Roddy was busy with a lot of things every day, so it was rare for him to be in a daze. But at this time, he was staring at the manuscript in front of him like a statue. It was not until someone knocked on the door that he suddenly raised his head. "Camilla?"
The guardian who opened the door looked hurried. He said as soon as he entered, "I just intercepted a few letters! Some things are very important … "
Roddy did not talk nonsense. He raised his hand and took the letter handed over by the other party. After glancing at it, his face suddenly became gloomy.
This letter was sent from an inconspicuous magic tower in the middle of the kingdom. The recipient was a low-level mage in Elsen City who had just signed a contract and was willing to stay here. The message in the letter was very simple: Elsen City had lost its power. The Dragons were in full contact with Charles II and were about to establish a "magic academy" with the leader of the Red Dragons, Quayo, as the "headmaster".
The letter also said that if they left Elsen City now, they would still have the opportunity to join Quayo's magic academy. If they were late, they could only wait for the Dragons to come with the royal army!
Roddy took the letter and pursed his lips. After a few seconds, he finally could not help but whisper, "Caught in the middle of the struggle between the Dragons, it's really a burden on both sides …"
The content of the letter was mostly deceptive. First of all, it said that the Dragons would come to fight Elsen. If there was a war, the Dragons would not intervene in the war against the humans. This was their pride, and Roddy had no doubt about it.
But the establishment of a magic academy did not seem to be a lie. After all, Victor had just said that the Red Dragons would lead an alliance with the humans …
Camilla saw Roddy turn his head to look out the window and could not help but say, "Then the closing ceremony in the afternoon …"
"Continue. This news has not been confirmed yet. Kardashian is still here, so they may not believe it."
Roddy would never let go of these talented mages who had been gathered with great difficulty. He could not stop the Red Dragons from supporting Charles II, but the magic contract signed was not so easily violated. After all, not everyone had the strength and status of Lord Victor.
"Camilla."
He turned around and solemnly called out her name. The latter couldn't help but straighten her back. Ever since she became a Guardian, she had never seen Roddy with such an expression.
"What should I do?"
"After the conference, seal off all channels of communication. At the same time, let the Mages who signed the contract stay in the Magic Tower. "
Roddy closed his eyes and took a deep breath before he continued, "I know it's difficult to completely seal off the communication channels between the mages, but … I don't expect them to be kept in the dark for the rest of their lives. As long as they can maintain it until the start of the war, it will be considered a success."
"I will definitely complete it."
Camilla clenched her fists and said worriedly, "Then now …"
"Everything is as usual. Follow me to complete the closing ceremony."
Roddy walked towards the gate. Even though Elsen City was facing an unprecedented crisis, his calmness made Camilla's worries disappear.
Just follow his lead.
With that in mind, Camilla followed.
*****
When the closing ceremony of the conference in Elsen City was held as scheduled, the Royal City in the southeast of the Kingdom of Karen was holding a grand ceremony for the completion of the Magic Tower.
The winter of 590 was not a good one for the Karen Royal Family. The Orcs' rampage brought about a flood of refugees. In this winter, the periphery of the Royal City could be said to be full of starving people … Even in the inner part of the Royal City, during the coldest month of January, wanderers could be seen dying of hunger and cold by the roadside. This was something that rarely happened since the founding of the Kingdom of Karen.
"Famine" often occurred in the northwest, where the land was barren, and the cause was mostly natural disasters. As the climate in the rich south was stable, no matter how bad the year was, the people in the Royal City would not starve to death. However, this time, the Orcs' blow was too great. It could be said that it was unprecedented — if Emperor Kang was still alive, he would probably die of anger because of this fragile defense line.
The Royal Family could not do anything about it, and there were very few ways to remedy it. When Charles II saw the news of Elsen City's prosperity through the Age of Karen, half of his hair, who was originally in the prime of his life, had turned gray.
But in this era, productivity was backward. Other than sitting in front of the stove and waiting for a better harvest next year, there was really not much that Charles II could do. He also did not know how to deal with the increasingly powerful Eiffta.
Spring came, and farmers began a new round of farming. The "Three Plots System" implemented by Count Duweiden had begun to be popularized, but the predicted yield was far less than the yield per mu of the farmlands near Elsen City recorded in the Age of Karen … The Age of Karen was full of good news all day long. News about a super powerful Grand Mage joining Eiffta and so on made Charles II's original optimism disappear. He could only comfort himself with the words, "The newspapers are all lies." But the King also knew that if this continued, the master of the Kingdom of Karen would change.
And at this critical moment, a visitor that he had never thought of in his life came to visit.
The leader of the Red Dragons, Queio, personally visited the Royal Family of the Kingdom of Karen.
When he saw Queio, who was wearing a fiery red robe and had a dragon horn on his head, for a moment, he thought he was dreaming. However, Queio politely expressed the purpose of his visit: In order to face a common enemy, the Dragons were willing to form an alliance with the humans, and hoped that the Kingdom of Karen would be their first ally, setting an example for other countries on the continent.
What else could Charles II say? He only remembered that he almost shed tears at that time. Even the most slow-witted person would understand that the opportunity for the Royal Family to rise had come!
Queio left after reaching a preliminary agreement, leaving behind a young Red Dragons to discuss various cooperation matters with him. Of course, Charles II was more than happy to see this. As long as the request was not too excessive, he would accommodate it … But he soon found that these Dragons had no intention of intervening in the high-level affairs of the Kingdom of Karen. The cooperation between the two sides was limited to the training of sorcerers. The only thing related to politics was to retain a position of "Consultant of the Dragons".
The task of this consultant was to maintain the dialogue between the humans and the Dragons. His daily life was basically equivalent to an invisible person.
It did not sound like there was any impact. He had obtained the influence of the Red Dragons out of thin air, and he could also have more powerful magic resources. All he had to pay was … to follow the other party's request to unify the Kingdom of Karen as soon as possible. Such a good thing happened to him, he really wanted to wake up laughing even in his dreams!
These days, Charles II was naive enough to smile to sleep. And this morning, he woke up early to prepare for the ceremony. At noon, when he arrived at the white square in the center of the inner city under the protection of the guards of honor, he found the scene in front of him was even more "surprising" than he had imagined …
Other than Lord Queio, who was wearing a red robe, there were four other figures standing in the center of the square. The light blue robe Ice Dragon Lord Victor, the dark green robe Green Dragon Lord Morales, the skinny old man Crystal Dragon Crupus, and the arrogant Black Dragon Herrlöw Pukatos were all gathered together. They probably did not expect that the Dragon Lords, who were hard to gather in the past, would actually meet in the human's capital!
When Charles II found out the identity of the people in front of him through the trembling royal archmage, he felt that his legs were cramping, and his eyes could not help but moisten — Emperor Koen! Have you ever thought that all the Dragons are willing to pay so much attention to your descendants?
"Your Majesty, these are almost all the Lords of the Dragons. The only one missing is the Shadow Dragons."
The archmage did not know about the changes of the Shadow Dragons, so he reminded Charles II. The latter did not care about the reason behind it. In his opinion, it was already a great honor to have one Dragons come, let alone five Lords?
This excited monarch hurriedly stepped forward and greeted them one by one. However, the faces of these Lords did not look good. After all, they were all here because of Queio. Among them, the Ice Dragon Victor and the Black Dragon Herrlöw Pukatos were the most dissatisfied … Apart from Queio, the two of them wanted to be the "leaders" of the Dragons the most. Now that they were at a disadvantage, their mood was naturally very bad.
"Today, we are gathered here to support the glorious unification of the Kingdom of Karen. In order to face a common enemy, I hope you can remember this — when disaster comes, whether it is the Dragons or the humans, we will all stand on the same side … "
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