"Lord, maybe we can contact the elves from Conifera City and negotiate a solution." Business Director Derrick suggested.
His field is business, and he has dealt with elves not once or twice. Derrick knows that elves, who seem distant and unapproachable to outsiders, are actually no different from humans in essence.
If there are elves who are hostile to the territory, then of course there can be elves who are close to the territory. As for the so-called solution through negotiation, it is just based on Shang Rao's instinct.
The words of the business executive reminded Lord Epps of the death in the territory of Fairbos. The Liaton Chamber of Commerce had a good relationship with the elves.
So are the elves who are against the territory this time coming for Fairbus? If not, it seems that you can ask Mrs. Patty to help send a message to the elves.
Lord Epps was calculating various possibilities in his mind, and then the military director Ke Yan also put forward his own opinions, but his opinions were much more radical.
"Lord, I believe that the territory must be put into a state of combat readiness. Patrols in the Green Pearl Forest must not only stop, but must also be intensified. I suggest that casters from the Tower of Time be invited to participate in patrols. Elves are not made of steel, and they also need to be patrolled. Rest and eat, as long as you force him out, you can surround and kill him." These words almost made everyone in the conference room frown. People at the bottom may think elves are beautiful and elegant when they look at them, but they can all come into contact with them. to the reality of the world.
The truth is that there is no purely beautiful and elegant creature. If there is no strong strength, beauty and elegance itself is a disaster.
And the elves can't achieve their current status because of the mercy of humans. Lord Epps listened and shook his head in his heart. Keyan still knew too little about the spell caster. If he could not guarantee his own safety, the unknown elf mage would not reveal his existence at all.
However, Lord Epps still liked the fighting mentality of his followers very much. The key moment is to dare to fight, so he said: "Ke Yan, your idea is very good, but there is no spellcaster for the time being, I will let Se En, open the first armory, give priority to equipment for patrols, and report back immediately when encountering elves. The soldiers in the territory are not worthless consumables. I will send spellcasters to fight." The lord's support made Ke Yan feel happy, but he also felt Huge pressure, the so-called first armory, which contains the most sophisticated equipment that the territory can obtain, and even a small amount of magic equipment.
When others saw the lord's attitude, they all understood it and expressed their own opinions. Most of them were inclined to confront the elves head-on.
But only he himself knows what the lord is really thinking. At the end of the meeting, no rigorous plan was discussed, but it roughly unified the thoughts of all the heads in the territory and laid a psychological foundation in advance for possible conflicts that may arise later.
However, after returning to the Mage Tower after the meeting, Lord Epps still expressed his true feelings to Ai Bok.
"The risk of going to war with the elves is too great. If everything goes well on Conefira's side, there may be no need for conflict."
"But Epps, this time it was the elves who took the initiative to come here. This is not up to us." Aiboke was very cautious and worried about this matter.
"When my grandfather opened up the Saville Territory, some elves came to stop it. In the end, with the mediation of the Silverleaf family, we were able to successfully open up the territory. The situation now may be the same as before."
"But now Epps, you are not a great arcanist!" Aibo's words hurt Lord Epps a little, but he also knew that Aibo did not mean any ridicule, but was very worried.
"Ai Bok, don't worry. Her Royal Highness the Princess will also send people to the Tenth Queen's celebration, as well as the Archmage Aulon. The elves will not act rashly."
"What about [Happy Blessings]? Others have come knocking on the door. Epps, are you still holding on to ridiculous illusions of peace?" Albert said rather rudely.
"Aibok, you -" Lord Epps sighed. Running a territory is not just about fighting and killing. It is satisfying to start a war rashly for a while, but the final result is unpredictable!
At this moment, Lord Epps hated himself extremely. Why couldn't he become a great arcanist with powerful power like his grandfather?
"Amber, this matter has been settled for the time being. As long as the other party no longer provokes, we will use peaceful means to deal with it as much as possible." Lord Epps patted Albert on the shoulder and left on his own, leaving only Albert. Ke stood there and thought for a long time.
...On the other side, Xia Duo has enjoyed a few blessings of a sense of crisis, and his spell-casting training has progressed by leaps and bounds. Although he still cannot keep up with others' accumulated experience, his self-feeling has improved a lot.
This morning, as soon as the practice with instructor Niya ended, Ganal left impatiently. Perhaps he already knew that his younger brother did not have much time left. Ganal came and went in a hurry these days.
But Xia Duo, who was also about to leave, was stopped by Niya.
"Teacher, do you have any other instructions?" Niya had a strange expression and hesitated to speak. Xia Duo secretly thought that it was not good. This kind of expression meant nothing good at first sight, and he immediately wanted to run away.
"Teacher, if there is nothing else, I will go back first. There are still many things to deal with over there." After that, Xia Duo wanted to run away, but was stopped by Niya again.
"Wait" was shouted back.
"tutor?"
"Xia Duo——" Niya was still hesitant at this point. A few days ago, she personally told Xia Duo not to leave the mage tower in the near future. Unexpectedly, she turned around and wanted him to leave.
But this is what her father ordered. Niya refused, but failed. Now she has to break her original words herself,
"Xia Duo, I have a task for you." Sure enough! Xia Duo knew there was nothing good going on, but he couldn't refuse.
"Teacher, please give me your instructions."
"I want you to leave the Mage Tower and invite Mrs. Patty to the Mage Tower." Isn't this very simple?
What's the problem? Xia Duo was a little confused. Furthermore, when inviting people to the Mage Tower, did he need to be specially invited by a formal mage like him?
Just because he is Parthivrao's personal mage advisor? So what is Parthiv Rao’s true identity?
Xia Duo has not yet thought of Niya's difficulties. One is that although he remembers Niya's previous warning, he will not stick to it. If the superiors want him to go out, can he still object?
Moreover, he did not think that leaving the Mage Tower would necessarily be dangerous. If the safety of the town could not be guaranteed, the Saville Territory would have been doomed long ago.
"No problem, mentor, but I can't guarantee whether Mrs. Patty will come."
"It's okay, you just invite her, and you won't be responsible for the follow-up." In fact, Niya was also a little dissatisfied with her father's actions.
The murderer of Fairbus has not been caught yet, and she even wanted to suppress the matter before. But now she is going to use him, and she can't save the dignity to go in person, so she can only embarrass her apprentice!
And Xia Duo agreed to leave the Mage Tower without hesitation, without mentioning the previous warnings. Niya couldn't help but feel relieved and felt a little better for this obedient apprentice. If Xia Duo brought it up, then she His face was almost lost to another dimension.
Of course, if Sha Duo can win a better place in the arcane competition, then Niya will be even happier!
