Chapter 856 (1/2)
Although deacon hilwick always said ”this is just a suggestion”, the threat in the other party's words has reached a naked level, so it's almost clear.
Such a direct attitude is really difficult for Loren to believe that this sentence came from the mouth of the emperor's Majesty in the heavenly palace - the pre imperial trial three years ago and all kinds of past in the three years made Loren really impressed his majesty.
This is a ruler who is extremely good at controlling the situation and making the situation available to him; He knows what everyone wants, but no one can guess his purpose... Or it's too late to guess.
In the pre imperial trial three years ago, he took advantage of the situation to destroy the conservative aristocratic leaders of the pre Imperial Cabinet, and rebalanced the power of the church and wizards; In the past three years, the frequent incidents of heretical groups and evil gods in various places have also become an excuse for him to extend his power and tentacles to all principalities.
Such an emperor could not imagine that he would use such a direct means of coercion.
”There's nothing hard to imagine. This is blackmail.”
In the dean's room of the Turin wizard college, Dalton Kande, who was disturbed to prepare lessons, opened his mouth coldly, and his stiff face could not see any expression as usual:
”It's also a trap. Its purpose is to make you leave Bain temporarily for three months to six months.”
”Yes, I also know it's a trap.” facing his mentor, Loren sat in the chair very ”cleverly” and said in the tone that the students wanted the teacher to ask questions: ”but there's nothing strange about the whole thing?”
Dalton stopped the quill in his hand and looked up like thinking for a second.
”Yes, I feel it.” Dalton said expressionless, ”I'm surprised that my apprentice would make a fuss about this kind of thing and specially talk to his mentor instead of his ministers.”
”...” Loren Turin.
The book on the desk was closed with a gentle ”pa!”.
”Some wizards who advocate the 'bloodline theory' believe that the promotion of status will change people's Thoughts - fallacy. The promotion of status will only change the eyes around them; printing 10 million gold coins of bonds can not change the fact that it is a parchment.”
Dalton raised his head, his sharp eyes and the feather pen in his hand stabbed Lauren in the chest: ”you are making this mistake.”
”You mean...” the black haired wizard woke up a little and gently took the nib of his pen: ”I'm the parchment with 10 million bonds?”
”You have become a duke, but your way of thinking remains in the state of a wizard; you think the enemy will be the same as in the past, but without considering the promotion of status, many of their means have been ineffective against you.”
”Even the emperor's majesty, if he wants to coerce a powerful Duke, his means are extremely limited.” he gently pressed the table and Dalton calmly and carefully analyzed: ”overestimating the enemy is as harmful as underestimating the opponent.”
Loren took a deep breath and nodded gently.
The tutor is right. It's not three years ago now... If akhat II really wants to rectify himself, it can't be achieved by means of taking advantage of the situation and conspiracy.
When the strength of each other reaches a certain degree, in addition to the most direct way, there can be no ”tricks” at all.
”But... Since it comes to the relationship between way of thinking and status, we might as well talk more.” Dalton raised his head and naturally raised his eyebrows:
”When are you going to get married?”
Pa -!
The feather pen slipped and was firmly fixed on the blanket on the ground.
Loren, with a stiff expression, stared at his mentor with his pupils constricted.
be struck dumb!
Dalton's eyes did not notice his apprentice, but shook his head slightly at the feather pen falling on the ground - a very useful pen.
”Tao, mentor Dalton, you... Cough...” Lauren, with an awkward smile on his face, opened his mouth and stopped talking for a long time. Finally, he couldn't help asking, ”why do you suddenly think of my... Er... My... Love life?”
”I'm not interested in your primitive desires and physiological needs.” Dalton looked up and looked at the dark haired wizard impatiently:
”Similarly, your marriage has nothing to do with your... Love life.”
The black haired wizard twitched at the corners of his mouth and didn't know what to say.
”This is the evidence that you don't recognize the change of your status,” Dalton said coldly. ”You still don't recognize the difference between the past and the present.”
”For a ruler, his... Or her marriage will produce great energy and form a solid and powerful alliance; at the same time, having a son is also the key to stabilizing his power for the ruler.”
”With your stupid and inflexible head, think seriously... Why did akhat II dare to threaten you with such a direct means; why did you panic because of this naked means, so as to disturb your mentor?”
Lauren was slightly stunned.
He finally reflected that the key in the tutor's words was not marriage, but the key to the problem
”Your power, alliance and wealth... Are all yours.”
Dalton's words are still as sharp as the past: ”any accident, even a little accident, will put this seemingly powerful but actually fragile 'principality of Byrne' on the verge of destruction.”
”Cooperation with eboden, alliance with Boye, support for the imperial Prince...”
”The controlled chamber of Commerce, the obedient Bain thirteen leaders, the dwarf city-state gradually reduced to vassal, and the increasingly prosperous wizard guild...”
”Even the wings of the sky you created, the demon hunter legion, and the bishop Byrne who vowed to transform the church just supported by you...”
”Think carefully.” the tutor's eyes became colder and his voice became lower: ”if you have an accident, you die... You're missing...”
”Can these people, all of them... Even me, cooperate closely and be loyal to someone like now?”
”Or... Quickly fall apart and fall into chaos...”
”... kill each other?”
A brief silence.
The cold and piercing touch is like gangrene climbing up the body from the back and stabbing into the mind.
Yes, I'm not considerate.
Fear quickly wrapped his heart, and the feeling from head to foot made Lauren cold.
I only saw the most superficial things and realized that it was a trap, but I couldn't really see the real purpose of Eckhardt II.
Today, three years later... He still did not give up his plan to get rid of himself, and even prepared to go further and regain the imperial control over Byrne, especially the south.
Eckhardt de sallion, as in the past, has the vision of hitting the key with one shot.
”You're afraid. You're still thinking about things in the past.”