Chapter 669 9.93

Chapter 669 93

After galloping to the top of the city wall, Loki saw a neat queue standing under the city wall.

12 moa knights are arranged in a circle, with three slender flying dragons with golden scales clustered in the middle. The dragon knight turned over and jumped off the back of the flying dragon. Facing the blazing afternoon sun, he showed the Crusader King's flag behind him.

This is the emblem of the Mikhail family.

In front of Loki and all the city defense troops, the dragon knight thrust the king's flag into the ground with force. This move was to declare to the Yi people that the land under their feet now belonged to the Byzantine Empire and the Holy Episcopal Church.

Loki had never seen such provocation before.

He narrowed his eyes and subconsciously stretched his right hand to his back. That's where the blood ax often hangs.

It wasn't until his right hand was empty that he recalled that he hadn't carried the ax on his back for a long time.

"Loki Starago, King of Normandy, is at his command."

After finishing speaking, the dragon knight looked up at Loki on the city wall.

He was waiting for the Norman King to come down from the city walls and kneel before him.

However, after a long time, Loki could not think of anything.

The dragon knight knew that this matter was destined not to happen, so he could only continue to read the imperial edict in his hand.

"Normandy citizens Sartre, Graul, and Red blew up the Colosseum and destroyed half of the royal city during my king's birthday celebration."

"This move was defined by the Senate as 'contempt of imperial power and invasion of royal territory'"

"After accurate calculation by the Senate, it was the first time that the Normans committed evil. As long as the Norman King Loki Starago can enter the Senate, speak out the compensation plan in front of 220 senators and get 60% approval, my king will Mikhail III agreed to let bygones be bygones.”

"Otherwise, I, the Byzantine Kingdom, will be an enemy of all Norman merchants and refuse you the use of our ships, entry into our territory, or any purchase of goods from us."

There was no sound under the imperial city, and all the caravans and caravans preparing to enter the city retreated to a relatively safe distance. All the merchants and civilians looked at the Viking King on the top of the city wall.

They wanted to see if the hero in everyone's eyes could remain as tough as ever when facing the Byzantine envoy.

After all, all the countries in the Western Continent have bowed their heads to them.

Loki chuckled twice and nodded slightly.

No kingdom is powerful without reason. There are a total of 220 members in the Senate, which is equivalent to gathering 220 blood-thirsty capitalists together.

For slave owners, the value a healthy slave can create is much higher than that of a weak, sick man.

It would never be a wise move to suck the newly established Kingdom of Normandy dry in one gulp.

But once you start negotiating, the possibilities are endless.

The businessman did not add specific clauses to the imperial edict, but kicked the ball back to Loki's feet. Whatever compensation Loki offers, the solution.

When he came to Constantinople, he had already lost.

But thinking about it on the other hand, could he not go?

Not to mention that the Skylark Chamber of Commerce that Mohlantin had worked so hard to establish would soon collapse. His two brothers were still in Constantinople at this time and must have been controlled by the Byzantine King.

"Haha, that's really interesting."

Looking up at the sky above, a group of dark clouds was gathering in the distant mountains. This is a sign that heavy rain is coming. Ecbert was very familiar with this expression.

He immediately took hold of Loki's arm.

"My king, no."

For many years since Loki went to the Northern Continent, the Kingdom of Normandy has been under the management of Ecbert. As the actual ruler of a huge kingdom, he deeply understood the dominance of the Byzantine Kingdom in the Western Continent.

That was far beyond what the young Normandy could match at this time.

The Byzantine Kingdom was located on the dividing line between the eastern and western continents. In the field of trade, this is a unique geographical location. Whether by water or land, all merchants coming to the Western Continent must pass through Constantinople.

In layman's terms, Byzantium is the holy land for merchants all over the world.

Their allies span all of human civilization.

No country, no matter how big it is, will not be able to shake the important position of the Romans in human civilization for the time being.

Once considered an enemy by the Romans, under the dual pressure of the Holy Bishop's Church and the Senate, even the Eastern Tang Dynasty might not be able to withstand huge trade losses.

Not to mention the Kingdom of Normandy, which had just been established at this time, and everyone in the kingdom needed to make money.

"Your Majesty, I understand the anger in your heart."

"But we must never do such a thing by killing him! To say the least, Sartre, Gulaul, Mohlantin, and all our allies in Constantinople will be buried with him.

On a grander scale, what our people pursue is nothing more than living and working in peace and contentment.

War and violence cannot bring them to submission. But if there is a well-functioning trade channel, all provinces can sell the goods in the hands of farmers at a relatively reasonable price, and at the same time, exchange as much as possible for the daily necessities they need.

We must rely on the Skylark Chamber of Commerce and Constantinople under the rule of the Mikhail family!

"Haha, my dear Prime Minister."

"You're worrying too much."

Loki took the blood ax from the guard's hand and touched the generous back of the ax like an old friend.

As a time traveler, how could Loki not understand the power of the Byzantine Empire? Although the country's land area is not as large as that of the Tang Dynasty in the East, and its army is not as strong as the Normandy border guards composed of Vikings and Slavs.

But Byzantium is the end of the East-West trade route.

The itinerant merchants who traveled hard on the East-West Continental Bridge looked forward to coming to Constantinople as soon as possible, because they knew that once they entered the territory of the Romans, it would mean warm beds, military protection, and fair sales prices.

There are also a lot of gold and silver that can be safely put into the pockets.

All roads lead to Rome, which means exactly this.

In the Middle Ages, walking on the trade road was never smooth sailing. For the caravans from all over the family, they all regarded being able to live in this city as their life goal.

The 72 seats for merchants in the 220 seats of parliament are the highest dream in their hearts.

That is the pearl on the top of the crown.

When England was subject to commercial sanctions by France, Loki only needed to fight against a French principality.

But now if Normandy is sanctioned by Byzantium, they will have to fight against the entire Western Continent.

Not just merchants.

Don't forget that behind the Byzantine Empire there is a Holy Church whose believers are spread throughout the entire human civilization.

At this time, Normandy is far from being similar to the Tang Dynasty in the East, with a vast territory and can exist in the world in a closed manner. All countries in the Western Continent want to develop and cannot do without trade and religion.

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The moment he saw the King's Envoy, Loki immediately knew that this person was the same as the group of rogue politicians in the Lighthouse Country before the crossing.

They walked in front of you and mocked you to the extreme, just to anger the uncalm lord.

If the King's Envoy was hurt a little, this group of cannibalistic councilors would immediately confiscate all the property of the Skylark Chamber of Commerce tomorrow morning. All the efforts made by Mohrandin for more than ten years will be burned.

Not to mention that it is still unclear why Sartre and Guraul fell into the hands of the Byzantine royal family.

Jumping down from the high wall, he slowly walked in front of the King's Envoy.

It is not difficult to see that under the face of the king's envoy who pretended to be calm, he was actually so nervous that he almost peed his pants. Almost all the residents of the Western Continent knew who Loki was. Even in the most remote northern continent, there were legends about him.

In all the legends, this person was never a task that could be obedient.

All Roman citizens knew that the explosion of the Colosseum and the unreasonable melee in the city were definitely not arranged by the Normans, but the Byzantine king and the Senate jointly discussed such a result, and as a subordinate, he could only execute it unconditionally.

Loki slowly walked to his side and gently took the thin imperial edict in the hands of the king's envoy. A group of Roman soldiers surrounded him, and no one dared to approach for a short time.

Putting the Holy Lord into his arms, Loki gently patted the back of the king's envoy.

However, the next second he suddenly grabbed his collar and lifted him up from the ground.

"Since it's an apology, I must prepare well. How can I be so careless and leave with you?"

"My fellow Romans have come all the way from the Mediterranean. You must be exhausted now. Why don't you enter my castle first and show us your hospitality?"

The envoy, who was dragged into the air by Loki with one hand, tried to struggle with all his might, but it was futile when his feet were off the ground. He threw the unfortunate guy onto the wall with force, and then pulled out the blood axe and threw it back.

The heavy blood axe smashed the head of the flying dragon ridden by the envoy in the whistling sound.

The sudden killing immediately alerted the Romans. The captain of the guard just wanted to raise his spear, but suddenly remembered that he was under the wall of Paris at this time.

If he dared to take action, he would definitely die today.

"As a distinguished Byzantine envoy, how can you come to my Normandy Kingdom riding such a skinny subspecies flying dragon?"

"Since you are all guests, why don't I give you some real dragons?"

"It's my hospitality to all my friends who have come from afar."

Loki opened his arms.

A large dark cloud flew from the horizon, and a giant dragon with a body length of more than 30 meters opened its mouth and swallowed all the terror birds and guards that fled in fear.

Only a blood-red cloud remained between heaven and earth.