"You want to have a meeting with our Emperor, you saved my life, I can promise you, but you have to tell your purpose first. The prince's voice was high-pitched and condescending.

Tang Ning put down his wine glass and looked at the black-eyed Prince of the East. "Of course, I want to ask for reinforcements, there is a war going on my continent and reinforcements are needed. ”

The prince frowned. "Why should we be involved in your war. ”

"I think I can convince your Emperor His Majesty to grant my request, and I will give quite generous terms. Downing replied confidently.

"You have to be ready, tomorrow I will go to my country, and then you can meet my brother. The prince clasped his hands into fists and raised them towards the East, which should be the etiquette of the East.

Immediately after the next day, the horses of the East were quite tall, and they had invented a tool for stepping on the foot, which made the horses more stable and faster.

Accompanied by almost a thousand soldiers along the way, the prince asked about the war, asked a number of questions. "It is incomprehensible that someone can challenge the authority of your emperor. ”

Unlike the Eternal Continent, there is no such thing as the Holy See, and the power of the monarch does not need to be granted by the Holy See, Downing shrugged. "It sounds a little incredible, but the essence is not different, who has mastered the force, who is the supreme ruler, the Holy See has mastered those believers, those believers are willing to die for the Holy See, naturally the Holy See is stronger, so the king chooses to submit. ”

"Rulers are determined by heaven, not by force. The prince did not agree with the young man's statement. "Our Emperor is empowered by heaven. ”

What a high-sounding statement, this is not much different from the Holy See's claim that their power comes from heaven, but it cannot be said at this time.

This journey lasted for a week, and finally reached the fertile land further east, the vast grassland, with no end in sight.

Tang Ning was more interested in the soldiers here, those soldiers were quite well-equipped, but they still only had swords and long hair, and other weapons, which were obviously not as good as muskets.

And after a few days of conversation, he has a deeper understanding of this mysterious oriental country, the architectural style here is completely different from the Eternal Continent and the East, most of the buildings are wooden structures, which has a unique flavor, and the costumes are also very different.

The most amazing thing is the strange taste of the food, which can be mixed with all kinds of vegetables and meats, and after cooking over high heat, it will become delicious and stimulating to the taste buds, but some of the food is too spicy to accept.

After half a month on the mainland, they finally saw a huge city appear in front of them, if there was no accident, this city should be their capital, the capital was surrounded by high walls, soldiers guarded the gates, and there were more people here than any other city in the West.

After entering the capital, the prince arranged a place for Tangning to live and sent someone to accompany him, similar to the servants of the Eternal Continent, but the servants here seem to be able to do more, and even accompany people to have sex, and those immature-skinned girls don't seem to have any objections to this, and they don't mind sleeping with people.

At night, a girl pushed the door in, and it was difficult to communicate verbally, and Downing could not understand what the girl was saying, but soon after the girl took off her clothes and went to bed.

He shrugged. "I'm sorry, ma'am, you have to leave my room, I have to rest, and tomorrow I have to see your Emperor Majesty. ”

The girl lay on the bed unmoved, shrugged her shoulders, and said helplessly: "Could it be that you girls in the East are like this, or that we should understand each other, at least have some feelings." ”

The conversation ended in awkwardness due to the language barrier, and the only place to sleep was on the ground, which was not too cold in the east, at least the ground was acceptable.

It's just that hearing the girl's cry in the middle of the night, Tang Ning didn't know what was going on, and got up a little embarrassed. "I'm sorry, ma'am, I didn't do anything to you, if you find it difficult to accept, please leave now. ”

The end result was that he left the room and stayed outside for the night, and the servants always saluted when they saw him, which was a bit strange.

By daytime, when he returned to the house, the girl had already left, and Downing had no time to sleep, and he had to go and meet His Royal Highness.

However, in the end, the prince refused to receive him, and sent a young officer to accompany him, the only thing he was glad that someone had an interpreter for him.

"General Zheng, do all you girls in the East enter other people's rooms late at night?" he asked curiously, remembering the events of last night.

The young officer looked a little dejected and said something.

"That's the servants, and they need to be worthy of the master's guests to sleep. Lao Tu translated the young officer's words to Tang Ning, and whispered: "The status of the women here is extremely low, even more humble than the women of ours. ”

It was a disaster for women to be born here, they didn't even have the right to pursue their lovers, they could only be used as a tool, a tool for venting, Downing couldn't believe it, he brought the topic to the subject. "When does your Emperor intend to see us? ”

The young officer's face immediately became serious. "His Majesty the Emperor is very busy, and he will meet you when necessary. ”

Such an answer is not very satisfying, but at any time these people in power will take the initiative, and it is always not pleasant to ask for help.

Walked all the way to a training place, Tang Ning didn't know what to do next, the young officer greeted, and immediately a soldier led two horses and brought two wooden guns, the top of which was tied with a white cloth bag.

The old man on the side translated. "He wants to duel you and see what you're capable of. ”

The Oriental seemed to be more direct in this matter, but Tang Ning had no such interest, but it seemed that it was too late, and the other party handed over the firearm, looked at the old man and said something.

The old man nodded at Tangning. "He wants to play with you. ”

Downing, as if there was no reason to refuse, mounted his horse and took the wooden gun, and the young officer also took the wooden gun, and after riding the horse, he pulled away for some distance, and then said something and immediately rushed up.

The spear duel on the horse is a skill in the battlefield, Tang Ning thought it was just a play, and held the spear to meet him, and the two fought for a while, regardless of whether they were high or low, but he had some respect for this young officer, and the strength of the other party was not weak.

By the time of the last impact, he had lost his patience and used some magic, and the spear swung like a living viper.

The young officer looked a little alarmed, but he immediately leaned over the horse, and his body turned around on the horse's belly, and the two passed by, leaving some white spots on Downing's shoulder, and it was clear that he had lost.

"Your martial arts skills are good. Downing complimented him and handed the gun to a soldier beside him, and a soldier on horseback entered, dismounted, and handed over a letter.

After reading this, the young officer also handed the horse and spear to the waiting soldiers, and walked over. "You will be able to see our Emperor Majesty tomorrow morning, and you will have to go back and get ready. ”

This is the old man's translation, Tang Ning nodded, he had wasted enough time here, and now that he had finally gained something, he had to think carefully about what he would say after meeting with the Emperor of the East.

When he opened his eyes, there was no bright heaven or dark hell, there was warmth around him, the pain in his shoulders had decreased a lot, Alex found that he was still alive, and he was in a room, struggling to get up, the room was a little dim, and there were some strange smells.

The smell was not new to him, it was someone working on some potion or something, and it was the owner of supernatural power who saved him.

The door was pushed open, and a low, old man entered, carrying some firewood and a jar, his gray hair covered with white snow.

"You're awake, and you're lucky to have run into me. The old man who had entered the door put down the firewood, walked to the edge of the bed and looked at the paladin who was sitting up, shook the snow off his body, and reached out to examine the wound.

Alex subconsciously shrunk his body, his eyes full of vigilance, the experience of this time made him unable to trust anyone unless he confirmed that the other party was not an enemy.

"Don't worry, I'm just going to check your wounds, you're badly wounded. The old man spread his hands and explained. "If I wanted to do something to you, I wouldn't wake you up. ”

It is also said that if the other party wants to be unfavorable to himself, there is no need to bring himself here and treat his wounds, at least for now, the pain of his wounds has completely disappeared, and Alex has given up the hostile state.

The old man stepped forward, unbandaged it, examined it, and rewrapped it. "You're almost healed from your injuries, you're recovering well, you killed the wolf when I saw you. ”

Alex remembered what happened before he fainted, he was targeted by a hungry wolf, and then he tried his best to kill the wolf, and finally a figure appeared in his vision, which should be the old man now, and after clearing his thoughts, he asked, "Where is this?"

"Just about twenty miles north of where you were injured, I happened to go out to look for something to eat, and I ran into you, one arm can kill that evil wolf, your strength is good. The old man turned back and added some firewood to the improvised stove, which opened with a vigorous flame and some aroma.

A piece of meat was picked out of the stove with a stick, and it was a little burnt, but it was obviously wrapped in a layer of dirt on the outside, and it was put on the ground to break the soil, and then the roasted oily food was exposed, and the old man walked over with a piece of paper wrapped in his hand, and said with a smile: "Taste it, I have studied for a long time, and I used to always burn the meat, but now the skill is skilled enough, and the taste must be very beautiful." ”