Volume 9: Home Chapter 292 Feast (End)
"Oh."
The Elf King, who had been watching the entire banquet from the sidelines since it began, finally reacted after the Beast King's face fell and he threatened the "junior" on the spot without any grace and in an extremely ugly manner. He turned his head away and chuckled softly in the direction of no one.
He didn't confront the Beast King like the Dwarf King did, but just a light laugh made the Beast King, who had just suppressed his anger, shrug down his lips...
The Elf King turned his head to face the hall. He did not look at the Beast King deliberately, but he did not hide the smile on his face. He said casually: "The Racial Alliance should have a place for the grassland tribe."
After the words fell, countless people showed strange expressions...
The Elf King did not bother at all about whether the grassland tribes belonged to the Far East Orcs, and directly gave them seats in the racial alliance. This made it clear that the Elf King did not take the previous shameless remarks of the Beast King seriously at all!
In the hall, the atmosphere of the entire venue suddenly became tense - it was not the first time that the Elf King and the Beast King had a head-on collision, but this time, it was obviously different from the previous verbal disputes, and huge interests were involved!
Even the great human magicians who were there to make up the numbers knew what the large amount of goods that flowed out of the grassland every year meant.
In the silence of the whole audience, the Elf King added lightly: "Based on the fighting power shown by the grassland tribe, they are qualified enough to participate in the defense of Miriam."
The Beast King closed his eyes and turned his head slightly.
He had nothing more to say.
In the hall, most of the sages of the human and orc tribes were confused. They really didn't know what the grassland people on the cursed land had done to make the Elf King recognize their fighting power. But obviously, those who knew the situation present would not speak up to explain it to them - if anyone was ignorant enough to bring up the fact that the grassland orcs had proved themselves at the cost of 4,000 bear troops led by three Far Eastern warriors, then they would really be at war with the Beast King to the death~!
Even the Dwarf King, who is a powder keg, knows not to expose the scars of the Beast King!
I’m afraid that the Beast King will break off relations with others or something!
On the side of the orc seats, Xiao Yun let out a light breath.
The Beast King, the Matron, the Dwarf King, and the Queen have been fighting each other until now, and it is time for the Elf King, the "referee", to make the final decision - with just two short sentences, the final word is decided.
The Elf King left room for the Beast King and did not expose the ugly failure of the "kidnapping"; he also left room for the grassland tribe to choose... If the grassland tribe could not withstand the threat, the important high-level officials could be sent to the Ice and Snow King City.
Xiao Yun silently withdrew his gaze from the Elf King, let go of the breath he had been holding, and a new sense of crisis quietly grew in his heart.
This pretentious guy... is a scary guy!
The Elf King naturally didn't know that the grassland tribes whom he personally protected were wary of him. Of course, even if he knew, he probably wouldn't care.
After blocking the Beast King's mouth, the Elf King made a gesture of raising his hand to the Snow Elf general behind him, leaned back in the high-back chair calmly, and assumed a bystander attitude again.
A Snow Elf general stood up and faced the sages of various races in the hall, introducing the Fire Tribe, a new member of the racial alliance, a tribal city-state composed of multiple ethnic groups based in the southwest of the Cursed Land. The Fire Tribe only had one tribe to show off. If the elves wanted to lift the Fire Tribe to a higher position, they naturally had to glorify them and upgrade the Fire Tribe from a relatively backward tribe to a "city-state."
Such a general division of territory did not cause controversy because the territorial issue that is most important between countries on Earth has not yet become an issue in this world. Not to mention the sparsely populated Cursed Land, even in the relatively densely populated human kingdom, as long as it does not involve economic interests and a large number of remote places, it is very common for it to change hands.
Otherwise, it would be impossible for "J" and his gang to get a "fiefdom" in Kroning just by spending money... ahem.
After the snow elf general finished his introduction, the sages of the three tribes of elves and the black dwarves spoke up one after another, turning the theme of the feast to the joint garrison of the tribes in Miriam and discussing the rotation arrangements for this new ally - vigorously consolidating the membership seat of the new grassland city-state, the Flame Tribe, in the racial alliance, which could not be questioned!
So, the Elf King really has more than just a face that can deal DPS... He has only been the chairman of the Racial Alliance for five years, but this guy knows how to hold the power of judgment, sit firmly in the referee's seat, and build momentum to sweep away dissidents!
The Beast King, who has a large number of Orc sages under his command and should be able to compete with the Elf King, can't even get a word in!
Xiao Yun naturally... followed suit when it came to the Elf King's overly strong performance as the chairman of the racial alliance. He immediately pushed out Chief Arthur, the Fire Tribe's envoy to the front line of the Ice and Snow King City Miriam, and asked Evelyn and Elizabeth to help introduce him to the ambassadors of other tribes.
After the two important events of the Fire Tribe being promoted to a "city-state" in the southwest of the grassland and the grassland tribe officially joining the racial alliance and settling in Miriam were confirmed, the Dwarf King immediately stood up and led a group of Dark Iron Dwarf generals to rush to the seat of the Snow Wolf Tribe, expressing their support for the Fire Tribe with actions, and incidentally retaliating against the Beast King who sold the Tiger King to the Dark Elf Matron on the spot during the last banquet and deliberately disgusted him...
If Xiao Yun was a little more "successful", he should have taken the Fire Chief around and made friends with the sages of various tribes in order to "jump" to the Beast King during the second half of the banquet; but he was certainly not so stupid. Except for leaving the table to pay his respects to the queen and thank her for her righteous words, he just sat obediently in his seat and waited for the Beast King to send someone to contact him.
Xiao Yun would definitely not be willing to return the more than 3,000 captured Bear soldiers so soon. How could he not use such a large number of young and strong laborers for another two years?
But Xiao Yun was willing to return the generals and non-commissioned officers of the Bear Tribe immediately - compared to the cost of converting soldiers, the cost of converting the non-commissioned officers and generals of these big tribes was much higher!
Moon Bear General Bazel's official income every year is more than 500 gold coins. This is what the Snow Wolf warriors who were guarding the prisoner camp extracted from the Bear soldiers!
And no matter how Xiao Yun looked at General Moon Bear, he didn't think that guy could create an economic benefit of more than 500 gold coins per year...
Xiao Yun waited until the banquet was over.
The Beast King showed no intention of contacting and negotiating with the three "captured" enemy generals, and he didn't even send anyone to deliver the message!
"This guy has not given up..."
Standing in the crowd, watching the Elf King leave, the Beast King, Xiao Yun, frowned slightly, his face looking a little solemn.
Among the Bear Clan sages who were accompanying the Beast King as he left the venue, someone turned around before walking out of the hall and deliberately glanced towards where the Snow Wolf Clan was standing.
Hongye, who was standing beside Xiao Yun, clenched his naturally drooping hands into fists.
"Ayun..." Hongye called out in a low voice.
"I know." Xiao Yun gently raised his hand to calm Hongye's clenched fist, and met the gaze of the Moon Bear Sage.
The Moon Bear Sage's cold eyes revealed hatred and contempt without any disguising, and he gave a cruel sneer with the corner of his mouth.
Xiao Yun also smiled, his eyes narrowed into crescents, revealing eight big white teeth, and he was extremely warm and friendly.
The Moon Bear Sage was stunned for a moment, stumbled and almost bumped into the back of the Beast King. He quickly steadied himself and turned his face away.
Xiao Yun's smile became even more hearty and enthusiastic, and he even raised his hand and waved at the other person's back.
"Next year, someone will provide us with labor." Xiao Yun said happily to his companions.
Hongye, Arthur, and Dahe: "..."
Fire Clan Leader: “???”
"Let's talk about it when we get back." Xiao Yun waved his hand, and his frown completely relaxed.
Refusing to negotiate and not considering the Fire Tribe as an opponent worthy of talking to, it was obvious that the Beast King would resort to using force to recapture their lost soldiers.
If the Beast King decided to make a full-scale attack to overthrow the Fire Tribe in anger, then it goes without saying that Xiao Yun would have to prepare to take all his tribesmen and move immediately when he returned - Xiao Yun would never have the self-sacrificing idea of tying down the Far Eastern army and giving the elves a chance to raid the Beast King's lair!
But since the Beast King does not think that the Fire Tribe is an opponent worthy of his full effort, and intends to let the Moon Bear, the White Bear or other bears lead the charge, then Xiao Yun feels much more at ease~!
With the Far East's mobilization capabilities, at most two waves of troops can arrive a year. The Fire Department can use its home advantage to slowly consume the opponent's energy. There is absolutely no problem in going back and forth for three to five years.
With three to five years of mediation time, Xiao Yun is absolutely confident that he can set the whole yard on fire for this Beast King!
"Where there is oppression, there is resistance~" Xiao Yun smiled kindly and whispered. It was not impossible to borrow the elves' soldiers to fight against the Beast King on the front battlefield, but the cost was too high and the Fire Tribe could not afford it. But for something like setting fire to the Beast King, the Snow Elves would definitely bring their own dry food.
How many modern countries on Earth, whose organizational and mobilization capabilities are countless times stronger than those of the Far Eastern empires, have been destroyed by internal "color revolutions"!
If we don’t pull the snow elves to learn from the United States now, when will we?
After returning to the platform area provided for guests to stay temporarily, Xiao Yun did not rush to take his men back. He shamelessly ate two more days of meals from the snow elves and waited until most of the sages from other tribes had left before he set out to return. He left a thick letter for Lieutenant Selina.
Xiao Yun, who had only had the leisure time to learn the common language of this world in recent years, had . The part-time maid in the management platform area delivered the letter to Selina, who couldn't help laughing for a long time after she had just opened one page.
Fortunately, the common language of this world is also pictographic, not alphabetic. Even if there are more typos in pictographic, you can still guess what is written by combining the context. So after turning two pages, Lieutenant Selina stopped laughing...
Soon, this long letter with terrible handwriting, full of typos, and serious grammatical errors was placed on the Elf King's desk.
The Elf King, with a look of disgust on his face, pinched the letter between two fingers and frowned as he read the long letter, which was even worse than the graffiti written by a juvenile. After a moment of silence, he showed a charming smile that could make most intelligent creatures with normal aesthetic sense lose their minds.
"The plan was started three years ago... Three years ago, did the young sage of the Snow Wolf tribe see that the Beast King was the biggest enemy of the grassland tribe?" The Elf King chuckled and whispered, "No... If there is a gifted genius with such vision, then... he should have seen that the Beast King is the biggest enemy of the grassland tribe in its search for independence -"
Lieutenant Selina, who was standing farther away, did not hear the Elf King's muttering clearly, so she raised her head carefully: "King?"
The Elf King folded up the letter paper, leaned back in the high-back chair, and placed his hands on the desk. He was in a good mood and said, "Selena, the one we are supporting may be a monster."
"...Huh?" Selina asked in confusion.
"No, or maybe I'm thinking too much." The Elf King shook his head and said with a hint of self-mockery: "The Dark Iron Dwarves can only gain a foothold in the Western Continent after expelling dissidents. If the elves become one family, the conflicts will inevitably be much greater than if the three families were separated. Among the Beast Kings of all generations, no one has ever truly led the Far East. The future of the Flame Tribe, which is formed by the union of multiple races, may not be smooth sailing."
Standing up, the Elf King walked to the window, stood with his hands behind his back, and a look of emotion appeared on the face of his trusted subordinates with his back to him: "'The strongest fortress has its weakest point hidden inside'... If the Fire Tribe sages who have a clear understanding of this can avoid this curse that no one has been able to avoid since the beginning of written records, then even if they can grow into 'monsters', it is reasonable."
"——King?" Selina always felt that something was wrong and became a little frightened.
The Elf King turned around and smiled at his subordinates: "Miriam, you don't have to worry. In the next few years, there will be no chance for our tribe to fight with the Far East. Selina, are you willing to go to the grassland and watch for me whether this new city-state in the northern continent will move towards glory step by step, or will it collapse silently?"
In the Forest of Elves, the Fire Tribe is on its way back...the Fire City team.
Dahe, who had been silent for a few days, quickened his pace and walked to Xiao Yun's side.
Xiao Yun looked back at the guy who had been in a low mood since seeing the Elf Queen, and said with a smile: "Why, seeing a guy who is better looking, more charming, more talented and smarter than you, you finally realized that there are always people better than you in this world. Don't be arrogant just because of your talent and appearance, and commit crimes?"
Daha rarely retorted, biting his lower lip and keeping silent.
"You are just too smart, too smart. You think you can see through everything and understand everything, and you think that hard work is meaningless. It's enough for others to struggle, and you just want to live an easy life." Xiao Yun was not used to her bad habits, and said bluntly, "But like I said, although fate is unfair and everyone has a different starting point, even those who stand at the top must strive to move forward, otherwise they will be surpassed by others and become mediocre. You haven't even tried to compare with the Elf King, is it interesting? Among us, Hongye, Lan Guo, Qingyan, Qiuqiu, Xia, who can you compare with?"
"There's no need to say it so harshly!" Daha became anxious.
"There are even more unpleasant things to hear, do you want to hear them?"
“No!” Da He gritted his teeth and said with all his might, “I, I want to be the next king of Fire City. One day, I want everyone to look at me straight in the eye and regard me squarely!”
Throughout the entire banquet, Da He, who was not the center of attention at all, felt her self-esteem hurt a lot... Even the leader of the Fire Clan received more attention than her!
Xiao Yun turned sideways and patted Da He's arm in a friendly manner: "Okay, if you can keep this determination for more than three days, I will believe you ."
Hongye and Chief Arthur who were walking behind: "..."
Both of them wanted to remind Taiga that if they wanted to achieve this goal, the first opponent they had to face was Ayun...
