"Merlin, you've come on behalf of King Arthur, haven't you?" King Rodgerens asked.
Despite Merlin's ability to kill him, King Rodgerns was not worried, because he did not believe Merlin would do such a thing.
After all, Merlin was always helping King Arthur of Camelot, no matter what.
The news of the Sword of Kings has spread throughout Britain, and everyone knows that Merlin is now King Arthur's magician, just as she has been wholeheartedly assisting King Uther before.
King Rodgerens believed that he had always had a good relationship with Camelot, and even now that Camelot was in decline, he had never taken advantage of his misfortune.
"Exactly." Merlin smiled and nodded.
King Rodgerens couldn't help but sigh:
“I have heard about King Arthur being besieged by eleven kings, but unfortunately you have come at the wrong time. Kemreid is currently under siege by King Liens’ army, and my troops cannot even leave the city. I am afraid we will be unable to help King Arthur.”
He had received intelligence a week earlier that the Eleven Kings would attack Camelot, and he intended to inform King Arthur of this. However, before the news could be relayed, King Lyons launched a major attack on Camred.
Clearly, King Liens knew that he and the Kingdom of Camelot had once been allies against Vortigern, and he could have guessed that Liens would secretly tip him off. That's why he attacked Camelot City ahead of schedule, leaving Liens unable to attend to Camelot's safety.
This is true.
Faced with an attack from two thousand knights and ten thousand infantrymen outside the city, King Rodgerns was completely helpless. Although he also wanted to help the newly established Kingdom of Camelot overcome its difficulties, his own safety was his first priority.
Otherwise, we can't expect him to abandon his own country and use the entire nation's resources to help Camelot, can we?
That's not realistic either.
“By the way, King Rodgerens, you have misunderstood.”
Merlin still smiled. "We're not here to ask for your help; quite the opposite, we're here to help you."
"help me?"
King Rodgerns raised an eyebrow slightly, asking in surprise, "Has King Arthur already defeated the combined forces of the eleven kings?"
"Yes."
Although Artoria is probably still fighting against the Eleven Kings' alliance, Merlin still gave an affirmative answer.
This immediately invigorated King Rodgerns:
How many of you are there?
If King Arthur had truly defeated the enemy and was genuinely willing to lend a helping hand, then with the combined attack of the knights from both sides, defeating King Leons' army would be no problem at all!
The only question now is how many men King Arthur can actually provide!
Considering that King Arthur had just fought a major battle against the allied forces of the eleven kings, he must have suffered considerable losses.
Therefore, he did not have high hopes, but even five hundred men would be enough to make King Rodgerens turn the tide of the offensive!
With just five hundred men, coordinating with his knights in an attack, he could easily confront King Liens's knights head-on. And once King Liens's two thousand knights were defeated, the remaining infantry would pose no threat whatsoever; a few volleys of combined charges from the knights would be enough to annihilate them!
When asked by King Rodgerens, Merlin confidently raised one finger with a smile.
"A thousand people?"
King Rodgerence was overjoyed. Could King Arthur still send a thousand men to support him after the great battle? Didn't that mean that King Arthur could still win a great victory against the attack of the eleven kings?
If this is true!
Not only could he defeat King Liens's army, he was even confident of annihilating all of King Liens's knights!
Merlin shook his head and corrected his mistake:
"Not a thousand, but one."
"one?!"
King Rodgerens looked even more astonished and subconsciously glanced at the man next to Merlin.
If someone is alone, then it's just him, isn't it?
In other words, the two of you dared to come to Kemreid City?
What's the use of so few people? Even if they're short-staffed, they wouldn't be short of just one person, would they?
"Merlin, are you making fun of me?"
King Rodgerns' smile grew increasingly bitter; the magician's character remained as wicked as ever, unchanged.
"It seems King Rodgerens doesn't quite trust us!"
Merlin gave Kira Yoshikage a meaningful look, as if to ask: Aren't you going to show us your skills?
"Yale yaale".
Yoshikage Kira sighed, looked up at the middle-aged man on the throne, and asked directly:
What can you give us?
King Rodgerns frowned, still wondering where their confidence came from.
But
King Rodgerns said in a deep voice:
"Kemrid can form an alliance with Camelot to jointly resist the invasion of Vortigern and the Saxons!"
"not enough."
Yoshikage Kira shook his head.
Even though Camelot is currently diplomatically isolated, it doesn't mean King Rodgerens is in a much better position. He has few options other than allying with Camelot.
Therefore, the alliance is actually beneficial to both sides, even in terms of the relative strength of the two nations. King Rodgerns is far inferior to Camelot, so the alliance would actually benefit him. If that's all there is to it, Kira Yoshikage really can't see any value in him that warrants his help.
King Rodgerns remained silent for a long time before adding more stakes:
“I can give the round table to Camelot.”
King Uther gifted him the Round Table before his death as a symbol of their alliance.
This round table is not just a table, but also a powerful weapon. The mysteries attached to it can provide strong defense for its owner and the city it is located in.
It was this round table that gave King Rodgerens the confidence to withstand King Leans's attack.
But if King Arthur can truly resolve the troubles caused by King Leons, then returning the Round Table to Camelot would not be unreasonable.
"It's still not enough."
"this…"
King Rodgerns frowned. "Aren't you being a little too greedy?"
Aren't round tables enough?
This is a conceptual weapon, and its value is definitely no less than that of the sword in the stone held by King Arthur!
If even the Round Table couldn't satisfy him, King Rodgerns simply couldn't offer a more valuable price.
King Rodgerens looked at Merlin and asked in a deep voice:
"Is this King Arthur's intention?"
"Not quite, but pretty much."
Merlin shrugged, looking somewhat helpless.
Although Artoria wouldn't do that, she would definitely support Kira Yoshikage's decision unconditionally.
"Then, how about adding me to the mix?"
The girl's clear and gentle voice entered the hall, causing King Rodgerns to immediately turn his head to look at the entrance of the hall.
She was a stunningly beautiful young woman with emerald green eyes like the morning lake, captivating all who beheld her. Her smooth silver hair was styled in a classic princess updo, and a golden laurel wreath shone brightly on her head, signifying her noble status.
“Guinevere, no, this is not…”
King Rodgerns stared blankly at his daughter, almost instinctively wanting to object.
"Father, please allow me to be willful."
Guinevere bowed slightly and said softly, "I will marry King Arthur. Is that alright?"
King Rodgerens' lips twitched a few times, but he ultimately chose to remain silent.
Between nations, marriage is the cheapest way to form an alliance.
All he needed to sacrifice was his own daughter.
No, this can't even be called a sacrifice.
Because she married a king, and a young king who had just come of age, not much older than her. For Guinevere, who had always admired legendary heroes, this might actually be the future she had hoped for.
and so……
Yoshikage Kira frowned and asked:
"Guinevere, how old are you?"
"12 is old."
The young girl, with her rosy lips and white teeth, pursed her lips slightly, "In two more years I can get married, so..."
Yoshikage Kira interrupted her:
"not enough!"
Guinevere's hands are the only good thing about her whole body.
But that's not enough!
Far from enough!
These hands are fine for him, but for Artoria they would be utterly useless, as Artoria simply has no use for them.
And it wasn't just her hands; Guinevere didn't need to use her entire body at all.
Even if it were given to Camelot, it would only be a waste of this resource—a waste for either party.
"Mmm~"
Merlin chuckled and smoothed things over, "That's good enough. If it's not enough, it's not enough. We've come all this way, we can't leave empty-handed, can we?"
Where is the round table?
Upon hearing this, Yoshikage Kira did not object further and instead inquired.
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