Bone King: Welcome the Birth of the King.

Chapter 462 Are the Council of Nations Good Allies? Lana's Ability: Map of the Council of Nations

They occupy the hotel.

This is a hotel whose name and decor are so distinctive that they easily arouse suspicion in outsiders. The owner is also a snake man.

Princess Lana and her companions wanted to change hotels, but they had no choice, as this was the only hotel in the city.

The most spacious room on the third floor.

The room was filled with luxurious and stately furniture, with a somewhat barbaric style. The walls were decorated with fangs and animal hides of wild beasts and monsters.

Whoosh~ Whoosh~
Steaming hot air gushed out from the spout.

The fragrant black tea is poured into the exquisite teacups in front of me.

Clem carried the teapot with practiced and efficient movements; he had no time to judge whether the hotel was worthy of the princess.

Because two teams that could be called "heroes" had silently infiltrated the hotel and entered the rooms.

"Long wait, everyone."

With a stern face, Clem carried cups of black tea to the guests in the room.

He knew his expression was a bit stiff at the moment. As a servant of the princess, such an expression was indeed inappropriate, but the more nervous he was, the more likely he was to have a stern face.

Clem tried to force a smile, but what he ended up with was a tense and awkward expression.

"...Oh, it's tea brewed by the young virgin."

Gagland looked at the teacup placed in front of him, let out a hearty laugh, and deliberately sized up Clem in front of him:
"I'm going to have to take a good look at it."

Clem felt extremely uncomfortable, but forced himself to remain calm and continued serving tea.

Tina and Tia smiled and smiled.

Klein walked to the opposite side of the sofa, where a lazy man was sitting, legs spread apart, arms bare, lying on the sofa.

He was yawning and looked lazy.

click!
After gently setting down the teacup, Clem carefully retreated behind Princess Lana, standing ramrod straight.

"Oh, the taste of home."

The lazy man casually picked up his teacup, took a sip, and looked at Clem:
"Your tea-brewing technique is a bit stiff; you need to practice more."

"I heard you're a virgin? Shall I introduce you? The demi-human women here have a unique charm."

"Yes!" Clem responded immediately, then realized what he was doing, hurriedly raised his hands and waved them in front of his chest, stammering:
"no no……"

Everyone present was a big shot.

Apart from Her Highness the Princess and her guards, Renas and Gerzel, the rest of the people were divided into two groups.

They are all heroic figures!

They are also two of the kingdom's three "Steel-level" adventurer teams: [Azure Rose] and [Crimson Dewdrop].

"Lord Aziz."

“Clem has already tried his best, please don’t be too harsh on him in this regard.” Princess Lana gently placed her hands on her knees and spoke softly:
"Moreover, this child is very innocent."

Princess……

Clem's eyes instantly reddened, and a surge of emotions welled up inside him.

Princesses are never without maids when they travel, but the situation inside the house is special and not suitable for ordinary maids to know.

Clem, who was serving as a guard, temporarily took on the role of a servant.

"--uncle."

A strand of slightly curled golden hair swayed gently in front of his forehead as he spoke, his voice becoming more forceful.

He was reminding Azis not to be disrespectful; after all, Clem was, after all, the princess's guard.

Azis shrugged, his gaze sweeping over everyone present before settling on Renas, a look of appreciation on his face:
"You must be Miss Renas. Just as the rumors say, you are indeed an outstanding woman."

Renas gave the seemingly frivolous guy a cold glance, then looked away and ignored him completely.

This scene.

In the eyes of everyone present, apart from Princess Lana, there were more or less slight changes in their emotions.

Even Iveriai glanced at Lajus unconsciously at this moment, then lowered his head slightly, as if he were thinking.

It's really unexpected.

This guy is actually the leader of a Steel-level adventurer team, or a relative of the Devil Captain?

"It's quite surprising that the two of you are here."

Princess Lana spoke, causing the delicate atmosphere to pause: "Could you please enlighten me?"

【Crimson Dewdrop】was originally stationed in the Council Country, so its appearance here is not surprising, but 【Blue Rose】appeared at the same time.

That's really surprising!

“Of course, it’s because the two princes are worried about your safety.” Azis casually put one arm behind his head, shifted to a more comfortable position, and spoke.

"My two elder brothers?"

Princess Lana looked surprised.

"It truly deserves the name 'gold'."

Azis remained nonchalant, but his gaze became more serious: "Truly remarkable, Your Highness Lana."

“Even the people of the Empire probably didn’t expect that those high and mighty Dragon Kings would be persuaded by you.”

"I'm really curious how you did it?"

Princess Lana, with natural and elegant demeanor, gave a slight bow: "You flatter me too much, Your Excellency Azis."

Clearly, she had no intention of explaining.

"That's right, Lana."

Lajus spoke first, and given their close friendship, her words were much more concise and relaxed:
"We are here because His Highness the First Prince and the Second Prince issued a request in the name of the Adventurers' Guild, asking us to protect you on your way back to the kingdom."

"The success of this meeting exceeded everyone's expectations. The two princes were worried that the empire might do something crazy."

Lajus paused here.

Thinking back to the attack on His Highness the Crown Prince some time ago, she suspected that the attack had nothing to do with the Empire.

just.

The mud has already been thrown at the other party; it's pointless to dwell on who the mastermind is now.

"You're really amazing, Lana."

Lajus looked at Princess Lana with shining eyes and made no attempt to hide his admiration.

to be frank!
From the very beginning, no one thought Princess Lana would succeed. How could those high and mighty dragon kings care about or interfere in matters between humans?

"Thank you~"

Princess Lana blushed, looking embarrassed.
"You're amazing too, Larjus. I haven't even congratulated you on becoming a Steel-class adventurer yet."

Yawn~
Azis opened his mouth and let out a long yawn: "Can you talk about compliments later?"

"--uncle!"

A vein bulged on Lajus's forehead. "Stop staring around like that!"

"what?"

"So this is how you see me, my dear niece?" Azis replied.

"Shut up!"

Lajus immediately spoke up to stop it:
"Don't say such disgusting things. By the way, you provided Lana with the information about the Dragon King before, right?"

"So, you should know the Platinum Dragon King? After all, you've already established the adventurer's party's base in the Council Kingdom."

Azis raised an eyebrow: "Well, I guess so."

"Aha!"

Lajus's voice was now tinged with anger: "You actually kept such an important thing from me. Do you know that Lana has been neglected here for a month?"

Seeing that Lajus was shifting the blame onto him, he said, "You can't just say things like that."

Azis stepped in to correct him: "Knowing is knowing, and being familiar is being familiar; these are two different things."

“Our ‘Golden’ Princess is known to everyone in the capital. If she were to appear on the street, many people would recognize her.”

"But."

Azis raised his arm and shook a finger: "Even Her Highness the Princess wouldn't get to know everyone who greets her."

"I have seen the Platinum Dragon King, but that doesn't mean the Platinum Dragon King has seen me."

Faced with this series of rebuttals.

Lajus's emerald green eyes widened in surprise, leaving him speechless.

Excuse me.

Suddenly, a neutral voice, devoid of emotion or gender, rang out.

Everyone looked in the direction from which the sound came.

Iveria sat up straight, her crimson eyes behind the white mask looking at everyone present, especially Princess Lana who was always smiling:
"Is the reviewing state really a good ally?"

"Placing a venomous snake on a scepter may have an intimidating effect, but it is also more likely to backfire."

The air fell silent at that moment.

Princess Lana's face showed a sad expression, as if she had made the choice out of utter helplessness.

however.

Deep within Princess Lana's gaze lay a detached indifference; the kingdom's losses were insignificant to her.

—Important!

It was the first thing Tang had asked her to do, and she accomplished it.

The month of Earth, December 15th.

Princess Lana's delegation encountered several attacks on their return journey, but fortunately, they were protected by two teams of adamantite-level adventurers, as well as Renas and Gazef.

They returned to the capital safely, albeit with some close calls.

Hilly area.

"It's like trying to get something from a tiger," Tang Zheng exclaimed sincerely.

This is not an evaluation of himself, but an evaluation of the alliance between the kingdom and the council!
The so-called "allies".

It is an alliance formed by two sides with roughly equal strength. The gap between the Kingdom and the Council is so large that it cannot be assessed.

Even if it was Tang Zheng who pushed this forward!
to be frank.

Tang Zheng was equally surprised. He hadn't expected Princess Lana to actually succeed, since the rulers of the Council Kingdom were the five Dragon Kings and the Platinum Dragon King.

The other party is not human!

Rather, they are the most powerful race on the continent and a race with longevity.

Thoughts and reflections.

It was beyond the comprehension of the human species; even Tang Zheng could not fathom the mind of that Platinum Dragon King.

The only way to test or guide the course of events is through the simplest "interests" and "pressure"!

“Speaking of which.

"The most fundamental purpose of sending Lana to the Council of Nations this time is not to forge any alliances."

Tang Zheng's eyes gleamed slightly as he looked at the map he had just retrieved from Princess Lana:
"This is the real purpose!"

The entire map took up the size of a rectangular table that was more than three meters long.

The map detailed the terrain of the reviewing country and the location of various cities. What attracted Tang Zheng's attention the most were the three locations circled in red on the map.

"Lana... was a great help."

Tang Zheng muttered to himself, "Even though I overestimated you, I still realize I underestimated you a bit."

That's right!

The real purpose of sending Princess Lana to the Council of States was to use her to obtain intelligence about the Council of States.

As the strongest country in the northwest corner of the continent.

Countries have very little understanding of the reviewing countries.

The Platinum Dragon King is there.

Tang Zheng would naturally not go to Pingyi Kingdom to investigate without authorization, and he didn't have many people at his disposal, so he wanted to conduct the investigation without the Dragon King's perception.

—It's simply impossible to do!

The total human population in the entire Council is not large, and any outsiders would be easily detected!
and so.

Tang Zheng had an idea: to use the affairs of the kingdom as a pretext for his scheme.

Princess Lana's delegation was thus formed, and they went to the Council of State openly and legitimately to gather intelligence about the Council of State.

along the way.

All the intelligence gathered by Renas, Gazef, Clem, and the other members of the delegation was compiled.

Princess Lana herself relied on her innocent and cute appearance to easily obtain a lot of information and put people at ease.

And this intelligence!
All of this has been transformed into the astonishingly detailed national map before us.

"So... according to Princess Lana's deduction, the Platinum Dragon King is hiding in these three places?"

Tang Zheng's eyes were fixed on the three highlighted red circles on the map:
"Hmm... there are still three places to check, that's enough, it's saved us a lot of trouble."

Tang Zheng once again praised Princess Lana's wisdom.

Step~step~
Ears twitch slightly.

Upon hearing the familiar yet hesitant footsteps, Tang Zheng withdrew his thoughts, carefully folded the map on the table, and stored it in his world-class artifact.

There was a "click".

The door was pushed open.

"Huh~" Zetsuki leaned against the doorframe, greeting him with a grin:
Why did you suddenly call me over?

The "Four Elements" stood respectfully at the back, having used teleportation magic to bring Lord Zesshi Zesshi over.

Seeing that Jue Si Jue Ming waved to him, the "Four Elements" looked at Tang Zheng in the house.

"You should go back first," Tang Zhengping said calmly.

"Yes."

The "Four Elements" immediately bowed respectfully before activating a teleportation spell and disappearing.

"That guy." Zeshi Zemei pouted slightly, clearly annoyed.

"So, did you notice anything unusual?"

Tang Zhengke didn't care about the life-or-death situation and deliberately showed a little dissatisfaction: "At the current pace of implementation, the military should have already completed one round of verification."

Zesshi Zesshi crossed her arms over her chest, shook her head, and the white braid tied behind her head swayed with it.

"Aren't there any in the army?"

"The inspection wasn't thorough enough, or perhaps they've already infiltrated the Slane Theocracy through some means," Tang Zheng frowned.

He had been paying close attention to Sky City's actions ever since he discovered them.

"This looks really interesting!"

Seeing Tang Zheng's concerned expression, Jue Shi Jue Ming licked his lips and said with burning eyes, "A guy who can be imitated."

"Alright, let's not rush this matter for now."

Tang Zheng waved his hand: "It's time to put the matter of improving your strength on the agenda. How are you doing with the profession I asked you to train for before?"

Zetsuki's heterochromatic eyes gleamed, his face filled with eager anticipation: "When does it start!"

(End of this chapter)