The Platinum Phoenix and the golden figure faced each other in the Void. The Human Lord's gaze was filled with disgust and contempt, while the Phoenix Lord was filled with arrogance and contempt.
From a certain perspective, the Supreme Emperor was indeed a junior in front of Asuyan. No one knew exactly how old the Supreme Emperor was, but no matter what, he could not have been more than fifty thousand years old. As for Asuyan's age … it was calculated in the tens of millions, the same generation as the Ancient Sage. In terms of seniority, when Asuyan and the Ancient Sage were chatting happily, the Supreme Emperor was nowhere to be found.
Moreover, Asuyan was indeed much stronger than the Supreme Emperor at his peak. During the Battle of Heaven in the Astral Empire, he could arrange nine stars in a line and detonate a supernova, severely injuring the Star God Nightwalker. This was something the Supreme Emperor could not hope to achieve. Only those who had faced the Star God knew how powerful he was.
Of course, that was in the past. Asuyan's remaining strength was equivalent to a shadow of his former self. Asuyan's current strength was no longer a match for the Supreme Emperor.
However, the desolate God was still a God. As the God of Creation, no one knew how many trump cards and hidden strength Asuyan had. More importantly, this was Asuyan's domain. Just like how the Supreme Emperor could not lose to any chaos demon in the Light of the Star Beacons, Asuyan's strength was the same in the Phoenix Domain. The Supreme Emperor knew that if he fought here, he had no confidence in winning. He might not even be a match for Asuyan. If not for the importance of Laing and Fugen's mission, he would not have appeared.
Similarly, Asuyan's cold and emotionless eyes, hidden behind the black and white mask, were also staring at the Supreme Emperor. The Phoenix Lord was also hesitant and indecisive.
In his domain, Asuyan feared nothing. However, if he really became an enemy of the Human Lord in front of him, it meant that Asuyan would not dare to leave his domain at will. Although he had not left the Phoenix Pyramid since Alario, it was one thing to not want to leave when he could, and another to be trapped and unable to leave.
Just like that, the two sides faced each other in the void for a while. Neither side could do anything to the other, nor did they take the initiative to attack.
The Emperor's cold eyes stared at Asuyan, who had transformed into a Platinum Phoenix. He saw that the Phoenix Lord had no intention of attacking for the time being, so he understood Asuyan's thoughts. The Lord of Humans' voice was like ten-thousand-year-old ice, and even the Phoenix Fire trembled in front of his voice. "ωχωμιαπρωση."
"…" Asura remained silent for a long while. The Phoenix Holy Flames flickered incessantly as both sides faced off in midair.
Finally, he gave a silent answer.
Laing and Fulgen both felt the cold gaze. The Knight King and Commander Ashes were momentarily stunned and hesitant. In the eyes of the Phoenix King, Finnuba, this could be interpreted as the country bumpkins having never seen such a glorious court before.
The parlor furniture of the Phoenix King's court was all made of sandalwood imported from Aurora. Countless ancient stories and beautiful patterns were engraved on it. Many of the decorations looked simple and messy, but in fact, the mysteries and significance contained within them were not something a shallow race like the humans could understand. When the elves under Alario's leadership fought a bloody battle against the Chaos Demons, and when the war finally ended and the elves sang sad songs for the survivors, the humans were probably still climbing trees and jumping around, picking fruits to eat.
But Finnuba was not a harsh or arrogant Phoenix King. On the contrary, he was more tolerant and approachable than anyone else. When the Phoenix King's attendants wanted to remind the humans of their impoliteness, Finnuba motioned for them not to mind. At the same time, he also signaled the White Lion Captain, Kohler, to prepare some pastries and fruits.
Seeing that Laing did not speak, Suria did not know what to say. The female knight focused her attention on the tapestries on both sides of the parlor. The tapestries were painted with the great deeds of the elven martyrs. The windows were inlaid with crystals, and thick curtains covered most of the scenery outside. Suria focused her attention on the satin curtains. She saw a small line of words in the corner of the curtains.
“MadeinNuln。”
Suria held back her smile. The current economic prosperity of the high elves was indeed largely due to trade with the world. The little maid Emilia's Nur was the largest and most developed industrial area in the Empire, so naturally, there was a lot of trade.
Laing and Forgen were stunned for a few seconds before the strange feeling disappeared. Forgen maintained his elegance and bowed to Finnuba with impeccable etiquette. He smiled and did not speak because Forgen knew that he did not speak Elvish well, so he did not speak. After all, he was not the main character, at least not in the eyes of Gao Jing.
Tyrion looked at Laing and Forgen and nodded slightly. Obviously, these two human powerhouses also knew about the background and strength of the high elves. Tegris frowned slightly. He knew Laing, and he knew that Laing must have discovered something.
Laing also came back to his senses at this time. He looked at Finnuba, the great sailing king. The first half of his life was so magnificent. He traveled all over the world, and almost single-handedly opened up the trade routes of the old world. After returning to Lothar, he became the Phoenix King.
However, after that, all of Finnuba's deeds came to an abrupt end, leaving only a Phoenix King who never left his home and silently ruled Ossouin forever.
Finnuba was tall and mighty. He had long blond hair and an exquisite long sword hanging from his waist. Unlike his tall figure, Finnuba's face was smaller. His eyes were sharp but not aggressive. He wore a simple silk robe of Aurora embroidered with many simple patterns that reached straight to the ground.
The seemingly simple patterns were actually hand-drawn by Aurora embroidery with extremely high precision. In fact, there were more than a dozen patterns overlapping to form the simple phoenix pattern on the robe.
The two sides first exchanged some routine pleasantries and greetings. In order to prevent anyone from saying anything, this part was skipped.
After the diplomatic rhetoric ended, both sides sat down, and the language environment gradually relaxed.
"Your Majesty Knight King, welcome to Ossouin." Finnuba saw that Laing had come back to his senses, so he said gently. The Phoenix King's voice was rough and slightly hoarse, probably due to his long voyages in his early years, but the Phoenix King's appearance was still friendly and young. "You seem to be interested in the furnishings of the palace. Sit. "
"No, I'm more interested in the power in Your Majesty." Laing pulled Suria to sit down. The Knight King looked at the Phoenix King with interest. "You seem to have some special power in your body."
"I don't know what you're talking about, His Majesty Laing. If I have the special power you're talking about, then I hope I can put it to use. If I don't, then I hope I do. Otherwise, I wouldn't be meeting you here. Our meeting should be at sea." Finnuba laughed. At this time, he was like an old captain. "I can guess what you're talking about, but unfortunately, I can't tell you, unless I'm dead."
"Her power changed you." Laing smiled. "Just like the Lady's power changed me."
"Very similar, but not exactly. The Lady's Holy Grail made you live long and strong, but I'm completely different." Finnuba nodded. "Asuyan's Holy Fire made me … complete the transformation. The flame gave me some knowledge, some obscure knowledge. Other than that, there's nothing else."
"Knowledge is power," Laing said with a smile. "Protect it well."
"That's what I hoped too, but I seem to have lost the key to it. Before that, I would always lose to Keshir in military chess, and after that, I would always lose to him." Fennuba laughed. "I even lost a lot of money."
"You have the wealth of Ossouin."
"Those riches have owners, but I have their trust."
"Trust is something more precious."
"I hope so too. I often remind myself that it wasn't easy for me to have it."
"Trust is precious. It takes countless years to build, and it only takes one time to make all the previous efforts go to waste."
"No one knows which time it is. Is it the next time, this time, or the last time?"
"If it's not handled well, it will be every time."
The conversation between Laing and Finnuba was very strange, but the two kings were so excited that they didn't even allow anyone to interrupt. The conversation continued like this.
The White Lion Guards brought in a large number of pastries and fruits. Forgen and Suria noticed that the pastries were very exquisite, and the fruits were very special … There were large bananas and large pieces of watermelon. There were only these two kinds of fruits on the fruit plates, and there were a lot of them. The fruits were especially large. It was obvious that this was the intentional arrangement of the High Elves.
The High Elves seemed to think that humans loved to eat bananas and watermelons (which the High Elves called watermelons).
The fruits and pastries weren't served immediately. The elven maids and attendants tested the poison before they were served.
Laing thought that Lilith was right. In the thousands of years of history of the Phoenix King's Court, there had been countless assassinations against the Phoenix King. Although most of them failed, there were also successes. For example, the poet Isis died because of an assassination. Therefore, the protection of the Phoenix King became the first priority of the Phoenix King's Court, especially for those Phoenix Kings who were not good at fighting, such as Finnuba. No one dared to believe that Finnuba could protect himself. The White Lion Guards always stood about a step away from him and watched every direction closely. Even so, the Phoenix King had to face at least one assassination attempt every year.
Every time, the final conclusion of the investigation was attributed to the conspiracy of the Witch King Malecis, who was far away in Nagaros, or the Hedonism Sect hidden among the High Elves.
But today, after Laing heard Finnuba's words, the Knight King suddenly felt that it might not be the conspiracy of the Witch King and the Hedonism Sect.
Every Phoenix King had no shortage of opponents, and this problem was most obvious when it came to Finnuba. A navigator who was not outstanding in martial strength, military ability, and magic attainment was bound to be controversial. Although everyone knew that Azur needed an elf and an excellent diplomat who understood the outside world of Ossouin.
Suria clasped her long black legs together. The Knight King understood the Phoenix King's superb conversational skills and political skills. He was using this method to strengthen his royal power and influence. The threat of the undead pirates and the Dark Elves temporarily stopped the internal strife in Ossouin. Finnuba immediately seized this opportunity. He tried to express something to Laing, but Laing calmly pushed it back.
He looked at his younger brother's performance and suddenly felt like he was watching a performance, just like Horus and himself. The commander of the Ashes Corps gave up talking. An attendant handed him a banana. He took it, peeled off the banana's skin with his hand, and put it into his mouth. With a gentle twist, half of the banana was bitten off. There was even a sound, "Ka!"
This voice caused all the male elves present to shudder, and they subconsciously clamped their legs together. Even Tyrion, who had always been brave and fearless, felt a gust of cold wind blow between his legs, and his body shivered. Teglis, on the other hand, realized that Fogen's voice had some kind of special magic. It invaded the brains of everyone present through hearing, and caused a strong mental stimulation effect.
The supreme mage thought that Laing's demigod brothers were really unfathomable. And … Thinking of this, Tegris turned his gaze to Finnuba.
The Phoenix King and the Knight King talked too much.
Sometimes, Tegris had to admit that some of the views of the War Council were right. That was, as the Phoenix King, Finnuba had to be the spiritual leader of all Ossouin. Other things should be handled by professionals, such as the War Council, the Magus Council, or the Eternal Queen. Thinking of this, Tegris and Tegris looked at each other and gave a hint to a courtier behind them.
Finnuba seemed to want to continue chatting with Laing, but a courtier had to remind him that it shouldn't take so long to receive humans, even if the other party was a human king. There was no need to spend too much time on diplomacy with these inferior races. They were here to help in the war, and other things were not important. The Phoenix King still had a lot of things to deal with.
A trace of displeasure flashed across Finnuba's face, but he controlled it well. No one except Laing, Suria, and Forgan saw it. The Phoenix King reached out and grabbed the hilt of the long sword at his waist. He was only at the beginning of the legendary level, and he was a little conspicuous in the room full of saints. The White Lion Guards obviously didn't trust the Phoenix King's ability. They immediately protected Finnuba behind them. The Phoenix King said helplessly, "Please forgive me. I may have to leave."
"It's okay, Your Majesty." Laing was also a little disappointed. Finnuba had some kind of magic in him. It was an extremely strong affinity and the ability to easily make the topic relaxed. He understood why Finnuba could be so successful in the old world.
"But before that, I have a gift for you." Finnuba motioned for a servant to bring a tray covered in silk. On the tray were three exquisite brooches with phoenix patterns. "Generally speaking, outsiders can only stay in the outsider activity area. But both Sir Laing and Sir Forgan are our friends. These three brooches represent our friendship. Wear them, and you can move freely in the outer city of Lotharn."
"Thank you." Laing and the others accepted the brooches. Knight King thought for a moment and indicated that he still had questions. "So, about the joint battle …"
"I've given full authority to the War Overlord Tyrian and the War Council to handle this matter." Finnuba motioned for Tyrion to answer. The War Lord took a step forward and said to Laing and Forgan, "As for how to fight, we need to have a meeting to discuss again. The dark elves and the undead pirates are coming at us fiercely. We must be prepared and mobilized. When we have formulated a battle strategy and battle plan, we will inform you as soon as possible."
Just a notification? Laing's expression did not change after hearing that. "Then I'll have to trouble you."
"Oh, yes, there's more." Finnuba ignored the urging eyes of the courtiers and motioned for a servant to come forward. "During this time, please enjoy the beautiful scenery of Lothar. This is Arsène the Erudite, my trusted courtier. He will be with you during this time. If you need anything, you can ask him. He will also remind you of some of the forbidden things here. I hope you have a good time."
"Hello, Your Majesty Knight King, Queen, and Legion Commander. You can call me Arsène. It's an honor to serve you." A courtier dressed in a high elf noble costume stepped forward. "Please come with me."
Just like that, after a short meeting, Laing and the others left the Phoenix King's Court.
On the way back, Laing secretly said to Suria, "He reminds me of someone."
"Who?" Suria thought for a moment. "Richard?"
"Yes." Laing nodded. "I can see that they have similar troubles."
"It's best that we don't get involved in the political whirlpool of the high elves, my dear," Suria reminded softly. "It will only do us harm."
"I know."
At the same time, in the city of Lothar, in a small palace deep in a street.
"The human monkey army has arrived in Lothar. According to the intelligence, this group of monkeys is quite good at fighting!"
"This news must be reported to the Witch King and Witch Queen immediately!"
"Send someone to keep an eye on them!"
"Yes!"
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