The Lady of Minerva managed to set a record: in just one day, with a few pieces of news waiting to be confirmed, she had plunged a group of world-powerful powers into great chaos.

It may not be a successor, but it is indeed a record that has never been seen before.

Unfortunately, not many people noticed this, and the nations were already in a state of exhaustion, while Alfheim, Charlemagne, and the Church were happily watching the play, and all eyes were either focused on the reactions of the Great Powers when they were forced to face the truth they least wanted to see, to predict and evaluate the possible consequences of these reactions, and to formulate a plan accordingly. Or do nothing at all, just pour yourself a drink and enjoy the performances of the nations. As for Minerva...... She is also an important person, and she has the value to influence the development of the situation in the future, but not many people pay attention to her in front of her.

It's unfortunate.

Li Lin commented - not for Minerva, but for those short-sighted people who ignored Her Royal Highness.

If they can calm down and take a closer look at the whole thing, it is not difficult to find that everything is a well-designed intelligence operation.

The order in which the information is disseminated, the objects to be disseminated, the methods used to disseminate it, and the path and speed at which the information is disseminated – all of these are carefully calculated and put into practice.

"If you first disseminate information that I am a substitute for the divine will, and then make a request, you will inevitably leave others with doubts such as 'Is this information true?' Could it be false information used to set up schemes, and it will inevitably waste a lot of time to verify the authenticity of the information. The requirements are clear from the beginning, which gives people a sense of openness and honesty. A little delay can also prompt the audience to speed up the verification of the authenticity of the intelligence. The Albiang envoys were chosen because they were selfish, but they knew the order of the matter, and once they found out the seriousness of the matter, they would notify their allies in time. ”

Albion is not much nobler than other countries, this country that has been a professional pit man for hundreds of years is showing what it means to be a "pit teammate" with actions all the time, under normal circumstances, if Albion has preemptively grasped any information, he will definitely try to hide it, estimate the value of the information, and calculate when the trump card in hand will be played to obtain the maximum benefit - just like the United Principality of Rus and Serres.

But as a country of realism and self-interest through and through, Albion has a sense of priorities. Moreover, it is impossible for Albion's own intelligence system to find out whether or not someone is a divine agent in the rest of the time, and it is better to be a loyal ally and share the responsibility with everyone than to miss the precious opportunity.

A shrewd calculation, worthy of Albion.

Minerva, who predicted Albion's actions and deliberately adjusted the order of information release and the target of transmission......

"It's Roland who is making the plans. ”

Niederhogg, who never forgot Black Roland, interjected:

"Minerva is just the executor. ”

"Maybe, maybe not. After all, no matter how precise the plan is, the situation on the scene may change at any time, and it is impossible for Roland to even account for these changes. ”

In order to take care of Nidhogg's little vanity, Li Lin did not say that Roland had no time or energy to manage foreign affairs, just preparing for the decisive battle in a few days had already involved most of Roland's energy, and the rest of the work to establish a democratic republic kept him busy. When you are already busy hitting the back of your head, you go to play with a group of treacherous and cunning diplomats? Do you feel that life is too good and too easy, and you want to try the taste of hard work?

No matter how you say that Nidhogg is also his subordinate, the road to complete domination of the world is still very long, Nidhogg still has a lot of work to do, occasionally take care of his sense of confrontation with Roland, let him feel better, there is no harm, and he can squeeze more work value, why not.

With the kind smile that the boss usually uses when he receives employees, similar to that of a predator when it discovers its prey, Li Lin continues:

"In any case, Minerva has done a very good job, and the result is something that all three parties are happy to see. ”

That's right, it's a tripartite. Roland, the Church, and Alfheim were all happy to see this happen: the powers, who had been watching from the sidelines, suddenly panicked, used all means and channels to verify the authenticity of a certain piece of news, and after confirming the news, fell into agitation and fear.

Roland's goal was to capitalize on the panic in the nations to facilitate his plan to build a democratic republic by emigrating abroad, while Alfheim was happy to see the situation escalate and spread influence for victory in the decisive battle, and the Church intended to use this wave of panic to improve the odds of victory in the decisive battle.

"'It is impossible for a monster to defeat a human being, it must be a human being who defeats a monster, and if a monster is lucky enough to defeat a human being, more people will stand up to defeat the monster' - this is the view that has been instilled in people by the Church for a long time, and it is full of myths, doctrinal texts, and daily baptisms. Now there is a monster who claims to be a divine agent, ready to bring down the civilized world established by mankind and turn the world into a hell dominated by monsters. ”

After a pause, Li Lin asked:

"Nidhogg, how do you think the humans who hear this will feel?"

“...... Let's hope that a hero will step up, defeat the monster, and save the people from fire and water. ”

"That's right, it's this, 'When everyone is helpless, the hero will shine and work miracles to defeat the evil monsters'. This mechanic is the strongest trump card that the church craves. ”

In the face of the cruelty of nature, it is the instinct of all living beings to struggle for survival, even at the last moment before death. When human beings encounter great forces that they cannot handle and resist, they will also yearn for "miracles" and "heroes".

Because it can't be done, because it's powerless, people will seek out those forces and people who are outside of common sense. They are recognized for their special values, and those who meet them are called saints and heroes.

This is what it means to be called a saint, to be called a hero, and to be a tragedy.

Because of this, the carpenter's son became a savior after his death.

Because of this, the village girl became a holy girl to save the country.

Mankind's pursuit of what is above humanity will give birth to heroes and saviors. It has nothing to do with one's own wishes, as long as you have qualifications, you will be pushed into a "container" shaped by the wishes of everyone, and you will give birth to miracles with your own flesh and blood and the wishes of others.

— like a living sacrifice.

In order to be able to overwhelm the Divine Will Agent, it is necessary to have a more powerful miracle than ever before, so to spread the information, use fear and panic to arouse people's disgust and rebellion, and use this emotional resonance to lead to a larger container, and then create a miracle that is enough to "kill the gods".

It's a pretty simple idea.

In contrast, Roland's ideas are more realistic and pessimistic.

In Roland's view, defeating Li Lin is an unattainable goal at present, and even if he insists on doing it, the consequences will be unbearable for all creatures living on this land. Leaving the "seeds of possibility" for the future, although difficult, is the goal most likely to reach and achieve, compared to unrealistic goals and unbearable outcomes.

"Roland's goal is to build a democratic republic overseas, preparing for the breaking of the closed world in the distant future. Obviously, as before, he still wants to expand his forces without touching our bottom line – it's hard for us to invest too much military power overseas until all the forces on the continent are leveled down in a step-by-step manner. Even if we do, we will have to maintain large supply lines and constantly train troops suitable for local operations. This is beyond our capacity at this stage. ”

"That's true. ”

Nidhogg nodded.

Shaking his wine glass, Li Lin continued:

"His main problems now are twofold: how to show the world the possibilities in a decisive battle with me, how to find the means and channels to transfer large quantities of men and supplies from Charlemagne mainland to overseas colonies within this week, and especially the latter, at a time when Charlemagne's royal navy has largely degenerated into a coast guard, a river army, and a marine, any Charlemagne-flagged ship that wants to go south through the wolf-infested Bay of Biscay is no different from dying. He could accomplish this feat only with the help of the nations, and in order to free them from their vacillation, he was of course glad to see the burning eyebrows of those who watched the fire from the other side. In the future, he will provide more information, guide the countries into his script step by step, and finally let everyone help complete his evacuation plan. ”

Roland's vision was equally obvious, and Li Lin could even speculate what information he would provide to the nations, which of this information would be true and which would be false, and what would eventually be painted in the minds of the upper echelons of the nations.

Roland would convince queens, tsars, kings, and nobles that this war was just the beginning for Alfheim and that the elves were preparing for a larger conquest. Intelligence agencies will see how ruthlessly and efficiently Stassie and the Guards purge their opponents as they continue to drive down the assembly line, ships sliding out of the dock like dumplings, and hundreds of soldiers coming out of their barracks bases...... In the face of this terrifying scene, the big guys will definitely make the right choice.

"Of course, we can also fight back and make the nations see the exact opposite. But...... Why waste time on these things? Not to mention that the concentration of dangerous elements scattered all over the place will save us the effort of searching. On a macro level, we'd love to let you know what's next, and everyone has the right to know the truth, and the right to know the so-called hope—the stupid and ignorant delusion that 'if we are united, humanity will be able to defeat God'. ”

Only when there is complete despair, on the other side of the shore where there is no sorrow or joy, no good or bad, there is no way to influence the rules and reason, and it is only a desperate state that exists as a fact, that people will completely accept their fate.

And in order to nurture despair, it is necessary to give hope and optimism first, and let it grow, like a balloon that gradually expands. All Li Lin had to do was to prick the needle into the balloon at the right time.

The so-called management of the world, the so-called training of human beings, the so-called captive human beings - in fact, this is the same thing.

"Cheers to victory. ”

Raising his glass in the direction of Lüders, Li Lin's face was filled with a bright smile - without any kindness or malice, a smile like a mask.