Upon hearing this, Luo Fan thought of the premature multi-legged demon child and the various control potions from the God and Demon Palace. He guessed that something must have happened in Saint Forest City.
Moreover, the Temple of Gods and Demons is likely closely connected with the royal family of the Haifir Empire, or the Temple of Gods and Demons may actually be an organization created by this country.
Considering the simplified map of the continent I saw earlier, the locations of the Heifel Empire, the Abyss of Demons, and the Fisher Empire are all south of the empire. The possibility that they are colluding together is quite high.
"With the two great empires to the south and the Demon Abyss, do you think they'll hand over Holy Forest City to you? Especially the Southwest Chamber of Commerce, whose headquarters are there, do you think they'll give up their interests to you?"
"Once the four kingdoms are locked in war, the orcs will only become cannon fodder. As far as I know, the Temple of Gods and Demons and the Abyss of Demons have been infiltrating the area, and they almost brought out the Demon King before."
"The Third Prince of the Haifir Empire openly assassinated Princess Caitlin some time ago, so he must have already made preparations for war."
Luo Fan quickly summarized the previous information, which was all highly credible, so he wasn't worried that the princess wouldn't believe him.
"And what about you fools? They can manipulate your emotions with just a little trick. Do you really want to be their henchmen?"
Terra didn't know how to answer. They had only gathered limited information and were only having very limited trade dealings with Saint Lin City.
"My lord, what should we do? Please, save us!" Terra was panicking.
"Observe and think more, don't let short-term gains blind you. I won't go too far from Ahri, she's safe living in the Princess's residence now. If you want to know more, you can go find Caitlin, she'll help you find out the details."
"Remember, you must have your own judgment, instead of being led by others!"
"If you really can't make up your mind, come find Ah Li." After saying that, Luo Fan's voice disappeared. He was worried that if the girl asked for more details, it would be easy for him to give himself away.
Ahri, who was on the side, had already emerged from her grief and looked dazed.
"Sister Terra, the Fox God asked me to remind you that when you're feeling lost, you can try thinking from a different perspective. If you were the leader of that organization, preparing to drag the Orc Empire into the fray, how could you maximize your gains while minimizing your costs?"
Ahri repeated Luo Fan's words, somewhat confused, but Terra quickly realized what was happening and bowed to Ahri a few more times.
Back in the previous room, Ahri was in low spirits and jumped into Ellie's arms.
Terra chatted with her companions for a while before coming out, but the way those people looked at Ahri had clearly changed, becoming much more respectful.
The Fox God has appeared in the world and is still willing to help them, so we must at least not slack off.
“Princess Caitlin, you should be able to make decisions about things in the capital! I hope we can cooperate secretly,” Terra said, taking the initiative to speak.
Seeing things moving in the direction he had guided, Luo Fan breathed a sigh of relief.
Although the orcs may still have some doubts, once they learn more about the truth, they should make the right choice for survival.
Anyway, even if those beast gods exist, they must all be hiding. This deception is very reliable.
The two princesses, each accompanied by their own powerful allies, gathered together to discuss several specific details. Caitlin would help them settle their injured companions, and they would arrange for someone to cooperate with Caitlin to lure out the real culprit.
On the surface, they will remain hostile and will not have much contact with each other.
Upon returning to the princess's residence, Caitlin led him into her study.
"Luo Fan, how exactly did you convince them?"
"Help them analyze the current situation. After all, I'm very interested in the dragons of the Warcraft Forest."
"The situation? Tell me about it too, and see if your analysis makes sense." Caitlin was quite satisfied with this friendly exchange; at least it was a breakthrough.
Luo Fan repeated his previous analysis, along with his reasoning process. After listening, Caitlin fell silent.
Why didn't I connect these things together from a broader perspective before? If it weren't for Luo Fan's reminder, I might have focused only on specific events and kept getting caught up in troubles created by others.
"By the way, you can also try to put yourself in their shoes and analyze their reasons for doing this from their perspective. As for Saint Lin City, it's probably beyond saving."
Luo Fan added that with this girl's intelligence, she definitely wouldn't have any problem understanding it.
"Teacher~" Caitlin called out, and Gandalf appeared in the study.
Caitlin's thoughts were somewhat disorganized; she simply relayed Luo Fan's analysis without adding her own ideas.
After listening, the old man sighed. The situation was more complicated than he had imagined!
If we were to deal with Saint Forest City now, it would likely trigger an immediate war, unlike Saint Sea City, which was still within the sphere of influence of the Water God Cult.
"Luo Fan, what should I do?" It was rare to see the girl so frustrated, so Luo Fan thought for a moment but didn't answer.
His understanding of this matter was also one-sided; the other side had clearly been planning this for a long time, and he was unsure of the actual combat strength of both sides. Taking a radical approach would likely provoke an even greater backlash, so it would be better to involve other forces.
The more muddied the waters, the more likely an opportunity might be found to break the deadlock. However, since even the imperial palace is unreliable, if the other side learns of the situation and launches an attack beforehand, attempts to sow discord are likely to fail.
It would be better to hide in the shadows and cause trouble, and even seize their resources; that would be more reliable.
Seeing the girl's expectant eyes, Luo Fan still gave her a reminder.
"Go talk to your father, he probably knows more than you do. Bring your teacher along too."
"You'll come with me."
"No, I don't want to get involved that deeply, or the dog emperor will be jealous." After saying that, Luo Fan ran away.
I just acquired two fire-type inscriptions, but haven't had a chance to study them yet!
Hearing this, Caitlin sighed. As expected, Luo Fan had never trusted his father and had always kept his distance.
After discussing it with Gandalf for a while, with his help, they flew directly to the palace.
After they left, Luo Fan slipped into the princess's treasure vault. She probably hadn't been inside for the past few days; she still looked disheveled after her breakthrough.
When did this princess become so carefree?
Luo Fan roughly sorted through the materials. Since the ones that had already been used were definitely gone, he decided to make do with some ordinary spiritual materials.
The two fire-elemental runes, Scorching and Burning, both enhance external magic, but they don't seem to have much effect on me.
After analyzing it for a while, Luo Fan decided to leave it to Huo Yu to try, but he didn't know if she could handle it.
The little girl babbled happily as the fire rain was brought into the treasure vault.
When Luo Fan took out two apple-sized magic cores, Huo Yu quickly came over and took them, clearly very pleased.
Luo Fan was stumped. Huo Yu was so small, and her magic core was even smaller. How could such a large inscription be transferred into her body?
I definitely can't put it down, wouldn't that be a waste?
"Brother Fan, are you planning to transfer the inscriptions to me?" Having talked with Xianxian and the others, Huoyu roughly knew about Luo Fan's methods.
"Yes, but this magic core is bigger than your belly, and the inscriptions are so dense, it definitely won't fit. Your own inscriptions haven't fully developed yet, and suddenly adding such strong energy, I'm worried there will be negative effects."
Perhaps we should prepare incomplete inscriptions for her in the future to make up for her deficiencies.
"Hmm~, that's what I thought too. But they look so familiar." They circled around the magic core, looking quite envious.
"By the way, how old is the guild leader when your Pokémon reaches level 50?"
"I don't know either, I've never seen my companions before." Fire Rain said dejectedly, flapping its wings.
Seeing the little one's expression, Luo Fan decided to try separating a portion for her. It's just a fragmented inscription; he could transfer a small amount each time, and it would become fragmented anyway.
The little guy is in so much pain, let's use it first and see how it goes.
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