Seventh Preface. Chapter III. Draw a line
I slept until five o'clock, when a prince came.
"My dear dragon general, I'm sorry to come to visit you so early, I'm the eldest prince of the "Mystery" country, my name is You Hengzhang, huh...... I see that the general and the others are far from working in vain, so I will come to see the general, this is a little gift from our "lost" city, and I would like you to ......" You Hengzhang was interrupted by me before he finished speaking.
"Noble prince, we have come from afar not to seek peace in the realm of the dwarves and to quell the troubles caused by the undead and orcs. I finished pushing the prince's list of so-called gifts over.
"Oh, hahaha, I knew that the warriors of the dragon clan were all stunts, loyal and heroic, it seems to be true, so... Then I'll send this gift, it's a specialty of some "fans", don't refuse. You Hengzhang said.
"Well, thank you for the kindness of the prince, what is the matter until I have met the king, is this gift the king's will?" I asked.
"No,... No... It's ......". "Oh, that's not the king's will, then let's wait until we meet the king before we make a decision, prince, or it will be unruly for you to accept gifts from me like this. I said with a smile.
"You...... , Hey, it's okay or not, the general is really sorry, disturbing your rest, how offended, how forgiving. After you finished speaking, you said goodbye.
What is the origin of the "mysterious" prince? It seems that I am going to investigate. However, he is so eager to come to our dragon clan and intends to win us over, it seems that the conspiracy behind him is not small.
Just as I was thinking, Starshadow walked in.
"Star Shadow, what do you think of this Youheng Zhang's arrival this morning. I asked.
"I think it's very likely that the king is testing us. Starshadow said.
"Oh, what do you say. I looked at him curiously.
"First of all, we were brought to this hotel by the king's guards, so there must be a lot of king's eyeliner in this vicinity, as long as this You Hengzhang is not a fool, he will not be so reckless, on the first day we have not met the king to contact us. Starshadow said.
"You're right, but I always feel like I can smell conspiracy in him, and he gives the first impression of a conspirator. I said.
"There's another possibility, but I think it's too bold. Starshadow said.
"It's okay, if you have anything to say, just say it, after all, there are no outsiders here. I said, looking around.
"I think that if the assumption just now is not true, it is possible that the king's chief of guard and Thou Hengzhang have joined forces to use the king's offer of this temptation to achieve his true purpose. Starshadow said.
"I really admire your reasoning, I can reason so boldly and with such a big brain hole at the first time, I am in awe of you. I said.
"There's no way, there are a lot of such episodes in [Palace Planning], it's not involuntary to associate them together. Starshadow said.
Star Shadow and I talked until about eight o'clock in the morning, and finally, when we should all get up, we ended the discussion.
In line with the thoughts of the Star Shadow, I also think that You Hengzhang came into contact with us by the way through the king's temptation to us. But it's normal, it's the usual practice of the royal family.
After everyone got up, the hotel began to arrange breakfast, it was the most sumptuous breakfast I have seen in a few years, fat foie gras rice, bird's nest bread, cheese snail custard, turkey leg wrapped in sardines, etc., this time everyone can be regarded as impatient, shake off the cheeks and start eating and drinking, forgetting the request I gave last night.
"Well, you are all well fed, and we will see the king at noon, for the meal is called a hearty meal." With that, the quick knife placed a large turkey leg on the plate.
After breakfast, I asked everyone to change into the dresses brought by the dragons and go to the palace to meet the king.
This is a magnificent palace, which shows the abundant wealth, political achievements and resources of the "lost" country. We walked through the long palace corridor, on both sides of which hung portraits of the kings of the past, I looked closely, there were seventeen in all, this empire has gone through hundreds of years of vicissitudes, this magnificent palace, is the result of the efforts of these kings through the ages.
"The king has arrived. Schuberner, the king's bodyguard, shouted as he half-knelt before the throne.
We also collectively knelt down on one knee to show our respect for the king.
In the admiration and praise of the people, the king appeared, this king was a white-haired king, and looked a little haggard, and his physical condition was not very optimistic, but he still puffed up his chest and walked to the throne.
"My supreme king, the dragon clan has come with some brave warriors to wish our clan and the dwarven continent fire and water. You Hengzhang said.
"Well, let the warriors come forward a little bit, and let me have a look. The old king said.
We took a few steps forward and bowed to the king once more.
"My esteemed king, on behalf of the entire dragon clan, I would like to express my greatest respect to you, the king, now that the war is raging, the undead have been coveting the treasure of the dwarves, and secretly united with the dark elves and orcs to besiege the dwarves on three sides, and I hope that the king and your empire can be united with the dragons to fight against the enemy. I said.
"I... That's what we wanted, but... Today, an undead emissary came to us and sent us the same resignation, asking for an alliance with us. The king said.
I sighed to myself, this is the king, he is old, and he no longer wants to get involved in the strife of the attempted race, so he is swaying.
"The undead have now united with the orcs, and hundreds of thousands of Chen soldiers are ready to attack the dwarves [Maritanburg] Don't you know the situation, the king? They are using a divisive strategy to divide the relationship between you and the dwarves, the dwarves and the "mystery" are the relationship between the lips and the teeth, breaking the bones and tendons, their move is intended to paralyze you, so that the king you give up the idea of reinforcing the dwarves, and when they have defeated [Mazhtanci] they will tear up the treaty, and the army will attack the "my", after all, there are the most mining resources on the continent. How can the undead and orcs give up?" I said.
"General Takami, you're right, we have indeed fallen for the undead, they will definitely fight our resources, no matter how we compromise, we will fight with them one day. The king stood up excitedly and addressed everyone.
At this moment everyone knelt down and supported what the king had said.
Yet, after a little snort, the king immediately began to waver again.
But right now, the undead have come to a "demon", and I heard that the three of his men can call for wind and rain, open mountains and split the ground, and sweep thousands of armies, and the strongest "axe army" of the dwarves has suffered their great losses. The king began to waver again.
"That's exactly what we're here for, we're going to slay the demons, slay the three mighty generals, and break their legends. I said.
"Hmph, don't talk big, you dragon bastard. "Suddenly three Assassins rushed out from the left side of the throne, and they rushed towards me with daggers in hand.
"I've sensed your murderous aura for a long time, and it's too late to rush out now. As soon as I finished speaking, the quick knife was drawn in an instant, and immediately a cold air passed through the main hall, and the hands and feet of the three assassins were frozen. In the blink of an eye, Kung Fu Xingying suddenly appeared behind the three of them, removing the hoods of the three of them, and we saw three pairs of red eyes.
"King, this is the reason for your concern, the three of them are the envoys of the undead, if they stabbed me to death just now, then I will die in your palace, and the entire dragon clan will be disgraced by this, and then the dragon clan will send troops to ask for an explanation. I said with a smile.
"Deal with these three people, the king, for those who are swaying from side to side will offend both sides, and then you will be in trouble, the king. I said with a smile.
The ministers under the throne were all stunned, and we were able to deal with the three undead assassins by simply showing our hands.
"Come... Come on, take the three of them down to correct the law on the spot, dare to assassinate the envoy of the dragon clan, and sentence them according to their crimes, and be sentenced to a guillotine. The king said.
After that, a dark shadow flashed in front of the throne, but the star shadow also suddenly flashed to the throne and killed another assassin.
"Look, O king, people are coming to assassinate you, and you must think about it. Starshadow said.
Eventually, the king made his judgment and sent several undead emissaries to the guillotine. Draw a line with them.
We have also reached the first intention, and the next thing to do is to urge the king to send troops to the dwarves.