Chapter 0949: A military meeting against the Demon Mountain
The phrase "I am sorry" is also a proverb when regretting the murder of a guest. Similar to the Faceless One's 'all men have one death, all men have offerings'.
On the continent of Essos, there are faceless ones in the west and regretful guests in the east.
The Faceless One is good at disguise, and the Regretful One is good at using the Mingetail.
The Scorpion-tailed Beast is a highly venomous creature with a scorpion tail the size of a child's fist. They can be hidden in dressers, shoes, clothes, hats...... They can also climb the tallest walls, enter the dirtiest underground waterways, and silently enter any well-guarded palace chamber - they only need a crack to get into places that even the most powerful killers can't enter.
The manticores are the ornaments, pets, and deadly killers of the Regretful Guest's charms, pets, and the spells of their masters.
No one knows where the headquarters of the regret guest is, and no one knows what the relationship between the regret guest and the royal family is.
Unfortunately, the history of the Faceless is not as old as the Faceless, but in the East, it has a reputation that surpasses that of the Faceless.
When everyone mentions regrets, their faces change in shock.
But there are exceptions - the wizards of the Immortal Temple are not afraid of sorry guests.
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On the throne of the Hall of a Thousand Seats, the king sits on a huge throne at the top, looking as if he were a solemn god.
The king is tall and does not look any less than two meters. The skin is as white as milk, and there are faint black freckles on both sides of the high, straight nose bridge.
The king's blue eyes were like ice jade, and he quickly read the letter that the immortal wizard had given him, and then the letter circulated among the royal family members on both sides.
The first to come to the king were the four 'immortals'.
They placed their palms on their left chests and bowed slightly to the king. The king nodded, stretched out his hand, and motioned for the four immortals to sit on the four large chairs in the second row.
Soon, the Scorpiontail Elder floated up, and she stood two steps away from the king, pressed her right palm on her left chest, and bowed her head to the king.
The king nodded in return.
Elder Scorpion Tail sat on a large wooden chair in the third row.
It could be seen that she had kept a certain distance from the four 'immortal' wizards, as if they were a little jealous of each other.
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The thirteen giants walked up, their bodies shining with gold and jade, brocade clothes, colorful and gorgeous, everyone was harmonious and wealthy, smiling, elegant and noble. They stood in a row, bowed their heads to the king together, and sang praises to the king, and the thirteen giants sat on the left side of the second row, keeping seven large wooden chairs away from the four 'immortal' wizards who were also sitting in the second row.
The Thirteen Giants greeted the four 'Immortal Wizards', and then to the Scorpiontail Elder.
The four immortal wizards politely responded to the greetings of the Thirteen Giants, but the Elder of the Regretful Guest in the third row did not pay attention to the greetings of the Thirteen Giants, her face was hidden under the black gauze, and a pair of big black eyes stared coldly at the Thirteen Giants, and then moved away to look at the other place.
It is a pity that the face of the elder has never been revealed. Nor was she ever close to anyone but His Majesty.
On the surface, it seems that she should be a woman, but whether it is or not, maybe only four immortal wizards know the truth. What the Thirteen Giants heard was just unreliable rumors.
Maybe the Immortal Wizard is not afraid of the Regret Guest, but the Thirteen Giants are obviously quite in awe of the Regret Guest Elder. The elders who offended the regretful guests, maybe they didn't have to wait until the evening, and they would die inexplicably.
It is said that the small manticore, which is only the size of a fingernail, walks like a fly, and is close to the ground and cannot be prevented. It bites you, or climbs into their carriage or into their clothes, and it's an unsolvable threat of death. And whether the manticore-tailed beast will kill them in the end is completely in the scorpion-tailed elder's thoughts.
The Faceless do not have a large amount of mercenary money, and do not kill anyone indiscriminately.
Regretful guests are not, and those who offend regretful guests are often poisoned to death inexplicably.
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After the Thirteen Giants, there are the five rulers of the Tourmaline Brotherhood.
They were tall and mighty, and their skin was as white as milk, as white as a king.
The skin of the Quells people is very white, and the skin of women is as white as jade.
The five leaders of the Tourmaline Brotherhood all wore brass-made scale armor and a long-snouted helmet with bronze teeth, jasper, and long black feathers stuck behind their helmets.
The commander-in-chief, deputy commander, and the three generals took off their helmets together, put their right fist on their left chest, bowed their heads, and saluted His Majesty the King.
His Majesty smiled, nodded, and waved his hand, and the five rulers of the Tourmaline Brotherhood chose to sit in the third row, separated by nine large wooden chairs from the Elders of the Regret Guest in the third row.
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The last to arrive were the three presidents of the Spice Ancient Guild, dressed in robes covered with jade: a president and two vice presidents.
The spices that are marketed in the East and the West are basically in the hands of the Spice Ancient Guild, and the precious spices they control, edible or external, exceed the value of gold.
After saluting His Majesty the King, the three presidents of the Spice Ancient Guild paid respectful greetings to the four Immortal Wizards, the Thirteen Giants, the Elder of the Regretful Guest, and the Tourmaline Brotherhood.
Except for the regretful guest elder who only responded with a look in his eyes, the rest of the people all reciprocated with graceful and hungry courtesy.
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His Majesty said softly, "Immortal wizards, honorable Elder Regrets, lords, commanders and generals, the king of Westeros has conquered the western part of the continent of Essos and the Dothraki people, and now he is raising troops to attack, everyone knows about it?"
Everyone agreed, and they didn't say anything. Only the Scorpiontail Elder did not respond, and the big black eyes were as indifferent as the fatal gaze of the Manticore.
"Quells City has gone through more than 100 battles since its establishment, but Quells City is still standing here. However, this time may be a little different, he came to invade the Magic Mountain, he conquered Daenerys Targaryen, the mother of dragons, he has a giant dragon, three young dragons, and three small dragons that are already able to fly and fight. Guys, Quells is our home, how are we going to meet the enemy?"
"Your Majesty, I have a suggestion that we can quietly send a regretful guest to assassinate the Demon Mountain. Once the magic mountain is dead, the enemy's spirit is frustrated, which can damage the enemy's morale and increase our chances of victory. Said the commander-in-chief of the Tourmaline Brotherhood.
His Majesty the King glanced at the four Immortal Wizards before looking at Elder Regret Guest, "Elder Scorpion Tail, can we ask you to send Regret Guest to assassinate the Demon Mountain?"
"You can give it a try. Elder Scorpion Tail said lightly.
"Can you give it a try?" asked the king.
As for the regretful guest's shot, the king did not think it would miss. But the elder's answer didn't seem to be very sure.
"Your Majesty, the immortal sorcerer Haiya Boli once told me that the Demon Mountain was most likely the rumored son of the Red God, the messenger of light of Rahlo, who slew the king of the demons, the Night King. At his side, there are two Blood Witches, the protection of a Red God priest. Blood witches and red priests, whose magical powers can see future fragments and deadly threats to the king. Perhaps when my regretful guest approached the Magic Mountain, he would probably be aware of it in advance by the wizards around him. ”