Global Lord: Start with Divine Favor-Chapter 874 - 171: Human Union and Compromise (Part 2)
Shadow Moon said coldly, "I don't need you to teach me how to do things! I'm only responsible for completing the combat mission. The humans started this matter, so you humans should be responsible for resolving it!"
At this moment, Gulian took the initiative and said, "Lord Shadow Moon, forcing it down like this will only lead to an outbreak sooner or later. A group of people with ulterior motives, even if they enter the battlefield, how can they possibly work together seamlessly?"
Lin Rui looked at the old man in surprise, not expecting this old fellow to work so hard to support the Empire.
It's unreasonable to call this an alliance.
Both sides might as well have formed a sacred federation!
Federation is quite common in power strategies.
Two forces with similar values, culture, and race merge into one to strengthen their power, expand territory, and increase influence.
The Human Empire and the Academy undoubtedly have the potential for cooperation, both being in the camp of lawful justice.
The Human Empire lacks high-tier combat power primarily composed of humans, and the joining of mages just happens to fill this gap.
The emergence of entities like the Mage Council or Golden Magic Academy within the Human Empire or a strong alliance is quite normal.
But what benefits did the humans offer to the mages?
Could it be they used the Elector system like the Empire in the Azure Realm?
The Human Empire, along with seven kingdoms and the Mage Council of the Academy, each hold one vote to elect the Emperor of the Empire.
This way, humans gained the mages' participation, spreading magic throughout the Human Empire, while the mages gained the Empire's legitimacy and claims, with an opportunity to ascend the imperial throne through election in several years.
After all, although the mages are formidable in high-tier combat power, their grassroots rule is not stable, and the gene-organic weapon they rely on, the Green-skinned Orcs, is conspiring a rebellion, with uprisings surging everywhere.
One never knows when a spark may start a prairie fire.
The Empire is currently in danger of losing its position as the hegemon of the era, and the Academy is at risk of collapse; together they can easily maintain hegemony for another era!
After all, at worst, the Empire, with its powerful national strength, can help the Academy win this human-beast war.
The slogan of the orc uprising is that orcs will never be slaves.
But only if food and shelter are provided!
With the massive army of the Human Empire and unsurpassable firepower support from the Mage Corps, forming a grand, invincible army can easily suppress the Green-skinned Orcs' rebellion.
The more Lin Rui analyzed, the more he felt the high likelihood of this happening!
If the two powers federate and unite, Gulian's effort in defending it becomes understandable.
Shadow Moon also immediately realized the alliance relationship between the Empire and the Academy. If she rushes in like this, they might work in unison, possibly rendering her power as Commander ineffective.
Moreover, with the Empire and Academy in alliance, aren't the Elves and Lin Rui also allies?
Two against two, to maintain the balance of power.
Therefore, Shadow Moon responded directly, "How can you just create conflicts? Your arrogance is too domineering! The Dark Elf lost its capability to participate in the war due to an accident, and the combat mission cannot afford to lose another force. I don't care what method you use, resolve this conflict for me!"
Nancy, being a civil officer with a small guts, dared to oppose Lin Rui but didn't dare to contradict Shadow Moon.
After all, as the Master of the Wild Hunt of the Elves, even if he was killed, the Human Empire would find it difficult to defend him.
At worst, it wouldn't be more than a war lasting a thousand years, where arrogance and pride between the races lead to a sky-shattering, bloody war lasting thousands or even tens of thousands of years, which is terribly normal.
But even in the war between the two races, the Elves would not kill their strongest warrior to apologize to the Human Empire.
Their elf pride and dignity would be directly crushed.
The elves' ambition was obvious to all!
For the hegemony of the next era, humans and elves are likely to erupt into brutal war.
Especially when the Graveyard is weak, once humans free their hands, they have a high probability of engaging in war with the elves, even if they do not fight the Green Skins.
Nancy, unwilling to become a speck in this grand trend, was about to agree.
But Gulian spoke and asked, "If we don't resolve this, Lord Shadow Moon, what will you do? Are you going to kill us here? But I suggest you use this threat to kill him, which is simpler. That's also a way to solve the problem!"
Audrey could no longer hold back and rebuked Gulian, "Now I finally know what it means to be old and treacherous! You old fox, you've been up to no good from the beginning! Why on Earth are you, a mage from the Academy, getting involved in the affairs of the Human Empire? Trying to be conspicuous?"
The reason for calling him treacherous was because he had indeed reached a certain degree of wickedness, perfectly playing the role of bullying the weak.
Shadow Moon could threaten the Empire and the Academy, and naturally, Lin Rui too.
For example, as Gulian suggested, directly telling Lin Rui, chose two options: either prepare for battle immediately, or I kill you.
For Lin Rui, this indeed was a tricky and difficult situation.
After all, if it came to a fight with Shadow Moon, with her mobilizing the sealing power of the World Tree, Lin Rui indeed would be very passive and difficult to resist.
This was also something Gulian feared, because although he was strong and not necessarily weaker than Shadow Moon, he absolutely did not want to face her under the World Tree, where she had the home advantage, making it hard for him to gain the upper hand.
Shadow Moon said coldly, "You think I can't distinguish right from wrong? The trouble you caused, and I'm supposed to go and threaten others?"
"So, you're intending to force us, Lord Shadow Moon?" Gulian's face turned cold.
Lin Rui was secretly clicking his tongue, observing the current tense standoff, which almost foretold that various races were on the brink of conflict.
Otherwise, why would the relations between the high-level officials of both sides be so tense?
The apocalypse is coming, with all major races and forces full of intrigues!
Shadow Moon said calmly, "Even if I kill you, it will be of no use. If you persist in your ways, cancel this combat plan! We'll discuss the combat plan on another day."
Audrey immediately cheered, "Yay, no need to fight, Father, let's go back quickly, we still have many important things to do."
The faction supporting postponing the fight the most was definitely Lin Rui's.
He had already completed the main mission, feeling relaxed and happy.
Being able to enjoy shelter under the Great Tree, he naturally hoped the battle could be delayed as long as possible. Ideally, delay it until the Plane War ended, so he could return directly to his domain.
What did it matter what impact the Shadow of Evil had in this world!
But Nancy and Gulian's expressions changed at the same time; a combat plan that was hard to agree on must not be delayed any longer.
If the so-called postponement spreads and the personnel disperse, who knows when they will reconvene for consultation.
Neither Lin Rui nor the elves would tolerate their arrogance and domineering; they would surely refuse to attend or procrastinate.
Lin Rui could simply claim he was busy and had no time to participate, even if Gulian knew Lin Rui was in bed, not doing legitimate affairs, could he forcibly drag him out from Lin Rui's camp to attend the meeting?
But every day of delay enlarges the damage caused by the Shadow of Evil, impacting both sides significantly.
After all, after federating, the largest surface area on the ground belongs to them.
Countless people and countless Earl's Domains across the Human Empire might vanish in batches.
Compared to this cost, agreeing to Lin Rui's demands wasn't unreasonable.
So Nancy spoke, still angry, "We will give you a Sacred Treasure and a compensation of 1.3 billion Spirit Crystal Coins. We really can't produce the Heart of the Legendary Hero! We'll prepare the items after the war!"
"Sorry, I've changed my mind!" Lin Rui, however, refusing to concede, said, "Deliver before the war! And you need to come up with three items, where I will choose one."
