Chapter 850 (1/2)
Standing on the edge of the retaining wall of the horn castle, the black haired wizard looked down at the cloud peak under him.
After the northern coalition army took over the city defense from the garrison, it quickly encircled and suppressed the corrosive demons underground; The strength of this monster is based on the absolute number and almost immortal vitality, and can be continuously supplemented at the same time.
Lost the controller and trapped in the tunnel, it's only a matter of time before they are completely destroyed in the face of the disciplined regular army... In a sense, dwarves, a race that pursues order, are indeed the natural enemies of monsters such as corrosion demons.
The cloud peak, which was attacked by the rebels and the Corruptors, was also spared - although more than half of the casualties, although the city walls collapsed and large streets turned into battlefields and ruins, it still survived.
Instead of turning a civilian area like eboden into a sea of fire like hell.
Just because a Baien ”recruit” who refused to obey orders made tens of thousands of dwarves survive
But all this has nothing to do with Bain. The purpose of this trip has been achieved - the evil god apostle hiding in Yunling Kingdom has died, the dwarf civil war has ended, and it is expected that the reconstruction will be completed within two to three years, and will recover in 20 to 30 years.
Byrne can get a strong ally in the South and restore the ”Mithril trade route” between the Empire and Yunling Kingdom... This trade which is very important to the Empire, especially the Holy Cross Church, can greatly reduce the hostility of the church to Byrne.
Although because of his ”Wizard Duke” and their clear-cut stand in the camp of the two princes, Byrne and the church are already in the same boat
Sighed gently, enjoying the dark haired wizard with the breeze in the valley, quietly overlooking the distance.
”Duke.”
Dwarf mikheilo walked silently and saluted respectfully.
”Say... You really surprised me, Lord mikheilo.”
”Huh?” a trace of confusion flashed across the dwarf's face.
”Nothing, it's just a surprise that you let Igor go.” as if joking, Loren glanced at the dwarf:
”To tell you the truth, when you first proposed to me to unite the northern city states and capture the cloud peak, I really thought you planned to rebuild the hegemony of silver helmet mountain and be crowned the supreme king of Yunling kingdom.”
Crowned king?
The dwarf mikheilo was surprised at first, and then showed a very complex expression.
”If I really do this, I'm afraid everything will be right by Igor.” mikheilo said coldly: ”everything I do is no different from him.”
”No, I'm afraid it's even more terrible - whether it's Yunfeng or Igor, they won't give up their control over Yunling kingdom. In order to keep their position, they will be desperate and even compromise with the rebels in the south.”
”At that time, not only will the civil war not end, it will also evolve into the North-South confrontation of the Yunling Kingdom, and even a complete division...”
With a cold tone, the dwarf mikheilo looked at the expression of the black haired wizard meaningfully: ”and you... Your Excellency Duke Bain, can control half of the Yunling Kingdom and suppress the other half through the mikheilo family.”
”Finally, become the uncrowned king of this land... Am I right?”
The voice of indifference falls gently.
The atmosphere suddenly became a little awkward.
Four eyes looked at each other for a moment of silence, and the black haired wizard suddenly lost his smile.
”That's not true... You think too much.”
With that, Loren immediately turned his eyes.
Dwarf mikheilo just snorted coldly.
”Dear Duke, the Yunling people of silver helmet mountain will never forget your help. We will always be your loyal servants.” mikhailo calmly opened his mouth, stroked his chest with his right hand and lowered his head respectfully:
”But we will never forget that we are the people of Yunling. The people of Yunling... Will never let a benefactor rule his hometown and turn the proud and great Yunling kingdom into others' vassal and puppet.”
”Only this, we can't promise.”
Lauren smiled calmly and shrugged helplessly.
”Igor... Even though he has many faults and problems, he is also the ruler of the cloud peak. He is flowing with the blood of the sevierrastofu family and has natural ruling jurisprudence. He is still a qualified supreme king.”
”A... The supreme king of the Yunling people.” the dwarf mikhailo deliberately accentuated his tone.
”So, Lord mikheilo, how many times do I have to repeat before you believe me?”
”This has nothing to do with verbal promises - we Yunling people don't believe in verbal and written promises. We just look at what you have done.”
Resisting the urge to roll his eyes, Loren kept a formulaic smile on his face.
”I still have something to do... About the proper placement of the northern coalition forces and the disposal plan of the southern rebels.” the dwarf mikheilo made a stiff bow when he stroked his chest. ”Please allow me to leave first, Duke.”
The voice fell, and the dwarf turned and left.
Until he went far away, the smile on the corner of the black haired wizard's mouth converged slightly.
Really... Why is it so difficult to be a bad person once in a while?
Top mechanical technology, unique metal smelting, abundant mineral resources, broad and complex depth... More importantly, the special tradition of dwarves gives this race an almost unlimited source of troops and can expand Byrne's forces almost infinitely.
Even if it is as rich as Byrne, the army that can be recruited is extremely limited - especially the elite professional army. Under the traditional knight system, Byrne's standing army can never be compared with the Empire.
But dwarves are different. The characteristics of this race have great war potential; At present, she is only dragged down by the long-term civil war. Once it is restored and unified, she will still be a powerful country almost comparable to Saxony.
Such an opportunity to greatly expand his strength, Loren will not easily miss any chance.
Although it is slightly different from the plan, it doesn't matter - the civil war of the past three years has made Yunfeng weak enough to rely on Bain's support to avoid collapse.
In order to maintain his rule and not be terminated by Byrne's grain trade, neither Igor nor yunfengfeng will stop Byrne's ”small moves” in the north of Yunling kingdom.
Even if it is impossible to control the whole Yunling Kingdom and make it a puppet and vassal of Byrne, there is still a chance to form an alliance with several of the city states alone - it is enough to exchange grain trade, preferential terms for their technology, minerals, and offensive and defensive covenants during the war.
In the long run, the interests between the dwarf city states in the north and the south, especially the cloud peak, will gradually split, and the contradictions will become deeper and deeper. They will also rely more and more on the Principality of Byrne, and finally become an alliance composed of interests and geographical relations. They will be completely separated from the South and become a ”part” of Byrne.
Anyway, Loren doesn't intend to, let alone think he can really rule the whole Yunling kingdom. He just needs to get the war potential of dwarves.
”Of course, it still takes time...”
Looking into the distance, the dark haired wizard whispered to himself.