The place where Tucker's undead envoys are received is an open space outside the Forest of Dreams. After all, sometimes there is basically no difference between diplomatic envoys and diplomatic spies. Even if many things are not confidential, I don't want to show them.
"… Haru Twelve? That's a strange name."
"Your Majesty, we have our own naming method, which may be strange among foreigners, but it represents our life."
The diplomatic ambassador sent was a marquis-level vampire. He was white, handsome, and tall. He was wearing an old black dress and leaning on a black cane. He spoke slowly and logically, but his grammar was somewhat outdated. But it still has the taste of some ancient aristocrats.
As for him calling me His Majesty, but there is no restriction, in fact, it is just the honorific title of the undead to the demigods... It seems that the other party has already seen through it, in fact, I have already realized it, and some things are hard to hide from people with heart. , If I was the undead emperor who was expelled from the country, I would be very interested in this only junior in modern times, and I tried to get all his information.
Even if he went deep into the enemy's camp, as the ambassador, Haru Twelve was still personable. His skilled diplomatic rhetoric showed enthusiasm in his rigor, and his behavior showed an elegant temperament that can only be created by time, but the other party's etiquette was impeccable. On the contrary, we The side was a little rude. He didn't even mean to let the other party enter the door. He found a small wooden bench and let the other party sit down.
"Speak straight, what are you doing, I don't have time to play cliché games with you."
Even though I was being so rude, this marquis undead, who was at least a Saint-rank blood race, still had a smile on his face, but nodded slightly.
"Yes, we will not waste your Majesty's time with a little chores. The purpose of my coming here is not only to bring greetings from the great emperors to you, but also some small things, please ask Mrs. Gloria..."
Not looking for me, but looking for Gloria? I almost guessed something, and soon, the other party stated his goal, proving my guess.
"Alliance with the Shiro Empire?"
In a sense, the Shiro Empire, which is also the land of the dead, is also the only possible ally of the Republic of Tucker in this world.
And don't look at Gloria in front of me is very unreliable, but as the former fourth consul, after the first and second consuls were dismissed and the third consul Heloise "disappeared", she is indeed below Omar The first person, Reinhardt, who has now become the chancellor of the Empire, must also attach great importance to her opinion.
And looking back at Gloria who was standing behind me, she glanced at me lightly, and still stood behind her with her head bowed slightly, obviously handing over the dominance to me.
"It would be even better if I could talk to you in person." Seeing this situation, Haru was still smiling, not surprised at all, as if he had known this.
Some tricks have been tacitly understood. In a sense, the Ciro Empire has become the most important part of the future Lan Alliance strength, and it is impossible to hide who is really standing behind him.
But in a sense, this is also a diplomatic test, to test whether the Shiluo Empire is still under the control of the Eternal Night Emperor, but in front of the cunning and cunning diplomatic veteran, Gloria, who is used to thinking about problems with war, suddenly leaked. bottom.
"Alliance? Do you think it's possible?"
It is not easy for the Shiro Empire to be accepted by the northern countries, and now the Tak Republic, which is a plane invader, is almost a public enemy of the whole people. Once the undead kingdom is allied with it, it is estimated that it will be regarded as the same kind, and then it will be hard work. Everything he did was in vain.
"As an old undead who has been away from the homeland for a while, we are very fortunate to see another country of the undead in our hometown, and we are even more happy to see the balance and harmony between Shiro and the living. We can understand. It is not easy for your country in this world, but at least let us have a channel to express goodwill and keep the fire for future possibilities."
The twisting words are very confusing, but in vernacular, it shows the attitude of "business is not good and righteous, we can't talk now, this time is to pull the relationship.".
It seems that this Haru is indeed a diplomat. From the beginning of the meeting, he did not say "no war with the wood spirits" nonsense, nor did he say "the fall of Emperor Esso we will treat it as it did not happen" nonsense. ,Go straight.
This kind of frankness made me feel a little better. After all, due to the special geographical location, the conflict between the wood spirit and the undead is almost inevitable, and the fall of Emperor Esso is definitely not a trivial matter that can be taken away. , it's a matter of course for us.
Since conflicts and even wars between the two sides are unavoidable, the tacit lie that "there will be no disputes" is an insult to the intelligence of both sides, but many modern diplomats always like to show off all kinds of cleverness. One set of nonsense after another, not only did not fool the master and the other party, but it was extra disgusting.
But if it is just to express the goodwill of the undead, there is no need for the Marquis of the blood race in front of him to come in person, and I didn't ask any questions. I just sipped tea quietly and waited for him to speak.
Finally, Haru couldn't hold it any longer, and there was a little more disgust and gnashing of teeth in his words.
"...Gricasio, only his head, we Tucker Republic are willing to pay a lot, even willing to give up this forest and even the surrounding area."
Well, I should have guessed it long ago, and this is the crux of the matter.
I can understand the anger of the other party. For the great cause of the Republic, Emperor Esso chose to sacrifice himself in the face of a powerful enemy, which is also the glory of a soldier. To insult a strong enemy is to pollute Esso himself. Haru can also show enough respect for me, and there is one This kind of person can't be forgiven no matter what - a traitor!
Gricasio has received gifts from the undead emperors, and pryed open the steps leading to the demigods, which means that it is time to search Gricasio to fulfill his promise and dedication, but the emperors did not give it to him. The reason for giving many restrictions is because of trust in its strength.
The undead is the embodiment of obsession. The top undead have their own pride. Strength is the best business card. It is impossible to have no dignity and principles. In a sense, this has become a consensus among the undead.
But this time they encountered an exception... Perhaps, Grecasio's obsession itself is to pursue immortality. As long as he can survive, he is willing to do anything.
Although the other party's request seemed reasonable, I didn't even think about it, and just shook my head. It didn't need to be considered from the beginning.
As if expected, Haru nodded.
"We can understand your protection for him, but please tell him that we will never die. As long as he leaves this forest, it will fall."
The meaning is obvious now. Although it is not a total war, as long as Gricasio appears, it will be a siege against him, and to crusade an epic ancient bone dragon, I am afraid that the undead Tucker has already done it. Be prepared to pay a huge price.
"You can't do it."
"Hmph, even your majesty, don't underestimate our determination to seek justice for Emperor Esso..."
Halfway through the conversation, I rudely reached out my hand to interrupt. After all, no matter what they say, how heartwarming promises they make, this matter is meaningless.
"Your mortal declaration has failed. It's not that I shelter him, but that he is not in the Forest of Dreams at all!"
Well, in an instant, Haru's handsome face was distorted, and the expression on his face so incredible that his jaw was dislocated was still very creative.
"How is that possible? Isn't he under your protection? Where can he go?!"
"No, no, he went back to Ciro that day, and left a note.' Your Majesty, I suddenly feel a little uncomfortable in my stomach, please let me go back to the Ciro Empire first and wait for your good news." Oh, the undead can actually My stomach is uncomfortable. Therefore, Haru twelve, in a sense, I want to kill the old slippery head than you. As long as you catch him, don't give me face to the dead, don't give me face. "
How could that old slick of Grecasio not know that the Tucker Republic would definitely not let him go, and how could he entrust his safety under my protection? Hesitantly left a letter and left, in order to avoid being blocked, the dignified and epic Bone Dragon Monarch still quietly dived into the sea at night to escape. It was shameless to the limit.
As for whether or not to return to the Ciro Empire, I think most of it is to go back. After all, it is the safest place to enjoy the shade under the big tree. He has indeed taken refuge in my big tree now. Of course, as in the past, he is also good. A trustworthy subordinate, a complete wallist.
"So, he has already slipped away. It's pointless for you to tell me this."
Well, the twisted look on Haru's departure in the end was quite surprising. Although the process was very confusing, in a sense, after the diplomatic envoy left, the relationship between the two sides was already doomed.
At the very least, we and the Tucker Republic will be enemies for quite some time.
But when I watched Haru Twelve disappear into the horizon, I was greeted by an unexpected visitor.
"Want to hitch a ride?"
The members of the Vicky Chamber of Commerce are still in Rainy Night City. Because of our existence and the change in the situation, the officials of Rainy Night City didn't embarrass them too much, but staying in the enemy country like this made them very uncomfortable, so they passed Dragon Knight, made a request to leave with us.
I hesitated for a moment, this kind of downwind favor can be done, maybe I can still use the other party, so I agreed to take advantage of the situation, and when the various projects of the Dream Forest are on the right track, it is time to prepare to set off.