Chapter 391 Compromise, One Step at a Time

Ji Ming couldn't possibly know what Wendigo's reaction would be, so he just circled the Viper's name on the Jungle Church's camp with a pen.

"Thyme, in fact, it's not just you and Bai Xi, she is also one of ours, and it started from the time of Jue Qiao Pass."

"Jue Qiao Guan... ugh!"

Thyme suddenly realized that no wonder the poisonous snake, known for its strong faith, lunacy, and impatientness, actually started to learn to make plans after launching the first assassination.

——It turns out that it was the gods who patched up the brain!

As expected of a god, he can even make up for this kind of low IQ. He is indeed more powerful than that old guy in the dense forest (thumbs up).

After that, Thyme, who aroused her desire for research, originally wanted to stay in the underground world for a little longer. After all, there was a lot of knowledge in the library here that the Jungle Church did not have.

But Ji Ming couldn't guarantee whether there would be any other accidents tomorrow. He needed to move the teleportation array that could only change its location once a day to another place, so he asked him to return to the Vine Valley as soon as possible.

After rejoining Chloe outside the valley, Ji Ming took a few steps by the river and summarized the current results of the operation.

On the Jungle Church side, those who work must listen to him, and those who supervise must also listen to him; on the northbound team, he can also participate in key decisions within the team.

In addition, he also has more or less say in the Church of Holy Light, the Holy Seat of Souls, the Church of Shadows, the Pioneers, and all kinds of little bugs who believe in God or do not believe in God.

In other words, on this court, both the referee and the players on both sides seem to belong to him now.

... Absolutely, what is this feeling of playing chess with yourself, and the game is still the military chess of the Four Kingdoms?

But it's a good thing to be sure. Once the layout is completed, all you need to do next is to follow the steps to completely remove the Jungle Church's entire layout in the Kingdom of Glow, and at the same time allow the team heading north to return to the capital with peace of mind.

But it was clear that they had finally arrived in the middle of the kingdom, which was probably relatively safe. The terrain also changed from hills to plains, making the road much easier. However, the team's movement slowed down.

Because they began to selectively take detours and stopped briefly in the territories of some nobles, obviously trying to do some tricks. Ji Ming waited and watched for two days and asked Thyme about the situation of these nobles.

It can only be said that a hero is a hero. Even if the enemy is a bastard, he must look straight when mentioning him.

"Their ancestors are all martial artists. Although they did not openly take sides more than ten years ago, they secretly provided money to support the cause of Marquis Changge."

So this wave can be regarded as... the old ministers of the imperial dynasty are taking the prince's orphaned daughter to worship at the top of the mountain?

It's a pity that everyone supported Mr. Hou back then because they were still holding their breath in their hearts and there was still a little light in the sky that shone on the graves of their ancestors that were not smoking at all.

But that shame more than ten years ago...

Tsk.

Therefore, Tenis and Eleanor had the green light to go all the way, and were welcomed by the local nobles with the highest hospitality etiquette.

But as for actual support…

Sorry, even though Tenis has almost made it clear, they are still talking about him. In short, they can only provide all support except support.

Only an old nobleman who was very old and had once served as a general said something at the end of the conversation.

"Just give up and let the future little princess live a peaceful life, isn't it?"

Tenis frowned.

"Brother, do you think I'm talking to you about her personal matters?"

The old guy had a strange expression when he was called brother, but he could only respond as he did when he was young, speaking vaguely.

"She...isn't she? I think she is, actually."

"Don't pretend you don't understand! It's not as superficial as it seems. Haven't you understood what the Deep Forest Man means?"

"I……"

The old nobleman was forced into a corner by her words. After a long time, he sighed deeply and closed his eyes.

"I know, and I'm not the only one who knows it. In fact, everyone knows it!"

Tenis asked immediately.

"I know why..."

"Because there is no other way!"

The old nobleman said this with a blushing face, and stood up tremblingly on crutches.

"The battle back then... was too painful! Everyone has lost their temper... At the worst, it's just another one... That's it!"

Watching him leave the secret room as fast as he could escape, Tenis slowly chewed on these words, and slowly understood what all the nobles along the way wanted to express.

compromise.

It's just history repeating itself again...

Since five hundred years ago, Shen Lin and Hui Guang were two brothers who could work together to carve up the civilized world, there are naturally very complicated reasons why it turned into such a delicate situation today.

But in the final analysis, it’s just two points.

——As a traveler from Yanhuang, although Deep Forest was built by Little Lion according to the standards of the Han and Tang Dynasties, the plan can never keep up with changes. Many things cannot be solved by one or two strong men from the sky.

Therefore, when he died young, he only had time to teach Deep Forest what plain barbarians and barbarians were, and what "barbarism" was, but he did not have time to teach them how to use force instead of fighting, and what "civilization" was. As a result, Deep Forest was born without a foundation and gradually It became a pure war machine.

So more than a hundred years ago, when the entire Deep Forest was hit by disaster, the northern nomads who were also hungry also headed south brazenly. In this national chaos, the eastern frontier army, which had been without pay for several months, actually sent troops to act as bandits and rushed into the glow. , and plundered eighteen villages in a row.

Under such a rampant move, the second reason began to take shape.

——After suffering such a shame and humiliation, the Huiguang Imperial Court was furious, but when everyone was waiting to see the war between the two countries, they... were really just angry.

The hesitant core aristocratic group did not send troops at all. Instead, they announced that they had sent people to negotiate with Shenlin, asking them to restrain their troops and stop this predatory behavior.

But it's useless to reason with the people in the deep forest. After they have tasted the sweetness, they can't just stop. Naturally, all they get in exchange is a foolish "They are all border bandits. What does it have to do with our deep forest? If you are unhappy, We can also send troops to suppress the bandits."

"Damn it, this is insulting us!"

It was all like this. At that time, the Glowing Nobles still had some backbone. Under the leadership of the Northeast Noble Group, they scraped together money and people, and actually pulled out an army to suppress bandits.

However, the long-lasting peace of the Glory Wuhou is no longer the iron-blooded soldier who waved the Sun King's flag and defeated the eighteen elves in a row. Now, even the little bandits who follow suit are sweating.

After accidentally entering the encirclement of the bandit soldiers in the deep forest, he was defeated thousands of miles away. In an instant, he charged in the opposite direction, as if Chengwan was reborn; he was defeated, as if Kaishen was reincarnated, and he lost in a complete mess.

And such a simple, easy, hearty victory even made people in the deep forest confused.

I'm just...please, I just wanted to make you sick in a polite way. Why did you lose numbness?

And catching so many Glow nobles at once was quite a hot deal, so Shen Lin quickly contacted the Glow royal family.

"We have already redeemed the person for you. You guys can help pay the principal, and we will send it back to you exactly as it is. Hurry up!"

But this defeat has torn away the last fig leaf among the major aristocratic groups within Glow, so much so that the Northeast Group, as the largest force, only redeemed a group of its own people, and the rest, no matter what the Deep Forest people did, Hint, I almost shouted the slogan "buy one, get one free".

It was the little nobles from all over the country who scrapped the pot, scraped together some money and food with the help of the Duke Jueqiao of that generation, and even issued IOUs, so that their relatives could redeem their homes.

And having said all that, the only ones who can go home are the nobles who serve as the backbone of the team.

As for those battle-hardened veterans and knights who have practiced martial arts...

That's the good thing about nobles. When they pretend to be blind, they really can't see anything.

But the people in the deep forest collect money with their eyes open, and what they see in their eyes is——

"Hehe, I was thinking that no one wants it in the Western Region."

After that, the people of the deep forest became more and more unscrupulous. They had nothing to lose and they just rushed down the mountain to find the glowing people.

It is precisely under this inertia of thinking that the two parties maintained a relationship of eating and being eaten for decades, until twenty years ago.

At that time, the male lions from the grassland had already established the Tamos Khanate and unified the tribes in the grassland with absolute force and royal rule. Therefore, the nomadic march south that year was particularly exciting.

The Northern Nobles, who was already accustomed to playing PVE tower defense games and might even be able to plunder a hand in reverse, reached full difficulty this time, and was blasted through the defense line by a counterattack punch.

Even though they spent a lot of effort and finally drove away all the invaders, looking at the northern border towns that had been plundered, the losses were simply astronomical.

So……

This time they were so rampant that many soldiers didn't even bother to take off their Deep Forest emblems and rushed directly into the Glow Man's village to rob.

And even if they just plundered, after experiencing the defeat, they also poured out their anger on the innocent people. Countless settlements were massacred, and for a time the western part of the country was filled with mourning.

The people of the Deep Forest, who had suffered a massive hemorrhage, were particularly greedy this time. They penetrated deeply into the Kingdom of Glow like never before. After encountering resistance from the locals, they actually launched a massacre directly in Liuli City. Countless civilians were massacred, and even the lord Viscount "missed." "Among the rebellious army.

Friends who often play "Mount and Blade" know that in the medieval environment, even if they were both part of the army, a lord from a noble family and a soldier from a civilian family were two different things.

Soldiers, or civilians, have low lives. Whether they are killed or sold, no one cares or cares. However, it is different for nobles. You can only raise them with good food and drink, and wait for the ransom from your family. If you kill them, It will drop the favorability of all lords in the whole map, regardless of friend or foe!

After all, this is the master, master, master...can the master be killed? ?

If you dare to kill the young master today, I don’t even dare to think about what else you may dare to kill tomorrow!

Therefore, the Huiguang court was immediately in an uproar, and everyone from top to bottom was waiting for the big nobles' intentions.

——If you don’t say anything this time, you will really lose your face!

Grand Noble: Haha, it doesn’t matter, I’m shameless.

It was in this situation that, after forbearing again and again, someone who was willing to resist finally stood up.

but.

This is the Marquis of Changge, the most dazzling star of the younger generation in the Kingdom of Glow. From his family background to his strength and ability, even the old guys, let alone his peers, will be convinced when they see him.

This is Princess Mengquan, the youngest princess ever to be crowned a princess. She is first-rate in both domestic affairs and intelligence, and has managed to become a favorite in the royal circle that is eager to fight as soon as they meet.

These two can be written into a sweet and cool CP lock career article. The subsequent wars have been smooth sailing, which can be said to be against the will of heaven.

But that's it.

It's all over!

In the end, they both died in exchange for the orphan's survival.

So, let's...

"Forget it!"

When the northbound team was about to leave the noble territory, the old noble looked into Tenis' eyes, shook his head and repeated this sentence again.

Tenis did not speak, but got into the carriage in silence.

The old lady's defense was probably really broken. After that, the northbound team never went to the noble's castle again. Even if they needed supplies, they went to the towns and villages on the roadside and would not communicate with the local nobles at all.

Although the direction of travel has not changed, many turns along the way have been cancelled. Now the team is heading towards the capital in a nearly straight line.

Although Eleanor did not participate in the whole process, she could probably guess what the result of the negotiation would be. However, due to her past education, this expectation was not so paranoid, so she also acquiesced to Tenis's temporary abandonment.

As for the little lion... He has a prisoner's virtue and knows that he is a prisoner, so he has no opinions throughout the whole process, as long as he is well fed and well watered.

But!

Ji Ming: I have opinions!

I have worked hard to run around, just to overthrow the Jungle Church and all the insects, and now I am just one breath away. You guys are letting me down, you are really thinking about yourself!

So on the second day, the convoy walking in a forest was surprised to find a giant wolf lying across the road in front of it, and it did not leave when people came.

"What! Even a dog dares to bully me?"

As a result, Chloe's appearance became the last straw that overwhelmed the Archbishop's reason. After hearing about this, she rushed out with a lance.

Chloe: I guess.

Seeing that she was about to be shot to death, she ran at full speed, moving flexibly in the mountains, and "accidentally" lured Tenis to find a cave with traces of burning.

"Wait, there is the breath of evil god sacrifice here!"

Tenis had to give up the plan to give the big dog a kick in the heart, and stayed to carefully examine the cave. As a result, she really found something with her keen perception.

"...This damaged emblem is... the Deep Moon Family?"