But this fact also ignited a glimmer of hope in the old king's heart. If this power can be mastered, restoring the glory of the Elf Empire is not an unattainable dream like a mirror in the mirror. So he asked: "Your Majesty Ridan, you said that 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 of hiding it, and said frankly: "Each squadron will have a messenger, carrying a teleportation staff made of split parts of the World Tree." But activating magic, selecting destinations, and consuming power all come from the World Tree itself. The person holding the staff is more like a flag officer, who only uses the flag to rally the troops. '
'No way to control the destination of teleportation? 'The old elf king asked slightly disappointedly.
'Perhaps the stick 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 quite considerable. It is impossible for the World Tree to obey the orders of the elves, even if it is the king of a country like you or me. '
No matter how honest the young elf king's words were, the old king would be disappointed. In the end, this power that all rulers and military commanders dream of is in the hands of plants. Disappointment is not enough to describe how I feel now.
Is it easy to dominate the decision-making process of Yggdrasil? Looking at history, most elves had to go through specially selected priests to communicate with the World Tree. It is not uncommon for priests who have passed for several generations to receive an oracle from this giant tree, which is regarded as the mother of life. After all, this group of almost constant plants doesn'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 you are holding the butcher knife to the side of my neck just because you have taken control of the palace, 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 given by heaven or God. Only with the support of the people can we have power. '
What Andre Purier said is exactly the uniqueness of the Elf Kingdom's political system. Although it looks like a monarchy, in fact within the kingdom, 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 implemented in the kingdom. The elves have a lot of fun with their resistance to 'chaos'.
So seriously speaking, the system of the Elf Kingdom is closer 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 and righteous name to convince all the people and make the elves willing to abide by them.
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 World Tree, and to cooperate with it, they will definitely need their support. Under this premise, the exchange of interests will be more beneficial than the coercion of weapons.
That's what Andre Poirier means, both inside and outside his words. And it also implies a threat. For a king, even if he agrees temporarily, there are not many ways to hold back later. As long as one or two moves are effective, the World Tree side will have to run exhausted.
Although Ridan III was not as sophisticated as the king in front of him and could not understand the deep meaning, it did not mean that he was insensitive and could not even understand the superficial meaning. But all he could respond 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 stages before, the old elf king didn't care much. Until the young king in front of him mentioned it again, Andre Purier just said: 'I would like to hear the details. ’ But I just wanted to listen to it for now.
Ridan III could still hear the perfunctory tone in his words. It's just that if you don't say it if you want to do it, it seems that it will lead to very bad results. So for 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 Magician Tripwood to negotiate directly with your country and reach an agreement on relevant matters. This stage is too idealistic, and basically no one thinks that it is possible to solve the problem so easily. ——'
Andre Purier also nodded. It is unreasonable to let oneself 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 to rationalize the next action.
'——The second stage is to deploy troops and control the palace. It is hoped that the use of force will be limited to achieve the goal. 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 is no end to the fight. '
Hearing this, Andre Purier couldn't help but frowned. If the current situation 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 taking control of the kingdom's top officials, if the other party still refuses to cooperate, he or she will be killed. 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 or a hundred times more energy and troops. This is obviously not the focus of our goal. Then the best way to control the kingdom is to select friendly people from the families of the murdered princes and ministers who are willing to accept our conditions and support them to succeed to the vacant position. In this way, the goal of liberating the World Tree can be achieved, and at the same time, the kingdom's external conflicts can be turned into internal conflicts. Reduce the difficulty of maintaining the stability of the World Tree by consuming the kingdom's internal strength. '
Upon first hearing about the third phase plan, Andre Purier had to admit that it was indeed feasible. If the second phase of the plan does not work well, the invaded country can completely play hide and seek with the invader in a shady way. For the kingdom, it is easy to integrate all the people if the whole country is united in facing the outside world.
But by the third stage, the kingdom's power will shift from dealing with external forces to dealing with internal traitors. And because it is a civil strife, it is inevitable that there will be neutral factions who do not want to offend both sides, or who want to please both sides. If you want to fight against the invaders, you will have to pay a higher price.
But Andre Purier also thought that the prerequisite for the success of the plan at this stage was that someone would betray him. His face was expressionless, but his words showed disdain, and he said: "Your Majesty Ridan, you are also the leader of a country. Can your subjects betray you so easily?" Not to mention selling out 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 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 order and may never have the chance to get close to these thrones in their lives, let them exchange things that do not belong to them in exchange for the opportunity to sit on those thrones. I agree to do this. There really aren't any elves? What if it is those elves who have ambitions in the first place? The person also said something that impressed me deeply: It’s not that men won’t betray, but the price is not enough; it’s not that women won’t cheat, it’s just that the temptation is not enough. Can His Majesty Andre guarantee that there are no people with such thoughts among his subjects? '
As if he was infected by the young king's wry smile, Andre Purier couldn't help but grimace, thinking about this thing that was really possible. His control over the kingdom is not yet pervasive. Therefore, ambitious people are bound to exist, and whether they will easily bite this seemingly sweet but actually poisonous bait is beyond their control.
Suddenly Andre Purier thought of something. This plan has four stages. The third stage was done 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 is indeed this. The old king let out a long sigh as if he wanted to let out the depression in his chest.
In fact, from the words of the magician, Andre Purier could feel the attitude of disregard for life. Because the opponent treats everyone as pawns from the beginning, and they can give up at any time.
Of course the old elf king also knows how to play chess, and is 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 be a chess player.
Unexpectedly, the opponent flipped the table and wiped out his good game. What's more, when you look up, you can see that the opponent's chess pieces are all around you, and you have no chess pieces left to play.
Where is the limit of the other party's determination? No matter who the opponent is, those who stand against them will be at a disadvantage from the beginning when negotiating with others with the intention of killing an entire country.
As for whether the other party had the ability to do it, Andre Purier didn't even want to ask. Twenty-one World Trees and half an elite legion wearing elven holy robes. If such a power wants to dominate an area, there are many factors that must be considered; but if they want to destroy a place, it is easy for them.
This negotiation was indeed as the magician said. The Kingdom of Armenia did not have the capital to sit on the negotiating table from the beginning, so it could only listen to others' orders. But at the beginning, I had a chance to negotiate. At least the other party was patient and wasted ten days. But such an opportunity was missed due to various misjudgments on his part.
Looking at the letter of credence on the table that has not yet been opened. Even if the twenty-one holy seals belonging to the World Tree are not seen, the ending does not seem to have changed. Andre Purier sighed again.
