In the royal palace of the Principality of Snow Ridge, a group of people were having a meeting, and there were only a few people sitting in the huge palace.

Archduke Streinan frowned, leaned on the throne with one hand, and listened to the report of Foreign Minister Andit.

A few days ago, news came from Qiwangzhai that Fenglin Town had turned over and sent down a patron of the goddess of ice and snow. Even the high-ranking members of the Bright Holy Sect went to the little one who didn't even give birth to maggots. A large amount of supplies, population, military equipment were also sent to them.

Strenan nearly crushed the armrest of the throne when he heard this.

The whole country of the Principality of Snow Ridge is in perennial ice and snow, and the people's belief in the goddess of ice and snow is also very strong, and even Grand Duke Strainnan himself is a believer in the goddess of ice and snow.

The backer behind the Principality of Snow Ridge is the Ice Sun Empire, one of the three major empires, each of which does not give in to each other and balances each other, and the forces to which the major empires belong are constantly at odds, if it were not for the pressure of the abyss demon, the three empires would have broken out into war long ago, and the current continent does not know what it will become.

Great goddess of ice and snow, why don't you send me a patron? Why did it come to my enemies? Do you want me to bow down to my old enemy?

No! I'd like to incorporate it into my territory. Moreover, the gods of the Heavenly Realm never interfered in mortal wars, otherwise, the Light Holy Sect would have ruled the world long ago. Grand Duke Strainan thought angrily.

Andit's voice echoed in the empty palace: "Neo from Maple Forest Town has already sent someone to the Seven Kings Village, and the person sent is a woman, a cultivator of the Holy Hall Realm, but Valni's cultivation is not enough, and they can't see the rank of that woman. Based on the information that came back, we speculated that the woman was at least a mid-level Templar realm. Neo ordered the Seven Kings Village to open the Tentacle Strait, and all ships were not allowed to attack. Valni also reported that Tutu and Zambid Tower were very likely to defect to Maple Grove Town, and the six of them were not Tutu's opponents in the first place, but now that the people of Maple Grove Town intervened strongly, they could not resist, and specially came to ask my king, what should they do? ”

Archduke Streinan didn't speak, but glanced around the ministers in front of the throne.

Admiral Hincruff said: "I don't think we can give up the Seven Kings, and if the Tentacle Strait is opened, we will not be able to stop them from communicating with the outside world." The development of Maple Grove Town will be more rapid, and they will become stronger and stronger, and the threat to our country will also increase. Lockhee, the Grand Duke's old companion and prime minister of the Principality of Snow Ridge, said: "The rise of Maple Grove is unstoppable, and we must not only not fight it, but also give them some help at the right time." From the news that came back, we can see that this young lord is different from the previous gods, who were all addicted to the path of cultivation and basically didn't care about worldly things. But the high status of the Divine Servants, even if they were not interested in worldly power, caused great distress to those in power at the time. And this goddess's patron showed that he wanted to develop his own territory. Archduke, this is precisely where our opportunity lies,"

Grand Duke Strainnan also sat up straight when he heard this, and Lockhee continued: "With the patronage of the Ice and Snow Goddess and the full support of the Light Holy Sect, Maple Grove Town will definitely develop into a large territory, so I just said that this is unstoppable. However, the authority of the patron of the Ice and Snow Goddess is already too great, if Maple Grove Town develops into a big territory again, then this young man named Neo must not want to be subject to the Rinfeng Empire, the Winding Empire has always been at odds with the north and the south, and Ferdilando has exhausted the balancing technique to barely maintain the current situation, if Maple Grove Town rises strongly, it is bound to break the north-south balance of the Stormy Wind Empire, and Ferdilando will not allow such a strong lord to appear on his northern side. It's only a matter of time before they split, and if we light a fire from it, we can easily provoke a war between them, and at that point, we're looking for an opportunity, and when they're both defeated, we'll take the opportunity to send troops to take down the Frost Moon Territory. The wishes of the Principality of Snow Ridge for generations can be fulfilled in the hands of the Grand Duke. ”

Admiral Sincrouch said, "Grand Duke, if we follow Lord Lockhee's plan, I don't know when things will take a turn for the better, and even if the Wind Empire and the Frost Moon Territory split, the Wind Empire will never allow us to intervene in it. It is impossible to return the Frost Moon Territory to our country. Grand Duke, he is misleading the country. ”

Lockhee said unhurriedly: "Our Snow Ridge Principality is located in the middle of nowhere, and the Ice Sun Empire behind us does not support us much, it is nothing more than using us as an outpost to resist the invasion of the Wind Empire, if everyone has not been busy resisting the Abyss Demon all these years, I am afraid that our Snow Ridge Country would have been swallowed up long ago." If we don't take advantage of the development and growth now, when the two empires are freed up, the day of our demise is not far off. ”

After a pause, Lockhee continued: "Once the Frost Moon Leader turns against the Wind Empire, it must be seeking independence, and when the time comes, we just need to fuel the flames and support the Frost Moon Lord's independence." After that, we created an opportunity to send troops to the Frost Moon Lord, and at that time, we were not at war with the Windy Empire, but with the independent Frost Moon Lord. Hehe, by that time, the Frost Moon Collar is probably no longer called by this name, and it is estimated that it will be changed to the Frost Moon Country. We're at war with the Frostmoon Kingdom, and Ferdi Lando might even stab him in the back. ”

Sincruff said, "Lord Lockhill, how long are we going to wait according to your plan?" Decade? Or twenty years? I'm afraid that before that time, we will be preempted by this person named Neo. ”

Lockhee said unreservedly: "This is not going to happen. That Neo is enough for him just to pay Dilando, how can he have the spare strength to deal with us. If Maple Grove was really that strong, then they would have been wiped out by the Wind Empire earlier, and Emperor Ferdirando would not have watched them grow to this extent. So we need to support them appropriately. Grand Duke, fighting for world domination, whether it is ten or twenty years is not too long, our Snow Ridge Principality has been waiting for several generations, are you afraid to wait for this time? Therefore, I don't think there is any need to consider the concerns of Lord Sincrauft. ”

Anditt also said: "I think Lord Lockhee's words are worth taking, if according to the previous situation, it would be difficult for our country to achieve the goal of becoming a kingdom, and now that there is such a big variable, we should look for opportunities from it." Moreover, the development of Maple Grove Town is unstoppable, and it is also the place of favor of the goddess of ice and snow. The people of our country are also believers in the goddess of ice and snow, and if we rashly provoke disputes, it will be difficult for the people in our country to explain. ”

"And after all, Qiwangzhai is a group of pirates, and if we support them on the surface, it is equivalent to clearly telling everyone that our Snow Ridge Principality has long colluded with pirates, and such a crime cannot be borne under any circumstances. We can only secretly send people to help the Varni gang, as long as they are not eaten by Tutu. The Tentacle Strait is not a strategic location, and the opening of the Tentacle Strait only opens the passage of Frost Moon Ridge to the outside world. Let's just let it go, as a sincerity to be good friends with Maple Grove. ”

"In addition, we will send a delegation to Maple Grove Town, and we will say that we are all believers in Her Highness the Ice and Snow Goddess, and now that Neo has become the patron of Her Highness the Goddess, we feel the same honor. Send a special mission to congratulate us, and it would be better to have us permanently stationed in Maple Grove, so that we can keep abreast of their situation at all times. "Anditt has long been in charge of the foreign affairs of the Principality of Snow Ridge, and now it is easy to discuss these matters, and various countermeasures are at his fingertips.

The Admiralty Chancellor Sincrouch was about to say something, but was interrupted by Archduke Strenan, who said, "Just follow the advice of Prime Minister Lockhee and Lord Andit." Xincrouch, I know that you have dealings with the people of Qiwangzhai, and I haven't said much about you over the years, and now you should also think about the country and put it away. ”

Sincrouch's face turned red, and he quickly knelt down and said to Archduke Streinan, "Dare not obey the will of my king!" Strenan nodded, and the Imperial Council dissolved.