Imperial Palace of the Chinese Empire.

In a small conference room, several people were falling silent, but a look of embarrassment and anxiety flashed more or less on the faces of the few people in the conference room.

The eldest prince looked at Zhu Shoufu and General Meng on the left and right, and then at the cabinet foreign minister opposite, and he sighed lowly.

"Ladies and gentlemen, we have been discussing this issue for several days, and we have finally come to a conclusion......

He thought and thought, and finally said softly.

"The Alliance and the Horde have agreed to the barbarians' terms?"

Zhu Shoufu looked at the foreign minister.

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"Yes, Shousuke-sama."

The foreign minister nodded: "Yesterday there was an urgent telegram from the west, and the barbarians sent them an ultimatum. Soon after, we received another urgent telegram from the Alliance and the Horde that they had passed a final decision to free the Barbarians to save their people, and earnestly asked the Empire to cooperate with them with the interests of humanity at heart. ”

"The big picture of humanity? Hmph, the Horde is better, but the Alliance ...... Not only did they surrender, but they also helped the barbarians to fight their people, but it is the overall situation of mankind, our blood allies, we have not forgotten the motherland for hundreds of thousands of years, and finally saved us and saved their benefactors, is it not the overall situation of mankind? ”

Meng Gu snorted coldly, his face was already full of anger.

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"Chief Meng, don't be impatient - if we don't agree, they have nothing to do with us in the overall situation, but the back road of the barbarians is blocked by our New Fourth Legion."

The eldest prince sighed again, he looked at Meng Gu and comforted.

Immediately, he turned to Zhu Shoufu again: "Shoufu, what do you think?" It's time to come up with a conclusion...... Or...... We don't block the news, and leave it to the Parliament, the plenary session of the Cabinet, and the meeting of the General Staff Headquarters of the three services, and let them decide collectively? Let's work together. ”

Zhu Shoufu groaned and shook his head: "No, Your Highness, it is bound to be a mess, and there will be no result in a few months." But we probably don't have that much time to make a decision. ”

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"Since the allies have reached an agreement with the barbarians, the barbarians are bound to start in these days. After that, if they were all lightly armed and accelerated in cavalry posture, supplemented by a sequence of magical energy, it would not be long before they reached the land bridge—at that time, we would have to choose if we didn't choose. ”

"Moreover, this will inevitably spread the news to the people, and the people's reaction can be imagined, they don't have too far-reaching vision and won't agree - then we don't have a choice."

After thinking about it, he added.

"Old Zhu, what do you mean by this? Do we have a choice now? ”

Meng Gu suddenly became angry, and he said urgently.

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Zhu Shoufu suddenly looked at Meng Gu, his face was full of helplessness.

"Chief Meng...... You're only the head of the military department, so you can naturally only think about it from a purely military point of view—of course I know that after the last force of the barbarians is annihilated, the barbarians will not be able to recover for a hundred and eighty years, and maybe we can still go on an expedition against them after we recover and completely exterminate the barbarians—"

"That barbarian god can always find a way to deal with it, and at that time, it was also when His Royal Highness King Yongwang and their batch of amazing and brilliant demon battles grew to the peak, and they might not be able to deal with the barbarian gods."

"But we must also consider whether allowing hundreds of millions of members of the Alliance Tribes to die like this will lead to serious consequences for other political castes—at least at least, the firm alliance between the empire and the tribes will be broken." They will surely think like this: your empire has cruelly abandoned our nearly 100 million people for the sake of millions of people? ”

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"And there will be a rift between the empire and the alliance that will never be repaired—even a scar that could most likely turn into a powder keg. They have been sorry for us before, and this time, it will be difficult for us to justify ourselves and make them accept it with a smile. After all, that's hundreds of millions of people...... It may seem to us to be hundreds of millions, but among the Confederate tribesmen, it is hundreds of millions of their flesh and blood people......"

"This will be an eternal scar on the inability of humanity to cooperate sincerely, a thorn in the hearts of both sides, full of suspicion and hatred on both sides—I even suspect that when the time comes, I am afraid that when we take a breath, let alone attack the barbarian homeland, we will have to fight."

Zhu Shoufu said helplessly.

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"Then we leave our people, and even our saviors, in great danger and ignore them? The barbarians' intentions are clear - they have failed, but if they fail, they will use this vile means to uproot our bridgehead in the White Star! Even if we don't need that bridgehead, we must keep our loyal allies, loyal people, and lifesavers, right? ”

Meng Gu still said with an angry face.

"That's why I'm embarrassed...... Left can't be right, what can I do? ”

Zhu Shoufu was full of bitterness, and he spread his hands and said.

"Or ...... His Majesty the Emperor would like to decide? The foreign minister said softly.

"No way!"

Chief Meng and Zhu Shoufu spoke in unison.

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"Your Majesty can no longer be involved in state affairs, and must recuperate without distractions for half a year or even more than a year, otherwise your life will be in danger."

Zhu Shoufu sighed again.

"Then you have to come up with a solution, right? Will dragging the problem solve? ”

Meng Gu said angrily.

"Don't be in a hurry......"

The eldest prince of the throne sighed again: "We still have time, as long as we make a decision before the barbarians reach the land bridge, if we don't want to, stop them on the spot." At that time, there must have been a pursuing force behind them, at least King Yong's Eighth Route Army would inevitably pursue to the death. ”

"Let's calm down, okay? Calm down. ”

With the words of the eldest prince, the conference room fell silent again.

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"Your Highness, I still think it should be submitted to Parliament for discussion—at least Parliament."

"This must be decided collectively by the people, or at least the representatives elected by the people, so that we have a clear conscience no matter what."

After a long time, Zhu Shoufu suggested in a low voice again.

"Yes, Your Highness, I also think that at least we have to inform Shainin of them."

Meng Gu also solemnly suggested in a low voice.

"This ...... Let's wait and see......"

The eldest prince sighed again.

"What if...... If we really have to choose the first one, then there will be little room for manoeuvre to inform them. ”

He muttered.

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"But how could we-"

Meng Gu's face was stunned, and he seemed a little anxious again.

The eldest prince looked at Meng Gu with a sigh: "Chief Chief, I know what you mean. But unless it is a life-and-death battle, war is only a continuation of politics, and we must take into account the consequences of all aspects, and before making a decision, we cannot just block another choice because we feel that we will not choose another choice. In this dilemma, we can only choose the lesser of two evils......"

"And inform King Yong and the people, we basically don't have to choose. King Yong is only the commander of the Eighth Route Army and the blood oath ally of the blood elves, but we are responsible for the rise and fall of the entire empire and the blessings of hundreds of millions of people. ”

He explained helplessly.

"Well, maybe you're right. But I'll just emphasize one thing, no matter which one we choose, I'm firmly opposed to putting the millions of Empire's most loyal friends and most loyal people on Hope Island in exchange for the lives of those Alliance Tribesmen! ”

Meng Gu sighed.

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The capital of the Southern Continent.

The grand banquet was held as scheduled, and laughter and laughter filled every corner of the banquet hall.

The young man leaned on a terrace outside the banquet hall, staring at the enchanting starry sky in silence.

"Shainin, what's wrong with you? How do you feel a little stuffy today? ”

There was a sound of footsteps coming from far and near, and when I looked back, it was Lin Han and Su Su who came over, and they looked at the young man with concern and asked.

"I don't know ...... either"

The young man shook his head in annoyance.

"You know, I seem to have always had a natural ability to have a vague sense of danger - which is part of the reason why I am called the god of escape."

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"For example, when we were still a scientific expedition group, I was always very uneasy before we were blocked by barbarians in the far north, and I was even uneasy when I entered the far north forest. Later, the barbarians really appeared. ”

"Then I dreamed of my father all night in Shirahoshi, and when I came over, I found out that my father was ...... And it was just right for ...... at that time."

As the young man spoke, his face was already covered with a hint of gloom, but the two girls patted him on the shoulder, and the other gently held his hand.

The young man also smiled at Lin Han, and turned to Su Su again: "Later, I dreamed of you all night long, and I had the strange dream that you had in the Far North Forest when you were surrounded by barbarians. When I came back, I realized that if I had been even one step slower, I wouldn't have seen you......"

A hint of fear flashed in his eyes, and he said in a low voice.

A pulse flashed in the girl's eyes, and she was already holding the young man's hand, and leaned her head on the young man's shoulder softly.

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"So, I always seemed to have a natural premonition of danger – and now, I feel a little uneasy...... Seems...... It's as if something big is about to happen. ”

The young man said in a low voice.

"But how could it be...... You are already a top-level elemental earth demon battle plus space star demon battle that is about to be promoted, and Sister Su and I are under your protection, and there is no possibility that there will be any security problems. Qi'er Shuang'er Ning'er and they are even more in Lingcheng, extremely north, which is already an absolutely safe area, and the barbarians will not know about them. And the army has already occupied an absolute advantage, and the destruction of the Western Continent barbarians is just around the corner......"

Lin Yan suddenly said suspiciously, and then, she seemed to think of something again: "Ah, could it be that Hope Island was discovered by the White Star Barbarians?" But that doesn't matter...... Hope Island is easy to defend and difficult to attack, and the barbarian army is in the mountains and seas, even if they transfer all the troops of the cross front to attack, I am afraid that the storm ocean will be enough for them. What's more, we still have more than 100,000 troops left on Hope Island, and His Majesty the Blood Elf King and the small demon generals are also there. ”

"Everything is fine, nothing to worry about......"

The girl thought about it, but she wondered.

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"That's why I wondered......"

The young man was also distressed.

"Anyway, I always feel uneasy - Lin girl, we also participated in their celebration, and now the banquet is about to pass, tomorrow morning, let's go back to the front line, right? I always felt as if something was going to happen at the front line......"

He whispered.

"It can't be...... Could it be that the barbarians still want to die? That's even more impossible...... That will only hasten their death, and they dare to play tricks in front of me? ”

Lin Han muttered suspiciously.

"Okay, then we'll leave tomorrow to return to the front."

Immediately, she looked at the young man and said softly. (To be continued.) )