Pioneering

Chapter 282 Divergence and Intensification 【Two in One】

After Asshai sent a signal of peace, the chaos in Trey City increased instead of decreasing.

After the external contradictions have eased a little, the internal contradictions will naturally become prominent, especially the source of the contradictions is still so attractive.

The head of a country, the human patriarch of a god, and the ruler of several countries that believe in sea gods in name, the wealth and power at their disposal are enough to make people crazy.

It is no wonder that those who have the ability to compete for this throne are so crazy, causing internal chaos again and again.

"Everyone, we can't fight anymore, let's go."

"Right now, I, Winklell, have internal and external troubles. The powerful enemy Asshai is chasing me. Most of the internal elites have been lost. The position of the Pope is vacant..."

"Continue to fight with Yasha..."

"But... the price... I'm afraid it's hard to say."

"Go through the crisis in front of me first, and then I'm going to starve to death, so why don't you think about what to eat!"

"That's right, we were all defeated. Although it's not a crime of war, it's fate's arrangement, but it's very... not waking up to expect Wized and the others to beat Asshai."

In a decent conference room, a group of middle-aged and elderly people were discussing matters that could determine the fate of the Northern Continent, especially the future of Winklell, a kingdom with a history of tens of thousands of years.

As far as the current situation is concerned, anyone whose head still has flesh and blood instead of steel knows that this battle cannot be fought.

It was all his mother's muddled account.

Before the most powerful Pope had time to call the wind and rain, Xiu Yixiu's three new artifacts were "destroyed" by his king.A powerful archbishop in blue was also posted.

Seeing that they were about to take down Magzek's capital, the goddamn Asshais dared to stab them in the back with less than 2 people, and they were stunned, and they made the worst disorderly retreat order , nearly one hundred thousand soldiers were lost.

Every time he talked about this matter, Tren felt like he was sitting on pins and needles, and even a little envious of his two colleagues who had already gone to Hades to report.

Although Strictly speaking, Tren is not mainly responsible for this mistake, but he is the only one of the Big Three in the military. If he is not responsible, who will be responsible?
Thinking of this, Thrun only hated that he didn't persuade those two dead ghosts back then, what are you afraid of, why don't you stay put and wait for the dawn?The loss will never be so big!

Then there is the goddamn Parlor, who crippled two sea dragons, plus more than 6 elite knights, and became a demigod without saying a word?

If you have the strength, tell me earlier, let alone whether you are free or not, we can consider making you Pope every minute, why bother?

Confused!
What, you said this is a vampire, this is a monster?Bold, this is clearly the atavism phenomenon of the noble blood descendants!A testament to strength and stalwart.

The most outrageous thing is that the courageous Asshai general John, who dared to attack at night with tens of thousands of people, burned a lot of supplies, caused a shortage of medical supplies, and many soldiers who were instinctively saved became unnecessary sacrifices.

What's even more shameless is that John's dog skin-like plaster-like style of play has worn away the low fighting spirit and vigor of the soldiers, and the harmed people can only beg for mercy on Yasha now.

Now, even the most radical hawks will not oppose the olive branch of peace extended by Yasha, they just bite to death and must not cede the land.

It’s okay to lose money, but ceding the land is a disgrace to all church leaders, and it will be recorded in the history of the church! —A hawk.

"Since this is the case, everyone agrees on peace, but they have different views on the bottom line of the negotiation, so why are you so angry?" Derek shot again, saying words that fit his peacemaker design.

"Huh!" A middle-aged bishop of the Hayes faction, who looked like a middle-aged man, turned his head and snorted at Derek, turning his head away in disdain.

Even though he, Mara, was only the bishop in charge of a county's educational affairs, he didn't take Derek, the archbishop, seriously.

In the past, Will, an old idiot, gave that kid Derek a false prestige. Everyone was afraid of Will, and respecting you was enough.

Now that Will is gone, Derek has a soft-ass image, no money, no background, no strength, except for his illusory reputation, the hard power of his subordinates is really not much better than Mara!
Many people have long been very dissatisfied (envy, jealousy, hatred) that Derek has climbed to his seniority who has worked hard (eat, drink, prostitute, and gamble) for tens of hundreds of years for the Sea God Church in three or four years.

Now that Derek has no backer, what's wrong with dumping him?What's wrong!
Derek smiled awkwardly, bowed his head in silence, which caused ridicule and contempt from many people.

'It's nothing for a cowardly person who dares not say anything when being ridden on the head by the people below. '

When Heller and Hayes saw Derek's appearance, the contempt in their hearts became stronger, and the last trace of suspicion about Derek, a theoretical contender with the right to inherit, dissipated.

In the world of Zoya where racial competition is fierce, almost all intelligent life forms belong to Mu Qiang.

Many evil gods obviously cannot bring much benefit to believers, but as long as they are powerful and majestic, they can attract worshipers.

The reason why many gods are popular is because they can fight!God King Sock is a typical example.

Logically speaking, God of Fire, Goddess of Nature, Mother Earth... many gods can bring far more benefits to believers than Sock.

Although Thunder is powerful, how can it be more attractive than something that can be eaten and used?
But the believers who worship Thok are far more than any god. From the monarch who worships Thok to represent majesty and kingship, down to the civilians who worship the majesty of Thunder, no one denies that Thok is the greatest god.

Therefore, Derek's showing weakness and image of a good old man not only failed to win him respect, but on the contrary became guilty and timid in the eyes of others, which is an expression of incompetence.

How can an incompetent person be a leader?
Only by showing your own strength can you attract more support.

Both Heller and Hayes understand this truth, so they both appear to be extremely strong. This is also the direct reason why the church's internal friction is still constant in the face of the enemy.

"Presumptuous, Mara, do you still have a sense of dignity? You haven't apologized to Archbishop Derek." Hayes snapped.

Seeing that the boss had let go of his words, Ma Ma naturally did not dare to disobey, and reluctantly apologized.

Derek accepted it with a kind face, and said that they were all his brothers, and he didn't take small things to heart.

No one had noticed the flash of sternness in Derek's eyes.

'#@%... Sooner or later, I will dance on your grave! '

Seeing Derek's calm behavior, everyone looked down on him even more.

Not standing in line and not being a king on his own, flattering everyone, a neutral scumbag, seemingly safe, but actually dangerous and despised.

On the contrary, it was Hayes who took the initiative to say some soft words to comfort Derek.

Seeing Hayes' blatant courtship, Heller frowned slightly, and said, "What Archbishop Derek said makes sense. Ladies and gentlemen, let's talk about our main disagreement—land or not."

"Yaxia's request is to compensate for the economic loss of 2000 million Yaxia gold dollars, and to pay Yaxia's military expenditure of 500 million gold dollars; to open five commercial and trading locations in Winkrell, and to require an agreement between the two parties on the tax rate; to lease Newt Province, Anson Province... for 9999 years." Heller said the last sentence, rubbing his teeth stiffly.

Losing money is expected, although 500 million is a big cut of flesh, which can be regarded as a serious injury, but it is not too painful to bear.

Not only did everyone not reject trade and commerce, but they also remembered the good times they spent with the Yaxia smugglers. Even if it was a tax rate agreement, it should be profitable.

It's just cutting... leasing, it's a bit...

The lease is 9999 years, it seems that the land has been ceded, and it seems that it has not been ceded.It can only be said that Yasha is really good at inventing vocabulary.

With this statement, not only the hawks seem to be choking, not knowing what to say, but the doves are also greatly comforted, and they have strengthened their desire for peace.

"This... Lease? Asshai does not border us, and is separated by Magzek and many small countries. What's the use of these two enclaves? Why don't we discuss it and pay more money?"

"According to the people in Yasha, this is to be sub-leased to the Magzek people. At the same time, out of the 500 million war reparations, 1000 million is for Magzek to rebuild the capital and appease the disaster victims."

As soon as this remark came out, the atmosphere was instantly awkward and frozen.

What Winkrell did in this matter is indeed unreasonable, quite unreasonable!
The king entertained him diligently, but in the end we gave him a backhanded knife. Although the knife was not successful but the chicken was not worth the money, but this moral pressure...

It's okay to win, the frenzied atmosphere brought about by the huge profits can well cover up all right and wrong.After losing the fight, it is inevitable that some people will start to look at this matter from a slightly objective standpoint...

It can be predicted that the younger brothers of Winklell will... become more and more awkward as they think about it.

"Ahem, that, Yasha, that tyrant, is quite generous."

"Fake benevolence and righteousness, maybe you have some kind of ambition."

"Confused, this kind of national power is actually handed over to others, I don't think Yaxia will grow long."

Just as everyone bad-mouthed Yasha and relieved the embarrassing atmosphere, Heller continued to speak leisurely:

"I'm afraid, Yasha is really worth it. I have heard His Majesty Will say that the tyrant of Yasha had an affair with Princess Leqi of Magzhek.

Now we have completely pushed Magzek to Yasha's side. The tyrant of Yasha married Magzek's first successor, Princess Leqi, and gave Dalilu such a big gift to make up for him.

It won't be long before we may hear about the merger of Asshai and Magzhek. "

"Yaxia is playing a show for the small and medium-sized countries!"

In an instant, the meeting room became deserted again.

Hayes clapped his hands, motioned for everyone to look at it, and said, "Does Your Excellency Heller think we should accept this 'lease' condition?"

"Even though Winkrell has a history of tens of thousands of years, the situation has changed many times over the hundreds of years, let alone 9999?
Even if it is the weak Majek now, His Excellency Heller said that it is very likely to be merged into the powerful enemy Yasha, can we really get it back? "

"So, if you don't agree, keep fighting?" Heller frowned, "Or do you, Hayes, have the means to persuade the Asshai people?"

"I want to remind you that our current morale and the condition of our soldiers are not very good."

Hayes smiled lightly, stroked his very beautiful mustache, and said, "It's a consensus not to fight, and naturally I won't be so unwise and put the faithful believers under the crown of Sea God at risk.

I have some ideas, maybe, I can get peace without cede territory. "

"Oh, I'd like to hear your opinion, Hayes." Heller recalled the results of yesterday's monitoring, and became more and more suspicious that Hayes and Yasha had a private connection.

Hayes said calmly: "Hehe, let me keep it a secret and try it first. If it doesn't work, it won't hurt everyone's morale."

"It's just that if it's a fluke, please remember who helped everyone get out of trouble today!"

Hayes' words are a bit naked, meaning that after completing this difficult task, everyone needs to support him as the new pope.

But if this thing is done, how can everyone find a reason not to support him?Even if it is the people of Heller's faction, I am afraid that many people will be convinced by him.

So, with Heller gnashing his teeth, Hayes took on this diplomatic mission.

Afterwards, there was the usual banquet, and the satisfied Hayes walked home quickly, thinking of that lovely girl, thinking that the 200-year-old tree had blossomed and met true love.

That lovely person, in addition to being beautiful and charming, is also extremely intelligent. He gave himself such a good idea, which helped him take a few strides forward on the throne of the pope!

If it wasn't for the pope's law of childlessness, which restricted his relationship with her, it was expected that she would not want to have a child, so he really wanted to go crazy and propose to her!

Even if she is an orphan!
Even if she was born as a commoner!

Even if she is just a little nun!

Oh my little Saran, here I come!
……

The next day, before the battle of the two armies, Commander John of Asshai and Archbishop Hayes in Blue met to discuss matters concerning peace.

John and Hayes seemed to hit it off, and they were very affectionate. He had a long talk with Hayes, clapping his hands and laughing from time to time, as if talking very speculatively.

And Heller saw it from a distance, and couldn't help becoming suspicious.

'Could it be...'

After Hayes came back, he immediately announced that he had already negotiated the general content of the peace agreement with Yasha, and there was no need to ask for land lease, but the compensation was 1000 million more Yasha gold dollars.

Heller asked him what he and John talked about, Hayes's expression was evasive, and his appearance of talking left and right aggravated Heller's suspicion.

Hayes: "I didn't talk about anything, I just analyzed the pros and cons with that person, and discussed the benefits of peace and the harm of war..."

Heller: I believe you bastard!

Heller became even more suspicious, suspecting that Hayes had something to hide, that he had already hooked up with Yasha, and promised something in private, otherwise, how could he change Yasha's territorial demands?

Thinking of this, Heller was a little annoyed. For the benefit of the church and the country, he rejected the idea of ​​his old lover. He didn't expect Hayes to do such a shameless thing first.

Once Hayes has some crooked thoughts and joins with Yasha to give him something, I'm afraid he really...

Heller's hands were tightly squeezed in the teaching robe, making a slight crisp sound.

(End of this chapter)