"It seems that you don't know your opponent yet, and Darik won't be loyal to me. Pedi shook his head, "He's so prouder than you think." ”

"That..."

"It was precisely because I knew that he would not pledge allegiance to me that I wondered why he had so brazenly approached the king's ministers. Pedi looked puzzled, "He has a lot of connections within the kingdom, and although many of them don't work anymore, but—" he shook his head and didn't continue.

The old mage instinctively took over and said, "Since this person has been abandoned by the Principality of Suluk, and you think he is in the way, why don't you just let the secret agents of the police department find a way to execute him secretly." ”

"You can do that, but I don't want to do it right now. Pedi smiled, "It's the lowest thing to do, and I need really wise advice." ”

"That..."

Pedi patted his forehead with one hand, as if to get the annoying thoughts out of his head, and the other hand waved back and forth at the old mage to stop him from continuing, and commanded: "I will leave this matter to you, you can take the initiative to meet him... Also, let's give you the content of our meeting today to Fipert and Derick. ”

"Click" Cowlier was about to reply when the door was pushed open by Secretary General Otwood.

While Peddy waved his hand to the old mage to stand down, Otwood approached with a written letter and whispered, "This is a letter to Sir Hades." ”

Pedi was still leaning against the edge of his desk, smoking a cigar in one hand and clutching the letter in the other.

Otwood whispered in Pedy's ear as he read, "Baron Bavi, Undersecretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, is asking for an audience." ”

"Oh?" said Pedy, returning the letter to Otwood, "Foreign Ministry officer?"

"It seems to be about the orcs' foreign affairs. ”

"Let him in. ”

As the two spoke, Pedi was already sitting back in his office chair.

Baron Bavi was thin, a sickly thin, protruding eye socket and frontal bone that looked somewhat like a fairy tale forest wizard.

Peidi's holy power clearly sensed that this baron had a very serious lesion in his body.

"Sit down, Baron. Pedy pointed to the chair across from the desk, then said to Otwood, "Bring Baron Barvey a cup of tea." ”

"Thank you!" Baron Bavi wanted to refuse this cup of tea, but suddenly remembered that this was the king's office, and he couldn't say anything about it. He walked to the chair opposite the desk and sat down, flipped out the documents he was carrying with his thin hands, and said respectfully: "Your Majesty, the orcs have sent a formal diplomatic message, and they have invited us to participate in the encirclement and suppression of the undead legions of the Principality of Twak. ”

"Oh?" Pei Di raised his eyebrows, and stood up to take the document in Baron Bavi's hand, "Isn't this supposed to be done by the Duchy of Twak?

"In fact, Lord Andy Barrett is discussing the matter with Chief Daisyri, and the Foreign Ministry has previously submitted the relevant documents. "But Archduke Barrett has not conveyed any official diplomatic correspondence to us," Bavi immediately explained. ”

"Yes, I see. Pedi nodded thoughtfully.

Half a month ago, the Principality of Twak sent a similar letter asking for help, which Pedi politely rejected at the time, but then ordered the Prime Minister's government to collect a batch of supplies and send them to the Principality of Twak.

"What's Andy's reaction?"

"The Principality of Twak has asked us for a loan through the prefect Daisyri. "They want us to be able to provide an interest-free loan of one million crowns." ”

"A million crowns?" Peddy shook his head, "That cousin of mine can really speak," he shook his head as he took the diplomatic papers that Bavi handed him, "we can't come up with so much money at once, and it's impossible for it to be interestless—" he stared at the Minister of Foreign Affairs in front of him and subconsciously asked, "Do you have any good suggestions?"

Baron Bavi, apparently surprised that the king would ask for his opinion, was silent for a few seconds, and then replied solemnly:

"I have studied the current state of the Principality of Twaka, and if they have a relatively safe internal environment in the next ten years, they are fully capable of repaying this loan. With the current relationship between the kingdom and the Duchy of Twak, it is possible to refuse military assistance, but not to completely refuse a request for a loan, and if His Majesty does not want to use our reserves, he can convert the supplies into cash, and... It's best to leave this matter to the Chamber of Commerce. ”

Pedi asked casually, not expecting the other party to answer at all, but the other party not only answered the above, but also answered well, at least Pedi was very satisfied.

"I see what you mean. Peddy put the cigar in his hand on the ashtray and put down the papers, looked at Baron Bavi carefully and said, "The pig iron and raw ore in the towns of Baran and Sekha are about to mold, what do you think of packing those things into cash and sending them all to the Duchy of Twak?"

"Your Majesty, most of the materials in the warehouses in Seka Town belong to the local Chamber of Commerce. Secretary-General Otwood reminded softly.

"Isn't that just right? Didn't you hear what Baron Bavi said just now? It's best to leave this matter to the private chamber of commerce!" said Peddy as a matter of course: "What do you think merchants are hoarding these things for? Don't you just want to wait for them to appreciate? Now that the Duchy of Twak has come to the door on its own, such a good opportunity is rare to give up?"

Peidi stacked the two documents on the table, looked at Baron Bavi and said, "Reply to Shikan-Silveraxe, let's just say that our army has suffered heavy casualties in the previous war with the undead legions, and it is impossible to send troops to support in a short time, and in addition, the negotiation with the Duchy of Twak... Jean Daisiri told Andy that we would provide a maximum of 200,000 crowns of current loans, and replace the rest with supplies. ”

With that, Petdy commanded Otwood, "Tell Edwin Filin to organize a delegation of merchants to the Duchy of Twak... I'm sure those merchants will sell their inventory for a good price. ”

...

Outside the Kaval Fort Gate.

Collier stood quietly beside his carriage, looking at the towering castle building, thinking back to the words that the king had left him to say, and thinking about the meaning behind them.

Meet Derrick directly?

The old mage pushed away his retinue and grabbed the handrail of the carriage into the carriage as he muttered to himself, and at the last moment the door closed, he couldn't help but glance back at the giant bear banner flying over the castle. He was now certain that the king did not like Derrick, but his pride and self-esteem as a king made him intolerant of despicable tactics such as assassination.

Putting Derick Danny to death?

Or rather... Let the other party willingly bow down?

As the carriage started, Cowlier suddenly understood the king's intentions.

As the second son of the Reagan family, a nobleman who grew up in the flattery of everyone, and now the only king of the human world, will not tolerate anyone rejecting him in person. And Daisily Danny not only rejected him, but finally turned his back on him without hesitation.

At the beginning, the king chose to be silent for the sake of internal stability in the kingdom, but this does not mean that he will be silent forever!

By the time the carriage reached the school, the summer sun was already high in the sky, and Collier got out of the carriage and cast a little ice magic on himself to dispel the summer heat.

The sound of brisk footsteps made the old mage subconsciously raise his head, and he saw a young man approaching as fast as he could, it was his lieutenant Naiden.

"Sir Danny is in your private drawing-room, my lord. Nayden reported in a very small voice.

"Sir Danny?"

"Sir Bowen Wright-Denny!" added Naiden.

"Why did he come?" Collier froze.

Nayden waved his hand, indicating that he didn't understand.

Although Cowlier had doubts in his eyes, he was not slow. He repelled his retinue and the lieutenants who followed him, and walked alone through the school square into the office building.

In a simple parlor with only two sofas, the old mage met the old man who had been his colleague for a long time in the town of Seka. The other party was not a talkative person, and when Collier personally prepared the tea, the greetings between the two fell into an awkward silence.

"I'm coming to you this time... There is a little thing. Bowenwright spoke with a rare slurry.

"Oh?" Collier looked at him earnestly, "about your nephew Darik?"

"Yes, he came to me an hour ago... It stands to reason that I shouldn't have seen him at this time. Bowenwright sighed, "Although I seem to have long since left the Danny family, I actually received a lot of family favors when I was young, so... I can't refuse a meeting with Derrick. ”

"I see. Collier frowned imperceptibly, "What is he looking for you?"

Bowenwright hesitated for a few seconds and said, "He wants to give me everything the Danny family has." ”

Cowlier's vague eyes suddenly opened, then slowly narrowed back, leaned back slightly, and whispered, "Very clever to do, after all, with his current situation, this is the only way to save the Danny family... But, have you thought that Your Majesty will agree?"

"So I came to you. Bowenright took out his pipe he had brought with him, lit it with a candle burning next to him, and took two puffs.

"It's useless to look for me. Cowlier subconsciously refused.

"There's no way around it?" Bowen Wright frowned.

"Unless you can get Derrick to bow down to His Majesty our King in front of the nobles of Crewe. Cowlir shook his head, "His Majesty can embrace everything like the starry sky, or reject everything that doesn't match it like a frenzied fire elemental. ”

"If it were so simple, I wouldn't have come to you. Bowenwright shook his head.

Cowlier looked at Bowenwright's appearance and said, "If you believe me, how about you let Sir Derick come to me and let me talk to him?"

"Talking to you?"

"Rest assured, Sir Derick has had a couple of pleasant chats with me over the past few days. Collier smiled and said, "I'm sure we'll still have a good time if we meet Sir Derrick again." ”

"What time?"

"When are you going to take up a job in Elok?"

Bowenwright was stunned, "It depends on the progress of the negotiations between the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Principality of Suluk." ”

"Isn't that what Derrick said?" Collier chuckled under his breath, "Well... Tell Darek to come to me as soon as you receive the order from the military headquarters. ”

Bowenwright nodded subconsciously, as if agreeing, but the doubt in his heart also suddenly rose. He knew very well that after the order of the military headquarters was given, he would not stay in Crewe for more than three days, and at that time he would be powerless against all the variables in the city.

"My friend, you must know that I am the only one in the entire kingdom who dares to take this matter. As if he had guessed Bowenwright's suspicions, Collier picked up his teacup and smiled softly.

"He'll come to you. Bowenright said and got up, "Now, allow me to leave first." ”

...

The time slowly entered the middle of July, and the mainland also entered the hot summer in the raging undead army.

The scorching sun bakes the scarred earth every day, making the disgusting smell of the undead legion spread all over the continent, reminding the living people living on the continent of the fact that the undead legion exists!

In the past two months, the Living World has won some victories in the war against the Undead Legion, but such a victory is only the beginning of this whole battle...

The dwarves are still busy cleaning up the ghouls and spirits that have suddenly popped up from the bottom of the Lordan Mountains, and although the Orcs have not established the Kamock Khanate on a large scale, the previous civil war has caused many very special monsters to spawn in its internal tribes, and these monsters have thrown most of the remote areas of the Western Continent into chaos.

However, after entering July, the undead monsters active everywhere, except for the northern hills of the Principality of Twak, which were still fighting among themselves, suddenly became quiet as if they had encountered some problems.

But the silence will always be broken one day!

On July 16, the Marshal of the Principality of Suluk, Tra Rensko, at the invitation of Hades, the commander of the eastern garrison of the Kingdom of Kruria in Iruk, went to the eastern garrison of the Kingdom of Kruria to conduct a friendly military consultation in the eastern part of the Uruk Territory.

In the afternoon of the same day, the three mixed flag regiments of the Kamok Khanate, led by Prince Khali Khan, accepted the request of the Principality of Twak and marched to the Principality of Twak in the name of the 'Common Circle of Trade'.

Three days later, the Koren Fortress 'King of Light' Perus led 10,000 soldiers and 50,000 troops of the Balu Kingdom to support the war against the undead legions in the Duchy of Twak in the name of the 'Common Trade Circle'.

On the morning of July 20th, seven regular regiments, two hoplite cavalry regiments, one paladin regiment and an independent magician regiment of the Kingdom of Kruria, a total of 60,000 elite soldiers, under the leadership of Sir Bowenlight, responded to the request of the Principality of Suluk and entered Elok City in the name of the 'Allied Army'!

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