Looking at Kanber's back, Donald shook his head helplessly, and turned around to return to the Tower of Dusk's camp. Kanber looked down on the Tower of Dusk, but so did Donald. However, his strength was originally on par with the Brilliance Shrine's, and he even had a great advantage with the help of the Alchemy Colossuses. However, there was now the Tower of Dusk, and there was also a dwarf who was proficient in the structure of the Alchemy Colossuses. Once the Tower of Dusk and the Brilliance Shrine completely joined forces, what advantage would they have?
"Archbishop Martin, President Felic, in order not to affect our next discussion on the details of the cooperation, I asked His Highness Kanber to go back first. We can continue the discussion now." After Donald returned to the tent, he explained to Lin Li and Martin before returning to his original seat.
"Master Donald, you lack a leader on your side. It doesn't seem appropriate to talk about cooperation in this situation. Are you sure you can make the decision for Prince Kanber? If you can't even agree, what's the point of discussing this cooperation? " When Donald sat down, Master Basel, who was next to him, suddenly raised such a question in a neutral tone.
Although Donald did not seem to be as arrogant and conceited as Kanber, he could tell from Donald's tone and behavior after returning to the tent that there was actually no difference between the two of them. Both of them looked down on anyone other than the Rotterdam Kingdom.
Even Master Basel could not stand the behavior of the people of the Rotterdam Kingdom anymore. What a joke, Kanber was so rude just now, yet you didn't even give us any explanation when you came back. Instead, you made the decision on behalf of everyone, and said nonchalantly that we should continue to discuss the cooperation. How can there be such a good thing!?
Master Basel's doubts made Donald's expression change slightly, and he felt even more infuriated. He was the dignified Chief Imperial Mage of the Rotterdam Kingdom, and it was already very respectful of him to sit there and talk about cooperation with the President of a local force. Yet, even his subordinate dared to rebuke him!?
However, how could he forget what Donald had just said to Kanber? He could only suppress the anger in his heart and said, "Everyone, don't worry. I can make the decision regarding the cooperation. I can also guarantee that His Highness Kanber will not do anything that will affect our cooperation."
Seeing that the atmosphere was a little tense, Archbishop Martin had no choice but to mediate again. He smiled, and said, "That's good, that's good. I believe that under Master Donald's persuasion, Prince Kanber should not do anything that will affect the cooperation. In that case, President Felic, do you think we can talk about the specific details of our cooperation? "
Archbishop Martin began to sympathize with Donald. There was not much difference in status between a prince and a prince, but the difference between a prince and the heir to the throne was huge.
Although the team of the Brilliance Shrine also had the annoying Prince Jeremiah as their leader, Archbishop Martin could at least suppress him with his status in the Brilliance Shrine. On Donald's side, although he was the Chief Imperial Mage of the Rotterdam Kingdom and also had an extremely high status, Kanber was the legitimate heir to the throne. Hence, there was no way he could suppress him. Donald had to spend a lot of effort to persuade Prince Kanber to agree to the cooperation this time.
Prince Jeremiah, who was sitting next to Archbishop Martin, was also secretly rejoicing at this moment. He didn't expect Kanber, the pretentious fellow, to be chased out. Fortunately, he didn't say anything just now. With this lesson in mind, Jeremiah became even more well-behaved. He lowered his head and sat there motionlessly, his eyes fixed on the table as if it was a beautiful painting.
Lin Li still had to give face to Archbishop Martin. Besides, he already had the intention of using the people of the Rotterdam Kingdom as cannon fodder in the first place. Hence, he naturally couldn't let the cooperation go on. Hence, after Archbishop Martin's persuasion, Lin Li nodded, and said, "Okay, since Master Donald is confident that Prince Kanber won't do anything that will affect the cooperation, let's put this matter aside and talk about the specific details of the cooperation."
In fact, Lin Li was not very concerned about whether Prince Kanber would do anything that would affect the cooperation or not. Lin Li could destroy such an insignificant figure with a flip of his hand. As long as the people of the Rotterdam Kingdom got on board, they wouldn't have the final say on whether they would become cannon fodder or not.
"Since everyone has the same opinion on the issue of cooperation, we should exchange information. I wonder if Master Donald is willing to share the information you have first." Although he said that he would put the matter aside, Lin Li clearly did not intend to let Donald have a good time. Hence, he asked them to share the information they had first.
In the current situation, how could Donald say that he was unwilling? If it weren't for the previous matter, he could still come up with some tricks to shirk the responsibility, but now, he really had to show his sincerity for the cooperation. Feeling helpless, Donald took out a scroll and unfolded it on the table while secretly cursing Kanber's stupidity. He said, "This scroll was passed down by the royal family of the Rotterdam Kingdom. It describes the structure of the Sky Castle."
Back then, Lin Li had once obtained a design blueprint in the Scar of Death, which was about the Sky Castle. At that time, after studying the blueprint, Lin Li felt that he could even build a Sky Castle according to the information on the blueprint. However, in reality, that was simply impossible. Not to mention the amount of precious materials required to build a Sky Castle, the Sky Castle was massive, and its structure was extremely complicated. How could it be displayed in a single blueprint?
If he were to build according to that blueprint, Lin Li wouldn't even be able to build a simplified Sky Castle like the Eternal Furnace, let alone a real Sky Castle. The only thing that could be built might be an ordinary city on the ground that looked like a Sky Castle. Besides, it would be extremely difficult to live in such a city.
Now, the blueprint that Donald had taken out was actually not a design, but a description of the structure of the Sky Castle. It was like a city map that showed people where the control center was, which parts had important functions, and so on. Besides, the blueprint only described a small part of the structure of the Sky Castle. Since Donald could take it out so readily, he reckoned that he probably had a more valuable blueprint.
However, to Lin Li, the blueprint did not mean much, regardless of whether it was complete or incomplete. He had the control crystal of the Sky Castle in his hand. Although he could not control the entire Sky Castle now, he could still understand the situation of the Sky Castle through the control crystal.
"This is … the blueprint of the Sky Castle?" Archbishop Martin looked at the blueprint on the table with some surprise. Although they had reached a cooperation agreement with the people of the Rotterdam Kingdom in the beginning, it was only limited to non-aggression, and did not reach the extent of exchanging information. Therefore, this was the first time he had seen the structure of the Sky Castle.
"That's right. The ancestors of the Rotterdam Kingdom had the bloodline of the High Elves, and were given a noble title by the High Elven queen. Therefore, there were a few ancestors who were fortunate enough to live on this Sky City for a period of time. This map of the Sky Castle was drawn by those ancestors based on their memories after they left this place. "When Donald said that, he could not help but have an extremely proud expression on his face.
Although in the beginning, only the members of the royal family of the Rotterdam Kingdom had the bloodline of the High Elves, the High Elves were not the only ones who possessed it. However, after tens of thousands of years, most of the people in the Rotterdam Kingdom could be said to have a trace of High Elven blood. Hence, although Donald was not a member of the royal family, he was considered a descendant of that ancestor, and had a trace of High Elven blood in him.
Tsk, what are you acting all high and mighty for, aren't you just a bunch of bastards? As the prince of the Ledin Kingdom, Jeremiah was definitely a noble among the nobles. However, after being in contact with them for a few days, he could sense the contempt of the people of the Rotterdam Kingdom even though he was slow.
In the eyes of the people of the Rotterdam Kingdom, only the noble titles conferred by the High Elves could be considered true nobles. The so-called nobles of the human kingdoms, including the royal family, were just a bunch of country bumpkins. Even the people of the Rotterdam Kingdom who did not have a noble title felt that they were much nobler than the nobles of other human kingdoms because of the thin High Elven blood in their bodies.
Of course, Jeremiah's displeasure was limited to cursing in his heart. One reason was that it involved the relationship between nations. If he really cursed out loud, it would be equivalent to offending everyone in the Rotterdam Kingdom, and it would easily cause international disputes. Another reason was that he also knew that he had already offended the Tower of Dusk, and would not be stupid enough to provoke the people of the Rotterdam Kingdom.
Donald curbed his arrogance a little, and glanced at everyone present. He continued, "With the structure map of the Sky Castle, we won't have to search around blindly if we want to find something. I believe this should be of great help to the next exploration. As for the authenticity of this structure map, I believe you should be able to judge it. "
Donald's meaning was very clear. Since they dared to come here to explore, they definitely knew nothing about the Sky Castle. If anyone could not even tell the authenticity of the structure map, they would not be qualified to cooperate with them.
"I didn't expect you to have the structure map of the Sky Castle. Indeed, with the guidance of this structure map, it will be of great help to our next exploration. " Of course, Archbishop Martin also knew that the structure map was only a small part of the Sky Castle. However, the so-called exchange of information was not really about sharing all their information. The most fundamental purpose was actually to prove their value and determine their position in the cooperation.
"In that case, Archbishop Martin, I wonder what kind of preparations the Brilliance Shrine has made this time." Donald smiled smugly, but he did not rush Lin Li. Instead, he pointed the spearhead at the Brilliance Shrine.
In Donald's eyes, the strength of the Tower of Dusk could not be said to be negligible. At least, it was not worth paying too much attention to. The only one that was worth paying attention to was the dwarf who knew alchemy. Hence, in this exploration, the real competitor of the Rotterdam Kingdom had always been the Brilliance Shrine.
"Hah, what we have is far inferior to the structure map of the Sky Castle," Archbishop Martin said humbly. At the same time, he took out a wooden box and placed it on the table. With a gentle press, he opened the lid of the box, revealing the contents inside.
"Keys?"
After seeing the contents of the box, Donald and Lin Li were stunned for a moment. Inside the box was a seemingly ordinary key, and there was more than one of them.
However, after snapping back to his senses, Lin Li could immediately tell from the appearance of the keys that they were not the kind used to open ordinary locks, but the keys used to open the Magical Thousand-contraption Lock. After understanding that, Lin Li suddenly thought of something. Could it be that these keys are used to open the doors of some important places in the Sky Castle?
"Yes, these are the keys. There are a total of 36 sets of keys inside, which are used to open the doors of the 36 Magic Towers apart from the Central Tower. These keys were discovered by several archbishops of the Brilliance Shrine in the ruins of a High Elves shortly after the end of the Dark Age. " Although Archbishop Martin said that it was inferior to Donald's structure map in the beginning, his tone was full of confidence at this moment.
Anyone could tell that in this Sky Castle, apart from the Central Tower, there had to be a large number of treasures stored in the other 36 Magic Towers. Although they might not really be blocked outside without these keys, they would definitely have to pay a huge price if they wanted to barge in. After all, the owner of this place used to be the Immortal King.
In fact, Donald was still doubting whether it was true that Felic from the Tower of Dusk had explored the Sky Castle before. He had heard from Archbishop Martin that Felic was only a level-22 Legendary-mage when he explored the Sky Castle. Even if several forces joined forces, the strongest one in the team was only an elven elder who was about level-23.
Yet, such a force actually dared to explore the Immortal King's Sky Castle, and even successfully obtained a lot of treasures from the Central Tower. That was simply unimaginable to Donald. The Immortal King was a legend among legends. If the Sky Castle that he controlled could be invaded so easily, wouldn't it be a huge joke?
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