Chapter 47—The Apostles (6)

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Now it was the dwarf's turn to fall into deep thought, and Servis, who had already figured it out, interjected.

"Have you found out who the traitor is?"

"If I had known, I wouldn't be here. "Link is a damn liar in the face, but luckily Edgar is not like DND, and there is no rule that the good god apostles are not allowed to lie hypocritically.

However, he did find it strange that the Watch Fortress was surrounded by the undead, and although the trip to Grantham Fortress was only temporarily changed after his prophetic dream reminder, who could be sure that it was not the Grim Reaper's conspiracy?

Link plans to solve the problem of Hohenheim and set out to find out the traitorous traitors of the enemy, find out and make an example of a hundred, this kind of offending people can only be done by him who has no concerns about his subjects and relatives.

The two dwarves were deliberating in a low voice in dwarven language, and Jim thought Link's Tiyì could be tried.

"The situation is changing rapidly, and even the gods in the heavens cannot guarantee their fate, let alone mortals on earth. "Wolf has too many concerns, he has the entire clan on his shoulders, and any decision is related to the life and death of the clan.

"That's why we have to seize the rare opportunity, not every time we can be as lucky as this time, even if we take home the garden, we can't fight the undead. Jim was especially concerned about the Child of Nature's suggestion that the dwarves refused to help humanity because they had nothing to do with him, which must have implied that if there was a next time, he would definitely not do it again.

"Do you have to join forces with humans......" Wolf was sold into slavery for the second time, and his hatred for humans was far from the dead.

"Personally, I prefer the term 'cooperation in the common good'. After listening for a while, Link expressed his opinion, and saw the two dwarves looking at him with a look of trepidation, "Don't you know? ”

Wolf: "......"

Jim: "......"

Servis cleared his throat, "Your Excellency, I am willing to accept your offer. ”

He squinted at Wolf, and the dwarven patriarch gritted his teeth and nodded, "I agree." ”

"Great. So. Let's start working on a formal alliance agreement. ”

Servis and Wolf both looked at Link in shock, didn't that just count?

"No, no, no, you misunderstood, what I just said is just a premise. During the month that the mercenary leader's house was sojourning, Link not only thought about how to deal with the mage, but also spent more energy on how to eliminate the conflict between dwarves and humans. If you don't have a detailed plan. He wouldn't have taken the liberty of bringing it up.

"First, I'm going to lift Vaolet's invisible barrier. As soon as Link finished speaking, Servis was the first to jump out and object.

"Your Excellency, this is absolutely unacceptable, do you think that only those refugees in the forest want to enter the city? If it weren't for the protection of the barrier and the harsh conditions, Vaolet would not have been larger than it is now. ”

"Of course I know that, can you let me finish my sentence. Link finally experienced the distress of being interrupted all the time, "The reason why I have to let the dwarves stay is because I like the characteristics of all the people. Rather, they value your extraordinary talents in forging and building. ”

Wolf's heart moved, and he understood the hidden meaning of Link's words: "You want us to help the humans expand Vaolet?"

Link nodded, yes, this is one of the cores of the Temporary Alliance. The Dwarves are unrivaled in their craft in forging and building, and with their help, they can transform Vaolet into a fortress rather than a flashy haven of pleasure.

"Expansion?" Servis was stunned for a moment, and then reacted. Is this the Child of Nature going to transform Vaolet into a fortress like Grantham's dwelling, defense, and integration? A large part of the reason why he was willing to take over from his eldest brother to become the lord of the city was that Valolet was one of the few cities that was not attacked by the undead. Undo the enchantment. If it is expanded into a military fortress, won't it become a target for the undead?

"Count Senior. Seeing his retreat from Servis's face, Link deliberately straightened his face, "I thought I made it clear before that the reason why the undead don't attack the territories of certain nobles is because they respect their status and titles. It's not that I'm afraid of their strength, it's just to intimidate people like you who are wavering and bent on self-preservation. ”

was directly clicked on his mind, and Sevis's face was a little unbearable, but fortunately, he had great endurance. There is no displeasure on the table.

While Link slowly approached, he also performed the soundproofing technique: "I once fought with Crane, and with his strength, he is only a low-level elemental envoy, and he has not yet reached the threshold of becoming a necromancer. The chaotic camp pursues the rule of the jungle, how do you think his strength can stand out?"

Servis chuckled inwardly, not for Link to mention his half-brother again, but for Crane's strength. Previously, because of disgust, the idea that out of sight is pure, and the number of mages who defected to the Necromantic Empire was increasing year by year, he hadn't thought about this carefully. Now that the Child of Nature mentioned it, he suddenly felt that it was not good.

"It's just to win over people like you. Link's next words made Servis even more uneasy.

It was my father's order to let the outcasts and mercenaries pretend to be Kronberg knights, but he was the one who did it. Remembering that the Child of Nature had mentioned that traitors would be punished severely, Servis sweated on his forehead. Having witnessed the brief duel between Link and the ** master, he would no longer be foolish enough to think that he could get rid of the Children of Nature on his own or by plotting a conspiracy.

"You only think of the sad fate of the nobles who have no territory, but do you not think of the fate of the nobles who have no subjects? Without the peasants, you can no longer enjoy delicious food and wine. Without a craftsman, you would never be able to wear these luxurious garments that symbolize status. Without soldiers, you can't protect yourself from the undead. Your title, your territory, your security, everything is built on your subjects, and without them, you are nothing. Even the dwarves, who are known for their stubbornness, can understand the stakes, and even let go of their hatred for humans, so why can't you, who claim to be wise, see through it? Don't you want to hear the title of lord of others for you one day, not the lord of a city?"

Seves slid his throat, of course he wanted to, but ......

"If you can't even run a city well, don't dream of being a prince. With that, Link withdrew the barrier. Knowing that he was talking secretly with the city lord, everyone except Finn stared at him, and everyone kept their eyes on it.

It was determined that the conversation between Link and Servis had come to an end for the time being, and Elsie, who had not spoken, put forward his opinion on behalf of ordinary people, and the concentration of population in large cities did not just give the undead a chance to be annihilated in one fell swoop?

"I'm not a spur of the moment to propose this building, the scattered villages are certainly protected by the Pillars of the Earth, but it is for ordinary undead, and once they encounter a necromancer or a lich, the barrier of the Pillars of the Earth cannot protect the people who live in it. Gathering the diaspora in a big city is not to give the undead a chance to annihilate in one fell swoop, but to make everyone work together to fight the undead. The Battle of Grantham is an example, with the efforts of many parties, didn't they also repel the undead? casualties are inevitable, but if everyone wants to be in a safe corner, in the end what awaits you will only be death. Link knew that it was not the nobles or dwarves who were most difficult to convince, but the large number of ordinary people. Everyone held the idea that fighting was the responsibility of the ruling class and the soldiers, and that it was none of their business, and it was this evasive mentality that made the Undead Empire stronger and stronger.

In contrast to Serves's foresight, the dwarves do not regret deciding what to do, and immediately enter the process of discussing the details. Wolf wanted to know what Link's specific ideas for remodeling and how to house the growing number of refugees after the barrier was lifted. There has to be a plan, once the Valolet opens, there will be not just a few thousand, but even tens of thousands. There were already 30,000 people in this town, but if the number of people continued to increase by tens of thousands, how could the daily consumption of grain be solved by the current Vaolet at all? Even if it doubled to 60,000 yuan, it would be a lot of expenses, and what about the funds? Refugees and poor people could not afford to pay taxes, and how could the city lord manage his finances beyond his means?

When it comes to these specific Link, he is a complete layman, "I want to think about how to solve the problem of a large number of immigrants, and as for the funding and how to operate, that's a matter of the two of them." ”

He proposed to build a wall before removing the barrier, counting the current Vaolet as an inner city, adding a new city outside, and some hard conditions that must be met in order to obtain residency. First, it doesn't matter if you participate in militarized training, militia and mercenaries, in short, everyone must be able to understand some basic combat skills. Second, participate in the renovation and expansion of Waiolette and the reclamation of farmland. Third, you must be involved in the delivery of goods more than three times a year. All three are indispensable.

"There are a lot of idle farmland nearby, but ...... Even if it is a condition for entering the city, civilians may not be willing to work. "They'd rather stay in the forest with nothing to do than try their luck in other cities." For this reason, I have to allocate a part of the nobles' supplies to them every month. ”

Oh, this guy would do such a good thing, whether he was doing it for the sake of face or if he didn't want too many dead people outside the city, anyway, if I wanted to carry out my plan, I couldn't continue to let the civilians work so indulgently.

Servis continued to complain that if it was really to be expanded, the forest would be a thorny problem, and those ancient trees could sense killing intent and evil thoughts, let alone shovel down, even if they broke branches and leaves, they would be attacked very harshly. His remarks can be regarded as agreeing with Link's suggestion.

Tree Man...... It really can't be moved, whether it's as a child of nature or personal preference, Link doesn't want to destroy the forest.

Link stood up suddenly, and everyone was staring at him.

"I went out of town to do a test, and if it was successful, I could fix the expansion once and for all. (To be continued!)