wandering fairy

The Duke said a little excitedly: "Don't worry about this. I heard from the senior mage in Giffen City that this price increase will last for at least seven years. You also know that the divination spells of the high mage are sometimes more powerful than priests."

The dozen or so dukes and earls sitting below couldn't sit still anymore, and they all stood up and begged the king not to start the war in advance: "We have plenty of time to make a profit, so don't delay our big event because of a small matter in a village. We'd better wait for the two mages from Giffen City to come before fighting!"

The more they talked, the more excited they were, and they all flocked to the king to make noise, without any courtesy at all.

"Okay, okay." The king stood up helplessly to appease them: "Just wait for five days. If the two of them don't come, we'll discuss the war."

After all the nobles, big and small, had left, the young prince on one side complained dissatisfiedly: "They were the ones who wanted to start the war with the Mansikert country, and they are the ones who want to postpone the war now. They are really hard to serve. .Father, you have indulged them too much. Sometimes you should show a little king's majesty, and you can't listen to them in everything."

The prince wore plain silver heavy scale armor, neither a cloak nor an ornate helmet.At first glance, I thought it was an ordinary guard, but the scales were relatively clean and could reflect a little silver light.

He doesn't look old yet, but his expression is calm and sophisticated, as if he has gone through the vicissitudes of life.Just now he was just standing next to his father, watching those nobles with a blank expression.It wasn't until they were far away that they showed resentment, showing a trace of young people's stubbornness.

And his king's father still sat slumped on the simple "throne" padded with lion skin, kept stroking his short gray beard and said, "Majesty? Son, is it possible for the king of a small country like ours to have majesty? You Do you know why our two countries are so close to the Principality of Hereford, but it has never caught our attention or invaded our territory?"

Seeing that the prince shook his head slightly, he continued in a calm tone: "Because our two small countries are its shields against those dwarves. Think about it, if it annexed our two small countries, then The border is bordered by the dwarves. Once the dwarves invade, it will take the responsibility to expel the dwarves. However, does it dare to turn against the dwarves? Once it goes to war with the dwarves, it will not be able to obtain sophisticated equipment and weapons. And it It also doesn’t have the ability to enter the deep mountains to destroy the dwarves, so it can only be wasted on the border. Over time, its strength will be greatly weakened, and it will soon be annexed by other kingdoms.”

"So it deliberately let our two small countries exist, and let us bear the endless plunder and oppression of the dwarves, while it can stay out of it! It even pretends to be friendly to mediate. Hmph, your grandfather has seen this trick for a long time Therefore, when he was alive, he bribed the dignitaries of the Hereford Dukedom twice, trying to incorporate our kingdom into the Hereford Dukedom. It’s a pity that they all failed.”

The old king said in a deep voice: "We are actually abandoned sons, and you and I are the kings of many abandoned sons. What kind of majesty does this kind of king have? We can only bow our knees in front of big countries in exchange for aid. In front of dwarves, we can only Pretend to be strong to lead the people, and can only compromise in front of the subordinate nobles to obtain their support. But in fact we are a bit of a fool, the big countries think that the kings of our small countries are not obedient; We don’t have enough power and interests; the people always say that we don’t have the ability to lead them to become rich and strong. Huh, rich and strong? How can we be rich and strong with such a beleaguered family? It would be wise to lead them not to be subjugated slaves!”

The old king became excited as he spoke: "I don't want to pay attention to these nobles, but without their money and troops, how can we stop the continuous looting of the dwarves? Once we can't stop it, then all the sins are Those of us from the royal family! As long as those nobles push the resentment of the people and the dwarves on us, they can continue to be their lords safely. And our family will have to pay the blood price for this!"

"I don't want to fight about the crystal mine this time. But these dukes and earls insisted on going to war because they were interested in money. They even wrote a mine profit distribution contract behind my back in advance. Collectively forced me to sign. Hmph! I was just pulled out by them as a puppet of the banner. Even if I didn’t fight, they would find a reason to go to war with the Kingdom of Mansikert privately. Get into the water!"

The prince asked eagerly: "Is there really no way to refuse them?"

The old king snorted coldly and said: "If we refuse, we will be in even greater trouble. These lords will collude with the dwarves in the mountains, and use those arrogant dwarves who have long been dissatisfied with us to eliminate us! Why did your grandfather stay away from The manor on the border was attacked by dwarf troops of unknown origin? And the attackers were all carrying a lot of magic equipment? This is obviously an inner ghost pointing out!"

The prince bowed his head in silence.This matter, my father has said several times.At this time, bringing up the old matter is entirely to remind myself not to underestimate those nobles who are lower than myself.Sometimes their lethality is more powerful and brutal than foreign enemies.

The old king's gray hair and beard became more and more listless, and he seemed to be ten years older. He shook his hands weakly and said, "Stop complaining like this in the future. As a royal family of a small country, this is our destiny. Even the petty officials in the metropolis can't compare to the fate! I just hope that we can return to the heaven of the gods after death. Only there can we be free from the troubles of the world."

But the troubles of the world are easy to catch. Two days later, a pair of dragons flew over the barracks.

Well, to be precise, a pair of Venomous Wyverns.They look very much like wise dragons, with strong wings and long, strong limbs.They are distant relatives of wise dragons, but lack horns.It has neither breathing ability nor spell-like ability.Although it can speak a little dragon language, its intelligence is not high, and most of the time it prefers to use animal-style roars.Therefore, compared with the uncontrollable intelligent dragons, it is just a smarter animal, which can be domesticated completely.Of course only the military or the rich can afford it.

And its most powerful weapons are the poisonous fangs in its mouth and the poisonous stinger at the tip of its tail.Even a strong buffalo will fall to the ground within a dozen breaths after being bitten or stung, and will die in a short time.This is similar to wyverns, but wyverns only have wings and two feet, while the fang wyverns have wings and limbs.Therefore, it looks very close to the wisdom dragon family from a distance.If you're not paying attention, you might mistake it for a green dragon in your teenage years.

But ordinary soldiers couldn't tell the difference. When they saw two large green lizards flying from the sky, they were not ordinary wyverns.Instead, it has a green torso bigger than a rhinoceros, a thick and long green neck and tail, sound limbs, and a pair of powerfully spread wings. Chaotic and dusty.Who cares to see if they have a pair of horns on their heads?

Sugata and Spencer each rode on the back of their own fang dragons, looking proudly at the panicked people below.I was wronged by the teachers and the rich, and now I can finally vent it on these ignorant fools.

The two laughed happily.Although the wind in the air was as fierce as a knife, after being blessed with the "advanced endurance environment", this little environmental force had no effect on their bodies at all.Although he was wearing a thin mage robe, it was as if he was wrapped in the warmest fur coat to enjoy the scenery.It's just that the whistling wind made the conversation between the two a bit difficult.

"Look!" Sujata pointed to a group of people gathered below, and said loudly: "There are still a few brave ones, who seem to be preparing to shoot us with a volley of crossbow arrows."

Spencer glanced at the figure smaller than a mouse on the ground, and shouted triumphantly: "Only by them? Even if we don't need to protect ourselves from arrows at this height, they can't hit us." The wind around The whistling became louder, forcing him to increase the volume: "We'd better show the sign, or it won't be good if we really fight." As he spoke, he held up a gorgeous bracelet.

This is a thick bracelet made of pure gold. It is deeply inlaid with a circle of colorful small gemstones, which makes the whole bracelet dazzling.

Of course, what the mage wears is not an ordinary decoration. Each gemstone on the bracelet stores some spells, and now Spencer activates the spell in one of the gemstones.

On the ground, the soldiers of the Escobar Kingdom were loading arrows into their crossbows with trembling hands and feet, when they suddenly saw a faint white light flying from a "dragon" in the sky, and then burst open, forming a A silver symbol as big as a four-story building floated in the air.The symbol was shaped like a mage tower that scattered light wheels, floating in the air for a long time.

"Look, it's the symbol of Giffen City, our aid has arrived!" The soldiers immediately became happy, hugging and kissing each other, as if victory was at hand.That's right, with the assistance of the high mages and the city of Giffen, what enemy can't be defeated?

Some knights and centurions yelled and ordered the soldiers to clear an open space for the envoy of the mage from Giffen City to descend.The excited soldiers were particularly nimble. They quickly moved away the tents, carts and large combat equipment, and stood respectfully around the open space to welcome the distinguished mage.

When two green venomous dragons landed, the huge momentum was very frightening.Although their torsos are only slightly larger than those of a rhinoceros, they look slightly larger than a mammoth with the addition of a pair of powerful wings.After these two giants "as big as mammoths" fell from the sky to near the ground, the strong wind and dust from the big wings added to their power, which made the soldiers even more awed and excited.

"Wow. They are riding dragons!" Someone exclaimed in a low voice: "With the help of such people, we will surely destroy the Mansikert Kingdom!"

"Idiot! That's not a dragon!" Another person corrected in a low voice: "You see, they don't have horns on their heads! Besides, dragons usually make people ride on their backs? Have you read too many novels? In my opinion, this is the legendary dragon. The poisonous fang dragon. It is very expensive, and only the very rich can tame it. These two mages are one of them, and they seem to be very rich!"

"Anyway, with the help of such a person, we are sure to win!" The others said confidently, "Look at that dragon's legs, they are stronger than an elephant's. It can kill two people with one foot." Miscellaneous soldiers from Mansikert."

"I just want to ride on that fang dragon and go around the sky twice." Someone said enviously, "Even once is fine."

"Don't dream." Someone laughed again: "You are lucky to be able to ride around the town in a four-wheeled carriage in your life. Besides, if you ride on it, without the help of magic, a gust of wind can blow you off .Do you really think you are the dragon knight in the novel? That's all a lie!"

Sujata and Spencer purposely lumbered down the Fanged Wyvern's generous back, so that they could receive more envious looks.Then they pretended to be profound and recited the incantation of commanding the flying dragon word by word, so that they could receive more adoring gazes.He even made exaggerated gestures to strengthen his mysterious atmosphere.With such a toss, things that could have been done in one minute took a full five minutes to finish.

Of course, the knights who came to greet them under the king's order dared not complain.They just looked at the two mages very enviously.If they also have arcane skills, they don't have to look at their master's face now.Maybe he can also let the nobles look at his face like the two mages!

Under the effect of the spell, the two large roaring venomous dragons calmed down completely, and then folded their wings and body, as if falling into a deep sleep.

The two mages turned around, and under the adoring eyes of many soldiers, they walked towards the king's tent with great momentum.

After approaching the king's tent, Sujata frowned—the inside was too shabby, with nothing but gray thick leather and centipede-like ugly stitching.There are no bright patterns, no beautiful pictures, no solemn heads on the inner wall, only a musty smell with an old atmosphere.There are only wooden seats in the tent. They are not painted or carved, but simply planed to reveal the obvious growth rings inside.The crude ones seem to be prepared for junior arcane apprentices.Even the king's "throne" has faded!The wooden seat inside is actually exposed.

Being poor like this and still fighting?Sujata thought to himself: The king's throne is actually made of wood? !The throne of any rich man in Giffen City is made of sterling silver.This poor, rustic country is really willing to spend money for war.

He looked at the king again, and the simple tones in his clothes couldn't even be compared with that of a rich man in the country.The bright red cloak, which looks quite neat, is probably more than ten years old, and some places have obvious signs of wear and tear.And the nobles around are not much better, all of them are wearing imitation "precious" armor, trendy headgear and capes, but the workmanship is poor and the texture is poor, as if made by a small blacksmith shop in the countryside.Although they try their best to put on a "heroic" temperament, it is a pity that no matter how you look at it, they are a group of "bumpkins" acting.

Seeing this, his contempt for these "hillies" increased.Even the tone of his speech became very rude: "There was a strong wind on the road, and it was delayed for two days. You don't mind, do you?"

"No, of course not." The old king led many nobles to greet him politely: "It is our honor to have you here." How dare you show any dissatisfaction?After all, the urgently needed war goods are still in their hands.So the two mages gave up the best seats, and a few little nobles served tea and water by themselves, serving better than the king.

But as soon as they opened their mouths, they revealed rows of disgusting yellow spots and spit out a trace of unpleasant bad breath, which made the two distinguished mages suppress their smiles.But he became more and more contemptuous in his heart: "Why are these country bumpkins so dirty? Any noble servant in Giffen City has to clean his teeth with water every day. Some noble ladies also find professional dental priests to maintain their teeth on a regular basis. Every tooth is as smooth as pearls and as bright as white jade. Every rich businessman will paint every tooth with the best perfume every morning, let the fragrance overflow his mouth and nose, and exhale it when talking with guests. Where Like here? It’s like a cesspit.”

The two sides said some unnutritive polite words, and then Sujata, who couldn't bear the stench, stepped into the topic first.He sat on a big armchair carelessly, sipping tea leisurely, and said to the big and small lords who surrounded him: "We have brought all the items you need. But we need to check the payment first."

Soon, several heavy wooden boxes were moved in.When you open the box, there are golden coins neatly arranged.The king said: "This is 12 gold coins, please order it."

The two of Sujata were also not polite, so they just asked for it.Completely forget about the surrounding kings and nobles.Fortunately, the gold coins in the box were neatly arranged, and the mages quickly finished counting.

"Yes, there are so many." Sugata held up a magic ring shining with lavender light on his right hand and said, "Your goods are all in the warehouse of another dimension. Ask your people to come in with us to carry them."

Suddenly, a gorgeous different-dimensional gate appeared in front of everyone out of thin air.Some little nobles who had never seen the world were startled, and then squeezed forward one after another, trying to see everything from head to toe.

This magic door is really exquisite. The bright blue door frames on both sides are engraved with red patterns with complex shapes and beautiful lines, and a neat symbol is inserted in the middle. Each symbol emits purple or golden light, which is very beautiful. magic.On the two doors, there is a big Giffen City identifier engraved - an abstract symbol with a faint silver light and shaped like a mage's tower. On the edge of the door is a circle of small light blue magic symbols. Exudes a mysterious atmosphere.

More than a dozen honest warriors tremblingly followed the two mages to the door, nervously guessing what monster might be at the door—a ferocious dragon?Inhuman golem?Or a large group of terrifying undead?Or a hag servant who can curse people to death?

The monsters in these novels lingered in their minds, making them nervously clenched the long sword in the scabbard, ready to draw the sword to kill at any time.

While laughing at these bumpkins in his heart, Sujata chanted a mantra lightly, causing wisps of strange purple "light rain" to emerge from the seven-browed staff.Then he knocked on the exquisite door of another dimension with his stick, and there was a continuous bang and light sound from the door, and the door of mystery opened slowly by itself.