Chapter 470 127. Envoy Group
A hasty banquet is taking place in the strict castle.
"Those evil plunderers have robbed my people and my land! You actually want to visit them..."
The "Mad Dog Archduke" endured his temper.
"Heir to the Principality of Montabourlock, we are just visiting that lord." This is nothing to a group of nobles.
It was the Mad Dog Archduke who initiated the coup that made the envoys unhappy.
After visiting Mad Dog Archduke’s castle, the envoys continued to set off.
The Mad Dog Grand Duke watched the envoys leave coldly, without looking back: "I don't think this is useful."
The gray-robed mage standing behind the Grand Duke whispered: "This is enough A few words from us can create a gap between them and Annan..."
"Why don't we kill the envoys and frame them?"
"The size of the Principality of Keating is several times that of the Principality... We cannot afford the price of being exposed."
Mad Dog Archduke turned around: "Why does that bastard have so many elemental legions?"
< br>“Because of the warlock talent.”
“So why does that bastard have so many elemental legions?”
“There are so many large elements that even epics can’t do. He should have stolen something. Planting authority that does not belong to oneself..."
"Did you just say 'steal'?" Mad Dog Archduke thought thoughtfully, "Then...can we tell the owner of the authority?"
The gray-robed mage lowered his head: "I will let the Mage Association prepare A ritual to communicate with the elemental plane."
The satisfied Mad Dog Archduke showed his anger again: "Also, let the housekeeper feed the maids that the envoys like to my pets."
...
A vast farmland that was different from the wilderness appeared in front of the envoy group.
The skeletons in the farmland brought the envoys into stasis from top to bottom. The messengers remained silent, the knights clenched their weapons, and tension and uneasiness filled the air.
But after a mage muttered "Why don't they have the aura of death", they discovered that the skeletons were just working in the farmland, driving away sparrows foraging for wheat grains, and even basking in the sun.
"Is this what Minister Franning is talking about that is special?"
There are also a few farmers dressed as farmers, but the team mage said they are from the necromancer... farmers scattered on the farmland.
A knight approached and confirmed that these skeleton rat men were the farmers of Gem City.
The envoys continued to set off, looking at the strange yet harmonious farmland on both sides of the road.
As the outline of Gem City and the sea appeared in the distance, the team suddenly broke away from the bumps. Compared to the skeleton farmer, this road, which was neater than masonry and had no gaps, attracted their attention, and they even stopped to observe it for a while.
The city-state without walls in the distance is getting closer and closer. There are no pedestrians on the deserted streets, but the exquisite houses and spacious streets make even the strictest and prejudiced nobles unable to say anything.
Brand-new shiny street lamps stood on both sides of the street, and none of the residents seen along the way looked dirty or embarrassed, which increased the delegation's sense of anticipation.
The long queue finally stopped in front of the city lord's palace. Annan, Itilia, Ingrid, and Francois were already waiting in front of the door.
"What is that building?" A messenger with short orange hair pointed to the Crystal House next to the City Lord's Mansion.
"That's the lair of a blue dragon."
Annan said humbly, and as expected, there were exclamations of surprise.
There are five envoys in the team of more than fifty people, three of whom are officials of the Principality of Keating, and two of whom are business nobles.
The leader is one of the merchant nobles, Kia Peterson. It is said that his business territory is close to half of Middle-earth.
After greeting each other, Annan stood aside and left the negotiation to Itilia, who was good at it.
During this period, a messenger stood up and was taken to the bathroom by the maid Abby. Not long after, he came back with a strange expression, leaned next to Kia Peterson and whispered: "Sir, you should go to the bathroom and take a look..."
"What's wrong?" "There is actually a water elemental in there. ..."
"Water element?"
Finally, it was Annan's turn to be an expert in the field. He introduced: "All the bathrooms in our Gem City have a water element responsible for cleaning."
"Are they all large water elements?"
" Of course, ordinary water elements will become smaller and smaller as they are used," Annan joked.
But this group of nobles from the Keating Principality were still stunned, including Kia Peterson. They were almost like country people coming to the big city.
“Can we visit your territory?” Kia Peterson said seriously.
"Of course."
Not long after, Annan pushed Itilia and the envoys to the street. Passing by the "Dragon's Nest", the envoys looked curiously, but did not have the courage to go in to see if there was really a dragon.
"Why use skeletons as farmers?" The messenger who went to the bathroom thought of what he had seen on the road.
"Save money, and the skeleton is tireless."
As a result, Annan was not praised for his genius idea, but only more puzzled - the farmers had no salary, no value, and died. Will it pop up again... Where to save it?
Along the way, the envoys did not see the rotten roads with sewage flowing across them, the dirty poor people begging for money, the pleasant knocking sound of the blacksmith shop in the distance, and the bustling port.
It can be seen that Kia Peterson is very satisfied with Gem City.
“Why is it called Gem City?”
“This place used to be called Gem Bay, so it has continued.” However, it is not the official name yet. It is still called Gem Bay in the development order.
“This name doesn’t suit you,” Kya Peterson said. “It’s too common.”
Annan also felt the same way: "How is Liberty City?"
"Freedom..."
Kia Peterson chewed on the word, and then saw a group of goblins chirping passing by.
What silenced the envoys was still behind them. They saw orcs, dwarves, and centaurs, but not the church, the manor, or the nobles.
The more they see, the gloomier their faces become
"This is a school, a place for children to study."
When they came to the school building where the sound of reading came from, their smiles appeared again.
“Are the aristocrats and rich people going to school here?” A short and fat envoy smiled.
“They are all civilian children and orphans.”
The smiles completely disappeared from the faces of the messengers.
Next, the envoy group did not discuss the alliance anymore, and even prepared to leave on the grounds of "visiting other city-states".
They messed up.
Standing in front of the window of the city lord's palace, watching the gloomy envoys leaving, "Do you think this is right?" Itilia asked Annan.
Annan's determination did not disappoint her: "I think this is right, and humans also think this is right."
Because he was selected into the Sacred Temple by the Divine Eye.
If the Keating Principality knew about this, I'm afraid they would come back again... But this is a two-way choice. They did not choose Annan, and Annan did not choose them.
The envoys failed to live up to Annan's expectations, but they finally left a good suggestion: Gem City's new name, "Freedom City", was retained.
(End of this chapter)