The Temple of Vadelo, the Great Hall of the Council, where orcs are once again gathered.

Christos Arthur sat on the throne of the highest, surrounded by representatives from various tribes in the empire, as well as officials in the empire's army, government affairs, and commerce.

Among them, sitting closest to Arthur's throne were naturally the dukes of various large tribes, but this time, the number of dukes participating was much smaller;

"Is there anything important to talk about today?

As Christos' inquiry fell, the crowd began to discuss, and a moment later, a half-orc from a small tribe, but acting as an official of the Empire's diplomacy, stood up and began to speak;

"Your Majesty, in the Holy Kingdom, the Mercenary Guild, the Magic Tower, and the Church have jointly sent an inquiry, and they have already selected the right person to ask when we will start the first joint exchange!"

"They're pretty fast. ”

Hearing the diplomat's report, Arthur held his chin in his right hand and laughed, and then looked at the position below him, an old orc of the half-horse tribe with a bronze seat, who was dozing off at this time;

I saw Arthur's fingers tap on the throne under the throne a few times, and a very soft voice reached the ears of the old man who was dozing off, and with a click, he suddenly woke up, and looked around blankly;

"Ma Quanyou, why are you asleep again?" Just when Ma Quanyou looked around blankly, not knowing what was happening, he heard Arthur's inquiry, and immediately became energetic and saluted in Arthur's direction;

"Marshal, after all, people are getting old and sleepy, and I am sleepy just after this meeting, don't you know what is going on?"

"It's not too important, the first question of this meeting is that the other party is ready for the linkage that was discussed with some forces in the Terran Federation not long ago;

In the Scarlet Trial Tower, I basically handed over the matter of the lost area to the ferret, and your tribe has always been the first to inquire about the news, so what is the current situation of the Military Academy, you should know more than you!"

"It turns out to be this, that's right, that's right, after all, our tribe's combat effectiveness is not good, and I still have some experience in doing business here, and my little grandson has been in charge of this matter recently, and it seems that he has almost been prepared. ”

"Oh, in that case, then send a joint invitation to those forces!"

"Yes, Your Majesty. ”

With Arthur's consent, the matter was settled, and the others began to discuss the rest of the matter, and soon the hall became noisy again.

This meeting was set by Christos Arthur himself, he liked the atmosphere, and since there were only questions that were asked after the discussion by the majority, he only had to make the following suggestions.

This time, the noisy discussion was much louder than the last one, and lasted much longer, and Arthur gradually began to fall asleep like Ma Quanyou;

After a while, Arthur suddenly felt someone poking him, and opened his eyes in a daze, at this time Leon was standing beside him, poking himself up to be him;

I saw Leon pouting to the right, sleepy-eyed Arthur, and then he remembered that he was still in the temple of Vadelo, holding an imperial meeting;

"Leon, what's going on?

"Your Majesty, now that Kop has proposed the declaration of alliance you made a few days ago, I don't know how we should proceed with this matter now, and this is the last thing we discuss. ”

"Oh, by the way, there is this thing, it was just a declaration at the time, and I forgot to think about the specific process, and I haven't thought about it now, but there is one very important point;

That is, Karl III in the alliance oath, there is such a clause, Karl III only proposed the covenant, and the person who really signed with us is his and the Carl IV Lott Houston that we need to protect. ”

It was at this moment that a man appeared in the crowd, and he sent an inquiry to Arthur;

"Your Majesty, according to what we have learned, the current King of the Holy Kingdom, Karl III, seems to be terminally ill, what good has he promised for the Empire, and will he be able to fulfill it?"

"Hmm~ This, I remember Karl III said, if my announcement is issued, I should be able to see the repercussions soon, I should receive it at this time, right?"

Christos Arthur's words, not only did others sound a little confused, but even Leon, who knew the reason behind Arthur's agreement to sign the alliance oath, was also confused at this time.

At this moment, the bell of the propermost brother rang from the temple of Vadelo, and a half-orc warrior ran in, his armor dressed as the exclusive preserve of the Scout Squad of the Bloodclaw Army;

"Your Majesty, outside the imperial capital, the human garrisons have been evacuated one after another this morning. ”

"You see, this news is coming, so don't doubt Karl III's decision. ”

"Yes, Your Majesty!"

"I don't know if Lao Niu received the news I gave him, or send another team over?"

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When night fell, Arthur stood at the top of the castle with the Divine Book of Creatures, looking down on everything in the imperial capital, a cold wind blew, and Arthur suddenly coughed;

"If you're not in good health, don't be so late to this place!" the voice fell, and Leon came up from the darkness with an oil lamp, came to Arthur's side, and put on his coat.

"I just suddenly wanted to come here to see it, Leon, when you and I established the empire, didn't you just want to see such a picture, so we worked hard. ”

"That's you, for all this, your body doesn't care about it, you have been sanctified in the flesh, you will still cough because of the cold wind, and no one will believe it. ”

"Okay, okay, I know I'm wrong, don't you listen to it, it's already in the imperial capital, let you take care of it, then say a few words." ”

Looking at Arthur's appearance, Leon could only be speechless, and then walked to Arthur's side and looked at the Imperial Capital Night Market with him, which was also the first time he saw it, to be honest, he didn't expect such a big change in the Imperial Capital. ”

"Is this really an orc tribe?"

The imperial capital at night was even a little more noisy than in the daytime, and standing on top of the tower, Leon still heard the cries of the vendors in the distance;

The lights of the night market in the distance are very bright, and you can't even feel the breath of the night at all, and people come and go in it, and the traffic is busy, which is very lively;

Just as Leon was enjoying the scenery of the night market, he suddenly smelled a fragrance, constantly provoking his taste buds, and inadvertently, he swallowed his saliva;

"What does this smell like? Is it coming from the night market? You can smell it from so far away, Arthur, or we should go and see... One...... See... Let's do it!"

You must know that the place where Leon and they are standing now is the highest castle spire in the entire imperial capital, and it is at this height that Leon also asked about the taste of the food, and it is conceivable how delicious the food that emits this fragrance must be;

But when he turned back to ask Arthur, he found that the reason why he smelled the food was because the food was around him.

"Tut-tut, this skewer is so delicious, fat but not greasy, full and juicy, hey, Leon, you want to eat it too!

"Oops!"

'Click!', and Leon slammed a hammer into Arthur's head;

"How many times have you said it, before you recover, try not to use the battle qi, just eat something, don't we just walk over, we can fly around with the war qi?"

"It's not, the taste is too fragrant, you also know that my physical body has become holy, and my facial features have become extremely sharp, I really can't stand the taste, and in a hurry, I bought it back directly, you eat it, it's really good." ”

Touching his head, Arthur handed the skewers in his hand to Leon as if pleased, looking at the plump and juicy meat skewers in front of him, exuding steam, Leon was no longer reserved, and feasted on it.

"Woo, this ...... Once a woo...... Only...... Forget it, next woo...... Can... Woo no...... That's it!"

"Don't worry, don't worry, it won't!"

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A moment later, the two of them had eaten and drunk to their heart's content, and lay down on the spire of the tower to look up at the starry sky, when a meteor streaked by, and Arthur suddenly sighed;

"Leon, look, it's a meteor again!"

"Meteor, it's been a long time, the last time we saw it was when we were young!"

"Yes, isn't it that when the meteor fell in front of us, we got the Scarlet Trial Tower, and then the Scarlet Empire was established. ”

"Yes, time flies so fast, do you think this Scarlet Trial Tower has anything to do with the people mentioned by Karl III?"

"This ...... I don't know, but there is one thing, the Scarlet Trial Tower is not that simple, and it is even said that he is not a thing of the Apocalypse Continent. ”

"Why do you say that? Yes...... What do you see on it? Does it have anything to do with your injuries?"

"You can say so!"

"If that's the case, I'm going to take a look too, and maybe I'll find something that will heal you. ”

"No need, Leon I know your good intentions, but your combat power is too weak, and the levels behind the Scarlet Trial Tower are getting more and more difficult, and you can only climb with your own strength, and you can't support it. ”

Hearing Arthur's words, Leon instantly lost motivation, it is true, he and Arthur have always fought side by side, but the levels after the lost area are focused on individual combat;

Leon, who was not good at fighting, gradually couldn't keep up with Arthur's footsteps, and in order to help Arthur worry, he retired from the Scarlet Trial Tower and concentrated on managing the Scarlet Imperial Capital;

As if sensing Leon's frustration, Arthur smiled and told Leon a piece of news;

"Leon, I probably won't go to the Scarlet Trial Tower again. ”

"What's wrong, it's not like you!"

"I've thought a lot about it since I was reminded by Karl III, and I did find that there are many different things in the Hungry Scarlet Trial Tower;

And I remember a long time ago, I probably met the kind of man mentioned by Karl III, and fought with him, and then I was bent on improving my strength, and that's why!"

"What? Why have I never heard you say that?"

"Do you remember one year, I was seriously injured in front of you, and you said that it was the closest I came to death"

"Bloody War?"

"Yes, that time, and that time, the person I met, a powerful, perfect being. ”

"I remember, but didn't you say that you had already eliminated him, on the sixty-sixth floor, he turned into a ray of light and disappeared in front of your eyes, and then the others reached that level, and they didn't meet the person you said!"

Between Arthur raised his hands, the void clenched, and sighed;

"I thought I had managed to eliminate him when I saw that the others hadn't met him, but now it seems that he just didn't want to fight, got what he wanted, and left. ”

"Something, what?"

"I didn't see it clearly, only a cluster of light that emitted white holy light, and in the light cluster appeared to be a sapling. ”

"Trees, I remember that the sixty-sixth floor space should be full of Yuanling fruit trees, could it be that person just wants to transplant a fruit tree?"

"I don't know, but the battle I fought with him at that time, and in retrospect, I remember it vividly. ”

Leon also felt the unwillingness in Arthur's heart at this time, he knew Arthur, his life was full of adventure, he liked bloody battles, and he was more eager to win;

Although he has now become the lord of a country and has become much calmer, the blood flowing in his blood has not subsided, but has been lurking, and when he encounters the right reality, the marshal will come back.

Looking at Arthur's raised right fist, Leon also raised his hand, clenched it into a fist and slammed it into a fist, and said to Arthur;

"Don't worry, if he is really the kind of existence that Karl III said, we will definitely find him on the Apocalypse Continent, and when the time comes, I will defeat him with you, and I am also very nostalgic for those times at the beginning. ”

"Yes, that time was indeed the best time, don't worry, you should find it, after all, we are now restarting the Federation, and we will definitely find it. ”

"Actually, it probably doesn't need to be that much trouble, and there is one thing I forgot to tell you, which is probably about that person. ”

"What's the matter?"

Seeing Leon, who suddenly became serious, the tone of his voice changed a lot, and Arthur also sensed that something was wrong;

"Because of the existence mentioned by Karl III, I think it may be related to the Terran forces, and they have recently entered the Scarlet Trial Tower, so I went to find Clayter. ”

"Clayter, what's wrong with the Scarlet Trial Tower?"

"Yes, after some searching, Clay found that someone had opened the alternate space of the Scarlet Trial Tower, and discovered the areas that had never been found before, and more importantly, these spaces were connected to the Lost Zone. ”

"Interesting, interesting, do you have a target for suspicion?"

"Yes, the most suspicious thing is the church. ”

"Why, do they do anything strange?"

"According to the information provided by George, it is normal to teach them to behave in the Scarlet Trial Tower, trade normally, clear customs normally,

Not too interested in everything, but this kind of normality, in the Scarlet Trial Tower, seems to be not normal, unless they have known this for a long time, and the reason why they know it, it is ......"

"That's when someone told them, and someone who is very familiar with the Scarlet Trial Tower, so familiar that they know the secret space that none of us know, and there should be no one else except that person. ”

"That's right!"

"This matter can only be investigated slowly, and I am not in enough place to ensure that I can defeat him. ”

"I understand that the next league is an opportunity for us, after all, we have selected students to return to the Holy Federation with the next King of the Holy Kingdom. ”

"Then the old cow has to hurry up!"

"I hope he won't spoil the big thing because of gluttony, after all, Bandle City has recently re-held the competition, and he will definitely participate in it with his temperament, but that is his cooking ............"

Leon's words also reminded Arthur of a bad memory, and even a little sick to his stomach, and after forcibly holding back, he looked at the night market in the distance.

"Looks like I'll have to help him find some cooks, or he won't even be able to get into Bandle City!"

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