404. Wisdom against temptation

"It is indeed Gardo's pleasure that King Thrandir is willing to drink with me. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. biqUgE怂 info But this time I need to fulfill the important instructions of our Majesty. Before the task is completed, I am afraid that it will be difficult to accompany you to the fullest, and I hope that King Thranduil will forgive me. Seeing that although the elven king was a little displeased, he unconsciously straightened his expression, and Gardo hurriedly brought up the old matter.

"Your Majesty also knows that the Emperor has no intention of alliing forces. This is also the reason why our Majesty will be in the war zone in a few days. Gardo looked in the direction of the Linton Kingdom with some pride, and said to the Elven King, who was silent and waiting: "Your Majesty said that the coalition must be carried out. He would arrive here in three days, waiting for the arrival of the Emperor, and would not leave until he had brokered the unification of the three armies. All you need to do is prepare to receive the Emperor's army. ā€

"King Serdan is going to come over and bring about the alliance himself?" After receiving another affirmative reply, Thranduil was sure that Gardo was not joking.

With Serdan's ability and prestige, it is not difficult for the emperor to agree to the coalition. Why did Cosedan do this?

Since the end of the war, the bearded elf has devoted himself to shipbuilding. In order to fulfill Wu Oumu's instructions, he even left the matter of Linton's revival directly to the officials to handle it on his behalf. What is the reason that he can temporarily put down the mission assigned by Vera, and come here to do something that is beneficial to me no matter how I look at it? What is the reason why he would rather risk the hatred of the emperor and must promote the unity of the three armies?

Thinking for a moment with his glass, Thranduil still thought it was Sedan's temptation. When he came up with the excuse of "the name of eliminating evil is actually seizing power", Thranduil knew that sooner or later he would be seen through by the wise. It's just that in the case of Gondor's seizure of power, which did not really happen, the wise men had no evidence and could only be suspicious. Wisdom would never have taken the liberty of interrupting the siege of Mordor if they had doubts, but that didn't mean they had dispelled their doubts.

In the end, it was Kuviinn who had awakened and was one of the wisest and most discreet elves. The other wise men could only silently observe and rationally analyze on the side, and only Serdan dared to make a temptation. And this kind of temptation to directly throw out the benefits, and replace it with any creature with a little weaker concentration, will be affected by the huge benefits in an instant, exposing the truest side of the self. Luckily, I held back.

The elf king, who secretly sighed that it was really dangerous, was even more indifferent. Although he didn't like the feeling of being tempted, he knew that at this point, it was no longer appropriate to use other excuses to prevaricate the past. The reason is: what kind of creature the Elven King is, Gardo, the messenger of Sedan, must know it. Even if he didn't know about it before, Sedan, who sent him to contact the Elven King, would explain. Putting on a cynical appearance that violates the usual style will make the other party realize what he is trying to cover up by camouflage. It seems that the response to the question of the coalition forces can only be given with an extremely upright attitude?

Thranduil cleverly pushed the decision-making power to Nader, who was not at all present.

"As you can see, the war zone is full of dwarven soldiers, and they directly obey the orders of Nader, the king of the lonely mountain, and my orders may not be followed. The alliance requires the cooperation of all the soldiers, and King Nader must agree to the alliance. He's on patrol now, and he should be back tomorrow, so you can talk to him directly. Don't get your hopes up too much, though. Thranduil, who never spoke during eating, added before picking up his knife and fork, "The dwarves are no better than us elves. They only care about their own interests, and King Nader may not be willing to unite human soldiers. In addition to asking the dwarves to do too much preparation, the Coalition Descendant Emperor may also dictate the battle. For Nader, who has been besieged for more than two years, he may not like this kind of general who has to fall from the sky and participate in the control of the war. ā€

As Thranduil began to slowly and attentively address the food on his plate, Gardo was silent. Although he couldn't figure out why the elf king was unwilling to accept the indirect control of the human army, he knew that the reason that the king in front of him said was all just an excuse.

Judging from the situation in the past few years, the encircling army was completely under his orders. King Sedan also asked me to come directly to the Elven King, without mentioning that I should come into contact with the King of the Lonely Mountain. This shows that our Majesty is very sure that as long as the Elven King nods his head, the dwarves will not be a problem at all. Could it be because the elven king doesn't like the human emperor and doesn't want to have contact with him? The king of the woodlands never allowed his personal preferences to influence state affairs or warfare.

"The dwarves are not burdened with the mission of protecting the world, and the sense of justice is indeed a little worse. Opening with words of praise, Gardo, who was determined to complete his mission, stood up and said, "As far as I know, the King of the Lonely Mountain privately respects you as a mentor, and it is not difficult for you to convince him. There is only one reason why the encircling side is reluctant to join forces, and you don't want to. ā€

The Elf King really stopped what he was doing, revealing a look of displeasure.

He remembered that after Arnoor's officials were blocked from taking over, Linton had elves infiltrating the city from time to time. The allies sent emissaries to each other for a long time, which was a normal foreign affair and there was no problem. But the Linton Elf, who had no diplomatic status, entered the city of rice and personally trained hundreds of spies, of course, knew that they were the eyes of King Sedan. Like the spies in the woodlands, King Serdan learns about the movements of other kingdoms through them.

Each king can have a lot of eyes all over every character in Zhongzhou, and of course Serdan can too. To Thrandil's displeasure, Serdan's eyes turned out to see not only at Yonejo, but also at himself. Despite knowing that it was inevitable, the Elven King, accustomed to observing other creatures, did not like to be watched. So he didn't even put down the knife and fork in his hand, and looked at Gardo coldly.

"You know a lot. By the way, I had a few drinks before going to bed last night, and what color robe was I wearing? By the way, there's another question that you have to answer for me. What is the closest contact that the human acolytes around me have had since I fell asleep?"

How could Gardo not hear the anger in his tone?, but the messenger of the ship king did not panic in the slightest, but replied apologetically: "King Sedan's eyes are only concerned with the dynamics of the world, and never peep into the privacy of living beings. Your question, Linton has no creature to answer. ā€

In fact, Galdo didn't say it, and Thranduil also knew that Sedan's character could not do anything to peep into privacy. The reason why he said that just now was not only to vent with the help of words, but also to shock Gardo and stop him from continuing to probe his behavior. But now it seems that the messenger of the ship king is obviously not an ordinary creature, and will not be affected by the king's anger. And Gardo also pulled back the topic that was about to deviate again through another question.