Two hundred and ninety-eight, unexpectedly
Judging from the Elven King's behavior when he visited a neighboring country and immediately returned to his homeland, Merandil agreed that he was a great king. Pen Fun Pavilion wWw. biquge。 But judging by his indifferent demeanor to Feige's visit, Merandil couldn't help but doubt the Elven King's wisdom.
Thranduil shouldn't miss out on allies. He had personally experienced the Battle of the Last Alliance, even if he was so confident in the pressure of the future Emperor that he didn't care about it at all. Everyone who has participated in the Battle of the Last Alliance knows how important allies are to them.
Elven King Thranduil, what kind of king is he, and why can't I see through him at all?
Helpless and unable to give up, Merandil almost exhausted all her patience in the waiting day after day. Fortunately, the Elven King didn't make him wait too long.
On that day, the Woodland King's advisor returned to the Woodland Kingdom more than half a month early. The moment he received the news, the Elven King immediately handed over the task of patrolling the border to Eros, and rode into the woodland king's palace on a horned deer. Passing by the woodland manor dedicated to receiving foreign guests, Merandiel, who was sitting on the terrace in a daze, saw the fairy king's richness for the first time.
Such a creature could enjoy the best life in Middle-earth by virtue of his handsomeness, but he embarked on the path of a king who would never be at peace. While sighing for the Elven King, Merandil also decided on the time to return to China - wait another day. A day later, if the Elven King was still indifferent to the visit of the Dandens, he would have to give up. If they do not return to China, the old officials will surely find that they are no longer in Gondor, and when the time comes, they will inevitably discover their whereabouts, and they will also alert Arnol's side.
Already desperate, Merandil even began to think about her plans for returning home. Luckily, he got a happy message that night. Although the Elven King did not reveal any intention of meeting Feiqi, the woodland officials came to inform him with apology and reluctance that the Elven King would be invited to attend the anniversary banquet of the mayor's son in Changhe Town two days later.
Merandil was so excited that she almost jumped!
There's no better place to get in touch than Long River. The presence of a Danden mercenary in the woodland and an encounter with the Elven King would have been suspected anyway. And in Changhe Town, which is outside the two countries, the mercenaries themselves should guard Changhe Town, and they should be there. The Elven King, who had come to the banquet, came across a Denden mercenary by chance, and it was normal for him to have a brief conversation with the soldiers out of concern for the situation of the United Defense Line. Why didn't I think of such a good location? Could it be that the elven king's deliberate avoidance was not an unintentional acquaintance, but that there was no best place to contact him, so it dragged on until now?
All disappointment was instantly dispelled with such thoughts. At this time, Merandiel was not only more confident, but even a little eager to meet the Elf King and meet this king who appeared in countless rumors up close. That night, he asked Feige to lead his entourage back to Long River under the pretext of taking care of the situation in Long River Town's defense line.
Merandiel, who had gained hope, hurried and urged Feige to speed up. He wanted to rush to Changhe Town earlier to start the arrangements, so naturally he didn't notice the woodland elves who had been following them. It wasn't until he saw them all enter the town of Long River that the soldiers who had been ordered by the Elf King returned to the woodland.
In the process of reporting the situation, the elf king's eyes never left the game. Although the soldiers who accompanied him could see at a glance that his king had no chance of winning this game, he did not notice a trace of panic on Thranduil's face. Could it be that the king, who had lost all his advisers in the game, had a trick up his sleeve? The soldier not only became a little interested, but also kept his eyes on the game to see how the king had come back from defeat to victory. Unfortunately, after the king's advisor sitting opposite handed him a glass of wine, the elven king issued an eviction order.
"Got it. Let's go down. When he heard the footsteps and walked away, Thranduil, who was calm, smiled at Vernor.
"You're still laughing? You've lost this game. Raising the three remaining cards in his hand, Vernorr raised his chin at the empty-handed Elven King. "All of your Strategist cards have been killed, and your soldiers are only five on the table. And I, with three Strategist cards. Judging by the rule that two cards can suppress one strategist card, you still can't win this round. “
"Not necessarily. It's true that two cards can suppress a Strategist, but I still have one card. Under Vernor's bewildered gaze, Thranduil drew a card from under the badge laid out on the table. "In the beginning, I hid this card here. You guess the schemer who killed me was so happy that he forgot to count my cards. When a card appears, the attack power of any card can be tripled, and three cards can defeat you. ”
In Vernor's stunned eyes, Thranduil gently placed his cards on the table and reached out to pat his opponent's shoulder as a sign of comfort.
"Stratagem is naturally the best tactic. However, in some cases, in addition to strategy, the necessary force of deterrence is also indispensable. After losing ten rounds, I finally defeated you with the last legion. ”
It wasn't until a few years later, knowing what the Elven King's true purpose was in his siege of Mordor, that Vernorr understood why he had full confidence in Valandil's inability to become the true Human Emperor. And now Vernoll can only shake his head helplessly, once again reiterating that a bloody war is not a good thing.
"There will be no bloodshed, just a deterrent by force. Shine a light on your strength, and you will retreat from the convenience of the right people, so as to achieve the goal of separating the winner without fighting. Clicking on the card-strewn table, Thranduil patted Vernor's arm again. "Just like you are now. As soon as he saw me show my strongest general card, he immediately surrendered. ”
"As long as there is no war, you can deter it by force as you want, and no living being has the right to object. Seeing that the elven king's hand had been on his arm, Vernoer had no choice but to change his words and mention the arrangements for the banquet in Changhe Town. "Are you planning to summon Feige over for questioning on the grounds of the Labor Army, so that Merandil can also take the opportunity to come and meet with you?"
Merandiel's absence from Gondor was confirmed on the fifth day of Vernor's arrival in the royal city of Gondor, Fuminas Ihir.
Through the woodland officials who had remained in Fuminas Ihir, she had learned that most of Gondor's officials had not been summoned to the palace for several days. In the past few days, it seems that only the son of Zhong Medi and a few close officials of Melandil have entered the palace. They went early and came back late, as if they were busy with state affairs. The official reason for this was that Merendil was ill, the daily council was suspended, and the affairs of state were temporarily represented by a few appointed officials.