Footsteps were heard.
The man who had been standing in the corner, who had not been noticed even when Lu Jian entered the room, walked into the sunlight. Although he was no longer wearing a military uniform, people who were familiar with him could still recognize him at a glance. He was the former lord of Qingtian Castle, Yuan Shu!
Yuan Shu's eyes no longer had the sharp light they used to have, and his eyeballs even looked a little cloudy. He had a faint air of old age, and compared to the city lord Lin Yuanwu, he looked more like a 70-year-old man, but in fact, he was younger than Lin Yuanwu.
Lin Yuanwu watched him sit down on a sofa and said with a smile, "War? Brother Yuan, are you kidding me?"
Yuan Shu spread his hands and said, "Do I look like I'm joking?"
"Brother Lin, my example is right in front of you. If you don't take action in time, it won't be long before the Golden Court will accuse you of 'conducting alien god experiments in secret'."
"Then they will let you replace you, step by step undermine you, and in the end, you will become what I am now."
Yuan Shu leaned back slightly in his chair: "You didn't forget that Long Xuanyuan is still in your Jingtao Castle, right?"
"He said that he came here to track you down." Lin Yuanwu looked at Yuan Shu.
Yuan Shu chuckled and nodded, saying, "That's a good reason. You'd better be careful. If you don't handle it well, Long Xuanyuan can just cover up the crime and ask the Golden Court to intervene."
"You and I both know that the Golden Council has long wanted to extend its reach into the East Continent and our fortresses in the Gulf region to complete their grand unification plan."
Lin Yuanwu looked Yuan Shu up and down and said, "In that case, if I hand Brother Yuan over, will it be easier?"
Yuan Shu said calmly: "You can definitely do this. This way, Jingtao Castle will have at least five years, or even ten years to breathe. But what about five years later, or ten years later?"
"Brother Lin, are you willing to hand over the foundation you have worked so hard for to the Golden Council? I don't think they will give you a seat as a councillor."
Lin Yuanwu glanced at Yuan Shu calmly and asked, "Brother Yuan, are you conducting experiments related to alien gods in secret?"
Yuan Shu chuckled and nodded, "No fly bites an egg that has no cracks. That's right, Yuan was indeed conducting relevant experiments, so he was targeted by the Golden Court and was eventually sidelined and his power was divided."
"Yuan also learned that their next move would be to Jingtao Fort, so I risked my life to escape and rushed to Jingtao Fort to inform Brother Lin. I really didn't want to see Brother Lin follow in Yuan's footsteps."
Lin Yuanwu stood up suddenly and shouted, "Brother Yuan, you know that studying alien gods is a taboo. Brother Yuan, have you ever thought that everything that happened today is actually your own fault?"
Yuan Shu said frankly: "You are right. It is indeed my own fault that I am in this situation today. But this has nothing to do with the ambitions of the Golden Court. Even if there were no alien god experiments, they would definitely find a way to reach out."
"The situation in Jingtao Fort is critical now. If you hesitate, Brother Lin, I'm afraid you will end up like Yuan Shu in no time."
Yuan Shu stood up and sighed, "I have done and said everything I could do and what I should say. Brother Lin, you should know better than me what to do next. I will take my leave now."
He paused, and then said, "Brother Lin finally looked at Long Xuanyuan. If he went to see the Duan family, it would prove that Yuan was right. You should be careful of the internal division strategy of the Golden Court. This is all Yuan has to say. Brother Lin, you and I will say goodbye now."
Yuan Shu
He glanced at Lin Yuanwu and left through a small door in the room.
After he left, the door of the study opened and a young man walked out. He had an elegant temperament and a handsome appearance, and his features were somewhat similar to Lin Yuanwu.
Seeing him, Lin Yuanwu sat back and said calmly: "Canghai, what do you think?"
Lin Yuanwu's second son, Lin Canghai, whose talent is comparable to that of the two geniuses of the Qingtian Fort Yunbai family, heard this and said softly: "What City Lord Yuan said does make some sense. The most important thing is that if we were not at the end of our rope, I think City Lord Yuan would not have encouraged us to wage war against Qingtian Fort."
"After all, that fortress is the result of his life's work. If all his efforts had not been wasted and he had not been in despair, how could he have suggested to my father to start a war?"
Lin Yuanwu nodded gently: "I think so too. In the past twenty years, the aristocratic clans have been trying to seize power, especially the Duan family, which has been actively interacting with the Yun family of Qingtian Castle and forming an alliance through marriage."
"They are secretly accumulating strength by every possible means. I have tried every possible means to consume their resources and slow down their development. But I have used everything I can, and it is still useless."
"If there is a war, these clans will consume most of their resources, which will make it easier for us to control them. We won't be afraid of their power. After the war, we can use the method of division and isolation to further erode their power and completely control them."
Lin Canghai nodded and said, "The Duan family and the Yun family originally had an engagement, but the Yun family later broke off the engagement, which really dealt a heavy blow to the Duan family. My pursuit of Duan Xue has also been going smoothly. If nothing unexpected happens, I should be able to win this young lady over within one or two years."
"If the Duan family suffers a great loss of vitality due to war, then there will be no obstacles for us to control the Duan family."
Lin Yuanwu shook his head slightly. "That being said, we can't start a fortress war lightly. Of course, a war can speed up our control over the surrounding areas. Controlling a large fortress like Skyfort will allow us to rise quickly."
"But war is a matter of tethered action. Besides, Skyfort is not like Blackstar Fort. Apart from Yuan Shu's violation of the taboo, it did nothing wrong. Once the war breaks out, we will not be able to replicate Skyfort's case and gain the support of the Golden Council."
"That being said, father, it's just like what City Lord Yuan said. If we don't start a war, we may be able to survive for five to ten years, but what about after that?"
While Lin Canghai was speaking, there was a knock on the door.
"Come in." Lin Yuanwu said in a deep voice.
The door opened, and a man in black walked in quickly. He was the head of the intelligence organization Dark Tide of Jingtao Castle. He glanced at the Lin family father and son, and then said in a deep voice: "City Lord, just now, we received news."
"Long Xuanyuan visited the Duan family and was received personally by the head of the Duan family."
The atmosphere in the city lord's office became tense.
Lin Canghai looked at his father. Lin Wuwu closed his eyes and sighed: "I just informed the Duan family that day and told them to protect their own wings and take care of themselves. It's only been a few days..."
"Father?"
Lin Yuanwu suddenly opened his eyes and took a deep breath: "Prepare for war. Skyfort will become the stepping stone for our Gulf region to reach the top. There is no room for maneuver in this matter!"
Lin Canghai nodded heavily.
... ... ..
Castle of War.
That night.
A grand parade of floats is being held on Caesar Avenue, the main street of the city. The floats will travel along this street in the city.
One circle.
After dinner, Tianyang, who had already moved into the Red Rock Hotel, and Yueguang and others, along with three of Reding's followers, came to Caesar Avenue to watch the float parade.
Tonight, the War God's Castle is brightly lit, and the buildings are decorated with lights. The shops on both sides of the avenue all provide free drinks and food, and passers-by can help themselves.
It was the first time for little Xitong to attend such a celebration. The little thing kept laughing all the way. She rode on Tianyang's neck, holding a piece of cake in her left hand and a chicken wing in her right hand, and ate while watching.
Redding was also very happy. He held a wine glass in one hand and caught a turkey with the other. A bite of chicken and a sip of good wine made him feel happy.
Soon, the floats finally arrived, and when they appeared on the street in the distance, they were immediately greeted with cheers and applause.
Tianyang called Redding over and put little Xitong on the big man. Redding also worked hard, raised the wine glass, put the turkey in his mouth, and lifted little Xitong above his head with both hands, making the little guy scream with excitement.
Tianyang then looked at the floats. The ones in the front were provided by the War Church. The characters and stories on the floats seemed to be telling the origin of the War Church.
The actors in the car performed hard and won cheers from the audience on the roadside.
Moonlight looked around with her beautiful eyes and said, "The Silver Empire came to an end with the death of Silver City. This once prosperous empire eventually fell apart, and the Reverse Light Religion, which was regarded as the state religion of the Silver Empire, also perished because of the Alien God incident."
"It is said that after the dissolution of the 'Anti-Light Religion', some believers who could not accept this fact traveled across the ocean to the other side of the world to find a new faith."
"More than a decade later, these people came back and claimed to have found a new continent. On that continent, they found a new faith, that is, the Lord of War."
"According to them, they discovered the Warring Continent. Well, that's the name they gave to that new continent. Anyway, the people on that continent are not yet civilized, and the people on the Warring Continent fight each other and wars are constant. Those believers witnessed a war that almost destroyed the continent, but in that war, the Lord descended from the sky with his royal holy messenger, swept across the continent in an unrivaled manner, and quelled the war."
"After the war, the Lord taught the residents of the continent some knowledge that was beyond their time. The Lord spread the civilization of peace and taught them that force is the guarantee of peace, but also the beginning of war."
"After the Lord stayed on that continent for several years, he left with his Holy Envoy. During this period, other Holy Envoys would come from time to time, but the most common ones were the three Holy Envoys enshrined at the entrance of the city gate."
"Those believers who once believed in the Reverse Realm and later converted to the Lord of War. After they returned to the Western Continent, they founded the Church of the Lord of War. They believe that the Lord and his holy messengers are traveling in the endless void, spreading their faith in the universe."
Tian Yang smiled and glanced at her: "You know, you are a walking encyclopedia. Tell me, what else in this world do you not know, besides the ultimate solution to the evil spirit?"
Before Yue Guang could answer, Tian Yang suddenly saw a figure coming out from the other side of Caesar Avenue. It was a man, laughing and applauding the approaching float.
He is Gawain, the traitor who jumped ship from the Poseidon...
I had a dream that my monthly ticket for Zongheng exceeded 2,000, and then I woke up. Damn it, let me sleep more