"My lord, you can reject the troll emperor."
After hearing Maester Dawn's suggestion, Colin frowned.
If it was just to reject Okamoto's proposal, where would Colin need to find Bachelor Dawn
Colin believes that it is impossible for Maester Dawn not to understand this truth, so there must be a follow-up to what he said.
Colin didn't interrupt. While drinking coffee, he signaled Maester Dawn with his eyes to continue.
"That's right, you can reject the troll emperor first and see his reaction." Bachelor Dawn suggested, "If he reacts strongly and even proposes a more lucrative condition, it will prove that assassinating Squeen is a trap." .”
Colin frowned, and said, "Then what? What if Okamoto increases the price? We agree?"
"No." Maester Dawn shook his head firmly, and said, "You must always refuse, no matter what conditions the troll emperor offers."
"Then we give up this opportunity completely?"
"Of course not." Maester Dawn explained with a smile, "I know you don't want to miss this opportunity to solve the threat to the north once and for all. But the problem is, since the trolls have already set a trap, we can't be foolish jump in.
We must take the initiative in our own hands! "
"How to take the initiative?"
"First of all, we must reject the proposal proposed by the Troll Emperor."
Colin immediately understood, and said, "You mean, it's not that we don't kill Squeen, but that we can't act according to the plan given by Okamoto?"
"That's right." Maester Dawn nodded, and continued, "The purpose of rejecting the troll emperor is to paralyze them and make the trolls think that we have given up on this assassination, but in fact, we can find better opportunities by ourselves. To complete this assassination."
"What better chance?"
Bachelor Dawn smiled slightly and said, "Master Earl, do you know what day May 8th is for trolls every year?"
Colin shook his head.
"On this day more than 3,000 years ago, the first white wolf witch king received the oracle of the God of War on the top of the holy mountain of the troll empire, and founded the White Wolf Church.
Therefore, every year on May 8th is the "God's Grace Day" for the trolls.
According to the custom, the White Wolf Witch King will personally go to the top of the holy mountain to hold sacrifices.
And this holy mountain is near the original Troll King City! "
Colin raised his eyebrows and said, "You mean, we can intercept and kill Squeen while he is going to the holy mountain to sacrifice?"
Bachelor Dawn nodded and said, "That's right. The benefits of this are very obvious.
First of all, you directly rejected the proposal of the troll emperor, so they may not think that we have not given up;
Secondly, even if the trolls are still on guard, the holy mountain of the White Wolf Church is located near the former site of the troll king's city, and the geographical location there is obviously more beneficial to us. "
Colin nodded approvingly.
Indeed, when the trolls moved their capital, they couldn't move the holy mountain away.
It is far away from the current center of the troll empire, and it is not the home of the trolls.
If Ke Lin followed Okamoto's proposal and led the blood cavalry army into the troll king's city to kill people, even if the trolls had no army that could match the blood cavalry army, there would still be millions of civilians in the troll king's city.
If they are incited, they will definitely bring great trouble to the Blood Cavalry Army.
Once the blood cavalry army is involved, Colin will become the hunting target of paladin Otto.
But it is different near the holy mountain.
It was far away from the current center of the troll empire, surrounded by endless ice fields, and Squeen would only go there with a small number of guards.
In this case, even if the paladin Otto really accompanied him as an escort, he would not pose a threat to Colin.
Because paladins are not gods, they can only temporarily avoid their peaks in front of an army of elite cavalry like the Blood Cavalry Army.
Of course, the paladin wanted to leave, and the blood cavalry couldn't keep him.
But if he really insisted on assassinating Colin, he would also be surrounded by the blood cavalry army and be consumed to death.
Therefore, as long as Squeen dares to continue to go to the holy mountain to sacrifice this year, then Colin will lead the blood cavalry to intercept him, and he will definitely be able to kill him.
Then holding Squinn's head, Colin can ask Okamoto to fulfill his previous promise.
Even though he has clearly rejected Okamoto's cooperation proposal, he is not at all worried that Okamoto dares to refuse to pay the corresponding price for this reason.
After all, Okamoto's son is still holding a pledge in Winter City, and there is the oil painting full of profanity as a handle. Colin is not worried at all that Okamoto will not submit.
From this point of view, Maester Dawn's strategy is indeed very good, safe and effective.
However, Colin was not satisfied with this.
"How many troops do you need to besiege a sanctuary?" Colin asked suddenly.
Bachelor Dawn thought that Colin was worried that the Blood Cavalry would not be able to deal with the paladins, so he comforted him, "My lord, you don't have to worry. Facing an elite army like the Blood Cavalry, if the paladin Otto doesn't withdraw in time, he will fall into a tight siege." Among them, they will definitely be consumed alive!"
Ke Lin shook his head, and changed the question again: "Is there ever a record of the army besieging and killing the strong in the sanctuary?"
Bachelor Dawn thought for a while, and said: "Under normal circumstances, the strong in the sanctuary would not allow themselves to be surrounded by the army, but there was indeed a paladin who was besieged and killed in the history of the empire."
"who?"
"Duke St. Chapman."
"The guardian of the empire? The one who besieged him was..."
"That's right. It's the Knights Templar." Maester Dawn said in a deep voice, "The Duke of Saint Chapman could have escaped in time, but for the sake of his family, he can only stay and fight against the Knights Templar.
As a result, he was consumed alive by the Knights Templar.
Of course, the Knights Templar also paid a heavy price for this. Most of the 3,000 Templars died in battle, and the rest were all wounded. "
Colin nodded, lost in thought.
Maester Dawn added: "My lord, although the individual combat power of the current Blood Cavalry Army is not as strong as that of the Knights Templar, they are more numerous after all, and they have the geographical advantage of the sky and ice fields, so they can give full play to the cavalry's charge. Combat strength, if the paladin Otto is not stupid, he will definitely retreat."
"What if I don't want Otto to take the initiative to retreat?" Colin's eyes sparkled. "Leading less soldiers will give him a hope of defeating me?"
Bachelor Dawn was terrified, and finally understood Colin's real plan, but he immediately persuaded:
"Master Earl, you are playing with fire! The horror of the strong in the sanctuary must not be underestimated!
If you do not have a sufficient number of troops to accompany you, your own safety cannot be guaranteed!
Why be so radical when we already have a more secure solution? "
Colin looked at Maester Dawn, who looked a little excited, and comforted him with a smile: "Okay, I understand. Don't worry, if I'm not sure enough, I won't take the risk easily."
Only then did Bachelor Dawn heaved a sigh of relief, but he reminded again: "My lord, I know that you want to completely eliminate the threat of trolls, but you must not be in a hurry.
Moreover, we must be cautious when it comes to sanctuary powerhouses. After all, they are beyond the scope of mortals, and we must maintain enough awe. "
"I understand." Colin nodded and stood up from his seat, implying that the discussion was over.
Bachelor Dawn understood and said no more, and immediately got up to leave.
(end of this chapter)