AWB Chapter 234 Lilith's Decision
Chapter 234 Lilith's Decision
Monroe was silenced, but some people who supported negotiations with the demons seemed somewhat dissatisfied. Although Monroe did not respect Her Majesty the Queen and the common people, they believed that they should prepare to negotiate with the demons now. If they did not check and balance now, when would they?
But at this moment, the messenger rushed into the meeting in a hurry. Before Claire, who was in charge of the palace guards, could reprimand him, the messenger knelt beside Lilith with a set of silky little combos and said, "Your Majesty, the latest battle report is here."
After the guards checked it, Lilith took the battle report and asked, "Is it reliable?"
“It must be reliable!”
The messenger said, "It contains not only the latest battle reports from the North that we have collected, but also the battle reports from Anjou. They can verify each other."
Upon hearing the information coming from Anjou, the nobles at the meeting nodded. Although the information from their own northern border still needed to be verified by Anjou next door, which made the nobles in the royal capital seem a little incompetent, the information from Anjou was indeed more reliable.
Lilith did not read the latest battle reports collected by the so-called royal capital, but directly read the northern battle reports sent from Anjou. After all, Lilith also knew that the intelligence system of the royal capital could only be described as a mess.
After quickly going through it, Lilith's expression became increasingly grim. Finally, she handed the battle report to Nora and said, "Read it."
Nora was also a little nervous. What on earth was written in the battle report that made His Majesty look so ugly?
Then Nora began to read the battle reports collected from Anjou word by word at the round table meeting.
It has to be said that the intelligence system in Anjou is not at the same level as that in the royal capital. It is more detailed than the intelligence collected by all the nobles in the royal capital combined. But the more detailed it is, the more these nobles sweat.
Lilith sighed as she listened. What ray guns, melting swords, and magic cannons? Where did they come from? Is this still an otome game world?
When he heard that the demons had been defeated, almost all the monsters were wiped out, and that the gray-collared men were already killing the remaining monsters, Monroe shouted, "No, this is impossible? This isn't the information I got, is it?"
Josephine, who was temporarily relieved of her post, could not help but applaud. Josephine looked at her colleagues in the Vatican excitedly, but found that they did not seem very happy. They seemed to be frowning because this battle report confirmed something.
Claire was not very surprised, because Monroe's intelligence was too fake. The demons had passed intelligence to Claire before, but Claire was not as fanatical as Monroe and believed all the intelligence of the demons unconditionally. The purpose of the demons' intelligence was too obvious, they just wanted Lilith to divide the land and replicate the operation of invading the Surd area.
The only difference is that this time the demons lost the battle on the battlefield, so they focused all their energy on these little tricks.
What Claire was more concerned about were the powerful weapons of the Gray Collar. They were already completely ahead of the times. If it weren't for a bunch of monsters from the Demon Clan that suddenly appeared and fought the Gray Collar to the death, it would have been no problem for the Gray Collar to unify the North without any harm. After a few more years of development, it would have been no problem for him to sweep the entire continent.
For a moment, Claire even had the idea of joining if she couldn't beat them.
But Claire soon gave up this absurd idea. It was obvious from their last meeting that Linde didn't like her very much, and he didn't seem to be easy to fool. Claire was no mediocre person, and she immediately realized the stupidity of this plan.
Finally, Claire decided to stick to her original plan. After all, according to the battle report, the weapons of the Gray Collar were indeed one era ahead. The weapons of the Royal Capital and Anjou were like playing house in front of the Gray Collar. However, the Gray Collar was also badly damaged in this war with the demons, and it would be difficult for it to make any big moves in a short period of time.
When Nora read it again, Lilith also discovered the blind spot in the battle report. What exactly is that so-called ancestral potion? Why is it so effective against the monsters of the demon clan?
After Lilith raised this question, the staff of the Holy See immediately stepped forward and responded, "Regarding this potion, we at the Holy See have already made some progress. Your Majesty, please wait until the meeting is over and come to discuss it with His Holiness the Pope in detail."
Some nobles were quite dissatisfied. This was equivalent to bypassing these nobles and talking to Her Majesty the Queen alone. What? Is that potion holy water? It made your church so cautious.
But no matter how dissatisfied they were, the nobles couldn't say anything. Her Majesty the Queen also served as the Saint. They even found a reason to talk to Her Majesty the Queen, which was considered restrained.
But Lilith noticed something wrong on the faces of the church members. This so-called ancestral potion might not be simple. However, Lilith suppressed her curiosity and planned to discuss it in detail after the meeting.
Because of the victory of the Gray Collar, the voices of the Royal Capital Conference were finally unified. What remained was how to negotiate with the Gray Collar, or the North.
Although the battle report from Anjou did not mention what happened to Doug after Lind's victory, these nobles knew with their buttocks that Doug's end was probably not a good one.
There is probably only one governor in the North now.
The good news is that the governor’s last name is not Lars.
The bad news is that this governor is not only Lars' son-in-law, but also the head of Lars' family. There is no difference between him and Lars' own people.
"The internal war in the North has just ended, and the country is at its weakest. Can we take advantage of this opportunity to conquer the North in one fell swoop?"
A noble raised his hand to ask a question.
Nora looked at the noble who asked the question as if he was a fool, but she still explained in a calm manner: "It's a good idea, but our current situation is not optimistic, and it is not suitable for fighting on two fronts."
Take the North in one fell swoop? The King of Anjou would be so happy to hear this news that he would die. We can attack the North from both sides. You take the central area and the capital, and I take the two southwestern territories. Isn't that wonderful?
From another perspective, if the King of Anjou could really be made to die of joy, this nobleman would have accomplished a great feat.
Nora turned around and said, "Your Majesty, the most urgent thing should be to make a statement immediately. We should not only congratulate the governor, but also raise his title and treatment to where he should be."
Linde's title has always been Viscount, and his nominal territory is only the small piece of Gray Collar. Although it sounds magical that a Viscount can directly become a Grand Duke, it is not uncommon in history. It's just that Linde's situation is more special. Linde's actual territory and power are already that of a full-fledged Grand Duke, so the honor bestowed by the royal capital has become insignificant.
But this matter still had to be done. It was not because we expected Linde to abide by the rules of the royal capital and come to the royal capital to take charge like Lena's grandfather did, but we needed to send a signal to the outside world that the king's authority still existed and the North was not independent.
Even if they are independent in fact but not in name, at least the masters of the North will still accept honors from the king.
There are many ambitious people waiting for the kingdom to collapse, and the North must not set this bad example.
Nora also suggested inviting the new master of the North to the capital to receive the awarding ceremony, but Lilith shook her head. How could a time traveler come to such an obvious Hongmen Banquet?
In any case, Lilith decided to stabilize the time traveler first. Judging from the battle report, the North is now seriously injured. So there are still many things that can be discussed with the time traveler. There is even a chance to negotiate those cross-era weapons. The king still has some capital to talk to the other party.
"Please help me write a letter to the new master of the North."
Lilith said to Nora, "Of course, there must be an awarding ceremony. If the governor does not accept it, there is no need to force it. But I must talk to him face to face. It can no longer be in the written form as before. I have to communicate face to face. He probably won't come to the capital, but as long as we can talk, I don't mind going to the North in person."
Lilith must meet this fellow villager.