"Thermopylae?"
Several people exclaimed in unison.
"What is that place? Your Majesty the Holy Pharaoh?"
The succubus asked curiously, her slender fingers twisted together, as if she was looking forward to it.
Lin Ke took out a parchment map from his arms and unfolded it carefully.
When Nan Tong saw it, her eyes widened slightly: "T-this was made by you?"
Of course, Lin Ke just copied the map on the civilization panel.
But in their opinion, this was impossible. After all, no holy Egyptian had ever been to the other side of the Mediterranean.
In other words, anyone who has gone there will never be able to come back.
Lin Ke nodded at this time and continued.
"Look here, this is northern Greece."
"Thermopylae is located in a narrow strip of land between the coastline and the inland mountains, and is the throat of the road leading to southern Greece."
"According to my intelligence, the Persians have assembled a large army in this place and plan to march from here and conquer all of Greece in one fell swoop."
When several people heard this, they immediately showed puzzled expressions.
"Your Majesty, Holy Pharaoh, isn't that also Greek territory?"
"If what you just said is true, then Thermopylae is where the Greeks and Persians fought."
"Why should we get involved in their war?"
"Isn't this dangerous?"
Of course, there is a reason why Lin Ke did this.
He knew very well that after this battle, the king of Sparta would die, and then the entire war between Greece and Persia would reach its peak.
For Holy Egypt, whether this battle can be avoided is an unknown. Of course, for Holy Egypt, their war is a good thing for Holy Egypt.
Because it is beneficial to the trade of Holy Egypt.
But on the other hand, this is an opportunity.
After all, if the time was extended, the Greco-Persian War would end with Persia's defeat.
But what if Lin Ke appeared at Thermopylae and organized a war before the World Conference?
Then everything will be different.
First of all, Holy Egypt will appear in the World Conference as a "mediator", which is completely different from its previous identity as a country that was just a canvassing country.
That also means that the right to speak at the World Conference is different.
In addition, if Lin Ke can save Leonidas, then Holy Egypt will become the benefactor of Sparta!
You know, Sparta was a militaristic country, and they admired kingdoms and civilizations that had equally powerful land forces.
Of course, doing so would inevitably ruin Persia's plan and lead to hostility between Holy Egypt and Persia.
But Lin Ke had already come up with a solution for this.
So, to put it simply, Lin Ke has found a way to have the best of both worlds.
But now is not the time to reveal all of this.
So, at this moment, Lin Ke put away the map and his expression became solemn.
"This war is not only about Greece, but about the future of the entire Mediterranean region."
"The Persian Empire is ambitious. If it is allowed to expand, its next target may very well be Holy Egypt."
"So, what we are here to do is to mediate the war between Sparta and Persia."
When several people listened to Lin Ke's words, their eyes showed an unprecedented shock.
After all, everyone here knows very well that both Greece and Persia are powerful kingdoms and civilizations.
That was the heyday of the Hebrew Empire, and it was an existence that everyone had to stay away from.
And His Majesty the Holy Pharaoh actually said that he wanted to mediate the war between Persia and Greece?
"Your Majesty, if the mediation fails, wouldn't our Holy Egyptian fleet be in danger?"
"You are facing the Greek and Persian armies."
"Although our ships are also large in scale, but..."
Ramses said, turning his head to look left and right.
Obviously, he was inspecting the navy of Holy Egypt. In his opinion, although these hundreds of ships were already extremely large, they were too small to be used against two powerful kingdoms and civilizations.
Of course, Ramses did not know that there was no so-called "Greek army" at Thermopylae.
At Thermopylae, there were not only 300 Spartan warriors and hundreds of thousands of Persian troops.
In his opinion, Holy Egypt had to face two powerful kingdoms and civilizations with hundreds of thousands of troops, so the military strength of Holy Egypt was naturally not enough.
"I have my own plans, God of the Desert and the Nile."
"As long as we successfully mediate this war between Persia and Greece before the World Parliament, we will have a great say."
“This is our first step into the world.”
Everyone looked at Lin Ke, and Ramses continued to speak.
"Your Majesty the Holy Pharaoh, could it be that this is you?"
When Ramses said this, a golden light flashed in his eyes, and even Nan Tong widened his eyes at this moment.
Of course, that was because Ramses and Nan Tong had privately agreed to help their Holy Pharaoh conquer the entire world.
So, when Lin Ke mentioned "the first step towards the world", they both reacted immediately.
Lin Ke did not notice their abnormality at this time, his eyes were focused on the parchment scroll.
"The World Conference is the most important international organization in the world. The fact that we, Holy Egypt, can hold a seat in it means that we have the qualifications to be recognized by other powerful civilizations and kingdoms."
"You see, although Holy Egypt is now the Holy Egypt Alliance, it is already isolated internationally."
"Aside from a decent trade exchange with Persia, we have almost no contact with other, more powerful kingdoms and civilizations."
"And now, if we can join the World Parliament, it means that we, Holy Egypt, can also participate in the formulation of international rules and make our own voice heard in various world affairs."
"There, we can spread the name of Holy Egypt more widely."
Several people listened to Lin Ke's words as if they were hearing an oracle.
Even the succubus, who was a demon, widened her eyes in surprise when she heard Lin Ke's words.
She didn't expect that the Holy Pharaoh in front of her had actually turned his gaze to the entire world.
Lin Ke continued to speak at this time.
“Through the World Conference, we, Holy Egypt, can better conduct multilateral diplomacy and gain the understanding and support of the international community.”
"This is very helpful to Holy Egypt and will also expand the influence of our Holy Egypt."
Lin Ke knew very well that if Holy Egypt joined the World Parliament, it could even change the landscape of the international community in the future.
To take the most recent example, Lin Ke will be able to better sell Holy Egypt's grain to other kingdoms and civilizations.
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