Everyone came to the lobby one after another. Prince Memnon's guards were extremely arrogant. Before the host could speak, they drove away the other guests and made room. Although those guests were all dignitaries from the imperial capital, they saw how they were dressed and knew that they were the princes of the Dayue Kingdom, so they just endured their anger and left. The dancer who was originally in the lobby also screamed and ran to the back.
Before everyone could sit down, General Sager pulled out a huge scimitar and strode to the middle of the lobby. He shouted to Rody: "Master Tulip Duke! You are the warrior of the Empire of Light. I, Sag, challenge you according to the rules of our grassland! If you are afraid, just admit defeat!"
Lant roared, jumped out, and said: "Who do you think you are! You are worthy of challenging our Lord the Duke! I am Lant, the captain of the Duke's guard, and I am here to teach you a lesson!"
Lant took out his huge sword and strode up to Sarge.
Both of them were stout men, standing in the center like two iron towers, looking at each other with big eyes and small eyes.
Rody knew Lant's strength in his heart, and knew that Lant's force had surpassed that of many military commanders. Even with his current strength, he might not be much stronger than him. Feeling relieved, he looked at Prince Memnon with a sneer on his face.
After all, Prince Memnon was a tycoon on the grassland. He had a cheerful personality and said loudly: "Sag! Don't embarrass me! If you lose! I will send you to raise horses for three years!"
The two slowly took a few steps back, holding weapons tightly in their hands. Seeing him suddenly, Lant roared, strode forward, held the sword in both hands and chopped off the head.
Sage held the scimitar high in his hand, and only heard a loud "Cang!" sound. The swords were added together. The two warriors used all their strength. The muscles on their arms grew. Only a few chichi sounds were heard. The leather rugs on the floor beneath his feet were torn.
With a low drink, the two of them took a few steps apart. Lant didn't wait for the other person to take a breath, then stood up and pounced on him. Not to be outdone, Sagar had already raised the scimitar in his hand.
For a while, there was only the sound of ping-ping-pong-pong. Both of them are powerful warriors. When they encountered a strong enemy this time, they each showed off their strength and faced off head-on. No one was willing to fall behind.
Two huge figures were fighting each other, and suddenly they heard Lant groan and take a few steps back, only to see a long tear cut out of the clothes on his chest, and a little bloodshot streaks appeared on his chest. If he hadn't dodged quickly, he might have been seriously injured by the knife.
Prince Memnon showed a proud smile on his face: "Your Majesty Duke, how are my warriors?"
Rody smiled coldly, glanced at Lant, and said calmly: "Lant, don't forget that you are under the Tulip flag!"
Lant was shaken and suddenly heard a violent roar, the sound was like thunder in mid-air. With this roar, he tore off a pair of clothes on his body with one hand, revealing the steel-like muscles of his upper body. A faint gray brilliance suddenly burst out from his body, and some arrogance emitted from the blade of the big sword in his hand.
"Fighting Qi!" Roddy's heart moved. When he competed with Lant, Lant had just understood the method of fighting Qi. Unexpectedly, after only two or three months, Lant could already use fighting Qi. It seems that this guy is so good in the imperial capital. It took a long time and a lot of effort was put into it.
Lant's eyes seemed to be on fire, he roared, and his whole body turned into a ball of gray gas and rushed over.
Sagar's face was serious, and he saw a black air coming towards his face. He hurriedly held the knife in both hands and gritted his teeth.
There was only a shattering sound of cutting gold and jade. Sage had already taken a few steps back and hit the wall hard. Only half of the scimitar in his hand was left. An originally dark face turned red, as if he was drunk.
Lant stood proudly in the center, looked at him coldly, and shouted: "You lose!" Then the fighting spirit in his body disappeared, he put away his sword, strode up to Rody, bowed and said: "Your Excellency, Duke, I have not dishonored the glory of Tulip!”
Rody nodded, held up the wine glass in front of him, and said: "Okay! They said that only warriors can drink this cup. Now drink it and see who will say that there are no warriors in our empire!"
With an excited expression on his face, Lant knelt down on one knee, picked up the small gold cup and drank it all in one gulp.
Prince Memnon looked gloomy, stood up slowly, nodded to Rody and Mero, and said calmly: "Your Majesty, Your Majesty, let's meet at the negotiation table tomorrow."
After saying that, without even looking at that Sage, he strode out with his men. The Sagar followed behind with his head lowered and his face full of shame.
Mero had a smile on his face: "Your Majesty the Duke, today I have greatly reduced the spirit of Dayue Kingdom. I have been dealing with them in the past few days, and I have suffered a lot from them."
The two stopped drinking and both came out of the cave. Mero sent Rody back to the Tulip Duke's Palace and left with a smile.
Nicole saw Roddy coming back, and when he saw him, his face was dull and there was no smile at all, so she couldn't help but ask. Rody sighed and told what happened in the cave today.
Nicole frowned: "Lant won the battle, why are you still not happy?"
Rody shook his head and said calmly: "What's the use of this kind of private fight even if you win a hundred games? If you have the ability, you can defeat them on the battlefield and defeat them thousands of miles away. That is the true glory." !”
When it came to Count Mero's words, Nicole just pondered and couldn't think of anything for the moment.
The next day Count Mero personally came to pick up Rody to see Prince Memnon. After the two parties met, peace talks began.
The Big Moon Kingdom had a tough attitude. The lion asked the empire to give up the Northwest Watt Fortress and pay millions of gold coins as compensation for the defeat.
On Rody's side, Count Mero wasn't angry either. He just insisted on refusing to give in and fought hard with the opponent. After talking for a day, Prince Memnon gradually became anxious, but seeing Rody present, his face was full of anger but he did not show up. In the end everyone broke up unhappy.
Count Mero told Rody privately that their attitude had been settled today. When Roddy was away two days ago, the two sides got into an argument, and people from the Big Moon Kingdom often cursed, and those with bad tempers would pull out their scimitars on the spot, with extremely arrogant attitudes.
On the second day of negotiations, Rody asked Mero to stay silent while he loudly demanded that the other party pull out the military fortress occupied by the northwest. As for compensation, he did not mention a word. Seeing Rody's tough attitude, an officer on the other side couldn't help but pull out a machete. Roddy was even more rude and kicked the man out of the window. Then he looked at the angry Prince Memnon coldly and said in a deep voice. : "Your Highness! We might as well speak frankly! I am personally opposed to peace negotiations! If you really threaten war! I don't want it! We all might as well meet on the battlefield! I'm afraid..." At this point, Roddy Changing the topic, he sneered: "I'm afraid Prince Songtsan doesn't want to see Reuenthar have the opportunity to take charge of the army again, right? How is your king's health recently? Has Prince Songtsan become the crown prince?"
After saying this, Rody didn't even look at the other party and walked out first, leaving behind a gloomy Prince Memnon.
By the third day, the conversation became much more harmonious. In the end, the two sides argued over the ownership of Fort Trier.
The empire here requires the other party to return Fort Trier, the closest military stronghold in the northwest near Watt Fortress. This is Rody's final bottom line. He knew that although the other party was tough on the surface, he actually did not dare to start a war. Songtsan and Reuenthar were too busy fighting for the crown prince's position to fight the empire. As for the Sauron Kingdom in Roland Continent in the north, I am afraid that after Miaosi returns, the temple will immediately cause trouble for them, and they will probably not have any time to secretly support the Dayue Kingdom.
Roddy wholeheartedly asked the other party to return Fort Trier because Trier Fort is closest to Watt Fortress. As long as the empire gets Fort Trier and has the two northwest military strongholds of Watt and Trier, it will at least be defensive. The mutual horns can greatly increase the stability of the northwest defense.
In the end, it was Mero who was very eloquent, and the two sides made a preliminary agreement that the empire would redeem Fort Trier with half a million gold coins. With Watt's Fortress and Trier Fort as the boundary, both sides stopped fighting.
After the conversation, Mero and Rody were supposed to immediately enter the palace to report to the emperor. However, Rody was depressed and unwilling to go, so he only asked Count Mero to go alone. He dismissed his guards and rode around alone in the imperial capital.
Unknowingly, they arrived at Victory Square, the largest in the center of the imperial capital. Roddy was riding a horse and looking at the huge statue that was ten meters high in the center of the square.
It was a statue of Abbasid the Great, the greatest emperor in the history of the empire. This statue was made by a famous artist and the carving is lifelike. Seeing this great emperor wearing armor and standing on the ground with a sword in his hand. He held the hilt of the sword with a majestic expression. Although it was a statue, it still exuded an iron-blooded demeanor that made people dare not look at it.
Rody recalled that when Abbasid the Great was alive, the empire was at its peak, with millions of elite troops under his command, and the tulip undefeated flag flying. The Thunder God's Whip swept across the world, and the entire continent was at the feet of the empire. The northwest grasslands surrendered, and the northern Roland continent bowed its head. What an honor it was.
Rody stared at the statue in front of him, his heart boiling.
In his daze, he didn't realize that a carriage slowly stopped behind him. I heard a sudden voice in my ears: "Your Majesty the Duke!"
Rody turned around and saw a young man wearing servant clothes standing in front of him with his head bowed.
"Your Excellency, my master, please see me." After speaking, he pointed to the exquisite and gorgeous carriage behind him.
Rody frowned, thinking that he was trying to forgive himself, an official and aristocrat of the Tulip Duke, and said calmly: "I still have something to do. If your master wants to find me, go to the Duke's Mansion."
After Rody finished speaking, he was about to leave, but the servant suddenly smiled and whispered: "Your Excellency, my master said that he is Rody's friend."
The last words were spoken slowly, but Roddy almost fell off his horse in shock.