War is not a child's play. As long as a rational person starts a war, the first thing to consider is what the goal of the war is; and then how to stop the war.
For example, during the Second World War in the history of the earth, judging from various historical materials and official and unofficial history, the little Japanese dared to slap the emperor's father in the face. Their idea was very ideal, which was to fight a short-term decisive battle, open up the Philippine Ice Channel, and seize Nanyang. Oil resources. And by attacking the real pig port, they proved to Magnesium Emperor’s father that the son they raised had strong wings.
As long as they can build momentum in a short period of time and gain the upper hand, Xiaoniben plans to negotiate a peace with Magi Emperor's father. Not to mention whether Nippon intends to negotiate better terms for peace, at least they cannot give up what they have already achieved. The result is the short-term decisive battle they hoped for. As long as the hidden dangers in the Pacific are resolved and resources are obtained, all the forces can be invested in East Asia.
But war is never something that one takes for granted. The goal of a short-term decisive battle was achieved, but the slapped Magi Emperor’s father did not intend to negotiate for peace. Instead, he directly turned over the table, and the friendly match turned into a life-and-death fight! In the end , Emperor Magnesium even sent out its top horses, Little Boy and Fatty, to beat Riben until he could no longer take care of himself, and finally ended the war.
This is a typical case of not thinking clearly before starting a war, and being slapped in the face in the end. Losing all the chips that were originally won was not enough, and it even cost oneself a fortune.
Lin, of course, has set goals for the war he started. Exterminating the country and genocide is of course also a method, so that all disobedient people disappear from the surface, and then the war will naturally end. Basically, the civil war in the earth elemental plane, can be classified into this type.
However, Lin cleverly changed the concept and gave the losers a chance to side with the winners. This allowed them to change from the identity of victims to perpetrators, and then rationalized their behavior with the perpetrators.
But the same method cannot be applied to the war in which he led the robot fleet to invade the wind elemental plane. The main reason is that this time Lin did not have a way to transform the wind elemental elf into something else. Simply It is said that there is no benefit that can be used as an inducement to induce the other party to surrender. The same problem will also occur in the future invasion of the fire elemental plane and the water elemental plane.
So from the beginning, Lin's plan was to lead the robot fleet to show off his muscles. Let the opponent know that his side is not easy to mess with. In this way, he would have the opportunity to sit on the negotiation table and discuss borrowing the power of the elemental spirit.
This is also because outsiders borrowing the power of elemental spirits is not unprecedented for the four elements. In history, there have been many great powers who have used such behavior to take their strength to a higher level. Although it is not We don't know what conditions they agreed to, but at least these powers proved that borrowing elemental spirits is not impossible.
If the strength shown is not enough to convince the wind elemental elves, then keep fighting. The worst case scenario is to send all the wind elemental elves back to the elemental spirits hidden in the eyes of the wind.
However, if you want to die to the end, not only the wind elemental elves must be awakened, but also the robot fleet must be psychologically constructed. Especially when facing such an enemy who is already aware of death, it is very likely that many additional consequences will occur. loss. And when facing this kind of loss, what is the psychological bottom line that the robot fleet can bear?
To someone, the robot fleet is just like a 'mercenary' after all. Expecting them to fight tough battles without caring about any losses is worse than expecting them to be able to command a group of pigs, defeat invincible opponents in the world, and then rule multiple dimensions. .So it is better to set a goal that is acceptable to both parties, and it is more likely to be achieved.
Since he was borrowing such power, Lin never thought about doing things right and forcing the wind elemental elf to jump over the wall. If it really came to that point, would the robot fleet back down and hand over himself as the instigator?
But there is no guarantee at all. Therefore, the strategic direction he formulated from the beginning was only coercion, not annihilation.
But the actual battle is a fleet of robots. How they can fight and how they want to fight is beyond Lin's control. The best effort someone can do is to explain his or her thoughts to the robots. Apart from that,
No matter what kind of promise or restriction, Lin feels that it is not very reliable.
And at the beginning of the invasion of the wind elemental plane, Lin also saw from the discussions among the robots that most of the robots' opinions were still conservative. That is what he proposed: coercion and borrowing the power of the wind elemental spirit. After all, it was
They just do things for others and fulfill the previous agreement. Robots may not be as lazy and slippery as humans, but they will not work hard for such a thing.
However, if a leader-level robot who is qualified to stay in the war finger room asks such a question, does it mean that the internal opinions of the robot have changed? Lin's first instinct is that the other party has discovered a profitable part.
Asking for your own opinions is actually a bit like trying to make a fool of yourself by trying to hide your opinions, and in turn target those whose opinions are different from yours.
So Lin asked again: "Help us capture the elemental spirits, so what can you get?"
"What do you get?" The robot was stunned by the question. Then he seemed to understand the thoughts of the human before him and sneered: "We won't get anything substantial by helping you capture the elemental spirit. Seriously.
If we do that, we can prove to the wind elemental elves, and even old opponents like the fire elemental and water elemental in the future, that we already have the power to surpass the four elements."
This is what children mean when they get a new toy and come to show off to their playmates. In addition, it is too easy to deal with the wind elemental army, so they have the idea that maybe they can do it on the side?
Of course, Lin did not comment on the sudden enthusiasm of the robots, but turned to look at the other party involved - Fen. She may not often offer opinions, but Lin will never ignore her role. Even if she asks, she will be answered.
A look of disgust would be nice too.
It's just that Fen, who usually seems to be in a fugue and doesn't express his thoughts, this time is looking at someone lazily. He said slowly and casually: "I have no objection to what you want to do. But don't
I forgot, what is the purpose of the four elemental spirits? Maintaining a balance among the four elemental spirits is the most basic requirement. If I take complete control of the wind elemental spirit, the same will be true for the fire and water elements in the future.
,So……"
Although she hadn't finished speaking, the opinion Fen wanted to express was already very clear. After mastering the complete three elemental spirits of wind, fire, and water, it was impossible for her not to pursue the idea of the earth elemental spirit.
Only the same level of power can be used on her four-spirit suit made of magic silk. If there is an imbalance between the four powers, it will be like wearing a bomb on her body, and she will not lose control at any time.
Surprising.
The robots were once elemental elves, or even elemental lords, and were certainly no strangers to magic. They happened to understand what the female magician in front of them said. So the conclusion was very simple, as long as they helped them seize three complete elements.
Spirit. It is impossible for this female magician not to covet the last one.