Chapter 854 Justice and Sanctity

"The journal "Magic" does not need to clarify anything, and it will still be published in the same way as we did before."

Roddy gave Camilla an order: "Throw more bombs on the subject of element cycle change to maintain popularity. Professional journals are not gossip newspapers. The most important thing is to do your job well."

Luo Di thought that the Red Dragon Clan was just making a statement, but he never thought that the other party would support the royal family headed by Charles II with such strength.

"Why do they support such a waste?"

Holding the information in his hand, Rody couldn't help but ask aloud. In the end, he was indeed a little unbalanced: Frost Dragon Clan signed a lot of agreements with himself, but there were very few really useful contents. It's just a superficial article. At present, the five dragon clans sent people to teach magic, and even built a magic tower for the royal family, and gave some financial support. Compared with Quiao, Victor's actions at the beginning seemed a bit stingy.

If Kardashian hadn't been firmly on his side, Roddy would almost think he was played by Victor from the beginning. But Kardashian also got a lot of sulking about it... No matter how you say it, the Dragon Clan is a good face. At the beginning, she didn't like the "Ice Dragon Wings" that Bastar gave to Roddy. In order to show that she is more wealthy, she gave it directly Roddy a body necklace. And now Quiao's behavior is obviously slapping Victor in the face, so the eldest lady is very upset about this. If she is not capable enough, she will definitely choose to make a scene in the palace.

"If you can see the essence of Charles II clearly, then the Dragon Clan should be clearer. But to put it another way, it's because they are trash, so they are easier to manipulate..."

Camilla sat beside him and tried to persuade Roddy in a low voice. These days, she and Roddy had to squeeze in time for meals all day long. If you want to start a war, the details of preparing for the war are so cumbersome that it makes you crazy. This is not the small-scale war that Rody fought before, but the real "big war". Just the gold coin budget spent in it, if we take last year's fiscal revenue as an example, it would take three years to barely fill this hole.

As soon as the cannon is fired, ten thousand taels of gold. Rody had a deep understanding of this in previous wars involving hundreds of people, but when the order of magnitude rose to "ten thousand people", the number began to increase exponentially.

Roddy suddenly faced various problems: the support of the Dragon Clan caused the prestige of Elson City to plummet, the morale of the people was frustrated, and various war mobilizations were negatively treated by many nobles below; and the magician whose news was temporarily blocked Once they know this, no one can guarantee whether there will be vicious incidents such as mutiny; not to mention the financial tension, Rody's shortcoming of not having war experience is highlighted here: he thought that one million gold coins would be enough Supporting this war for three months, but after careful calculation, Camilla found that the actual amount needed may be more than five million...

Of course, Roddy couldn't be blamed for this. If there is no such thing as the Red Dragon Clan suddenly supporting the royal family, the cost of this can naturally be reduced by more than half.

But the reality is always more complicated than the plan. After seeing today's news, Rody couldn't help but feel the idea of ​​retreating for the first time...

Perhaps, this war should not have started?

As soon as this idea appeared, Rody spread as if he had found a way out in his heart. Even though Rody once had the moment of becoming a god, all that was a castle in the air after all. He had never had the experience of truly holding great power and deciding the lives and deaths of thousands of people, and he had never experienced such severe moral torture in his heart... Therefore, he now Feeling tormented.

With all kinds of thoughts constantly churning, Rody rubbed his cheeks vigorously, and said a little tiredly: "Camilla, if you give up now"

Before he finished speaking, an obelisk in the room suddenly began to flicker, which was a reminder that the Helsinki Magic Tower in Houlier City was communicating over a long distance.

Although Rody's words were interrupted, Camilla still understood what he meant. The guardian got up to switch on the communication, and said at the same time: "You stop, but they won't stop."

Reaching out to hold the spar, Camilla stopped. Although she really wanted to relieve Roddy's worries, she was indeed not qualified to make decisions for him in this situation, because in Elson and even Everta, Roddy was Absolute backbone, this must not be shaken.

"Om..."

After a brief signal correction, the spar was connected to the energy of the magic tower, and a polished crystal wall next to the obelisk showed Edith's stunning appearance. The high elf smiled when he saw Camilla: "The energy circle here has stabilized, and it shouldn't be cut off halfway like last time."

"Thank you for your hard work, Your Excellency the Grand Arcanist."

Camilla is very respectful to Edith, because this spell that can display images in real time from thousands of miles away makes her admire from the bottom of her heart, and feels awe every time she uses it.

But Luo Di is obviously used to this kind of "video chat" for a long time. He sorted out his depressed expression, tried his best to adjust his state, got up and said, "Is there any new situation?"

"Duke Sally has something to discuss with the Prime Minister."

As a "subordinate", Edith treats both Roddy and Sally with their positions, and everyone here is used to this. Edith disappeared from the screen, and Sally in a long white dress changed from blurry to clear. Her complexion was not good-looking, and she held a stack of parchment in her hand. You plan to take advantage of the situation to unify the country, how do you plan to deal with it?"

At the previous "cabinet meeting", three of the other five members expressed support for the war and two expressed concern about the outcome. But now if the meeting is reconvened, it is estimated that everyone will not be optimistic.

Thinking of this, Roddy hesitated for a moment, but still expressed his thoughts: "To be honest, I'm considering whether to continue to take the initiative to attack... Wouldn't it be better to rely on the terrain to defend..."

As he spoke, he lowered his eyes, and now, Rody also understands that this is not realistic. The military order was issued but not retracted. Otherwise, wouldn't it be a joke? Such tossing will inevitably have a huge impact on the cohesion, so what he said is not so much asking, but waiting for enlightenment.

Sally naturally understood Rody's character. This guy used to be decisive in everything he did, but now he suddenly repeated it, obviously because of "concern about gain and loss". This is like a gambler with a hundred gold coins in his hand. Every time you bet 1 gold coin, there will be no fluctuations in your heart. Betting all the gold coins, you will naturally feel nervous and excited, and betting a thousand gold coins on loan sharks... Ordinary people simply cannot bear this kind of pressure.

"Wars kill people, Roddy."

Although Sally is not very old, she is the Duke's daughter after all. The Duke of Angmar has never shied away from his attitude towards war, so Sally can understand the indescribable... fear in Rody's heart.

"After all... this involves the lives and deaths of tens of thousands of people. If it is to kill orcs or undead, I will not hesitate, but..." Rody raised his eyes, looking a little haggard: "Why did the bastard Quiao intervene... and he was coercing With all the other dragons participating, this is no longer a normal war, and at this point, I even suspect that he will directly send the dragons to the battlefield!"

Thinking of this, Rody couldn't help but hammer on the table with his fist, "I took it for granted before, thinking that they would never personally participate in human wars, but I am not a dragon after all, I don't know what they really want What."

Seeing Rody denying herself like never before, Sally couldn't help but clenched her fingers in distress, but she bit her lip and continued: "But you know now...they want obedient puppets! None of us want to be puppets, right? ? The nature of this war has been changed by the Dragon Clan, but this is the reason why we must persist in fighting!"

"Why did my father die? He did it for the land and people he loved...Whether he wins or loses, he will do it. And there has never been a 100% winning war in this world, Roddy, these words are very important to Charles II Equally valid."

Sally reached out and pressed the crystal wall, and it was obvious that she wanted to hold Rody's hand. The latter tried to take a few deep breaths, and after he calmed down, he reached out and pressed his hands on the crystal wall. Their hands seemed to be stuck together. Although they couldn't feel the temperature, Rody's mood improved significantly.

"Rody, when I was very young, my father took Titus Knight and the others out to fight. At that time, I was afraid that he would not come back, so I cried and begged him to stay, but he still left..."

Through the crystal wall, Sally stared into Roddy's eyes: "Before he left, he told me this sentence: 'No one wants to solve problems through war, but when war has to be waged, war is just, and when weapons are our only hope, then weapons are sacred.'”

"War is never a scourge, people are."