This was the second time Rieger had seen Sprigan.

The last time I saw Sprigan was when I had a wedding with Morgan in Camelot.

At that time, Springagan was also present at the wedding, and it was natural that Rig had met the patriarch of the Earth Clan, but he had not intersected with him.

Of course, in the last situation, Rieger did not have a chance to take a closer look at Sprigan.

During this meeting, Li Ge carefully observed the patriarch of the Earth Clan.

The other party has a pair of pointed ears, a thin body, but his height is not short, and with long blonde hair, he doesn't look like a goblin of the Earth Clan at all, but more like a Wind Clan without wings.

In fact, Springagan is indeed not a goblin of the Earth Clan.

The reason why he became the patriarch of the Earth Clan was because the previous Earth Clan Patriarch was overthrown by him.

In other words, Springrigan became the head of the Earth Clan through usurpation, and he himself seems to have nothing to do with the Earth Clan.

His strength is not strong, and it can even be said that he is weak, not to mention compared with the likes of fairy knights, even compared with ordinary goblins, he will be disliked weakly, if it weren't for the normal size of the other party, he might be mistaken for the clan of the winged clan with notoriously weak combat effectiveness, right?

Artoria was also a rookie goblin weaker than the average goblin before ringing the bell of the pilgrimage, but Spriggan was probably weaker even compared to Artoria at that time.

This shows how weak and inconspicuous this clan leader of the Earth Clan is.

Matthew and da Vinci looked suspicious when they saw Sprigan.

Artoria and Oberon looked as usual, but kept staring at Springgan.

Rieger was expressionless, and even though he was called His Royal Highness the Prince with great respect by Sprigan, his attitude seemed lukewarm.

"What should I call you? Lord Springgan? Or is it the Clan Chief? ”

These words without the slightest respect were exchanged for a more sinister smile from Sprigan.

"Of course you can be as happy as you like, even if you see me as a worm in the sewers, I will gladly accept it, because it is a trivial matter." "I am more concerned than this about the changes Your Excellency will bring to me and to Norwich, and if you can, I hope it will be a good thing for both of us." ”

In a simple sentence, the patriarch of the Earth Clan gives people a sense of mercenary.

This also reminded everyone of Oberon's evaluation of Springgen on the way to Vault City.

That was a question raised by Leonardo da Vinci.

"What kind of person is the lord here?"

In the face of da Vinci's question, at that time, Oberon's evaluation was like this.

"His position is very ambiguous, neither submissive to the queen like Woodworth, nor blatantly rejecting the queen like Muiryan, giving people the feeling of not knowing what to do."

"Aurora will decide to overthrow her behind her back because of the queen's harsh government, and the king's clan has directly declared a rebellion, while the mirror clan has almost disappeared, so, among the six major clans today, only this guy's position is unpredictable."

"Sometimes he's extremely obedient to the Queen, and sometimes he's plotting things against the Queen behind his back, and to be honest, I don't even know what he's thinking."

"But no matter what he does, it seems that he will make a lot of money in the end."

"Norwich is probably because of his stance and nature, and it has become the way he is now, as long as he has money, he can buy and do anything, right?"

Thinking of Oberon's comment, everyone's eyes when they looked at Sprigan also changed slightly.

They all had a feeling that the patriarch of this Earth Clan might not be easy to deal with.

Except for Rigg.

"It's not something we should be thinking about." Li Ge said lightly: "We are just here to ring the bell of the pilgrimage, not to discuss business with you." ”

Sprigan shook his head at Rigg's remark.

"I think it's a business in itself." Spriggan smiled leisurely and said meaningfully, "Your Highness wants to ring the bell, and the bell is in my hand." ”

"In that case, Your Highness must come up with some chips that make me feel excited, so that I can willingly take out the bell."

"Look, isn't this just a business?"

The faces of the crowd changed slightly.

They could tell that Springagan was planning to hand over the Parade Bell as a condition for some ulterior purpose.

This made Oberon finally stop being silent.

"No wonder you agreed so easily to Aurora's intermediary and gave us the opportunity to meet and negotiate." Oberon looked directly at Springgan and squinted, "It seems that you have a plan." ”

"No, no, no, how can it be said that it is a conspiracy?" Spriggan shook his head, and Shi Shiran said: "This is called reciprocity, I give you what you need, and you fulfill the conditions I proposed, this is a very reasonable thing, right?" ”

Indeed, it is mutually beneficial, and it makes perfect sense.

But seeing Streegan's sinister smile, everyone felt uncomfortable in their hearts.

It's just that Sprigan's performance is too profiteer, and he is still very black-hearted, giving people the impression that once he agrees to his conditions, his side will pay far more than the value of the parade bell itself.

"What do you want us to do?"

Artoria asked the question.

And Sprigan's next words were greatly beyond everyone's expectations.

"My appeal is actually very simple, nothing more than two."

Sprigan cocked up a finger at first.

"First, I hope that Your Highness can protect me, or rather protect my Treasury City."

Hearing this, everyone was stunned at first, and then immediately reacted.

"I see, are you worried about calamity?"

Da Vinci whispered softly, expressing the thoughts in everyone's hearts.

Because of the arrival of the "calamity", Norwich has now become a candle in the wind, and it may be destroyed at any time.

In such a situation, Spregan naturally had to find a way to protect himself.

Although Treasury City is the most heavily guarded place in the Fairy Kingdom of Britain, and it is claimed that even the Fairy Knights cannot attack it, but the "Great Calamity" that occurs once in a thousand years is coming, who dares to think that they will never be threatened?

That's why Spriggan left himself a way back.

It's just that......

"Since you're worried about the threat of calamity, why don't you just leave?" Artoria said to Springgan, "And the inhabitants of Norwich, why don't you choose to evacuate when the "calamity" is about to break out here? ”

This is a question that arises in the minds of all those who know Norwich's current situation, including Matthew and Leonardo da Vinci.

It is true that the queen gave up saving Norwich, but doesn't Norwich plan to save herself?

Especially Springgan, who is the head of the Earth Clan, this is his territory, here are his people, at the moment when the "calamity" is about to erupt, shouldn't he organize the people and call on everyone to evacuate Norwich and take refuge elsewhere?

"Or do you have any reason not to leave Norwich?" As if he wanted to see through Sprigan's scheme, Oberon said, "If that's the case, you should also ask us to repel the Calamity, instead of just protecting you and protecting this vault city, right?" ”

In the prophecy, the child of prophecy is able to repel the "calamity".

If Spriggan thinks that Rigg, the Child of Prophecy, can protect him in the event of a Calamity, then he would be willing to believe that the Child of Prophecy can repel Calamity.

Then he should have offered to let Rig repel the Calamity as a condition, instead of just protecting him and protecting Vault City like this.

While everyone was thinking so, Springagan's next words surprised them.

"I think you're mistaken." Springagan smiled calmly and said, "I don't want to repel the accumulated "calamity". ”

"On the contrary, the second appeal I intend to make is to ask you not to meddle in the matter of calamity."

"Especially you, Your Royal Highness."

Springagan looked at Rigg and snorted.

"I don't know if the Mirror Clan's prophecy is accurate, and I don't care about that kind of thing."

"But just in case, I hope you'll heed my call and turn a blind eye to the calamity."

"In that case, when the calamity has passed, I will present the bell with both hands."

"How? Can you say yes? ”

As soon as these words came out, the consternation on everyone's faces suddenly appeared one after another.

Doesn't Spriggan want to repel the Calamity?

He doesn't want to save Norwich anymore?

"Why?" Oberon frowned and said, "Isn't Norwich your territory?" ”

"That's true." Spriggan grinned and said, "But since this is my territory, how to manage it should be my business, right?" ”

The implication is that he has his own plans and does not need others to interfere.

He didn't need anyone to repel the Calamity, because he had other plans.

In view of this, he will not only leave a way back for himself, but also make Rige promise not to repel the "calamity" as predicted.

"You just need to stay in this vault city and wait for the calamity to pass, and you will get what you want, as you wish."

"Personally, I think it's a profitable deal."

"There is no reason to refuse such a deal, right?"

Springagan's smile was still sinister, and he said so.

"What do you think? His Royal Highness? ”

Hearing this, everyone looked at each other, and they frowned without a trace.

They looked at Spritchan in disbelief, completely unaware of what medicine was being sold in Sprrigan's gourd.

Only Rieger gave Springagan a deep look, then turned and left.

Obviously, he didn't want to talk anymore.

Artoria and the others were taken aback, but they didn't say anything and followed.

Spriggan didn't stop it, watching Rieg and the others leave.

The smile on his face disappeared after half a ring.

"Looks like things are getting a little troublesome."

A slight grunt sounded.

The sky in Norwich suddenly became darker and more oppressive.

(End of chapter)