17. Chapter 17 Is there something wrong with seeking romance in the sewer
17. Chapter 17 Is it wrong to seek romance in the sewer?
Author: Gushan fishing snow
Chapter 17 Is it wrong to seek romance in the sewer?
The team marched quietly underground for a while, and then Her Royal Highness couldn't hold back and said, "Are we going to keep walking quietly like this?"
Wang: "Do you still want to sing and dance? Why don't you let the pastor do a tap dance? He is a believer of Kailin, and Kailin will be happy."
"Don't do that," said the catman behind, "it sounds like an entire dwarven front marching underground."
The human swordsman let out a hearty laugh.
From the front, the dwarf cursed.
The dwarf moved forward relying on dark vision, without holding a torch, and for a while the king could not see where he was.
These underground races have an undeniable advantage in the darkness underground.
The princess looked at the darkness outside the range of the light spell and asked nervously: "King, when do you think the enemy will attack?"
"I don't think the enemy will attack again." Wang said firmly.
The princess looked surprised: "Why?"
"Because your head maid publicly supported your actions and gave you a defensive bracer. I think there is no one in Langdon City who doesn't know the destination of the princess's outing. And there must be many pairs of eyes staring at us.
"
"Is that why no one comes?" The princess was shocked.
"It's not just this. First of all, you should know that our team has a great advantage underground. Dwarves, drows, if the attackers are humans, these two are enough for them to drink. So they must ambush us.
"We all know they are going to take action, how can we ambush them?"
The princess nodded repeatedly: "I understand, I said in military class that attacking the enemy unprepared requires surprise."
"Second point. After we were attacked, regardless of whether you went back or not, who could benefit from the attack?"
Facing the king's question, the princess frowned: "Well...it seems that no one can benefit? Or, it seems that everyone who has the right to inherit will benefit?"
"That's the problem."
Wang subconsciously switched to a lecture tone and continued: "It seems that everyone has benefited, after all, there is one less competitor, but in fact no one has benefited at all, because you are the lowest in succession among all competitors.
Yes, if the first two were not dead, it would not have been your turn.
"You are also the weakest in terms of strength. You have just established your own nest, and the team that takes orders from you has just taken shape.
"There is even a benefit in keeping you, which can be used to marry other electors.
"You are a beautiful sorceress, very attractive to the other Electors who are eager to keep a trustworthy spellcaster in their hands.
"To put it bluntly, you are still an insignificant but beautiful vase, a tool for marriage."
Elizabeth pouted: "Although it's the truth, but...can you be a little worried about my mood."
"When my teacher was teaching me about political science, he emphasized that a political master should dare to face the cruel reality."
Elizabeth was stunned: "Well, he...is right."
Wang directly brought back the original topic: "So you see, the return of the attack itself is very low, but the cost is very high if it is not a sneak attack.
"In addition, you were attacked in front of everyone. To say the least, the authority of Landon Territory has been challenged.
"As the legitimate first heir, Prince Langdon will definitely go all out to investigate and dig up the ground to dig out the attacker.
"With the eldest brother as an example, it's impossible for the second eldest brother to be inactive. The end result is that everyone is digging deep to find the attacker.
"Very trivial evidence may be regarded as irrefutable evidence and then convicted. Under such circumstances, isn't it natural that the attacker who originally planned to attack decided not to do it?"
Elizabeth was thoughtful, nodding slightly as she thought.
Suddenly she said: "It's funny, you obviously look like you are not good at communicating, but you can still talk like that!"
"Because there is a basic rule for conspiracy: interests. Everyone acts rationally driven by interests," Wang shrugged. "This makes conspiracy very much like mathematics. Given conditions, similar results can be derived. As long as it is like mathematics,
I am very good at the subjects.”
Elizabeth frowned: "Does what you just said have anything to do with mathematics?"
Wang: "I said 'like', the basis of mathematics is logic. The same is true for tactics..."
Elizabeth shook her head repeatedly: "No, no, no, I can't accept it. Two math classes a week are already very uncomfortable for me. If governance becomes math, I will go crazy... So, we won't be attacked?"
Wang: "That's what I think. After all, I said at the beginning that there are dwarves and drow in our team, and the advantage of underground combat is too great."
While they were talking, the two of them happened to pass by a sewer entrance covered with an iron grate. The sun slanted into the sewer and illuminated the mottled stone walls.
Elizabeth suddenly said: "Look, these moss actually grow in hiding from the sun! They are obviously green too."
Wang: "Some of these lichens really don't like direct sunlight."
"Is that so..." Elizabeth sighed, "So, we are really going on an outing? In that case, I might as well go horseback riding?"
Wang scratched the back of his head and said, "There is no chance of being attacked."
"Oh?" Elizabeth turned her head excitedly, "Is there any?"
"First of all, there are various things hidden underground, and there may be some ancient evil things jumping out. Bob said that the Langdon Territory has never really controlled the ancient underground waterways. This is what you built based on the original ancient sewers.
"Secondly, the Thieves Guild already has a commission to deal with the undead, remember? Marika said it yesterday.
"Furthermore, the enemy may also have thugs who are good at underground operations. If this thug happens to be a species that likes to attack humans indiscriminately, then it can be a perfect scapegoat."
Elizabeth was about to laugh, but the king suddenly said: "But!"
"No but!" the princess wailed.
Wang: "But. If the attacker can control some kind of underground creature, is it possible for him to attack a weak and helpless Yaonv? No, no, no, this kind of power should be reserved for big things."
Elizabeth punched Wang on the shoulder hard: "You've come full circle and come back again!"
Wang smiled heartily: "When I was young, I was often teased by my senior brothers because I was very serious. They just liked it."
Elizabeth: "Brothers, tell me the story of your Mage Tower. What was it like growing up in the Mage Tower?"
Wang scratched his head: "I don't feel anything... When I was very young, I would help the teacher's experiments, and I would be called here and there by the talking crow. The crow had become a spirit, and unlike mine, the teacher didn't
When controlled, it can also speak.
"It can also make sarcastic remarks. When I practiced the mirror shadow technique for the first time, it said next to me, 'Oh, you are a genius, your mirror image has turned into a girl!'"
The king imitated the crow's tone, which made Elizabeth giggle.