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Chapter 1549 Chapter 183. Etiquette Officer

"I?"

Annan pointed at himself, his face full of disbelief.

"Are they planning to invite me over and smash the cup as a signal, and then have a bunch of knights rush in and stab me to pieces?"

The messenger brought an unbelievable message: the royal palace of the Or Empire sent an invitation to Annan to attend a banquet in the imperial capital.

"It won't be that difficult to deal with you," Olmedo interjected.

"You underestimate me too much. With Swarovski on my left and Lilith on my right, and a summoning crystal on my chest, how can I..."

The more he talked, the less confident Annan became. He was the High King. Not to mention a few legends, even demigods might not be afraid of him.

"My advice is to ignore it."

"I think so."

There are two possible reasons why the Or Empire sent an invitation: questioning or reconciliation.

For the former, Annan was walking into a trap; for the latter... a simple invitation letter was not in accordance with the rules.

The Taturn Empire was jokingly called barbarians, but even if they were "barbarians", when it came to external forces, they would go through a series of complex rules and regulations through the "Ministry of Etiquette". How could they just send an invitation and be done with it?

And is there any need for reconciliation with the Or Empire?
No, the Free City withdrew a commercial street, but that was the Windmill Duchy, and that slap was on the face of its younger brother. Apart from face, the Or Empire suffered no loss.

If Annan really went there, he might be humiliated and be dealt with in his own way: treat him to a meal, behead him, or keep him as a dog.

"But it would be too boring to refuse directly...Send our people over and tell them that the ratmen and demons in the north are moving, and that the Free City wants to prepare for war. Lord Annan has no time to spare. If the Or Empire is willing to resolve the conflict, let their king... Forget it, let their princes and ministers who can make the decision come over."

If you dare to ask the king to come, it would be a slap in the face of the Or Empire.

"Yes, my lord."

Signal received the order and retreated back to the etiquette department area.

Minister Francois was away, so he informed the deputy minister of the matter.

The deputy minister hesitated and said, "There are constant conflicts between us and the Ord Empire. It is very likely that the letter we send this time will never come back..."

The expected hesitation did not appear, and instead the officials' eyes lit up instantly.

They are vying to be sent there, and they will definitely promote the spirit of Liberty City.

"How can you get such a good thing!" The deputy minister sneered, "Don't fight for it, I should go there in person--"

As a result, the officials rebelled, saying that it was not easy to train officials in Liberty City and it was a loss, so they should just let them go.

"This……"

The deputy minister felt that what the officials said made sense, but seeing that the officials of the Ministry of Etiquette were all red in the face and looked like they wanted to take off their clothes and fight to the death with the Or Empire, he had to choose a less radical candidate.

"Renna, are you confident you can complete it?"

……

In mid-February, spring plowing had begun in Middle-earth, and the ice and snow in the North had also melted, turning the vast plains, hills and forests into mud.

Before March, they will evaporate into hard ground that leaves no pits when stepped on. By then, the Empire will be ready to take action.

So are demons and ratmen.

Without enemies, the area from the foot of the snow-capped mountains to the lower reaches of the Planni River has completely become a paradise for chaotic creatures. They live, reproduce, and build rat nests freely in the north, just like they do in their own tribe.

In fact, for a huge empire, several years of reaction time is not slow, not to mention that the empire had no interest in paying attention to the unrest in the north at first - if the ratmen had not dared to attack the branch of the Golden Family that was left behind, and wanted to get involved in the bloodline of the empire, thus angering it, the empire might not have cared about the fall of the north.

Even so, the other High Kings and the powers and vassals of Middle-earth were watching the show, leaving the Empire alone to carry on.

The nobles laughed at Annan for cooperating with the ratmen, but at least Annan did not sit idly by and watch the ratmen massacre his compatriots.

Maria and Gail have been busy these days, helping Annan to find out about the movements of the McKeon ratman. On the other hand, the judges and singers also have to go back, they can't stay in Liberty City forever.

Annan treated all the contestants who were willing to stay equally and granted them citizenship. He also announced that every February would be a music festival, and all workers would have an extra day off during this month... starting this year!
Countless tourists and singers took to the streets, dancing and singing along with the floats, as if it was the last carnival before the war.

Annan was also among the crowd, enjoying himself with the people.

Luo Xi was originally protecting Annan, but was pushed out by the enthusiastic crowd.

Annan didn't care. No one could hurt him in Liberty City. It's just that there was a wall of people surrounding him that was taller than him, and he couldn't see anything clearly.

A female wizard was lucky enough to squeeze next to Annan, and secretly pinched him without saying anything.

This was not the end yet, another ranger secretly touched his butt.

There was also a female warrior with big breasts who hugged him directly in her arms.

Annan raised his hands as if drowning.

"Lord Annan is surrounded by ignorant foreigners!"

Someone shouted, and the people of Liberty City rushed towards Annan.

Whatever outsiders can do, they can do too!

……

"On behalf of Liberty City, I invite Prince Leon of the Or Empire to visit Liberty City to resolve the conflict."

In the imperial capital of the Or Empire, the young Liberty City etiquette officer Renner held his head high and chest high in front of the prince.

In the luxurious and classical hall of the prince's mansion, Prince Leon stared at the etiquette officer who showed no fear at all, and asked slowly: "What's your name?"

"Renna."

"What position?"

"An ordinary official of the Ministry of Rites."

“How can a mere official have such courage?” Prince Leon raised his eyes lazily, as if watching an ant charging at a dragon.

He clapped his hands softly, praising the ant's courage and folly, and the kindness due to a dragon.

"I will give you the respect you deserve - death."

……

"Damn Prince, how dare you kill my people!?"

When the news that the etiquette official was killed by the Or Empire reached Liberty City, Annan slammed the table and said, "Where is the Or Empire messenger?!"

He wanted to kill the people of the Or Empire equally, but unfortunately the messenger had already returned.

"They started it first..." Annan whispered.

Internally, the City Lord's Mansion issued a pension to clear Renner's name. Externally, Liberty City mobilized a large number of media, newspapers and commercial streets to publicize the barbaric behavior of the Or Empire.

But the Or Empire said that it was the ceremonial officer who committed the offense first, and also said that Liberty City cooperated with the ratmen and dark elves, and suspected that it had long been corrupted by the Chaos Cult.

Caught!
The one who revealed the news to the elves was indeed the Or Empire!

When Annan was thinking about how to fight back, his eldest sister and Olmedo called him over.

"Annan, look at this..."

The same scene happened in the Or Empire, various forces in Middle-earth, and even Wilhelm.

No one discussed the conflict between the Or Empire and the Free City anymore, because the eyes of the entire Middle-earth were focused on the Taturn Empire in the western part of Middle-earth, which suddenly issued a war decree.

(End of this chapter)