Chapter 9 Chapter Seven A Ritual About the Rules of War

Fearing that Prince Xavier had acquired the Dark Sword, Jarod wanted to attack Xavier before he learned to wield its full power, and ordered the nation to speed up preparations for war.Catalyst saints and wizards began their military training early in the morning and did not stop until night.Exhausted, many fell asleep on the floor of the operations room. The Feycrafter's Forge stared brightly into the night, the gnashing of metal teeth and bellows making it look as if a monstrous creature had been captured and chained in the center of the city.Artisans and Sorcerers are learning how to work with Catalyst Saints, but in the darker days of their history, a perfect combination of magic and technology has allowed them to create weapons more easily and quickly Man, only Saryon—but that wasn't entirely a blessing.

Finally, Prince Jarod decided his city was ready for battle, and held a centuries-old formal ceremony that required people to wear red robes and strange-looking hats (said to be a a source of repressed pleasure and contemplation not to be despised, since no one remembers where the hats came from and why), Prince Garrod and a senior officer of the state came before the king and read Hatred for Merilon and demanded war. Of course the king agreed.That night, Saraken held a spectacular and lively dance party, and then everyone began to prepare for the next step—the challenge. Fighting in Simharon is strictly regulated and dates back to the first peoples who came to the land.At that time, those early inhabitants hoped that those who had been driven out of their native lands due to prejudice and violence could live in peace in this new land.However, the wise early inhabitants knew that human nature could not keep this peace for long, so they made the rules of war.For hundreds of years, these rules have been strictly observed and obeyed (for the most part), with one exception - the destructive "Iron War".

Because the rules of war were violated, the demon artisans were driven out of the land of Simharon.According to the Catalyst saints who remained in Simharon (who preserve that history), the Artisans attempted to take over the area by force after breaking free from the shackles controlled by their masters, the Firelords. world.Because of refusing to accept the result decided by the Warlord Agni on the battlefield of glory-this is the result determined by the Warlord Agni using the chess sand table simulation-so the demon craftsmen brought a real battle to this land , deadly war.Thus, Jarod used the Witchcrafters in this war, and despite his assurances to his allies (and his enemies) that he would keep them under full control, it was still the same throughout Simharon. Complaints abound.

The rules of war formulated by the ancestors are very similar to the rules of dueling, which is considered a civilized way of settling disputes between people.The offended party expresses its distress openly and then issues a declaration of challenge, like flapping a combat glove in front of the enemy.There will be two reactions to this challenge: one is that the other party accepts the challenge—meaning war; the other is that the other party apologizes publicly, so that the Saraken Kingdom will negotiate the terms of surrender.But judging from the actual situation, the latter is unlikely, because both Merilon and Saraken are already making preparations for war.

Challengers have both advantages and disadvantages compared to defenders.If the challenge is "popular," it will give the challenger a psychological upper hand.The defender can choose his own position on the battlefield of glory, and is allowed to take the lead on the battlefield of war chess. The long-awaited challenge day has finally arrived, and the people of Saraken stayed up all night. Just to prepare for this event, it will start with a celebration-style battle at noon tomorrow, and this battle will be held in Song Li— - between the operator of the portal - and the prince's army.

In ancient times, this battle would have been a real battle, between the Warlord of Fire and the sage who built the portal.But those mages who could divination the future were all wiped out during the "Steel War", and only the catalyst saints who assisted them—Songli—maintained these teleportation corridors to ensure that the people of Simharon could time travel. Since the Songli are only Catalyst Saints and have little life force of their own, the Warlords of Fire—the most magical wizards in Simharon—can blow them off the world with little effort, But Simharon would face the destruction of the transportation system if it did so, so it's something that should never even be considered.Therefore, Song Li was allowed to surrender after a token resistance, and the portal was then opened for the Saraken army.

Prince Jarod put on a grand show for his people on this day.When the war began, there was an exciting sound of trumpets and gongs and drums, calling on people to join the battle.People come out in their best clothes while holding hands with the utterly excited kids.Citizens flooded the streets and gathered at several pre-designated places throughout the city.There, both the Warlords of Fire and their Catalysts wore battle robes: the Sorcerer in red, and the Catalysts in gray with a red border, and stood waiting. All was quiet as the military music ceased.The crowd held their breath, and then a trumpeter standing next to Prince Jarod blew a trumpet on the palace battlements, and the sound rang through the air in the crisp, dry air (Sihana was acting better than ever that day both are good).Hearing this signal, Prince Jarod raised his voice and shouted, and his Fiery Warlord repeated what he shouted, and then, in the name of King Saraken, asked Song Li to open the teleportation corridor.

The teleportation corridors opened one after another, forming hollows in the center of the street. Standing between the teleportation corridors are the masters of the teleportation corridors: Song Li. "In the name of King Saraken and his loyal subjects, we ask you to open a safe teleportation corridor to Merilon for us, so that we will be able to declare war on them." Prince Jarod turned to Song Li who was standing in front of him. shouted loudly.Then all the fire warlords repeated the request to Song Li in front of them, and the sound surrounded the whole city. "In the name of Emin, we want to defend the peace of the world, so we oppose your request." Songli replied.A senior member of the Catalyst Saints was singled out for this important role, and she assumed it automatically.She glared at the prince, as if the prince was really going to take her position like a storm.

Although the catalyst saint's strong words of defiance made Jarod flinch a little, he still signaled to blow the horn again.Then the Fire Warlord came out, and the catalyst saints stood by their side, and this "war" kicked off. The catalyst saints opened the transmission channel to their partners, turning the life force gathered in the body into a flash of blue light and sending it to the wizard. The flames exploded in the sky.A whirlwind suddenly blew up in the clear air, twirling rapidly in the palms of the fiery generals who were threatening to spread their fury on Songli, the lightning spouted from their fingertips crackled, and fiery hailstones sent out on the street. Hissing sound.The children screamed excitedly, and a young Liao Zhanjiang was so fascinated by the spectacle that he accidentally opened a crack in the ground, and as many ordinary people were scared away as Song Li was scared away , and maybe more.

Fortunately, the master of the portal immediately surrendered when he saw this powerful magic, and the fierce catalyst saint even glared at Prince Jarod with wounded dignity.Putting her wrists together in front of her, she walked out of the teleportation corridor step by step, and the rest of Songli followed her.The warriors of fire loosely wound the wrists of these catalytic saints with silk ropes, and at this moment, the trumpets of victory sounded, and the common people jumped for joy. Songli then returned to their portal, the citizens returned home, and the prince and his army set out to fight.

The people of Saraken didn't know that their prince wasn't playing a macro game, only Jarod himself knew - he didn't tell anyone, not even his father or the cardinal, of his intentions, though he Pretty sure Radisovik would have suspected it.However, if he wins, Xavier will not be satisfied with victory on the war chess sandboard; if he loses, he will not be satisfied.Whatever the outcome on the Fields of Glory, Prince Jarod is certain that a second war—a real war—has come to this world. His heart was beating violently, and his blood was boiling with beautiful dreams of doing heroic deeds on the battlefield and smashing the enemy to death.Looking up at the sky, the prince was deeply grateful to Emin. He was born to correct all the crimes in this world.