Chapter 1530 Chapter 1364: Enemy's Goal 2
1530 Chapter 1364: Enemy's Goal 2
'She's an exception. A pure muscle head. I thought Maggie was the only one but this girl is more muscle head than her, if only I could bring them out, make them my subordinates. It would be great.'
Alex shook his head and finger helplessly. There was nothing he could do about it now, he could only focus on the matter at hand. Maybe later he could find a solution, an alternative. He was sure to gain a lot from this game.
Shortly after, the bustling room turned quiet and everyone looked at him for the answer.
Then, Alex said, "You guys have to remember that war is an extension of politics. It's means to achieve political goals. If they can't achieve what they want, then war will be meaningless. You used to be mercenaries who act in according to orders. But now, I need you to grow up and watch the complicated meaning behind this war everything else."
Alex spread out the continent map on the table and pointed here and there. Everyone crowded over.
"I guess you're aware of the Undead Army's structure through Lars's confessions. But I have to warn you that this was only the tip of the iceberg. Their true strength is far from these. In the previous battles, they have only dispatched medium to low-grade troops, with none of the high-grade troops which included the Skeletal Trolls, Death Scythes, Liches, Vampire Army, or Shadow Demons. All of them are the Undead Army's ultimate killers and there is also the Dark Elves and another group of a dark race. Currently, none of them have appeared at all. Perhaps you haven't experienced how powerful they are, but I can tell you that if they emerged, even Maggie and Cecilia would avoid meeting them face to face. In fact, they also didn't dispatch any the medium-grade troops. All that you've seen are the Abominations and Death Knights. You didn't see any Specters or Ghouls at all, right?"
There was a moment silence, they started picture the whole puzzle.
Many of them paled. They knew how terrifying the Abominations were. In fact, most of their companions had died to their attacks. Not only could their hatchets crush the Cleric's defensive barrier into bits, but the Abominations also didn't even flinch to explosive magic arrows as they advanced. If it wasn't for Madeline who used the [Under Night Sky] and reset the battlefield to reposition them away from the Fortress, no one could predict what the consequences were.
Alex continued.
''The low-grade Skeleton Soldiers, Death Knights, Abominations, followed by Skeleton Guards, Gargoyles, Bone Griffins, and Necromancers. I've just mentioned that none of the high-grade troops have appeared. Do you know why?"
"Because they're preserving their strength?"
After all, Johnson used to be an official commander and he was stronger in this aspect.
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"Why are they preserving their strength?"
"That…"
Alex revealed a trace of laughter in his eyes.
"This involves the political purpose of this war and was also their final goal. You may or may not be aware of this, but, currently, the Dali Kingdom is a prosperous nation…" Alex said and noticed the astonished expressions before him.
Everyone widened their eyes in disbelief as though he had just said something ridiculous. But, they couldn't be blamed because the nation of death should have been a graveyard to them—ice-cold, lifeless, and had nothing to do with the word 'prosperous'. But Alex didn't explain the reason why and continued.
''From the report in the past, the Dali Kingdom is as what you imagined. Under the control of the four legendary generals, the Dali Kingdom was as peaceful and lifeless as a graveyard. But everything changed ever since the new Dark Dragon emerged. In order to change the situation, he strongly supported the small and medium family factions and changed the rules of the Dali Kingdom, which granted them more opportunities to rise. It was this opportunity that the Dali Kingdom grew livelier. Many families who were struggling on whilst at death's door or attached to other forces began to rise, and eventually brought upon the current, powerful the Dali Kingdom."
Alex shrugged.
"But, prosperity doesn't only bring about benefits. The cake is just this size and that is the same for every forces and nation. When the families rose, they affected the four legendary generals' benefits. As the most four ancient, largest families in Dali Kingdom, the four legendary generals definitely wouldn't allow anyone to provoke their dignity. Even though they have means to utterly annihilate the smaller families, they will still be others to fill the deficit and they also have no lack of desires for authority and ambitions."
"But, Alex, the four legendary generals are so powerful and others try to replace them… Is that possible?"
Cecilia expressed her doubts while Alex nodded slightly.
"That's right. It would be impossible if they were Humans. But Marlene, don't forget that they're Undead Creatures who have no lack of time and patience. 'Bloody Countess' was just the illegitimate child of two Vampire families, and Garcia was only an ordinary child of a human slave family. If they can climb to where they are now over time, why can't others do the same?"
"That…"
Cecilia was speechless. Indeed, humans had short life spans and could only grasp authority whenever the opportunity presented. The so-called patience was about 30 to 50 years and compared to the Undead Creatures who could wait up to centuries, they weren't even worth a mention at all.
"The capable families who could challenge the four legendary generals didn't give up while the four legendary generals weren't willing to hand their wealth and land over to them. However, the cake is only this huge and a tiger can't withstand the pack of wolves. Both sides might end up in mutual destruction if the conflicts escalated and it is the Dali Kingdom' national power that would take the hit. Under such a circumstance where they can't share the cake, there is only one way for them—getting more of it to distribute fairly."
Alex pointed to the map.
"And the Light Mainland is this cake."
"But… Sir…"
Anvil swallowed his saliva to wet his dry throat. He was a Half-Demon and all he thought everyday in the past was about leading his companions across the continent in search for a place of residence. The furthest he could think ahead was what kind of life he would have. But now, all this discussion about war and the future of this continent sounded too surreal for him.
"I-Is this related to what you've mentioned before?"
"Of course."
This time, it was Johnson who spoke. After figuring out the situation from Alex's information, he had his own judgment now.
"Just as Sir has said, the Dali Kingdom is just sounding us out at the moment. This is like a battle between two men, where no one will rush ahead immediately. If we can't defend against their attack, they will be determined to devour us entirely. But if we resisted against them successfully, they will consider if they have a need to continue their attack… Is that right, Sir?"
"That's right."
Alex nodded in agreement.
"The Dali Kingdom doesn't seem interested in breaking out in an all-out war against the Light Mainland—at least for now. Their main goal is to plunder more land and resources to supply their domestic, emerging forces. This is also why the four legendary generals didn't lead their armies to the battlefield in the first place. At the same time, this also serves as a test and knockout competition for the various forces in the Dali Kingdom. The battlefield is like an examination hall. Those who fail will be crushed and only the true elites will survive."
Alex took a breather before continuing.
"I said all this for you to have an entirely new outlook on the entire situation."
Alex shifted his gaze from the map to everyone before him.
"This isn't just a simple war. The Dali's Kingdom battle lines have faced resistance in the Renner Kingdom, but this isn't their true strength. I want you to remember this. They are regrouping their troops, reevaluating their strategies, and mobilizing their army. But just as I've said, the four legendary generals won't show up that easily because this might trigger the involvement of the others Big shots, turn into a battle between behemoths, and become the second world war."
"Don't we have any ways to stop this battle?"
Alice placed her hands on her chest and said worriedly. Alex twitched his brows slightly.
"There are indeed some ways. As long as we do our best in defending against the Undead Army's attack and eliminate their forces, the Dali Kingdom will back down as soon as they realized that the damage is far more than their benefits."
''I see, that's the best solution in our current situation.'' Cecilia said and the others nodded.
Shortly, the meeting came to an end because reinforcement had arrived.
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