"Would you like to?"

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If you are standing in a solemn and holy church, surrounded by a lovely woman in a white gauze dress who has long been deeply imprinted in your heart, surrounded by relatives and friends who are moved, and then hear from the mouth of a solemn but kind priest, as a man, you must not hesitate to shout yes. But now I am sitting in a study with a serious atmosphere, witnessing a group of rough men with their own thoughts, and it is a courteous old man who is telling this question, which feels ...... Weird.

Putting aside the absurd thoughts, Ye Guyun felt that he couldn't refuse at all (although in fact he didn't think about refusing), because the Grand Duke on the other side was really full of sincerity. As soon as he came up, he didn't ask about the depth or the truth, and he sent an absolutely high-end job invitation, which is a sincere attitude that everyone can feel.

Could it be that this is the legendary Mingjun bearing?

So, according to the script, should someone half-kneel down and choke up with tears in their eyes and shout "dare not die"?

Oh, don't make a fuss, Ye Guyun can't make a plan, this is not his style, this head from modern times will not have the romantic feelings of "the one who dies for his confidant" at all. Any cooperation (not service) is nothing more than an exchange of interests in his eyes, and I sell my labor to get what I want from you, whether it is money, or power, or a sense of accomplishment, or other inexplicable factors, and as soon as I feel that this exchange is no longer appropriate, I will terminate it at any time. The so-called appreciation, the so-called acquaintance, the so-called loyalty, are cheap, fragile, and not as reliable as a contract that is too expensive to buy. And the situation in front of you is like a long-time professional bone spirit sitting in front of a headhunter, facing a new job offer, it is difficult for you to make him make a gesture of gratitude, let alone do his best to get paid for his encounter.

Therefore, Ye Guyun just had an expressionless face, or said lightly: "Very good, but disrespectful." ”

Everyone was a little abrupt when they heard this, but they also took it for granted, this is the normal style of Saphius's painting! Although the interaction was not too long, they were all impressed by it, especially after combining it with several deeds and rumors that have been circulating these days.

Of course, these people will also express themselves in their own style -

The Grand Duke immediately smiled and said, "Then, please." ”

Turranson, the political adviser, smiled brightly: "I look forward to working with you." ”

"Please advise!" said in a loud voice, this was Urden, the head of the Crescent Knights.

"I'm here to help!"

......

Hearing a series of polite words, the corners of Ye Guyun's mouth twitched, and as soon as he raised his hand, he stopped him: "Enough, stop!" I think you should all know that we are not sitting here for these ...... Now let's get down to business, shall we?"

Without waiting for the other people's reaction, he knocked on the table and continued to say expressionlessly: "I know that the Grand Duke will have a lot of questions to ask me, and I, too, have some questions to ask. I feel that my problem should be solved first, so that the Grand Duke's question will be answered more satisfactorily......"

The Grand Duke had no objection and said, "Excuse me." ”

"History, origins. Ye Guyun stretched out two fingers, "These days, I have always wandered around the city, and through my own eyes, I have seen a lot, either false or true, but I have an objective understanding of Crescent City from outsiders......"

Frank felt that Ye Guyun seemed to have become the image of the strategist who talked about the wisdom bead under the Wanghai platform again, sharp, sharp, and powerful, and unconsciously held the rhythm of the meeting in his hand, unbreakable.

"It's hard not to be broken. 」

“...... Now, I need to know more. I want to know what comes from you, a group of insiders. And the most important thing is history, which is the origin. The history of this city, this country, and this continent, and the relationship between you and Calf are irreconcilable. Oh, that's a very important set of things, and I'm still confused. I have to get a clear answer, otherwise I can't make the clearest and most complete judgment about the situation. ”

The crowd watched each other and remained silent.

The Grand Duke was also silent, so Turanson, who was sitting beside him, reproached the two sons with a smile: "Roche, Frank, how did you two do it?

Ye Guyun kindly defended the two brothers: "It has nothing to do with them, this is just a willful choice of mine, and I am paranoid that this order is the most appropriate." ”

Turanson shrugged his shoulders comically, stood up, nodded to the Grand Duke, and then turned to the crowd, he said, "So, I'm going to start telling stories~! Ahem! Things start more than 40 years ago, oh, I was a kid back then......

Forty-three years ago, from the "roof of the world" Pitius Mountains in the east, to the Toguao Desert in the west, to the bitter cold Arctic Ice Fields in the north, and to the winding Gold Coast in the south, this vast land at least twice the size of any country on the continent is not called today, it is still called the name that has been passed down for thousands of years: the Gretes Empire.

And the Toguao Desert, which reaches the north to the west and reaches the North Ocean, was not as lonely and desolate and uninhabited as it is now, or rather, this desert did not exist at that time. At that time, in the same location, the land was as beautiful and rich as the vast interior of the Gretus Empire, and on top of it stood three great cities, and on the basis of these three cities was a once incomparably powerful kingdom, the Toguo Empire.

On the side of the couch, you will not allow others to snore. These two empires, if they are close neighbors, are destined to be enemies. The friction between each other has been accumulating since the beginning of the founding of the Toguo Empire, and it has been uninterrupted for hundreds of years, and finally, it has come to the critical point of the great explosion.

Perhaps it is fate, in this turbulent era, the two countries each gave birth to a great hero who is enough to shine through the ages, rivals each other, but cherishes each other. One is the Great Sage, the "Light of Liberty", the father of the Republic, Esther Swanp, and the other is the "Iron Marshal", the "Crown of the Red Sun", Mouttin Besik.

At that time, the Gretes Empire, which had lasted for more than 1,000 years, had actually reached its twilight, and although it could still maintain the dignity of the most powerful country on the mainland, it was actually too weak to return inside. Just like all empires that have come to the point of the cycle of chaos, there are many typical symptoms before the chaos: the rule is ineffective, the order is chaotic, the contradictions are deep, and the evils are numerous; the people at the bottom are in dire straits, and the nobles are still drunk and dreaming of death; people of insight want to rectify the chaos, but they are hindered by all kinds of resistance; and the people who cannot survive cannot rise up one after another, so the country is full of fires and holes......

Easter, at the beginning, was the leader of one of the more well-known uprisings of the time.

Anyone with a discerning eye knows that Gretelus, the old empire, is on the eve of change.

Unfortunately, the enemy country, the Toguo Empire, which was always by its side, was in its heyday. Prosperity is an inevitable result of hundreds of years of continuous accumulation and natural breeding, and Mutin Besik is the great hero who was chosen by the times and brought it to the top with his own hands.

Mu Ting's bloodline is noble, but his identity is lowly, he is an illegitimate son who has long been forgotten by Emperor Toguao, just like every bloody inspirational drama with an illegitimate child as the protagonist, Mu Ting's rise is also full of exciting legends.

From the end of the slightest, few ambitions, talented, but not looked down on no opportunities, so resolutely into the army, overcome many hardships, make contributions, gradually climb, slap the face of a large number of people, including the emperor, and finally be able to enjoy their talents without constraints.

Because the foundation of the Toguo Empire was good enough, in fact, Mu Ting only did two things from beginning to end: reforming the army and unifying the mind. He succeeded in establishing the Red Sun Guards, an invincible regiment of heavy infantry at the time, and became famous for defeating the 30,000 main army of the Nossa League in the west with 3,000 men. Once victorious, the world is famous. Subsequently, the opponents of the Red Sun Guards often wavered without a fight as soon as they saw the iconic Red Sun Banner. Majestic, only in the world. At the same time, after continuous efforts, Mu Ting finally eliminated all internal opposition, so that the whole empire changed to a militaristic direction, focusing on external expansion. And the country that is gradually going crazy, its ultimate goal is the tempting but weak behemoth next to it - the Greters Empire.

An inevitable war of aggression broke out.

The dynamics in the early days of the war were alarming.

The Toguos were shocked by their own devastation, the Grettes were shocked by the strength of their young brother, and all the third-party observers were shocked by the fact that Gretus's glossy skin had been torn apart to reveal a terminal decay.

In three months, the capital fell, in five months the emperor was captured, in seven months, half of the wall fell, and a year later, six out of ten were lost. (Due to the limited digestion capacity, progress is bound to be slower and slower.) ）

Gretes' side, whether it was the regular army of the Empire, the private armies of the local nobles, or the rebel armies from all sides, could not resist the advance of the Torguo army. The number of these armed forces, almost ten times that of the invaders, some of them surrendered because they were stupid and had no way out, some were resolute in the face of a desperate situation, and some of them retreated into the countryside and continued to maneuver - the rebel army led by Esther was such a force that turned into guerrillas.

The nobles of the Grest Empire, who had been so powerful as to rise to the top, were frightened by the rapidly eroding situation, and instead of resisting, they plundered and even plundered their territories to protect their families and then retreated to the rear - well, these white lands did stop the advance of Toguo's army to a certain extent.

In the second year of the war, the two sides entered a phase of nominal stalemate. The so-called stalemate is not whether Grest has stabilized his declining momentum and accumulated strength to plan a counterattack, but because Toguo's side was busy digesting the huge territory and had to temporarily stop the pace of the attack. All observers are not optimistic about Grest, believing that the strength and weakness of the two countries, which has lasted for thousands of years, will irreversibly change, and Toguo will enter glory and Grest will eventually disappear and withdraw from the stage of history - all this is only a matter of time.

Obviously, Mu Ting was at the peak of his life at that time, and he was successful and famous, and it was rare to meet opponents, and he was full of ambition...... Then, quite reasonably, he began to become arrogant, became unsightly, and unconsciously embarked on a jaw-dropping fancy death journey.

During a routine campaign to suppress the bandits, many of whom were former rebels, the arrogant and proud Moutin suffered the first defeat of his life, at the defeat of his old enemy, Easter (although he later defeated Easter nine times in a row). In retaliation, Mutin began to attack the Church of Tyre (who claimed to be a follower of Tyre and had a good relationship with the Church of Tyre) who had provided some help to East.

Cracking down on the church, once it starts, is very difficult to stop. Mu Ting, who felt more and more arrogant that he couldn't find an opponent, gradually turned his attention to the gods, and he began to think that the gods were the real opponents in his life.

The campaign against the Church soon expanded uncontrollably and was no longer confined to the Church of Tyre. Despite the great resistance (because almost everyone on the mainland is a believer), Mu Ting's will was implemented. For this, he had to demonstrate it himself. The raids on the congregation, the imprisonment of priests, the raiding of temples, and the destruction of idols became more and more excessive, at first using various excuses such as breaking the law, and later even omitting excuses, and launching merciless attacks whenever he felt the need.

Do whatever you want, unscrupulously.

Finally, Mu Ting personally stepped into the vortex that led directly to his self-destruction.

In the process of chasing Easter, who has been defeated again and again, Mu Ting came to the Valley of the Phantasy Star. Phantasmal Star Valley is a mage sanctuary, one of the few places on the continent where Mystra (Mother of Laws, Goddess of the Net, Lady Mystery, in short, the root of all spells, is the embodiment of the Net, and her main followers are of course mages) (since mages are mostly shallow believers, Mystra's church has always been loose and small). Among them, there is the only statue of the god Mystra in the Western Continent. And guarding all this is one of the chosen people of the goddess Mystra.

(Chosen people: mortals who have been granted the power of the Sage by the special favor of the gods.) They are superbly powerful, even stronger than some of the less powerful and unpopular gods, they do not age, they are free from disease and poisoning, they cannot be dissociated, they do not need sleep, in general, they are immortal, and they are difficult to kill. ）

Standing outside the Valley of the Phantasmal Stars, Mu Ting arrogantly denied the authority of the Goddess of Magic, believing that the other party was blocking his progress, so he led his own troops to attack inside, and he ordered the destruction of the temple and the slaughter of the priests. Then, he personally put the chosen person of the goddess of magic stationed here (supposedly with the help of the god of conspiracy, Shiric, another version is the guidance of the Great Devil from the Nine Hells) who he had captured in some unknown way, in front of the idol, and raped and killed him in public......

Then God was angry.