Chapter 29, micro-manipulation
At the end of the meeting, Hudson politely declined Caesar IV's invitation.
It's okay to wave the flag and shout outside, but stay in the royal capital to directly participate in the power struggle, or don't talk about it.
The rules of political struggle in the kingdom were set by Alpha I back then. Hudson didn't think he could fight against others within the rules set by others.
The easiest way to win is to deny the identity of Alpha I.
As long as Caesar IV is decisive enough, he immediately declares that the founding ancestor is a pretend, and directly organizes the masters to besiege and kill.
As the current king, Caesar IV has a lot of resources at his disposal, and the probability of success in besieging a second-order Sanctuary in the royal capital is very high.
There was no ruthlessness, mainly because Caesar IV still had a trace of illusion. Wanted to put pressure on Alpha I himself to give up.
It's a simple power struggle, and there's nothing wrong with this kind of operation.
It's all my own family, and it's normal to let go directly when they realize that the general trend is gone.
It's a pity that Alpha I also has no choice!
If you want to go further, you must ascend to the throne.
You can't just leave the ready-made Alpha Kingdom and run outside to reopen the foundation, right?
It's not that Hudson underestimates people, the main thing is that times are different. At this moment, the continent of Aslant has entered the era of big fish eating small fish, and if you want to start from scratch, you can have everything in your dreams.
Among the powerhouses of the Holy Realm who participated in the banquet, there were several people from the Northern Continent and the Middle Continent, who ran to the kingdom to brush their faces because their family and country were shattered and wanted to restore the country.
However, this has little substance, and even if the Alpha Kingdom is willing to support their restoration, there is not much maneuverability.
Maybe waiting for a sudden change in the situation on the mainland can give a glimmer of hope, but that is also a small probability event.
The main reason is that after the collapse of the country, the people are either ruined or exiled to the country.
Except for a very small number of people who cherish their homeland, most people have long been dead to the restoration of the country and just want to live a peaceful life.
Someone has to do anything!
There are no people, and the restoration of the country is purely a thought.
Of course, the old foxes must know these problems, but human nature is complicated.
Before making a decision, there are often many considerations.
For example: face!
Another example: interests!
In short, they carried the banner of restoration, but they did not take concrete action.
……
At midnight, a group of reformist magnates visited the Marshal's Palace.
"Marshal, at this critical moment, you must stay and preside over the overall situation!"
The Prime Minister, Marquis Delgado, said with a sincere expression.
Politics is constantly changing, and in the past, there were fears that Hudson would enter the kingdom and compete for power, affecting their own interests.
But now the situation has changed, and as the king's descendant, he needs to fight with the founding ancestor with a clear banner.
There is no doubt that this is a high-risk errand. Winning can certainly be reused by Caesar IV, but failure is life-threatening.
Compared with previous political struggles, this time it is obviously much more intense.
The conservatives who were suppressed in front of them have now moved closer to Alpha I, and the reformers actually have no choice.
"The prime minister is too modest!
As long as you are here, the situation in the royal capital will not be chaotic.
The ancestor is old after all.
The powerhouse of the Holy Domain should have the appearance of the Holy Domain, and jumping out to compete for power with the younger generations is simply a big joke in the world!
As long as you stabilize the court first and don't mess with yourself, there will be no problems.
We have withdrawn our troops from the Papal States, and when the private armies of each family return, the governors of the provinces will be your strongest help.
The Alpha Kingdom does not allow anyone to dare to usurp power and seize the throne, not even the founding ancestor! ”
Hudson said murderously.
He didn't do anything about usurping power and seizing the throne.
If you let someone else do it, then what's the point?
Allegiance to Caesar IV was due to the fact that he was the heir to the throne of the kingdom in accordance with the legal procedures.
If others want to take the throne, then don't talk about it.
Not only did he not allow it, but the noble lords everywhere would not agree either.
Illegal superiors do not want to gain the support of all parties.
"Marshal, without you as the backbone, we are afraid that we will not be able to parry!"
Count Francis shook his head and said.
The name of Alpha I is too loud, they have heard it since childhood. The name alone is chilling enough.
"It's not that I don't want to contribute, and the key to breaking the game now lies in Your Majesty.
Unless he can make up his mind, we outsiders won't be able to do anything.
There are too many mixtures, in case the back compromises, it will become my no! ”
Hudson's explanation made everyone's expressions change greatly.
This is exactly what they are worried about. Caesar IV's performance in this regard is really hardly reassuring.
It is by nature that it is not something that outsiders can persuade.
Of course, if Caesar IV really kills decisively, everyone may not want to follow him.
……
The conversation broke up unhappily, and Hudson left the royal capital overnight, as if he had fled.
In the absence of powerful people to suppress it, the court soon became lively.
Hudson, who returned to the territory, once again turned his gaze to the prairie.
At this time, the waters had receded, and the hard-hit race of the center of the earth embarked on the journey again.
Nearly seventy percent of the vehicles used in the migration process come from Xueyueling; Half of the food and grass that the team ate was sold by Hudson.
The two sides fought to the death in the front, and in a blink of an eye, everyone became close business partners.
That's how the world is!
The Dark Elves need the support of the Alpha Kingdom to complete the migration halfway.
The Alpha Kingdom also needs the Dark Elves to break the tranquility of the steppe and further weaken the Orc Empire.
It would be even more perfect if it could be a lose-lose game.
The probability of this happening is very low, and Hudson can't help but try.
Anyway, the cost of trial and error is almost zero, and you can toss it around.
What's more, this kind of monopoly trade is itself a huge profit. Through his trade with the Inner Race, Hudson obtained a large amount of precious ore.
Some magic materials that are rare to see in the surface world and exclusive to the inner world are also traded by the dark elves as ordinary materials.
It's not about taking advantage of losses, after all, some of the materials of the bad streets of the ground world are also rare to see in the inner world.
While the geocentric races were still competing with the races on the ground for living space, and the trade routes between the two sides had not yet been fully opened, Hudson took advantage of the time difference to do a transit job.
"Where is the steppe war?"
Putting down the list of supplies, Hudson asked.
The main purpose of doing business is to provoke a war on the grassland and weaken the strength of the neighbors.
Every time he thought about it, Hudson felt that something was wrong, as if he was a big villain who specialized in stirring up a war behind the scenes.
"The orcs haven't had a good time lately, they were busy encircling the Hell Hydra Clan, but the Dark Elves raided their hometown.
In a panic, the orcs hurriedly divided their forces to intercept them, and as a result, the forward troops suffered a crushing defeat.
I have to admit that the Hell Dogs and the Dark Elves are both first-class combat races, and their combat effectiveness is very strong.
If not in limited numbers, these two races would be fierce rivals in the kingdom! ”
José's emotion, Hudson didn't take it seriously.
If the quantitative shortcomings are easy to make up, there will be nothing to do with the human race.
Just go out and find a foreign race, and the talent may be above the human race.
"Continue to monitor, and once you find that the orcs and the two races are in contact, immediately find a way to destroy it!"
……
Orc coalition camp.
The former imperial court is now obscured by everyone, and has been replaced by a joint meeting of the great clans.
The name has changed, and the essence has not changed.
"King Beamon, what do you Beamon do to eat?
Putting you in charge of keeping an eye on the Terrans, why did you let the Dark Elves sneak up on our rear? ”
The patriarch of the wild boar people was the first to make a move.
There are many races in the Orc Empire, and the range of activities of the Hell Dogs is limited, so it is naturally impossible to encircle and suppress them all.
In order to better complete the plan, each clan also has a different division of labor, and the Beamon clan is responsible for monitoring the Terrans.
"Boar King, we have done a very good job in the task of spying on the Terrans!
So far, there have been no signs that the Terrans are going to interfere in the steppe war.
As for the Dark Elves, they are not Terrans.
What's more, a few days ago, they fought to the death with the Terrans, who knew they would turn their guns so quickly!
According to intelligence, the Lord Hudson also built a dam on Lake Snowmoon, and the water caused the death of millions of races in the center of the earth.
After suffering such a big loss, under normal circumstances, the two sides should be like fire and water now, and they will not die.
In the blink of an eye, the dark elves and the Terrans reconciled and invaded us, which was obviously abnormal. ”
King Beamon replied with a gloomy face.
Something that does not conform to normal logic, dumping the pot at them, that is impossible.
Prior to this, the Orc Empire had also held a special decision-making meeting on the treatment of the geocentric race in the Cursed Lands.
According to the analysis of past experience, the races finally came to the conclusion that the inner geocenter race under the Cursed Land will bring big trouble to the Alpha Kingdom!
The reality is very slap in the face, this trouble that should have belonged to the Alpha Kingdom finally fell on them.
"King Hugh of Beamon has to quibble, saying that it is also your responsibility to break the heavens.
Since you are responsible for monitoring the Terrans, the collusion between the Terrans and the Dark Elves, you have not received any news in advance?
But if we are cautious and find the problem in advance, we will definitely not be so passive! ”
The Wild Boar Patriarch said disdainfully.
The conflict between the two ethnic groups is entirely a problem left over from history.
When the Beamon clan was in charge, the wild boar people were the background board of sorrow, and all the tribes were tired of a lot of dirty work, and they couldn't get a single benefit.
The weak have no right to speak, and if they lack strength, they can only hold back.
This suffocation is countless years, and it is not easy to survive until now, the Beamon clan has declined, and the wild boar people have turned over.
Driven by the power of hatred, the Boar King sought out King Beamon's pigtails every day.
Similar conflicts are not two families. Almost every declining royal family is staring at it.
It's just that relatively speaking, the decline of the Bimeng clan is more severe, and the more targeted they are.
……
"Okay, let's put this topic on hold for now, and we'll talk about it slowly.
We invite you all over today, mainly because we have a new problem!
In addition to the Hellhounds and the Dark Elves, a new dark race has emerged within the Empire.
Judging from the reconnaissance, the location of the new entrance to the center of the earth is probably in the mountainous and hilly areas.
The exact location needs to be further verified, but the increasing number of entrances to the center of the earth has become a fact.
According to the elves, there are seven entrances to the center of the Empire, including the Cursed Lands.
Once all the seals are broken, the pressure on the empire will be great! ”
The Eagle Emperor's words landed, and the eyes of the orcs were attracted one after another.
Unlike other countries, the Orc Empire's control over the local area can be said to be the weakest.
As nomads, they spend most of the year on the move. Local control is entirely nominal.
Even if the imperial government issued a death order, requiring all tribes to strictly check whether there was a geocentric seal in their jurisdiction, when it came time to implement it, various problems still arose.
The biggest problem is that the place where you stay this year and the place you will stay next year can only be said to be roughly the same.
In fact, migration routes are subject to change. Deviations of 180 miles, that is a common thing.
So much so that during the inventory process, many areas were missed.
In the context of the massive decline in the population of all ethnic groups, the competition for resources is not as acute as in previous years. The most barren mountains and hills of the land are now rarely passed by tribes.
The new geocentric race came out of the void.
"Eagle Emperor, we are afraid that we don't have the time to check the matter of the Earth's Heart Seal.
Even if time permits, we don't have that many professional sacrifices.
I don't think I'll leave those seals that haven't been broken for the time being, and focus on clearing the emerging Inner Races first.
If possible, it's best to follow the example of the Terrans and bring these dangerous elements into enemy control! ”
The Minotaur said with a little tiredness.
Relying on the superiority of troops, in the battle to suppress the inner race, the orc empire still has an advantage overall.
Unfortunately, the war has lasted too long, and it has not stopped much in the past ten years.
Occasionally, there is a truce and rest, and that is only a physical rest to recover; Psychological fatigue cannot be repaired in a short period of time.
"Good suggestion, but unfortunately not very operable!
Helldogs are difficult to communicate with, and they are entrenched in the area near the entrance to the center of the earth, and they have no intention of staying away.
The new geocentric race is estimated to be in a similar situation.
The enemy can say that the dark elves are migrating eastward, presumably to scare them on the battlefield first.
The degree in this is very difficult to grasp, and it is not that the world's famous generals can't do it at all. ”
The Eagle Emperor shook his head and said.
It is necessary to frighten the enemy, but also not to cripple the enemy, this kind of technical work that tests micro-manipulation is not suitable for orcs at all.
If you want to borrow a knife to kill someone, the premise is that the knife can be borrowed. It's clear that the Race of the Centroid isn't stupid and knows the importance of entrances.
The Dark Elves are willing to migrate, and there is a Snow Moon Lake hanging upstream, which may face the threat of a major flood at any time.