The mayor of Emerald Wood City rode out of the gates of the city's hoop iron. The mount under his crotch looks like a pure-blooded breed, tall and muscular, full of spirit, and the oily and smooth maroon figure is like a painter's perfect interpretation of a good horse.

The mayor was dressed in opulence, with a red and yellow brocade robe, a white ribbon, and a badge carved out of various gemstones on the velvet shoulders. It's like a treasure trove on the move, and it's a sight to behold wherever you go.

He looked to be in his thirties, with a cold complexion and a cunning look in his eyes that only an old man could have. His hair was darker than the night, and he wore a trimmed tricorn hat with white ostrich feathers on his head. Everywhere they went, everyone would automatically make way for them.

In keeping with his image, the mayor was followed by two riders. They were dressed in black clothes and trousers, and covered with black leather armor, and the horses on which they sat and the bridles of the horses were also black in water. One of them held a black spear with a head made of black steel. The two men carried a large horn on their backs, no doubt colored by black paint.

Riding along the stone road in front of the gate, the mayor of Emerald Wood City walked a group of envoys in blue armor approached, first nodded slightly and saluted, and then said to the other party: "Welcome to Lanfeng City, if you are not welcome, please Haihan." ”

"Please also move to the camp at the foot of the mountain. The ceremony of the alliance of the four cities of red pine, black willow, Lanfeng and emerald wood will be held soon. The leader of the legation took a step forward, bowed deeply, and addressed the mayor of Emerald Wood City.

Waiting until the other party nodded in agreement, he walked up to the mayor of Cuimu City in accordance with the etiquette of the alliance, grabbed the bridle of the horse, and personally led the horse forward. The two Black Knights followed, less than half a horse apart from the Mayor. Then, followed by the personal soldiers of the mayor of Cuimu City, they were all elite soldiers selected from the garrison troops.

The road down the mountain is paved with stone slabs, and every few hundred yards there is an outpost of Emerald Wood City. As the procession passes, the sentry will immediately straighten up, raise his chest and bow to the mayor. Amid the sound of prayers one after another, the team dragged its tail and walked down the mountain unhurriedly.

A camp has been set up in the empty field under the mountain, and the flags of the three cities of red pine, black willow, and Lanfeng have been hung high on the flagpole in front of the camp. When the mayor of Emerald Wood approached, the green pennant symbolizing Emerald Wood began to slowly rise. When he led the team to step into the gate of the camp, the flags of the four cities had already been raised and fluttered in the wind.

"Mayor Green!"

The other three mayors who were waiting in the middle of the camp saw the mayor of Emerald Wood City arrive and greeted him from afar. Although they don't see each other often, they have many overlapping interests because of the city's trade, so they are not strangers to each other. This time, I came at the invitation of Green, to discuss the alliance and the matter of rushing to the aid of Soft Maple City.

"The three gentlemen have been waiting for a long time. Don't be surprised, please do a lot of Haihan. The mayor of Emerald Wood dismounted, walked up to the other three mayors, and greeted them.

"Where, where, please come in quickly and discuss the affairs of the alliance. ”

"That's right, that's right, now the news from Soft Maple City has seriously damaged commerce and trade, and it must be dealt with quickly. ”

"It's extreme, it's ......"

When these big people were still polite, an untimely cough suddenly sounded, and they were interrupted by force, "If you guys are still so slow, then Soft Maple City is really precarious." Lips and teeth are cold, my lords. ”

"Who are they, and why are there so many half-giants in the camp?" Mayor Green looked at the big man who had just spoken, and his face was obviously a little unpleasant.

As the ruler of the hill city, House Green has been at odds with the hill giants who seek to ransack the city for generations. They make it their mission to hunt the giants of the hills. If the heir of the family wants to become mayor, the Green must complete a hunt on his own before his eighteenth coming-of-age ceremony, and bring back a complete hill giant's scalp to use as a cushion for the saddle.

The current mayor of Emerald Wood City, this Green naturally also performed the hunting ritual. Moreover, due to generational hatred, the Grimms are also hostile to other species of giants who are distant relatives of the Hill Giants, as well as creatures with giant blood. They don't like everything that has to do with giants. So when he saw Goliath, he thought he was some kind of half-giant.

"Watch your mouth, boy," a gray-skinned Goliath with dark or light markings stepped out of his companion's side. His neck, shoulders, and arms were covered with pebbles, as if he were born with a layer of armor made of bones and thick skin, "We are not filthy half-giants, we are the children of the mountains—Goliath!"

"Goliath?"

Green looked at the other mayors. Because he didn't know anything about the race, he didn't even notice the disrespect for himself in his words when the other party denied that he had giant blood.

"They are indeed not giants," before the mayors could speak, one of the tents in the camp was lifted, and a man dressed in priest's costume stepped out of it, "They are the children of the mountains that can be trusted, and they are also the representatives sent by our ally, the Scales of Eternal Order, to lead us to 'take a shortcut' to Soft Maple City." ”

It was no stranger who spoke, it was none other than the priest on duty who highlighted the temple of Promontory Rhonis.

He had just been in talks with the clergy who had come to support him from other cities, including Kord, the god of strength who was friendly with the church of Heyronis, Gonde, the god of forging, the priest and paladin of Futobo, the god of mountains and protection, as well as some other clergy of good or neutral sects.

He had confirmed that the Emperor had indeed awakened. The Ramsey must now be reunited to resist the ambitions and wrath of the ancient slave owner. It was the Goliath warriors of the Scales of the Eternal Order who protected him from the blockade of the monsters and came to participate in the alliance, while the holy warriors who originally stood out from the promontory were all left behind in Soft Maple City.

"Mayor Green," seeing the praying priest come out of the tent, the mayor of Red Pine City, who had crushed the largest among the mayors, had already guessed that the other party had persuaded the various churches to unite together, "This is the praying priest of the Temple of Heyronis, he can confirm the authenticity of the emperor's awakening, and the city of soft maple is indeed in danger." And the crisis it faces, if we don't help, is likely to soon spread to our own cities. The four cities must now be twisted into a rope to form a coalition army and gallop to the aid of Soft Maple City. Otherwise, when that city falls, we will face enemies many times greater than we already have. ”

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