Chapter 317: Undercurrent
Bright sunlight poured through the floor-to-ceiling windows into the ornate hall, and the girl was half-lying on a blanket made of white feathers, her lazy half-closed eyes, as if she were recuperating. In front of her, several women in silver armor were standing respectfully, their faces serious and serious.
"Your Highness, the council has denied all of our allegations and has rejected our request to send personnel to investigate."
"This is not surprising.
Lydia rolled over, then stretched out with her hands held high in the air, then she stood up and went to the window, gazing at the bustling beauty of the Golden City below.
"Rats like to hide in dark alleys, clinging to the little food they steal......... The rats who seized power by means of shady means naturally did not expect themselves to be targeted by others one day......... Rotten soil does not produce beautiful flowers. What else did they say? ”
They also said......... Because of your presence, our investigation has no credibility at all, so the parliament has decided to organize its own investigation team. ”
"Oh?"
The girl's eyes opened, and a sharp light flashed inside.
"That's a real deal, I don't think I gave them a reception ticket."
"I'm very sorry, Your Highness."
The woman at the head bent down deeply with a hint of panic.
"We've objected to it before, but ..............., the council has gotten permission from His Majesty the Dragon of Light."
Hearing this, Lydia closed her eyes, she poked her head out, and the whole person was bathed in bright sunlight, and six shining wings of light reflected the sun's brilliance, adding a bit of glazed psychedelic brilliance to the interior. Lydia stood there quietly for a few minutes before she sighed imperceptibly and spoke again.
"The brilliance of the sun shows its presence as always when, where, and in any way, whether it is white clouds or gloomy dark clouds, it cannot hide its brilliance, but the rainy season is still a little unpleasant."
With that, Lydia waved her hand.
"That's the end of the matter, inform the Holy Cross Guards that I hope they will be very warm and attentive to our guests who are about to come from afar. The Duchy of Moon is a small place, and it would be a very rude thing for a guest to be inattentive and neglected. ”
"Yes, Your Highness."
Hearing this, the woman's face turned grim, she bowed, and then turned and retreated. And at this moment, a waitress suddenly hurried into the room, she first lifted the hem of her skirt and saluted Lydia, and then came to the girl's side, and whispered something in her ear, and when she heard the waitress's report, the girl raised her beautiful eyebrows slightly, and then she quickly gave the order.
"Invite them in."
The maid took the order to retreat, and after a short time, there was a sound of heavy footsteps, and then three figures entered the room. At the head was an old mage, who reached out and stroked his white beard, looked up and walked into the room with a gentle smile, and saw Lydia's figure, and the old mage stepped forward and gave her a slight mage salute.
"Your Highness Lydia, it is very gratifying to see that you are still in such good health."
"Teacher Armond, you don't need to be so outside."
Hearing the old mage's greeting, Lydia chuckled crisply, and the laughter like a silver bell echoed in the room, even making the two people behind the old mage a little cramped and flustered. …,
"Didn't we just travel together before? It's not too long to be apart, isn't it...... these two are ............"
Hearing Lydia's words, the old mage turned sideways, and at this time, the man who followed behind Master Amund immediately walked up and saluted Lydia crampedly and solemnly, he looked about forty years old, more than two meters tall, a hòu heavy fine iron heavy armor supported his strength and majesty, a square face looked heroic, and the long dark brown hair was combed back, like every regular military commander. And the most eye-catching thing is a scar at the corner of his mouth, which extends from his lips to his eyebrow bone, completely destroying the originally handsome face, and because of this scar, his eyes and mouth are somewhat inwardly contracted, giving people a tragic situation that they can't bear to witness. But Lydia looked at the man in front of her calmly, and after a moment of thought, she smiled and spoke.
"It turned out to be ......... Ashu Ramqing, I haven't seen you for a long time, and the last time we met was at the Dragon Soul Festival four years ago, until now, I still remember your amazing swordsmanship skills, which is really memorable."
"It's an honor to have your eyes, Your Highness."
Ashuram smiled, twitching the muscles of her entire face, but Lydia did not show any dissatisfaction, instead, she stared at Ashuram's face with her hands on her cheeks, as if a little girl was admiring a work of art.
"I'm here today because I want to report something to you."
"What's the matter?"
"That's right."
At this, Ashuram paused, as if thinking inwardly about how to organize the language, before speaking again.
"Something hasn't been going well in the Soragon Mountains lately."
"Oh?"
Hearing this, Lydia's brow raised slightly.
"Your Highness, you should be well aware that the Solagang Mountains have always been at the junction of us and the Dark Dragon Country, the Light Dragon Country, and are nominally under our jurisdiction, but in fact they are within the scope of autonomy. We have maintained a good relationship over the years, but just lately, strange rumors have been circulating in the Soragon Mountains. ”
As he spoke, Assuram reached into his arms, then took out a letter and respectfully handed it to Lydia, while the girl reached out and took it, and it was only then that Assuram continued.
"It is rumored that the people of the Soragon Mountains seem intent on leaving our jurisdiction and seeking refuge in the Dark Dragonland. At first, though, I thought it was just a rumor, but it soon became more and more complicated, not only among the traveling merchants, but also among the people of the Northlands, and eventually, I received it from the Dominion Lord of Soragon.................."
“……………………,”
Lydia opened the letter and quietly stared at the words on it, and only after reading it sentence by sentence did she put down the paper in her hand, then sat back in her chair and closed her eyes.
"That's a real ......... Ashuramqing, when did this happen? ”
"It was ............, shortly after the attack on the Trendy Trade Route."
"Have you found enough evidence to support the claims in this letter?"
"We have done our best, Your Highness, but nothing has been found. And I don't have a way to move the army too obviously, and you know that in the border area, if we do it too conspicuously, we may be misunderstood by the Dark Dragon Kingdom that we have some intentions, and it is .......... ”…,
"I see what you mean, Asurah."
Lydia stretched out her right hand, stopping Assuram's somewhat flustered explanation.
"You've done a good job, this clue is important to us, and I'm sure you and your men have met my expectations very well......" However, this is a bit tricky, and out of trust in our friends in the north, I don't think they will be such villains. The sea may reveal its unknown side at night, but it cannot hide its clear and beautiful nature............ "unless it is polluted by impurities." ”
At this point, Lydia paused, then stood up...
"What do you think, Mr. Armond?"
"With all due respect, Your Highness."
Hearing Lydia call her name, the old mage stepped out...
"The situation in the north is too confusing, and as Ashuram said, we can't carry out large-scale operations, not only because we have to worry about the Dark Dragon Kingdom, but also because we have to consider some merchants lurking behind our backs, always scheming"
Armond was right.
As he was concerned, the location of the Soragon Mountains is too sensitive, it is located at the junction of the three realms of the Duchy of Moon, the Radiant Dragon Country and the Dark Dragon Country, it was originally a hollow area, but because of this, the Soragon Mountains have gathered many unexpected factors, the races inhabited there are mostly humans, but there will also be dark creatures such as vampires or necromancers roaming there. According to the rules of the Code of Creation, the bearer of the dragon soul has the right to rule over the people under the shadow of the dragon soul. And an area like the Solagang Mountains, which is on the border line of the Dragon Soul Guard, is naturally a disputed area.
At the beginning, in fact, both sides did not care much about this kind of area, but with the excavation and mining of the astronomical crystal mines in the Solagang area, this place immediately became the focus of attention of the two major forces, in order to obtain the mineral resources here, and rightfully occupy this area, there have been hundreds of battles between the Dark Dragon Kingdom and the Light Dragon Country, and even almost reached the point of full-scale war at one point.
However, in the end, under the restraint of the Dark Dragon and the Light Dragon, the war did not break out, and after negotiation between the two sides, it was decided that the Soragon Mountain Territory remained neutral and nominally under the jurisdiction of the Duchy of Moon.
This is a result that is barely acceptable to both sides in the afternoon. This is because the Duchy of Moon is a supporter of the Radiant Dragon, but it has a poor relationship with the Council, the true ruler of the Radiant Dragon, and in fact, the relationship between the Duchy of Moon and the Dark Dragon is not bad. This had upset the Parliament, who believed that the Duchy of Moon was a kingdom ruled by angels, and as angels serving the dragons of light, how could they show goodwill to the spokesmen of the dark evil?
However, this is not a big deal for the Principality of Moon, you must know that the five dragons of the creation of the world created this world together, and their relationship has not changed because of their own position and direction, but because of the difference in their views, there are differences, similar to I like to eat Western food, you like to eat Chinese food, but because you don't eat Western food, I will break off friendship with you......... This kind of thing is a joke. As for the statements preached by the Council of Light, such as "light and darkness are incompatible" and "the evil of the Dark Dragon Kingdom will be destroyed", it is just that their own understanding of the Light Dragon is completely different from the facts. I really don't know what the expressions on their faces would be if those old men who generously denounced "dark evil should be completely destroyed" in the council if they learned that the Dark Dragon Kingdom was very serious about destroying demons, and they would have pretended not to see it. …,
But the Duchy of Moon itself is well aware that this mission is actually a burden, as the influence of the Radiant Dragon Soul gradually weakens, and the Council gradually rises. The Dark Dragons have also begun to gradually abandon their respect for the Dragons of Light. The original peace between the two sides was maintained on the basis of mutual recognition, but since the Dragon Soul of Light could not achieve its mission, and the Council that held power was not very friendly to the Dark Dragon Kingdom, then the other party was naturally unwilling to use a hot face to stick a cold ass. With this imbalance, the danger of the Soragon Mountains has once again become apparent, and now the Dark Dragon Kingdom is not as patient as it was with the Light Dragon Country, and the Council is unlikely to make concessions to the Dark Dragon Kingdom in order to maintain its prestige among the people and continue to whitewash the claim that "the Dark Dragon Kingdom equals evil".
At present, the atmosphere between the two countries is like two explosive kegs, which only need a little spark to completely detonate.
And the Soragon Mountains is where the source of that Mars is located.
Of course, Lydia knew that the situation was not good, and the council had always been obsessed with the crystal mines in the Soragon Mountains, and if at this time, they got the news that the Soragon Mountains were leaning towards the Dark Dragon Kingdom, then it would be a big trouble. But as Ashuram said, because of the sensitivity of the region, no country would openly send troops there, and in the hundreds of years since the two sides signed the agreement, neither the dragon of light nor the dragon of darkness had remained on the edge of the mountains of Soragon, and no one had dared to cross the thunder pool even half a step.
But perhaps soon, this balance will be completely upset.
What follows will be a storm that will sweep everything.
"Of course I understand what you mean, Mr. Armond."
Lydia smiled as she walked to the window and looked down.
"However, I already have an idea, ......... as Ashuram fears, official interference is always sensitive and problematic, but not all problems have no solution. Since we can't do it ourselves, it's better to entrust it to someone who can. ”
"What do you mean to ..............."
Hearing this, the old mage's brows furrowed slightly, and he looked at Lydia with some concern, as if he understood the meaning of the girl's words.
"But those people ..............."
"You have to have confidence in my choice, teacher, I have the best candidate......... Expect they won't let me down. ”
Lydia grinned at this, and then she looked at Assuram and nodded at the stern-faced soldier.
"Then, Ashu Ramqing, you can go down and rest, I will prepare everything for the future, and I will ......... by that time, and I hope to be able to get your help."
Hearing this, Ashuram bowed down and bowed deeply to Lydia.
"It is incumbent upon you, Your Highness." )
"Sword World" novel author: Riding the Wind and Sword;
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