"What color is the baby dragon? Metallic? Or colored?" King Yasan's interest became more intense. Not many people could get such an evaluation from the palace mage. Without exception, they would either become the mainstay of the Kingdom of Cormyr or Become their most difficult enemy.
"At first glance, it looks like metal, but it also contains colored elements in its bones." The Palace Archmage replied cautiously, "At the moment, most of them are metal."
The metals and colors here represent good and evil.
King Asan lightly knocked on the throne and continued to ask: "What is the master's opinion about the army of conquerors?"
"It's too early for us to talk about this now." Vengdahast said with a sly smile that didn't match his kind appearance, "Compared to us, the businessmen in Sambia care more about this matter than us. This is the latest decision made by their merchant council this morning. Your Majesty will discuss it after reading it."
The Archmage handed the new information to King Asan, which completely recorded the entire discussion process of the Sambian Merchant Council, without any mistakes or omissions.
This shows that some of the Sambian businessmen and parliamentarians are cooperating with the Kingdom of Cormyr, and may even be directly supported and installed by the Kingdom of Cormyr. Their rich political system makes this matter not particularly difficult.
"This is their usual way of doing things." King Asan did not feel anything about the Sambian merchants preparing to attack the conqueror's army and at the same time digging the banks of the Asaba River to release water to the frozen land of the plowing valley. Surprisingly, it would be rare if they didn't do this. "What does the Archmage mean, let them continue fighting and we just need to wait and see what happens?"
"Sambia's expansion in the valley has been too fast in recent years, especially after the defeat of Lord Rashan of Scar Valley. The entire Scar Valley was divided between them and the Zhentarim. The turbider the water in the valley is, the worse it will be for us. The more advantageous it is.
And we are the existence that this group of immigrants cannot avoid. No matter whether they win or lose in the goblin frontier, Mr. Gavin Nott will have to come to the royal capital to see His Majesty. By then, we will formulate a strategy based on the situation. . "Vengdahast's eyes shone with wisdom. A legendary archmage is scary enough. It is even more scary when he is an excellent politician.
"In that case, why not sell this as a favor to that knight." King Yasan handed the information in his hand to the palace archmage again, "Just in time, the mayor of Ximen City, Sigel, sent an invitation and wanted to invite the archmage to go. Dragon Coast, brokering peace talks between them and the conqueror’s army.”
"Then I will personally go to the Dragon Coast to see what is so unique about the army of conquerors that broke the hundreds of years of backwaters on the Dragon Coast." Vengda Hast readily accepted the task.
"Now that you're here, don't hide it." Yasang said to a corner of the palace.
"Father's perception is as strong and sharp as ever." With a laugh, a figure slowly emerged from scratch. She was wearing a ghost cloak produced by a ghost textile factory, and she walked out with cheerful steps.
Palace Archmage Fengda Hast and Purple Dragon Knight Commander-in-Chief Shava bowed at the same time and said: "I have met Her Royal Highness the Princess."
The invisibility ability provided by the ghost cloak could not be hidden from their eyes and ears, but the other party's identity was special, and the Asan Kingdom kept silent, so it was not convenient for them to reveal it.
"I've met the Archmage Grandpa, and I've met Uncle Shawar." The girl responded with a court salute to the two of them, with as much standard as she wanted, and as ladylike as her look.
But the two people who had watched her grow up knew that this was just an appearance. This little guy's ability to cause trouble was absolutely unparalleled. In the entire Purple Dragon King's Court, she was the only one who dared to eavesdrop on their military discussions. Number one.
In recent years, as this young dragon has grown up, her ability to do things has skyrocketed. She has the same origin as her father, and has an unimaginable obsession with adventurous life. She has planned to run away from home several times, and the troubled old dragon has also I have a terrible headache.
Yasang smiled and said to the palace mage: "Your other mission is to escort Yalusel."
"Escort Princess Yalusel?" It was as if the sky was falling. Fengdahast, who was always calm, couldn't help shaking his hands. Several strands of his gray beard were pulled out. The old dragon himself couldn't control this little devil, and he Can you control it? Isn't this just causing trouble for yourself?
"What? Do you have any objections?" Princess Yalusel stared at Fengdahast's gray beard with evil intentions, as if she would pluck it out if she disagreed with her.
"No, it's my honor." Vengdahast said against his will for the sake of his remaining beard, "But what is the purpose?"
"Recently, I have been exchanging letters with Ms. Catherine, Ms. Strategy's electorate. She wants to build a Yinhong War College in the Strategic Battle Fortress. I very much agree with Ms. Strategy's new concept of war. I want to select some from the country. Some young people are sent to this war academy to study." King Yasan explained, "At that time, they will be led by Yalusel. Ms. Catherine is also in the army of conquerors now. I hope you can use this as a medium. , let’s get in touch with her first.”
As a human king, Yasang not only does not despise the gods, on the contrary, he attaches great importance to the changes of the gods.
Especially the rise of the goddess of strategy, he keenly sensed that this was not a simple promotion by family, but a deliberate change in war attitude, which was especially beneficial to large-scale legion operations, and as the country with the most knights around the Sea of Fallen Stars, , they themselves attach great importance to this aspect.
As soon as I heard that Ms. Strategy's number one disciple was planning to form a Strategy and War College, she couldn't fall behind others no matter what.
But how much investment is needed in this? Exchanging letters alone is not enough. You also need to weigh the other party's weight in person. He has no way to leave the Purple Dragon Court lightly, so this task can only be left to the Palace Archmage. He saw It's just like what you see.
"I understand." Vengdahast had been with Asang Junchen for many years, and he didn't need to communicate too much to understand his true thoughts.
Yasang turned to Princess Yalu Saier who was eager to try: "Don't be too happy. You are away from home, not like the palace. If you make a mistake, there will be no Queen Mother to protect you. I hope you can take this opportunity to practice. Don't be so irritable about your temper, I'll wait for you to come back after learning."
"Father, don't worry, I will definitely not disgrace the Obaisqil family." Yalusel promised swornly, not taking her father's words to heart at all. She only feels now that the sea is as wide as the fish leaping, and the sky is high. Let the bird fly, and finally have a chance to escape from this high-walled prison.
Yasang couldn't help but sigh in his heart. He had come from this age, and he knew his little daughter's thoughts very well. Just like his own back then, he only felt that the world outside was infinitely broad and infinitely good.
But they don’t know that there are many crises hidden underneath, especially as the blood of the Obaisqil family. While they are born with rights, they also endow them with born enemies. There are some things that others preach to them are useless. You have to experience it yourself, and Yalusel has reached the age where it’s time to let go and experience some things.
Refirming his decision, King Asan waved his hand and said: "This matter has been settled, you don't have to worry anymore, hurry up and prepare. The Archmage will leave for the Dragon Coast in half a day at the latest."
"Okay, Archmage Grandpa, we'll see you soon." Yalusel smiled at Fengdahast and ran away quickly. From her footsteps, you can feel the joy of her current mood.
Watching her cheerful figure leave, Vongeldahast couldn't help but sigh: "I don't feel it at ordinary times, but once I'm with these young people, I feel old. I still remember the day when I first met her, only Such a small ball, like a hairless little monkey, turns into a beautiful girl in the blink of an eye."
"Yes." King Yasan couldn't help but sigh in his heart, "When the two of us met for the first time, I was not as old as Yalusel. I was not the king of the Kingdom of Cormyr, just an unqualified person. Adventurer, you are not the court mage of Cormyr, you are just an unsatisfied wandering wild mage. In the blink of an eye, that was already thirty years ago."
"I can't calculate, I can't calculate, and if I calculate again, I feel like I'm already buried in the ground." Vogdahast laughed.
"Yes." King Yasan said with a solemn expression, "You have a secret mission on your way to the Dragon Coast."
"Your Majesty, please speak."
"I received a secret report that the flame dagger is showing signs of resurgence in the west gate, and I need you to find out about it." The Kingdom of Yasang said with a serious expression.
"Flame Dagger? Didn't we uproot them last year?" Fengdahast's brows also frowned.
This is the name of an elite killer organization born and raised in Cormyr. It is said to have been passed down for four centuries. They were originally just like ordinary killer organizations. They gathered a group of wanderers, bandits and thugs, trained them as killers, and got paid to do things.
Until this organization was involved in the palace coup of the Kingdom of Cormyr, and was used as a tool by some big nobles to assassinate the then King and Queen of Cormyr.
The royal family of Obaiszil was furious and uprooted the Flame Dagger organization and the noble family behind it that directed this action.
However, this matter was very involved at the time, and the initial eradication was not particularly clean. Soon they secretly reorganized.
After they were reorganized, their nature was different from before. They still engaged in various assassination missions for profit. At the same time, they were full of unforgettable hatred for the entire Cormyr noble class, especially the Obaischier family.
They will assassinate the nobles of the Kingdom of Cormyr without any purpose or benefit, poisoning, seducing, setting up magic traps, etc., using various methods. In the past hundreds of years, they have at least Responsible for the unexplained deaths of dozens of nobles in the Kingdom of Cormyr.
What really made King Asan determined to clean them up was that they were so bold as to attack the Obaisqir royal family again. This time they dared to assassinate themselves, and the next time they dared to assassinate their own bloodline.
If he is not afraid of assassination, his children and grandchildren who have not yet grown up are not.
During that great purge, Vongeldahast personally took action. He was very confident in his own methods, and those senior officials of the Flame Dagger did not even have a chance to be resurrected.
"It is said that the branch we ignored last time raised the flag of the Flame Dagger again. Whether it is true or false, this news cannot be ignored." King Yasan said with a stern look in his eyes, "Any person or organization that provides shelter for this organization, Everyone will be an enemy of the Kingdom of Cormyr, even Ximen’s Mask of the Night is no exception. If you bring these words to the Faceless Man, just say it was me who said it.”
The adventurous career in his youth allowed King Asan to make a large number of friends, many of whom have now become leaders in all walks of life and still maintain close contact with him, which gives him a wide range of sources of information.
Many times, Vongeldahast, who controls the battle mage's intelligence network, feels ashamed.
Therefore, King Asan was sometimes derided by his enemies as the Spy King, saying that he controlled his kingdom through spies.
"If there is really a flame dagger operating secretly, I shouldn't take Princess Yalusel with me on this trip." Fengdahast suggested, "It's better to wait until the Yinhong War College opens, and then send Her Royal Highness the Princess to lead the team. That’s all, as for Lady Catherine, as long as she is in the army of conquerors, I will have a way to see her.”
"If there is not enough bait, how can those rats hiding in the darkness show up?" King Yasan said expressionlessly.
"Does Her Highness the Princess know about this?" Fengdahast couldn't help but sigh in his heart. In this world, the most ruthless family is the imperial family. Even the most favored Princess Yalusel can't escape becoming The fate of family tools.
This is the most contradictory thing about King Asan. Sometimes he is the most charitable father, and sometimes he is the most ruthless. When there is a conflict with the interests of the country and the royal family, he gives priority to the country and the royal family.
"She has been receiving education in this area since she was a child, and she is always prepared. This is her inherent responsibility and obligation as a bloodline of Obaisqil." King Yasan replied, "In this aspect , she has always been qualified, you just need to do your part."
"I know what to do." Fengdahast nodded, and at the same time his brain began to work rapidly, and countless figures flashed. He was selecting suitable candidates to protect Princess Yalusel.
No matter what, Princess Yalusel cannot be allowed to make mistakes in her own hands.
A leisurely and humble figure flashed through his mind, and it was her.
Karadnai, the disciple he has just accepted recently, is a half-way monk. He is a powerful warlock with rich adventure experience. Most importantly, he has a very cautious temperament. Whether as a counselor or a guardian, he is placed in Yalu. Sai'er is the most suitable person to be around.
Naturally, this matter required consultation with King Asan.
King Asan would naturally have no objection to this. He just believed that Yalusel needed to shoulder the responsibility of being a royal bloodline, and did not want anything to happen to her.
After discussing a series of detailed issues with King Asan, Vengdahast took Yalusel who was ready to go, picked up Karadnai, and teleported directly to the Dragon Coast.
However, he did not go directly to Ximen who invited them, but went straight to Ivanso's army of conquerors, because compared to these evil natives on the Dragon Coast, Vengdahast had more interest in the young man Gavin. If you like him, it will be easier to usurp more benefits from him.
As soon as he arrived at the Dragon Coast, Vongeldahast was keenly aware of the difference in the atmosphere here. All the caravans were in a hurry, and even the air was filled with the smell of war.
This feeling becomes stronger the closer I get to Ivanso.
Just a few days later, Ivanso was besieged again, but the former attackers became defenders, and the besiegers were a coalition of major cities on the Dragon Coast.
After the army of conquerors captured Ivanso, they have not left for a long time, which made the rulers of other cities on the Dragon Coast restless. Under the convocation of Xigel, the mayor of Ximen City, all the cities and forces united to form a group. A coalition of dragon coast forces vowed to expel the conqueror army from the dragon coast.
This is clearly the case. In fact, many people know that this is caused by the Dark Alliance headed by the Mask of the Night.
It can also be said that this is a great alliance between the black and white factions on the Dragon Coast. Dark forces in many cities and surrounding pirate groups have selected elites to form land task forces and join the coalition forces as mercenaries.
This made the coalition forces very powerful, with the total strength reaching a terrifying fifty thousand, half of which were mercenaries of all kinds, with various numbers and equipment. From a distance, it looked like a big dyeing workshop.
As I got closer, it felt even more chaotic.
A group in the east and a group in the west are divided into hundreds of camp groups, the largest of which are six, representing Ximen City, Texir City, Posku, Prepur, Eastbound City and Iliaba City.
Strictly speaking, the latter three no longer belong to the Dragon Coast, but to the Green Wilderness. However, they are all on the Trader's Avenue and are closely tied to the Dragon Coast.
When the other three major cities united, they also responded to this call and sent out their own troops, although the number was smaller. However, as an army supported by a city, the scale was still far higher than that of ordinary mercenaries.
"Give me five thousand purple dragon knights, no, only three thousand is enough, and I can defeat this miscellaneous coalition. The competition in the war is not just the number of people, but also the perfect organization. There are so many affiliated armies mixed in. Together, as long as they are defeated and can fight the main force, the rest is to chase sheep." Yalu Sai'er looked at the Dragon Coast coalition with disdain on her face. She has accepted the most orthodox Purple Dragon since she was a child. Knight Education, despite his young age, already has rich practical experience.
Although most of the targets of the crusade were unscrupulous bandits and monster tribes, and she had an absolute advantage in military strength, it was enough to make her military vision superior to others.
(End of chapter)
