''Chapter Seventy-Eight: The Origin of the Kuba Legion''
''Hello, sir.'' Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ļ½ļ½ļ½Uļ½Eć The man strode into the room, dressed in a neat uniform (but with some signs removed, his sword on his hand, looking at us with a smile on his face, and giving a gentle Subic military salute. ''Who?'' Mei Long stood up, directly pulled out a sword, and glared angrily. ''Don't be nervous. The man smiled and took his hand away and took a step back, exuding an aura similar to or even stronger than Mei Long's. At this time, two people whose strength was estimated to be a high-level warrior also walked in and stood behind that person. ''I'm here with a friendly purpose, you don't have to be so nervous. Speaking of which, they all put away their momentum, and he officially introduced himself.
"I am Khoyad, the general of the vanguard corps of the Kuba regiment, and I have come by order of our commander of the Kuba regiment" to "greet" you, and once again I express to you the respect from our regiment. He saluted me again, but I was not satisfied, and I was very unhappy with this kind of tough behavior. But I can't attack directly, I suspect that this guy's strength may have reached the realm of a combat master, and although Varna can stop him, I can't risk it.
"Very well, thank you for your kindness, sending people to us to cause trouble, and killing many of us, I will never forget the "friendly" behavior of your army. I sarcastically said.
''Yes, we did it, and we'll admit, it's causing you a lot of trouble. '''Hoyard nodded, showing a strange smile: ''But this proves your strength even more, otherwise we wouldn't be sitting here negotiating with you.'' There were a lot of thorns in his words, full of tactful threats, and I hated the feeling, but I had to endure it first.
''Well, I wonder if our strength satisfies the Legion?'' Or were you planning to use force against us? I asked directly.
''I don't rule it out, but not anymore.'' You can tackle our best Scout Squad, and with our understanding of the news, we are amazed by your strength. Hoyard replied lightly, though his words were really uneasy.
''Alright, let's get straight to the point!'' What are you going to do? ''I saw Mei Long's gesture to me, and I didn't want to talk nonsense with him.
''We have two things we want to talk to you about, of course, before that we want to redeem our warriors, and we are willing to compensate you for the damage caused. '''He said.
''I can let people go, and I will never take compensation lightly.'' Alright, let's get down to business. I told him my request in all seriousness, and at the same time my heart became more and more unhappy.
''First, we need holy water, a lot of holy water. We are willing to pay the price of the alliance to buy holy water. He said, holding out his finger.
''No problem. ''I agreed, for my current lack of money, gold coins are the first place. Besides, selling to anyone is selling, and selling to the Legion can also help contain the Alliance forces, not only will their threat to us decrease, but they will also be in greater demand! It's cruel, but that's how business is done, aren't we and the alliance calculating each other?
''Very well, we need a lot of holy water, but that's going to come back to that after we've discussed the second question.'' Hoyard looked a little surprised to see me agree, but soon their surprise turned into a smile of greater satisfaction.
''Second. He put away his smile and paused. ''We want you to join forces with us, break off trade with the Alliance, and join us in the war with the Alliance!'' āā
''Unless I'm dead!'' Mayor Mario, who had been sitting next to him and drinking tea without speaking, heard this and threw the teacup directly at Hoyard's face. ''Smack! The cup exploded a few centimeters in front of Hoyad, as if it had been shattered by a bullet.
''Why bother, Mario, we're not going to attack here.'' Hoyard still sat there, speaking lightly to the mayor.
''Hoyard, you are my old friend, you should know my temper, if you are going to wage an all-out war against the Alliance, I will kill you now!'' Mayor Mare stood up and smashed the sturdy solid wood table in two with a single punch.
''Come on, Mario, old friend, you can see that I have now broken through to the Battle Master, and you are no match for me now. Hoyad also stood up, his body bursting out, and cracks appeared on the stone floor under his feet.
''Do you want to try what it's like to burn in flames?'' I can satisfy you. Mayor Mario looked cold for the first time, and his hand reached into his breast pocket.
''Looks like you've been carrying it with you since we came.'' ''Hoyard looked at the mayor and frowned. ''Why bother Mario?'' If you and your wife want to live a peaceful life, we can also give it to you, we don't move a single wheat here, just let this land change its owner, you don't need this. āā
''Hoyard, I thought so at first, but look at what Adamman (Kuba's name, Kuba is a surname) did to his people! The mayor was basically already roaring: "His idea has failed, his plan has no chance of success, but he still has no end to exploiting his people and expanding his army, I can't imagine what would happen if he controlled the whole alliance, and he would have hundreds of thousands of people buried for his revival!" Don't you understand? I wish there was peace, but you are bringing disaster! āā
Huo Yad was silent for a few seconds, and his momentum gradually subsided, and finally, he shook his head helplessly: "We have no choice, we also need resources, manpower and territory now, the alliance can't give it to us, we have to get it ourselves!" And it's our last chance to go back......''
Both of them fell silent, and I didn't interject.
''Helping who is Mr. Lee's right, I have no power to stop. Eventually, the mayor sat down with a sigh, and I saw that at the edge of the staircase, a piece of her skirt was quickly retracted.
''Good. So, Mr. Lee, how will you decide? Hoyard sat down again, smiling.
''Why should I help you?'' I asked.
"We'll take all the profits that the alliance brings to you, and we'll place more orders." What's more, we'll give you a lot of land, and you and your friend Fangzi will get the whole city of Mondona! The alliance will not give you such benefits. ''Huo Yade's price is very high, and he also piggybacks on Fang Zi, which is both a solicitation and a hint, after all, they are much closer to Fang Zi than me.
''I've got to think about it, I need time.'' I thought for a moment and gave him an answer.
"Yes, we need time too, please think carefully about what the alliance can't give you." In three days we will visit your city and deliver a ransom to your satisfaction and a sum of money for holy water, and I will take my leave. Hoyard also seemed to know that I could not give him a clear answer now, and got up to leave.
''Finally, we and the alliance are both for our own interests, so why not choose the one with the greatest interests?'' With that, the three of them left the mayor's house. The butler looked at the broken table and sighed, and silently cleaned it up.
''I'm sorry, Lee, I hope the situation didn't make you feel too bad. The mayor leaned back in his chair and smiled apologetically at me.
''It's fine. I shook my head, I was a little confused by the dramatic scene of the novel just now, but with Meron and Varna around, I wasn't too worried about my personal safety. But the mayor's actions made me admire them very much. ''What the hell is going on?'' Why are they suddenly going to war with the Alliance? Suspicious, I asked the mayor.
''It seems that you and Miss Fang Zi have broken the balance, my friend. The mayor sighed, very helpless.
''The relationship between the Legion and the Alliance has been good and bad, but in general there is a constraint. The three cities of the alliance have a special magic array that has a very strong suppression power on high-level professionals, which makes the top combat power of the legion unable to have the original effect. The strength of the legion was also greatly weakened after the war of that year, and the soldiers in the back were not much better than the bandits, and the legion did not have enough population and tax territory to support too many troops. Therefore, although it has a clear advantage in weapons and elite combat power, it has never been able to eat the entire alliance at once. Both sides can also maintain restraint under the threat of the Subic Kingdom, otherwise both sides will definitely be annexed by the Kingdom. However, things are different now. ''The mayor looked at me:
''You have shown yourself to the entire Alliance, and the two of you together can stand against the entire Alliance. Moreover, the effect of holy water is also very powerful, not only the recovery effect is excellent, but also has great benefits for the cultivation of professionals. If the Legion receives the aid of your troops, plus the support of the Holy Water, the already loose and weak alliance will simply fall, and the alliance will become the territory of the legion. At this point, the mayor sighed, "I'm a member of the Legion, and I'm not against it, but Koopa has gone too far. Defeating Subic has become his lifelong obsession, and in the past few years, he has expanded his army at all costs, constantly harassed the alliance, and constantly promoted ideas that were outdated ten years ago, and he was determined to rely on this land to fight against the kingdom. But I know that that will only bring the destruction of the Alliance! āā
''Should I stop him?'' Looking at the mayor who was sighing constantly, I tried to ask.
''I don't know. ''The mayor shook his head. ''I don't even know if I'm doing it right......''
''You're doing the right thing, Bieber. A voice rang out, and I looked up to see the mayor's wife, dressed in a splendid dress, slowly descending the stairs, looking at the pattern of the clothes and ornaments, which I believe were worn by the lady when she was still an earl.
''Biber, my dear. The mayor's wife came over and sat down beside him. ''You're first there to protect me, then you're here for the town, and then you've been secretly helping the Alliance maintain its relationship with the Legion. You've done a lot for our people, and now we're going to do something for the Adamanans, don't let them perish, okay? Whispering, Madame stroked the mayor's cheek, and the mayor's spirit reinvigorated, and his eyes were full of power.
''Yes, my friend. The mayor sat up straight and looked at me with a solemn expression: "My friend, whether you are doing me a favor, for the people of the Alliance, or for the inviolability of your territory in the future, please help us and save the Legion, okay?" āā
I looked into Mayor Mare's eyes, and I knew we both had the answer in our hearts.
''Delight, my friend. I stood up and replied with a smile.
The mayor and his wife both stood up and saluted us with a reassuring smile.
''Thank you, thank you really, friend. āā