For the two factions, there is no objection whether it is to recover the Eastern Territory or destroy the church. This is also something that has been included in the plan of the previous meeting.
The only difference is when to take revenge on Dawn.
Due to the clear diplomatic attitude that Roland had shown before, this time, no one finally mentioned the practice of taking a step back and exposing it. However, city hall officials still hope to wait until the ceremony is over before negotiating "justifiably" and do not rule out the use of force. Obviously, the future planning conference in Xie Yue Shi gave them enough temptation and motivation, and they all wanted to support the Fourth Prince as soon as possible to become the veritable King of Greycastle, and they could also go from local officials to real ministers of the kingdom.
If you want to fight in the morning, you need to mobilize a large number of troops and resources, and the enthronement ceremony will obviously be affected. No king will send his own elite officers when he ascends the throne, and then simply scribble the coronation ceremony. nice.
Of course, the final decision still rests with Roland.
For three days, he just watched everyone discuss, and he did not show any obvious inclination, which was completely different from the tough attitude he had when dictating diplomatic letters before. It is precisely because of his silence that everyone has a heated debate space.
It is not that he has changed his original intention, but is waiting for an opportunity.
An opportunity to get the most benefit at the least cost.
In the evening, someone knocked on the office door.
When he saw that it was Andrea, he was slightly relieved.
It's finally here.
If she doesn't take the initiative to come, she will have to find her by herself, which will undoubtedly have a much worse effect, and it will be a matter of fact whether it can be done or not.
"Here, dried fish," Nightingale showed her figure and handed her a piece of grilled fish with honey sauce. Apart from Wendy, the other party was one of the few witches who could share snacks from Nightingale.
Is this probably the mutual attraction between nobles
"Thank you," but Andrea didn't seem very interested. She took the dried fish and put it in her pocket, then saluted her chest, "Your Majesty, I..."
Halfway through, she stopped again, as if she didn't know how to express it.
"You want me to save your childhood friend, Otto Losey, right?" Roland couldn't let Andrea hesitate any longer. If she changed her mind, wouldn't it be a waste of time these days?
In addition, he also vaguely guessed the other party's hesitation. One thing is certain, Otto and her should have a unilateral secret love relationship. Because of this, she didn't know what position to use to make this request. Childhood playmate? After so many years, Andrea does not miss her past in the Kingdom of Dawn. After all, after Earl Quinn found out that she was a witch, he did not protect her, but directly forged an accidental death. This kind of memory is really not worth it. How beautiful is it.
When Otto visited Neverwinter last winter, Andrea's performance was very clear, and she obviously didn't want to be involved in the past. Now that he came to the door, I am afraid it was just because of pure kindness and regret.
"Yes..." She took a deep breath and nodded slowly.
"But at the meeting, you also heard everyone's discussion. If you want to force Amperin to submit, you need at least three thousand troops, plus the troops attacking the Holy City, it will increase to about five thousand. This is already Eighty percent of the strength of the First Army."
Despite the differences, the city hall and the staff still made a rough plan. Since neither the Hermes Plateau nor the Kingdom of Dawn has a water system directly connected to Greycastle, the supply can only rely on carriages and manpower, and the number of logistics teams is high. Amazing. In addition, the remaining 20% had to stay behind in all the kingdoms, so that the First Army had no spare force to garrison to occupy the land, and could only leave after the fight. Taken together, it's definitely a losing deal.
"It's just people, if you count things... all kinds of wear and tear, car and horse costs, food and grass costs." Looking at Andrea's increasingly embarrassed expression, Roland's voice suddenly stopped when he was about to add another fire.
"Your Majesty?" The blond witch couldn't help but be stunned.
He didn't sense something was wrong, but Nightingale pinched him hard behind his back, and then said in a volume so low that only he could hear, "Don't force her, just say no?"
"Cough cough... It's nothing," Roland coughed twice, "This is just an objective situation, but with some subjective efforts, it's not that the disadvantage can't be reversed, it's just... It depends on how much the three major families are willing to do."
"The three... families?"
"Obviously, the king no longer trusts them. We may be able to save Otto alone, but this will also cause a complete break between the Moa royal family and the Losey family. Even if Ampain is ousted from the throne, the next morning dawn Will the Lord forget all this?" Roland touched his chin and said, "Faced with such a powerful enemy as the devil, I can't invest too much energy and manpower in the neighboring countries, and it is they who will decide the direction of the dawn."
Andrea seemed to realize something, "Please continue."
"Someone must replace the Moa royal family." He said word by word.
"..." The other party was silent for a while, "So that's the case, do you have a plan?"
As expected of a woman from an aristocratic family, Roland thought to himself that he could not change his face in the face of subverting the kingship, and the next conversation would undoubtedly be much simpler. He asked bluntly, "Are you interested in becoming the Lord of Dawn?"
"Your Majesty?" Andrea finally showed surprise this time, "No... I don't want to leave"
"Leave what?"
She bit her lip, "No, it's nothing... I mean, I'm not interested in the throne of Radiance City."
Roland's surprise was not that she didn't want to be the King of Dawn, but the demeanor she showed, clearly worrying about gains and losses, which was rarely seen in Andrea, who was always full of elegance in her gestures.
Is there anything more frustrating than being the king of a country
Roland calmly took a sip of tea, but luckily he still had a backup plan.
"What about your father? Is he willing to stand up?"
The reason why Quinn's family is the best choice is not only that they are stronger than the other two, but also Andrea, who is liked by Otto and Oro, is also the key. It can be said that her opinion is more representative of the three in a sense. big family.
According to the education level of Neverwinter City, the manpower trained is not enough for the kingdom. It is not realistic to completely control the dawn, and it is more convenient to support a regime that favors Graycastle. If Andrea agrees to this plan, he can get the resources of neighboring countries without paying too much.
"Of course, the other two will not gain nothing. This power change will make all participants winners. More importantly, the threat that is pressing on your heads will no longer exist." Roland said slowly, " In this way, Neverwinter doesn't need to spend a lot of time investing in troops and financial resources, it just needs to assist the Quinn family to complete this replacement."
This time Andrea didn't hesitate for too long. After thinking for a while, she agreed, "I think... Father, he will agree."
After a short pause, she repeated, "No, he will definitely agree."
When the other party said this, Roland knew that she completely understood what she meant.
The time is ripe.
"Then Neverwinter will take action soon, don't worry... Otto Losey won't be imprisoned for too long."