Chapter 232 Trade Agreement
Lin Qi followed the Grand Mage out of the port. The number of elves became increasingly scarce, and the houses on both sides of the path looked like they had not been inhabited for a long time.
Just around the corner from the main road, the house has patches and old cracks.
There is no poverty in Ulthuan, but the transformation of the great city and the old town proves that this may not be the case.
This paradise island also has an ugly side.
The dwarf muttered something under his breath, but thanks to Thorian's naturally loud voice, everyone could hear his disparagement of the elven city.
Belanna, who was leading the way, simply cast a calm gaze at Sorian. The thoughtful and devoid of any malice gaze stopped the dwarf's complaints.
Perhaps this old elf once hated dwarves, but his long study of knowledge and swordsmanship has eliminated his mortal thoughts.
Belanna responded to Sorian in dwarven, and Lynch was very happy that he could understand the general idea. It seemed that he was about to master this ancient language.
"As you can see, the war caused irreparable damage to us. I think your hometown is also so deserted. It should not have happened."
The fair and objective tone of the "wise man" seemed to hurt the dwarf, but the wise man's gaze seemed to see through his mind, which made the dwarf fall into an unspeakable silence.
The War of the Longbeard started by the "Warrior" Caledor II and the Dwarf High King Gotrek Shatterstar is a painful memory that the two races cannot avoid.
It turned the two hegemonies that succeeded the cold-blooded empire into sunset empires gradually entering their twilight years.
It caused the overseas elves to split from their homeland, hiding in the forest, and further boosted the power of the dark elves.
The Skaven and the Badlands Green Tide took advantage of the situation and directly defeated the Mountain Kingdom, which had lost a large number of elite troops.
The historians of both tribes exaggerated the other side's responsibilities, and even the records of victory and defeat in the war were heavily subjective.
In fact, no one can deny that they have made a huge mistake.
The dwarves and elves could have defeated the forces of Chaos in one fell swoop.
But mortals always like to find opponents for themselves. The far-sighted wise men failed to stop the radicals in the country, and the friendship across races eventually turned into helplessness of swords against each other on the battlefield.
From then on, the power of civilization could no longer overwhelm chaos. That should have been the glorious era when the "Great Vortex" was at its peak.
After turning another corner, Lynch came to a huge but empty square, with a jade-paved courtyard in the center.
This seems to be a mansion donated by a noble. It has no walls and one can see the courtyards and houses built of emerald at a glance.
Lord Mazdamuddi, the "Lord of the City of the Sun", would like this color. He is also known as the "Lord of Emerald", but he will never pay attention to the details of Asur architecture. Lynch just thinks the green is a bit dazzling.
On the central palace hangs a flag with the sigil of the ancient saint Typok. Perhaps the elves have no idea what this ancient saint represents, but Typok, who spreads the secrets of magic, may be the ancient saint they remember most deeply.
The marks of the ancient saints such as Ichi, Kotego and Zongqi were arranged around the mark of Taibok. There was no doubt that the elves had mistaken the relationship between the ancient saints.
Taibok is not an ancient saint who stands out, and He is not the so-called God-King.
There is no "God King" among the ancient saints; they are all equal.
Even the most influential ancient saints had to listen to the opinions of those with less power.
The lizardmen did not care about Asur's mistake, but Belannar, who was leading the way, seemed to want Lynch to point out the shortcomings.
He even went ahead and apologized in the Lizardman tongue, begging for guidance from the ancients to correct the mistakes of Asur's behavior.
If it were a skink, it would have been shaken by Asur's devotion to the ways of the Old Ones and would have conveyed the gospel of the Old Ones without reservation.
But Linqi was a lizard man, and he saw through the elf's little thoughts.
The secrets of the ancient saints have been hidden for too long, and their relics are spread all over the world.
If you can memorize more of the knowledge of the ancient sages, you won't mistake treasures for ordinary things when you come across them in the future.
This is not a bad thing, they should know what they can touch and what they can't touch.
As Lynch led the warriors into the palace, he carefully sorted out the weight and power of the ancient saints.
Of course, Lynch used the version of the myth that was circulated among the Skinks.
To Lynch's surprise, Eugen actually had a very comprehensive understanding of the situation. The humans mixed in with the lizardmen echoed Lynch and spread the gospel of the ancient saints in unison.
The space inside the palace is very large, even enough to accommodate thousands of people.
The space reserved by the elves' majestic buildings allows the lizardmen to move freely under the eaves.
Even a monitor lizard could barely reach the top of the attic.
When Belannaar announced that this would become the Coldbloods' embassy in Ulthuan, Lynch calmly rejected the proposal.
He can only represent the Southern Legion of Lustria under his command.
Lynch cannot meet with the Phoenix King, nor can he establish diplomatic relations with Asur on behalf of the cold-blooded race.
Because the bottom line of the cold-blooded race cannot be crossed, unless the Asur can truly unite into one voice, but the opinions of the various elven countries are difficult to unify.
The Cold-Blooded Empire is absolutely ruthless. It does not have a "diplomatic contract" with other countries, and will not allow the hot-blooded people to desecrate the ancient relics.
Anyone who dares to go against the grand plan and desecrate the relics of the Old Ones will attract the legions of the Temple City, because the long-dormant engines of the Old Ones are dangerous, and the young races cannot understand the risks behind the power.
The Grand Master of the White Tower could only settle for the second best and reached an agreement with the legion represented by Lynch.
Asur must strengthen the garrison of Twilight Fortress and assist the Southern Legion in guarding against pirates on the southern coast of Lustria. In return, the Gate of Brilliance will open trade channels with Asur.
The High Elves no longer had to go deep into the rainforest; the Skinks would build a small trading village between the Southern Outpost and Twilight Keep.
The elves' adventures or transactions outside the village are not protected by the contract. This is to prevent some elves from spying on the information of the temple city.
The transaction between the two sides adopted a more primitive barter method, with the elves exchanging magical equipment for the output of the temple city.
When Belanna tried to discuss further, Lynch rejected the elves' "strict treaty", saying that all interpretation rights belonged to the ancient saints and that the cold-blooded race did not have to trade with the outside world.
As the commander of the legion, he could only make these concessions, and the Skinks could only accept this level of concessions.
Further blasphemy would anger the demon toad, and many Slann are conservative about outward behavior.
Perhaps Phoenix King Finubar is really a wise king. The White Tower messenger he chose is not as petty as the nobles, and is even willing to reach such an unequal contract where the right of interpretation belongs to Lynch.
After settling the cold-blooded people, Belanaar hurried to the Phoenix King's Court, and soon brought back the certificates that had already been signed by the elven countries.
Lynch just felt that he was too conservative and overestimated Asul's bottom line.
(End of this chapter)
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