A strange world

Chapter 470 Chapter 127. Mission

A hasty banquet was going on in the fortified castle.

"Those evil plunderers stole my people and my land! You actually want to visit them..."

The "Mad Dog Archduke" endured his temper.

"Heir to the Principality of Montabourlock, we are just visiting that lord." This is nothing to a group of nobles.

It was the Mad Dog Archduke who initiated the coup that made the envoys unhappy.

After finishing their visit to the Mad Dog Archduke's castle, the envoys continued their journey.

Mad Dog Archduke watched the envoys leave coldly, without looking back: "I don't think this is useful."

The gray-robed mage standing behind the Grand Duke whispered: "That's enough. A few words from us can create a gap between them and Annan..."

"Why don't we kill the envoys and frame them?"

"The size of the Keating Principality is several times that of the Principality... We cannot afford the price of being exposed."

Mad Dog Archduke turned around: "Why does that bastard have so many elemental legions?"

"Because of the warlock talent."

"So why does that bastard have so many elemental legions?"

"There are so many large-scale elements that even epics cannot achieve. He must have stolen some kind of authority that does not belong to him..."

"Did you just say 'steal'?" Mad Dog Archduke thought thoughtfully, "Then...can we tell the owner of the authority?"

The gray-robed mage lowered his head: "I will let the Mage Association prepare a ritual to communicate with the elemental plane."

The satisfied Mad Dog Archduke became violent again: "Also, let the housekeeper feed the maids that the envoys like to my pets."

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A vast farmland that was different from the wilderness appeared in front of the envoy team.

The skeletons in the farmland brought the envoys into stasis from top to bottom. The messengers remained silent, the knights clenched their weapons, and tension and uneasiness filled the air.

But after a mage muttered "Why don't they have the aura of death", they discovered that the skeletons were just working in the fields, chasing away sparrows foraging for wheat grains, and even basking in the sun.

"Is this what Secretary Fronning is talking about?"

There were also a few farmers dressed as farmers, but the team mage said they belonged to the Necromancer... farmers scattered on the farmland.

A knight approached and confirmed that these skeleton rat men were the farmers of Gem City.

The envoys continued to set off, looking at the strange yet harmonious farmland on both sides of the road.

As the outline of Gem City and the sea appeared in the distance, the team suddenly broke away from the bumps. Compared to the skeleton farmer, this road, which was neater than masonry and had no gaps, attracted their attention, and they even stopped to observe it for a while.

The walled city in the distance was getting closer and closer. There were not many pedestrians on the deserted streets, but the exquisite houses and spacious streets made even the strictest and prejudiced nobles unable to say anything.

Brand new and shiny street lamps stood on both sides of the street, and none of the residents that could be seen along the way looked dirty or embarrassed, which gave the envoys an increased sense of anticipation.

The long queue finally stopped in front of the city lord's palace. Annan, Itilia, Ingrid, and Francois were already waiting in front of the door.

"What is that building?" A messenger with short orange hair pointed to the Crystal House next to the City Lord's Mansion.

"That's the lair of a blue dragon."

Annan said humbly, and as expected, there were exclamations of surprise.

There were five envoys in the team of more than fifty people, three of whom were officials of the Principality of Keating, and two of whom were business aristocrats.

The leader was one of the merchant nobles, Kia Peterson. It is said that his business territory is close to half of Middle-earth.

After greeting each other, Annan stood aside and left the negotiation to Itilia, who was good at it.

During this period, a messenger stood up and was taken to the bathroom by the maid Abby. Not long after, he came back with a strange expression, leaned next to Kia Peterson and whispered: "Sir, you should go to the bathroom and take a look..."

"What's wrong?"

"There is actually a water element inside..."

"Water element?"

Finally, it was Annan's turn to be the area he was good at. He introduced: "There is a water element responsible for cleaning all the bathrooms in our Gem City."

"Are they all large water elements?"

"Of course, ordinary water elements will become smaller and smaller as they are used," Annan joked.

But this group of nobles from the Keating Principality were still stunned, including Kia Peterson. They were almost like country people coming to the big city.

"Can we visit your territory?" Kia Peterson asked seriously.

"certainly."

Not long after, Annan pushed Itilia and the envoys to the street. Passing by the "Dragon's Nest", the envoys looked curiously, but did not have the courage to go in to see if there was really a dragon.

"Why use skeletons as farmers?" The messenger who went to the bathroom thought of what he had seen on the road.

"Save money, and the skeleton is tireless."

As a result, Annan was not praised for his genius idea. He was only more puzzled - farmers have no salary and no value. If they die, they will pop up again... Where can I save it?

Along the way, the envoys did not see the rotten roads with sewage flowing across them, the dirty poor people begging for money, the pleasant knocking sound of the blacksmith shop in the distance, and the bustling port.

You can tell Kia Peterson is happy with Gem City.

"Why is it called Gem City?"

"This place used to be called Gemstone Bay, so it has continued." However, it is not the official name yet. It is still called Gemstone Bay in the development order.

"This name doesn't suit you," Keya Peterson said. "It's too common."

Annan felt the same way: "How about Liberty City?"

"free……"

Kia Peterson chewed on the word, and then saw a group of goblins chirping past the front.

What silenced the envoys was still behind them. They saw orcs, dwarves, and centaurs again, but not churches, manors, or nobles.

The more they looked, the gloomier their faces became.

"This is the school, where the kids go to study."

When they arrived at the school building where the sound of reading was heard, their smiles appeared again.

"Are the aristocrats and rich people going to school here?" A short and fat envoy smiled.

"They are all civilian children and orphans."

The smiles completely disappeared from the faces of the messengers.

Next, the envoy group did not talk about the alliance, and even prepared to leave on the grounds of "visiting other city-states".

They messed up.

Standing in front of the window of the city lord's palace, watching the gloomy envoys leave, "Do you think this is right?" Itilia asked Annan.

Annan's determination did not disappoint her: "I think this is right, and humans also think this is right."

Because he was chosen by the Divine Eye to enter the Holy Temple.

If the Keating Principality knew about this, I'm afraid they would come back again... But this is a two-way choice. They did not choose Annan, and Annan did not choose them.

The envoys failed to live up to Annan's expectations, but they still left a good suggestion: Gem City's new name, "Free City", was retained.