"Uh-huh……"
(￣～￣)Chew!
Click! Click!
Little Annie threw a few pieces of fried sweet nuts into her mouth and chewed them, making a "clicking" sound. She first turned her head and looked at the man at home who had a dark face at this time and tried to pretend to be serious. Mother Amorin, who looked like she was listening to the lecture, thought about it for a while, then reached out and grabbed the roasted lamb leg that she had just chewed out a few tooth marks and nicks without caring at all, and started chewing it again. stand up.
"ha!!"
o(￣＾￣)oSwallow!
Gulu!
Naturally, after the 'click' sound finally ended, the sound of the food being swallowed, and the beautiful noise of the little girl breathing out a long breath after swallowing, started again...
"..."
Although it seemed natural, it seemed to be a deliberately fake voice, which attracted Noxus Commander Swain, who was giving a eloquent speech and persuasion to the negotiating partner, and made him unable to help himself. From time to time, he glanced at a little girl who seemed to be causing trouble maliciously with several strange and secretly dissatisfied looks.
"Eh?"
∑(△｀)? !
"This one doesn't taste good, I want to eat that one! Uncle Crow, please pass it over to me, okay, thank you... By the way, do you want some?!"
(`) Delicious.
A little girl who didn't pay any attention to the four adults who were negotiating and talking about important things, just gathered beside this big stone table, between the two pairs of male and female adults sitting face to face. , eating without restraint.
Moreover, not only did she eat, but she also interrupted Swain's speech rudely many times, either directly extending her hand to the thing, or asking the other party to help pass the food to her... And now, when the other party gave her another He handed over the plate of deep-fried big-eared rat that was far away, and after letting her cheer and say thank you casually, she started eating again.
"..."
, Crow, Uncle Crow? !
As the commander of Noxus, the veins on Swain's forehead couldn't help but jump for the first time, but in the end, he automatically filtered out the title of 'Uncle Crow' that the little girl forcibly labeled him, and continued to face him. He forced a smile without changing his expression, and introduced the various conditions that Noxus offered to the Gray Order to the two couples opposite who looked a little unnatural... Of course, corresponding to the conditions (rights), There are also various obligations that the other party has to fulfill.
Because the rising Noxus cannot do without the support of everyone...
As long as they are a member of Noxus, as long as they join this big family, everyone must enjoy the various war dividends brought by the empire while unconditionally fighting for the revival and rise of 'her' struggle!
"Well……"
e=(o｀*)))
"It's so delicious. I'm so full today..."
oo smells so good...
Little Annie suddenly breathed heavily again, touched her slightly rounded belly, and then finally sat back on her stone bench with satisfaction, no longer standing between two groups of people negotiating like before. In the middle, he held up the stone table to cause trouble to both parties, making the whole table a mess.
Sure enough, it is easier to feel full after eating at home...
"Ai?"
(w)
"that……"
(*-)
"Uncle Crow, keep talking and ignore me. Anyway, I wasn't listening from the beginning, and I don't like listening to the boring things you just said."
(*^^*)That’s it!
Little Annie noticed that the scene was slowly getting quieter. When she turned her head, she saw that the one-armed man with a crow standing on his shoulder and a devil's claw stopped and looked at her. She hurriedly He playfully made a face at the other party, not caring at all that he had just disturbed the other party's important conversation.
(…)
(●￣￣●)
"..."
call! !
After taking a deep breath and letting his breathing become rapid for more than ten seconds, Swain finally managed to regain his composure. When the little girl finally stopped making noises about eating and drinking, and finally began to calm down, he started again. He turned to look at the two couples who were pretending not to know a certain little girl, and continued what he had just said without finishing his speech.
"La la la..."
(^^)
However, little Annie, who had just calmed down, started to struggle again...
While she was grabbing her stuffed bear and rubbing it vigorously against the grease and dirt, she actually started humming something in a low voice that everyone present could not understand at all. She didn't know where it came from. The messy nursery rhymes you learned?
(…)
(*.><)o
"..."
"..."
"The matter has come to this, whether it is us or the two of us, I believe that we have no other choice, so..."
Fortunately, after the little girl's more disturbing behavior just now, it is now difficult to attract more of their attention by just humming a few words.
so,
The four people present, whether it was Noxus Commander Jericho Swain or his companion, were sitting upright in their seats, always maintaining a vague smile, and I don’t know whether it was LeBlanc, the magician who was paying attention, or the wandering enchantress LeBlanc, or the mysterious warlock Gregory Hastur and his wife, the shadow witch Amoryn. They didn’t pay attention to the person who was sitting The little girl humming a song on the stone bench quickly shook out everything she wanted to say and discuss.
Of course, most of the time it was the leader of Noxus, Jerry Coswein, who was making the statement, while the mystic warlock Gregory Hastur and his wife the Shadow Witch Amoryn were the ones making the statement. From time to time, he would ask a question or two noncommittally, and from time to time he would frown in thought, without making any direct statement.
As for LeBlanc, the trickster enchantress, she was like a foil throughout the whole process, just watching the three people discuss with a smile, without making a sound or participating in the idea at all.
"That's probably it. I have finished speaking today. I think you two should have made a decision in your hearts..."
After finally explaining the matter clearly, and making sure that he had just explained it clearly to the two couples opposite who could make decisions for the entire gray order, and that he had not missed any of the content he had prepared in advance, Jerry Koswein said this Then he finally breathed a sigh of relief.
He didn't know why, but he always felt that today's negotiation was more tiring and more torturous than any difficult battle he had commanded before?
"In addition to what I just said, you two please take a look here now!"
"The above is the explanation of all the rights and obligations of the Gray Order after our Noxian High Command and the Trifari Council jointly decided to give you!"
"What do you two think?"
"Please rest assured that in addition, Noxus will definitely give you and your wife treatment and status that are consistent with your status... Please believe me, Noxus will never let anyone down who contributes to the empire!"
"Never, I promise!!"
After slowly saying all the words and all the conditions and requirements that the two of them had come to this voodoo land today, and coming to this gray order that became more and more prosperous and became like a small city-state, Noxus's Commander Jerry Koswein slowly took out a parchment document that had been prepared from his space pocket.
Then, he glanced at the two couples opposite who were still deep in thought and seemed to have not made a final decision, and then gently handed it to the mysterious warlock Greg from the stone table full of food scraps and plates. In front of Rihasta and his wife, the shadow witch Amorin.
The requirements and conditions he just mentioned were actually all written in the magic contract document, without any discount or concealment at all.
As long as either of the other parties signs the contract, everything he said before can be fulfilled immediately!
Because that contract was signed and stamped by the Noxian leader Jericho Swain, signed and stamped by the Trifari Council, and it has unquestionable validity in Noxus!
At the same time, it also has powerful magical effects to ensure that both parties will fulfill it as promised.
This,
This is the greatest sincerity that Jerry Koswein brings to this gray order!
He believed that the two old friends in front of him, the mysterious warlock Gregory Hastur and his wife the shadow witch Amorin, must be the kind of people who understand current affairs! Knowing that they were invincible and unable to resist the Noxus Empire, signing the contract was already a certainty, and there would definitely be no other suspense.
"..."
Before the other party could make a decision, he first turned around and glanced at the female companion next to him. When he noticed that the other party gave him a vague look of affirmation, Jerry Koswein inadvertently revealed a knowing smile on his lips.
Then, he nodded, turned around, and sat on the stone bench as if he was relieved. He leaned on his marshal's scepter and waited patiently for the two couples who were reading the agreement item by item. reply.
Now, his lobbying mission is complete...
Although the process was not perfect, and he was constantly being disrupted by the rude little girl who was treating the two couples, at any rate, he persisted until the end of the negotiation, and did not cause any disturbance because of such small things. .
"..."
"..."
After briefly glancing at the agreement on the magic contract-style parchment and discovering that there was no discrepancy between the content written on it and the conditions put forward by the Noxian commander in front of them just now, the mysterious warlock Gregory Hastur and His wife, the shadow witch Amorin, also looked at each other in tacit understanding. When they both saw a certain decision in the depths of each other's eyes, they turned back in tacit understanding and looked at the two messengers opposite.
"Two envoys..."
"We have seen that the conditions offered by Noxus are very sincere and generous! We can't think of any reason to refuse..."
At this point, Shadow Witch Amorin paused for a moment. When she saw the relief and hidden ecstasy in the eyes and faces of the two people opposite her, she smiled slyly and suddenly changed the subject. :
"However, it is still a pity that our choice is: refuse!!"
"Of course, please don't get me wrong. This actually has nothing to do with your conditions. This is just our own problem... because our gray order mages and people no longer want to be involved in the huge whirlpool of Noxus again. …”
"So, I'm really sorry. I'm afraid I can only let you two go on a wasted trip today?"
Knowing that her husband Gregory might not be able to lose face to refuse the request of an old friend whom he had not seen for more than ten years, so... his wife, the shadow witch Amorin, was not polite at all in front of the two envoys. They handed back the agreement with a polite smile, and the speakers who represented the land of voodoo and the gray order made their final decision.
In fact, in this matter, before the other party arrived, she had already guessed the other party's intention and made a decision... Therefore, when she said those words now, she did not feel the slightest regret.
"Please take this agreement back. Maybe you can give it to people who need it? Because it is so generous that we can't afford it..."
Completely ignoring the frowning LeBlanc opposite and the ugly and surprised face of Noxian Commander Jerry Koswein, whose expression suddenly turned astonished, the Shadow Witch Amorin directly removed the magical face. The parchment agreement was held by a mage's hand and lightly 'sent' back to the two of them, floating in the air.
This is actually just as she said, their Gray Order has been an independent organization since they broke away from Noxus and risked their lives to cross the magnificent barrier! Therefore, the seemingly generous merger request proposed by the other party is actually completely unreasonable!
Therefore, they neither accept nor compromise, nor will they be easily persuaded by the other party!
No matter what the continent of Valoran will develop in the future, no matter how the forces of Runeterra will evolve in the future, their Gray Order mage organization will definitely always be hidden deep in the Voodoo Land. It has no connection with any external forces.
They must maintain the transcendent status of their organization and not be enemies with any outside force. At the same time, they must not ally with any country!
This was the common wish and voice of everyone when Gray Order came here!
The outrageous merger request just made by the other party and the agreement to annex them are obviously contrary to the core principles of their gray order and have a serious conflict.
This is not only the wish of herself and her husband Gregory, but also the voice of the entire Gray Order!
Therefore, the shadow witch Amorin simply rejected the conditions of the Noxian leader. She even did not say what her husband Gregory said before the other party arrived, that he could provide friendly support to some mages!
I think back then, after experiencing countless hardships, they finally broke away from Noxus and took root in this voodoo land where it was difficult for ordinary people to survive, far away from war and suffering... Now, in this How could they return to Noxus when they were enjoying peace and freedom in a paradise-like place?
"Did I hear correctly?"
"Did you just say... that you 'reject'? You also said... that you no longer want to get involved in the 'Maelstrom of Noxus'?"
Jerry Koswein did not pay attention to the magic agreement that the other party sent back with a spell. Instead, with a face full of astonishment, he asked the two straight-faced people opposite him in that unbelievable tone. It was obviously very clear. The two couples expressed their refusal and their attitude was very decisive.
"Ah……"
"This, this is simply ridiculous! Do you think you are no longer the children of Noxus?!"
With a sarcastic and ironic tone, Jericho Swain slammed the parchment magic agreement that was stubbornly floating in front of him onto the stone table, then tried hard to suppress his anger and said with He shouted in a majestic tone with a hint of excitement and trembling.
Before coming, although he had thought about many possibilities, he had thought about the other party's conditional acceptance, and also thought about the other party's greed and desire to get more things... For this reason, he also specially prepared a lot of rebuttals and rejections. ?
But no idea...
Now, the other party really didn't accept it at all, and directly rejected all his proposals, and also said that he no longer wanted to have any involvement or contact with Noxus?
How dare these people, these peaceful faction members who defected back then, think like this? !
Sure enough, the other preparations that LeBlanc, the female companion beside him, asked him to make were not completely unreasonable... Regarding the two couples in front of him, and this gray order, Swain was still thinking about it. A little too optimistic.
"You're right!"
"Although I'm sorry that I made your trip in vain, I still have to remind Lord Swain again!"
"All of us..."
"We, the Gray Order, and our people, were no longer part of the Noxus Empire when they were persecuted and had to leave Noxus more than ten years ago."
"We are sure of this! And you'd better admit it?!"
Seeing that the other party seemed to be showing signs of turning against her, Shadow Witch Amorin retorted in a humble and humble manner, completely ignoring the ferocious expression on the other party's face and the invisible and powerful pressure on her body.
because,
This is the land of voodoo, the residence of their gray order, not Noxus, nor the Immortal Fortress!
In their own territory, she obviously would not take the commander in charge of the entire Noxus and the trickster LeBlanc seriously!
Let's face it, even if it's not here, but somewhere else without any support or the help of the mage tower, in terms of individual strength, in a two-on-two situation, Amorin and her husband Gregory beside her You may not necessarily be afraid of the two people opposite you!
Even if there is a fight, it will only be a 50-50 split at best?
And if it was like here now, in their gray order station...then she would be absolutely sure of winning, and she would never leave the other side a single chance!
"Ah……"
"I seem to understand... You people, your Gray Order, you self-exiled people, it seems that you are determined to resist and disobey the will of our great Noxus?!"
After a short moment of silence, Jerry Koswein's expression slowly changed from the previous anger, confusion and regret to the cold and cruel look he had when facing an enemy.
Noxus has no mercy for the enemies of the Empire! !
Because, he could already tell from the expressions on the faces of the other couple that the negotiation he came here today must have failed without a doubt... The other party turned out to be exactly what LeBlanc had guessed before. It was really Not prepared to compromise at all, and even rejected all his good intentions unreasonably?
In this case, it seems that there is no need to continue talking today...
"snort!"
"Your Excellency Jerry Koswein! Let me reiterate one point again: our Gray Order broke away from the empire more than ten years ago and no longer belongs to you Noxus!!"
"So, what you said about 'resistance' and 'disobedience' is completely illogical!!"
Seeing the change in the other party's expression, the shadow witch Amorin was secretly wary, but also sneered and rebutted without any emotion.
If it weren't for the past relationship, if it weren't for her husband Gregory not wanting to bring the relationship between the Gray Order and the Noxus Empire to an antagonistic level, if it weren't for the fact that their foundation in the Gray Order is still shallow and not enough If she were to contend with a huge empire that was expanding crazily...she, Amoline, might not even accept the other party's request for negotiation, nor would she open up space coordinates for the other party to come here!
After all, Noxus was not friendly to them at all!
And if they had not made up their mind to lead the people to escape from Noxus and escape to the land of voodoo, they would have been persecuted long ago, and how would they have the right to survive in this world?
Because of this, she, Amorin, actually didn’t have too many surprises or regrets about the current result, let alone much emotion. After all, she had already guessed that the result would be like this, but the other party and her husband Gray Gorey seems to still have some unrealistic fantasies.
If you think about it carefully, what Amorin and their Gray Order want is freedom and a transcendent status, and the other party, whether it is the Noxian commander Jericho Swain in front of her, or the Noxan representative of the other party. The Sri Lankan Empire, they will only want to conquer, rule and annex unreasonably?
And this is enough to show that the conflict between them has actually become irreconcilable!
Presumably, one day in the future, their Gray Order will definitely face off against the Noxus Empire team that has expanded to the Voodoo Land, right?
However, it must be still far away from that time...
In any case, after all, their voodoo land has a majestic natural barrier and a large poisonous swamp. Under normal circumstances, the army will definitely not be able to get through! Besides, the Noxus Empire is still at war with the Kingdom of Demacia, the Freljord, and Ionia. It won't be that easy to get to their voodoo land!
Unless the other party is really crazy and wants to overdraw Noxus' strength and start a war on all sides at the same time?
Therefore, Amorin feels that they still have enough time to slowly develop and strengthen themselves until the gray order can fear no one or force on this land!
After more than ten years of development, the gray order is getting stronger day by day. This paradise that is slowly taking on the appearance of a magical city-state makes her Amorin very confident and sure that she can achieve what she imagined. to that extent.
All they need now is time, and that is not too difficult.
Therefore, she now has the confidence to face the Jericho Swain in front of her, the leader of Noxus, and ridicule the man who is said to be the most powerful and majestic in Runeterra, bringing down the entire Noxus Empire. A man pushed to glory or destruction! !
"Oh oh..."
oo
At this time, Annie was minding her own business ravaging her little bear Tibbers, and while humming a little tune, she rubbed the greasy dirt from her hands and face onto him until all the enchanted fur on his body stuck to him. After turning into a mess, when she was free, she looked at the two groups of people who were arranging their arrows with some surprise.
This situation left her confused for a moment...
Why did the two sides seem to be laughing and talking just now, but why did they become about to fight when she wasn't paying attention?
"..."
(_)
First she turned to look at her mother Amorin and father Gregory, and then at Uncle Crow and Aunt Pale-face on the other side. Anne finally understood:
It turns out that these adults fell out of favor faster than flipping through a book, even faster than Queen Anne?
Look at them. Just now they were acting like hello, me, and everyone, and then they seemed to want to have dinner and play house together...
But now?
These annoying adults, for some reason, suddenly went crazy and were ready to fight? !
(…)
s(·｀·;)
(Uncle Tibbers Bear, who has been tortured by his bad little master for a long time and has no clean place on his body, is now furious. Of course, he is in no mood to pay attention to the two groups of people who are confronting each other. , and did not pay attention to the conversation between the two parties just now, but struggled feebly on a pair of white and tender little hands, as if trying to break away from the clutches and control of a certain big devil?)
"I see……"
"Is this the final attitude of you and your gray order? However, I have to warn you here: I will not tolerate the existence of any forces in the south of the empire's hinterland, in this voodoo land of our empire! "
"Especially...a group of mages like you!?"
As soon as he reached out, he directly grabbed the magic contract parchment and crumpled it into a ball. After that, Jericho Swain stood up from his position with a gloomy face and stared at the opposite side with a very unkind expression. The two couples who also stood up on guard warned fiercely.
In fact, Swain's words did not discount anything. What he said was also the Noxus Empire's current attitude towards the Gray Order.
After all, the Land of Voodoo is just south of Noxus, just south of the Great Barrier!
And if a group of ordinary people were entrenched here... they would definitely not be so nervous, let alone send people to discuss merging into the empire! Because no one, including their elite troops from Noxus, could easily climb over that magnificent barrier and cross the voodoo land filled with death traps.
but……
If the opponent is a group of mages, the situation will be very different.
Almost everyone in Rune Land knows that if any powerful mage, or a group of growing mage organizations, wants to travel freely to any place in Rune Land, it will not be easy!
Therefore, with the development and growth of the Gray Order, the other party inevitably entered their Noxian vision not long ago and became a group of beings who were like a thorn in their eyes and a thorn in their flesh... And this was Swain himself. The reason for coming here today.
But the result...
"I simply heard the most ridiculous words in this Rune Land!"
When she heard that the other party kept saying that the land of voodoo belonged to Noxus, the shadow witch Amorin exploded on the spot. She shook off her husband Gregory's hand and stepped forward angrily, glaring at the other party's face. The gloomy face refuted:
"Sir Swain!"
"Now, I have to tell you a fact that the entire Rune Land knows: As far as I know, the Voodoo Land does not belong to your Noxus, whether it was more than ten years ago or more than ten years ago. Now, years later, it is not within the territory of your empire, nor does it belong to any country or force!"
"Even before we arrived, there wasn't even a single living person here!"
"So there is no doubt that after our Gray Order has survived and transformed here for more than ten years, this unclaimed land already belongs to our Gray Order!"
"I'm more sure about this than you are!"
"If you have any objections to this, I would like to suggest: Mr. Jericho Swain, the forgetful commander of Noxus, if your body is too old to remember certain facts, then please, when you are free, Go to the library of the Noxus Empire and look through your territory records to prevent you from accidentally throwing your troops into the sea when you are commanding the army to fight?"
In a rage, Amorin opened her mouth with a series of harsh words without giving any face!
Then, after saying that, she was still a little upset. She even made a mockery of the other party's old and broken body, and signaled to a certain old immortal guy that it was time to retire from the position of leader of Noxus?
"It doesn't matter..."
"When I go back later, I will ask the secretary to merge the territory of the Voodoo Land into the Noxus Empire. This is really easy..."
"What do you think, Lady Amoline, the Shadow Witch?"
Whether the Voodoo Land belonged to the Noxus Empire or not was a trivial matter that Swain didn't take to heart.
Because, just like what he said, even if this place didn't belong to the Noxus Empire before, after they marked the empire's emblem on the map, it started to belong here, and it doesn't matter if it doesn't!
As long as Swain, the leader of Noxus, wants this place to be the territory of the empire, then this is it! Regarding this, their current Great Noxus has the absolute strength to do it, and no one can doubt it!
"snort!"
"That's really a pity... We, the Gray Order, will always recognize that this land belongs to us! Therefore, any strangers or 'strange armies' who appear south of the grand barrier will be expelled by us, or Are you... enjoying the most ruthless spell strikes from our Gray Order Mage Group?!"
Seeing that the other party could be so shameless and unreasonably trying to annex the land of voodoo, the shadow witch Amorin became so angry that she became calm and laughed. Then, what was diametrically opposed to the other party's attitude was Amorin's murderous-sounding threat and indifferent eyes that she had rarely shown before.
Amorin was not joking, because here in the Voodoo Land, after their mage tower is running, that kind of strategic spell is enough to threaten any enemy who sets foot in this vast Voodoo Land! At that time, before they get close to here, they will be mercilessly attacked by various spells!
Presumably by that time, under the natural threat of the land of magic and voodoo, there will definitely not be many left who can get close to their station alive.
"Yeah?"
"If you do that, what awaits you will be the ruthless conquest of Noxus!!"
He, Jericho Swain, has never been afraid of any threats, and their great Noxus has never been afraid of any enemies!
Over the years, countless city-states and forces have been wiped out by the troops of Noxus' Iron Legion, and countless powerful enemies have been reduced to withered bones... So much so that the Empire has now become the most powerful country on the continent of Valoran!
They Noxians have long been accustomed to fierce confrontations with any enemy. They will retaliate and never return if they win! If the final decision of this gray order is what the other party just said, then there is no doubt that their fate is already doomed.
"..."
"Sorry, Lord Swain..."
"I'm afraid, this is the main reason why we broke away from Noxus! Because we can't accept your crazy external expansion****!"
"We don't approve of your attitude of constantly conquering foreign countries, constantly expanding, constantly conquering and destroying, and extremely worshiping power! Because we are a group of mages, and what we explore is the mysteries of the world, not what you think. I want blood and war!"
"So, Swain..."
"Please give up! Please don't embarrass us again? And I can also guarantee you here: Our Gray Order will not participate in any war in Runeterra. There is no need for you to regard us as a threat, and we are completely There is no need to be as aggressive as now..."
After his wife finished singing the black face, the mystic warlock Gregory naturally began to sing the red face, speaking to the commander of Noxus with a gloomy face, and to that Jericho Swain. Soft words that won’t embarrass both parties too much.
Although the Gray Order currently hiding in the Voodoo Land is not afraid of the Noxian Empire's army daring to cross the grand barrier to attack, for Gregory, if he speaks a few soft words, he will lose a powerful one. As for the enemy, it is obviously extremely cost-effective!
"No……"
"Noxus has never conquered for the sake of conquering. The reason why we fight, kill, and conquer is just to live!"
"Gregory..."
"The Noxian Empire needs neither allies nor friends..."
"If you don't show your surrender, I'm afraid we can only become enemies... And for enemies, I, Great Noxus, will always only conquer and kill!"
"So, please carefully consider the agreement I proposed before?"
Although he felt that it was impossible to change the other party's decision with a few words of his own, after thinking about it, Swain finally gave the last word of advice for Gregory's sake.
If the other party is still stubborn, then the other party's ending, the ending of this gray order, is already doomed!
I haven’t finished editing yet. I’ll see if I can add another chapter later, because it’s 00 o’clock and I don’t have enough time.oo Fupin Chinese
