Volume 3: Artifacts Chapter 97: Death of the Archangel
The conversation with Queen Clear Sky opened up an idea for King Sanye.
The Moonlight Court has a relatively relaxed diplomatic space because they have the World Tree and a queen with outstanding military power. These are not available to the Emerald Court, so they are passive in the diplomatic game and are worried about gains and losses when facing major powers.
If the Emerald King's Court could bring in the Dragon Kingdom, it would be like having the "World Tree" and the "Moonlight Queen". Although it was just a fox borrowing the power of the tiger, the forest elves could stand up straighter when facing the Golden Shield Empire and the Shining Gold People by borrowing the power of the Dragon Kingdom.
Emerald Forest joined both the "International Alliance" and the "Free Trade Body" at the same time, giving face to both sides. Anyone who wants to cause trouble for no reason must first consider the attitude of Dragon Country.
As for whether inviting the Dragon Kingdom to station troops in the Emerald Forest would arouse opposition from within the forest elves?
Of course there is!
But there is a ready-made target that can be used to divert internal conflicts, and that is the angels in the Sky City.
The appearance of the hunting angels did cause great sacrifices to the forest elves. The highly respected Dean Vidal was overdrawn due to the sneak attack of the angel Niltje, and finally died of exhaustion on the eve of the final battle.
It was only natural to establish an ancient civilization as an imaginary enemy and get close to another ancient civilization. Moreover, the Dragon Kingdom and the Emerald Forest already had a long history. As long as the degree of this was properly controlled, the opposition voices within the forest elves would not cause any major trouble.
In this way, the dilemma of Emerald Forest was resolved.
The benefits that joining the "Free Trade Body" brings to the Golden Shield Empire are definitely far greater than the benefits that joining the "League of Nations" brings to the World Bank. It can both soar on the train of human civilization and leave a way to retreat to the embrace of ancient civilization.
This is how a small country should use wisdom to deal with big countries!
The effect is immediate.
After the Emerald Lake Palace sent out an important message, the Taotie King of the Dragon Kingdom took the lead in expressing his attitude:
The last time , it was the giant dragons and forest elves who worked together to eliminate them. This time, as a representative of the Dragon Nation, I was fortunate enough to participate in the siege of the hunting queen. The Dragon Nation and the Emerald Forest were once two pearls on the sea that complemented each other. Although we have been separated for a thousand years, the bond between us still exists.
Facing the remnants of the hunters, the Dragon Nation is willing to do our part. We also hope that through this incident, we can rebuild the friendship between the dragons and the forest elves.
I believe that through communication, we can find a bilateral relationship that is in the interests of both sides.
After receiving the response from the Taotie King, the Sanye King immediately formally invited the Taotie King of the Dragon Kingdom to visit the Emerald Forest.
King Taotie said that the Dragon Kingdom will soon form a visiting delegation to the Emerald Forest to open a new chapter in the relationship between the two races.
King Sanye and King Taotie expressed their opinions to each other in the Jade King Court and had an open dialogue across the air, making the relationship between the Jade King Court and the Dragon Kingdom extremely ambiguous, as if they were a newlywed couple, flirting with each other and inseparable.
The speed of the temperature rise made Elder Shuo Jinlin very anxious.
His core mission in coming to the Emerald King Court was to prevent the Emerald Forest from moving closer to the Golden Shield Empire, but now the Three-Leaf King has publicly expressed his willingness to join the "Free Trade Body". If the Three-Leaf King signs an agreement with Meteorite, it would be like cutting a hole in the rope tied around the neck of the Golden Shield Empire.
As for King Sanye's expression of willingness to join the "International Alliance", it is tantamount to giving the Shuojin people a fig leaf.
Economic sanctions?
Military threat?
At the same time, they hold hands with the Golden Shield Empire and the Emerald Forest of the Dragon Kingdom, and they seem to be not afraid.
Elder Lin can only go to the Archangel Elzel. If the Shining Gold Man and the Sky City put pressure on the Dragon Kingdom at the same time, perhaps the Dragon Kingdom will handle its relationship with the Emerald Forest with caution.
Elzer and the angels he brought lived in the Shining Gold Hotel. Outside the hotel were elven protesters holding banners condemning Sky City.
The sounds of protest continued to come in from outside the window, making Archangel Elzer extremely irritated and angry.
When seeing Elder Lin who came to visit, Archangel Elzer said: "The appearance of the hunting angels is a serious blow to the prestige of Sky City. I need to return to Sky City as soon as possible to report what happened here to the Archangel Conference.
As for the Dragon Nation’s plan to enter the Emerald Forest, the Archangel Conference will also need to discuss the correct response measures.”
Elder Lin said, "I have a feeling that someone is behind the situation in the Emerald Forest . This person is most likely the Prime Minister of the Golden Shield Empire, Meteor. He took advantage of the Dragon Kingdom's greed for the Emerald Forest and pushed the Emerald Forest to the Dragon Kingdom, while gaining benefits from both parties.
However, the Dragon Kingdom has not yet elected a common leader, and the attitude of King Taotie may not be the attitude of the entire Dragon Kingdom.
I hope you can come with me to visit the Dragon Kingdom before returning to Sky City. Together we can talk to the Dragon Kings and ask them to stop the Taotie King."
Archangel Elzer considered.
Through the window, one can see that the Kirov airship of the Golden Shield Empire has entered the city from the port. The airship is surrounded by elves riding Pegasus and griffins. They enthusiastically throw their woven wreaths into the cabin to express their gratitude to the Golden Shield Empire.
The contrast is the continuous protests outside the hotel.
After a while, Archangel Elzer said, "Do you think the Dragon Kingdom will give up entering the Emerald Forest?"
Elder Lin also noticed the Kirov airship outside the window. He retracted his gaze and said to Archangel Elzer, "We can give it a try! We know very little about the Dragon Kingdom, but the Taotie King is obviously an ancient dragon with great ambitions. If he helps the Dragon Kingdom regain the Emerald Forest, it will definitely bring him great prestige and influence.
I think there must be some ancient dragon in the Dragon Kingdom who doesn’t want him to become the co-leader.”
Archangel Elzer thought of what King Taotie once said.
"If I can take back the Emerald Forest, the Dragon Kings of Dragon Country will definitely choose me as the leader of all the dragons."
A unified Dragon Kingdom is not what Sky City wants to see.
"Okay, I'll go to Dragon Country with you..."
When Archangel Elzerel agreed to go to Dragon Country with Elder Lin, an angel broke into the room and said, "Archangel Elzerel, we have found the Holy Judge Angel Azure Sapphire Siphos."
Hearing Siphos's name, Elzere couldn't help but feel a surge of anger.
"These Holy Judgement Angels have no regard for the Archangel Council and only obey the Sword of Oath!" Elzer realized that the Shining Gold Man was still here, so he said to Elder Lin: "I have some important things to deal with now, Elder Lin can go back and prepare to go to Dragon Country."
Elder Lin knew that it was not appropriate for him to be here to listen to the angels' internal affairs, so he said goodbye to Archangel Elzer and left.
After the Golden Man left, the Holy Judgement Angel Siphos was brought before Elzer by two angels.
One of the angels reported: “Archangel Elzerel, we found him in the forest south of the Emerald King’s Court, with the bodies of two hunter angels beside him.
We have examined Sifos. He has suffered several minor injuries, but his mind is intact. He is not contaminated or controlled. "
Archangel Elzerel sat there, looking seriously at the Archangel of Judgment Siphos. He had many scars on his body, and it was obvious that he had just been through a great battle.
"Where have you been all this time, Seaforth?"
The Holy Judgement Angel Siphos stubbornly replied: "Archangel Elzerel, please call me Azure Sapphire."
"Azure Sapphire!" Elzer knew the temperament of the Holy Angel of Inquisition, so he changed the topic and asked, "Answer my question!"
"I was at the Emerald School of Magic. They caught me and locked me up. I escaped this morning when the guards weren't paying attention."
Elzer asked again: "Since you have escaped, why don't you come to find me?"
Siphos replied: "The existence of the Hunting Angels is the fault of me and the Red Rhino Horn Niltje. Now that the Red Rhino Horn is dead, I have the obligation to kill all the remaining Hunting Angels."
“Humph!” Elzer said angrily, “You still know that you have committed a serious crime! The Sword of Oath sent the Holy Judgement Angel to the chaotic source of divine power without the permission of the Archangel Council, which eventually caused the angels to be polluted and created monsters such as the Hunting Angel that blasphemed angels.
Listen to what the elves outside are shouting! Your Holy Inquisition has caused Sky City to lose all its prestige in the secular world!"
Sifos did not shy away from the might of Elzerel. He looked directly at the high and mighty archangel and said forcefully, "The Sword of Oath did this because the efficiency of the Archangel Conference is too low. You can discuss a very simple matter for a long time.
The appearance of the Hunting Angel this time was caused by the mistakes made by me and the Red Rhino Horn, and has nothing to do with the Sword of Oath and the Holy Inquisition."
"Whether it matters or not is not up to you! I will take you back to Sky City, and the Archangel Council will decide who should be held responsible for the angel hunting incident."
Archangel Elzer waved his hand, and two angels stepped forward to take Siphos away.
At this time, Siphos said: "I can go back to Sky City with you, but I just found the trace of another hunting angel. Let me kill it."
Elzer said impatiently, "You can't go anywhere now! Tell me where that hunting angel is, and I will send an angel to deal with it."
"Okay..." Siphos asked the angels around him to move aside, took a step forward and cast magic in front of Archangel Elzerel.
A magical map of the forest surrounding the Emerald Palace unfolds.
Outside the city was a large area of burnt open land, and beyond that was an endless forest . Sifos kept adjusting the angle of the map, as if to confirm the location.
“Here it is!”
Siphos pointed to a point on the map, and Archangel Elzerel leaned in to take a closer look.
As the distance shortened, Sifos suddenly shouted, "Flare in the Mountain and River Atlas!"
In the forest on the magic map, more than ten faint lights flashed continuously, and then a beam of strong light shot out from the map.
Archangel Elzer dodged backwards, but Siphos rushed towards the strong light. In an instant, Siphos's body was shattered and burned in the strong light, leaving behind an angel light mark made of pure light elements.
Under the influence of the secret technique, the light element burst out with energy like a solar flare. A halo spread horizontally, cutting through layers of walls and cutting the Golden Hotel in half.
At this time, Elder Shuo Jinlin had just walked out of the hotel door and was about to take a car back to the World Bank's Jade King Court Branch. Before his followers could open the car door for him, he heard a loud bang above his head, and large pieces of rubble and bricks fell down, and the car was instantly smashed into a pile of scrap metal.
The Shining Gold people immediately put on their armor and held up shields to protect Elder Lin in the middle, and then rushed outwards braving the pouring debris.
The elves protesting outside the hotel were also frightened by the sudden explosion. They screamed in terror and fled away from the Shining Gold Hotel. The unlucky ones were directly hit to death by the falling objects.
The situation got out of control, with elves running everywhere.
Elder Lin flew up under the protection of his followers. After reaching the safe airspace, he turned around and saw the 46-story Shuojin Hotel collapsing in billowing smoke.
How is this possible!
Elder Lin knew the quality of the Golden Hotel very well. Not only was it cast with reinforced concrete, but it also had permanent solidified alchemical columns sealed on the main support structure. It could be said that an earthquake turned the ground of the Jade King's Court upside down, and the Golden Hotel also fell straight down.
And now the Shuojin Hotel is collapsing like a building block.
Who cast such a powerful spell in the Golden Hotel? The target of such a powerful spell was...
When Elder Lin thought of this, he panicked and almost fell from the air.
"Quick, quick, quick... Don't worry about me! Go and save Archangel Elzer!"
Elder Lin threw away the followers who were supporting him and shouted directly in the direction of the Shuojin Hotel. The Shuojin people left behind a pair of twins, and the rest flew in the direction of the smoke and dust.
After a while, two golden men flew over carrying a seriously injured angel.
Elder Lin immediately stepped forward and asked, "What happened? Who launched the attack?"
The angel replied with his dying breath: "Yes, it was the Holy Judgement Archangel Siphos... He, he killed the Archangel Elzer..."
Elder Lin stepped forward and grabbed the angel's shoulder, shouting, "What nonsense are you talking about! Where is Archangel Elzerel?"
"He's dead!" The angel replied while enduring the pain: "Archangel Elzer suffered a full-strength blow from Siphos at close range, and I saw with my own eyes that he turned into ashes in that light.
Please escort me back to Sky City. I must report what happened here to the Archangel as soon as possible."
Elder Lin let go of the angel and stayed in the air.
In the direction of the Golden Hotel, dust was rising to the sky. The Royal Court patrolmen, who were still in a state of war, had already arrived at the scene. They used magic to suppress the spread of dust and smoke and evacuated the fleeing elves to a safe area. Several patrolmen rushed into the collapsed area regardless of the danger to rescue the survivors.
Elf wizards were flying in the sky on Pegasus and griffins. They used magic to collect dust in the air, compressed it into bricks and threw it into the uninhabited area.
The entire rescue process was quick and orderly.
A huge shadow passed by the airspace where the Golden Man was. It was the Kirov steam airship. The mages on the airship jointly cast a large wind magic to collect and compress the smoke and dust in the air to prevent a secondary disaster and facilitate the rescue team to enter the disaster area.
The Steam Titan of the Golden Shield Empire arrived and joined the rescue.
Elder Lin looked at the Kirov steam airship nearby and could see the meteorite of the Prime Minister of the Golden Shield Empire through the large glass windows.
He was standing by the window, holding a cup of coffee and looking at the completely ruined Shuojin Hotel.
