The 1154th chapter is not a simple task (seeking a monthly ticket)
~.-~ "Some people want the Elf Kingdom to be completely neutral in future wars?" Lorraine frowned and said in a deep voice.
"Uh..." Xibo Maidong hesitated, and finally said with a helpless expression: "You can also say that."
Sir Luo's face suddenly darkened. He looked at Balentine questioningly: What is going on in this Elf Kingdom? How could he be so indifferent in the face of a powerful enemy?
Balentine next to him had a bitter look on his face and said reluctantly: "The Elf Kingdom, how can you say that... it has been at peace for too long~!"
Having said this, he sighed heavily, then picked up the wine bottle at his waist, raised his neck, and took a big sip.
Lorraine knew that he had something more to say, so she just stared at him calmly.
Under the stimulation of high-purity spirits, Balentine grinned and sighed contentedly, wiped his mouth, and said: "I have been drinking wine for so many years. I used to think that the dwarf's wine was the strongest, but it is
I didn’t expect that the real spirit is your Nai’an Red Star Erguotou.
When you take one sip, it's as sharp as a knife. After drinking it, drinking any other wine is like chewing wax."
Next to him, Hippomedon reached out and took the wine bottle, and took a swig of it. He immediately grinned. After a while, he finally realized what he was doing and sighed: "Good wine~!" Balentine
He laughed and continued: "This wine is just like people, only those rough, heroic, upright and brave hot-blooded men can drink such strong wine.
That's why such spirits are popular among other races.
But here, everyone is used to sweet, low-alcohol wine..."
Lorraine felt a burst of disdain for Balentine: He's an elf. Is that all he knows?
Does drinking strong alcohol make you a hero?
This is exactly the same as the theory that "if you drive a good car, you are a good person".
How stupid does one have to be to figure this out?
Lord Luo likes to drink Italian red wine, but he won't tell you, leaving you alone.
At this time, Balentine sighed, and then continued: "There have been no wars for hundreds of years. At most, we only fight against pirates. The bravery in our blood inherited from the era of our ancestors' great empires has been exhausted. Look at it.
The people around us.”
As he spoke, he pointed at the elves on the surrounding streets.
After seeing that there was no excitement to be seen, those people had dispersed and were drinking and chatting leisurely on the street.
Balentine said with concern: "They indulge in pleasure, spend their lives in wine and music, and take their current life for granted. They have never thought that their current life lasts for several generations, dozens of generations, or even several generations.
It was created by ten generations of elven warriors who fought bravely.
Our enemies are still strong, and they are always waiting for us...
But now, the idea of neutrality also has a large market among ordinary people.
Many people believe that war will only increase their tax burden and destroy their comfortable life.
They are far away from the mainland, and it is not worthy for their children to bleed and sacrifice for those humans."
Balentine sneered sarcastically and said: "What a ridiculous idea. Not helping your neighbor when there is a fire. If you really have to wait until the fire gets bigger and burns your own house, then it will be too late."
They also worry about taxation. If they don't defeat the enemy, they won't even have the protection of their lives.
In the future, when the butcher's knife is placed on their necks, I wonder if they will be in the mood to consider their own tax issues, ha, ha ha ha~!"
Balentine was so angry that he couldn't help but laugh a few times.
Together with Lorraine, he killed seven people in and out of the Semitic tribe, and he understood the thoughts of the undead tribe better than anyone else.
He would never take it for granted that as long as the elves declare "We are neutral" and after the undead tribe defeats humans, they will generously let go of the elven kingdom.
Hippomedon flexed his fingers and analyzed carefully: "No matter how powerful the Elf Kingdom's navy is, it cannot stop the war fortress with absolute numerical superiority.
The information you got back shows that the number of war fortresses being built by the undead alone has exceeded two hundred..."
Moreover, although the population ratio of mages is higher than that of humans among the elves, our population base is small.
Therefore, the total number of mages is less than a quarter of the mages of the Ruman Empire.
As for our army, they are not even a match for the undead summoned creatures. Not to mention that we don't have any holy spell casters that specifically suppress the undead.
No matter from which aspect, our Elf Kingdom alone cannot defeat the powerful necromancers alone."
"The scary thing is," Balentine shook his head and said, "Now, from high-level officials to civilians, many people think neutrality is better for us."
"The situation seems to be more complicated than expected," Lorraine shook his head in confusion, chuckled, and said, "No one reminded me of the changes in the Elf Kingdom before I came here."
Before Lorraine left the United Nations Headquarters, Wabador and the others were extremely optimistic.
Everyone agreed that the signing of the covenant between humans and the elven kingdom was a matter of course.
After all, everyone once joined hands to fight against the enemy, and the brotherhood between humans and the elven kingdom a thousand years ago should withstand the test of history.
Lord Luo only needs to run once, put pen to paper, and write his name with his unique stinking calligraphy, and the matter will be done.
The navy of the Elf Kingdom will bravely fight against the demon fleet on the ocean just like a thousand years ago.
Therefore, everyone thinks that this is a waste of money that cannot be spent again.
And Lord Luo has indeed been running around here and there in the past two years and is too tired, so this trip is his turn.
Of course, this also has something to do with General Wabdor and the other old guys holding each other back.
Originally, they were all rushing to go, but the candidate could not be determined. In the end, it was based on the principle of "if something goes wrong, everyone goes down together" in office wars.
In the end, the spot was... to be precise, it was extremely unexpected that it was Lorraine's turn.
But no matter what, this is an extremely simple mission.
But after a brief discussion with Balentine and Hippomedon, Lord Luo discovered that things turned out to be different from what they had imagined, and the trouble was huge~!
The reason should be that there has been a long-term lack of communication between the two parties. The exchanges between humans and the elven kingdom have long since become weak. Neither of them has noticed changes in the other party.
There has been no real communication between the top leaders of the two sides for even a hundred years. The last time a dignitary from the Elf Kingdom went abroad to visit the mainland was more than a hundred years ago.
Humans don't like the arrogance of the elves, and the elven kingdom doesn't like the cruelty and vulgarity of humans.
In addition, the gap caused by the different religions between the two sides.
Of course, this also has something to do with those greedy humans.
Since the elves are generally handsome, it is natural that some despicable brats want to kidnap the elves' girls and sell them at a high price.
Not to mention, there are some places where nobles and royal families condone this kind of protection in private, and even do it secretly or openly themselves.
Although there are not many such things, and officials from various countries often crack down hard, this kind of underground transaction is often banned.
It only added to the bad feeling of the elves.
In the end, the elves moved further and further away from humans, forming a unique island mentality - I just need to eat and drink well by myself, and none of you will bother me.
In addition, the elves themselves are an extremely conservative race.
They have a closed culture and think highly of themselves. Even the few elves in Naian under the rule of Lorraine rarely intermarry with foreigners.
This is why Lorraine was so surprised when Hippomedon married a human woman. According to elven customs, Hippomedon's behavior could be described as forgetting his ancestors and being treasonous, and he would be excluded from the aristocratic circle.
But he is also the commander-in-chief of the Eastern Fleet and one of the commanders of the kingdom's five fleets.
There should be quite a story in this, but Lord Lorraine is not a gossip, and now is not the time to inquire about this.
Let's go back and hand the task over to...Deipole...uh, no, let's leave it to Adele.
Although Deipole is engaged in intelligence, Adele is professional in gossiping. As long as you leave it to her, you can guarantee that Hippo Maidon's background will be uncovered within a day.
Lorraine thought for a while, looked at Balentine and Hippomedon, and said doubtfully: "In that case, why do you two come to tell me this? Aren't you afraid that the anti-war conservative forces will know? They will most likely target you.
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Hippomedon glanced at the crowd outside and said contemptuously: "We just want them to see that we support you, the United Nations and the peacekeeping forces."
Then Hippomedon shouted angrily at the crowd: "There are still people in the Elf Kingdom who are not cowards~!"
A few onlookers outside the crowd lowered their hats and took a few steps back to blend into the crowd.
Lorraine was secretly amused. Their guilty actions meant they were clearly telling themselves that they were here to eavesdrop.
Balentine spread his hands and smiled, and said to Lorraine: "Hippomedon has this temper, so some people have always said that he is more like a human than an elf."
Catherine and the others had been in for a while. Lorraine looked over and saw that a large group of waiters were still surrounding them, desperately piling various exhibits in front of them.
They had ten girls, and each of them picked out thirty or forty pieces. According to their desire for perfection, they would not be able to get out for more than half an hour.
Lorraine gave a bitter smile, looked at Hippomaidon, and said, "But why did you tell me that? I mean, why don't you communicate directly with the peacekeeping forces."
Hippomedon and Balentine looked at each other and said, "Because we think it is more effective to tell the prince.
If we leave it to the UN bureaucrats and wait until they reach an agreement, maybe the war will be over. And the peacekeeping forces..."
Hippo Maidon spread his hands and said: "The headquarters of the peacekeeping force has not been built yet? You are now one of the top officers of the peacekeeping force."
Lorraine slapped her forehead. It seemed that Balentine and the others also had a deep understanding of bureaucracy, and the United Nations was a bureaucracy within a bureaucracy.
For example, for a speech, after the topic is decided, a meeting must be held to determine the order of speeches, and another meeting must be held in order to determine the "process for determining the order of speeches."
It is common for various meetings to last for half a month, but formal topics have not yet started.
As for the peacekeeping force, there is currently only one flag, a brand, a commander-in-chief and a deputy commander-in-chief. Apart from that, there is nothing, not even an office and a secretary serving tea and water.
The United Nations is still quarreling over the structure of the peacekeeping force, and it seems that there is no end in sight.
Balentine smiled, patted Lorraine's arm and said: "You are one of our own, prince."
Hippomedon nodded and praised: "Your action of rescuing the elf slaves in Ruman was unanimously praised by everyone in the kingdom.
Moreover, you are firmly against the undead tribe, which is consistent with the views of many of us. Many of us admire you for being able to confront the high priest of the undead. It can be said that it is your fearless courage that awakened us.
many of them.
More importantly, your quality of being true to your word lets us know that you are a trustworthy person." Hippomaidon kept praising Lorraine. Lord Lorraine blushed a little when he said it, and felt in his heart
Secretly, his reputation in the Elf Kingdom is so good?
Every human country on the continent has something good to say about itself.
"Sure enough, the truth is only in the hands of a few people." Lord Lorraine sighed slightly.
Hippomedon and Balentine were startled, and understood what Lorraine said. They nodded at the same time and said: "The prince is absolutely right."
Lorraine waved her hand and said, "How many people in the kingdom are on our side?"
Hippomedon shook his head regretfully and said: "First of all, the kingdom's mages and druid orders are firmly against neutrality. They and the necromancers are mortal enemies."
Lorraine nodded. This is for sure. The Elf Kingdom is rich in life mages, and the Druid Order is equivalent to the human priests, in charge of the religion of the Elf Kingdom.
Because of the origin of their magic power and their doctrines, they are natural enemies with the necromancers who advocate destruction and create death. The two sides have been enemies thousands of years ago.
The elimination of necromancers is clearly written in the Druid's teachings.
In comparison, the break of vendetta between the elemental mages, who are the mainstream in the human continent, and the necromancers happened a thousand years ago. Before that, the elemental mages had always maintained neutrality.
Even to this day, elemental mages are still the soil from which lichs were born, and there are many who secretly study dark mages.
Hippomedon continued: "In the Presbyterian Church, those who support participating in the war and those who support neutrality account for almost 40% each. The remaining people are still swinging between the two sides."
The Elders Council is a unique authority in the Elf Kingdom. It has the dual responsibilities of government and parliament. The Great Elders are the highest-level officials of the government. Each is responsible for one side.
Therefore, the opinions of the Presbyterian Church represent the opinions of the government.
"Where is His Majesty the King?" Lorraine asked the question she was most concerned about.
Although the Presbyterian Church has considerable real power, the Elf Kingdom is still a feudal political kingdom, and the king's will directly determines the fate of the country.
Carlion IV has been in power for more than 20 years, and he has never heard of any chaos in government. His life is not luxurious, and there is never any gossip. It can even be said that he is an ordinary person whose life is a bit boring.
Unlike Emperor Rudelun who caused a little trouble from time to time.
The Elf Kingdom doesn't need him to expand its territory now.
Judging from his performance, although he is not a wise king, he can still be called a competent king.
He is highly respected throughout the kingdom.
Hippomedon and Balentine looked at each other and smiled bitterly. Hippomedon sighed and said distressedly: "This is the most troublesome. His Majesty the King himself has never expressed his position. It is also impossible to see which side the King supports.
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Because of this, our internal disputes are getting more and more intense."
Lorraine thought about the warm smile of Carion IV, and couldn't help curling her lips and complaining: "This old fox."
Not taking a stand means just sitting back and watching the people below fight. This is a common imperial power and an effective way to consolidate power.
"He didn't even look at the time," Lorraine said bitterly: "It's a very important matter. This is not something that should make him hesitate."
Of course, Balentine and Hippomedon did not dare to speak ill of their king. They just pretended not to hear Lorraine's complaints and shrugged helplessly.
Hippomedon lowered his voice and said quietly: "Now, His Majesty the King's attitude is the most critical. From His Majesty's personal visit to Acelas to greet you, the Prince, it can be seen that Your Majesty attaches great importance to your visit.
So we hope you can persuade His Majesty to make up his mind as soon as possible."
Lorraine rubbed her nose and said awkwardly: "I am not familiar with that old guy."
Balentine said humorously: "I don't think there is any undead high priest who is more difficult for our King to deal with?"
Lorraine said: "Does your Majesty have any special preferences?"
Balundingdong scratched his head, thought for a while, and said, "Well... His Majesty likes delicious food."
Lorraine raised the corner of her mouth, smiled bitterly and shook her head. This old man was simply out of control.
Catherine and the others walked out of the famous store laughing and laughing. At this time, they all had different styles and colors of crystal jewelry hanging on their wrists or around their necks.
Balentine smiled at them. Several of the girls had followed Lorraine through life and death in the demon clan, especially Miss Vera, who had extraordinary strength. One person could withstand the fighting power of several people. She left a very deep impression on Balentine along the way.
impression.
Hippomedon also greeted the girls politely, and then said to Lorraine: "If you take your time, I'll take my leave. We will visit you when we have time."
Lorraine held their hands and said goodbye to them. Hippo Maidong took two steps and suddenly turned back and said: "Oh, by the way, I forgot to tell you that it is His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and the Chief Minister who insist on neutrality.
Old Burns."
The girls walked into the next flagship store in groups. There was already a long queue of waiters at the door, waiting for their presence.
Leo, who was the last to come out, randomly stuffed the things he was holding into Xiaobai's pocket. Seeing that the backpack was full, but there were still several things left, he couldn't help but feel extremely embarrassed.
Finally, he rolled his eyes, and when Catherine wasn't paying attention to him, he punched it a few times, pressed it down with both hands - if Xiaobai's backpack hadn't been too high, Leo would probably have stomped a few more times.
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Then I was very happy to see that a lot of space had been squeezed out of the backpack, so I nodded with satisfaction and stuffed the remaining items indiscriminately.
Xiaobai looked at his boss with an innocent expression. If the elder sisters found that the packaging boxes were all deflated, his end would be miserable.
Leo wiped the sweat from his forehead and complained dissatisfied: "Boss, you are so unreasonable. They are all your girlfriends, why do you want me to carry their bags for them...
Huh? What's wrong with you, boss?"
Lorraine kept looking at the backs of Hippomedon and Balentine, and a smile full of fighting spirit suddenly appeared on his face.
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