mechanical court

"This is impossible! The gods will not abandon the sealed clan, they must still be watching us!"

The priest was furious, his eyes widened and his fists widened, like a beast that had been forced into embarrassment.At this moment, in the face of this kind of bottom-buying comprehensive criticism, he no longer cared about maintaining his demeanor, and cursed with a ferocious expression:

"The gods you believe in are just a group of greedy demons. No matter how powerful they are, they can't hide their evil nature! They give you magic power and teach you to be corrupt. They let you win to nourish your arrogance. It To instigate you to eliminate beliefs is to destroy the morality and justice of the world!

Our faith will not disappear, and our god will never be destroyed. Even if we are at a disadvantage for a while, there will be a day when we will return in victory. At that time, all blasphemers will be punished. "

Crack - clap clap -!

As soon as his cursing was over, there was a clear applause in the hall.The person who applauded was none other than the envoy of Menes, who was alone facing the high-level officials of the entire Chaldean kingdom.

"well said."

During the vigorous applause, the envoy's expression became more and more calm, and with the sudden stop of the applause, his voice also became emotionless:

"Unfortunately, even if there is a day when the Demon God Pillar will return, you will not be able to see it. If you reject me now, the army of the empire will bloodbath the Chaldean kingdom, and the belief in the Demon God Pillar will also be severed at that time. I gave you a chance, but The Sealed Clan gave up on their own, don't blame me."

After saying this, without looking at the expressions of the nobles, he clenched his palms soaked in cold sweat, turned around and left.In the process of leaving with his back to them, the envoy silently counted in his heart, forcibly controlled his pace, and left in a rhythm that was neither too fast nor too slow.

At this moment, the expressions of the nobles of the Sealed Clan are very different. Some of them are angry, some are trying to persuade them to stay, and some are hesitant.Because these people have their own plans, and because they have lost the backbone of King Belshazzar, no consensus can be reached.

However, the failure to reach a consensus does not mean that no action can be taken. Looking at the envoy of Menis who turned his back on him and slowly left, the priest could no longer contain his hatred for him.He grabbed a knife from the dinner plate, held his breath, and chased after him in silence.

This scene is a bit ridiculous from the perspective of an onlooker: a four-meter-tall giant, on its own territory, is about to attack a human being less than half its height.They didn't have the courage to attack head-on, and only dared to sneak up on tiptoe. It can be seen that the morale of the seal clan has completely collapsed.

"It's over this time... It doesn't matter if I die, and I messed up the task assigned by His Majesty. I am really ashamed of my trust in the commander."

The envoy sensed that someone was approaching from behind, so he just sighed silently, and then calmly waited for death.He didn't resist because he was timid, but because he knew it was meaningless to do so - he was on the territory of the sealed clan, and he didn't have the advantage of force. If the other party really wanted to kill him, there was no room for resistance.

Rather than resisting in embarrassment, it is better to die calmly, so that at least the death is more dignified.

Just when the envoy was thinking about which posture to fall to the ground, two nobles from the sealed clan suddenly pulled out their swords, and then rushed forward one from the left and the other from the right.When the sacrificial priest was about to succeed, he swung his sword back and stabbed deeply into his body.

laugh--!

Two gleaming sharp swords pierced through the priest's back, and then came out through his chest, stirring vigorously before pulling away from his body one after another.

"..."

The priest's eyes suddenly widened, and his gaze shifted downwards, and he saw two sharp swords piercing his chest.He didn't even have time to turn his head and take a look at who was attacking him, so he lost his breath and fell limply to the ground.

Chong——!

Hearing the crisp sound of the table knife falling to the ground, the envoy turned around in surprise, but did not see the person who attacked him, but saw the corpse of the priest who died tragically.

At the moment when he was dazed, the two nobles with swords stained with blood continued to take a step forward, put their swords on the ground, knelt down on one knee and said: "We are willing to accept your surrender conditions and sacrifice the Shenmen Xuanyuan. Fully accept the religious and cultural system of Menes, and launch the Western Expedition in the name of the imperial courtiers."

"Hahahaha! Get up, both of you!"

Seeing this scene, the envoys suddenly turned their worries into joy, and quickly stepped forward to help them up: "Since you are willing to surrender, you will be your own people in the future, and you don't need to be so polite with me."

one-one-one-one-one

When the Kingdom of Chaldea announced its unconditional surrender, Ozzy led a group of his subordinates and left the camp quietly under the cover of night.Not to mention people from the Chaldean Kingdom, even most of his colleagues were unaware of the actions of the Paladin Army.They didn't hesitate to consume the light energy they had accumulated in their physical energy, crossed the mountains and rivers at the speed of chasing the wind, crossed the range of the Eastern Fort, and rushed towards the northern highland occupied by the white lizard.

……

The northern highlands are the boundary between two continents, located between three inland seas, bordering the Endless Wilderness to the north and the Crescent Plateau to the south.It is a huge mountain system composed of large and small mountains and lowlands.The terrain is dominated by high mountains and plateaus, covering an area of ​​about 40 square kilometers including the foothills. It is an area with varied natural ecology.

There are a large number of lizardmen with white scales living here, known as white lizards and highland lizards by the Menesians.They are both enemies and friends with the Sealed Clan, sometimes they are the vassals of the Sealed Clan, and sometimes they are the vassals of the Wolf Clan.Due to the close contact with the sealed clan, the highland lizardmen accepted the belief of the Demon God Pillar, but they carried out a certain degree of localization, turning Thor Baal into the image of a lizardman.

The purpose of Oz's trip is to try to get in touch with the lizardmen at close range. If they are as obedient as the wolves, they will be left alive.If you are dishonest and disobedient to the empire's arrangements, prepare the cemetery and wait for your death.

……

Dew gathers on the tips of dark green needles, giving off a crystal clear luster.The glare of the sun shines through the mist in the mountains and forests, refracting countless golden beams of light, drawing a charming outline for the boundless forest.

The terrain of the northern highlands is complex, and several completely different climates can appear on hundreds of thousands of square kilometers of land.Oz and the others had just crossed the cold mountain and galloped along the slope for tens of kilometers, and the weather suddenly became warm and pleasant.

"Captain! This is the foggy forest. According to the satellite images, there is a settlement of cyclops nearby!" A holy knight reminded loudly while galloping forward, comparing the satellite images on his watch.

"I understand."

After hearing the words, Oz immediately restrained his breath, slowed down, and told everyone:

"The one-eyed monsters are endowed with spiritual power, and their eyes have a special structure, which has a function similar to that of a thermal imager. This group of barbarians are extremely unfriendly to humans and have the habit of eating human flesh. Once they find us, we will definitely attack. We restrain our breath and continue. Move forward so as not to cause unnecessary conflict."

"learn."

"clear."

"know."

The holy knights tried their best to restrain the light energy that was incompatible with the environment, and walked carefully through the forest.Relying on the strong physique forged by studying the Sun Gold Sutra, they can surpass any land animal even without consuming light energy.The fast pace seems to be able to get rid of gravity, and there will not even be a fallen leaf with it, as if a group of ghosts walking through the dense branches and leaves.

During the silent sneaking, the scenery on both sides retreated rapidly with vague afterimages. The sound of gurgling water in the depths of the forest was rapidly growing louder, and finally became a roar.

"team leader!"

"I know!"

Ozzy stopped galloping in an instant, whispered and stared at the magnificent nature in front of him.

The dense forest stopped abruptly in front of them, and in front of them was another stretch of white mountains. A huge ice layer stood on the mountainside, forming a ridge as thin as a blade, like a sharpened sword.On the top of each mountain, the snow piles press down on the mountains, forming a continuous streamer, undulating for several kilometers along the ridge, which looks very spectacular under the sunshine.At the bottom of the ancient glacier, the snow water formed waterfalls, rumbling and flowing to the bottom basin.Converging into a circular lake with rippling blue waves, the scenery is beautiful and charming.

"There's nothing wrong, from here onwards is the territory of the highland lizards!" The holy armor soldier in charge of observing the terrain took another look at the satellite image and said firmly.

"After traveling for so long, it's finally here."

"Look carefully, this place is really nice, with mountains, water and forests."

"Yeah, such a good land, it's a pity to leave it to a bunch of lizards."

After the holy knights were relieved, they discussed in twos and threes while watching the majestic golden undulating peak.

"If I remember correctly, the highland lizards are a fishing and hunting people, and they have the craft of making wooden boats. The big lake in front of us is called the Silver Scale Lake by the lizard people. The reason why it is called this way is to describe the reflection of the lake water on the one hand. , a beautiful environment, and on the one hand, it symbolizes the rich fishery resources of this lake.”

Ozzy's expression gradually became serious, then he took off the binoculars at his waist, held it up in front of his eyes and looked down: "But I haven't seen even a single raft now, it's unreasonable..."

"Who knows about this kind of thing, maybe they are celebrating a festival." A holy knight shrugged his shoulders.

"Holiday?"

Holding up the binoculars, Ozzy quickly scanned the entire lake, and saw a demolished pier at the northwest corner of the lake:

"Will you tear down your dock during the holidays!?"

"There must be an accident on the Highland Lizard's side! And it's a big accident."