Chapter 24 Loyalty and Trust
Although the nomadic people living in the Nile River Basin were also under the title of Commercial Federation and were also named Muzhou. However, they have always been hovering on the edge and are not accepted by the mainstream of Commercial Federation. Most of the orders issued by the above are dealing with.
The relationship between each other is weak, and the central government has no ability to regulate them. It basically treats it as an optional existence, and they are also happy to be quiet.
The grassland people there are constitutionally ascribed to citizens of the commercial federal government, and they have a weak sense of recognition of the country, and are often regarded as symbols of barbarians and despised as uncivilized people of civilization.
The reason why the Commercial Federation classified this group of nomadic peoples who regarded themselves as second-class citizens as part of the country was not only interested in their developed cattle, sheep and animal husbandry, but also hoped to use it as a barrier to the north to prevent the invasion of the true barbarians and orcs.
Merchants always prioritize pursuit of interests. As long as they recognize as citizens of the same country, they can exempt tariffs and obtain higher profits. Why don’t they do it? Meat such as cattle and sheep, cattle and sheep, goat milk and some local specialties are extremely popular.
The long-term war, plunder and resistance have long awakened the farming people. Blind rejection and killing cannot guarantee permanent peace. Instead of constantly fighting with each other, it is better to open the market and let trade. As long as they meet their needs in life, they will no longer have the urgency of survival, and naturally they will not tie their heads to the horse and fight with people desperately.
Nomads are good at martial arts, but it does not mean that they are all bloodthirsty and killing. If they can live a safe life, who would like to live a life of licking blood from the edge of the knife?
What's more, now that magic civilization is highly developed, they have long lost their advantage on horseback. Even if the whole people are soldiers and each of them is a cavalry, they may not be able to block the magician's large group of magicians.
Luo Xiu mentioned them and thought it was feasible reinforcements. In addition to personal relationships, it was precisely because they had no awe of the royal family. Even if the palace issued an order, they might not obey. This is the most needed factor at the moment. Even if ordinary reinforcements are willing to help, they will stop because they do not want to become hostile to the palace.
Luo Xiu's godfather, Blake, is the high priest of all tribes in the Nile River basin, and has extremely high prestige. Her grandmother is a member of the Saka tribe. In total, she also has one-quarter of the grassland bloodline.
Because of this blood relationship, she often went to the grasslands in her childhood, and the royal family was happy to regard her as a representative of kindness and maintain a meager connection between the Commercial Federation and Muzhou. Even if she was disdainful, she still had to do her best in the store. Even if she didn't have to work hard to win over, she could not really exclude her. She still had to show a friendly and harmonious side on the surface.
Lindis was the close friend she met at that time. When she was a child, she often followed her butt and regarded her as her sister. She had a very close relationship. Later, Lindis was about to undergo a trial of the patriarch and went to the Magic Empire. While studying at Azeroth Academy, she joined the Knights of the Storm for practical training. The two sides separated, but they had always had letters.
Recently, I received news that Lindis has completed all his studies, graduated from Azeroth Academy, and also withdrew from the Knights of the Storm and has to return to the clan for assessment. Once he passes, he will be the leader of the Saka clan.
This was news from two months ago. As for the current situation and whether it has successfully passed the patriarch's assessment, Luo Xiu was not sure, but she was very confident about this childhood sweetheart, and was not worried at all that she would not pass.
The Saka tribe is the largest tribe in Muzhou and has always had a high prestige. If they can really get their help, it will undoubtedly be a huge security guarantee for the next action.
Xia Ya agreed to this plan, but there were differences among the tribes. Luo Xiu advocated that he should go there in person to show sincerity. Xia Ya believed that it was too dangerous to take risks in person, and there was no leader in the Knights here, so it was meaningless to go to the Water Capital.
The capital of the water is in the south, but the prairie is in the north, which means that both sides will gradually move away. The prince will go there. In order to protect her safety, a strong enough guard must be sent, but this will attract attention, which is not in line with the plans of the secret alliance, and it is extremely unfavorable.
The agreement was not settled until late at night, and in the end they were left alone, they all rested and prepared to find another solution tomorrow.
Tang Ning had already left at the beginning of the dispute. He was not interested in this kind of thing and did not want to get involved too much. After all, he had no personal interests. Moreover, when facing the shadow assassin during the day, he had given him enough warnings that there were strong people among the enemy forces who could threaten his life.
Tang Ning is not an invincible existence. He has long understood this point. Even if his strength is at the peak, there are many talented people in the world. It is easy to block open guns and difficult to defend against hidden arrows. Even if he faces some strange talented abilities, even if he is unaware of it, he will not be able to guard against it and it is easy to capsize in the gutter.
The power system of this plane is not single. Unlike some Eastern planes, as long as the power and realm are improved, they can have strong saving throw abilities in all aspects, such as physical resistance, magic resistance, curse resistance, etc. As long as the realm rises, these resistances will be greatly enhanced and you will no longer be afraid. This is the characteristic of the plane of a single power system. As long as you practice and practice, you can become an invincible existence.
However, the plane is different. No matter how high the realm is, you may die from the nameless person.
During the ancient race war, there was a natural psychic man with the ability to live and die with the murderer. In addition to this ability, he was an ordinary person who could not practice fighting spirit or magic. However, with this psychic man, humans killed an elf king who had condensed from the Kingdom of God.
There was no deep conspiracy. When the Elf King threw out a range of magic, he accidentally wrapped the psychic in it, and he turned out to be burping. I guess the Elf King would not understand how he died until he died.
This is the most disparate difference in strength between the two sides recorded in history.
Of course, this is not a supernatural ability that makes people be careful of living and dying. After all, people with this supernatural ability have only produced such one for thousands of years. It can be proved through this that strength is not the only criterion for identifying the gap between the two sides.
For example, if the shadow assassin really has to face a head-on battle, it will not be difficult for Tang Ning to defeat him without the hostages, but if it were assassination, if there was no reminder of the evil sword, the horn of the rhinoceros, it would be possible that it would be explained there.
It is normal for people to seek good fortune and avoid bad luck. Tang Ning already had the idea of avoiding the edge. After all, he has no friendship with this group of people, so there is no need to fight to the death. He was willing to stay there before, in addition to his interest, it was also out of confidence in his own strength. But if he had to use his life to play with his interest, it would be too much.
As for the debts owed, if the other party avoids these disasters in the future, it will naturally not be difficult to get them back. If they cannot avoid them, it will make no sense to ask for them.
However, just as he was about to pack his package and leave, Masaka suggested: "You might as well follow the team to the Nile River Basin to see the style of the prairie. It is best to go with this little girl Luo Xiu."
Masaka considered that if he mentioned Lindis as a former friend, it would probably cause Tangning's headache, so he didn't say it directly, but if he could contact the people of the Knights of the Storm through Lindis, he might be able to retrieve his previous memories. If he didn't help, he could understand the sealed source of sin.
However, if Lindis really takes over as the patriarch, it is afraid that it will be difficult to meet on the sidelines, and it will become much more convenient to pass through Luo Xiu's line.
However, these reasons cannot be expressed, otherwise they will have to mention the past, and they can only be vague. Tang Ning heard that there was something hidden in his words and did not want to go, but Masaka insisted repeatedly and had to face this matter.
"Anyway, your most priority task is to complete the blood sacrifice of Thousand Sins, and you haven't found a suitable goal. You might as well go around and kill some robbers on the way, and recharge."
Tang Ning thought about it carefully and finally adopted the suggestion. However, it was not good to follow the past rashly. He thought it was necessary to say hello first, so he walked towards the princess tent.
It was already night now. After leaving the temporary house, I heard that there was peace all around me. Except for the guards, everyone else had untied their clothes and fell asleep. After all, a marching march was carried out during the day. Although it was proved useless afterwards, I was really nervous at that time, and now most of them are exhausted physically and mentally.
In a quiet and peaceful state, silver moonlight shines on the ground, everywhere, and the sound of insects in the grass around me is as dense as rain, and there are the sad chirping of crickets everywhere. Sometimes, from somewhere, a grass warbler suddenly "Liaoluoluoluoluoluoluoluoluoluoluoluoluoluoluoluoluoluoluoluoluoluoluoluoluoluoluoluoluoluoluoluoluoluoluoluoluoluoluoluoluoluoluoluoluoluoluoluoluoluoluoluoluoluoluoluoluoluoluoluoluoluoluoluoluoluoluoluoluoluoluoluoluoluoluoluoluoluoluoluoluoluoluoluoluoluoluoluoluoluoluoluoluoluoluolu
The fragrance of the night permeates the air, woven into a soft net, covering all the scenery. What the eyes touch is the things covering this soft net. No matter how grass and tree are, they are not as realistic as in the daytime. They all have blurry and illusory colors. Each hides its meticulous point, keeps its secrets, and makes people feel like dreams.
This time the camping camp did not prepare a special room for Tang Ning. He found a tent himself, which was far from the center and was still a long way to go.
Halfway through the way, Yu Guang saw a beautiful shadow standing on the distant mound, faintly, as if it was not, and the figure was as ethereal as an illusion. Ordinary people thought they had run into the dead when they saw it. However, the throbbing from the evil sword horn told Tang Ning that the other party was a real existence, and that was Angel who had had an abnormal reaction during the day.
But Angel at this moment was completely different from when she saw it during the day or even before. She was wearing a black costume, and she didn't know where she was a special outfit. Her sleeves were as smooth as water, her lines were soft, and she was extremely fusion with the darkness around her, just like darkness was her, she was darkness.
Angel did not wear a mask, and his long black hair that had been covering him was floating behind his head, flying in the wind, looking ethereal, and his eyes looking at the night sky revealed endless mystery.
Tang Ning was suddenly attracted by her eyes. In her pupils, she actually saw an endless whirlpool of the Milky Way. The whirlpool were shining with stars, corresponding to the dazzling Milky Way in the sky.
I have read it in a book and I don’t know much about astrological knowledge that tells Tang Ning that the arrangement of stars in the other person’s eyes corresponds to the twelve zodiac stars, Capricorn, Aquarius, Pisces... These stars are lifelike, not like phantoms, but like projecting the real situation of the universe and the Milky Way into the pupils.
"Is this the so-called devouring the essence of the sun and the moon?" Tang Ning remembered the oriental classics he had read.
As if she heard the sound, Angel subconsciously turned her head and her face changed. It was not the ordinary and unsurprising public face I saw in the restaurant last time, but a face that was a disaster for the country and the people. It was so charming that it was not like a human face, and it was also different from Tangning's goddess, it was more charming and sexy, just like those statues of succubus-even if she was a succubus, she was definitely the queen of succubus, and the most beautiful one.
In addition to her face, the two most concerned points are: one is that there is a short red horn at the center of her eyebrows, which is not conspicuous, and the other is that there are purple magic patterns like snakes on both sides of her face.
These two points are enough to prove that she is not a human. Perhaps as Masaka speculated, she is the demon clan of the East.
It seemed that she didn't expect someone to find herself. Angel seemed a little panicked. She thought she had used invisibility measures, but for some reason it didn't work. She quickly picked up a mask and put it on, and then hurriedly left the hill.
This accidental encounter added a sense of mystery to Angel's identity. Tang Ning conjected possible speculation in his heart and continued to walk towards the princess's tent. At the door, a person came towards him. He quickly avoided him. Without saying apologize on the other side, he lowered his head and quickly passed by.
With Tangning's eyes, even though it was just a glance, it was Olivia who could recognize the other party's identity. Her figure was a little bleak, and on the face of this beautiful man in military uniform, there was no such majesty as before, and there was an indescribable sadness.
Masaka whistled, as if touching a sensitive point, and said excitedly: "Good opportunity, hurry up and comfort me with soft words. The beauty under the moon in front of the flowers, the atmosphere is good, so you can further embrace the beauty into your arms, and then persuade the other party to drink and relieve their worries. After getting drunk, he erected a gun and started cooking the rice directly. When he woke up the next day, the corners of his clothes were messy. The truth was revealed, and she didn't think it would be unreasonable to blame anyone."
Tang Ning poured cold water and said, "I don't know how to drink. What if the rice in my life is cooked into porridge and she wants to kill me when she wakes up?"
Masaka choked on porridge, coughed a few times and said, "Don't worry, according to my countless god-level eyes, although Olivia looks hard to conquer on weekdays, this kind of woman is the most introverted and can be most relaxed after going to bed. Moreover, she also attaches great importance to Zhen C. As long as the person who is ** has a little favor, she may accept it half-support. Even if it happens, you have nothing to lose. Anyway, she can't beat you."
Of course, Tang Ning did not accept this kind of rogue logic, but he did not want to pretend that he had not seen what he had seen just now. Although he did not understand why the other party was sad, it did not prevent him from using it. This would help the next conversation.
In the camp, a petite figure stood in front of a huge map and walked around repeatedly. Her face was maturity that was not in line with her age, and even though she frowned, she also had a unique charm.
This has the same personality for the master and slaves, and at least they are very strict in treating themselves. However, Olivia is also strict with others, but Luo Xiu is lenient to others and declares the royal demeanor.
To be honest, if Luo Xiu was a young lady who knew nothing, or had a bad temper, or was very stupid and naive, I was afraid that Tang Ning would have left long ago because he would definitely have no future and would sooner or later die.
A flock of sheep led by a lion can defeat a flock of lions led by a sheep. The leader's ability is destined to the future of a team, especially in adversity, which is even more important.
Although she is still very immature, it is precisely because Luo Xiu has the qualities of an excellent leader that Tang Ning is willing to stand on her side, otherwise the known enemy alone would be enough to keep him out of the matter.
Although she was very busy and was thinking, when she saw Tang Ning coming in, Luo Xiu still put down what was in her hand and smiled - a reserved smile with the royal family. Based on the expression of etiquette, only she knew whether she was happy inside.
Without any politeness, Tang Ning expressed his intentions in the future and told the other party that he was willing to go to the northern prairie and that he would be added to his entourage.
After hearing this, Luo Xiu's face was a little surprised. This is not difficult to understand. After all, Tang Ning's personality and plans are easy to see. He has been hovering on the edge of the entire team, and he will not take the initiative to show intimacy. Obviously, he just wanted to keep a distance based on the plan of a mercenary.
However, no matter how surprised she was, with Tang Ning's help, the safety factor of this trip would be greatly improved. Luo Xiu could not think of a reason to refuse, and her eyes turned cunningly, and her face showed an expectation. She clearly had some idea and was full of confidence in the next negotiation tomorrow.
Before leaving, Tang Ning seemed to say casually: "If you have time, you might as well take care of your assistant. Her mentality may be wrong."
"Olivia? What's the problem with her?"
"She is feeling sorry for your distrust."
"Is it because today's plan did not tell her the truth? Don't worry, she is a person who knows the general and will understand my difficulties. She can figure this out by herself even if she doesn't say it." Luo Xiu said in a relaxed tone.
Chapter completed!