Chapter 309: The Tribe
The majestic Lionheart Imperial City rises in the wilderness like a mythical city.
It was already afternoon, and the sun had sunk to a quarter of the sky, casting a soft glow on the Lionheart Imperial City, and the slender shadow of the Imperial City appeared in the wilderness.
Originally, it was just an ordinary afternoon, but now on the horizon, a black shadow like an ant colony appeared, surging towards the Lionheart Imperial City like a tide.
On the watchtower of the Lionheart Imperial City, the sentinels who saw this scene through the lookout circle in the crystal mirror immediately sounded the alarm bell around them.
"Rush to the city, be on alert!" the officer's voice began to echo in the air in the western part of the Lionheart Imperial City.
Immediately, the originally quiet military camp quickly moved into action, and a heavily armed soldier assembled into two legions of 20,000 men, waiting for him on the edge of the Lionheart Imperial City.
It's just that these soldiers didn't show the slightest nervousness first, and they were obviously used to the current situation.
In the wilderness in the distance, it is not the brutal giants who appear, but the same humans as them!
The number of these humans reached at least 100,000, most of them in rags, but their bodies were extremely athletic, and they slowly came towards the Lionheart Imperial City.
At the front of these people is a huge banner, about fifty square meters, made entirely of pieces of colorful cloth.
Above the flag, an ugly weeping face was painted, and a few big words were written: Leaving people.
"Advance to a hundred meters in front of the Pillar of Magical Energy. In the Lionheart Imperial City Legion for these people, a middle-aged general ordered, "Report this matter to the Emperor, it is the Liren tribe who is rushing to the city this time." β
Under the banner of the Liren tribe, a middle-aged man with a big beard stood there expressionlessly, holding a flagpole as thick as his thighs in his hand. This middle-aged man has black hair and black eyes, his Kong is powerful, and the muscles of his whole body are as strong as if they are about to explode.
On his body, he was wearing a suit of steel armor that did not match, and it seemed that some armor was picked up from somewhere, and it showed a strange kind of fitness.
Beside him was a little girl of only twelve or thirteen years old, with yellow hair and a small face that was pink and lovely. The little girl held a rough and clumsy wooden doll in her hand, with a maturity disproportionate to her age, and raised her face to the middle-aged man beside her and asked, "Father, can we succeed......?"
"Rest assured, my darling Emily, the soldiers of the Lionheart Imperial City are only here to ensure that there will be no chaos once we succeed, and it has been a centuries-old tradition that once we cross the death line, we will be able to become the inhabitants of the Lionheart Imperial City. I may fail, but the Lion Tribe will succeed, and you will definitely live happily ever after in the Lionheart Imperial City......" said the middle-aged man, stroking his daughter's hair with a hint of tenderness on his beastly face.
Then he suddenly raised his head and shouted, "Leave the tribe, go forward!
"Whoa!" Behind him, more than 100,000 people roared at the same time, heading towards the Lionheart Imperial City, like a swarm of ants crawling through the wilderness.
All of them were in rags, nearly half of them were women, children, and the elderly, as well as a large number of mules and horses, carrying pots and pans and other supplies. At the same time, around the tribe are a number of warriors with rusty swords, although these warriors seem to be powerful, the strongest are only bronze swordsmen, most of them are mere apprentice swordsmen.
Even so, their gaze was extremely determined, as if they were going to a grand feast......
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In the imperial palace, hearing the emperor's question, Li Yunfei's heart sank, and then he bowed and said: "This matter is too important for Thor to conceal, so he reported it to His Majesty the Pope at the same time." β
"Hahaha, it's exactly like what Aarez said, it's a slippery boy!" Lionheart laughed and said, "Don't worry, I don't blame you, you can't hide these things even if you want to, just let Miloran know." "Miloran is the name of the contemporary Pope Lionheart.
Immediately afterward, Lionheart continued: "I also know that you used my and Miloran's bounty to suppress the rebellion in the succession ceremony of the Duchy of Roland and help Piller become the Grand Duke. You're good, you're brave, resourceful, and loyal to your friends, and ArΓ¨rez is not wrong. If you kid dared to use my influence to do bad things, I would have cut off your head long ago. β
Hearing this, Li Yunfei couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.
Obviously, the Lionheart Emperor and the old Grand Duke Roland have a similar personality, they are both straightforward people, which immediately makes him very favorable.
"Thank you, Your Majesty. β
"But," at this moment, the Lionheart Emperor changed his words, "I don't like what you did in Lingyun King City. β
What did he do in Lingyun King City? Could it be that he drew with Lingyun King Crude and became a Lionheart Warrior? No, it shouldn't be this thing, otherwise, Lionheart Emperor would not have summoned him personally.
However, he had been to Lingyun King City twice in total, if it wasn't for this matter, it would be the first time he went to Lingyun King City......
Thinking of this, Li Yunfei frowned, slowly raised his head and looked directly into the eyes of the Lionheart Emperor and said, "The Great Emperor, I absolutely disagree with the matter of the Giant Sacrifice, and I also hope that the Great Emperor can issue an order to cancel any Giant Sacrifice within the scope of the Lionheart Emperor City!"
He traveled to Lingyun King City twice, most recently, by defeating other competitors to capture the metal dragon skin and become the Lionheart Warrior. The first time was to oppose the continuation of the Great Giant Sacrifice at a meeting of the Western Cities.
At that time, he can be said to have achieved great success, especially the subsequent battle to defend the Duchy of Valdo, which made the most staunch supporters of the Giant Sacrifice of the Duchy of Valdo no longer mention it. Now, although the entire Western Cities Alliance has not completely abolished the Great Giant Sacrifice, it has also put it on hold.
And now, listening to the meaning of the Lionheart, it turned out to be in support of the Great Sacrifice of the Giants!
Originally, Li Yunfei thought that the Lionheart Emperor would definitely oppose this kind of thing, but he didn't expect that now it was the complete opposite, which immediately made him feel chills in his heart.
Now that I think about it, if it weren't for the acquiescence of the Lionheart Imperial City, how could the West City Alliance dare to do such a blatant thing......
Lionheart's gaze was sharp and majestic, and just looking directly at it put a tremendous amount of pressure on him, like a giant beast that could devour him at any moment, arguably the sharpest gaze he had ever seen. It's just that Li Yunfei didn't have the slightest fear, stared directly into the eyes of the Lionheart Emperor, and didn't move.
"You're smart, but you're too young. The Lionheart Emperor didn't expect Li Yunfei to oppose him so directly, he was slightly surprised, then his eyes narrowed, and he said slowly, "For the continuation of the entire human race, a small sacrifice is nothing at all. β
"But that's useless at all!" Li Yunfei's voice raised slightly and said loudly.
The Lionheart Emperor was expressionless, leaned back, sat down on a huge gorgeous chair leaning against the window, and said: "After activating the Giant Sacrifice, the attack on the human territory has been reduced by thirty percent, and there has been no complete destruction of the city-state in a hundred years, and the strength of the Lionheart Empire is also rising steadily, otherwise, when the Duchy of Waldo defends the war, it will not be able to send reinforcements of that level at all." β
Li Yunfei pursed his lips and continued: "That's just that the giants don't want to exterminate human beings now! Moreover, I absolutely can't accept this kind of senseless sacrifice without dignity!"
The corners of the Lionheart Emperor's mouth turned down slightly, and he said to Li Yunfei in a voice full of majesty: "As long as it is for the continuation of the human race, any sacrifice is worth it, even if it is at the expense of myself. Now, come with me to watch a massacre. β
As soon as the words fell, the Lionheart Emperor pointed in the direction of the west of the Lionheart Imperial City, and Li Yunfei immediately saw that in the wilderness, more than 100,000 people were like a black tide, surging towards the boundary of the Lionheart Imperial City!