Chapter 50: The War of Words

This is the closest hanging hut to the platform. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. biquge。 info is narrow from east to west, wide from north to south, the room is covered with several bearskin carpets sewn together, a row of brown nanmu bookshelves close to the west wall made of white rock, the books placed on the shelves are quite mixed, from nautical anecdotes to historical texts, from monster records to poetry and lyrics, large and small, thin and thick, no less than 300 copies.

In the middle of the room is a long table of black nanmu that is not visible, there is no paint in this era, but, perhaps it has been used for a long time and is often wiped, under the light of a magic lamp on the table, the table top with clear wood grain reflects a thin oil shine, which looks pleasing to the eye. Next to the table, there are two finely woven rattan chairs, which are covered with two layers of finely colored animal skins to make them more comfortable to sit on.

In the east wall facing the table, there is a built-in fireplace, and several well-proportioned pieces of fine pine wood are burning, which not only dispels the damp cold in the stone room, but also adds some pine fragrance to the warm air. In addition to the scent of pine, there was a faint scent of flowers wafting through the room, which came from pots of irises under the walls on either side of the fireplace, and the blue, purple, and pink flowers were in full bloom.

There are two half-length figure paintings hanging on the east wall, which are painted with a pigment similar to oil paint, which looks gorgeous in color and lustre, and the characters are also very expressive, they are a man and a woman in their prime, among which the woman is full of heroism, and her appearance is a little similar to Xijia, Li Yun guessed that she may be the previous generation of Fenglan Sword Saint Hilna.

What caught Li Yun's attention the most in the room was a magical fountain in front of the wall next to the door. At the base of the fountain is a strip of stone about four feet long and engraved with runes. The four-foot-tall curtain of water erupts from a crack in the rock's roof. Most of the stone was immersed in an ice-blue glowing liquid, and the stone box containing the liquid was also engraved with runes. Li Yun guessed that this magic fountain was likely to have the function of image like the crystal ball of the mages. In this way, it is easier to explain that I was found out as soon as I arrived on the platform. "The Sword Saint guards the highest aerial platform in the Royal City, this is probably the biggest trap for the unknown Nessriel of the Flying Cavalry Force!"

Xijia walked to the table and said to Li Yun, "Please sit down, Mr. Andyvan! There is no clear water in this room, and there is no fine wine, and it is obviously not suitable to summon servants now, please forgive me." ”

"You are very different from the queen I remember. ”

"Servants, maids, hugging each other, living in a luxurious house, pretending to be at every step, checking the wrinkles at the corners of their eyes and the growing amount of fat all day long?"

Li Yun smiled lightly, "The queens I know are not as unscrupulous as you, and at the same time, they will never tolerate someone offending their majesty. For example, like me, I call you directly, not Your Majesty. ”

"That's because their majesty is given by others, and queens are a risky profession for them, and once they lose that 'job', they will become extremely miserable. ”

"After marrying a sword master as queen, I admired the courage of Frete V more and more. ”

"He was my cousin, and before I became queen, Nessera had four families. ”

"The most powerful is Elupasha. Li Yun nodded, "No wonder!"

"So, you understand now?"

"Understood, you love this country, not your cousin. So, twenty-seven years of marriage, you did not bear a single child for the king. And, as far as I can guess, you willingly become your old virgin for some special ability. Of course, this may be an excuse for not wanting to get close to the V. Thank you for taking this privacy out of your trust to earn my trust. ”

"I heard that you, Lana, and Anvinska are promoting a perfect aristocratic etiquette, but your current behavior is very rude!" Xijia raised an eyebrow.

Li Yun shrugged his shoulders and said, "To paraphrase your previous words, that kind of vain thing, if it were you, would you care?"

"Even so, be mindful of the ways and means! You're talking to the same lady. Xijia reminded Li Yun that even if she didn't care about her status as a queen, she should pay attention to the minimum taboos when speaking.

"That's my way. In fact, I am more accustomed to conquering and destroying all enemies who dare to stand in my way, than to negotiate. But now, I feel that your strength is qualified for me to sit down and discuss issues, so in my eyes, at this stage, you are an equal existence to me, and it has nothing to do with gender. Besides, I don't mean to waste too much time on language structure and phrasing, don't you think?"

"I think you're arrogant! You're the first person in my life to dare to speak to me like that. ”

"It's a great honor to be your first time!" Li Yun's words were ambiguous and misleading to hear.

Xijia's face was slightly red, and she said a little angrily: "Are you here to insult me?" As soon as the words came out, he felt that his words were also a little sick, and his face became even redder.

"I wish your left hand would tremble a little because of anger. While I suspect that your long streamers and unique iron shoes have a deceptive effect on combat, and that magical stabbing sword is indeed sharp, what I really fear is the item in your left sleeve. Without it, I can stand and talk, instead of sitting here calmly. ”

"It's an unfortunate thing to be your enemy, and I expect you to get carried away!" Xijia smiled slightly, obviously her performance just now also had an element of fraud, from beginning to end, neither of them really gave up the opportunity to get rid of each other in an instant.

"Each other, if you can faint from a few words, I would rather keep talking about tomorrow morning! From the streets and alleys, I have heard that Her Majesty the Queen is a very gentle and virtuous beauty, and if she is not sick since childhood, she must be a classic example of motherhood in the world. Who would have thought that she was actually a one-handed swordmaster who slayed dragons with one hand?"

"I've gotten information that Lana and Anvenska's personal retinue is a little white face who speaks harshly about his master, wielding a sword as thick as a pen. Who would have thought that this servant, who had heard that he was quite skilled in cooking, would be a blessed warrior?" replied Xijia with a calm expression.

"Well, I'll admit I don't have much time to fight with you, but to get to the point, take back the Anvenska estate, find the real culprit who killed Count Pattarek, and avenge the Count. That's what all action is based on. I'm here to use the information gathered by the King's intelligence network, and we need to find some useful allies so that the situation can continue to move in our favor. ”

"Although you have miraculous skills, real fruits, and perhaps other powerful artifacts that are not known to the people, the king will not compromise, and the more potential you show, the less he will be able to get your wish. With Anvenska's wealth and your current skills, Nethrel will have another family that is even more powerful than Elubasia. It was unbearable for the ambitious V. He'd rather choose you to move to another country than see a thriving Neverwinter become a second Nesman. ”

"Centralized power, the name is white, and I finally know why the Fifth has such an ambiguous attitude in the Count of Patarek incident and the heir turmoil. A huge plan, of which the Anvinska family is but one of the victims. Presumably, the king only indulged Sutton's ambitions, otherwise, Sutton would not have spent a lot of money to hold a hearing and act in costume to be attacked. ”

"I am glad for the king that you can think so. In fact, the king is now very upset, your strength has exceeded his expectations, and the situation is becoming more and more difficult to control, which makes it difficult for him to choose. After all, seeing that a powerful figure like you can't be used by a few people and turn to other countries, anyone will feel heartache. ”

"It was self-defeating, and the strength we showed was such a reason for the king to be jealous. So, even if we win the game in front of us, the Fifth will find a reason to suppress us and keep our power within a controllable range?"

"I'm afraid so!"

"Isn't he afraid that the nobles will find out about his plan to weaken the nobility and unite them?"

"I'm afraid! It's not that I can't win against those noble alliances, but I'm afraid that I'll hurt Nessriel's national strength. Without the armor and weapons of the Anvenska family, the aristocratic coalition could not defeat the kingdom army composed of a group of promising officers promoted by the king from among the commoners over the years. These loyal warriors, at the sound of a command, will fight for the king, and the red-robed mages will be loyal supporters of the king, as well as the court mages and the two most powerful knights of Nessreel. The king can sweep away the aristocratic forces with a thunderbolt in a short time. But in doing so, it also means abandoning plans to expand territory in his lifetime. ”

"Yes, although the king has completely regained his royal power, Nessreel will definitely lose his strength in the civil war, and the ambitious king will not be able to bear to spend his whole life in a state of recuperation!"

"Exactly!"

"So, with all due respect, what good can we gain by uniting with you?" Li Yun looked directly at Xijia.

"Before answering your question, I want to know your relationship with Lana and Anvinska. ”

"Fulfill the promise and I will fulfill one of her wishes until she is satisfied. ”

"Justifiably take back the status, rights and wealth that belong to her, avenge her father, and let the murderer get the retribution he deserves?"

"Not bad!"

"I've noticed that you've suddenly become so cute. With such a commitment to keep, I guess you are the real creator of all the miracles that are happening around Lana!"

"I find that you are getting more and more annoying, and you are forcing me to kill people recklessly. Li Yun said coldly.

Xijia smiled disappreliantly, "Since you don't have a special relationship with Lana and Anvenska, naturally you don't care too much about who she enters the wedding hall with." Anvenska, then, might as well become the second Elupasya. ”

"Let Lana marry Crown Prince Sam?"

"Yes, to reveal some news, Sutton's energy should not be underestimated, and the House should support him and jointly ask the king to deal with the succession of the Anvinska family as appropriate. And the final result is likely to be to give Lana a false title on the grounds of whether she has the ability to inherit or not to hold a coming-of-age ceremony, and then let her prove her ability until she is recognized by the nobles. If it is judged by the 22-year-old coming-of-age ceremony, it will have to wait nearly four years. ”

Li Yun snorted coldly: "You can do a lot of things in four years, at that time, Anwinska may only be an empty shell, who cares about Sutton's life or death, let Anwinska become a family like Groman!"

So, once Lana and Sam's marriage was finalized, the king certainly wouldn't watch the Anvinska family's wealth slip into the pockets of the nobles. ”

"What a good way!" Li Yun sighed: "Anyway, for a 'patriot' like you, it's okay if wealth, technology, and talent don't flow out of Nesser." For the king, it is even more desirable that if things go well, his plan to expand his territory can be started early. And the crown prince Cham, the princess can marry a lot, and if she can't do it, there are palace maids and lovers, and the queen can help out, if she can't do it, it doesn't matter, anyway, if the queen does something angry, she will be spared!"

“...... I think you're really angry!" Xijia felt that Li Yun was talking back.

"Know what I'm thinking? Change Nesser's name or erase him from the human realm! Twenty years at most, I'm confident I can do it. If you unite the Holy See of Light or other countries, the time may be cut in half. Li Yun stood up, silver sparks dancing in his eyes.

"You said you were just trying to make a promise, but now look at your attitude! How do you know that Lana doesn't want to marry Prince Sam?

"Do you think there are many perverts in this world who are willing to be old virgins like you? Besides, according to what you said, the Anvinska family's property did not fall into Lana's hands to the last copper plate, but instead had to take advantage of himself and his existing skills, is this considered a fulfillment of the promise? I'm fucking sick? Do you think it's going to be harder for me to kill a Sutton than to crush a bug?" The sparks in Li Yun's eyes had already turned into flames.

"So, I still have a way to compromise!" Looking at Li Yun's eyes, Xijia felt her heartbeat speed up a little, this was the first time since she became a Sword Saint that she had fallen out of the state of 'calm heart'.