Chapter 54: Killing Intent
Beautiful women do have advantages, and beauty and handsomeness will provide a certain convenience in many cases.
Lawrence also admits that these elves in front of him are a group of handsome men and beautiful women, and he feels happy to negotiate with them when he sees these beautiful elves.
Even though it was clear that these elves were not the kind of people who could talk, Lawrence still greeted them warmly.
Oloda didn't understand Lawrence's enthusiasm, nor did she think that Lawrence was warm and kind.
"Prophet, the elves have heard of your deeds, and they know that you have temporarily been in the limelight in the fight against the Church of Dawn and the Church of Light."
Oloda stared at Lawrence, stating what the elves thought of the place.
Lawrence was not intimidated by the elf's gaze, nor did he avoid the sight of the gaze.
With a relaxed smile, Lawrence said, "In fact, it is true, it has been a long time since there has been such an exciting thing in many Western countries, and I have just done a little bit." ”
Lawrence, seated on the throne, leaned down, his hands crossed on his legs to balance, and bent over to gaze at the emissary below the steps.
"I'm a little curious, if there are any strong people in the elven clan who can compete with the Dawn Church, we have always respected the strong here, and we are willing to fight side by side with the strong."
Oloda had wanted Lawrence to know the current form, to understand that his victory was nothing at all, not to be proud of, and that he should understand the strength of the elves.
Lawrence's inquiry upset Oloda, "Our people don't want to fight outside, because for this reason, many powerful elves are not known. ”
Lawrence roughly understood, "In this case, I am actually very willing to get along with the elves of the Green Forest Kingdom, and I also hope that you will fight with my warriors on the battlefield to prove your bravery." ”
"Whether a country is strong or not can be seen by the soldiers on the battlefield, if they are greedy for life and afraid of death and refuse to go to the battlefield, then this kind of country will definitely be despised."
Oloda said coldly, "You don't understand how precious peace has been for a long time! Those who start wars at will have eyes as narrow as ants! ”
Kassandra frowned and said, "Who are you talking about?" If your mouth moves like a rabbit again, you'll be lying on the ground like a rabbit today! ”
Oloda and the other elves were looking at Kassandra's witches at this time, the combination of the six elves was not weak, they were not the kind of weak elven slaves.
Lawrence was not angry, and said before Oloda could speak, "I don't agree with you, war is not a useless thing, and although some people don't want war, it's often the war that is mostly driven, especially nobles like you and me. ”
"Without war, there can be no progress, and war, like thunder, is a phenomenon that has been brewing for a long time, and when it appears, it means that it needs to change, not all the time."
"What I'm saying may not be incomprehensible to you for a while, but that's okay, we don't need to understand each other."
Lawrence smiled and said: "I don't follow the guidance of bloodline and history here, for me the elves are the same as the people of the rest of the countries, or even slightly higher, because you have strength, and the powerful people and elves will be respected, which is the right thing." ”
"I still say the same thing, I welcome your arrival, and I am willing to continue to maintain peace with the elves, continue to maintain the current trade and cooperation, and also welcome the elves of the elven village to come out and take a walk and come to me to see the outside world."
"If the elves are willing to send strong people to assist me in fighting against the Dawn Church, then I will naturally respect them."
"If you look at the left and right, there are a large number of warriors gathered here in me, and there is no shortage of heroes in my territory who are willing to charge and fight on the battlefield."
"How much you pay, how much you will get in return, we do have a lot of warriors here, but please don't treat them all as barbarians."
Lawrence sometimes thinks that he is a bunch of brainless savages, but he will not say this himself, let alone allow others to say it.
Seeing that the negotiations were unsuccessful, Oroda said calmly, "Prophet Crowfeather, I think you already know what we are here for. ”
"Say it with your mouth." Lawrence sat back in a chair, frowning at the white elf with a slightly cold expression, "If you don't say it, how do I know?" ”
Oloda calmed the anger in her heart and said simply: "The sage of the elven clan can mediate the struggle between you and the church of Dawn in exchange for eternal peace, and as a matter of sincerity, you must return the land of the Kingdom of Gran so that the people of the Kingdom of Gran can continue to believe in the God of Dawn." ”
Lawrence looked surprised, "I thought you were here to form alliances and do business, but I didn't expect you to be a lobbyist for the Dawn Church." ”
Oloda looked at Lawrence, "Answer?" ”
Kassandra glared at the female elf dissatisfied, "Watch your attitude!!" ”
Lawrence thought for two seconds and quickly replied, "I refuse." ”
Although it is possible to maintain peace for a few years or more than a decade, with this time it is possible to wait for the next generation of the frozen land to grow up.
But the price is too high.
Not to mention the conditions put forward by the church, the attitude of these elves alone offended the majesty of the prophet.
It's not just Lawrence, it's a group of Lawrence's henchmen and faithful believers.
Face is more important than gold!
Oloda was not surprised at all, "It seems that you don't know the true strength of the church, the foundation of the Dawn Church is far more and stronger than what you see!" ”
Lawrence nodded, "You're right, it's just that you don't need to think about us, our gods will bless us, how to protect the people of the Kingdom of Stars, is something that I, a prophet, should think about." ”
"The relationship between the Green Forest Kingdom and the Dawn Church seems to be very good, and in that case, I don't think you need to accept the protection of the Star Country."
Oloda stared at Lawrence, "Ravenfeather Prophet, what do you want to do to the elves?" ”
Lawrence felt funny, "What do you always say about the elf family, I'm talking about the Green Forest Kingdom, it seems that you elves think that the elf family is the Green Forest Kingdom, and the Green Forest Kingdom is not the elf family." ”
Oroda said as a matter of course, "That's right! There are humans and elves in the Green Forest Kingdom, and only elves can make decisions, and there is nothing wrong with what I said. ”
Lawrence felt that these elves were indeed as proud and noble as ever.
"I'm allied with the Green Forest Kingdom, not the Elves."
Oloda said directly: "It's no different! ”
Lawrence didn't bother to argue, "Okay, since you can maintain neutrality between the Dawn Church and the Star Church, then I'll let you be neutral!" ”
"From this moment on, I will dissolve all cooperation with the Elves and the Green Forest Kingdom, and you can continue to be neutral, or you can freely choose to get close to the Dawn Church or offend the Star Church."
Lawrence said seriously: "We are a little too close, although I can't help the people of the Dawn Church, but it should be no problem to deal with you." ”
Oroda smiled and said, "The great Raven Feather Prophet will also regard the weak Green Forest Kingdom as an opponent? ”
Lawrence smiled, "We people in the north have always been looking for weak chickens. ”
"Before me, our pirates and robbers here were only fond of raiding the poor and the poor villages along the coast."
"Besides, whether it's a wolf or a bear, or any beast of prey I know, or even witches, witches, and priests, aren't they all looking for the weak?"
"As a weak person, if you don't have this kind of consciousness of the jungle, you always fantasize about the strong going to die with the strong, it is not only stupid, but you are simply not worthy of living in this cruel world."
Oloda was in a rut with Lawrence, but she couldn't argue with Lawrence.
Since you can't use your mouth, use something else!
Oloda said directly: "I want to know how strong the Star Church is so that our people can make a wiser choice, so at this moment I want us to send our own warriors to compete and prove ourselves in the way of the Lorfen people!" ”
Lawrence was silent, resentful of the tradition from the bottom of his heart.
Just like a fighter, duels are a classic of the Middle Ages.
There was a culture of dueling among the nobles, and the barbarians also had a tradition of speaking with their fists when they said it with their mouths.
If the fist wins, it wins.
To be dead is to be dead.
Whether it is security awareness or civilization construction, Lawrence, who advocates civilization, is very disgusted with this kind of duel, and is even more reluctant to participate in any duel himself.
"The strength of a nation, a church, does not depend on a few people to decide, let alone on the so-called duel."
Lawrence decided to refuse, not to play any competitive duel with these elves.
Oloda smiled, "But the strength of a nation and a church can be seen from the warriors they send. ”
That's what Lawrence said just now.
Kassandra said directly: "I'm coming!" ”
Saliel followed suit, "I'll do it too!" ”
Lawrence ignored the mixture of the two, and said calmly: "I have already experienced the warlike heart of the elves from you, so this warlike heart can be left on the battlefield. ”
"I refuse to fight you in a duel, but you can go back and relay my words to your king."
"The elves can continue to be neutral, but neutrality doesn't mean they won't be beaten."
"Neutrality is just that you ignore the battle between the Church of the Stars and the Church of Dawn, it doesn't mean that neither of us will attack you."
"If you really have strong strength, you only need to repel the army that invades you, so that you can be neutral."
Oroda was a little angry, "The belligerent and brave Star Church, the legendary messenger of the gods, the great prophet, did not even dare to accept the challenge of the elves, or even let his subordinates accept our challenge? ”
Sariel said unhappily, "Who said that?" I'm going to fight you! ”
Lawrence stretched out his hand to stop Saliel and said directly to Orota, "I find that your elves are too shallow. ”
"I'm telling you now, if my side wins the duel, then it doesn't matter, our warriors here will only think that you elves are weak and deserve to be disciplined by us."
"If you win and hurt my men and followers, then this hatred will turn into murderous intent and anger and berain all elves!"
Lawrence directly and unequivocally admonished: "I do not want to start a war, if you have to provoke me, thinking that I am a sign of weakness, then I will no longer have the slightest mercy on your people!" ”
Lawrence's words quickly suppressed the anger in the hall.
Saril and the warriors quickly calmed down, and the Elves of Orota recognized Lawrence's kindness.
The name of Lawrence of Mercy was recognized not only by barbarians, but also by nobles and ordinary people from several nearby countries.
After realizing that Lawrence had taken the initiative to avoid a pointless fight, Oroda's attitude softened considerably.
"Merciful prophet, we don't have the idea of being hostile to the Star Church, for a long time, our Green Forest Kingdom has maintained peace with the surrounding human beings, and the rise of the Star Church has made our Green Forest Kingdom go out of the forest and take the initiative to establish knowledge with the Star Church."
Lawrence also softened his tone and said, "I have heard about the peace-loving affairs of the elves, and I have been building a peaceful United Nation for a long time. ”
"Durela, Hokuriku, Hasenli, Kojako, Deco, Io, and the Kingdom of Gran, I have always wanted to keep peace with the countries around me, and respect everyone's beliefs and not change anything."
"The Kingdom of Glan is the first to betray our alliance and has taken the initiative to declare war on me, and is an enemy."
"As a united country of allies, each country helps each other in the battlefield, and I think not only me, but also the elves should have seen the value of internal unity to tide over difficulties when there is an external enemy."
"I cherish my friendships with Heisenri, Hokuriku, Kojakko and Durela, and I hope to get more friends."
"If the elves need friends, then they shouldn't lock themselves in a wooden house in the first place, and the teachings of our Star Church have never been unearned, and there is no claim that prayer alone can solve all problems."
"If you want to gain allies, you should first treat them as friends."
"I can let you stay here for ten days and then go back, and you can all have a look in the nearby town, and then go back and tell your king that it is up to the elves who can make decisions to decide whether the elves will remain neutral or find a reliable ally."
Seeing this, Oloda also said with amusement, "Yes, merciful prophet. ”
The power of the Star Church is too close to the Green Forest Kingdom, almost near the doorstep.
And now that the countries near the Green Forest Kingdom have joined the Star Alliance, although the Dawn Church is strong, although there are many elves in the elf clan and the Dawn Church are still compatible, but the current situation is not good.
Unless the Dawn Church can get the help of the Io Kingdom, then with a military power not far away watching from the outside, the Green Forest Kingdom can take refuge in the Dawn Church without worrying about being attacked.
Now the kingdom of Io is undecided, and Oroda herself is the idea of the older generation, but after being threatened at this time...... It was easily shaken.
Before being threatened by reality, everyone felt that they could rather die than give in.
However, when Lawrence's killing intent was revealed, Oloda, who realized that she was going to die, did not have the consciousness of preferring to die.
Lawrence's killing intent wasn't strong, but Oroda could sense a strong hatred and curse in this hall.
The cold, resentful and helpless curse of killing intent is enough to prove the coldness and strength of the man in front of him! (End of chapter)