Chapter 38
Imric took the horse and achieved further negotiation results with the celebration and walked out of Tyron Locke's position. Although he did not get thousands of horses from Erion like Randy, it was generally pretty good.
Eldraine has promised to send a fleet to establish a colony with Caledor in the next few years of colonization activities. Tyranlock will receive part of their colony's tax revenue, and the other part will be used as Caledor's military expenditure to maintain the colony. The specific ratio is as follows Determined by the degree of development of the colony.
And will assist Caledor in defending the coastline, but Imrik needs to pay for part of the military equipment, and the military expenses will be paid by Eldra himself. This matter will still be effective after Adira becomes the prince. This is his guarantee.
The two parties left no paper agreement and made verbal commitments, but Imric was not afraid of Eldraine's breach of contract. If he wanted to contend with the Noble Council, he would have to find external support.
Fenubar has no hope, and the relationship between Eldraine and the Everqueen is not good. Although he values interest, Eldraine also knows that as long as a promise is made, the Caledonians will abide by it.
Looking at the Caledorian army collecting trophies, Imric couldn't help but feel relieved. We Caledorians are not only poor, but also good at fighting. If we can't, we can send a few people to form a wandering army overseas to do some sneaky things. Fill military spending.
The order was given to rest here for a day. The Twilight Tide has gradually passed, and the influence of the Evil Moon Mosrib has begun to leave the world. The countries of Ulthuan have finally survived this crisis.
But Imric knew that the real crisis was yet to come. There were still two years until Druchi launched a large-scale attack on Ulthuan, and he could not neglect a quarter of an hour in these two years.
No matter how good the conspiracy is, it will pale in the face of absolute power. Soon, all countries will suffer the most serious losses since the Great Schism because they underestimated the threat from the north.
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On the training ground next to the Dragon Palace, Imrik was holding a long halberd and was fighting Masno. Compared with the long sword, the dragon princes were better at this kind of long-handled weapon in foot combat. The confrontation between the two saw white lights flashing by, making it difficult to see the trajectory clearly.
The people next to them watched the fight between the two intently, hoping to learn something.
After several moves, Imric picked up Masno's halberd, and placed the gleaming halberd tip in front of his neck, declaring the victory of the battle.
Taking back the halberd, the Dragon Prince praised him, "Good fight, it seems you haven't slacked off during this period."
Masnuo also shook his head helplessly, fighting against the dragon lord was a thankless task. , coming from the blessing of the dragon, Imrik not only has extraordinary strength, but also has a keen intuition similar to that of a beast. Often, as soon as he waves his arm, the prince already knows what his next move will be.
"The prince's strength is far inferior to mine. Your martial arts can even compare to Edreze's blade."
He threw the halberd to the people watching the battle. These halberd-wielding troops have been appointed by Imric as the Dragon Palace. The Guards unit, whose unit designation is Dragon Halberd Guards, whose main duty is to act as a guard of honor when Imrik travels, and whose secondary duty is to protect the prince.
In order to save face, Imrik also spent a lot of money. Each person's armor has been enchanted three times by Vaal priests to improve fire resistance, energy recovery and physical damage reduction. There is even a red fire dragon pattern on the back. Chapter cloak and traditional dragon-wing helmet are indispensable.
The halberd was rebuilt using meteorite iron and wood transported from Avalon. These minerals are very rare even in the mines of the Dragon's Back Mountains. It was originally used to forge the siege crossbow arrows of the Eagle Claw Ballista, but in Im Used to build the halberd under Rick's command, it also has three enchantment effects, including ignoring part of the target's defense, enhanced damage, and fire attack.
Compared to the equipment of the two-handed heroes, the equipment of the dragon halberd guards can only be said to be the gap between the air force and the fourth class.
Imric laughed for a while after hearing Masnow's words, "I didn't expect you to say these things, Masnow. It seems you are not used to being a general. Do you need me to transfer you back to guard the coastline?
" Shaking his head, Masnuo didn't want to squat on the beach every day, guarding the place where birds didn't poop. Not only was it boring, but he also had to keep an eye out for Druchi's pirates. He ordered the others to continue training and walked to the nearby pavilion with Masnow. It had been more than a month since he last supported Tyron Locke and returned to Caledor, and a lot of things had happened during this period.
Randy, who came back from Elion, took back four thousand elven horses. When passing through the Eagle Gate, he explained to the defenders, "They are all noble and spiritual creatures. He felt that Elion was no longer there." Suitable for the survival of the tribe, and seeing the vastness of Caledor's army, he voluntarily followed us to Caledor."
Afterwards, Gilgarion asked Imric through the magic communication what was going on, and agreed to seven thousand horses. , if he just takes away four thousand horses, then he will only deliver the remaining three thousand.
Imric's answer was also very firm, and he didn't care about the pressure exerted by Fenubar. These horses voluntarily followed Randy to Caledor, and had nothing to do with the original seven thousand. If the mountain finds the dragon and takes it away, then Caledo will not say a word, but the 7,000 horses will be delivered to him one by one.
Pour Masnot a glass of Calle's wine. Although it can only be regarded as water compared to the wine produced by Rothern Winery, it can still soothe your throat.
And he was not polite, he picked it up and took a sip. In the military camp, the relationship between the two parties was not as strict as in the palace.
"Prince, who do you plan to send to this celebration?" Masnuo said suddenly.
There was no immediate answer to his question. Someone had informed him of this matter a few days ago. Every ten years, Ulthuan would hold a large-scale celebration.
After the massive damage caused by the Twilight Tide, Fenubar also needed the largest celebration since his coronation to appease the people of various countries.
The highlights of the celebration are nothing more than a few, art exhibitions and martial arts competitions. The art exhibitions include competitions in various categories such as poetry, painting, music, sculpture, etc. The winner of the first prize is often invited to serve as a court artist in the Phoenix King's Court. The rest accepted invitations from other courts on a voluntary basis. This celebration was an opportunity for those artists to make a splash.
And Caledo is a group of people who sleep with lances in their hands. Masno is definitely not paying attention to this. He is asking about the tournament.
The tournament is a place for warriors from all over the world to show off their prowess. There are not many categories. Infantry combat, mounted combat, archery, and chariot combat are the highlights. Others, such as horseback riding and chariot racing, are more entertainment than competitive. It has ornamental value.
Courts and civilians from all kingdoms can participate. Although there are usually many strong men who have suddenly emerged, most of the champions are contracted by various palaces.
Those who win the championship in the first four events will be invited to join the Phoenix King's honor guard. This depends on the champion's wishes. Caledo often wins the championship in the riding battle, but no one joins Fenuba. of the Guards.
He is not allowed to participate, including high-level dragon princes. There are unspoken rules here. The top combat forces of each kingdom are not allowed to participate. Firstly, they are afraid of getting angry and it will not end well. The other is to give young people some opportunities.
Although this thing has no practical significance, the champion will get a lot of bonuses. Judging from the scale of Lothern's event, there should be thousands of gold leaves, and maybe one or two exquisite weapons. And armor.
"You and Davian will participate in the infantry battle, and Bruni will participate in the mounted battle. We will not participate in archery and chariots. There is no rush in this matter. The magic of the ancestral dragon tamer will be activated again the day after tomorrow. I need you to be prepared. .”
Masnuo nodded to express his understanding, drank the contents of the cup in one gulp, picked up the halberd at hand, bowed his head to the prince, and then joined the training team. As a dragon prince with dreams, he always wants to find A dragon companion who gradually lost confidence in this dream due to his age and the increase in sleeping dragons.
But after Imrik succeeded to the throne, he regained this belief and kept himself in the best condition at all times to meet every challenge.
(End of chapter)