Chapter 122: Strategy
"You've got a new mission."
Mission confirmed: Uncover the Pastas conspiracy.
Mission: Collect the facts of Passas's crimes over the years and overturn him.
Quest Clue: The dwarven berserker Odro seems to have tracked down the Mystic in Morel Castle to see what he had to say.
Rewards: XP +6000, Skill Points +15, Fame +3000.
In the study room of the Earl's Palace, the voice of the system suddenly sounded in Allen's mind, in addition to releasing a new mission, the system also prompted: "Your [Investigation of the Identity of the Assassin] task is basically completed, Baron Passas and the Golden Demon Swordsman have become your suspects, please find out the evidence." ”
Quest Clue: Take a look at the corpses and equipment in the corpse tree space.
After Allen heard the sound of the system, he couldn't help but be stunned, it seems that the system has also confirmed the identity of the assassin that night. From last night to today, Eren had been on the move, forgetting to look for answers from the corpses of the assassins he had forcibly collected.
"Our goal is clear, which is to take Passas, or even eradicate the abyssal forces you mentioned, but how do we carry it out?" Lady Winley asked Alan for an answer.
Eradicate the forces of the abyss? Hearing this, Alan hesitated slightly.
After thinking for a while, Alan said the thoughts in his heart one by one, and in Allen's opinion, now is not the time to take the initiative to challenge the abyss head-on.
"Although we have been emphasizing the horror and conspiracy of the abyss these days, in fact, as far as the tens of millions of people in the Golden City are concerned, there are quite few people who can really feel it, which shows that the abyss is still very deep now." Alan Dao.
"What do you mean by that?" Wen Li asked.
"Most of the people on the Divine Grace Continent right now. There is no basic understanding of the dangers of the abyss, and it would be very unwise to associate what Passas has done with the abyss. “
"For one, the vast majority of public opinion will not know what we are doing, and even think that what we are talking about is alarmist. For political purposes only; Second, if we clearly use the banner of 'fighting the abyss', we will inevitably attract the attention of the lord of the abyss. ”
Alan has communicated with the Corpse Demon Tree these days, and knows that his knowledge of the abyss has caused Lillian's panic and targeting.
In the attack last night, if Lady Wen Li pointed the spearhead of the counterattack into the abyss, so that Victor knew that his invasion plan was followed by a Count like Wen Li, Alan believed that Victor would be shocked and retaliate.
So when Allen talks about coping with it. He first threw out his own views and reminded Mrs. Wen Li that the matter of Passas should not be put at the height of the abyss, which will make Mrs. Wen Li face countless eyes on the one hand and bear great pressure.
"Obviously, the Abyss forces are not aware that there is a group of eyes on the mainland that are concerned about them, so if you want to ask me, Lord Earl. How to deal with the matter of Passas, I suggest. Let's talk about things, find out what happened to Paster to destroy the honor of the nobility and damage the interests of Morel's family, and just dig him up. Alan said.
"Why is that?" In Wen Li's opinion, since last night's incident was related to the abyss, and Alan has been constantly instilling the power of the abyss into everyone. In the face of such an opponent, it is necessary to strike first and completely eradicate it, why would Allen say such a point of view at this moment.
Alan could understand Mrs. Wen Li's doubts.
When he was about to say a lot of his experience in fighting Lillian this time.
"There is a situation where the conspirators of the abyss think that their plans are incomparably well-thought-out and hidden. If there is a force on the mainland now acting around under the banner of overthrowing the abyss, then they will be shocked and panicked, and as a result, this force will be greatly concerned and attacked after all. Alan said.
"And in our current situation, it is obvious that we cannot withstand such pressure."
Hearing Alan say a lot in detail, Mrs. Wen Li nodded: "I understand, then the direction of the other party's Passas will follow your wishes, and we will make it now, I believe what you said, if he wants to get strength from the abyss, he must have committed many crimes, then we can find out the bad things he has done before, and through the power of the nobles, just uproot him." ”
"I'm glad you thought so, dear lady." Alan Dao.
In the study, Madame Wen Li was basically sure in her heart that among the people who assassinated her last night, there was Passas, since this baron had already made a move, then Wen Li would not sit still, as an earl, this matter was about life and glory, and Wen Li must fight back immediately.
"So what do we do next after taking Passas?" Wen Li asked Alan again, it was clear that the countess had a high regard for the young guardian knight.
Alan thought for a moment, in the aristocratic system of the Divine Grace Continent, a knight wants to have real power, which is nothing more than controlling money, army, land, and reputation. The word of money includes the actual gold tax dollars, as well as various magic crystals, ore veins, trading houses, etc. The army consisted of noble cavalry, adventurer regiments, as well as private armies and even spell towers. The land is even more intuitive, a lord with a fertile territory is obviously more powerful than a lord of a barren wasteland.
Fame is an addition, a lord with a good reputation can stabilize the unity of the people in his territory, and can also play the greatest role of the army.
When Mrs. Winley asks what to do after eliminating Passas, she is obviously asking Alan how to regain power.
Alan immediately said his thoughts on money, the army, etc., to explain what power is fundamental.
Wen Li thought for a long time and muttered, "Yes, your knowledge is comparable to that of many doctors. ”
Regarding the point put forward by Allen, Mrs. Wen Li felt that it was not wrong at all, although she was an earl, once she lost her land, money, army, and fame, it was useless.
"The betrayal of the Passas is an excellent opportunity for the Madame to eradicate the Passas by forceful means, and in the family council. Get the support of the majority, or at least don't turn them against our actions. Alan said.
"How do we get the family council not to oppose us?" Wen Li asked.
Last night's attack came suddenly, but there was also a certain inevitability, as long as Passas was bent on dealing with Wen Li, such a thing would definitely happen. After last night's incident, Alan has been thinking about a lot of things. To a large extent. Allen was a politically astute and intellectually astute man, and soon realized that this was an opportunity to help Wen Li regain real power.
Now that the conversation has begun, Alan immediately expressed many of his opinions.
"First of all, we can conduct statistics and surveys on the powerful lords of all sizes under the Morel family, to see what every knight and big knight really needs, and to envelop them through the resources we have." Alan said.
"As long as we can get a few strong reinforcements, then in the family council. There is a lot of room for speech, and Mrs. Wen Li yourself is sitting in a big position, and it is not difficult to control the family meeting in your own hands. ”
"But there is a big difficulty in this matter, that is, how to attract strong reinforcements, maybe they have natural resistance and wariness against the courting of their wife, and it is also possible."
"So it's something that we need to look at very carefully. Directly into the other party's heart, if the lure fails. That threatened that as long as we had their hands in our hands, and the example of Passas in front of them, we would be able to ensure that some of them would follow us, or at least not tear down the platform. ”
"On the other hand, we should re-establish our authority in all territories. It seems to me that in the northern regions, there will always be a flood of orcs several times a year, and this summer, at the instigation of the abyss. The orcs are likely to be very ferocious, and at this time, as an earl, Lady Winley can patrol the various territories, help them solve their problems, and show them our strength in a powerful way. ”
"If these things can be done well, within half a year, Mrs. Wen Li can become the real helmsman of Count's Court of Morel, and only if you really master this family, in the future, when the storm comes, everyone can face difficulties wholeheartedly, and the family that hugs each other is better than the family that fights each other, and it is not easy to break."
"In addition, our foreign help, obviously, now that we have a good relationship with the Berkeley Knights, they will be a big part of our efforts to convince the family council, and in the coming days, we can contact Cayton to do something about the Abyss together, and I think he also wants to know about his attack that night."
"Of course, it would be better if we were around to invite legendary-level reinforcements!" Alan Dao.
In the study, Mrs. Winley and Alvalo listened attentively to everything Alan had to say.
A look of surprise gradually appeared on his face.
It wasn't until Eren finished speaking that Mrs. Wen Li retracted her shock slightly, looked at the young knight incredulously, and said, "Alan, what you said today is really shocking. I seem to see the great lords of the future rising! ”
Alan smiled, this is actually nothing, as long as you understand the nature of rights, anyone can think of these countermeasures. In Allen's previous life, the country in which Allen was born had the history of a few years ago, and in this long history, there are countless stories of power struggles, such as the Earl's Court, where the people in power are hollowed out, which is very common.
Coupled with the help of memories of the Legion Wars of the past hundred years, Alan was already thinking about these things on the first day he learned about Wen Li's situation. This matter is easy to say, but it is not easy to do, how to divide the family council and get the support of the majority from it, this is a very difficult thing, without absolute belly, there is no way to start.
In addition, it is not easy to make many great knight lords under the bottom of the country return to their hearts through the method of territory inspection, and to do this, Mrs. Wen Li needs to have a strong private and armed team, otherwise when it comes to the territory, it is just a showcase, and there is actually no deterrent effect on the lords below.
But to the ears of Mrs. Wen Li, this is a system, with ideas, directions, and a very feasible strategy, in the upper echelons, to divide the family council, and at the lower levels to show the lords, both prongedly, it is really a good policy.
"Alan, you have a very long-term vision, and an attack can make you see such an opportunity." Mrs. Wen Li was excited in her heart.
"Then let's do it now, on the one hand, we will collect evidence of Passas's past crimes and take him down in order to deter the rest of the family, and on the other hand, I will send someone to collect the usual movements of several knights who have seats in the family council, and find a way to win over a few of them."
"In addition, the power of the giant wolf cavalry battalion and the dark elf village is of concern to you, as well as the matter of the White Misty Lake, we had better be able to solve it before patrolling the territory. White Mist Lake will be your fiefdom and your chance to rise, no matter what, I am very optimistic about you! Mrs. Wen Li's last few words set the final tone for this three-person discussion.
What the future holds, Mrs. Wen Li herself is looking forward to ......
(Today's three watches are over, and the code word goes.) Ask for a ticket! (To be continued.) )