Chapter 474: Envoy Crilos

The three days passed quickly, and early in the morning of August 17, Lorist saw the messenger sent by His Royal Highness, urging him to rush to the Chinese army's tent as soon as possible to receive the upcoming envoy of the Commercial Alliance. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 ｉｎｆｏ

Lorist had no choice but to rinse his body casually, change into the royal dress of the kingdom, and instructed Bodfinger to do a good job of protecting the camp, and then took Reddy and Genorio and a thousand guards to the central community of the White Lion Legion where His Royal Highness was located.

It is likely that His Royal Highness wanted to show the prestige of the million-strong army of the Antinac Kingdom in front of the envoys sent by the Commercial Alliance, and when he was still ten miles away from the camp of the White Lion Legion, he saw a phalanx of thousands of people of the White Lion Legion neatly arranged along both sides of the road, and the armor and weapons were all brand new, but the faces of the White Lion Legion soldiers were a little tired. It seems that in the past two days, His Royal Highness has tossed them a lot for this matter of showing off his military might in front of the envoys, which is not only etiquette, but also represents the strength and face of the kingdom, and it is not easy for Lorist to say anything about it.

The original potholed mud and stone road was also filled and compacted overnight, and a layer of white and delicate river sand was paved on it, which is really a big deal, I really don't know where His Royal Highness got so much sand to pave the road for ten miles. Maybe he was prepared.

The ten-mile-long road, paved with white sand, looks like a white ribbon on the verdant plain from a high place. Based on the knowledge of aristocratic etiquette that Lorist had learned, he understood that this was the highest etiquette for expressing the will for peace, and such a path was called the path of peace. There have been seven records of such peace paths in the history of the continent of Gelinthia, and the shortest peace agreement reached was twenty years.

Hehe, it seems that His Royal Highness wants to reach a peace agreement with the business alliance is very strong, forcing the business alliance with a million troops, and using the road of peace to show his sincerity, if it is between kingdoms and kingdoms, maybe the other party will be moved to make concessions. It's a pity that His Royal Highness stands in the position of traditional aristocrats to treat those merchants who pay attention to the supremacy of interests, and I don't know if he can do what he wants.

At the junction of the Road to Peace stood guarded soldiers, who blocked the junction with wooden horses. Lorist grabbed the reins and stopped his mount. A centurion of the White Lion Legion came running over, and Elle explained to Lorist why the road was closed to traffic.

Lorist nodded kindly, pulled the reins, and rode his horse into the wilderness, leading the guards around to the White Lion Legion's camp. There is nothing to complain about, the road to peace will only open after the passage of the envoys, this is common sense, and Lorist will not bother with such a trivial matter. He also knew that if he had to go from this road with a thousand men and horses, not only would the white sand on the road be paved, but it would also give people a feeling of arrogance and domineering.

Twenty minutes later, the large battalion of the White Lion Legion appeared in front of them. Lorist knew that the gate should not be easy to walk today, so he turned to the side. Sure enough, a small door opened over there, and it was very lively for people to come and go.

When he got closer, Lorist found that even the wooden fence of the camp had been cleaned up, not only the damaged places, but also the upper end of the original uneven wooden fence wall had been repaired to the same level. It seems that His Second Highness has spent a lot of energy on these face-saving projects, expecting his side to present the most perfect state of the military camp in front of the envoys sent by the Business Alliance.

Not to mention the outside of the barracks, neat and clean are the most basic requirements. Lorist also saw a group of soldiers with fiery red feathers on their helmets patrolling the barracks with a large wooden stick, and an unlucky man spat on the ground, just in time for them to see it, and then he was held down and hit ten blows on the buttocks.

The only thing that didn't match the solemn atmosphere of the barracks was that the barracks were full of colorful flags, large and small, which made Lorist feel like he was not going to participate in some kind of garden activity. When he arrived at the central community, Lorist found that compared with the central community, there was only one colorful flag fluttering in the barracks outside, which was already a very simple arrangement.

His Royal Highness had obviously put a lot of thought into the decoration of the central quarter, not to mention that the wooden fence alone was wrapped in a large number of silks of various colors, and turned into a colorful wall, like a vertical flower garden dotted with flowers. As for the inside of the central community, the original big tents and small tents have been demolished, and a majestic and richly decorated palace has emerged instead.

Lorist was stunned for a moment, then opened his eyes and took a closer look. As a light breeze blew, Lorlist's eyes sharpened, and he immediately saw that the palace was gently shaking towards the entire roof on his side. Oh, it turned out to be a tent, but this tent is bigger and depicts the appearance of a walled roof on the outside, and if you don't look closely, you really can't tell that it's just a look.

A royal guard greeted him, and Lorist dismounted, and his own servants came and led the horse away. Lorist led Reddy and Genolio to the palace-like tent, while the guards behind him welcomed them to a special rest area, and kept telling them about the rules of the barracks today, so as to avoid accidents when the guards inadvertently collided with the reception of the envoys of the Business Alliance.

Entering the big tent, Lorist found that the inside was also separated from the style of the side hall of the main hall, of course, Lorist also understood that these were all kinds of goods, and he was very curious about how the Second Highness only spent three days to transform the big tent into a palace model.

His Royal Highness and many nobles stayed in the main hall, which was arranged like a real royal palace, with a stepped platform on it, covered with a black gold silk carpet, and a golden chair on the carpet.

His Royal Highness did not sit on the throne, he also stood under the stage and chatted with the nobles. Lorist saw him from afar, because today His Royal Highness wore a golden crown on his head, which was very conspicuous among a group of nobles who did not wear hats.

All the nobles in the main hall wore formal noble dresses with swords at their waists. This is a custom left over from the pre-Clison Empire, and on formal occasions, nobles wore formal dresses and swords, one to show their heroism, and the other to show that they did not forget the martial arts of their ancestors who established the empire. Of course, there is also a private legend that once in a certain period of the empire, duels were popular, and carrying a sword could be convenient to draw a sword on the spot to face the battle, and there was revenge and revenge.

Seeing that Lorist had taken Reddy and Genolio into the tent, His Royal Highness beckoned the three of them to come over from a distance. After arriving at the Hajjri ceremony, Lorist found that His Royal Highness's eyes were bloodshot, and his expression was a little tired, so he couldn't help asking, "Your Majesty, didn't you rest last night?" ”

"Really?" Second Highness touched his face and said with a smile, "I can't sleep at all when I think that I can reach a peace agreement with the envoys sent by the Business Alliance today and fulfill my long-cherished wish to unify the empire." I haven't closed my eyes for two days. But it's out of the way, and you can have a good rest after today. ”

Anyway, as a first-class great sword master, it is nothing for His Royal Highness to not sleep for three days and two nights, but his face is a little ugly.

Lorist persuaded: "Your Majesty, it's still early, and the envoy sent by the Business Alliance should be over in an hour or two." It is better to take advantage of this time for Your Majesty to close your eyes and lie down for a while. When you fall asleep, there will naturally be guards who will wake you up, it doesn't matter if you can't sleep, at least your face will look better after resting for an hour or two, at least your eyes won't be bloodshot......"

The Second Highness moved: "Okay, just listen to you and I will rest for a while, so that the envoy will come and see my bloodshot eyes and leave a bad impression on him." So do whatever you want, and tell your subordinates what you want. ”

After the Second Highness left, the nobles in the hall also felt a little more comfortable, and they found a seat to sit down, drinking tea, chatting, and laughing with the maids around them. But everyone knows that there is serious business today, but there is no such absurd scene as the last time Lorist came over.

The Duke of Kenmaz dragged the Duke of Shaheen out of nowhere, came to Lorlist's side, and led the three of them to a small room next to the big tent, where a small table was set up, and the table was full of food and juices.

"What are you doing here?" asked Lorlist.

"That guy Philim hasn't come here yet, I'll take you here to eat something first, so you don't have to wait until you get hungry. Duke Kenmax said.

"How do you know there's food here?" asked Reddy, who had not eaten in the morning when he followed Lorlist, and when he saw that there was so much food on the table, he immediately stepped forward and pulled a roast leg of lamb and nibbled on it.

"How do I know there's something to eat here?" said Duke Kenmax triumphantly, "I have laid it all out here, and it's not a trivial matter for me to ask the kitchenmaster to get me something to eat." ”

"You said you made this palace-like tent?" asked Lorlist, surprised.

"Of course, His Majesty wanted to tear down the original big tent and build a simple palace to receive the envoys, but he didn't have so much time for construction. Seeing that he was embarrassed, I took the errand on behalf of the Snow Salt Chamber of Commerce, rebuilt the composite tent, and then recruited painters and designers to decorate the tent into a palace. It was a good business, and he earned 20,000 gold fords in three days. Duke Kenmax replied in a spirited manner.

It can be seen from the expression of Duke Kenmath that His Royal Highness was slaughtered as a fat sheep this time. But whoever called him so happy and loved face, it was no wonder that Duke Kenmax sharpened his knife very quickly.

Eating and drinking in the small room, after a while the Duke of Philim also came, and after a while the Grand Duke of Philabrun also cheekily touched him, and while eating, he blamed the Duke of Kenmax for not preparing the wine, which was very unpleasant.

About an hour later, at noon, a trumpet was heard from a distance, and everyone's spirits were lifted, and the envoy of the business alliance finally came. Hurriedly cleaned up the dresses on their bodies, and went out of the small room to the big tent.

The Second Highness had already gotten up, and after a nap, his spirit was very uplifted, his eyes were bloodshot, and his face was much brighter, and he was standing in the big tent listening to a scout reporting the whereabouts of the envoy.

The scout said that the envoy had brought a hundred escorts, and had already embarked on the road of peace paved with white sand in a luxurious carriage, and that he would be at the gate of the barracks in about twenty minutes.

His Royal Highness said happily that everyone should follow him to the gate of the barracks to welcome the arrival of the envoys.

Grand Duke Fisabrun stood up and thought that it was inappropriate for His Royal Highness to do this, after all, as the king of the Kingdom of Antinac, how could he surrender his identity to meet the envoys? It should be in line with the etiquette of the nobles and the royal family to sit on the throne and wait for the envoys to come to the audience.

His Royal Highness humbly accepted the criticism of Grand Duke Fisabrun, thought about it and said, then greet him at the gate of the central community, so as to show his sincerity in hoping to achieve peace.

So everyone waited at the gate of the central community for about half an hour, only to see the luxury carriage carrying the envoy of the business alliance to stop in front of it, and a tall and thin middle-aged man got out of the car, followed by an old man with a white beard, holding a small wooden box in his hand.

The tall and thin middle-aged man claimed to be Crilos, the field marquis of the Business Alliance, and the vice president of the Two-Headed Dragon Chamber of Commerce led by the Big Six, and the old man beside him was his personal entourage, and he had always been around.

As an envoy, Crilos's Dou Qi cultivation should be at the golden level, but he claims that he practices Dou Qi in order to strengthen his body and prolong his life. The richly decorated saber he wore was purely for pretense, and he didn't even open the edge. And his personal old man is an ordinary person who has not cultivated his fighting spirit, and he is responsible for his trivial affairs. Crilos laughed at himself, he was born in a wealthy family since he was a child, and he was pampered, and he had to be served by others in some trivial matters of life......

However, it was the hundred guards that made everyone more vigilant, and among the hundred guards, there were four great swordsmen, more than a dozen gold-level swordsmen, and the rest of the guards' fighting qi cultivation was also all silver-rank.

His Royal Highness felt very happy, and the more elite the guards, the more noble the status of this envoy, Crilos. As for worrying that it would be impossible for these hundred guards to suddenly attack, not to mention anything else, there are more than a dozen great swordsmen of the kingdom in this big tent alone, and the four great swordsmen in the hundred guards naturally know that they are powerful and do not dare to act rashly.

Standing at the door of the big tent, His Royal Highness and the envoy Crilos were chatting hotly, and after chatting for a long time, the two held hands with each other and showed a feeling of mutual agreement. In the end, Lorist, who was waiting next to him, couldn't help it, coughed twice and reminded: "Your Majesty, is it ...... to talk about the first hall?"

"Yes, yes," the Second Highness came back to his senses, invited Crilos into the big tent, and asked him if he had brought in the Great Swordsman of the Escort Team as well?

Crilos smiled: "There's no need, just let them stay with the rest of the escort, I'll just bring this old relative of mine with me." I'm here to sign a peace agreement, not to fight, so I'm confident in my life. ”

The Second Highness was overjoyed, and hurriedly invited them into the tent, and ordered his subordinates to hold a banquet to entertain Crilos.

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