"You're not going back to Marison Base Camp?" Pan Dongni asked in surprise, "Why don't you go to Your Majesty to explain these words yourself?" ”

"Nicole is going back to China, Daniel is going back to Fuxing City!" Blue Fairy said, "I'll wait for Hig here, if he returns to Forest Country, he will definitely come back to Madeya City!" Marishin is isolated from the outside world and needs to be heard from the outside world, so you need to have your own eyes and ears in the city of Madea, and I am willing to assist you here! ”

Nicole asked, "Blue Fairy, Auguston and Lanarith have seen you in person, isn't it dangerous for you to be here alone, without even a single guard?" ”

"Where is it not dangerous?" Lan Xian'er said, "Marishen is not dangerous, the Silent Forest is not dangerous, or is the Luojia River Plain not dangerous?" Which of the roads we have come on is not dangerous, which is not difficult, and which is not walking on thin ice? When the forest country lives and dies, if we take a wrong step, we may face an abyss! ”

"For the sake of the recovery of our forest country, Madame spares no effort to make us really ashamed! I will definitely report to Your Majesty and ask Your Majesty to send someone to get in touch with Madame as soon as possible!" Pantony said, "Madame! These dwarven warriors are all my hand-picked elites, and I'll leave you thirty of them in case of an emergency! ”

Lan Xian'er hesitated for a moment, then nodded and said, "It's okay, I plan to establish a liaison station at the cargo station near Qianzhuang, and I will inform you if there is any news!" You must also inform me of your actions! ”

Daniel said: "I'm going to leave tomorrow with Nicole, Nicole Alchemy Country, Sosa and I will take a boat back to Fuxing City by water!" ”

"You don't go through the Magic Guild portal?" Lan Xian'er was surprised, "It will take at least twenty days to take the boat!" ”

"Auguston's relationship with Fuxing City is too sensitive, and going through the Magic Guild will bring trouble to Fuxing City!" Daniel said, "Didn't you say that Fuxing City should remain neutral? I don't want the Magic Guild and Auguston of Madeia City to treat me as a spy of Fuxing City, so it won't do Fuxing City, the Magic Guild of Fuxing City, or the Merchants of Fuxing City in the Forest Country! ”

……

In Auguston's royal palace, several ministers and generals met, as usual, to discuss how to deal with the current situation.

"I'm not going to blame all of you, I know you've done your best!" Auguston said with a smile, "I didn't expect that the seventh brother Hofton and the eleventh brother Zaragoza, who had been fighting to the death, could join forces to deal with this king so quickly, and this king also underestimated their strength, but I didn't expect that our preemptive strike still didn't completely control the situation!" ”

One of the ministers said: "Your Majesty need not worry, although it seems that the two armies are facing each other now, in fact, we have won the battle!" We control 80% of the territory of the Forest Country, and only 20% of the rebels in Hofton and Zaragoza, as long as we hold them back for the time being, focus on defense, and avoid their edge, they will be trapped to death! The longer the time drags on, the more beneficial it will be for us, and after three or two years of confrontation, they will collapse without a fight! ”

"Drag and delay, you know about drag!" Ranarith was furious and said, "If you had provided me with supplies earlier, I would have destroyed these two boys!" I still say the same thing, I can't give them any respite, I must wipe them out in one go! ”

A general stood up and said: "Your Excellency, war-weariness in the army is very serious now, and war mobilization is simply not enough!" There has been no major war for too long, and many soldiers do not know what war is at all, and as soon as they encounter the enemy, they will be cowardly in battle. ”

"What, even you're scared?" "Our army is not combative, and the opposing army is?" Compared to Hoftton and Zaragoza, they are improvised armies of various forces, while ours is still a regular army and much better equipped than them! It's you who are afraid of death, and one soldier will be a bear, and you will be a nest! And you, the ministers in the DPRK, always delay the logistics support for the army, and you can't total it on time and in quantity, how can you call me, the marshal of the army, to fight? If it goes on like this, simply, this battle, you go and fight, hum! ”

"Marshal, it's not that we don't do our best!" Another minister stood up and said, "Although our forest country has never worried about money for a long time, it is a country where the people are poor, and money and materials are concentrated in the hands of nobles, clans, and major forces, and the treasury does not have much money at all!" Since His Majesty ascended the throne, there has been smoke everywhere, troops have been used in many places, and the prices in our country have been high, but now they are soaring, even if you have money, you can't buy supplies! ”

"These bastards, the country is in danger, and they are still protecting themselves!" Lanari slammed the table and exclaimed, "If I don't give them some color, they won't know who is in charge of this country!" ”

"That's it!" "It's messy enough!" Auguston said. The matter of funds and materials, we will find another way, those clan nobles can't move, not only can't move, but also try their best to win over, as long as they don't make enemies with us, just endure it first, this king is not like forcing out Hofton and Zaragoza! ”

Lanariel smiled awkwardly: "Your Majesty, I am also talking about anger!" Those people, it's right to say that they are stubborn, and it's right to say that their position is wavering, they are waiting for us to go to them, and they can make an offer to negotiate terms! Hmph, the country is like this, they are still so stubborn! ”

Another minister stood up and said, "Your Majesty, since you ascended the throne, rebels have risen everywhere, and many merchants in the city of Madeya, both domestic and foreign, have withdrawn from the royal city, and now the number of merchants who have business dealings with the royal city has decreased a lot!" In this way, the circulation of materials in the royal city is even more difficult, and in order to support His Majesty's counterinsurgency, we are also doing our best! ”

"In that case, it is better to strictly control those foreign merchants, prohibit them from leaving, save a lot of capital outflow, and if necessary, find a crime of collaborating with the enemy, confiscate their property, and we will not have money?" ”

"Nonsense!" Auguston said, "Second brother, how many times has this king said that you should look farther, this kind of thing of killing chickens and eggs is not a last resort, don't even think about it!" The rebellion is temporary, and the management and control of the country is our goal! The management of the country is long-lasting, and the victory of counterinsurgency is a matter of time, do you hope that after the victory, the country in our hands will become a ruin? You can't even see through such a simple truth, and what you say is simply ridiculous! Not only can these merchants not be moved, but they must be strictly protected! ”

Ranari said: "Your Majesty, I don't know about other merchants, but on the surface, pawnshops and money houses are the property of the Alchemy Country, but who doesn't know that there is a shadow of Fuxing City inside?" I don't believe that the whereabouts of the lord of Fuxing City, Higyin, will be able to do business in the royal city with peace of mind, and I can guarantee that it will definitely be a den of spies in Fuxing City! ”

Auguston said, "That can't be moved!" You don't know how many merchants Fuxing City is associated with, if you take rash action, it will inevitably lead to the collapse of the entire Wangcheng business system! Lanarid, you just need to send someone to keep an eye on them, nothing out of the ordinary, don't trouble them yet! ”

"Yes, Your Majesty!"

Auguston said: "There are still two palaces in this king that are idle, and they are not needed for the time being, so let's sell them first!" ”

"Your Majesty, you can't sell the palace if you say anything!" A minister hurriedly admonished and said, "This is a matter of royal face, no matter how difficult it is, it can't be sold!" ”

Auguston said, "Why not? What is face? After winning this war, how many palaces can we not rebuild? I am doing this to set an example for you and for everyone, and this king can do whatever it takes to quell the rebellion and the safety of the people! ”

"Yes, Your Majesty is wise, and Weichen is ashamed!"

"Although the longer the war drags on, the better it will be for us, but the greater the loss to the country!" "Have you ever thought about delaying it for three or five years, and even if we win, how long it will take to return to the pre-war situation if we pay a few years of taxes and then rebuild our homes on the ruins?" What will happen in three or five years? By the side of the couch, will others be allowed to sleep peacefully? Hofton and Zaragoza are not removed, how can you call this king to sleep? Long nights and dreams! Marshal Ranariddh, this king orders you, from now on, prepare for war with all your might, look for fighters, surround these two anti-king forces, and force them to fight a decisive battle! This king wants to finish his work in one battle, and within half a year, he must wipe out Hofton and Zaragoza, even if he pays a big price, this king will not hesitate! ”

"Yes, Your Majesty, Weichen is ordered!" Lanarid replied respectfully, "Your Majesty, rest assured, within three months, this king will definitely destroy all the rebels!" ”

"We will also fully support the marshal!" All the ministers and generals also stood up to take a stand.

"Your Majesty, Lord Balaman, the Druid Emissary, begs to see Your Majesty!" The minister on duty hurried in to give a report.

"Druid?" Everyone in the palace was shocked, the druids had always been the sworn enemies of the elves, and it was definitely a curse rather than a blessing to come to the elven king at such a sensitive time. If the druids are involved, the counterinsurgency war in the Forest Country will become even more complicated. This is the most worrying thing for everyone, and I didn't expect that the more worried I was, the more I liked it to happen.

All the ministers and generals did not speak, waiting and watching, and in this sensitive period, a sensitive messenger came, and it was better for everyone to express their opinions less without understanding Auguston's thoughts.

"Hmph, is this king a chaotic minister and thief who can see him if he wants to?" Auguston pondered for a moment before he added, "Tell Baramane that the king and his ministers are discussing something, and it is inconvenient to receive them!" Invite him to participate in the pilgrimage meeting tomorrow morning! ”

A minister stood up and said, "Your Majesty, this is an extraordinary time, even if you don't meet immediately, you shouldn't slack off, you should let the foreign minister make proper arrangements!" ”

"Fart!" Lanarid was furious, "Are the druids a foreigner? They are thieves in the forest country, and it would be good to be able to meet them, so they will be received with the specifications of the feudal minister! ”

All the ministers and generals looked at each other, not knowing what to say! Although the druids have controlled the territory of the former forest country for thousands of years, in the eyes of the forest people, they have always been the existence of rebels, and no forest country citizens recognize the existence of the druid country. But now that the forest country is weak, it is an indisputable fact, coupled with the new king's accession to the throne and the civil strife, the attitude towards the druid's envoys will become very contradictory.

Auguston said: "Just do as Marshal Ranariddh wants, and we will talk about it tomorrow!" ”