Fortunately, when Edmund turned around and was about to leave, the Elven King's voice floated softly. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info

He said, "Just buy some pearls from Avaray." You must personally accept each batch of pearls, and do not let defective products get mixed in. ”

Until he walked back to the treasury, Edmund still praised the Elven King's kindness in his heart.

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From the 3rd year of the Third Age to the 8th year of the Third Age, every living creature in Middle-earth was busy during these six years, and the kings and lords of the elven race were even busier. But the busiest is the future man Emperor Valandiel, who has been taught in Rivendell.

Keeping Valandil so busy that he didn't have time to enjoy life at all, certainly not because of the elf he respected the most, Elrond.

As the lord of the "Last House", Elrond has to teach the future human emperor, and there are many creatures waiting for him to save lives. In the beginning, Elrond was able to spend most of his day teaching Valandier. As the reputation of the "Last House" grew, and more and more creatures came to Ringu for help, Elrond only had about two hours a day to communicate with Valandil. Why is there only communication and no teaching? Everything that can be taught has been taught, and there is no lecture to teach. The most important thing is to correct Valandil's erroneous thinking in the exchange. It's just that even the two-hour daily communication time Valandil always finds an excuse to end early. What the hell is this kid up to?

"Take back Arnol's military power. In front of Elrond, Valandil made no secret of it. After six years of getting along, the future Emperor not only felt Elrond's meticulous care, but also understood that in the whole of Middle-earth, no one would be more trustworthy than Elrond.

"Arnold has 29 generals who hold military power. As you have said and taught, they have different personalities, and they are in the hands of soldiers, and they are not very respectful to my mother, and they do not even love to report to me. If I don't give them some colors to see, I'm afraid that when I wear the crown of the human emperor, they may not regard me as the real human emperor. Holding out four fingers and shaking them, Varandil couldn't hide his smugness. "I have broken the power of the four least powerful generals. I will gradually break the other generals. Strive to be able to indirectly control all of Arnol's military power a few days before he succeeds to the throne. At the very least, the two supreme generals will do their best to win my support in order to defeat each other. ”

Should he be glad that he already has the demeanor of a human emperor, or should he be sad that he has a mission from which he cannot escape? Even the wise men of Middle-earth could not make up their minds on this issue. He could only stand up with a smile and salute the still young Valandier. "I've seen a qualified human emperor. Perhaps, I don't have anything to teach you anymore. ”

"No! I'm not an adult. Besides, my lord, your teachings are not enough even if you study them for a lifetime. Valandier, who had been serious just now, immediately changed his face and approached with the smiling face that a 19-year-old should have. "Uncle Elrond, I still have a lot to figure out and need your advice. Is it because I'm about to become a qualified human emperor that I have aroused your hatred, and you want to abandon me?"

In this moment, Elrond remembered himself thousands of years ago. At that time, his mother, Erwin, refused to give the diamond to Fëanor's eldest son, Mesros. The sons of Felnor, who had come to Middle-earth for the sake of the Diamond, had no choice but to attack the mouth of the Sirion River, where they were located, under the leadership of Mesros. Although the High King Gilgalad and Serdan rushed to their aid with their soldiers, when they arrived, Princess Erwin had already jumped into the sea with the diamond, and Elrond and Ellos had become prisoners of Mesros and Meglor.

If his mother's departure only made Elrond feel helpless, then when the news came that his father Elendil had reunited with his mother and sailed west, Elrond began to have the illusion of being abandoned. Elrond, who was still a child, thought that he was an unworthy child, so his parents left him. Although Elrond later learned that his father went west for the peace of the entire Zhongzhou, and successfully won the forgiveness and help of the gods, he only admired his parents' righteous deeds, but the feeling of abandonment still remained in his memory.

Now, the helplessness that had been sealed in the depths of memory was turned over again, and the painful memories made Elrond reach out and pat the young human who looked so young that he looked young. Thinking that Varendil had been with his father since he was 4 years old because of the war, Elrond softened physically and mentally.

"Abandonment is just your delusion, Valandier. Choosing to leave or being forced to leave is not because they want to abandon you, but because they have a more important mission to accomplish. Although he was speaking very serious words, Elrond's tone was full of satisfaction. "And you're such a good kid, how could I hate you?"

If Elrond had known what Valendil had done, his relief would have been replaced by shock. But the wise man with compassion doesn't want to ask, much less listen. I don't want to ask, because I know that the king must use iron-fisted means in order to take back what belongs to him, and I don't want to listen because I have mercy. Even though he had no right to interfere with the king to get back what he deserved, and he didn't want to know the harm caused by iron-fisted methods, the wise man chose to remain silent. It turns out that not asking or listening is the best thing to do for Elrond.

Like all creatures who have just entered the political arena, the future emperor at this time has a good understanding of the means of power struggle with his excellent bloodline and the teachings of wise men, but he does not understand that power struggle also has a way of benevolence and righteousness. It can be said that the current human emperor is very much like his father Essidor, and he is ruthless and accurate in consolidating power.

Through the cooperation of Arnol's officials, Valandil succeeded in making the supreme general Osborne suspicious of the four generals who were of lower status and belonged to his own faction. Soon, these four generals were caught by General Osborne and punished by military law. The vacated four general positions were still selected by Osborne. Unfortunately, Valandier, who had known that this would happen, was fully prepared, and all those who might be chosen by General Osborne had already surrendered to Valandier.

Installing people he could control within Osborne's snobbery was not Valandiel's ultimate goal. The ultimate goal of the future human emperor is to indirectly weaken the military power of General Osri, so that the second general of Arnol, the Saxon, can compete with him.

Valandil spent two years investigating and thinking about this long-term strategy.