I guess Gassoni didn't want to fall out with his country, but he also didn't want his country's strength to be damaged too much, so he came up with this idea.
This method seems to be fine, but the problem is that anyone with a brain can see the meaning behind Sony's move.
How long had it been since he signed the offensive and defensive alliance treaty with the Azure Tide Kingdom?
Are you so perfunctory in responding to your allies’ requests for help?
Anyway, after this matter is over, it will cancel this nominal offensive and defensive alliance treaty.
"Your Majesty, please go to the main hall and rest for a while. I have asked William to prepare a welcoming banquet."
The welcoming banquet is also one of the traditional customs in this world.
It is mainly to express the host's respect for the guests.
"Okay, then let's land. Your Majesty the Royal Sapphire Dragon will be grateful to lead the way."
"You're welcome, just call me by my name, Zhanlan."
Said the Azure, or Royal Sapphire Dragon.
"It has been a long time since my knight died. No one has called my name."
"Okay, blue."
Kroeber nodded.
Normally, the capital of every kingdom would have an extremely large open space to receive guests of the dragon knight level.
The Azure Tide Kingdom is no exception.
Azure brought Krober and his companions to a plain north of the city.
The plain is large and well maintained, with a fence around the edge to indicate ownership of the land.
A huge camp had been built in the center of the plain, and many soldiers and servants were busy around it.
When they landed in front of the tent, a group of people dressed in gorgeous clothes came to greet them.
Leading the group was a tall and thin man wearing a golden robe and a crown. He was obviously the king of the Azure Tide Kingdom - William Royal Blue.
William stretched out his hands, shook Krober's hands tightly, and said:
"Thank you for coming, Your Majesty Krobe."
"On behalf of my country and people, I express my sincere admiration and gratitude for your wise decision."
William looked much more haggard at this moment than he did at the founding ceremony.
It was obvious that the invasion of the Winged People had consumed a lot of effort from this king who was neither very wise nor very powerful.
"To be honest, I have sent letters for help to all the other major kingdoms, but you are the only one who responded to me."
"The other kingdoms were either attacked by the enemy or were unable to send reinforcements due to their own lack of strength."
As William spoke, he was moved so deeply that he couldn't help but shed tears.
Although he was not smart and even a little stupid, he did not want the country to be destroyed in his hands.
Now that he saw hope coming, his originally taut string snapped so easily.
Kroeber didn't say much about William's misbehavior.
He could understand William's current state, so he didn't urge him or express his opinions. He just waited quietly for William to vent all his emotions.
In the end, Zhanlan couldn't bear it anymore and spoke up to stop this ridiculous scene.
"That's enough! How long are you going to keep crying?! Do you want to embarrass the entire country?"
Zhanlan said unhappily that its attitude towards William was not very good.
Compared to his ancestors, he was like a reincarnated pig.
All he does all day is eat, drink, have fun and do business.
Although the country became much richer under his leadership, its military strength was so weak that it was almost fragile.
The entire kingdom's top leaders rely on it and two other lower-level dragon knights to keep things going, and there are not many dragons in the Dragon Garden.
This time, the kingdom's top combat forces were almost wiped out, and the entire military system was on the verge of collapse.
"Now that King William has calmed down, let's discuss the current situation in the kingdom."
Kroeber took the seat assigned to him and extended an invitation to King William.
"Hmm...Okay."
King William wiped his tears and sat in his seat. He clapped his hands and asked the soldiers and servants to bring the food. Then he began to talk about the current situation in the Kingdom of the Azure Tide.
"The kingdom's military system is currently on the verge of collapse. All available mobile units have been destroyed. Now, perhaps only a few nobles still have some private soldiers left."
"This Winged People's attack was extremely efficient and fierce. They had a clear plan, and every soldier carried out destruction according to their classification."
"From the battle reports from the front, it seems the Winged People are organizing their army around a small floating island."
"Each small floating island will be led by a Silver Winged Man with the strength of a Sky Knight."
"Their primary goal is to kill or destroy the strong men in the human army and various military facilities."
After saying that, William took out a report from his arms, which clearly recorded the officers and nobles of all ranks who were assassinated by the Winged People.
"This group of winged people also attacked the Great Magic Tower in an organized manner, killing most of the magicians inside and burning all the rare magical materials and tomes collected there."
When saying this, Krober could clearly feel that William was extremely distressed at this moment.
I don't know whether I feel sorry for the expensive materials and books, or for the dead magicians.
Judging from Kroeber's love for money, William must have felt sorry for the gold coins he invested.
"Currently, the Winged People's main offensive target is the coastal areas. They have successively breached several large ports and plundered a large amount of resources and military supplies."
On the wall behind the tent hung a huge map depicting the territory and topography of the Azure Tide Kingdom.
In the coastal area, in addition to the Heart of Azure, there are four other large port cities.
However, these cities have now fallen and become enemy territory or ruins.
At present, the army of the Azure Tide Kingdom has been almost destroyed, and the situation in some small settlements around it has become confusing.
Due to the lack of effective intelligence gathering methods, William did not know whether these settlements were safe or had been looted.
If everything is calculated according to the worst-case scenario, then the Azure Tide Kingdom, one of the eight human kingdoms, would now only have its capital struggling to survive.
Although the city was strong, it seemed to be crumbling in the face of the enemy's powerful offensive.
After thinking about it, Krober decided to send people to find out the situation in most cities in the country first.
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