When I finally found time to meet Gagalore, I had a lot of ideas.
Will he be heartbroken over the loss of his homeland? Will he rise up thinking he is determined to take everything back? Or will you feel decadent and uneasy because you have suffered a heavy blow
"No matter what, it's probably changed. It's just too embarrassing to fall so fast over the years."
But I never thought that when I saw Gagalore, it would look like this.
"Brave adventurers, covenant warriors, the evil Balrog is right in front of you, but are you really ready to deal with them? This is the last battle of the Flame Frontier, don't miss it if you pass by. Enchanted Frost's enchanting scrolls, icy potions, and fire-repelling staff are all excellent equipment for flame creatures."
"As the former owner of this place, you can not only receive free maps from me, but I will also issue tasks to you. As long as you bring back the soul core and magic material of elemental creatures, you can receive my reward!"
It was not Gagalore who was shouting with a loudspeaker, but his former secretary, and he was squatting beside the price list, eating scones and sweating profusely. I knew him and thought he was an ordinary trader.
It is puzzling that he is neither staring at the Flame Mountain with bitterness and hatred, nor is he depressed and helpless, and he can't find any difference from the past.
"Yo, isn't this His Royal Highness Roland? Is it a visit or a tour? If you plan to go in and explore, I have some good stuff here. I guarantee that the flames won't hurt you, so I can give you a 40% discount."
It was he who greeted me first, but my eyebrows kept twitching. Seeing the scene in front of me, if I were a slightly normal soldier, I'd probably have thrown this guy into prison.
reason? What this guy is selling to adventurers is all the military supplies just distributed to the legion!
In order to block the fire elemental creatures, the surrounding legions should all distribute fire-resistant military supplies, and on the edge of the goods, there are seals from the United Military Department.
"Your army?"
"A total of 3,000 people. More than 2,000 people died in the battle that night, and there are still four or five hundred. It's useless anyway, and they were all dismissed."
Hearing this, I was really stunned. The next moment, the nameless fire rose up, but Gagalore spoke first.
"Country... I know that you have never recognized Chauvin as a country, but at least it is a territory. There is no territory. What should the soldiers guarding the territory do? It's better to let them go back to gather with their families and survive, so do everyone. not easy."
It seemed a little cold, rubbing his hands, Gagalore stood up, although his face was still as calm as before, but in the eyes of my soul, I could see the sadness and hatred in that moment.
"... Regret?"
I didn't mean to regret anything, but I knew he would understand.
"Regret? This is the most pointless, because my choice was not wrong back then, the commercial route was originally suitable for the Chauvin Dominion, and the life of my people has improved dramatically thanks to the choice of this route, we are in the entire Lan Alliance. The status has also improved…”
Jia Jialuo paused, fell silent for no reason, but then became more calm.
"Once again, I will still decide to take this route. The Chauvin Dominion does not have many permanent troops, the population is insufficient and the war potential is insufficient, and the mixed race is a little bit unable to keep up with the times. We might as well take a chance on development and concentrate on the business route, but our luck is probably a little bit bad, but there is a volcano under our feet, and the fire element lord is still coming to the door..."
I felt a little guilty inexplicably, and then repeated in my heart, "It's not my fault, it's not my crow's mouth."
"... But since we have already enjoyed the benefits of our choice, it is only natural to pay the price because of our choice. What's the point of regretting it. If you have time to spare, you might as well think about the future."
I could feel that what he said was from the bottom of his heart, maybe, I... No, the entire Lan Alliance underestimated him.
A weak country also has its own way of survival. A big country can be domineering, cunning, and unparalleled. It can sow discord among other countries and play conspiracies, but weak countries are playing with fire.
He saw through the unifying trend of the future alliance. In the face of this general trend, Lan Guo will definitely clean up the thorns. Even if there are no thorns, he will find one or two to kill the chickens and show the monkeys to establish authority.
Since the unification of the Lanmeng means that there is no internal war but only a cold war, he seems to be greedy for comfort and gave up his armament, but in fact, he is using disarming to relieve other countries' defenses against him. With the support of two major countries behind him, he concentrates on the service industry. , Commercially develop itself, and at the same time, it has gradually integrated into the political circle of the entire Lanmeng as a harmless person.
The development of the past few years has proved his choice. Whoever remembered this chauvin lord ten years ago, and now the kings of all countries will give him enough respect.
As for those who don't have any, he is not in a hurry. After the jihad, he will talk about it. There is no army, which means that there is no need to pay for the jihad. It is completely acceptable to pay for it. It may not be an opportunity for them to go up, at least when the economy goes up, the country will naturally become stronger, and he will not lose his voice.
From the perspective of a small country, such a development route is not only unreasonable, but also has great wisdom and grandeur. In the process of realizing it, even if its reputation is completely ruined, if you play well, you can probably gain the reputation of a ZTE master in the future. , but if you're unlucky... it's right in front of you. The foolish lord who caused the country's destruction due to his indiscretion has probably already been put on this hat, and don't even think about taking it off after death. Hence a life-long stain on the back.
As a matter of fact, the madman and the genius, the madman and the genius, are sometimes just a little bit luckier. The unlucky ones who fail are wrong no matter how they explain them. The lucky winners will only be regarded as modest no matter how much they emphasize chance.
"…Do you want to reclaim this land?"
"I think, but it's unlikely, I also know what the elemental war means, and, for the entire Lan Alliance, for the Lan Kingdom, for you... I don't want to see the 'flame' being extinguished, so, Whether he can do it or not, it can't be put out."
Indeed, the Lan Alliance should have wars, and it is best to control the scale of wars. In this way, we have a reason to withdraw from the messy wars in the center of the mainland. The war in the north can also allow other forces on the abyss and order side to fight against the north. rest assured.
Maybe we didn't start this flame, but in the long run, it is indeed beneficial to the Lan Alliance, and I really won't let it be easily extinguished.
"Cunning Fox" smiled honestly, like a skilled businessman, but he made no secret that he had seen through everything.
I was silent, the other party was so straightforward and sincere, the more official I used, the more stupid and vulgar I became.
"...Actually, the Chauvin Dominion no longer needs to exist."
If other chauvinists said this, I would probably think he was crazy, but now Gagalore finally got rid of his indecentness and said crazy things with a serious face.
"Chauvinism is actually another name for 'racism'. When my ancestors named this territory, it was to remind future generations that we unlucky bastards are actually a group of people who were persecuted and expelled by racism. People. And since other races don't treat us as clansmen, we half-bloods are a family by themselves, no matter if he is half-elf, half-human, half-orc, half-giant, as long as he is the victim of racism and pure blood, All our compatriots."
"... In the past few hundred years, the eleven generations of Chauvin lords have also fulfilled their promises, and the situation has not changed in the slightest. The entire north is our enemy. They despise us, hostile to us, and call us bastards, pure-blooded humans even more They treat us as beasts, except for the blood-related Lan Kingdom and barbarians, the entire northern land regards us as low-level foreigners."
Speaking of this, Jia Jialuo paused for a while, and the next moment, there seemed to be golden light emitting from the dim yellow pupils, and the whole person was excited.
"But the emergence of the Lan Alliance changed everything. When the entire Lan Alliance began to accept the undead, elves, orcs, dwarves, dark elves, and dragons, under your policy of racial equal exchange and mutual respect, those of us born Freak hybrids are not so difficult to accept. Your Highness Roland, in this regard, we hybrids are very grateful to you, at least, we can walk in the north without wearing hoods and cloaks, without worrying about being caught Seen as robbers and bastards, inexplicably used as slaves and prisoners."
After being mixed for many times, Gagalore's appearance is no different from that of a human except for the tips of his ears, but from the bottom of his heart, he always regards himself as a mixed-race, and even more as a representative of mixed-race interests. Beneath his seemingly dull and stupid appearance, In fact, he has a sensitive heart.
"I won't say nonsense such as treating all races equally, but as long as the Lan Alliance is stronger, all races will eventually be able to live together, everyone is an alien, that is, no one is an alien, sheltering the mixed-race 'hybrid' 'Chauvin' 'There is no need for a shelter to exist anymore. It was at this time that I was tempted to start developing business and tourism. At least, the magic technology has made the mixed races have no advantage in the battle, and the shortcomings of few people and low education level are The exposure is obvious enough. In order not to be eliminated by the times, I want to find food for the future chauvinists. Now that chauvinism is gone, it is not necessarily a bad thing for the mixed compatriots to integrate into the entire Lan League and Lan Kingdom. A big country can't treat its own people unfairly."
The old fox patted his butt and got up, but only left me a background.
"I don't want to compensate me, don't let the Lan Alliance fall, and don't let the Lan country fall, our half-bloods are enough."
And then, that thick, philosophical voice suddenly became sharp.
"...Don't miss it if you pass by. The latest super-sophisticated military supplies are on sale. You can't buy good goods with money in other places. I took the risk of beheading to get it..."