"Then let's talk about the second possibility."

"Their second option was to make a desperate bet and send the navy to attack Lionport directly. Actually, the attack on the Lion Harbor is not the key, the key is...... They may want to destroy the Lion Harbor directly, or even Athens. In this way, even if they fail elsewhere, destroying Athens will be enough to give an account to their gods. ”

Fast whispered, "This is something we didn't have to think about. Yes, if Persia can't break through the hot springs, it is really possible to die and break the net. Even if our Greek navy is stronger, Persia can destroy Lion Harbor with numerical superiority. Once the Legend strikes, the waves are enough to destroy the entire city of Athens. ”

"There is also a third possibility, that is, to transport troops to the Marathon Plain again, and it is far easier to attack the Marathon Fortress than to attack the Hot Spring Pass. Moreover, they have plenty of troops, and if we carry out the four-front battles of Hot Spring Pass, Hunting God Strait, Marathon, and Lion Harbor, and continue to drag on, we are afraid that we will be dragged down alive. Su Ye said.

"It's a headache. If Persia is really shameless, and uses this way to fight Greece, or even send troops in a steady stream, we will definitely not be able to bear it. Fast frowned.

"Therefore, what really determines the victory or defeat of Hippous this time is not only the battle of Hot Springs, but also the naval battle. As long as the Persian fleet is completely routed, we can attack their barracks at Thermopylae Pass or Marathon Plains with impunity on the sea. But only if it ...... To lift the ban on Plato's Academy, allow us mages to build more powerful magic warships, magic motherships! ”

Fast let out a long sigh.

Su Ye didn't seem to see Fast's expression, and continued: "As far as I know, as early as more than ten years ago, Master Plato proposed to build a magic mothership, and the academy only needs the right to use it, and the command will be handed over to the God of War Mountain and the major temples. However, out of fear of the magician, Athens decisively rejected the proposal. ”

"The magic mothership is the most powerful magic ship designed by a magician, and a magic tower is built on it, even if the legend and the sanctuary do not attack with their own hands, just relying on the golden mage, it can also urge a powerful magic energy circle and bombard the magic of ultra-long distances. Basically, as long as there is a magic mothership, the Greek navy will run rampant on the sea, and unless the legend personally attacks, it will become an unsinkable island in the sea, no less than the hero sea monster, only the demigod sea monster can be above it. ”

Perhaps Plato's Academy at that time was too exaggerated in its description of the mothership, which frightened many nobles, who were afraid that it was a conspiracy of magicians, so they used all means to obstruct the construction of the mothership. Eventually, it led to the grounding of the Mothership project. Over the years, Athens has repeatedly fought naval battles with some countries, except for the Battle of Marathon, which was a complete victory, and the other naval battles have been won and lost, with a total loss of more than one magic mothership. But even then, Athens refused. ”

"If it weren't for Plato's Academy, which took care of the overall situation, it would have cooperated with other city-states to build a magic mothership and sweep the seas."

Fast let out a long sigh again and said, "If you participate in the military meeting, you will understand that the short-sightedness of those noble generals is far beyond imagination. For the sake of the petty interests of their own families, for the short-term interests of the nobility, they did not care at all about the long-term and overall interests of Athens and even Greece as a whole. I can say with certainty that some nobles would rather let the Persian army break through Athens than see Plato's academy grow again. ”

Su Ye smiled coldly and said: "I don't need to participate to understand, take a look at the history books, there are too many such things, for the sake of a few people and short-term interests, abandoning the interests of the majority and the long-term, the final result will inevitably be a stench for ten thousand years." It's a pity that they have never been able to get out of the cage of rats, and generation after generation of people have always been spiraling in place. In the eyes of those nobles, the Persian nobles were friends, and there was no difference between magicians and domestic slaves. ”

"You really see the problem thoroughly, General Mithiades is such a kind and generous man, he was furious on the spot at the meeting, and after the meeting he dropped the pottery. Of course, I didn't want to drop the porcelain you sent. Fast looked helpless.

"What does the general mean?" Su Ye asked.

Fast said: "The general actually has no choice, although he has a slightly unparalleled army, but in terms of treating nobles and the God of War Mountain, he has always been less radical than Pericles and Themis, he is a nobleman after all, and he can't openly oppose the God of War Mountain." ”

Su Ye pondered for a long time and said: "I will contact Plato's Academy for this matter, and I can tell you one thing on behalf of Plato's Academy, if we can't build a magic mothership, then our academy will refuse to be recruited, and our academy will all be relocated to Miletus, and we are willing to accept the protection of Persia." ”

"You!" Fast stood up sharply, his eyes breathing fire, but after a moment, the flames disappeared, and he sat down helplessly with his head in his hands in his hands, like an old man bent over to pick up garbage in a dark corner.

At this moment, no one could tell that he was a dignified Saint Domain General.

Su Ye said expressionlessly: "Tempe Valley defense line, we can participate in the battle." In the defense of Thermopylae, we can participate in the battle, and even in the Athenian defense battle, we can also participate in the battle, but only if our rear is safe and no one in our vicinity stabs us. The Greek navy is simply not capable of defeating the Persian navy, once it can't hold the Hunting God Strait, and the Persian navy lands from the rear of the Thermopylae, our participation in the Thermopay Pass is tantamount to suicide! Tell me, why are we involved in a battle that will be lost or killed? ”

"But ......"

"Nothing! I'm going to send a magical letter to Provost Larens right now, stating my position. If there is no Mothership and the Platonic Academy is still at war, I will leave the Platonic Academy immediately, and then spend a lot of money to use the temple teleportation to teleport to Miletus. With my current strength, the magicians of the Miletus School will definitely do everything they can to keep me. ”

After Su Ye finished speaking, he immediately opened the magic book and sent a magic letter to Provost Larens.

Subsequently, Su Ye showed Larens's reply to Fast.

"What you say is very reasonable, we in Plato's Academy do not fight to the death. We consider a result within three days. Personally, I support you, but in the end, I will have to submit to the arrangement of the Academy. ”

Fast looked at Larens' letter and was silent for a long time.

Su Ye stretched out three fingers and said, "Starting tomorrow, I will give you three days." If the Ares Mountain disagrees with the Mothership plan, then I will start lobbying at Plato's Academy for all the magicians to resist this expedition and prepare to flee Athens and go to Miletus or even Rome. Perhaps, in the end, someone in Plato's Academy will remain, but I can guarantee that none of the brightest people in the Academy will remain. "Look at good books

"You are Greeks." General Fast said.

"But we don't want to be dead people in Greece, let alone dead people!"

"If you do this, it will only provoke the resistance of the God of War Mountain."

Su Ye smiled slightly and said, "I have a compromise solution." ”

"You...... Go ahead. Fast sighed helplessly, it turned out that Su Ye said this before, just to put pressure on himself.

"I can make God of War Mountain not lose face, and let our Plato Academy get the license to make a magic mothership. But the premise is that the God of War Mountain is willing to cooperate. ”

Fast frowned, thought for a long time, and said, "Impossible, I've never heard of any concession that can bypass the God of War Mountain. ”

"Temple Charter." Su Ye Dao.

"Huh?" Fast looked at Su Ye dumbfounded.

The dignified Sacred Domain General was so shocked that he couldn't speak.

After a while, Fast said, "Don't be kidding. Do you know the consumption of the Great Sacrifice for a temple concession of this level? Only if the patriarch of the demigod family comes forward in person and sacrifices at least five million golden eagles worth more than five million gold eagles can it be obtained. A magic mothership is no more than 10 million golden eagles. ”

"No kidding, I can get it." Su Ye Dao.

Fast suddenly fell into deep thought, but soon came to his senses, and asked in a low voice: "Now that all Greece says that you are doted on by the goddess of wisdom, what means do you have in the temple of the goddess of wisdom?" ”

Su Ye didn't answer, and said to himself: "As long as the temple is licensed and the God of War Mountain does not fight, you can join forces to build a magic mothership." After the battle, if the Hill of War feels that the Mothership is a threat, it can prohibit the Mothership from being stationed in Lion Harbor and let the Mothership go to the overseas territory of Athens. Our academy wants to build a magic mothership, not to fight against the sacred mountain, but to protect Athens. Of course, we also have some selfish intentions, which is to test some magic techniques, and if we can build a magic mothership, then the magic power of our academy will be on a higher level. ”

"Can you really get special permission? I've heard before that your academy has already been granted a temple concession once, but that time it didn't include motherships. ”

"Then a new concession." Su Ye Dao.

Fast thought for a while, stood up suddenly, stared at Su Ye's eyes and said, "Since you have spoken to this level, if the God of War Mountain still does not agree, then I will also make the final decision." I can't leave Athens, I can't leave Greece, but if you leave Athens and let Athens lose its last hope, then, in the first battle between Persia and Greece, I will be the first to go out and challenge the other party's holy land, one by one, until I die in battle! You, either wait for the news of the cooperation of the God of War Mountain, or wait for the news of my death in Milidu. ”

With that, Fast strode out.

The back is majestic, and the gray hair seems to be burning with a glittering fire, illuminating the yard.

Su Ye sat on the chair and watched Fast's back disappear into the courtyard for a long time.

"I can die for Greece, but not for mistakes and sins."

Su Ye sat for a long time, and suddenly sighed deeply.

I saw this young man who was talking with the generals in the army a moment ago and pointing out the country, and in the blink of an eye, he went back to the house to do his homework.

At noon the next day, the cafeteria of the college was bustling.

The pig goblins respectfully held the magic plate in front of Su Ye, watched the magic plate jump in front of Su Ye by itself, and then looked at Su Ye with their eyes.

No one else could feel it, but they could clearly feel the powerful aura of the Golden Mage, which was enough to crush their pig hearts.