Chapter 258: Obscure Attitude
Seven days later, the Rock sent eleven crocodile elders out of the Death Waterway intact, and during this time, Sean and the others did not make a small move.
It has nothing to do with whether the morality is high or not, and the temptation of pure profit is not great.
If they were all detained, they would be able to make the crocodiles bow down, and they would definitely not be soft-hearted.
Judging from the current situation, it doesn't make much sense for them to do this, except to anger the crocodile people and make them completely vicious to themselves.
The same feast, but this time it was not a welcome, but a send-off.
Sean stood up and said: "After drinking this glass of wine, it is time to say goodbye to the elders, before that, I have a few words to say, we have shown our sincerity, I dare not say anything else, I can promise you, as long as you are willing to join the eternal night, your people will get the same life as the Andes, and then we will elect the elders from the Andes, and form a new council with the elders, participate in the hearing, and have legislative power." ”
Sean's gaze swept over the eleven crocodile elders, and finally fell on Webber, the mastery-level warlock Nitya, and the champion knight Crane, this small team, faintly led by these three.
After seven days of getting along day and night, although they did not express their position directly, Sean still felt the true thoughts in their hearts from their subtle expressions and movements.
Among them, Nitya is the closest to the Eternal Night Lord, this one hundred and thirty-five years old, born in a warlock family, the ancient Andis Empire is very distant to others, and to her, it is not far away.
Her maternal grandmother, a control-level warlock who lived for two centuries before dying, was a remnant of the Ancient Andis Empire, and she probably heard a lot of stories about the Ancient Andis Empire when she was a child.
The legend and history in the eyes of others are memories in her.
Therefore, I have a sense of identity with Sean's concept that Andes and Crocodile people are one family.
He was even more interested in the history of the ancient Andis Empire, so when passing by the archaeological site, Sean specially sent someone to transfer Lan Xili over to accompany the old lady to discuss this knowledge.
Sean also has a natural affection for this kind old lady, perhaps in her, he sees the shadow of his grandmother who loves him the most.
Not much to say, but there is no light of wisdom on his body, and he looks at things very detachedly, and in some ways, even Sean sighs to himself, this should be the benefit of living long enough.
Among the eleven crocodile clan elders, her identity is very detached, not only because of her strong strength, but also because most of them are her grandchildren, and her influence is far greater than she shows.
It is also brought by living for a long time.
Sean had the most communication with her.
However, this old lady is also the most cunning one, and she only shows a trace of kindness from beginning to end, and does not give more statements, and it is difficult to find out what she really thinks.
Contrary to Nydia's good intentions, Champion Knight Crane is hostile and resistant, and the stronger the Eternal Night Leader, the stronger this hostility becomes.
This should be related to the fact that he is in the prime of life, and his own ethnic group is one of the largest in the number of crocodiles.
The other party is probably trying to take advantage of the chaos of the Swamp of Despair to show his strength and expand the influence of his own race, and now that the Eternal Night Leader has stepped in, he is willing to accept it.
This man was only afraid that he would become the biggest obstacle to the Eternal Night Commander's policy towards the crocodiles, but he couldn't be moved at this time.
Once he was moved, the efforts of the Eternal Night Army to take the lead were in vain.
Then there was Weber, who was the deepest of the eleven, the most serious and careful observer of the state of the Eternal Night Leader.
When he greeted him seven days ago, Sean called out his name, which was somewhat tricky and deceived him, because he was worried about Branne's safety, Sean once used the Shadow Soul Eater Leopard to secretly embed Lobsand, and he had met with him and overheard his name.
If you really want to say how much you know about him, you can't say.
This man's influence among the elders is no less than weak.
After a short period of deliberation, Sean finally said: "Whether it is friend or foe, the choice is not in our hands, but in the hands of the elders, no matter which choice is made in the end, please choose carefully, I look forward to the next meeting, is to drink with the elders, not to fight, no matter what the future holds, please drink this cup and say goodbye." ”
"Thank you, Your Excellency, for your hospitality, and I hope that you will have the opportunity to be a guest in Lausander. "Just like when he came, Webb was the first to turn over and jump off the Rock.
Standing below, looking up at the Rock again, it is a different feeling, that heavy oppression, always lingering.
Because until now, they have not come up with a way to compete with it except to fill it with human life.
The silver-haired Nitya walked at the end and left a meaningful sentence, "Young man, listen to a word of advice from your mother-in-law, be a man and leave a line, see you well in the future, and don't do everything in vain." ”
Without waiting for Sean's answer, he also turned over, and his body was not much worse than that of the champion knight.
It is no wonder that many people are desperately climbing to the pinnacle of personal force, just because of this old age, it is worth it.
Sean pondered Nydia's words carefully, but he didn't know the point, now that the Eternal Night Leader could do everything, all that was left was to wait.
As Sean just said, friend or foe, the choice is not in the hands of the Eternal Night Army, but in the hands of the crocodiles.
After the eleven crocodile elders returned to Lobsandre smoothly, they were warmly welcomed like heroes.
However, most of these heroes were preoccupied, and the Council of Elders was convened as soon as possible.
This time it was an internal meeting, and Branne, the emissary of the Eternal Night Lord, was shielded out.
The eleven elders who had gone to the Eternal Night Army were vaguely the center of the Council of Elders, and all eyes were on them, anxiously waiting for their speech.
Who made them the ones who have first-hand information now, when they saw them off, they had already seen the Rock with their own eyes, and the tip of the iceberg revealed by the leader of the Eternal Night Army made them secretly frightened.
When did the Andes become so powerful? Why didn't they hear the slightest rumor?
The news of the closure made most of the elders know about the Andes people in the Andes Mountain, which is still stuck in the pattern of three caves and eight villages thirty years ago, and even in recent decades, the Andes people have always been in a state of plunder and enslavement, and they know very little, let alone the rapid rise of the Eternal Night Army.
This made some crocodile elders with lofty ambitions scratch their livers and lungs in distress, knowing the current situation, even if they take some risks, they have to squeeze their scalps and join the visiting group, where will they be cheaper than those seventy or eighty old guys?
There are not so many people in this world who know that their hesitation and calculation before are destined to be marginalized in this Council of Elders.
Was it a coincidence that Weber was very resolute in asking for orders to join? Or had he already seen the current situation
If it is the latter, this person's city government and scheming are not generally terrifying.
After a short discussion among the eleven, the old lady Nitya, who was still kind and kind, said: "Elder Webber, you are the initiator of this council, and it is up to you to explain the situation to everyone, and to be honest, let everyone understand the situation, after all, this is a matter that is really relevant to every one of us crocodile people, and they have the right to know." ”
"Then I'll tell you what I've seen, and if there is any omission or error, the elders can interrupt at any time. Webber groaned slightly.
The eleven elders of the Eternal Night Army Leader who went to the Eternal Night Army Leader this time were generally older, after all, when making a decision, they had a very limited understanding of the Eternal Night Army Leader, and they all had a year to go and never return.
After all, older people are more open-minded, and there is always a kind of crocodile even if he dies now, he will not lose too much, but he can leave a name in the history of the crocodile people.
But their energy is obviously not so strong, and some things are weak, after all, they don't have the ability to control the warlock Nitya to slow down the aging of the body, and they don't have the physical fitness of the champion knight Crane monster.
Webb, who is nearly fifty years old, is the youngest among them, and the champion knight Klein wants to come out, but words have never been what he is good at, and letting him face hundreds of pairs of eyes to speak, is a hundred times more stressful than facing hundreds of heavily armed enemies.
Webber looked around, and said in a non-hurried tone: "I tell you an unfortunate news, after we have confirmed, the news of the Eternal Night Army Leader is true, this is not a natural disaster but a man-made disaster, the situation of the Despair Swamp in the past is gone forever, the weather changes will not slow down over time, but will intensify, and it will not be long before more than eighty percent of the waters of the Despair Swamp will be a thing of the past forever." ”
The bombshell dropped by Brann half a month ago completely detonated at this moment, and the entire Council of Elders blew up, as if it was about to overturn the castle.
"No way, it's not true, you tell us, it's not true, how can human do this? Our Despair Swamp is not a small pond, you must be mistaken. ”
"Let's face it, you haven't seen the situation of the mother river, who has been able to swim against the current and see the source of the mother river before? All the evidence has long been in front of us, but we can't believe it. What's more, these eleven elders are all jointly elected by you, the most respected and wisest among us, and their joint judgment will not be wrong, don't you believe in other people, don't you believe in Nydia's ancestor?"
"Ancestor Nitya, you should say something, is what Elder Webber said true?"
"Yes, Ancestor Nitya, among us, you are the wisest and the most knowledgeable, say something!"
"What do you want me to say? All the evidence is already in front of you, but you don't want to open your eyes, you want to continue to deceive yourself? That will only lead your own people to the abyss of no return, what Elder Webb said is the result of the joint determination of our eleven elders. ”
There was no way to be asked by many people, and Nydia, who was originally reluctant to come forward, said in a rare stern tone.
The boiling scene suddenly cooled down a lot.
In fact, when they saw the source of the Danube with their own eyes, they already felt that the situation was wrong, and they faintly believed it, just holding on to the last trace of luck.
Now that the last layer of window paper has been punctured, many people are on the verge of collapse, wondering what to do with the crocodiles.
Because they are now facing not only the great changes in heaven and earth, but also the foreigners who are eyeing this place.
I have to say that Sean sees people quite accurately, this inconspicuous old lady has more influence among the crocodile people than imagined.
Seeing that the atmosphere had eased again, Nitya glanced at Webb and sat back down.
Weber continued to speak with a tacit understanding: "The cruel reality has been placed in front of us, blindly escaping is not the right solution, if we work together, there is still a glimmer of life, if we continue to fight in a nest of scattered sand like before, our final fate will be that our homeland is invaded and our people are enslaved......"
"Elder Webber is a bit alarmist, I admit that the Andis who claims to be the leader of the Eternal Night does have some strength, but if he wants to eat us in one bite, he will underestimate us, and he is not afraid of breaking his teeth. ”
A crocodile elder interrupted Webber's speech with a sneer, but it was difficult to say whether it was aimed at the Eternal Night Leader or insinuating against Webber.
After all, judging from the current situation, once the crocodile clan unites, it is very likely that these eleven elders will be the core at that time, which is not something that other elders are willing to see, especially those who have competition and long-cherished enmity with their clan.
"Alarmist?" Webber's face was covered with a thick chill, "It's not just the Eternal Night Army that is peeking into the Swamp of Despair, I have received definite information, if it weren't for the Kingsley family's army being entangled by the rebels in the territory, their army would have already arrived at our doorstep, why do you think the border towns have been in chaos recently? This is the Kingsley family is fighting for a large-scale invasion, do you have to wait until the other party hits your doorstep to recognize the reality?"
Weber's news plunged the Council of Elders into chaos once again.
It's not that these elders are stupid and can't even see this clearly, it's that all kinds of news came so quickly that they didn't have time to digest it, let alone think in this direction.
After Webb's dial, I immediately understood what was going on.
This time no one questioned the accuracy of Webb's message.
Compared to the new force of the Eternal Night Army, the crocodiles have been entangled with the Kingsley family for a long time, and they are not only very aware of their strength, but also very clear about their ambitions.
If it weren't for the unique geography of the Swamp of Despair, they would have been killed long ago.
Their geographical advantage is about to disappear, and the other side will invade in a big way, and that is inevitable.
Unlike the Eternal Night Lords, the relationship between the Crocodiles and the Kingsley family is the same.
Less than half of the missing crocodile people are swallowed up by the mire every year, and the other half is taken captive and sold to the Carthusian army as a slave in the mines.
In the past, the Kingsley family could also buy Andys from the Manyu Army Territory on a large scale as mine slaves.
With the rise of the Eternal Night Warlords led by Sean and blocking the main access to the mountains, the Manyu Warlords fell into civil strife, and Kingsley lost the largest source of mine slaves.
The Carthusian military commanders had long developed the habit of using mine slaves as consumables, and by the time they discovered that something was wrong and corrected them, there was already a serious shortage of labor.