Chapter 423: Peace Talks
Although he didn't know what tricks the Lizardmen were going to play this time, Tal, who had received the news, still decided to come in person to confirm the situation.
When the two sides met, Soros made his purpose clear and unambiguous.
"I know you have had contact with the forces in the New World. This time, I came here to ask you to pass on a message to the New World. We have no intention of going to war with them. Of course, the same is true with you, so this time we want to reach a consensus with both of you and live in peace."
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Tal was surprised by what Soros said.
He didn't expect that the lizard man would come to him specifically to talk about this matter.
After all, although the Centaurs and the Lizardmen had never had a clear discussion before, the two sides had maintained a state of non-interference to a certain extent.
To be honest, there has never been a serious war.
With this thought in mind, Tal reacted quickly.
[So that's how it is. These lizardmen are afraid of the existence of the Great Zhou! They are worried that if we join forces with the Great Zhou, it will pose a threat to them, so they came to negotiate peace in advance. Their main purpose is to stop the war with the Great Zhou.]
Thinking of this, Tal couldn't help but become more curious about the Great Zhou.
As an old neighbor for so many years, Tal knew the temperament of the Lizardmen very well. They would never say a single word to you unless they could kill you.
Even if I can't destroy you in one go, the most I can do is just like them, keeping out of each other's way.
As an ancient race with a long history, how can you ask them to put down their dignity and negotiate peace with you? This is basically unrealistic.
And that Da Zhou actually did it?
During this time, seeing Tal taking a long time to make a statement after listening to his words, Soros couldn't help but remind him again.
"I'm sure you all know the strength of us Lizardmen. If we really fight, it won't do you any good."
Hearing this, Tal's face darkened slightly, and he inevitably felt a little unhappy, but he couldn't refute it. In the end, he could only reply...
"I'll think about it. Go back and wait."
This was his last act of stubbornness.
Needless to say, after leaving the Lizardmen alone for two days, Tal gave a reply, expressing his willingness to send a representative to make the call.
Obviously, before Drogo and his companions left, they informed the Centaurs of the signal through the energy channel, so that if anything happened to them, they would not be sniped by the three-bow crossbow while rushing to their world through the energy channel.
Chief Tal sent out a team of five centaurs to carry out this communication mission.
Although Diak and his team had already gone there, they had no way to send any messages back, so none of them knew what the situation was over there. Out of caution, they sent out a small team so that they could at least look after each other.
To reach the edge of the world, it is inevitable to pass through the territory of the Lizardmen to a certain extent.
Of course, this area is on the periphery, far away from the center of the Lizardmen's territory.
In addition, the main force of the Lizardmen are currently fighting with the Ratmen in the south, so the deployment of troops here is relatively not so tight.
This was also the main reason why Drogo and his men were able to move relatively safely in this area.
The Lizardmen's troops deployed at the edge of the world brought considerable psychological pressure to this Centaur team.
The opening of the energy channel requires time and waiting.
Especially when it was just opened once two days ago.
Judging from the current frequency, we will have to wait at least ten days or half a month.
But the current situation made the high priest lose his patience.
The high priest had not left the temple for many years, and no one expected that he would walk out of the temple for this matter.
A huge chair was fixed on the broad back of the armored dragon. The high priest, who was fat and covered in dark red scales, was leaning on the chair, using the armored dragon as a mount and came to the edge of the world.
At this moment, not to mention the Centaurs, even most of the Lizardmen probably saw the true face of the High Priest for the first time.
For a moment, along with the heavy steps of the armored dragon, invisible pressure spread from the high priest's body.
Since the energy channel had just been opened before, it would be impossible for the Green Lizard Priest to open it again with his own ability. He had to do it himself.
Ignoring the gazes from all around, the high priest closed his eyes, feeling the surge of energy in the area. Then he found a position, stood up, raised the animal bone staff in his hand, and chanted loudly.
In an instant, the surge of surrounding energy began to become more violent.
During this process, a space in front of everyone's eyes gradually opened up in constant twisting and rotation, forming an energy channel.
"Why don't you go now?!"
Hearing the urging from the high priest, the five centaurs' hearts twitched unconsciously, and then they did not dare to delay at all, and quickly swung their hooves and rushed into the energy channel at the fastest speed.
After running for a while, they calmed down a little, but of course they did not forget to check what was happening behind them.
After confirming that the Lizardman troops did not follow, they breathed a sigh of relief, then took out the horn they carried with them, and blew it while running according to the frequency that Drogo taught them.
On the premise that Drogo and the others had already returned, of course, this matter was also mentioned to Li Ce, who was in charge of the border.
So they knew what it meant when this signal sounded again in the energy channel.
After successfully receiving the five Centaurs who had come, and after briefly understanding the situation, Li Ce felt that it would be better to report this matter to their king as soon as possible.
So there was no time for the five Centaurs to rest. Li Ce, realizing that the situation might have changed, directly ordered a team of soldiers to take the Centaur team to the grassland village as quickly as possible.
By the time they arrived, it was already midnight.
However, because this matter was indeed rather special, it was immediately sent to Zhou Xu who was resting at the time.
Zhou Xu was not vague about this and directly ordered Ye Jinghong, Drogo, Silk, and Diak, the representative of the Centaurs, to come to the council hall for a meeting.
Diak was woken up in the middle of the night and was a little confused at first. He didn't know what was going on, but when he learned that it was his tribesmen who came from the other world, he immediately perked up.
Because he knew that something was most likely going to happen, otherwise his people would not have been able to arrive at this time.
Thinking of this, Diak dressed as quickly as possible and rushed to the meeting hall.
(End of this chapter)
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