Chapter 627: Promise Me to Be a Straight Man of Steel
Kildas is entitled to look down on Carlos.
Because Eresaras has 20,000 defenders and 3,000 mages, this force cannot be ignored wherever it is placed.
Just relying on Carlos and a thousand of his men, even if you add three thousand minotaurs, as long as Eresaras turns his face, they all have to be planted here.
But where there are people, there are rivers and lakes, and where there are rivers and lakes, there are disputes.
Eresaras is not monolithic.
Kildas's biggest mistake was that he shouldn't have left Morning Light with Carlos.
Because through the morning light, Carlos keenly discovered a problem.
The upper elven society of Eresaras is actually very divided, and social conflicts are extremely acute.
Quite simply, the decline of Eresaras is the decline of a magical civilization, but Eresaras is not only a mage.
A city with a population of hundreds of thousands cannot only have a ruling class, it also needs a large number of people to act as labor.
The commoners among the elves weren't really that attached to magic, but Sindra ignored their calls.
Although these civilian elves are not worth mentioning in the face of the magic of the arcanists, the garrison of Eresaras is also selected from these civilians.
Prince Tosedrin's sacrifice of his own people caused far more panic than the rulers had imagined.
Silence, silence, if you don't resist in silence, you will die in silence.
Without Carlos' intervention, Eresaras would gradually become a ghost town for the next twenty years, as the ordinary elves of Erezaras have no power to resist.
They are represented by the Arcanist class.
If Carlos had completed the assassination of Thorcedrin according to Kildas's plan, the Erudito would have given Carlos what he wanted, as agreed.
Because in Sindra's opinion, Carlos doesn't want too much, and the "proud" upper elves don't mind giving their helpers their due.
But Carlos also has his own pride, as well as his prejudice against these people.
So Carlos chose a different course of action.
Four polymaths help Prince Thorcedrin in the day-to-day management of Erezaras.
But there are also subtle differences in their positions.
Why didn't the other three polymatoes, including Kildas, mention their fourth colleague to Carlos?
Because McKus was Torcedrin's staunchest supporter.
To put it simply, it is die-hard.
The biggest lie and malice in the world is to convince you that your efforts will pay off, and that your efforts will be rewarded.
Carlos has seen too many things that have gone wrong and yet turned out to be right.
Kildas thought that Carlos knew nothing about Eresaras, and that the greedy human "explorers" would be afraid of the strength of the ancient city and chose to compromise and cooperate.
To be sure, Carlos, after empathy, felt that Kildas's actions and words were in line with his identity and knowledge. But the biggest cognitive disagreement between the two sides is that Carlos has penetrated the inner weakness of Erezaras.
As long as the elven guards of Eresaras are controlled, the "terrible" three thousand mages will do nothing.
Sindra mistakenly thought that her powerful mage power could intimidate outsiders, but they had no idea that what really made Carlos taboo was the 20,000 garrison of Eresaras.
Carlos was struggling to read "Dragon Slaying Compendium" in front of the computer, and he could figure out the magic system of the Hammer of Doom with his eyes closed. As long as the Arcane Pylon is destroyed and Imutar is killed, Eresaras's entire spell system based on demonic magic will be down.
So through the morning light, Carlos did not hesitate to contact McKus.
The result of the disagreement between the Supreme Leader and the four Eruditous was the direct paralysis of Erezaras's ability to govern and organize.
Coupled with Morninglight's instigation of the Priesthood to advocate neutrality, the Eresaras City Garrison is effectively in a state of chaos and division.
The morale damage inflicted on the upper-class elven civilians by sacrificing their own people is devastating.
The garrison of more than 20,000 horses, divided into twenty-two thousand regiments, stationed all over Eresaras, the two corps guarding the city gate were directly suppressed, disarmed, and under the instigation of Chenguang and her supporters, four corps defected, eleven corps maintained an eerie neutrality, and the last 5,000 men remained, Carlos was ready for a tough battle.
"Traitor, do you know what you've done?"
Kildas didn't expect Morninglight to betray Erezaras for Carlos, and angrily questioned.
"I am saving my people, my people."
Morninglight fearlessly looked into Kildas's eyes.
Carlos seemed to have a big advantage, and even had the potential to sweep Eresaras, but he didn't swell.
Carlos clearly understands that the so-called "advantage" in front of him is nothing more than an outburst of discontent among the low-level people.
But the desperate counterattack of the middle and lower class of the Belt and Road Party class, represented by Chenguang, was the outbreak of resistance under the reign of Thorcedrin's White Terror.
As soon as you make a mistake and lose your "image of justice", you will instantly fall into the quagmire and abyss called the "Hammer of Doom".
So he cautiously restrained his troops and ogres, and took the trouble to explain the joint mechanism to Hamuel.
The upper elves restrain the upper elves, and it seems that this huge city with a battlefield three times the size of Lordaeron City and fifteen times the size of Alterac City is within reach, but Carlos's goal has not actually been achieved.
Marcus released Carlos pigeons.
Although he kept his promise and suppressed Erezaras' guards, he did not meet with Carlos as promised.
McCus's resignation adds a bit of an eerie touch to Carlos' occupation, and the disappearance of the other two polymaths also arouses Kildas's alarm.
"Your Majesty Carlos, the situation is not right."
Because Carlos did not officially turn against Kildas, and the coalition forces have maintained restraint during the occupation, this provides the possibility that the two sides will continue to cooperate.
"Master Kildas, you say."
Carlos asked politely.
"If McKus intervenes, I can understand that the city garrison will not move. But the city was invaded, and Sindra didn't move, which is not normal. ”
Didn't care about the "invasion" of Kildas, but that's where Carlos wondered.
It went so well.
Although it was the result of the cooperation of many parties, it was still too smooth, and it was not normal.
Carlos is not a shaky M, and he has to fight a bloody battle to enjoy the joy of victory, but this kind of "victory" that is considered a trap no matter how you look at it is really terrifying.
"Your Majesty, the path to the underground still room and the Royal Library has been sealed."
"Your Majesty, a large number of demons have been found in the North District."
"Your Majesty, those big trees, big trees have come to life!"
"Your Majesty......"
"Your Majesty!"
It seemed that last night's victory was all an illusion, and suddenly, Erezaras changed color.
"Could it be that His Royal Highness Prince Tosedrin's sacrificial ceremony was successful?"
Kildas's worried self-talk was heard by Carlos.
"Brother Hamuel, I'll take care of you to deal with the turmoil in the city."
"No problem."
"Knights, send three hundred-man teams, and bring an ogre formation to clear out the demons."
"Yes."
Carlos unlocked the light seal from Kildas.
"Your Excellency the Honorable Erudito, please accompany me to the prison where Imutar is being held."
Feeling the flow of magic flowing smoothly again, Kildas had the idea of running away for a moment, but quickly suppressed his cowardice.
"Why don't you go to the Royal Library first?"
Carlos shook his head and remained silent.