The reason why I chose to hold the auction 30 days later is not without reason.
There are still two weeks before the Underground Alliance's biannual Alliance Conference. All of the Big Bosses of the Alliance should be on their way. Just nice, it is better to have fun together than to have fun alone. It is better to have fun together than to have fun alone.
Going by the process of the Underground Alliance, joining the alliance is very simple. As long as two Underground Autarchs approve of it, it is enough. However, just joining the alliance is not enough to achieve my goal.
A chance to make an impressive appearance in front of all the Big Bosses is a must.
According to international practice, the new Autarchs step on the old Autarchs to ascend (defeat or tie). Perhaps, the old Autarchs like the Dragon Empress is the most ideal stepping stone.
After all, even though her individual strength is the strongest among all the Autarchs and her subordinates are all elites, in terms of overall strength and influence on the entire underground world, she is definitely the weakest.
This weakest is not even one of the strongest, it is still a fundamental difference.
There is no other reason, it has nothing to do with her personal strength and strategy. It is just a simple political reality caused by the racial composition of the underground world.
The few Underground Autarchs who have ascended to the top, their individual strength and their strength cannot be underestimated. However, what is even more difficult to look down on are the underground city lords who support them.
For example, Ainsterna, his individual strength is said to have just reached Saint-rank, Kajah is at the middle of Saint-rank, the Old Lion is at the pinnacle of Saint-rank and the Dragon Empress' overall strength has stepped into the SemiGod line, a whole rank higher than the other Autarchs. Ainsterna is the weakest among the Autarchs, but he has become the core of the Alliance.
He is the last commander of the Alliance's counterattack on the surface in 'history', which means that he has the last laugh. The underground world is always a place where the fist speaks. Even though his individual strength is indeed the weakest, his influence is the strongest. The 50 direct subordinates of him are already very scary, but the underground city lords who support him in the dark are at least 400.
The reason? He is a human, at least on the surface. Thus, the other human underground city lords support him, it is that simple.
The Elder Lion and Kajah are the same. One is the Beastman Emperor of the Underground Beastmen while the other is the High Priestess of the Dark Elves. Their potential supporters are immeasurable. From a certain point of view, they are the representatives of their race's benefits and the highest leader. Of course, most of the underground city lords won't admit it verbally but their inclinations in private are unavoidable.
When Shou ambushed Sulfur Mountain City, he was able to pull City Lord Hng Hng, who isn't under his jurisdiction, to be cannon fodder. This is also the reason why when the Alliance goes all out for a single goal, in order to not become cannon fodder during the operation of the main army, in order to fight for more benefits, in order to get a piece of land with better sunlight, more underground city lords will seek refuge with the Autarchs and stand on their side. The strength of Shou, Ainsterna and Kajah's subordinates will snowball and they will become true Autarchs.
Underground Dragons? The young dragons who are willing to listen to orders are already under the Dragon Queen's command. There are indeed Ancient Dragons and even Immemorial Dragons living in seclusion in the underground world, but can Molly, who is only an Ancient Dragon, command them?
When that time comes, the other Autarchs will rise in power and the only one who doesn't rise in power, Dragon Queen Molly, will fall. She will probably be reduced to a high-level fighter. Thus, her pursuit of power is much stronger than the other Underground Autarchs. The temptation of the Eternal Night Scepter is much greater to her.
Due to the constant fighting in the underground world, they would usually leave a sliver of mercy for those of the same race. However, the killings between the different races are bloody and brutal. There are quite a number of people who have blood feuds with other races. It is even said that the Old Lion himself was once a slave of a human underground city lord in the arena. Thus, the Beastman Sovereign treats the underground Beastmen well but he hates humans to the core.
As for Sulfur Mountain City, due to its multiracial structure, it might not suffer the inexplicable hostility of the other underground city lords, but it is impossible for it to gain the goodwill of those who aren't humans. Furthermore, due to the city lord being Adam Han, in the eyes of the exiled and the descendants of the exiled, a hero who saved the world is too glaring, making it hard for them to get along. Perhaps, it would be better if Anne, who was also born in an underground city, takes over.
Then, even if they were to join the Underground Alliance and obtain the seat of an Autarch, Sulfur Mountain City is destined to be a fringe force. Thus, I gave Sulfur Mountain City a position from the start …
An X Stick, a smelly stone in the toilet …
Yes, since it is fated to be unable to sit on the seat of the core, then I might as well add some trouble to the core. There are fringe forces and minority forces there, so by gathering these minority forces together, they can be considered as a force. If you want to attack the east, I will attack the west. If you want to attack the city, I will defend my home.
This way, I can at least delay the bloody battle with the surface for a few years. If the Undead Calamity and the invasion of the Demons were to start, it would be the turn of these idiots who are experts in internal strife and amateurs in external strife.
This is also the case in 'history'. The reason why the subsequent calamities are harder to deal with is because the previous few calamities in the world of Aichy have suffered heavy losses. Especially the ruling Human Kingdom. Despite having the largest population and the strongest overall strength, the internal strife of the humans, the internal strife of the cults, the invasion of the Underground World, the invasion of the Undead World, the invasion of the Demons … Completely unable to play a role as a pillar of support, they were directly wiped out in a few wars. Of course, it is also because the races view the humans, who have the largest population and the largest territory, as a thorn in their side.
In the original 'history', after the Underground World and the Human Kingdom fought the Battle of the Bloody Plains, their population fell by 30%. Then, the Undead Calamity came at the right time (Xiluo Empire doesn't exist in the original history, only the Undead Wizard Council. They opened the Gate to the Undead Plane). Thus, the two sides who were fighting fiercely just a moment ago turned into ants on a rope …
In the more difficult days that followed, countless people speculated that if the Human Kingdom and the Underground World didn't fight to such an extent and kept more than half of their fighting strength, perhaps the war situation wouldn't have gotten so out of hand.
At that time, in order to deepen the thin ice of friendship and trust between the two sides, one of the remaining big shots of the Underground Alliance, the Queen of the Dark Elves, Victoria .Syfan, even married the King of the Winter Wolves of the Ottoman Empire, Dasos. Because of this, they loved each other deeply, becoming a legend in history.
"It's a pity, it is said that Victoria .Syfan is a rare beauty even among the Elves who have many beauties. Hehe, perhaps it is because of this that the King of the Winter Wolves left behind his famous last words before the war, 'You hate that I was born late, I hate that I was born early. What I hate the most in my life is that I can't forget you even at the moment of my death'. However, marrying an unforgettable beauty back home and still leaving behind a grudge before his death, isn't he a little too discontented? How are we, old bachelors, supposed to deal with this? "
"Heh, Master, you are so popular, how can you be an old bachelor?" Even though the misunderstanding was resolved, the ice on Elise's face didn't show any signs of thawing. I found it a little strange.
"… Strange, you should have known that it was a misunderstanding right from the start. Not to mention that it was half of the army, even if it was a beauty. What can an old man like me do, you are planning to take advantage of the situation!! "
My roar wavered under the ice-cold eyes that seemed to be looking at trash … This kind of situation usually means that I have really done something wrong, but I clearly didn't do anything bad recently.
"Under the cover of the 《64 Moves of Black Magic》 on your bookshelf …"
"As expected, as expected, as expected, you were the one who changed my Beach Elves Album to a male Goblin Muscular Album. Those naked Goblins, I almost vomited on the spot. When I was exchanging appreciation with Adam, his gaze was even colder than yours now. That was clearly saying 'So you are actually a perverted gay Goblin Complex, stay away from me'. I even had the thought of banging my head against the wall and killing myself!! "
"Oh, so Lord Adam is involved too. Looks like I have to tell Lord Marguerite that it is time to clean up the illegal publications in the city."
"I … I am going to clean up the house today."
"《Little Witch's Technique》, 《Archmage Karl's Hunting Guide》, 《Hehe, not bad. But, Flame Explosion has arrived!》 … "
Every time I read the title of the book, I felt a chill on my back. The 'artwork' under the cover of those seemingly tight book titles … are my lifeblood. They are the treasures that I collected with great difficulty in this world that is lacking in 'resources'.
"Lord Eliza, please let go of those children. If you have any problems, come at these old bones." With hostages in my hands, I have no choice but to lower my head.
"Hehe, you know very well what you have done. Please behave yourself." After saying that, Eliza bowed and actually left. In the past, after successfully making me surrender, she would be very happy. But now, looking at her drooping tail, this time, not only is she still angry, she is even in low spirits.
Looking at this situation, Anne bounces over with a teasing smile and whispers into my ear.
"Uncle Bones, Big Sister Eliza is angry because of the gift sent from Morsblight City. It is a very beautiful Dark Elf big sister."
"Gift? What? " The calamity that fell from the sky made me not know whether to laugh or cry. It is normal for Dark Elves to send gifts to build relationships, but I didn't expect that they would send a living person.
"Yup, an extremely beautiful big sister. Anne has never seen such a beautiful big sister before. Yup, I think she is called Victoria."
"What!!! Victoria? Victoria Syfan? "
"Ah, Uncle Bones, you know her. So she is really famous. No wonder, such a beautiful big sister. However, Anne will work hard and drink a lot of milk. Big Sister Marguerite said that men like big breasts. Although that big sister is beautiful, she doesn't have any breasts at all … "
I couldn't care less about what Annie said. The moment I heard this name, ten thousand alpacas whizzed past my mind. What was this storyline trying to do? Why did they send the future Queen of the Dark Elves to me? Without her as the Queen, how am I supposed to reconcile with the surface forces? Is the butterfly effect so exaggerated?
When I rushed over, I saw a beauty surrounded by a group of Dark Elf Knight.
Thin eyebrows, warm eyes, eyebrows like a painting, alluring red lips and the light red makeup on her made her look like a fairy that descended to the mortal world. She doesn't have the sharp aura and domineering manly aura commonly seen in Dark Elves, but she has the gentle temperament of a pretty daughter from a humble family, making one feel at ease and comfortable. She is the kind of beauty that makes one want to look at her more the more one looks at her.
From a man's point of view, this kind of woman with the nature of a good wife and mother was the most difficult to resist. Moreover, if one were to insist on comparing appearance and temperament, she was even above rare beauties like Marguerite and Elisa. It was no wonder that her beauty was famous in history.
No wonder the Winter Wolf King couldn't forget her. No wonder Eliza was so discouraged. She really is a super beauty. Furthermore, a virtuous wife and loving mother is my type … But the weird thing is, I instinctively feel that something is wrong.
"That's weird, I don't feel the urge to see a beautiful sister at all. Instead, my instincts are telling me that she is trouble, a huge one at that. "
Then, Diana's angry roar let me know where the problem lies.
"Victor Sphinx! Why are you here and why are you dressed up like this? "
"Diana Syfan. Now, please call me Victoria Syfan. Now, I am a female Priest Rose. Due to your irresponsible betrayal, Rose's wrath descended. As your only relative, I suffered from the vicious Divine Punishment and was permanently transformed. But fortunately, Rose discovered that I, who had turned into a female, actually had decent talent in Divine Arts. Thus, she made me her Priest and saved my life. All of this is thanks to you, my dear sister!! "
Facing her younger brother's seemingly calm but actually resentful questioning, Diana's face turns green. Her hand trembles and the Silver Avenger falls to the ground. The female Knight's face is filled with helplessness and confusion, as though she is doubting what she did wrong.
"I … F * ck, it's actually a boy. Or perhaps, I was once a boy!!" No wonder I instinctively feel that something is wrong. Turns out that under the body of that peerless beauty, is the soul of a male.
"Wait a moment, if I didn't build Sulfur Mountain City, then perhaps Diana wouldn't have betrayed me. At the very least, she wouldn't have betrayed me for such a long time, angering Lorci to the point of personally sending down God's Punishment. Then, could the Queen Victoria of history really be a boy!!"
This is totally possible. In the Dark Elf's matriarchal society, males are definitely unable to stand out. To become a leader, disguising one's gender is a matter of course. Furthermore, the Elves' natural beauty and the fact that it is hard to distinguish between a male and a female …
Alright, I am completely embarrassed. This time, the number of grass mud horses rushing through my mind is twice as much as the previous time.
"Jun hates that I was born late, I hate that I was born early … No wonder I used a male pronoun 'Jun'. Perhaps, the servant heard it wrongly. It should be 'Jun hates that I wasn't born a female, I hate Jun' (You hate that I wasn't a female, actually, I also hate that you aren't a female). No wonder the King of Winter Wolves hated himself for not being able to forget Queen Victoria before he died. He picked up a man who couldn't be refunded to be the Queen's wife in a political marriage. Yet, he still fell in love with him. Even before he died, he was still thinking about him. If I were to end up in such a state, not only would I regret it for the rest of my life, I would even have the heart to destroy the world! "
Noticing that Victor notices me, he nods his head slightly towards me, as though he is about to say something …
Ignoring Diana's pleading eyes, I turn around and leave … The truth of history should be buried in history. An existence that can twist the Emperor of the Ottoman Empire, he is too scary!!
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