What you should do should be explained clearly. Of course,
The orcs also explained it in the same way."
The orcs probably also said, "I support you secretly and hope you can win," right? Cunning Roman emperor, Arthur thought to himself.
"Anyway, the duel is scheduled for tomorrow in the Roman Coliseum. It's basically a one-on-one duel, with five games to determine the outcome." The emperor said, "Do you have any questions?"
"No problem, His Majesty the Emperor." Arthur said.
"See His Majesty the Emperor." At this time, five orcs walked in. Each of these orcs wore a cloak and did not show their appearance, but from their steady steps and tall stature, it was obvious that these guys were all outstanding.
warrior.
"There's no need to be formal, no courtesy at all." The emperor said, his tone of voice was the same as when he spoke to Arthur and his group just now.
The emperor used the language of the Hungarian people to be polite to the group of Hungarian envoys. Arthur could probably guess what he was talking about. Although it was invisible, Arthur couldn't help but secretly cursed Justin I, an old fox who wanted to please both sides.
.
After meeting the Roman emperor, the envoys on both sides retreated to the reception room, and the small reception room began to be filled with a strong smell of gunpowder.
"Oh, are these the envoys of Pantoraken?" A tiger man who led the Hungarian envoy said, speaking in not quite authentic English, his tone seemed to be mocking Arthur and the others.
"What a disappointment. Does Pantoracon not plan to form an alliance with Rome? Are they all sending brats? There are not enough people? I think you might as well just admit defeat during the duel? That way at least you don't have to suffer.
It’s a pain in the flesh, kid!” The tiger man’s words became more and more harsh.
Kai stepped forward: "What did you say?! Bastard------"
Arthur waved his hand to stop Kai's attack: "------Your superficial understanding of human beings only stops at measuring combat effectiveness by appearance?" He said coldly, "Don't worry, you will never do that."
I'm disappointed. Tomorrow's duel will definitely make you happy. There is indeed one less person here, but this will not affect the result of the duel, because you will never have the chance to have a fifth duel. In the first three duels,
You will be directly defeated."
This time it was the turn of the orcs to collectively attack, and three of the five envoys shouted at the same time:
"You bastard, don't look down on others!"
"You want us to cut you into pieces right here?!"
"Do you want to die now, kid?!"
"Quiet!" A leopard man in the envoy came up and stopped several other companions. Then he took off his hood, revealing a familiar face: "We meet again, Arthur Anonymous."
"Chetovia Govas." Arthur said.
"It's 'Corvis'! Did you do this on purpose?!" the Leopard Man said angrily, then he knew he was losing his temper and immediately coughed, "Ahem. Anyway, I'm looking forward to the duel tomorrow. I hope your strength is really good."
It's as strong as it says. Now, let's at least introduce ourselves to each other as a matter of etiquette. ------[Windspeaker], Cetovia Corvis of the Grik Tribe."
"Pantoraken North Sky Knights, Silver Knight Arthur Kelton." Arthur said without emotion.
"[Leaf Dancer], Tova Kalonas of the Grik Tribe." Another catman saluted.
"It's also the Knights of the North Sky of Pantorakon, the Silver Knight, Kay Acto." Sir Kay said reluctantly.
"Hmph..." the tiger man snorted, "Ferocious Fang Clan [Crazy Swordsman], Rhys Levis."
"I..." Under the intimidating looks of Arthur and Kai, Ivan said: "Pantolaken Western Knights, Gaia Knights, Owen Younes."
The orcs all showed puzzled expressions. This boy who seemed to be the weakest was actually the highest-ranking among the knights?
"[Earth Breaker], Lai Pafu of the Turkic tribe." said the burly Elephant Man.
"The Bronze Knight of the Knights of the North of Pantorakon, Be... Beren Lyle, the servant of the knight Arthur." Bedivere said.
"Oh, servant? The Knights actually hired orcs as servants." Tiger swordsman Reeves said suspiciously.
"It's a slave I bought with money. How I want to arrange its work, the knights can't interfere." Arthur said coldly, while playing with Bedivere's face, as if to demonstrate to the orcs: 'This
It’s my property, do you have any control over it?’.
The orcs showed ferocious expressions, but they were all stopped by the gaze of the leopard man Corvis.
"...What are you still doing? Say something quickly, idiot." Corvis said to the last envoy.
The white bear man had been in a daze for a long time before he finally said: "Papa. Master Corvis's servant."
The Leopard Man frowned: "Can't you speak more decently? You stupid bear."
"Yes, I'm sorry." The white bear man looked naive, "Papa is too clumsy and can't speak well."
Several other orcs were snickering, as if even they looked down on this clumsy white bear man. But Bedivere opposite had a pale face.
"Are you even making fun of your own companions?" Bedivere couldn't help but ask.
"Companion? Don't get it wrong." Tiger Man Reeves sneered, "Indeed, the White Bear is a valuable fighting force, which is why we brought him here. But this idiot is nothing but fighting. He is just
It's just a tool. As a slave, you should know very well. When did you slaves become equal to us?"
"Look, even if I treat him like this, he won't dare to say a word------" Tiger Man Reeves pulled out a dagger and scratched the arm of White Bear Man Papa. A deep blood mark remained.
On the white bear man's arm, Papa showed a painful expression, but he didn't say a word, just gritted his teeth and endured it.
In just a few seconds, the cut arm of the White Bear Man healed, leaving only blood stains and a flash of painful expression on Papa's face of being humiliated in public.
"Enough fun, Levis." Leopard Man Corvis stopped his companions, "Then, see you on the death battlefield tomorrow, knights of Pantoraken."
Arthur pinched Bedivere's arm tightly, and the pain allowed Bedivere to temporarily maintain his sanity.