The certificate of credence that lifted the magic and unveiled the fire paint was placed in front of him by Andrei Kirill. He did not open the letter and read its contents. After regaining his composure, he asked directly: "Since the content in the letter is a plan led by your Excellency, can you please directly explain the purpose of visiting our country?"
The seemingly random action was actually the result of careful consideration by Andrei Kirill, the king. He already knew the content of the letter, so he followed the magician's words and skipped reading the letter to avoid seeing the twenty-one sacred symbols of the World Tree.
This is of course not because they are afraid of being exposed, but to avoid the political pressure brought by the twenty-one sacred symbols. If the opponent in the negotiation is just a magician, it will be much easier to deal with. But if it is a magician endorsed by the twenty-one world trees, the negotiation pressure will be different. If you haven't seen the content of the letter, you can pretend you don't know about it.
Although he was tortured by Onigashima's political commentary program, he is not an outsider in politics. But compared to a king who has been immersed in this art all his life, and who can master all kinds of sexy tricks at his fingertips, as if he were born in heaven, someone is still too young. Therefore, Lin had no clue about the deep meaning behind the king in front of him. Since the other party asked, he would answer it.
"The main purpose of visiting your country is to hope that your country will give up its behavior of suppressing Yggdrasil's will and liberate it." Lin said bluntly.
"The elves and the World Tree have a symbiotic and co-prosperous relationship. This is something everyone knows. Why do you say that our country has suppressed the will of the World Tree?" Andre Purier said seriously.
"Haha, Your Majesty, it's okay to deceive ignorant outsiders with these words. I think everyone here knows what the truth is, so don't hide it. I would suggest this, not without reason, because it is related to The future survival and development of your country. Do you know that your country has reached a critical moment of life and death? If it does not change, it will eventually be swallowed up by the human kingdom. Even the last piece of pure land under your feet will be reduced to nothing." In the spirit of the military strategist of the Three Kingdoms, To offer advice, start with the tradition of scaring people. Lin exaggerated the facts as much as possible.
Just threatening words seemed unable to sway the king. He smiled with a contemptuous expression and said to the ministers in Elvish: 'We seem to be perishing, and then a human comes to worry about us. I don’t even recognize when the world became so crazy. '
'A frog being slowly cooked in warm water will only feel the water temperature is very comfortable, and has no idea that it is about to die. Then I am here to ask Your Majesty, is the current water temperature still suitable? Lin used Elvish and told fables that were not new in his hometown.
In the Lost Lands, there are no humans who can speak Elvish, but they are quite rare. The magician's performance in front of them certainly did not shock the experienced elves among the group of elves, but the warning behind his words still made them think seriously about whether there was really a hidden and unknown crisis in their own country. Maybe they don't have the term 'authoritarian fans', but that doesn't mean they don't understand this situation.
Although he was a little disapproving, Andre Priel's curiosity was also aroused and he wanted to hear what this magician had to say. Using the common language of Huimi Land, the Elf King said: "Your Excellency has stated at the beginning that this trip is to liberate the World Tree, and how it is related to the fate of our country. I cannot accept that this is just casual talk. , such a statement, so please come up with a convincing statement. If it is consistent with the facts, I will not be able to consider it. "
Andre Priel spoke conservatively and seemed to be giving in. In fact, he just wanted to get information from the magician. On a practical level, he made no promises. Although Lin was aware of this, it was better to have the opportunity to speak than not being able to fart at all. So he reached out and pinched the clothes in front of his left and right waists, pulled hard, pulled the upper body of the robe flat and straight, and said:
"Your Majesty, please don't think that I am being alarmist. There is indeed a causal relationship between the two. Elves have always advocated equality and freedom, and believe that the feudal system of human countries is actually just a glorified slavery system. In this regard, I have no objection. But maybe you don’t know it, or you know it, but you choose to pretend to be deaf and dumb. There has already been a privileged class among the elves that you despise.”
"Human, you should understand that this is a very serious accusation." Andre Purier said unhappily.
Lin was not afraid of the king's anger, and said: "I believe you all know what happened in the Kingdom of Payat Jaime. Their World Tree Lahti was liberated, but the process was not smooth. . I don’t intend to accuse anything. I just participated in the whole process and used what I observed to predict possible future developments.”
Regarding matters in other countries, especially what happens in the Elf Kingdom, everyone here is of course concerned. Previously, it was because the Elf Kingdom was relatively closed compared to other countries, so it was difficult to obtain first-hand detailed information. Now there are people claiming to be participants who have something to say. No one is not curious, and everyone is listening attentively.
Seeing such an opening, it really attracted the attention of the elves, and they immediately felt like they were attending a class in an academy. Lin cleared his throat and said: "No matter what the master-slave relationship between the elves and the World Tree is, in order to protect the World Tree, a team will definitely be sent in. And the mission of this team, in addition to protecting the World Tree, is also There will be regular tasks to collect materials. In this regard, your country should be the same as the Kingdom of Payat Jaime."
Andre Purier simply nodded, indicating that what a certain magician said was correct. Lin continued: "However, the most precious thing about the World Tree to the elves is not the various magic materials prefixed by the World Tree, but a symbiosis ritual called 'blessing'. The elves who receive the blessing of the World Tree, The ability to gain a longer life, a stronger body, and even get closer to nature is also called a talent. It can be said that there are blessed elves and unblessed elves, which can be regarded as two different levels. Life. This is also the reason why you would classify wood elves into a separate category. This is correct."
In Andre Purier's thoughts, people outside actually don't know much about the blessings of the World Tree. But considering that the magician in front of him has reached the status of a core member of the Ikaruga Alliance, it is not surprising to know this. So the Elf King didn't ask any more nonsense, but simply nodded and agreed with the other party's statement.
"But has your Majesty ever thought that the members responsible for guarding are the elves closest to the World Tree. Originally, because they had high enough merit, they could serve as the guards of the World Tree and receive the blessing, which became a blessing ceremony. Monopolized by this group of guards. And how long has it been since no new blood has joined the guard group, making this most sacred and glorious position the only thing in the pocket of a few people? Of course, this is what I am doing in Pyate The situation that the Jaime Kingdom sees may be different from the situation in your country."
Although someone just stated the situation in another country, it also made the elves present think deeply. Are there any differences between their situations? Lin gave the elves a short time to think, as if they were brewing, before continuing:
"There is a very arrogant saying in my hometown, that is, 'the greater the ability, the greater the responsibility.' Why do people with greater ability feel that the greater the responsibility? Isn't it because these people think that others can solve the problem? Only he can solve the problem, so he must step in and help others solve the problem. And the way to solve it is, of course, his own way. To put it nicely, this is called meddling; to put it more unpleasantly, this is ambition. .When do other people's problems become his problems, and when do others become his responsibility? If this person hadn't taken the initiative to take these things on himself, would most of the things have to do with him? If this isn't called Ambition, then I don’t know what ambition is. The biggest difference is whether this person who is capable and ambitious helps people solve problems after the fact, or hopes to prevent problems before they happen. If so The latter, what will this person do?”
After asking a question, Lin noticed that many elves' expressions became unnatural. But whether he felt that his deeds had been exposed or that something bad was going on, he couldn't feel it. However, he did not allow anyone to think about it for too long and continued:
"Take the Kingdom of Pyat Jaime as an example. The Shenmu Guards who have mastered the World Tree, as long as there are questions related to them, the most common answer given to their young king is: 'Your Majesty is too young and does not think well. In this matter, just follow what we are used to.' And the matter about the World Tree seems to have become a taboo of the Shenmu Guards, and no one from the royal family is allowed to interfere or even ask more. So here comes the question, like this Will the situation always remain limited to matters related to the World Tree, or will it one day extend to the affairs of the entire kingdom? Just because the king is too young and not as knowledgeable as them; the elves in the kingdom are not as powerful as them, so they I feel the need to stand up. Everything is for the good of the kingdom."
"Your Excellency, you underestimate the loyalty of elves too much. This kind of thing will not happen." As the king of a country, Andre Purier directly refuted it.
"Sometimes, the other party does not necessarily have a betrayal mentality to do these things. They just choose a method that they think is good for the kingdom and good for everyone. They believe that they are standing on a righteous side, Do the right thing. This kind of rebellious behavior with conviction is more terrifying than anything else, because you can't shake the other party. I believe that His Majesty Andre's ability is definitely the best among the elves. The kingdom under your leadership It is prosperous. However, can you guarantee that your descendants can maintain the same situation, and that the future army or Shenmu Guards will not have any ambitions. There is not even a need for ambition. When their ideas and interests are different from those of the royal family, they What position will you stand on, and for whose sake, do you do this? So the best way is to get World Tree out of their control, or even out of the control of everyone in your country. In a way that is different from the past , get along with them. In this way, there will be no worries for the privileged class among elves."
