"The war for the throne... It's a boring and stupid power struggle. Ferrola's tone was a little reminiscing, "I never resented Laubert, I can't even remember the Lion Castle, my happiest memory is in Imi, but the memory at that time is fleeting for me now, I can't even remember why I was happiest at that time." ”

And it turns out that Laubert is just a pawn of others, he thinks he is overpowering everything in the empire, but in reality he is controlled as a puppet, and when he loses his value, he is ruthlessly abandoned by those people. Ferrola's indifferent face showed a slight reflection on human nature, "A poor emperor, maybe he doesn't know why he died until he dies." ”

"That's why I said Yarman was terrible. Enshi-Ella seemed to be joking, because he had a playful smile on his face, but the seriousness of his words was more obvious, "It is precisely because of his horror that I chose to cooperate with him." ”

"Do you think that Yarman alone can overthrow the rule of the Empire?" Ferrora glanced at Enshi Ella indifferently, "He is better at provoking people's desires than we are, and it is the desires of countless people who have caused the empire to collapse and make us who we are now." ”

"Yes, he is even better at stirring up desires, even more so than we are. Enshi Ella added, "But why did he not treat Pedy Reagan... Why did he bow down to the empire now? He even dared to threaten us with war!"

"You don't seem to care about that. Ferrora glanced at Enshi Ella.

Enshi Ella grinned, "If it was in the past, I might have cared, but now Yarman is just a sailor with nothing, and the sea has no shortage of sailors like him." ”

"Don't underestimate Yarman's strength, I perceive in him as much as Pedi Reagan's strength. Ferrora's black eyes gradually turned purple, "His proposal doesn't sound very good, although they haven't found the specific location of the 'blood source', but the new continent is in front of us, and the rich evil energy there is simply born for us." ”

"But Peddy Reagan doesn't seem to be going to just let us go. Enhi-Ella shrugged, "The defeat in the previous Northern Jungle War must have been unforgettable... He is now the ruler of the empire, and the Reagan family is proud, even if they seem to be low-key on the surface. ”

"Pedy Reagan was a smart man, he knew what to choose, and he cared more about the future of the empire now than personal honor. Ferrola's fingers turned slightly, and a new body was gradually forming in the blood pool surrounded by evil energy, "Now he seems to be high above and rules all the countries of the Ella continent, but except for his father-in-law and elves, other countries rule him more because of his power than trust. ”

"The only condition he wants to maintain his unprecedented dominance is to win the war with us. Ferrora smiled innocently at this time, "It's also his luck, although there are contradictions within the current alliance, they have a common goal... And what we want to give to Pedi can make their common goal achieve faster. ”

"You're right... However, we are also about to look at this problem from one aspect, and the willingness of Shikan Silver Axe to come and talk to us in person shows that the allies are eager to win today, are we..."Enhi Ella was only halfway through his words, but the meaning he was trying to convey was already very obvious.

"You don't have to tempt me. Ferrora turned her head slightly and glanced at Enshi Ella again, "Like Pedy Reagan, I can't afford a painful defeat, and I'd be willing to try if the Allies were too weak now, but you see... If we force a war, the end result is that we all have to disappear. ”

"So, are you really planning to cede Felder and Cooktown?" asked Enshi-Ella.

"Of course, we have nothing to gain in a desperate fight with the Allies here, at least for now... Someday we will come back, when we can continue this war that has no end. Ferrora frowned at yet another failed 'work' of hers, and her deepest desire to explore the New World grew.

"We have endless years, and as long as we can continue to exist, there are countless possibilities. Ferrora didn't continue her creation, turning her head to meet Ency-Ella, "I could even wait another ten thousand years, as long as I don't go back to the endless darkness, but Pedi Reagan or the entire human civilization and the orc civilization... Or maybe all other civilizations will cease to exist in 10,000 years. ”

"We didn't expect that there would be an unreasonably powerful paladin like Pedi Reagan among the human race, and that human civilization might disappear in the future, but it could also become more powerful, and I don't think we can pin our hopes on the future. "Enshi Ella has her own considerations.

"Do you have any other good ideas at the moment?" Ferrora didn't disagree with Enshi Ella, "I mean, you can quickly defeat the Confederates and let me go to the New World as soon as possible." ”

"Is the New World really that good?" Enshi-Ella couldn't help but ask.

"You should know this better than I do, didn't Yarman just want you to instill in me the beauty of the New World by arranging your resurrection by my side?"

"I did have that purpose in the beginning, but now—" Enshi-Ella looked down at herself, then at her queen, "We're not familiar with the unknown continent yet, and here... We have a huge army, you just said ... We have been waiting for tens of thousands of years, but what if we wait another hundred years?" said Enshi-Ella, "with our current strength, we can drag this war on until the internal contradictions of the Allied forces are aroused. ”

"Yes, we can drag this war on, but with the current capacity of the Krulian Empire, there will be no problem sustaining this high-attrition war for five to ten years. Ferrora floated to a cold steel bench in the summoning room and lay on her side, "You only thought about us going to the New World, but did you think that the intelligent creatures of the New World would come here?"

"Now the forces of the New World don't know that we exist, and that's what I want. Ferrora closed her eyes, "I don't want another person in the New World who claims to be righteous like the elves, and... While the rich evil power of the New World is exactly what we need, it is not excluded that we have more powerful competitors, and our failures in the past tens of thousands of years have been due to being too high-profile. ”

"So, schedule my meeting with Pedy Reagan as soon as possible!"

...

The western front of Felder City was calm for a night, and the soldiers, who had rested for nearly ten hours, ushered in the morning glow in the bustling chat, and the winding smoke slowly enveloped the camp of the Confederate army for hundreds of miles.

In front of the orc camp on the left, Pedi, Andy Barrett, Turlock, and Harry Khan gathered around a campfire, their hands toasting hard dry bread, while Bezer, the new captain of the Emperor's guard, boiled fish soup in an iron pot, causing the orc soldiers around him to drool.

"If King Shikan Khan does not return, he will not be able to catch up with our breakfast. Andy Barrett couldn't bear it any longer, and as he toasted his bread, he got up from time to time to look at the rammed earth walls and looked out at the looming watchtowers of the heights ahead.

"Don't worry, our mages are watching at all times. Turlock looked at the hard toast in his hand and was stunned, he had never eaten such an unpalatable thing before coming to the front, looking at the black thing in his hand, he suddenly admired those nobles of the empire.

Seeing his father-in-law's embarrassment, Pei Di shouted at Bezer, "Isn't the soup all right?"

"It's almost there. Bezer was not skilled at stirring the fish at the bottom of the pot, refused the help of his subordinate knights, and sniffed the soup according to the method told him by the cook at home, and then carefully observed the color of the soup.

"It's the King of Shikan Khan, the goddess is above, and he has finally appeared. Andy Barrett, who stood up again, unconsciously became louder.

Hearing this, several people next to the campfire stood up as fast as they could, walked to the low rammed earth city wall and looked, the orc soldiers patrolling in front and many orc soldiers nearby were already cheering loudly.

It had been ten minutes since he had seen Shikan-Silver Axe return to the camp and be led by his entourage to the campfire.

"We boiled the fish soup and waited for you to come back and enjoy it. Pedi greeted the Orc Khan King, and looked at Minnie Vatu quietly, pointing to the pot of fish soup next to the campfire, "Let's go over and talk." ”

After everyone sat down, they didn't start talking immediately, they watched Bezer slowly fill the soup, and after a long while, Andy Barrett couldn't help but stand up and walk to the iron pot to take the spoon in Bezer's hand, let Bezer step back and ask while serving the soup, "What did you all talk about?"

"The Undead Legion sent the Undead Monarch Zuckerberry to talk to us, and he was the only one who came, and there was a little bit of sincerity. Shikan-Silveraxe looked at Pedi, "He told me some stories, and you brought them to life more than you did, but there was nothing to say. ”

"Then say something good!" Andy Barrett handed the orc Khan a bowl of fish soup.

Shikan-Silver Axe frowned at the fish soup in his hand, as the ruling class of the northern clan, he used several large bowls of fish soup almost every day when he was a child, and this thing was a little disgusting for him.

"I'm sorry, I forgot you're a Northern Clan...," Pedi seemed to explain on purpose.

"It's okay, orcs are not qualified to be picky eaters!" Shi Kan - Silver Axe drank it up in one gulp, regardless of the boiling heat of the fish soup, and then continued what he had just said, "I put forward some specific conditions, and Zuckerbury agreed to them one by one... In the end, I even proposed that no more than five thousand undead should be evacuated from the Ellan Continent, and Zuckerbury agreed without even thinking about it... But all this is premised on the fact that you have to talk to Ferrora in person. ”

"I'd actually like to talk to her too, the last time we were on the battlefield we were interrupted. Pedi didn't refuse, he looked at Shikan-Silveraxe, "What I want to know is... What's your opinion?I'm sure you should be able to give me a better suggestion after talking to the Undead Legion. ”

"I can feel that the Undead Legion really wants to retreat this time, and it retreats very simply. Shikan-Silveraxe tore off a piece of toasted black bread and put it in his mouth to chew, "This can't be a trap, because it would be easy for us to see through it, then the only explanation is that there is something more important in the New World than an army of two million undead, I can't imagine what it is, but I know that under normal circumstances we should stop her." ”

"However, I am not the savior of the story, I only think about my people. Shikan-Silver Axe took another bowl of fish soup and drank it into his stomach in one gulp as he endured the disgusting taste, "So my opinion is... For the sake of peace... Temporary peace. ”

"Of course," added the Orc Khan King as his voice landed, "if you want to continue fighting, I will not object." ”

"Let's drive Ferrola out of the Alan continent first, if she wants to continue to invade in the future, the vast ocean can be our first line of defense, and..." Trok held the fish soup and waited for it to cool down naturally, "Ferrola is an energy body, we can't destroy her at all, she will appear in the future anyway, it is better to drive her to other continents." ”

Peidi nodded subconsciously, in fact, his current thoughts are a bit contradictory, as the emperor of the Crulian Empire, he should lead by example and win peace for his people with a war full of honor, but...

"Let's end this war as soon as possible, our soldiers haven't seen their families for a long time. Pedi stood up and poured the fish soup into the pot, threw away the wooden bowl and ripped off the wine bag around his waist, "I hope my decision is correct." ”

"You are a great ruler. Shikan-Silveraxe also ripped off the wine bag from his waist, "While I can't guarantee that the alliance between orcs and humans will last forever, I can guarantee that our two countries will be at peace forever during my reign over orcs. ”

"Thank you for your trust, my friend, and this is my assurance. Pedi held the pouch high and took several sips.

...

The Confederate High Command, Pedi slept until dark.

The noisy front-line battlefield has become a little unaccustomed to today, and after a simple dinner, Pedy ordered Minnie Vatu to be called and told to bring Yarman to the front in three days.

Minnie Vatu had just left when Pedi's elven advisor Drahel appeared in his staff room.

"Are you working on a secret plan?" Drahir stated his purpose directly, "There are various indications that you are uniting the orcs and the mage tower to plan a plan that cannot be made public. ”

"Do you think we're going to play out the story of the 'War of the Three Clans' more than three hundred years ago?" Andy Barrett hated Drahir's way of speaking, "Do you know what the consequences of your suspicions will have on the Confederates?"

"But I believe my suspicions are not wrong. Drahil didn't pay any attention to Andy Barrett, he kept staring at Pedi, "You shouldn't have to hide everything from me... Or rather, you can trust me. ”

Pedi stopped his cousin from continuing to speak, pointing to his private lounge, "Let's go inside and talk." ”

"You can't escape it, Your Majesty. ”

"I don't mean to run away. Pedi motioned for his cousin to stay in the staff room and walked into his common room alone with Draxiel.

The lounge was poorly built, without any thermal insulation, and when Pedi walked in, he pushed the window open to the maximum as soon as he walked in, and Drahir also subconsciously frowned and sat silently on a wooden stool, glancing at the half-flipped books next to him.

"Don't try to cover up the truth with lies, that will only make things worse. Seeing that Pedi was about to speak, Drachel immediately emphasized.

Pedi looked at Draxier for a few seconds before speaking: "What I am doing now is only to stop the war as soon as possible, and the reason why we are hiding it from you is just that we don't want to destroy the alliance between us." ”

"Since you know it's going to ruin your alliance, a decisive refusal is the best option. ”