The changes in the Kul tribe aroused Vashj's inner vigilance.
But she still suppressed her doubts in her heart, because the most important thing at the moment was to deal with the issues related to Kugel's damage to the grassland.
Looking at the three sea dragons staring at Kugel and the two hundred warriors behind him, Vashj felt conflicted.
If they fight, the Naga tribe should be able to win this battle.
But there will definitely be losses, and they will be huge.
Moreover, as one of the three leaders of the Kuer tribe, if Kugel died here, the Kuer tribe would probably have a reason to formally declare war on the Naga tribe.
The Kul tribe, together with the Kugel in front of him, has a total of three dragon knight-level warriors.
They are the chief Kuyala, the second chief Olchi and the third chief Kugel.
They are not ranked according to strength, but according to age.
It is said that the three brothers were born from the same mother and are the three strongest warriors who emerged from the same pile of eggs.
They supported each other since they were young and eventually became the three strongest people in the Kuer tribe. The relationship between the three can be said to be quite strong and can be described with the four words "love is stronger than gold".
If Kugel died here, Vashj couldn't imagine what crazy actions the Kuer people would take.
At this time, the Naga tribe did not have the confidence to declare war on the Kuer tribe.
Thinking of this, Vashj forcibly suppressed her inner anger and signaled the tribesmen behind her to remain calm.
Then, she turned her gaze to Kugel and said coldly:
"Leave this place, and do not allow the Kuer tribe to set foot on the grassland again. If they do, I will take it as a signal for the Kuer tribe to declare war on our Naga tribe."
Vashj has said this many times, but it has no effect at all.
After hearing this, the disdain on Kugel's face became more and more obvious.
"Okay, I'll send someone to deliver the sea phosphate ore to you as compensation."
After saying that, Kugel led his men to swim out of the grassland.
As they walked, Kugel seemed to remember something, turned around, and said to Vashj:
"Oh, by the way, my eldest brother asked me to give you a message."
He moved his right pincer and scratched his head, as if recalling those words.
"Emmmm, I remember now!"
Kugel's startled movements startled the Nagas.
"May the friendship between our two tribes last forever!"
When Kugel said this, his tone was cold and his expression was playful. It didn't sound like words praising the friendship between the two tribes at all. Instead, it sounded more like the Kuer tribe was ringing the bell of countdown to the destruction of the Naga tribe.
Vashj's face turned pale. No one present was more familiar with this sentence than her.
As a nomadic people, robbery and genocide are normal practices for the Kurds.
Whenever the Kuer people were about to carry out genocide against a certain race, they would send an envoy to that race, leave this message, and then leave.
Over time, this sentence has become a tradition of the Kuer people, and the prestige of Kuyala, who created this tradition, in the Kuer people has also been increasing.
But unexpectedly, this tradition has now fallen on the Naga people.
The moment she heard these words, Vashj had already made preparations in her heart to keep Kugel and the others here.
But a huge black shadow coming towards her made Vashj give up this idea.
"Second brother? Why are you here?"
After the dark shadow showed up, Kugel asked curiously.
The visitor was none other than Olchi, the second chief of the Kuer tribe, but his appearance was completely different from that of the sturdy Kugel.
Kugel is three meters tall, tall and strong, with magical light flowing from the outer shell of his body.
Olchi is only a little over two meters tall and has a slender build, which is not at all what one would call "strong".
However, his aura is much more stable than Kugel's, which makes people a little undecided.
"Your Excellency Vashj, High Priestess of the Naga and Contractor of the Sea Crystal Dragon, I am Orchi of the Kul tribe. I am very happy to meet you again."
Olchi's speaking style is completely different from Kugel's. He does not have the recklessness and roughness that are unique to the Kugel people. Instead, he has a hint of the cunning of human aristocrats.
"...Long time no see, Mr. Olchi, why is your body..."
As one of the rulers of the three major races, Vashj had naturally seen the three brothers of the Kul tribe, but the last time Vashj met them, Orchi still looked like a brave warrior.
Why does it look like a bamboo pole now?
"Oh? Haha, that's a long story."
Orchi touched his thin body and smiled slightly, but had no intention of answering Vashj's questions.
However, Vashj didn't think that it would be so easy to obtain information from the other party. She spoke just to start a topic.
"I came here this time precisely for my disappointing brother. I hope that High Priest Vashj can forgive my foolish brother for my sake."
After saying that, Orchi took out a small sea-blue gem from the gap in the outer shell of his chest.
"This is the spoils I got from a human merchant ship. I heard from those humans that this is called some kind of magic sapphire, a mineral infused with a high-level dragon species.
I would like to present this to Master Vashj as a testimony to the friendship between you and me, and even between our two races."
Orchi controlled the water flow and sent the gem to Vashj.
“The friendship of the Kuer people is like poison coated with honey!
This gift is too valuable, and there is no friendship between the two tribes. Lord Olchi should keep this stone for himself."
Kugel's words just now had already torn the relationship apart, so there was no need for Vashj to maintain superficial peace.
If you want to fight, then fight!
The Nagas are never afraid of fighting!
“Ah, well, I’m deeply sorry about the breakdown of friendship between the two tribes.
If Your Excellency Vashj can voluntarily give up the ownership of the Ocean Dragon on behalf of the Naga tribe, then I will promise on behalf of the Kul tribe to never infringe on the interests of the Naga tribe again."
"Oh!"
Vashj smiled coldly. After all, she was still coveting the ocean dragon.
It just changed from a threat to a negotiation.
"I don't know where you learned some hypocrisy from human nobles, so you want to deceive me with it, Olchi!"
Seeing that Vashj was indeed angry, Orchi gave up the idea of continuing the communication.
Anyway, the purpose of his visit this time was to ensure the safety of his third brother. The communication just now was just a convenience. If it could succeed, it would be great. Even if it failed, it would not be a big deal.
"Well, since Lady Vashj has no intention of continuing the conversation, let's end this negotiation here."
Orchi sighed slightly, then took Kugel and the two hundred soldiers away from the grassland.
"Sir, shall we not fight?"
The kingly Naga stepped forward and asked Vashj.
"Fight? What can you do? Can you defeat the Dragon Knight? Starting a war rashly will only lead to your own death!"
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