Food and wine.

Tropical fruits.

Crystal chandeliers.

Senior bands.

Mahogany furniture.

Leather sofa.

Handmade tablecloths.

When the above words are put together, the first thing that comes to people's minds must be luxury hotels. At the moment, however, these words describe the dining room of a warship.

On the one hand, there are more ways to get food than the army, and on the other hand, because the navy has a lot of foreign-related activities, it is always impossible for foreign friends to come to the ship to visit without even being able to get food that can greet people. In the end, it is also because the good points that are not eaten on the ship are prone to scurvy, and the sailors who are young and have rotten teeth grab a lot of handfuls, and in order not to affect their combat effectiveness, they have to pay attention to the aspect of eating.

When it came to the ships of the Navy, Air Force, and the Defense Force, the level of food, drink, and lodging was raised to a new height.

The crew of the Deflinger-class armoured ships can already eat chicken stew, lobster, steak with juice, soft drinks and ice cream after the meal. As the general flagship of the whole army, the Emperor is not left behind, and from within the defense force, the general flagship is given the nickname of "Emperor Hotel", and a cartoon of "Miss Holding an Umbrella" can be imagined, and the living facilities of the Emperor are extravagant.

A long table that can accommodate 18 people at the same time, each high-backed chair has a silver-clad eagle carving at the top, a snow-white handmade tablecloth, a basket with freshly baked bread and salt, just removed the milk bisque, followed by salmon, roast venison in the dining car on the side, dessert is on the way, and the crystal glass that has been drunk is full of 100 years of excellent wine. A well-dressed band plays the Bolero, and the exuberant and flamboyant Castilian music adds to the palacely atmosphere of the already lavish dining room.

It's not so much a lunch as a state dinner.

"I heard that after coming here, His Highness only drinks water? I can get the chef to make adjustments. It's not good to spoil your body like this, after all, Your Highness's noble body is related-"

"I have no intention of accepting handouts from the enemy. ”

The resolute interruption made Brunhill, who was sitting on Li Lin's right hand, raise an eyebrow, and the knife and fork in his hand continued to divide the salmon in front of him.

"That's a ......"

Shaking the wine glass, Li Lin said with a wry smile:

"We have never regarded Your Highness as an enemy, on the contrary, we consider ourselves Your Highness's most powerful allies. ”

I don't know if it's superb acting skills or cheeky speeches. Minerva closed her eyes, a question churning in her tired mind.

(What the hell was he thinking.) ）

It has been more than 24 hours since she was captured, and Minerva has been thinking about this question constantly, and she still has no clue.

Transcendental, the agent of divine will, the king of the elven camp, this man shrouded in many halos is a mystery in itself.

Arrogance, politeness, cold-bloodedness, passion, madness, reason - countless contradictory elements are harmoniously united in this person, and if it is acting, it is okay, after all, all-round actors also exist. But there is no actor who is constantly switching roles and putting himself in the position that best suits the surrounding environment, and there is no actor who controls the situation either explicitly or covertly, and the same is true for politicians.

It is one thing to have no discipline and no bottom line, and it is another thing to judge the situation. There are more shameless politicians, but there are very few who can reach the pinnacle of power, and there are even more people who can lead the country to prosperity and strength after ascending to a big position. Richelieu may be counted as one, but the greatest and most cold-blooded prime minister and cardinal in Charlemagne's history has also been played to death by the consortium and the elven camp behind the consortium. The other forces are either obedient and obedient, or they don't want to be hanged and beaten.

In terms of its capabilities. It is completely worthy of the identity of the "agent of divine will".

So, what exactly is this apostle planning? Guiding the elven camp to rise and revitalize the kingdom of Gilmania? What's the point of doing such a thing now? Even if he has mastered the technology that is far ahead of the other camps, using that population to conquer the world can only be called delusional.

Of course, the conquest of Charlemagne is still possible.

"Your Highness, please don't make conquering anything the ultimate goal. And that's just the beginning. ”

Cutting off a slice of venison, Li Lin said as if inadvertently:

"The beginning of destruction or glory. ”

It was seen through - a strong chill seeped into the bone marrow, and the fist on the knee shook.

Both Lilin and Brunhill pretended not to see Minerva's movements, and Nidhogg and Freya did not seem to have any interest in Charlemagne's princess, and concentrated on sprinkling sugar or rosemary on the venison. Roland didn't say a word.

The eerie silence lasted only a few seconds, and after wiping his mouth with a napkin, his light tone resounded in the dining room.

"Perhaps His Highness thinks that he is exaggerating, or that he is simply bragging. Charlemagne has a vast territory and a large population, and with the above two points, it can completely offset the quality advantage of our army, and at worst it can be a bad battle, and seek an armistice agreement that does not lose face and practical benefits. But I can tell you unequivocally that this is wishful thinking. ”

"In that case, there is no need to continue the hypocritical performance, I am not interested in playing a role in the farce. ”

"He is really a resolute highness, worthy of the blood of the royal family. However, Your Highness, I have indeed only invited you to lunch, and by the way, you have been invited to tea, and together with Roland, a few of us have a good discussion about life and philosophy. As for politics, you can pretend that you haven't heard anything, and you're just talking to yourself. ”

Li Lin pointed to the attendants and the band on the side, as if he really just invited Minerva to tea and dinner, and brought Roland up to talk about life and philosophy by the way, and maybe there would be a bath or something later.

However, first, within the elf camp, in addition to the literal meaning of "drinking tea", there is also a layer of uncomfortable metaphors. The human underground rebels in Alfheim are often invited away for one reason or another, and then disappear from the world, as if they have disappeared from the world. Second, Archon Alfheim was an energetic workaholic, and kindergarten children knew that the Archon was a strongman who treated his work as entertainment and took pleasure in reviewing nearly a thousand documents every day. A guy with this kind of lifestyle would never have "invited" Minerva over for the sake of chatting and relaxing, he must have a purpose. It's just that based on some scheming and bad tastes, he doesn't plan to say it for the time being, but he will say it sooner or later. Then appreciate the reaction of others like a bad boy who has succeeded in his prank......

This cunning fox!

Minerva cursed viciously—in her stomach.

Li Lin still maintained an impeccable and elegant posture, glanced at the table clock beside him, and he snapped his fingers.

The gorgeous melody stopped, and the waiter on the side pressed the button hidden in the shadows, and a rectangular crystal sheet descended, and the picture swayed for a while. The impassioned "March of the Warships" echoed through the cafeteria, and a dense crowd appeared on the screen after a few tenths of a second.

Minerva and Roland quickly recognized the location on the screen: Champ de Mars. One of the most famous squares in Lüders, which used to be the place where the army was paraded, is now crowded under the amplification devices produced by V.E.

What's going on?

Minerva frowned slightly, and before she could sort out her thoughts, a suppressed male voice floated out of the loudspeaker.

"Now for the temporary news. Now for the temporary news. The base camp of the Army and Navy Department, announced at 6 o'clock on the 8th of the flower month. The Royal Army and Navy entered a state of battle with Albion in the Arctic Sea at dawn today. The Royal Army and Navy have been in a state of battle with Albion in the Arctic Sea since dawn today. ”

"All citizens are invited to gather at the municipal centers to listen to the announcement, and the content of the government's announcement through the radio is announced responsibly, directly and accurately by the government. Please believe what is required of you in the broadcast, and be sure to follow it. Put it into action. ”

The announcer's voice was subdued, but no one cared what he was talking about. All of them raised their hands and shouted "Hurrah", which was mixed with slogans such as "Hit Lundinium", "Punish Albion", "Destroy Albion's Ghost Animals", the ladies were full of spring, the gentlemen waved their canes excitedly, the young people danced with their hands and their faces were flushed, and some of them had tears in the corners of their eyes. Not far away, someone was beating up a few people, and the shouts of "national thieves" and "non-nationals" could be vaguely heard.

The scene of the demons dancing did not last long. The picture changed suddenly, and the gloomy face of Queen Albion appeared in front of Minerva's eyes. The thick white powder can no longer cover the redness of the face. The eyes that are always cold as ice almost erupt with flames, and the thin lips that show the character of secrecy spit words that pierce people's hearts.

"Today, on the 8th day of the month of the month of the year 1239 in the continental calendar - a day that has been infamous for 10,000 years - the sacred kingdom of Albion has been attacked by a sudden attack that has been planned by the royal navy of the Kingdom of Charlemagne for a long time. In my capacity as Queen, I decree that the royal army must take all measures, no matter how long it will take to defeat this premeditated invasion, and that in the name of the Mother Goddess, I and the subjects of Albion, who hold high the banner of justice, will surely win an absolute victory. I assert here. Not only will we do our best to defend ourselves, but we will also ensure that this form of perfidy will never again endanger our country. By the blessing of the Almighty Mother Goddess, I and Albion will be victorious! I hereby tell my subjects and nations that there has been a state of war between Albion and Charlemagne since the time of Charlemagne's unprovoked and cowardly attack on this day, the 8th day of the month of the month of the year 1239 in the continental calendar. ”

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As a well-known international-stirring stick. For thousands of years, he and Charlemagne have been constantly explaining to the world what it means to love and kill each other, and they have always been the only ones who have cheated others, and they have never heard of anyone pit Albiang.

But this time, Charlemagne kicked his good friend to the bottom of the pit with a big foot, and threw several stones by the way, which was really a bad breath.

Speaking of which, neither country took the pre-war negotiations seriously, and the other used the negotiations as a smokescreen to cover their own preparations for war. One is very aware of the small actions of the enemy, but in order to occupy the moral high ground, and at the same time add a little sense of superiority to his own naval strength, he deliberately pretends not to see anything, hoping that after the other party fires the first shot, he will easily abolish the opponent, and from then on, he can't get up again, and be an obedient little sufferer.

While the Albians were drooling and making up the inappropriate picture of their children, Charlemagne flipped the table in anger and burst the pride of the Albians, the Royal Naval Fleet at Scapa Bay.

Li Lin had a comment about Charlemagne's army: "It is easy to be full of delusions". To put it bluntly, he likes to do things by relying on his brain, and the war plans made by that group of staff elites fully show this. This time was no exception, at first the army advocated a declaration of war in the form of a decree of His Majesty the king declaring war the day after the start of the war. According to their logic, as long as a war can be won, diplomatic norms, international practices, who cares about that thing. However, Richelieu and a large number of bureaucratic aristocrats who were still sober still knew the power of international law. So in any case, declare war before you start, even if it is two hours in advance.

In line with the principle of "if the army supports, I will oppose it", Titans and the navy also expressed their opposition. Only then did the army relent, agreeing to declare war first. After some bargaining, everyone finally agreed to submit the declaration of possession half an hour before the start of the war.

Anyway. War was finally declared, although it was only half an hour in advance, but in terms of the logic of the lawsuit, it was also said to be over.

But just like that, something went wrong in the end. Due to the use of cipherlanguage correspondence between Charlemagne and the embassy in Lundinium, the decoder had finished translating the 14-paragraph declaration of war, which was more than 7,000 words long, and when he rewrote it into an official document, he made a few mistakes and omitted a paragraph, and when he finished rewriting it and submitted it to Whitehall. It was 8:40 a.m., 100 minutes into the air raid on Scapa Bay, and the wooden ships in the harbor had already been reduced to coke floating on the water.

According to Admiral Turville, the mobile force was favored by the Mother Goddess, and it was the "God's Blessing" that ensured the success of the surprise attack, but Tourville didn't know that almost no one except for Richelieu and a few other people knew that this "God's Blessing" sneak attack was not for Albion. Rather, it opened the door to hell for Charlemagne.

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Bang Bang Bang -

Li Lin slapped his palms a few times, henchmen. The attendants, the officers and men in the cabin, the "Prinz Eugen" and the "Seydlitz" following in the rear - a tsunami of applause swept through the entire air fleet, the faces of each elf were filled with joy, the lower officers and men also threw off their military hats, and the senior officers, who were usually as stern as devils, smiled on the side. There is no denunciation of this kind of serious violation of military appearance and discipline.

Minerva stared blankly at the scene in front of her, Elizabeth seemed to be saying something, and the elves around her seemed to be celebrating each other, but these voices could no longer reach her. Utter despair and coldness dominated her body and mind, and only one word echoed in her drowsy head.

-- Since today. On the 8th day of the month of the month of the month of 1239 - at the time of Charlemagne's unprovoked and cowardly attack, Albion and Charlemagne were already at war.

"How could this be ......"

"Because it's inevitable. ”

Li Lin said with a nonchalant expression:

"Historical development has its own laws, although there are accidents, but there are also its inevitability. When Charlemagne embarked on the road of foreign expansion, this day was already sealed. ”

The steady sound faded away little by little, and the dizziness of the world swirled over in bursts. If there were demons, they would have whispered in people's ears in this voice. Just when she couldn't help but want to avoid the bottomless red eyes, a voice pulled her back.

"Use historical materialism to steal concepts, shake the mind, and then instill conditions that seem favorable. It's really a reluctant approach. ”

The air was suffocated, and Minerva calmed her chaotic breathing as she took advantage of the gap between all her eyes and her targets.

"The purpose of provoking the war, the order after the war, the handling and positioning of Charlemagne—it doesn't matter if you say it now. ”

"Is that okay?"

Regardless of Minerva, who was holding her breath and staring, silently meeting her gaze with the young man's maturing purple eyes, Li Lin leaned his elbows on the dining table and clasped his hands.

"If it is valuable, Her Royal Highness may volunteer to help, and I can explain it from the side. Besides, now that everything is under your control, there's no need to hide anything. ”

Staring at Roland, who kept his poker face, Li Lin rested his chin on his hand, and then closed his eyes.

After about 3 seconds, his eyes opened again, and under everyone's gaze, his bright red pupils looked straight ahead, as if penetrating Roland who was sitting opposite and the wall behind him, extending into the endless void.

"All the disputes up to this time have been aimed at establishing the hegemony of the own race or the country, with a definite exclusivity and violent tendencies. I believe that there is no need for detailed examples to know that such thinking and action will only escalate the antagonism between races and nations. This is a question of practical interests as well as an ideological issue, and if it is not fundamentally resolved, even if the world is unified by force, the result will only be to hold down the boiling cauldron. After a short period of calm, all the problems will erupt in an even more violent way. If we want to completely solve this dilemma, we can only carry out thorough adjustment and elimination. ”

"Adjustment...... And elimination?"

"What is the reason why neither the humans nor the orcs recognize the history of the old kingdom of Gilmania? If the history of the disgrace in their eyes is recognized, not only will the theory of racial superiority of human and orc supremacy not hold water, but even the legitimacy of the existence of their nations will be shaken. The church's interpretation of God's will can also become untrustworthy. The regime established by the descendants of the traitors of the past will not tolerate such a situation, and this will not only affect the survival of the camp to which they belong, but also have a great impact on the survival of the state power under their rule. ”

Think about it, if Americans suddenly discovered that the Constitution created by the Founding Fathers was actually a fake paper, and the Commander General Washington and his adjutant Hamilton actually wrote that "America has been a sacred and inseparable part of the British Empire since ancient times," or that "the United States of America will unswervingly adhere to slavery," and that "the states participating in the United States have the right to withdraw from the Union and establish their own independent state" -- and so on. What will happen then?

separatists, different ethnicities, foreign forces, activists...... Everyone will take action to make the most of this opportunity. As for whether it will be the American Confederation 2.0, the Lone Star Republic of Texas, the Commonwealth of California, the Norton III Empire, or something else, it's hard to say.

"Of course, when the elven camp has no power. History is just history, a written memory that has been forgotten in the dust and covered with lies, and it has no power in itself. Even if a few people mention this history, it will soon be purged from society, and the public who will only react to the reality of life in front of them will not think about the meaning, and the social gears will continue to run without any changes. But when the elven camp has enough power to pry the world. Even when it comes to changing the existing rules of the international game, things are completely different. ”

Swallow the urge to agree unconditionally to the other person. Roland continued to stare at those eyes that he didn't know where to look.

"The reason is obvious. As a vested interest in the existing system of rules, no one would be generous enough to allow former slaves to enter their own halls and even sit on thrones. Corporations, on the other hand, control the circulation of the economy, and if necessary, they can even severely damage a country through the bloodless method of 'economic warfare'. For the elves who can threaten them from all sides, the kings of the human race will only choose violence as the only way to talk, as for the common people. They were told from an old age that 'pointy-eared heretics will kill everything they see alive, and it will be clear which side they are on.' ”

Your actions are futile—the words are filled with indifferent assertions that are not even mockery, and do not give Roland room for rebuttal and reflection, Li Lin continues:

"Fear and ignorance cause wars until one side is completely destroyed. Neither side will stop. Of course, our army will definitely win the final victory. But in the face of ruined ruins and a world of distortion and hatred, such a victory is meaningless. The only solution to avoid such tragic consequences is to completely eliminate and adjust human society, and Charlemagne is a crucial first step. ”

The geopolitical situation determines that Charlemagne is the first threshold that cannot be bypassed for the rise and independence of the elven camp. No government would remain silent if the territory under the control of Alfheim now included Agen Torathon, Lorraine, Rhineland, Byrne, Württemberg, Hanseatic, Brandenburg, and St. István's Crown and Ostolia, which were intended to be allies or become a nation. As for being integrated with Charlemagne within the system...... As I said earlier, the way of thinking is different, how to chat?

It is with this realization that there is a series of follow-up strategies, and now Charlemagne himself has walked into a dead end of public criticism, even if the elves launch a war of independence, no one will speak for Charlemagne, all parties will applaud it, and will provide all kinds of support - just like Mao Tzu supported Vietnam and Cuba during the Cold War, and Mi Di supported various terrorist organizations and resistance elements in Afghanistan.

Strategically and politically, Charlemagne has lost to the point that he has lost his underwear, and the remaining question is how to defeat Charlemagne tactically, and the question of post-war processing, and the core of post-war processing is to completely smash the existing values and lifestyle of Charlemagne, and instill a set of values that are in line with the interests of the elven camp.

To achieve this, a constitution is needed, first and foremost, and a basic law on education – the kind written by the occupying forces that cannot be changed for decades after the defeat of the defeated countries has accepted it. (To be continued......)