Section 63 Meetings
"Lord Kedasa has arrived!" accompanied by the rokee-call, Kedasa walked into the conference room with a kingly attitude. He wore a black cloak with a scarlet edge, and his clothes were red and gold, bright as flames.
Kedasa glanced around with a majestic gaze. All the seats were seated, and not a single chair in the entire conference hall was empty. Damon was among them. At this moment, the lord sat at the bottom of the deliberately arranged position, a position that did not match his position at all, and to the left and right were two people with whom Kedasa was not even very familiar. However, even if he has any dissatisfaction in his heart, he can't see it at all at the moment.
Damon was actually quite good in terms of physical appearance, a tall man with broad shoulders and a slender waistline, and his body was as soft and strong as soft steel. Damon's face was broad, and a scar that cut through the corner of his eye even added to his masculine charm. Compared to Kedasa, Damon is much younger, only about thirty years old. But he had already earned himself enough fame and status in the war. In time, this man ......
Kedasa stopped his boring imagination and sat down in his place. According to the customs of the Bin, there is no round table in the middle, and all the chairs are placed against the wall, and they go around the room in a circle. Among the Bin, this is how big things are discussed. The participants were all nobles of the Hama tribe, and at least they led a tribe.
After a brief pleasantries, Kedassa moved on to the main topic of the meeting.
"Ladies and gentlemen, this meeting is being convened because I have received a letter from the Ryan people. He looked around, his voice was silent, but no one could ignore the audience. "They made a suggestion. ”
He motioned to the servant, and someone brought a letter. A servant stepped up and read the entire letter in a loud voice to the audience. Some of the manuscripts were then brought in and passed among the participants.
The conference room immediately seemed to explode, and everyone was talking about it.
Before coming here for the meeting, many people had already heard about it, but the specific content of the letter still caused an uproar. The Ryan made a simple request to relocate to West Vania.
If this condition alone is concerned, it can probably be directly understood as making excuses for war. In fact, the Bins are mentally prepared for war with the Ryan people. The two sides did sign a peace treaty, but this "peace" is really not something reliable. It is true that the big war did not happen, but skirmishes, clashes of hundreds or even thousands of people, are simply commonplace. The Ryan people are pressing, and the Bins are not to be outdone. Fighting broke out on the border between the two sides, one day a Bin's village was attacked, and the next day a Ryan town was sacked. And it's all going to get worse. Even idiots know that it is only a matter of time before the peace agreement is torn up.
But in this letter, the Ryan people provide a series of conditions. These conditions included the immediate withdrawal of border forces by the Ryan people as a sign of good faith, the provision of a certain amount of weaponry and logistical supplies to the Bin, the temporary "loan" of the border town of Mill City to the Bins for residence, and the revocation of a series of laws against the Binds, allowing free trade between the two sides and providing unconditional financial assistance......
On the whole, although it is a very barbaric and unreasonable request to ask the Hama people to relocate, after adding this series of conditions, it becomes quite sincere.
In fact, from a neutral standpoint, it is not that no one understands why the Ryan people have to trouble the Hama people again and again, even if the contract signed by the church residence coordination cannot change the attitude of the Ryan people. The homeland of the Hama is indeed too close to the core of Ryan's rule. As long as this geographical condition does not change, the contradictions between the two sides will be irreconcilable.
But if the Bins had moved to the West Vania region, things would have changed dramatically. Sivania is located far from the core of the Ryan people, and is a remote area. As long as there is no special oil and water, there is a real good chance that the Ryan people will not be looking for trouble again.
"It's a hoax!" said an old man with gray hair standing up and speaking out in a loud voice. The lord had a large bright red scar on his neck. "Sivania is now overrun by vampires. They want us to go to West Vania, in fact, they plan to make us fight to the death with the vampires, and then they will clean up the ones that survived! Are the vampires easy to deal with? Think about how many troops the coalition lost in the Battle of Callean?!"
As soon as these words came out, the people around them responded one after another. All of a sudden, everyone spoke out to condemn the wolf ambitions of the Ryans. With the exception of a very small number who remained silent, everyone else joined the opposition. There is no doubt that if the situation continues to develop like this, then I am afraid that the resolution will come out soon. Kedasa frowned.
"I fully support your views," someone said suddenly, just before Kedassa took action. The speaker's voice was low, but he didn't know what he was talking about, and everyone closed their mouths and stared at the speaker.
The one who spoke was Damon. He sat in the lower position because he came late, but his influence did not seem to be diminished by the seating.
"But I want to ask you all, if we refuse, it will be tantamount to an all-out war with the Ryans. Are we sure we'll win?"
Silence enveloped the room. Even the old lord who had spoken first sat down again.
Will you win? The answer is clearly no. At the very least, the losing side is much bigger than the winning side. Since the conflict between the two sides began, in all the major wars, although the Ryan people have not taken a big advantage, they have not suffered a loss. The territory of the Binds is really decreasing bit by bit. Now the Binds have lost all their territory in the plains and retreated into the hills. On the surface, it seems that the two sides are still in a state of seesaw, but people know that the Binn people are not as rich and powerful as in the past, while the national strength of the Ryan people continues to grow. If the two sides go to full-scale war...... The results are not encouraging.
"A large part of the Ryan's energy is definitely going to deal with vampires, and this will give us a chance. I don't know who said a word, but no one responded. The speaker didn't continue, and it was clear that even he didn't quite believe the words. In fact, this is also the case, just take a look at the sub-map, and you will know that Sivania is far to the south, and because of its geography, it is in a semi-isolated state from the Ryan mainland. Although the overall geography is easy to defend and difficult to attack, it is also difficult to break out of the city. The Ryans only need to hold Mir City and not have to worry about what big waves the vampires can make. The situation of the Hama is the opposite, beyond the mountains is a plain, once the Hama become strong, then they can immediately pose a serious threat to Ryan.
If there is a trade-off between the two sides, then the Ryan would rather leave the vampires alone than clean up the Hamin first.
This is a letter from the church. Seeing that the time had come, Kedasa loudly announced the next news. "This is a handwritten letter from the new Archbishop. ”
The news caused another round of head-to-head. Since the fall of Ornon to Greenskins and the death of the original Archbishop Karl in the siege, the church has been in a state of chaos for a long time. Recently, however, it was heard that they had reached some kind of agreement with the Shem, and that a council for the election of the archbishop had once again been held in the Holy City, according to the old custom. It looks like the so-called election meeting has already had the worst results.
"Has the Church elected an archbishop?" someone asked.
"Well, that's right. Kedasa gestured to the left and right. The reader came on the stage again and read the letter aloud.
This time, there was no such heated discussion as there had just been. The entire conference room was silent, and everyone was in deep thought, even Damon.
This letter is a letter of persuasion to the new archbishop. The archbishop begins by analyzing the stakes and explaining the core of the conflict between the Hama and the Ryans, and makes it clear that the Church is saddened to watch brothers of the same faith kill each other. Then, in the name of the church, he vouched for the fact that the migration was not a trap to lure the Hama out of the easily defensible mountainous region and attack them. The archbishop emphasized the threat and danger of vampires to humanity, and promised that if the Hama were willing to attack the vampires, the Church would help them in every way possible. Finally, a map of Sivania is attached.
"However, if you are a vampire, you are not an easy opponent to defeat. I don't know who said it suddenly. "I think there were a small number of young men who volunteered to join the army on the expedition against Callean. Although it is said that the last victory was achieved, less than one-tenth of those who came back alive were not even one-tenths. ”
Damon picked up.
"If we lose too much in the war with the vampires, then the guarantees of the church, the peace treaties, the promises of the king are unreliable. Sivania is the land of the Ryan people, and even if it is a remote area, they will not give it up easily. Not to mention that Ryan and we have been hostile for a long time, and we will not die!" he said loudly, echoing everyone's words.
"So, in my opinion, we have to find a way to find out what vampires are all about. And to decide whether or not we should accept the Ryan decision. If the vampires are really powerful, then all the favorable conditions are fake, and the Ryans just want us to be cannon fodder and consume the vampires. ”
"But on the other hand, what if the conditions are different. A voice suddenly rang out at the doorway of the conference room. People looked towards the doorway, but saw a man striding from outside.
The stranger was dressed in openwork white armor and a pure white cloak and draped down. Compared with his gorgeous dress, his appearance was much more ordinary, in fact, it was a face that was unforgettable, and there was no special temperament, but it was similar to that of a farmer on the side of the road.
"Allow me to introduce myself. The stranger bowed. "My name is Beller, and I'm from Tiberius. ”
Everyone knows that Tiberius and Ryan are allies. What are the Tiberius people doing here? Everyone looked at the Beller with a slightly surprised expression, and at the same time at the same time at the head of the Kedaza, who was seated. There is no doubt that this guy named Bayer is a guest of Kedasa. He was allowed to enter the venue at this time with the permission of Kedasa.
"Bayer, Bayer......" Damon muttered to himself. Suddenly, he thought of the identity of this person.
"Are you General Bayrell?" the 'Vampire Slayer'......" He was just about to speak, when an obese old man suddenly stood up from his position.
"You're not one of us, you're not eligible to attend our meetings. He turned his head and glared at Kedasa. "As a Great Elder, you should be the first to follow traditions, not the first to break them. ”
Bayral immediately saw that Kedasa's expression was a little embarrassed. And the old man's accusation has already been echoed by several people. Funny tradition, he chuckled inwardly.
"I'm not here for the meeting. "Actually, I'm here to advise. I just happened to hear from all of you. I'm sorry I was uninvited. He saluted and apologized. "I just want to tell you that vampires aren't powerful. I have a way of fighting vampires. If you are interested, please contact me after the meeting. He saluted again, and then bowed respectfully.