A long dark elf army marched on the lush grassland. This is the core territory of the Rakshasa demon. The entire landscape is also very different from the barren deserts in other worlds. Instead, it is covered with soft green plants. Although the leaves of this plant are round and clinging to the ground, which is completely different from all the plants known to Ryan, being in such a green world makes Ryan want to return to the Talon Prairie. Feel,
Ryan, Aledia and others were sitting on a platform. A large wind magic circle was drawn on the bottom of this platform, allowing a huge platform with a radius of nearly 100 meters to float in mid-air, and under the operator's control. It can move on its own under command. Because of its huge size, such a magic item has another name, called "magic guide". The amount of magic cores it consumes every day of use is a huge amount, enough to make an ordinary legendary weapon. The mage went bankrupt, but it seemed so insignificant to the dark elf lord Aledia.
Ryan was sitting on such a magic device and suddenly saw three dark elves flying in the sky in the distance. He recognized the costume of the leading dark elf. He was a herald in the army, specializing in teleporting among the team. orders or information. As for the two female dark elves behind him wearing archmage robes, it goes without saying that they must be bodyguards to protect the herald.
The dark elf male herald quickly arrived at the periphery of the magic device where Ryan and the others were, and more than a dozen powerful auras immediately locked onto him. The herald also cooperated very well and landed from mid-air, letting Aledi Aledia's personal guards verified his identity and checked him from top to bottom. After confirming that everything was correct, several of Aledia's personal guards took him aboard the magic weapon.
The male herald stood on the outside of the platform and stopped walking inside. Although he passed the inspection, his every move was still firmly locked by more than a dozen powerful auras. As long as the herald did anything wrong, If an action that complies with the rules occurs, such as suddenly approaching Aledia and the others, these legendary archmages responsible for guarding the entire magic device will kill him on the spot without hesitation.
"I have met Lady Aledia, Lord Molik, all my lords." Although the male herald has not actually met Ryan and the others, he also knows the appearance, figure and other characteristics of these strong men that Aledia has won over, but they It does not belong to the army system of the dark elves, so I used a general title to refer to it,
"Oh, you are Bilochi from General Dahni's command. Dahni and the others should have arrived outside the city of Fetahab. Have you brought us the news from the front?" Sitting down at the bottom Molik recognized the herald and asked,
The herald did not expect that a little person like himself could be called by Lord Molik's very familiar name. He was suddenly excited. However, as an elite member of the dark elf army, the male herald was still able to restrain himself. Excited in his heart, he answered in a calmer tone: "Yes, Sir Molik, I came from General Dahni. General Dahni's army arrived at Fetahab four hours ago. We lived outside the city and quickly surrounded the city, but we saw the messenger sent by the city to beg for surrender. General Dahni did not dare to promise anything without authorization, so he asked me to bring this news to you."
"A messenger begging for surrender?" Aledia spoke after hearing the news: "Are you really planning to surrender, or do you have other plans?" Aledia's words made the male herald named Bilochi It's hard to answer. In order to avoid suspicion, they did not contact the envoys who came to beg for surrender. They only temporarily controlled them and then reported the news. Aledia or Molik would decide the fate of these envoys and even the entire city. It was really difficult for him to give an accurate answer when Lydia asked him this question. He couldn't bear the responsibility if random speculation ultimately affected Alaedia's decision.
Fortunately, Aledia didn't want to get any answer from the herald. She said this more like asking and answering herself. She only heard Aledia continue to say: "Now that Feitahab has fallen, Mai Hazulu has also retreated, and the slaad's reinforcements have been completely wiped out in the Three Spiers Fortress. These guys don't open the city gate and surrender unconditionally, but they still want to bargain with me, or are they simply stalling for time in order to implement it? Another conspiracy."
"Lord Aledia, why don't we clearly refuse their surrender, and then go straight in to clean up the entire city." Molik was also very uncomfortable with what the Rakshasa demon had done in the Three Peaks Fortress, so he He made this suggestion to Aledia,
Aledia pondered for a moment, shook her head, and said: "No, after all, this is the core area ruled by the Rakshasa demon. Since the beginning of the Thousand Years War, no foreign army has ever set foot here, unlike other territories that have We know how many hands have changed. For these Rakshasa demons, we can capture them in exchange for ransom, or we can use them as slaves as punishment. For Rakshasa demons who are good at business, this is nothing more than a transaction. But if we kill on a large scale, we will anger these businessmen who claim to be neutral, which is very unwise for us. Don’t forget that even in the current state of war, we still need these Rakshasa merchants and their chambers of commerce. A variety of supplies are available.”
"In that case, let's send someone to hear what conditions they want to put forward." Seeing Aledia say this, Molik stopped insisting on his own ideas and asked instead: "Sir, look Who would be more appropriate to send?”
"No, there is no need to send anyone." Aledia said with a smile: "General Dahni has made great achievements in this battle and has gained my trust. Let her handle this city on my behalf with full authority. Our bottom line is , is to take away all the wealth of the entire city. As for the buildings and residents of the city, if they can pay a sufficient extra price, we can let them go. Otherwise, everyone in the city will be taken away as slaves. This city It will just turn into a pile of ruins.”
After a while, the dark elf herald flew back in the direction he came from. The difference from when he came was that now the herald carried the order written by Aledia in his arms. For this reason, behind him Followed by a small group of Aledia's personal guards, they will escort the herald back to General Dahne's station, and protect the safety of General Dahne who is negotiating on behalf of Alledia.
After flying continuously in the sky for four hours, they can travel at least four to five hundred kilometers. Ryan and the others are traveling slowly on the magic guide. It will probably take more than a day to pass this distance. They are surrounded by plains. Even if there is a city standing on top of the terrain, it is difficult to see its outline in the distance. Unless you are very close, you can only see the always gray sky on the horizon.
Ryan and the others marched slowly until the next day. General Dahni from the front sent a herald again. It seemed that the negotiations had a result. Aledia and the others did not take this matter to heart. Tahab's city was just an easy toy for the dark elves at this time. How to deal with it all depended on his mood at the moment when he gave the order. Unexpectedly, when the herald who delivered the news boarded the magic device, Ryan Suddenly, he discovered that she was actually General Dahni himself.
Aledia also discovered this, and she asked in a strange tone: "Dahni, even if the negotiation has a result, you don't need to make such a trip yourself."
There was a slightly angry expression on Dahni's face. She half-knelt on the magic device and told Aledia: "Dear Lady Aledia, I have betrayed your trust. This time the negotiation broke down. Yes, I failed to meet your requirements."
"The negotiations have broken down." General Dahni's words raised a question in the hearts of everyone present. Everyone was chatting in twos and threes, but now they all focused on the dark elf general. Every time I'm all very curious as to why this negotiation broke down. Was it because General Dahni was too reckless and offered conditions that were completely unacceptable to the other party? Or was it because the Rakshasa demons had other agendas? The negotiation was just a cover.
"Stand up and tell us what happened." Aledia's tone became serious. Under her order, General Dahni, who was half-kneeling, stood up straight from the magic device, and then was allowed to walk closer to the center of the entire magic device, which was less than ten meters away from Aledia and the others. This detail seemed inconspicuous, but it reflected Aledia's feelings towards Dach from the side. Ni's trust also made the latter feel completely relieved.
General Dahni said: "The person in charge of the negotiation was the chief financial officer appointed by Fetahab. When he came, he received a letter of appointment as acting city lord and was qualified to negotiate. However, during the specific process, he proposed The conditions are difficult for me to accept. The Rakshasa demon is willing to pay a sufficient price for defeat, but our dark elf army is not allowed to enter this city in any case, and it also requires us to exchange the Rakshasa demon captured in the previous war. Prisoners, of course they will also pay a ransom that satisfies us.”
"After confirming that these conditions are their bottom line and cannot be changed or changed, I refused without hesitation and immediately terminated the negotiation. Lady Aledia, this thousand-year war against the Rakshasa demon , we dark elves are the undoubted victors. We can give enough respect to the defeated Rakshasa demons, and we can also give necessary mercy to those captives, but all this must be done voluntarily by us, not in a passive exchange. Pay it forward, and obviously those guys in Fetahab forgot that, so I thought it was necessary to teach them a lesson they’ll never forget.”