Chapter 113: Persuasion
Returning to the Delen Peninsula, Derek and his party arrived safely at the Delen Rao settlement under the guidance of his uncle's three siblings.
Derek never imagined that this place, which had always been like a demon's lair in the official propaganda of the Ryan Kingdom, was unusually beautiful, just like the Na'vi homeland in Avatar, full of flowers and rich vegetation growing everywhere here.
Even the house is the same treehouse as the Na'vi, and if there's anything different, it's probably the personality, right?
The Na'vi people advocate nature, and their food is based on various plant crops, while the Delen people have a bold and martial personality, and their eating habits are completely based on wine and meat, and they take pleasure in hunting powerful magical beasts.
The Delen people are usually scattered in various parts of the Delen Peninsula in various tribes, and when there is a war, the tribal leader will light the wolf smoke, and then the tribes who see the wolf smoke will follow, and then send the strongest warriors to the tribal leader to fight against the invading invaders.
"Haha! Cheers! Derek, I haven't seen you since your mother brought you back after you were born, and you're going to have to stay a little longer this time. In the camp, in the tallest treehouse, Derek sat happily with his uncle's family.
"Uncle, I will definitely come here more in the future, but this time it may not be a school" Derek hurriedly confessed that he was not just here to visit relatives.
Uncle Jack put down his wine glass and asked with some displeasure, "Why, do you dislike Uncle Uncle's simplicity here?"
"Of course not, I came back this time with a mission, I don't know if you have received news here, there is a rebellion in the Kingdom of Lane, and the king asks you to send troops to support. Derek doesn't go around in circles, he points to the subject directly.
"What? You are in civil strife over there, and the last time I saw the king, I thought he was quite a character, why can't I even control my own men?"
Uncle Jack asked casually as he refilled his cup with beer.
Derek has always been too lazy to play with others, especially between relatives, so he simply made it clear: "Uncle, I am also a person from the king's faction, I think the cooperation between you should be no stranger, right? ”
"It seems that His Majesty has everything with you, well, I believe you, you should not be from the rebel side. Uncle Jack poured a big beer and was a little dull.
Derek waved his hand repeatedly: "Of course, I won't be the one of Mountbatten's tasteless guys." ”
What are you kidding, the Duke of Mountbatten has not dealt with his grandfather from the beginning, and the two families are considered feuds, right? Not to mention that this Rao is still very poor, and he actually got together with the ogre, knowing what kind of conditions they discussed!
Ogres are one of the most notorious races on the entire continent, and all animals are included in their recipes, including their own kind.
You know, all intelligent races, no matter how despicable they may be, have one general rule that can be applied almost all, and that is that intelligent races, in general, out of instinctive sensual disgust, will never use the corpses of their own race as food unless they are hungry to the limit.
In ogres, this does not apply.
It's hard to imagine that in ogres, parents, brothers, and friends devour each other, just as it is common to meet and greet each other, and even have fun doing so.
"Well, let's not talk about him about these things, let's talk about something else, it's rare to see each other once, why don't we talk about something happy?" Uncle Jack filled Derry's glass of wine and clinked glasses to himself, and before he could react, he drank a large glass of beer first.
"Uncle Jack, why do I have the feeling that you don't seem to want to send troops?
In his opinion, the Delen people have always attached importance to promises, and they are unlikely to do such a treacherous thing, not to mention that strictly speaking, the interests of the Deren people are now completely consistent with the royal family, and there is no reason to watch from the sidelines.
You must know that in the previous battle called the "Delen Barbarian Crusade" within the Ryan Kingdom, the Deren clan led by his uncle cooperated with His Majesty the King and defeated the troops subordinate to the Duke of Mountbatten.
After Mountbatten pacifies the royal family, with his always narrow-minded temperament, this revenge will definitely be avenged, and there is no possibility of letting it go, just like Mountbatten's usual iron-blooded slogan.
"It's the first time we've seen each other since you grew up, so why don't you want to talk to me about something happy?" Jack put down his glass, rested his head on his hands, and leaned back in his chair.
"Uncle, now that the internal situation in the Ryan Kingdom is very urgent, I think you should abide by your agreement and send troops to war. ”
Derek was a little anxious, judging from his observation in the royal capital of Lane, although His Majesty the king said no, the situation did not seem to be optimistic, and with Derek's assessment of the strength of both sides, the royal capital could hold out for about two weeks at most.
He himself had a mediocre view of the king, but he couldn't resist the fact that he had promised Wei'er before going out that he would make sure that the king and queen would meet her alive.
"Well, Derek, I hope you can understand that I am a very trustworthy person, and your mother can testify for me, but, as the leader of Delenrao, there are many things that I can't make decisions just because of my own feelings, I am responsible for my people. ”
Uncle Jack said with a straight face, and his words were extremely helpless, obviously this decision was not what he wanted.
"Are you responsible for breaking your promises?" asked Derek unceremoniously.
"Derek! Lane's civil strife is an internal matter of the Lane Kingdom! It has nothing to do with us Delenns, and the blood of Dren's warriors will not be shed for a country that does not belong to him!"
Jack snapped and got angry, the magic on his body surged, and a bear-shaped body loomed behind him as a roar.
"Uncle, do you think that he really won't know about the fact that you conspired with the king to attack his soldiers? When he breaks through the royal capital and pacifies my Rus' territory, his first goal is to take revenge on you, and when the time comes, our people will inevitably have to fight with him.
But at that point, you may be the only ones left fighting alone with your people. ”