To be honest, Lord Wood did find it tricky about Alfheim's overall strategy, but that was about it.

No matter how cunning and subtle Yalfheim's system is, its most basic core logic is still that of the theory of imperialist expansion. That is, in order to protect the homeland, it is necessary to occupy the neighboring countries first. In order to protect the gains of the occupation, it is necessary to occupy countries close to the occupied zone. In order to...... In general, it is such a set of bandit logic.

As long as we grasp the basic logic of the opponent's actions and the overall national strength, no matter how cunning the opponent is, there are still traces of his behavior, and it is completely possible to predict his behavior. At the right time, you can preemptively disrupt the opponent's strategic rhythm, force the opponent to make concessions, and even disrupt their strictly formulated strategic schedule. For example, inciting the population in the occupied territory of Alfheim, for example, colluding with the United Rus' principality to make the bears jump out and attract the firepower of Alfheim, for example, uniting the countries to impose a de facto trade embargo and tariff barriers on Alfheim...... With hundreds of years of experience and tradition, it is not difficult for Albion to realize this vision. After all, after the war with Charlemagne, no one wants to see the emergence of a new power in the center of the continent that is stronger and more powerful than Charlemagne.

As a newly established sovereign and independent state, Yalfheim is now in a very delicate state. This country, located in the Land of the Four Wars, is too strong for the balance of power in the whole world, and too weak for the hegemony of the whole world. With Charlemagne's previous experience and the rapid destruction of Charlemagne's military power, it is difficult for the nations to trust this country in the heart of the continent, which was founded by foreign races. What's more, Alfheim has an irrefutable advantage in the field of technology, and under the patent system in the name of "protecting intellectual property rights", it is actually difficult for countries to introduce the most advanced technology in Alfheim, which makes the goods of the countries other than raw materials uncompetitive with Alfheim goods. As a result, future international trade will inevitably fall into an unfair trade cycle in which countries export low-value raw materials and Alfheim exports high-value-added industrial goods. Over time, the kingdoms will be completely reduced to the vassal of Alfheim on the economic level, and the elves will be able to dominate them without even firing a single shot. Given this worrying prospect, the most likely strategy would be to temporarily exclude Alfheim by establishing a trading system that excludes Alfheim until Alfheim compromises and is willing to open up technology and markets to achieve relatively fair international trade, while promising not to upset the international balance by military means. At that time, the potential threat to the countries of Alfheim will be initially lifted. If this is not possible, the nations would rather re-form a military alliance and fight a new world war with Alfheim now than wait for a truce of twenty, thirty or even more years to face a man so powerful that everyone despairs.

There was a high probability that things would have developed according to such a script, but because of an unexpected factor that no one dared to ignore, the style of painting has completely changed today.

Trade barriers, material embargoes, incitement to the population of occupied territories, targeted military alliances...... Regardless of the strategy, regardless of whether it can be profitable, at least the basic goal is to be able to survive the country and its people, and even in the most extreme cases, the insane strategy of seeking the same fate with the enemy with the consciousness that the country will be scorched earth must be predicated.

If no matter how much you struggle, the end result is the same, then all the enlightenment, hesitation, struggle, and determination ...... What's the point?

Siegfried Otto Lilin.

As long as this man exists for a day, all the strategies of the nations are meaningless.

At the end of the day, strategy can only work on beings who are in the same realm as themselves. It's like the history of human civilization is a history of constantly challenging and conquering nature, but no one will play tricks with typhoons or earthquakes, and in the face of natural disasters, human beings and their civilization are no stronger than ant nests. If you forcibly want to challenge the natural disaster, you will only end up in pieces.

And Li Lin is the ultimate existence that is equal to, or even better than, natural disasters. As the agent of God's will, he is the embodiment of the Mother God, and it is his duty to manifest disasters in the world, and it is his mission to bring down destruction and trials. Even if they die in the calamity that befalls them, the people created by the Mother Goddess cannot ignore it.

This wasn't a problem in the first place.

Natural disasters have always existed, and people have always inevitably encountered various disasters, taking away relatives, friends, property and even lives in disasters. People have been accustomed to this for a long time and will no longer question it.

However, disasters are only a phenomenon after all, and do not have personality and intelligence.

If the disaster has an independent personality, far beyond the wisdom of ordinary people, it will last forever......

How do people deal with such beings, or where do people and the world go under the domination of such beings?

The implications and scope of this issue are too grand, and the strategy of the elves, the development of Alfheim, etc., are all trivial. After all, it was Li Lin who controlled the core of Yalfheim's power and planned the future of the country. To put it bluntly, Alfheim is nothing more than a tool to implement Li Lin's will, an extension of his hands and feet. Until the dictator's mode of thinking, personal preferences, and ultimate goal are clarified, all strategies are just phantom mansions hanging in the air. Rash provocation or rash pandering is an extremely dangerous move, it is almost like touching the ancient dragon blindfolded, and God knows when you accidentally touch the reverse scales. When the time comes, not to mention killing yourself, if it harms the country and the family, it will really be a hundred deaths.

Therefore, Lord Wood believes that Albion should adopt a pandering attitude towards Alfheim at the present time, which is based on not compromising its core interests. That is, as long as Albiang's sovereignty is not undermined, it is okay to transfer benefits appropriately in exchange for concessions on certain issues such as technology transfer licenses, the opening of some commodity markets, and so on. The most important thing is to show that Albion is not hostile to Alfheim, so as not to attract the attention of His Excellency the Dictator too soon.

"That's all we can do at this stage, and I'm afraid that going further than this can only be handed over to our descendants. ”

Moaning deeply, as if to utter out his disgust with his powerlessness and the hardships of the situation, Lord Wood said in an extremely heavy tone:

"To let the young people of the future bear the negative legacy of our generation...... It's sad. ”