The Invincible Overlord of Heroes.

Earl Kane's cavalry was not used for sieges and did not carry any siege equipment.

It cannot be used to attack Lionheart City, and naturally it cannot be used to attack other demon cities.

To put it bluntly, the Northern Empire acted too slowly and Xu Lai acted too quickly, so Lionheart City was gone in an instant.

The Northern Empire did not want to provoke such a powerful enemy as Xu Lai, nor did it want its own city to be taken away by Xu Lai.

However, it will take time to form a siege infantry corps.

Among them, siege equipment, supplies and baggage, and troop assembly all take time.

The movement speed of infantry could not be compared with that of cavalry, so the Northern Empire had to send out a cavalry first.

Before sending troops, the Northern Empire actually already knew that both the Southern Empire and the Eastern Empire had ideas about Lionheart City.

After all, this is the only national capital city.

Even the Eastern Empire wanted to invite the Northern Empire to be an ally, and Grand Duke Aled was tempted.

However, the Northern Empire has a better understanding of Xu Lai's strength.

After evaluating the combat effectiveness of both sides, all the ministers agreed that there was no need to fall out with the Eagle Kingdom at this moment.

This is the Lord who defeated orcs and demons one after another, and the Northern Empire also suffered heavy losses in the battles with the Western Empire and the demons.

The Northern Empire hopes to have a period of stability, time to recuperate and recuperate, which coincides with Xu Lai's opinion.

"I am so sorry, Your Majesty. If I leave like this, I won't be able to explain to Your Majesty Alaid when I return."

Earl Kane didn't dare to go any further, but it was impossible for him to leave.

Xu Lai also knew that unless they really fell out, it would be impossible for him to make this group of people leave by just talking a few words.

Of course, the griffins he brought were also useful. At least with these griffins around, these people didn't dare to go beyond the line.

If Xu Lai wanted, he could leave some griffins and angels behind and just let Elvy watch over them.

During this period of time, he could take the griffins and capture several cities in the Northern Empire.

The demons lost superheroes such as Selron and Kerrigan one after another, and the rest were just small characters, and there were not even a few heroes.

This is unlike humans. Even if all the great nobles are killed, there are still many heroes who descend.

On the other side of hell, most of the heroes who descended are still hanging around in hell, and there are not many who can make it to the human world.

This also left a spark of fire in hell. The old batch of demon heroes were all killed by Xu Lai, and the descending heroes took the opportunity to occupy the territory.

But if the confrontation continues like this, it will not be a good thing for both sides.

If a gun goes off accidentally at any time, Xu Lai will make enemies on three sides and face attacks from the three empires in the southeast and north at the same time.

By then, let alone recuperation, if things go wrong, we might even lose the Western Empire.

His biggest shortcoming was that he did not have enough soldiers and generals.

The legion he formed could basically be said to be the strongest legion in the world, but if the enemy attacked on multiple fronts, he would have no choice but to run around in a hurry.

If Xu Lai didn't want this to happen, he could only honestly give up some of the benefits.

However, compared with several castles and the population they possessed, Xu Lai would rather give up benefits that would not cause any actual loss to himself.

"Earl Kane, I wonder if His Majesty King Aled has obtained the construction drawings of the Parliament."

Congress only allows one to be built in any country.

After Xu Lai obtained the Castle Heart of Lionheart City, he owned two parliaments.

At that time, one Congress will be forcibly downgraded, and no resources will be returned, but one Congress blueprint will be returned.

Of course, as the owner, Xu Lai has the ability to decide which parliament to keep.

But this time is not long, just a few minutes at most. If Xu Lai cannot make a decision quickly, he will default to occupying the capital after being downgraded.

However, although all the resources for building the capital will disappear, the buildings built relying on the capital will not disappear due to the downgrade of Congress.

Including the advanced cloud city, the super palace, and the inner and outer city walls that far exceed those of ordinary cities, all will be preserved.

The scale and construction will not decrease, but without Congress, we will not be able to formulate national policies and increase additional income.

The impact of this loss on Xu Lai is almost negligible.

The key point is that even if Xu Lai got another construction drawing of the Congress, it would be of no use.

He could no longer build Congress in any city based on this blueprint.

But this blueprint, which is of no use to him, is priceless to others.

The Eastern Empire, the Southern Empire, and the Northern Empire will all fight for this blueprint.

Whether the Northern Empire has a parliament or not is something that cannot be concealed, unless King Aled obtains the blueprints of the parliament and does not want to establish a country.

However, only after the founding of the country can there be a national panel to fully understand the national situation.

Only then can you enfeoff generals and nobles with heroic attributes, and have better control over state-based legions.

The rest includes national taxes, national mineral resources, national outdoor buildings, etc.

It can be said that any force that controls Congress and has the qualifications to establish a country will immediately establish a country once it gets control.

Unless this force does not have the strength to establish a country, and knows that once it establishes a Congress, it will become the target of public criticism and will not be able to keep the Congress.

"Of course not yet."

“I know that whether it is the Northern Empire, the Eastern Empire or the Southern Empire, your purpose in wanting to capture Lionheart City is for the sake of Congress.

Congress is worth a fortune, but it is of no use to me.

But I still owe the temple a big favor, and logically, I should repay it with this congressional blueprint.

But I think helping the temple and rebuilding the holy city might be what they want more.

But you should also be aware of the situation of the Western Empire: its national strength is exhausted, its people's livelihood is completely destitute, and it lacks a large population and resources.

If Lord Kane is willing, could you please convey my wishes to King Aled for me?"

Earl Kane licked his lips and asked without any hesitation:

“Your Majesty, the King of the Eagle Kingdom, I am honored to convey this wish to you.

May I take the liberty of asking for details?"

Xu Lai smiled and said, "I would have told you even if you didn't ask me, otherwise what would I have asked you to convey?

I want to use Lionheart City's parliament construction blueprints in exchange for support from the Northern Empire.

Including but not limited to sufficient craftsmen, stones, food and other supplies.

Of course, I can pay for these supplies according to market prices.

All I need is for the Northern Empire to provide sufficient support channels."

By using a congressional construction blueprint to purchase a channel, the Northern Empire undoubtedly made a fortune.

But if he knew, Xu Lai at this moment might very well lose his largest supplier of supplies, those merchants from the Southern Empire.

It is said that merchants have no nationality, and Xu Lai did not believe that those southern merchants would not make money. However, Xu Lai wiped out the 20 troops of the Southern Empire and even recruited hundreds of thousands of infantry and archers.

The fighting power of these warriors seemed to be not very good, but that was only because they did not choose the right battlefield.

The key is that the equipment these guys are wearing is made with the strength of the entire empire, and its value is equivalent to that of ten archer legions of the same level.

Just by replacing the captured magic longbows with the Qingfeng Legion's archers, the output level of the 7th-level archers can at least be raised to the 8th or even 9th-level.

One can imagine how angry the countess and her husband would be when such a trusted confidant among trusted confidants was swallowed up by Xu Lai.

Under such circumstances, they will definitely try every possible means to prevent Xu Lai from obtaining more resources.

In addition, Xu Lai is about to liquidate the old nobles of Lionheart City.

According to the report from the captain of the guards, Xu Lai was very clear about how deep and close the connections between these nobles were.

He didn't know how many people he would offend by liquidating these nobles. Not only the nobles of the Southern Empire, but even the nobles of the Northern Empire would have opinions about him.

It is very likely that his liquidation will prompt the nobles of the Southern Empire to unite.

Therefore, even if Xu Lai could still obtain resources from the south, the cost would be extremely high.

Both he and the Eagle Kingdom need a sufficiently stable channel for exchanging materials at normal prices.

The Eastern Empire is obviously not suitable. The relationship between the tower, the elves and Xu Lai is okay, but the distance is too far.

There is no problem in using the teleportation array to exchange some scarce supplies.

If you want to trade basic materials such as food, stone, and wood, you'll have to go to your grandma's house.

After searching around, I found that only the Northern Empire was suitable.

It just so happened that the Northern Empire had already received the support of the Temple, but it had no Congress and could not become a real country.

Both sides have their own needs, and cooperation will benefit both sides.

Of course, Xu Lai has another condition, which is not directly stated on the table.

Earl Kane was also aware of this. If he wanted to make a deal with Xu Lai, the first thing he had to do was to stop the Northern Empire from continuing to pursue ownership of those cities.

With the construction drawings from Congress, Kane was not worried at all about such a request, and he knew Aled would definitely agree to it.

After all, the actual control of these cities is in other people's hands, and they are essentially paying no price.

“I will definitely convey your request to His Majesty Alaid.

I think His Majesty Alaid would definitely not want the Northern Empire and the Eagle Kingdom to have any conflicts, so he would most likely agree to such a request."

Xu Lai nodded and said, "It would be best if you can agree.

During these years of the demon invasion, no one has had a good life. It would be good for everyone to be able to live in peace for a while.

In this case, please ask Earl Kane to go back quickly and complete the contents of the contract as soon as possible so that both parties can sign the contract as soon as possible."

Kane actually wanted to go back early. Firstly, he really didn't want to fight with Xu Lai. The opponent's fighting power was definitely not something he could withstand.

Not to mention the angels around him, there weren't many people on our side who could stop them.

He can fly, and even if he has a few well-equipped knights protecting him, he can't withstand the constant beheading by the other party.

But before leaving, Alaid gave him more than just one task.

"Ahem, sorry, Your Majesty, I have a small request.

If Your Majesty is willing to agree, I promise you that I will lead the team back immediately."

Xu Lai rubbed his brows and said helplessly: "Go ahead."

“It’s like this, Finance Minister Tiff has a very close relationship with His Majesty Alaid.

When I came here, His Majesty repeatedly asked me to help him bring Tiff and his family back."

Xu Lai exhaled heavily and said, "Earl Kane, considering my friendship with Prince Entan and Lord Hausen, I don't want to be enemies with the Northern Empire.

Do you think I am afraid of your Northern Empire?

The famous Royal Griffin Corps and Royal Archer Corps have now all been defeated and incorporated by me.

If the Northern Empire must choose to go to war with me, please believe that I will not be the one who regrets it in the end!"

What Xu Lai said was a bit serious, and even though Kane felt uncomfortable, he had to endure it.

Firstly, he was not in the right, and secondly, he couldn't beat others. What else could he do but bear it.

"Your Majesty, you misunderstood. If you have any dissatisfaction, please let us know. We will find a way to compensate you somewhere else."

Xu Lai snorted coldly and said, "Haha, your finance minister is planning to collude with others and hire assassins to assassinate me.

Should I let go of someone who wants to kill me just for a little benefit?"

Kane was stunned. He didn't expect this situation to happen. Tiff contacted King Aled directly, and he didn't know.

“Your Majesty, I know you are angry.

I think there must be some misunderstanding here.

If possible, please let us know your request and we will try our best to satisfy you. "

Xu Lai rubbed his fingers. He had nothing to lose anyway, but if Tiff could really bring some benefits, he would let her go.

After all, if he insists on killing Tiff, the cooperation between him and the Northern Empire will inevitably be affected.

“Well, I need some time to thoroughly clean up the demons in the territory.

After Earl Kane returns, if he can convince His Majesty Aled to deploy heavy troops on the Eastern Front, I can return Tiff and his family to the Northern Empire.

Of course, if you have any other way to put pressure on the Yuwen family of the Eastern Empire so that they can't cause trouble for me in the short term, that would be fine too.

But what if your method doesn't work and you don't have troops deployed on the border of the Eastern Empire?

When I was invaded by the Eastern Empire, the Northern Empire needed to send troops to assist me in the battle.

This is all I ask of you. If you agree, then cooperate. If you don’t, then forget it.

Anyway, when I kill Tiff, the relationship between the two sides will inevitably break down, so there is no need for both of us to be unhappy."

Kane swallowed his saliva and said, “Your Majesty, please don’t have such thoughts.

Our Northern Empire and Your Majesty have always had friendly relations, and both sides are absolutely unwilling to let the relationship deteriorate.

I will definitely convey your request to His Majesty Alaid.

However, if His Majesty Alaid agrees to your request, how long will it take?
We can’t keep our heavy troops stationed on the border of the Eastern Empire.”

Xu Lai slowly raised a finger and said, "One year. I only need one year."

Kane bowed deeply to Xu Lai, and then said:

"Then I will take my leave, Your Majesty. I hope that both of us can reach this cooperation."

Xu Lai patted the other person's shoulder and said, "I hope so too." (End of this chapter)