"Oh? But sir, as far as I know, the weapons brought by these outsiders can effectively supplement the combat capabilities of our middle and low-level soldiers, and can turn a farmer into a warrior who is not weaker than a mage, so I am very curious, can you What reasons can you use to convince me?"
Anastarian crossed his hands and fingers, his somewhat old face full of seriousness and a hint of imperceptible disappointment.
Because although he said that these mages would evaluate these new weapons and let them conduct investigations, these mages made him very disappointed.
He will not give up the mages, and will buy these weapons from that human on a large scale, because he cannot let these weapons shake the status of the mages in the army. This kind of weapon that can easily replace the middle and lower-level mages is very important in their country. It is impossible to become mainstream, otherwise...
What to do with so many mage apprentices every year? What would happen to their magical leadership if everyone stopped delving into magic? When no one can control those high mages, their authority, conveniences and status will also disappear.
And without authority and status, how can they ensure their own interests?
Allowing the forces composed of high-ranking mages to serve as the middle and upper class in this country is a tradition that has lasted for tens of thousands of years, and it is also a matter of course. Because the mage controls the power and the strongest power.
Their family was elected king because they defended their compatriots' right to use magic. His allies and friends since the year before the year before are all from high-level mage families. His cronies are also mages, and so are his most valued subordinates. The mage, and even the warrior commander of his private army, is also a battle mage who is good at casting spells!
He absolutely cannot tolerate anything that shakes the status of mages in this country, no matter how powerful that thing is, so when he asked the mages to investigate, he did not intend to lead them to Li Ke, even though he could easily see These are indeed good things.
Because it's too much.
A firearm that can be purchased with just a dozen gold coins is more lethal than a mage who has studied magic for ten years. It is very clear what most people will choose.
And what can a dozen gold coins do in the mage's world? A universal gem that is consumed by hundreds or thousands in the laboratory costs about a dozen gold coins. A magic experiment by a mage apprentice cannot be completed with more than a dozen gold coins, let alone some materials themselves. It can't be measured by gold coins.
On one side is more than ten years of hard work, countless materials and preparations, and on the other side is something that even a farmer can learn to use within a period of time. As a wise monarch, Anastarian naturally would not be unable to clearly judge something that even a farmer could judge.
But the mages let him down so much. They were sure that they would not fall to Li Ke, so they slacked off very much. They showed that the matter would pass quickly, so they did not have any warning.
"You need to provide me with more favorable evidence, and for us now, we should find every way to carry out divine revenge on those things called orcs, right? So I need you to show our magic to these The superiority of things and the ability to defend against such weapons, rather than simply saying we have magic and it’s over.”
Anastarian rubbed his temples and sighed as he looked at his advisor, one of the members of the Silvermoon City Council who had shown an aging appearance just like him.
"Also, how's it going with Windrunner?"
The most important thing when being a king is balance. Although the Windrunner family is suffering heavy casualties now, so are a large number of elven civilians. Therefore, the forces of the Windrunner family will become more fanatical and radical, and they will have more elves who are only willing to listen to them. , and as the main member of the Windrunner family, only Liras died, which also made Anastarian very helpless.
The most ideal situation is that all Windrunner's family dies except for the weakest little daughter, and then he recalls his son Kael'thas in the name of revenge, and then puts the two young people together and lets the two of them Generate some sparks or something, then quickly get married, let Kael'thas inherit the remaining connections of the Windrunner family, and then take revenge on the orcs, allowing him to legitimately control the various ranger units in Silvermoon City.
This is not because he has a dark heart, or because he intends to assassinate Sylvanas, the general he trusts and loves, but because this is the best development for the country. Their Sun Chaser lineage is actually somewhat weakened, otherwise the Windrunner family would not have become the largest family. This is not a good thing for this country with a parliamentary system, because he will be unable to do many things that are beneficial to this country.
But obviously things are not that simple. Not to mention that the Windrunner family has left three sisters who have fully inherited the political legacy and connections of the Windrunner family, including their own sons...
The fact that he likes humans more than elves is also a headache, and the chamberlain around him recently reported to him that he seemed to be very interested in a young princess from the human kingdom named Jaina. Before that, he had no interest in anything sensual or sensual, and he had never even had close contact with any elf maid.
This is the most troublesome thing for Anastarian now. The fact that his son did not leave a child has always made him very unhappy. Even for an elf, leaving a successor is the first priority, not anything else. Love love love. He had been pampering his children before, but recently he always had a bad feeling, feeling that the world might become unfamiliar in the coming time.
"It's not very good. Due to sadness, Mrs. Leleza and her husband are not in very good condition. They are very weak now."
The consultant sighed. He was very sorry for the tragedy at the Windrunner family, but unlike Anastarian, he also had other regrets besides regretting this tragedy.
He was regretting the death of Lilas. Almost everyone disliked this sunny boy, and his existence could make everyone give up the idea of annexing the Windrunner family and disperse the power of the Windrunner family, because at that time, the Windrunner family The three sisters of the family will have to marry other people. The power of the Windrunner family will nourish them, the people of the Silver Moon Council.
But this regret did not prevent him from continuing to tell what he knew.
"Moreover, the three sisters seem to be paying too much attention to that human being."
Then, the elven king frowned.
