Gildas had the right to look down on Carlos.
Because Elrethalas has 20,000 defenders and 3,000 mages, this force cannot be ignored wherever it is placed.
Just relying on Carlos and his 1,000 men, even if 3,000 tauren were added, they would all end up here if Elrethalas turned against them.
But where there are people, there are rivers and lakes, and where there are rivers and lakes, there are disputes.
Eretharas is not a monolith.
Gildas's biggest mistake was not to let Dawn stay with Carlos.
Because through Chen Guang's talk, Carlos discovered a problem keenly.
The upper elf society of Elre'Thalas is actually deeply divided, and social conflicts are extremely sharp.
It's very simple. The decline of Elre'Thalas is the decline of magical civilization, but Elre'Thalas is not just mages.
A city with a population of hundreds of thousands cannot only have a ruling class; it also requires a large number of people to serve as a labor force.
The common people among these elves are not actually that attached to magic, but Syndra ignored their calls.
Although these civilian elves are not worth mentioning in front of the arcanist's magic, the garrison of Elrethalas is also selected from these civilians.
Prince Tortheldrin's act of sacrificing his own people caused more panic than the rulers could have imagined.
Silence, silence, if you don't resist in silence, you will die in silence.
Without Carlos's intervention, Elre'Thalas would gradually turn into a ghost town over the next twenty years, because the ordinary elves of Elre'Thalas would have no power to resist.
They are represented by the Arcanist class.
If Carlos completes the assassination of Torcedrin according to Gildas' plan, the Loremasters will also give Carlos what he wants as agreed.
Because in Syndra's view, what Carlos wanted was not too much, and the "proud" upper elf did not mind giving his helpers due rewards.
But Carlos also had his own pride and prejudice against these people.
So Carlos chose another course of action.
Four learned men help Prince Tortheldrin in the daily management of Elrethalas.
But there are also subtle differences in their positions.
Why didn't the other three Erudites, including Gildas, mention their fourth colleague to Carlos?
Because Marcus is Torcedlin's staunchest supporter.
To put it simply, they are die-hard loyalists.
The biggest lie and malice in the world is to make you believe that you will gain something if you pay, and your efforts will eventually be rewarded.
Carlos has seen too many things that went wrong in the process and ended up right.
Gildas and the others thought that Carlos knew nothing about Elrethalas, and that the greedy human "explorers" would be afraid of the strength of the ancient city and choose to compromise and cooperate.
To be fair, after Carlos put himself in his shoes, he felt that Kildas' behavior and words were in line with his status and knowledge. But the biggest cognitive difference between the two sides is that Carlos has penetrated the weak heart of Eresharas.
As long as the elven guards of Elrethalas are controlled, the "terrible" three thousand mages will do nothing.
Syndra mistakenly thought that her powerful magic power could deter outsiders, but they never thought that what really made Carlos taboo was the 20,000 garrison of Elrethalas.
Carlos was studying "Dragon Compendium" in front of the computer, and he could figure out the magic system of Dire Maul with his eyes closed. As long as the arcane crystal tower is destroyed and Immortar is killed, Elrethalas's entire spell system based on demonic magic will shut down.
So through Morning Light, Carlos contacted Marcus without hesitation.
The result of the disagreements between the supreme leader and the four learned men was to directly paralyze Eretharas' ability to rule and organize.
Coupled with the morning light inciting the clergy to advocate neutrality, the Elre'Thalas City Guard was actually in a state of chaos and division.
The morale damage done to the Highborne civilians by blood sacrificing their own people is devastating.
The garrison of more than 20,000 men was divided into twenty-two thousand-man regiments and were stationed throughout Eresalas. The two regiments guarding the city gate were directly suppressed and their weapons and equipment were disarmed. In the morning light and her support Incited by the rebels, four corps defected, and 11 corps remained strangely neutral. With the last 5,000 men left, Carlos was ready for a tough battle.
"Traitor, do you know what you did?"
Gildas didn't expect that Chen Guang would betray Elesalas for Carlos, and asked angrily.
"I'm saving my countrymen, my people."
Chen Guang met Gildarts' eyes without fear.
Carlos seemed to have a great advantage, and even had the potential to sweep over Elre Salas, but he did not expand.
Carlos clearly understood that the so-called "advantage" in front of him was just an outbreak of dissatisfaction among the lower-class people.
It was nothing more than a desperate counterattack by the middle and lower class leading the way, represented by Chen Guang, and an outbreak of resistance under the white terror rule of Torsedlin.
Once you make a mistake and lose your "image of justice", you will instantly fall into the quagmire called "Haul of Doom".
Therefore, he carefully restrained his troops and the ogres, and took the trouble to explain the mechanics of the joints to Hamuul.
The upper elves restrain the upper elves. It seems that this huge battlefield, which is three times the size of Lordaeron and fifteen times the size of Alterac, is within easy reach, but Carlos's goal has not actually been achieved.
Marcus released the Carlos pigeon.
Although he fulfilled his promise with practical actions and suppressed the guards of Eresalas, he did not meet with Carlos as promised.
Marcus's reluctance added a bit of weirdness to Carlos' occupation, and the disappearance of the other two scholars also aroused Gildarts' vigilance.
"Your Majesty Carlos, something is wrong."
Because Carlos did not officially fall out with Kildas, and the coalition forces have always maintained restraint during the occupation operations, this provides the possibility for the two sides to continue to cooperate.
"Master Gildarts, you say."
Carlos asked politely.
"If Marcus had intervened, I would still understand if the city guard remained stationary. But when the city was invaded, Syndra did not take any action. This is abnormal."
He didn't pay much attention to Kildas's "invasion" statement, but this was also where Carlos was confused.
It went so well.
Although it was the result of the joint efforts of many parties, it was still so smooth that it was abnormally smooth.
Carlos was not a jerk, and he had to fight bloody battles to enjoy the joy of victory, but this kind of "victory" that looked like a trap was really frightening.
"Your Majesty, the roads leading to the underground stasis chamber and the royal library are closed."
"Your Majesty, a large number of demons have been discovered in the North District."
"Your Majesty, those big trees, the big trees have come to life!"
"His Majesty……"
"His Majesty!"
It seemed that last night's victory was all a false illusion. Suddenly, the situation in Elrethalas suddenly changed.
"Could it be that His Royal Highness Prince Torsedlin's sacrifice ceremony was successful?"
Carlos heard Gildas' worried soliloquy.
"Brother Hamuir, I would like to ask you to deal with the unrest in the city."
"no problem."
"Knights, deploy three centurions and an ogre formation to eliminate the demons."
"As commanded."
Carlos unlocked the Holy Light seal on Gildarts.
"Dear Scholar, could you please accompany me to the prison where Immortar is imprisoned?"
Feeling that the flow of magic power was smooth again, Gildarts had the idea of escape for a moment, but quickly suppressed his cowardice.
"Don't you go to the Royal Library first?"
Carlos shook his head and remained silent.
