Chapter 564: A dilemma
"You say they're the magic swordsmen of Sri Lanka?"
Hathaway's face was solemn, "The Kingdom of Sri Lanka has a close relationship with the province of Bukharin, could it be that they were instigated by that old fox of Erabeni?" ”
"Aside from this explanation, I can't think of any grudge that the Sri Lankan magic swordsman has against you?" Walter. Jobs shrugged.
"Humph! How could Ellabani, the old fox, be so mad? I can understand Ellabani's stupid move, and the Sri Lankans are so reckless and blatantly involved in such a deed, do they really think that I am weak enough to be bullied to such a degree? Hathaway bit her lip with her teeth, she was really, really angry.
The Grand Duke of Erabeni sent someone to assassinate her, not to say whether it was a stupid trick or not, but it finally happened for a reason, but what are you Sri Lankans involved in this matter? Do you really think she has no way to deal with them?
"I'm afraid this point needs to be made clear by the two in front of me, but I think that the relationship between us and the Kingdom of Sri Lanka is not so bad that maybe there will be some clues in the middle." Petro. Hughes said slowly.
He also felt that there was a big doubt in this, and it was barely reasonable to say that the Sri Lankans had sent magic swordsmen to help Bukharin in the war because of their close relationship with Bukharin, but the assassination of the other lord's lord had gone beyond the scope of war, and the Sri Lankans, who were as guest ministers, were involved again...... And apparently the main force, it's incredible!
"Clues? What else will there be? ”
Hathaway said hatefully, "This is a public and gross interference in the internal affairs of the Otigar Empire, and this is a public murder of the lord of a large territory like Cordillera-Casseff-North Carolina. If I can tolerate this happening, doesn't that mean that anyone can do such despicable measures against me? ”
Seeing the indignant Hathaway, Petro. Hughes couldn't help but shake his head, war is not a knightly duel, when will we pay attention to means and light and justice? But it's a bit strange that Sri Lankans are involved.
"Lord Hathaway, in my personal opinion, it is not in our interest, at least for the time being, that we are not in the best interest of making another enemy, and that it would be irrational and wise for us to make another enemy at this time. I suggest that we should take a long-term view. Find out what the real situation is before making a decision, remember that you are a lord, not just a magician, and you need to consider the interests of the entire territory and not be blinded by personal vendettas. "Petro. Hughes was obviously much calmer than Hathaway in anger.
Took a deep breath. Hathaway suppressed her displeasure. But she knew Wolter. Jobs's advice is pertinent. Now his power has swelled too fast, he has many enemies, and there is hardly a supporter or ally to be trusted around. Like Dietrich and Caesar, most of them have the idea of taking advantage of themselves, and they belong to an unequal alliance of interests, which may change their course at any time, and they are the same, in this case, they need to calmly consider where to go in the territory.
Seeing that the two fellows who had been reduced to prisoners were still calmly maintaining their chivalric demeanor in front of him, Hathaway was indescribably depressed, the reason seemed to be very simple, the crown prince of Sri Lanka wanted to seek an alliance with the Grand Duke of Erabeni and wanted his help, so in this case, it seemed natural to send a magic swordsman to Bukhalin to help.
And the assassination of Hathaway is just a small trick by Erabene, if it succeeds, everyone will naturally be happy, and if it fails, it can only be imagined that Hathaway can transfer his anger to the Sri Lankans, so that the Sri Lankans can only mess with Bukharin, this method is indeed clever, and even Hathaway does not know how to deal with this angry and embarrassing situation for a while.
When the two magic swordsmen were taken down, Hathaway and Walter. Jobs and Barthes. Willie and Petro. Hughes looked at each other, this is really a problem, of course it is impossible to let these two guys go, this will not only only fuel the arrogance of the Sri Lankans, but also greatly hurt their own self-esteem, but if Hathaway originally thought to judge and execute these two guys, it will also bring a lot of trouble, the Sri Lankans will definitely not be indifferent to this kind of move, although they do not border with Hathaway's territory, but they can use their support for Bukharin to suppress and attack their own side.
"What should I do?" Hathaway sighed, she also knew that it was not appropriate to execute the other person, but there seemed to be no other good way.
"It's really troublesome, don't these magic swordsmen have long brains? Ellabeni will also be fooled by such a simple method of setting himself on fire? "Petro. Hughes shook his head repeatedly.
"It's not that they are simple-minded, the creed of the samurai is obedience, who let them have a master who is carried away by power? His Royal Highness the Crown Prince of Sri Lanka was really brainless, and he would send his own warriors to carry out Erabeni's orders unconditionally, didn't he consider that the interests of the Kingdom of Sri Lanka would be harmed by this? ”
Petro. Hughes smiled bitterly and said, "If you don't get it right, it may even affect his own crown prince status." ”
"Petro, do you mean that their position as the Crown Prince is not secure?" Hathaway asked thoughtfully.
"Well, as far as I know, King Callenon II of the Kingdom of Sri Lanka should have two sons, and this His Royal Highness Zoe should be his eldest son, and he also has a younger son, Zoan, and the relationship between the two does not seem to be harmonious." Petro. Hughes said.
"Well, Petro, do you think that with this recklessness of Zoe, Carlenon II will approve?" Hathaway tilted her head and asked again, as if she already had some idea.
"Of course not, the Kingdom of Sri Lanka has always regarded itself as a neutral person, and rarely interferes in the affairs of other countries, unless it involves the interests of the Kingdom of Sri Lanka, once Zoe's behavior is exposed, it will definitely be severely punished by Callenon II, but this may hurt the self-esteem of Sri Lankans, even if Carlenon is very dissatisfied with Zoe's behavior. But perhaps they will continue to support the Bukharins because of their face, which is probably the idea of the old fox Erabeni. "Petro. Hughes frowned.
Hathaway nodded, of course she also took this into account, if Zoe is the heir, then naturally there is nothing to say, but with one more Zoan as a competitor, then everything will change, and the maneuverability will be much greater.
"What is the reputation and influence of this Highness Zoan in the Kingdom of Sri Lanka?"
Petro. Hughes was slightly stunned, he seemed to sense Hathaway's intentions, and the lord seemed to be about to use her best skills again. Fortresses have always been breached from within. The assassination of the Sri Lankan this time, with her character, will definitely not make the other party feel better, and it seems that it is the best choice to use the contradictions between brothers to achieve the goal, but the Kingdom of Sri Lanka is not the Otiga Empire. It's too strange for you.
"Your Excellency. I can guess what you think. But it's going to be a lot of difficulty, it's too far away from us, and it's very unfamiliar. "Petro. Hughes hesitated for a moment before speaking. "Is it worth the big fight?"
"Petro, Zoe has dared to send their Sri Lankan magic swordsmen out in support of Erabeni, it is already clear that he is going against me, do you think there is room for reconciliation between us and the Bukharins?"
Hathaway shook her head, "If not, we'll have to think in advance about what it will bring us if the Sri Lankans really support the Bukharins?" Rather than that, let's take precautions and start with them and find a supporter from within them, so that at least Zoe will not be able to support the Bukharins as much as he wants. ”
"As far away and unfamiliar, that's not a problem, we have a sea route through the Kingdom of Sri Lanka," Hathaway chuckled, "I think we have a chance." ”
"What are you going to do?"
Petro. Hughes sighed, Hathaway decided that things will never change easily, it seems that this time this time His Royal Highness Zoe will be in trouble.
"Hehe, I plan to use these two magic swordsmen as a weight, I believe that His Highness Zoan will be very interested in this, didn't you say that the Sri Lankan Magic Swordsmen Regiment is completely loyal to the power of Callenon II? That Zoe should be a good excuse for Zoe to send a magic swordsman to intervene in the internal affairs of the Odega Empire without authorization? Maybe he will make this matter more delicate when he gets the news. ”
A wicked smile appeared on the corner of Hathaway's mouth, which made Petro. Hughes and Barthes. Willie couldn't help but shudder, it was really unlucky to be targeted by this lord, and it seemed that His Royal Highness Zoe would plant a big somersault this time.
Hathaway's revenge did not happen overnight, and while she was still in North Carolina, the order had already been issued - to cut off all economic and trade relations with the Kingdom of Sri Lanka, and at the same time to submit an official note to the Kingdom of Sri Lanka protesting their evil act of sending assassins to assassinate her.
On the other hand, she communicated with Zoan through the intelligence agencies...... Of course, this communication was in a more tactful way, and as far as Hathaway was concerned, it was impossible to contact Zoan directly for the time being, and this matter was much slower.
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The failure of Lindsay and his party made Erabeni very regretful, it seems that the strength of the opponent is unexpected, the strength of Lindsay and the others Erabeni is very clear, and the strength of his Warhammer Knights and Wizard Regiment may be slightly stronger than them, but in terms of individual strength, they have their own strengths.
Such a perfect attack was unsuccessful, and Lindsay and the others seemed to be missing, which made Erabeni a little puzzled, if they really died because of this, then the Sri Lankans could only pour their anger on the Cordillerans, and if they were captured, it would also put the Cordillera people on a difficult problem to deal with, the Sri Lankans who love face will not accept the humiliation of the other party, even if they are wrong, they will not tolerate outsiders' fingers.
The magicians who had escaped had determined that the three Lindsey would not be able to escape, and it was unknown whether they had died or been captured. Although the news of the Cordillera sending a letter of inquiry to the Kingdom of Sri Lanka followed, this exchange of official documents did not mean much, but the Cordillera trade sanctions seemed to be interesting.
However, the intelligence did not show what retaliatory measures Hathaway would take against Bukharin, and Elabani was a little nervous, he did not know what exactly his opponent was thinking?
The situation on the front line has not changed, and it stands to reason that if the opponent really knows the identities of Lindsey and several people, he will not think that he did it, but this silent situation is too strange, what does the opponent plan to do?
"What do you say? Cordillera? Ostegar's Cordillera? ”
The young man with a surprised face was obviously very puzzled by the visitor who arrived from afar, "Well, I know that there is a civil war going on in the Odiga Empire, is there a war between the Cordillera and their inner lords of North Carol and Bukharin?" Nemo, seems like I'm not mistaken, right? ”
"Your Highness, you have a good memory. They are the emissaries of the Lord of the Cordilera, but they are merchants, and for your sake they are not in a position to send officials directly to see you. ”
The loyal and kind Earl Nemo nodded, "His Highness Zoe seems to want to form an alliance with Grand Duke Erabeni and stabilize his trust, so his attitude is clear. ”
"Hmph, ignoring the interests of the kingdom for his own selfishness, isn't Zoe just asking if he does this?" The youth were clearly dissatisfied.
"Your Royal Highness, before there is clear news, Your Majesty will not express your opinion on this kind of thing, after all, Her Royal Highness Zoe is already the crown prince, and many times Your Majesty also has to take into account the prestige of Her Royal Highness Zoe, as long as it is not too out of line, I think Your Majesty will ask too much." The glint in Count Nemo's eyes showed that he was not as mediocre as he appeared to be.
"You mean that this Mr. Emissary will bring us something interesting? Is there something wrong with my brother who is out of line? "Having lived in the royal palace for more than 20 years, the young man has already developed a very keen sense of smell, especially at the political level, which is unparalleled, which may be the unavoidable luck or sorrow of being a child of the royal family.
"I think so. However, the specific situation may only be clarified after His Highness meets with this Mr. Messenger and talks in detail. Count Nemo replied with a bowed head.
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Introduction to "Wandering in the Days of the Other World" (end):
Lin Yuqing, a young biologist, was unexpectedly swept into a strange space by a whirlpool when she was on a marine life expedition with a scientific research ship. This is a world of magic and vindictiveness, as soon as Lin Yuqing entered this inexplicable space, he encountered a contest between beasts and beasts, if it wasn't for a space magician who happened to pass by, poor Qing'er would have become a ghost of another world, but what should I do next? Who's going to teach poor Qing'er how to return to Earth...... (To be continued......)