Codex Pirates

Chapter 248 Clouds

A new path of destiny has appeared, but the gate has not yet been opened, and the task content for opening the gate has not yet appeared.

William's consciousness withdrew from the Destiny Square. At this time, he was in the political hall of the royal palace. Besides him, many ministers were also there, waiting for the envoy of the Kingdom of Falaise to arrive.

After a while, the messenger came to the main hall led by the guards.

William sized up the envoy, and what caught his eyes was a handsome middle-aged man with a slender, tall and straight figure, a serious face, decent clothes, and meticulous care of his beard. When William and the others saluted, they also appeared neither humble nor overbearing.

However, William quickly withdrew his attention. He didn't care about the appearance of the other party. He had already seen the strength of the messenger just now, and this was what really caught his attention. The envoy's strength was mediocre, and his hands didn't have calluses at all. At first glance, he didn't have a hard training in swordsmanship or other physical skills.

The Falaise envoy named Romanos did not feel that he was not being taken seriously. After the ceremony, he deliberately raised his head to glance at the throne on the high platform opposite, and asked loudly, "Why don't you see His Majesty Norton I, King of your country?"

Manny, who had just become foreign minister, glanced at the envoy Romanos, and said slowly: "Your Majesty has ignored the government for many years. If you have any proposals or requests from your country, you can tell our consul the same."

"What's the matter!" Romanos waved his right hand vigorously with a bit of anger, and emphasized his tone, "As the envoy of the Kingdom of Falaise, I represent King Robert, and the document this time was also written by King Robert himself. As a subject, how can you accept such a document for His Majesty Norton I of your country instead of the king? Is it to usurp the throne?"

Most of the people in the hall were William's people, and they all looked at him coldly when they heard what Romanos pointed out.

"You think you can represent King Robert, but I can't represent His Majesty Norton I?" William asked slowly.

"That's different," Romanos said with a very tough look, "King Robert can't come to this country, it's imperative for me to represent him, and His Majesty Norton I is in the palace."

"Okay, then go and call His Majesty Norton I." William said calmly. He sat on the chair without even moving his fingers. He only signaled a guard with his eyes to inform the king.

William's attitude is like summoning a servant. This makes Romanos, who has been a nobleman for generations, very dissatisfied. It seems that the rumors he heard outside that the Navia Kingdom has been controlled by a group of traitors are not groundless. Well, everything he saw before him proved that William's attitude and power had long deviated from the duties that a courtier should have.

Originally, the political hall had no seats except for the throne, but after William entered the palace, seats were added for him and other ministers.

While waiting, all the ministers of the Kingdom of Navia sat quietly, only Romanos, the envoy of Falaise, stood where he was, and was looked up and down unscrupulously by Manny and others.

After a while, King Norton I was brought into the main hall. Compared with the appearance when William first met him a few years ago, he became a little fatter, with more obvious dark circles and hairline. For the back.

Romanos saluted King Norton I respectfully, but the ministers of the other Navian kingdoms didn't even move. Some of them were not from William's old team, but from the old aristocratic forces, restless on their chairs. He moved, but seeing that William and the others hadn't got up, he didn't dare to stand up.

After William got up first and gave a simple salute to Norton I, the others left their seats following his movement and saluted one after another.

After Norton I sat down, he didn't tell the others to sit down, but when they saw William sitting back on the chair and pressed their hands, the others also took their seats.

Romanos slandered again, but still followed the established steps and handed over the documents of his own king to Norton I. As a result, the documents were taken away by the attendants next to him before they were opened by Norton I and handed over to William. hands.

William flipped through the document, and as he expected, it was about the territorial issues of Kekeyasi Village and Housha Town.

"I don't think there is a need to discuss the issue of the integration of Cocoyasi Village and Housha Town into our territory," William handed the document to Dan Bier, who is also the Minister of Science and Technology, and then said to Romanos, "The two places The residents of the country have been enslaved by pirates for many years, and no one has ever paid attention to them before that, it was we who rescued them from the pirates, and it was the wishes of the local people to incorporate them into our country."

"When it comes to territorial issues, those humble peasants are not qualified to be the masters," Romanos said in a deep voice, "They can join the Kingdom of Navia, but they have no right to give the land that belongs to the Kingdom of Falaise to Navia. kingdom."

"Send? The people and land there were liberated by the power of the Navia Kingdom. The people who rescued them are not qualified to be the masters, and the people who live there are not qualified to be the masters. Are you qualified?" William smiled disdainfully. laugh.

"You are making unreasonable words. What you are doing now belongs to the invasion of the land of the Kingdom of Falaise," Romanos gritted his teeth, with a hint of threat in his tone, "This may be mistaken by our country as an act of war."

As soon as Romanos' words fell, the hall seemed a little quiet. Norton I looked at Romanos in horror, and other people in the hall also looked at him strangely.

"The Dragon Pirates have been entrenched for so many years, and your country dare not send anyone to condemn them," William raised his eyebrows, "Now that I have just liberated by my troops, you dare to come to my palace and threaten to start a war. Why is your courage so late? so long?"

"The Kingdom of Navia and the Kingdom of Falaise are countries that are members of the world government. If the two sides go to war, the world government will definitely pay attention," Romanos said maliciously. However, if they find out that one of them is a cunning criminal who colluded with the local navy and caused the corruption of the East China Sea Navy, so that they can escape the bounty, they will definitely not ignore it!"

After Romanos finished speaking, he stared at William, but saw that William's expression didn't change at all after hearing his words.

"This is what you rely on?" William said mockingly, "You are relying on people's power. This is why you dare not provoke the Dragon Pirates, but dare to provoke me?"

William waved to the guards, then pointed to Romanos, who was flushed red because of his words: "Cut off his ears."

Romanos turned pale with fright, and two wolf-like guards had already pinned him down.

"I've already said that there is no need to discuss the matter of Cocoyasi Village and Housha Town. Your ears seem to be useless at all, and keeping them is a burden." William got up and came to Romanos, Looking down at him, "You can't offend the Dragon Pirates, and you can't offend me either. Go back and tell your king that if he wants war, I'll give him war."