Mercedes didn't look up at his words, she was equally pale, a few beads of sweat dangling from her sideburns, and she stared deeply at the small harp in her hand.

Behind her were Helina, dressed in traditional elven cloth with a longbow in hand, and an elf she didn't recognize. Only then did he realize that Francis was standing behind him in just as shock, and in addition to them, there were several people standing scattered, and most of them were familiar when they looked around. The two sisters Yukihime and Yukiyojin of the Flying Flower Temple, Nanhatt in white and blue robes and Michal and Ikalt beside him, Gigmont, the head of the Cross Brigade, Violet Chris Vista and Kelly Slivet of the Earth Temple, and Mister, the Dragon King of the Nine Spirits, and Chaga Veroni, the Dark Dragon King, came alone without makeup.

To put it simply, it brings together almost all the leaders of all ethnic groups in Osiria in this sunny wooded glade. It seems that they are here for a picnic camping rather than a meeting to discuss the fate of the continent. Under a huge ancient tree opposite the crowd, the modern Lord of Osiria, Shinas the Light, stood gently with each other, and smiled a skilful ceremonial smile at everyone.

"Please thank His Highness Mercedes for taking the opportunity to end the Dream Space, and even more so His Highness Brady Myunn who activated the memory bank of the Holy Land. Shinas smiled kindly, "Finally, thank you all for having the courage to witness the truth of the past. ”

Somewhat unconvinced, Mercedes took his crossbow from Helina and pointed at Lovian with a sneer.

"There is indeed a hand that can hold on to dreams for so long, admiration and admiration. "The mental fluctuations came. It was in a tone of utter disdain.

"It's useless for you to say anything. Lovian replied helplessly, and at this moment Mercedes was fiddling with the high-end teacups of the Holy Land on the small table with a nonchalant expression. It seemed that he didn't want to listen to what Shinas was saying, "How long did you hold on?" The strings broke in less than a minute, right?"

Mercedes glared at him, didn't say anything, and twisted the two ends of the broken strings to form a complete one.

Nanhart was still as cold and stern as he remembered, but he was the first to applaud, and under his leadership, the dozen or so people in the woodland venue burst into applause.

Shinas gracefully walked over to the main seat of the woodland and sat down, and then looked each member in turn into the eyes.

"Everyone. Shinas's tone was slightly stern, "So far. The only specific image of the Dark Mage that we have preserved, in addition to this, there is also the presence of Mr. Lovian who has witnessed the strength of the Black Mage. However, I don't think it is possible for His Highness Lovian to describe his power concretely, after all, the combined strength of the five most powerful heroes in us was able to barely seal the Black Mage. So in this meeting, we will mainly discuss the current issues of our attitudes and the problems of the future. ”

"Attitude...... and the future?" came from behind the tea table in front of Shinas.

"First of all, I would like to explain to you, and confirm with my authority, that because of the farsightedness of the Earth Temple, we have decided to accept the confusion and mistakes of the Earth Temple regardless of our previous suspicions. Return to the footsteps of the temple in history and become the second agent of the Radiant Throne. "Gentlely, but unequivocally, Shinas stated, "In short, if any of you have any desire for the conflict between me and the temple to reap the benefits. Please abandon this uninnovative attempt as soon as possible. ”

The people behind the small but delicate coffee table almost all frowned slightly, the Earth Temple had not officially declared an indefinite ceasefire between itself and the Holy Land before. The high-end combat power of temples such as the Earth Knights still exists, and its mode of survival must be a threat to the Holy Land. On the most powerful power in Osiriya outside the central sanctuary. The Eastern Linhai Elf Kingdom must be regarded as the first, but it is not the human race after all. And the second in line. It is the earth temple that occupies the southwestern provinces and is separated by the heavenly danger of the Heavenly Wolf Mountain Range. Even the dragons had to bow down behind the temple.

But this statement from the mouth of the Holy Emperor has become a foregone conclusion. Even a temporary ceasefire in the greatest division of the human race would have a serious impact on the situation on the continent.

"I need not repeat the authority and power of the Ossiria Light, so I hope that all of you here will recognize your place and do what is good for others and for yourself. Shinas said gently, holding up a cup of tea and taking a sip.

The small afternoon tea party took a short break, and no matter who was present, even Nanhart, who had a cold and stern expression, did not refuse the teacup in hand.

Shinas put down the teacup, and her beautiful aqua blue eyes looked around everyone's eyes again, and then her voice suddenly changed to stern, and her beautiful face with a faint smile also changed to a faintly worried expression.

"I'm sure you've heard the news of the Demon Emperor's return, and I'm here to confirm it once again. ”

The meaning of this sentence was not as Luo Wei'an imagined, most of the people present had not experienced that era, and no one had experienced the mythical era of the Demon Emperor and the Holy Emperor six thousand years ago. In everyone's concept, even in Lovian's own concept, the Demon Emperor is just the only being who can match the extreme of light in terms of strength, and is nothing more than a necessary regulator of the balance of the elements. Even he had never imagined that the Demon Emperor's authority and sphere of influence would be on par with Shinas, and a small part of the Grivar Plain and the Snowy Plateau in the south of the continent was already beyond his satisfaction.

And the people of the present generation have no reaction to this. They didn't have the concept of the Dark Demon Emperor, nor did they have the fear of the war that the Dark Mage had provoked, so in their ears, the message it brought was even less impactful than the ceasefire between the temples and holy sites.

Lovian, who had known this time, stared at the teacup expressionlessly, and Mercedes raised his head with a gloomy face, staring at a ring on his finger. Mistre and Chaga Veroni were nothing more than childhood in the dragons' lives at that time, and for them, the concept of the Demon Emperor and the Dark Mage was still a remnant of their vague memories of fear, and the two dragon kings trembled with horror when they heard this.

"Do you think there's anything boring about this?" Shinas's voice drifted slightly, losing the calm aura that it had before.

"陛xià. "The first to speak was the head of the Cross Brigade, who had come alone. Hidden behind a black veil," you say. Is it to remind us to beware of this Demon Emperor, or to seek an alliance with each other?"

"Nope. That's just the premise of the second half of my sentence. Maybe due to historical reasons, I can't announce the reason to the world in advance, but now it's ready to fly, so Shinas is here to tell you that it is precisely because the Demon Emperor was not born that the Osilian element was out of balance, and finally the result of not being able to break through the fifth level was derived. ”

As soon as these words came out, they finally set off a huge wave in the hearts of everyone. If his personal strength does not exceed level five, he can only be regarded as an ordinary powerhouse. And only when you really break through the barrier of the law and reach the fifth level where you can borrow the power of the law of space and the elements can you be regarded as being able to take charge and even change the situation of the battle. And the people who were present and were contemporary, almost all of them were strong people whose strength was approaching or had reached the shackles of fourth-level strength, and they were puzzled by the fact that they could not break through the fifth-level for a long time, which had already become their biggest heart disease. It's not just a doubt, it's a natural threat to someone who suddenly breaks through one day and has no guide to the huge power gap that he has no guide.

Gigmont's cultivation is not bad, but he dropped the teacup in his hand. And Xue Qingji, who was not far from her, stood up directly in shock and knocked over the coffee table in front of her. And Yukihime didn't even notice her sister.

It is also true. The Flying Flower Courtyard is a huge force that has the most hope of someone to break through the fifth level in the past few decades, and even did not hesitate to exchange the most talented of them, Xia Qi Swift, from the hands of the Cross Brigade for the Demon Wings of Luo Wei'an, which has the memory of the fifth level of strength, and even this and countless external conditions did not make the second lady of the Flying Flower Academy, Xue Qingji, break this barrier, and the surprise attack of Luo Wei and the others made her lose her transplanted wings even more painfully. Because of the fifth level, they give and bear the most. And when this essential reason appears to them, how can it not shock and remorse them?

"陛xià. Yukihime pressed her sister's shoulder and pressed her back to her seat, and Xueqing, who knew that she was out of shape, picked up the coffee table and tabletop in a daze. There will be no one to serve as a waiter in such a high-end meeting, and the mistakes you make can only be made up for by yourself. Therefore, this noble lady could only squat down and carefully clean up a qiē by herself.

"陛xià. Yukihime repeated her address to Shinas, "Did you find out about this now?"

Xinas understood the meaning of her words. Not directly to her, but turned to the astonishment with everyone on the spot.

"Of course, the Holy Land knew about this, and the original Black Wings even discovered the root cause through Guò's own research and exploration. In other words, the only people who have given up their useless efforts are me and the former Lord Orca. ”

"Your Majesty!" this time it was the Dark Dragon King Chaga Veroni who had turned into a human form with handsome facial features and a dark aura, "Why didn't you tell us before?"

These words expressed the thoughts of the rest of the people present, if you knew this was the case, why bother to pursue the unattainable goal in the first place?

"Even if you know, what's the point?" said Sinas calmly, his slightly stern gaze swept over, and all those who were watching subconsciously lowered their heads, "The Demon Emperor, as the other master of Osiria, has the qualifications and authority of the Dark Extreme, and even I can't speculate about his fate. Nor can his will be determined by anyone's will. Rather than explain to you the even more ridiculous act of searching for the Demon Emperor, it is better to continue to immerse you in the fantasy that you can break through at the fifth level. ”

The people who understand this matter are not the two sides of the Black Wings and the Holy Land mentioned by Shinas, the people who have been to that era, Lovian and the legion commanders who are hidden in the shadows, and Mercedes and Phantoms, who have memories of the past, can explain the essence of the problem, but they don't have that choice. It's not so much the reluctance to let the rising stars of the present age overshadow the brilliance of their predecessors, but rather the terrible devastating fear of Osiria brought about by that power.

Of course, the previous Legion Captains and the fifth-level powerhouses who had preserved the strength of the Dark Legion in the past hoped to use this form to permanently retain their strength advantage in the event of the return of the Dark Mage.

Everyone present listened to Shinas's voice with a heavy understanding, and then the master's voice changed, "But. Mr. Lovien Brady Mun, who was present, had the ability to persuade the Demon Emperor to apply the fifth level of tuning. With the relationship between him and the Demon Emperor, it must not be difficult to do this. ”

Almost instantly, Lovian saw the sly gaze of Shinas after his smile. Putting the blame on himself as the only one who has something to do with Siwu, although he had been mentally prepared for it before. But when he faced the gaze that was focused on him, he still felt a headache.

So, he immediately got up and said aloud: "I'm sorry, I won't say anything about this matter." He rejected all questions about him.

Nanhart, who had been silent, gently touched the smooth table with his teacup, and the crisp sound interrupted everyone's gaze at Lovian.

Shinas looked puzzled, as if she hadn't expected Southhart's move.

"Your Majesty, when the elemental balance comes, are you sure that the fifth-level powerhouses that appear in a short period of time will be comparable to the strength of the powerhouses under the command of the dark mages in the past? It's not enough to resist them. ”

Shinas had a confused and dazed expression, "What do you mean?"

"Even if the Demon Emperor is willing to work with you to complete the final elemental tuning, don't use it right away. Nanhart said coldly.

"Excuse me, then, should the Elemental Tempering Ritual you were expecting be before or after the Dark Mage's resurrection?" Luo Weian said suddenly, his voice calm and decisive, interrupting the thoughts of those around him for a moment.

Nanhart's face remained unchanged, and he turned his head to look at Lovian and said:

"I would like to ask you a rhetorical question. How do you determine the exact time of the Dark Mage's resurrection? Could it be that you, as the Legion Commander in the past, have any special way of judging it?"

Luo Wei was startled, and his face suddenly changed. The meaning of these words is clearly to bring him closer to the dark magician's line! If he is framed in that direction, I'm afraid-

"Don't get me wrong, everyone. Shinas spoke at the right time. "Mr. Lovian has moved away from his old positions and camps, and now he is undoubtedly on our side. I can guarantee this in my own capacity. ”

Nanhart didn't seem to expect Shinas to say this, and the teacup in his hand trembled slightly. Almost fell.

"It is inevitable to complete that ritual before the resurrection of the black mage, you don't have to think about it like this, and the matter of monitoring the news of the resurrection of the black mage is naturally responsible for our seniors. Shinas softened his face slightly.

"Senior"?Is Shinas referring to the Phantom? With his strength, can he really find the Temple of Time that has been hidden in the sky for more than 500 years and has sealed the dark mage?

The afternoon tea party went on smoothly in silence, and after Shinas finished speaking, he did not speak, and then the meeting discussed some details such as the material and economic circulation of the various alliance forces and the new plan for refuge after the resurrection of the dark magician, and the Earth Temple promised a minimum guarantee of military support for peripheral organizations such as the Flying Flower Temple, which of course could only be carried out at the beginning of that emergency period, and Osiria, who was now without a real threat, could not really unite everyone present.

During the period, Xue Ji and Francis introduced their new instant messaging system almost at the same time, while promoting it and hoping to get the consent of the elves with more developed software technology, to their surprise, Mercedes agreed to their request with almost no hesitation, but the feedback she wanted was the full disclosure of military communication technology and the qualification to establish an independent communication company within the elves, after a short hesitation, Francis and Xue Ji promised to give an answer within three days, anyway, the second alliance meeting will last at least half a month, and there is still plenty of time, as long as the black mage does not suddenly break the seal in these ten days。

After a two-hour lunch, Shinas got up and briefly announced the end of the first day of the meeting, and tomorrow will be the beginning of the formal meeting, adhering to the convention that "the importance of the meeting is inversely proportional to the number of participants", and the afternoon tea party in the next few days is the core of this alliance meeting!

Standing in the shadows as if vanishing, Harlem pushed open a door to space, and when Harlem, Legoro, and Gigmont, the headquarters of the Cross Brigade, passed by, Lovian did not see any intersection, as if the two belonged to two unrelated organizations.

Francis stood behind Loveian, intentionally or unconsciously, as he stepped through the door of space. The dizziness and weightlessness of the world swirled again, and when his eyes were clear. He sighed in his heart, why did Shinas call him out alone?

This is undoubtedly another parallel space folded up. In a short and incredible period of time, Shinas had already changed into his long skirt and cumbersome headdress boots, and put on a plain white samurai robe that was quite characteristic of the Winged Demon Nation. The long blonde hair on the back of his head was also tied up, and he stood in cloth shoes on the edge of a wooden martial arts arena in the middle of this grassland landscape.

At this time, she was handing over a little boy dressed in black to a frowning Mercedes. At this moment, the Golden Cherry Blossom Elf King was still wearing the women's suit of the previous generation, without a weapon in his hand, with a pair of square-rimmed glasses, and he completely looked like a white-collar leader.

Mercedes squinted at Lovian, who appeared here, glanced at him with a helpless look of sympathy, then turned and pushed open the invisible door of space and left.

Confused, Lovian slowly walked over to Shinas, who was dressed in a samurai robe, and Shinas looked at him with great energy. Clapped his hands and shouted:

"Marietta, it's time for you to come out. ”

The door of golden space behind Shinas opened, and to Lovian's surprise, this was a little girl who was not much older than Xue Mo, but she was wearing a very well-fitting and quite high-grade metal soft armor, although she had a fierce expression of not admitting defeat, but she looked especially cute because of her beautiful face and brilliant blonde hair.

She made an impeccable knightly salute at Shinas, and then stood beside her with a "bang!" and pressed her hand to the hilt of her sword at her waist.

Shinas smiled. At this moment, she didn't look like a king standing at the highest point of Osiria, but just an ordinary farmer's daughter with her little friends.

"I would like to introduce you to the Cadet Knight Marietta V. Lednes, the daughter of the Holy Knight Michal. ”

Lovian was secretly frightened. It turns out that this is the inheritor of the bloodline of light, no wonder he has such a sharp edge at a young age. Of course, this must be closely related to her acquired efforts.

"Hello. Lovian nodded at her. "Lovian Brady Mun, first meeting. ”

The little girl nodded rather formally. There was still a bit of hostility in his eyes, but he looked at Luo Wei'an's impeccable bearing. She still approved a little.

"You can relax a little after afternoon tea every Sunday, Your Highness Luo Weian, I haven't experienced the essence of demon martial arts, can you give me this opportunity?" Shinas smiled kindly at him.

Until now, he didn't know Shinas's intentions, so he had to follow her thoughts and smiled helplessly. Could it be that the same Mercedes I saw just now? Did she just have a fight with the Osirian emperor?

Marietta Lednes immediately drew a one-handed rapier from its scabbard, handed it to Shinas, and put his hand on the hilt, to Lovian's surprise, the beautifully decorated scabbard seemed to contain a sword that was completely disproportionate to its size, and seemed to be able to draw several of them. Looks like it's a good magic artifact too.

But when Marietta raised one hand high and handed him a one-handed sword of similar size, Lovien suddenly hesitated.

Looking at the sword hilt gauntlet that was still somewhat familiar in his heart, Luo Wei'an's face became a little paler, the ceremonial smile disappeared from his face, and there were even beads of sweat coming out of the bun line.

The outstretched hand was half-dangling in the air, not taking Marietta's sword.

"What's wrong with you!" her crisp voice sounded sharply, "Agreeing to hold a sword in front of Your Majesty is already your supreme respect!

With that, her little hand flashed, and the sword was instantly retracted into its scabbard.

"There's privacy in this, isn't it?" Shinas raised his hand to stop Marietta's next sentence, "but you're being rude, Mary." Stop using a one-handed sword, switch to a two-handed sword!Again, for the sake of fairness, please give me a two-handed sword. ”

Luo Wei's peace of mind is actually very unpleasant, among the weapons of Osiria, why he can't stand the one-handed stabbing sword is very deep, and so he replaced it with a two-handed heavy sword that is almost used by female samurai, and the other party is still the emperor of Osiria, and when he is a girl who looks underage, Luo Weian is still ashamed after all.

But if you really hold the one-handed sword, I'm afraid you'll fall to the ground and vomit due to fear and memories, right?

Marietta looked at the two of them suspiciously, her hands moving. Suddenly, a loud scraping sound sounded, and Marietta suddenly pulled out a two-handed golden long sword with a thin blade of one meter from the scabbard at her waist, which was only half a meter, with some difficulty. His two-handed swords seemed to be the same because they were cast and polished in the same mold.

Looking at Shinas, who wielded his sword tentatively with light and no sluggishness. The slender wrists and the heavy metal seem to be in sharp contrast. Luo Wei still secretly mocked his worries, the strength of the Holy Emperor's lineage. How can the weight of a sword be affected?

Looking at the posture, using the two-handed heavy sword as a one-handed sword, I'm afraid it will not be difficult for her. Luo Wei'an shook the blade of the sword with both hands, and felt the bearing and style of this sword, it was a good weapon, but it was still a distance from the top grade, and he couldn't even withstand half of his dark essence - but this kind of fighting, generally not using external power.

"The one who came was a guest, and Shinas came first. "After seeing the other party stand firm. Sinas smiled softly, holding up the heavy metal that was half his height, and the golden light flashed and left behind the shadows, running from the tricky angle behind Lovian's diagonal side.

Lovian subconsciously leaned back to block the blow, and the strength of it was really not weak, which made his surprise at Shinas even more significant. He has been a pampered royal nobleman since he was a child, but he has such a deep understanding of martial arts, and he really uses martial arts in actual combat rather than performance, it seems that Shinas has had a premonition of future battles since he was a child. Using a real instead of a wooden sword to play, the Holy Emperor's lineage is indeed a strong man both inside and outside for generations.

The wings move towards the other end of the field. Gently taking the momentum of the blade and guiding it to the other side, Shinas was not as experienced in melee combat as she was in long-range combat, and the momentary imbalance even made her dazed for a moment. If it's a real battlefield, this flaw is enough to kill the opponent. But in this environment, Lovien could only politely withdraw his sword, and then raise it again when Shinas bounced back the next moment.

Marietta stood outside the deserted arena. With a stopwatch in his hand, he watched the purely skillful battle between the two for himself. Coming from a military attache family, of course, she quickly saw that Shinas was actually inferior to Lovian's melee skills. However, due to her identity, she did not point it out in time.

Bell!――Bell!――

The sound of the blade striking rang out from time to time. Loviantor fended off Sinus's attack in an evasive stance, and Shinas himself seemed to be aware of this, and before Marietta could count, Sinus stopped before she could speak.

"Sure enough, there is still a big gap with your predecessors, whether it is His Royal Highness Mercedes or you - although Shinas has also been on the battlefield, it is still far from enough. As he spoke, he tied back his blonde hair and returned the sword to Marietta, and Lovien smiled stiffly.

"Your Highness Lovian, I will tell you two things briefly," Shinas said, arranging his clothes, "I am afraid that the dragons have a force that has chosen to join you, and although it sounds incredible, the rumors that can reach my ears have always been confirmed. So what should you do when the time comes, you still have to use your authority as the godfather of the Blue Moon Society. ”

"Dragons. Luo Wei was stunned for a moment, remembering the dragon clan that had been defeated under the full attack of the demons in the past, Mister who had desperately retreated, and the two dragon kings he saw again at the meeting this time. And is it really possible for the two races, which had a hatred of extermination in the past, to unite? Although his current opinion of the dragon clan is not as strong as it was in the past, he is still quite resistant to the thought of working together.

"At a time when the whole continent is seriously considering you as a threat to the Black Wings of the past, you are not like a king to give up an ally that may not really be your enemy!" "As an elder, you should share some of the pressures that Lord Francis is undering. Moreover, the demons who have grown up through the Blue Moon Society, their potential will soon exceed your imagination, and at that time, the relationship between the demons and the Blue Moon Society will be worth serious consideration. ”

Lowe was startled, but didn't speak. (To be continued......)