In a quiet parlor,

The small talk between Fipott-Bob and Cove-Rambo lasted for a long time, and finally it was Cove-Rambo who first lost his patience and said: "The debate between the Executive Office and the Congress should be stopped immediately, and we should focus our limited energy on more important things, and the topics we were arguing about before were not worth mentioning compared to the crisis that the Principality is currently facing." ”

Fipott-Bob put down the cigar in his hand, picked up the coffee cup with both hands and leaned back in the chair, "I'm glad you think so, I said this at the meeting half a month ago, but you didn't seem to think so at the time." ”

Cove-Rambo smiled, "You should know why, because of the election law enacted by Congress, I only have a two-year term... The long election has made me physically and mentally exhausted, and not only did I not pay attention to the affairs of the Immortal Legion half a month ago, but even you didn't take them seriously. ”

"You just said don't argue, but your words are very controversial. Fipott-Bob deliberately showed a slight displeasure.

"Well, let's stay out of the conversation for now, after all—" Cove-Rambo waved his hand and didn't continue, he maintained a pleasant demeanor, "Your Excellency Muvet Feller... Now asking us to lay down our weapons and surrender, He promises us eternal life and eternal preservation of our memories. ”

"The appointment of Muvet-Felleh can be issued by the Executive Office. After retorting without hesitation, Fipott-Bob stared into Cove-Rambo's eyes and said, "It's tempting, isn't it? ”

"I don't want to be a corpse!" Cove-Rambo shook his head, "I was a little tempted at first, eternal memory preservation, I think anyone will be tempted, right?" he straightened up, "I began my aristocratic education at the age of ten, entered the fortress of Anku at the age of eighteen at my father's arrangement, fought the orcs there for nearly ten years, and participated in the 'War of Enthronement' when I returned to El Luk City, do you think I will believe in the so-called eternal life?"

"Just because you don't believe it doesn't mean that others won't believe it, and there have been fewer people in the city who have been bewitched by evil energy and made evil sacrifices in the past month?" Fiport-Bob put down his coffee cup and habitually tapped his fingers on the table, "What Muvet-Feller is best at is demagogy, and he himself is more terrifying than a necromancer. ”

Cove-Rambo nodded in agreement, "I've seen his file, he is a terrible man indeed, and I am glad he chose to play for the Duchy... When I heard that he led the Undead Legion, the first thing that came to mind was not the horror of the Undead Legion, but the person of Muvet Phil. ”

"So, next we need to work with each other to put an end to the city... In particular, the top brass threw themselves at Muvet-Füller for the sake of so-called immortality. Fipott-Bob leaned back in his chair, his hands clasped together with a serious expression.

"I agree. ”

The two reached an agreement on this matter with almost no barriers.

"Also," Cove Rambo said a little slurred, "if we reject Muvet Feller's offer to surrender, I'm sure he will definitely send his main force to storm our city defenses." ”

"How long can we hold out with the current strength of our principality?" Fipert Bob was not trained as a knight, and his military knowledge was limited to chatting with officers.

"Do you have any information on the Undead Legion?" Cove-Rambo shoved the stack of materials that had been prepared on the table in front of him under Fipott Bob's eyelids, "You should take a closer look." ”

"You know, I never ask these questions. Fipott Bob didn't look at it, and pushed the information back into Covey Rambo's hand, "You can tell me the results directly, and I'm sure you shouldn't have cheated on me about this kind of question." ”

"Thank you for your trust...", Kove-Rambo said solemnly, "We are currently in a state of semi-encirclement by the Undead Legion, and the fall of Tyre means that all roads to Iruk City have been blocked, except for the one connecting the Mage Tower and the Kingdom of Kruria. ”

Fipott Bob nodded subconsciously, and Cove Rambo took a deep breath and said, "With the current defensive strength of Iruk City, unless the strength of the entire city is mobilized, our army can only hold out for ten days at most!"

"Ten days?" a slight shock appeared on Fipert Bob's calm face, and his hand subconsciously reached out to the information that he pushed away, "A year ago, in the war with the Empire, we held back the Empire's 200,000 troops outside the city of Elok... And now, the empire is history. ”

"Yes, that glorious victory seems to have happened yesterday. Cove-Rambo nodded, "But we have to admit that we are not relying on our own strength to resist the Empire's attack. His eyebrows piled together as he spoke, "And this time... Not only is our main force trapped in the Suk Plains, but the elves are unlikely to be able to support us anytime soon. ”

"Huh?" Fipott-Bob replied nonchalantly, flipping through the materials in his portfolio.

"Fifty thousand elite armored ghouls, nearly two hundred thousand ghouls and elves..."Fipott-Bob muttered, "Ghouls, siege beasts, well... And the Death Chariot, this is the information shared by the elves?"

"Some of them were sent by the Kingdom of Kruria... Pedi Reagan cares about us more than you think. "Cove-Rambo is a double word.

"So, what about your decision?" asked Fippert-Bob very directly.

"Ask the Kingdom of Kruria for help... According to our verbal agreement, we and Pedy Reagan are both allies, and he will not refuse as long as our demands are reasonable. "Besides, Pedy Reagan is now being overwhelmed by the undead army led by Herion, and he probably doesn't want his western territory to be infested by the undead army." ”

As he spoke, Corve-Rambo habitually tapped his finger on the table to show his status, "Besides, his orc allies are now settled in the eastern part of the Illuk Realm, and he shouldn't be left to death." ”

"Are you serious?"

"What?"

"Ask for help from the Kingdom of Krulria!" Feepert-Bob's breathing deepened, but his face was still terrifyingly calm, "You should know what will happen when Kruria's army enters Elok City. ”

"I seriously thought about it. Cove-Rambo's back pressed against the back of his chair, keeping his back straight, "No one can be more anxious about the future of the Duchy of Suluk than I am, the Rambo family has worked for the prosperity of this territory for nearly three hundred years..."

"My advisory group has spent five days deducing what will happen if the Krulian Army enters Elok City...", his finger twitched lightly on the table again, "Pedy Reagan is busy with the undead army led by Herion right now, and it is only a matter of time before he wins with the Reagan family's heritage and the resources he currently controls, but..."

"Judging by our battles with the Undead Legion, it will not be easy to completely defeat those corpses. Corve-Rambo looked at Fippert-Bob with a look of see-f-see, "My advisors told me that it would take at least a year for Pedy Reagan to completely wipe out the undead army led by Herien. ”

That is, within this year, Pedy Reagan has no time to look out for us. And we, we only need to win two to five months, I believe that the elves will not give up on us, when they know that the army of the Kingdom of Kruria will definitely not be able to sit still after entering Iruk City, and they may not be the first to help us open the passage from Iruk City to the port of Yekjar. ”

Fipott Bob listened carefully to Covey Rambo's words, and when the other party stopped talking and waited for an answer, he moved and said, "Haven't you always objected to borrowing the power of the elves?"

"I'm still against it, but let's face it... The reality is that we cannot survive this chaos in our own strength. The domineering spirit that Cove-Rambo had shown from the beginning had vanished without a trace at this moment, "The Duchy is still very weak, so weak that our enemies only need to stretch out their hands to destroy it... Originally, we had a chance to rise, but the appearance of the undead army disrupted all our arrangements. ”

Cove-Rambo's bald state didn't last long, and he was immediately full of confidence, "This is the test given to us by the goddess, as long as we pass the test of the goddess, the Principality of Suluk will rise... I'm confident about that. ”

"So, this is your plan, to ask for help from the Kingdom of Kruria?" Fipott-Bob asked seriously, and then said without waiting for an answer, "Why don't you ask for help from the Mage Tower... Those old guys, although the conditions will be harsh, at least they will not covet our people and land. ”

"Yes!" Cove-Rambo was stunned, "A good suggestion... It's me who ignores the existence of the Mage Tower, we ignore their existence all along... I have a better plan where we can call for help from Pedy Reagan and the Mage Tower at the same time. ”

Cove-Rambo's trip to the Capitol was clearly not improvised. Although he came in a hurry, every topic discussed was well-founded, and many of the questions that Fippott-Bob was largely impossible to refuse on the surface.

In a separate meeting room, Fipott Bob and Cove Rambo had a relatively confidential conversation for an hour.

During this hour, both the administration building and the congressmen maintained a relatively calm situation, waiting for the results of the talks between the two bigwigs.

However, after the two spoke, they went back to their private offices.

For the next few hours, no orders came from the two buildings.

At eight o'clock in the evening,

Fipert Bob hosted his most capable assistant, Darick Danny, in his private villa.

After the guests and hosts at the table were happy, the two chatted about business in the closed study.

"Kove-Rambo intends to ask for help from the Kingdom of Kruria and the Mage Tower. In the large study, Fiportert-Bob leaned against a homely couch, tucked between his right fingertips a fine cigar from the Clarkley Islands, and muffled his thoughts about this afternoon with Covey Rambo.

Sitting on a separate couch opposite, Derick Danny had no surprise on his face, and after taking two puffs of his cigar, he asked, "Did he convince you?"

"I have no reason to refuse this proposal, as at the moment the Duchy is really powerless against the undead legions in the western territories outside the city. Fipott-Bob showed a helpless expression, "I can't refuse either, this bill will be formally discussed in Congress tomorrow morning." ”

"Have you already spoken to the other councillors?" said Derick Danny, surprised by Fippott Bob's last remarks, as he had received information that he had not met with anyone after talking to Corvey Rambo in the afternoon.

"I'm not going to talk to the MPs this time, I'm going to let them make their own decisions... It's time for them to take their share of responsibility. "Fipott-Bob looks like a selfless old man at the moment.

But Derick Danny was not so stupid as to believe that the other party really intended to delinquish power, he nodded casually, responded to the other party's words with a slight expression of surprise and appreciation, and when he figured out why the other party did this, he asked, "Can I take a look at the transcript of your meeting this afternoon?"

"Private meetings, no secretary present, let alone recorded. Fipott-Bob shook his head, with a calm formulaic smile on his face, put down his cigar and picked up the coffee on the coffee table and said, "However, as the Deputy Speaker of Congress, you have the right to know the content of this conversation, I can dictate it to you, my memory is not bad..."

Dyrick Danny turned a blind eye to the mockery in Fipert Bob's words, and he subconsciously straightened up and listened carefully to what the other person was saying.

As a businessman who had been raised as a child, Fipert Bob had a decent reputation and memory, and in less than two minutes he was able to articulate the main conversation between him and Covey Rambo in the afternoon.

After that, the two fell silent.

To be precise, Derrick Danny fell silent, while Fipert Bob leisurely took his coffee and enjoyed the quiet night.

"There's something wrong with our archon's intelligence system. Derick Danny didn't know what Fipert Bob was planning, and he said with due caution: "The latest news I have received is that Pedy Reagan has ended the war in the Herion Territory, and he used the city of Herion as a bait to bring the undead legions into the city, and then burned them to death!"

After listening to this sentence calmly, Fipert Bob showed a little surprise and thought for more than ten seconds before saying, "Can you confirm your information? Of course, I am not doubting you, after all, what you said is too unbelievable, you must know that it is Herion City!"