Everyone Is A Lord: My Talent Is A Little Too Strong - Chapter 2836 1554: The True Face of the Mysterious Knight (Part 2)
“That’s right, since you are the leader of the Stone Giants, we are willing to trust you and open our gates for you.”
The robust, mysterious knight nodded affirmatively, “We can enter the Command Hall for detailed planning.”
Hearing the other party state their purpose, both Lila and the two others, as well as the awaiting Stone Giant leaders, couldn’t help but furrow their brows tightly.
Although they claimed to trust Your Majesty of the Humans, where does this trust truly come from?
Isn’t it likely that they saw Your Majesty of the Humans display divine might, possessing the ability to erase “Corrosion”, and thus suddenly became amiable? After all, the other side intended to make a move against us not long ago.
At the forefront of the team, Leo Ray himself also slightly furrowed his brows.
Regarding what was in everyone’s mind, he was also very aware. Is this really the direct reason for the change in attitude of the other party?
But if it were him standing in the position of the mysterious fortress, without understanding our side, he would never act so rashly; who knows if this isn’t a case of letting a wolf into the house?
And the other side’s voice seemed mature and steady; it seems unlikely that they would assist so recklessly.
Therefore, this is probably not the reason for their change in attitude.
Then, what is the real reason on their part?
If this point is not understood, then he certainly cannot cooperate to the fullest with them; who knows if they might burn the bridge after crossing it and then strike us from behind?
At this thought in his mind, Leo Ray did not conceal his intentions, directly saying bluntly, “Your Excellency, this matter is of great significance, those ‘Corrosion’ are terrifying and fierce, since you plan to cooperate, shouldn’t at least be open and candid?”
Upon hearing Leo Ray’s words, the robust, mysterious knight and other commander-like Gray Armor Knights exchanged glances, remaining silent but clearly communicating via some secret method.
After a while, the robust, mysterious knight turned his head towards Leo Ray and asked, “Then according to your suggestion, what should we do?”
“At the very least, remove your battle helmets so that we know where you are from.”
Leo Ray’s face remained calm and continued, “As the ‘Corrosion’ has not yet launched an attack, you still have a chance to earn our trust; if ‘Corrosion’ besieges the city again, we will defeat them and return your favor, but forgive us for not being able to fight alongside you.”
After Leo Ray spoke, Lila and the other Stone Giants also nodded heavily in agreement.
Your Majesty was right; the Stone Giants always return favors but only fight alongside trusted comrades.
“Understood, your words are not without reason; we were indeed reckless.”
The robust, mysterious knight pondered for a moment, then raised both hands to begin unlocking the metal buckles connecting his battle helmet and shoulder armor.
Surrounding the robust, mysterious knight, other Gray Armor Knights also made similar moves; this undoubtedly meant that the true faces of this group of mysterious knights would soon be presented to everyone on our side.
Seeing this, everyone couldn’t help but hold their breath and focus fully; it must be said, the true appearance of these mysterious knights indeed piqued curiosity.
Accompanied by a series of crisp sounds of metal buckles opening, the first to fall off was the throat guard piece between the battle helmet and shoulder armor.
Billowing silver-white aura emerged from the neck, enveloping an ancient scent mixed with rust and dust, as if a long-sealed door were being opened.
As the silver-white aura dissipated, in front of everyone appeared wrinkled throats, these aged throats slowly rolled, emitting a hoarse sound akin to metal grinding.
Soon, when knights led by the robust, mysterious knight removed their closed battle helmets, snow-white hair and aged, determined faces came into everyone’s view.
These knights were all very old; their loose, sagging skin resembled wrinkled tablecloths, some even had sunken lips indicating they had lost all their teeth.
Yet those eyes were extremely bright, without any sign of turbidity, like smoke and flames finely sculpted crystals, or polished to a bright shine sharp blades.
In stark contrast to this were the wrinkles densely spread around the eyes, seeming to condense long-lasting time and heavy past.
Such firm and powerful aged eyes, Leo Ray had only seen on battle-hardened veterans like Elder Bing, Lord White, and Grey Elder; every Gray Armor Knight present had that same expression.
They mostly seemed to be ordinary soldiers, also included were knight commanders like the robust mysterious knight; never had Leo Ray seen such a full team of elderly warriors.
Around Leo Ray, other strong members of our side also displayed incredulity, where their eyes fell, it was all full-headed silver frost Gray Armor soldiers.
As this unexpected scene was rather impactful, when Lila and other Stone Giants came to realize this, they discovered another extremely astonishing fact.
That these knights, like Your Majesty, were evidently humans!
“So, then, is this actually a human fortress?”
Moli widened her starry eyes hidden under a pink hood, her face full of wonder, “No, more accurately, they should be ancient humans from the Silvermoon Era!”
“They are actually of the same origin as Your Majesty?”
Not far from Moli, Lila’s fair face was also full of surprise.
She never thought that the owners of this mysterious city, as a Dislocated Object with considerable strength, would turn out to be humans!
But upon reflection, during the Silvermoon Era, humans stood at the pinnacle of the Ten Thousand Clans, earning respect from all clans, even Elves did not dare to underestimate them.
Thus, the power of a single city being enough to rival the most elite combat force of the Stone Giants is indeed very reasonable.
In the core area of the crowd, Leo Ray witnessed the scene before him, and his eyes also revealed an uncontrollable surprise.
His gaze moved over the aged yet determined faces, finally settled on the robust old knight leading them, who sported well-trimmed graying beard, his eyes like eagle penetrating through fog, indeed carried a general’s demeanor.
He had once contemplated if the beings hidden behind the battle helmets were Elves, Beastmen, or even Dead Spirits, but never thought they would be humans!
After all, his understanding of ancient humans was quite limited, and both Fei’er and Elder Bing from the ancient human tribe had largely forgotten the past.
“Could you be warriors from the Grey Thorn Kingdom?”
Beside Leo Ray, Fei’er apparently remembered something and blurted out.
Fei’er’s words shocked the Gray Armor old knights this time.
“Unexpectedly, after Three Thousand Years, someone still remembers us.”
The gaze of the leading robust old knight fell for the first time on Fei’er; she was petite, especially when deliberately standing behind Leo Ray, hiding within the team of strong members, thus not very noticeable.
Seeing this conversation unfold, Leo Ray thoughtfully nodded.
According to Fei’er and Elder Bing’s descriptions, he already came to know that apart from the Silver Fire Kingdom that dominated and the Eternal Winter Kingdom where Elder Bing belonged, there was another known kingdom called Grey Thorn.
One of the representative characteristics of Grey Thorn Kingdom is the intertwined thorns, resembling vines in appearance, this perfectly matches the patterns on the other party’s armor and the structures in the city.
However, these patterns had long fallen into oblivion; both Fei’er and Elder Bing only vaguely remembered this trait, but forgot the specific appearance.
It seems, Fei’er noticed these patterns, and knowing the Amber Barrier once, is probably why she has been trying to recall the other’s identity.
Just as Leo Ray pondered this, the leading robust old knight, while surprised, after glancing at Fei’er, opened his mouth again, “You seem to possess an aura similar to ours, are you also…”
“I’m merely one of ordinary members beside Your Majesty.”
Fei’er neither affirmed nor denied the other’s speculation, casually responded, “Since you are also humans, how can you be so disrespectful to Your Majesty?”
“Your Majesty?”
The leading Gray Armor knight clearly did not know Leo Ray’s identity, furrowing his brow as he asked, “What does this mean?”
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