Chapter 490 147. New Client
[In Wilhelm, a city full of mystery and magic, there is a majestic Free City floating in the city. The city lord Annan is famous for his charm and intelligence. The Principality of Montabourlock in the north is ruled by the heir, Grand Duke Girardi. He is famous for his contracts with the Eastern Empire. 】
【However, the situation in Allen Continent is unpredictable, and dark forces are quietly rising, threatening the peace and stability of Middle-Earth. In order to deal with the threat, the Lord of Annan and the Archduke Girardi decided to form an alliance to jointly resist those enemies who tried to rule the earth with chaos and evil. 】
【This contract is based on friendship, trust and common interests, and carries out multi-party cooperation in trade, military, culture and so on. 】
【Signed by:
The Lord of Liberty City, Annan Reeves
The Grand Duke of the Principality of Montabro, Girardi Montabro]
Annan put down the alliance contract and looked at the author Ying Grete: "The majestic Free City?"
"It will be in the future."
"You are right, I have no problem." Annan handed the contract to Girard Dee.
Annan at least still has "charm and intelligence", but when it comes to Girardi, he can only say "heir" - the down-and-out Girardi really has nothing to boast about.
“I have no problem!”
Girardi couldn’t wait to sign his name on the signature, and didn’t even have time to check for loopholes: “So we are allies?”
"Don't worry, there is one last step."
"What?"
Annan contacted an old friend at this time - Brudonna.
"This way our contract will have validity." Annan said to Girardi, who was stunned as he looked at the devil's shadow.
"He is your new debtor?" The trainee devil thought that Annan had started kidnapping and extortion business again - that's why he looked like a devil.
"No, this time it is a real contract..."
Annan showed the parchment in front of Brudonna.
Suddenly, a whisper that only Annan could hear sounded: "It's too rough. There are no loopholes in the contract. There are no decorations and black edges to cover up the cursive characters..."
"This is a normal contract..." Annan had to correct him. .
"...What do you mean by calling me?"
The trainee devil stared at him speechlessly.
“Witness this contract and make it effective.”
A suppressed and angry growl sounded: "Damn it...I am the devil playing with chaos, not your client!"
"Trainee."
"I will grow up eventually!"< br>
"But it will always be beneficial to make a few more transactions before growing up, right?" Annan whispered to confuse the devil: "The two parties to the contract are the Lord of the Floating City and the Grand Duke of the Principality... The competition in hell is so fierce, a trainee devil It’s unlikely that you’ll have such an opportunity to contact the upper echelon of humanity, right?”
The flaming shadow of the trainee devil fell silent.
Annan continued to add weight to her joining: "I allow you to add one more thing. The souls of those who violate the contract will belong to you. One is the Lord of the Floating City, and the other is the Grand Duke of the Principality. Our souls are sweet and sweet..."
Brudonna must admit that she was convinced by this human being... but the devil's dignity made her resist.
Annan's tone gradually became lower: "You are just a trainee...Donna, I think hell should allow newcomers to make some innocuous mistakes..."
The trainee devil is still silent. , Annan could only regret and said: "If you really don't want to, I don't think your uncle will refuse my proposal."
That's right! It will not hesitate to steal the contract that belongs to its niece! "I promise to witness your contract, but you need to add 'the souls of those who violate the contract belong to me'."
"Of course, this is what we agreed." Annan showed the "warm and sunny" smile he learned from Olmedo, "My Free City will need a lot of contracts in the future. You won’t regret it.”
Amid the conflict between Girardi’s uneasiness about the devil and his joy at the contract’s effectiveness, Liberty City’s first ally officially appeared—although this ally is now only in name. Neither.
Annan didn’t know if Mad Dog knew that Girardi was here, but on the night when the covenant came into effect, a raven landed in the city lord’s palace with a letter.
The signature is Gema, and the letter says that human towns in the Astra Tundra are gathering.
Ingrid opened the map. She knew the Principality of Montable Rock well, mainly to show Annan: Astra Tundra is in the north of the Watch Territory, which is the territory of Mad Dog Archduke.
It can basically be regarded as the Mad Dog Archduke preparing to officially launch an attack.
“Can we believe it?”
While Girardi was still hesitating whether to believe it, Annan was already preparing for the invasion of the country by the army.
Free City has an advantage that other towns cannot achieve: all citizens are soldiers - instead of letting residents run onto the battlefield with manure forks and axes, they can actually cause damage to knights and professionals.
After all, five or six-year-old children in Liberty City can use magic guns.
It’s just that Annan didn’t intend to do this, especially after knowing that the mad dog Archduke had forcibly recruited a large number of militiamen.
Francois continued to recruit mercenaries in Syltoves, but he didn’t even recall Losi who was still searching for treasures in the north. He just asked Fermi to train another group of musketeers, and then sent all the mercenaries to him. The alien race issued a call -
Della was the first to sign up, and then the old orc came, and Wood joined in the fun. The two dwarves Bronzebeard and Gravel did not miss it. Those who were rescued by Annan from Bethal City The aliens who had been following him joined in, and finally even the "Eternal Neutral" Druidad joined.
“What are we going to do?”
On this day, Annan summoned everyone to the city lord's mansion.
Bronzebeard and Gravel sitting on the sofa look a little taller, and Jackal and Broken Tooth are huddled together, looking like the same kind. Pakpapha, the only Elf Centaur in Liberty City, stood in front of the window. The curtains were draped over her broad back like a gauze curtain, revealing her graceful lines. Outside the window lay Ilimoyas and three baby dragons.
Itilia waved her pale hand in front of Annan.
Annan's gaze returned to the hall: "That mad dog Archduke drove out tens of thousands of militiamen to consume us. Do you have any ideas?"
"Militiamen?" Broken Ya asked.
"They are civilians who have been issued weapons." Annan added, "Maybe they don't even have weapons."
"A strong city wall can stop them." Yili Ruishi said.
“It’s too late.”
The Great Wall in the north has just been built for a few hundred meters, and there is no time to completely block the north before the Mad Dog Archduke arrives. Maybe it would work if the earth elements were still there - but if the elemental legions were still there, Mad Dog Archduke wouldn't invade Gem Bay.
"Why is the Bronze Flower so slow?" Annan asked Bronzebeard.
"The elder of the fire element melts a piece of copper as easily as a dwarf drinks a barrel of wine."
"Why not use orichalcum?"
"Well...give it to the fire element orichalcum?" Bronzebeard I thought it was for the earth element.
"Sending rocks and gold coins have different meanings. Don't think of the elemental elders as fools."
"I'll do it when I get back." Bronzebeard felt that what Annan said made sense, and then remembered What: "Do you want to engrave a message of confession?"
(End of this chapter)