The streets and alleys were littered with fingerless men.

They can't be producers, they can't make social wealth, they don't have women interested in them, and they can't talk about marriage.

In other words, they can't even bear the most basic responsibilities of being a man and reproducing.

This battle will continue to be fought......

Conversely, can we do the same against giants?

This question is so funny that the Marquis of Savitin can only shake his head and smile bitterly———— the war has been fought until now, and the other kingdoms have not been mentioned, just talking about the kingdom of the Lord, from beginning to end, not a single living giant has been caught, only the corpses of some giants who have died in battle.

None of the giants surrendered on their own initiative.

Maybe......

A terrible thought popped into the mind of the Marquis of Savitin!

It was only for a split second that he immediately pressed the thought down.

But the more you try to control it and not think about it, the more it grows like a stubborn weed, desperate to break through the pressure of dirt and stones, and grow upwards through narrow crevices.

The sound of artillery from a distance became more and more intense, and just as the Marquis of Savitin was undecided, the adjutant ran in from outside, panting, and said eagerly: "My lord, those giants have attacked. ”

The Marquis was shocked: "They started attacking?" ”

The adjutant nodded nervously: "Their cannons are too fierce, the northern wall has been shattered, and more than a third of the part may collapse at any time." All the fortifications we had set up in the north were completely destroyed, and the forward positions could no longer be held. ”

"Don't panic!" The marquis forced himself to calm down and asked seriously: "What about the casualties?" ”

"We lost at least 20,000 people." The adjutant raised his hand to wipe the sweat oozing from his forehead, and his face looked pale: "The main position is in charge of the Saxons, and their losses are greater." ”

The Marquis of Savidin continued to ask, "The Northern Giants rushed in?" ”

"No, not what you think." The adjutant knew that his words had caused the marquis to misunderstand, and quickly explained: "All casualties are due to shelling. The gods were on top, and the cannonballs fired by the giants would explode, and many people did not have time to escape, and died directly on the ground. ”

"You mean, they were all blown up?" The Marquis froze, and a look of disbelief appeared in the depths of his eyes, which then turned to fear.

"Yes." The adjutant replied in the affirmative.

Marquis Savidin couldn't help but gasp.

He fell into a long silence.

The adjutant stood still and looked at him, not even daring to come out of the atmosphere.

After a long time, the Marquis of Savidin finally made up his mind.

He took a deep breath, and his face showed unprecedented determination: "Rahman, you go and gather the guards, get ready, and we'll set off after dark." ”

The adjutant was surprised, this was completely different from the reaction he imagined the marquis should have, so he nodded subconsciously and asked suspiciously, "My lord, where are you going?" ”

"Go talk to the giants of the North." The Marquis of Savitin did not hide a secret in front of his henchmen: "The war has been going on until now, and it is no longer in our interests. It turns out that the northern giants are not as savage as we think. They are about as civilized as we are, and in some ways even higher than us. ”

"Will the Giants accept your request for negotiation?" The adjutant thought it was incredible.

"How do you know if you don't try it?" The Marquis sighed: "There are not many options in front of us. This may be an opportunity. Success or not, it's a decision I make...... Execute the order! ”

……

At night, the dragon camp.

Tianhao sat on a chair, looked down, and looked at the Marquis of Savidin standing in front of him.

The costume of the Kingdom of the Lord is distinctive, and it is distinctly different from that of the Vikings, Saxons, the Rhine, the Plantagenet and the Holy See. The white wrap must be made of fine cotton, and more advanced is silk. Men's boleros are tighter and expose the belly underneath. It is cooler to dress in this way, because the climate of the region where the kingdom of the Lord is located is hot. It's just that such clothes are full of malice towards fat people. Without abs, there is no so-called masculinity.

The Marquis is a burly man, and his height of nearly two meters is already standing out from the crowd in the eyes of ordinary people, reaching the level that he must look up to. However, this advantage was gone in front of Tianhao, and he felt that he was completely forced to raise his head, and he had to smile politely, hypocritically, and even flatteringly, so that he could gain some favor from the young king of giants in front of him, so as not to order his head to be cut off before he could express his intentions.

With the guards waving the white flag, he took advantage of the gap between artillery fire to avoid the frontal battlefield from the path, and made a detour to the outside of the camp of the northern giants. Marquis Savidin thought that he had shown enough sincerity and caution, but he didn't know that he had just left the Dragon Lock Pass when he was discovered by the dragon scouts lurking on the outskirts of the battlefield. If it weren't for the fact that this small force had held the white flag from beginning to end and had not shown the threat it should have, the Marquis would have been at least a lifeless corpse, if not a prisoner at this moment.

Looking up, the Marquis of Savidin felt that his heart was filled with too many uncertainties and panic. The previously typed draft did not work in the slightest. The northern giants are indeed a highly intelligent race, and the key is that they do not understand each other...... According to the idea of the Marquis of Savitin, the communication between the two sides can be done by gestures. What's more, the members of his guard are excellent and talented in languages. As long as there is enough time, simple communication should not be a problem.

Tianhao, who is more than three meters tall, can bring a sense of oppression to the Marquis of Savidin even when he sits on a chair. The fear in the Marquis's heart was not unreasonable. He felt like he was facing a behemoth, and he was the kind that could open his mouth and swallow himself at any moment. Although many facts suggest that the "giant eats man" is just an unfounded legend, there is still a sense of tension that he is in a dangerous environment.

"Your Excellency...... Excellency...... "The Marquis ...... three words in succession with the nature of an honorific title. At the same time, he gestured, trying to make the other person understand as much as possible. It's just that his movements are clumsy, and he looks like a bear who has not been systematically trained in the circus, and cannot succeed in any program, such as stepping on a ball or drilling a fire ring.

Tianhao looked at the marquis patiently, and after a few minutes, when he saw the sweat oozing from the other party's face full of thick beards, and when his panicked and nervous expression began to tend to despair, he smiled slightly, raised his hand and made a gentle downward pressing motion, and asked lightly: "What do you want to talk to me?" ”

Very standard English, in the words of the ancient civilization, is "the word is correct and round".

The Marquis of Savitin froze. He couldn't help but open his mouth wide, and his face was full of shock. After a long time, he covered his chest with his hands in disbelief, felt his heart beating rapidly, and muttered to himself: "Lord...... You, you can actually speak our language? ”

Tianhao smiled contemptuously: "What's so difficult about this. It's just a few letters strung together, and with the time and effort you put in, anything will be easy. ”

The Marquis of Savidin felt that his logical thinking had been completely turned upside down in the last few seconds. Although it was only a few short conversations, it was enough to prove that the young giant in front of him was extraordinary. The marquis controlled his excitement, respectfully saluted Tianhao, and asked seriously, "I'm sorry, may I ask...... What should I call it? ”

Yun Kai, the leader of the Praetorian Guard, stood next to the throne, he received a glance from Tian Hao, and said a majestic voice to the marquis: "This is our great Lord Regent. ”

Yun Kai is a trainee of short-term English courses. Tianhao demanded that all officials above the middle level receive language training for a simple reason: if you want to better deal with your enemies, you must understand them.

Regent?

The muscles on the Marquis of Savitin's face twitched slightly, and he praised the Lord countless times in his heart———— this time he really came to the right place, and he made the right bet.

He knelt on one knee: "Your Highness, thank you for giving me the opportunity to speak your request. My name is Savitin, and I am the Marquis of the Kingdom of the Holy Lord. ”

For the next hour or so, it was the time for the Marquis de Savitin's personal performance. He kept his narrative as simple as possible, focusing on the feud between the Kingdom of God and the other four kingdoms and the Holy See, as well as his attitude towards war and the giants of the north.

Tianhao listened quietly and did not speak.

Because of the multiple relationships between religious beliefs, living customs, and regional interests, the Kingdom of the Lord is actually an outlier on the southern continent. Needless to say, the difference between the Lord and the Holy Lord is that on more than one occasion in the matter of cavalry mounts, the Kingdom of the Lord has been ridiculed and ridiculed in public by the nobles of other kingdoms. The reason is simple———— there were too many camels in Lord's country, so cavalry was formed on the basis of animals that usually walked slowly, but were equally explosive.

As long as they have combat effectiveness, there is no difference between camel cavalry and horse cavalry. It's like the proverb of an ancient civilization: spears and clubs are both weapons and can be used to kill.

"We don't want to fight." The Marquis of Savitin did not have the slightest aristocular pretense, and his posture was very low, even humble: "We were fooled from the beginning. The Pope lied to us. He sent emissaries claiming that he could take the Suolong Pass, threatening our king to send a large army to form a joint force. Dear Highness, this is not what we really think. The Lord can testify that we are coerced, that we are a peace-loving nation and that we have never intended to be your enemy. ”

Tianhao sneered in his heart, but his face did not show the slightest. His fingers flicked lightly on the armrest of the chair, and he asked with a smile, "...... Stress? ”

"The gods we worship are not the Lord, but the Lord." The Marquis of Savidin hurriedly explained: "This alone has created irreconcilable contradictions between us and other countries, and wars have broken out all year round. I'm really not lying, we are in hostile relations with them, not friends, and even less allies. ”

There was no emotional fluctuation on Tianhao's calm face, and his tone was indifferent, mixed with a faint sneer: "You are the commander of this war in the Lord's Country, and you and your army have crossed the Lock Dragon Pass and entered our territory. This is a fact that no one can deny. Hehe...... And now you tell me that you were coerced? ”

"We are willing to compensate for this." The Marquis of Savitine reacted quickly. He had been mentally prepared for ———— if the giant had been magnanimous, the situation would have been much better than he had imagined. If the giants take a tough stance, then they should admit it. As long as you bow your head and admit defeat and offer adequate compensation, many things can be discussed.

Tianhao's cold face softened slightly, but he still maintained enough majesty: "Say it, I'll listen." ”

"The kingdom of the Lord will form an alliance with you, Your Highness, against all the followers of the Holy Lord." Marquis Savitin did not hesitate for a second, and directly threw out what he thought was the most tempting alliance conditions.

Tianhao waited for nearly half a minute, but did not hear the following.

"This is what you call compensation?" His voice was cold again.

The muscles on the Marquis of Savitin's face stiffened. He suddenly found that things had exceeded his previous imagination, the young giant king was by no means an easy guy to fool, and the other party had a great appetite.

"All the spoils of this war will be yours. I will lead the army to fight in concert and help you, Your Highness, get more prisoners. "This condition is already very good in the eyes of the Marquis of Savitin.

"That's not enough." Tianhao doesn't like to procrastinate, especially now that it's a time of war, and although Savedin has expressed his willingness to form an alliance on behalf of the Lord's Kingdom, he doesn't have a good impression of these two-faced guys, so he says bluntly: "You must make reparations for the invasion!" Five hundred tons of gold, one hundred thousand tons of silver, which is an indispensable monetary compensation. In addition, you must hand over 200,000 heads of cattle and sheep, 100,000 tons of cotton, and 100,000 tons of grain. ”

The Marquis of Savitin raised his head suddenly, and a strong sense of crisis surged up in his heart: "This is impossible. This...... That's too much. ”

"Not much at all." Tianhao didn't give him a chance to think about it, and sneered unceremoniously: "I broke into someone else's house without permission and wreaked havoc, and when I found that the master came back and couldn't beat him, I wanted to change my position from a robber to a policeman." The idea is good, and I am willing to accept you to change your ways. But either way, you have to accept punishment for your previous mistakes. ”

"There are more than a billion people in the kingdom of God, and this little bit of gold and silver is nothing to you. Whether it is cattle, sheep, cotton, or grain, the amount that this king wants is only a drop in the bucket for you. ”

The Marquis of Savitin felt some sweat on his back, and his clothes felt uncomfortable sticking to his skin. He tried his best to defend: "But ......"

"Nothing." Tianhao interrupted him again: "Reparations or war, you choose." In fact, personally, I admire your courage and insight. There are not many nobles as capable as you, and you are really thinking at the national level. That's why I didn't ask for more. Otherwise, this king would not want this number, but at least ten times more than what he has just said. ”