But this fact also ignited a glimmer of hope in the heart of the old king. If this power could be mastered, restoring the glory of the Elf Empire would not be an unattainable dream like a mirror in the mirror. So he asked: "Your Majesty, Ridan, did you say
, you can't master this... um, flash teleportation magic. So how do you use it?'
What was supposed to be a military secret, Ridan III did not think about hiding it, and said frankly: "Each squadron will have a messenger, carrying a teleportation staff made of split parts of the World Tree. But when magic is activated, the purpose
The choice of land and the consumption of power all come from the body of the World Tree. The person holding the staff is more like a flag officer, just using the flag to assemble the team.'
‘Is there no way to control the destination of the teleportation?’ the old elf king asked slightly disappointedly.
'Perhaps the staff holder can try to make suggestions to His Majesty World Tree, but it is unknown whether he will accept it. After all, this is a legion-level teleportation, and the consumption is considerable. It is impossible for World Tree to listen to the elves.
Orders are the same even for the king of a country like you or me.'
No matter how honest the words of the young elf king were, how disappointed the old king would be. In the end, the power that all rulers and military commanders dreamed of was in the hands of plants. Disappointment is not enough to describe this realization.
feeling.
Is it easy to dominate the decision-making of the World Tree? Look at history, most elves have to go through specially selected priests to communicate with the World Tree. Sometimes priests who have gone through several generations have not been able to get this, which is regarded as the key to life.
It is not unusual for the mother's giant tree to issue an edict. After all, these almost immutable plants don't care much about the changes in the world.
Since neither the left nor the right seemed to be getting the benefits he wanted, Andre Priel, the elf king, regained his majesty as the leader of a country, without considering that he was already under the sword of others, and said:'
Your Majesty Ridan, if you cannot offer a good enough price, it will be difficult for me to convince my people that liberating the World Tree and letting the kingdom lose its protection is an acceptable thing. If only because you already control the palace
, raising the butcher knife to the side of our necks, this is not a good reason. You are also the leader of an elf kingdom, and you should also understand that our crown is not a gift from heaven or god. Only with the support of the people can we have it.
Have power.'
What Andre Prier said is exactly the uniqueness of the Elf Kingdom's political system. Although it seems to be a monarchy, in fact within the kingdom, the archdruids, elf elders, etc. also have considerable say.
Even if a national policy does not have the consent of these people and is merely arbitrary by the king, it may not be reliably implemented in the kingdom. The elves have a hard time with their resistance to "chaotic destiny".
So seriously speaking, the system of the Elf Kingdom is relatively close to a republic. It's just that the position of 'speaker' is called 'king', and is hereditary based on blood. Under this system, all national policies need to have a reasonable
The righteousness of the name persuades all the people and makes the elves willing to abide by it.
Using coercion to force the king's head to nod does not mean that the entire kingdom will surrender. If the purpose of the alliance leaders is to maintain the stability of the kingdom and restore the consciousness of the world tree, and can cooperate with it, they will definitely
Their support will be needed. Under this premise, the exchange of interests will be more beneficial than the coercion of weapons.
That's what Andre Purier meant both inside and outside of his words. And it also implies a threat. For a king, even if he agrees temporarily, he doesn't need many ways to hold back later, as long as
One or two tricks work, but the Yggdrasil side will have to run exhausted.
Although Ridan III was not as sophisticated as the king in front of him and could not hear the deep meaning, it did not mean that he was insensitive and could not even understand the superficial meaning. But what he could respond to was still a wry smile and said:'
Your Majesty Andre, do you know that this attack has a four-stage plan.'
Although he had heard the other party mention the stage before, the old elf king didn't care much. Until the young king in front of him mentioned it again, Andre Priel just said: "I would like to hear the details." But it was a hug.
I have the idea of just listening.
Ridan III could still hear the perfunctory meaning in the words. But if he wanted to say this but did not say it, it seemed that it would lead to very bad results. So to the experienced king in front of him, the young man still said:'
Regarding the liberation of the World Tree, the plan for the Kingdom of Armenia is divided into four stages. The first stage is for the Tripwood magician to directly negotiate with your country and negotiate relevant matters. This stage is too idealistic and basically
No one thought it would be possible to resolve things so easily.—'
Andre Priel also nodded. It was unreasonable for him to give up control of the World Tree with just a few words. In fact, the magician also understood that such an action was just a formality, for the sake of
Rationalize your next actions.
'——The second stage is to deploy troops and control the palace. We hope to achieve the goal through the limited use of force. The minimum degree of harm is allowed, and self-protection is the main focus in the process. Overall, we do not want to end up in a situation where there will be no end.
.'
Hearing this, Andre Purier couldn't help but frowned. If the situation at hand is only the second stage, what will be the arrangements for the next stage?
'The third phase of the plan is to eliminate hostile people and support friendly people. After controlling the kingdom's senior officials, if the other party still refuses to cooperate, we will take his life. But under the principle of not wasting manpower on other countries, we will not
Send any manpower to the kingdom. Besides, if outsiders want to control a country, they have to spend ten times or a hundred times the energy and troops. This is obviously not the focus of our goal. Then the best way to control the kingdom is to gain control of the kingdom from the families of the murdered princes and ministers.
Among them, select good friends who are willing to accept our conditions and support them to succeed the vacant position. In this way, the goal of liberating World Tree can be achieved, and at the same time, the kingdom's external conflicts can be turned into internal conflicts, thereby consuming the kingdom's internal strength.
way to reduce the difficulty of maintaining the stability of World Tree.'
Upon first hearing about the third phase of the plan, Andre Priel had to admit that it was indeed feasible. If the second phase of the plan did not work well, the invaded country could use both covert and covert means to fight against the invader.
They play hide and seek. For the kingdom, it is easy to integrate all the people when the whole country is united in facing the outside world.
But in the third stage, the kingdom's power will shift from dealing with the outside world to dealing with internal traitors. And because it is a civil strife, it is inevitable that there will be neutrals who do not want to offend either side, or who want to please both sides. At that time, they want to fight with the invaders
If you fight, you will have to pay more.
But Andre Purier also thought that the prerequisite for the success of this stage of the plan is that someone will betray him. He had no expression on his face, but showed disdain in his words, and said: 'Your Majesty Ridan, you are also the master of a country.
Are your subjects so easy to betray you? Not to mention betraying the World Tree that belongs to our country. Just proposing such a plan is an insult to our country.'
'Yes, Your Majesty Andre, I originally thought the same way. But the reasons given by Lord Tripwood made me have to think about the possibility of completing the plan at this stage.'
'Oh, what did the magician say?'
'For people who are quite low in the succession line and may never have the opportunity to get close to these thrones in their lifetime, let them exchange things that do not belong to them in exchange for the opportunity to sit on that throne. I agree to do this.
Elves, really none exist? What if they are elves who have ambitions in the first place? That person also said something that impressed me deeply: It’s not that men won’t betray, it’s just that the price is not enough; it’s not that women won’t cheat, they just tempt.
Not enough. Can His Majesty Andrei guarantee that there are no people with such thoughts among his subjects?'
As if being infected by the young king's wry smile, Andre Priel couldn't help but grimace, thinking about this thing that was really possible. His control over the kingdom was not yet pervasive.
.So ambitious people are bound to exist, and whether they will easily bite this seemingly sweet but actually poisonous bait is beyond your control.
Suddenly Andre Purier thought of something. This plan has four stages. The third stage was played to this extent, so the fourth stage should be...
'The fourth phase of the plan is that if no one can be found to fill the vacancy of the kingdom's ruling class, and the people are not afraid of force and will resist resolutely, His Majesty Yggdrasil will choose, -'
Dan III couldn't help but show a little sympathy in his eyes, '—— Tu Guo.'
It was indeed this. The old king seemed to let out the depression in his chest and sighed.
In fact, from the words of the magician, Andre Purier could feel the attitude of disregarding life. Because the other party regarded everyone as pawns from the beginning, and he could give up at any time.
Of course the old elf king also knew how to play chess, and was even a good player. When he noticed the magician's attitude, he also wanted to take the opportunity of rejection to find time to warn the magician that not everyone was qualified to play chess.
Hand.
Unexpectedly, the opponent flipped the table and wiped out a good game of chess. What's more, when he looked up, he saw that the opponent's chess pieces were all around him, and he had no chess to play.
Where is the bottom line of the other party's determination? If you negotiate with someone with the intention of killing a whole country, no matter who the opponent is, those who stand on the opposite side will be at a disadvantage from the beginning.
As for whether the other party has the ability to do it, Andre Priel doesn't even want to ask such a question. Twenty-one World Trees and half an elite army wearing elven holy robes, such a power has to dominate an area.
, there are still many factors to consider; but it is easy for them to destroy a place.
This negotiation was indeed as the magician said. The Kingdom of Armenia did not have the capital to sit at the negotiating table from the beginning, so it could only listen to others' orders. But at the beginning, it had a chance to negotiate. At least the other party was patient.
I lost my temper and wasted ten days. But I missed this opportunity because of my various misjudgments.
Looking at the letter of credence on the table that has not been opened yet. Even if he did not see the twenty-one holy seals belonging to the World Tree inside, the outcome did not seem to have changed. Andre Priel let out a long sigh again.