Mage Veigar

Chapter 819 Giving Gifts
The Jialan Kingdom is not attacking but defending.

When this news was exposed, all major forces on the continent were greatly disappointed.

Originally, they thought that the Empire and the Kingdom of Jialan could stage a fierce battle before the war next year to add some fun to them. The Gangti City State even thought that the Empire could consume the war seeds of the Kingdom of Jialan. But in the end, they were told that the Kingdom of Jialan was not preparing to launch an attack on the Empire at all, but was deploying defenses on the border?

Ok.

Although it was all in vain, this situation is understandable.

Because at this stage, it would be the most wrong option for the Jialan Kingdom to attack the empire. As long as the entire empire cannot be conquered before the arrival of spring, it would be tantamount to announcing that the war next year would be a failure without having to be fought.

If only the country of Jialan was a little smarter.

What we should do most now is to arrange the defense line, withdraw troops and withstand the siege of the world coalition forces, rather than actively provoke a war.

Facts have also proved that the Jialan Kingdom was quite normal and made the choice to deploy heavy troops for defense.

It’s just that this action was too normal, so much so that the countries on the mainland did not think about it in a normal way. It was not until time went on that they suddenly realized that this was the reason why Jialan Country did this.

As a result, the empire became a laughing stock.

A perfectly normal action frightened them so much that they temporarily withdrew an entire army of 1.6 million and rushed to the border. The resources lost back and forth were astronomical, so it was inevitable that it would make people laugh.

Foster wanted to retreat at this time.

Since the Jialan Kingdom is not planning to use force against them, keeping the troops here would be a waste of resources. It would be better to let the troops return to voluntary labor to reduce the loss of resources.

But his opinion was rejected.

A reply letter was sent back to Foster from the imperial capital. The head of the empire, Eldir, told him: "Vega Saint Laurent is cunning by nature. You are not allowed to withdraw your troops back to the central region before the beginning of winter."

"Alas, this Eldir."

Foster slammed the letter on the table in frustration and called the Führer by his name.

He also understood that Eldir was still concerned about Vega and believed that the Kingdom of Galan was not deploying defenses at all, but was preparing to attack when the opportunity arose. That was why he ordered him to hold on for another three months until the arrival of early winter.

Because winter is not suitable for marching and fighting.

Especially for the attacking party, the chance of winning a war in winter is several times lower than in early summer and early autumn. So as long as they hold out until early winter, they will be sure that the Jialan Kingdom has no intention of attacking.

But on the other hand.

The Jialan Army clearly does not want to attack, so you are being too cautious if you continue to wait. Or maybe it can no longer be described as cautious, but rather timid.

Under orders.

Foster could only waste time here with his troops, watching Hausman and his troops every day, building a defense line here today, burying an army there tomorrow, and then starting over again the day after tomorrow, making the entire defense line airtight.

No matter how you look at it, it's a bit petty.

Instead of feeling ashamed, Hausman was proud of it. He led his troops to jump up and down the border. At one point, he even sent all the troops to the border, which scared Foster again. Afterwards, Foster realized that it was Hausman who was fooling him.

Until the end.

Foster was completely numb and didn't believe that Hausman would launch a meaningless attack.

The heavy smell of gunpowder from the two armies on the border was completely dispelled by Hausmann's actions.

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at the same time.

After half a month, Vega finally arrived at the agreed meeting place, the city of Everlook in the far west of the Kingdom of Galan. This was where the last hope of the old kingdom was buried.

But it must be mentioned that although the City of Everlook has a worse reputation, it is a real important city.

This city is the closest to the Jialan Mountains. If the Western countries want to invade the Jialan Empire next year, this is the only way they can pass through, and it is also a place they must fight for. Therefore, a whole army is stationed here, commanded by a lieutenant general of the Old Kingdom under Tanniel.

Under heavy guard.

Veigar was even more certain that this was not a trap.

If it was really a trap, given the appeal of Old Scimitar's name to Veigar, he could have set the meeting place outside the border or in a marginal area instead of in the absolutely safe Everlook City.

At the agreed time.

Vega and his guards came to a tavern.

There are all kinds of people here, and it is indeed a very confidential meeting place.

creak-

After opening the door of the private room, Vega and the guard walked in. He found that the other party had been waiting in the room for a long time.

There were three people in the private room. The middle-aged man sat in the middle. On his left was a young wizard holding a staff, and on his right was a girl about 15 years old.

"Meru Scimitar, the chieftain of the Hundred Tribes, pays respect to His Majesty."

The skinny middle-aged man who called himself Meru, as soon as he saw Vega coming in, he immediately pulled the two of them to kneel down, his whole body filled with humility from head to toe. On the contrary, the young magician next to him knelt on the ground reluctantly.

"Meru Scimitar?"

Vega took the initiative and sat down, pouring a glass of juice into his cup. Then he said, "Stand up and talk first. I want to know what your relationship with Holt Machete is."

Meru stood up tremblingly.

He said humbly: "Your Majesty, Holt Scimitar is my uncle."

"Where's Holt Machete? Why don't you come see me?"

"My uncle returned home with serious injuries more than a year ago and later died."

"Holt Machete has..."

Vega opened his mouth, then closed it again.

After all, Old Scimitar had made great contributions to him, but he left this world before he could see his tribe become an independent country with sovereignty, which made Vega somewhat sad.

"So why did the Patriarch come here this time?"

Veigar turned his gaze towards Meru. After all, they were Old Scimitar's relatives, and Veigar's expression softened.

"To be honest, I came here because of my uncle's last words before he died."

Meru said with a somewhat sad look in his eyes: "Before his death, my uncle asked us to find an opportunity to see you with a gift, and also asked me to bring you a message..."

"What did Holt Machete leave behind?"

Veigar had guessed some of the old Scimitar's last words, but he asked despite knowing the answer.

Meru did not answer Vega's question right away. Instead, he placed an exquisite box in front of Vega and opened it, saying, "This is a gift from my uncle. I also want to remind you not to forget our promise."

(End of this chapter)