King from scratch

Karen is the capital of the Diman Empire, named after His Majesty the first emperor who unified the Neiva Plain, and the word Diman of the Diman Empire comes from the name of His Majesty the emperor.

From these two points, it is enough to see how impressive the Emperor His Majesty left in their history, so that the human empire tens of thousands of years later is still going around repeating what he has done.

Interestingly, the emperors who unified the Diman Empire twice on the Neiva Plain were Diman Karen I and Diman Karen II, and the current emperor is Diman Karen III .

Of course, this may not be so surprising, considering that the history of Emperor Diman's succession is almost the family history of the Karen family.

After all, since Diman Karen I unified the Neva Plain and established the Diman Empire, the Karen family has firmly controlled the succession of the Diman Empire's throne.

Although there have been several usurpers from other families in the long history, they will still return the throne to the Karen family in the end.

The mission arrived outside Karen after teleporting through space.

The familiar sense of space teleportation has just dissipated. When the players raised their eyes, they saw a dense army.

After the ether fluctuations and physical inspection ruled out the possibility of carrying highly ether-reactive substances, dangerous creatures, highly poisonous and suspicious creatures, and repeatedly confirmed that all players except Nubida had no personal space, the security check ended.

The mission stepped into Karen, a magnificent and magnificent city.

Different from the closed doors of the previous border cities, Karen is very lively and does not feel surprised at any special outsiders.

Well-dressed gentlemen and ladies walked on the sidewalk, filled with a bewitching aroma.

The slightly swaying big fan looms the lower half of the hostess's face, and the fluffy skirt sways as she walks; the lady on the other side has a delicate tight skirt that perfectly shows her figure, bright lipstick, slightly protruding eyes, At a glance, there are many kinds of styles; the men's clothes are also different, some wear cumbersome court dresses, with a classical temperament; some wear simple and close-fitting white vests and suits, with thin waists and long legs.

It's like stepping across time and space with one foot, arriving at another era that once existed alive in history.

Someone among the players murmured softly: "This is what I want to see!" A powerful country with a long civilization, not a kingdom that needs to be built from scratch.

A mature civilization with a long history must have its brilliance.

A row of green plants separates the pedestrian passage and the transportation road.

The roads that allow vehicles to travel are wider and divided into two areas. One is the public transportation area. Mechanically constructed trains run along fixed tracks, stop at a station and then continue to drive toward the next station.

Its speed is not fast, because it is driven by pure mechanical power and the price is low, suitable for civilians to ride.

But the other side of the road is much more lively, with vehicles of various modes, shapes, and powers coming and going.

Huge animals with terrifying shapes gallop on the road; a small cabin floating on the ground accelerates past it; the most common vehicle is a luxurious and exquisite box pulled by a winged horse; except In addition, there are even existences that stand and float in giant bubbles.

But without exception, these vehicles are all driving on the ground, even if some vehicles have flight settings at a glance, they still drive on the ground honestly.

On both sides of the wide road, there are various buildings, each of which is like a work of art, with complicated decorations, special shapes and exquisite exterior walls, reserved and elegant.

Lie Shan took the public transportation with the mission.

"Good morning, sir." The driver at the front greeted Lieshan and the others, glanced at the missions behind him, and said with a smile: "It's really surprising that the devil appeared in the Diman Empire."

Nubida sat on the seat and said with emotion after hearing the words: "It is true that I have not entered the capital of the Diman Empire for many years. You did a good job. The fire was so fierce that there is no trace of it now. A new one was rebuilt on the ruins..." He gestured towards the eye-catching building outside the car window: "What is that? A church?"

What he named "something" is one of the many striking buildings in Karen City.

The towering spiers and solemn style are indeed somewhat similar to churches.

Lie Shan glanced at the building: "The monk's house."

"Friar..." Nubida scratched his chin: "It seems that the monk is doing well now."

He was a little curious: "So, have you found a solution to the old problem that the monks are prone to collapse?"

Lie Shan ignored his routine.

The scenery outside the window is constantly changing, showing various buildings in front of the mission.

"This place is also newly built, right?" Nubida pointed to the circular building that passed by just now: "The architectural style is a bit like an arena, why? You have recently become popular for dueling again?"

Lie Shan glanced at the direction he pointed: "That's the slave market."

Nubida thought for a few seconds: "I remember that the slave market was not in the trade zone? Why did you rebuild it with such a high specification..." As he spoke, Nubida found the answer by himself: "Oh, a huge amount profit."

The players turned their heads to look at the buildings that had long since disappeared from sight because of this word.

"Slave market? Is that the kind of slave market I thought it was?"

Some players were not afraid of life and death and poked the devil.

"Human trafficking, is this legal?"

Nubida glanced at Hunting Mountain: "Actually, in this regard, the kingdom is an outlier. The slave market is an industry that can generate huge profits, and normal human kingdoms will not prohibit it."

Hunting Mountain is not interested in the reason why the slave market is prohibited by the weak human kingdom far away in the land of God's Fall.

For most of the people of the Diman Empire, the empire is powerful enough to despise enough existence, including a new civilization that has just bordered on this world.

After all kinds of buildings appeared in a stream, they arrived at the end of the public transport, outside the vast, imposing and heavily guarded palace.

The public transport stopped slowly, and the driver smiled at them: "Have a nice day."

Outside the palace, the mission once again encountered a security check. After the complicated inspection, the mission was allowed to enter the palace, and then began to wait for a long time.

The idle players wanted to see the important npc, and were reluctant to go offline, but after a few minutes, some players immediately began to waver.

"Is the emperor going to see all of us?"

Nubida poured himself a cup of tea, spread his hands and said, "Who knows?"

He glanced at the players: "But I don't recommend that you 'disappear' at this time," Nubida said: "That may lead to very bad consequences."

If you think about it, you can guess how many bad conjectures will be caused if the mission is in this place and there are few people out of thin air for no reason.

"Okay, let's wait and see when the king will be free, hopefully it won't be too long..."

"Your Majesty the Emperor, the King sends his greetings to you."

It can be seen that when necessary, the devil can also speak human words-in fact, when the enemy is strong and we are weak, the devil has always been able to understand the current affairs better than everyone else.

The young emperor is not young, compared to the short lifespan of human beings, he has already completed half of the journey.

Diman Karen III received them in a slightly homely room, unexpectedly kind—compared to his status.

"Please also pay respects to your king for me," Diman Karen III said with a smile: "It is not so easy for a new civilization to meet us."

The players were seated, a little farther back.

The demon sat alone in the front, very close to Diman Karen III—from this point of view, Diman Karen III is very brave.

After all, for a human king, this is very dangerous.

The one who is so close to him is a demon, a demon whose individual quality and ether control are strong enough to crush human beings, and who has no integrity, contradicts his promises, and has extremely poor quality.

Even if the devil turns his face and kills on the spot, it is not uncommon.

"It's really not easy." Nubida seemed uncomfortable, and moved back to distance himself from the king.

"I'm very glad that he is also willing to express friendliness. For this world, peace is hard-won," Diman Karen III seemed not aware of Nubida's movements, and his eyes fell on the winking and whispering players : "A very special race."

The whispering player stopped talking instantly, and under his gaze, he was as cute as a chicken.

Diman Karen III is obviously very interested in talking to them. He said to the players: "I'd love to hear you talk about some old civilizations."

A mission jumped out in front of the players.

[Quest from Diman Karen III:

He is very interested in your civilization.

Task condition: tell some past stories to Diman Karen III

Mission reward: [reward from Diman Karen III (unlocked with high satisfaction)] [100 points of reputation of the Diman Empire] [several Favors of the Diman Empire]

Mission penalty: None]

A quick-eyed player took the task in seconds, and opened his mouth to come amidst the disappointed expressions of the players.

"What kind of story do you like?" The player glanced at the suffix of the task reward and was gearing up.

Diman Karen III changed his relaxed posture: "I like interesting stories."

Still a little picky, the player reviewed the four major classics in his mind, and reviewed the unofficial history, and finally made a choice based on the background of the Diman Empire: "Interesting story, then we must tell the monkey's adventure story. "

"It is said that before the world was formed, there was such a stone..."

The players whispered: "Journey to the West is a bit long, and it won't be finished in a while, right?"

"How about Journey to the West? How good is Water Margin? Maybe the emperor can find a sense of substitution?"

"Sense of substitution? Are you referring to Song Huizong Zhao Ji? Or the Liangshan hero who rebelled?"

"The Romance of the Three Kingdoms is good!"

"Talk to the emperor about the general trend of the world. If you are united for a long time, you will be divided, and if you are divided for a long time, you will be united?"

"Journey to the West is still safe."

"I think it will be over soon. It's impossible for him to memorize all of Journey to the West, right?"

Sure enough, the player who told the story to Diman Karen III soon began to play on his own.

Diman Karen III thoughtfully ended his ordeal, interrupting him as he began to make up: "Interesting story, interesting monkey."

He waved to the side and said, "I hope you can stay in the empire for a while, I am very interested in the Romance of the Three Kingdoms."

The guard stepped forward and signaled to the players that they could follow him out of here.

The players glanced at the leader of the mission - Nubida, who nodded at them, and the players walked out with whispers.

"Did he hear what we just said?"

"Say this in front of others, is it normal to be heard? After all, civilization only lowers the voice, not silence."

"So should we shut up now?"

In the sudden silence, the players gradually moved away from the room, disappearing into perceivable places.

In fact, although the players know nothing about it, and they don't even have the habit of observing the palace with the ether vision, the entire palace is shrouded in layers of ether, making it a place where there is nowhere to escape. drum.

With a slight change, the enemy can be decomposed into ether molecules.

"Very interesting civilization." Diman Karen III looked away and said to Nubida: "Nubida? In our family records, there is a legendary demon whose name is very similar to yours."

"A legendary demon?" Nubida muttered, "Why don't I know?"

Diman Karen III kindly told him the story: "The little devil is cunning by nature. In the second era when the big devil had not disappeared, there was a little devil who was dissatisfied with the father's preference for the big devil, and cheated from the father. A way to become a great demon."

Nubida showed a curious expression: "Oh? Then he became a big devil?"

"He surprised everyone that a little devil can disguise himself as a big devil."

"Sounds like he succeeded."

Diman Karen III: "But God the Father realized the fact that he was deceived, He said..."

Nubida: "Noble and base, positive and negative, must not be confused."

"Thus, although the little devil and the big devil are both devils, they have become two different races." Diman Karen III said.

Nubida has only one thought about this: "Your family history is really long enough, and the stories of the Second Era can be counted like a treasure."

"The long historical records are the most precious wealth of the Karen family," Diman Karen III said, "If I remember correctly, that legendary little devil is called... Nulida."

Nubida spread his hands: "I am not very interested in these old stories, after all, it is more important to focus on the present."

Diman Karen III nodded: "Indeed, after all, the world after the Dark Era is completely different from the world before the Dark Era. Who would have thought that this world would not only lose the blessing of God the Father, but even the gods would cease to exist? "

Nubida showed a smirk: "Yes, who would have thought that human beings who could only occupy a corner of the Neiva Plain with the help of God's power, now almost become the masters of the Neiva Plain."

Diman Karen III smiled slightly: "Obviously, the world is moving toward balance."

Really unpleasant human beings.Nubida thought: Compared with him, the human king was almost lovable.

At least he wasn't so... arrogant.

The subtext of the world moving towards balance is a conclusion drawn from the premise that human beings are the masters of the world.

For him, the fall of the Father God, the demise of the gods, the weakening of faith, and even the emergence of the dark age have created the current "balance" situation where other races are weak and humans are stronger.

For other races, the conclusion was just the opposite.

Diman Karen III did not stay on this topic for long, he entered the topic: "I am very interested in this new civilization, it appeared in the land of God's Fall." He glanced at the demon: "It is very useful to accept the demon. A bold choice."

"If possible, I hope to meet that king," Diman Karen III said with a smile: "I believe that our views on certain things will be very consistent."

Nubida thought about the past behavior of the human king, and denied it very positively: "I don't think so."

Diman Karen III was a little surprised: "As far as I know, that king should be human?"

Nubida: "Humans are not the same as humans. I must say that the human king is the most special one I have ever seen."

Diman Karen III understood the meaning of his words: "It is either great good or great evil."

Nubida lost interest in the conversation. According to his nature, he should have more leeway in the dialogue, but the problem is that it is too dangerous to do so here.

Demons do not have the excellent quality of not being afraid of power.

So he could only continue to speed up the conversation without interest: "The king asked me to convey my greetings, and I believe you can understand the desire of a nation to unify."

"National unity?" Diman Karen III: "Oh, you mean the dwarves?"

He showed a sympathetic expression: "Indeed, I can understand this feeling very well. The people of the Diman Empire are also suffering from the pain of national division. Relatives cannot get together, and compatriots turn against each other..."

Diman Karen III took a deep breath, calming the emotions that surged: "Fortunately, I heard that the dwarves finally took action." He looked at Nubida and said, "They should have done so long ago."

Nubida was indifferent to the opponent's performance, after all, the devil is the best at it.

Conspiracies, betrayals, people's hearts, deceit, and lies are all left over from the devil's play.

Through years of hard work, the devil has succeeded in making itself notorious by these, and is not welcomed by most forces.

"In this case, that's great." Nubida said in an exaggerated tone: "The king believes that you will also understand the behavior of the dwarven army's short stay on the border of the empire."

Diman Karen III frowned, and his expression became serious: "Although I personally understand the dwarves' desire for unification, the authority of the empire cannot be questioned. The appearance of troops from other countries on the border of the empire is a provocation."

He said solemnly: "What's more, the army will provoke a war. The empire has the responsibility to ensure the absolute safety of the people on the border."

"This is a provocation to the empire, and the empire will never ignore it." Diman Karen III said in a slow tone: "I hope that king can calmly think about the inappropriateness of this behavior, and for the sake of the friendship between the two countries, find other A peaceful solution to the dwarven division."

The demon's reaction to Diman Karen III was not surprising: "Then, the king asked me to tell you that the kingdom will not regress on this point."

Diman Karen III showed a surprised expression.

Nubida: "The kingdom is not wary, but it is not afraid of war."

Diman Karen III thought for a few seconds and was surprised by the direction of the plot: "Is he declaring war on me?"

"If the empire attacks the kingdom's army..." Nubida: "It will be a war."

Diman Karen III: "It seems that I guessed wrongly what you are here for. I thought you were here to find a solution, but now it seems that you do not intend to resolve it peacefully."

Nubida pointed to himself, and said very self-aware: "Do you think the act of appointing a demon as the leader of the mission seems to come with peace in mind?"

"It really doesn't look like it." Diman Karen III said calmly, "But I thought that the reason why you appeared was because that king was more interested in the emperor of the Diman Empire."

Nubida's eyes widened and he was very surprised: "Based on the distance between the kingdom and the Neiva Plain, you think he would care more about what kind of person His Majesty the Emperor of the Diman Empire is than he cares about the Arcane Academy, the Everlasting Forest and the South China Sea. ?”

"From his uncompromising behavior, I believe that the human king cares more about the Diman Empire than the Arcane Academy, the Everfree Forest, and the South China Sea."

Diman Karen III smiled at Nubida: "After all, careerists always understand careerists better."

Nubida is not an ambitious person, so he said that he could not understand the thoughts of Diman Karen III.

"Then, it is time for me to convey the news to the King."

Diman Karen III stopped him: "Why don't we discuss other ways than war? Let's resolve the conflict peacefully and amicably."

Nubida: "It sounds like a negotiation is needed."

"So, you may need to stay in the empire for a few days," Diman Karen III said: "It will obviously take a while to reach a consensus."

Nubida scratched his head: "But in fact, the king didn't give me room to negotiate," he said to Diman Karen III: "The army of the unified dwarves will be on the border of the Dongnulie family in the Diman Empire. Stay outside the border, if the empire can understand, then everyone is happy, if the empire can't understand, then the kingdom will not budge."

"Negotiations are not like this." Diman Karen III shook his head: "I hope you can get this leeway..."

He smiled: "Consider the hard-won peace, the friendship between the two countries, and... the safety of the mission and the dwarves."