Chapter 1611: Yang Mou
In the face of such a calculating and scheming scheme, Lin really didn't have many ways to crack it. It's just that he doesn't need to shirk the old emperor's request.
In my hometown, in order to show force, those big countries can't just find someone to beat them, so they can only come up with such a method as a military parade. It's really a chance to get on, and if you don't have a chance, you have to create an opportunity.
And someone's problem all the time is that they don't have a good platform to show force, and they don't want to beat people up because of a little thing, so that they can't take care of themselves. Without enough displays, a large number of victims corroborate, and the deterrent effect is naturally insufficient.
Think about the famous powerhouses in the Lost Land, which one was not killed by the sea of corpses and bones. It is in response to the words of a certain person who traveled through the hometowns: one will succeed and ten thousand bones will wither.
Twelve years ago, the duke of the Karlsruhe Empire was dug up, and that battle really shocked a lot of people. However, such achievements alone are not enough to negotiate with the 'Empire'.
Therefore, the old emperor's request is actually like asking a certain magician to prove that he is qualified to negotiate with the empire. And also intimately gave a platform, a group of people who killed no one would feel distressed.
For such an opportunity, even if Lin doesn't say that he can't ask for it, he won't easily refuse it. However, the situation of humanity is a little delicate now, and in addition to the enemies who have crossed the Abyssal Gate, there is another group of lost natives. So Lin said: "I will deal with the demon and the Abyss Lord, there is no problem with this." But those ...... from the underworld"
Before the magician could finish speaking, the old emperor preemptively said, "Your Excellency also has people around you who are involved in this war, you should know what will happen to the human race if it falls into the hands of these traitors. So please take care of it as well. I did not ask Your Excellency to hunt them down to the Underworld and exterminate them. But on the surface of the earth, no one who is stained with human blood should be spared. ”
The old emperor was talking about Ezio's group of children who came from elementary school and established a brotherhood. With this group of people, Lin is certainly no stranger to this war against the abyss. Even if he didn't take the initiative to ask them for information, there would always be some news that would automatically flow into his ears.
From the underworld, the evil camp race, mainly orcs, treats human captives in a way that does more than enslave each other. When hungry, these people are also used as food.
This kind of thing, from the position of a half-orc, when you are hungry, you will find something to eat, and there is nothing wrong with it. But from the standpoint of human beings, not many people can tolerate being like a pig, a cow or a sheep, a 'ingredient' that others slaughter and cook at will.
Therefore, the old emperor, who is also a human being and rules the human empire, makes such a request.
emphasized that he was an earthling, not a fan of the land, but he wanted to push it off. But after thinking about it, he nodded in agreement.
If you only target demons, you may only need to produce a few fleets, or even a fleet of robots. But add to that the coalition of evil factions from the underworld that is roaming on the western side of the mountain range, and a few fleets will not be able to deal with all the enemies in a day.
You must know that among the enemies on the table now, the largest number of enemies are not demons from across borders, but half-orcs, gray dwarves, etc., who have escaped from the underground world.
The strength of the devil lies in quality, not quantity. Just because the descending Abyss Lord was unstoppable, he could know how terrifying the threat from the abyss was to the Lost Land.
And in order to let more Abyss Lords pass through that portal, there are not so many ordinary demons who should be able to pass through freely. Because the Abyss Gate that is fully opened, there are still restrictions on its use.
Each passage of the Abyss Lord will make the portal state unstable. If you want to return to a stable state and continue to communicate between the two worlds, it will take time to calm down.
It was precisely this restriction that the demon side did not think of subverting the order of the Lost Land alone. Instead, he recruited races that were driven to the underworld by humans and were also in the evil camp, and used this method to increase his forces.
The interesting part is that now when viewed from the side, the evil camp is not of the same mind either. Otherwise, some of them would not have stayed on the battlefield in the north of the Wind Emperor Mountain Range, and some of them would have gone to the west.
The beautiful name is that the logistics supply is not effective and the food is insufficient, so some troops have to go to other places to raise military food and share the pressure.
But with the Abyss Lord as the commander, if he really wants to control this divided army, will he not be able to do it? The reason why I didn't do this must have been due to other considerations. For example, increasing the amount of flesh or soul that can be used for sacrifice.
Whatever the underlying intentions of this army from the underworld. Since you are on the same side as the devil, you can't blame others for treating them as demons. Not to mention that their actions can be described as cruel and unworthy of sympathy.
So for the old emperor's side request, Lin nodded and agreed.
"As for!" The old Emperor Armin Cazarnia spoke again. However, when he saw the obvious annoyance on the face of a certain magician, he knew that he should stop in moderation. But he continued:
"Your Excellency has mentioned that the design of war towers for counter-offensive purposes should be made available to the entire community of mages as general knowledge. I believe that those who need it will naturally receive it from the association, and you will also receive additional remuneration. ”
This sentence seems to be mentioned casually, a trivial matter, but how can there be no careful thinking here.
War Tower, a castrated version of the magic tower, will a genuine mage be able to look at it?
As someone thought before, it was the aristocratic lord class that really had great use. The old emperor thought more clearly, the only people who could change the situation with the help of the war tower were the wealthy enough nobles.
Nobles who are too weak are also likely to be eliminated. Local tycoons will take advantage of the situation and replace the eliminated aristocrats. This seems to be a bad thing, but in fact, it is not necessarily bad to enlarge the pattern, and in the long run.
In any case, this invention that can change the current situation in the Lost Land, the old emperor did not intend to let go. But he didn't want to be on the cusp of the storm, so he hoped that the magician would make it public.
Anyway, the magician was about to do something even more out of the ordinary. When the Twin Towers of the Gate begin to be built, no one will pay attention to the knowledge of the War Towers, even if it is to the detriment of the mages.
Will the magicians settle the two accounts together? The old emperor also understood very well, anyway, one account had to be relied on, and two accounts were also relied upon, so he simply put things together and saved some effort.
Bringing this magician into contact with the Magic Tower again would be enough to ignite the emotions of the whole world, and a few more out-of-the-ordinary little things would not make the situation worse.
As for the idea of monopolizing the knowledge of the war tower, it seems appealing, but in fact there is not much of a need. What the old emperor needs now is to disrupt the situation in the Lost Land.
The Twin Towers of the Gate will undoubtedly make the biggest waves, and the War Towers will effectively draw the energy of some noble lords. While everyone is busy occupying territory and consolidating their territory, will they still have the energy to deal with the problems caused by the Twin Towers of the Gate?
If these people only stared at the twin towers of the door, the other aspects would be slow to move, and others would take the lead. Don't ask these noble lords if they will regret it, if they don't know if the ancestors and the ancestors will jump up from the coffin and accuse this loser who can't defend the land and the family.
The problem of the twin towers of the gate is just a small tacit understanding of everyone, and the war tower is related to vital interests. It is obvious which one the noble lord with a good brain will choose.
Solve the noble group, and the troubles of the magician group are just as easy to solve.
The reason why everyone maintains that little tacit understanding that cannot be made public is not because of the coercion of others, but because of the defense of this magician. Because of the disgusting ability to change the world, it is really frightening.
Since most of the chambers of commerce that have access to magical materials have either an aristocratic background or a background in the Magician Guild. So it's easy to target specific people and block some raw materials.
But if someone in this small tacit group takes the initiative to break the rules, others will at most verbally criticize and write and will not be able to give substantive punishment.
Especially when this broken person is an empire, then the person who scolds has to weigh whether he can swallow the bitter fruit that comes with it after he opens his mouth. The majesty of the empire cannot be taken lightly, and this sentence is also not something that people can say casually.
For the empire, the old emperor's previous maintenance, and the small tacit agreement that has been broken now, there is no contract in black and white to regulate anyone's behavior, and it cannot be used as an excuse for reprimand or attack.
If the Twin Towers of the Gate were to be controlled by the Empire, perhaps this would have touched the pact between the mages and the nobles, and provoked a substantial backlash against them.
But now the person who built the tower is an official magician, and he has the title of great magician, and he has never served in the empire. Even if all the materials for building the tower were provided by the Empire, it would not be considered a violation of the Mage Convention. Who can find fault.
The only concern is that if this magician can show enough strength in clearing out the evil faction coalition, I believe that a lot of trouble will be solved. In the face of strong strength, many people will know how to maintain a humble attitude.
If this magician can't show such skills...... Naturally, there will be corresponding changes in plans.
For the old emperor's various calculations, even if Lin can't guess all of them, he can guess one or two percent.
Emperor Armin Kazarnia's strategies were all above board, and people had to follow his arrangements in order to obtain the greatest benefits. At the same time, the old emperor and his forces will also gain something.
However, Lin's advantage is that he is not greedy. He is not entirely driven by profit in doing things, and sometimes he still prioritizes saving his life. It's okay to suffer a loss.
Although he likes to use the same imperfection to deal with people, his target is the group, not the individual. Even if a few people are quite sensible and see through their intentions. But as long as there are those who are interested in the group, they can still push the whole group to go on the route they have arranged.
However, when others use the same method against oneself, one thinks that one can avoid the phenomenon of group intelligence reduction, rationally evaluate the pros and cons, and decide things accordingly.
So in the face of the old emperor's last request, Lin didn't agree, just said lightly: "I'll think about it." ”