Chapter 17: Cheaper Others Are Better Than Cheap Me (Part II)
(Send more than 3000 first shifts first, ghosts are ready to explode today, look at their limits, let's have some motivation.) )
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"He's a good guy and an idealist, but unfortunately he doesn't know enough and doesn't see far enough. "Hede is probably one of the few people who is qualified to judge Oder Prince.
Although Oud Prince has since seen the misery of countless elven slaves in the human empire, what he does not know is that the lives of countless human slaves in the elven empire are just as dark and cruel. The contradiction between the two races, humans and elves, stems from differences in their own fundamental ideas, and there is actually no absolute standard of who is right and who is wrong.
For the empires of two different races opposed to each other, the slaves of the other race were an important and infinite wealth, and neither of them could give up this object of plunder and exploitation with great confidence.
Therefore, when Odd Prince tried to use the exchange of elven slaves in the Olympian Empire for human slaves in the Elven Empire as a springboard to ease the antagonism between the two races, he was only met with a cold look at the idiot. His father had only one sentence to say about this naΓ―ve idea of his only son: "Don't forget which side you are." β
Sympathetic Prince began to use all kinds of means to improve his status, he was not stupid but not smart, in his opinion, if he could get a high enough status and have enough voice, then he could achieve his ideals.
The path that Xiangshang climbs is very tortuous and difficult, and he will do a lot of things that go against his conscience. Prince, who framed human opponents in political battles and killed elven enemies in border conflicts, suppressed his conscience and defiled his hands by doing these things, and his only spiritual comfort was to help the weak as much as he could, and for this he adopted countless orphans. In Holder's view, what he did was close to the idea of self-redemption promoted by some religions.
The most gratifying thing about Prince during this long and difficult period was that after twenty years of getting along, the dark elf woman with a backwater look was finally moved by him, and her dark blue pupils regained their former brilliance.
The gap between elves and humans can also be bridged, and once again his faith is most inspired.
Odd Prince became an earl at the age of forty-seven, and in twenty-four years he had risen two ranks of knighthood, which is already remarkable. It's just that when he was forty-nine years old, he was betrayed in a bloodless political battle. And ironically, Prince was led into a trap and captured by the Elven Empire's Border Patrol.
And within the empire, for this nobleman who "sacrificed" on the border and gave his life for the empire, the Imperial Heraldic Court generously posthumously awarded him the title of marquis. Anyway, Prince has no heirs at all, and even the entire family has no heirs, so it doesn't matter how high the title reward is.
A few years later, Prince, who failed to achieve his ideals, died as a human slave in a slave camp within the Elven Empire.
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"Did he ever regret it?" said Gasmuse, who had been in control of her emotions for a long time.
Hold hesitated for a moment, and the ever-smiling face of the gray-haired old Prince came to mind, and he nodded, "He never complained about the life he chose. β
The elven dragon knight of the past only felt bitter in her mouth, she knew what a human slave would be treated in the elven empire, and she had experienced almost everything before.
Gasmuse actually understands that Prince's ideals are impossible to achieve, pure-blood elves have ten times the lifespan of humans, and are far more rational and realistic than Prince's more experienced years than her human lover. Although she had confessed to Pristan about the tragic plight of human slaves in the Elven Empire, and revealed the complicated reasons and powerful relationships involved, she still could not dissuade the naΓ―ve man's persistent steps.
Because of this, Gasmuse will establish the Golden Chrysanthemum Alliance, use the rules of the underground Shijie to secretly rescue the elf slaves, persuade these free elves to release some human slaves after returning home, and try to be nice to the human slaves even if they don't have this ability.
At that time, Prince was not interested in the inefficient method of his elven lover, but he was not against it, he still felt that the problem needed to be solved fundamentally.
"I believe that in my lifetime I will be able to build a bridge between humans and elves in peace. "I have to say that Prince is a very emotional and even very innocent person in some ways.
After Prince lost his whereabouts, Casmus tried her best to expand the strength of the Golden Chrysanthemum Alliance, secretly using various means to find Prince's whereabouts, after all, as a pure-blood elf, it was impossible for her to stand in front of the stage. Fortunately, many of the orphans adopted by Prince were willing to follow her, and these children, who had been instilled in the old marquis from an early age with the idea of racial equality, were more indifferent to the racial divide than most humans.
However, most of the orphans who followed Axmius were girls, and most of the boys went their separate ways to find their own futures, although most of them were willing to support the Golden Chrysanthemum with appropriate financial resources. The reason for this may not be clear to anyone, maybe it is the self-esteem of the boys who are unwilling to condescend to the women, or maybe most of these orphan girls have a paternal complex.
It's just that now the hard work of more than ten years seems to have turned into water, and the most important person is no longer there.
"Actually, the Marquis of Prince had understood a lot of things in the years before he died," Hade glanced at the Dark Elf woman who was still immersed in grief, "He hopes that you will continue to run the Golden Chrysanthemum and help his ideals come true." β
Casmuse looked at the black-haired boy in front of him and smiled slightly wryly: "Are you also infected by that stupid foolish ideal?"
"He has at least tried, and he has no regrets," Hede looked coldly at the dark elf woman who was a little self-defeating, "He is a human who has given nearly half of his limited decades of life for his ideals, and you are an elf with a lifespan of thousands of years, are you still willing to spend a few decades?"
"I dare not promise you that I will be able to realize the ideals of the Marquis of Prince in my lifetime, and I do not think that the path of the Marquis of Prince is the most suitable, but I will at least try to find a more suitable one. β
Hide's words struck hard at the bottom of Gasmuse's heart, and she looked at Hide a little distractedly, feeling that the figure of the black-haired boy seemed to bear some resemblance to the human man who had been young before.
β...... Fortunately, I have nothing left to lose, so let me see what path this teenager will choose. The unstable Dark Elf woman made an impulsive decision.
Casmus took off a ring from her right hand and handed it to Hide, "This is a token of the Golden Chrysanthemum Alliance, you can get the highest VIP treatment, and you can even mobilize the Alliance's manpower and money. β
After a pause, Casmus added, "But I'll monitor your manpower and material resources for the Alliance, and I hope you can understand that it's for your own good." Gasmuse thought that many of the boys Printh had adopted before had not been able to resist the temptations of power and wealth, and had changed dramatically, so she decided to wait and see.
Hand nodded, not caring about the temptation and reminder of the great benefits revealed in Casmuse's words, to be honest, as long as he was given enough time, he could create countless more opportunities to gain immeasurable wealth of power, and the position of the leader of a small organization operating in the shadows was not a goal he coveted.
His nonchalant attitude made Gasmius a little admired and curious, "Didn't he know how important these things were to him now, or did he not know the potential value of such an organization?"
"You grew up in a slave camp in the Elven Empire, right?When did you meet Ode?" Hoping to learn more about the life of her deceased lover Zuihou and the experience of the dark-haired teenager, Casmuse asked questions that she should have asked a long time ago.
While reminiscing about his special memories of Prins, Hed briefly told the Dark Elf Woman about his early manuscripts. Having anticipated such problems, and his unique sources of information to ensure the detailed truthfulness of the information, Hed's fabricated background and experience are absolutely convincing.
"Since Oude even told him my true identity, he must have been cultivated as an heir, so let's observe him for a while. From her conversation with Hede, Casmuse confirmed many of the reasons she thought were true, and her impression of Hede was much better.
Gasmuse then sent Hide and Dess back to their residence, and as for the information deal, it was not the Dark Elf woman's concern, but she said that she would let her members do their best to fulfill this really profitable commission. Hede wasn't in a hurry, because he had achieved his intended goal, and the intelligence deal was just icing on the cake.
"It's better for me to be cheap than to be cheap. Head leaned against the window and watched the black caravan slowly move away.
An underground organization like the Golden Chrysanthemum League can only become a pawn in someone's hands, although its purpose and personnel composition are quite different from other underground organizations. But after a few years and decades, after gradually being noticed by some aristocratic factions, it will naturally be bought, divided, controlled, and after the great blood exchange, zuihou will become a hidden liliang secretly used by someone, used at will and discarded at any time.
In the future that Hade knew, Kasmuse Forest Dark, who had been accustomed to the life of human Shijie, did not return to the Elven Empire throughout her life, and her small organization was also bought and controlled by a noble faction, and was betrayed by her subordinates soon after to become a slave again, and a few years later found an opportunity to choose suicide to end her life, and the organization of the Golden Chrysanthemum Alliance after the great blood exchange also changed its appearance and became a pawn in the hands of that noble faction, and Zuihou disappeared with the loss of power of that noble faction.
"I'm not a good person, but at least I don't throw you away like a napkin. "Hede doesn't think he's going to be a good guy in the future, and he doesn't want to be like Prince.