Prince Kevin watched the two of them play tricks. Although it was not the first time, he still found it particularly interesting. Seeing Alice's defeated look, he couldn't help but laughed.
Alice was even more embarrassed when she heard Prince Kevin's laughter, but because of Kevin's identity as Prince, she did not dare to blame him, so she had to scatter all her anger on Li Yi. Her beautiful eyes suddenly burned with small flames, and she tried to attack Li Yi with her eyes.
Li Yi naturally ignored all this as usual, just holding his arms as the messengers gradually walked into the hall.
After entering the hall, the envoys first praised the virtues of King Tianlan, and then began to report on the mineral veins in Wu'an.
In the main hall, King Tianlan sat steadily on the imperial chair, listening to the messenger's report expressionlessly.
This was also the first time Li Yi saw the king of Tianlan. He saw that the king was an old man with all gray hair. Although he was already old, his skin might be as smooth as a young man because of good maintenance. He sat on the hall as steady as a mountain of Tai, and even when his face was expressionless, he would be arrogant without anger. Li Yi guessed that maybe this was the momentum of the superior.
After Margaret finished reporting, the king nodded slowly but did not speak. Although such a large area of ​​magic crystal veins was a huge fortune, Li Yi could not see any joy in his expression, and he looked completely unstoppable and unscathing.
Li Yi looked down and whispered to Kevin: "Second Prince, the king seems to have a bad temper."
"Haha, my father is very approachable in normal times. But when facing the envoys of the vassal state, he must have the style of a king of a country. This psychologically can also put pressure on other countries, so he dare not be arrogant." Prince Kevin said with a smile. "Actually, he was really happy when he heard the news of the Magic Crystal Mine in Wu'an Country. After all, this vein alone can increase the strength of a legion a lot."
After hearing this, Li Yi nodded slowly, thinking that being an emperor was really boring. He was so happy that he had to pretend to be absent-minded.
After the report, the people in the hall found their own seats and started the banquet.
During the banquet, the imperial officers and visiting envoys were having a great time talking, and the king smiled during the banquet.
But after three rounds of drinking, a man slowly stood up in the Wu'an Kingdom mission.
Li Yi looked at it and found that the person who stood up was the fairy-like existence Margaret. She held up her wine glass, smiled and said, "I wish the king a happy treasure, wish the Tianlan Empire a prosperous national fortune and the king a long life."
King Tianlan also raised his glass to respond with a smile, giving Margaret enough face.
After drinking, Margaret did not walk back to her seat, but stood still in place and looked at the king with a smile. Everyone was puzzled by her behavior, and they didn't know what medicine this fairy bought in the goblin.
Just when everyone was confused, King Tianlan unexpectedly spoke first: "Is there anything else to do to do? Why not talk about it?"
Margaret smiled charmingly when she heard this, and then gave a big gift in a regular manner, and then said: "We, Wu'an Kingdom, have always been very eager for the power of the empire. There are not only million lions in the empire, but also many talented generals. Although our Wu'an Kingdom is weak, there are still several young heroes who can make it to the forefront. They have rarely seen rivals among the younger generation in our country. Therefore, they want to take the opportunity of court to compete with some young generals of the empire."
The hall suddenly became quiet, and everyone couldn't figure out what Wu Anguo's move meant. Prince Kevin was also stunned at first, and then smiled like a sudden realization.
Li Yi also didn't understand this at all, and didn't know why the messenger group had to openly challenge on such a day. However, after seeing Prince Kevin's smile, Li Yi couldn't help but ask: "Second Prince, what do they want to do this?"
"Haha, what else can I do? I just seek self-protection."
"How do you say this?"
"According to common sense, if the ore veins are found in the affiliated countries, 30% of the profits should belong to them. However, this time the discovery of this magic crystal mine itself is too huge. Even if it is only 30%, it is enough to double their national strength.
"The vassal states themselves are not our country's land. They just hand over a certain amount of sacrifices every year to seek protection from our country. This time, 30% of the profits of the Magic Crystal Mine are already very attractive. They are afraid that our Tianlan Kingdom will even give them 30% of the profits. If we ignore the loyalty and the army goes straight to destroy them, the 30% of the profits will naturally belong to our pockets. Their actions are nothing more than to prove that their Wu'an Kingdom is not a soft persimmon. It may take some trouble to take them down, or it may not be worth the loss."
After listening to Kevin's explanation, Li Yi understood why the messengers dared to make such a request. However, Li Yi immediately asked again: "What can they do if they win? How could the Empire be held back just because of a young general?"
"It's just a demonstration first. In fact, I think they probably don't have a 100% chance of winning. They just want to prove that they have generals who can compete with the empire. After all, it's for their own country. Whether they can achieve their goals or not, they always have to give it a try."
"After you said this, I admire them a little, fighting for the motherland. Haha, I just don't know how strong their strength can be."
"You will know after a while, how about it? Do you have any idea to take action? After all, the other party calls for a confrontation between young generals. Many powerful generals in the empire cannot bully the small ones by the big ones." Kevin saw that Li Yi was a little moved, and couldn't help but persuade him.
"Haha, let's avoid it. The previous damage was not easy. I'm ready to cultivate for a while. Besides, there are not necessarily no young masters in the empire who can compete with them." Li Yi downplayed Kevin's invitation. He didn't want to simply be a fighting tool.
Prince Kevin looked at Li Yi thoughtfully, and then turned his attention to Margaret again.
Margaret was still waiting for King Tianlan's decision, and was standing there respectfully.
After a long time, King Tianlan spoke, "It's great, young people always need to practice more. I wonder how you are going to compete, how many young masters have you brought here."
"It's a lot to talk about, but we have two twin brothers in Wu'an Country. They have practiced sword skills together since childhood. After visiting famous teachers, they have achieved some success. So they want to take this opportunity to discuss with the masters of the empire to confirm the results of their practice." Margaret said.
"Then are they going to fight each other or are they going to take action together."
"Their skills make up for each other and are used to cooperation, so they want to ask the empire to find two generals to compete at the same time."
"Okay, everything will be done as you think. Can I see the two young heroes first now?"
"Of course, that's their honor, your Majesty wait." After Margaret said that, she turned around and waved her hand, and stood up from the mission's seat at the same time.
After seeing the two of them clearly, Alice burst into laughter and whispered to Li Yi: "It's not surprising that someone looks ugly, it's not surprising that someone is ugly. It's rare that these two people are so ugly, they are so ugly, they are so ugly. They are so superb."
Li Yi laughed when he heard this, and then looked up and down at the brothers.
After the two met King Tianlan, the king ordered them to wait for the competition directly at His Highness.
Then the two of them did not say much, bowed respectfully, and turned to look at the people present. They were not afraid of making the king unhappy, so they spoke directly: "We two brothers, Su Wen Empire, have emerged in many talents, and we are here to ask for advice. I wonder who dares to come and fight."
"It's interesting. I didn't expect that people don't look very good, but their personality is arrogant enough." Li Yi said with a smile at the two extremely ugly brothers.
"Brother Li, why can't I figure out their strength?" Facing Li Yi's ease, Prince Kevin couldn't get up and asked nervously.
"They are both of them at the top of the triple."
"Three-Level Peak? How is it possible? How old are they?" Prince Kevin couldn't help but exclaim in a low voice when he heard Li Yi's words.
The two ugly brothers in front of him seemed to be no more than 30 years old, and they might even be only twenty-five or twenty-six years old. And if they could have such strength at such an age, they were still two brothers. This kind of thing really surprised Prince Kevin.
In fact, Li Yi was also slightly shocked. He didn't expect that a small border country could develop such a good player. You know, even in Lily of the Valley Academy, it is impossible to find two triple peaks at the same time. That Gary, who reached the third level at the age of twenty-five, is already the pride of heaven in the academy.
"Why are the second prince so panicked? They look a few years older than Li Yi. But Li Yi is already in the fourth level now, and it is not something they can't understand if they can reach the top of the third level." Seeing the second prince's appearance, Alice slowly spoke beside her.
"Haha, Miss Alice is right. There is a more monster guy sitting next to me. But I just couldn't accept it for a while. In my impression, all the talents should come from our Tianlan Empire. Seeing that Wu'anguo can also have such young talents, I couldn't help but be curious." Prince Kevin said with a wry smile.
"The second prince is also worried that there is no young general in our empire who can resist their brothers. The competition between the empire and the small country lost, but it was really not very good when it was reported." Li Yi drank a glass of wine and said leisurely from the side.
"Brother Li said very well. I was worried about this. At the beginning, I didn't expect that the people of Wu'anguo could be so strong. Now, I'm really afraid that no one among the younger generation of the Empire could compete with him. The face of the Empire is the most important, and they can't show off their power in the hall." Kevin said fiercely, and his eyes began to become cold when he looked at the two ugly brothers.
"Don't worry, the second prince is that strength is one aspect and experience is another aspect. The third intermediate level may not be able to compete with the top strength. The biggest problem in front of him is not their strength, but other things."
"Then what should I worry about the most." Prince Kevin couldn't help asking when he heard what Li Yi said.
"The point is that Margaret proposed from the beginning that our empire would send two masters to confront them at the same time. This shows that the two brothers must be good at cooperating. It is difficult to find two masters who are also proficient in cooperating at the same time."
Upon hearing this, Prince Kevin nodded in agreement and fell into deep thought. After a while, Prince Kevin said slowly: "If it comes to cooperation, there are not a single one in the empire. Even among the family generals Kara has raised, there are three swordsmen with exquisite cooperation, but they are over thirty years old and cannot play."
When Li Yi heard Prince Kevin's narration, his face twitched unconsciously. I think the three swordsmen that Prince Kevin mentioned must be the ones who ambushed him that night. Not to mention their accomplices for the tiger, but in terms of strength, Li Yi has to admire them.
"Who else can I send? Oh, I accidentally let them take advantage of the loopholes. It's too late to regret it now. Carol? Carol may have the strength to fight, but who can cooperate with him?" Prince Kevin had already started to figure out a solution to the countermeasures. He talked to himself, and occasionally spoke out his personal name, and then shook his head as if he was dissatisfied.
Li Yian sat aside, regardless of Prince Kevin's anxiety, just drank and watched how the empire deal with it.
Just as Kevin was anxiously thinking about the strategy, two people in the empire had already emerged from the crowd and coldly confronted the ugly brothers under the hall.
"The second prince, there is no need to make a plan. Someone has taken over their invitation to fight." Seeing that Prince Kevin was still immersed in his plan, Li Yi reminded him.
"Ah, who is it? Let's see." Prince Kevin hurriedly looked up at the hall.
"It's really Carol, and Bobby. Alas, in my opinion, they are the best choice for the two of them to play. I just don't know what the outcome will be. After all, Carol is a third-level high-level, and Bobby is only a mid-level strength." Prince Kevin murmured at the two on the field.
"Then the second prince feels that they are good at cooperating? If they go out in a hurry, it will be no longer proportional based on their strength alone."
"They had a good relationship in the Central Army. I think they had some experience in joining forces against the enemy." Prince Kevin said uncertainly.
"Second Prince, please ask a question. During my time in the Central Army, I found that there seemed to be not many real martial arts masters in the army. Some thirty-year-old regiment commander-level figures are even just the third level of the primary level. Why is this? Are the masters all in the troops stationed on the border?"
When Prince Kevin heard Li Yi’s question, he couldn’t help but smile bitterly. Then he explained to Li Yi: “Brother Li doesn’t know that in the army, he doesn’t have to be a senior officer. Some people can be generals without the power of a chicken, while some people with strong strength may just be the leader of the regiment for the rest of their lives. You must know that if tens of thousands of people fighting on the battlefield, personal strength cannot change the outcome of a war, so there is indeed a lack of real martial arts masters in the army. Also, it’s not that people with strong strength like to join the army. The stronger the strength, the more they like to be free, after all, they don’t like to be dominated.”
"Oh, so that's it." Li Yi thought about it, the higher his strength, the more arrogant he became. How could he be willing to be regarded as a war machine by the country?
Chapter completed!