"What do you want to protect no matter what? If we want to talk about that kind of thing, we Castilians also have it, and we won't take a step back either!"

With the roar, the atmosphere moved faster and faster, and in less than a minute it formed a cyclone that was visible to the naked eye - a tornado with snowflakes.

Lightning strikes are sealed by the risk of hydrogen explosions and the lie that "highly toxic gases will be produced", ordinary cooling techniques cannot keep up with the speed of creating water vapor explosions, and the frozen ice on the surface will also increase the destructive power of the explosion, if you want to solve this dilemma, you can only create a strong wind that can quickly freeze objects, even if the opponent creates one or two explosions, it cannot keep up with the speed of strong cold air cooling.

No matter how much it changes, water is still water, as long as you start with the characteristics.

A silver arc of light pierced the tornado and the fox's thoughts, the shockwave shattering the frozen iceman, and the chestnut-haired boy swayed through the sky full of glittering ice chips.

Using the heat and strong wind generated by the high-speed movement of frictional air to shield the cold wind, the columns of pure water crisscross and form a sphere to defend the perimeter of Roland, with Roland as the center and a radius of 50 meters, all of which are absolute defense circles, and all approaching objects - fallen leaves or ice - are cut in two.

"Proactive defense mode. ”

Roland said calmly.

"Objects that are close to the range of defense will all be attacked by the Water Blade. ”

This is also his originality, the original "water demon" is to use ultra-high pressure to drive a large amount of water to form a curtain wall, covering the attack, this mode consumes a lot of energy, and the defense effect on roundabout attacks such as freezing and lightning strikes is not good. Roland, who has always advocated defense over offense, naturally thought of the need to strengthen defense when he explored and improved the "Water Demon". In the process of repeated arguments, realizations, and failures, he thought of Li Lin's "wings of a blade".

――Since passive defense is inefficient and there are many weak points, how about cutting off all approaching objects like a blade wing?

Despite the difference in materials, there is no difference between the Water Blade and Fluid Metal when it comes to using kinetic energy to cut through objects, and it is theoretically possible. Of course, in the final analysis, this is only a "theoretically feasible" thing, and it is necessary to accurately grasp the number, position, speed, and trajectory of the targets to be attacked, and operate the corresponding number of water blades to intercept them at the optimal angle and speed -- the amount of calculation is beyond the human brain's burden. No one would believe it was possible.

However, Roland broke through this barrier.

Simulated personality imaginary control consciousness - deliberately putting oneself in a state of multiple personalities for a short period of time. In this way, the load of consciousness capacity is shared. But if you stay in this state for a long time, no matter how strong your mental strength is, it will be difficult for you to distinguish between mental boundaries, and eventually you will have a real split personality, just like Charlemagne's famous "Jack the Ripper".

Winners and losers must be decided in an instant.

With the same determination. Tornadoes and water blades collide and explode in the air. And then—

＃＃＃＃＃＃＃＃

-- It's over.

Draw conclusions lightly. The eyes that have been slightly closed are open, and the red pupils reflect the scenery of the office.

Through the eyes of the doppelganger, the battle in Castile was far away from beginning to end. Not a single detail was transmitted into the consciousness of the body, and before the ending came, Li Lin had already retracted his consciousness.

When ordinary people watch a movie, few people will have the patience to read the list of producers, and in the same way, Li Lin will not pay attention to the results and effects that he is fully aware of.

The victory over the "fox", the further development of the Special Administrative Region, the possibility of demonstrating the system of coexistence, the difficulties that may be encountered, and the involvement and game of various forces -- these are all Roland's own affairs, and there is no need for him to continue to intervene and interfere. In the face of the coming war turmoil, these are not worth mentioning at all, even compared to Roland's own growth, they seem insignificant.

But.

“...... Quite a nice counterattack. ”

The tone of the self-talk is still calm, and the evaluation is still objective and accurate.

Even if Li Lin is asked to evaluate it now, he will unceremoniously point out that Roland's personality is too immature and too incomplete.

Can...... It is precisely because he is immature that he has room for growth, and it is precisely because of this that Li Lin will make various arrangements to stimulate Roland's growth with just the right amount of Cheng dù to create various situations, and temper the boy through various events. From the current point of view, Roland's growth is indeed beyond Li Lin's imagination and expectations, and it is a bit too much.

Lately, Roland's autonomy has grown rapidly—sometimes even by the nose of the consortium. It's not just about going through various situations, it's about the autonomy and self-confidence that comes from thinking for yourself.

In this duel, for example, a complete strategy had been set up, but it was finally merged into the orbit set by Roland. Despite the unexpected factor of "fox", there is no doubt that the SAR is indeed taking a crucial first step towards coexistence. Even if it is difficult to predict what will happen in the future, it is also questionable whether it will survive the coming war, but it does provide a possible option.

For Li Lin's plan, this is a situation that cannot be ignored.

He was given the mission of "managing a smart society" and allowing the world to survive in relative peace, and the only way to achieve this goal was to break the existing situation and reconstruct a whole system of social functioning, so that people would believe that "this system is the best system that can be achieved", "there is no other choice", and "other systems will only be worse than this" Supplemented by a strong military force and his overwhelming power, it induces a collective stagnation of thought, so that it does not question the fact that it is under control, and understands it as normal, and understands it as an inescapable fate—and thus the "eternal peace" desired by the Mother Goddess is realized.

Of all the scenarios, this is the most effective and most likely to be realized. However, the premise of this plan may be shaken by the possibility of the SAR being revealed.

The premise of inducing thinking stagnation is to make the subject realize that "there is no other choice", and in the extreme adversity of no choice, he can only compromise with reality - this is the self-defense mechanism of intelligent beings. But if there is a "other possibility"...... I'm afraid that the people may not be obedient, at least. It won't be as crisp as previously expected.

This is not a situation that the elven camp is happy to see.

Is it necessary to put an end to the SAR now?

Not to mention force, in addition to force, it is not difficult to use economic and political pressure to bring down the SAR, and even more, it is not difficult to use the operation system to implant a coercive hint on Roland, instructing him to "kill all the Castiles", and use his own hands to bring the worst and bloodiest outcome to the SAR. It's as simple as a joke......

(Negative.) ）

The costs are too high, the scope of the after-effects is difficult to grasp, and more importantly, there is simply no time and energy to deal with the problems of the Special Administrative Region. The situation also does not allow it.

The Battle of Guadalajara has ended. Neither army was able to break the deadlock, and had no ability or interest in continuing to smash more lives into the flesh millstone. The two sides are now in a state of standoff across the trenches, with important ministers and diplomats at full speed, and various mediations and deals are taking place under the surface. For now. Compromise is never easy.

The introduction to the negotiations was rather peculiar. A week earlier, two anti-war pro-Charlemagne missionaries from the Abbey of Albion Marino, Bishop Walsh and Priest Traud, visited Lüders and met with a group of high-ranking officials, including Cardinal Richelieu. An informal document was submitted to Charlemagne's authorities, the Traud Memorandum, proposing that the two sides negotiate on the basis of dividing the continental sphere of influence. The missionaries who had returned to Londinium three days earlier met with Queen Elizabeth and Secretary of State Walsingham, and in order to reconcile the two sides and convince the Albians of Charlemagne's "sincerity", they submitted a document that was far removed from the Troud Memorandum, declaring that Charlemagne was "willing to renounce his territorial claims to Castile, withdraw his troops from the occupied territories, and maintain the status quo on the mainland."

Both the Queen and the Secretary of State are skeptical, but it is better to give it a try. Richelieu is also actively selecting special envoys to prepare for negotiations with Albiang and other countries.

Except for Richelieu and his henchmen, however, few were confident in the possibility of Charlemagne's change of policy, and the purpose of the negotiations was merely to tie the strings. Misguided by misdirection, coupled with a stalemate at the front and political insecurity at home, Charlemagne pushed forward with great enthusiasm - as opposed to the withdrawal of troops. Just one hour ago, Li Lin had already received the outline of the negotiations entitled "Charlemagne and Albiang Understanding," and in terms of the efficiency of Charlemagne's diplomatic department, which had always dragged its feet, this move was unbelievably fast.

"A baby born in an underground hospital with unknown parents. ”

This is how the Stasi intelligence analysts describe the "proposal made to Charlemagne by the private media of Guò Albion" - the full name of the long and outlandish understanding - and it has to be said that this mean remark is extremely appropriate.

Its main contents include: Albiang's declaration that his intervention in continental affairs will only involve the protection of national interests and security, and Albion's intervention to mediate the dispute between Charlemagne and Castile, Charlemagne's withdrawal from Castile, and the fact that Castile will not pay reparations, but must recognize the "autonomy" of Aragon and the Basque Country , to give it a high degree of autonomy, otherwise Albion should stop aiding Castile, restore normal economic and trade relations between the countries, Charlemagne promised not to change the status quo by force in the south of the continent, but Albion should ensure the rights and interests that Charlemagne deserves, and the two heads of state held talks in the permanently neutral country of Seres.

Such an overpriced proposal is certainly unlikely to receive a positive response from Albion, but Richelieu has a bottom line: an open-door policy will be implemented in the occupied territories, with equal opportunities for all countries, while respecting the concerns and interests of all parties.

For Albiang, "equal opportunity" is a tempting bait for them to seriously consider the feasibility of negotiations.

Previously allies of Castile and Albion, tariff barriers and protectionism have not been eliminated by political alliances, and tariffs and import restrictions have not budged after tensions over religious beliefs and overseas interests have intensified. By contrast, the people of Albiang, who have tasted all the sweetness of the Saalbadu district, seriously consider the commercial policy of their allies.

Charlemagne's control of the Equal Opportunity Occupation Zone;

tariff barriers and bottomless pit aid for allies Castile;

How to choose to reconcile the two options, the people of Albion need to think carefully......

In this case, the Saarbadu district is simply Charlemagne's oversized billboard, and unless they are insane, they will not destroy this disguised bargaining chip.

In addition to external factors, internal trends should not be ignored.

Funders have benefited from the massive investment in the SEZs, coupled with low business taxes and incentives open to various countries, which have led to an improved overall business environment. Therefore, it doesn't matter if we make small moves at the moment and engage in some small competition within the framework, but we just want to strangle the goose that can only lay golden eggs in the SAR, and we will only tear our faces prematurely.

In the end, Alfheim really didn't have much time to worry about Castile, and the elves' energy and resources were increasingly turning to preparing for war.

In general, the elven camp has been preparing for war, but it is not really prepared for "total war" - especially psychologically. According to the concept of "blitzkrieg", the defense forces will concentrate all available mobile forces and carry out rapid assaults with concentrated mechanized troops and air forces, so as to destroy the enemy's resistance forces as quickly as possible and break his will to resist, thus ending the war. In this case, the elves only need to be able to concentrate enough troops and weapons at the time of the war. Since the war will soon be over, the losses of personnel and weapons will not be significant. Based on this realization, the people of Alfheim are not aware of the all-out war of the economy, and the administration is hesitant to recruit youth league members under the age of 14 to the front if necessary. Even so, Alfheim's military power still has a considerable advantage over the other factions.

If Yarfheim still has a relative advantage over other countries in terms of armaments, then in terms of operational thinking, the defense forces are at least two centuries ahead of their opponents. When the humans and orcs were shocked by the sea of corpses and blood in front of the trenches and concentrated on studying how to improve the fortification system, the elves had already learned the essence of mechanized warfare from Li Lin - to concentrate on using armored forces to break through the enemy's defense system, develop in depth at full speed, cut off the enemy's rear communication and supply lines, eliminate the rear headquarters and the assembled reserves, cut off the connection between the enemy's various parts, and then divide and encircle and destroy it.

This is the most suitable tactic for elves, in addition to the concept of "exchanging technology for human life" is in line with the limited characteristics of elven soldiers, its core idea is also more to the elves' appetite. Blitzkrieg, a seemingly revolutionary military strategy, is not fundamentally different from the traditional mobile strategic thinking in terms of war principles and military thinking, except that it has made a leap ahead of the contemporaries in the use of war tools, that is, it uses the army's high mobility to carry out a war of encirclement and annihilation aimed at cutting off the enemy's lines of communication. This is completely in line with the elves' consistent perception and conception of war, and also in line with the needs of war in the future.

During these 10 years, the Defence Force formed a total of 10 armored divisions, conducted tactical combined exercises from company to division level in the secret real area of the Prokhovka region of the principality, and tested the tactical theory and army establishment of blitzkrieg warfare in the seven-day war, so that the relevant strategies and tactics were further improved.

The Panzer Division, which is being trained in the territory of the Principality, is seizing the last bit of time to train, and the Panzer Division, which has completed its training and rearmament, is secretly moving towards the eastern part of the Ardennes to familiarize itself with the environment, where there are dense forests that provide important cover for the Defence to avoid enemy detection and attacks before attacking. The highway network from the Ardennes to the Somme is also being built in an orderly manner under the name of the "consortium logistics network" and will be fully operational by next year. The production and equipment of technical weapons are also proceeding as expected.

It can be said that by now Alfheim had prepared for war, both materially and theoretically, and all that remained was to prepare the objective conditions -- especially the spiritual and public opinion conditions necessary for the implementation of the general mobilization.

(The SAR and Roland are just handed over to Jerles and De Kiel for surveillance, and the most important thing at the moment is to adjust the direction of public opinion in the country...... Sure enough, do you still have to rely on this?)

The eyes fell on the table, and several beautifully printed documents were impressively printed with the words "Report on the Commemoration of the 4,600th Anniversary of the Imperial Era" and "The Special Commemorative Ship Viewing Ceremony of the 4600th Annoera". (To be continued......)