It was not that there weren't any elves who had some thoughts that they shouldn't have. But when they remembered that the elven assassin, who was an Extraordinary, had not only failed, but also lost his life, all unnecessary thoughts immediately disappeared.
Regardless of whether it was the elven guards who had previously complained and believed that a certain person was the root of all the wrongs, or the members of the Divine Wood Guards who were indignant that their respected elders and powerhouses had all died at the hands of a certain mage, all the elves now seemed to have collectively lost their memories and pretended to forget everything that had happened before.
In the following days, as long as they saw that human pass by, the elves would still stand on the side of the road in fear and bow their heads to greet him. "Mr. Cuipwood." Probably except for the fact that they didn't kneel down, the elves were more respectful to this person than to their king.
Other than the Lich and the two apprentices, the only one who could still maintain their original disrespectful attitude was the silver-bearded dwarf, Jermaine, who was developing into a technological geek. He sneaked into the tent sneakily, shook up a certain someone who was hiding on the bed and sucking on the cat, and said, "Hey, big brother, I have an idea. What do you think about letting the peaceful armed forces use your new weapon? "
This idea that couldn't be more stupid made a certain someone's mood become better or worse. In this moment of confusion, he let go of his hand. The tri-colored kitten, as if it had been pardoned, broke free, jumped down, and slipped out of the tent, running away without looking back.
Grabbing his empty hands, a certain someone felt that it was a pity. But looking at the dwarf's shifty eyes, Lin laughed in annoyance. "You want to put everything on the peaceful armed forces? Can that little thing handle it? The energy consumption of the M134 machine gun isn't something that anyone can afford. "
"No problem! Don't you think that the peaceful armed forces carrying the machine gun you mentioned is very impressive? It's definitely possible! The most valuable thing about the peaceful armed forces is that they come with a small energy pool. It's not a big problem to supply the power. As long as you agree to lend me the machine gun for research, I'll figure out the complete set of parts to make sure that the two are perfectly combined. "
Of course, power armor and multi-barreled machine gun could be said to be the standard. It was hard to find a more violent combination than this. But the problem was, could the small bodies of the peacekeepers carry the M134 that was quite a maze version? The energy consumption rate of the multi-barreled machine gun was something that even someone with a lot of money couldn't handle.
However, Lin had always been interested in the energy central system of the peaceful armed forces. But on one hand, it was because he was not familiar with the Peace Weapon, so he did not dare to rashly change it. On the other hand, it was also because the few Silver Bearded Dwarves often avoided talking about the device. Even Jermaine, who had a big mouth, was very cautious under Marit's supervision. After a while, Lin decided not to touch on the dwarf's sensitive nerves.
Since Jermaine had taken the initiative to ask for it, Lin was happy to let the dwarf do as he pleased. Although the multi-barreled machine gun was a precious treasure, it was not to the extent that no one could touch it. It was just that no one would understand its value even if he wanted to show it off. Every time he wiped and maintained them, he would feel a sense of pity, as if a bright pearl had been cast into darkness. It was only today that he truly showed his extraordinary talent … without the two annoying apprentices complaining about him.
Jermaine, who had received permission, could not wait to work on the integration of the two systems. Other than that, the following days were all kinds of work to deal with the aftermath.
This included the Minister of War using the Elven Communication Magic Array that he had regained control of and mobilizing the gathered Elven army to encircle and annihilate the remnants of the fleeing Centaurs.
The Elves who stayed in the World Tree's territory were, of course, cleaning up this mess of the battlefield. Although Hallumi had set fire to the corpses of the Centaurs, it was not easy to set them on fire. After the power hidden in the M134 was exhausted, there was still a large area of the battlefield that had not been cleaned up. The rest naturally had to be cleaned up by the Elves.
They also had to screen the members of the Divine Wood Guards who had fought with their swords. They had to determine who could still use it and who could not, how deeply involved they were, and what the corresponding punishment would be.
They had originally hoped that the Divine Wood Guards would be able to atone for their sins in the war against the Centaurs, whether they were on the king's side or the side that had betrayed him. However, all the credit had been taken away by a mage who had appeared out of nowhere, and the others did not even dare to make a sound. Thus, they could only choose other ways to atone for their sins.
Another unavoidable problem was the Elven Kingdom's attitude toward the World Tree in the future. For a certain person, it was whether or not his work of assisting the World Tree in its advancement could continue. Of course, Lin maintained his usual attitude toward this. Whether or not it could continue did not matter to him. Thus, in the discussion that lasted for several days, he focused his attention on the Elves' secret that had not yet been divulged — the communication magic circle.
Previously, when he had investigated the Tree Village, his primary target had been this communication magic circle. He did not expect to directly find the magic circle used to slay gods, which then led to a series of events. Later on, he thought that he would probably not have the chance to see this magic circle. However, for the sake of a multi-party meeting, a certain person who was invited to attend saw the true nature of this communication magic circle.
Although it was only the transmission of sound, it could connect to many communication magic circles at the same time. Moreover, it could talk freely. There was no one-way restriction where one could not speak when the sound was received, and when one spoke, one could not receive the sound when one spoke. Thus, in the meeting, not only did the Prime Minister of the kingdom who had stayed behind to guard the capital attend, but also the six generals who were stationed at the six border fortresses, as well as the Great Druids in the various farms.
It was not completely unreasonable for the Kingdom of Paite-Haimei to choose a path that was completely different from the Wood Elves. In the Wood Elves' tribe, those who did not receive the blessings of the World Tree were not qualified to live. And the so-called blessings were the formation of a soul contract.
In fact, just mentioning this part reminded a certain person of the eugenics and ethnic cleansing policies that had been carried out in the history of Earth by a certain race. Although he did not know the details behind the scenes, a certain person only felt that the symbiotic relationship between the Elves and the World Tree contained some kind of cruel behavior. The only difference was which side was the perpetrator and which side was the victim.
Perhaps those guesses were not supported by evidence, but to use a sentence that was often seen in detective novels, when all the hypotheses that contradicted the evidence were eliminated, what was left in the end, no matter how bizarre it was, would be the truth.
However, even if a certain person did not want to go too deep, he was still found. Most of the ministers, generals, and Great Druids who were qualified to attend the meeting, after understanding the reason why the Divine Wood Guards had not been announced to the world for a long time, they all agreed to maintain the existing national policy and were unwilling to change it.
However, the weak king did not think so. He hoped to liberate the shackles of the World Tree and help it to successfully advance and obtain greater power. In the future, it was the inference that the growth of all the World Trees in the maze also represented the overall growth of the maze. The young king hoped that he could do his part in this matter.
However, except for the young Elven king and the kitten, almost no one supported this idea. Therefore, Ridan the Third once again cast a pleading look, hoping that the human Mage who should be on the same side as him could make use of his influence. However, meeting a man who had been pretending to be dead, Ridan the Third had to open his mouth and ask, "Mr. Cuipwood, what do you think about this matter?"
The ministers present were quite dissatisfied with the king's approach. First of all, that person was an outsider and should not express his opinion or even appear in such a place. But … who dared to disobey him now? Perhaps the Elves on the other side of the communication magic array could not understand, but no one present had the slightest intention of resisting.
As for the various hints before, a certain person could pretend that he did not see them. However, since he had been asked by name, it would be rude to continue pretending to be dead, so Lin had to speak up. But before that, he held down the kitten that kept running to his side and said, "If you want my opinion, then I agree with your ministers, Your Majesty."
The first to react violently to the unexpected speech was, of course, the most important person involved, the incarnation of the World Tree, Lahti. Unfortunately, Lin held down the kitten one step earlier, and it was useless no matter how she struggled. The other young Elven king who was surprised was dumbfounded and murmured, "But … you …"
"I said, I have no position. And to be honest, I am not very familiar with either of you. So if I have to make a choice, I will only choose the option that does not cause so much harm. I believe that everyone involved in the discussion is not necessarily in favor of using that method to control the World Tree. But why would you choose to maintain the way you did in the past instead of trying to change it? Let me make a guess, which is that you are afraid. Although I don't want to admit it, but I am worried that if the restrictions on the World Tree are relaxed, then the elves will pay the price for their past behavior. "
"How could there be such a thing?" Ridan the Third exclaimed.
"Is it possible? You can ask your ancient allies. Lin pointed to the distressed silver-bearded dwarves, "… they have rich experience when it comes to the guardian's betrayal and wanting to kill the entire race. In my opinion, the mistakes you made are similar to the mistakes the dwarves made. The basis of all your judgments is what you 'think'. You never thought about the guardian's, or the World Tree's, thoughts. "
At this time, the kitten, who had been struggling, calmed down, turned her head to the side, and looked at an empty place, unwilling to meet the eyes of any elves. Seeing this, Lin smiled and continued, "And from my experience of helping a World Tree advance, the failure rate of helping Lahti advance is quite high."
Not only was the young king interested in such a conclusion, but the other experienced elves also wanted to know why, including the kitten in his hand. Although she couldn't turn her head completely, but the kitten still turned her head as much as possible and looked at someone from the corner of her eye.
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