Chapter 195: The Six-Party Alliance (2)
Ryan sat in his chair very calmly, silently listening to Freya translate Tixilis's words for him sentence by sentence, and soon understood the situation of the other party being hunted down and killed, until Tixilis asked for Ryan's help so that she could return to her territory safely, and then assist her in killing her sister and seizing the rule of the Naga clan, so that Ticylis could wield great power to help Ryan defeat the undead army and the half-demon army.
The promise sounded quite exciting, but Ryan was unmoved, because he knew very well the price to be paid for doing so, so no matter how much Tixielis tried to persuade him, he just looked at the other party motionlessly. After noticing Ryan's reaction, Tisilis simply stopped talking, she coiled her tail fin in her chair, and sat quietly like Ryan, the two of you look at me, I look at you, and the whole room falls into a deathly silence.
After a long while, Ryan spoke: "Tixilis, you tell me, if you were in my current position, would you have to mobilize the most elite army when you were at a disadvantage, cross the ocean, go deep into the bottom of the sea that is not suitable for human survival at all, escort you back to your territory, and the whole journey must also pass through the extremely large territory under your sister's rule, tell me, Ticilis?"
"No, it won't. Ticylis replied dryly.
"Good, you're very honest. Ryan thought that the other party would use all kinds of words to convince herself, but she actually admitted this fact directly, which also surprised Ryan.
"Actually, Mr. Lane, I wonder how you managed to gain such power. Who knew what Ticylis said next surprised Ryan: "A powerful legendary powerhouse, with a confidante like the Elven Queen by his side, a good friend like Alendor, and the support of the dragon clan, such a powerful strength can be ranked in the top ten even in the underwater world ruled by the Naga clan." β
"This is the first time I've been on the surface, the first time I've been in the middle of your human cities living on land, and I admit that you have your own unique culture and strength to rival our Naga, but unfortunately, I find that you seem to be so content with what you see before you that you don't even think to look further away, like the vast ocean, like the winding Hengduan Mountains. β
"If you have something to say, you might as well say it. Ryan shrugged his shoulders and said, "It's not fun to go around in circles, it's just going to waste our time." β
A smile appeared on Ticilis' face, and the fins at the back of her head suddenly stretched and opened, then retracted to clinging to her skin that was secreting a slippery, viscous liquid, a unique expression of the Naga that usually only appeared when they were very proud and happy.
"It's actually quite simple, human. Tisilis said, "Actually, my request is not too difficult, but now it seems that maybe you don't realize your own power. When I set foot on your land, I began to try to learn more about you, and I found that your human population is indeed very large, but there is an indescribable inertia, and your kings have often been content with the unification of the land they know, and have no more heart to open up, which is very different from that of our Naga. β
"For thousands of years, it seems that the footsteps of your humanity have been gradually within their own circle, and before the wise of you can think of going further, some chaos will erupt among you, and then you will fall back into chaos until you are reunited after a few years. The chaotic order has been circulating over and over again, and it looks like some kind of god-like curse. β
Although Ticilis's words had completely deviated from the current topic, Ryan surprisingly did not interrupt her, because her words were also spoken in the bottom of Ryan's heart. Ryan remembers hearing Freya say that during the journey of the Growth, Freya and Tisyris talked a few times, and she found that the Naga who ruled the bottom of the sea still continued their rule after tens of thousands of years, and after so many years, whether it was humans or orcs, I am afraid that they would have long since eased hundreds of different dynasties, but this was very puzzling to Lane, he wanted to know how the Naga did it, and now Tisiris said this, it seems that the mystery shrouded in all this for Ryanγ
"It will take at least three to five years for our Naga to reach the borders in either direction from the center of imperial rule, if we march slowly on our own. Tixilis said slowly, "This kind of speed can't handle any unexpected events within the empire's borders, isn't it?"
Ryan and Freya nodded slowly, indeed, according to this speed of travel, assuming that there is a foreign invasion on the frontier, it will be 4 or 5 years before the herald runs to the imperial capital, and when the reinforced army sets out and then arrives in the area where the war is taking place, I am afraid that it will be ten years later, and nothing can happen in such a long time, maybe that land has been lost a long time ago.
"So in order to solve this problem, we Naga began to look for a magical solution, and in the end we did find a near-perfect solution, which was to use space magic to set up a magic circle of teleportation between the two locations, so that we could reach our destination through this portal. Of course, this kind of teleportation magic array will consume a huge amount of energy, we can't open it for a long time, and it is impossible to use it to teleport too many people, the largest one can only teleport about a thousand people at a time, and the energy consumed can release about 150,000 level 8 magic.
β150000οΌβ Ryan couldn't help but be slightly stunned after hearing this number, with the power of his current legendary mage, it is impossible to release 150,000 level 8 magic in a row, inferring from this point, it is obvious that the magicians of the Naga clan are not strong enough to exceed Ryan's dozens of times, then they must be using a magic array, filled with a large number of magic cores and magic crystals, as a supplement to the mana consumption of opening this teleportation magic array, but this number is probably more than the number of raw materials produced by the entire human world in a year.
"Of course, this is the biggest one, and in fact it was last used about 4,000 years ago. Seeing Ryan's expression, Tisilis explained, "If it's just the kind of squad that teleports 3 or 5 people at a time, the energy consumed is probably equivalent to 200 level 8 magic, and anyone with a little bit of wealth can afford it." In fact, in our family's history, if there was a riot in a certain place, an elite squad of thirty or fifty people could be quelled by sending it at once. Such counterinsurgency squads are made up of powerful warriors and powerful magicians who are powerful enough to destroy an ordinary army of 100,000 men in a head-on battle. In many cases, there is no ready-made teleportation magic circle in the area they are going to, so it is often necessary to build such portals temporarily, so we have enough experience. β
"You mean to let me build a teleportation magic array to help you travel directly to your hometown?" Ryan asked.
Ticialis explained: "Yes, that's what it means, but it's not an easy thing to do. In order to establish such a teleportation magic array, we must have the mana coordinates of two locations, and then slowly tune it, which requires a lot of mana consumption, and as for the construction of the magic array, it also requires superb magic skills. But with your strength, I'm sure it won't be too long, that's all. β
Ticylis's words made Ryan's heart move, he knew very well what the significance of establishing such a portal in the major cities in the human world was, but human beings did not put too much energy into the research of space magic in the past history, with the power of the Imperial Capital Magic Guild, only a few small portals were established, and the biggest role of the magic array, which was already the limit of teleporting ten people at one time, was actually for the Fernando royal family to take emergency refuge, which had to be said to be a great irony.
"I seem to be able to grant you this request, but ......" Ryan's eyes flashed with joy when he saw Tixilis hear his words, but he changed his tone and said something else: "But as for your later request, I can't seem to agree to it, even if we return to your hometown through the portal with an elite team as you said, we won't be able to muster enough manpower, let alone fight the powerful Naga head-on." β
"No, in fact, the most troublesome and difficult to do is the first part. Ticylith suddenly stood up from her chair, strictly placing her tail fin on which had been hovering in her chair, and then stood on the ground with its support. Tixilis twisted her lower body like a python, "walked" a few steps in the direction of Ryan, and said with a nervous expression: "Don't worry, in fact, it's very simple, we won't compete with the Naga clan head-on at all, don't forget that I am also a member of the Naga royal family, and I also have the right to inherit! How can I take you to destroy my own empire?"
Ticillis hesitated a little at this point, but after weighing it up, she finally said why: "We Naga have a very strange rule, in order for the rulers of the empire to be able to rule over that vast territory, each Empress can appoint more than five successors, and then divide enough territories for each of them when they reach adulthood. After doing this, Her Majesty will sit back and watch these heirs who are qualified to inherit the throne fight against each other, but high-intensity methods such as all-out war are not allowed, in short, I, Ticilis, can send assassins to kill my sister, as long as there is no evidence left to be caught, then even if others know that I did it, it doesn't matter. β