Chapter 2: Exposed
Lupsas laughed: "Hehehe, what a clear conscience, Lord Dick, you may not think it is anything yourself, but have you ever considered the situation facing the Empire?
"Really?" Dick turned his head to look at the marshal, "does the marshal think that with our 400,000-strong Terran legion, we will be able to conquer the city of Shophalist, which is guarded by 600,000 elite troops?"
"Can I say a word, Lord Dick?" said Gimmel, and then went on without waiting for Dick to answer, "It was your idea to help Prince Macfarlane recover the Empire of Hughes without compensation, and we don't need to invest a large number of legions in such a thankless task. Isn't it?
You first persuaded Emperor Bixia to agree to this, and then used this as an excuse to borrow troops from the Demon Clan. Who is responsible?"
Lupsas added: "Or we can make some conditions for helping McFarlane, for example, by having the Empire of Hughes cede a few provinces to us. Prince Dick, please don't say that this matter has nothing to do with you, Mitt Bixia has already admitted that he agreed to help McFarlane for free at your behest. With all due respect, what do you think. ”
Dick subconsciously glanced at Mitt, and Lupsas immediately walked over to block Mitt's side: "Prince Dick, pay attention to your behavior!" Looking at his appearance, it seems that Dick intends to intimidate Mitte.
Dick pondered for a long time, and finally said, "I confess, I have a personal relationship with Prince Macfarlane. ”
Lupsas and Jimmel looked surprised at the same time, but they weren't surprised by what Dick said. Because Diock's friendship with Macfarlane could be found out at a glance, they had naturally investigated Dick before calling him for today.
To their surprise. It was Dick who took the initiative to explain the matter.
Dick continued: "But it is also good for us to make a decision like this. ”
Lupsas snorted coldly: "Prince Dick really loves to joke. Could it be that a few more provinces, or the annexation of the entire Empire of Theseus, would be a detrimental thing to the Empire?"
"The marshal said exactly. ”
"You...... What are you talking about!" Lupsas blurted out in surprise. However, he immediately realized his gaffe and coughed twice to cover it up.
Dick said lightly: "May I ask the marshal, how long has it been since the Three Kingdoms of the Karimodan Continent were established?"
"About a hundred years. Lupsas wondered why he asked, but he replied truthfully.
Dick nodded: "That's right, a hundred years, there are four or five generations of inheritance, that is to say." The people of the three empires belonged to their respective empires from the generation of their grandfathers, and the empires ruled over them. It is impossible to easily change one's national attitude, and after occupying a foreign land, it is necessary to send a large number of troops as a deterrent to prevent civil unrevolt. And do we have so many troops?
There are undead in the north of Miro, orcs in the south, krakens in the east, and demons in the southwest, and the consumption of national strength has been too great in recent years. There have been demon invasions, the Battle of Huvlast, the Battle of Myrrock, and the Battle of the Scourge. The Battle of Farionde.
All in all, our empire doesn't have that many soldiers to garrison the new territory. ”
Gimmel snorted coldly: "Then according to what you said, we shouldn't waste our troops to help McFarlane recover the Theseus Empire, Lord Dick, you are contradicting yourself!"
Dick held out a finger and shook it, "The Prime Minister doesn't say it all. To help McFarlane is to help ourselves.
First of all, I know McFarlane as a person. He is honest and trustworthy, and he knows how to repay his kindness. Moreover, he will definitely take to heart the kindness of our troops to help each other, so that Miró and Hughes will form a temporary alliance.
Secondly, the Faun Empire can be said to have suffered the least damage in the Battle of Thorn over the years, the Battle of Huvvestre did not affect them, they were the attackers in the Battle of Millrok, they avoided the Battle of the Undead Scourge because they were in the south of the continent, and they used the Liliang of the Crusaders in the Battle of Faliand.
Therefore, if they are allowed to annex the Theseus Empire, the next target will inevitably be Miro!"
"Okay, that's right!" Marshal Lupsas's eyes flashed, he paced back and forth in the room for two steps, and then spoke: "Then, Prince Dick, even if it is really as you said, sending troops to Xius is the most popular choice, but this cannot be a reason for you to collude with the Demon Clan!"
Dick smiled coldly: "Collusion? joke, I am the Abyss Demon Emperor, and the entire demon clan must obey my orders." ”
Jimmel stood up again and said, "Okay, you'll be your Abyss Demon Emperor." Do you know that this will make the Miro Empire despised by other countries?"
Dick smiled, showing his bright teeth, "Without the troll Herrerad destroying the city walls, without the Nether Wyvern as an air troop, without the little demons as cannon fodder, without the blood demons assisting in the siege of the city, without the fire rain attack that destroyed the guards, without the Holy Realm Demon King to solve the mage group, Lord Marshal, or Your Excellency the Prime Minister, in this case, can you capture Xiufast with 400,000 people?"
In addition, although there are many races in the Karimodan Continent, not all of them are enemies of the human race, and there are dwarf warriors and elven warriors in our army. Since these races can be friends with the human race and coexist and prosper with us, the Weishenme Demon Race can't?"
"Because the demon clan is despicable, cunning, shameless, unscrupulous, and untrustworthy. Such a race does not deserve to stand alongside my race!" Lupsas exclaimed, his voice resounding.
A wave of anger swelled in Dick's heart, and he didn't scold Dimihera by saying this. Dick suppressed his anger and pushed back with what Dimichra had told him: "The human race has the rules of the human race, and the demons also have the laws of the demons, and the reason why the lower demons are despicable and cruel is completely forced by the poor living conditions. And the demon clan is indeed despicable, cunning, shameless, unscrupulous, and untrustworthy, but at least they never deny it, unlike the human race, hum ......"
Lupsas was furious: "You slander the Terrans!"
Dick said lightly: "All the intelligent races may have different forms, but their souls are equally noble!"
"Good, good, good!" Lupsas said three "good" words in a row, his eyes shot a terrifying essence, and he turned his head to stare at Dick with such eyes, "Then, please explain one more thing to us, Dick Fahn!"
Dick almost jumped! His face turned pale with horror, and cold sweat soaked through his winter coat. He opened his mouth, but found that his voice had become hoarse: "My surname is 'Hill', please don't make a mistake Lord Marshal, okay?"
After helping McFarlane pacify the Theseus Empire, Dick began to go crazy and lock himself in his room to cultivate and accumulate Liliang, in order to be able to increase the chances of winning for rescuing Dimihera. As a result of this, he unleashed his potential and reached the Saint Realm High Rank.
But he was locked in his room all day, but he lacked well-informed information, and he didn't know that during the days when he was in retreat and penance, the entire Terran kingdom on the Karimodan continent had begun to spread his true identity wildly.
The source of this news is the Faun Empire. The First Legion, Shakel, was defeated and fled back to the Faun Empire, where he was scolded by Jax the Great, who repeatedly reprimanded him for his incompetence, rice buckets, fools, and wine bags and rice bags.
However, it is easy for a man to lose his mind when he is angry, and Jax the Great is no exception, and this plain and elegant king said things that should not be said in a rage. That is to reveal Dick's true identity.
Jax knew he had lost his words as soon as he spoke, but luckily Shakel was a henchman he had cultivated, so he wasn't too worried about getting into trouble.
But Shackle's eyes lit up, and he offered a plan to Yax, that is, to reveal Dick's identity, which was a double-edged sword that could cut the enemy, for example, to shake Dick's position in the Miró Empire, or to hurt himself, for example, to cause concussions in the country of Faun, because Dick was more qualified to inherit the throne than he Yax.
Jax pondered it and finally decided to adopt Shackle's plan, and although he couldn't be completely sure of Dick's identity, he was not far from it. Dick really put too much pressure on him, whether it was the battle of Millrok or the defeat of the offensive and defensive battle of Huvendre, Dick played a role that cannot be ignored. In addition, there is the championship of the "Grells Survival Race" and the champion of the "Octagon Athletic".
The news, under the control of the people specially arranged by Shakel, quietly spread, and the entire Faun Empire was full of storms, and gradually crossed the border, and began to spread to the two empires of Miro and Hus. (To be continued......)