A man in the ark was forced to become a king

More than just dislike, the ridicule in that sentence was basically undisguised, and 29 admitted it very frankly: "Essentially, we are indeed the same, but we never think that this power is anything to be proud of. place, let alone truly regard it as one’s own.”

"Acquiring power in that way is a helpless act. If we don't do that, we don't have enough strength to keep those things out of the border."

"But they don't think so. Not only are they proud of it, but they also bring hidden dangers to Ursus. Oh, what we sacrificed countless sacrifices and blood and tried our best to block was just brought away by the hyenas without any burden. Inside the country.”

"It's a pity that we need materials and supplies, and we also need the participation of effective forces. The necessary compromises... no one likes it."

This reason was indeed irrefutable. Lin Lu thought about it and found it very reasonable.

Of course, these soldiers stationed on the border will feel dissatisfied if what they have blocked at the cost of their lives is trampled on by others. Compromise does not mean that there is no opinion. Looking down is just a glorification, and it doesn't matter if you say you hate it. Pass.

"How much do you know about Ursus' current form? What's your position?"

This question was very straightforward and sensitive. When it was asked, Lin Lu was already prepared that the other party would not answer.

Unexpectedly, for such a sensitive issue that may involve some secrets, 29 remained calm and did not shy away from it. He even gave the answer without thinking too much.

"The form of Ursus? If you are talking about the decline of the new emperor's authority, the desires of the nobles can no longer be suppressed, and countless power-hungry careerists are stirring up trouble everywhere... We all know these things, the border is not isolated from the world, information The exchange has always existed.”

"Oppression, turmoil, and struggles for power, what happened in history, are still happening today, without any changes."

"However, those have nothing to do with us, and we have no position. We only have our mission. This border line is the most important to us, and everything else is insignificant."

"Emperors, nobles, power, desires, ambitions, whatever they want, as long as it doesn't affect the stability of the North, we don't care."

"Nothing is more important than the survival of civilization. Those poor people who have lost themselves in desire have never seen real terror and despair, and their own vision is only a little bit of the world. We and them will always be the same. Two parallel lines can see each other but will never intersect.”

"Even if it's a different emperor, doesn't it matter to you?"

The smile on Lin Lu's face became deeper and deeper.

This sentence is considered taboo in Ursus, and even the great nobles dare not mention it blatantly. However, 29 obviously really doesn't care about these things.

"Who cares?"

He asked back, his tone not wavering at all, as if he was talking about a trivial matter.

"For the northern border, the enemies on the border always come first. We only need supplies and equipment, no matter who provides them."

"The struggle for power will ultimately revolve within Ursus. No matter who ascends to that position, it is impossible to ignore our existence."

"At the end of the day, Ursus is still Ursus and we are still us."

"As for who's sitting in that seat, no one cares."

"We need someone on the throne, maybe not a human? That's all."

Chapter 267: Suffer the evil one more time

Understood. After hearing this, Lin Lu had basically guessed why these soldiers guarding the border had such an attitude towards their homeland.

Because the relationship between the Northern Army and Ursus has long since changed from vassalage to mutual non-interference!

In the beginning, a certain emperor of Ursus should have established the Northern Army to prevent the invasion of alien evil spirits. Ursus' internal guards must not have mastered the technology of using the power of evil spirits from the beginning.

But later, the threat of evil spirits grew stronger. Ursus had a cold climate and insufficient products. It did not have a vast and fertile land like the Yan Kingdom. Strong men who grew up naturally by relying on traditional methods would most likely not be able to fill the bottomless pit on the border. So they could only seek a way to quickly cultivate elite warriors. In the end, they surrendered to their mortal enemy, the evil demon.

Anyone who has been in contact with the power of evil knows how dangerous it is. If it is not restricted by special means, the pollution will spread to the surroundings at all times, eroding fertile soil into dead ground, and deforming living things into monsters.

However, people's ambitions will always grow with the growth of their strength, and they have tasted the sweetness of the power of evil spirits. As the leader of an empire that advocates force, how could the emperor not make use of it?

The emergence of this kind of inner guard today may have started from that time.

The emperor began to use the power of evil spirits to cultivate a large number of elites, establish his own secret troops, and firmly control the power of the entire empire in his own hands.

This is where the disagreement arises.

As 29 said, it is difficult to understand some things without actually experiencing them. The aloof emperors and nobles will not truly sympathize with the warriors of the bitter cold land.

The Northern Legion guards the border, building a line of defense with flesh and blood and countless sacrifices to block the evil spirits from civilization. Their hatred for the alien evil spirits is greater than anyone else.

Seeing the thing that they tried their best to stop being brought openly into the homeland that they once regarded as the most important thing, how could the soldiers who shed their blood on the border be willing to do so?

Even the emperor cannot perfectly control people's hearts and forcefully peel away the unforgettable hatred.

If we change the target, the emperor of Ursus can find many ways to solve the rift between the upper class and the army, but the existence of the Northern Legion is special.

Those who can fight against evil spirits, no matter what means they use, are the best among the best, the best among the best. If a group of people are temporarily replaced by those warriors, it is basically impossible to do so. Their role is irreplaceable. Therefore, no matter whether the emperor is aware of the hidden dangers left by his coveting the power of evil spirits, there is nothing he can do against the Northern Army.

As long as the Northern Army is still stationed on the border and still functioning, he can only pretend not to see it and cannot take any action to maintain a delicate balance in the relationship between the two parties.

If this were the case, it would be a good result for Ursus. The Northern Legion still adheres to its duties. They have been independent of Ursus' political and military system from the beginning. It doesn't matter if they leave, they seem to be in harmony but are apart from each other.

But, is that just it?

After Lin Lu thought about it, she felt that something was not right. The issue of the power of the demon seemed not enough to push the relationship between the Northern Army and Ursus to such a bad stage. The meaning of 29 was almost clear: Ursus No matter what Sars does, it has nothing to do with us. We are responsible for guarding this line of defense and don't care about anything else.

From a national level, this is basically no different from rebellion.

The affairs of Ursus belong to Ursus, and the affairs of the North belong to the North. The only connection between the two sides is that Ursus needs to pay for material supplies in exchange for the security of the border.

It is more like cooperation than the relationship between monarch and minister. Both sides have equal status. This ice field has essentially become a country within a country established by the Northern Army.

Mere differences on the issue of dealing with demons are unlikely to push the relationship between the two parties to this point.

After that, there may have been other events that played a key role.

Battle of Sunset Canyon!

Combining the existing information, Lin Lu had a flash of inspiration and had a clear guess.

It was a war between Ursus and evil spirits that took place a few years ago. It was also the most tragic war in modern history. Through the information pieced together in the golden tree, twenty or more people were sacrificed in that battle. The internal guards, as well as elite warriors such as war magicians, suffered heavy losses. Ursus lost a large number of strong men at once and his vitality was severely damaged.

The causes and consequences of that war as well as the specific details are still in the fog. The only thing that is known is that most of the so-called "Emperor's Blades" are newcomers who only appeared after that time. Their strength is the same as that of the older generation of internal guards. Obvious difference.

If we use this as an inference, we can probably draw the conclusion that 'Usas used some means to spawn a new generation of internal guards after the Battle of Sunset Canyon to fill the gap in high-end combat power.'

From the perspective of the Northern Army, it was undoubtedly another betrayal - the new internal guards did not completely replenish the border, but added a large amount of the emperor's personal power and became a tool for power struggle, which they hated to the bone. Something that once again crossed the line of defense they held in a rather ridiculous way.

There is no doubt that this is a denial of the beliefs held by the Northern Army, making all their efforts pale in comparison.

Today, they no longer have hope for the decaying empire.

Of course, whether this is actually the case is open to debate.

But Lin Lu didn't care much about that. He was just confirming the position of the Northern Army. Their current attitude was very beneficial to the Golden Tree's plan.

He needs an Ursus who is under the control of the Golden Tree and can provide a large number of troops. The Northern Army needs a stable channel to replenish supplies. As for who is sitting on the throne, they don't care. The purposes of the two sides do not conflict, and they can even That said, there is a lot of room for cooperation.

"Are you interested in discussing cooperation?"

After thinking about it, Lin Lu looked at 29 standing in the wind and snow, and suddenly spoke.

This question made 29 stunned for a moment, then shook his head and said: "We don't need to cooperate. We are willing to communicate with you. We hope you can leave here as soon as possible."

"It doesn't matter what you say, I think you need it."

Lin Lu gently raised her hand, and the golden seal that flickered brightly and darkly like breathing suddenly lit up. The blooming golden light dispersed the black mist surging outside the seal, and the light extended to a farther distance.

"As you can see, we have better means to fight them. In fact, the Yan Kingdom, which is also fighting the evil spirits on the border, has established cooperation with us."

"Their pollution, immortality, or other characteristics that are difficult to deal with, the Golden Tree has ways to deal with them, and it is much simpler and more efficient than your methods."

"I think that in your current state, there should be no reason to refuse. Mr. 29, you don't want to see your comrades and compatriots die tragically at the hands of evil spirits, right?"

"..."

29 remained silent.

He had to admit that he was indeed moved.

In fact, the relationship between the Northern Army and Ursus is indeed very subtle. It is somewhat different from what Lin Lu guessed, but the result is the same - the emperor cannot command this powerful border army, and the Northern Army cannot pay attention to Ursus. For any internal issues in Sars, the two parties are nominally the emperor and his ministers, but in fact they are almost cooperating.

This made the situation of the Northern Army difficult.

It is impossible to grow crops in the ice fields of the Far North. Even if they have vast land, it is useless wasteland. They cannot rely on the land of the ice fields to achieve self-sufficiency, and they do not have a complete scientific research system to update equipment. All rely on Ursus official resources.

This is also the emperor's method of controlling the Northern Army.

No one would give much help to a subordinate who could not command himself, and it was even less likely that the emperor would provide a large amount of supplies to allow the Northern Army to continue to grow.

Within Ursus, only just the right supplies will be provided to limit the strength of the Northern Territory and make them unable to do anything except fulfill their duties - the supplies possessed by the Northern Territory Army are often stretched and can barely maintain It was barely enough. In this case, even if they really wanted to do something, what they had on hand was not enough to support them.

In fact, demon invasions have become more frequent in recent days, and the pressure on the defense line is increasing. Even manpower is beginning to be scarce. They really need help.

If this organization called the Golden Tree can really provide the Northern Army with something to continue to reduce the pressure on the defense line, cooperation is not impossible, provided that Ursus is not betrayed.

It can be said that the Northern Legion and the top officials of Ursus hate each other. The succession of the current new emperor has not changed this situation. He can't even maintain his own authority. How can he take care of so much?

But this doesn't mean that the Northern Legion really doesn't care about Ursus at all. They just don't care who sits on the throne, and they don't think that the emperor or nobles can be equated with 'Usus'.

The struggle for power between the emperor, nobles, and the army is essentially an internal change in Ursus. No matter what happens, who loses or wins, it will not affect the survival of Ursus. Anyway, in the end, the meat will rot in the pot. , of course it doesn’t matter.

But if something unexpected happens, such as Ursus being invaded by a foreign enemy with the intention of destroying this thousand-year empire, then the Northern Army will never stand idly by.

They are always loyal to Ursus and guard the borders of Ursus. This is a belief that has been passed down to this day and will not change for any reason.

"What, you don't believe it? Then I'll show you my skills!"

Lin Lu raised her eyebrows, feeling that it was time to show off her special skills.

He is still a little weak in the art of talking with words as a beginner. If he is to say that he is really good at it, it is to present facts and reason, although his way of reasoning is a bit fiddly...

But for the sake of the Golden Tree's plan, it's better to suffer the evil demon a little longer.

Any creature will feel pain or fear when it is attacked, but demons will not feel that way.

Therefore, they should be indifferent!

"I--"

29 came back from his contemplation, and was about to say that he didn't mean that, but found that the man opposite seemed to suddenly become inexplicably excited.

Above the glittering ice field, a huge bright red coat of arms suddenly unfolded. An unusually large claw, like a horizontal building, protruded from the coat of arms, passed through the floating seal of golden light and disappeared into the darkness beyond the light.

Bang!

The snow on the ground seemed to tremble for a moment, as if some heavy object fell and hit the ground. There seemed to be a vague, weird and shrill roar coming from outside the seal. It was masked by the sound of the countercurrent wind, making it hard to hear clearly.

Is this... a spell?

29 stared closely at the huge claws across the sky, a little unsure.

Firstly, he has never seen this kind of spell that summons a real body. Secondly, this scale is beyond the scope of his knowledge. Even if the well-prepared war warlocks line up to release spells that are comparable to it, it is almost impossible. It's possible.

When it comes to showing off a hand, it’s really just a hand...

Just this exposed hand made him very glad that he had just chosen the friendly communication method and not launched an attack rashly.

Otherwise... it would not be fun to fight against such a monster-level strongman.

Ow!Ow!

The roar in the mixed wind and snow became clearer, and a wave of black mist suddenly rose outside the seal. The silt-like shadow rolled and fluctuated. The impact on the seal stirred up a large golden glow, and the dragon's claws that extended into the darkness retracted, wrapping the seal. The huge body in the black mist dragged closer.

There is no doubt that it is an evil demon. Even if it is not ranked high in terms of size and condition, it is still a very troublesome and difficult enemy.

If they met in the past, it would take at least a four-person team to drive them away. If they wanted to kill them completely, they would have to send more people.

But under the dragon's claws, the terrifying demons, moving pollution and fear were like a mouse caught in the palm of the hand, weak and powerless.

boom!

With a loud noise, the demon's body was roughly pressed into the snow. Orange-red fire spurted out from the dragon's claws, instantly melting large areas of snow and evaporating the snow water. Black and white mist entangled together, and the coat of arms Disappeared, the dragon's claws disintegrated, and violent flames burst out, completely igniting the demon and burning like firewood.

The huge concrete disintegrated and collapsed in the flames at a speed visible to the naked eye. Accompanied by ear-piercing wails, fly ash flew up in the strong wind, covering the earth with a thin layer of gray.

In less than a minute, the demon that was forcibly captured outside the seal had turned into ashes fluttering in the wind. Apart from the sunken holes on the ground, there was no trace of its existence. Calling the immortal life force had no effect.

An evil demon died just like that, died in front of 29's eyes, died like a joke, died completely.

"..."

Heavy breathing flowed from the respirator worn on the face. After silence, 29 took a step forward and nodded heavily: "You are right, we really need it."

Chapter 268 The crown for Tallulah

"Look, isn't there something to talk about?"

Lin Lu clapped her hands and was very satisfied. As expected, presenting facts and reasoning was very effective.

"What do you need us to do?"

29 Changed the honorific. No matter when and where, the strong can always enjoy more respect. The power of the person in front of me is enough for anyone to treat it carefully. Even the person on the throne now probably doesn't dare to act like an emperor. Even without considering the Golden Tree organization behind it, he alone can stand on an equal footing with the entire Northern Territory.