Chapter 256: Premeditation
"Real psychopaths will never know that they are nerves, and they would rather believe that the whole world is crazy and that they are the only normal people than believe that they are the only abnormality. - BY Roland. β
In the palace, formal negotiations with the envoys of Ciro were going on, but the most important things were destined to be negotiated in private, and countless trivial details, transactions in the gutter, had to be arranged under the cover of night.
The Xiluo Empire, as the only country of the undead in this world, will join the Lan Alliance, which is the highlight of the long expectation, but if it is meaningless to just hang a name, the alliance will deepen the ties between the two sides, but how to deepen, how to deepen, from that aspect, all kinds of cumbersome details, must be interviewed by the core figures of the two countries.
Commerce, trade, diplomacy, military alliances, more than 30 agreements have been signed, and this is just the beginning, without all kinds of convenient and fast regular communication channels, without the unity of advance and retreat, how can it be called a covenant.
The future Lan Alliance will be very large, but it does not mean that all the member countries are united on all occasions, after all, each country has its own reasons that must be pursued, and in the end, the right to speak should still be in the hands of the big countries in the member countries.
Just as in the other world, among those X covenants and X alliances, even if the rules of the organization say that all countries are equal in status, regardless of size, the real dominance is still in the hands of one or two countries.
In my mind, since I am destined to find an ally, then the Ciro Empire is probably the most trusted ally outside of the Kingdom of Sluwell and the Duchy of Donglan.
Yes, I don't have much faith in those human kingdoms in the north, the short-lived species have a short lifespan. The rapid change of the throne is one reason. The worst. But it is still because of the fickleness of the human kingdom itself and the bottomlessness of some nobles and royal children.
This time, I represent not only Donglan, but also Siluwell, or the entire Lan clan, and the ultimate goal of this series of covenants is to reach an agreement with the quasi-superpower Ciro in all aspects, forming a small circle alliance of voice within the entire Lan Alliance, and grabbing the right to speak.
"So. After going back, the entire Xiluo Empire will declare the Church of the Sleepless as the state religion and worship the gods of the undead, and they can also obtain divine graces, will there be undead paladins in the future? It feels weird. β
"Ahem." I coughed lightly. What happened to the Undead Paladin? Are we getting shot while lying down?
"I'm sorry, Your Majesty, it's not that I have any opinion on you."
Reinhardt shook his head with a smile, he was also the main negotiator of the Ciro Empire in this matter, as for Omar...... Playing for a while, listening to boredom. I fell asleep on my own, and I slept soundly with my bear toy over there.
ββ¦β¦ Omar has had a lot of fun these days. Anyway, Your Majesty, don't you plan to come back, if you reascend the throne, Omar should be obedient and obedient. β
"I'm not interested, I'm a living person now, how can I rule the kingdom of the dead, besides, with you here, I don't need to be so troublesome....... En, it's a living person, even if you have an epitaph and go to the monument, it's still a living person!"
"So, it's the next item, about the disposal of slaves......."
Because of our special relationship (a family with the palm of our hand behind our hands) and the unique political institutions of the Xiluo Empire (100% dictatorship), as long as we have made up our minds, the matter is basically settled, and the negotiation is almost like a chatter in a homely meal.
But even if some things are negotiated, it is very troublesome to actually do them.
For example, for the strict disagreement on the social system, since the god of law is believed, then at least the literal equality of the innocent, although in order to avoid being besieged by the aristocratic society just after birth, I did not add fierce remarks such as "everyone is equal" and "fight to the rotten aristocracy" in the teachings, but after the doctrine of the sleepless is unfolded, since those who have not committed crimes should have the same identity and rights, the so-called slaves should not appear in such a society in the first place.
Abolition of slavery? That's of course, but the problem is that now the upper echelons of the Xiluo Empire are high-level undead, and the living are the main force of slaves, and most of the high-level undead only regard the living as playthings and real materials, and this abolition of the slavery system is equivalent to a complete reversal of the social structure and the liberation of a large number of low-level to middle-level people, so they have to be cautious.
Most of the high-level undead are not like my knights and the Four Heavenly Kings in front of me, in a sense, the Templar Church is right, it is their rare entertainment to cause death and the suffering of the living, it is the nature of the dead to be happy when they are unlucky, and the high-level undead who are old and immortal also regard torturing the living and souls as an art, enjoying the pleasure from the soul, and trying to change their concept is similar to killing them again.
However, it is precisely because it is a purely authoritarian class society that some things are easier to do.
"....... then let's spread out, anyway, you have time, take your time. Of course, if they still can't achieve coexistence in the end, let them be cannon fodder. With Omar, I don't believe they can turn the sky upside down. β
Omar's soul network is there, as long as his subordinate units can't resist his will at all, I considered that the undead lord is not easy to deal with, and the new empire must implement complete centralized rule, then my successor must be a perfect dictatorship.
Omar, who was created with such a design goal, focused too much on natural ability, but due to the change in shape and mind later, it was not the most suitable path, and instead put Omar aside, and I am afraid that the sensitive newborn also found out that the "father" was disgusted with it, so he launched a riot.
Ironically, after a series of changes, the last qiΔ returned to the original point, still the throne of this young king, and finally had to rely on his strength to realize my claims, thinking of this, looking at the "big kid" lying on the table with saliva, I felt that it would be slightly better for him in the future.
"Ah, Father, why are you so thin, haven't you eaten well, come, Omar, let's work out together. ONE, TWO, Little Apple! β
Well, this dream talk made me restrain this rare kindness. I can't wait for a brick to wake him up. I've had enough of square dancing and the Divine Comedy.
It's endless. Try to put your energy into getting down to business.
"Then, the next question is the exchange between the two countries."
Moreover, it is not only the differences in social systems that are prone to problems, but also the fact that we are not geographically very good if we want to form a substantial alliance, and we are too far apart before, and it is not convenient to come and go, but. There is already an anticipation for this problem.
"How's the progress of the greedy wolf?"
Speaking of the battleship greedy wolf, Reinhardt was also very excited, after seeing the epoch-making war beast, he admired the people in front of him more and more, and unconsciously purple, Roland was also ahead of this era.
"The news just came from China, with the technology of the giant gate, coupled with the abundance of domestic materials, if the technical difficulties are smooth, the greedy wolf should be able to complete the main structure within three months. The shell and main armament will be completed in about six months, and the maiden voyage will be carried out in a year. β
Perhaps it was influenced by the Great Voyage War of the Earth Age. Even if the warships in this world are still mainly in the process of transporting soldiers, I still have a preference for fleet groups, in my mind, it is not meaningful to only be a single ship, and if you do not build enough functional warships for it to form a fleet group, the real hole card of "jealousy" of the Northern Lights cannot be played.
The Beidou Fleet, the first fleet of the future Donglan and even the Lan League, the flagship Northern Lights, the battleship group contains seven super-large warships, in the name of the Big Dipper, Greedy Wolf, Jumen, Lucun, Wenqu, Lian Zhen, Wuqu, and Broken Army, which have different functions and sizes, and the greedy wolf was handed over to the Xiluo Empire as the No. 1 ship, but the progress can only be said to be barely smooth, and in order to catch up with the progress in the parade, it was the first to be completed by the Jumen of the second ship.
Of course, today's Jumen is just a scary empty shelf, and the follow-up armament, staffing, weapons and equipment will not reach the best state in more than half a year.
In fact, this is already fast, the weapon of war is not a cabbage, it can be conjured with a blow, and many countries need half a century just to prepare an elite knight order.
What? Can the Northern Lights be hit when it comes up? Others Orlan Empire has been quasi-super brought, and it has worked hard for several generations, and in the end there is only the super battleship left, which has ready-made weapons and equipment, staffing, command system, and hull modules, plus the undead of jealousy, all of which have improved the performance of the battleship and given life to the battleship.
When I got it, the completion rate was more than ninety percent, and the rest was just to add people to it, so that these rookies became more and more proficient under the command of the battleship, well, although it sounds awkward, but the battleship itself knows Cheng DΓΉ about his own flesh, far more than any engineer, what is needed to make up directly, and the supply of resources is sufficient, so it is strange to be unhappy.
And now it's time for the second and third ships, although they have the technology, they are still very early from the moment of formation, and they can only continue to move forward in the groping.
"Can you make your maiden voyage in a year? That's already faster than expected. Well, then we will start the design project of Lucun and Wenqu, and Wuqu and Lian Zhen will be handed over to you. The last broken army will be put down for the time being. The entire fleet strives to form combat power within three years. β
"Well, as long as nothing happens to you, this task should be able to be completed. It should be said that as long as there is no new war, there is still the possibility of advancement. β
Reinhardt considered the situation at home and made a commitment.
"Then, the Giant Gate will temporarily travel between Diefend and Ciro, and the Northern Lights will be transported inland. It's okay to use the Undead Battleship as a large merchant ship, but it is estimated that there will be trouble when used to load the living. Why don't you let the goblins sell insurance to the passengers? You can make a lot of money. β
"By the way, Adam? I've been on a long trip recently and want to take him with me. You're going too? No, I'm going to a human country, where the undead are even more sensitive, as if only he can perfectly disguise himself as the living."
"Second former Second Archon Fetrand is back? As expected, if he had taken refuge in the Undead Emperor of the Death Plane, what better Pioneer of Invasion and Leader Party could have been than him. If I were one of those undead emperors, I would definitely send him out as cannon fodder to test the reaction of the realms. β
"First Archon Gricas Ao? It's normal to have no news about it, its strength is bottomless, I was only in a cooperative relationship with it back then, don't look at it too lazy, in fact, its temperament is very strong, and it thinks very highly of itself, I don't think it will obediently obey the dispatch of a certain undead emperor. β
"The Plane of Death is becoming more and more active? It's also expected, but be careful, don't touch too much, the Emperor of the Dead is very difficult to mess with, even if it's you, don't face them directly. β
Many trivial details were finalized one by one, and by the time I left, it was almost midnight.
What, the silver-haired elf behind her who is inviting me to an upcoming concert? The weather was so nice today, I didn't see anything, I didn't hear anything.
I looked at the sky outside, stretched my waist, and when I went back at this time, I was almost going to listen to someone's serial complaints again, and when I hesitated whether to find a place to hang out all night, or simply pull Adam out for a drink, a majestic figure stood in front of me.
"Estrada?" ββ
"You're in big trouble."
When Estrada began with this sentence, I was not surprised at all, after all, it seemed that he had offended the Templar Church more severely this time.
"I'm not here to fight, at least talk to you."
But since I had made it clear from the beginning that I was here to talk, I was relieved to at least close the door to the frozen winter soil, and the strange ice disappeared without warning, just as it did when it suddenly appeared.
"The new Pope fainted on the spot from your anger, and almost returned directly to the embrace of the God of Light"
"Needless to say, you Estrada shouldn't be so idle."
"What are you going to do if the path of light cannot be finally redeemed?"
Looking at this man who suddenly aged dozens of years, I hesitated a little, his belief in the Holy Light was almost instinctive, and I was a little unsure of his intentions.
Eventually, I nodded.
"Well, let me introduce you to a school, his name is Nanxiang, what? Don't worry, he didn't teach me to dig without an excavator. β
I never imagined that one day I would hand over an admission letter to this old stubborn tutor.
"Are you prepared? You know I'm going to come to you? β
"Of course not, it's just that I don't want the paladin to come to me secretly lately, so I just wrote a few more letters. By the way, Avella is there too, you can talk to him a little more. But you'd better wear makeup when you go in, and I'll be in big trouble if your Pope hears about it. β
"By the way, your Bishop Soros is too old, so don't tell him, if there are three long and two short, I won't be able to go. And what, he has been stripped of his teaching position and returned home to farm? Ah, it's so sad (and delightful). (To be continued......)