This lich needs more money

James Watson also just arrived at Silvermoon Highgarden.

The supreme judge stayed up all night some time ago to temporarily finish the important work.

The death of the Silver Moon Knight had a much greater impact than James Watson imagined. The morale of the troops stationed on the other side of the Orc Mountain was low, and the city was almost recaptured by the Orcs.

James Watson had to deploy a large number of Light Priests to the front lines.

Priests not only assist in fighting, but also have a very important point, which is to appease people's hearts.

What made James Watson happy was that he heard the news about his son Alan again.

Eren rose to legendary status on the battlefield, becoming 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 the Silver Moon Knight did not officially accept Allen as a disciple, everyone knew that this legendary figure took care of Allen as his own son in the last period of his life.

Allen didn't even attend his funeral, which naturally makes people think that this kid is not grateful at all.

James Watson felt that Allen was wrong to do this, but after learning that the emperor was going to move the old general's coffin, James Watson understood that Allen was right not to come back.

Later, the orcs learned that the Silver Moon Knight had left and organized several raids. Allen charged forward and blocked the most violent offensive.

This young man who had just been promoted to legend burst out with terrifying power on the battlefield, and his huge progress could be seen in almost every battle report.

The last orc counterattack broke through the city's defensive magic circle, revealing a huge gap. Allen led his troops to block the gap and lasted for five minutes under the siege of the three orc legends. Although he was seriously injured and dying, Allen finally held on until reinforcements arrived and finally repaired the defensive magic circle.

After the battle report came back, the criticisms against Allen disappeared.

This young man is not ashamed of the Silver Moon Knight's teachings. If you give him a little more time, he might be able to 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 casually captured alive by the Lich and used to threaten him.

However, James Watson also saw many problems from Allen's letters home.

Allen was very disappointed with the Lion Empire. He stayed in the Orc Mountains just because he didn't want to face the complicated interpersonal relationships in the imperial capital. He even had the idea of ​​leaving Ryan and wandering.

James Watson was supposed to have a heart-to-heart talk with his son, but instead he received a letter from Silvermoon Highgarden, mentioning something about Arthur Lane.

Nothing could be more important than Arthur Lane.

James Watson took care of his work hastily, not even caring about his own son's psychological problems, and rushed to Silvermoon Highgarden as quickly as possible.

Just after saying a few polite words to the two elf kings, Catherine arrived.

Seeing the former Elf Queen, James Watson didn't know how to say hello for a moment. He had vaguely heard about Catherine, but James Watson was still not sure about the attitude of the elves towards her.

It was the old elf Hildas who reacted quickly and said, "Katherine is here at the right time. She has experienced this firsthand. 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 His Majesty Arthur Lane's heroic spirit?"

Catherine also didn’t expect to encounter Ryan’s Supreme Judgment here.

Amberxiu's plan is to first find the elves to verify Arthur Lane's identity, and then ask the dragons to bid with Lane to sell this heroic spirit for a sky-high price.

After Catherine came back, she told the old elf king about it. Who would have thought that the old man notified Ryan before he checked Arthur Lane's heroic spirit? Didn't this allow Ryan to prepare in advance?

In the past, Catherine would have done the same thing, after all, Ryan was an ally.

But now, Catherine is siding with Amberxiu, thinking that the old king has ruined the plan to make a lot of money.

Compared with Ryan, Amberxiu is more like a close ally of the elves. Even the catastrophe of genocide was solved by Amberxiu. If Ryan knew this secret, they would probably make trouble, right?

Moreover, if Lane had known about this in advance, would he have directly sent someone to assassinate Amberxiu and snatch Arthur Lane's heroic spirit back?

Just when Catherine was feeling embarrassed, the young Elf King Aldarian said: "Sister Catherine, I see that you don't look very well. Maybe you should take a rest first, and it's not too late for us to talk again later."

Catherine glanced at Aldarian in surprise, but she didn't expect that he saw what she was thinking 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 still had to give him face in front of the Lane people.

The old elf king had no choice but to say to James Watson: "Then please wait a moment, distinguished guest, and we will discuss this matter after Catherine has rested."

James Watson naturally saw that something was wrong. The atmosphere between these three generations of elf leaders was very strange. No matter how anxious he was, James Watson could only resign first.

When the only outsider left, the old Elf King couldn't bear it anymore and said to Aldarian: "Why are you so crazy? If this matter is not settled as soon as possible, I don't know how many accidents will happen. Don't you understand this How much impact did the incident have on Ryan?"

The young elf king did not answer the question immediately, but personally brought a chair to Catherine and asked her to sit down before saying to the old elf king: "Grandpa, don't you see that sister Catherine is unwilling? You have to do it for her." An outsider forced her?"

The old elf king said angrily: "You are now the king of the elves, and you are no longer the little brat who follows Catherine all day long! Can't you understand what is more important? Anything that involves Catherine , your sanity will completely disappear, how do you want me to hand over the elves to your hands?"

Catherine felt very embarrassed looking at the angry 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 said: "Aldarion, don't make stupid decisions for me. Your grandfather was right. You are now the king of the elves, and everything must be done for the sake of the elves as a whole."

The young Elf King showed a bright smile to Catherine, and then said: "Sister Catherine, you don't have to worry, I stopped this just for the elves."

Aldarian turned his head, looked at his grandfather with a serious face, and then said: "I don't think it is a good thing to hand over Arthur Ryan's heroic spirit to Ryan. Grandpa, Ryan getting this heroic spirit will be of great benefit to us elves. What’s the benefit?”

The old elf king was still angry and said: "There is no harm in that. Ryan is our ally! Isn't it what we should do to help our allies?"

Aldarian laughed, and then said: "Grandpa, I know that you are a friend of Holy King Ryan, and I know that you two have a deep relationship, so you don't want Arthur Ryan's heroic soul to fall into the hands of a lich. Do you want to Let the heroic spirit of your old friend return to his empire. But the Ryan now is no longer the Ryan before, how long will you continue to lie to yourself? "

The old elf king fell into silence.

Seeing the change in the old Elf King's expression, Aldarian continued: "Grandpa, can Ryan still be considered our ally now? Are you sure that Emperor Ryan has no intention of attacking Silvermoon Highgarden and executing all of us aliens? Who is it that is affected by emotions? We should make good use of this matter to let the elves who have just fallen into decline breathe a sigh of relief. This is what the Elf King should do."

The old Elf King was unable to refute, this was indeed his problem.

He is a person who has lived from the era of dragons to the present, and has witnessed the establishment of Lane and the transformation of Lane. How could he not know that Ryan was no longer the same Ryan as before, but his feelings for Ryan were not easy to change.

That was his brother who shared life and death, that was the empire he spent his whole life building, and was the most glorious and beautiful kingdom in the entire continent.

When people get old, it is always easy to miss the past. This time, it was indeed me who was influenced by my feelings.

The old Elf King was about to admit his mistake when he saw Aldarion looking at Catherine with a smile on his face.

"Sister Catherine, don't worry, I will never let you suffer any injustice. Who is Ryan? If you don't want to say anything, don't worry about the old man. I will drive him out directly!"

The old Elf King roared: "What you kid said are all made up right now! These reasons are all just thought up by you yourself!"

Aldarian coughed awkwardly. Sure enough, grandpa knew his grandson well, and those words just now were indeed made up by him. If Catherine was not embarrassed, Aldarian would not be unable to follow his grandfather's wishes and handle the matter.

But Catherine is unhappy, and of course she is on her side.

There is no clear distinction between right and wrong in political interests. Even if he unconditionally supports the return of Arthur Lane's heroic spirit, Aldarion can still make up a lot of reasons.

On the positive side, if you can sell favors to James Watson and establish a good relationship with Ryan's Supreme Judgment, there will definitely be many benefits.

On the other hand, the one who fears the return of Arthur Lane's heroic spirit is the Lane royal family. Today's Lane is far different from the Holy King's original ideas. The return of the heroic spirit will definitely cause great turmoil in Lane. This ally has become weaker, which is also a good thing for the elves. .

It's all one mouth, and Aldarion can say whatever he wants.

From a very young age, Ardalian knew that politics was just dough that could be kneaded by anyone, and could be shaped into whatever shape he wanted.

Unlike other kings on the continent, Aldarion doesn't like general directions or big plans. He prefers things that are practical. This may be related to the fact that he went out with his parents for experience when he was a child.

Aldarion's parents are both Twilight Guards, and they are the most adventurous ones. Even Aldarion was born on the road of adventure.

Therefore, the education Aldarion received was very different from that of traditional elves. He was a child who grew up in the life of a cunning adventurer. Everything he saw in his childhood was the most real civilian life, so Aldalian believed that what really affects the operation of the country is not this specious general direction, but the detailed rules that are truly implemented.

When he was assisting Catherine, every policy was determined through on-the-spot investigations and visits, and was also fine-tuned based on the different situations in different cities in Silvermoon Highgarden.

How many problems do elves in different professions and different regions have to go through from birth to death, what areas can be optimized, and what problems need to be solved... These issues have made Aldarion spend decades studying them. The purpose is to reduce the working hours of elves, increase work efficiency, reduce production costs, and improve productivity and social welfare.

Aldarion optimized all aspects of the elves, and finally got a result-the elves are willing to have children. During his reign, the fertility rate of the elves increased significantly, which was his greatest achievement.

Aldarion doesn't like these false political excuses, but that doesn't mean he doesn't.

Isn't it just making it up? Good or bad can be said with one mouth. The real good or bad is never because of the relationship between the two countries, but the gap in national power between the two countries.

Silvermoon Highgarden's national power is now severely damaged, and half of the 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 trouble that Silvermoon Highgarden will have for hundreds of years to come.

Aldarion just wants to restore his country's strength as soon as possible, and Arthur Lane's heroic spirit is completely unimportant.

Since it is not important, of course it is most important 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. Aldarion made the decision without hesitation, and let Catherine have the final say on this matter.

Aldarian promised very seriously: "Sister Catherine, you can do whatever you want to do with this matter. Don't be afraid. Whatever you want to do, I will help you solve it!"

Catherine did not expect that the final decision would fall into her own 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'll ask the lich Bar."