Chapter 255: Weakness is the original sin
Wynnd pondered his words for a moment and replied cautiously: "This information has not been verified, but hearsay, there are all kinds of theories, but one thing is certain, in the Andes Mountain, there is indeed a new force rising, and the source of the reflowing Jacob River is indeed in the Andes Mountain, and the source of the mother river is also in the Andes Mountain, but few people know the specific situation, and the situation there is very closed. β
"Whether the Andes man is true or not, one thing is certain, our Swamp of Despair is changing, and once it really turns back into the plains, it will become the fattest fat, not to mention, just our old neighbors, the Kingsley family led by the Carthusian army, are eyeing us, in fact, before I came back, Buck's old viper had already attacked the border city of Despair Swamp, but the person he sent was a fool, and Wycliffe and I made a little more moves from it, and now that it is completely chaotic, the Kingsley family should have no way to borrow from itγ β
Wynnd took a deep breath and completely shook out the situation he had mastered, "But the Kingsley family is stepping up to clean up the internal turmoil, and the army is gathering in the direction of the Despair Swamp, they have long had the intention of plotting the Despair Swamp, once they lose the geographical danger, there is no way to resist them with only one city and one town, we must gather all the patriarchs and elders, convene the Council of Elders, and work together to make it possible to defend our homeland." β
"If that's the case, it's not just the Kingsley family who are plotting against our desperate swamp. Weber's expression was gloomy, and he meant something.
Although he didn't go out to see the world like his own son, it didn't mean that he didn't know anything about the situation outside, especially for his old neighbors, the Kingsley family led by the Carthusian army.
Over the years, they have been intriguing with each other in border cities to keep the interests of the crocodile people from being violated.
Wynd's mind is also a smart man, so he understood a little, gasped and said, "Father means that the Andes also want to plot the Swamp of Despair?"
"The other party's ambition is greater, not only plotting the Despair Swamp, but also wanting to eat our crocodile people in one bite!" Webb looked at the Danube River from afar, his gaze deepened.
"Eat our crocodile people in one bite, the other party is so ambitious, what do they say?" Wynd's anger jumped up when he heard the words.
"It's about the same as you, it won't be long before the Swamp of Despair will become a place of war for many forces to peep into, and we crocodiles are in it, and there is no reason to be spared, he also said that we crocodiles themselves will never be able to resist, and in the eyes of those Byrons who live in abundance, we are just barbarians in the poor countryside, and we will not be treated as human beings at all, especially the Kingsley family, if they fall into their hands, they will only become mine slaves, and their Eternal Night Leader is willing to lend a helping hand, we are the remnants of the Ancient Andis Empire with them, and we are originally a family, we Crocodile Clansmen can join the Eternal Night Commander, and they will treat us equallyWhen the time comes, we will jointly develop a new swamp of despair and turn this place back into the land of fish and rice, which is pretty much what it means. β
Webber replied expressionlessly, but there was a coldness hidden beneath his hard expression.
Wyndder laughed angrily and said, "It's really shameless, I've never seen someone talk about invasion so high-soundingly, saying a thousand things and ten thousand, what's the difference between them and the Kingsley family? It's just that they put a hypocritical mask on their faces, the Despair Swamp is where we have lived for generations, why should we develop it with them? If we refuse? Won't they march into the Despair Swamp? Why are we crocodiles joining them? Not them joining our crocodiles? Let's work with them on the Andes Mountains, do they agree?"
"Where is the messenger from the Andes? I would like to see him now, and see what he has to say. Wynd turned and wanted to go out, the Andes messenger would not go far in three days, even if he was not in Lausander.
"Come back. Webber snorted, "I originally thought that you had gone out to train for ten years and had become mature, how could your demeanor still be so impetuous and naΓ―ve, what was the point of asking these questions? In the end, what we have to see is not the strength of the tribe, if we are strong enough, let alone the Kingsley family and the Eternal Night Army Leader, what if the entire Byron Alliance invades on a large scale? If we don't have enough strength, what if we are reasonable?"
Wynd's footsteps froze there, and it took a few seconds before he fell.
Yes, he is no longer the high-spirited teenager who ran away from home with his companions for his dreams.
The outside world is certainly colorful and colorful, but it is also extremely cruel, especially as a foreigner, and I feel infinite malice in it.
In the final analysis, they themselves are too weak, and if their own race can be as strong as the Odin orcs outside the Broken Vein Mountain, they are afraid that they will have to treat it with a different attitude.
Fortunately, Wynnd can also be called a weather-hardened person, and he is not so easily decadent, since he does not have the opportunity to enjoy the powerful shadow of the race tribe, so he strives to let his children and grandchildren enjoy his own shadow, and asks, "What is Father's plan?"
"I'm going to convene a council of elders so that the elders can listen to the Andes, and see how the elders react before making plans, it's useless for me to believe alone, if the elders of other races don't believe it, it's useless to refuse to cooperate. Webber patted Wynd's shoulder and said, "Fortunately, you are back, not only let my father have a bottom in his heart, but he is no longer alone, he is tired after walking such a long way, go wash his face, sleep well, change his clothes, he has already arrived home, and he is still wearing outside clothes." β
"Understood, father. Wynder bowed his head in obedience.
Webb chatted with Wynd about the past few years of leaving home, and then left in a hurry.
The convening of the Council of Elders is an out-and-out big event, not only to send people to contact the elders of various ethnic groups, but also to prepare the corresponding venues.
This is a matter of the face of the whole tribe, and if it is too simple, it will spread throughout the swamp of despair and become a joke for the whole crocodile people.
Fortunately, they now have the castle of Lobsand, which is absolutely unique among the entire crocodile, and it will save them face when the time comes.
But the most important thing is security.
You must know that the Council of Elders invited, but the elders of the entire Desperate Swamp Crocodile Clan.
And the crocodile people have never been harmonious and unified internally, annexation and hatred between ethnic groups and tribes abound, even if the usual process of convening the Council of Elders will not be smooth, and several lives will be caused if you are not careful.
If it is an ordinary escort, if it is an elder, it will represent the survival of the corresponding tribe, and the tribe that holds the council of elders will also be condemned, and its prestige will be greatly lost, and no one will be willing to participate in the council of elders they convene next time.
Now that the entire Swamp of Despair is in conflict due to food shortages, it is really not the best time to convene an elders' council.
But the news brought by the Andis messenger left Webb with no choice, he could not believe the other party's words, but he could not ignore the changes that were taking place in the Swamp of Despair, and now his own son was even more convinced of the news.
Wynd's previous question, he hadn't asked himself.
If they reject the Andes' suggestion, will they give up on the Swamp of Despair?
The answer is no.
The next time the other party comes, it will not be a messenger, but a mighty army.
The other party's salute before the soldier also illustrates a problem in disguise, the other party is confident enough, confident that even if they are prepared, they can eat them.
Wynd did not give up, and always wanted to meet the Andesian messenger from the Andes Mountains, but never found a chance.
Knowing the son is more than the father.
Even though the two hadn't seen each other for ten years, Weber still saw through his careful thoughts, and didn't want him to make a fuss when the Council of Elders was about to convene.
Among the crocodiles, Lobsander is an out-and-out large ethnic group, the territory they control is nearly 100 kilometers long, most of them are along the Danube River, the richest product, there are more than 10,000 crocodile soldiers, if it were not for this, the messenger of the Eternal Night Army would not be the first to find them.
Lossander has also had a good reputation in recent decades, and no ethnic group will refuse an invitation from them, including those who do not oppose them, not only to participate, but also to actively participate.
Because they refused to participate in the Council of Elders, the organizers had some ill-intentioned proposals that were extremely unfavorable to them, and once they passed, they didn't know how to die when the time came.
As for the safety of the elders, there is no need to worry, the organizers not only cannot harm them, but also do their best to protect them.
If they have an accident during the Council of Elders, or if there is evidence that the organizer did it, it will not be discredited, but will be attacked by a crowd.
This is a unique custom formed by the development of the crocodile people over the past hundred years.
In just a few days, Lobsander became very lively, and countless leaders of the crocodile tribe came by boat, gathering faster than expected.
It's not out of the importance of Lausander, it's just that the desperate Nu River, which has been reduced by seventy or eighty percent, is now as quiet as a lady, going upstream, very smoothly, and naturally much faster.
If you had wanted to walk through it before, but you had to pinch a little bit and take a huge risk, maybe at some point a big wave would come and sweep people into the water to feed the fish.
The mutation of the Swamp of Despair can only be said to have gains and losses, depending on which angle to look at.
"Patriarch Webb, what is the purpose of convening this Council of Elders?
"I admit that Patriarch Weber's prestige has increased day by day in recent years, but if you want to mediate, I'm afraid you can't do it, after all, this time it's not a man-made disaster, it's a natural disaster, you are not fighting for territory, but for the survival of the tribe, unless they can come up with enough food for all the tribes to eat, otherwise it's a daydream, from my observation in the past few days, their own lives are tight, I'm afraid that there is no extra food to support us." β
"But it's not a way to go on like this, even if the fight is fierce, the fish in the water will not increase, let's fight for half a day, in the end, it's not that the catch has increased, but the population has decreased, so we can barely maintain a full stomach, just like you just said, the fight between us is not for turf, but for the sake of the clansmen's food, there are many ways to solve the problem, why should we choose the most wrong one?"
"It makes a lot of sense and sounds good, but the question is, where do we go to get excess food, if there is no more food, it is useless to say that the saliva is dry, and it is better to fight. β
"There is not so much food in the Despair Swamp, but it does not mean that there is no food outside the Despair Swamp, if you want me to say, instead of working hard at home, it is better to go out and grab it directly, I have heard that the plains of Asia Minor are rich in flowing oil, and those lords and nobles are lying on the grain to sleep, and grabbing a few counties at will is enough for us to eat for several years. β
"Speaking lightly, tell me first which direction is the plain of Asia Minor, and how are you going to go? And the plain is the world of war horses, the warriors of our race, not enough for a cavalry squad to kill, to put it mildly, if it weren't for the natural danger of our desperate swamp, our crocodile clan would have become a part of the family, if you want to rob others, you must first weigh your own weight. β
"Don't grow others here, kill your own ambition, are you the species of our crocodile clan?"
"I'm just talking about things, what does it have to do with whether I'm a crocodile or not? If you don't believe me, you can take someone to try it, I'll wait to see how miserable your death will be. β
I heard that there is enough food there to make wine, and it is very divided from the Byron Alliance, even if it is invaded, it is inconvenient for other territories to send reinforcements, and the Black family has never been known for its army. β
"It's true that they are not known for their armies, but they are just like us, and they are so easy to climb over the mountains? Or is it the same question, our army has starved to death before they reach the ground. β
"It is also possible that because of the border city, the Kingsley family has made new moves over there, and the interests of many ethnic groups and tribes over there have been damaged, and we must find a way to stop it. β
The elders gathered had to talk about why Weber had convened the Council of Elders at such a time.
Come to think of it, it is worth paying attention to the food crisis that involves the entire swamp of despair.
Being able to become an elder of the crocodile clan may not be the most powerful warrior in the village, but it must be the wisest and most intelligent person, who has been in a high position for a long time, and his vision is naturally higher than that of ordinary people, coupled with his rich experience, how much makes them perceive the unusual changes in heaven and earth this time, and it is false to say that he is not in a hurry.
If it weren't for the Council of Elders initiated by Lobsander this time, it wouldn't be long before some of them would be impatient and start a Council of Elders to find a way out of this crisis.
After thinking about it, all I could think of was to invade other territories in search of food.
But the crocodile people are really not good at doing this, not to mention the combat effectiveness of their soldiers, not to mention the scattered ethnic groups, the single piece of military food is enough for them to have a headache.
The catch in the water makes up more than half of their food, so they can't go to war with a bunch of fish, can they?
The means of transport they relied on the most, the ships, out of the swamp of despair, are also useless, and when the time comes, not only is the horse battle inferior to the people, but the foot combat is also inferior to the people, and when they go out, they will also deliver food and be beaten by people.
It is true that these elders are intelligent people, but they also have their own limitations, and it did not occur at all that the Swamp of Despair was in this situation because of man-made causes.
When Branne, the military chief of staff of the Legion of the Eternal Night, repeated his words to Webber in front of hundreds of crocodile elders, the entire council fell silent.