The epic story of green monsters

Chapter 856 Fishing for profit
  ".I hope Lord Allen can abide by the agreement and remain neutral when we fight the drow."

The elf messenger Shirley finally saw what it means to lose sight of oil and salt from Allen, the bugbear. It took more than half a month to work together, and then they managed to make some progress in the purpose of their negotiation.

He accepted his gift, but when it came time to talk about business, the bugbear could come up with a lot of excuses to state the difficulty of the contract between their tribe and the kingdom. Although many of these reasons cannot withstand scrutiny, there are indeed several reasons that the other party has to treat with caution.

For example, if the drow join the Mansha Alliance, unless the tribes in the north want to leave the alliance, they will not be able to ignore the alliance's charter and take action against the drow.

After some final negotiations, the bugbears, on behalf of several major members of their Ring of Thorns organization, agreed to remain neutral between the elves and the drow, and at the same time hold back the alliance's support for the drow, etc.
  Although the best result was not obtained, the kingdom had expected all this when it sent Shirley, so it was not disappointed at all. If the other party really agreed to all the conditions proposed by the party, then unless the leader of the bugbears really signed the magic Contract, otherwise the elves would be uneasy about the contract reached by both parties.

At least in the contract signed now, overall, the tribes in the north benefit the most and pay the least. As long as they are not fools, they will be happy to sit on the sidelines. Moreover, their choice is also in line with the behavior of their wilderness tribe, and there is no flaw at all.

It's just that the kingdom has suffered a lot of bleeding this time, and the gifts and costs given to the other party are enough to arm an army of 20,000 to 30,000 people.

However, the kingdom has a great cause. This small amount of resources is a pity in the eyes of Shirley, but in the eyes of the kingdom's senior officials, it is just a drop in the bucket.

"You should have investigated me. There are basically no promises I have made that I have not fulfilled, not to mention that we have signed a contract. If you are still worried, then there is nothing I can do!"

Allen's face was indifferent, as if he didn't care.

"Keke, Sir Allen is really serious. We naturally believe in your promise!"

While Shirley covered her mouth and smiled sweetly, she cast her peripheral vision towards a certain building at the foot of the mountain, where the drow mission was located, which was quietly separated from Kai by the goblins.

Even if she knew that the drow had also sent an envoy to persuade the Bugbear demigods, Shirley didn't have much worry, because the elves had already heard clearly about the discord between the drow and the North, and even knew about the drow's family background. There is no advantage before the kingdom.

Of course, there are no absolutes. Who can guarantee that the bugbears will not be succumbed to the pressure of the Drow, the Mantha Alliance, and the Temple, and eventually break their contracts with the elves!
  Or maybe the bugbears are ambitious and are not tempted by the immediate benefits, so they plan to confuse the elves from the beginning?
  But as the main person in charge of the mission team, Shirley doesn't need to worry about these. The kingdom's senior officials must have corresponding countermeasures. She only needs to complete the mission assigned to her by the kingdom.

"However, I also need to remind you that if you want to take action against the drow, you must do it as quickly as possible, otherwise I won't be able to delay it too long until the alliance reinforcements arrive."

"Your Excellency, please rest assured in this regard. After I return this time, I will urge the soldiers on the front line of Hanfeng Post to take action. I believe it will not take long to achieve the scene we all want to see."

"hope so!"

After bidding farewell to the elves, Allen continued to communicate with the drow. During the more than ten days of communication and negotiation with the elves, he had been neglecting the drow intentionally or unintentionally, just for the sake of subsequent negotiations with the drow.

Perhaps he realized that the elves and bugbears had reached some kind of contract. When Allen negotiated with the drow later, Allen didn't need to fight for it, and the other party took the initiative to increase their conditions again.

Even in order to destroy the contract between the elves and Allen, the drow matron took the initiative to find Oscar and other oak camp priests, and brought them together to discuss with Allen. After all, the drow matron also understood that the chips in their hands were definitely not as good as the elves. , but they cannot ignore the existence and value of the Ring of Thorns. Facing the powerful elf army, if the Hogia Federation does not have foreign aid, it is not difficult to imagine the final result.

Although the Drow Federation is still confident of contending with the elven army currently located outside the Hanfeng Hill City, the intelligence collected by the drow intelligence system shows that there is still a large elven army that has set out from the hinterland of the kingdom to march towards Thornburg arrives.

Looking back at the Mansha Alliance, the matter of reinforcements in the northern border is still being discussed fiercely in the Mansha City Alliance Parliament. Up to now, there is not even a clear figure for the specific reinforcement materials and the size of the troops. The actual gathering of soldiers and materials did not happen that night I don’t know how long it took.

Therefore, if the Drow Federation wants to survive the military operation against the elves, it still needs the support of the adjacent Ring of Thorns.

The envoys of the Oak Church camp have also raised their stakes. Although the Oak Church has declined greatly in recent years, the forces such as the Ranger Church and the Sprout Church in their camp are also behind. At least they are worth more than the drow who migrated up from the underground.

Allen's purpose of keeping the opponent indifferent has been achieved, and at this time, he made a promise to the opponent half-heartedly, and he will definitely provide strong support when the elves and drow fight.

Naturally, a promise alone was not enough. Then Allen summoned the representatives of the Ring of Thorns who were staying in Green Lake Town and reiterated the terms previously negotiated with them to Oscar, Deborah and others. Only then did the other party I reluctantly believed Allen.

Of course, when confessing to Oscar and others, Allen was still prepared. He only revealed part of the Ring of Thorns plan to the core members of their team. Firstly, it was naturally to appease the other party's heart. Secondly, he also wanted to Keep it as secret as possible.

Among the conditions that the elf promised to himself, there were still a lot of resources that needed time to be transported and delivered. Although Allen reached a contract with the other party at that time, the ultimate goal was to confuse the other party and make the actions of the Ring of Thorns more unexpected. But if If you can get some benefits from the other party, isn't that a profit!

As for Allen's own credibility, whether he will be criticized for breach of trust in this matter, Bugbear has no psychological burden at all. Things like keeping one's word also depend on the specific target. If personal credibility can be exchanged for the tribe and the North, If you have the opportunity, then everything will be worth it.

Anyway, there are very few people in the wilderness who really care about the so-called credibility. Everyone believes that it is all about interests and strength.

In order to prevent the elves from prematurely noticing the anomaly, Allen's negotiations with the Drow and the Oak Mission also dragged on for a long time. At the same time, during this period, members of various tribes under the Ring of Thorns organization had begun secretly changing from vassals to People of their own tribe gathered warriors and formed an army.

The Knight Academy in Green Lake Town finally has an opportunity to show off its talents. Over the years, the Green Field Tribe has invested a lot of resources in this academy regardless of the cost, and has given many benefits to the students studying in this academy, just to provide training for the tribe. produce more military talents. You must know that the knight profession in the wilderness is considered useless, and its combat ability should be the weakest among all professions at the same level. Therefore, in the adventure ranks, these professions are often disliked, and no one is willing to compete with them. Team up.

Without development potential, naturally no one would want to embark on this path. Unless there is a tribe or some force behind them to support them, this type of profession must be a rare profession in the wilderness.

Even with the strong support of the Green Field Tribe, the number of students in the Knight Academy over the years has been the smallest among the major colleges in Green Lake Town. The number of students in each class will not exceed two or three hundred, and as they enter the senior grades The smaller the number, many students would rather turn around and learn cooking and alchemy than go all the way in the knight profession.

Until now, the tribe can basically only absorb orphans from the Salesian Institution and train them to become the main source of students. This allows the college to barely maintain its existence and not close the school due to an unsustainable student source.

However, the total population of the Green Field Tribe is less than one million, and the regular army is less than 10,000 people. How can it accommodate nearly a hundred graduates every year?

It is difficult for ordinary graduates to find suitable jobs and maintain their lives. Naturally, few talents are willing to join this profession, which will form a vicious circle of talents.

This is also an important reason why it is difficult for outstanding military talents to appear in the wilderness. Because of the lack of military backbones at the middle and grassroots levels, it is an inevitable fact that the scattered armies formed in the wilderness are not as good as the four major civilizations in terms of quality and combat effectiveness.

Allen worked hard to unite the Ring of Thorns organization into one, and jointly formed a joint security team through cooperative development of the Cattor Mountains and other profit-sharing methods. In fact, he was laying the foundation for strengthening the northern military.

Only when there are more military positions and military talents have a way out, can the Knight Academy develop in an orderly manner and no longer need tribal support to survive for a long time.

After all, support policies have a lot to do with the rotation of the ruling class. Although Allen's current lifespan is still in the prime of life according to the lifespan of a demigod, and there is at least a long time limit of hundreds or thousands of years, but who can guarantee it? In Feynman's world, which is full of dangers and dangers, could he really die?

Even the leader of a human religion can be tricked into falling, and even the lofty gods can fall from their thrones. So how can I have the confidence to save myself from danger every time?

If one day he falls and the tribal power level is replaced, the policies he leads will definitely change with the replacement of the tribal ruling level. By then, existences such as the Knights College and the Salesian Academy, which have always required the support of a large amount of tribal resources, will be greatly affected. There is a chance that they will be targeted by the tribal power levels.

Nowadays, the invasion of elves seems to be a crisis to other tribes, but it is also an opportunity to Allen.

The Ring of Thorns has been experiencing less and less friction for decades, and multi-party cooperation has been fruitful. However, because of the strong relationship between Allen and Green Field, other senior members of the tribes except Snowmi and Crow's Claw are still more or less hostile to Green Field. Some precautions.

In these years, there has been a lot of integration and exchanges at the bottom of each tribe, but there has been no significant progress in the exchanges between the middle and high levels. This is a huge deviation from the blueprint that Allen had in mind.

But if he wants to continue to promote the integration of several tribes, especially the integration of power, he cannot force it, so Allen urgently needs a crisis that all tribes in the north face together, so that he can have the opportunity to break the current deadlock and allow all tribes to Tribes move towards harmony and common development.

The population of the Green Field Tribe is less than one million, but the total population of the Ring of Thorns team organization is nearly three million. If you include the vassals of various tribes, the total population of the North is over ten million.

The larger the population, the bigger the stage. If the Ring of Thorns can be integrated into an existence like the Centaur Royal Court, then the talents cultivated by training institutions like the Knight Academy will naturally have relatively broad prospects, so there is no need to worry. Students joined.

The decision made after the Ring of Thorns meeting was that each of the six tribes would recruit 15,000 strong warriors, and Kolyma and Heart of Desolation would each recruit 5,000 men, forming an army of 100,000 people, plus From the 30,000-strong combined army stationed there, there was now an army of over 130,000 in the north.

For an army of this size, the demand for supporting mid-level knight professional officers will naturally not be small. Although each tribe also cultivates knight officers, the ruling leaders of other tribes, which have always been short-sighted, must not have too many knight reserves. In the end, they want to To form a qualified army backbone, one must look to the knight officers trained by the Green Field Tribe.

As long as you control the largest legion in the north, and go through some actual combat experience and life and death selection, then in the end, whether you cooperate with the drow to repel the elven army, or you are defeated by the elves and retreat to the Nasir Fortress, the Thorns The vested rights holders of the Ring organization will definitely not give up the power they have obtained, and the independent authority of each member of the natural organization will also be squeezed.

If things go on like this and slowly progress, just like the current Tri-Tribe Council, the power of the Ring of Thorns organization will also replace the member tribes in the future, and by then it will be one step closer to forming a centralized organization.

Allen has also been thinking about the future development of the Green Field Tribe and the Northern Territory over the years. The reproduction and growth of the goblins alone will soon reach a bottleneck.

Now that the tribe still has the Green Field Plain to develop, they don’t have to worry too much about the living environment and resources in the short term. But when the Green Field Plain is also developed, where will the tribe go if it wants to expand?
  Then there is only one way to go, to annex other surrounding alliance tribe members.

However, doing so will inevitably arouse fierce resistance from the rulers of other tribes. Moreover, with the existence of the alliance and the temple, even if the Green Field tribe wants to use violence, they have to worry about three points. The chance of success in the end is really not high.

The most important thing is that the continuity of the tribe's power and policies is full of variables. There is no problem in developing the Green Field Plain in my own lifetime, but if I want to lead the tribe to further layout and annex other tribes, it will be difficult to grasp the time.

Even if you choose excellent successors at that time, they may not have the ability and means to achieve the goals you envision. They may even be proud of their current achievements, and from then on they will be complacent and enjoy themselves.

Thinking of this, Allen inevitably felt anxious. The bugbear leader was used to not placing his hopes on his descendants. In the end, he decided to plan more difficult goals from now on and leave the relatively easy tasks to future generations. .

(End of this chapter)