The negotiation with Lao Mi Nie was very difficult. Of course, it was not the requirement of the alliance that did not go smoothly. In this regard, since there is a common enemy in front of us, in the face of the general trend, the alliance is simply a matter of course.
It's not that the old lion is too bad. In fact, he has a good reputation among the orcs, but the big tree attracts the wind, the status of the co-lord of the orcs is so attractive, and how many people are watching the throne of the underground overlord. As long as they show flaws, there are naturally countless The dungeon master attempts to ascend.
The Mi Nie in front of him clearly shows that he is at odds with the old lion, and the tribe under his command has been fighting with Tao's tribe for hundreds of years. If the old lion has any flaws, he will be the first to impeach the old lion. The world situation, there should be an orc in the overlord, but that orc does not have to be Tao.
Lao Mi Nie originally planned to talk about the alliance. Lang Youqing and concubine were interested. Naturally, it was a hit. Many agreements for a certain lion were quickly negotiated. deadlocked.
Obviously, for the stubborn old people who are determined to let their granddaughters inherit the family business, it is meaningless to use "children and grandchildren have their own blessings" and "young people have their own world". Everything is important, for the benefit of the family, they are even willing to sacrifice themselves, not to mention the sacrifice of the free choice of young people, and, in their eyes, I am afraid that this decision is for you, or for your own good.
"Since it is destined to be unreasonable, just lie."
I first complained that the old people's educational ideas are too outdated, which caused the young people to stop taking care of them, and then compared them with Anlia and Annie.
"Look, all of them are the future successors of Yicheng, and they have high hopes. Our Annie in Brimstone Mountain City has reached the peak of gold and can break through the legend at any time. She is not yet 20 years old. This is considered a genius in the whole world. Right. Your Anlia? I don't think she can even reach the silver rank."
"This is just strength. The more important thing to be the city lord is experience and qualifications. You see, our Annie has begun to take over as the deputy city lord, and this time he is the ambassador of the envoy. Our Annie is in charge of the Covenant Conference. Anlia from your family?"
"You know how we cultivated it? The lions will take the initiative to kick the cubs off the cliff. Annie went out to wander the world alone at the age of twelve, gaining knowledge and knowledge, and she has achieved today's achievements. You trapped the children in the empty prairie. , how can they have the opportunity to travel to gain knowledge, compete with powerful enemies to increase their strength, in your words, is it an eagle soaring in the storm, or a chick shivering in the shade."
I believe what I said, but it's obviously half-truth. Anne's personal strength is so strong, mainly because of her special inheritance. As for the qualifications and experience she has acquired...
Hehe, I heard her talk about her travels. "It's hard to be hungry at night, but no matter how hungry you are, you can't just walk with strangers." "It's uncomfortable to be soaked in the rain, but it will warm you up when you run." , followed by "no matter how hungry you are, you can't pick up anything on the ground to eat. Poisonous animals can eat them without their heads and poison sacs, but the more colorful the plants are, the more poisonous they are, and they can't be eaten at all", "If you really get lost in the mountains, you can eat them. If it’s been too long, just choose a random direction to see the mountains and make a hole. But being buried alive is too uncomfortable, so be careful.”
At that time, my reaction was, "I'm going, as expected of Adam's adopted daughter and disciple, this is really all the way, and the learning is really similar, and I didn't die like this, it's really hard."
Whoops, farther away. At this time, after a long time of flickering, all kinds of half-truths and lies came, and there were a lot of historical examples of the collapse of the country due to the stupid leaders, and the stupid centaurs were stunned for a while.
"Look, Prince Green of the Dark Iron City came to Vitan alone when he was young. I have seen that person. He is young but can't be underestimated in all aspects. The future will be the age of young people. You plan to let your family Did Anlia lose at the starting line?"
Mi Nie, who has been said to be a bit dumb, looked at me dumbly.
"Then, can you train qualified leaders by putting Anlia with you?"
Of course not. I didn't say so much to bring this unlucky bastard to my side and create another big trouble for myself. As long as you let her out as you wish, it's enough. I don't want to take care of the future, nor can I take care of it.
I'm a typical process that doesn't matter and only looks at the results. As long as the results are good, don't care too much about the process. Since it's been fooled to this point, it's natural to continue fooling around to the end.
"Of course, not..." But suddenly, someone interrupted my fumbling to get rid of responsibility.
"Of course! Lord Sleepless is the best at teaching people. Sister Margaret has praised it. I will definitely teach Anlia well."
Suddenly, Annie came in from the door and agreed immediately, and her eyes sparkled at me.
"I didn't expect Bone... Lord Sleepless always looked at me like this, I thought Annie made you very dissatisfied. Annie is more motivated!"
Mi Nie carefully looked at this candidate city lord who was praised in the sky, and was surprised to find that I didn't tell a lie. Humans who reached the edge of legend before the age of 20 were already outrageous. It shows that the future is limitless, and it is very likely that it will not be an ordinary legend after the breakthrough.
For an old fritter like him, he has long known that strength is fundamental in the underground world where the weak eat the strong. Annie's extraordinary strength is the best proof and the last straw that overwhelms the camel.
"Okay, I hand over Anlia to you. She will be a strong guarantee for our alliance. Our centaurs have always kept their promises. If you can fulfill the requirements of the agreement, we will be your forever ally."
The dangling right hand of the old centaur was held by Annie. In ancient orc customs, this was a sign of an agreement.
"Yes. Not only Lord Sleepless, I will exchange experience with Anlia and work hard together, and our two races will become true friends because of this."
Then she turned her head around.
"Uncle Bones, I'm doing a good job!! Do I look like a real city lord?" Even if she didn't say it, I could already understand what she wanted to express from the smug look in Annie's eyes.
"…exchanging experiences, how to cheat people and be a bear child." Fortunately, the mask could not reveal my emotions, otherwise I would have been full of bitterness.
In any case, Annie is the nominal leader of the embassy, and she has reached a friendly pact with foreigners. Can I still veto it? After that, I have to follow the agreed requirements to turn that unlucky bastard into a qualified lord... It seems to be a completely impossible task, or you can only try undead magic brainwashing.
However, the centaurs on the grasslands are indeed famous for keeping their promises. If they can get a really reliable ally because of this, it will be a good thing for Sulphur Mountain City. The only unlucky one may be me who is in trouble.
"Did you shoot yourself in the foot again? It's really hard to be a good person these days. By the way, why didn't that unlucky guy play the role of a lightning rod? Maybe, we can do something about this."
Glancing at the beaming Anlia, I turned my head and said to Mi Nie.
"It seems that Anlia's luck is very bad, if something goes wrong..."
Before I could finish speaking, Mi Nie shook his head.
"This is the symbol of the golden bloodline of our royal family. While gaining the power hidden in the bloodline, it also brings unfortunate curses. However, I have the secret treasure that brings luck. If Anlia stays, I will give it to her , there should be a marked improvement.”
Bring lucky treasures? Just thinking about it makes people feel incredible, well, I admit that I am moved. If I have this, maybe my luck will be better, and the relationship with women will be better...
"Okay, your granddaughter gave it to me."
"Oh oh oh, that's great, Lord Sleepless, although everyone says you're gay, it's a bit scary, but I didn't expect you to be such a good person!!"
When I heard that I didn't need to go back to the grassland, Anlia on the side was already jumping around happily like a deer, but when I received the good person card, I was furious again.
"Who said that!! I'm going to send him to the Sulphur Mountains to dig for sulphur!"
Mi Nie over there nodded, with a satisfied smile on his face, he was simply saying, "That's great, it's safe to be gay. Although it's a man and a horse, there are too many perverts in this era."
"What's the matter of safety, there is a sad wind here." Well, this kind of slander should still be put in the stomach, and the scandal should not be publicized.
The more I explain this, the more chaotic it becomes. Do I still have to explain my sexual orientation in person? I shook my head helplessly. It seems that the days of refuting rumors are still far away.
And Lao Mi Nie said that he would come to teach Anglia's family archery every few days in the future, and then he said goodbye, but I asked aloud.
"That secret treasure?"
"Oh, lucky horseshoe. I'll take it off in a minute."
I was a little excited. The legend that horseshoes can bring luck has long been circulated. It turned out to be the royal treasure of the golden bloodline of centaurs. To encounter such a rare treasure, did I transfer it
Soon, the old centaur unloaded two horseshoes and handed them to Anlia.
[Epic equipment effect of lucky horseshoe: Greatly improve the luck of the user.]Oh oh oh, it's actually a top-notch product.
[Want to get lucky? Remember to find a blacksmith to nail it first]
Seeing this, I was dumbfounded.
[This is a piece of equipment, you know, equipment must be equipped to be useful, do you have hooves? Congratulations on your white job again. In fact, you can stop struggling a long time ago. Your lucky value has long since been saved. Give it up.]
It's no wonder that Lao Mi Nie didn't hesitate to give this horseshoe, which is comparable to an artifact, to Anlia. Although the horseshoe does not have any conditions for use, others are destined to only see it... If you want to equip this thing, you need to use nails first. Pin it on your own hooves!
Well, while watching this centaur happily scurrying around, he was also ridiculed by the system. As expected, he has been getting more and more unlucky recently.
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There has been a lot of bad luck lately, and perhaps the best news I've heard these days is Eliza's awakening.
When the pillar of flames that covered the sky and the river of ice and snow flowing quietly appeared at the same time, even me, who had a lot of experience in this area, was also surprised.
Turning two conflicting elemental powers into the cornerstone of the soul emblem is completely nonsense, and it is unbelievable that in the end it not only succeeded, but also surpassed the level of elemental specialization and rose to the level of basic rules and concepts , which is naturally a good thing, but the "concept" itself can't help but make people think more.
"Take it? Why does it feel like a soul emblem on the Chaos side? It seems to be influenced by the blood of the devil."
The power represented by the soul emblem is often related to the person's life experience and the nature of his own power. The powerhouses on the order side are often rules that strengthen, control, and stabilize certain aspects. The Heart of Steel, which makes one's body as iron, Adam's immortal phoenix, so that he never falls, is my Seal of Justice, and Margaret's Corridor of Time, all of which strengthen the effects of certain series of spells.
On the Chaos side, it is a little different. It is often the distortion and destruction of the existing rules, and it is often quite aggressive.
The plague rules themselves are the destruction of the health rules, the element control rules are the destruction of the natural cycle of the elements, the undead rules are the destruction of the life and death rules, and Eliza's predator is more to the "existence, possession". "The destruction of this concept is normal for demons and undead, but I don't know if it is a good thing for Eliza, who is scheduled to enforce the law.
"However, I feel that this rule itself is still very strong. It is similar to Adam. As long as you fancy the power, and your body can withstand it, you can take it. As long as it accumulates to a certain level, it is definitely super powerful, but if you use it at will, you can take it. It's probably not a good thing to make your own strength attributes too mottled and messy."
So, I also asked Eliza not to use this power at will, and she agreed, but somehow, I felt something was wrong.
Advancement made her body recover quickly. On the second day she woke up, she volunteered to return to the team. After looking at the terrible workload accumulated and the mountain of letters sent by Sulphur Mountain City, she gave her a few simple tests to confirm. It's in incredible shape, and I approve.
She also performed her duties as my deputy and intelligence chief calmly and efficiently as before, but...
"There is no change at all, this is the most wrong thing!! That calm expression makes people feel like planning something else." Maybe, I was really tricked into persecution paranoia, but there is still some basis for this guess. of.
The soul emblem is the crystallization of past life and strength. After condensation, it not only affects the strength, but also has a subtle impact on the character. Adam obtained the immortal phoenix that will never fall, becoming more stubborn and strong, my justice. The Seal of Law allowed me to act in a balanced manner of my own heart, free from the boundaries of the law, while Margaret's Time Corridor allowed her to wander into history, becoming an observer rather than a participant in history and reality, while Snowhoof's steel The heart is a clear example of the wrong...
This is still the relatively relaxed order side. The powerhouses on the Chaos side should change even more after condensing the emblem seal. I have expected that Eliza will change, and there will definitely be changes, but that change has not appeared for a long time. Like a heavy stone hanging above the head, there is always a moment to fall, but it refuses to fall, which makes people feel uneasy.
But soon, I didn't have the energy to be distracted, the auction was right in front of me, and a fierce battle was destined to happen a month ago, when the Scepter of Eternal Night was brought to this city.