Alien Knights

Muxi King City, meeting hall.

Todd sat on the high throne, looking out the window in the distance, saying nothing and not knowing what he was thinking.

"They're all gone."

Evie leaned on the armrest of the throne and said softly: "The soul of the murderer Jacqueline will be judged by the scale of fate; all the Crusaders involved in this assassination will be punished as they should be; the Knights of Muxi will deploy manpower Participate in the defense of the royal city; the Kingdom Council and the shaman assembly jointly issue decrees to restrain racial discrimination in the country... This may be the best outcome."

"The best result? This is just the most helpless result!" With the anger hidden in his words, the dragon scales on Todd's arms slowly appeared.

Evie gently rubbed the dragon scales and whispered: "In the meeting just now, I almost thought you were going to get angry, but in the end you restrained yourself."

Todd closed his eyes: "I have already shown this group of people the tragedy that happened in Taylor City that day in the soul space, but what they are thinking about is the racial war!"

"Only when the fire reaches their doorstep do people remember where the bucket is."

Noticing Todd looking at her, Evie smiled and said, "A slang term from North Islanders."

Todd shook his head helplessly and said: "Are power struggles and racial barriers really so important? Even the wisest people are blinded by them."

Evie straightened up: "Actually, you can't blame them entirely... In the past, our biggest enemy was the church, but with the destruction of Taylor City, everyone suddenly had no goal and could only find other things to divert. attention."

Todd said: "You think too simply. Jacqueline's incident is just a microcosm of the intensification of domestic conflicts. In fact, in all walks of life and in every corner of the kingdom, the momentum of racial confrontation is intensifying."

"The place of souls managed by the Crusaders has explicitly prohibited humans from visiting; the bars run by humans do not provide the food required by the Crusaders; the Crusaders and human knights in the city's garrison are unwilling to share the same post, and are not willing to Work together.”

Todd said with a headache: "Look at the people who came to the meeting today, which one does not represent their own race? When I asked them not to use race as an excuse to discriminate, even though they promised, But my heart is full of anger.”

Evie was a little confused: "You are the Dragon God and have supreme power. As long as you speak, no one will have any objection."

Todd sighed: "My authority can change the body and affect the soul, but it can't do anything about one thing - human nature."

Evie was silent.

After a moment of silence, Evie suddenly remembered something: "By the way, is this why you asked Huggins to come here today?"

"Most of the officials in the kingdom are caught in the vortex of racial conflicts. In order to safeguard the interests of their own race, they even harm the interests of the kingdom. Therefore, I need some people who remain neutral in racial confrontations. Huggins is one... …”

At this point, Todd paused: "What Huggins said did give me some help. If unity cannot be achieved internally, maybe we can start from the outside?"

"Your Majesty, the leader of the Mermaids of Salamo, I request an audience."

The voice from the guard interrupted Todd's thinking.

After looking at Evie, Todd said: "The mermaids of Salamo? Let them in?"

A troubled look appeared on the guard's face: "Your Majesty, I'm afraid it won't be convenient for them to come in."

Todd was stunned for a moment, then closed his eyes and opened the soul space.

In the middle of the endless sea, there stands a towering snow peak. A giant dragon sits on the top of the mountain, overlooking everything below.

Rita, the leader of the mermaid tribe, stopped on the sea, realized that one second she was still in a huge glass tank in front of the gate of the royal city, and the next second she was in this vast world.

But before she could be surprised by all the suddenness, Todd's appearance made her lose all ability to think.

Being oppressed by the huge dragon power and unable to raise her head, Rita, the mermaid clan leader of Salamo, bent her body and buried her head in her chest, her body trembling uncontrollably because of everything around her.

A solemn and loud voice sounded above Rita's head: "Why do you want to see me?"

Rita opened her mouth, but found that she was too nervous to make a sound.

Fortunately, Todd was very patient, and after a short wait, Rita finally regained some courage.

"Supreme...Dragon God, the black plague in the sea...is expanding, and batches of refugees are fleeing towards your kingdom, just to obtain your asylum."

Hearing the words black plague, Todd's eyes narrowed: "Tell me more details."

Rita lowered her head and said: "Just this morning, the first batch of refugees in the ocean arrived in the sea less than 20 kilometers away from Waiheke Island. They come from more than 20 different races, and the total number exceeds 10,000."

Todd asked, "Are these people victims of the Black Plague?"

"Yes, the black plague has engulfed their homeland and is spreading rapidly. According to them, in the future, more and more people will come to the Dragon Kingdom to seek asylum."

"Where are these people now?"

"I have distributed food from my tribe to all the refugees. They are now staying in the sea twenty kilometers west of Waiheke Island. Without your approval, they dare not get even half a step closer."

Todd said: "Tell those ocean refugees that I agree to let them enter the land of Dragon Kingdom. In addition, I will allocate some property from the treasury to purchase food and supplies for them."

"Your kindness is as bright as the sun, but please allow me to propose. I, the leader of the Salamo Mermaid Clan, am willing to use all the food and wealth in the clan to help the people of the sea. In this way , there is no need to occupy Muxi City’s resources.”

Todd was a little surprised. He looked down at the mermaid and asked: "It is indeed a good thing that you are willing to help. But there are tens of thousands of refugees coming to seek refuge. Can the wealth of your tribe support the expenses?"

Rita raised her head, her eyes full of admiration and admiration: "I heard that your army just ended a great war in the east. Although they won a great victory, the treasury was also tight. You gave us shelter and allowed us Trade is already a great blessing, at this time, how can we cause you more trouble?"

After Todd heard this, he felt a little emotional: "The ancient god Krakosh in your mouth is not so much my friend, but actually more like my teacher. Therefore, giving you blessing and care is me." Things that should be done. But if you insist on being self-reliant, I will not stop you, but if you need any help, you can ask me."

Rita buried her head deeply: "Supreme Dragon God, please feel free to leave the work of resettling refugees to me. I will handle everything properly."

Todd nodded and responded: "Very good, from now on, you, the leader of the Salamo Mermaids, will be solely responsible for the resettlement of the refugees."

Finally hearing the Dragon God's personal consent, a smile appeared on Rita's lips.