Hundreds of thousands of people participated in the war, leaving too many traces. It took the soldiers of the Holy Crown City, as well as tens of thousands of elves, more than ten days to clean up the battlefield.
Han Jin was not in a hurry to return to the Holy Crown City, because he didn't want to solve the problem by force. Although Solomon had warned him to kill Adolf as soon as he appeared, Adolf had already entered the Holy Crown City, and it was impossible for him to hide his traces to deal with such a powerful opponent. The battle between them would be earth-shattering, and there would be no disguise. At that time, he would have to break off all relations with the Holy Crown City.
Han Jin had no other choice to deal with the orcs, but if he used the same method to deal with the Holy Crown, it would be against his original intention. Before the war, Gao Bin, Sunier, Lydia, and other elves, of course, were determined to fight. Majordomo Gail and Yalina also hated the orcs. Lang Ning, Alexandre, and other generals, who had never dealt with the orcs, put forward a suggestion that the invasion of the Abyssal Race was imminent, and they could consider using the orcs as the vanguard. Guevara specially made a detailed calculation with them, and in the end, the young generals were all speechless.
Assuming that the orcs were indeed trustworthy and willing to be the vanguard of the Holy Crown City, but the orcs were a race that didn't like to engage in production, such as food, clothing, and so on, how could they solve this problem? The Holy Crown City under the rule of Dismark was very rich. It had one main city, six sub-cities, and hundreds of thousands of acres of farmland, excluding the private fields owned by the nobles, which supported less than seventy thousand soldiers. The ratio of soldiers to civilians was reasonable, and the civilians were not harmed. But suddenly, there were hundreds of thousands of orcs, how could they afford it?
The orcs were willing to risk their lives for Holy Crown City, so of course, they would ask for more. Hundreds of thousands of orcs were equipped with weapons, armors, and their individual appetite was far greater than that of ordinary humans. Moreover, they liked meat, so it was impossible to give them only food. The daily consumption of hundreds of thousands of orcs was definitely an astronomical figure. Even if the Holy Crown City offered all the resources of the country to the orcs, it might not satisfy the orcs.
If he didn't give them anything, or gave them less, then the Beastmen would have enough reason to go out and loot. Today, this village would be destroyed, and tomorrow, that town would be looted. Would they fight then? If the Holy Crown City found Reinel and interrogated him, Reinel could pour out his grievances and take the opportunity to ask for a large amount of support. To put it bluntly, this was a kind of rascal. Either the Holy Crown City treated them well and treated them like their ancestors, or they would rob them. Would the Holy Crown City tolerate this?
If he couldn't take it anymore, then he would break off the relationship. That was the stupidest thing to do! The Beastmen had already obtained excellent weapons and armor, as well as time to rest and recuperate. Their fighting strength had greatly increased. Turning against them at this time was truly laughable. If they knew this would happen, why did they do it in the first place? Did they think that too few of their own had died?
At that time, Han Jin was also present. His attitude was very firm. No one had the right to impose such a heavy burden on the people of the Holy Crown City. They had supported so many nobles and so many armies. How could they still support hundreds of thousands of orcs? Why?! What was more, using the Beastmen was also what Ampdula and Prudence had thought at that time. But what was the result?
Therefore, not only did they have to fight, but they also had to destroy the Beastmen and completely eliminate this scourge!
However, the Vatican was different from the Beastmen. While the Vatican gained something, they also gave something in return. Disregarding everything else, if Jeddes' Priests were to come during the final battle between the allied army and the Beastmen, the casualty rate of the soldiers would definitely be greatly reduced, and their combat power would increase exponentially!
Most importantly, the light magic would play an incomparably huge role in dealing with the Abyss Race! In fact, the Holy Church was born in the era of the Four Heroes. But at that time, the halo was occupied by the powerful heroes. The priests only played a supporting role, but their importance was undeniable.
In the second world war that was about to break out, the Holy Church could not be absent no matter what!
Han Jin believed that in the face of the pressure from the Abyss Race, Nicholas would regret it. He should not have attacked the Holy Church so early. Han Jin also believed that the Great Demon of the Abyss Donald dared to challenge the surface world because of the weakening of the Unsetting Sun Mountains!
Thinking deeper, Donald had been spying on the surface world, but he had not thought about when to start the war. Everything was still at the stage of probing, analyzing, and calculating. Nicholas suddenly started the war, conquered the Unsetting Sun Mountains, and supported a new Holy Church that did not pose a threat to him. Of course, the threat to the enemy had become very small. When Donald heard this news, he would be very, very excited. He might even brazenly open the curtains of the war and cause the war to break out in advance.
In fact, this was not scary. If the Abyss Race rushed out from the ground at this time, Han Jin would not be surprised. Instead, he would be relieved.
The surface races were not prepared, and Donald was not much better. Spreading his influence all over the Abyss World and controlling the Abyss World were two different things. The activities organized by the Purple Flower of Hell were just Donald's plans for the future, and the future was definitely not the present. The earlier Donald came out, the less prepared he would be! Moreover, this also exposed Donald's weakness, greed! He did not withstand the test of great temptation.
If Donald did not make a move and waited for ten years or decades until he was fully prepared, then he would reveal his outstanding strength. That would be really worrying. But on the other hand, if Han Jin was given ten years to train, he would have already reached the Golden Body Indestructible Realm. In terms of high-end power, the Abyss Race would not be able to compete with him.
In the past ten days, as long as Han Jin had time, he would be lost in thought, thinking about his future and the future of his friends. His decision was enough to affect the life and death of countless people, so he had to be cautious. Moreover, in the area ruled by Nicholas, because of the influence of the Vatican for countless years, there were a large number of believers and priests. So even Nicholas did not dare to go after Nicholas. Instead, he supported a new Vatican. Nicholas had a strong foundation, while Han Jin's Holy Crown City had the high-end power of the Vatican. It could be said that these were the last elites of the Vatican. Once a world-wide war broke out, the southwest and the northeast would become the fiercest battlefields. The Vatican was the biggest threat to the Abyss Race. Of course, Donald would destroy the Vatican completely, no matter it was the real Vatican or the fake one.
But he did not know where Donald, who was busy, would appear. After thinking for a while, he thought that it was more likely to choose Nicholas. After all, Nicholas was the Emperor of Magnificent Light. Every time he thought of this, Han Jin would show a gloating smile. One had already established a centralized empire and was rapidly expanding, while the other was still in a state of disunity. Donald's focus would most likely be on the southwest.
So, should Han Jin stop? At least, he had to ensure the existence of Depew City and Cold Shadow City. Even if he had the confidence to defeat Chesam, he could not touch Chesam and give Donald a false impression, which would lead to disaster! Moreover, Lionel's last struggle had taught him a lesson. As the leader of the Titans, Chesam's foundation would not be any worse than that of the Orcs. He only had Dominique by his side, so he did not have to use violence to solve the problem. Could he support Dominique?
It was said that a gentleman was magnanimous, while a villain was always in the dark. Han Jin was a villain, but as a lord, he had no choice. For his wish, for the safety of his friends, and for the future of those who had sought refuge with him, he would do it even if he was called a butcher, let alone a villain.
The others did not know what Han Jin was thinking. They only knew that they had to do what they had to do, and they did their best. After the battlefield was cleaned up, the Holy Crown City and the Elven Race sent representatives to negotiate on how to divide the spoils and other matters.
Although Lang Ning had tried his best to persuade Han Jin many times, he still did his own thing. He should have been the only one missing from the negotiations, but he still did not participate.
Han Jin had his own reasons. With his relationship with Sunier, it would be blasphemous for him to sit at the negotiating table and argue with Gao Bin about who was his and who was his. Therefore, he gave Guevara full authority. If one were to speculate maliciously, did Han Jin value Guevara's health so much that he even asked Stillberg to take care of Guevara? Could it be that he already knew this would happen, and was worried that Guevara would be exhausted to death?
Gao Bin was in pain because he had the same concerns as Han Jin. Because of various mistakes, Han Jin and Sunier were almost separated. Although the misunderstanding had been cleared up, the progress of their relationship was very slow. He knew that Sunier liked Han Jin. If there was a conflict during the negotiations and it affected Sunier, he would not be able to forgive himself. The future of the Elven Race was important, and so was his sister's happiness. However, as the supreme leader of the Elven Race, he could not avoid it.
Lang Ning was right. Han Jin was the most undisciplined person. If he did not want to participate, he would not participate. No one could change his mind.
Guevara did not have so many concerns and had made careful preparations. The Beitman and Black Raven City were originally Han Jin's territories, but they were invaded by the Elven Race. Now, of course, they had to return. The Holy Crown City was conquered by Han Jin, so it had nothing to do with the Elves. However, considering that the Elves also contributed a lot in the last battle, and considering Sunier's feelings, Guevara planned to give up one or two of the Beitman's cities and provide some material support. However, Guevara did not expect that during the real negotiation, Gao Bin would only grumble a little and accept the division, which made the concessions in his plan useless. Then, Gao Bin talked about the issue of the Elven prisoners of war. This issue was of no value to Guevara, because Han Jin had already decided to release all the Elven prisoners of war. Then, Gao Bin was satisfied. He was not interested in anything else.
The whole negotiation process was unexpectedly fast. In less than an hour, they had reached an agreement. The agreement between the Holy Crown City and the Elves was not a general non-aggression treaty, but an alliance, a real strategic cooperation. No matter who was attacked or threatened, the other party would do its best to help.
The warriors of the Holy Crown City did not feel anything special, but the Elves were different. They knew that as long as Han Jin was still alive, this agreement would not lose its effectiveness!
It had been almost half a year since the war started at the end of autumn. Countless Elves had abandoned their original homeland and gathered in Wild Willow City. However, after such a long time of hard work, all they had was Wild Willow City. They had sacrificed so much in vain and gained nothing!
Most of the Elves were willing to admit the truth. They could only blame everything on the Orcs, but a few Elves could not accept this result. However, the situation was not in their favor. The magic released by Han Jin in the final battle was too horrible, especially the overwhelming 'Han Jin Army' and the sword light that seemed to cut the world into two halves, which left a huge shadow in their hearts. In the end, they could only choose to remain silent.
Tobias and Spencer of the Phoenix Army would not participate in the negotiation either, because it would give the impression that the father-in-law and son-in-law were ganging up to bully the Elves. Besides, they were here to work as coolies, so they did not need to get anything.
Life always showed a stupefying tenacity. To say that Beit City had become a dead city or an empty city was just a figurative generalization. In fact, it was not absolute. In the past ten days, people kept coming out of their hiding places and walking out of the woods. When they learned that the former Lord Raphael had led an army back to Beitman and that the Orc army had been completely annihilated, they were ecstatic and then burst into tears. In that kind of environment, there were not many examples of a whole family being able to escape alive. Everyone had their own sorrows.
Han Jin's reputation became even more resounding. Killing Maxwell, the elder of Dragon City, had already proved that Han Jin was powerful. Facing more than ten Beitman warriors alone was even more powerful! On the whole continent, there were very few Elves whose strength exceeded Level Twelve. Dragon City and Dragon Realm accounted for most of them. This was also the fundamental reason why they were superior. Except for the Dragon Tribe, the number of Saint-level Elves or Demigods of other tribes was pitifully small. In the eyes of the citizens of the Kingdom of Magnificent Light, the Emperor of Magnificent Light, Nicholas, was the strongest Sword Saint on the continent. In the eyes of the Spellcasters of the Capital of Elements, Grand Duke Solomon should have reached that level as well. In the eyes of the Church's believers, the Ascetic Adolf had already surpassed the Pope several decades ago. His strength was unquestionable. Now, another SemiGod-level expert would undoubtedly be added to the list, Raphael!
After a few more days, Tobias and Spinoza led the Undead Bird Army back to the Capital of Elements. Before Spinoza came, he planned to take his daughter, Loraine, with him. However, when he said goodbye, he did not mention anything. Instead, he told Loraine to stay on the God of War with peace of mind. She was not young anymore, so she should work hard and learn from Yalina. As for Loraine's engagement, Spinoza had also inexplicably forgotten about it. In fact, he was not satisfied with Loraine's engagement, but he could not find a suitable young man. Loraine was already a Great Magician. How could he find a twenty-year-old Magister? In the end, he could only reluctantly pick one out. However, when he saw Yalina's leaps and bounds of improvement, his heart was moved, and it also made him more convinced of Solomon's vision. If Loraine could gain Han Jin's trust and become a Magister, or even a Great Magician, how could that idiot be worthy of marrying Loraine? The first thing he did when he returned was to completely cancel the engagement. This had nothing to do with snobbery. If the world was peaceful and there were not so many wars, he would not have to spend so much effort. He could just find a young man with good temperament and character. However, the continent was so chaotic. Loraine should be like Yalina and find a stronger backer. When danger came, Loraine fought in front of the battlefield, but a useless man hid somewhere and refused to come out. Wasn't this too unfair for Loraine?!
Sassoux and Léger did not know this. Although they wanted to get close to Spinoza, when they looked at his status and strength, and then thought about themselves, they inevitably felt inferior. They deliberately avoided contact with Spinoza. They had unintentionally taken the right step. Otherwise, with Spinoza's experience, he would definitely see through their thoughts and solemnly tell Loraine a few words, and then they would never be able to get close to him in this lifetime.
The Immortal Bird Corps had left, but Han Jin still did not mean to go back to the Holy Crown City. However, the messengers from the Holy Crown City came very diligently. Obviously, Han Jin was not waiting for nothing. He had already started to arrange, and the great victory in the front line had also been reported to the Holy Crown City through the messengers.
But he could not stay in Beit City all the time. One day, he finally summoned the commanders of all the corps and announced that he would go back to the Holy Crown City. After he made his decision, he first turned his eyes to Sunier. If Sunier would also go to the Holy Crown City with him, then he and Sunier would have a bright future. But if Sunier did not want to go with him, it would take a long time and a lot of energy to resolve the knot in Sunier's heart.
Sunier hesitated for a moment. It could be seen that she had not made up her mind yet.
"I have talked with Gao Bin. He will go to the Holy Crown City with us." Han Jin said in a low voice.
"Ah …" Gao Bin was stunned. The look in his eyes was very obvious. When did you talk with me?!
"Brother, what are you going to do in the Holy Crown City?" Sunier asked confusedly. The elves were also going back, and they needed time to heal the wounds left by the war. How could Gao Bin leave the Wild Willow City?
"I'll go …" Gao Bin wanted to say that he was just going around, but this reason would never convince Sunier. He wanted to find a suitable excuse, but he did not know what to say.
"There are many details to be taken into consideration when releasing the prisoners of war. I need Gao Bin's help." Han Jin said slowly.
Pun? Gao Bin stroked his chin. If it were another situation, he would definitely ask Han Jin what he meant. Was he going to make things difficult for him by releasing the prisoners of war if he did not go to the Holy Crown City? But in front of Sunier, he had to show that he was friendly to Han Jin, so as not to cause any misunderstanding to Sunier. "Yes, this … the details need to be taken into consideration." Although he had made his attitude clear, Gao Bin was still complaining in his heart. You are the lord. You just need to say a word to release the prisoners. Why do you care about the details?
"This war has left a scar on all of us." Han Jin understood Gao Bin's meaning and explained, "When we just received those elves … because of many reasons, the prisoners of war were often abused. They needed to be comforted."
"I …" Sunier hesitated for a moment, and finally nodded. "Well, I'll go and see."
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