Chapter 928: Balance
"I hope you don't end up like Duncan, swinging between good and evil, and waging war for the so-called great balance." Aoi Lu teased in a half-joking tone.
In her eyes, all talented mages are a bunch of madmen who admit to death, for example, Ilminster is a nasty perfectionist, Kelburn has a special focus on law and order, and Erastro has an undying passion for kindness and helping others......
This is true even for the elect of the Goddess of Magic, let alone others.
Reading the biographies of the legendary mages, it is easy to find a common denominator, that is, all of them are very stubborn in terms of ideas, the demigod Iorum was once obsessed with protecting the Nesshrel civilization, the Grand Arcanist Karthas is also stubborn that he can take the place of the goddess of magic, and the undead Owor has been working hard to restore the Nessera civilization, and the same is true of Terramante in the Netherland......
As for the modern mages, not to mention, Sazastan, the leader of the dead faction among the red-robed mages, sees survival as a great game that requires foresight and strategy, and he has been trying to integrate the red-robed mages of Serre and make the whole country serve his ambitions. Manson of the Santarin, on the other hand, was a loyal supporter of Bane, the god of tyranny, and believed that the common people did not deserve the right to speak, as long as they obeyed the leadership of the higher-ups.
It can be said that as long as they can cross the threshold of legendary mages, they must have different views and concepts, some of them are good, some are evil, some are selfish, and some are freewheeling, among which the king of wizards, Lavok, is the representative of freewheeling.
Henry knew what the dark elf woman in front of him was referring to, so he smiled and shrugged his shoulders: "Don't worry about this. Although I am also paranoid at times. But he wasn't stupid enough to think he could fight against both good and evil at the same time. What's more, the balance of Demon Duncan is not suitable for me, and my balance is more inclined to harmonious coexistence than to force the forces of both sides to the same level through the means of war. β
"Harmonious coexistence?!"
When Aoi Lu heard this, an extremely strange expression appeared on her face, and not only her, but also the other dark elves and underground gnomes around her were equally confused.
After all, in the Faren Continent, most intelligent beings have formed a deep-rooted concept, that is, good and evil are inherently opposed, how can they coexist in harmony.
Seeing everyone's puzzled faces. The corners of Henry's mouth turned up slightly, a smile flashed that was not easy to detect, and he immediately explained: "That's right, it's harmonious coexistence. In my opinion, except for a very small number of crazy people who have completely lost their minds, the rest of the people are affected by interests in the choice of camps, and as long as they adjust the laws and policies and constantly adjust the beneficiary groups, it is completely possible to achieve a balance between good and evil. β
With that, he swept the corner of his eye over the crowd who were listening. He continued: "To take the simplest example, if the laws of a city are very strict. At the same time, if you can live well as long as you work hard, then most of the city's residents will definitely be inclined to kindness and order. In another city, where the laws are relatively lax and ordinary people can't make ends meet no matter how hard they try, the citizens here will become evil and chaotic, because the living environment forces them to commit crimes. The so-called camp in the world is not static, it can be guided and controlled, so I prefer to use this subtle way to guide the balance. β
After hearing this unprecedented theory, Aoi Lu immediately showed a very interested look: "Very interesting, and the feasibility is also very high, I wonder if you can allow me to conduct some tests in this underground city, maybe I can guide the dark elves to abandon the chaotic and evil actions of the past." β
"Of course, but only if you thwart the upcoming attack. Only by proving to a certain goddess that the city is impregnable can the Dancing Lady get a chance to tear apart the faith of the dark elves. β
Henry still remembers that he had a pact with Elise and Viren, the god of conspiracy among the dark elves, to make Rose, the goddess of spiders, lose her absolute control over the dark elves, and let the entire dark region be filled with smoke, so that she would not have a chance to come to the surface to find trouble for herself.
According to the original plan, this operation would capture and destroy at least a third of the cities under Rose's control, so it would take a relatively long time to prepare, with Viren needing to get his intelligence and assassination organizations into action, and Elistra needing to reorganize her followers.
But now it's a good thing, before they can make a move, the cautious Rose can't bear it, and even begins to take the initiative to provoke, it seems that she is planning to make a dismount.
It had to be said that this was a stupid decision, perhaps she wanted to express a tough attitude through guΓ²'s behavior in order to deter her son and daughter, but she ignored one thing, and that was what would happen if the attack failed......
Obviously, Henry wanted to use this opportunity to weaken, or even severely damage Rose's power, and if it weren't for the reaction of the gods, he would even want to kill the deep pit demon net and turn it upside down, and at that time, even if he couldn't kill the other party, at least he would have to pull it down from the middle divine power.
After all, the Spider Goddess was the first person who dared to descend on the incarnation to attack him, and although Shar played a role in some kind of Cheng dΓΉ, Henry now only wanted to make Rose, the biao, pay a terrible price.
"Don't worry, as a pastor of the Dancing Lady, I promise to be with the city." Aoi Lu made an oath without hesitation.
She is well aware of the Goddess's purpose for bringing herself to the city, as well as the importance of tearing the Spider Goddess into her monopoly on the Dark Elves' beliefs, so she will not allow anyone to pose a threat to the city, and she is even willing to use hidden hole cards when necessary.
Looking at Aoi Lu's determined eyes, Henry immediately understood that Elistry attached great importance to this underground new city, so he smiled and nodded: "In that case, tell me about the current situation." For example, how many spies have been sent out by the city of Srudil Monpro, and whether other dark elf cities are gathering there. Also, why the patrol still doesn't know who the enemy is. β
Hear this long list of questions. Anteleb hurriedly stood up and explained with a wry smile: "Master. We're in a bit of a bad situation right now. I don't know if there are a lot of caravans coming and going in recent times. The city of Srudil Monpro discovered this place, and sent a team of at least sixty people, and even disguised himself as a fugitive some time ago to enter the city. β
"You mean to say...... They swaggered in through the main entrance?! Henry's face instantly became a little ugly, he couldn't believe how these dark elves had such courage, and the city's defense was too lax.
"No way, at that time our main focus was on construction, there was a team of soldiers at the gate of the city who was in charge of guarding, and these spies who did not carry any weapons easily checked it. Thankfully, Ms. Aoi showed up in time. Otherwise, they might have sent more people into the city, and when the number reached a certain number, they might have started a riot. But fortunately, now that all the spies inside have been arrested, the spies outside the city can't get in touch with them at all. β
Anteleb obviously knew the severity of this matter, so he came out without a trace. He still broke out in a cold sweat when he thought about this now, maybe as long as Aoi Lu came a few weeks late, the situation in the city might become uncontrollable, and it was not impossible for the entire city to fall by then.
"Infiltration and subversion?" The corners of Henry's mouth turned up slightly, and a sneer crossed it. "These guys are really taking their traditions to the extreme. How is it. Did you get any useful information from their mouths? β
"Yes!" Anteleb immediately took two steps forward, lowered his voice and said, "Master." The city of Srudil Monpro has now gathered an army of 10,000 and is still growing. I have never dared to tell anyone but Ms. Aoi about this. β
"More than 10,000 people? It seems that a certain goddess has really made a bloody investment. I wonder what her expression will be when she learns that this patchwork army has been wiped out. Leave this matter alone, I'll make them all disappear halfway. After saying that, a cold light flashed in Henry's eyes, and the reflection of the starry sky around the whites of his eyes rotated rapidly, and the people around him would feel dizzy just by looking at it.
Kwai Lu felt the murderous aura he exuded, frowned slightly and asked, "You plan to kill all these more than 10,000 people?" β
"Kill the light?" Henry shook his head with a playful smile. "No, ma'am, just like a literal trace, I will let them disappear, leave the Faeron Continent, leave the main plane, and go to another place."
In fact, this time, he is going to package and sell these more than 10,000 dark elves to demons or devils, so that everyone will be consumed in the bloody battle, and by the way, he can exchange some benefits.
You must know that whether it is hell or abyss, there are many coveted things, which can not only make Rose angry, but also have a good relationship with the forces of the lower planes, why not do it.
Of course, he himself would not personally intervene in this kind of matter, and just leave it to the evil lichs of the Ring of Truth to deal with.
After all, the dark elves are not other races on the surface, they have an extremely chaotic and evil nature and strong combat power, and they can live even in the lower planes, so there will definitely be many demon lords and devil dukes rushing to get it.
Henry's expression and smile at this moment made Anteleb shiver instantly, he knew too well the meaning of this sentence, and at the same time, he also understood that the city of Srudil Monpro was about to be in trouble.
"The stone is on top! Are you saying we don't have to prepare for war? "The leader of the underground gnomes, Gaudande. Heishi asked with a look of surprise on his face.
As a peace-loving and kind race, underground gnomes are not willing to fight if they are not a last resort, and are even willing to accept the exploitation of other races for this reason. Generally speaking, they will only rebel when their lives are threatened, relying on the earth elemental golems they usually store to teach their enemies a hard lesson.
"Of course, you just need to keep mining, Weiren needs a lot of quartz ore now, as for the rest, leave it to me, anyone who dares to spy on the city will not want to return alive." As he spoke, Henry patted Gaudander lightly. Blackstone's shoulder, then winked at Sunflower, Antlebe, and Suli, and walked into the conference room.
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