Chapter 101 The Coup in the Swamp (Ⅰ)

"Unfortunately, the past peaceful days are gone forever." Weiss sighed, and said quietly, "At the beginning of this month, a hobgoblin diplomat who called himself 'Sir McKinney' came to our camp , a man claiming to be from the 'Screaming Woods', representing the hobgoblin lord, 'Dinosaur Conqueror' General Leto, to formally negotiate an alliance with our Cold-Blooded Horde."

The name "Letou" seemed familiar to Joan. After thinking about it for a while, he remembered that he had heard from Kandy's parents that he was the leading warlord in the Screaming Forest and the leader of tens of thousands of goblins. He has been ambitiously expanding his sphere of influence in recent years. , has posed a serious threat to Powhatan Village.

"Have you already formed an alliance with the goblins?" Joan asked anxiously.

"In fact, my father rejected Sir McKinney's alliance proposal in person." Weiss looked gloomy, "There are three main reasons for refusing to form an alliance. One is that our lizardmen and goblins have endless feuds. Since then, conflicts have continued, and it is difficult for both sides to truly trust each other. Instead of making an unreliable friend and always guarding against stabbing each other in the back, it is better to simply keep a distance; the second is that Leto is too ambitious, and my father hates him the most in his life. Dealing with careerists and forming an alliance with people like Letu is like jumping on a speedboat that is out of control. It seems that riding the wind and waves is very majestic, but in fact there is a huge risk lurking. You may hit the reef at any time and be smashed to pieces. In order to maintain the peace and security of the people He didn't want anything to do with that ambitious warlord; my father's last reason for refusing to ally himself with the 'King of the Hobgoblins' was because he didn't want to offend humans in order to please Leto."

"Offend humans?" Dick couldn't help asking, "What does the alliance between the lizard people and the goblins have to do with us humans?"

"Of course there is a close stake!" the Lizardman Prince said seriously, "Why do you think Letu is eager to win over allies? The purpose is to expand his power as soon as possible, once he thinks that he has gathered enough power under his banner , will launch wars to the surrounding villages and towns, slaughtering human residents in the most brutal and bloody way, first of all, the Algonquin Valley, and then probably your town of Delin, after bringing the whole of Yalfheim into your rule Before, hobgoblin lords would never stop conquering."

"If we lizard people get involved in this war, we will definitely suffer cruel revenge from the human army. My father knows very well that human beings are the most dangerous race in Yalfheim, possessing the most advanced civilization of this era, the most lethal Weapons and the most powerful army, angering humans is tantamount to digging their own graves, why do we lizardmen live a good life, but follow that lunatic Letu on the road of self-destruction!" Weiss blushed with excitement.

Joan listened silently to the story of the lizardman prince. Since Weiss' father clearly realized that it is definitely not a wise choice to form an alliance with the goblins, it stands to reason that he should reject the other party's request, and the lizard people will also strictly maintain neutrality between the two opposing camps of humans and goblins. Weiss is still his prince, how could he be reduced to the current situation? It can be seen that this matter is not over yet.

As he expected, Weiss calmed down his excitement and hissed: "My father wanted to drive that Sir McKinney away, but someone in the family stood up and sang the opposite, openly advocating an alliance with the goblins." , this person is Elder Basong, another great shaman in the tribe who is second only to my father in strength and seniority."

Joan and the Tyndale brothers exchanged glances, and they both smelled the power struggle from Weiss' narration.

"It's not surprising that Elder Bassoon and Letu get along well, because he is also an ambitious person. He often criticizes my father for being too weak at the elders' meeting. , plundering their wealth, many young people believed his nonsense, became more and more impulsive and aggressive, and became more and more impatient with my father's strict restraint, and even secretly plotted to overthrow my father rule, and push Elder Bassoon to the throne." When Weiss mentioned Elder Bassoon, his words showed gnashing of hatred.

"In other words, Elder Bassoon left behind the hobgoblin diplomat to make it clear that he wanted to use Letu's influence to challenge your father's authority and seek to replace your father's position. How did your father counterattack? ' asked Roger Tyndall.

"On the night of three days ago, my father and I discussed this issue. We both believed that Elder Basong's growing ambitions would endanger the security of the tribe. We had to take decisive measures to deprive him of his title and surname as an elder, and expel him from the village. Tribe!" Seeing that Joan and Tyndall brothers didn't seem to understand, Weiss further explained, "The virtues that we lizard people value most are honor and loyalty, and these two virtues are closely related to the tribe. Those who win the honor of the tribe are heroes. On the contrary, if a lizardman commits a serious crime, he may be deprived of his surname and no longer regarded as a member of the tribe. A lizardman who loses his surname is the most shameful sinner and has no honor It can be said that his existence will bring shame to the tribe, and they will have to spend the rest of their lives alone away from family and friends."

"My father decided to announce the trial of Elder Bassoon at the elders meeting held the next day. However, we did not expect that the insidious Bassoon was prepared and brought the hobgoblin diplomat to the meeting. In this way, we Father will not be able to judge Bassoon as planned, so as not to let outsiders see our jokes."

"Not only did Bassoon fail to understand my father's painstaking efforts to safeguard the honor of the tribe, but he also brazenly asked for an in-depth discussion on the alliance between our tribe and the goblin tribe 'Screaming Horde', so that all the participants should come and listen to that sweet-talking McKinney Sir explained the various benefits of the alliance between the two races, and finally all the elders and nobles who participated in the meeting voted on whether to support the alliance with the Screaming Horde." Weiss said bitterly.

"The elders meeting of the lizard people sounds similar to the council in our town of Delin." Dick commented, "The mayor or the great elders don't have the arbitrary power like a king. If they want to pass a proposal, they have to win a majority. The support of the attendees, the question is... Wes, will your father's supporters have a majority in Parliament?"

"Of course!" Weiss said without hesitation, "Including myself, at least eight of the thirteen people who are eligible to attend the parliament support my father, and Bassoon won at most five votes."

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