In the center of the Spartan court and the Council of Elders was a large circular sunken square.

It is used to address kings and elders, and of course, it can also be used for duels in certain cases. For example, when the opinions of the two kings were seriously opposed.

The blonde mercenary Herman drew his sword in his left hand, and in his right hand, he removed the battle axe on his back, and his weapon pointed low to the ground, looking indifferently at the Spartan warrior opposite.

The left sword and the right axe is a two-handed combat method popular in northern Holstein. Because of the strength of his right hand, he holds an axe that is good for chopping, and his left hand is dexterous, so he uses a long sword that is convenient for stabbing.

Agesilaus was the equipment of the Spartan heavy infantry, with a sword in his right hand and a shield in his left.

The two men faced each other in position, and their weapons quickly collided with each other as the order to begin the battle began.

Attacking and parrying, Agosilaus's right arm suddenly exerted force, only to feel that the opponent's strength was also rapidly increasing, and for a while, the two were actually evenly matched.

Agosilaus burst into a shout, his weapon pressed down and staggered with the opponent, his steps retreated, his mouth slightly numb, and the grip of the hilt of his sword was cold.

He stepped forward again, swinging his shield. Herman made a backward jump, dodging his shield swing while the axe slashed down in the face.

Agosilaus raised his shield in his left hand and blocked a few slashes, and his long sword in his right hand stabbed rapidly, and was swept away by Herman's sword.

The two sides exchanged dozens of moves again, and neither side had a clear advantage.

"That's ......" The sharp-eyed Spartan warrior suddenly noticed that Agosilaus's right arm was trembling.

His fingers curled slightly, as if trying to grasp the hilt of his sword.

Herman on the other side still had a gloomy expression, and his face seemed to be covered with frost.

Wrong! It's a real frost!

The Spartans suddenly realized that Herman's hands were soaked, but not sweat from the strenuous exercise, and that the water was dripping from the weapon.

Near his sword and tomahawk, there was a faint white vapor - a droplet of water vapor in the air that quickly condensed when exposed to low temperatures.

The two of them swung their weapons again, and Agosilauth's shield trembled visibly, and the hand holding the shield was bruised by the cold metal grip.

Herman swung his axe in his right hand and slashed several times with a violent swing. Agosilaus carried the shield and struck two or three times with the axe, and the shield finally came out.

He hurriedly knelt on one knee, and raised his long sword in his right hand to block, but the next slash did not cut down.

Herman just stared at him gloomily, then put away his weapon.

Victory and defeat are clear.

The surrounding Spartans were in an uproar, for they saw that Agosilaus's hands were completely bruised, covered with droplets of water and tiny grains of frost.

"That's witchcraft!" Someone shouted.

"It's not witchcraft." Andrea said lightly, "This is an extraordinary ability, a frost ability of the same sequence as the snow monster on Mount Tegetus. ”

The Spartans fell silent. Even if you can accuse your opponent of using extraordinary abilities in a duel, can you still force the snow monsters on the mountain not to use abilities?

If you can't beat it, you can't beat it, there's nothing to quibble.

"The Iron Cross Mercenary Regiment, isn't it a Western Catholic Church?" Another king of Sparta, Lysander, spoke, "Is it now also allowed to be transcendent?" ”

"His Majesty Otto has issued the Decree of Valpga, declaring that the existence of the Transcendent can be justified and legitimate, as long as it is duly registered by the local lord." Andrea's answer was very ingenious.

According to the Valpuga Decree, the Transcendent was legal as long as it was registered, but what about before the decree was issued?

Could it be that these 20 transcendents in your group only started collecting recipe materials and drinking medicine after the decree? Were they all ordinary people before the decree was issued?

The Spartan Kings are not stupid, of course, they understand that this is the Iron Cross Mercenary Regiment secretly hiding members of the Transcendental, and now because of Valpga's decree, they are allowed to come out and appear.

Continuing in this direction, they offered to "help" clean up the snow monsters on Mount Tegetus, which may also have the purpose of collecting materials for the "Frost" sequence, and as for negotiating terms and signing a contract with the Spartans, it was just to extort an extra sum of money.

For the Spartans, of course, it was impossible to accept such conditions.

Even if you ask for help from the mages of Olin City, you can replace the employment fee with spiritual materials, and by the way, deepen the diplomatic relationship between them! This group of mercenaries broke into Sparta's territory, wanted to kill the Spartan monsters, and asked the Spartans to pay?

Are you kidding!

The two kings of Sparta had a gloomy face, and were about to take a tougher stance to refuse, when they saw Rudasius walk in through the crowd.

Rudasius, a mercenary from Cyprus who later joined the city-state of Sparta.

Since he is not a native and has little to do with the elders and nobles in the Council of Elders, plus his strength is okay and his character is good, so it is logical that he has become the confidant of Kapsos, one of the two kings.

So Kapsos motioned for him to come.

Rudasius whispered a few words in his ear beside the king, and Castsos's expression immediately changed subtly.

The king next to him, Lysander, was a little far away, and he couldn't really hear it, but he faintly heard three words.

The Land of Dragons.

Achilles.

Master of weapons.

Achilles, the legendary hero who bathed in the River Styx, is not an uncommon surname in Cirius.

In the city-state of Sparta in the Second Age, there was a clan of kings, also surnamed Achilles.

However, when it comes to "Achilles of the Dragon Country", of course, there is only that Eastern bloodline weapon master family.

"Andrea of the Iron Cross Mercenaries." "The Spartans can solve their own problems, and you mercenary groups don't bother. ”

"Huh." Andrea laughed.

Before coming here, the Iron Cross Mercenaries had already investigated the situation of the transcendents in Sparta, and knew that they were not able to deal with the snow monsters at all.

Therefore, Kapsos's statement was regarded by Andrea as a kind of "refusal to get off the stage" and a "repayment on the spot" of his "sky-high price".

"Your Majesty, you don't have to refuse so quickly." Andrea continued to throw out the next bargaining chip, "As the most prestigious mercenary group in the continent, our Iron Cross's experience in dealing with mutations is incomparable to those Olin City mages. ”

"The terms of the contract can be negotiated, but the most important thing for now is to lock the snow monster in Mount Tegutes first. Otherwise, even if you go to Orin City for help, it will take four days to go back and forth, and during this time, the snow monsters will wreak havoc on the Laconian plain, causing many casualties to the Spartans? ”

"Your Excellency Andrea." Kapsus interrupted his ramblings, "Have you ever heard of the name 'Azure Sword'?" ”

The Sword of Azure? Andrea was stunned for a moment.

This name sounds familiar, is it the name of some legendary weapon?