On the main hall of Shengpan Mountain, although it was late at night, the palace was brightly lit, and the heavily armed palace guards put their hands around the palace gate, staring vigilantly around, raising the security to the highest level. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 ｉｎｆｏ

In a secret room in the inner sanctum, King Kalai and Master Qiu were discussing something.

"Qiu, you've been with me for more than fifty years, aren't you?" King Kalai asked, looking at the starry sky, with a long breath.

"Yes, Your Majesty! My subordinates, as the imperial guards, were fortunate to be selected by you and assigned to the Holy Pan Hall to cultivate, which is why we have today's cultivation. Master Qiu replied sincerely, but he didn't know why King Kalai had asked.

"Hehe! You have a good memory. In the past 50 years, you have fought with me in the north and south, participated in countless battles against foreign invasions, risked your life to block the sneak attacks of strong enemies for me many times, and secretly protected Fia for many years. It's been so hard for you all these years!" said King Kalai lightly.

"Your Majesty, these are the duties of your subordinates. However, when it comes to protecting Her Royal Highness, there were times when his subordinates were not effective back then..."Master Qiu replied humbly.

"Hehe, you're talking about Fiya's encounter with the human demon hunting team back then, right? yes, if it weren't for the group of Blue Star Clansmen who appeared in time that time, I'm afraid the little girl would have met with an accident. Now that I think about it, I should be very grateful to them!" exclaimed King Kale.

"Your Majesty, speaking of this, have you already decided to establish diplomatic relations with the Blue Star Country?" asked Master Qiu cautiously.

King Kale, shaking his head, slowly stood up and paced slowly across the main hall. Seeing the king like this, Master Qiu knew that Kalai must be difficult to break off this matter in his heart, but tomorrow the Council of Elders will hold a second vote, and the king has not yet made a decision on this matter, so he has missed the opportunity to change the fortunes of the Fish-Man Country. So he boldly stepped forward and dared to ask for instructions: "Your Majesty!

King Kalai sighed, and instead of answering, he asked, "Oh, you mean that you approve of our alliance with the Blue Star Nation, and tell me, what is the reason for your approval?"

Seeing the king's majestic eyes, Master Qiu's heart sank, and he was silent for a moment, and finally boldly said the words that had been suppressed in his heart for a long time.

Since the founding of the country, our Fishman Kingdom has always adhered to the legacy of our ancestors, advocating nature, living in peace and happiness, and no matter how the outside world changes, we will never change our way of life for thousands of years. Therefore, although the Fish-Man Kingdom is not strong, it has maintained a state of stability and unity for thousands of years. ”

"However, although we love peace and want to live in friendship with the neighboring countries and peoples, the foreign people do not think so. Since the founding of the country, our country has suffered many foreign invasions. Shark Demon Clan, Flying Fish Clan, Gui Kingdom, Yue Kingdom, Jiapu Kingdom, Human Demon Hunting Team... We don't know how many opponents we have fought with, and we have even been forced to use the Shengpan Mountain Great Array on several occasions to barely repel the incoming enemy, which has also greatly damaged the country's vitality, and it took nearly a hundred years to barely recover its national strength. However, thanks to the protection of our ancestors, although we have been invaded by foreign countries, we have never been completely conquered by foreign peoples, and we have always struggled to maintain a state of independence. ”

"However, in the last hundred years, the situation has gradually changed. We have been passively dealing with the outside world, and we have not noticed the changes that have quietly taken place in the outside world, especially the changes in human beings!"

"The reason why our Fish-Man Country has been able to stand here for thousands of years is because of a powerful navy, whether it is the Flat Whale Warrior or the Flying Dolphin Warrior, they are super weapons in naval warfare, and we don't know how many invading strong enemies have been defeated in history. However, none of this lasts forever. ”

"Two thousand five hundred years ago, the Gui army that invaded for the first time rode in a giant spell canoe with a tonnage of only 100 tons, although there were many more of them, but how could they be the opponents of our Flat Whale Clan and Flying Dolphin Warriors? A thousand years ago, when the army of the country of Kopu invaded, their warships became thousand-ton galleons loaded with more mana, which were much faster, but they were also defeated by our army, but we also paid a great price. Eight hundred years ago, for the first time, humans used giant demon hunting ships equipped with new attack weapons, and the speed was finally faster than that of our army's flat whale mounts, making the gap between human strength at sea and ours even smaller. The human demon hunting ships have been improving for hundreds of years, and our army's sea mounts have not changed. Until 20 years ago, the Kopu Navy, equipped with new warships and a variety of heavy-hit, long-range mana attack weapons, unexpectedly defeated our army... This battle has finally announced that the superiority of our Fish-Man Nation Navy over the human Navy has completely disappeared!"

Master Qiu's face showed a look of anger and helplessness, and even a hint of hidden deep fear, and he said in a trembling voice: "What's even more terrifying is... Your Majesty, you have not seen an exercise displayed by the warships of the visiting Blue New Kingdom at sea for our army two days ago... That battleship, which was made entirely of steel, was also loaded with an astonishing protective shield on the outer layer, and our navy did not have a magic weapon that could break through its defenses! The most frightening thing was its attack weapon, just the giant musket used by mortals, which could easily and accurately hit a target more than ten miles away! The power of each attack was equivalent to the attack power of a large array spell... The subordinates dare to tell the truth... If Lan Xinguo commits with a dozen such warships... Our navy is by no means their opponent! And according to the officers and men of Lan Xinguo, it is not their most powerful warship..."

Speaking of this, Master Qiu pleaded excitedly: "Your Majesty! Mankind is undergoing earth-shaking changes, making progress and becoming stronger every day! And we are staying in this ancient sea, conservative and self-contained, we are already far behind mankind! If we don't change, then it will be too late!"

"My subordinates are worried! If one day... I'm afraid that day will not be too late... When a foreign army equipped with all kinds of new terrorist weapons invades our country, can the Shengpanshan Great Array defeat such a formidable enemy as it has done in the past? Your Majesty! Now it is finally time for a strong man to break his wrist! The legacy of the ancestors can no longer adapt to the current situation! If we do not change the teachings of the ancestors and carry out reforms, I am afraid that we will not have a chance!" Master Qiu's eyes were filled with tears, and he knelt down on one knee with excitement.

"Shut up! Is the ancestor's testament changed just as you say?!coughcoughcough..."

King Kale's face changed dramatically when he heard this, and he was so excited that a burst of blue star flames appeared on his body, but he immediately coughed violently from internal injuries.

Hearing King Kalai's cough, Master Qiu glanced up a little worriedly, but only saw King Kalai's back, Master Qiu didn't notice, King Kale quietly took out a handkerchief and wiped a trace of blood from the corner of his mouth.

After half a ring, King Kalai let out a long breath, turned to Master Qiu and said, "Qiu, get up!"

Seeing the appearance of King Kalai, Master Qiu was shocked, and he found that the king's face was frighteningly white at the moment, and there was no trace of blood, as if he was several years old.

"Your Majesty, are you alright?"

King Kalai shook his head and said, "It's okay... Alas... I know what you're talking about... It's just that there aren't many people in our Fish-Man Kingdom who can recognize this..."

"You can also see the results of the first vote of the Council of Elders, most of the elders do not agree to establish diplomatic relations with Lan Xinguo, this is just the establishment of diplomatic relations, if what is required is to carry out changes in the country and change the legacy of the ancestors, then there will be more opposition! I am afraid that the vast majority of elders will not agree. ”

"What's more, Patriarch Moody is extremely opposed to this matter, and he has already attracted a large number of elders. If I force this decision, it will push everyone who is dissatisfied with me to his side, and there will be fewer and fewer people who really support me... Patriarch Moody's plot for the throne is not a day or two! I can still control it, but if one day I suddenly sit down, and Fia's strength is not strong enough, Patriarch Moody will never let go of this opportunity! He will definitely use the powerful influence in the Council of Elders to attack Fia... If that's the case, I'm afraid, the throne will change hands!"

King Kale's face showed deep worry, he had reached the end of his life, and what he was most concerned about at the moment was the reputation of his coffin, and the second was whether Fia could succeed smoothly. If he offends the other ministers of the court at this moment, it will greatly weaken the forces that support Fia. What's more, King Kalai is not the kind of person who kills decisively, and does not dare to suppress the opposition with thunder, and can only maintain an increasingly difficult balance between conservatives and radicals, which makes him extremely painful.

Hearing the king's contradictory and painful confession, Master Qiu didn't know how to persuade him. The two monarchs and ministers stood silently, only the stars in the sky flashed one by one, as if they were laughing at the fools of the world.

At this moment, the door of the secret room suddenly opened, and a breath of fresh air poured in, blowing away the dull atmosphere in the room. A hearty voice also followed: "Your Majesty, the matter has come to this, what are you still hesitating about?! Only the establishment of diplomatic relations with Lan Xinguo is the right choice!"