Lan Ling was really shocked. Why would the Sky Sha Tribe come to him? And who was this Princess Tigné?
This was the asymmetry of information. The war in the Southern Wilderness was imminent, and the establishment of the Demon Alliance and the Demon Empire's united front was only known to the upper echelons of the eight major Demon Tribes.
Even the Black Demon Flag Masters did not know anything about it.
"Let him in!" Lan Ling said.
Soon, the envoy of Princess Tigné of the Sky Sha Tribe walked in.
He was shrouded in a long silver robe. Even when he saw Lan Ling, he did not remove his hood and continued to hide in the darkness.
Moreover, he was extremely arrogant. He did not even bow, much less kneel.
"I'm here on behalf of the great conqueror, the future master of the Demon Empire. I'm giving you the chance to surrender." The envoy said arrogantly, "Your Excellency Lan Ling, kneel down and accept Princess Tigné's gift."
Lan Ling was stunned. He could not believe his ears.
Was this Princess Tigné an idiot?
Moreover, who was she? Was she trying to ask him to surrender? This was clearly a slap in the face.
The envoy said, "Very soon, the Demon Empire's united front army will sweep through the entire Southern Wilderness. The Demon Tribe's territory will be the first to bear the brunt. "The entire territory will kneel at the feet of Princess Tigné. All the flag masters, including the Demon royalty, will become the great Demon Empire's slaves. "According to the intelligence, you are the enemy of the Demon royalty. That's why you have this precious opportunity to become Princess Tigné's lackey. "What you have to do is very simple. When the Demon Empire's army attacks the Demon Tribe's territory, all you have to do is respond."
At this moment, Lan Ling's expression turned solemn.
This was because he had heard that a great war was about to break out.
With the Sky Sha Tribe as the leader, the so-called united front of the Demon Empire would start a journey of conquest in the Southern Wilderness.
This was a civil war among the Demon Race, but to the entire Southern Wilderness, it was a world war.
Lan Ling narrowed his eyes, but his heart was in turmoil.
According to his original plan, after he unified the entire southern wilderness, he would lead his army to the north and destroy the Demon Kingdom, the human kingdoms, and the Dragon Temple.
However …
He had just taken over the territory of the Black Devil Flag when the war broke out.
It was true that plans could not keep up with changes. The situation in the future had completely changed, and there was no time for him to farm and develop.
In that case, what would he, Lan Ling, gain from this battle?
"May I ask, how are the two camps that are about to break out?" Lan Ling asked.
The emissary said arrogantly, "What does this have to do with you? The role you're playing dictates that you don't need to know that much! "
F * ck you.
Lan Ling resisted the urge to step forward and slap him.
Was this a f * cking lobbyist? He was simply looking for a beating.
He had thought that Princess Sha Yan was already very detestable, but Princess Tigné of the Sky Sha Tribe was even more detestable.
"If I were to join your camp and support you when you attack the Rakshasa race, what benefits would I get?" Lan Ling asked.
The emissary said, "Isn't it a great benefit to be able to join the great Demon Empire? In the entire territory of the Demons, you are the only one who has this opportunity. You should be grateful, because you can avoid the fate of destruction. "
Lan Ling was really going to f * ck himself.
Was this Princess Tigné retarded?
Not only did she not give any benefits to persuade the enemy feudal lords to join her camp, she even said that it was a great gift for her to join them. As for the benefits, there was nothing at all.
When the army arrives, sparing your dog life will be the greatest benefit to you.
In the Romance of the Three Kingdoms, if Cao Cao dared to use such an attitude when he sent messengers to persuade the generals of Dong Yue Wu to surrender, he would have been killed a hundred times before the Battle of Red Cliffs.
Lan Ling was so angry that he laughed. "Then may I ask, after you conquer the territory of the Demons, what position will you give me?"
"Viscount, the position of Black Demon City Lord," the emissary said.
Lan Ling almost spat out another mouthful of blood. He asked to confirm, "Black Demon City Lord? Or Black Demon Flag Lord? "
The emissary said, "In the future, there will be no more Black Demon Flag Lord. The entire territory of the Black Demon Flag Lord will be converted into a province of the Demon Empire, with 13 subordinate cities. Your Black Demon City will be the capital city of the Black Demon Province."
Lan Ling was completely speechless.
In other words, after joining this so-called united front of the Demon Empire, his territory would shrink by 13 times.
Right now, he was still a flag lord. In the future, he could only be a city lord.
This was definitely not to persuade him to surrender, but to ask for a beating.
Lan Ling was really curious. Who gave this Tigné Princess such confidence? Why did she feel so good about herself?
"Now, you can kneel and accept the decree," the emissary said.
Lan Ling sneered. "Scram!"
The emissary's eyes turned cold. "Are you going to refuse the great Conqueror Princess Tigné's gift?"
If not for the fact that Lan Ling still had a trace of rationality left in him, he would have already ordered for this emissary to be chopped into 13 pieces.
"Throw him out …" Lan Ling ordered.
Immediately, Khan Chiyan stepped forward, grabbed the emissary, and threw him out.
The emissary roared in anger: "Just you wait to suffer the great Conqueror's wrath, Princess Tigné will definitely kill you all!"
Just like that, the arrogant Princess Tigné's emissary was thrown out.
Lan Ling fell into deep thought.
Princess Tigné's attitude of asking for surrender, was it because she was stupid, or because of her personality?
If she was stupid, then in this war, the so-called united front of the Demon Empire would have a worrisome result.
And if she was born arrogant and confident, then it meant that she really did not care whether a small flag master was willing to surrender or not.
She sent an emissary to ask for surrender, even if there were dates but no dates, or if it was raining children, she had nothing better to do.
Then, Lan Ling thought of himself.
When he went to ask for the Southeast Province's officials to surrender, his attitude was exactly the same as Princess Tigné's. Every official was demoted by one or two ranks.
And the Southeast Province's officials, headed by Yan Wuzhi, were extremely arrogant. They put on a posture that made Lan Ling visit the thatched cottage three times, and completely asked for a sky-high price.
As a result, Lan Ling started a massacre, killing them until they cried like ghosts and howled like wolves, and finally knelt down obediently.
Now the tables had turned, and it was someone else's turn to use this kind of attitude to ask for surrender, but he had arrogantly refused.
Of course, Lan Ling would definitely not end up like the officials of the Southeast Province.
But now, Lan Ling finally understood why the Devil City's reaction to his attack on the Black Demon Flag's territory was so low-key. He also understood why Princess Sha Yan had agreed to the Heavenly Demon Blood Oath, even if she felt that it was impossible for Lan Ling to win. However, if she were to say that if Lan Ling won, she would marry Lan Ling, it would be a great humiliation to the Rakshasa royal family.
This was because the Southern Wilderness was at a critical juncture. A war was about to break out, and the Devil Tribe's territory was probably unwilling to have a huge internal strife to attract the attention of the Heaven Demon Tribe. Hence, the Devil Tribe was their first target of conquest.
The Heaven Demon Tribe bordered three tribes, and the Devil Tribe was one of them.
Once the Heaven Demon King started the war to unify the Southern Wilderness, he would definitely choose a tribe as his first target of conquest.
It was just like how Hitler chose to attack the east first, then the west.
If the Heaven Demon Tribe attacked the east, it would be the Devil Tribe. If they attacked the south, it would be the Earth Demon Tribe. If they attacked the west, it would be the Cloud Calamity Tribe.
Once there was a large-scale internal strife within the Devil Tribe, it would undoubtedly attract the attention of the Heaven Demon King. He would immediately set the Devil Tribe as his first target of conquest.
In that case, what benefits would Lan Ling gain from this situation?
From the perspective of the Devil King or the Young Devil King, how should they deal with him?
He had two choices.
The first choice was to kill him and nip the internal strife in the bud.
The second choice was to use himself or even use himself as cannon fodder to defend against the Heaven Demon Tribe's attack.
The third choice was to put himself under house arrest.
If there was enough time, the Devil royalty would definitely choose the first option. After all, killing Lan Ling would be the end of it.
However, the war with the Demon Tribe in the Southern Wilderness was imminent. Even if the Devil King killed Lan Ling, his Centaur Army would start a massacre and even kill all the Black Devil Flag soldiers. The worst case scenario was that the 30,000 Centaurs would join the Heaven Demon King's side and seek revenge for Lan Ling.
Therefore, in this environment where the war was imminent, killing Lan Ling was already impossible.
The second option was the most likely one.
Firstly, those who were not of the same tribe would definitely have different intentions. No matter what, the Devil royalty would never truly accept Lan Ling. Furthermore, Lan Ling had once humiliated the Devil royalty by forcefully marrying Princess Sha Yan.
Once Princess Sha Yan married Lan Ling, it would be no different from Princess Wencheng marrying Songzan Gampo. It would be a great humiliation for the Devil royalty.
Since they could not kill Lan Ling, using his army as cannon fodder was basically a very good outcome.
The third option was to summon Lan Ling to Devil City and marry Princess Sha Yan to him in name. Then, Lan Ling would fall ill and stay with the Devil Tribe to recuperate. Then, they would completely put Lan Ling under house arrest. Then, they would force Lan Ling to order the Centaur Army to be cannon fodder to defend against the Heaven Demon Tribe's invasion.
That's right, the Devil royalty would definitely choose the third option.
Furthermore, Lan Ling's summoning of Hell's Lightning had already completely harmed the Devil royalty's interests.
Summoning the Power of Heaven and Earth was the domain of the Demon King.
The Devil Tribe could not have two people who could summon the Power of Heaven and Earth, at least on the surface.
This was because up until now, even the Young Devil King had not dared to display this ability.
If he guessed correctly, Devil City would then issue an order for Lan Ling to go to Devil City to propose marriage. Then, the wedding would be held in Devil City. Then, they would completely put Lan Ling under house arrest.
In that case, how should Lan Ling deal with it?
He wanted the Devil King to choose the second option and use him, Lan Ling, as cannon fodder to defend against the Heaven Demon Tribe's invasion.
How, how should he achieve this?
Suddenly, Lan Ling said, "Someone, go and kill Princess Tigné's envoy."
"Yes!" Khan Chiyan replied and then dashed out like a bolt of lightning.
A quarter of an hour later, he returned with the head of Princess Nirvana's messenger. It was still bloody.
"Send someone to deliver this head to Devil City personally to the Young Devil King." Lan Ling said, "Black Demon King, you make the arrangements."
"Yes, Master." Black Curse bowed in response.
An hour later, one of Black Curse's sons rode a griffin and personally flew to Devil City with the head of Princess Tigné's envoy.
Next, accompanied by the Black Demon King, Lan Ling continued to receive the new chiefs.
In the evening!
The envoy of Devil City arrived with the Young Devil King's order.
"Summon Flag Owner Lan Ling to enter Devil City to propose marriage and discuss the wedding ceremony!"
As expected, once Lan Ling entered Devil City, it meant that he would not be able to return!
If Lan Ling did not go, he would not be able to marry Princess Sha Yan, nor would he be able to become the Flag Owner of the Devil King legitimately. He would not be able to become the owner of the territory of more than one million square kilometers.
If he went, he would definitely be put under house arrest.
Where should he go from here?
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