As a fortress city, Cologne Fort is undoubtedly very powerful, and today, the players of the Black Tulip Brigade finally have an intuitive impression of this strength.

The number of players in the entire convoy did not exceed two hundred, but the two knight groups, one on the left and one on the right, were ten times as large, and from the player's point of view, they could only see that the vast number of knights who could not see the end surrounded them, and where they could not see, there was a steady stream of knights joining them.

Although there are many LV12 riders, it is also very easy to see LV14 and above and even LV16 knights. Pull all the players out of Cologneburg, and I'm afraid they'll all be wiped out in a quarter of an hour.

The forces were facing each other, and the tense air silenced all the players. At this moment, players can understand that the protagonist of this world is still an NPC after all.

The knights on both sides were clustered around the convoy and slowly surging, no one spoke or commanded, and the knights marched in a loose and unmessy formation, like two unstoppable torrents. In the middle are the players who can't help themselves and are trembling.

The two men, representing the highest authority in Cologneburg, finally met at the front of the convoy.

To the north is the lord of Cologneburg, Marquis of Brit Vi Corotan Sayer. He is one of the largest lords in the southern part of the Knights, and the Knights of Saya, under his command, are also the largest noble knights in the south.

To the south is the representative of the Knights of Gavia, Grand Master and Acting of the King's Will, the titular Supreme Commander of the Cologne Legion, the General of Cologneburg, the Flag Knight Sir Victora Palon.

Around them, they are all Sequoia Knights, elites above LV16, and there is even no shortage of super-ranks. This is a force that current players simply can't get involved in.

The knights on both sides stopped slowly, then stopped on either side of the road, silent.

Influenced by them, the knights on either side of the convoy also stopped, turned their horses, and turned their heads towards each other. The horses were panting and digging the soil with their hooves restlessly, and they were already feeling the smell of war.

During this process, the knights barely shouted or talked, only the sound of armor and weapons colliding, and the solemn atmosphere was unpleasant.

And Julien, who had already known him, ordered the convoy to stop.

The Marquis of Sayer glanced at Sir Paron, although the two were equal in status, but from the standpoint of the noble, a Sir could not let him take it seriously. He had enough confidence to ignore the opposite group of knights, even if the opponent was a national knight.

Marquis Sayer hooked his finger and motioned to the man behind him, and immediately a knight rode out, but instead of targeting the National Knights, he trotted along the road to the convoy of warriors.

"Convey the orders of the ruler of Cologneburg, Lord Marquis of Sayer!" The Redwood Knight grabbed the reins and shouted, "Who is the leader of the Warlords?" ”

"I am." Julien had no stage fright, and was in the middle of the storm, but he smiled as usual, jumped out of the carriage, straightened his clothes, and saluted the Redwood Knight, "Lord Eroken, don't come unharmed?" ”

It was the Knights of the Redwoods of Eroken, who had dealt with him on his return from the last expedition, and as a close confidant of the Marquis of Sayer, his experience with the Black Tulip Brigade made the Marquis of Sayer choose to make him a legend.

However, Eroken had no intention of dealing with these warriors, nor did he pay attention to Julion's familiar greetings, but said with a straight face: "The merciful Marquis of Sayer orders you to hand over what you are carrying, and let you pass this place safely. ”

Julien didn't care about Eloken's attitude, and he wouldn't change his mind because of a word.

"I'm sorry, Lord Eroken." Julien bowed slightly and said, not caring about the killing intent in Eloken's eyes.

"It's not a wise choice to refuse the Marquis's kindness!" Eroken said coldly.

Julien smiled, straightened up and looked into Eloken's eyes, and said without showing weakness: "The Black Tulip Brigade has no intention of getting involved in the battle of the nobles, and for the warlords, no position is our biggest position. ”

"In that case, you should understand that handing over your things and protecting yourself is the best way to protect your fighters!" Eroken's eyes narrowed dangerously, and he thought that the warrior in front of him was teasing him.

"No, no, no." Julien shook his head, "I think you probably got one thing wrong - the Black Tulip Brigade accepted this commission without any preset position, and it must be delivered to the target without any preset position, and once the delivery target is artificially transferred in the process, it shows that we have chosen a position, which is not in line with the principle of the warlord, so please allow me to refuse!" ”

"So...... Are you determined to stand against the Marquis?! Eroken's face grew more and more unkind.

Julien laughed, waved his hand and said, "Of course not, maybe I didn't make it clear, I mean - the Black Tulip Brigade took this commission from the Cologne nobles without any preconceived position, and as for what the Cologne nobles' position is, it doesn't mean anything to us warriors." The nobles of Cologneburg told us to give things to whomever we wanted, whether it was the Marquis of Sayer or any other nobleman, we only listened to the orders of one voice. But now—"

Julien pointed to the two knightly orders that were in tension, and continued: "There are two voices in Cologneburg, and it will be contrary to the neutrality of the warlords if I hand over things to any of you here, which is not what we want to see, and it is also contrary to the "Neutrality of the Warlords" signed by the two Majesties. ”

As soon as these words came out, Marquis Sayer, who had always regarded the Black Tulip Brigade as air, couldn't help but glance at Julien with some surprise, and General Colomberg looked at Julien who was talking with a meaningful look in his eyes, not knowing what he was thinking.

"Therefore, in order to abide by the principle of neutrality of the war officer, the Black Tulip Brigade will not voluntarily hand over the commission to anyone, until the nobles of Cologneburg give us an order - with one voice!" After Julien finished speaking, he clasped his hands on his chest, took two steps back, leaned against the side of the carriage, and looked at the Eroken Sequoia Knight, who couldn't help but want to draw his sword, with a smile on his face, as if he didn't have any worries about the situation in front of him.

Julien, who was once among African warlords, is naturally familiar with this way of survival in the gap between forces, and compromise and retreat will not make the Black Tulip Brigade safer, and the temporary stability will eventually turn into a quagmire from which people will never recover.

If you want to gain a firm foothold in the complex political environment, you must first show your own value, blindly show your toughness or no bottom line concession will not bring a good end, in some places to make a slight concession, but in other places to draw a red line to show that you are not without a bottom line, this can remove yourself from the center of the conflict, and at the same time not completely away from the conflict to turn yourself into dispensable waste, so as to obtain the greatest benefits.

Julien's words undoubtedly achieved this effect.