A hasty banquet is going on in the fortified castle.

"That wicked band of marauders has robbed my people and my land! You want to visit them......"

The "Mad Dog Grand Duke" endured his temper.

"Heir of the Duchy of Montabulloc, we're just paying a visit to that lord." This is nothing for a group of nobles.

It was the mad dog Grand Duke who staged the coup d'état that made the envoys feel displeased.

After finishing their stay at the castle of the Mad Dog Grand Duke, the envoys continued their journey.

The Mad Dog Grand Duke watched the envoys leave coldly, without looking back: "I don't think this is useful. ”

The gray-robed mage standing behind the Grand Duke whispered: "That's enough, a few words of ours can estranged them from Annan......"

"Why don't we kill the emissaries and frame them?"

"The Duchy of Keating is several times the size of the Duchy...... We can't afford to be exposed. ”

The Mad Dog Grand Duke turned his head back: "Why does that bastard have so many elemental legions?" ”

"Because of the warlock's talent."

"So why does that bastard have so many elemental legions?"

"There are so many large elements that can't even be epic, he should have stolen some kind of authority that doesn't belong to him......"

"You just said 'stealing'?" Mad Dog Grand Duke thoughtfully, "So...... Can we tell the master of authority? ”

The gray-robed mage lowered his head: "I will have the Mage Guild prepare a ritual of communication with the elemental plane." ”

The satisfied mad dog archduke appeared violent again: "Also, let the butler feed the maid who is favored by the envoy group to my pets." ”

……

A vast farmland distinct from the wilderness appeared in front of the ranks of the messengers.

The skeletons in the farmland brought the emissaries to a standstill from top to bottom. The messengers remained silent, and the knights clenched their weapons, tension and unease permeated.

But after a mage muttered "why they don't smell of death", they discovered that the skeletons were just toiling in the fields, driving away sparrows foraging for wheat grains, and even basking in the sun.

"That's what Chancellor Flamening said, that's what special it is?"

There were also a few farmers dressed up, but the mages who accompanied the team said they were necromancers...... of farmers are scattered across the fields.

A knight leaned over and was confirmed that the skeleton men were the farmers of Gem City.

The group of emissaries continued to set off, looking out at the strange and harmonious farmland on both sides of the road.

As the silhouette of the Gem City and the sea appeared in the distance, the team suddenly broke away from the bump. Compared to the skeleton farmer, this kind of road is neater than brick and stone, and there are no gaps, so they care, and even stop to observe for a while.

The wallless city-state in the distance was getting closer, and there were few pedestrians on the deserted streets, but the exquisite houses and spacious streets made it impossible for the most demanding and prejudiced aristocracy to say anything.

The new glossy street lamps stood on both sides of the street, and none of the residents who could be seen along the way were dirty or embarrassed, which added to the sense of anticipation of the envoys.

The long line finally stopped in front of the Lord's Mansion, where Annan, Editria, Ingrid, and Francois were already waiting in front of the door.

"What's that building?" A short-haired emissary with orange pointed to the crystal house next to the City Lord's Mansion.

"It's a blue dragon's lair."

Annan said humbly, unsurprisingly causing exclamations.

The procession of more than fifty people consisted of five emissaries, three of whom were officials of the Duchy of Keating, and two were nobles who were engaged in business.

Leading the team was one of the merchant nobles, Kea Peterson. It is said that his commercial territory is close to half of Middle-earth.

After greeting each other, Annan stood aside and handed over the negotiation to Editria, who was good at it.

During this time, one of the messengers stood up and was taken to the bathroom by the maid Abby. Soon after, he came back with an unusual look, and leaned over to Kea Peterson and whispered, "Sir, you should go to the bathroom and have a look......"

"What's wrong?"

"There's actually a water elemental ...... inside"

"Water elemental?"

Finally, it was Annan's turn to excel, and he introduced: "All the bathrooms in our Gem City have a water elemental to clean up. ”

"It's all large water elementals?"

"Of course, ordinary water elements will get smaller and smaller," Annan joked.

But the nobles of the Duchy of Keating were still dumbfounded, including Kia Peterson. They are like rednecks who have come to a big city.

"Can we take a tour of your territory?" Kea Peterson is in the right way.

"Of course."

It didn't take long for Annan to push Editia and the messengers into the streets. Passing by the "Dragon's Nest", the envoys looked curiously, but did not have the courage to go inside to see if there was really a dragon.

"Why do you use skeletons as farmers?" The messenger who went to the lavatory remembered what he had seen on the road.

"Save money, and skeletons are tireless."

As a result, Annan was not praised for his genius idea, but only more puzzled - the peasants had no pay, no value, and would come back after they died...... Where is the province?

The envoys did not see the rotten roads where sewage flowed, the filthy poor begging for money, the pleasant tapping of the blacksmith shop in the distance, and the bustling port.

It was clear that Kea Peterson was happy with Gem City.

"Why is it called Gem City?"

"It used to be called Jewel Bay, so it's here to stay." However, it is not yet the official name, and it is still called Jewel Bay on the Pioneer Order.

"It's not a good name." Kea Peterson said, "It's so ordinary. ”

Annan also felt the same way: "How about Liberty City? ”

"Free ......"

Kea Peterson chewed on the word, and then saw a group of goblins chirp past the front.

The emissaries were still silent, and they saw orcs, dwarves, and centaurs, but not churches, manors, and nobles.

The more they looked, the more gloomy their faces became

"It's the school, the place where the kids study."

When they arrived at the school building where the sound of reading was heard, their smiles came back to their faces.

"Are there aristocrats and rich people who go to school here?" A chunky messenger laughed.

"They are all children and orphans of civilians."

The smile completely disappeared from the faces of the messengers.

After that, the envoys did not talk about the alliance again, and even prepared to leave on the grounds that they were "going to visit other city-states".

They screwed up.

Standing in front of the window of the City Lord's Mansion, watching the gloomy face of the envoy group leave, "Do you think this is right?" Editilia asked Annan.

Annan's steadfastness did not disappoint her: "I think it's right, and humanity thinks it's right. ”

Because he was chosen by the Holy Eye to enter the Temple of God.

If the Duchy of Keating had known about this, I'm afraid they would have come back...... But it's a two-way street. They did not choose Annan, and Annan did not choose them.

The envoys lived up to Annan's expectations, but they eventually left a good suggestion: the new name of the Jewel City, "Liberty City", was retained.

(End of chapter)