"And when the war breaks out, if Ishugard attacks the coastal military district, we will stay in the rear to contain the diocese?" Sister Teresa blinked. "The elves have too few people to support our large-scale attack, okay?"
Finn agreed with Theresa's statement, but she still said that if necessary, she could also ask the ancient trees to rise from the ground and become the vanguard of the attack.
"But the advancement of the ancient trees means the shrinkage of the Elven Forest. Unless it is necessary, I don't want you to let the ancient trees move forward."
This would be a huge price to pay, so Finn actually preferred to defend on the spot.
But Yang Hao didn't think so.
He just mentioned a very crucial thing.
"What about the tens of thousands of demons we accepted? They can't eat, drink, defecate and urinate in the Elf Forest forever. Even if you accept them all, Finn—
Their hometown is in the Monster Forest instead of the Elf Forest. Their people were captured by the parish and no one knew what happened to them. They are full of hatred for the parish.
Even if we don't do anything, they will take the initiative to fight the parish - instead of letting them make useless sacrifices, it is better to let us command them to achieve the greatest results, right?"
In less than ten days, the Forest of Elves took in more than 60,000 displaced demons.
Almost half of the demons in the Monster Forest gathered in the Elf Forest to seek shelter from the elves and ancient trees.
They had lost their homes and relatives because of humans, and their eyes were filled with tears of blood as they looked at the parish.
They couldn't live in the Elf Forest forever - because the captured tribesmen were still waiting for them to rescue them, and Yang Hao also needed to use them to help him achieve his goal of saving the little queen.
Therefore, Yang Hao thought it was necessary to take advantage of the fact that the demons were in a low mood, and give them bread and candy, as well as sticks and promises.
The elves promised to save their people, but in return, the elves also needed the demons to swear allegiance to them.
In this way, the elves, whose population is scarce, will gain more dependent population to support the development of the country, and the demons can also provide good cover for the elves on the front line...
Apart from the fact that they might need a long time to be educated and learn the written language, the advantages of supporting the demons always outweigh the disadvantages.
After all, they are not barbarians like the Roman barbarians who are almost impossible to educate. And then again, what is the Roman Empire doing now in the face of famine
Yang Hao fell into deep thought. With the help of the nun, he boarded the Hippogriff. Then, under the protection of the elves, he left here and flew towards the scheduled meeting place.
And that was after they left.
The nun turned and looked at Finn expressionlessly.
"We need to talk."
“I think so, too.”
Fern smiled back with a perfect smile. She would never let go of His Majesty the Regent.
Chapter 2: Alliance with Isgard, Mother Teresa's Proposal
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On the other side…
The junction of forest and plain.
The advance team of Ishugard was busy setting up the venue for the important meeting, while the recovered Black Dragonia was walking around anxiously in a black dress and high heels, because if nothing unexpected happened, today would be her second meeting with Yang Hao.
In a sense, Yang Hao can really be considered Nia's confidant.
As the black dragon with the strongest physical fitness, Nia did not choose to join the army to become an ace dragon of the special forces, nor did she choose to find a good place in her hometown to sleep for decades. Instead, she chose to become a "researcher", a job that was too difficult for a black dragon like this big and strong dragon, and she has been doing it for more than ten years.
As a researcher, Nia has been pondering how to make Ishgard better.
Nia and the president's daughter are old acquaintances. She knows that this vampire is working hard to seek better development for Ishugard even if it means vomiting blood.
As her friend, Nia would not admit defeat in this matter. But in the final analysis, "industry" and "politics" are two completely different but mutually influential routes.
The president has brought Ishgard to prosperity in terms of politics and national policy, but what is now dragging down the development of the entire country is Ishgard's most powerful but also backward "industry".
Nia was the director of the research institute in charge of industrial research. Because of this, she could clearly realize that with technology temporarily reaching its upper limit and resources insufficient to further expand industry horizontally, if there was no external stimulus, the industry of Isgard would have reached its limit and could only crawl slowly like a snail.
But this is not the important reason why Nia thinks Yang Hao is her confidant.
The real reason is that they all see the threat posed to their own country by the country across the sea.
Yang Hao was shocked by the ironclad ships of Ishugard at that time. Wasn't Nia also shocked by the prosperity of the Roman Empire at that time
An empire that was a barbarian tribe before its founding could actually build a grand port, and even had a genius regent...
Yang Hao was worried that Ishugard's industry would cause a devastating colonial blow to the Roman Empire in the future, and Nia was even more worried that the Roman Empire would become Ishugard's strongest opponent under his leadership.
Everyone thinks that Isgard is extremely powerful now, but anyone who understands should know that the industrialization of a country means a huge demand for resources.
The continent of Orros, where Isgard is located, is a typical region with poor natural resources.
Although it has plains that are conducive to agricultural development and a large number of natural ports, the continent of Orros has only one slightly raised mountain range.
The lack of mountains means the lack of mineral resources. The lack of mineral resources means that the big mouth of industry cannot be fed.
In order to feed the big mouth of industry and allow industry to provide more necessities for the country, Ishgard must establish colonies overseas that can provide itself with abundant resources, and the resource-rich Roman Empire is their best choice.
Originally, Nia felt that if the Roman Empire still had a regent, Isgard would probably be caught in internal chaos due to a long-term war, and finally, due to a lack of resources, it would have to sign a humiliating defeat agreement and strive for peaceful development.
But now…
"The Roman Empire exiled its own regent... Now the Roman Empire is like a virgin in a veil, while we in Isgard are a vigorous and strong man...
His resources will be used by us, not only to help Isgard survive the most dangerous transition period, but also to give us the opportunity to develop industry again..."
Black Dragonia murmured to herself, her expression becoming more distressed as she spoke:
"But the paradox is that... the regent left the Roman Empire, only to join a more powerful nation -
If we don’t want the Queen Regent to harm our colony in the future, then we must at least sign a peace agreement as she said…”
The elves were a powerful race, as Nia had experienced firsthand. They were even able to heal a nearly magic-immune black dragon through magic.
And not only the wizard, but even the accompanying archers exuded rich magical power.
This means that the elves come from a country that is more terrifying than the Roman Empire - if their population is as large as that of the Roman Empire, then their war strength will be comparable to that of Ishgard.
But fortunately, the country still seems to be quite primitive.
Nia thought back to the longbows in the hands of the elves. Although they looked perfect, they were... just that.
Compared to naval guns and rifles, outdated equipment like the longbow is probably only remembered when a "silent weapon" is needed for covert operations, right
Although they traded two new rifles for counterfeiting, Nia still made an optimistic judgment: they would not be able to make useful replicas in the short term. At least they would not be able to mass-produce them.
(After all, we can’t mass-produce new rifles in our country... Compared to this, the caravan at Drake Port should have set off to return, and we don’t know when the spies we sent to the border of the Roman Empire will be able to find out the situation in their country and find the secret factory for us...)
She sighed. At this moment, a guard came forward and said that the scene had been arranged, and asked the dean to sit down and wait for the guests from the elves to come.
"And the President has sent you a message... Please check it immediately."
"I see. I'll be there now."
Nia came to the interior of the tent, stepped on the luxurious carpet produced in Isugard, walked around the fine tables and chairs produced in Isugard, and sat down on her main seat.
She looked at a message on the table. The message, transmitted from a distance through the magic mirror, contained only one sentence from the president's daughter:
"At all costs, make friends...? Oh no..."
Nia sighed heavily: "I understand that you should make friends at all costs! But how to do it specifically is another good question."
Isgarde knew nothing about the Regent's preferences. They didn't even know what Yang Hao liked to eat, let alone take out all the gifts that suited his preferences to entertain him.
It can be said that Nia is the person who knows Yang Hao best - that's why all the pressure is now focused on Nia.
The pressure made the black dragon unable to breathe, and also forced it to think about all feasible plans.
As we all know, the Regent had experienced the tragedy of being "exiled". At this point, he must be disgusted by any coercion or forced means -
This made Nia very glad that the President's daughter did not agree to her direct kidnapping. Because if the Regent did not cooperate, it would be useless even if she kidnapped and charmed the person.
Because Isurgard needs him to provide development plans for the entire country. If he harbors resentment, he may even deliberately lead Isurgard to the road of light on the surface, but secretly fall into a quagmire or even fall into the abyss and destroy the country.
Therefore, even if they wanted to invite him to Isgard, they had to use other means besides coercion and "coercion" - commonly known as inducement. But how to do it specifically
Black Dragonia was upset, but at this moment, she suddenly remembered something...
Regent, have you ever publicized your great achievements
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At the same time, under the protection of the elf guards, Yang Hao arrived at the meeting place on a Hippogriff.
Considering that this important meeting with Isgard should not reveal too many of Yang Hao's cards, Yang Hao did not let the guards in public carry the Gappa 1404 type escort.
But he still asked the old elf, who was the master of archery - now it should be said that he was the master of rifles - to take two gunmen with him to make preparations in the forest.
If the Ishugardians really intended to kidnap him, then the gunners in the forest could easily kill all opponents except the black dragon and find a way to rescue him... But as expected, since the other side had a dragon, Yang Hao still hoped to avoid conflict as much as possible.
(No matter what, black dragons are powerful creatures... It is said that one dragon can destroy a small country. I wonder how many dragons there are in Ishgard.)
What worries people the most is how powerful the mysterious Isgard is.
With such thoughts in mind, Yang Hao landed on Hippogriff amidst the warm welcome of the Isgardians.
They chose a good place. It was close to the forest, but far from the coast. Even the Black Dragon couldn't quickly transport people from here directly to their ship.
The Isgardians showed the respect they deserved, which made Yang Hao happy, but also alert.
After all, I am not afraid of opponents who are as reckless as pigs, but I am afraid of enemies who are as insidious and cunning as poisonous snakes.
Black Dragon Nia, when Yang Hao saw her for the first time, he knew that she was a terrible enemy.
A shrewd humanoid black dragon with a vast amount of industrial knowledge in her head - considering the common sense of the people in this world, she can be considered a genius ahead of her time.
More importantly, black dragons have a very long life.
As one of the four most common long-lived races, dragons, vampires, elves, and the legendary sirens are all long-lived ghosts with a lifespan of thousands of years.
A lifespan of thousands of years combined with foresight and advanced knowledge... This is what Yang Hao currently considers to be one of his strongest enemies.
"Please let's get straight to the point."
After entering the meeting tent, Yang Hao nodded slightly in greeting, and then, under the protection of the elves, sat opposite the woman with long horns and a long tail in a black dress.
He stared at the woman's long black hair, and finally after looking at her dark red eyes for a few more times, he reached out and tapped the table lightly.
"Haha. It's been a long time since that time." Black Dragonia said politely, signaling the servants to place the prepared ingredients on the table.
"We talked all night in a secret room until you finally had to leave due to a request from home. I must admit, Mr. Yang Hao, you gave us a lot of help."
"oh?"
"If you hadn't mentioned in a joking manner whether our metal warships had [large-caliber main guns with unchanged reloads], we might not have gotten over the idea of small-caliber muzzle-loading guns.
You made us realize that in future naval battles, small-caliber artillery would be powerless against armor... At that time, we were still simply thinking about how to defeat the enemy fleet with the thinking of sailing warships in the past."
The Black Dragon laid out the domestic developments of Isgarde as if he were talking about his daily life.
"Similarly, if you had not mentioned 'air power at sea' and the idea of 'whether there is already an unarmed warship', perhaps our country would not have thought of building an 'Eagle Mother' with all firepower and armor completely removed, and even with as few buildings on the deck as possible, and raising the Griffin Knights and their griffins on the ship, letting them go out to sea for reconnaissance every day when the weather is fine, expanding our reconnaissance radius while using oil bottles to inflict fatal blows on wooden warships.
You have to know how much effort I put into convincing the scientists and admirals in my country. But after the results were presented, even the most stubborn sailing ship leader had to admit that under the attack of the "Eagle Mother", wooden ships have completely lost their ability to operate at sea. At least in front of the Ishgard Navy, they have no chance of surviving out of the attack range. No..."
"oh… "
Not only is it displayed openly.
She also emphasized the "merits" belonging to Yang Hao.
Now that's good - when Yang Hao was reflecting on how much information he had revealed in the first place, the elves and Ishgard soldiers looked at him with different eyes.
If at the beginning they were just a wolf looking at a piece of delicious meat.
So now, they are a group of extremely hungry wolves looking at a pot of meat.
Originally, the elves were thinking about how to immediately let the great Finn do everything he could to keep Yang Hao in Caparia. After the black dragon's stimulation, let alone the members of the advance team of Ishugard.
After all, the Ishgard vanguards were basically the beneficiaries of modern industrial reforms. They longed for industrial progress, just like men longed for young and beautiful women.
Facing Hei Long's flattery, Yang Hao just shook his head: "So, what about the main topic?"
Yang Hao is a person who doesn't care about much and has long stopped caring about these false reputations.
He had seen through it all - when he was no longer needed, even the most loyal subordinates would choose to remain silent. When he was needed, even those who once hated him the most would not hesitate to curse him.
What good is all this vanity
Instead of these empty reputations, it would be better to discuss with Theresa tonight about the plot of the wedding, whether to prefer spicy or sweet meals in the future, and which days I will cook and which days she will cook.
At least these things really make me feel happy.
He was sighing in his heart, and Black Dragon's face froze for a moment when he faced the failure of his plan.