Chapter 280 The sudden conflict
After returning from Duke Ward's dream, Li Si did not rest, but got up and walked to the window, overlooking the Ice Castle Palace at the highest point of Ice Peak City.
Lis, who originally thought that tonight would go smoothly and successfully deceived Duke Ward, was a little confused now.
In his opinion, Duke Ward is a little too timid.
It is hard to imagine that this was the ruthless person who brazenly opened the Devil's Gate in the royal capital of Bingfeng City, causing the death of countless civilians.
Li Si felt that he had done everything he could. The strength he showed, the motivation to help, and even the intention to replace the Ice Goddess Church were all designed to lure Duke Ward into taking the bait.
But Duke Ward is still hesitating!
He is still hesitating!
It is not so much that he is hesitant to cooperate with the Death Secret Order, but rather that he is not determined to fight to the death with His Majesty the King.
I’m going, brother!
With your political wisdom, you can definitely see that if you continue to hesitate like this, it will be like cutting flesh with a dull knife. Sooner or later, His Majesty the King will shed all his blood.
Why do you still have unrealistic illusions?
Li Si was a little helpless, but he was not worried that this person would not cooperate.
Looking at the way things are today, it will only be a matter of time before Duke Ward is willing to cooperate with him.
But now that he was like this, Li Si was already doubting the situation in the final battle.
So, how did the [Devil's Gate] incident in Dillon Kingdom develop to such a tragic level in the previous life?
Originally, Li Si thought that after mastering the development of the plot in his previous life, he only needed to add fuel to the fire, but now he found that there seemed to be a fog in front of him, covering up something.
This feeling is what makes Li Si unhappy.
And to be honest, the [Devil's Gate] incident in the previous life was a bit strange. Things developed so fast that many players didn't feel anything, and the final war broke out.
Duke Ward died. Although Ice Peak City was hit, the king still had the last laugh.
Everything seems a bit strange, especially after Li Si entered the game and became a chess player, his experience became more profound.
But soon, Li Si adjusted his mentality.
I am still not careful enough. All my past adventures have gone smoothly, and I have the protection of a big boss behind me, so I am too confident in my own abilities.
Facts have proved that the plot of the previous life is not necessarily all the truth. There are too many secrets hidden in the extraordinary world, and I need to be more careful.
No rush!
Originally, this visit to Dillon Kingdom's Bingfeng City was an experience. It would be best to achieve the goal. If not, there is no need to force it.
At this point in time, the most intense conflict is not far away.
In Li Si's eyes, Bingfeng City, shrouded in darkness at this time, was like being placed on a powder keg, constantly adding weight, waiting for the last spark to detonate.
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On the second day, Li Si came to the Ice Castle Palace to work as usual.
In addition to accepting various financial affairs and work, Li Si also wrote down valuable information and passed it on through Viscount Roy, the spy of the Kingdom of Fes.
This news also confirms the fact that the Dillon Kingdom is preparing to invade and the tactics it will use.
It can be said that in the past few days, the Dillon Kingdom has begun preparations for pre-war mobilization without any disguise. The transfer of various materials and the deployment of troops are in full swing.
Similarly, Li Si, as the financial affairs officer, also assumed part of the work. Especially from the allocation of supplies, we can see the focus of the future preparations and the direction of the main attack of the Dillon Kingdom.
Even so, King Lukar did not mobilize the elite troops stationed in Ice Peak City. It can be said that the atmosphere in Ice Peak City is becoming increasingly tense.
Li Si has been spending the past few days in this busy working state. Although he spends most of his time fishing and meditating, he still has to pretend to be "focused on work" on the surface.
At night, you enter the dream world and continue to perfect the pavement of [Dream Refraction].
During this process, Li Si became more and more proficient in operating the power of dreams.
The conflict between His Majesty the King and Duke Ward has become more and more obvious. It is said that there have been more than one quarrel between the two. Duke Ward firmly opposes Lucar's plan to invade the Kingdom of Fes. plan.
In his view, maintaining resistance to the invasion of the northern ice field monsters would have consumed most of the national power of the Dillon Kingdom. Nowadays, the good development of the Dillon Kingdom is based on the previous generations of King Dillon and Duke Ward. A situation created by concerted efforts.
Even so, if they launch an aggressive war against the Kingdom of Fes, once the situation does not progress as expected, they will be dragged into the quagmire of war, and the hard-won situation will be burned down.
Duke Ward’s views are supported by some nobles of the Kingdom of Dillon.
But King Lucar sneered at Duke Ward's views, thinking that this was a sign of cowardice.
In his opinion, for the first time in the past century, the Church of the Gods has not intervened in the disputes between human kingdoms. This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, especially at the moment when the northern territory of the Kingdom of Fes is empty of strength. There would be too much risk.
If you don’t seize this opportunity, will you have to stay in the bitter cold land of the northern part of the continent from now on, give up hope for the future, and pray for others to be kind and give the land full of sunshine to the Kingdom of Dillon? ?
As a result, whether to invade the Kingdom of Fes became the focus of debate between the two sides, attracting the attention of many people in the Kingdom of Dillon.
But as far as Li Si’s observation is concerned, King Lucar undoubtedly has the upper hand. Many pre-war preparations have been officially launched, and Duke Ward’s side has been unable to do so due to the loss of important positions in the kingdom. Stop this from happening.
Overall, everything is developing as Lukar expected.
Just when this balance of power began to become unbalanced, more and more neutral factions chose to join the side that agreed to invade the Kingdom of Fes, exacerbating the intensification of conflicts between the two parties.
At this moment, Duke Ward was attacked!
That was when Duke Ward was riding a carriage to the palace. Assassins lurking on both sides of the road suddenly jumped out of the shadows and attacked Duke Ward's carriage.
Fortunately, during this period, Duke Ward felt that the situation was getting worse and he would bring the most elite guards with him wherever he went. Therefore, with the action of several gold-level powerhouses, the assassins planned to launch a surprise attack. Didn't happen.
But just as they were evacuating and escaping, they threw a magic alchemy bomb at the carriage. Although it was not as powerful as the bomb used by Li Si, it also destroyed the carriage and adjacent streets. The smoke billowed from the scene and seriously injured people. Dozens of civilians died.
It was rumored that Duke Ward was seriously injured after the attack, and there were even rumors of death, but none of them were confirmed by the Ward family.
“What are they trying to do?!”
Duke Ward's face was extremely gloomy and angry. The place where he was now was a secret of the Ward family and was not in the family mansion.
Beside him were the Marquis of Milne, Viscount Bytes and some senior officials of the kingdom, but these people's positions have been taken back by His Majesty the King in recent days.
Unknown to Li Si, King Lucar and Duke Ward had had many secret confrontations, and now Duke Ward was at a comprehensive disadvantage.
But even so, Duke Ward did not expect that Lucar would actually dare to directly attack and kill him. Did he think he had a sure victory and wanted to break up with him directly?
Duke Ward happened to be on the carriage when the assassin attacked. If it weren’t for the personal bodyguards who fought to save him and a precious magic item to protect him, he would have gone to see his father at this time. . "Are you still hesitating now?"
Bella Milne asked Duke Ward in a calm tone. Anyone familiar with the Marquise of the Kingdom knows that this is her most angry and calmest performance. No one dares to do so at this time. Mess with this madwoman.
"Yes, Stellan, we have no way out."
Viscount Bester also said seriously.
His Majesty the King's series of operations made everyone realize the depth of mind and the sophistication of the young king. It seemed that he had already started preparing to remove Ward several years ago and placed him in the kingdom. The high-level officials had their wings, otherwise the situation would not be so one-sided.
In other words, these people in front of them are all Duke Ward's core subordinates and allies. The Kingdom of Lucal will not accept them, otherwise Duke Ward would not be able to guarantee the loyalty of these people.
After the two nobles whose status was second only to Duke Ward expressed their opinions, others also spoke out. Most of them suggested that Duke Ward give up his illusions and take up arms to start the final battle.
Duke Ward doesn’t know what these people think.
To be honest, due to His Majesty the King's constant attacks, Duke Ward has very few subordinates in the kingdom's senior leadership and can hardly influence the kingdom's decisions.
But the reason why these people in front of them think that Duke Ward still has a chance to attack is that Duke Ward has two armies in his hands.
[Snow Bear Legion] and [Snow Eagle Legion]!
These are two elite legions established by the former Duke Ward. The Snow Bear Legion is responsible for dealing with the threat from the wave of monsters in the northern ice field, while the Snow Eagle Legion is responsible for exploring the eastern wilderness of the Kingdom of Dillon.
These two armies have made numerous achievements with the former Duke Ward, and are the cornerstone of the re-emergence of the Kingdom of Dillon.
Although the former Duke Ward has passed away a long time ago, these two legions still adhere to the responsibilities and mission of the establishment with the support of the current Duke Ward.
The strength of these two elite legions still dwarfs all other armies of the Kingdom of Dillon.
This is also the foundation of Duke Ward’s strength!
But Duke Ward was still hesitant. They were two armies that maintained the security of the kingdom. It was the responsibility he took over from his father.
Duke Ward still remembers that at that time, his father, who was tortured by all the pain and deformed into a human being, stared at him with his breathtaking and extremely determined eyes at the last moment, making himself promise that he would never These two legions will be used for internal rebellion in the Dilon Kingdom.
Why, Lucal?
Why are you forcing me like this?
Duke Ward thought of the close and trusting look Lukar looked at him when he first ascended the throne. This was the trust that the Ward family had always been loyal to the Dillon royal family. What's the situation?
Even so, the Ward family’s bottom line cannot be compromised!
Recalling that Lukar asked himself to hand over the command of the Snow Bear Legion and Snow Eagle Legion a few days ago, just to concentrate his efforts on invading the Kingdom of Fes, this was simply challenging his bottom line unscrupulously.
Duke Ward tightened his right hand and raised his head to look at the people in front of him,
"Go and prepare. Although I don't want this, it's obvious that Lucar doesn't want to let us go."
"Okay!"
Bella and others nodded. The leader finally made up his mind, and they had a chance to fight.
Let the young king know that he and others are not slimes at his mercy.
The Kingdom of Dillon is not a country of just one king!
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After everyone left the secret room, Duke Ward sat on the armchair and rubbed his temples with his right hand.
He didn’t know whether the decision he just made was correct, but he just hoped that he would not regret it in the future.
Although he was not a believer in the goddess of ice and snow, at this moment Duke Ward suddenly had the urge to pray to the gods.
"Haha, when did I become so weak that I actually want to place my hope on that illusory god."
Duke Ward said with a somewhat self-deprecating smile.
Then, he suddenly felt that the secret room was a little colder.
"Hey, my dear Stellan, instead of praying to those despicable gods, it is better to believe in my lord Demogorgon!"
"The great and kind son of the devil will give Your eternal life and powerful power!"
A faintly bloody figure appeared behind Duke Ward and whispered softly in his ear.
"Mercy?"
Duke Ward smiled disdainfully and said in a mocking tone:
"Wood, are you sure you are talking about Demogorgon and not the God of Justice?"
Devil Messenger Xia Z. Wood said nonchalantly:
“There are too many stupid people who will not understand the greatness of our Lord.”
“But you are different, Stellan, you have become our Lord’s apostle. The qualifications are the same as mine.”
When Duke Ward heard this, he did not refuse as flatly as he did several times before. Instead, he remained silent for a moment and then said:
"If I have a conflict with His Majesty the King, what help can you provide me?" ?”
“Oh oh oh! ”
“My dear Stellan, have you finally figured it out?”
In Duke Ward’s In his eyes, the black fog dissipated in a burst of distortion, and an evil young man with a surprised face appeared there.
The dark hair color and clothes were not pure, giving others a strange and chaotic feeling, mixed with countless flesh and blood and wailing feelings. The expression on the somewhat pale and handsome face was distorted and broken at the moment.
“Come on, let us bring darkness, blood and fire, and the gift of our Lord to this beautiful city!”
Look at the man in front of you in madness. With his face flushed and his whole body exuding a deep aura of chaos and evil, Duke Ward frowned.
Is it really right to do this?
(End of this chapter)