After hearing Blanc's orders, Helena sheathed her sword and returned to Blanc's side.
Veins popped in Geraint's head as he quickly stood up and charged at Helena.
"Geraint! Enough!"
King Terravalle IX quickly stopped Geraint from attacking Helena.
Geraint had no choice but to stop attacking. He was already only two meters away from Helena but unfortunately for him, today is not the day he can get his revenge.
Helena slowly turned around and smirked annoyingly at Geraint.
"You! We're not done, young woman! I'll challenge you to a proper match someday so be ready!"
"Ha! I'll fight you anytime, anywhere!"
Helena retorted.
"My apologies King Terravalle IX, my throat was dry earlier so I couldn't stop General Helena immediately."
King Terravalle almost choked on his saliva after hearing the reason why Blanc couldn't stop the fight earlier.
Still, he didn't pursue the matter further. Everything was his fault anyway.
"Don't worry city lord Blanc, I apologize for my rude behavior as well. Just like what my envoy here said, our region is in peril so I need capable allies."
"I must say, I'm impressed not only by your attitude but also your strength. I believe you are a worthy ally so shall we start our discussions?"
Blanc heard from the envoy that their region was in peril so his expression became serious upon hearing it again from King Terravalle IX
"I did hear from Sir Andrei that our region is in peril and I would like to hear the exact details about it."
Blanc replied
"Well, basically, the main problem is that the tier 1 and tier 2 kingdoms started moving to conquer the entire Praetoria continent."
"The reason for this is because the other continents are eyeing our Praetoria continent so these tier 1 and tier 2 kingdoms stepped up to assume the leadership role."
"Still, it wouldn't be that easy for the other continents to attack our continent so they're probably only using that as a justification for their greed."
"As low-tier kingdoms, our only option is to ally with each other to stand up against these tier 1 and tier 2 kingdoms."
"Unfortunately, as you can see, this stupid King Kairuku is determined to have a conflict with my kingdom. Instead of working together, he's stupidly trying to expand on his own."
"Fortunately, an option opened up for my kingdom, and that option is you, city lord Blanc."
"I've seen your city's excellence through you and I believe that together, we stand a chance against those hegemon kingdoms."
"I wish to ally with you, city lord Blanc. What do you say?"
Throughout the explanation, Blanc's face changed expressions a couple of times.
It seems that their region was indeed in peril. If they didn't do anything, they would just be swallowed up by the high-tier kingdoms.
Due to this, Blanc made up his mind to temporarily ally with the Terravalle Kingdom.
They have to conquer their region for themselves and strengthen their kingdoms as much as possible before the high-tier kingdoms invade.
Blanc didn't want to conquer other territories as much as possible but it seems that he had no choice but to do it.
"King Terravalle IX, I, Blanc Rougenfort, formally accept your alliance invitation on behalf of Resonance City."
"Good, Good, Good!"
Upon hearing Blanc agree, King Terravalle IX nodded repeatedly in satisfaction.
This is not only because Blanc accepted the invitation but also because King Terravalle IX has finally confirmed that Blanc is not some small-minded young ruler.
If Blanc is some petty small-minded young ruler, then he would bear grudges and refuse the alliance invitation.
Since Blanc made a logical decision based on the current state of affairs and not based on being attacked earlier, it can be concluded that he is a wise ruler.
After accepting the alliance invitation, Blanc and Helena were escorted into different guest rooms inside the castle.
A little while later, they shall eat lunch together with King Terravalle IX to discuss the specifics of their alliance.
As allies, they need to know each other's capabilities to create appropriate strategies and plans.
A few hours passed, and a maid knocked on Blanc's door.
"Your excellence, lunch is ready. Please follow me to the dining area."
Blanc followed the maid to the dining area. Upon arriving, he saw that Helena was already seated on one of the seats so he chose to sit across Helena.
While waiting for the king to arrive, Blanc and Helena casually chatted about small things.
Finally, after a few more minutes, King Terravalle IX arrived.
After a few formalities, the luncheon officially started. Helena didn't hide her personality at all and just ate whatever she wanted.
Blanc didn't stop her because he knew that King Terravalle IX was generous enough to let Helena eat her fill.
As for the king, he watched Helena with intrigue as she happily ate everything she wanted to.
"I must say city lord Blanc, your general is quite the character."
Blanc chuckled upon hearing the king's words.
"Pardon my general, she trains really hard so a healthy diet is a must for her."
"No worries, I appreciate your straightforward personality. As for you, General Helena, please do eat to your heart's content!"
The king even encouraged her to eat more!
"Henk yu, Ging Herabalye ! (Thank you, King Terravalle!)"
"Helena, please swallow your food first before you speak."
Blanc reprimanded.
"Hohohoho, don't worry city lord Blanc, I don't mind at all."
After half an hour, the three of them finally finished eating.
"So, city lord Blanc, shall we start to discuss the more important matters?"
"I believe so, but may I request your guards to leave the room? This discussion may involve some of the secrets of my city so I'd appreciate it if you could agree."
King Terravalle agreed to Blanc's request and ordered his men to leave the dining area.
"Thank you for agreeing to my request. Well then, King Terravalle IX, what do you wish to know about my city?"