"Victory," said Pedi, "I love these two words, and I'm sure everyone here loves them." He looked at Ferrora earnestly, "But you're wrong, you didn't give me this victory." ”

"If I don't have a strong national power to support it, if it weren't for the fact that I have an army that has always been strong enough. Pei Di suddenly laughed, "Without the nearly two million elites of the Alliance Army, you would leave the Elan Continent so easily?"

"A lot of people because I got everything I am today because of my father's lineage, but they don't know what I paid for it, I took over the authority of the Kru Territory during the Orc War, when my brother had just died in the Kran Territory, I didn't even have time to grieve, and the later Empire Civil War required me to choose between my family and the Empire, between the interests of the territory and my sister. Pedy's indifferent tone seemed to be narrating someone else's affairs, "During that time, how many people on the continent of Alan claimed to be kings, and how many people tried to subvert the order and rule of the Crewe Territory. ”

"It's the strength of the empire that makes you have to make concessions!" Pei Di's voice was loud, echoing in everyone's minds with a unique penetrating power, "And the price I paid in order to make the country strong is worthy of this victory, this is the victory I deserve, but your regression has brought time forward!"

"I didn't mean to be sarcastic. Ferrora and Pedi looked at each other, "You're right, you've taken the human world into a clearer direction, I can foresee your future potential, it's all because of you... You deserve it all. ”

Ferrola's words were marked by a serious and emphatic tone of aristocratic diplomacy, and the conversation between the two made even Perus and Leah, who were behind Pedi, re-examine the young emperor in front of them.

"But the premise of all this is... You have come with sincerity. Pedi is also emphasising, he is emphasizing sincerity.

"We're sitting face to face and talking to you right now, and that's my sincerity. Ferrora smiled gracefully, "You should put aside the prejudice against us in your heart, and then you will find that we are actually more pure than the elves... At least we never disguise ourselves. ”

"You don't have to say how noble you are, evil energy is the combination of all negative emotions, and what you are best at is deception and intrigue... But I am not prejudiced against you, because this world is made of lies and conspiracies. Pedi will not lower his guard against the undead because of Ferrola's words, "Our war with you is a war between ordered life and disorderly life, the problem of ideology cannot be explained in one sentence, I sit down to negotiate does not mean that it is over, the war between us is only temporarily stopped!"

Ferrora and Pedi looked at each other, "Now that you know me and I know you, we will sit face to face, I don't want to continue this war, and you don't want to continue fighting... So we can sit down and talk, if this is a lie and a conspiracy, then... This lie can only be made up by you and me. ”

"And..."Ferrora looked at the man standing behind the Human Emperor, "When it comes to conspiracies and lies, no one can compare with humans, your history is a textbook of lies, and... Negative emotions themselves are produced by intelligent beings... I'd love to ask you a question, is it the negative emotions that are born first, or the existence of evil powers?"

"A question worth studying. Archmage Leah subconsciously said, "But the question itself is absurd, just like whether there is an egg or an existing chicken. ”

"I'm not asking for an answer to that question, I'm just telling a fact. Ferrora glanced at Leah, then continued to Pedi, "Our conspiracy and lies come from yourselves... All our conspiracies and lies are realized through you. ”

"Don't waste time, let's end the meeting as soon as possible. "There is no credit between us and the negotiation itself is not recognized, so I have not prepared any contracts, and all our proposals are verbal agreements." ”

"I'm okay with that. Ferrora replied crisply.

"Good. Pedi stared at Ferrora and continued, "Then let's continue... My conditions remain the same, give up your army, give up your dominion over the continent of Alan, and if you agree, I allow you to keep the 5,000-strong guard and all the high undead. ”

"Human Emperor, you should pay attention to the tone of your voice, we are negotiating, not signing a surrender treaty. Zuckerbury scolded coldly, "You haven't defeated us yet, your victory is just..."

"No problem!" Ferrola's calm words interrupted Zuckerbury, "I don't care what the history of mankind will say about us, nor do I care what you give us the final evaluation of this war, I just need to get out of here..." ”

"Don't worry, I'm more sincere than you. "In the same way, don't think that I am begging for peace, just because I am afraid of war, with the current strength of the Empire, I can fight a protracted war, I don't want to fight this war, just because I don't want to... Don't try to challenge my wrath, it will be too much for you to bear. ”

"The grumpy bear of the Li family, your prestige spreads even among the undead. Ferrora seemed to be sarcastic, but also as if to praise, "Your anger has stained the canals of Crewe Red, and countless people have disappeared overnight." ”

"You don't know anything. Leah frowned, she didn't like Ferrola's evaluation of the Emperor's words, "Your Majesty's kindness and tolerance are not at all beyond your reach. ”

Enshi Ella, who was standing behind Ferrola, said in place of his queen: "It is precisely because we know the kindness and tolerance of His Majesty Pedi that we are here, otherwise we can have a life-and-death war with you in the sea, although we may not be able to defeat you, but it is still no problem to tear a passage." ”

"At the same time, we can also mobilize an army of nearly two million undead in Felder City to have a protracted war with you in the Felder City area, ten, twenty, or even hundreds of years of attrition is not a problem for us at all, but what about you?" Enshi Ella looked around at the former robe on the other side, "Her Majesty is right, although we are negotiating, we are not afraid of war, we just want to end the war in a different way and do something more meaningful, we... It's just a matter of taking what you need. ”

"That's a good description, we really take what we need. Peddy interrupted Leah's useless argument, "So there is no need for us to continue arguing over the existing disputes, we are not the same in our thinking, and even if we quarrel for a hundred or a thousand years, we will not understand each other." ”

"I'm here to hear your exact answer... Queen Ferrola, I need your answer now. Pedi's expression was more serious than ever.

"We really don't need to argue about these issues, and I'll give you the answer you want now... I will give up my dominion over the continent of Ailan, and give up the million-dollar undead army in Felder City. Ferrora replied with the same seriousness, "I swear in the name of the Order of Chaos that I will leave the continent of Alan by boat, and I will not set foot on a single inch of the map here for the next two hundred years. ”

"So—" Pedi stood up and slowly drew his sword and knelt on one knee in front of the campfire, and then everyone behind him, including Yarman, fell to one knee on the ground, "I swear in the name of the Reagan family that when the Order of Chaos' Ferrola Cliff fulfills her vow, she will be blessed by me on the sea!"

Divine power was scattered around the island after Pedi had fulfilled his vow, an infinite halo of golden light flowing through the clouds as it tore through the night.

"If I dare to break my oath, the Holy Power will leave me forever!" said Pedi as he stood up and thrust his saber into the ground, pointing at his saber, "It is the proof of my oath." When his sincere words landed, all the golden holy power circulating in the sky poured into the sword.

"The Emperor's Oath!" Ferrola felt the power in her saber that even she feared, and looked up at the sky as she murmured, as if she had figured out something.

"It seems that there is no need for me to say some nonsense guarantees. Yarman tried not to look at the golden halo of the sword, and looked at Enshi-Ella on the other side and said, "When are you leaving?"

"The sooner the better!" Ferrola took a deep breath, not thinking about things she couldn't figure out.

...

Early in the morning of August 15, the first rainstorm of the summer fell to dispel the summer heat and wash away the bloody smell of war in the Felder City area.

Today is the third day after the conclusion of the secret talks.

The heavy rain seemed to cover people's eyes with a layer of gauze, obscuring the road ahead.

Outside the Allied High Command Command Fortress, Peidi stood alone under the gate tower, quietly watching the funeral of the soldiers in the distance for their dead robes.

"Death represents new life, and I couldn't understand that you humans were saying it before. General Thranduil, who didn't know when he appeared beside Pedi, followed Pedi's gaze as he watched the funeral in the pouring rain, "For us elves, everything that has to do with death is wrong. ”

"Life and death are a cycle. Pedi replied casually.

"I'm trying to understand that this is where we go in the future. Thranduil uttered something that surprised Pedy.

"Don't be surprised. Thranduil continued, "Two hundred years ago, I originally planned to use the power of the Tree of Life to transform my people so that they could choose life and death normally, but I hesitated in the last one... My hesitation, though, wasn't because I was afraid of death. ”

"You think there are more people?" Pedi laughed suddenly.

Thranduil nodded, "Yes, elves don't actually need faith for immortality, and I discovered this secret... Our state of life is actually more like some kind of puppet machine that has been created, and the Speaker of the Blue Chamber has always held the key to it, and the so-called betrayal of faith and death are just man-made means, and he relied on this to rule the elven kingdom for more than 10,000 years, until one day... After talking to a human, he suddenly became disgusted with what he had done in the past 10,000 years, and that person was Archduke Patved, who suddenly appeared three hundred years ago!"

"So, the so-called 'War of the Three Clans' is actually a small game between Speaker Dark Blue and Grand Duke Patved?" Pei Di raised an eyebrow, and many questions in his mind suddenly came to fruition.

"Perhaps, I was still very young at the time, but I knew very well that the Supreme Council had only intervened once in the 'War of the Three Clans'. Thranduil's calm voice was barely audible in the noise of the rainstorm, "Since then, humans have never dared to invade the Naryn Forest, and the elves have restrained their people to live their lives in the forest. ”

"After that sudden rebellion two hundred years ago, Speaker Blue told me the key secret of elven immortality because of the choices I made. Thranduil smiled self-deprecatingly, "A few years ago, we didn't actually rebel at all, it was just a play between me and the Speaker, and ...'Order of Chaos' wouldn't have appeared. ”

"What did you just say?" Pedi thought he had misheard the sound of the rain.

"You heard you right!" but Thranduil repeated.

"You, you—" Pedy looked at Thrandir in disbelief.

"Our ancestors made the wrong decision, we should look up to the stars, and we should not seal ourselves in this small continent. Thranduil said this loudly, and after saying that, he turned his head to look at the Human Emperor, "You should be able to understand what I mean, right?"

"You mean soaring through the universe?"

"Looks like you know a lot!" Thranduil smiled more than ever.

Pedi silently raised his head to look at the gloomy sky, his eyes full of wisdom at this moment, as if he could see through the clouds into the silent cosmic depth.

Seeing that Peidi didn't speak, Thrandir changed the subject, "I heard that you are going back to the imperial capital tonight?"

"Yes, I promised my sister that I would accompany her to visit her mother. ”

"Tomorrow is the general attack!"

"I've left everything to Sir Marne and I'm sure she'll take care of it. ”

"After settling the matter here, I'll go to Crewe City to find you, I have a gift for you. ”

"It must have been a very special gift. ”

"Of course, it's a gift that everyone wants!"