Volume 2 Ace Empire 029 Three Kingdoms Council (II)
"It turns out that someone has already arrived first..."
A gentle voice came from outside the door, but judging by the timbre, it was a man.
"Hurry up, you're here at the right time!" North urged, looking back at the door.
"Is this Loraine?" A man in a lace cloth garment entered, he was wearing a turban and his skin was dark, and it was evident that there was a deer standing in the hall, which startled him.
"I really don't understand, is there no one in Elan?, how could such a weak man be sent!" The dwarven patriarch Nos still had a fiery temper, "How can you talk about it like this!"
"Luo Lan is willing to support a little bit to come to Ace, why can't Ilan send a weak man?" The voice of the Ilan people who came in was soft, and it really didn't look like a tone to talk about state affairs.
"All I need to do is swing the hammer in my hand, and I'll be able to get your soul back to Ilan!" North glared at him excitedly.
"Alright, everyone, please calm down!" said Councillor Whiss, "I'm sure you're not here to fight, are you?"
When the people of Elam heard Whisch speak, they immediately stepped forward, folded their hands and bowed.
"I am an envoy of the Ilam dynasty, a herald appointed by King Irul, Ilian..."
The Ilan Dynasty was a country with a high concentration of power, and they worshipped the monarch as the "will of God", and even the citizens of the whole country were unified with the surname Yi. Ilian is the messenger sent to Ace by the monarch Iruor.
"Presumably the adult is Ryan Starr. β
"He's not!" the dwarf North refused to be honest for a moment, "Ryan is not here, there is no one you are looking for here!"
Illion looked at Whiss and Larry suspiciously, not knowing if what the dwarf was saying was true or not.
"Commander Ryan is not in the city," Councilor Whiss explained, holding out the gold medal in his hand, "but he appointed me as the new leader. I'm Councillor Wis of Valanger. β
"Since it was appointed by Lord Lane, it is naturally the person I am looking for. Illion replied politely.
"I wonder why the envoys of Ilan came to the north today?"
"I am here for everyone's peace..."
"Oh, don't go around the bend there, it's all men, can you be refreshed!" North rode on the back of the deer, and slapped his thigh in a hurry, "I just said, there has been no war in this world for fifteen years, peace is not easy to come by, I will never allow you to have a conflict with Gao Shan!"
"The Patriarch of the Dwarves, North, as I said earlier, we will do our best to avoid war, and we will definitely find a peaceful solution. β
"If I'm here to listen to your verbal promise, I can just write a letter, why don't I come here myself!"
The dwarven patriarch didn't seem to listen to Councilor Whis, and no matter what anyone else said, he could always find something wrong.
"Chief Whis," said Ilian politely, "may I explain the purpose of Ilan's trip?"
"Speak. β
"King of Ilam, 'God's will' Irul had a strange dream the other day, he dreamed that he was standing on a plain, and at his feet was a pool of shallow dark red water, like a pool of blood, and suddenly, a hand stretched out from his stomach and pulled it towards his face, and he grabbed it with all his might, and tore it off, and suddenly the sky was covered with dark clouds, and it rained blood, and when the blood dripped on his face, he was awakened. This nightmare reminded him of a certain legend a hundred years ago, and that legend happened to be related to Ace, and then he heard that a war was about to break out between your country and Takayama, and he felt that things could not be so coincidental, and there must be a mystery in it, so he sent me to negotiate. β
"The king of Elan... Did you have this dream too?" the dwarven patriarch North was so surprised that he even spoke in a much more polite tone.
"Yes, the monarch thinks that this is not a coincidence, and that the nightmare that precedes the war must be a bad omen. Illion turned to North and replied politely.
"Our elven patriarch had a similar dream!" North widened his innocent eyes, "He dreamed that he was standing in the woods, and suddenly many blood-red hands stretched out from the ground and the trunks of the trees to grab him, and he broke free while running, and after running out of the woods, suddenly the sky was covered in darkness, and it rained blood!"
Councillor Wis and Larry glanced at each other, and they couldn't have imagined that this similar dream would also appear in other countries!
"So we think it's not an accident, it seems to have something to do with the legend of Ace. "Perhaps, sir, only you know what to do." β
"War will bring turmoil, and turmoil will create a good environment for the breeding of evil forces," said Councillor Whiss, "We must try to avoid war, after all, in times of peace, if evil forces appear, they will be quickly discovered and suppressed, but in times of war are completely different." β
"So let's go back to the original question!" the dwarven patriarch Noth changed back to his original tone, "You can't start a war with the mountains! I tell you, the mountains don't have any brains, and if they can see with the naked eye that they can't beat you, they will obediently withdraw their troops! But with the group of little furry children outside this hall, can they be deterred?"
North has a point, it is true that Valanger's army is completely incapable of competing with a country.
"So listen to me! Open the Great Wall in the east and let Lolan's army in, although we will not participate in the war, we can help you scare them!"
"No!" Councilor Weishi was very alarmed, "the armies of other countries cannot step into the Great Wall!"
"Oh, why are you so brainless, stupid!" North slapped his thigh in a hurry, "If you don't let us come, you have a better way to get the mountain people to retreat! Are you worried that we will attack your country? Now that the world is going to be in chaos, it would be good if we could protect ourselves, and we still have the heart to invade!"
Although that being said, if you rashly let your country's troops enter your own territory, once something happens, the consequences are really unimaginable.
"Sir Weishi, the army of southern Ilan also has this intention," Ilian said with an unchanging face, "Let us garrison the Great Wall with Luolan, and the mountain people will naturally retreat obediently when they see it." β
"No need to discuss, if you are here to discuss this plan today, I can tell you the answer very clearly!" Councilor Weishi said categorically, "My answer is no! I can't let the armies of the other two countries easily break through Ace's defense, besides, we don't have any alliances, each country is an independent individual, this is a matter of sovereignty, and there is no concession." β
"What about your Jin family cavalry?" asked the dwarven patriarch North, "Let's take a look at your legendary golden cavalry, these small citizens who are full of troops outside the door, I can solve half of the dwarf race!"
"The golden-armored cavalry will appear on the Great Wall. Larry was silent for a long time, and finally it happened, "The golden-armored cavalry is the soul of Ace, and they will definitely appear on the Great Wall, but now, you can't see it." β
"You're really not in a hurry, or you're already in the chest!" North yelled, "The mountain tribes will go north with the whole country! Your Great Wall in the west has been repaired! You Varanger are just a city, how can you fight with a country! You don't even have gold-armored cavalry, why are the big words so realistic?"
"Sir Whis, we are not simply helping your country, we are also helping our own country," Illian said politely to Whiss, "We don't want our nightmare to come true, we must send troops north." β
"Yes, Loraine's army is coming to the Great Wall too!"
"Youβ" Whiss was frustrated by their attitude.
"What you, we, them, once the war appears, everyone will be finished! Even if you don't agree, I'd rather use a hammer to smash the Great Wall, let the army pass, and then repair it, but also to get a firm foothold in front of the mountains, I'm not for you, I'm for my country, stupid!"
"I share the same opinion as the dwarf in this matter. β
"Don't call me a dwarf, call me North! I'm the chief of the dwarven race, North!
"No offense, Patriarch Northβ" Illian politely bowed to Noss on the deer's back.
"So, now that there is no need to discuss, do you want me to open the gates of the city and welcome the two armies?" Councilor Whiss spread his hands and spoke much more concisely.
"Or there's another way!" added North, "and ask for help from the northern kingdoms of Ace, their silver-armored knights are no weaker than your gold-armored!"
Listening to this ridiculous suggestion, Councilor Whiss really felt the enemy on his back,
"The Silver Knights wanted to set foot in the south fifteen years ago, and if you give them this opportunity, the war will only get bigger and bigger!"
"So, now it's the only way I'm going to do it, understand, old fool!"
Councillor Wis stopped talking, and Larry remained silent, after all, he couldn't help much after more than ten years of not being in power.
"Let me think twice and reply by letter to me in the future," said Councillor Whiss, sitting back in his seat, mused.
"Don't think about it for too long, we'll act on our own!" North patted the deer's butt and let the mount change direction, "According to the habit of the mountaineers, they will send troops in the autumn, and it's the end of summer now!
"Eland in the south is in agreement with Lorain in the east. Illian said politely, still unchanged.
"I'm leaving, I'm going back to the Jungle Dance tonight!" North rode out the door on a deer, "Remember, we'll come by ourselves if we can't wait for news!"
"In that case, I am not allowed to stay long, Sir," said Ilian, "and it is getting late, and I will return to the capital as soon as possible, and deliver the news to the monarch, and take my leave." β
Councillor Whiss sat in his seat, without saying a word, and watched them leave.
"What do you want to do, Whistle?" asked Larry as well, sitting down.
"Old friend, I need you to do me a favor!"