The news of the merger of Cranthia and Gufia Grassland spread quickly to all parties, and messenger birds, owls, and hawks, carrying letters, rushed to all corners of the world to tell everyone about this surprising change.
The capital of clock towers, Mozva.
On the noisy street, magic locomotives roared past. Personnel in black uniforms got off the cars one after another, held up umbrellas to block the gray rain falling from the sky, and walked into the tall building in front of them. Floor 76
It is a tall spire building with 8 huge columns at the entrance. Long and wide steps form a trapezoidal platform to support the columns. Various personnel in uniforms go up the steps and enter the building.
The Tower of Inscription, top floor.
Here you can overlook the entire city below from the window, with all the scenery in front of you. It is probably a good place for sightseeing. However, this place is not open to the public, but is a place where the major factions of Rurna hold discussions together.
Although Rurna is ostensibly ruled by the Mages' Council, in fact many high-level mages know that those who really rule this country are the large factions behind the Mages' Council.
They each master unique skills and knowledge, forming academic factions with related interests, and jointly safeguard their own status.
Under the clock tower on the top floor, this hall has windows on all sides, and you can clearly hear the roar of the port and river in the distance. Ironclad ships are driven by the magic furnace, sailing on the sea and shore, and they are brought in.
Goods are transported from all directions, and then these raw materials are dragged by locomotives to the factory for processing.
Today, there are 12 mages sitting in this hall. They sit at the 12 scales of the stone table according to the direction of the clock. Behind them is a chair back about three meters high, which is enough to block the entire body and cannot be seen from behind.
Who is sitting on the stone chair in front of you?
These stone chairs are engraved with complicated patterns, and each chair has different exquisite patterns on the back, representing different factions.
A mage wearing a black robe and half a gear badge on his chest spoke.
"Now that everyone is here, let's get started."
"Everyone must have received news recently that Crancia has already merged with the Gufia Grassland. The two sides have also made a bloody alliance under the witness of nearly a million orcs on the grassland."
"Such a grand and solemn ceremony also means that violating the covenant will lead to endless infamy and the risk of trust collapse."
"In this way, it will be very difficult for us to drive a wedge between the two parties."
After the mage finished speaking, a dozen or so mage below looked at each other and whispered a few words, and then some people raised their hands to speak one after another.
"With the current progress, we already have the support of Black Rock and Falcon on our side, plus the army recruited east of the original Verga in recent years. Although its overall population is slightly worse than the other side, its overall strength should be far better than that of Crancia.
United. Defeating them is not a problem."
"That's what I say, but as soon as we move, who can guarantee that Cang Cui won't immediately attack, and the group of heretics in the south may even try to trick me, such as the group of divine winged birds under Jiansong City before."
The leading mage who just opened the door spoke again, "But we can't wait forever. You should have seen the booklet that was sent from Crancia not long ago."
"Her Highness Lorraine Hill, although she is a new-born witch, she seems to have received help from many seniors and is very familiar with the knowledge of the Twilight Age."
"If her plan is truly implemented, the advantages of our Frost Rose Alliance will slowly be offset. Maybe in a few decades or nearly a hundred years, they will become even stronger."
"Since waiting is not an option and attacking immediately is too dangerous, we can only do our best to cut off its wings."
"The power at sea must be strengthened. We must have an armored fleet as soon as possible to block the connection between New Verga and the Southern Islands. It will also facilitate our troop transportation and transport the heavy golems along the coast to the west and north.
, support our allies and assist in combat operations."
"Does anyone else have any suggestions to add?" The mage wearing half a gear badge said again.
"Perhaps we can send people to covertly support us and leave a few hidden lines in the Holy Land to disrupt the selection of the next pope and put the new pope at odds with Crancia. In this way, we can also contain a lot of their energy." Among them.
A mage suggested this.
"There is a certain risk. If discovered, it will arouse their hostility and add a new enemy."
"But the problem is, even if we don't do this, we can't take action immediately, can we? If we succeed, we can bring the Holy Land over and the four countries form a siege on Crancia, and we will have a lot of room to send troops to attack
Lower Crancia.”
"There is no hope if you don't do anything, but if you do it, you will have more chances of victory. Why not give it a try."
Under this mage's explanation, other mage present also became shaken. After several conversations, most people changed to support this proposal.
"Actually, these are just minutiae. Our biggest pressure and problem still comes from the greenery on the side. This empire is so huge that as long as a small part of it moves, we will be unable to withstand it."
After hearing these words, the hall gradually became dull. The reason why everyone bothered to create a Frost Rose Alliance was because they lived in the shadow of this giant beast every day, and they were anxious and seeking change.
"Forget it, let's not talk about it for now. Is there any news from Green Green recently?"
"Yes, it's still big news."
"Oh, is it another count who has revealed that he has an illegitimate child?" one of the mages joked.
"No, it is said that she is the seventh lady of the Landsworth family. She has officially announced her engagement to the crown prince. The wedding will be held in about 1-2 years."
"Haha, the current crown prince is very lucky, and his brothers are also talented and outstanding. However, because they were born too early, they are all a bit old now. So the two emperors directly chose the younger twins.
.It is said that they are only in their 20s this year, so they are really young."
"Yes, it can be said that the current emperor deliberately suppressed many objections in order to pave the way for the crown prince. Not only did he find the Landsworth family, a family with a good reputation, as his in-laws, he also specially supported his mother.
The nobles of the clan's collateral line were appointed to take charge of important positions in the army and control the army."
"Even recently I heard that the emperor summoned the Griffin Duke to prepare to give the position of another queen to the Salius family."
"I guess Duke Griffon doesn't like it. The power of their family has reached its peak. Adding another queen to the family won't change anything. Instead, it will involve them in various disputes over the throne. I guess the old Duke Gryphon is more
I hope my children will marry into a pure family."
"Furthermore, speaking of the Griffin Dukes, their origin is the Griffin Kingdom. They were originally independent countries, but they were merged into Greenland through the mediation of the sages. Now that the Kingdom of Oz is no longer there, the sages are
I am afraid that the Green Royal Family, which is too powerful, will no longer be a middleman."
The representatives in the venue talked about Green Green, and occasionally joked a few words to vent the long-standing boredom in their hearts. However, when the meeting was about to end, everyone had to get back on track and discuss how to deal with Green Green Empire.
"Even if the two emperors of Green Green have no intention of launching an army now, the Paskar family still cannot be underestimated. The dragon of misfortune in their family is still terrifying. In addition, their ancestors are branches of Green Green's royal family. Even if they privately march westward, they will not be able to
He may not be severely punished. Perhaps in order to appease the Red Dragon Grand Duke, the Green Imperial Family will have to endorse him, thus allowing the Green Empire to directly declare war."
"The rain is coming..." Everyone sighed.
"This year we will still increase the budget, improve the public opinion environment in the Green Empire, and suppress the voices of the warring factions."
"Also, let's ask those two adults again. Maybe they are the only ones who can help us solve this problem..."
"That's all it can do."
....
"Then this meeting ends here. From now on, within the Frost Alliance, it will be up to Qing Xie Liya to propose the motion. Everyone will cooperate according to the situation."
"Leave it to our 'Hour Hand' faction this time."
A mage with a delicate pocket watch on his chest stood up. He had short blond hair and handsome appearance. He slightly bent towards everyone present.