"..."
Faced with King Lalit's reply, the envoy could not react in time. He stared blankly at the smiling King Lalit and even suspected that he was dreaming. Or was the King talking nonsense in his drunken stupor?
For the sake of caution, the envoy took a deep breath and asked again.
"Your Majesty, I didn't hear you clearly. What did you say?"
"Nothing."
King Lalit's face was still smiling, but the words that came out of his mouth were as hard as steel.
"As you can see, our White Stone City has encountered a plague of insects this year. The food we have now is only enough for our own use and we don't have any extra to hand over to the Golden Eagle Country. Therefore, we have decided that we will not hand over even 10% of our food this year."
"You, how dare you do this!!"
Hearing King Lalit's words, the envoy was completely stunned.
"We have signed a treaty before. Does your country not intend to abide by it?"
"Not at all."
King Lalit's straightforward answer left the envoy speechless for a moment. He stared blankly at King Lalit. Frankly speaking, if the envoy hadn't participated in the signing of the treaty between the Golden Eagle Country and White Stone City, he would have suspected that King Lalit had been replaced by someone else.
How dare he do this?
Previously, the envoy felt that it was rude of the king to mistreat him. However, he didn't expect King Lalit to not give him any face and blatantly tear up the treaty that had been signed in front of him.
This left the envoy completely at a loss as to what to do. In his mind, it was a matter of course for the defeated country to pay tribute to the victorious country. Otherwise, why would so many people die and expend so much effort to fight this war?
But now, as the defeated country, White Stone City, was actually unwilling to offer tribute?
This, this was truly audacious to the extreme, rebelling against the heavens!
"King Lalit, do you know what you are saying?"
At this moment, the envoy's face darkened.
Originally, he wanted to increase the amount of food that White Stone City had to offer. He did not expect the White Stone City to be so shameless. However, he still had to do what he had to do.
"You are provoking the Golden Eagle Country and our supreme King!"
"How dare you!!"
But as soon as the envoy finished his sentence, King Lalit slammed the table abruptly and stood up, glaring at the envoy with wrath.
"This is the White Stone City, not the Golden Eagle Country. You are just a lowly messenger, how dare you threaten me?
Guards! "
"Yes, Your Majesty!"
Hearing Lalit's order, a few guards immediately rushed over and surrounded the envoy.
"Drag him away and beat him ten times!
Then tell them to scram!!
This is White Stone City, it's not the place for those barbarians to behave atrociously!! "
"Yes!!"
Upon hearing Lalit's words, the guards immediately responded in unison. Then, two of them grabbed the envoy on each side and dragged him out.
The envoy stood there in a daze. He didn't expect the king to attack him without saying a word. When he was dragged out, the envoy struggled as if he had just woken up from a dream.
"Let me go, let me go, you bastards!!
Lalit, Lalit!
You will regret this!!
This time, the Golden Eagle Country's army will flatten your pitiful castle. When that happens, all of you will become the Golden Eagle Country's slaves. This is the price you have to pay for rebelling against the Golden Eagle Country … You are dead. Let me tell you, how dare you treat me like this … Argh — —! "
Hearing the blood-curdling screams disappear from the other end of the corridor, King Lalit let out a snort and waved his hand to the side with a sullen expression. Upon seeing this, the singers and servants bowed and backed away. At this moment, King Lalit panted heavily as he sat on the chair and wiped the cold sweat off his forehead.
At this moment, the ice-cold expression on his face was no longer there. Instead, it was replaced with uncertainty.
"Sir Mage, is this really fine?"
After taking a sip of wine, King Lalit turned around and asked. Along with his inquiry, the black-robed Jenn strolled out from behind a stone pillar at the side of the hall.
"Of course not, Your Majesty."
Facing King Lalit's inquiry, Jenn smiled and nodded.
"If the ruler of the Golden Eagle Country is indeed as you described, I don't think he will take this lying down."
In fact, Jenn's guess was right.
When the envoy who was beaten to the point where he couldn't even walk led the guards back to the Golden Eagle Country, the entire country was in shock.
All these years, the Golden Eagle Country was so powerful that the surrounding countries could only act according to their wishes.
Even after the insect disaster, many countries at most sent representatives to explain their hardships in hopes of delaying the payment or reducing the quota.
But no one expected a small White Stone City to do this. Not only did they reject the envoy, but they also sent people to beat up the envoy and throw him out. This — — This is outrageous!!
Audacious!!
"Bastards!!"
After listening to his subordinate's report, King Fagus of the Golden Eagle Country slammed the table angrily. Along with a loud bang, the things on the table almost flew off.
The guards and ministers at the side didn't even dare to breathe loudly. The Fagus King was the most powerful ruler in the history of the Golden Eagle Country. It was also because of his dominance that the Golden Eagle Country rose above the other countries and became the powerful country it was today.
And now, a small White Stone City actually dared to provoke him?
This is outrageous, how can I tolerate this?!
"I gave him a chance previously, but I didn't expect this White Stone City to be so unappreciative. Since he is determined to resist, then let's grant his wish!!
War, this is a war!!
Hu Si!! "
"Yes, Your Majesty!"
Hearing the Fagus King's call, a middle-aged man strode out from the crowd and half-knelt in front of the Fagus King.
"What are your orders?"
Looking at the man in front of him, the Fagus King gritted his teeth and gave his order.
"I order you to lead the first and second guards to attack White Stone City and raze it to the ground!!
Let everyone see the price of provoking the Golden Eagle Country!! "
Hearing the Fagus King's order, General Hu Si extended his hand and bowed solemnly.
"As you wish, Your Majesty."