In the main world, after two exchanges with the countries in the penal colony, and with the efforts of the church, the countries finally decided to conduct a joint consultation.
It was supposed that the venue should be St. Anthony and Oma from the Kingdom of God, who had communicated with the exile. However, one of the two companies' stance was too serious, and the other was arrogant and no one liked it. As a result, the venue was arranged in the Kingdom of Thunder.
The existing population of Leiming Kingdom is only about 60% compared to before the Three Realms War. Fortunately, because there has been no war for many years, the demons in the original land have been almost eliminated. Except for the little demons in the mountains that are difficult to eradicate and occupy part of the military expenditure, the national strength is increasing. recover.
With the recovery of national strength, Lei Mingguo began to implement the three-no-stick strategy, that is, the parliament completely excluded pro-church people and did not deeply bind with any church.
In fact, before the disaster, the relationship between Lei Ming Kingdom and the Natural Church was closer. The number of people under the rule believed in the Natural Church was only slightly less than those who believed in the Goddess of the Four Seasons. The Goddess of the Four Seasons was a pan-faith and had no church organization.
It should be said that thanks to the dioceses established by the Church of Light in the territory, the transformation was completed with the help of the mutual checks and balances between the two major churches, which is also a good result.
The main world has never brought together envoys from various countries to discuss things like it does now. Generally, three countries sitting at the same table is considered too much.
Among those present today, there are eight countries with a population of more than 50 million, and there are also some small countries and those in exile who have been washed away by demons.
There were too many envoys, and the usual dance conversation method was a bit out of tune. Half a month had passed and not a single agreement had been reached.
As a last resort, we began to divide into large and small discussion groups, big countries gathered at the table, and small countries went to play wherever they liked.
Although it is very troublesome to talk about eight countries, fortunately, many countries have no territorial borders. If this part of the contradiction is removed, the talks can still go on.
First, give it a name, called the Joint Council, and then discuss the rules of procedure.
After a lot of tinkering, it took two months to figure out the process and enter the formal agenda.
The first purpose of calling everyone together is to discuss disaster prevention and mitigation measures against the invasion of demons.
To be honest, this kind of thing should have been discussed before the Three Realms War. Unfortunately, three hundred years is too long, and many people cannot appreciate the weight of a few words in history books. Only after being bloodbathed, will he again realize the fact that "the demons are the enemy of mankind".
Five years have passed since the last time the main world suffered damage and the last time the temporary door was closed. The main world has not had a large influx of demons in five years, which makes some people start to get confused again.
So someone needs to stand up and tell them why things have gotten better, and what else everyone needs to do in order to maintain the current situation as much as possible.
The explanation begins with the Church of Light.
"Six years ago, our Holy Religion sent hundreds of divine warriors and hundreds of followers to the exile, where we built a corona camp to suppress and prevent the initial demon gate. After that, the world passage was occupied by demons. The monarch used some means to hijack them until a total of five demon gates appeared in the exile, and then the passage between the exile and the main world was opened again.
After opening the door, the Corona Camp escorted some early exiles back, learned about the general situation there, and then started diplomatic activities..."
Representatives of Saint Anthony and the Kingdom of Omar then elaborated on their diplomatic strategies and results.
Saint Anthony displayed an enlarged version of the map they bought from the Phoenix Kingdom at the venue. Through something called contour lines, people can intuitively see the height of the terrain. Compared with the sand table, the information density of this map is Not bad at all.
“After communicating with the divine warriors at the Corona Camp, we discovered that the Phoenix Kingdom has extremely powerful mapping technology and maintains a high-speed air force. If they are willing, they can well grasp the dynamics of the demons.
At that time, the gate was slightly far away from the two relatively powerful countries in the place of exile, and many operations could not be carried out.
Initially, my king hoped that everyone would organize a group of magicians to station in the exile. Some of you here also participated in that round of talks, but unfortunately, we cannot reach an agreement with the Phoenix Kingdom on some principled issues, so we can only retreat. Secondly, please ask them to escort the divine warriors from the Corona Camp to arrive near the newly opened door as soon as possible.
The Orc Empire is more conservative than the Phoenix Kingdom, but its diplomatic skills are somewhat flawed. We managed to station an elite team of less than ten people in their capital to temporarily serve as a permanent envoy.
When the doors were opened recently, the Phoenix Kingdom completed the agreement to escort the God Warriors very well. If we can reach an agreement at this conference, this operation will continue and should be effectively prevented. "
Compared with St. Anthony's diplomatic efforts, the results of the Kingdom of God Omar are somewhat lackluster.
"Recently, we negotiated with some lords of the exile and sold over 10 million pounds of food to them..."
Omar did conduct a large-scale grain trade, but it did not establish good diplomatic relations.
Many envoys who had been in contact with Omar at the conference shook their heads. There were no salted fish eggs here. After a little inquiry, they found that Omar had broken down with the Phoenix Kingdom and the Orc Empire!
What should I say... no surprise.
On the surface, the relationship between Omar and the Church of Life is not as close as that between Saint Anthony and the Church of Light. However, in terms of diplomacy, Omar seems to be the country protected by the Pope.
After a brief explanation, after consultation among the eight major powers, it was decided that Saint Anthony would still be represented to elaborate on the strategic status of the penal colony.
The actual understanding is not very in-depth, and this kind of conference is actually not suitable for going too deep, because some envoys may not be able to keep up.
"The penal colony is now in a state of floating islands, which means the earth is divided into pieces floating in the sky. We believe that the floating island environment is the key factor why the penal colony has not been conquered by the demons so far.
However, they now encounter a difficulty, which is that the temperature is getting lower year by year. The last time they opened the door, it was already close to freezing at night. This kind of cooling is different from our four seasons. They have been dropping in temperature for eight consecutive years. If this trend continues, a large number of people will starve to death.
The problem is also here. Once too many of them die, they will not be able to effectively contain the demons, and we will be the unlucky ones next. "
Next comes question time.
Many envoys have the same question: can delivering food to the exiles ensure that they can stop the demons? It would be extremely bad if the food was looted by demons after spending it.
Regarding this question, a church representative answered. He illuminated several locations on the large map hung by Saint Anthony:
"This is the approximate location of the five Demon Realm Gates in the Exiled Place. Last time, the temporary gate was right in the middle. Our Holy Cult could not prevent the temporary gate from appearing, but it could make its position relatively fixed. Let the gate always appear near here. , the demon army cannot bypass the local forces. If the number is small, I believe everyone can solve it by themselves.
But fixing the position of the door requires the Holy Church to pay an extremely high price. It is difficult for us to sustain it alone, so on the premise that all parties reach an agreement, a certain amount of compensation needs to be paid. "
Now that the conference is here, the next step is relatively simple.
Everyone needs to reach agreement on three issues.
One is to provide food support to the penal colony. Should it be given free of charge, sold directly, or given a friendly price? If it is sold, what kind of materials can be accepted besides precious metals.
The second is the compensation for the Church of Light. This is also a key issue. If the position of the door cannot be fixed, once the temporary door is opened next to the Demon Realm Gate, the people in the exile will not rush to intervene. Then there will be at least one in the main world. A small country or half a medium-sized country is finished.
Third, some countries in the main world need to establish necessary portals to facilitate the communication of information and ensure the flow of wealth, materials, and people. They do not have to be located in the capital, as long as they ensure that each country can complete settlement and transportation work during the intermission period.
There are also some less urgent issues, such as the dispatch of troops to the penal colonies. Based on the efficiency of the conference, it is estimated that these will have to be postponed to the next intermission period.
