Section 186 Persuasion to surrender (I)
"What should I do?"
Xue Demeng and Weah looked at each other and smiled bitterly, and asked each other silently, but then after seeing the bitterness in each other's eyes, they immediately understood that they were helpless.
Now not only can he not capture the key points held by the other side, but even Hovito has been captured.
The worst thing is that although they have long known that their king is not a hero, it is rare for them to be so weak-willed, and as soon as they are captured, they will become the biggest leader of the party, recruiting themselves and others for the enemy, which is too shocking to the morale of the army.
The prestige of Weah and Xue Demeng is still there, and the Modos may really admit defeat and bow their knees.
But if it goes on like this, it can't be fought again, if there is no turnaround, and it will take a little longer, even if these troops under his command will not surrender here, I am afraid that they will sneak away, and then they will be out of control and unable to form an army.
But knowing this, Weah and the two were helpless.
"This time we really have to count on Beshof. Weah felt bitter in his mouth.
Xue Demeng was silent, Modo founded the country, only the first king was a hero, and he could lay a foundation, but after the death of that king, the descendants were not very angry, so that the royal power declined, and several aristocratic families in the country rose in popularity, forming a wealthy family in Modo.
This situation did not change until a legendary mage accepted Modo's invitation to become a protector mage, and this legendary mage was friendly to the royal family and extremely defending, which made the wealthy family restrain themselves.
Later, the mage died, but left behind a school of mages, including Weah and Suasola. That's why they will help each other. Suasola will also support Weah. Curb the wealthy, but this faction needs Hovito's righteous name.
As for those wealthy families, they later worshiped their children under the Sword Saint Sect, so as to regain their momentum and fight against Weah and them for many years.
This situation has been maintained for many years, including the Wizards' Guild once tried to use the chapter to intervene, but the two parties joined forces to stop it.
The rise of Bethoff was no exception, although he was known as a civilian hero. But neither the scholars nor the mages nor the alliance between the Sword Saint and the wealthy would give him a chance to confine him to the Poseidon Legion.
But ironically, he is now the only one who can be relied upon to save the crisis.
"Don't worry, he'll come. Xue Demeng took a deep breath and turned his head to look in the direction of the ocean, "The Poseidon Legion may not be able to make it in time, but he will definitely come." ”――
Solomon silently watched downward, Gra did a good job, capturing King Modo, and now for the third time he had asked Hovito to persuade him to surrender.
A smile tugged at Solomon's lips. This is necessary, even if it has no practical effect. But at least it will make the Modo royal family lose face in front of the people, which will be beneficial to the future rule.
Of course, there may be a slight obstacle until then.
Solomon couldn't help but look in the direction of the ocean, and his extended spiritual perception sensed that someone was moving towards this direction at high speed.
"It's coming. Solomon smiled faintly.
An arbitrary door appeared on the deck beside him, and he stepped in.
The next moment, an identical arbitrary door appeared in the direction of a galley in the air, and Solomon stepped out of it, suspended in the air.
Not far from him, a figure with the smell of the sea suddenly stopped flying.
It was a tall, tanned man with thick limbs and piercing eyes, looking at Solomon.
Solomon noticed something peculiar about the man, that is, there were some irregular silver scales on the cheeks of his face, hands and feet.
"Beshoff?" said Solomon, laughing.
"Are you an Asturian?" Bethoff looked at Solomon warily, "Get out of the way, or I'll fight you." ”
Bethoff slowly removed the whalebone knife he was carrying, the person on the other side gave him an unprecedented sense of threat, although he didn't look like a dangerous person on the surface, but the talent inherited from his mother clan in his bloodline made him faintly want to avoid the other party.
But he couldn't help but come, even if he wanted to do something with the dangerous person in front of him, he had to come.
"Why do we have to do it? Solomon said lightly, "I know that you came in response to a request for help, and I didn't stop you when someone below sent a mage to find you." Because I want to see you, and I don't think we necessarily have to do it hands-on. As far as I know, you are not doing well in this kingdom, and with your skills, you will be welcomed everywhere you go, such as Asturias. ”
Bethoff breathed a sigh of relief, the other party actually wanted to persuade him to surrender before the battle, and he couldn't help but cry and laugh a little.
It cannot be said that Solomon's words did not impress him at all, but since he came, he naturally had a reason to come.
Bethof's origin is somewhat peculiar, he is a remnant of the Sea Clan and the Terran Race.
Modo is close to the sea, from ancient times to the present, whether it is before or after the founding of Modo, the people of this land have to go to the sea to fish, fishing is one of the important industries of Modo, people can use the export of fresh fish and some precious fish in the deep sea to other countries in exchange for insufficient food and other needs, the ocean is a natural treasure trove for them.
However, the invasion of the Sea Clan has always been a headache for the inhabitants of this land, and Modo has never changed since the founding of the country.
The Sea Tribes refer to the tribes of the sea, they are respected by the Sirens, the Shaqs, the Weils, the Jenifis, the Ortebes, and some other sea tribes form a crude upper and lower class of the sea kingdom, they believe that they are the real masters of the sea, and regard the people who go out to sea to fish as thieves.
Therefore, the Sea Clan will launch large and small attacks on the sea, and even form a coalition of various tribes to attack ashore every once in a while to sabotage and retaliate.
As a result, offspring from the combination of the Sea Clan and the Terran are sometimes produced on the shore, and these people are called the Scale Clan, because they are usually born with scales on their bodies.
Because the scale clan has some of the blood left over from the sea clan, so they also have a very strong talent in the ocean, their strength in the water will be extraordinary, and they can stay in the water far more than the normal human race, there are black magicians who have studied the scale clan, it seems that they have organs to breathe in the sea.
The status of the Scales in Modo was very low before the rise of Bethof, because most of them were children born to women who were raped by the sea males, most of them had no fathers, and some mothers abandoned them at birth, and some raised them, but often died prematurely because of the hardships of life.
The Scales have always been regarded as a disgrace among the upper classes of Modo, and at the most severe time, they have not been able to order their humane destruction.
But Bethoff changed the Scales, because when he grew up, he gathered a plate of scattered Scales to form the Poseidon Legion.
After a great defeat in the Modo Navy, it was he who brought the Poseidon Legion, which was so poorly armed, to repel the Sea Clan who had come ashore.
After that, he repeatedly protected the fishermen who went to sea, and formed a great reputation among the people, and it was impossible for such a force kingdom to survive and destroy them, so it was decided to take them in.
However, when Bethof's ambition was about to enter the court, he was thwarted by the cooperation of scholars, mages and nobles, so he could only focus on the sea with the Poseidon Legion.
But now that Tugenhaben is in crisis, Weah asks him for help, and he still comes.
"I won't surrender, it's best if you're willing to get out of the way, if not, then I'll have to fight you. Bethoff said solemnly, his intuition had been reminding him not to make a move with the person in front of him if he could avoid it, even if he encountered the most ferocious sea beast in the ocean, and even when he faced the king of the sirens.
But he didn't have a better choice, even if it turned out really badly.
Fortunately, Solomon really didn't seem to intend to fight him, and even though he said so, Solomon was still persuading.
"Do you think you will have a chance of winning with me?" said Solomon, "You know nothing about me, and of course I can tell you who I am, I am Solomon, the Prime Minister of Asturias." The Hovito you want to rescue has fallen into our hands, and he is persuading his army to surrender, think about it, even if he surrenders, what are you going to insist on? Half of your blood comes from the sirens, you can indeed exert legendary strength at sea, but when you go ashore, your physical and mental strength will be weakened, and you will not be able to maintain peak combat strength for as long as you are at sea, so if you fight with me, you have no chance of victory. ”
Bethoff was silent for a moment, as Solomon said, he only knew the identity of the other party now, and the other party knew him well, even the other half of his scale clan bloodline was from the royal family of the sea clan.
But he still shook his head, "I'm not fighting, it's not for Hovito, it's not for Weah, it's not for those nobles. If your information is really that detailed, you should know how difficult life was in Modo before the scales grew up, and many of us were lucky enough to grow up, and it was those simple people who helped us. I have also received help, so after my bloodline awakened and I was more fortunate to gain great power, I swore that I would help those who helped me back then, and I would like to protect them so that they can fish freely and safely at sea. I'm here for them, and I won't let you hurt Tugenhagen or the civilians of Modo, so even if you are extremely powerful and make me feel threatened like never before, I will not hesitate to fight you!"
When Solomon heard this, he did not get angry, but said leisurely: "Since you no longer have much hope in the old ruler of Modo, why don't you want to trust us for once?" Yes, I invaded Modo, but what I brought to Modo was not necessarily ruin, maybe hope. Now I give you a choice, if you give in, I will save those you want to protect, and if you refuse, I will change my mind and rule Mordor in a harsh way. (To be continued......)