But for Lucas, the flag bearer and captain of the reconnaissance team, the respect of the elven brothers is not the most important thing. He has learned from his ancestors about countless covenants between the elves and the motherland, but the covenant is not as important as the predicted Basilisa.
"Keep your head high and don't lose our dignity in front of our brother country!" He looked straight ahead and reminded his companions in Bayerjans.
Although they were also veterans, they had never been to the ground, so they were naturally stunned by the prosperous city of elves, which might have insulted the dignity of veterans. "You are the chief veterans! Calm down!!"
But even Lucas himself was a little uneasy.
Underground, Constantinople's population of less than one million lives a dark life of rationing and an endless battle with demons.
Even the chief veterans only had twice the daily ration of dried cockroaches or moss, or dried lizards and earthworms.
Only on rare occasions do they have the opportunity to eat cave fish caught from cave lakes, and such a day of celebration may only occur once in a decade.
But on the surface, what did they see
The lush forest is full of delicious green plants and dazzling golden sunlight that burns your eyes!
How long had it been since they had eaten plants in their normal form? How long had it been since they had seen anything glow other than glow mushrooms, fire-breathing demons, or torches
Near the capital of the elves' allies, there is the legendary golden wheat! The wheat dances in the wind and forms a golden wave. In the elf forest where there seems to be no winter, do the elves live a life without worries about food and clothing
Thousands of years after our motherland sank into the ground, has the world outside become as beautiful as this
Lucas couldn't help feeling sad about the sacrifices made for his country, but the next moment, his sadness turned into joy.
He was proud of his motherland, because his motherland protected countless lives and countries on the surface of the world, and these protected lives must have also created new fame.
I don’t know how they are doing. I don’t know whether the world on the surface has entered a more prosperous and advanced era. I don’t know what kind of life the last purple princess is leading in her family in the new country.
I hope that the Bayerzans Empire will still have a foothold in this new world.
Lucas walked in the front, controlling the team's pace steadily, and under the guidance of the elves in front, he walked towards the green courtyard of the Sky Garden Fingal.
This abnormality naturally attracted the attention of Isgard.
The Black Dragon, who was sleeping soundly on the bed and even had an obscene dream about ravaging a regent with all his might, was directly pulled off the quilt by the maid she brought with her.
Before Heilong could figure out what was going on, she was put on clothes by the maid because she was still suffering from a hangover from drinking because of the criticism she received from the president's daughter last night.
"I said?! What happened suddenly?!"
Nia looked at the door, and after confirming through the black dragon's perception that there was no elf standing outside the door, she looked at her maid in confusion.
The maid just hurriedly said that there was news from the street - it seemed that an unheard-of country was preparing to contact the elves, and from the way the elves welcomed them, the other party seemed to be a country highly respected by the elves.
"That is to say, Lady Nia, you must understand the situation. Our merchants outside even said that the elves in the whole city are welcoming those people! You must understand the situation!"
"Oh... Oh?! Then wait for me to wash up - so that it will be convenient for me -"
"Please use your dragon flame to clean your mouth. Anyway, no bacteria can survive after being burned by you. Now, immediately, get out! I will prepare temporary meals and water for you on the way, hurry up!"
Black Dragon was kicked out of the door by his maid. After sighing in distress for a long time in the corridor, Black Dragon, wearing a long skirt, hurriedly walked towards the street outside the temporary embassy...
It didn't take her long to find the source of the commotion. Through the words of the Ishgardian merchants and other people present, Nia tentatively understood that the people who were marching on the street and attracting much attention seemed to be a diplomatic envoy team from the "Baeljans Empire".
It's just... The Black Dragon couldn't understand why these envoys made such a big fuss when they came, and he couldn't understand why these envoys who looked dirty and even had their national flags not well maintained received such a grand welcome from the elves.
In the memory, when they came over, not only were there few elves who welcomed them, but even occasionally stopped and whispered to them.
But now?! Almost all the elves in the city? Are you the elves' allies
And it's not just an ordinary military alliance, maybe it's the kind of friendship between countries that I imagined...
This is very strange! Why would a country like this suddenly appear
We haven't found any other countries around the Elven Kingdom except the Roman Empire and the alien nomadic tribes in the northern grasslands. What's going on
"It's impossible that they live underground, right?" Nia muttered dryly. After accepting the bread and water handed to her by the maid who had arrived at some point, she came to a conclusion thoughtfully: "But since we are welcomed by the elves like this, we must also treat it with caution... Send orders to everyone, never make enemies with them, and treat them as honored guests - I hope that when the time comes, the elves will be able to see how sensible we are and make some concessions on diplomatic terms..."
Nia confirmed the next strategy, but to be honest, she still had to see with her own eyes in the palace of the Green Courtyard what they were going to do in order to know how to approach these envoys from the so-called "Baerjans Empire".
For the time being, as a diplomat of Isgard, Nia has the right to enter and exit the Green Courtyard normally—
She might not be able to directly interfere or participate in the diplomatic affairs of Caparia, but at least she could listen to the tone and get the impression.
So after finishing her breakfast and using Dragon Flame to clean out the food residue in her mouth, Nia tidied up her appearance with the help of her maid, and then went to the green courtyard first.
Only after arriving here did she discover that all the elves' court staff were preparing for the guests from afar.
The carpet for welcoming guests, the room for entertaining guests, and the room for storing the eagle flag prepared for the envoys, seemed to be a secret room protected by countless defensive magic and heavy metal...
She even saw the prepared bathrooms, clothes that seemed to be from thousands of years ago, and food that suited their tastes...
How can you treat an ally like an envoy? Are you treating him like a brother
Nia was stunned by this, but she did not show it on her face. Instead, she pretended to be calm and told the waiter who was serving her that she had something important to discuss with His Majesty the Regent, and asked if he had time to meet her today.
The waiter shook his head and said, "Your Majesty and Finn both have important things to do today. Please go back first."
"Well, can I sit in and listen?"
This is Nia's real goal. If possible, she will go in and take a look. If not, she will just wander around here.
The waiter knew of Nia's privileges as a diplomat, so considering that Finn had not placed any restrictions on the meeting, the elf readily said that Nia could listen in from a farther distance, but according to her authority, she could not take anything out and had to be checked by the elves when entering and leaving.
In other words, you can listen, but you can't record it - although Nia said that if her eyes can record things, then this precaution is actually almost the same as not having it. But then she thought that this might just be the etiquette of someone else's house, so she finally agreed.
Then Nia rushed into the audience hall without stopping, and sat down in a relatively secluded place far away from the elves. The black dragon waited patiently for everything to begin.
She thought that Fen and Yang Hao would probably be the first to arrive. After those guests came in, they would have to store their weapons, take a shower and rest. For a while, she would probably just sit there bored.
Nia waited and waited, but she didn't see Fen or Yang Hao, but a beautiful woman with white hair and gray eyes, surrounded by elves, wearing purple clothes.
The white-haired woman in purple sat on the only two thrones on the podium in the audience hall, served by the elves.
Nia silently looked at the noble woman's chest several times with envy.
Finally, she lowered her head and looked at her chest: She was originally very confident about her figure, but after this comparison, it was far from it.
If I were to use a metaphor, it would be a heavy, dangerous and handsome natural mountain, while mine is at most just a slightly higher hill.
When people are compared to dragons, the dragons will be pissed off - Nia sighed. After memorizing the face of the purple-clothed woman, she tentatively assumed that she was an important member of the Elf Kingdom, an "outsider member" whom she had never met, similar to His Majesty Yang Hao.
It seems that Caparia is more willing to accept outsiders than she thought - just as Nia was thinking about this, Yang Hao and Fen finally came over.
They were also dressed in the most noble clothes, and when they came over, everyone nodded in greeting. They looked like a proper king and queen.
Just as Nia was complaining in her heart, "Your wife is really not that elf," she saw Finn sitting down in his seat.
Fen's seat seemed to have no difference in status with the woman with white hair and purple clothes.
Logically speaking, if Finn's status was higher or lower than hers, then her throne should be raised or lowered appropriately.
But, is this directly on the same level
Directly level up? Japariya, how can you do this...
(Don’t tell me that Japaria is actually a three-king system—wait? In this case, where is Yang Hao’s position?)
But it was at this moment that Nia suddenly noticed that there seemed to be no seats on the table where Yang Hao was sitting.
He was just standing next to the throne of the white-haired woman in purple, not next to the seat on Fen's side. He seemed to be closer to the white-haired woman he had never seen before than to Fen.
And for some reason, the elves seem to be used to this - right? Didn't you just express your happiness and approval of the situation between your Fen and Yang Hao that they look like a couple
How come you guys just turned a blind eye to the fact that the Regent had an intimate relationship with other women? !
Is your elf society so open? !
Nia muttered to herself, but she also pricked up her ears to listen carefully to the elves' faint discussions.
She wanted to hear some clues about the white-haired woman, but as she listened, she felt something was wrong...
"Has our Finn really failed to make any progress?"
"If this continues, our regent might go to the Bayerzans Empire..."
"Although this is not a bad thing, it is a good thing when combined. But as expected, the regent still has to be on the side of Caparia..."
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What are you talking about
Why do you say Finn made no progress
Why do you say that Yang Hao plans to go to the Bayerzas Empire, a country he has never heard of and cannot find its place
Why do you say this is not a "bad thing" but a "good thing"
Can anyone tell me what you are talking about
The Black Dragon Head hated himself for being so smart in the Black Dragon clan, but it was not enough here.
But she was the highest diplomat here, so she had no choice but to continue listening.
She came to a conclusion: Yang Hao had a closer relationship with the woman with white hair and purple clothes, at least much closer than with Fen.
But before she could come to the second conclusion, the real owner finally arrived, accompanied by the sound of a horn.
That was the envoy from the Bayezid Empire, who had already bathed and changed his clothes, and seemed to be more energetic after a short rest.
Under Nia's gaze, the seven envoys knelt on one knee in front of the woman in purple with the highest military etiquette the moment they saw the woman in purple.
Everyone's eyes were filled with tears. Before Nia could figure out what was going on, she heard words that shocked her greatly.
"Great Princess in Purple! Please allow us to beg you, beg you to return to our homeland like lightning and spring rain, return to Bayer Zans, return to Constantinople, the Queen of Cities, lead us to defeat the devil, and lead us back to the ground!"
They kissed the carpet in front of the purple-clad woman whose hands were trembling slightly.
Nia stared blankly at the woman called the Purple Princess, and then looked at the Regent who was standing beside the woman with his hands behind his back:
Your wife is actually a princess from another country?!
(I have to fucking get Margarita to step up her diplomatic muscle...)
Nia was so shocked that she couldn't make any sound.
But for Yang Hao and others on the stage, their battle has just begun.
Chapter 4: Bayerjans's Preparation for Restoration 8K
"Great Princess in Purple! Please allow us to beg you, beg you to return to our homeland like lightning and spring rain, return to Bayer Zans, return to Constantinople, the Queen of Cities, lead us to defeat the devil, and lead us back to the ground!"
It would be fake if Yang Hao didn't feel nervous when he saw the old soldier kneeling in front of Theresa in purple.
After all, the Bayerjans were people he had never met and had no impression of.
They are different from the elves, different from the humans of the Roman Empire, different from the Isgardians and the black dragon—
Bayerjans is a great country that has been living underground for a thousand years. During this time, they must have developed countless strange living customs. These customs are undoubtedly "black boxes" that Yang Hao has never touched upon, and they are likely to make the Bayerjans feel indignant.
No wonder Theresa was so uneasy. If you put yourself in her shoes, you would feel nervous when facing a group of foreigners whose psychological activities you don't know, let alone facing an entire country, and you have to be in power and be pointed out by the legendary prophecy.
Yang Hao thought that he would be overwhelmed by the pressure, let alone the nun with a weaker body.
Looking at her hands lying flat on her knees and trembling slightly, Yang Hao comforted her with his eyes while patiently waiting for Theresa's move.
They had already agreed that this was Theresa's stage - Theresa took the initiative to ask for negotiations, so Yang Hao would basically not say much except to intervene when necessary.
And Theresa was indeed very strong. Resisting the urge to run away, she nodded slightly using the royal etiquette she had learned from her parents, and then she opened her mouth and spoke in the tone of a true princess:
"People of Bayerjans, please raise your heads. I am not officially Basilisa now, so you don't need to show me your respect."
"Yes. Great Princess."
"Then please tell me your name, Standard-Bearer. And please tell me the current situation of Bayerjans."
"Yes. Great Princess, I am Lucas, the current flag bearer of the Second Battalion of the Royal Eagle Flag. Now that the Second Battalion has been destroyed, please allow me to explain to you the current situation of Bayerjans."
The flag bearer who called himself Lucas raised his head at the order of the Purple Princess, allowing everyone to see his weathered face up close.
It was a genuine image of a veteran - full of horrible scars and traces of time.
But his eyes looked full of vitality, and were filled with an almost insane happiness due to ecstasy.
Under the gaze of the elves, Lucas began by stating the current situation of the Bayerjans Empire with the words "Since sinking into the ground, we have continued to fight against the demons under the leadership of the nobles."
Since the Byers Empire sank underground thousands of years ago, it has been fighting against the demons that also exist underground under the leadership of the surviving royal family members and nobles.
They had been fighting for thousands of years, and as far as Lucas knew, the population of Constantinople had dropped from more than 20 million thousands of years ago to less than a million today.
During the long years of fighting and in the process of adapting to life in the underground environment, the Bayerjans Empire suffered heavy casualties.
Hearing this, only Yang Hao could notice that Theresa had already begun to concentrate—
What he meant was that she, who originally did not have much identification with the Bayerjans Empire and was still resisting and uneasy, became spirited after hearing about the decline in Bayerjans' population.