Baburupa opened his eyes from the cold bed, it was still early in the morning, and the sky was full of stars, but there was already a pale gray morning light in the east, and the room was frighteningly cold, and the charcoal of the fireplace had long since burned out, and only a few dark red embers were left with curling white smoke

This was his third day as an envoy to the free city of Tatarchuk as the regent of Arthur's kingdom, and although he had protested as harshly as possible, for two days Baburupa was treated under house arrest in a post house, except for a diplomat with a slick face, a soldier whose face was colder than the armor on his body

Baburupa gritted his teeth and let out a series of vicious curses in his stomach, he was not ready to be angry, because the archon of Tatarchuk was obviously waiting for him to speak offensively, and then take the opportunity to give the envoy of Arthur's kingdom a humiliating end of expulsion, which also meant the failure of his diplomatic mission, the gods were above, and if Baburupa could not conquer this group of vulgar mercenaries with his tongue, then what face would he have to claim to be a close comrade-in-arms of the regent Leviston

Thinking of this, Baburupa jumped out of bed, walked to the low table in the corner, grabbed the brass jug full of cold water, drank a few big sips, and then wiped his face with cold water, the biting cold made him shiver several times in a row, and banished the last trace of sleepiness without a trace

That is, today Lao Tzu must see Tatarchuk, the city consul Baburupa said to himself through gritted teeth, and then his gloomy gaze fell on the huge bark box at the head of the bed, if these guys continue to prevaricate, then don't blame Lao Tzu for having to use some extraordinary means

No one but him knew how much it contained in Baburupa's bark box, and just as the envoy was about to open it with a fierce look, there was a sudden knock on the door

The person who knocked on the door of the envoy Baburupa said in a polite voice that the three consuls of Tatarchuk, the Free City, have come to pay a visit to you

Baburupa's face changed several times in a row, he didn't expect that the indifferent attitude of the Free City side actually took a sharp turn of one hundred and eighty degrees, and he asked for an audience yesterday but couldn't get it, and today he ...... I actually came to visit in person

If it weren't for the liar career of seeing people and talking about ghosts, Baburupa would definitely not have been able to open the door with a calm face, and then take half a step back as expected, Lord Aozu City, Grand Magister Kendia, and Captain Romney, it is really a happy thing that you can take time out of your busy schedules to meet you

The lord of Tatarchuk, the city of mercenaries, was a little older, his hair and beard were gray, but no one dared to see him as an old man, his movements were very neat, his hair was shaved into a very short mercenary head, and his eyes had the sharp light of a battle-hardened knight, and even during a diplomatic visit, he still had a heavy saber hanging from his waist, and judging from the simple scabbard and the blackened cowhide of the hilt, this was definitely not the kind of ceremonial saber that was put on display

Envoy Baburupa, don't say anything superfluous, we all know your intentions very well, I must tell you that to be a lobbyist for that Levi Ston, and want Tatarchuk to submit to his command, you are not qualified enough

When the city lord of Aozu spoke, his heavy and indifferent tone made Baburupa shudder, and the next few sneers were suddenly choked in his throat

Dear Lord of Aozu, are you questioning my qualifications, Baburupa puffed out his chest angrily, with all due respect, Levistan's plenipotentiary envoy, the guardian of all the kingdom of Arthur and the head of the important ministers, this qualification is more than enough to meet even a king, at least there is no insult to your status

The courage of the former liar is not great, but the ability to observe words and colors has been extremely well-trained, and the fierce words of the lord of Aozu City have exposed some problems, after all, he only questioned Baburupa's qualifications, not categorically refused...,

Mr. Baburupa, the Plenipotentiary Envoy of the Kingdom of Arthur, I am afraid that you have put too much gold on your face, and the head of the Romney said in a soft and slow voice, if I am not mistaken, just two years ago, you were an unknown commoner of King Arthurian nationality, and you were not qualified to be received by us if it were not for the sale of forged sacred relics and relics

A sly smile appeared on Baburupa's face, the young man in front of him had just inherited the authority of the head of the Thorn Mercenary Regiment, which was famous for spying on intelligence, just a few months ago, and was very eager to show his ability, even to offend the Elder Romney, I don't deny the information you have, but allow me to point out a difference, two years may not be too long in normal times, but in the storm, The heroic era of the stars has been very long, and it will not even take two years to even be among the second-rate kingdoms, and the Kingdom of Arthur, which could only be among the second-rate kingdoms, is now threatening the countries of the continent, and the original glorious alliance has been overshadowed, and the old legends and powerhouses have fallen one after another, and new legends are constantly emerging...... Elder Romney, you're the leader of the Thorn Mercenary Regiment now, but what were you doing two years ago?

The arc of the smile on the corner of Commander Romney's mouth disappeared, and a trace of anger flashed quickly in his eyes, but before he could react, the archmage of Kendia, who had never spoken, suddenly coughed and paused, the magic staff in his hand

There is no need to make a pointless battle of words here, Commander Romney, you should understand our purpose today, this middle-aged man opened his mouth with a warning tone, and then turned to Baburupa's blue eyes, with a taste of scrutiny in them, Envoy Baburupa, I apologize to you for Commander Romney's inappropriate words, but this is also what we are worried about, you are the messenger appointed by His Excellency Learviston, there is no doubt that there must be a power of attorney or something else that can prove your identity, however, as far as I know, you are not among the core subordinates of His Excellency Learston, and he will entrust you with full authority to negotiate, does he not care about Tatarchuk's power

Baburupa shook his head and hid a relaxed smile in his eyes, the wise Grand Magus Kendia, you must know something about the core subordinates of Your Excellency the Lord Regent, there is no disrespect, but I am afraid that if Your Excellency the Lord Regent sends His Majesty the Emerald Dragon King Zhanqing, His Excellency Augustus, the Fire Demon Wizard Juno Ann Merlist, or His Majesty Dariga, the King of the Fire Diamond Dragon, to Tatarchuk, I am afraid that he will be like a great enemy, and even panic

The three consuls exchanged a look with each other, and they all saw the taste of embarrassment and uneasiness in each other's eyes, as Baburupa said, although Tatarchuk was not weak because all the people were soldiers, but after all, it was only a free city and not a vast territory, and the strategic maneuver space was extremely narrow, if a legendary powerhouse led an elite army to come, it would indeed make them feel panicked and even make irrational hostile actions because of this

Your words are sharper than the blades in the hands of our warriors, and the Lord of Ozu said in a deep voice, "Your Excellency Baburupa, the proposal of Lord Levi Ston, Lord Regent of Arthur's Kingdom, we unanimously agreed that it was very correct after a detailed discussion, but Tatarchuk could not accept it

This makes me feel incomprehensible, Baburupa made an exaggerated frowning and thoughtful expression, Lord Aozu, since you think that His Excellency Levistan's proposal is correct, then why can't you accept it readily

In the past two days, Tatarchuk has been attacked by several unknown monsters in a row, several manors and settlements with weak defense have been destroyed and slaughtered, and now the vast majority of the people have to enter the city to rely on the city walls for defense, and the city lord of Ozu sighed and tapped his fingers on the table, although Tatarchuk is known as the city of mercenaries, but the number of truly elite warriors is only three thousand, and the defense of the city alone already feels overstretched, and he is really unable to respond to the call of His Excellency Leviston...,

The city lord of Aozu originally thought that he would hear a righteous and stern refutation, but he didn't expect Baburupa to nod again and again, Lord Aozou, you are so right, of course Tatarchuk can't draw extra troops, in fact, under the ravages of the army of gods, which country can draw troops, Baburupa sighed deeply, and the ten fingers twisted together, his expression looked very tangled, but with all due respect, I don't know if the walls of Tatarchuk are stronger than the walls of the royal capital of the Kingdom of Sijis, and whether the three world-famous mercenary groups of Tatarchuk are more elite than the Silver Raven Knights

The face of the city lord of Ozu suddenly changed, and his voice became even deeper, Lord Baburupa, you are using the example of the Kingdom of Siggis to threaten Tatarchuk

No, I'm reminding you with an unfortunate fact, Baburpa's voice became softer, this was originally the style of the court governor Bamilyan's speaking style, but Baburupa, who was born from the grassroots, was very interested in this kind of gentle threat, and took the time to learn about the apocalyptic crisis, if the human kingdoms could not unite but each calculated some worthless selfish interests, then sooner or later they would be defeated by the army of gods, and I can guarantee one thing, with the protection of the Griffin Knights and Lord Leviston, the Kingdom of Arthur will definitely be the one who survives to the end, but Tatarchuk......

Tatarchuk is not afraid of any threats and challenges, and the head of the Romney regiment said loudly that Tatarchuk is not afraid of anything

Although this guy screamed loudly, Baburupa only gave him a false smile, and instead focused on the Lord of Ozu and the Grand Magister of Kendia, although the three archons of Tatarchuk claimed to be equal, but it was obvious that these two were the ones who could really make decisions

I'm sorry, we can't ignore the imminent danger for some possibility in the future, and the city lord of Ozu pondered for a full minute before concluding in a heavy tone, Tatarchuk is not a kingdom, but a loose autonomous government composed of dozens of mercenary groups and their families, and under the premise that the lives of my relatives are threatened, even if I give an order, I cannot force the mercenary group of Tatarchuk to give up and defend their homeland

Baburupa couldn't help but smile widely, and if the threat was no longer a threat, he said in a voice not much higher than a whisper, if Tatarchuk could be blessed with a great power, so that those gods could not cross the thunder pool

Could it be that Lord Leviston would send the Griffin Knights to assist in the defense of Tatarchu Kromny, and the head of the regiment crooked his mouth

No, the Lord Regent sent a shield that was more powerful than thousands of elite warriors, and Baburupa ran to the bed as he spoke, and lifted the lid of his bark box, did he hear the legend of Behemoth, the Lord of the Earth, and Pasarian, the Lord of the Storm, who were protected by these two gods, and that even Tatarchuk would be safe and sound in the face of the greatest divine attack

Looking at the half-believing eyes of the three archons, Babuupa felt a heartfelt excitement, and he knew that now, as long as he showed a small miracle, his mission would be perfectly accomplished

Baburupa was only one of hundreds of envoys sent by the Kingdom of Arthur, and the negotiations in Tatarchuk, the city of mercenaries, were only one of a hundred, and most of them were met with the most desirable results under the prestige of the Griffin Knights and the miracles of the sacred altars, with the exception of a few small principalities in remote areas who had not been attacked by the gods

The envoys of Arthur's kingdom did not insist too much, because with the spread of the sacred altar in the countries of the continent, the sudden attack of the gods began to become more and more difficult, especially the low-level gods with low intelligence, they had an instinctive fear and aversion to the divine power, as long as the place protected by the Earth Altar, the Storm Altar and the Twilight Altar, they would subconsciously stay away from the desire for flesh and soul, forcing them to keep looking for unblessed lands, and soon focus on those remote small principalities...,

As for those high-level gods with legendary powers, of course, they will not be afraid of the blessing of the little divine power attached to the altar, but the divine power transmission network throughout the continent also has early warning capabilities, and Levi has already dispatched six legendary powerhouses, including the Emerald Dragon King Augustus and the Fire Demon Guide Merlister, to patrol the continent on an alchemy flying ship, ready to strike at any time

However, what puzzled many people was that except for the hideous appearance when the royal capital of the Siggis Kingdom fell, those high-level gods never appeared in the place where the divine power transmission network was laid, if it weren't for the news that a small principality belonging to the Glorious Alliance but refused to accept the joint proposal was slaughtered a few days later, everyone would even think that those high-level gods would be re-imprisoned in eternal prison by Lord Toma Deyangsen after breaking through the royal capital of the Siggis Kingdom

On the fifth day after the great battle over the Pass, two days before the seven-day limit mentioned by Mr. Dicsh, an unprecedentedly large force gathered under the high walls of the fortress of Tallon, which could hold 50,000 troops, and the later troops had to set up camp against the walls, thousands of flags and tents stretched for more than ten kilometers, and the gray-white smoke rising from the campfires was like countless slender fingers touching the sky, and it was like one of the sources of the thick haze in the sky

Her Majesty Queen Fleihill and Lord Regent Leviston of Arthur's kingdom were initially able to meet separately with the kings, archdukes, The lord and the general, however, soon had to change their separate meetings to a public meeting place, and the meeting hall of the main building of the fortress was changed to a square, and then to a camp outside the city walls, in which the sword crown banner representing the royal family of Arthur and the golden griffin banner representing the regent fluttered side by side, and on the highest flagpole, ten heavily armed holy griffin knights guarded day and night, and the exquisite full-body armor faintly exuded the aura of magic and vindictiveness, becoming a stunning sight in the camp of the coalition army

Many of the generals who were disgruntled with Leviston's dominance changed their minds after seeing the holy griffon knights standing still like statues, and even took the initiative to persuade the kings and archdukes on their side to refrain from provoking the idea of provocation, because in their opinion, they could make these knights with the title of gods absolutely surrender to that young man, if he was not favored by the gods, there was no other explanation, and the place protected by the sacred altar was immediately nowhere to be seen, which confirmed this from another side

It was not that no one speculated with the greatest malice that the young regent believed that the gods were his men, but this speculation was quickly dispelled by a deeper fear, and if Levi Ston could even manipulate the army of gods, then even the nations of the continent could unite and cooperate in one go—something more inconceivable than if they had gathered under the griffon banner in response to Levi's proposal—and I am afraid that they would not be able to stop the griffin knights and the army of gods from attacking at the same time

Hundreds of thousands of troops from dozens of different countries gathered together, and it is conceivable that it will not be very quiet, especially when several of them have old feuds with each other, and only by relying on the patrol team organized by the griffon knights to stop the fighting, but soon all this noise will be quelled, because two figures, surrounded by many griffon knights, walked out of the gates of the fortress of Tallon, one of them was dressed in silver-white armor, and wore a crude steel crown on his head, and the famous oath and victory sword of Arthur's kingdom hung from his waist; The other is dressed in an iron-blue light armor, with a tuft of griffin feathers flying in the wind on his helmet, and another sword at his waist, this sword is not very old, but it is the youngest regent ever known as the kingdom of mankind - Levi Ston's sword, known as the legendary sword of the griffon's pecking (to be continued, if you like this work, you are welcome to vote, monthly pass, your support is my biggest motivation)