Section 40 The Reaction of the Nations (4)
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It was Sir Benjamin, who was from the Disraeli family, one of the wealthy families of Asturias, but he himself had only recently been admitted to the Privy Council, and his duties had not yet been assigned.
There have been two legendary heroes in the Disraeli family, and there is still a legend alive today, which strongly supported Sir Benjamin's entry into the Privy Council, and of course, the most important reason is that the Disraeli family has always maintained loyalty and respect for the royal family.
The role of the Privy Council became more and more apparent, and Edward increasingly put power into the Privy Council he had established, which made the wealthy families look forward to their own family's participation, which would give the family the opportunity to expand its influence and voice in the affairs of the state, rather than just wielding limited tax influence at round tables.
And this expansion of influence means power and wealth.
A wealthy family like the Disraeli family would be willing to recommend an important member of their family to the Privy Council to serve His Majesty Edward, and at the same time hold the authority of His Majesty, becoming the link between the family and the royal family.
Other wealthy families, including some of the older families with whom the royal family did not get along, began to realize the value of the Privy Council.
However, although those wealthy families have coveted the power in the hands of the Privy Council and tried to attack, the Privy Council is still firmly in the hands of Edward at this stage, and almost all of them are loyal to the royal family, or at least members of the wealthy families who are biased towards the royal family.
In Asturias, the power struggle between the royal family and the wealthy has not stopped from ancient times to the present, with a slight exception in the case of His Majesty Edward, because the greater contradiction lies between this majesty and the Church, or more precisely, the Church of Light.
It is not surprising that Sir Benjamin would make such a statement, and he has only entered the Privy Council on behalf of the Disraeli family.
As far as he was concerned, there was no need for him to follow the Chancellor's ass, in that case he would not have received a different look from Edward, but if he had a different opinion, he might have attracted His Majesty's attention.
And from the family's point of view, he is not wrong, starting from the call of the Holy War, the Disraeli family is definitely qualified to follow Edward's majesty to participate in the conquest of certain planes, or even a single sub-plane, if they are lucky, it will even be a bronze-level plane.
The Black Iron level plane usually does not have Mithril Ore, which represents a barren plane, while the bronze plane is different, and 90% of the time will have various strategic resources generated.
There are roughly five levels of planes, from the lowest plane to the gold-level plane, and the higher the plane, the more powerful the plane origin. Usually the most direct expression is that the stronger the power of the law, the more top-level creatures or main god-level gods can be born and accommodated, or the richer the resources.
In terms of plane resources, the uncivilized savage plane, the destroyed plane, or the plane that is about to be destroyed belong to the lowest plane, and the destroyed plane has basically exhausted all kinds of resources, the plane origin has been exhausted, and the uncivilized barbarian plane has very few resources that can be formed by its plane origin, and its plane origin is still in an embryonic state.
Up is the black iron level plane, which has produced various resources, and there is a biological civilization, but the civilization is relatively low, lacking important magical metal resources like Mithril, and only ordinary level resources.
In the bronze-level plane, there will already be storage of magical metals such as Mithril, so for Benjamin's choice, it is not absolutely necessary to be qualified to participate in the Holy War and get huge benefits from it, it is not absolutely necessary to go toe-to-toe with the orcs at this time, disperse the power, and even cause huge losses for this.
Since the Terran countries actively participated in dimensional exploration and conquest, most countries have changed their previous national policies, reducing friction with orcs in the wilderness, and trying to only defend the defense line of the existing territory, while investing resources and forces in the conquest of the secondary plane.
The abundance of resources in the silver-level plane is no less than that of the vast majority of the Kaos plane, but the amount of resources is only a table for judging the plane level, and its absolute criterion lies in how much origin power this plane has.
For example, the origin power of some planes is actually quite powerful, but it is difficult for the human race to use, for example, the four elemental planes are all silver-level planes, but almost no one wants to conquer these planes, because although the origin power of these planes is very large, the power of the law is extremely single.
Perhaps only Purgatory is interested in the four elemental planes, including the spread of celestial beliefs in the elemental planes, which is as difficult as a boat on dry land.
The highest level is the gold-level plane, and there are only three gold-level planes that have been confirmed so far, except for Keos, which are the Heavenly Realm and Purgatory.
The output of Celestial Realm and Purgatory resources is very single, very different from Keos, but no one can deny the strength of these two planes, because the powerhouses born from these two planes even almost conquered Keos.
There are also some mysterious planes that cannot be explored because of too little information, so it is impossible to determine their plane level, such as the legendary dragon realm where the dragon clan lives.
"Viscount Benjamin, could it be that the Disraeli family is also afraid of savage orcs?" said a voice with a slight sarcasm.
Jejamin Huo Ran turned sideways, it was a man about his age, dressed as gorgeously as he was, but the family coat of arms on his body was different, with a sword and shield crossed together.
"Austin, if you're trying to provoke me or my family, I don't mind challenging you. Benjamin said angrily, this man named Austin belonged to the Childes family, and his qualifications were very similar to him, and he had just entered the Privy Council, and was expecting to show himself in front of Edward.
When the two glared at each other like bullfights, Edward, who was sitting on the throne, snorted softly, his eyes swept over the two, and a huge sense of majesty and invisible pressure enveloped the two of them, making them unable to move, and they came to their senses, not daring to continue arguing.
"What I want to hear is a credible opinion, not for the selfish interests of individuals and families. Edward's voice came clearly from above.
Benjamin hurriedly said: "Your Majesty, but what I said just now is definitely for the sake of the royal family and Asturias, please carefully consider whether it is necessary to risk the possibility of a fierce conflict with the orcs when the holy war is about to begin." ”
Edward nodded slightly, his gaze fell on an old man, and said softly, "Dear Mansfield, as my Secretary of Defense, what do you think?"
"Your Majesty, although Duke Aldrich has brought news, Sir Benjamin's words are not completely unreasonable, so perhaps further confirmation of the existence and scale of the Mithril Mine will determine how much risk we need to take. Of course, we should now devise all possible countermeasures so that we don't have to deal with them later. However, to be honest, we neglected that area too much before, so there was very little information, and cities in the wilderness like Liberty City didn't even have B-level information, so the information we could provide to everyone was extremely limited. From the available information, I believe that our main opponents will be orcs, depending on how much we and the orc tribes are willing to pay for this Mithril mine, including the possibility of a war that will be decided by victory or defeat. ”
"I must remind Your Majesty and you that what Benjamin said just now is not wrong, even if we decide to go to war with the Orcs to get this Mithril Mine, we will not be able to go all out when the Holy War is about to begin, and the worst situation is that the two major tribes of the Orcs will join forces, which cannot be ignored. Defense Secretary Mansfield said cautiously.
In that case, the Free City itself is the key. Earl Barrett said thoughtfully.
Everyone nodded, and in this context, the attitude of the Free City may determine who will be charged by the Mithril Mine in the end.
Because if Asturias decides to send troops to fight for it, it will need the city of Liberty as a supply and rear support.
Even after taking control of the Mithril Mine, the Terran Nation would need a stronghold like the Free City to continue to ensure the smelting and transportation of Mithril.
The strength of the Free City itself was not enough to resist the forces of either side coveting the Mithril Mine, but under the mutual containment, it had the possibility of affecting the outcome of the battle.
"The Free City is a city of the Terrans, and although it is not currently part of Asturias, if we can convince them to submit voluntarily, it will be difficult for the Orcs to take it from us. "Osteen preemptively said to His Majesty the Emperor.
"I'm afraid it's not that easy. Benjamin sneered, this time it was his turn to disagree.
"What do you think, Sir Regina?" Edward set his sights on the Marquis of Regina, who was in charge of diplomacy.
"Your Majesty, you should try anyway, from the point of view of the Free City, if you are destined to not be able to take possession of this Mithril Mine, and must take refuge in one side, there is no doubt that we in Asturias are the best choice for them. "After careful consideration, Regina decided to speak out about Asturias' strengths and give confidence to everyone.
"Well said, go on. ”
"The question is only what do they want? What conditions do we promise? Your Majesty, they have minted Mithril into currency with great fanfare, and it seems that they are also trying to find a high-profile object of allegiance, and I think we should try to contact them as much as possible, and if the orcs attack them, it will be the best, it will save us a lot of effort, and force them to most likely throw themselves at us. Therefore, I recommend that Viscount Philip go to the Free City immediately on behalf of Asturias, and that His Majesty authorize him to accede to the demands of the Free City within a certain range, and if the conditions of the Free City can be met, and thus his loyalty to Asturias, then not only will he get a piece of Mithril Mine, but His Majesty will also have a home to that ambiguous area. ”
"Well, you can try it, just do what you say, but before you go out, you first draw up a rough range of conditions for me to see, I hope that the appetite of that group of people is not too big. ”
"Yes, Your Majesty. “
"Thank you, Reginaqing. ”