Chapter 111: The Emperor
Since five hundred years ago, the experienced and well-informed veteran powerhouses of the Western Continent Adventurer Guild have joined forces to formulate a fairly objective and accurate evaluation system in order to better measure the level of force in the Western Continent.
According to this system, the Adventurers' Guild compiled two lists, named Golden Dragon and Silver Dragon, respectively, to rank the top powerhouses in the Western Continent.
Among them, the list of golden dragons is all the existence of extremely outstanding comprehensive strength on the mainland, while the list of silver dragons includes the younger generation with high potential - of course, both lists only include members of the humanoid intelligent race, otherwise the dragon clan is too strong......
And Konstantin, the emperor of the Vola Empire, is ranked seventeenth on the list of golden dragons and fourth on the list of silver dragons at the same time!
What is this concept?
To put it simply, Kairol, who had fought against Hedda and Red Flame before the Inheritance Temple, could only rank as high as a hundred on the Golden Dragon List, while the third place on the Silver Dragon List was the best student of the world-famous Dragon Slayer Sword Saint Shiva, who could fight an adult brass dragon at the age of twenty without winning or losing!
Even Grand Duke Jon, who came from another world and possessed an extremely high talent for demonic and martial dual cultivation, could actually only rank fifth after Konstantin on the Silver Dragon List.
So it's completely understandable why Konstantin dared to meet the three dragons alone.
Besides, don't forget, this is the core of the Vola Empire, even if there is really only the emperor himself in this room, Iroh doesn't believe that there will be no strong people hiding in the dark to peep at everything.
Even if you take 10,000 steps back and say that there are no other strong people here, Konstantin can't stop the three dragons from joining forces, but don't forget what your purpose is now.
Holding the emperor hostage, in fact, is useless for this purpose!
"Don't play with me, don't think that the superiority of the race is something to be proud of for you, as long as you open your mouth, I can see the bottom of your throat. Konstantin looked at Yan coldly and said, and then changed his words, "The moment you entered the Red Lotus Castle, I had already notified the Golden Dragon Advisors stationed here. As long as I have a thought, the Divine Dragon City side will know everything that is happening in this room!"
And so it was......
Iroh was a little more vigilant in his heart, but fortunately he didn't act rashly before.
"His Majesty the Emperor is eloquent and strategic, and naturally it is not beyond our reach. After being silent for a while, Yan maintained a calm smile and saluted, this phantom dragon seems to be very good at camouflaging his true thoughts with a smile, and at the same time using it to paralyze the enemy, "But Your Majesty is probably not very willing to continue to guard the border for those people, right?"
"Oh, play differentiation? ”
Konstantin didn't show any emotion, as if he was watching a clown show, staring at Yan quietly.
"We don't mean anything about it, we're just trying to get a win-win situation. ”
As soon as these words came out, the atmosphere in the entire room suddenly froze a little. Konstantin was still staring at Yan, but his gaze seemed to be a little colder.
I have to say that in the conversation between him and Yan, there is danger hidden everywhere. However, Yan is worthy of being extremely thoughtful, and even in this situation, he still answers almost without leaking, if it were replaced by Iroh or Leviathan...... It will never be possible to this extent.
This is not actually because Iroh and Leviathan's intelligence is really inferior to Yan, but some other factors, such as psychology and insight.
Especially in this regard, Yan has a complete inheritance of hating dragons, which is naturally much stronger than Ello, who didn't even know who he was at the beginning.
Leviathan's words, while it is undeniable that the encounter he has always tried to hide did give him a unique experience, but it will take time for him to truly turn that experience into soft power.
"Huh...... Hahaha!"
Just a second before the atmosphere in the room was about to explode, a loud laugh suddenly came from Konstantin's mouth, and the originally powerful and powerful low voice was urged by Konstantin's somewhat deliberate fighting spirit, spreading this sound wave with a little mental shock ability to every corner of the room, which was a threat without a trace, but also an invisible solution.
The next moment, the tall man sitting on the throne changed his posture a little casually, although he was still surrounded by that unparalleled imperial aura, but the initial cold anger had disappeared.
"Not bad. Say, how do you see that...... I'm thinking something similar, Colored Dragon?"
Konstantin seemed to be in a good mood, as if he was going to rub his temples habitually, but he did so because of his visor.
"Your Majesty, this is just a little analysis of the current situation, and it is not a commendable ability. ”
Yan shook his head humbly, he didn't look like a normal dragon anymore. He said slowly: "The current situation in the Western Continent can be described as 'undercurrent surge'. ”
"At first glance, the situation on the continent is generally quite stable: the countries have barely exercised restraint between them, and even if conflicts break out, they are limited to local areas; the dark forces have been suppressed to the death, demons and demons have been excluded from the main plane by the Divine Light Great Enchantment of the Holy Judgment Venerable, the colored dragons have been hunted down by the Star Shadow Venerable, and the Northwest Orcs have been kept out of the Vola Empire...... It's so stable that it couldn't be more stable. ”
"However, this is only scratching the surface. Yan chuckled lightly, and continued, "The all-out war between Falkenridge and Stacy has begun, in which Falkenridge has reached a strategic alliance with the Duchy of Wetsie, and Stasi has united the Duchy of Taukaba, coupled with the fanning of some surrounding countries, such as the Principality of Sefi and Kore, this so-called local conflict has directly expanded into a dispute in the southeast of the continent......"
"And, after these two small states, there are the two empires of Hawar and Tadoya. ”
"The Havar Empire has long ceased to regard Falkenridge as a dispensable vassal, and Tadoya is bent on taking this opportunity to extend the power of the Dawn Holy See to the Havar Empire," Yan said eloquently, "In addition, I believe that Your Majesty has paid attention to the changes in the royal capital of Falkenridge twelve years ago, and the forces that have surfaced in that incident...... Quite a lot. ”
Konstantin also nodded slightly.
Hawar and Tadoya have long been bitter rivals, but unlike Falkenridge and Stasi, their contradictions exist on a deeper level.
Hawar is the most economically powerful country in the Western Continent, believing in the power of money more than the power of the gods. And Tadoya is the sphere of influence of the Holy See of Dawn, so he naturally can't get used to the "greedy" Havars.
To put it bluntly, this is an ideological conflict, and although it does not seem to be as fierce as the opposition of a feud, it is far more difficult to reconcile than a feud - because the result of reconciliation can only be the complete defeat of one side!
The war between Falkenridge and Stacy has been going on for almost a month, and the two countries can be said to have won and lost each other during this time. Falkenridge didn't expect that Falkenridge would be so numerous and like a phoenix in flames, no matter how many times he repelled it, he would be able to make a comeback, and Falkenridge didn't expect Falkenridge to be so difficult to deal with, and the original plan to break through the defense line in one month was completely ruined.
As the war gradually became a stalemate, Hawar and Tadoya began to intervene in the war as a matter of course.
Hawar condemned the injustice of Stasi's invasion internationally, while Tadoya affirmed the righteousness of Stasi's revenge, and the diplomats of the two countries fought daily with each other, desperately trying to pull morality to their side.
Outside of diplomacy, the most obvious move by the two countries has been to provide assistance to Falkenridge and Stasi, both explicitly and covertly.
In other words, the two great powers are taking the opportunity of this all-out war to build a bridgehead and then lay out a future showdown!
Now the general public may not know, but the upper echelons like Konstantin have seen that starting with the all-out war between Falkenridge and Stasi, this ideological conflict is about to erupt, and how long can the so-called stability last?
After pondering for a moment, as the smell of gunpowder in the air subsided slightly, Konstantin smiled and spoke: "Troubled times are coming, so you plan to ask me to invest in order to make a big profit in the future?"
However, before the three of them could answer, his face changed slightly: "But it's better not to talk nonsense about guarding the border, that kind of topic is always easy to become sensitive......"
As he spoke, his face sank, and the cold aura he had before once again emanated.
Of course, these changes were not uncommon for the three dragons, and they did not appear to be alarmed by this, but responded almost instantly.
Lowering his eyelids, Yan bowed deeply in a slightly humble gesture, and his tone was full of respect: "I'm so sorry, Your Majesty." However, the woman beside me is the current supreme leader of the Northwest Orcs. In your heart, I don't think you would mind listening to her a little, would you?"
Leviathan also stepped up at the right time: "Your Majesty can call me Leviansen, the current Northwest Orcs, it is right to obey my orders - as for whether what I said is true or false, I believe Your Majesty will soon know." ”
The words are very level, so that people can't find anything wrong.
Konstantin was stunned for a moment, and his face turned slightly brighter: "This really surprised me a little......
Although the invasion of the orc army dealt a huge blow to the Vola Empire twenty years ago, and even led to the death of Konstantin's grandfather and parents, he himself did not hate the Northwest Orcs very much.
At least on the bright side.
There is nothing incomprehensible about this, after all, Konstantin is now the emperor, and many times he cannot make decisions based on personal likes and dislikes. The Northwest Orcs have been able to entrench themselves in a corner of the continent for thousands of years, but they have not been wiped out, so they naturally have their own strengths. And with the threat of the orcs disappearing, the human race is not as united as before, and now the other three empires can let the Walla Empire sit on the strongest military precisely because it is needed to contain the northwest orcs.
Once the Northwest Orcs are completely wiped out, hundreds of thousands of square kilometers of land in the northwest of the entire continent may be annexed by the Vola Empire, and the trend of one dominance will appear, which is absolutely intolerable to the three major powers!
"Your Majesty, this time I am here to hold peace talks with you. ”
Listening to Leviathan's words, Konstantin whispered "oh", but there was not much surprise on his face, he looked at this woman with an ordinary face, and a strange light flashed in his eyes, "This is indeed beyond my expectations...... If you want to talk, it's not impossible. ”