"What do you mean by 'snatching love with a knife'? Obviously, you stinky little devil has been following my daughter since she was a child, but Nuo Yin has never regarded you as a target!" the duke kicked Xiude again and scolded him. "If you dare to talk nonsense like this next time and ruin my daughter's reputation, the old man will tell you what 'trouble comes from the mouth'!"

"Teacher, you can't be so favoritistic...... Xiude protested with a sad face.

"Stop talking nonsense, come and sit down. The Duke pointed to the seat opposite and asked Xiude to come and take a seat.

"That's the end of the mess, stinky boy...... I heard that you have been soaking in stacks of books for the past three years, tell me, which books are you reading?"

The duke's voice revealed a stern expression that he had not had before, and Xiude unconsciously put away his playful expression and sat down respectfully opposite the duke.

"Well, I'm reading a history book. ”

"Historical texts?"

"Well, in the past three years, I have read through the historical books of the royal family, the collection of the Tower of Babel, and all the other documents I can find. The history of the birth and disappearance of all the nations of the earthly realm from ancient times to the present day is recorded here. Saying this, Xiude gently put his hand on his forehead.

"I see, that's a great thing...... "The Duke didn't look much surprised. "So, after reading so many books, do you have any thoughts?"

"Isn't it often said in the world that 'history is a mirror'?" Xiude relaxed his sitting posture a little and said with a wry smile. "I've seen so many mirrors, and I think I've basically seen the current state of the kingdom of La Vellis. ”

"Oh? The Duke poured himself a cup of tea, and for the first time looked amused.

"My conclusion is......" Xiude took a deep breath. "It's incredible that the kingdom of Lavelis hasn't perished yet. ”

“...... Suddenly, he said such shocking words. The Duke put down his teacup and looked at Xiude with a frown.

"Tell me why you think so. ”

"There are three reasons for this. Xiude raised three fingers. "First, it's an air thief. Teacher, you also know that air thieves are rampant in our country, and there are more than 300 recorded air thieves alone, and in comparison, the power to suppress air thieves is strictly lacking. Before you created the Air Force, the Kingdom of Ravilles did not even have the strength to independently crusade against the air bandits, and even now, the total strength of the Air Force was only twelve wings. It is impossible to hold the entire kingdom with such a small number of troops. In fact, with the exception of Linguir and a few important towns where the air force is stationed, more than half of the kingdom has basically been reduced to a 'lawless zone' infested with air thieves and monsters, but the court is completely powerless to do anything about it, and can only allow chaos to unfold in the country, which I think is strict enough as a crisis of the country's destruction. ”

"Oh......" The Duke nodded noncommittally and asked, "What about the second one?"

"The second problem is the Austan Empire. With his fingers dipped in the tea, Xiude drew two places on the table, one of which was the size of a thumb, and the one at the top right of it was the size of a palm.

"Well, that country is indeed in great trouble......" The Duke nodded as he watched with reproach as Xiude put his dirty fingers into the bowl of tea he was drinking.

"The Ostan Empire is adjacent to the Kingdom of La Velis, both in terms of land area and comprehensive national strength, it is more than ten times that of the Kingdom of La Velis, not only has the world's largest air force, but also has more than one million people in its 6 armies. Historically, the Austan Empire has always played the role of an aggressor, and successive Austan emperors have tried their best to expand the reins of the empire, and the current Emperor Mufasha has unabashedly declared his ambition to conquer the earthly realm. If the Austan Empire were to target Lavelis, it would be impossible to resist with our weak forces. All in all, if the air thief is called an internal trouble, then the Austan Empire should be regarded as an external trouble, but neither of them is a problem that can be solved alone. ”

"How?"

"The Austin Empire is an extremely aggressive country, but until now it has not shown any ambitions for Lavelis, what do you think is the reason?" asked the duke.

"Needless to say, this country is small and poor, and it will take more effort to clean up the aftermath after getting it, and it is not threatening anyway, so it doesn't matter if you leave it alone for the time being—Emperor Ostan should think so, right?" the duke said unceremoniously, and his words made Xiude laugh bitterly, but he still nodded in acknowledging the duke's opinion.

“...... That's it, due to the flood of air thieves and chaos in the kingdom of Lavelis, there is neither profit nor threat to the Austan Empire, so it has been left alone...... Although it is ironic to say, the chaos at home has become a talisman to avoid foreign aggression. It can also be said that it is a mutual balance between internal and external troubles, and the kingdom of La Velis has been able to maintain its current situation in the midst of two storms. But what if this delicate balance were changed even a little?"

As he spoke, Xiude stretched out his hand and pulled a connecting line between the figures representing the two countries.

"Assuming some miracle happens, the kingdom of Lavelis is able to eliminate the air thieves in the country and re-establish the order of the country, then there is no reason for the Austan Empire to hesitate. In the face of the pressure of the Ottonian Empire's troops, Lavelis had to exert all his strength to resist, and the result was naturally corpses all over the field and flames...... To be honest, I can't be sure. For the people of La Velis, the situation was worse than the present. ”

Xiude let out a long sigh and shrugged his shoulders. "So, I've been thinking about this for the past three years, wondering if there's a way to get the best of both worlds......

"What is the result??" asked the Duke, expectantly.

This brings us to the third question. The biggest problem of the kingdom of La Velis is the incompetent new king. "Xiude uses the third-person language here.

"The guy who is called 'King Xian' doesn't have a strong desire to make decisions under any circumstances, and although his mind is not bad, he is only suitable for giving advice in the back. If it were a time of peace, I think he would have been a decent monarch, right? However, for the current kingdom of Lavilis, such a guy can only be regarded as an incompetent king. ”

“...... Hmm, it seems that you haven't read the books in vain in the past three years. The Duke gave the student a high compliment. "So, you're going to put Katos on stage?"

"Well, because I wonder if it would be better if someone with a strong motive could take control of the country. Xiude smiled wryly and shook his head. "But now I see that this experiment has failed. Just as the 'virtuous king' could not save the country, the kingdom of La Velis did not need a 'retainer'. ”

“...... Tell your conclusions. The Duke was getting impatient.

"What this country needs is not a 'virtuous king' or a 'powerful minister', but ......" Xiude took a deep breath and said the answer he had been thinking about for three years. "Heroes. ”

"Eng...... Xiong?" The unexpected answer made the Duke wink.

"Yes, hero. Xiude nodded. "This country needs 'heroes'. ”

"The hero you are talking about...... Is it the kind that often appears in knightly novels?"

"That kind of Cheng dù is not enough. What the kingdom of La Velis needs is a hero who can evoke all the potential of the country. Xiude shook his head.

"The 'hero' of this country, he must have a clear and determined ambition to show the way forward for the people who follow him. He must be unmatched to lead his army to wield the power of one against ten. He must have the strength to swallow mountains and rivers, to impose his will on the whole country, to make the people willing to become his flesh and blood, to let the army sacrifice for him one after another, and to make the whole kingdom move for his ambitions! -- Only such a 'hero', or 'tyrant', can gather the greatest strength of the country in the shortest possible time, and can lead the country out of the dead in the midst of the internal and external troubles of the air thieves and the emperor!"

Xiude finished speaking in one breath, as if he couldn't control his excitement, picked up the teapot and drank it in one go.

"Hmm......" The Duke frowned and pondered for a moment, then nodded. "I see, it makes sense to think so, but ...... Since you plan to hand over the country to the 'heroes', what are you going to do with the 'powerful ministers'?"

"It's simple. Xiude's face smiled like a mischievous child. "The birth of a 'hero' is a condition, and Katos's actions have put himself on the opposite path of 'hero', even if he becomes the pedal of 'hero', he can't complain about others, right? What's more, the more vicious the villain, the more it can bring out the incomparable brilliance of the 'hero' on the stage. In the current kingdom of Lavelis, the conditions for the 'hero' to appear are fully ripe!"

Xiude confidently assured, while the Duke was speechless for a long time.

“...... Well, even if you're right. The Duke rubbed his temples with a headache expression. "That leaves only one last question...... Where's that 'hero' you're talking about?"

“...... Huh?"

"Since it's all said that this is the case, as a candidate for 'hero', should there be two or three no matter what?"

"Hmm......"

"Isn't there just one?" the Duke frowned. "Or is there not even one?"

"Uh, that ......" Xiude's momentum declined, he lowered his head and fiddled with his fingers, and said in a timely manner: "Teacher, have you ever heard of the phrase 'the times create heroes'?"

“...... You get the hell out of here. ”

........................

PS: The lion will go to the Sanjiang channel this week, please support it!Click on the word "Sanjiang" in the navigation bar "Comics・Sanjiang" in the upper right corner of the book page to enter the Sanjiang channel "Choose my favorite Sanjiang work in this issue", please vote for "Overlord's Sky", thank you very much!

Tips: The new domain name "biquge.info" has been launched by Biquge, and the original domain name is about to be discontinued. Please tell each other, thank you!