In the morning, Seth and Old Mark looked at Roddy Mioss with a somewhat ambiguous look in their eyes.
Last night, both of them knew that Roddy went to Miaosi's room later, so the eyes of the two also seemed to contain the content of infinite reverie, Miaosi seemed to be a little embarrassed, but Roddy was calm, he just talked to Miaosi last night, almost talked about dawn, and the content of the conversation seemed to be a little heavy in his heart, so he had no time to estimate those ambiguous thoughts in other people's hearts.
The only important thing to do during the day today was to go to the royal palace and officially sign the peace treaty This peace negotiation involves most of the kingdoms in the Roland Continent, after all, the price of the peace negotiation is shared by these kingdoms, so this signing is also very large-scale.
Representatives of the ten kingdoms, including King Sauron, signed an agreement for peace talks.
The content of the agreement mainly includes two points.
First, of course, the ten kingdoms jointly exchanged 600 warships for the return of hundreds of thousands of prisoners of war.
The second is an armistice treaty Originally, the diplomatic envoys of those other kingdoms originally had different ideas in their hearts, although the main premise was that they were sure to hold peace talks, but regarding the conditions of peace talks, everyone had evil intentions.
After all, everyone expected that the Empire of Light would definitely put forward a big price, and such a price would be apportioned among so many kingdoms, and almost every kingdom hoped that they could pay as little as possible.
And in the same way, there are also one or two kingdoms that actually came with the attitude of seeing the wind and making the rudder, and they saved a little bit of luck, wanting to see the limelight before deciding.
But the competition in the crown prince's palace last night also made these guys who were still wavering in their hearts make up their minds One of the earls of the family is already so powerful, not to mention the legendary and powerful Duke Tulip, at this moment, everyone is facing the crisis of being annexed by the temple, at this moment, it will definitely be of great benefit to make such a powerful foreign aid The peace talks continued very smoothly, and the distribution of the 600 warships was quickly negotiated.
The Kingdom of Sauron has faintly become the leader of the Roland Continent side of this peace negotiation, and the decision to bear the share of two hundred warships alone may make His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, who is the commander of the navy, unhappy again.
The old right minister still attended the signing, when Luo Di signed his name on behalf of the Bright Empire on a contract, according to the custom, everyone raised a glass to celebrate, the old right minister stood beside Luo Di quietly, and said in a low voice: "Congratulations to the earl, you have fulfilled your mission."
Luo Di had long been wary of this old right minister, and replied lightly: "The strength of the country is the guarantee of diplomatic victory, and the right minister's praise for me personally is really unacceptable."
It is worth noting that of the thirteen kingdoms in the Roland Continent, only ten kingdoms participated in the peace talks, and three kingdoms did not participate.
The three kingdoms are, in order: the kingdom of Gordon, and the Teutonic kingdom has one, which is the kingdom of the dwarves The Kingdom of Gordon and the Kingdom of Teuton have always been the most determined forces on the side of the temple, especially the chief elder of the temple, Prometheus, who traveled thousands of miles to pray in a rare drought in the history of the Kingdom of Gordon, and finally moved the gods to rain, and has since been called "the one chosen by the gods" And the Teutonic Kingdom, it is also because of Promethean that he gave great favor in a plague disaster that swept the Teutonic Kingdom, and finally even paid the price of being blind in one eye, in exchange for the title of "One-Eyed Saint", a household name in the Teutonic Kingdom.
In these two kingdoms, the authority of the Cult of God is the greatest, so it has always stood firmly on the side of the temple or in other words, on the side of Promethean As for the kingdom of the dwarves, the position is somewhat ambiguous.
As we all know, the topography of the Roland Continent is like a white paper with a big hole dug out in the middle, and there is a huge inland sea in the middle of the continent, and the inland sea leads directly to the Thundering Strait along a large river.
The kingdom of the dwarves is more appropriate on a large island in the middle of the inland sea, or a small landmass.
Because of the different races, the dwarves rarely interact with the many kingdoms of the Roland Continent, and in the history of the Roland Continent, there have been several wars between the Dwarves and other countries in the Roland Continent.
Later, the dwarves surrendered to the temple, expressed their willingness to believe in the cult, and were officially recognized by the temple and became a member of the kingdom of Roland Continent.
And more importantly, the Eight Tribes of the Dwarven Race control a very important strategic material, Ironwood The ironwood that made the sturdy Roland warship Perhaps because of the special climate brought about by the special terrain, the Ironwood Tree grows abundantly on the huge island where the Dwarven Kingdom is located.
The ten ironwood resources of the Roland Continent all come from the dwarven kingdom.
And ironwood is indeed an indispensable resource for the Roland Continent, without ironwood, it is impossible to build a sturdy Roland warship, and without a sturdy Roland warship, it is impossible to defend the Thundering Strait, without a strong navy, the thunder god whip of the Bright Empire would have been beaten hundreds of years ago For these reasons, the Dwarven Kingdom has always occupied a special place among the many kingdoms of the Roland Continent.
On the one hand, the Roland people don't seem to like that strange race very much, and on the other hand, they can't avoid the need for each other's ironwood.
After the signing of the agreement, Roddy stayed in the palace and mentioned the three kingdoms that did not participate in the peace talks, especially the kingdom of the dwarves, and the king made this assessment.
Because today is the official signing, so Roddy came alone, and there was no Mioss and "Miss Nicole" to go with him, after all, this is a world where men are inferior to women, and the aura of the eldest lady of the Tulip family may win a lot of respect, but this kind of formal state signing, there is still no room for women to attend.
Roddy thought for a moment and spoke: "Is Your Majesty worried about how to win over the dwarves?"
The king shook his head: "No, I don't want to win them over. ” At this moment, only the king and Roddy were left in the hall, and even the right minister was not allowed to participate in the conversation between the two.
The king clapped his hands lightly, and immediately entered from behind the side door several of the palace attendants, who held a large cloth scroll aloft in the air, and then placed it on the ground and slowly unfolded it.
This is a topographic map of the Roland Continent, with different colors and markings indicating the territory, mountains, rivers, and seas of the many kingdoms of the Roland Continent.
Roddy's eyes lit up as he looked at the slowly unfolding map.
The king had stepped down from his throne, and he walked up to Roddy's side and stood beside him: "Your Excellency, look, this is the treasure that I have spent several years of painstakingly researching and researching."
Luo Di squinted his eyes and said tentatively: "Such a thing, if it is in a time of war, it is a priceless treasure that can turn the warplane, Your Majesty let me, a soldier of the Bright Empire, see such a thing, aren't you afraid?"
The king laughed, patted Roddy on the shoulder, and strode over to the map.
The huge map was spread on the ground, about the size of a dozen square meters, and the king stood in the middle of the map, which was clearly the territory of the kingdom of the lover above the inland sea.
"Here, this is the precious resource of the Roland Continent: the land where Ironwood is abundant" The king's face was heavy: "I don't need to say, Lord Earl also understands that Ironwood is an important surname for the Roland people."
The scepter in the king's hand pointed at the map: "The kingdom of the dwarves is not large, and the entire kingdom of the Eight Clans is only three cities, which are distributed on the top, middle, and bottom of the islands.
The rest of the area is full of forests and mountains, dotted with villages and small towns.
Hundreds of years ago, during the war between the Dwarves and the Rolands, the Dwarves relied entirely on the favorable terrain and the natural checkpoints of the mountains to deal with us. ” Roddy's heart moved, and he noticed that the king was talking about "we" "The dwarves control two-thirds of the production of ironwood produced in the Roland Continent, and in a way, they even control the lifeblood of the Roland people," the king sighed: "Our Sauron Kingdom is known as the strongest kingdom in Roland, but even we dare not offend the dwarf race, because if we offend the dwarf race, we will face the inability to get the iron wood, the ridiculous thing is that we are in the southernmost part of the Roland continent, and we almost bear the threat from the Bright Continent alone, and we need a strong navy to protect ourselves, so we dare not offend the dwarf race" Luo Di said coldly: "Then the Roland people have never thought of conquering the dwarves and firmly controlling the resources in their own hands" The king shook his head: "We have missed the best time" He said slowly: "In the war hundreds of years ago, the Roland people had the opportunity to do it, but the dwarves wanted the temple to surrender and obtained the recognition of the temple.
So the war was forced to stop.
And they promised to trade with the Rolands, and the kingdoms of the Roland Continent could buy ironwood from them. ” Luo Di frowned: "Buy it with money, wouldn't it still be in the hands of someone else" The king sighed: "It's ridiculous that our predecessors actually agreed, in their eyes, they only saw the temporary solution of the problem, but they didn't see the long-term" He paused for a moment and continued: "Because of this unique resource, the dwarf clan has gathered a large amount of money through the trade of iron and wood, and I can say without exaggeration that although the kingdom of the dwarf clan is the smallest of the thirteen kingdoms in the Roland Continent, they are the richest" Roddy sighed deeply that it was too stupid to let the enemy develop stronger.
"The gold coins of the Roland Continent have flowed into the pockets of the Dwarves in a steady stream, and they have the money to build strong walls and equip elite armies, I can say that to this day, if you conquer the Dwarves head-on, it is no longer possible for any kingdom in the Roland Continent to do it alone, of course, except for our Sauron Kingdom."
The king used his scepter to draw a circle on the land of the dwarves and smiled, "Each of us understands that this is a huge cake, and if we conquer this land, we will have the resources we have always dreamed of. will be able to grasp the lifeblood of the Roland Continent."
Luo Di smiled slightly: "Your Majesty, you never thought of eating this cake, other kingdoms may not have this kind of strength, but the kingdom of Sauron always has it?"
"I've thought about it many times," the king sighed, "in fact, I thought about it before I had even inherited the throne. ” "So why" The king seems to be smiling bitterly: "Because I don't dare" "Don't dare" The king sighed: "This is a tempting cake, but at the same time, it is also the other end of a rope rope, which tugs at the sensitive nerves of other kingdoms" His scepter paused heavily on the floor, and said in a deep voice: "Everyone wants to get a piece of this cake, but no one wants to see anyone take this cake alone, and the dwarves have been trading with the kingdoms of Roland Continent for hundreds of years, so there are always a few close customers."
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"I understand."
Luo Di nodded: "If the Sauron Kingdom gets involved in this cake, then it will become the public enemy of the Roland Continent, after all, let the dwarves occupy valuable resources, and also make the other kingdoms of the Roland Continent reluctantly accept, because the dwarves are not strong enough after all to threaten their status."
But if Sauron, the number one power of Roland, occupies this piece of cake, I am afraid that the kings of other kingdoms will not be able to sleep at night."
The king smiled, seemingly awkwardly.
Luo Di narrowed his eyes, stared at the ambitious king in front of him, and suddenly said: "Your Majesty let me see such a map today, and said so things to me, what is the purpose of my person I am relatively slow, I can't guess the subtle things, Your Majesty should say it directly."
The king took a deep breath, his eyes flashing with something called "ambition", and he said in a deep voice, "Now is the best time for the kingdom of Sauron to occupy this cake" "Oh," Roddy's eyes lit up.
"Promethean's ambition has bound the ten kingdoms of Sauron, whether we like it or not, we are now in the same boat, I think, if I reach out for this cake now, I'm afraid everyone will not really turn against me, even if they are unhappy" The king smiled slyly: "After all, the threat of the temple is the most important thing."
Roddy remained silent, and looked at the king quietly.
The king's face seemed to shine, and the scepter in his hand gently pointed out a location on the map: "After this peace negotiation, the hundreds of warships we have sent to your country will gather from this port of the Kingdom of Sauron and set off, and then go down the inland sea, from the great river to the Thundering Strait, to the Empire of Light."
The king's scepter slid down the map, but when Roddy saw it, his eyes lit up, and he immediately understood what the king meant.
The king smiled sinisterly: "After the departure from the port, our fleet will be divided into three groups, and the hundred warships of the kingdom of Sauron will depart in the last group, and the route" He pointed on the map: "It will pass by the island of the dwarven kingdom, about fifteen nautical miles" Luo Di said: "Then the army suddenly turned, with a lightning momentum to sneak attack the kingdom of the dwarves, and strive to conquer the dwarves in the shortest possible time, Your Majesty means this" Luo Di suddenly glanced at the king, and said in a deep voice: "Sneak attack hum, sneak attack a country, and then want to conquer all the territory of the other party in a short period of time, do this, maybe Your Majesty has such a certainty In case the war does not go well and falls into a stalemate, I am afraid it will be very dangerous." ” The king's face was solemn, and he said slowly: "I have three reasons: first, I have this map, which records in detail most of the military strongholds of the Eight Strange Kingdoms, as well as the distribution of their troops, if the commander of the army is used properly, it can completely defeat the opponent's army in the shortest time.
Everyone is deliberately protecting the dwarves from any country, and the current situation has been broken, my army went to sea in the name of transporting warships to the Empire of Light, and without waiting for other forces to react, they have already landed and started a war, there is no better time than now, third" The king seemed to glance at Roddy, and said slowly in an unusually strange tone: "I happen to have a peerless famous general, and I believe that under the command of this invincible general, this plan will be realized."
Luo Di frowned: "Peerless famous general, are you talking about the Tiger General of your country who once commanded the holy war, I have also heard of General Tiger's ability, but I didn't expect you to trust him so much" The king interrupted Roddy: "No, I'm not talking about General Tiger, but another one who I believe is ten times better than General Tiger, because as far as I know, that commander has almost never lost a war, he has great courage and great strength, and has the mind of an outstanding military strategist, and these qualities have made him invincible and invincible since he went to war."
Luo Di gradually felt that something was wrong, but he still pretended to say: "What is Your Majesty talking about?"
"It's you, Your Excellency," a smile appeared on the King's lips, his gaze was like a blade, almost as if he was going to see through Roddy, and his tone was low and slow: "Or, I should call you Your Excellency Duke Tulip" ''Talk a little nonsense, not canvassing, not accounting for the number of words: yesterday's few words about "discouragement", in fact, I was a little depressed at the time, I stayed up late last night to write until four o'clock in the morning, but after dawn, I found that I was squeezed to second place, and I was naturally a little depressed.
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As a joke, my fingers are shaking when I type.
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