Chapter 172 22. The Witch King punches
Malekith and discovers that Darkus has a very high talent in military strategy, internal affairs and politics. He is exactly the same as Alandrian, no! Darkus is the enhancement of Alandrian, making him even more outstanding! Even more excellent! Even more dazzling! Maybe there is a reason why Darkus, as an elf, became the Umac of those ancient saints. Maybe the appearance of Darkus is a gift from the gods to him? Thinking of this, he shook his head slightly. Now with a little training and protection, he can make Darkus become his right-hand man in the future and become the hand of the Witch King! Maybe Darkus will become the leader of Druch in the future?
No! It is the hand of the future Phoenix King! Just like before, Malekith led the army to fight fiercely in the front, while Alandrian sat in the rear and organized a steady stream of food, grass and troops to support the front.
"My dear Darkus, do you need me to help you reject this marriage?" Malekith suddenly asked after thinking for a moment.
"What? Marriage? It shouldn't be necessary, right?" Darkus, who was lost in thought, didn't respond for a moment as to why Malekith suddenly asked about his marriage. Why did he suddenly switch from politics and military affairs to marriage?
"It seems that you are mentally prepared, but why are you doing this?" Malekith pointed his finger at Ulthuan on the map, looked at Darkus and asked with some uncertainty.
"I don't think there's anything good about this shabby place now. I hate it here! Although I was born in Nagaroth, I hate Nagaroth! It's always the howling cold wind! It's always the cold weather! It's always It’s frozen soil that doesn’t melt! It’s always an unchanging cloud! It’s always a damn invasion! Forever and ever! These damn forevers! The most important thing is that here we don’t have the capital and strength to fight against the next invasion of the Chaos Demon. !" Darkus said with some exaggeration. He really didn't like this damn place. He also knew that Malekith also didn't like this damn place. This was just Malekith's foothold. This was his foothold. Some are long, nearly five thousand years.
"My Lord, sooner or later the portal will open again, and the original form of chaos will reappear! The Chaos Demon Realm will expand and pollute the entire world! I can already smell an older, more deadly smell, and death will envelope the entire world. We We must first take back Ulthuan, take back everything that once belonged to you and your father! Then, like your father, you will lead us to fight against the never-ending army of Chaos demons. But all this is because we have to return to Othuan first. An, rule Ulthuan and restore Ulthuan to its former glory!" Darkus slowly exhaled the smoke, then raised his head and looked at Malekith and said seriously, telling him what he said to Malekith a few days ago. I said it again.
But this time Darkus' mentality is completely different. Although he has always had the mentality of a happy person, even a happy person has to do something for this damn world, instead of just waiting to die. The most important thing is He doesn't think death is a good destination for him now, especially death in the hands of the Chaos Demon. Tzeentch is interested in the story in his soul, and Slaanesh is interested in the strangeness of his soul. What awaits him may be endless torment, endless pain, and endless torture in his soul. After all, there is no concept of time in the Chaos Demon Realm.
Malekith looked at Darkvus speechlessly for a long time. The two elves just looked at each other silently. Malekith seemed to want to use his eyes to see through the soul in Darkvus' body and spy out the secrets of Darkvus. Si's true thoughts, not black magic, he thought about what Darkus had told him before about being watched by two Chaos Gods, but Darkus was expressing his firm attitude.
"What if everything is over?" After a long time, Malekith asked curiously. He was asking about everything after he returned to Ulthuan and exiled the endless army of Chaos Demons.
"I will continue to strengthen the spiritual nodes of the Maelstrom and the Lizardmen, so that I won't suddenly have a damn big demon pop up when I'm riding a chocobo on the Cochen Plains in Lustria, or I won't be in the pyramid. When I was sleeping, the Skink Attendant told me that some damn Chaos army suddenly appeared outside the city and needed me to fight. Even if I went to fight and faced the Chaos Demons suppressed by the Maelstrom and Spirit Vein Nodes, I could easily banish them. Maybe I will eventually lie in the pyramid and die of boredom or old age." Darkus took down the burned out pipe, spread his hands and said to Malekith with a smile. His meaning was obvious, although everything he did was... It all had a purpose, but his destination was the continent of Lustria, not being the Phoenix King in Ulthuan, talking nonsense with those elves and elven gods all day long.
At least that's what it must be said. Darkus can't tell Malekith now that he also wants to be the Phoenix King. Then he might not be the future Witch King's Fist, but the Witch King could just punch him now. .
"My Majesty, shall we continue the deduction? After all, we still have to fight. We can't bring back a decayed Ulthuan. Maybe time will not wait for us, and maybe there will be other situations that will intervene by then." Good luck. After a while, Darkus broke the silence again.
Malekith said nothing, but nodded slowly.
"Here! Lothern! Here! The mountains of Caledor! I think I have to go to the dwarf mountains in the future. Then the dwarf language that your majesty taught me will come in handy." Darkus pointed He suddenly thought of something interesting in the Caledor Mountains on the map.
"Oh?"
"If I remember correctly, the Phoenix Crown and Caledor Dragon Horn are still in the treasury of those dwarves. It's not the case that they are always kept there. I hope that His Majesty will be there to witness the gods. Wear the Phoenix Crown and be crowned the Phoenix King." Darkus did not show a flattering expression when he said this, but said it seriously, as if things should be like this, but in fact it should be like this, anyway, he is I don't understand why those two treasures are placed there. Just +1 for legal principles and +1 for control.
When Malekith heard these words combined with Darkus' serious expression, he suddenly laughed, and the long-lost laughter echoed in the dark throne room again.
"When our cousin fell into decline, we attacked here directly! First, we used magic to cause earthquakes and tsunamis, and then the black ark rushed directly to the land." After Malekith finished enjoying himself, Darkus pointed to Lothar on the map. En said.
The current Phoenix King's Court is located in Lothern, the capital of the Kingdom of Itain. The political environment in Assur is extremely delicate. The ten kingdoms in the inner and outer rings elect a Phoenix King, plus the princes and princesses of the ten kingdoms in the inner and outer rings. , forming a binary politics. The Phoenix King is in charge of Ulthuan's politics, military, and economy, and is the monarch of the Asur. But in a feudal system like Asul, power is greatly restricted. The Phoenix King seems to be able to control everything, but in fact he can't control anything. Should the ten kingdoms in the inner and outer rings be autonomous or autonomous, and should they argue or argue? Conspiracy or palace conspiracy, whether it is the Phoenix Court or not, no one can do anything about it. But countless Asur men are still eager to become the Phoenix King, because being a Phoenix King can marry the Eternal Queen, although. . .
To put it bluntly, I would like to call you Phoenix King to give you face. If I don’t give you face, I’ll just ignore you. But there are hundreds of elves of all kinds, and there are all kinds of tiger pens and two-stroke phoenix kings who can make things happen. For example, Caledor II, the son of Caledor who started the Longbeard War against the dwarves, gave up the old world colony. Karadzor, Bel-Khades who built the White Tower of Hoth, and Morvir who sent the Assur navy to Naggaroth without thinking.
The Eternal Queen has a transcendent religious status and is the spiritual leader of the Asurs, similar to a godmother. We usually organize some religious sacrifices, such as spring sacrifice activities, etc. (just like the ancient spring plowing ceremony). If it enters wartime, this political structure will come into play. The Phoenix King and the Eternal Queen can call on the military units and militia people of the ten kingdoms in the inner and outer rings to assemble to fight against various invasions.
The current Phoenix King is not the well-known Navigation King Fenubar, but Bel Hathor, who was elected during the last Druch expedition (1503 Imperial Calendar). The reason why he was selected was because of Asu Many princes and princesses in your court believed that he could be easily manipulated to achieve their own political ends.
It turns out that the prince and princess were wrong, that they had screwed up a bit, and that Bel Hathor was not at their mercy. The Phoenix King, who was born in the Kingdom of Savre, became a ruler known for his decisiveness and wisdom. During his reign, he wrote the "History of the Mages of Savre". The most famous example is his refusal to agree to the invasion. Nagaroth, although he knew that Assur might destroy Druchi in his weakened state, he feared that such a bloody and painful war would result in the death of so many elves that the annihilation of the elven race would be doomed Yes, he will not gamble with the future of his people just for the sake of revenge. At least that's what they say, no one knows the specific situation.
Bel Hathor, who did not choose to gamble on the fate of the country, began to vigorously restore the wounds of the war, restore people's livelihood, increase the national product value, and make Ulthuan rich and powerful again. In 1903 of the Imperial calendar, the pirates of Norsca experienced many times. After the failed attack, he issued a decree prohibiting humans from setting foot on Ulthuan, but occasionally human ships could still get some supplies through Lothern, as long as the method was proper. In the year 2001 of the Imperial Calendar, he sent Finuba, the prince of the Kingdom of Itain, to the Old World to study the emerging human empire. Now Finuba is still wandering around the Old World.
Darkus knew that he would have a chance to meet Fenuba when he went to the old world. Then there might be a drama about Li Kui meeting Li Gui. He also knew that Fenuba was the emerald of Brother Tyrion's grandfather. He was elected by the Sea Family to ensure the interests of the Emerald Sea Family's maritime trade. He also knew that Fenubar would persuade Bel Hathor to open the sea after returning to Ulthuan from the old world, which was contrary to his interests. Yes, but there is room for manipulation.
The current Eternal Queen is the tenth Esterel, the mother of "Brilliant Light" Alarielle. The normal timeline is 2300 in the Imperial Calendar and she was poisoned by Julian Poison Blade who was lurking in Ulthuan. kill.
"Lothern! The jewel in the crown of our cowardly cousin. The feasibility is very high. Hey, the prestige of the Phoenix King's Court in successfully capturing Lothern will be hit to the lowest level. Maybe we can find an opportunity to assassinate their eternal queen through spies. , so that they will become a ball of loose sand, and I don’t think they will organize a decisive battle by then. Here! If we control this place, our fleet can enter the Twilight Sea and the Dream Sea, and the road to the Inner Ring Kingdom will be opened. Yes." Malekith said seriously, pointing to the Lothern Sea Gate on the map.
Darkus nodded in agreement. He believed that there was no point in continuing the deduction to the point that the situation would be complicated and changeable. There are all kinds of princes and princesses in the ten kingdoms in the inner and outer rings, divided into hundreds of types, with endless changes. I guess Tzeentch will have to rub the back of his head and think about it when he comes. Maybe the princes who thought they would surrender would fight to the end, maybe some princes would surrender on their own before using spies and political means, maybe there were many possibilities.
There is also Caledor in the maelstrom. Although Caledor's body is gone, his soul is still there. He has been watching and guarding Ulthuan. It is estimated that things will be sorted out by then. Maybe other forces will intervene, such as the Yankees who are marching south and the "Big Belly King" Gulu who happens to drift to Ulthuan.
What's even more disgusting is that there are gods in this world. If Tzeentch discovers that he is not the chosen god and starts building the Black Ark on a large scale, the whole drama of dreaming and the like will have more on the minds of the Assur shipwrights and designers who get up the next day. A set of ship designs that are more powerful than the dragon ship and are also designed for the Black Ark. What’s even more coincidental is that there is suddenly a bag of seeds on the table, which can grow the seeds of the star wood that used to be in the Draconian Forest of Amhara. . It is not impossible, but completely possible. Tzeentch is the god of wisdom and knowledge. When the time comes, a large number of black arks and a group of newly emerged enhanced dragon ships will go to work on the vast sea.
It is not impossible that the God of Mists, Radlili and the Pure Maiden, Lilith will send some kind of oracle to Eltharion and Aris Annar, or that there will be a scene where a stormy night attacks the Krakarond Shipyard. . After all, the former had raided Nagaros, although according to the normal timeline it would still be a long time before that happened. Darkos suddenly thought of something again. If Druchi could get into the Sea of Resentment without the guidance of Asul spies, maybe it was the one who did it. The fleet used something like fog to get in. Yes, you can't sail on dry land and teleport in, right? Not to mention Aris Anar, who often wanders around Nagaroth with his shadows, attacking Druchi's caravans, transport teams, small patrol armies, small strongholds, etc.
"My Majesty, do we have a priest of the God of Mist here?" Darkus put his elbows on the table, holding his hair with both hands, looking a little anxious.
After Malekith said that just now and saw Darkus stunned, he did not continue to say anything, but kept observing Darkus.
"No! Very few Druch would believe in that person. You know the reason." Malekith did not hesitate after hearing this question and said categorically.
"My dear Darkus, the plan is one step at a time! Go to dinner and call your brother and the retinue. You don't have to come to the throne room tomorrow. You should go meet your future wife. Maybe you should go around this damn Naggarond with her and have a date. Do you need me to recommend some places with beautiful scenery?" Malekith's iron hand pressed on Darkus' shoulder. , he was in a particularly good mood and joked, he said in a joking and teasing way.
After saying a few more words, Darkus bowed and excused himself, pushed open the black steel door and slowly exited the throne room.
The moment the black steel door closed again, the witch lamp in the throne room was instantly extinguished. Malekith rested his hands on the table, his orange eyes staring at Ulthuan on the map.
(End of chapter)