The world didn't stop when I was on "vacation" in Elemental Battlegrounds.
The battle in the center of the continent has fallen into a strange period of confusion. Although the natural disaster of the undead has not stopped, the speed of the advance has been greatly reduced, and even the news of the internal division of the undead army has come out.
The resurgent troll empire, after crushing the defense line of the Holy Church, still maintained a strange silence, and did not invade the hinterland of mankind as expected, which is a bit puzzling.
At this moment, the war on the continent had reached a short-term equilibrium. The natural gods were paying attention, and the mortals on the ground were waiting to see which race would be the first to break the balance and advance into the hinterland of mankind.
The first shot does not mean the most money, but it is possible that the early bird will be beaten full of buns. Even if the war on the mainland is relatively balanced, everyone knows that such a day will not last... This land is destined to have only one race. be the master.
However, in the remote north, the turbulent general situation is not clear. The assassination of Roland and the Queen continues to ferment. The angry Lan Kingdom and the Elf Empire allied forces to attack. Under the absolute military oppression, the Moon Elf Kingdom has fallen into a chaos. In the chaos, it took the last time to pass the buck to each other and find the "murderer".
When the army entered the city, Lanmeng did not express the tolerance of the past. On the contrary, hundreds of moon elf nobles were hanged on the city wall every day, and at first they would hang a sign that said "treason", "betrayal", etc. After that, it was completely omitted, and every day there were strings and strings hanging on the city wall.
Officials, organizations, and institutions loyal to the Moon Elf Kingdom of the old era were directly uprooted, and the old nobles were completely purged. In the future unified Elf Empire, there is no need for such a privileged elves to exist.
In the south, the Holy Alliance front is getting stronger and stronger, and the trend of containment is becoming more and more obvious.
"... At this time, I still think about infighting. This is the tragedy of human beings. The little guys in the church are too popular... "
"Be with each other, aren't you still pitting the Church of the Holy Spirit?"
I shook my head helplessly. If I had a choice, I would really be willing to give up my prejudice and go through the difficult times with the Holy Church. After all, the future will be more and more difficult, but even if I tell the truth, I am afraid no one will believe it. .
"The Lan Alliance member countries in the probation period, thanks to what you think, the church members of the Holy Church will be so pissed that they have spent so much effort to contain the Lan Alliance, but they still leave a hole..."
"Black and white political thinking is outdated long ago. At this time, sloppy grass is more useful than a staunch ally."
The Principality of Thorne and the Kingdom of Philtias, they even asked to join the Lan Alliance in order to deal with the cannon fodder of the Lan Alliance in order to deal with the Unwritten Church Church.
And if he joined the Lan Alliance at that time, it would be equivalent to putting the hostility between the Sanctuary Church and the Lan Alliance on the bright side. Not only did the Lan Alliance's defense plan have to be revised in its entirety, it would carry a heavy burden of responsibility, and the expansion of the South would Once the Lan Alliance and the countries of the "Holy Northern Alliance" border, I am afraid that there will be more kings who can't sleep at night in the future.
It's like a tiger sleeping on your bed. Who would believe it when he said he didn't eat meat? At that time, the Holy Church will connect again, I am afraid that the real anti-Lan Alliance alliance will be established.
This is obviously stupid. Not to mention the long food supply line, turning future allies who have the same origin and no conflict into enemies is really worth the loss.
This is also the purpose of the Holy Church. He doesn't need to do anything to the Lan Alliance, as long as he provokes internal friction between other countries and the Lan Alliance, so that you cannot develop with peace of mind.
And my response is to give the Duchy of Thorne and the Kingdom of Philtias a secondary (alternate) member status (created temporarily by someone), they do not need to undertake the obligations of the Lan Alliance, but they can obtain Lan when necessary. The League's assistance, but the Lan League did not necessarily provide military support.
This is obviously an unreliable agreement, but this is a happy ending for both parties. The Duchy of Thorne and the Kingdom of Philtias can still maintain their independence. Once the church is persecuted too hard, they will You can directly call the big brother in the north for support.
And the two countries can even join the "Northern Holy Alliance". Of course, if there are no other conditions, the two alliances will take effect together. Even if the blockade is formed, there will be the entrance and exit of the Lan Alliance on it, and the blockade will not be there. meaningful.
And once the Holy Alliance forces the two countries, the Lan Alliance will definitely send troops, and it will be clear at a glance who will take the lead and who will not.
Is the covenant of this candidate country reliable? Not reliable at all, but the common interests make the covenant very effective. This may just be a political word game, but it is far more effective than the straight line. It is believed that the real common interests linking the two - the two countries need a background To support the independence, the Lan Alliance needs a southern supply line.
The covenant politics of this world is still in the Middle Ages, and it is relatively straightforward. It is either successful or not. It is possible to achieve it or not. However, the strange covenant that is extremely strong due to the related interests is also an idea I got from a case in another world.
Of course, the idea is good, but the reality always has one kind of surprise.
The political situation in the Kingdom of Philtias has recently become unstable. The loyal believers of the Church of the Holy Light have begun to gather without authorization, and the lords who are close to the Church of the Holy Church have begun to accuse the royal family of being unfavorable in governing...
"I have guessed the development of the connection. It must be that the royal family died in an emergency. The lord of the pro-Sanctuary Church was proclaimed king under the instigation of public opinion. The whole country began to tilt south. already."
"...Are you going to watch this happen?"
"Of course not. Although the interests are outside the country, what should be fought is still to be fought. The spies and spies have already been sent out, and the Lan Alliance has thrown out an elite team of thousands of people at one time. Now the Holy Church and our spies should Killing you to the death in other people's kingdoms. By the way, there is also an elite team of the Law Church, which can't be left behind in spreading the teachings."
For the benefit of their own organizations, the intelligence officers of both sides killed each other on the territory of a third country, even if they were dying, they would not reveal their identities. This scene has become more and more like a spy blockbuster.
And my revenge has only just begun.
"Actually, I've been meaning to ask, what are you writing about lately? Quotes from Estrada? What kind of mess is this?"
"… For a church, there is nothing worse than the internal division caused by doctrinal differences. In fact, in my opinion, Estrada is definitely more worthy of being called Lord of the Light than Corollan."
"...a cult that divides beliefs?"
"Well, a cult with a true god, don't you find it interesting?"
"I think Estrada would disagree..."
"He has become a god, so what if he doesn't agree, come down and bite me?"
In fact, I have always had this attitude towards gods. You have become a totem pole idol in heaven, and you still interfere in what you do in the mortal world.
I was trying hard to recall Estrada's words and deeds, and then recalled the ruthless reality that I was lazy in his lectures back then. In desperation, I started to make up my mind.
"Tsk, anyway, other people write their predecessors' quotations like this, and I'm not alone. Well, um, Estrada said; 'The Lord of Light is a fool, come down and bite me if you have the ability.' "
"… Estrada will really come down and bite you."