Shi Rui stopped and looked at Tianhao with his scrutiny eyes. He looked very carefully and extremely serious, as if he wanted to count every hair of the young man opposite him, and directly see through his skin and muscles through every bone.

"If you are a member of the royal family of the Niu Clan, you will never be able to live until now." Shi Rui sighed secretly, but did not hide his hostility towards Tianhao: "People who are too outstanding usually die early...especially nobles."

The guards standing by Tianhao immediately became cold and solemn, and they reached out to hold the sword. Although they had already been equipped with pistols, they were still subconsciously used to using cold weapons.

The atmosphere at the scene suddenly solidified. Wukuan hurriedly caught up from behind and stood in front of Shi Rui, but the smile on his face was obviously too awkward. He wanted to persuade him to make peace, but he didn't know what to say for a while.

Tianhao was not angry. He could hear that Shi Rui was not malicious in saying this, so his smile remained unchanged: "The affirmation from the elder is the best reward. Thank you!"

He owed his body and lowered his posture slightly.

No matter who changes to the position of the Lion King, he will feel angry and want to gain the upper hand verbally.

Fang City and Broken Gold City were captured, and hundreds of thousands of troops became prisoners.

The Eagle Clan is destroyed and may encounter threats from the east of the territory at any time.

Strictly speaking, a considerable part of the economic problems within the lion clan originated from the dragon clan, especially the young regent. If he hadn't been secretly operating, the credit of the token would not have plummeted.

If possible, Shi Rui really wanted to pounce on him and strangle the evil young man to death on the spot.

He believed that Tianhao had the same idea as himself.

No matter how provocative he was, he had to admire Tianhao's patience. Whether it was a friend or an enemy, this was the demeanor that a king should have.

"Why haven't I met someone like you when I was young?" This sounded like a complaint, but most of the coldness on Shi Rui's face was retracted. He moved his mouth: "Find a place to sit down and talk... Are there any wine?"

Tianhao smiled faintly, turned his body to the side, and gave up the way to the main tent: "Of course there is, please come here."

A banquet has been set up in the tent.

The cider was very sweet, but Shi Rui became interested in the plate of French fries placed on the dining table. He tasted it carefully and confirmed that the thing was made of potatoes.

"Where did you get the potatoes?" The Lion King picked up a French fries with his fingers, dipped them in the tomato sauce on the plate, stuffed them into his mouth and chewed them slowly.

"Picked up." Tianhao's answer was simple and direct.

The national master Wukuan heard it for a while, but he could only hold it in.

This answer was unexpected, Shi Rui felt his thoughts frozen instantly, and even the food in his throat could not swallow, as if he was choked.

After nearly half a minute, he let out an angry sneer: "You are so lucky, you can even pick up such things."

Tianhao did not argue. He smiled and spread his hands: "Peat, ore, grain seeds, firewood, salt... all of this is a gift from the gods. The land under our feet contains too many treasures. The key is whether you can bend down and pick up what you need."

Shi Rui reached out and took a piece of barbecue from the plate, chewed it hard, and his tone of questioning was also cold: "Tell me, where did you pick up the sulfur?"

"Haha, you are a respectable elder and a great tribe king." Tianhao still smiled as he said this: "But why should I tell you?"

Before Shi Rui could speak, Wu Kuang quickly inserted: "This is not a topic we should discuss today. What we are going to deal with is the white people."

Shi Rui actually didn't mean to argue on purpose, but the resentment in his heart was really unstoppable. The sudden war disrupted the rhythm, especially the problem of lion tokens had seriously disrupted the market. If it were not for the overall situation, Shi Rui would not open the private warehouse, and take out gold and silver to stabilize the existing currency value.

Seeing the Lion King temporarily falling silent, Tianhao picked up the rag on the table and wiped the grease on his hands, slapped his palms twice. A guard walked in from outside. He was holding a large plate in his hand, containing dark black fragments, which looked like the wreckage left behind by some substance burning, emitting a faint burn.

"This is a monster recently developed by the whites. They captured the Dragon Lock Pass."

Tian Hao talked freely, from Shi Li's previous defeat to the present, including the early battles learned from many defeated soldiers, without any omissions.

"They are afraid of fire." Tianhao pointed to the plate placed on the ground: "This is their biggest weakness."

Shi Rui and Wu Kuan looked at each other and neither spoke.

They had already known about this monster from the report sent back by Shi Li before, and had some knowledge of the defeated soldiers returning to Roaring City.

"How many such monsters do white people have?" Wu Kuan asked first, and he also had other doubts: "I don't understand. Hu Yong and Shi Zhenghao must have prayed to the gods when the battle is most dangerous, but why did they not get a response?"

"This is really what I want to say." Tianhao shook his head slowly and sighed heavily: "Don't place all hope on the gods. The situation has changed, and we have to solve many things ourselves."

Shi Rui's face was gloomy. He didn't say a word, drinking wine one by one, but his ears and brain were not idle, and he listened and thought.

Wukuan seemed not very hungry and had no appetite. His focus was on the war itself: "You mean the white people in the south."

"This is just one of them." Tianhao said bluntly.

Wukuan admitted in a heavy mood: "Yes, this is the biggest problem at the moment. The white people have entered and we have suffered heavy losses."

Tianhao picked up a seal on his hand and handed it over: "This is the battle report ahead that I just sent last night."

Wu Kuang quickly took it and handed it to Shi Rui. The latter took it and spread it out, quickly glanced and browsed, and his pupils suddenly shrank.

"Is the vanguard of the Tiger Clan defeated? The cavalry leader Hu was killed in battle... When did this happen?" The Lion King's expression became a little anxious.

"Three days ago." Tianhao said seriously: "I advised Hu Gang not to march at will, and should first find out the situation before making a decision."

"It's useless." Wu Kuan had already taken the secret documents from Shi Rui and took a deep breath. "I saw this young man when I was on the Tiger Clan before. He was arrogant and stubborn, and could not listen to anything he said."

"You can't continue like this anymore." Tianhao stared at Shi Rui's eyes: "Your Majesty, you are a respectable elder. I..."

"Wait!" Shi Rui raised his hand and interrupted Tianhao without hesitation. He sneered and mocked: "Respect? I have never felt the respect from you, never."

"There are always differences between imagination and reality, but this does not mean that some things are not realistic." Tianhao didn't care about the indifferent attitude of the Lion King. He said sincerely: "Waring on our own will only bring us more serious losses. Your Majesty, you can't continue like this."

"Loss? I really didn't expect this word to come from your mouth." A trace of hideousness flashed through the elderly Lion King's eyes, and his thoughts suddenly became clear, and he burst into a sense of uncompromising and extremely toughness: "Then should you return Fangya City and Broken Gold City to me? Also, you have killed so many of my people and captured so many prisoners. How should you calculate this account?"

Wu Kuan was shocked by the side and quickly stood up to stop him: "Your Majesty, our great enemy is white, and we can't..."

"Shut up!" Shi Rui released all the resentment in his chest, and his violent roar made Wu Kuan's eardrum numb. The two clan servants outside rushed in and stood behind Shi Rui and Tianhao respectively. They were holding weapons in their hands, and the atmosphere suddenly became tense.

Tianhao slowly stood up from the chair covered with heavy bear skin, held high, and looked at Shi Rui with a cold look.

He could feel that the Lion King was almost hysterical.

"I thought you were a calm and wise king, but now I seemed to be wrong." Tianhao's tone was very scary and undeniable: "Just before I led my army to arrive, you had lost the most elite reinforcements. You, and your subordinates, didn't know how to deal with the red monsters sent by the whites. Many people died in battle, and they became the flesh in the monster's mouth and became part of the monster. The number of monsters also increased, hundreds of thousands... If this situation continued, they would be able to reproduce a larger group in a short period of time."

Shi Rui's eyes were red when he was stimulated and he roared angrily: "What the hell do you want to say?"

"If it weren't for me, the Roaring City was over now." Tianhao overwhelmed Shi Rui with a louder volume: "I saved the lives of the soldiers under your command! I saved the Roaring City! If you still don't understand anything, take a good look at the battle report Shi Li sent to you before he died, which was clearly written on it!"

"Don't talk to me about Fangya City. Don't tell me that you are a scheming tribe king. You have thought of unifying the northern continent, and you have dreamed of becoming the emperor respected by all tribes, rather than a mere king of the lion."

"I admit that I broke your dream and forced the lion clan to this situation step by step. But so what? Is dominating the north a right that belongs to you alone? Or do you think others should follow you behind your butt and accept the rule honestly? Success, king, defeat, bandits, are the rules passed down by our ancestors and the laws that all our tribes abide by."

"I am stronger than you, the dragon clan is stronger than the lion clan! This is reality!" Tianhao walked around the dining table and strode to the angry lion king, getting very close, almost touching the opponent's nose, making a arrogant, ferocious, majestic and extremely deterrent roar: "If you fall behind, you will be beaten. In the face of absolute strength, the so-called strategy has no effect. If you had fully supported the pig clan and the deer clan, instead of thinking about weakening the cattle clan through others and then making profits from it, will the lion clan become what it is today."

After pausing, Tianhao stared at Shi Rui's eyes that seemed a little panicked when he questioned him repeatedly, and said coldly: "Do you think there is still a chance to turn the tables?"

After several minutes of silence, the Lion King finally failed. He sat down on the chair decadently, and a hint of sadness appeared on his face covered by a lonely expression.

The previous anger was just a bluff. In fact, Shi Rui knew very well that in front of the powerful dragon clan, he had no bargaining chips that could be placed on the gambling table.

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The result is self-evident when competing for military strength.

Of course, the opportunity is in front of you. If you take advantage of the battle between the Dragon Clan and the White Clan, you will launch a fatal blow to the Dragon Clan from behind, attack Panshi City or directly attack Tianhao's direct troops, then the Lion Clan is completely likely to rise with the trend.

He didn't dare to do this even if he gave Shi Rui a hundred courage.

That means betrayal, and even if you die, you will not be forgiven by your ancestors.

Tianhao watched the emotional changes on Shi Rui's face, and his words became eased: "We have a common enemy."

Shi Rui slowly raised his head, his mind was filled with intense thinking entanglements, his eyes kept twitching, and his body trembled slightly.

"Let's cooperate! Kill all the white people!" Tianhao strengthened his tone: "The ancestors and gods are watching us in the sky."

A deep sadness arose in Shi Rui's eyes.

He leaned back and stretched his hands straight into the air. His ten fingers were angrily opened as if he wanted to use all his strength to snatch something that did not exist. His mouth opened to the extreme, and a roar that only he himself understood the true meaning erupted from the depths of his throat.

Reason will eventually overwhelm the anger.

I am the king, not a child who acts recklessly.

...

South of the mainland, the Saxon Kingdom, Port of Sester.

In this special era, there is no real definition of "military port" and "civil port". Sester Island is a very special place. It is called an island, but it is actually not disconnected from the mainland. There are a few land connections in the northwest direction of the island, and the narrowest position is about 200 meters. Looking down from a high altitude, this part that protrudes from the surface of the mainland is like a pustule or tumor growing on the surface of the human body.

This is the main residence port of the First Fleet of the Saxon Kingdom, and it is also an important supply port and commercial port for all kinds of merchant ships to and from.

This situation is closely related to the mercantilism of the kingdom for many years. Saxon kings of all generations are particularly sensitive to tax numbers, and they attach great importance to merchants than the army. To the south, the border is the Kingdom of God. Although they are in a state of opposition in religious beliefs, the monarchs of the two countries have maintained acquiescent in the matter of "commercial exchanges". Saxon's oil paintings, silverware, bone carvings, velvet blankets, coffee, spices, and their own different goods are concentrated in Sester and transported in batches, and even traded locally.
Chapter completed!