Although Deacon Hillwick always said "this is just a suggestion," the threat in the other party's words has reached a naked level, and it is almost straightforward.

Such a direct attitude is really difficult for Loren to believe that this sentence comes from the mouth of the emperor in the sky dome-the imperial trial three years ago, the past three years, let Loren to this His majesty's impression is too deep.

This is a ruler who is extremely good at controlling the situation and letting the situation be used by him; he knows what everyone wants, but no one can guess his purpose ... or it is too late to guess.

Three years ago in the Yuqian trial, he took the advantage of knocking out the conservative noble leaders of the Yuqian cabinet, and rebalanced the power of the church and the wizards. The heretical and evil events that occurred frequently in the past three years also became him. An excuse to extend power and tentacles to various principalities.

Such an emperor could not imagine that he would use such direct threats.

"There is nothing unimaginable, this is to threaten."

In the dean ’s room of the Torino Wizarding School, Dalton Kander ’s indifferent opening of the lesson preparation, and his stiff face, as always, no expression can be seen:

"It's also a trap. Its purpose is to temporarily leave you by three months to six months."

"Yeah, I also know that this is a trap." Facing his tutor, Loren sat on the chair very "obediently" and said in a tone that the students wanted to ask the teacher: "But the whole thing, there is nothing to make you Do you feel strange? "

Dalton stopped the quill in his hand and raised his head for a second.

"That's right, I feel it." Dalton said blankly. "I was surprised that my apprentice would make a fuss about this kind of thing, and I specifically discussed it with his mentor rather than his courtier."

"..." Loren Turin.

With a slight "pop!", The book on the table was closed.

"Some of the wizards who admire the 'blood theory' believe that the promotion of status will change people's thinking-fallacy, the promotion of status will only change the surrounding vision; the bond printed with 10 million gold coins cannot change it. It's a piece of parchment. "

Dalton raised his head, sharp eyes and quill in his hand, stab at Loren's chest: "You are making this mistake."

"You mean ..." The dark-haired wizard woke up slightly and took the nib lightly: "I am the parchment with 10 million bonds?"

"You became a Duke, but your way of thinking stayed in the state of a wizard; you thought that the enemy would be the same as in the past, but did not consider the advancement of status, so many of their means have been invalid for you."

"Even if His Majesty the Emperor wants to threaten a real duke, the means are extremely limited." Gently holding the table, Dalton analyzed calmly and meticulously: "Overestimating the enemy is as harmful as underestimating the opponent."

Loren took a deep breath and nodded gently.

The instructor is right, it is not three years ago ... If Eckhart II really wants to adjust himself, it can no longer be achieved by means of borrowing power and conspiracy.

When the strength of each other reaches a certain level, in addition to the most direct way, there can be no "trick".

"But ... since it comes to the relationship between the way of thinking and status, let's talk a little more." Dalton raised his head, raising his eyebrows naturally:

"When are you going to get married?"

Snapped--!

The quill that slipped by mistake was firmly fixed on the blanket on the ground.

Loren, who had a stiff expression, narrowed his pupils and stared at his tutor.

Dumbfounded!

Dalton's gaze didn't notice his apprentice, but shook his head slightly at the quill that was falling on the ground-it was a very easy-to-use pen.

"Tao, Dalton mentor, you ... cough cough cough ..." Loren opened his mouth with an awkward look, and he stopped talking for a long time before finally he could not help but asked: "How come you suddenly think of it? It's about me ... er ... my ... love life? "

"I have no interest in your original desires and physical needs." Dalton looked up, looking at the dark-haired wizard impatiently:

"Similarly, your marriage has nothing to do with your ... emotional life."

The dark-haired wizard's mouth twitched, and he no longer knew what to say.

"This is the evidence that you haven't recognized your status change," Dalton said coldly. "Still not aware of the past and the present, what is the difference."

"For a ruler, his ... or her marriage will generate tremendous energy and form a coalition of inherent strength; at the same time, having a heir is also the key to the ruler's own strength."

"With your stupid and inflexible head, think seriously ... why did Eckhart II dare to threaten you with such direct means; why do you panic because of such naked means that you want to disturb your mentor? "

Loren was slightly startled.

He finally reacted, the key in the tutor's words was not marriage, but the key to the problem ...

"Your power, alliance and wealth ... all depend on yourself."

Dalton's words are still as sharp as the past: "Any accident, even a little accident, will make this seemingly powerful but actually fragile" Principality of Byrne "on the verge of destruction."

"Cooperation with Eboden, alliance with Poi, support for the imperial prince ..."

"The controlled chamber of commerce, the surrendered thirteen kings of Byrne, gradually reduced to a vassal dwarf city-state, an increasingly prosperous wizarding guild ..."

"Even the wings of the sky you created with one hand, this army of demon hunters, and the Bishop Bain who has just been supported by you, and vowed to transform the church ..."

"Think seriously." The tutor's eyes became colder and his voice deeper: "If you have an accident, you die ... you are missing ..."

"These people, everyone ... even me, can they cooperate as closely as now, and be loyal to someone?"

"Or ... quickly fall apart and fall into chaos ..."

"... Cannibalism?"

A brief silence.

The icy biting touch is like a bone gangrene climbing up from the back and piercing into the mind.

That's right, it's because I didn't think about it.

Fear quickly wrapped around the heart, feeling cold from head to toe, so that Loren had a cold war all over him.

I only saw the most superficial things, realized that this is a trap, but failed to truly understand the true purpose of Eckhart II.

Today, three years later ... He still hasn't given up his plan to get rid of himself, and he is even ready to go further and regain control of the Empire's control over Byrne, especially the South.

Eckhardt de Salion, as before, still has the sight of a hit.

"You are in fear, you are still thinking in the past."

Dalton, indifferent, once again interrupted the apprentice's thinking with impolite words: "I repeat again, don't overestimate your enemy, just as you should not underestimate your opponent."

"And this time, you not only made the mistakes of the past, but also underestimated the emperor's chest and courage."

Ok?

The dark-haired wizard showed a puzzled look.

"Your strength lies in everything around you, almost nothing is" inherited ", but you created it yourself; this is a fragile but powerful force. The advantage of new things is that they have not experienced the corruption of time. The disadvantages are Depends too much on you personally. "

Dalton said in a low voice: "But when used properly, shortcomings can also become advantages."

Frowning slightly, Loren hesitated for a moment and then looked up at the instructor's gaze, and he tried to open his mouth: "Because ... these are all about me?"

"This is a very obvious truth. Once you have an accident, these emerging forces created by you, the interest group will lose its allegiance and will fall apart, and instead only loyal to themselves." Dalton nodded:

"But before that, they will first be crazy and at no cost, and retaliate against the empire-the balance is quickly broken, the apparent peace and prosperity are quickly vanished, and the empire will become the heaven of the ambitious."

"For Eckhardt II, who is committed to the balance of imperial power, this is contrary to his original intention."

"Eckhardt knows this, so he makes you feel the threat." Dalton paused for a moment, and his familiar tone seemed to return to the age of mentors and apprentices:

"Motivate your rigid, ignorant and inflexible head, think about this question seriously, and answer me ... what is your answer?"

The frowning dark-haired wizard began to think seriously about the tutor's words.

That's right, why?

If Eckhardt ’s purpose was not to kill himself and seize the South, what was his intention?

While borrowing the church and acquiescence to expand his own power to draw himself, while unabashedly, he aimed his goal at himself and threatened himself with the most direct means.

Instead, if you want to deal with someone, will you use this unabashed means? Or even if his goal is to kill himself and regain control of the south, should n’t he try to minimize his influence on the empire?

If these are just a part of his plan, if all this is just serving his purpose, what is his real thought?

and many more……

The pondering Loren suddenly remembered the words of Deacon Silverwick.

A tightly united empire;

Working through hardships and obstacles together;

Get rid of all disputes and deal with the troubled autumn at the moment;

"I seem to understand."

Loren raised his head and looked steady with his instructor's eyes: "His Majesty Eckhart II threatened in this most direct way, not for the purpose of putting me to death, or embezzling the south, causing rebellion and turmoil.

"He is making me stand."

Dalton Kander narrowed his eyes slightly, without comment.

"Our… His Majesty the Emperor, apparently aware of the turmoil of the last three years and the anomaly of the kingdom of the Azores in the distance, he urgently needs his vassals to unite around him; As in the past, indulge in power struggles. "

"He is using the most direct way to send me an ultimatum-either as a loyal empire of the empire, or as a sinner of the empire, and a traitor."

"If I refuse, the one who is waiting for me is the death of the country, destroying me and the people behind me with a storm offensive to ensure that he can deal with the next enemy with all his strength-in simple terms, it is just a foreign Annette. "

Dalton opened his eyes a little, picked up a new quill pen, and started preparing lessons again.

"The era of hypocrisy and peace is coming to an end, and the era of storms is coming." The dark-haired wizard murmured in a low voice and couldn't help but sigh.

With a long-term vision, the unknown prophet uses the situation and knows the purpose of others from beginning to end, but no one can guess his thoughts;

His courtiers have various abilities, his sons are more talented than each other, and none of his opponents can beat him in front of him. Those who dare to fight him are either finished or almost finished;

In the weak crown years, he resisted the invasion of monsters. The empire was surrendered throughout the empire. The years of reign were the most important in the empire. He was known as the "born ruler." Forces cultivate new forces;

This mysterious, weird and extreme, "very wise" His Majesty the High Emperor, Eckhart II ...

Which one of you and him is the real traverser-is he equipped with Long Aotian template? !

"So ... what's your answer?" Dalton Kander didn't look up: "Eckhart II has already expressed his attitude and gave you an ultimatum. Do you decide how to reply to him?"

"What do you think, tutor?"

Taking a deep breath, Loren looked up and stared at Dalton earnestly: "From your perspective, which one is the most advantageous option?"

"I?"

In a cold voice, Dalton raised his head with a hint of irony: "My judgment is insignificant."

"No, I'm not asking you to make a decision for me, I mean ..."

"If you can't make a decision based on your own will, unswervingly execute the plan you have conceived, you can't independently judge whether something is right or wrong, and you can't find the most favorable option for your position ..."

"Then I can only say that my apprentice ... is a loser."

The dark-haired wizard was stunned for a while ~ lightnovelpub.net ~ I said, it was a serious mistake for you to come to me today. "Dalton put down his pen again, and every sentence was as sharp and sharp as a sharp blade:

"You didn't come to me for answers, you came for self-confidence-you want me to tell you that your choice is correct, even if you don't admit it verbally."

"I ..." Loren, who spoke in tongues, heard a knock on the door behind him.

"You don't need to look back, it's Lucien-when you come to the college, I will ask someone to look for him." Dalton interrupted his apprentice again:

"There is a meeting in the round table lobby, Charlotte Turin is waiting for you, you should not want her to wait for you for too long ... she, and your courtiers, they are the people you should seek advice . "

"But remember, the ruler seeks advice in order to know the thoughts of the courtiers." Dalton said coldly:

"Never ... Never be influenced by others, dominate your thoughts!"