Falsifying history is good business

Chapter 115: The Terms of the Contract with Gaunter O'Dimm
Emhyr Emreis was a careful, decisive and resolute ruler, and such a person was by no means a coward; but precisely because he was careful and thoughtful, he would not do anything that would "cause blood to splatter every five steps".

After launching a coup, killing the usurper and seizing the throne, he insisted on having even the usurper's most hated followers tried and executed by court; he even allowed most of the dead to be buried normally with aristocratic dignity; at most he would pry a few bricks from other people's cemeteries back to pave the floor.

If one can be patient even towards a sworn enemy, then he will certainly not act impulsively when his own life is at stake.

So, when Lin You "requested" the emperor to move, Enxier obediently accepted it; and he remained calm and composed during the process.

Seeing that the other party was willing to cooperate, Lin You did not make any extra moves; the two walked shoulder to shoulder... Well, boys under nine years old were not tall enough to walk shoulder to shoulder.

However, if you ignore the devastated battlefield and hundreds of fearful soldiers around you, as well as the two flames rising and leaping in the boy's palms; just looking at the two people walking slowly side by side, it really feels like an adult taking his own child shopping.

Although this child possesses powerful violence and can kill adults at any time, even now, the two balls of fire in the boy's hands occasionally shoot out, burning or blowing up some obstacles on the road.

A distance of more than 300 meters can be covered in just one second at the speed of a Bronze Saint; but now it would take some time to walk back.

As a typical political animal, Enthir would not easily give up the opportunity to communicate for a few minutes; since the other party did not shout for war and killing right away, then judging from normal political thinking, doesn't it mean that there is actually room for both parties to talk?
"You don't have to show me these little magic tricks." The emperor looked at the flames in the boy's palms. "I know your strength, and I don't expect to take the risk of escaping."

"I know, and you know it too, but there are still people who don't know, and it's not ruled out that some people pretend not to know." Lin You said with a smile, "These little magic tricks are not for you, but for those who really care about your safety."

Emhyr was at a loss for words; he realized he had underestimated the boy’s political wisdom, and some of the words in his draft needed to be revised.

The Nilfgaard Empire is not a utopia, and the court is full of idiots and villains. Those simple idiots may risk saving the emperor, and those not-so-simple villains may pretend to risk saving the emperor; but the two flames in the boy's palms will effectively stop these two types of people.

Because those who truly care about the emperor's safety will definitely take action to stop the fools from doing stupid things and the bad guys from doing bad things after seeing the two flames.

Only an old fox who has been immersed in the power field for many years can master this kind of subtle control over people's hearts.

Emhyr was more convinced that this boy was someone he could talk to. Because whether or not someone could be a good negotiating partner depended on willingness and brains; the other party seemed to have both.

"Who do you work for? Domestic or foreign?"

Lin You tossed the two flames back and forth, his attitude was very bad: "Guess?"

As a result, Emhyr really began to guess: "If it was a foreign force trying to disrupt the Empire's military deployment, there would be no need to go deep into the Imperial capital, and they would not put a powerful sorcerer like you in danger.

I have read all those poems. In addition to speculations about the empire's future military operations, there are also a lot of attacks on my personal character. This kind of moral attack will basically have no effect without the cooperation of people within the empire.

From this I can draw the conclusion; regardless of whether there are foreign forces involved, at least one thing is certain, there are people within the empire cooperating with this conspiracy."

Listening to Emperor Enxier's serious and well-reasoned reasoning, Lin You couldn't help but want to laugh.

In the world of The Witcher, this emperor is considered a tyrant and a man of great political skills. However, the speculation he made with full confidence was far from the reality.

No matter how smart a person is, and how he can predict the enemy's moves, he still needs sufficient information to support him. As a mortal, being involved in the disputes of the gods without knowing it is ridiculous but also sad. Thinking about it, the author suddenly thought of himself. Although it has been more than a year, he still has not figured out the bottom line of the gods in the big world. Now, isn't he also confused and being instructed by others?

Thinking of this, the smile on his face inevitably became a little more lonely.

As a result, the emperor, who was good at observing people's words and expressions, misunderstood again.

“You have come to Nilfgaard, and you will undoubtedly bear the greatest risk in the entire conspiracy. What can the people behind you give you in return?” Emhyr said confidently. “No matter how much they give you, I can give you double, or even more.”

"I want one god, can you give me two?" Lin You interrupted the conversation unhappily, "We are here, Your Majesty; next, let's pray to fate."

Before they knew it, they had returned to the Millennium Square. Nilfgaard's soldiers continued to arrive, surrounding the gallows, but no one dared to stop them.

After all, it was the emperor who fell into the hands of the enemy. In just a few minutes, no matter if they were sincere in saving people or deliberately trying to take advantage of the situation, it would be difficult for them to quickly choose someone who could take overall responsibility for the current situation.

What's more, among those who are qualified to be responsible, many are probably lying on the porch of the Senate after being punched.

The emperor was brought back to the gallows. Dandelion was still unconscious, and the three witchers were piled up and thrown on the stage.

"Have you made up your mind, but you still don't want to accept my suggestion?" O'Dimm asked.

"Thank you, but no. The gods of the big world were preparing to put the eggs in two baskets, but I grabbed the second basket right away?" Lin You never paid any attention to the devil's advice, "One should be sensible.

Furthermore, if I use my personality to shape the godhead, and my “ego” consciousness is me, and my “self” consciousness is the original divinity of destiny, then I am not afraid of a fight between the two sides, where no one can tell which is the true god of destiny?

O'Dimu suddenly realized: "So, it's not that you don't want to become a god, but that you don't want to become a god without autonomy?"

"Let me be clear, this is just your blind guess. I just cherish my autonomous and independent identity, and I don't want to get involved in the disputes among the gods." Lin Youyi distanced himself from the matter sternly.

"Yes, fairness and neutrality are your best protective color. Even if the gods do not believe in you, they will not openly deny your role just because of the doubts in their hearts. Because that is equivalent to hindering the big world plan." The devil sneered sinisterly.

"Don't speculate about me with such conspiracy theories." Lin You was too lazy to say more. He had already picked up the quill pen in his hand and was about to write.

"Please wait a moment." O'Dimm stretched out his hand to block the tip of the pen.

The writer frowned slightly. "I remember you said that you would not hinder the birth of the God of Destiny. And you signed a contract with the ladies for this?"

"That's true, but it's incomplete," the demon said calmly, "The contract I signed with the ladies has another clause that needs to be enforced."

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