Forty years ago, Maier and the Theological Institute were besieged in the city of Saktin by the Kearnat family, and Maier had to negotiate with Moridin himself in order to survive. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 Forty years later, the Bright Wizards Guild was surrounded by the Byron Empire, although the Bright army can still block the attack of the Imperial Army, but as long as the Imperial Army continues to send troops to the front line, the Bright Army will eventually be defeated.

In order to keep the Cornate family's estate, Moriddin had to come to negotiate with Maier in person, hoping that Maier would see that he had let him go with the Theological Seminar, and that Maier and Ima's classmates were separated online. After 40 years, the identities of the two are completely reversed, and this change has made Moridin experience the taste of "feng shui in turn".

“…… His Majesty praised it falsely. ”

At the reception dinner, Maier acknowledged Moritin's achievements. It took him twenty-five years to smash the aristocratic system of the Bright Wizards Association, establish a dictatorship in the country, and change the position of chairman to a hereditary system, which has completed his original vision.

"It took me twenty-five years to control a small country, and yet Your Majesty dominated the world in the same amount of time, and I can only be ashamed to be boasted of by a successful person like Your Majesty. I have often thought that if I had not let His Majesty leave Saktin, the world would have been a different place. But then again, if I hadn't let His Majesty go, my dreams would have been shattered. Whenever I think of this, I sigh at the wonder of life. ”

If Moritin had chosen to go on a killing spree, he and his country would have been doomed to be crushed by Gray's wrath. Moritin did not realize this at the time, and he simply let Maier go on the basis of an analysis of the domestic situation. After the Tian Zeguo incident, the surrounding countries were surprised by the Mingji people's confession to Meier, and it was only then that Moriddin realized that he had inadvertently escaped.

When talking about the Tian Zeguo incident, Maier said with a wry smile: "It was a fluke that we were able to get out of danger in the first place. Now that I think about it, this was really God's arrangement. Tian Zeguo is an alternative among the Mingji people, and if he changes to another Mingji country, a war is inevitable. But then again, if it had been another Mingji country, we wouldn't have been able to get enough supplies, and that crisis wouldn't have happened. ”

If the biggest difference between Tian Zeguo and other Mingji countries is that Tian Zeguo's great prophet Han Yi is a man of hope. He didn't just think about the eternal kingdom, but he also wanted to make a career in reality. Under the influence of Han Yi, the prophets of Tian Zeguo also had this tendency.

As the saying goes, if there is no desire, then there is rigidity, and these prophets have ideals and desires. With desire, they look ahead and backward, as most people do, and fear things they wouldn't otherwise fear. It's a pity that the people of Tian Zeguo are still Mingji people after all, and once the war breaks out, they will still make extreme choices like other Mingji people, thus burying the entire country.

While Maier and Moritdin were lamenting the fate of Tian Zeguo, Imma, who was sitting next to Moritdin, kept looking around. He carefully observed everyone in the banquet hall, but did not see Miss Mary. Imma had always thought that Miss Mary had gone with Meyer, and might even have married her, but he was unable to find her among Meyer's wife.

At this time, Ima was no longer the aristocratic son who was trapped in love, he had already let go of his obsession with Miss Mary, but he could never forget Miss Mary's alluring beauty. He just wanted to see Miss Mary again in his lifetime, even if only from a distance, and he had no regrets.

In fact, there is one thing that Irma has forgotten, and that is that "Miss Mary" is an ordinary person in terms of setting. Now that forty years have passed, how can an average woman maintain her original beauty?

"Chairman Moritdin, I don't know something."

"Your Majesty, please speak."

"If you want to preserve the Konnat family's estate, you just need to give up your military power and noble power and surrender to the Empire, why do you want to come to Byron City in person? With your cleverness, you should know what the Byrons want, and we will not make any concessions. ”

Moridin shook his head with a wry smile and replied.

"Your Majesty, since you know what I know what the Byrons family wants, you shouldn't ask me such a question. When you ask me this, you know what I want and you want to persuade me to give up. My intelligence service is not as powerful as His Majesty's Inspectorate, but I have heard about the minutiae of counterinsurgency. With Your Majesty's wisdom, you should know what I am talking about. No one can guarantee that the same thing will not happen in twenty or thirty years, are you right, Your Majesty? ”

In the eyes of outsiders, the performance of the Byrons family in the counterinsurgency war can only be described by the word "calm". They used the war to eliminate all opponents in the country and eliminate the factors of instability in the country to the greatest extent. Those who have a certain understanding of counterinsurgency warfare believe that this rebellion was entirely designed by the Byrons family, in order to eliminate domestic opponents and eliminate domestic instability to the greatest extent.

In this rebellion, the old nobility of the country was completely wiped out. Because of this, some cautious nobles did not dare to surrender to the House of Byrons. They were afraid that the Byrons family would play this trick in a few decades and completely eradicate the old aristocracy, and Moritin was one of them.

As a dictator, the means used by Byrons's family, Moritin used. In order to completely control the Bright Wizards Association, he eliminated all the noble lords in the country and forced those landless nobles who rebelled to rebel, until the opposition forces in the country were completely eliminated, and Moridin could be regarded as truly controlling the Bright Wizards Association.

Moritin believed that Maier was also a dictator, and because of this, he did not dare to surrender directly to the Imperial Army. He needs the promise of Myer, the promise of the Byrons family, the interests of the Cornate family in the region where the Bright Wizards' Guild is located. At the same time, he will also promise Mel that as long as the Byrons are still royal, the Cornate family will not betray.

These things could not be discussed in the open, so after the dinner, Maier and Moriddin went to a lounge under the pretext of tasting wine. Mair brought only Tal with him, Moriddin only brought Ima, and there were eight Tajon fairy maids in the room, who were responsible for serving the four of them and drinking. After a few drinks, Moriddin went straight to the point.

Moritdin's words made Maier shake his head slightly, and he asked the maid to bring a piece of paper, a pen, and write a paragraph on the paper. He showed it to Moritdin, who found that it was part of a military alliance between the Kingdom of Byron and the Kingdom of Elt, and before he could understand what Mel meant, Mel took the paper from Moritin and tore it to shreds.

"Chairman Moritdin, promise that without God's justice, it would not even be as good as waste paper." Maier smiled bitterly and said, "Even the Elt magicians who believe in God will betray their promises, how can you non-God-believers, the so-called orthodox Lighting magicians, guarantee that you can keep your promises?" ”

With the exception of the Letin, all of the major races in the New World have their own dominant beliefs. The Taeyong people believe that the sky is the biggest, and then they believe in everything, and even creatures like the big rabbit are worshiped as gods. The Anwick people believe in several brutal evil gods, and the rest of the race is monotheistic. When people of these races sign important treaties or make important commitments, they tend to bring God out and say things like "if you break the treaty or promise, you will be treated by God" so that everyone can feel at ease.

When the Elt Kingdom signed a military alliance treaty with the Byronic Kingdom, the treaty had the words "Those who break the covenant shall be punished by God", but the Elt Kingdom still broke the contract. They did not seem to have been punished by God after breaking their promise, but they were punished by the Byronic Empire, and the whole country was annexed. The royal family who made the choice to break the promise, except for Leah, were all killed by the Elt Revolutionary Army.

Although the kingdom of Elt and the royal family of Elt were punished, it was people who repaid them, some people thought that God punished them through human hands, and some people thought that divine punishment did not come, but they just reaped the consequences. But what is certain is that when the Kingdom of Elt signed the military alliance treaty, they did not take the phrase "those who break the covenant should be punished by God" seriously, otherwise how could they have broken the contract?

In fact, there are many such examples in the new world, and because of this, more and more people no longer believe in oaths, and more and more people swear casually. When people find that there is no punishment for breaking their oaths, they will swear more brazenly, and even swear poisonously to deceive others into trust.

Is it really a good thing that there is no punishment for breaking an oath?

The answer, of course, is no. This is the same as the inauguration ceremony of the Iraa shrine maiden, who is not worthy of being a shrine maiden will not be punished by the gods, which means that the gods have given up on people. The act of swearing falsely will overwhelm the trust of the entire human society, so that in the end, people will not even dare to believe their own relatives, because they cannot tell whether other people's words are true or false.

In fact, swearing is a sad act. Because they are afraid of not being believed, they swear an oath so that they can be believed by the prestige of God. In fact, the same is true of commitment, which should not be something heavy, but now it has become heavy, and isn't it because people can't trust each other?

Why can't people trust each other? This kind of thing can only be asked to the first person who hurts someone.

After saying this, Maier sighed and continued.

"As long as the Cornate family lives their part and follows the laws of the Empire, the family is safe. If the Cornate family is rebellious, the Empire will do whatever it takes to eradicate the family. It's as simple as that, and there's no need to say what you have. If you want to be good, you can be good, and if you don't want to be good, then it will not be good, and it is useless to talk too much. ”

As Mel said, things are actually quite simple. As long as the Cornate family lives their duty and acts according to the laws of the Empire, the Byrons will not touch them, and there is no reason to touch them, so they don't need any commitment. The reason why Moritin came to make a promise to Mel was not that he didn't believe in the Byrons family, but that he didn't believe in himself and his family.

If one day, an opportunity for rebellion was presented to Moritin and the Cornate family, how would they choose? Since it was an opportunity, it meant that in the eyes of the Cornate family, the rebellion could be successful, but it was just wishful thinking. Moridin could not guarantee that he would make the right choice, and if the Cornate family's rebellion failed, they would definitely be wiped out by the Byrons.

If Moridin didn't think about the rebellion at all, and didn't leave any handle for the Byrons family, the Byrons family couldn't move them if they wanted to, so that the Cornate family could sit back and relax and continue for a long time. Unless the Byrons family is gone, at that time, the rebellion of the Cornate family is not a rebellion, but an uprising.

"So, Chairman Moritdin, we don't need any commitment between us, do you understand what I mean?"

On March 15, 174 AH, Moritin, president of the Bright Wizards Association, formally signed the instrument of surrender in the city of Byrons. The Cornate family is willing to give up all power of the Leiding nobles, submit to the control of the Byrons, and act in accordance with the laws of the empire. Before the Imperial Army launched a general attack on the Leitines, the Imperial Army took over all the territory of the Bright Wizards Guild, and the Bright Army disarmed and waited for the Imperial Army's arrangement.

On March 18, Moritin left the city of Byrons. Instead of going back with him, Imma was left behind in the city of Byrons. Moritin wanted Irma to stay here forever, so that the Cornate family would remain in the city of Byrons. However, this kind of thing is not up to him, and although Mair allows Ima to stay, he has no intention of arranging for him to do things for himself.

In order to allow Mair to use Ima, Moridin gave up the strategic deployment of the coalition forces, and was willing to go to other Leiding Wizards Guild to persuade him to surrender. However, Mer still did not give Moritin an answer, and in desperation, Moritin could only go to other Leiding Wizards' Guild to persuade him to surrender, hoping that his sincerity could impress Myr.

Mel's unwillingness to express himself was simple, he didn't want the Cornate family to reach for Byrons. The Cornate family is a powerful local family, and once they are asked to reach out to the center and let the two echo each other and support each other, the Byrons family will not be able to move them.

After all, Moritin still has different intentions, otherwise he would not have had to make such an arrangement. In this way, no matter what Moriddin did, Maier would not let Irma stay in Byron City. If Moridin holds a grudge and plots a rebellion, Maier will have no choice but to eradicate the Cornate family at all costs, as he said at the beginning.