Chapter 266: As many excuses as you want
James Watson had just arrived at Silvermoon High Court.
The Supreme Judge had been working all night for some time and had only just managed to complete the important work.
The death of the Silver Moon Knight had a much greater impact than James Watson had imagined. The morale of the troops stationed on the other side of the orc mountains was low, and they almost let the orcs recapture the city.
James Watson had to deploy a large number of light priests to the front line.
The priest not only assists in battle, but also, very importantly, calms people's hearts.
What made James Watson happy was that he heard news about his son Alan again.
Allen was promoted to Legend on the battlefield and became the youngest Legendary Paladin in the history of the Empire. The Emperor originally wanted Allen to come back to accept the canonization, but Allen chose to stay on the battlefield and did not even attend the funeral of the Silver Moon Knight.
This made many people dissatisfied with Allen.
Although Silver Moon Knight did not formally accept Allen as his disciple, everyone knew that this legendary figure took care of Allen like his own son in the last period of his life.
Alan didn't even attend his funeral, which naturally made people think that this guy didn't know how to be grateful at all.
James Watson felt that what Allen did was wrong, but after learning that the emperor was going to move the old general's coffin away, James Watson realized that it was right for Allen not to come back.
Later, the orcs learned that the Silver Moon Knight had left and organized several raids. It was Alan who charged forward and blocked the most violent attacks.
This young man who had just been promoted to a legend unleashed terrifying power on the battlefield, and his tremendous progress could be seen in almost every battle report sent back.
In the last orc counterattack, the city's defense magic circle was broken, revealing a huge gap. Allen led his troops to block the gap and held out for a full five minutes under the siege of three orc legends. Although he was seriously injured and dying in the end, Allen finally held out until reinforcements arrived and finally repaired the defense magic circle.
After the battle report was sent back, the criticisms against Allen disappeared.
This young man has lived up to the teachings of the Silver Moon Knight. If he is given a little more time, he might become the next Silver Moon Knight.
James Watson was very happy that his reckless and naive son had finally grown up and was no longer the child who was easily captured by the lich and used to threaten him.
However, James Watson also saw many problems in Allen's letters home.
Allen was very disappointed with the Ryan Empire. He stayed in the orc mountains because he didn't want to face the complicated interpersonal relationships in the imperial capital. He even thought about leaving Ryan and wandering.
James Watson was supposed to have a good talk with his son, but he received a letter from Silvermoon High Court mentioning something about Arthur Lane.
Nothing is more important than Arthur Lane.
James Watson hastily finished his work, not even caring about his own son's psychological problems, and rushed to Silvermoon High Court as quickly as possible.
Just after exchanging a few polite words with the two Elf Kings, Catherine arrived.
James Watson didn't know how to greet the former Elf Queen for a moment. He had also heard a little about Catherine, but he didn't know what the elves' attitude towards her was.
It was the old elf Hildas who reacted quickly and said, "Catherine has come at the right time. She has experienced this herself. Let her explain it to you."
James Watson also quickly skipped the polite part, looked at Catherine, and asked, "Can you tell me the details about the heroic spirit of His Majesty Arthur Lane?"
Catherine didn't expect to encounter Ryan's Supreme Judgment here.
Amber's plan was to first ask the elves to verify Arthur Ryan's identity, and then ask the dragons to bid together with Ryan to sell this heroic spirit at a sky-high price.
After Catherine came back, she told the old Elf King about this. Who would have thought that the old man had not yet checked Arthur Ryan's spirit before notifying Ryan. Wouldn't this allow Ryan to prepare in advance? If it were in the past, Catherine would have done the same, after all, Ryan was an ally.
But now, Catherine is on Amber's side, believing that the old king has ruined a plan that could make a lot of money.
Compared with Ryan, Amberxiu is more like a close ally of the elves. Even the disaster of genocide was solved with the help of Amberxiu. If Ryan knew this secret, they would probably add insult to injury, right?
Moreover, if Ryan knew about this in advance, would he directly send someone to assassinate Amber and take back Arthur Ryan's spirit? Catherine was feeling embarrassed, but the young Elf King Aldarian said, "Sister Catherine, I see that you don't look well. Maybe you should take a rest first. It won't be too late for us to talk later."
Catherine looked at Aldarian in surprise. She didn't expect that he could see through her thoughts and was willing to help.
The old Elf King frowned. Although he didn't know why his grandson suddenly opposed his decision, he was the Elf King now and he had to give him face in front of the Ryan people.
The old Elf King had no choice but to say to James Watson: "Then please wait for a moment, and we can talk about this matter again after Catherine has rested."
James Watson naturally saw that something was wrong. The atmosphere between the three generations of elf leaders was very strange. No matter how anxious he was, James Watson could only leave first.
When the only outsider left, the old Elf King could no longer hold back and said to Aldarion: "Why are you crazy? If this matter is not resolved quickly, who knows how many accidents will happen. Don't you understand how much impact this matter has on Ryan?"
The young Elf King did not answer the question immediately. Instead, he personally brought a chair to Catherine and asked her to sit down before saying to the old Elf King, "Grandpa, didn't you see that Sister Catherine didn't want to? Are you going to force her for an outsider?"
The old Elf King said angrily, "You are now the King of the Elves, no longer the little devil who followed Catherine all day long! What is more important? Don't you understand? If anything involves Catherine, your rationality will completely disappear. How can you let me hand over the Elves to you?"
Catherine felt very embarrassed looking at the furious old Elf King. This was not the first time they had quarreled because of her. This feeling was really uncomfortable.
Catherine couldn't help but say, "Aldarian, don't make a stupid decision for me. Your grandfather is right. You are the king of the elves now. Everything should be done for the benefit of the elves as a whole."
The young Elf King gave Catherine a brilliant smile and said, "Sister Catherine, don't worry. I am stopping this for the sake of the elves."
Aldarian turned his head and looked at his grandfather seriously, then said: "I don't think it is a good thing to give Arthur Ryan's heroic spirit to Ryan. Grandpa, is there any benefit for our elves if Ryan gets this heroic spirit?"
The old Elf King said with some anger: "That won't hurt. Ryan is our ally! Isn't it our duty to help our allies?"
Aldarian chuckled and said, "Grandpa, I know you are a friend of Saint King Ryan. I know you have a deep relationship with him, so you don't want Arthur Ryan's spirit to fall into the hands of a lich. You want your old friend's spirit to return to his empire. But the Ryan now is no longer the Ryan of the past. How long are you going to deceive yourself?"
The old Elf King fell silent.
Aldarian saw the change in the old Elf King's expression and continued, "Grandpa, can Llane still be considered our ally now? Are you sure that Emperor Llane is not thinking of attacking Silvermoon High Court and executing all of us foreigners? Who was affected by emotions? We should make good use of this incident and let the elves, who have just fallen into decline, take a breath. This is what the Elf King should do."
The old Elf King was unable to refute, this was indeed his problem.
He was a person who had lived from the Dragon Era to the present, and had witnessed the establishment of Ryan and its transformation. He knew that Ryan was no longer the Ryan he once was, but his feelings for Ryan were not so easy to change.
That was his brother who shared life and death with him, that was the empire he had built with all his life's energy, and that was once the most glorious and beautiful kingdom in the entire continent.
There is no mistake in the poem, post, content, and read the book on 6, 9, and bar!
When people get old, they tend to reminisce about the past. This time, it was really me who was controlled by my emotions.
The old Elf King was about to admit his mistake, but he saw Aldarian looking at Catherine with a smile on his face.
"Sister Catherine, don't worry, I will never let you suffer any grievances. Ryan is nothing. If you don't want to talk about it, just ignore the old man. I will drive him out directly!"
The old Elf King roared, "You are just making up all these excuses! You just came up with them yourself!"
Aldarian coughed awkwardly. As expected, his grandfather understood his grandson. He had made up those words just now. If Catherine didn't make it difficult, Aldarian could do what his grandfather wanted.
But Catherine was unhappy, so of course she was on his side.
There is no clear right or wrong in political interests. Even if Aldarian unconditionally supports the return of Arthur Ryan's spirit, he can still make up a lot of reasons.
On the positive side, he could do favors for James Watson and build a good relationship with Ryan's Supreme Judgment, which would surely bring him many benefits.
On the other hand, what Arthur Ryan's spirit fears most is the Ryan royal family. How different is the current Ryan from the Holy King's original ideals? The return of the spirit will definitely lead to great turmoil in Ryan. The weakening of this ally is also a good thing for the elves.
It's all about the mouth, Aldarian can say whatever he wants.
At a very young age, Aldarian knew that politics was like dough that could be kneaded into any shape.
Unlike other kings on the continent, Aldarian does not like big directions or big plans. He prefers practical things. This may be related to the fact that he followed his parents to go out and gain experience when he was young.
Both of Aldarian's parents were Duskguards, and they loved adventure the most. Even Aldarian was born on the road of adventure.
Therefore, the education that Aldarian received was very different from that of traditional elves. He grew up in the life of adventurers who were full of intrigues. Everything he saw in his childhood was the most authentic civilian life, so Aldarian believed that what really affected the operation of the country was not such specious principles and directions, but the detailed rules that were truly implemented.
When he was assisting Catherine, every policy was decided through field investigations and visits, and was fine-tuned according to the different conditions in different cities of Silvermoon High Court.
How many problems do elves of different professions and regions have to go through from birth to death, what can be optimized, what problems need to be solved... These problems took Aldarian decades to study. The purpose is to reduce the elves' working hours, increase work efficiency, reduce production costs, and improve productivity and social welfare.
Aldarian optimized every aspect of the elves, and finally got one result - the elves were willing to have children. During his reign, the elves' fertility rate increased significantly, which was his greatest achievement.
Aldarian doesn't like these empty political excuses, but that doesn't mean he won't.
Isn't it just a fabrication? Good or bad is just a matter of words. The real good or bad has never been determined by the relationship between the two countries, but by the gap in national strength between the two countries.
The national strength of Silvermoon High Court is now greatly damaged, and half of its population is in a sealed state. They can only engage in the most basic labor and cannot even go to the battlefield. This is a problem that Silvermoon High Court will face for hundreds of years to come.
Aldarian only wanted to restore the country's strength as soon as possible. The spirit of Arthur Lane was totally unimportant.
Since it is not important, then of course the most important thing is to take care of the emotions of those around you.
The old Elf King's emotions were more important than his own thoughts, and Catherine's emotions were more important than the old Elf King. Aldarian made the decision without hesitation, and let Catherine have the final say on this matter.
Ardarian assured very seriously: "Sister Catherine, you can do whatever you want with this matter. Don't be afraid. Whatever you want to do, I will help you solve it!"
Catherine didn't expect that the final decision would fall into her hands. After experiencing a great change, Catherine no longer had the confidence to handle such national affairs. After hesitating for a long time, Catherine said hesitantly: "Or, I should ask the lich."
(End of this chapter)