Rewind to 3 hours ago.

"You're going to help me?"

From the moment Niedhogg suddenly appeared in front of him, Roland had a bad premonition, and Niedhogg did not "disappoint" him.

First came the news of the coup, then help.

Roland frowned slightly.

It's not that Li Lin won't help, he's not so careful. However, the help he provides always comes with some unexpected surprises, and the recipient of the aid will inevitably pay high interest in the future.

"When did Alfheim become a 'friend of justice' and a charity? ”

"You're so suspicious. ”

"Before complaining about other people's suspicions, think about your own integrity record, which of the assistance you give to others is not a little poisonous?"

"Don't say that, we're always providing you with the help you need, and it's nothing to charge a fee. ”

Nidhogg spread her hands and smiled, an action that made Valrhona almost not hold back her impulse, and almost punched the sales card with a smile.

Ignoring Valrhona's middle finger at herself, Nidhogg said:

"Our goal is to establish a new order, not to destroy the world, as you should know. ”

This is indeed not a lie, Alfheim and Lilind's goal is to establish a new order with the elven camp as the dominant core, and it is for this reason that this war is limited in size and duration, and the degree of destruction is also limited to a certain extent. After all, no one wants to occupy a ruin and wilderness after working hard for most of the day.

"But sometimes, when the balance of the world is too badly broken, the Lord has to deal with it himself, and at the worst time, the whole world needs to be restarted, and all civilizations are blank slate. I'm sure you wouldn't want to see that apocalyptic landscape. ”

"What are you going to do?"

With the same purpose of both parties, unnecessary temptations and politeness can be eliminated and the practical negotiation stage can be directly entered.

"Do you want to just throw us to Lüders and suppress all sides?"

If only the crown prince and his family rioted, this would indeed be a good solution, with the remaining combat strength of the army in Lüdes, the marines alone would have enough for them to drink a pot, not to mention the 901 anti-tank hunter battalion and 902 ranger battalion that are being repaired on the outskirts of Lüdes. Suppressing the rebels is simply a piece of cake, and if you don't get it right, you can easily get rid of those stubborn guys and bring about peace talks......

However, the situation will not easily evolve with people's hopes.

"What can't be suppressed, in addition to the regular army of the Royal Army stationed in Lüdes, there are also people from the church, purges, Iscarho, and some ordinary believers who have been instigated by the church, how do you distinguish and deal with them?"

"Church, okay......"

Roland covered his face, his back molars clenched together.

There's nothing more nerve-wracking than a religious group that coerces and incites people to action, and it's impossible to distinguish between ordinary people, fanatics, and agitators. Without specialized equipment and training, there is little solution other than forceful repression.

"Instead of suppressing the riots, you can concentrate on ensuring the safety of Her Royal Highness, and there are fast flying ships ready here, as long as you nod your head, you can set off anytime, anywhere, and you will be on Lüdes in an hour at most. ”

"You've already sent someone to Lüdes?"

"It's just a matter of planning ahead. ”

"I'm afraid everything was under your control from the beginning, and now you can be sent to deal with this state of affairs...... You sent the 'human wolf' to Lüdes?!"

"They're experts and they know what to do. Or do you think it's better to send a division-sized Chimera over?"

Nidhogg shrugged his shoulders and put on a wry smile of "I can't help you."

"We are not demons. ”

"The devil is not as terrible as you. ”

Roland covered his forehead with pain, and some bad memories of the consortium period - kidnapped all the gang members who came to the door and smashed the field and collectively underwent sex reassignment surgery, and the good Chinese paper became sister paper and then tied to the secret room for brainwashing and bombing education, and finally passed a series of training comparable to the Shura field, sent to the stage, debuted under the stage name of "Backstreet Girl", and successfully became popular with a song "Yalana One Card", and various peripheral products sold well - can be smiling, If you don't hesitate to do such a thing, even if the devil sees it, you will be scared and run away.

After sorting out her mood, Roland made a gesture to Valrhona, and the knowing Valrhona turned to leave.

"Since you are willing to help, then my country accepts it with gratitude, but—"

Roland raised the corners of his mouth slightly, and put on a very cordial business smile.

"This alone is not enough to undo the situation, and in order to prevent the situation from spiraling out of control and to quell the riots, we ask for your further support. ”

"Hey, hey, do you know what you're talking about?"

Nidhogg knocked on the table, glared at Roland, and said:

"We're belligerents who have gone through the formal declaration of war, not allies who love each other, and if it weren't for the sake of stopping losses, we wouldn't bother to fight in your own nest. Now that you're asking for additional help, do you want to ask a brain doctor to do a full check-up for you?"

"It's the deal. ”

Valrhona placed the tray on the coffee table, took out the paper, quill, and ink in order, and placed them between the two of them.

"You provide assistance, we are responsible for quelling the rebellion, and it makes sense for both sides to take what they need. ”

"What's reasonable? Isn't Charlemagne the only one who makes a profit?!"

"What's wrong with giving in for your labor and getting paid? What's more, in the end, the benefits you get are still far greater than what you have paid now. This is not a small profit of one gold coin turning into two, but a real profit!

After a moment of silence, Nidhogg smacked his lips.

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In retrospect, Nidhogg, who has always been a bargain and can sometimes even use reasons like "I'm just unhappy" to make things difficult for people, nodded so quickly, and already felt that there was a problem at the time, and it wasn't until he received the news that "Li Lin and the Holy Maiden of Ji El were gambling" that the whole picture of the conspiracy emerged.

Alfheim, or Lilin, has no interest in continuing to entangle, in order to eliminate all the dangerous elements and deter potential enemies, without causing a worldwide mass extinction. In the end, Li Lin decided to personally choose a stage to show his strength, so that everyone could deeply understand "what kind of existence is the transcendent species".

And the Saint's gambling game is a small episode prepared to facilitate this step.

"Is that self-proclaimed god monster planning to play terror politics?"

Father Andersen finally calmed down, and his tone softened considerably, sounding like a sigh of relief.

In fact, he was indeed relieved.

If Li Lin really intends to engage in the politics of terror and establish a dictatorial and authoritarian system based on intimidation and coercion of the masses, it is in the heart of the church.

Only when there is an enemy recognized by the public, people will crave "righteous friends" and "heroes", and as long as the "divine will agent" becomes a tyrant and a demon in the eyes of most people, the church that crusades against him will naturally become a "hero" in the exercise of justice. At that point, who cares if he turns his back on the gods or changes the direction of his teachings?

It can be said that as long as Li Lin embarked on the politics of terror, the church also gained an endless number of new forces—an extremely important trump card in the long-term struggle against the Mother Goddess and her agents.

"Father, what do you think of the fight just now?"

Roland did not answer the priest's question directly, and he switched the negotiation to a more awkward track.

"Are you trying to say that the Divine Will Agent is much stronger than that mad dog?

"Not much stronger. ”

Eyes full of indignation and coercion pressed over, blocking Father Andersen's unfinished words.

"It's fundamentally different levels. ”

The difference in combat effectiveness between ants and elephants is clear at a glance, but people will still discuss the ant's 1 in 100,000 and 1 in a million win rate. But once you compare it to an earthquake or a tsunami, whether it's an elephant or an ant, no one will discuss whether there is a chance of victory.

Because it is a unilateral ravage where there is no suspense.

"You who think of Li Lin as a 'man of great power' are very wrong from the beginning, it is not a human being, it is not a monster, Siegfried Otto Li Lin is an earthquake that can breathe, a typhoon that can think, and a tsunami that can act. Rather than seeing him as a single individual, he is a phenomenon and a ...... Machine. ”

As they gritted their teeth and spat out the last word, a metallic twisting sound was heard, and the passengers stared blankly at the joystick twisted in the slender palms.

"Sorry, gaffe. However, what is said below is absolutely true, and it will soon be ...... Everyone will see the ...... beyond the comprehension of human wisdom Something powerful. ”

Passengers shocked that Charlemagne's holy maiden could be so out of shape don't take Roland's warnings to heart, and people will always selectively ignore those warnings that are out of the realm of knowledge. However, after only 15 minutes, they realized firsthand what the warning was all about, which contained fear and anger.

"Yo, everyone, come back very quickly, did you encounter something good on the way?"

The door of the conference room was opened, and the familiar laughter came from the high-backed chair with his back to Roland and his party, and the hand holding a King of hearts, a 2 of diamonds, and a 9 of diamonds swayed, and the Holy Maiden of Ji Elle, who was sitting on the other side of the round table, was staring at this side with a solemn expression, even through the round table, she could feel the unwillingness, anger and fear hidden under the solemnity.

The flirtatious laughter suddenly changed, it was the sound of a hand reaching out from the bottom of hell piercing the skull and clutching the brain, and all listeners felt like they had lost their body temperature and heartbeat the moment they heard it.

If there really were demons, he must have sneered at people with such a malicious voice.

"Haha, whether it's a gentleman or a lady, are you in good spirits. That's fine, if the audience and the actors can't lift their spirits, I'll be nerve-wracked. ”

Without looking back, letting the poker slip out of his hand, Li Lin shrugged and smiled.