Chapter 69: Intimidation and Compromise
The two groups sat side by side on the steel seats in the middle of the conference hall, and Qi Xiao felt a chill under his buttocks.
The design of the whole hall is simple and gorgeous, several times larger than ordinary houses, and the surrounding decoration is made of wood or rattan woven furniture, and then wrapped and carved with frost steel, which looks very tough.
In the center of the hall is a thick carpet with purple patterns, on which is a long table made of pure steel, flanked by two rows of shiny steel chairs.
The whole room was filled with a solemn atmosphere, and a little softer was the metal-framed mural on the wall, with some rough patterns painted on it, and a little warm heating, with a golden glow, emanating from its surface, and it was obvious that this painting was a work of magic.
On the opposite side of Qi Xiao, the author's dark-skinned little old man was the sorcerer leader of Lagash, Abu Baba.
Next to Abu Baba sat the leader of the Blacksmiths' Guild, Gatum Dog, the Sculptor.
On the other side, the leader of the guardians, Dumuji Abzi.
Nyingmar, as the spokesperson of the goddess, sat quietly in the closest corner.
But to Qi Xiao and Ian's surprise, a potted plant was actually placed on the central seat.
To be exact, it was a tree, a small tree made entirely of ice-blue crystals, with a faint purple glow, and it looked like some kind of quartz crystal.
If this was an ordinary plant used to decorate the room, it would not surprise Qi Xiao and Ian so much, but they clearly felt that the tree was condensed with a frosty breath, surging with dazzling light, and that light was bright and pure, as if it was permanently frozen in time and space......
"You don't have to be so surprised." A pleasant sound suddenly appeared in everyone's mind, and the little tree suddenly turned around and shook the branch.
"Welcome to Lagash, my situation is a bit peculiar, Nyingmar will tell you." The voice was peaceful, a little childish, but it sounded like a quiet man's voice.
Ian and Qi Xiao turned their gaze to Nyingmar.
Nyingmar smiled shyly, "Bud is our guardian of Lagash, it grows from the seed of a frost crystal left over from ancient times, in essence, it is a creature made of frost energy, an important part of the whole world. β
"At the same time, it is also a member of the Council of Bishops."
Qi Xiao and Ian nodded at the same time, now they understood that among the five archbishops, warriors and wizards were in their own line, and the blacksmith would be an independent branch, except for Ninggula, the one who ascended to the gods, the rest were not even human.
The group exchanged pleasantries for a while and began the first round of consultations and negotiations.
It was evident that Lagash attached great importance to this meeting, and before the opening of the meeting, they must have repeatedly warned Dumuji Abz to avoid any quarrels and riots.
At this time, Dumuji Abz did not act out of the ordinary except for staring at Qi Xiao's vicious eyes.
"First of all, it's a pleasure to have you in Lagash."
"Sitting" in the middle of the Ah Bao took the lead to speak on behalf of the Frost City.
Ian Uguez, who was on the other side, bowed slightly to you in a friendly manner, then stood up and bowed, "On behalf of the Earth Planetary Council, I thank you for your hospitality. β
He then quickly took the lead in the negotiations: "In view of the fact that we have all been threatened by Negar, the god of death, for a long time, which has caused permanent scars on our people, I think we should help each other, learn from each other's strengths, and deal with the situation in front of us." β
"Do you count?" Bao asked suddenly.
"What?" Ian was slightly stunned.
"Do you have enough power in your camp?"
Ian was a little surprised, he didn't expect that the person on the other side was actually a tree, and its words were so straightforward, without any minus.
After a moment of deep thought, he nodded: "Of course, I have one-fifth of the decision-making power of the Earth Expeditionary Force, and if you count my friend Qi Xiao, it will be two-fifths. And I am sure that my companions will welcome an alliance with Lagash. β
"Then I agree to continue the talks." Bud made a buzzing sound, and then the voice quickly fell silent.
"Hmm...... All right. Despite the slight surprise, Ian quickly came to his senses and continued to ask, "Allow me to be direct, how many troops do you have?" What is the strength comparison with Negar? β
"We have five thousand warriors, one thousand of them blade dancers, and three hundred wizards, and they are enough to withstand a god!" Dumuji Abz began to boast proudly about his army.
"Our people have a powerful frost magic that you lackβah, no offense, mage." Abu Baba seconded.
"We've also recently invented a new weapon that can shoot fifty arrows in the blink of an eye!" Dumuji Abz sneered and said, "Maybe they are not as powerful as your cannon, but I can guarantee that you can't shoot as many as fifty at a time." β
Looking at the arrogant Dumuji Abzi, Qi Xiao coughed lightly, covered his mouth, and trembled his shoulders, but his crooked smiling eyes still betrayed him.
"What's so funny about that?" Dumuji Abz roared.
"Well, with all due respect...... Ian seemed to be very difficult to speak, and said to Dumuji Abz with a serious face: "In our opinion, this is really nothing remarkable, that kind of rocket, how many ...... we want"
"Nonsense...... Dumuji Abz looked at Ian with disdain: "Young man, your magic is very powerful, but this is not your world. β
"Can you create a cryogenic barrier that envelops the entire city?" Dumuji Abz raised his hands and drew an exaggerated circle, clearly proud of the city's defensive barriers.
"It's okay." Ian replied dryly.
"......" Dumuji Abzi's pupils contracted sharply, and he glanced at Abu Baba beside him, only to see the latter quickly turn his gaze to the ceiling.
ββ¦β¦ Well, what are your major elements? Dumuji Abz was clearly in a hurry, and he began to imitate a great wizard's apprentice and test Ian Yugais.
"I'll be a little bit at everything, but my major is time magic."
"Time magic? What is that? Dumuji Abz frowned, realizing that he could no longer follow Ian's topic, "Then do you know how to do natural magic?" Cultivate, select, collect, plant a seed, and then make it blossom and bear fruit? β
"I'm not particularly good at this," Ian said modestly, lowering his head, "I've been studying in the city all the time, and I don't have much opportunity to train for this, and if I want to plant trees, I can only plant about three or five hundred trees a day." β
When several archbishops heard this, they were all dumbfounded, and Qi Xiao felt that even the small tree seemed to shake and stand up straighter and straighter.
With a triumphant smile on his lips, he grabbed the cup in front of him.
"However, we have a powerful master of natural magic in our team, and I believe that her natural magic should be unrivaled on this planet." Ian looked up and said with a slight shyness.
"Huh......?" When Qi Xiao heard this, he raised the cup in the middle of the air and couldn't help but stop.
He turned his head: "How do you know?" β
Ian looked innocent and inexplicable: "What do I know?" β
"You know that." Qi Xiao shouted at Ian regardless of the occasion.
"Please, I still want to live, so I don't know anything." Ian clasped his hands together and bowed his hands to Qi Xiao as if please, while smiling at Qi Xiao narrowly.
Qi Xiao looked at the smiling face, and a bad thought suddenly rose in his mind......
Before the war, Alina had not released any magical aura at all, and neither Jacques nor Rhaegar had guessed the truth about the secret of her powers.
In the battle to protect the volcano base, Alina transforms into a giant bear and successfully repels the enemy army that is hiding, and then Qi Xiao provides her with a new uniform for her naked, which is a secret that they protect together.
All this is naturally hidden from Ian, who is a master of magic......
"You peeked!" Qi Xiao accused.
"I didn't, I turned around." Ian argued.
"Phew, you have eyes on your back."
"Yes, but that thing is called an asshole! It has no pupils and is completely incapable of seeing. Ian said with big innocent eyes.
"You...... Didn't really peek? Qi Xiao asked tentatively.
"Of course! I'm not interested in her at all. Ian swore an oath.
"You're GAY!" Qi Xiao made a judgment.
The words of the two men were quick and urgent, and the Lagash people next to them couldn't understand what they were saying at all, and they looked at the two people who were arguing inexplicably.
"That's enough......" Nyingmar, who had been silent, suddenly stood up.
She took out a crystal and placed it on the table: "This is the scene I recorded in the Storm Volcano, please ask Master Abu Baba to activate it." β
Abu Baba nodded, and tapped his finger lightly with the ice-blue crystal.
Suddenly, a flash of light overflowed, and the ceiling of the entire hall turned into a blood-red and blood-red dazzling sky, and everyone was surrounded by heavily armed soldiers and war machines made of steel and technology.
The massive steel machines trembled and roared, rushing in the direction of several archbishops.
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