Chapter 208 The Shadow Under the King's Power
Li Chengqi, the Demon King, is still very vague about the world in the game. This is mainly because most of the map is in the fog of war, and a believer must walk through it before it can be opened. map.
So Li Chengqi now only knows what Leon's territory and a small area around it are like. Even if Viola will send scouts to the area after rescuing Count Fran, they will only be in the nearby area. Those farther away will be completely Don't know anymore.
So he once asked Aldai if there was any world map or anything like that for me to see.
At that time, Li Chengqi just said casually. After all, judging from the social productivity in the game, it is probably not much better than the Middle Ages. A complete and detailed world map is basically a dream. Maybe they thought the world was flat.
Aldai didn't mention it for a long time after hearing about it, and Li Chengqi even forgot about it.
This piece of parchment seems to have been enchanted. When rolled up, it is about as long as a Coke bottle. But when you untie the ribbon and unfold it, you will find that it is getting bigger at a speed visible to the naked eye. When it is fully unfolded, it can easily cover the entire area. The entire cashier.
Aldai pointed to a triangular area at the top of the map and said: "This is our Demon Kingdom of Avarus. Our country borders the four countries. These four countries are currently invading our country."
This map is far from being very detailed. It is not comparable to modern maps. In many places, the terrain is only roughly depicted, and there is no such thing as a contour scale.
The land portion of the entire map looks like an egg split diagonally into two halves of different sizes. The smaller piece hangs alone overseas, while the larger piece is divided among the seven demon kingdoms.
"Is it a little too small?"
Although there is no scale marked, if you compare the size of Leon's territory that has been detected on the game map with the size of Leon's territory on the map, you will find that the map is much smaller.
"We haven't paid attention to this problem before, but since I saw the globe in your room, I have a bold guess that there must be other landmasses outside the continent we live in. Otherwise, according to the popular science channel on TV , such a small place cannot form a planet large enough to maintain an atmosphere and water."
Good guy, what did you watch on TV before?
Aren’t you obsessed with tokusatsu dramas every day?
Perhaps because of her sensitivity as a researcher, Aldai is very interested in knowledge from popular science channels, and she also learns it very quickly.
"It's just that due to transportation problems, we can't confirm whether there are other continents. As for the ocean, we can only sail offshore and cannot go further."
Li Chengqi looked at the map, pointed to a location marked with a red cross and said:
"What's this?"
"Then it starts with a suspicion I have."
Aldai first made a spell-casting gesture, and a faint wave spread along the air.
"This is a soundproof barrier. It's a serious matter and I have to be careful."
She was careful, but she actually didn't want Lei Lei to hear it. As soon as Aldai came, she felt Lei Lei's detection talisman between the shelves.
Then she continued:
"The four demon kingdoms that are currently invading our country are very strange. They have hatred towards each other. Of course, it is the same with our country."
"Could it be that they joined forces to invade because they saw the Demon Kingdom of Avarus getting bigger?"
"Our country's national strength has not advanced so rapidly that it has put pressure on the four surrounding countries, and its development has always been gentle."
Putting it this way, it is indeed a bit strange to suddenly join forces to invade. "The most incomprehensible thing is that before the invasion, we did not receive any information about the contact between the political leaders of the four countries or even the devil king. Otherwise, we would definitely have made preparations in advance. I specifically asked Viola, and she said that the four countries' coalition forces The army set out suddenly. The intelligence personnel at the time thought that the four countries sending troops at the same time might be a war, but they did not expect that they actually joined forces and launched a surprise attack on our country. It was strange that the border fortress fell after only holding on for less than two days. It is still a mystery. Our army could only respond hastily and was completely unprepared, and the capital was captured in less than half a month. "
When Li Chengqi heard this, he had a strange idea:
"Listening to what you said, it seems that someone is contacting the four countries behind the scenes and asking them to launch an attack on the Demon Kingdom of Avarus?"
"This is unbelievable. I can't think of anyone who has such great power and prestige to unite the four countries that have hatred against each other, but this is also the most reasonable explanation at present."
Coordinating two countries that hate each other to send troops together requires too many things to contact and adjust, and a lot of communication is required.
This large amount of communication, without the support of modern communication technology, would definitely be very obvious, but the Demon Kingdom of Avarus did not receive any news.
This is indeed very strange.
"There are other things to care about."
Aldai pointed to the Demon Kingdom of Oswea in the lower left corner of the land:
"This Demon Kingdom is an ally with our country. He did not participate in the invasion, but he and the Four Nations Allied Forces have enmity. Obviously now It was a great opportunity to launch a war while the enemy was not at home, but he took no action at all, and did not even condemn the four countries' sudden undeclared war, which was very unreasonable."
"Since there is a grudge, isn't the Demon Kingdom of Oswaya afraid that the Four Kingdoms will turn around and deal with him after they annex the Demon Kingdom of Avarus?"
"This is also something I don't understand very much."
There are no eternal enemies or eternal friends between countries, there are only interests.
Even if the Shikoku persuaded the Demon Kingdom of Oswaya to stand still with their sweet words, the Demon Kingdom Oswaya is neither blind nor stupid, and there is no reason why such a simple thing cannot be understood.
"The circumstances of Viola's assassination some time ago also concerned me a lot."
Aldai raised another doubtful point: "For the Four Kingdoms, capturing Viola alive is more important than killing her."
Li Chengqi thought about it for a moment:
"It must be so that we can legitimately annex the Demon Kingdom of Avarus."
In any case, to the nobles and people of the Demon Kingdom of Avarus, the Four Nations Alliance is the invader. Although the era in the game is far from the time when national consciousness has developed, the common topic of family and country feelings is very early. Just appeared.
The royal family of Avarus neither oppressed the people nor suppressed the nobles. All social classes still supported the royal family. Of course, they would not be willing to surrender to the invaders easily.
But if Viola is captured and married to a noble or prince of her own country, she will have legitimate status.
After all, the male heir to the royal family is dead, and Viola has the highest succession.
"Of course, I am also one of the targets, but I am a high-level mage. It is not easy to catch me or force me to do something. Therefore, for the Four Nations Alliance, Viola's life is more important than her death. So they It is unlikely that assassins will be sent directly, it would not be in their interests."
"Maybe it's the people from the four countries who are uniting behind the scenes?"
"This is the only possibility."
(End of chapter)