Chapter 483 I Come for Peace
The winter wind finally blew to the Emerald River.
At this time of year in previous years, the river surface had already frozen into walkable ice.
But the situation is different this year. The people of Ryan have put a lot of effort into breaking ice and making fires to prevent the Emerald River from freezing.
Now the surface of the river is covered with scattered ice spikes. It looks frozen, but there is a hole if you step on it.
Angel Watson is not just a man who can lead troops. He knows very well that a war between two countries is a contest of national strength, and now the orcs are in an awkward situation.
They are short of food.
As a kingdom with many mountains and little land, and mainly engaged in farming, the orcs were already short of food.
Now that a large number of young and strong people are dispatched and a large amount of food is consumed every day, the orcs will not be able to hold on for long.
If they hadn't captured a city from Ryan and obtained some supplies, the war would have ended long ago.
The orcs also know this, so recently they got a group of mages from somewhere and are casting spells from a long distance in an attempt to freeze the Emerald River.
There were blizzards and hail every day, turning the surface of the river into blocks of solid ice.
But the Lions didn't hold back. Who's afraid of who in a war of attrition? How many more mages do you orcs have than us humans? Who told you that priests can't use fireball?
Both sides threw a lot of magic, all at the river.
And now both sides have the means of aerial reconnaissance. You want to find a way to bypass it from upstream and downstream? It's useless. The airship can scan the 100-kilometer-long river in half an hour. Ryan's jet flying scout is the same, but the endurance is shorter.
War has entered an era of full-map vision where no one has experience, and battlefield tactics must keep pace with the times.
Although Ryan temporarily has the advantage, the orcs are on the right side.
Angel Watson stood on the top of the city wall, braving the biting cold wind, his heart colder than the north wind.
The weather this year is too cold, abnormally cold. Normally at this time of day it would be only minus 10 degrees Celsius, but now it is minus 30 degrees Celsius.
The river froze too quickly, and after all the efforts of the Ryan people for so long, it seemed that they could only watch the river freeze over.
Most people can't understand why the temperature is so low this year and think it's divine intervention, but many astrologers are prepared.
Because an entire kingdom of unclean carols disappeared.
There has never been such terrible regional changes. Scholars who study climate have made various predictions, and the severe cold wave is one of them.
Now it seems that those scholars who predicted severe drought and earthquake will be slapped in the face.
But no matter how many climate scientists you kill, the weather change has become a fact. Large-scale and wide-ranging ice melting cannot continue forever. According to Anger Watson's calculations, Ryan can only hold out for ten days at most before the Emerald River is completely frozen. By then, there may not be enough manpower to melt the ice.
When the river is completely frozen, the orcs will definitely launch a decisive battle before winter comes.
Ange Watson could already guess the outcome.
Ryan suffered heavy casualties, but he held the Emerald River defense line and pushed the orc army back. But the prerequisite was to draw troops from other borders and ensure that other borders would not be invaded.
Once a fight breaks out on the other side, Ryan will suffer greater losses.
However, in the end the orcs would be repelled. At most they would vent their inner hatred and anger, and then retreat. They might not even be able to keep the city on the other side of the river.
Both sides suffer losses and everyone loses.
Ange Watson knew the outcome from the beginning, and he worked constantly to avoid it.
Thinking of this, Angel Watson punched the city wall angrily.
"Damn it, why won't you sell the battleship to me?!"
Anger Watson had seen the power of Amber's weapons, and the most powerful weapon of war was undoubtedly his Kuroshio. Although he heard that the Kuroshio had crashed, he still had other warships.
A battleship with absolute speed advantage is enough to control the sky of the entire battlefield, which means that you are the only one hitting others and others cannot fight back at all.
No matter how powerful the opponent's commander is, he cannot make all the orcs grow wings.
With the absolute advantage in weapons, Angel Watson was confident that he could drive these orcs back without suffering too much loss.
But Amber Xiu just refused to sell.
That damn lich, how dare he make such war fortune stained with blood! How could Anger Watson not guess what Amber was thinking? This lich just wanted the two countries to keep fighting so that he could sell his weapons better.
The jet packs used by those few soldiers alone cost Ryan over a million gold coins, and this thing would not cost more than 50,000.
But Ryan's alchemist just couldn't copy it, and even caused an explosion when he took it apart for research, and was extorted for damages by the lich.
Yes, that's the cost of damages.
Because these jetpacks are "rented", and the rental fee is calculated based on the flight time, each jetpack has a device to calculate the startup time, and each minute is calculated in gold coins.
The longer this battle goes on, the more money this lich makes.
Undead are undead, they have no morals, no mercy, only naked interests. Even this lich who claims to have saved the world is no exception.
Angel Watson felt more and more that the Emperor was right. His brother should not have cooperated with this lich in the first place. Alan was too deeply bewitched by this lich, and the Watson family was ruined by this lich.
Just when Angel Watson was feeling extremely angry but powerless, the top of the city was suddenly shrouded in a shadow.
Angel Watson subconsciously raised his head, thinking that the orcs had started another large-scale ice storm. Just as he was about to remind the soldiers below to pay attention, he found that what was covering the sun in the sky was not the clouds brewing an ice storm, but several huge flying warships.
"Is it the Lich's Black Tide? No, how come this is even bigger than the Black Tide?!"
Angel Watson's first reaction was that the orcs had paid an unknown price to make the lich sell the warship to them.
Although Angel Watson was surprised, he was not at all panicked. He quickly returned to the castle and gave orders to his entourage.
All jetpack scouts return, and ground troops take cover or try to stay mobile so as not to become targets for these warships.
At the same time, Angel Watson opened the magic mirror and directly contacted the lich who had just cursed him fiercely.
After seeing Amber's skull face in the mirror, Anger Watson immediately said, "Master Ultraman, do you think that we in Ryan can't afford the price? Can those poor orcs buy your warships, but we in Ryan can't afford it?"
Amber Xiu laughed and said, "Don't be nervous, my old friend. When did I sell warships to the orcs? I just rented some small airships for reconnaissance. There are no weapons on them."
"This is a battlefield. I'm afraid I don't have time to test each other here with you, Master. What are those huge warships in the sky? Don't tell me you are here for sightseeing."
Ange Watson had clenched his fists.
At the beginning of the war, the Kuroshio had appeared several times, and each time it brought great losses to the Ryan people. If the warships in the sky had the same powerful combat power as the Kuroshio, then there would be no need to fight this battle, and they could just abandon the city and flee, perhaps they could evacuate before the city defense magic circle was broken.
"You really misunderstood. Ange, I didn't sell these warships to the orcs, and they didn't appear on the battlefield to attack Ryan. On the contrary, I came here for peace today."
At this moment, in the sky, Amber Xiu was sitting in the cockpit of the new battleship, looking at the empty surroundings, feeling a little emotional.
Damn that psychopathic goddess, she destroyed his Black Tide.
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That is a real battleship. The newly built battleships are just shells, without all kinds of weapons and carrier-based aircraft. Several battleships combined are not as good as the Kuroshio.
It's just bigger in size and looks intimidating, but in fact it will be exposed as soon as you put your hands into it.
But Amber Xiu was just here to scare people, and this effect was enough.
Seven giant warships flew across the sky, blocking out even the sunlight. This was enough to scare the orcs and Lions below so much that they dared not act rashly.
Not only Angel Watson was frightened, the orcs were also contacting Amberxiu, asking him if he had accepted money from the Lion people.
It has to be said that both parties have the same idea in this regard, which shows how deeply Amber Xiu's character is rooted in people's hearts.
Through the magic mirror, Amber said to Anger Watson: "I am not here to fight today, but to teach Ryan to make peace with the orcs. Anger, I hope Ryan and the orcs can temporarily cease fighting. Continuing the fight will only result in the continued shedding of innocent blood."
Angel Watson was stunned. He thought he had heard it wrong.
Wasn't this lich waiting to make a fortune from the war? Seeing the war sinking into a quagmire, he was just about to make a fortune, so how could he call a halt at this time?
Anger Watson thought of many things in an instant, but still didn't understand what Amber Xiu meant, so he asked directly: "Master Ultraman, what exactly do you want to do?"
"It's just to maintain world peace. Isn't that what I have always done? It was me who mediated the war between the dwarves and the elves, avoiding a major war and saving the lives of millions. It was also me who ended the invasion of the Githyanki from the astral plane, and even the war in the depths of the ocean came to an end quickly because of me..."
Amber Xiu's words sounded so matter-of-fact that Angel Watson felt uncomfortable all over.
When a lich claimed to maintain world peace in front of the paladin, Anger Watson thought the world was crazy. What was even crazier was that Anger Watson couldn't think of a way to refute it for a while, because at least half of what the lich said was true.
Damn it, before we knew it, this lich had become the hero who saved the world.
Wait, something’s wrong. He almost led me into a ditch.
Anger Watson immediately reacted and asked, "Master Ultraman, what did you just say? Are you going to stop this war?"
Amber sighed and said, "Although the grudge between the orcs and Ryan can no longer be resolved, and the hatred between the two countries has lasted for a thousand years, I still don't want to see too many innocent lives sacrificed. So, I am here, and I hope both sides can accept my mediation."
Ange Watson: …
This lich actually said that he didn't want to see innocent lives sacrificed. It was like a tiger saying that he was going to eat vegetarian food. How could he make that up?
But at least this lich was not here to throw undead bombs at Ryan, and Angel Watson breathed a sigh of relief.
"Master Ultraman, what do you mean by mediation? Can you make the orcs withdraw and return the land that belongs to Ryan?"
Amber looked at Anger Watson. Among the three brothers of the Watson family, Alan might be the dumbest one. The general asked the orcs to return the land. Was he really a paladin with such a big mouth?
Fortunately, Amber Xiu had already done some research and said to Ange Watson, "Ange, according to historical records, the land on the other side of the Emerald River originally belonged to the Orc Empire. You just occupied it two hundred and seventy years ago. Not only the cities on the other side of the river, but even the city you are in now, originally belonged to the Orcs."
The Ryan Empire continued to expand outward, eroding the territories of its neighbors bit by bit, which is why it has such a huge territory today and can support a large population.
It’s just that this bad debt happened many years ago, and the land that had been occupied for hundreds of years naturally became Ryan’s.
Angel Watson said without changing his expression: "It was the orcs who violated the original non-aggression treaty, which led to Ryan's counterattack. This land has long belonged to Ryan. Master Ultraman, if you want to talk about the past, then I can only say that the Orc Empire was established with the help of Ryan."
"Yes, the great Saint King Arthur Ryan helped all races to establish their own kingdoms, hoping that all races could live freely, equally and with dignity. But what has Ryan done in the past 1,700 years? Your fanatical racism and fanatical religiousism are madly hurting your neighbors. If Arthur Ryan were still alive and saw your behavior, he would be very disappointed..."
Amber was interrupted angrily by Angel Watson halfway through his words.
"How dare you mention that name! I seriously warn you, you cannot say the name of the Holy King, Master Ultraman. I respect your knowledge and deeds, but I warn you very seriously that the Holy King is not a tool for you to perform rhetoric. This is blasphemy and a declaration of war against the entire Ryan!"
Amber looked at Angel Watson with an angry face. He didn't expect that he was also a fanatical fan of Arthur. Amber thought that he was the same cruel and unconventional type as that iron-blooded general.
Facing Ange Watson's anger, Amber Xiu said calmly: "You actually know the truth in your heart. You are fighting, letting the blood of innocent people dye the Emerald River red. And I, an undead, am saving the world. I voluntarily gave up my own interests in order to reduce the sacrifice. Ange, between you and me, who is blaspheming the Holy King?"
Angel Watson gritted his teeth. This question made him unable to answer, but being unable to argue verbally did not mean that Angel Watson would be convinced.
"Master Ultraman, you and I both know that you only have wealth in your heart. No matter what you do, the fire of your soul will only burn out the rusty smell of gold coins. So why not waste everyone's time? What exactly do you mean by mediation?"
Amber Xiu was a little emotional. Compared with Allen, Anger Watson was not only older, but also had a much more mature outlook on life. He could not be shaken by a few simple words. So Amber Xiu did not waste time and said straight to the point: "I am going to hold a meeting and invite the Elf King, the Archdruid, the Dwarf King, the Orc King, and your Emperor of Ryan to attend.
"I will emphasize once again that I am here for world peace. So I will invite all the kings to participate in this peace conference to completely resolve everyone's disputes. My goal is to eliminate war and allow everyone to live and work in peace."
After saying this, Amber sent an exquisite little box to Angel Watson through the magic mirror.
"Take this gift to your emperor. This is the invitation letter I sent to him. After reading the contents, I think he will understand my good intentions."
(End of this chapter)