Vientiane Throne of Civilization

Chapter 2033 A coup
Wright was so angry he laughed.

He's busy with this matter now because he doesn't want the Great Zhou to keep swallowing up people. But his good younger brother just opened his mouth and asked him to deliver himself to his door.

"You wouldn't be suggesting this kind of terrible idea to me because you want to become a citizen of the Great Zhou yourself, would you?"

"How could this be a bad idea?"

Morton looked displeased.

"That's a brilliant idea!"

Listening to Morton's "brilliant idea" and seeing his younger brother's serious expression, it seemed he really wasn't joking.

Wright also became more serious.

"Explain in detail how this is a brilliant idea?"

Having said all that, Morton naturally held nothing back when it came to his older brother, and began to analyze the situation for him earnestly.

"The key to the current situation lies in the development of both sides. You should know how bad our clan's development is, right, brother?"

"Speak properly!"

Why did you suddenly stab him in the heart? It's making Wright feel really bad.

"Cough cough!"

Seeing this, Morton cleared his throat and continued speaking.

"Da Zhou is very powerful in terms of development. Under normal circumstances, even if we cooperate and can use Da Zhou's strength to carry out a certain degree of development, our development speed is completely unable to catch up with Da Zhou's."

"So we have no chance of winning if we compete with the Great Zhou in development, but what if we directly become a part of the Great Zhou?"

"..."

Wright started to realize what was happening.

"Go on."

“If we become part of the Great Zhou directly, then developing our own economy will become the Great Zhou’s own business, and we won’t need to make deals with them like before.”

"You've probably seen Elf Port, brother. The Great Zhou only needed a few years to quickly build a base that far surpasses ours in terms of development."

"If such capabilities and efficiency were applied to the development of our Elf Forest, then the development of our Elf Forest would catch up with the average level of the Great Zhou in no time."

At this moment, Morton's thoughts were exceptionally clear. Listening to his analysis, Wright quickly sorted out his thoughts and raised new questions.

"But in doing so, our Elf race will become subordinate to the Great Zhou."

"There is always a price to pay for rapid development."

Morton didn't see anything wrong with it at all.

But seeing Wright still struggling with the question, he spoke up again...

"Let me put it this way, if the Great Zhou really wants to do something to us now, do you have the ability to stop them, brother?"

"..."

“Development is not our elven race’s strength. Take the strongest in the race, for example. You are the strongest, brother, but can you defeat Eredar? Eredar is now under the command of the Great Zhou Emperor.”

"..."

"And the emperor of the Great Zhou easily defeated Eredar back then, which shows that the emperor's strength was above that of Eredar."

"..."

"Besides the Emperor and Eredar, Great Zhou also has Hilk."

"..."

"Moreover, Empress Yarvit of the Great Zhou is also very powerful. She is the number one warrior of the Great Zhou. Judging from the limited information available, you probably can't beat her either, brother."

"..."

Morton's analysis left Wright's heart riddled with holes.

To be honest, Wright had initially thought he was quite strong, but somehow the world had turned upside down, and he suddenly seemed unable to beat anyone. Morton looked completely innocent as he watched Wright's heartbroken expression.

"You see, we are no match for the Great Zhou in any way. Whether they want to attack us, and how they want to attack us, depends entirely on the thoughts of the Great Zhou emperor."

"In a way, we should be glad that the emperor didn't like to start pointless wars, so he chose a more sophisticated method to achieve his goals without losing a single soldier."

"Brother, if you can understand this situation and are smart enough, you should apply to join Da Zhou sooner. That way, you'll have more leverage."

"Otherwise, the longer it goes on, the more spirits will be lost, and the less say you'll have."

As Morton analyzed the situation, Wright's expression grew increasingly serious.

"Morton, were you aware of this situation from the beginning?"

"Brother, are you blaming me for not telling you sooner?"

Wright did not answer the question, but the answer was not hard to deduce from his reaction.

Morton simply shrugged.

Even if I had told you from the beginning, what could you have done?

Wright was speechless. Just as Morton had said earlier, they had no way to deal with the Great Zhou, which surpassed them in every aspect.

Submitting to the Great Zhou and preserving themselves became the best option.

During this time, sensing the change in Wright's emotions, Morton offered a brief explanation.

"However, I didn't realize it from the beginning."

He didn't understand much at first, and the elves didn't teach this either.

However, after reading "The Annals of Emperors," although the various biographies and stories in it do not directly teach you anything, they do contain related methods and abilities behind the stories.

In addition, Morton had lived in the Great Zhou for a long time and understood the national conditions of the Great Zhou. He would think about things in his spare time and naturally figure them out.

"Brother, if you're going to use the second method, you need to do it quickly. At the same time, take this opportunity to negotiate terms with Da Zhou. While ensuring your status as the 'Elf King,' it would be best to also obtain the right to govern the forest region, ensuring that Da Zhou gets our consent before taking any action within the area..."

"Of course, after joining the Great Zhou, we are not without any chance at all."

Clearly, Morton had already figured out the whole story long ago.

"The key lies with you, brother. When your strength surpasses that of the Great Zhou emperor and reaches a higher level, the initiative will naturally fall back into our hands."

"If you can't do that, then you should just obediently follow the Great Zhou."

Taking this opportunity, Morton also told Wright all the conclusions he had drawn from his analysis.

After all, he was his elder brother, and also had an entire race. As an elven prince, Morton naturally didn't want anything to happen to his elven race.

When Morton looked up, he found his older brother Wright staring straight at him, which made him feel uneasy.

"Uh, what's wrong? Why are you looking at me like that, bro?"

"Morton, do you remember what I said before?"

"What?"

“I think you are actually more suitable to be the Elf King than I am.”

"..."

Morton suddenly realized that he had inadvertently said too much in an attempt to distract his older brother.

It's mainly because I'm young, and I've been holding back some things for too long, so once I start talking, I can't stop.

"Um, well, I suddenly remembered I have something to do, so I'll have to go now!"

After saying that, Morton quickly slipped away and ran off.

Given Wright's skill as a master of the Transcendent Realm, catching up with him and bringing him back would only take a moment.

But he didn't do that. Instead, he pondered Morton's words and fell into deep thought.

(End of this chapter)