Jeremiah knew that the Tower of Dusk had some business dealings with the Brilliance Shrine, but in the face of the huge temptation of the Sky Castle, any friendship would have to be put aside. Not to mention the Tower of Dusk, even if the arbitrators of the Supreme Council came personally, they would have to get rid of the Tower of Dusk first.
Looking at the menacing Holy Light Paladins, Lin Li's expression did not change at all. He calmly said, "Newcomers of the mages, cooperate with the Death Knights and take them down. Try not to hurt anyone."
One of the reasons why Lin Li ordered them not to hurt anyone was because he had some ties with the Brilliance Shrine, and he had also received some guidance from Pope Rosario. Hence, he had to give them some face. Another reason was also to train the newcomers of the mages. Defeating them without hurting them was obviously more difficult than killing them directly.
Upon hearing Lin Li's order, a group of Death Knights immediately left the team and rushed towards the Holy Light Paladins. The newcomers of the mages also hurriedly formed a Magic Array and followed closely behind the Death Knights.
Lin Li turned around and looked at the Alchemy Colossuses sent by the Rotterdam Kingdom's team. He said, "Tear them down."
After receiving the order, Norfeller and Ujfalusi left the team and headed towards the Alchemy Colossuses. Although the Alchemy Colossuses were stronger than the two just now, and had already reached the Legendary-level, they were not worth mentioning to the two Undead servants.
However, behind the two Undead servants, Angelano, who was dressed in colorful armor, actually dashed forward while yelling, "Damn it, how dare they use such trash to embarrass themselves? That's a blasphemy against the great Alchemy! Intolerable! Intolerable! "
Archbishop Martin wanted to persuade Jeremiah again, but the team of Holy Light Paladins had already collided with the Death Knights of the Tower of Dusk. The light of Holy Light and the light of magic continuously erupted and flickered, and even shrouded the two teams in an instant.
Looking at the continuously erupting light of Holy Light, Jeremiah smiled and nodded gently. He said, "Yes, not bad, they actually exerted more power than usual. Seems like I can groom them well in the future."
Indeed, in the eyes of everyone, the radiance of the Holy Light was far stronger than the radiance of magic. It was even twice as strong as what the Knights of Light could normally unleash. However, no one knew that the Death Knights of the Tower of Dusk could also manipulate Divine Power. In fact, more than half of the Holy Light was emitted by the Death Knights.
However, the answer was soon revealed. The battle only lasted for a few seconds. When all the light disappeared, people could clearly see that all the Knights of Light who participated in the battle had fallen to the ground. The Death Knights of the Tower of Dusk had already placed their cross-shaped spears on the necks of the Holy Light Paladins.
At the same time, the battle on the other side also ended very quickly, and the Legendary-level Alchemy Colossuses were all paralyzed on the ground. However, there were no traces of battle on Norfeller and Ujfalusi's bodies at all. To them, such a battle was not even considered a warm-up activity.
On the other hand, Angelano, who was dressed in colorful armor, knocked on the lids of the Alchemy Colossuses one by one, and cursed in a shrill voice, "Get out, let Lord Angelano see what kind of trash is controlling this trash. I'm so angry."
Seeing such an outcome, everyone in the teams of the Brilliance Shrine and the Rotterdam Kingdom was dumbfounded. What a joke, it actually ended just like that. The dozens of Holy Light Paladins and a few powerful Legendary-level Alchemy Colossuses did not even last a few seconds! If the other party had sent out all of their teams, it might have been acceptable, but it was obvious that they had only sent out a small part of their team.
"Ah, what am I saying? Do you think I'm afraid that you'll hurt them!?" Archbishop Martin lectured Jeremiah, who was already dumbfounded. He then pulled him towards the Tower of Dusk, and exclaimed, "President Felic, it's a misunderstanding, it's a misunderstanding!"
Although he was shocked by the strength displayed by the Tower of Dusk, Jeremiah's expression turned sullen when he heard that Archbishop Martin was being so submissive to a young man. He was the leader of the Holy Light Paladins, and had the title of a Blessed Knight of the Brilliance Shrine. He was also the prince of the Ledin Kingdom, and his status was similar to that of Archbishop Martin. Since Archbishop Martin was behaving in such a manner, he wondered if he had to lower his head to the nameless junior in front of him too!
"Archbishop Martin, don't worry, we were just testing them just now, and they were just lucky enough to win once. Don't worry, I'll personally teach them a lesson next. " Jeremiah did not want to lower his head to the other party just like that. Although the other party's team seemed strong, his peak Legendary-level strength should be enough to suppress them.
As soon as he heard Jeremiah's words, Archbishop Martin got a little anxious. Ignoring Jeremiah's identity, he said in a reprimanding tone, "Let me tell you, President Felic is also at the peak of the Legendary-level, and he might not be inferior to you. How can you teach him a lesson? Besides, the Tower of Dusk has a lot of business dealings with us, and our cooperative relationship is very close. Do you think it's more reliable to work with them or those people from the Rotterdam Kingdom!? "
This time, Jeremiah fell silent. The cooperation with the people from the Rotterdam Kingdom this time was actually a complete coincidence. It was just because everyone had also found clues about the Sky Castle. In fact, in Anril, the Rotterdam Kingdom was a rather isolated country, and for the past 1,300 years or so, they had almost never communicated with other human countries. It would probably not be an exaggeration to say that the cooperation between the Brilliance Shrine and the Rotterdam Kingdom was the first in history.
However, Jeremiah was equally displeased about the cooperation with the Tower of Dusk. He had never suffered such a loss before! Hence, although he left with Archbishop Martin, he was still thinking about how he had to teach Lin Li a lesson in order to vent his anger.
The team from the Rotterdam Kingdom was originally still thinking about what to do next, but when they heard that Archbishop Martin of the Brilliance Shrine actually knew Lin Li, a person who was dressed as a mage walked out, and walked towards the Tower of Dusk's team.
Lin Li was also rather familiar with Archbishop Martin. Back then, Archbishop Martin was the one who had personally gone to the Tower of Dusk to invite Pope Rosario of the Brilliance Shrine. Hence, he waved his hand, and got the Death Knights to let go of the Holy Light Knights. He then walked out of the team with a smile, and greeted Archbishop Martin and the others.
"President Felic, I'm really sorry. We were too rash." Archbishop Martin also knew quite a lot about Lin Li, and knew that Lin Li's temper was one that was amenable to persuasion but not coercion. Hence, as soon as they met, he did not put on the airs of an archbishop, and instead apologized humbly.
Although Jeremiah had been pulled over by Archbishop Martin, he definitely couldn't bring himself to apologize in such a humble manner. He stood beside Archbishop Martin, and merely glanced at Lin Li before humphing coldly. He then raised his head and said nothing.
Jeremiah's humph almost made Archbishop Martin break out in a cold sweat, and he secretly cursed Jeremiah for not knowing what was good for him. However, he did not dare to hesitate at all, and simply said, "President Felic, please don't take it to heart. This is Prince Jeremiah of the Ledin Kingdom, the leader of the Holy Light Knights, and the Blessed Paladin of the Brilliance Shrine."
Archbishop Martin first introduced Jeremiah as a member of the royal family, partly because he hoped that Lin Li could understand that the royal family was like that, and partly because he wanted to distance himself from the Brilliance Shrine. He wanted to tell Lin Li that although Jeremiah was a member of the Brilliance Shrine, he mainly represented the royal family of the Ledin Kingdom.
"Hah, Archbishop Martin, you're worrying too much. Since it's a misunderstanding, it'll be fine once it's resolved." Lin Li did not intend to make things difficult for Archbishop Martin, but he did not pay attention to Prince Jeremiah, either.
Of course, how could Lin Li not know what Jeremiah was thinking? However, he just found his childish behavior amusing.
"This is the chief court mage of the Rotterdam Kingdom, Master Alchemist Donald." Seeing that Lin Li did not hold it against him, Archbishop Martin secretly heaved a sigh of relief, and then introduced him to the people from the Rotterdam Kingdom.
However, Master Donald did not look Lin Li in the eye, nor did he have any intention of greeting him. Instead, he raised his chin slightly, and coldly said, "I don't care who you are, your people have destroyed our Alchemy Colossuses. Now, you have to compensate us for that and leave this place."
It was just like a form of charity. Give me enough compensation, and I'll give you a chance to leave.
In fact, Lin Li was really not surprised by Master Donald's attitude at all. Others might not know much about the people of the Rotterdam Kingdom, but the Tower of Dusk still had a few mages from the Rotterdam Kingdom imprisoned. During the past few years of imprisonment, the mages had even confessed to peeping at women bathing, let alone all kinds of information about the Rotterdam Kingdom.
It was said that the ancestor of the royal family of the Rotterdam Kingdom was the only human noble who was recognized by the royal family of the High Elves during the Dark Age. That meant that he had obtained the title of a High Elven noble as a human, which was completely different from the human royal families.
The way that the human noble obtained the title of nobility was not because of any great contribution to the High Elves, but because his father had actually captured the heart of a female High Elf, and that female High Elf even had a noble title. That was undoubtedly an amazing ability.
Hence, the human noble not only obtained the noble title of the High Elves, but also a part of the High Elves' bloodline. During the long Dark Age, the title of nobility was passed down in such a hereditary manner. Along with the inheritance of the title of nobility, the bloodline of the High Elves also passed down in their bodies.
The current Rotterdam Kingdom was the fief of this human noble, and the title of nobility was continuously passed down to his descendants. That was also the reason that the Rotterdam Kingdom during the Dark Age was one of the few places that did not oppress humans excessively. It could almost be considered a paradise for humans at that time. However, due to the laws governing the fiefdoms of the nobles, the Rotterdam Kingdom could not accept refugees from the fiefdoms of other nobles. Otherwise, the Rotterdam Kingdom would have long been overcrowded.
Even though the last lord of the Rotterdam Kingdom was said to be one of the initiators of the war to overthrow the High Elves, they were still proud of the fact that they had the bloodline of the High Elves, and had once held the noble title of the High Elves. In their opinion, only the nobles of the High Elves were true nobles, and the nobles conferred by the human royal families could not be compared to them at all.
Of course, apart from bloodline and title of nobility, the people of the Rotterdam Kingdom were also proud of the war to overthrow the High Elves. In their opinion, if their ancestor had not stood up to overthrow the High Elves, the humans of Anril would still be under the rule and oppression of the High Elves.
In short, in the hearts of the people of the Rotterdam Kingdom, they had a noble bloodline and a real noble title. At the same time, they were also the saviors of the world. Lin Li had heard plenty of such arguments from the mages back then. Hence, there was nothing strange about Master Donald's attitude.
"You want compensation?" Lin Li glanced at Donald coldly. He tolerated Jeremiah because of the Brilliance Shrine, but he did not have any friendship with the Rotterdam Kingdom. In fact, they could even be considered enemies. Back then, if the people of the Rotterdam Kingdom hadn't supported the Syer Bandits, Black Clouds Town probably wouldn't have suffered that disaster.
Donald did not care about Lin Li's tone, because he had seen too many of such meaningless bravado by the weak. His expression did not change at all, but there was a hint of pity in his gaze when he looked at Lin Li. In a stiff tone, he said, "You didn't hear wrongly. In order to let you learn this lesson, you have to compensate us double the amount of the seven damaged Alchemy Colossuses."
An ordinary Alchemy Colossus was probably worth at least nearly 10 million gold coins on the market. Seven Alchemy Colossuses, and double the amount, would cost hundreds of millions of gold coins. However, when he saw that Donald's eyes were constantly glancing at the mages of the Tower of Dusk, Lin Li immediately understood that this guy had clearly taken a fancy to the magic equipment of the mages.
Lin Li had always been too lazy to bother with such people who thought differently from ordinary people. Hence, he simply said, "Sure, come and get it yourself."
No one would understand Lin Li's answer as if he really had to walk up and reach out for it. Donald wouldn't understand it that way, either. This answer was undoubtedly a direct rejection, and could even be regarded as a declaration of war.
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