Chapter 30 Alliance (Part 2)
"What a rare guest. How could His Majesty the King of Your Country have the idea of forming an alliance with the Night Elves, or did he also be interested in the small town of Merri?"
"No, no, you misunderstood. Your Majesty Philip is not trying to be an ally with the Night Elf, but with you."
Unexpectedly, King Philip is quite smart, completely different from the rumors that "the intoxicating and lustful monarch" from outside.
If you form an alliance with the Night Elf, you will be hostile to the Light Family and other countries, and may even bring unnecessary wars.
If I just form an alliance with me, I can tear this contract at any time. This idea is really good. I must have conducted a detailed investigation of my identity. I know that I have many enemies and hold a magical weapon that will consume life. As long as I die, the covenant will be over.
"Your investigation is so careful. What do I hate the most if there is a name in the investigation book?" Moya's sudden gloomy face made the envoy who came from afar sweat. Op even felt a murderous aura burst out from the elf warrior around him. As long as the priestess ordered, his head would definitely be separated from his body immediately.
[Name: Moya-Fasi-Trut. Identity: Night Elf High Priest. Character: Weird, cunning. Original Grigg Special Prison, especially dislikes outsiders and their life experiences]
Opp also read the investigation book and naturally knew what Moya was referring to. If he had a choice, he would never take on this chore, but he would not be able to disobey the king's orders.
With courage, Opp tried to answer in less exciting words; "Of course I know this, but... in order to determine the strength of the important covenant object, His Majesty Philip naturally needs your specific information, which is related to the development of the kingdom in the next few years, and this naturally requires careful consideration."
After saying that, the poor envoy squeezed out a natural smile and stared at the night elves beside him, for fear that the other party would cut his throat if he didn't pay attention.
"...Okay, bring your king's contract, and if the conditions are appropriate, I will consider accepting it."
Hearing the priestess say this, Opp quickly took out the documents placed in the letter box and carefully presented them to her.
[I am the King of Onitro twenty-seventh King Fili Paffin Sursay. Without violating the "Estoni Treaty", he became an ally with Moya Fasci Trut and agreed not to infringe upon any rights and territory of Meri on the day of his life. Similarly, he also urged the High Priest to guarantee that Meri will maintain a neutral position before completely disintegrating the Ming Su Empire, and will never become an ally with Min Su, and will be repaired for generations.]
"Hey... the request of your king is so strange." After reading this strange book of alliance, Moya couldn't help but frown. What are the plans of King Philip to make such an alliance.
Seeing that everyone around him was paying close attention, Opp had to come to Moya's ear and whisper in a low voice; "This... His Majesty the King said that the High Priest is a long-lived clan, and the war between Mingsu and Onitro has lasted for hundreds of years. In order to prevent the future Emperor of Mingsu from trying to win over the high priest, he asked you not to become a friendly neighbor with Mingsu."
"That's right... I want to get a long way..." Moya carefully read the official document again, and felt that there was nothing wrong with it, so she agreed.
"Okay, the conditions are not harsh, and I am still acceptable." After signing his name quickly, Moya handed the document to Fingerway, the president of the Magic Guild, and asked him to be a witness to the establishment of the contract.
Fingeway brought the document to his hands, recited the contract, the true name of the God of Oath, and announced the official establishment of the covenant with the power of the oath.
"I hope His Majesty the King will not regret it..." Looking at the circle of red spells appearing on his right wrist, Moya signaled Awen to send the envoy to the inn to rest, and she had important matters to discuss.
"Don't worry, King Onitro has promised that as long as I live, I will not violate Merry. His conditions are very simple - not to establish a friendly relationship with Mingsu. President Fingerway has also seen it, and he can prove that what I say is true."
"Well... it's true." When she was revealed to her peek at the contract, Fingerway blushed and she wanted to find a hole to drill in. Fortunately, people's attention was focused on Moya, and they did not find the unnatural expression of the president of the Magic Guild.
"Everyone, after half a year, I believe everyone has also seen the sincerity of our tribe working hard to renovate with Meri." Clearing his throat, Moya began to get to the point; "Especially after experiencing the attack in the morning, I think Meri is no longer safe. Although it is known as a free city, as far as I can tell, since its establishment, this city has experienced 50 attacks of size. It is not enough to rely on the protection of nearby countries. Although Meiri's commercial status is increasing, this city is becoming more and more dangerous. Why? I believe everyone knows that I have a solution once and for all, I am afraid you will not."
"I have a question." Fingerway first raised his doubts; "Is it possible that the night elves are going to settle in the city? Isn't that easier for the surrounding countries to have excuses?"
"Even if we don't enter the city, will greedy humans let you go? As long as this city still exists, you will never have a peaceful day. As far as I see, the relationship between humans can be described as conquest, either conquering or being conquered." Moya knew that if the night elves wanted to enter the city, there would definitely be someone who would object, but she believed that this war this morning had given her enough reason to convince everyone; "If you want to maintain your home, you must first learn to protect yourself. As long as you have the power to make the enemy afraid, then no one dares to attack Merry. At least he must measure whether his strength is worth taking risks."
"I have questions, too." Mercenary President Benin raised his hand and expressed his opinion. "Even if we agree that the night elves will enter Merry, what is the number? You can't move the entire Firnette to the ground, right?"
"Don't worry, President Bening, our tribe is only one or two elves in Merri. It is definitely only more than 5,000. It will not threaten your status or occupy this city. After all, we are going to do business with humans. If the whole city is full of night elves, no one is willing to come here."
"Ah... I don't mean that, I'm just worried about the Church of Light, which controls all believers. Even if the king does not act rashly, it is difficult to guarantee that the fanatical religious figures will attack Meri on the grounds of expelling evil forces." Being said the central thing, Benin hurriedly concealed himself.
"Don't worry about this. I have invited Natalie to be the guardian beast of Merry, and it happily agreed to my invitation."
"Who is Natali...?"
"It's that black dragon. If it's there, you don't think any invaders will think twice beforehand. Do you have the ability to kill dragons?"
"This is absolutely not possible!!"
The merchants all opposed it. With such a big guy in there, who dared to come to Merri, without merchants, adventurers, mercenaries and nobles, this city in the wilderness would soon be abandoned.
"Hey... don't worry, it won't treat the residents of the city as food. On the contrary, you will feel at ease that Natalie will solve the monster group that attacks the city from time to time every year. The trolls, ogres, goblins and other monsters that are nostalgic on the sunlight plains are its food sources. After clearing these guys, we can also recruit pioneers to develop wastelands, build villages, and the population growth of Merri's income will also increase. And... I am currently considering
Eliminate the sub-dragon groups near the White Rock Mountains, which seriously affect the territorial rights of the night elves. Just in time, we can tame them as mounts, whether they are flying dragons or earth dragons, they can greatly increase the combat power of the soldiers guarding the city. We can also consider mixing them with the earth lizards to create a new creature that is thinner and stronger than the earth lizards, which can also make a fortune. Using these funds we can expand the Meili to a stronger extent. Don’t you want the city to be richer?”
Moya's words made the business representatives intoxicated. They only had money in their eyes, and as long as they had money to make money, they wouldn't care about anything.
"What are the opinions of several presidents?"
Several presidents looked at each other, and finally Fingerway expressed his final question; "So, what is the purpose of you doing business with Merri?"
"Thinking about it... This word is serious. I believe you all know that I am a Truth. Although I am a high priest, I have no real power. The night elves' life underground is too closed, and the night god Has does not want his people to kill each other too much. So the chief priest gave me a task to liberate the night elves' long-standing old customs. Because they have always lived in human society, I think it is a better way to go to the ground, so I chose Merri. Everyone benefits each other, I will give you the opportunity to increase money, and you will repay my power in the clan to continue to expand, that's all." Half-true and half-falsely told her purpose, Moya firmly believed that her lies were perfect.
Kind people may ignore rewards, but evil people will never do such stupid things. Only by expressing their purpose clearly and in a real way can humans believe that what she has done is entirely for herself. Such excuses are more realistic and convincing. Seeing that the time is almost over, she gave a look to the silent old master Reis.
"So what do you have to ask?" Seeing Moya's signal, Reis quickly said the trick he had done before.
"My demands are not high, but I just hope to open a new guild in the city. It is not business, but guild, but only a guild of the night elves. This is a good deal. I believe that more people will go to Merri for the night elves' signs. Then, leave a few empty seats in the meeting hall. These two requirements are not excessive? If the army is deployed to the city in the name of building the Night elves' Guild, other countries have no right to accuse you of colluding with evil forces."
"Can you mean the guild..." Bening suddenly felt cold sweat. Could it be the one he guessed?
"Yes, the Killer Guild or the Assassin can do it. There are similar organizations in the South and Western Continents. Building a Killer Guild in the city does not violate the 'Estoni Treaty' and even the Church of Light cannot interfere."
If the large chamber of meetings fell silent, people were thinking about whether they should agree. In any case, Moya's proposal was impeccable.
"How about it, if you still feel dissatisfied, we can choose another city. Although it is far away, the residents of Louisiana have always had business dealings with the night elves. They will definitely agree to our conditions, but... I don't have so much time and money to rebuild a small city. The reason why I chose Meili was mainly because I valued the commercial city you have."
Everyone looks at me, and I look at you, and they all feel that the opportunity is right. If you really miss it, maybe the Ming Su civil strife will send a large army to flatten Meili. Now it is already difficult to get rid of the tiger, so they have to agree to this not bad request.
After a vote, 60% of the people agreed, 30% opposed, and 10% abstained. Rece agreed to Moya's request on behalf of the whole city that from today on the night elves could dispatch troops, and they changed from a trade role to a part of Merry.
Bilfit's original plan was half completed, and the rest would take time to improve. By the time humans discovered that they were gradually being ruled by night elves, it was too late. At that stage, the night elves' ground kingdom was officially restored.
Seeing the sneer on Moya's lips, Gulid, who had been neglected, couldn't help but sigh. Why are these residents of Merri City so stupid? Didn't they find that there is a bigger conspiracy behind this woman?
Trading with humans is just her first step, and entering the city is her second step. It is not difficult to imagine that the next step will be to re-establish a ground kingdom. It was because he was worried that such a result would happen that he agreed to join the army. But... the emperor was unwilling to do political work, and the nobles fought for power and profits between them. How could Mingsu, who was worried about internal and external troubles, fight against the powerful night elves in the future. If he didn't kill their conspiracy in the cradle now, there would be no chance.
"Mr. Gulid, you have the heart to worry about the future of the country. Why don't you worry about your own situation?" Sensing Gulid's gaze, Moya was not worried about whether he noticed the real purpose of the night elves. Anyway, there is no need to worry about the character that will be eliminated in the end.
The parliament ended like this, and with the captives, Moya returned to the headquarters of the night elves on the ground.
"It's very exciting. Those fools believed your speech just now." Bilfit could not believe it would be so smooth.
"Hmph...of course they don't believe it, but the excuses I said are more acceptable to them. Let's wait and see, this city will be my treasure in a few years, and it will be useless for them to resist at that time." At this time, Moya remembered that something was wrong.
"I remember that the president of the Adventure Guild is named Wadessus, right? I didn't see him in the chamber today. This guy has always opposed the business with the Night Elf. He didn't participate in such an important thing as today... It's strange."
"Maybe I'm afraid that Merry City will be captured and run away." Bilfit also had a little impression of this person; "He seems to be afraid of you, and he always evades whenever he meets him, and never dares to look at him head-on."
"You said... he was afraid of me? It's funny. He didn't do anything to sorry for me, why are he afraid of me?" He was originally funny, but a flash of inspiration flashed in Moya's mind and suddenly thought of something; "Wadsus... Wadesus... This name is very familiar, and it seems that I have heard it somewhere. I have an impression of it... Wadesus... Wait, I remembered that he is my classmate in Fanue, damn it!!"
Turning around and rushing out the door, Moya couldn't believe that she had never discovered that this man was also her classmate. He also participated in the frame-up that year, and even exposed all his actions in Meili to Bai Ling.
The members of the guards saw the high priest rushing out of the headquarters with an angry look on their faces, and followed.
Chapter completed!