Wren had been secretly observing with his soul eye while Nahazi was talking.

The centaur chief apparently didn't tell the whole truth.

There are more than 30,000 centaurs in the Zhuoken tribe, and as long as they are adults, both men and women are brave and good warriors, at least equivalent to the first-class transcendents of human beings.

Among them, the best ones have reached the second and third levels, and there are not a few mid-level centaur warriors.

With the combat effectiveness of the centaurs, the 200,000 taxes are evenly apportioned, and each centaur only needs to pay less than seven gold shields, which may be a little difficult, but it is definitely not as exaggerated as Nahaqi said.

He's just using this excuse to ask for benefits.

Emilys has been dealing with the Drakken tribe for more than ten years, so she naturally knows this very well, but she now needs a centaur army to go on the expedition, and she can't refuse it outright.

But you can't say yes easily.

Her face showed a little displeasure, and said: "Nahaqi, we have already agreed before, after recovering Kangatro, we can carve out a territory for the Zhuoken tribe, make you the lord, and use the territory as the backing to help you sit on the throne of Khan." I never ask about Kas's payment of taxes to Pallas Floating City, and you need to solve it yourself. ”

"Yes, Your Highness. Nahaqi's long face showed a wry smile, "If it is 100,000 gold shields, I don't dare to open my mouth to His Highness, but the tax has doubled......"

He paused, and said meaningfully: "The tribe handed over 200,000 gold shields, which will inevitably affect the weapons and equipment of the clansmen, and the combat effectiveness will decline. However, His Highness is going to recover Kangatro this year, and I am afraid of delaying His Highness's plan, so I can only be cheeky and ask for help. ”

The centaur chief looked like she was completely thinking about Emilys.

His expression was very earnest.

If it weren't for the Soul Eye, Wren would have been tricked into thinking that the Drakken tribe was really in trouble.

He thought about it for a while, but did not speak out to expose Nahaqi's scheming.

Now it is Emilys who wants the Drakken tribe to send troops, and exposing Nahaqi's lies will not do any good, but will only increase tensions between the two sides and affect the cooperative relationship.

Emily also took this into account and could only compromise.

"Well, let's not take this as an example. She stared at the centaur chief and asked directly, "What do you need?" money or equipment?"

Nahaqi's eyes flashed with imperceptible victory, and he stretched out three fingers, "Your Highness, can you give the tribe 300,000 gold shields?"

Emily raised her eyebrows, and she was about to have a seizure.

The money clearly exceeded her expectations.

The Zhuoken tribe not only transferred the taxes paid to themselves, but also asked for an extra 100,000 gold shields, is it true that the treasures of the Zhuogenburg family are inexhaustible?

"Your Highness," Nahaqi hurriedly explained, "I don't just say it casually, the warriors of the tribe really need this money now, first, to appease people's hearts, if someone dies in Kangatro, to comfort their families, and second, I am ready to purchase a high-quality scimitar and longbow to improve the strength of the warriors and better recover the kingdom for His Highness." ”

Emilys grimaced, not believing his words.

She provided resources to the Zhuoken tribe every year, and for more than ten years, the total amount of gold shields invested was two or three million gold shields.

Without this huge sum, there would have been no rise of the Drakken tribe.

Raise soldiers for a thousand days, and use soldiers for a while.

However, when it came time to really need the help of the Drakken tribe, Nahaqi's performance disappointed her, almost blatantly blackmailing.

300,000 gold is not much, she can easily take it out.

But this money reveals the true face of Nahaqi, the allegiance of the past years is only an illusion, the centaur chief will never be resigned, he has his own ambitions and ambitions. When the centaur army landed in Congatro, she doubted that she would be able to control them, and if she lured the wolf into the house, even if she recovered Congatro, it would be a disaster.

The decision to support the Drakken tribe back then did not seem very wise now.

Emily's soul changes color, and her mind fluctuates.

Her face is not good-looking.

Nahazi seemed to be nervous on the surface, waiting for Emilys' promise, but in fact, his emotions were very calm, and he was obviously confident, knowing that he had settled on the other party.

Wren still didn't speak, now was not the time to tear his face.

Emilys also figured out the cause and effect, and finally agreed, "Okay, I'll give you the 300,000 gold guilders." But I only have 100,000 gold guilders on me now, and when your 5,000 centaur warriors reach the docks north of Hightok, the remaining 200,000 gold guilders will be in your hands. ”

The golden shield she carried with her actually had more than 500,000 yuan, but she would not be stupid enough to pay it all.

A hand must be kept as a precaution.

Nahaqi was stunned for a moment, his soul turned red and flashed, but there was a grateful expression on his face, and he said directly: "Thank you for your support, the centaur warriors will definitely arrive at the dock in time to board the ship after receiving the order." ”

"It's a deal. ”

Emilys reached out and high-fived him, and Nahazi also swore an oath in the name of the god of hunting, and then took out a hundred thousand gold guilders and handed them to him.

After talking about things, the atmosphere in the tent relaxed.

Nahazi showed a hearty side, constantly persuading him to drink, and speaking humorously, even the red bronze dragon Galadros was attracted to him, and occasionally spoke to him a few words. He was very good at observing words and feelings, and found that Wren didn't want to talk to him too much, and he couldn't be sure, so he wasn't overly enthusiastic, but he didn't snub either.

Sindara had a cold face and didn't say a word.

Emilys remembered Wren's words just now, and pretended to ask casually, "Nahazy, what's the situation with that airship outside? Which wizard from Pallas Floating City is on it?"

"There are several wizards on the airship. ”

Nahaqi didn't think it was a secret, and replied easily: "Pallas regularly sends airships to collect taxes, it is said that there are four or five in total, and the wizards on the airships are also changing all the time, we are just a centaur tribe, where dare to ask the origin of the wizard." ”

There was a bit of yearning in his eyes, I don't know if it was the power of the floating city or the power of the wizard, "This time it was a beautiful witch who claimed to be Lord Phyllis. ”

"Phyllis?"

An arrogant and domineering face appeared in front of Wren's eyes.

"Your Excellency Count knows Lord Phyllis?" Nahazy's face was stunned, and then he said with relief: "I almost forgot, Your Excellency the Count is from the Floating City of Wezeland, and it is normal for him to know Lord Wizard Pasla. ”

"I've met once before. Wren said lightly, "I'm very impressed with Phyllis. ”

"No wonder ......," Nahaqi continued, "In addition to Lord Phyllis, there is also a legendary wizard named Rokanan on the airship, but Lord Rokanan only appeared once, showed us the identity of Pallas Floating City, and then we never saw it. ”

He looked at Wren, "Your Excellency the Count, are you going to greet them?"

"No need. Wren shook his head, "I'm not familiar with them, and this time I came out to be a covert operation, and there are other things to do." ”

"I see. Nahaqi immediately understood, and did not say anything about the airship.

After a full meal, Emilys got up, declined Nahazy's offer to go out, and left the tent in a low-key manner.

The airship was also moored in an open field not far from the marquee.

Wren had been listening to the voices on the airship, and at this time, he saw several tall guards in red armor standing on the deck of the airship, patrolling the pedestrians passing under the airship.

They are the famous Red Flame Sword Guards.

Duke Redstone created the Psionic Branch, and also combined the Iron Guard with the Flame Demon Swordsman to cultivate the unique and extraordinary class of the Red Flame Sword Guard.

The Red Flame Sword Guard has both the defense of the Iron Guard and the attack power of the Demon Swordsman, but it requires a lot of resources, Demon Soul, Enchanted Armor, weapons, and also has a lot of requirements for talent.

As far as Wren knew, the number of Red Flame Sword Guards on the surface of Pallas Floating City had never exceeded five hundred.

When the wizards of Pallas traveled, they would always take the Red Flame Sword Guard with them.

It's almost standard for them.

Wren swept it with his soul eye, and several Red Flame Sword Guards on the airship deck all had the strength of a mid-level transcendent.

They fused four or five demon souls, each of whom had the same demon soul, and while possessing strong physical fitness, they also gained a flame affinity element, which was able to attach the fire element to the sword and burst its power. Aside from not being fast enough, it has no other drawbacks, and is much more powerful than the average transcendent.

The Red Flame Swordguard's Demon Soul Combo is Pallas's secret.

However, Wren saw through it at a glance, as long as he was willing, he could cultivate a batch of Red Flame Sword Guards when he turned around, but it was time-consuming and labor-intensive, and the cost performance was too low.

"Don't go near them. Wren whispered.

Emily understood and walked out of Cass camp as usual, without attracting the attention of the Red Flame Guards.

Wren didn't look at the airship, and a ball of iron the size of a finger appeared on his hand.

The iron pellet quickly deformed and elongated, turning into a small shuttle-like dart.

Wren passed by a centaur tent, blocking the view of the Red Flame Sword Guard on the airship, and with a flick of his fingers, the dart shot silently into the sky.

The dart sank into the air in the blink of an eye, and then fell again a few seconds later, slicing through a parabola and striking at the top of the airship's airbag with incredible precision. With the size of a dart, it is impossible to pierce the airbag, but it is tightly stuck on it and cannot be detached.

From beginning to end, no one noticed Wren's small movements.

As the group of four left the Droken tribe's camp of Cass, Emilys summoned the Phantom Warhorse, rode it, and soon disappeared into the grassland. Dozens of miles away from the camp, Galadros and Sindara took on their true dragon form and flew north with Wren and Emilys.

The Stano Mountains reappeared, and once they had crossed it, they would enter the territory of the orc tribe and head to the lair of the third dragon. TV debut

"Stop. Wren said suddenly.

Galadelos hovered high in the sky, and Sindara approached, and Emilys asked, "Wren, what's wrong?"

Wren looked back in the direction of the Drakken tribe and said softly, "You go to the deep mud swamp first, I have something to leave for a few days, and I will catch up later." ”