Civilization: Beyond Two Worlds

"Failed."

Lily chomped on a pack of spicy potato rings imported from Japan. This Scoville spiciness of up to 300,000 snacks made Long Niang very refreshing. Among the many snacks provided by Kant, she was very fond of the spicy taste. 's special liking, because it will make the dragon have a "sweet feeling of wanting to breathe fire".

As for why the state of "wanting to breathe fire" is so cool...

When Kant asked such doubts, Long Niang's eyes were aimed at Kant's lower part: "Wouldn't it be cool when you want to spray something?"

Speechless.

In short, Long Niang, who returned from overseas, explained the negotiation situation to Kant and Stella.

"Anyway, it is a conservative hard-core thug who has experienced strong winds and waves. If he can persuade him to defect in a few words, the Dragon Emperor will not be dissuaded by those old dragons."

She revealed the content of the exchange and did not even conceal the matter of persuading the other party to join the royal party.

Kant sat on the other side of the table, with Erlang's legs crossed, looking at the aerial map of the scorched earth area, and studying the deployment matters. He listened to Lily's approach, but he didn't feel anything. After all, he was not his own, and there was no promise or agreement. , it is normal for people to act in their own interests.

It's just... a coincidence.

He said: "It seems that His Majesty the Dragon Emperor wants to take advantage of this opportunity to do something. It seems that you have accepted some tasks in private from the Dragon Emperor?"

Lily said lightly: "Everyone takes what they need, he has no right to order me, and I have no obligation to obey his orders - it's just that he wants to take the opportunity to weaken the power and prestige of the conservatives, and I also want to take the opportunity to deal with those who I used to have. The old dragons who are celebrating the festival, this is called hitting it off."

Horus chatted privately: "Father, there may be other transaction contents, such as the Dragon King's promise to help her settle the opposition and obstruction from within the Dragon Island, so that the dragons will no longer be entangled in the contract you signed with her. I won't bother you anymore about the Dragon's Oath - it's just that she is too lazy to say it, father, don't look at this little female dragon's mouth full of anger and indifference, in fact, it's a surprise..."

…real or fake.

Kant raised his eyebrows and looked at Lily. Lily was stared at by him for a few seconds and frowned: "What are you looking at? Not happy? Do you think my unauthorized actions affected your plan?"

"Nothing." Kant muttered in his heart, but smiled on his face, "Thank you."

Long Niang's expression changed slightly, and she said impatiently, "Thank me for what?"

Seeing her like this, Kant felt a little bit in his heart.

After all, it is the restraint of an Asahi man to keep his arrogant and tender face.

He said: "Of course, thank you for your efforts. After all, the actions of you and His Majesty the Dragon Emperor are also beneficial to Goethe. We are also willing to see a reasonable partner who can do business, rather than holding The so-called ancient honor and the incomprehensible arrogant old antiques, on this point, the Dragon Emperor and I have common interests, and of course we can cooperate sincerely."

Horus praised: "Father, you are the only one who has shown amazing flexibility and responsiveness in conversations that do not involve the emotions of men and women. You are worthy of you."

—It's so annoying, does this guy have a mute button?

Lily snorted, gave Kant a sideways glance, and raised her chin slightly.

Then Kant said: "Furthermore, make a wave of those old dragons, make them disgraced, overwhelmed, and embarrassed, and they will have no time to entangle our affairs. At this point, you and I also have the same goal. Yes, this may be a partner."

Horus exclaimed: "Who are you!"

- Noisy!

Lily's mouth twitched into a smile, looked at Kant suspiciously, and then said indifferently: "Whatever you think, I can do whatever I want, and they can object if they want, it doesn't matter to me— In short, let's continue to talk about calculating those old dragons."

Kant nodded again and again: "Okay, have you told them all?"

"Yeah, including those idiot dragons who released the curse of erosion, including your angry intention to hold you accountable, and the extremely harsh cannon fodder clause..."

Long Niang asked, "What do you mean by the words you asked me to say?"

Kant smiled and said: "I wanted to explain to you after you came back, but now it seems that I have a little understanding with His Majesty the Dragon Emperor. You have done this yourself, and you don't need to run again..."

Lily brought not only the briefing, but also Kant's announcement.

In return for these dragons' previous trespassing in the airspace, and as a follow-up to the dung pot that buckled the dragon's head, Kant ordered the dragon to send a number of high-ranking dragon members to join the investigation team to participate in the exploration and removal of underground caves. Contribute strength and make preliminary compensation to make up for the folly of the dragon clan.

If this is the case, the dragons will be very happy. They originally wanted to search and investigate by themselves, but they were obstructed and shocked by Kant's tough attitude. The forbidden spell alone is enough. The key is that the attitude of the elves is very ambiguous, so that the most The hawks dragon angry youth are all counseled.

This is the disadvantage of living for a long time. I have experienced everything and remembered everything.

For example, when you were young, you were beaten up by an elves.

Now that Kang Deken has let go, this is good news. After all, the guiding ideology of the elders' orders has changed - from defending the dignity of the dragon to preserving the dignity of the dragon.

Kant's release means that he will make concessions, which means that he has gained face.

— but only if there are no strings attached.

But there are.

And it's a long list of additional conditions.

All dragons participating in the action must unconditionally obey any command of Kant. They must not protest, question, violate or be lazy. They must also sign a very strict responsibility letter. They are willing to be supervised and regulated by Goethe's military law. All punishments and sanctions within, no complaints.

Etc., etc.

To sum up, it's- in? Come to be a fourth-class bipedal, three-legged, multi-purpose animal.

If you don't obey, you will die. If you disobey, you will die. If you doubt it, you will die. Anyway, if you don't like me, you will die.

as well as.

If the damage to Goethe's ecological environment or even more serious consequences is caused during the search process, a huge fine should be imposed, and all the rights of interpretation and pricing belong to Kant.

Stella, who was sitting between Kant and Lily, shook her head.

"No dragon would ever agree to such terms," ​​she said. "It's just to provoke them—is that your plan?"

"wrong."

Kant corrected: "The statement is wrong. It's not that no dragon will agree to this kind of terms. It's that no dragon that is stationed and waiting outside the Goethe Sea will agree to this kind of terms."

The second princess frowned and said, "Is there a difference?"

"Of course there is a difference." Kant snapped his fingers, "Stella, we have a misunderstanding, that is, the stereotype, we think that the dragons are proud, powerful, and cruel. This kind of impression is not completely wrong, but the crux of the problem is that based on With this impression, we imagine the Dragon Clan as an indivisible group, that is, a group of proud and powerful Dragon Clan defending the dignity and honor of the Dragon Clan collectively."

"Actually, that's not the case. They also have their own temperaments, selfishness, and infighting. But all intelligent creatures have the instinct to seek advantages and avoid disadvantages. Call it selfishness—every intelligent creature, because it has a self, has a selfish instinct."

He grabbed a plate of pistachios from the plate and spread it out on the table.

Divide a small batch.

"These," he said, "the giant dragon fighters waiting for orders in the sea off Goethe are the armed forces and horses in the hands of the conservative elders. They will not agree to the conditions I put forward, because if they agree, they will lose the dragon very much. , and it will become a tool dragon and cannon fodder in my hands, and it will also fall into the bargaining contract compiled by language, terms and traps - they are of course unwilling."

Then, Kant divided another small group.

"These." He pointed, "the conservative dragon elders."

Putting these pistachios far away, far away from the group of giant dragon thugs, Kant continued: "These old dragons, far away on Long Island, are extremely safe. Since ancient times, adults have been in safety. Deductions and plans are made on comfortable houses and elaborate military maps, and then soldiers on the front line are ordered to face all the variables and dangers in blood, mud, rot, filth and death.”

"As for what the difficulty is and what the cost is, it is especially heavy for the soldiers, but it is nothing for the adults. They just settle accounts. As long as the result is the result, it only counts the numbers, not the process."

Stella understood: "What do you mean, the elders will force these dragons to agree? I don't think so, the terms are extremely harsh, the commander of the dragon army will definitely report it, the elders are not stupid, they You should know that forcing the soldiers to agree will only make the people below detached."

Kant took one of the pistachios from the elders: "At least the dragon elder whose grandson was trapped in the ground is inclined to let them agree. There are differences between people and dragons, of course, in order to save himself. My grandson, these thugs are just a necessary price."

Stella still frowned: "Will other elders agree to his actions because of his selfishness?"

Kant glanced at Lily: "This elder is in charge of the arsenal. He has a high position and a lot of influence. Conservatives also divide factions. Of course, he has a younger brother who cheers for him... But it doesn't matter, it doesn't matter how many elders agree. It doesn't matter how many elders object, what matters is..."

He laughed: "A dragon will force them to agree."

"Who."

Kant picked up a pistachio: "Dragon Emperor."

Then push the pistachio back to the remaining pile, the most pistachios.

"The giant dragons of the reformists, and the dragon mouths of the Dragon Kingdom, under the instigation and promotion of the Dragon Emperor, public opinion will become the most powerful force, pushing the elders into a dead end."

"After all, public opinion is such a thing. When big figures are too lazy to use it, it is a piece of paper to wipe their buttocks, and they are too lazy to glance at it, but when powerful big figures plan to use it, public opinion will become an invincible artifact. Wherever he goes, he is invincible, and no political enemy dares to stand up to him.”

"Although our terms are strict, they are hidden under the veneer of sincere words. Whether it is obeying orders or making compensation, it seems to be just and righteous. Of course, the more important thing is..."

He pointed to the largest pile of pistachios.

"I bet these giant dragons who were instigated by the Dragon Emperor didn't even bother to look at the terms."

"As long as they listen to the rumors, the elders, in order to preserve their strength, refuse to let the legion join the Goethe team searching for the attacked mission, and even deny the mission's unintentional release of the curse of erosion and harm to Goethe, then they must be He will stand on the commanding heights of justice, justice, and kindness without hesitation, and accuse and denounce those old dragons who are vegetarian."

"And the elders have nothing to do and have no chance to defend themselves. Otherwise, how could they be conservatives? Playing with public opinion, they can't beat the Dragon Emperor who advocates reform and establishes the defense of the Dragon Clan."

He raised his body and smiled at Stella: "Guess what, when this kind of public opinion is burning, when the Dragon Emperor takes the opportunity to attack, what will these elders do?"

Stella then understood.

The look in Kant's eyes also became subtle and terrifying.

"Their anxiety to maintain their position and interests will turn into urging and persecution, falling on the frontline dragons. After all, compared with their own interests, what is dignity and life? Of course, it is other dragons. dignity and life.”

Kant glanced at Lily again, and said with a smile: "At that time, when the elders' orders will rise from wave to wave, the dragon commander should also taste the taste of being betrayed and abandoned as a chess piece- Then, I think he will seriously consider the second route."

When he said this, he gave Lily a slight smile: "You can go to inform His Majesty the Dragon Emperor, and tell him that this is a little thought and gift from me, as an apology for making him angry with the Dragon Oath..."

Lily's expression turned cold, she glared at Kant and said, "You already knew that?"

Kant tilted his head and asked suspiciously, "What?"

Lily looked at him for a while and sighed, "That's right."

"..." Kant stared, "What rude thoughts are you thinking about?"

The little female dragon held her head high and stepped out of the tent.

Stella turned her head, her beautiful eyes widened, staring at Kant, her eyes fixed.

Kant felt guilty again.

Where is Hong, Hong San!

"Using public opinion and cooperating with the Dragon Emperor's plan to run against the elders of the dragon clan..."

The princess asked, "What did you think of it?"

Kant nodded: "What's wrong?"

"I thought about it again, this is indeed the truth, and it can even be applied to Goethe, the empire, and even all ethnic groups... Then, the deep grasp of the people's psychology, the proficiency in the manipulation of public opinion and the manipulation of the mind are all linked to each other. Buckle, the step-by-step calculations for the elders of the dragon clan and the giant dragon army... The person who can come up with such a plan must be a wise man with careful thinking, unpredictable wisdom, and incomparable intelligence..."

Kant said proudly: "Thank you for your praise."

But Stella still stared at him, looked at him for a while, and asked, "Have you been pretending to be stupid?"

"…what?"

Seeing Kant's dazed expression, he didn't even know what she was talking about.

Stella shook her head and sighed: "That's right... There really are such people in the world."

"—What are you thinking about!"

Stella smiled slightly, and that look made Kant murmur a little bit. He always felt that the eyes of the second wife and sister were a bit strange, and even made him feel bad instinctively.

But the second princess ignored the topic and asked, "After your plan was successful, the dragon commander really fell into the arms of the Dragon Emperor—what's next?"

"What's next?"

"Of course it's this underground cave!"

"Oh." Kant replied, "Of course we still have to let the dragons come to explore."

"...Isn't it the same as your harsh terms!?"

"It's not the same." Kant spread his hands and said, "It turned out that he was the thug of the elders, of course, he was cleaned up to death, but now, it has become the new younger brother of the Dragon Emperor, and it depends on the master to beat the dog. Of course, he has to be restrained. , he joined as the new younger brother of the Dragon Sovereign. No matter if it was an open-faced bouncer or an undercover agent, he would have to go through such a journey. The difference was that with the Dragon Sovereign covering him, he would of course feel more at ease. After all, he was an ally. "

Stella thought for a while, then sighed again: "Why not give this kind of cleverness to..."

"—What strange things are you talking about!"

"Nothing, nothing." Her Royal Highness pursed her lips and smiled, "Very good, very good."

Now that this appearance can provoke cats and dogs so much, it's not bad if it opens up.

"Anyway..." she said, "Next, are you waiting for news?"

"Yes, but we can't wait." Kant replied, "For us, the focus of things has changed, and finding the dragon family is no longer the most important thing. The important thing is that we must solve this new crisis. ...I don't know what that mysterious erosive energy is. I'm not very good at dealing with such mysterious things. Do you have any ideas?"

Stella teased: "Is there no good way for the Great Forbidden Magician?"

Kant rolled his eyes and said, "Yeah, what can I do? I can only dig out this entire underground area and send it into the deep sea. I'm so sorry for being so violent."

Her Royal Highness stuck out her tongue, then stretched her body: "To deal with these issues from the perspective of mysticism and the field of arcane law, we must first confirm the experimental results... Through the response regulations and testing methods of the life department of the Austrian law council, confirm that What kind of erosive energy does this kind of erosive energy belong to, and then take corresponding means to kill it specifically..."

Kant nodded and asked again: "What if this energy is not any kind of erosive energy or mutation that has been recorded? What should we do?"

Stella was slightly startled, then waved her hand and said: "You think too much, the life department of the Austrian Law Council has a long history, and its records can even be traced back to the treasury of ancient times, you know that there is a kind of How small is the probability of recorded and discovered erosive energy? It is as small as the probability of a long-lost goddess reappearing and being soaked in by you the next day."

Just then, a panicked shout came from outside the tent.

"your Highness!"

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PS1: 5,000 words... I haven't played Qi and Chop 2... Go to bed and go to bed, wake up tomorrow and have a look.