In the Lord's Mansion of Pangxun City, Lord Piercing Audrey was feeling depressed.
She had just sent away a wave of orc messengers. This is not the first time they have come, and this time they even used harsh words.
The purpose of the orc envoy's visit was simple, to cross the border and attack the Phoenix Kingdom.
Although the Fatel Empire is not interested in the mixed-blood territory, it will eliminate some threatening targets in advance. It is not surprising that it would target the Phoenix Kingdom. The Dongshan Road over there is only two hundred kilometers away from the Fatel border.
Audrey refused both times. Although she knew it would be of little use, she did not want the Phoenix Kingdom to be attacked from both sides and drag on for a while.
Although the expansion of the Phoenix King's territory poses a huge threat to the surrounding lords, it does stand up to the demons in the north.
Although no official news about this matter has leaked out from the Phoenix Kingdom, Audrey is not a foodie like Doc in Blackwater City and has her own channels to obtain information.
If Fatel stabbed the Phoenix Queen in the back casually, once the demons invaded the settlement and reproduced offspring through mixed blood, it would not be as stable as it is now, and Pangxun City, which is not too far away, would also become a front line. Sooner or later the city will be destroyed and people will die.
So even for her own safety, she had to help the Phoenix King delay.
In fact, the earlier announcement that they would not recognize the circulation of Phoenix Coins also had the purpose of protection, but it did not work. The orcs were probably targeting the other party before Pangxun City was connected to the railway.
The envoy threatened to force a landing at Pangxun Port this time, but Audrey did not agree. However, the next time the envoy comes, he may be serious about it.
She herself is a seven-star assassin, and her magician and alchemy abilities are both five-level. Whoever she kills will rarely survive. But after all, she is not a seven-level mage, and she does not have the ability to destroy an expeditionary legion with one blow, so the orcs If she really made up her mind to take action, she would have to give way.
After being bored for a while, he finally called the maid: "Go to Phoenix City to see the Phoenix King on my behalf and tell him about the orcs."
"Sir, if the orcs find out about my trip to Phoenix City, you will also be implicated."
This maid's name is Camelia, and she handles many affairs inside and outside the city on Audrey's behalf. Even more people know her than Audrey.
"At worst, if I don't become a lord anymore, can the orcs still chase me alone? They must also have that ability." Audrey was very determined.
In fact, it has nothing to do with determination. She knows that her talent in being a lord is far inferior to her proficiency in the art of killing. Especially after learning about the speed of the Phoenix Kingdom's fortune before and after the construction of the railway, she feels that she is a bit redundant. Now that she has saved enough money, she has already had some skills. I want to give up my pick.
Camelia knew she couldn't persuade her, so she had to say more: "Why don't you let the businessman help spread the word?"
Audrey thought seriously for a moment: "If you want to go, just go. If you want to die, just tell me."
Camelia didn't dare to talk nonsense anymore, bowed and left.
Because of the railway, it doesn't take much time to go back and forth... In fact, it doesn't matter if there is no railway. Camelia is a fifth-ring magic swordsman, so she won't be any slower if she runs.
Five days later, after completing the matter and returning to the Lord's Mansion, Audrey immediately summoned him for questioning.
"Did you see the Phoenix King?"
"I saw it."
"What does he look like? Is he uglier than Doc?" Audrey started gossiping.
Camelia explained truthfully: "If you don't look at the boy, he is just like a human man, with a scholarly temperament and quite good-looking. But... I can feel that he is dangerous, maybe more dangerous than you."
"More dangerous than me? Doesn't that mean he has excellent looks, intelligence and strength? Is he still a human being?"
Camelia didn't agree.
Audrey was still going crazy: "Do you think it's possible for me to marry him?"
The man on the other side shook his head quickly: "Sir, I heard that he already has a woman, but he hasn't sealed her as his queen yet. I don't know why."
"If you don't have a queen, you're just a lover. It's normal for a capable person to have several lovers."
Camelia still ignored him and instead called the servants, carrying a box in: "This is the Phoenix King's return gift to you. I haven't seen it yet."
Audrey stood up, and Camelia opened the box first to avoid danger.
"Tsk!" He made a strange noise and took two steps forward to see clearly what was in the box, "? What is it? Glass?"
He started directly and took out something from the box. He was shocked on the spot: "Gem? It's really a gem! Why is it made like this?"
As long as there are professions related to magic, they will be particularly sensitive to the texture of gems. When they see the difference in the position of the inner and outer backgrounds of the edges, and realize that the refractive index is wrong, they use a little magic to determine the attributes.
This gem, which is suspected to be glass, was made into a flat plate, measured in centimeters, and made into a size of 40×30×3. There are several more pieces in this box.
Camelia also narrowed her eyes and added a narration: "I've heard that the Phoenix Kingdom can make artificial gems, but I didn't expect it to be so big."
The Phoenix Kingdom's artificial gems themselves are kept secret, but businessmen are always pursuing more money. The circulation of high-quality sapphires in surrounding areas has increased significantly in recent years. If someone inquires further, they will find that they are all from the Phoenix Kingdom. Made of leftover artificial gemstones.
It’s not that no one has an idea, but the clues that I searched all the way to Xincheng Research Bureau were stopped. Xincheng Research Bureau is a mage organization. Most people don’t have the strength to continue exploring. The stronger ones can detect the garrison inside, but they are afraid of alerting the Phoenix King, which will not bring good results. Eat, after all, there are no people who have passed the fifth ring who can do such dangerous work. It is still not clear whether the artificial gemstones are produced by the Research Bureau.
Audrey was not concerned about artificial or natural, and asked: "Did he say anything when he gave you this box?"
Camelia recalled for a while and said: "There is no special message. When the person handling the matter handed it over to me, he just said it was a return gift for you."
"If this thing is easy to make, it seems they don't have to be too afraid of the orc army."
The orc army's reliance on magic is relatively limited. At most, it can add enchanting effects such as fanaticism or bloodthirsty. The main method of warfare still relies on the orc's own large size advantage and the resulting anti-magic effect. Low-level magic is difficult to defeat. Kill with one blow.
But if there are enough gems and enough magic power can be accumulated, the orcs will not be able to take advantage of them.
After all, the war with the Phoenix Kingdom is not on the orc border. Either take the waterway and follow the railway line from Pangxun to the north; or take the swamp area on the west line. After passing the swamp, you also have to pass through several cities. Regardless of the line, it is impossible for the orcs to fight and replenish personnel at any time like in the border war, so as long as one wave is defeated, it is likely that the top management will have to reconsider for a long time before taking the next action.
"If they can block it themselves, can you let the orcs pass?" Camelia felt that there was no need for Pang Xuncheng to take risks for the Phoenix King.
Audrey shook her head: "You and the orcs both have great ideas. Unless the cities in the north agree, I won't let you go."
"is it necessary?"
"Of course, I will let you go first. The orcs will definitely use our port to hoard supplies. If they think they can take Pangxun City first, do you think they won't do it?" Audrey felt very good about herself, "And I have to agree first. , how can you marry the Phoenix King?"
The maid rolled her eyes: "It doesn't seem like he has any intention of getting married."
