Chapter 134 Two World-Class Side Quests
"The evil undead will never be able to defeat the mighty Lion Empire!"
"The Lion Empire is invincible, why is it asking for peace!"
"Your Majesty, you must not ask for peace! The soldiers of the empire are willing to die on the battlefield rather than ask for peace with the evil undead!"
The palace master's words won the approval of everyone, and the ministers responded one after another, filled with anger.
Make peace?
When did the Lion Empire, which once swept across the continent of Esk, fall to this state!
Being beaten by the undead of a mere city and begging for peace?
This is such a shame!
Even His Majesty the King fell silent. He was hesitating whether to agree to the palace master's request to go into battle.
Although the Palace Master's intention was very clear, and he wanted to take advantage of this opportunity to seize part of the empire's military power, His Majesty the King really did not want to ask for peace.
The king of the Lion Empire is a ruler with great ideas and vision. Since he is unwilling to submit to the leadership of theocracy like his fathers, he naturally does not want to make peace with his undead enemies.
This was too humiliating, and the king's self-esteem would not allow him to do so.
They have taken the North from us, and we have soldiers to continue the war, so why should we ask for peace?
In the main hall of the imperial palace, the ministers were extremely excited and clamored to send troops!
"Teacher, is your only opinion to seek peace?"
His Majesty the King did not give up and looked at the old dean again.
Could it be that the teacher is really old and starting to be afraid and terrified of his enemies?
"Of course!"
The old dean nodded decisively: "Why not ask for peace?"
“Why ask for peace!”
The Palace Master spoke immediately, aggressively: "We have eight million powerful soldiers in the Lion Empire! We also have one million Knights of the Thorn Flower! Our Temple of Light also has one million Temple Knights and a large number of clergy warriors!"
"These people are ready to sacrifice themselves for the empire at any time and are never afraid of sacrifice!"
The hall master sneered and said, "Could it be that the dean wants to sue for peace because he is doubting the loyalty and fighting ability of these soldiers?"
Eight million soldiers, two million knights, most of whom are fighting spirit warriors, this battle is indeed very powerful.
At least it is an existence that players at this stage cannot match.
"No, I never doubted the warriors of the Empire."
The old dean shook his head and said calmly, "I just want to remind you, if we dispatch eight million imperial legions and knights to the distant northern city, how much food and gold will be consumed?"
"this……"
His Majesty the King pondered for a moment, calculated silently in his mind, and then said in a deep voice: "Not enough. The Lion Empire experienced a famine that affected the entire country last year. We don't have so much food and gold coins to send out so many legions."
Although the Lion Empire now has a large number of soldiers, most of them are in various defended cities and cannot leave because there is not enough logistics to deploy the troops.
It’s useless to have a lot of soldiers. You need food and supplies to fight a war!
Especially in a long-distance war, soldiers always need to eat and drink, right? Without enough food and war supplies, no matter how many soldiers there are, they can't move forward.
The ministers were silent, but the Palace Master still insisted on his decision: "Your Majesty, according to the battle report sent by Alex, although they were defeated, the undead used sneak attack tactics and did not dare to fight the Imperial Army head-on!"
"This shows that there aren't many undead in the Northern City. We only need to send out one million troops and we will definitely be able to recapture the Northern City!"
The Palace Master's intention is too obvious. He wants to take as much military power as he can. Wouldn't a million imperial soldiers be great?
His Majesty the King remained silent and looked at the old dean.
His Majesty's subtext is: "Teacher, let's see what to do now? If I can't convince the Palace Master, I will have no choice but to give him the military power."
“Foolish!”
The old dean scolded and angrily scolded the hall master in public, making the hall master's face gloomy: "One million soldiers don't need to eat? This is still a huge military burden for the Lion Empire!"
"Even if we defeat the Undead, how much material will we lose? What will we do if other empires take the opportunity to start a war?"
"right."
His Majesty the King nodded and said calmly: "We must take back the northern border, but we must also guard against other empires taking the opportunity to invade the Lion Empire."
"Are we just going to leave the North alone?"
Before the Palace Master finished speaking, the old dean spoke again: "Your Excellency Palace Master is loyal to the country, why don't you let the Temple of Light send troops? You just said that the Temple of Light has one million Temple Knights."
" Just right , one million knights are enough to attack the city in the north."
The old dean smiled at the Light Hall Master, who was stunned for a moment and said with a gloomy face: "The losses of the cavalry attacking the city will be greater, and they have to protect the safety of the temple."
The king began to frown.
The Temple of Light is in the City of Thorn Flowers. Do we still need to worry about the safety of the temple?
The Palace Master's intention is self-evident. He is on guard against the Magic Academy and even His Majesty , or rather... the Palace Master has gathered these troops in the City of Thorn Flowers with ill intentions!
The king was silent and no one knew what he was thinking.
"Since His Excellency the Palace Master is unwilling, we can only ask for peace."
The old dean shrugged his shoulders and continued, "After all, none of us knows how many undead there are in the Northern City, and whether there have been more undead in this period of time."
"Unless we go all out, there is a risk of defeat."
"I suggest sending an envoy to the Northern City to seek peace and investigate the number of undead in the Northern City."
The old dean said with a smile: "When the messenger returns, we will get intelligence about the Northern City, and then arrange an appropriate number of troops to go out, and we can easily retake the Northern Territory."
“That’s a good idea.”
His Majesty the King nodded and said calmly: "I have decided to accept the teacher's advice and ask for peace!"
The palace master was anxious: "Your Majesty!"
The old dean glanced at the Palace Master and said: "If the Palace Master is unwilling to seek peace, you can send the Temple Knights to attack the North and recapture the North City for the Lion Empire."
The palace master was silent. He would never let his soldiers attack the northern border even if he died.
After all, the undead are not stupid, and the army that attacks the North will definitely suffer losses even if they win.
"Well, since everyone has no objection."
His Majesty the King glanced the crowd and asked, "Who can serve as the envoy to seek peace?"
…
“It’s really wonderful!”
Xu Xiaofan looked at the images transmitted by the divine system and was amazed. It felt like he was watching a palace fighting movie.
It seems that there is discord within the Lion Empire.
At first glance, there are currently two factions within the Lion Empire, one is the theocratic faction headed by the Temple of Light, and the other is the imperial faction headed by His Majesty the King .
But at present, the empire is weak. Among the entire faction, only the Thorn Flower School of Magic can be considered good enough, and the others are not good enough.
Regardless of era or region, a country's major cities are always the center of political struggle.
In the City of Thorns, the struggle between divine power and imperial power has become intense.
The King of the Lion Empire clearly wanted to attack the North, but in order to suppress the Palace Master, he took a back seat and adopted the old dean's suggestion for peace.
But Xu Xiaofan couldn’t understand why the old dean asked for peace with the Northern City?
"Is it to protect Alia and Master Sadwind?"
Xu Xiaofan held his chin and thought carefully: "It doesn't make sense. Why would the old dean protect a magic apprentice so carefully? It doesn't make sense!"
"Could it be that Alia is the old dean's daughter?"
Xu Xiaofan felt that his guess was a little crazy. If this was true, then the private lives of the top leaders of the Esk Continent would be too chaotic !
The old dean got pregnant before marriage and had a daughter, but the daughter could not be exposed, so he hid her in his own magic academy as an ordinary magic apprentice?
"Let's put this speculation aside for now and focus on supervising the old dean and Alia."
Xu Xiaofan pondered: "The most important thing now is the next step for the Lion Empire."
"The good news is that the Lion Empire has not decided to send troops for the time being. Due to the lack of food and fodder, they will definitely not continue to attack the Northern City on a large scale this winter. This will give players a lot of room to breathe and develop."
"But, what should we do with this peace envoy's words..."
Xu Xiaofan couldn't think of a good solution for a moment. They all came to ask for peace, and it was obvious that they were here to gather intelligence about the Northern City.
"It's no use for me to figure this out alone. I might as well tell the players and see what my 300,000 time travelers decide!"
Xu Xiaofan decided to assign new tasks to the players!
【Dear players, good afternoon. 】
[The world-class missions have changed, and the expansion world process has been advanced! ]
[Players, please be prepared. The Lion Empire has decided to send envoys to the Northern City to seek peace with the undead! ]
[This task has no fixed completion requirements and restrictions. It is only a part of the world-class task. Players' attitudes towards the peacemaking messenger will directly affect the direction of the next world-class task.]
[Two world-class side quests are issued at the same time. There is no limit on the number of participants in the side quests. The side quests are common tasks for all players! ]
[Protect the North]: A side quest, not mandatory. Find out the intentions of the Lion Empire's peace envoys, and further destroy and sabotage the conspiracy of the Lion Empire and the Temple of Light. The quest rewards a large number of points!
[Make Allies]: Side quest, optional. Make friends with other countries and forces on the Esk Continent and become allies of the Undead. The quest rewards are a large number of points!
