Warhammer: Return of the Dragon.

"I thought you wouldn't come."

The elves and dwarf monarchs walked side by side in the human palace, keeping a distance from the crowd. Just from their backs, there was an indescribable sense of weirdness.

"I'm very concerned about what's happening in the Old World... Especially when the Dwarf High King repeatedly invited Elisara to the Eternal Peak, I became even more curious about what exactly made you make this decision."

Imrick looked indifferent. Karl Franz still had to go and greet Lawn Leocornwall, which gave the elves and dwarves some time.

"You haven't been to the Old World for a hundred years. Many people think that power has made you feel lax... The former Prince Caledor was an elf who couldn't sit still."

Thorgrin explained, and then talked about the little queen: "This is the will of the Mother Goddess. Iron Eyebrow has been able to receive vague instructions from the Mother Goddess near the Gate of Valaya... But speaking of it, I am very angry. Valaya's braids, her first oracle was to restore normal relations with the elves."

"That's a good thing... At least your gods care more about their children than ours do." After making some metaphors, Imrick waved his hand for North to come up: "Does Elisara have any plans for the near future?"

"Her Royal Highness is taking care of personnel affairs in the royal court."

"Have her prepare herself, and after the summit is over, she will visit Karaz Karak as a representative of me and the Everqueen."

North glanced at the High King and knew that the two monarchs should have reached some consensus.

"Yes, I will report to Her Royal Highness the Princess immediately."

"Ah."

Waving North away, Imrick smiled and said, "We have known each other for a long time, Thorgrin... We have spent countless efforts to clean up the mess left by our predecessors.

Perhaps Elisara’s visit can completely put an end to this embarrassing history…”

"I hope so..." Thorgrin also nodded without asking any questions about the visit. Since Imrik had spoken, the little queen would definitely be able to arrive safely in Karaza Karak.

As for the subsequent meeting of kings...it all depends on whether those long-bearded men can defeat the iron-browed ones.

"One more thing, about Karak Buddar."

Imrik suddenly brought up the city occupied by the Lizardmen, and Thorgrin's brows immediately frowned. The fact that the bilateral relations had not yet reached a final conclusion was largely due to this mountain fortress.

"You'd better give me good news."

"This is indeed good news... The Serpent God Prophet is planning to launch a general attack on the Withered Swamp in two years to fulfill the giant snake's prophecy of destruction. If you, Shorty, can send troops to support them, you may be able to obtain a mountain fortress full of exotic customs."

"What exoticism? It's all because of those two idiots, Belegar and Ironbrow..." Thorgrin also liked to mutter and curse. All dwarves were very good at this.

"Yes, the army of the Mountain Kingdom will assist... the cold-blooded scaly creatures, but I also have a request."

"Talk about it."

"You should have a lot of information about the Chaos Dwarves in the Dark Land..."

The two of them discussed for a long time what they were going to do in the near future. Even when they arrived at the door of the conference room, they stood straight in the corridor before anything was decided. As for the human servant's whispered reminder, it was only because he couldn't speak Elvish and Dwarven at the same time.

This exchange was long, until Marest and Alaros appeared at the same time...

There was surprise and respect in Marest's eyes. She had never expected that the Phoenix King would have such a harmonious relationship with the High King. From the looks of their laughter from time to time, it seemed that they were not enemies but friends instead.

As for Alaros... he naturally came to Teclis' side, and the two had a lot in common, such as the upcoming Lawn Leocornwall...

After a while, Karl Franz and the Holy Grail Grandpa appeared at the same time, and Imrick's eyes happened to sweep across the corridor and met King Laun's eyes.

From the looks of it, Laun looked exactly like the guy with the curvy mustache in his memory. The power of the Lady of the Lake was abundant in his body...

"I'm curious about one thing... In recent years, the number of Holy Grail Knights has remained at around 300, half the number of 200 in history, but the mortality rate seems to be several times higher.

Thorgren, do you understand the reason for this?"

I started targeting you before I even said hello...

Thorgrim remained silent. The elves and Bretonnia had deep conflicts, but the dwarves did not need to get involved.

"Maybe they need some time to adapt to this cruel world... Bretonnia is still too young."

These words sounded harsh coming from the dwarf's mouth, but in fact they were completely without any practical meaning.

Karl Franz happened to hear this, and he asked Laun to wait for a moment, then stepped forward and said to Imrick: "Phoenix King, your conflict with Bretonnia is nothing compared to the crisis of the world... King Laun is an impeccable knight, and he shares the same pursuits with the elves. We are not here to create conflicts, but to resolve them."

"I still hate Bretonnia... Karl." Imrick paused and glanced at King Laun. "How about this? In order to resolve the conflict with Bretonnia, I promise the Empire that the elves and the Empire's humans will establish a sacred covenant like Kugan and Sigmar and will not touch any of your land... But you need to watch what happens next."

This was a naked and implicit declaration of war. Karl Franz did not expect Imrik to use a big move right from the start. When they first met and communicated, he thought the Phoenix King's attitude was very friendly.

It is true that he is friendly, but that is only limited to those people that the Phoenix King considers as friends, and it is obvious that he has a strong malice towards Bretonnia.

The Empire analyzed the situation in Bretonnia and believed that the only reason why the elves only sent pirates to harass Bretonnia, which was divided due to a century-long civil war, but had not yet launched a war was the Empire's attitude.

It is true that the two sides are on good terms, but they need a buffer zone. If the elves occupy Bretonnia again, it means that half of the human world has become the territory of the elves.

This is unacceptable and is the bottom line of the empire.

Carl's mind was spinning rapidly. Being the host was the most difficult thing to do. He focused most of his energy on trying to reconcile the conflict between the elves and the dwarves. However, he did not expect that the key to the problem was that Imrik declared war from the beginning.

Seeing that the young emperor was still thinking, Thorgrin chose to help. If Imrik really wanted to fight, he would not inform the Empire in advance because it would not succeed.

"Phoenix King, perhaps before dealing with Bretonnia, you and I should consider... um, about Karak Plateau Castle." (End of this chapter)