But this fact also ignited a glimmer of hope in the old king's heart. If this power can be mastered, recreating the glory of the Elven Empire is not an unattainable dream like a mirror. So he asked, 'Your Majesty, you said that you cannot master this...... Well, a flash of teleportation magic. So how do you use it? ’

What should have been a military secret, but Hitan III did not think to hide it, and said frankly: "Each squadron will have an emissary carrying a teleportation staff made from the World Tree split. But the activation of magic, the choice of destination, and the cost of power all come from the World Tree itself. The staff bearer is more similar to the flag bearer, who uses the flag to assemble the team. ’

'There's no way to control the destination of the teleportation?' The old elven king asked with a little disappointment.

Perhaps the staff bearer could try to make a suggestion to His Majesty the World Tree, but it is unknown whether he will accept it. After all, this is a legion-level teleportation, and the cost is considerable. It is impossible for the World Tree to obey the orders of the elves, not even if it is you or me, the king of a country. ’

As honest as the young elven king spoke, the old king was disappointed. In the end, the realization that this power, which all rulers and military commanders dream of, is in the hands of plants, and this disappointment is not enough to describe how he feels now.

Is World Tree decision-making easy to dominate? Historically, the vast majority of elves have had to go through specially selected priests to communicate with the World Tree. It is not uncommon for priests who have gone through generations to receive an oracle from the giant tree, which is regarded as the mother of life. After all, these almost permanent plants don't care much about earthly changes.

Since he could not get the benefits he wanted, Andrei Prior, the king of the elves, regained the majesty of the lord of a kingdom, without considering that he was already under the sword of others, and said: "Your Majesty, if you do not come up with a good enough price, it will be difficult for me to convince my people that it is acceptable to liberate the World Tree and let the kingdom lose its protection. If it's just because you've taken control of the palace, it's not a good reason to raise the butcher's knife to the side of our neck. You are also the leader of an elven kingdom, and you should understand that our crown is not a divine or divine gift. With the support of the people, we have power. ’

What Andrei Prier is talking about is the uniqueness of the Elven Kingdom's polity. Although it seems to be a monarchy, in fact, within the kingdom, the Great Druids, Elven Elders, etc., also have a considerable right to speak. Even a national policy may not be implemented in the kingdom without the consent of these people, and if it is only arbitrarily determined by the king. For the resistance to 'chaotic life', the elves have a good time.

So seriously, the system of the elven kingdom is closer to a republic. It's just that the position of 'Speaker' is called 'King', and then it is hereditary depending on blood. Under this system, all national policies need to have a reasonable name of righteousness, and convince all the people that the spirits will obey them.

Coercing the king's head does not mean that the whole kingdom will give in. If the purpose of the Alliance Throne is to maintain the stability of the kingdom and restore the consciousness of the World Tree, and to cooperate with it, they will definitely need their support. Under such a premise, the exchange of interests will be more advantageous than coercion.

That's what Andre Prier meant in his words. And it's also implicitly threatening. As far as a king is concerned, even if he agrees for the time being, there are not too many ways to pull back his legs after that, as long as one or two moves work, he will have to be exhausted for the World Tree side.

Although Ridan III is not as sophisticated as the king in front of him, and he can't hear the deep meaning, it doesn't mean that he is insensitive, and he can't even understand the superficial meaning. But all he could respond was a wry smile and said, "Your Majesty, you know that this attack has a four-stage plan. ’

Although he had heard the other party mention the first stages before, the old elf king didn't care much. It wasn't until the young king mentioned it again that Andrei Prier simply said, 'I want to hear about it.' But with the idea of listening.

Hitan III could still hear the perfunctory meaning in his words. If you just want to say it yourself, it seems that it will lead to a very bad result. Therefore, to the experienced king in front of him, the young man still said, "Regarding the liberation of the World Tree, the plan for the Kingdom of Amellan is divided into four stages. The first stage is for Trypwood Wizard to negotiate directly with your country and negotiate the relevant matters. This stage is so idealistic that basically no one thinks that things are likely to be so easy to solve. ——’

Andrei Prier nodded in the same way. It is unreasonable to let yourself relinquish control of the World Tree with just a few words. In fact, the magician also understood that such an action was just a formality, in order to rationalize the next action.

The second stage is to throw troops and take control of the palace. It is hoped that the use of force will be limited to achieve its goals. Minimal damage is allowed, and self-preservation is the main focus in the process, and overall it is not desirable to be in a situation where there is no end to death. ’

Hearing this, Andrei Prier couldn't help but frown. If the current situation is only the second stage, what will the next stage be?

The third phase of the plan is to exclude hostile people and foster goodwill. After controlling the upper echelons of the kingdom, if the other party still refuses to cooperate, they will take their lives. However, under the principle of not wasting manpower on other countries, we will not send any manpower to the kingdom. Besides, if outsiders want to control a country, they have to spend ten or a hundred times as much energy and troops, and this is obviously not the focus of our goals. The best way to control the kingdom is to select from among the families of the slain princes and ministers who are willing to accept our terms and support them to succeed the vacant positions. In this way, the goal of liberating the World Tree can be achieved, and at the same time, the external contradictions of the kingdom can be turned into internal contradictions. Reduce the difficulty of maintaining stability in the World Tree by depleting the Kingdom's internal strength. ’

At first glance, André Prier has to admit that the third phase of the plan is indeed feasible. If the second phase of the plan does not work well, the aggressor country can play hide-and-seek with the aggressor in a way that goes against the law. For the kingdom, it is easy to integrate all the people with the unity of the whole country.

But by the third stage, the kingdom's power will shift from outward to internal traitors. And because it is a civil strife, it is inevitable that there are neutrals who do not want to offend on both sides, or who want to please both sides. At that time, if you want to confront the aggressor, you will have to pay a lot more.

It's just that Andrei Prier also thought that the premise of the success of the plan at this stage is that someone will betray. His face was expressionless, but his words were disdainful, and he said, 'Your Majesty, you are also the lord of a country, and your subjects can betray you so easily?' Not to mention the fact that it is necessary to sell the world tree that belongs to our country. The mere suggestion of such a plan would be an insult to our country. ’

'Yes, Your Majesty Andrew, I thought so too. But the reasons given by Lord Tripwood made me think about the possibility of completing the plan at this stage. ’

'Oh, what did the magician say?' ’

'For those who are quite late in the succession ranking, and may not have the opportunity to get close to these thrones in their lifetime, let them take something that does not belong to them in the first place, in exchange for the opportunity to sit on that throne, and there really is no elf who agrees to do so? What if it's the elves who have ambitions in the first place? He also said something that impressed me: It's not that men won't betray, but the price is not enough; It's not that women can't cheat, it's just that the temptation is not enough. Can His Majesty Andrei guarantee that there is no one with such a mind among his subjects? ’

As if infected by the young king's wry smile, Andrei Prier couldn't help but think bitterly about this really possible thing. His control over the kingdom has not yet reached the level of pervasiveness. Therefore, ambitious people are bound to exist, and whether they will easily bite into this seemingly sweet, but actually poisonous bait, is not something they can manage.

Suddenly, Andre Prier thought of one thing, this plan has four stages; The third one is played to this extent, so the fourth stage should not be ......

'The fourth stage of the plan is that if no one can fill the vacant position of the ruling class of the kingdom, and the people are not afraid of force and coercion, and resolutely resist, His Majesty the World Tree will choose to ,—— 'Zhidan III, there is a little sympathy in his eyes,' - slaughtering the country. ’

Sure enough, this is it. The old king sighed as if he was about to vent the gloom in his chest.

In fact, from the words of the magician, Andrei Prier could feel the attitude of disregard for life. Because from the very beginning, the other party treats everyone as a pawn, and it is the kind that can be given up at any time.

Of course, the old elven king also knew how to play chess, and was even a good player. When he noticed the magician's attitude, he also wanted to take the opportunity of refusal to find time to warn the magician that not everyone was qualified to be a chess player.

Unexpectedly, the other party directly flipped the table and wiped out a good game of chess. What's more, as far as the eye can see, there are all the opponent's chess pieces around you, and you have no chess to play.

Where is the bottom line of the other party's determination? Negotiate with people with the intention of slaughtering a country, no matter who the opponent is, and those who stand on the opposite side will fall into disadvantage from the beginning.

As for whether the other party is capable of doing it, such a question, Andrei Prier didn't even want to ask. Twenty-one World Trees, half an elite army wearing elven robes, there are many elements to consider in order for such a force to dominate a region; But to destroy a land, it would be easy for them.

This negotiation, indeed, as the magician said, the Kingdom of Amellan did not have the capital to sit at the negotiating table from the beginning, so it could only obey people's orders. But in the beginning, I had a chance to negotiate. At least the other party was patient and spent ten days in vain. But such an opportunity was let go because of his various misjudgments.

looked at the letter on the table, which has not been opened yet. Even if you don't see the twenty-one holy seals that belong to the World Tree, the ending doesn't seem to have changed. Andrei Prier sighed again.