Compared with Frederick I, King Philip II of France spent more time preparing for Xiao Yan. The French king, who had lost face in Normandy, had just reached an agreement with the Archbishop of Tyre in Champagne to send troops to join the new Crusades in the coming days. Archbishop Tyre was joined by King Henry II of England, who also suffered a great loss of strength in the battle with the Knights of Punishment, in which a large number of English knights died. Neither the King of England nor the King of France could continue to fight under such circumstances, so they changed their previous attitude of mediation with the Archbishop of Tyre and immediately agreed to re-enlist their troops to Jerusalem.

Philip II, who wanted to save face through the Third Crusade, was very concerned about welcoming Xiao Yan, a foreign king named Parin, whose popularity in Europe was growing. The great battle with the Punishment Knights, the deeds of creating the "Land of Divine Punishment", and his powerful soldiers, all this alone gave him a halo of "glory". Philip II needed to clothe the French king with a layer of piety through his meeting with Xiao Yan.

However, no matter what Philip II thought, this king was always a little worse than Frederick I. Speaking of piety, I heard that after the fall of Jerusalem, Frederick I had already decided to organize a large army to Asia Minor on his own, without the need for a call from the Holy See. When it comes to influence, Paris in "Île-de-France" is not a little worse than Munich in the Holy Roman Empire. In terms of strength, the king of France had to think before and after even if he fought with his lord, and Frederick I had already achieved the monopoly of power.

On the whole, Philip II's greeting was not as good as he had hoped. Relatively. Xiao Yan was more active in this regard. In later negotiations with Frederick I. Xiao Yan and the emperor eventually reached a partial compromise. The dwarves and gray dwarves who originally belonged to Xiao Yan will have a large number of soldiers who have become emperors. However, the weapons and armor of these dwarves were all paid by Xiao Yan, and the emperor only paid for the food of these dwarves. In this way, Frederick I indirectly showed the outside world that the foreign king Parin had submitted to the emperor. Only courtiers who were effectively loyal to the emperor would behave like this.

At the same time, Frederick I allowed Xiao Yan to openly recruit soldiers in Linz. and agreed to hand over a large piece of land east of Linz to Xiao Yan for use. Anyway, the lords of this territory have never been loyal to the emperor, and taking the opportunity to sell personal favors is also a good choice for the emperor.

After completing this agreement, Xiao Yan left Lecaon and Calisto in Munich, where they would negotiate further with the emperor's courtiers to refine the details. Sylvia travels alone to Linz, where she is to take command of the coalition forces in Europe. It is likely that this coalition will explode in number in a short period of time, and this will happen even more if the news that Xiao Yan has found the Ark comes. A large number of European alien lives will leave everything behind to join the coalition. Even children will be involved in the fight. It was a very cruel decision, but compared to this. Destruction without even the slightest hope is clearly more cruel.

Although he is not yet a legend, but for his understanding of rules and laws, Xiao Yan is confident that he will not be worse than his will to be divided. Of course, the will to be divided out of the body is actually higher than his own level, which is probably unique in the history of the Awakened. The Young Awakened trusted his own judgment, and if Fryman decided to build the Ark, and time was pressing, then the branches of the Tree of the World in Paris would be the best choice. Not to mention anything else, in the real history of the real world, the other elven ruins have long since disappeared, but that branch did not finally die out until after Xiao Yan accessed, which is enough to show the strength of that branch. With ordinary ground materials, it is impossible to build an ark that can pass through the ocean of wills.

Xiao Yan did not show much enthusiasm for Philip II's outing, and his goal was not to get anything from Philip II. In other words, he never wanted anything from these European kings and nobles, and the interests of power and wealth were not attractive to him. It is this attitude of flying without asking for anything that can make him more detached.

"We hope that after the reconquest of Jerusalem has been completed, King Palin will continue to fight. France was willing to be a help to the restoration of the king of Parin. ”

After a moment of greetings, Philip II minted his plan, which made Xiao Yan smile slightly. The Young Awakened responded, "Thank you very much for your support to me, and I am willing to have more exchanges with His Majesty in the future." However, there is only a limit to what I can offer His Majesty in return, and I know that most of my fortune is now being used for the recruitment of soldiers in Linz, which will allow me to go to Jerusalem as soon as possible. ”

Philip II had little desire for the riches of Xiao Yan, and there is no doubt that in the existence of the Holy Roman Empire, wealth from foreign lands would not reach France first. Relatively speaking, the French king was more interested in Xiao Yan's influence. In particular, Xiao Yan's prestige in the lives of those aliens was obviously the highest since St. Flemann. No one knows why, but as a model of classical realism, the kings and nobles of France thought more about how to benefit from this result than about asking "for what".

Frederick I obtained a dwarven legion of nearly 20,000 men from Parin out of thin air, and did not have to pay for any equipment. This was all that Philip II saw, and the rest of his gold and silver wealth was nothing compared to such benefits. Now, the king of France wants to give Xiao Yan more help in exchange for equal treatment.

Even if there was no dwarven legion, if there were other alien beings to form a new legion, Philip II would even be willing to pay out of his own pocket to buy equipment for the legion. If you think about the battle against the Knights of Punishment, you can see how brave these alien soldiers are in battle, and if he can get an Elven Knights, Philip II thinks that even if he pays two castles for it, it will not be a problem.

What's more, France was more powerful than the Holy Roman Empire, and Philip II could have followed Frederick I's example and arbitrarily assigned a piece of territory to the young foreign king, which was indeed de jure the French king's possessions. When the time comes, whether or not Palin goes to conquer and take that territory, the King has nothing to lose.

Because of this, Philip II did not show much disappointment in Xiao Yan's shirk. He quickly changed the subject and casually discussed some doctrinal matters, although his doctrinal knowledge was less than that of the king's side, the Archbishop of Paris, Annece. Morality. Su Li was a little embarrassed. Fortunately, it seems that the foreign king Palin doesn't know much about the scriptures, and the two of them are half a pound and a half. Although the discussion was enthusiastic, it was meaningless.

After such a pointless discussion, there was an even more meaningless dinner. At this time, there was no French cuisine in Paris, and even if the food was made in the best way, it could not make Xiao Yan feel delicious. However, thinking about the East of the same era in the real world, the food of the Song Dynasty at that time was not necessarily abundant, and in a sense, the rich history of food in the East and the West was relatively synchronous.

Xiao Yan and his "maids-in-waiting" hurriedly and the philosopher dog Hannibal did not enter the king's palace to rest, but took a break near the cathedral on the Île de la Cité. This cathedral has a very long history, dating back to the second emperor of ancient Rome, Tiberius. Julius. Caesar. In Augustan times, an altar and related religious buildings were built on the Île de la Cité. However, the religious buildings of the time were used to worship the gods of Rome and Gaul. By the 10th century, these buildings were already the religious center of the whole of France, and for this reason, the current Archbishop of Paris, Sully, proposed a plan to rebuild the church. The rebuilding of this church has gone very smoothly and in just a few decades, it has taken shape.

Of course, this cathedral is more famous in later generations in the real world, and it also has another name, which is called Notre-Dame de Paris.

Xiao Yan lived in a row of hotels on the west side of this church, and his arrival caused a sensation throughout Paris. In addition to the luxurious carriage that even the Emperor could not match, the foreign king had the luxury of using 12 unicorns to pull the carriage for him, and he also had 12 feathered men as guards for the sky, and 12 handsome elves as ground guards. Such a luxurious lineup that even the Pope did not have.

When Xiao Yan arrived at his residence, the Archbishop of Paris, Su Li, had been waiting for some time. Su Li came to thank Xiao Yan for his participation in mediating the battle between the two British and French kings, and also to praise Xiao Yan and the Holy Roman Emperor Barbarossa for taking the initiative to go to Asia Minor.

After a brief exchange of pleasantries, Xiao Yan went straight to the point: "Your Excellency, I hope to be able to go to the underground of Paris in the shortest possible time. ”

Hearing Xiao Yan's request, Su Li was slightly stunned and asked, "The underground in Paris?" What's the problem there? ”

Xiao Yan didn't mention the ark, but said, "You should know those caves, don't you?" Most of the stone used to build the cathedral was collected from those caves. Recently, though, a few of my dwarven retinue have said that in the depths of those caverns there may be an abyss capable of swallowing all of Paris. ”

"Oh, my lord!"

Su Li said in surprise, don't talk about other lives, most of the words of your lover will not go wrong. It was precisely because of this that Su Li felt even more panicked. (To be continued......)