"Everything. Crane smiled confidently. "Just as we are willing to provide you with all the help you need, we are eager to get all the help we can from you, including muskets, artillery, and even the direct intervention of the fleet, to make us the only human lord in the Eri realm, and I think it is in your strategic interest. ”

"So it doesn't seem like the benefits I've received are a fraction of what yours have?"

Of course, Lear knew that what Crane said was correct and understood the source of her self-confidence, and when the other two territories had been completely infiltrated by Sandru, it would naturally be beneficial for him to plant a nail there or even directly set off the chess game.

But the more certain things are, the less you need to worry, because as long as you are patient, the changes in interests will surface little by little.

"When we become the only human lord in Eri, we will also be your greatest allies in Erie, as you know, the county of Grote is the closest to the forests of Tula Leone and Tiga, and has a long coastline, no matter what you want to do, it is undoubtedly an excellent springboard. ”

"In that case, why don't I just go and get it? It's just an earl, I don't seem to need to form an alliance with anyone?" Lear smiled and motioned for Crane to sit down first, looking unhurried.

"In that case, according to the ancient oath, our three human territories will have to unite to defend against the invasion, and the elven kingdom will not sit idly by, and then you may need to provoke a war with the whole of Eli, and the matter can only be resolved from within if you want to get the most benefit. ”

Crane really sat down, and there was no concession in his tone.

"Let's put it this way, I'm very interested in your proposal, but the reward you offer is not so good as to make me tempted, if I promise you, Spartacus's strategic deployment will need to make a big adjustment, even a two-front war, in my opinion, just for a small profit is not worth the huge risk. ”

After a brief conversation, Lear had already discovered that Parrington was smart, and so were the messengers he sent, and that conversations between smart people didn't need to be rounded around the bush.

"Your Excellency, you don't seem to fully understand what I mean, there is no time limit attached to what I have just said that I will provide all assistance to you and your army, which means that this pact will remain in force after we unify the human realm of Eric, and if you are interested in the continent of Antaglisi, we will be your staunchest allies on the continent. ”

Once again, Crane showed a smile full of charm and confidence. "Forever. ”

"You're not afraid of luring wolves into the house?" Lear suddenly wanted to meet the Earl of Parrington, and he was quite an interesting man.

"Lure the wolf into the house?" Crane didn't seem to understand the meaning of the idiom for a moment, but then his eyes lit up. "You are not a wolf, and we are not lambs to the slaughter, any cooperation is based on equality and mutual trust, and we firmly believe that Spartacus and the border city are in great need of such cooperation. ”

"The strategic supplies you need will arrive in the border city later, my fleet will also sail to the coastal waters of the border city, and even I can send a priest into your territory to help upgrade Cloudsdale, now there is only one question left, is the Earl of Parrington enough to give you enough authority for you to talk to me about these important matters?"

Lear came to Crane. "Your Excellency, Viscount. ”

"In fact, you could call her a countess. Adela suddenly covered her mouth and smiled, she hadn't even said anything about such an important situation, and Lear was also helpless when she heard this.

"Well, nice to work with. He held out his right hand to Crane.

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Since last month, something strange has begun to happen in the forests of Turalea, and for some reason, the gems that the elves and dwarves have worked so hard to collect have disappeared little by little.

These gems are necessary for the construction of towns, especially unicorn forests, and a large loss of them will cause things to go in a very serious direction.

Among other things, the battle for the castle that is taking place in Hammondale will be affected considerably.

Elder Elisha has been leading his army in a fierce battle with the necromancers for months, and although the forest elves have a slight advantage in logistics and troops, the countless lichs that have been killed have also caused huge casualties to the elves, and if the Forest Council had not been sending reinforcements to Hammondal, the final outcome of this war could have caused the entire forest to grieve greatly.

The Council of the High Elves decided they needed the wisdom of the Enchanted Forest, and eventually the Elders found the Tree of Wisdom, the ultimate guardian of the forests of Turalea, and guided them to the foot of a towering mountain cliff, where they saw beautiful creatures that they would never forget.

A dragon, covered in a jewel-like azure glow, spewed not sulphur smoke but gems and fire! The radiant dragon armor and breathtaking eyes were less than half as powerful as the most powerful golden dragon.

More excitingly, however, the dragon, and many more of its kind hovering over the cliffs, were willing to fight alongside the forest elves in accordance with the Tree of Wisdom's request, and the decision-makers of the Tulaone Forest accepted the gift and named them the Diamond Dragon.

Soon after, the lost gem was found, and the thieves, a black knight of the undead clan, were ordered to lead a small group of men into the forests of Turalleon and steal and destroy as much as possible the elves' strategic reserves, and the elders hung him from the nearest tree as a warning to those who were scheming and restless.

A week later, Alisha received the most powerful reinforcements sent by the High Elven Council, and a new round of fighting raged again.

"My lord, those forest elves are attacking again. In the council hall of Hammondal, Al stood at the bottom of the stairs and respectfully reported to those seated.

They had occupied Hammondale Castle for three months, and they should have immediately moved south to destroy the Erathian dynasty with the barbarian legions.

To their surprise, however, the Erathians had retreated before they arrived, leaving them with only an empty city, only to be dragged by the forest elves who had arrived with them.

Although the elves drove the golden dragon and silver pegasus to block the sky, their army was not only not decreasing but slowly increasing in the war, supported by necromantic magic, but the continuous reinforcements sent by the forests of Tulaone prevented them from achieving a decisive strategic advantage.

In the previous months, the two sides had reached a delicate balance of strength, and after suffering heavy casualties, the elven commander finally changed his tactics - besieging but not attacking, but there were still small sieges and harassments from time to time.

However, this balance was upset in the first siege yesterday.

Hovering in the sky in addition to the golden dragon is more than a kind of dragon they have never seen before, the azure dragon armor is full of jewel-like light, every breath of dragon breath with a dazzling glare and fierce fire, these dragons have caused great casualties to the undead legion, if it is not supported by the thaumaturgy of the Gathering Spirit, I am afraid that the elves have already invaded the city of Hammondale yesterday.

The barbarian hero Tanan had sent several messages urging them to go south, for it had been heard that their progress was also not going well, and although they had routed reinforcements from the Bracadas on the wild highlands, the king of Erathia, who had personally conquered them, had made it difficult for them to make their way on the plains of Braccadon.

"Then let's go, how many days has he been gone?" The speaker stood up from her seat, a hoarse and slightly sad female voice, she did not look at Al but looked at her hands stupidly, patches of turquoise corpse spots had completely covered the back of her hands, and even some rotten gray-black lines began to appear between her fingernails.

The originally beautiful jade hand has now become a dry appearance like a drooping old woman, she moved the corners of her mouth helplessly, but there seemed to be a little sadness flashing in her eyes.

Vidnina.

"It's been seventeen days, and your lord's original order was to let us hold on for ten days, but now it's far exceeded. Al lowered his head as if he didn't see Vidnina's expression, and replied respectfully.

"You go and prepare. Vidnina nodded slightly, then turned and stepped into the thick darkness behind the pillars.

"Yes. ”

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