Chapter 834

Tim * Kennan naturally knows people's minds.

The imperial legion's expedition to the subcontinent this time was nominally to avenge the Gnaeus consul. It received the full support of all parties in the empire, and the public opinion was also highly consistent. However, the underlying reason was that the empire had not fought foreign wars for too long. Yes, many people hope to get the benefits they want in the war.

And the primary interest is wealth!

Bambe City is the largest and most prosperous city on the subcontinent. It has accumulated huge wealth. Now it has been occupied by the Imperial Legion and is at its mercy. Everyone can't hold back anymore.

Tim Kenan was about to speak when he suddenly noticed something and opened a portal with his hand.

A slender figure came out of the portal, wearing a simple dark-colored robe, with a gemstone girdle around his waist, black hair like a waterfall, a hazy veil covering his face, and his white as jade skin exuded a faint radiance. The magical brilliance, mysterious and vast atmosphere made everyone want to worship.

The holy incarnation of the goddess of magic, he is back!

"Meet the mysterious lady."

Everyone in the hall of the tower was startled, and quickly bowed to salute, lowering their heads not daring to look.

"I've seen you lady." Tim Kenan, as the leader of the imperial people present, led several holy soul wizards to meet.

Wei Jiescui nodded, her eyes fell on Wantusrui Huo Huai, she was a little surprised, and asked: "Complete resurrection, Huo Huai, who resurrected you?"

"It's Ren." Master Huo Huai put down his pipe and replied seriously.

"oh?"

Wei Jiestui looked at Ren.

Although His face was covered with a veil, everyone couldn't see the change of expression, but they could still detect a trace of joy and appreciation from His voice, and said softly: "You can always surprise me. If it weren't for your two attacks After weakening Luoxi's divine power, I will not kill his holy incarnation so easily."

The goddess killed Roxi's incarnation of the saint!

Ren also worked hard!

Everyone was shocked when they heard the words. They thought that Ren just escaped from Roxi's hands, but they didn't expect Ren to do far more than that. Listening to the meaning of the female myth, Ren seemed to be fighting against Roxi head-on. prevailed.

This was really shocking, and several holy soul wizards were also frightened.

However, this result is also reasonable considering that Renn possesses an artifact that uses the power of holy blood amber to resist Roxi's incarnation of the saint.

Ryan replied respectfully: "I just did what I should do."

Before the goddess of magic, one must remain humble.

Wei Jiestri was very satisfied with his attitude, and the more he watched it, the more he liked it. He noticed the power of the holy light remaining in the hall, and asked doubtfully, "You haven't told me how you mastered the complete resurrection technique?"

"It's it."

Ren showed the holy blood amber.

In fact, he was a little nervous. The value of the artifact was immeasurable. Even the gods would be moved by it. If the goddess of magic fell in love with the holy blood amber, he might not be able to refuse it.

Of course, Ren knew that with the character of the goddess of magic, the possibility of robbing the artifact was very low.

"Holy Blood Amber!"

Wei Jiescui recognized the origin at a glance, and it was difficult to conceal the surprise in her heart, "The artifact of Rosenda, the Lord of Dawn, has been missing for more than three thousand years, and it has fallen into your hands. Where did you get it?"

"Underdark." Ren simply answered.

"The dark area..."

Wei Jiescui groaned, thought for a few seconds, and said with a smile: "Holy blood amber is a low-level artifact, but it has a great reputation, and its power is no less than a high-level artifact. You have It, and I don't have to worry about you being retaliated by Roxi, keep it safe and don't lose it."

"I will, ma'am." Remo secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

The Goddess of Magic really deserves to be one of the most powerful benevolent gods of Allenus. She is very tolerant and gentle towards her believers, and she will not do anything to plunder.

It can also be heard from his words that the goddess was worried that she would be attacked by Luo Xi's revenge, and she seemed to be taking some precautions for herself.

From this we can see that He is very concerned about Himself.

Everyone present also heard this meaning, and they were envious in their hearts. They had heard that Renn was favored by the Goddess of Magic and had a higher status than the Chosen One, and now they saw it with their own eyes.

Suddenly, Wei Jiescui looked around and said seriously: "The fact that Renn owns the holy blood amber must never be made public. It is only allowed to spread in a small range in the upper echelon of the empire, but it cannot be discussed in private, so as not to attract too many unnecessary people. Trouble."

"If I find out that someone leaks this secret everywhere, don't blame me for being merciless."

A hidden supernatural power radiated out, shocking everyone present, and their souls trembled, as if they were about to suffocate.

This is a stern warning from the gods.

Everyone was silent, and quickly responded in unison: "I will obey the lady's oracle."

Most of them do not understand the intention of the goddess of magic, only a few are familiar with the gods, such as Tim Kenan and Master Huo Huai, these old wizards who have lived for thousands of years, have the opportunity to come into contact with knowledge that ordinary people cannot touch, know Holy Blood Amber matters.

Divine artifacts have always been bound together with gods. The holy blood amber was created by Losenda, the Lord of Dawn, and the priesthood of "Dawn" now belongs to the sun god Geon.

Geon is a domineering god who never allows others to interfere with his authority.

If he learns about the holy blood amber, it is likely to cause disputes.

Although the power of the Church of the Sun is mainly in the west of the Old Continent, including the Ramon Empire and a dozen human kingdoms, it is very far away from the Orienth Empire, and there is still a world mountain in between, but in case the Sun God decides to ask for the Holy Blood Amber, That's troublesome.

The goddess of magic clearly supported Ren, but she didn't want to have a dispute with the sun god.

So He requires all to keep it a secret.

This further shows the weight of Rennes' status in the eyes of the goddess. He would rather take the risk of offending the Sun God than keep the artifact for Rennes.

Master Huo Huai, the Duke of Silver Star, and the Queen of Storms, the three God Chosen, all had complicated moods.

Tim Kennan thought of going further. Ryan is about to become a consul, and he has the support of Anxi and the entire Modu faction behind him. He also made a deal with him and gave him a promise of support within 30 years. Ryan's power in the empire can be said to be overwhelming.

Now even the goddess is so fond of Rennes!

For some reason, Tim Kenan felt a little uneasy, but he couldn't tell where this uneasiness came from.

Ren didn't notice the Duke Gray Eagle's thoughts, and closed the eyes of the soul when the goddess of magic came back. He listened to his words at this time, and felt a little grateful.

"Thank you ma'am for your concern." He sincerely thanked her.

Wei Jiescui smiled faintly, and said: "You have done so many things for me, how could I let you be in danger. I need you to live well, not to be disturbed by anyone, and continue to spread the word in the mortal world. my beliefs and teachings."

"Yes, ma'am!"

Ryan responded loudly: "I will do my best to let more people understand the wisdom and glory of the great lady and embark on the path of exploring the truth."

Wei Jiestui was very satisfied with Ren's answer.

"Good job!"

Leaving a sentence of encouragement, the saint incarnation of the goddess of magic gradually faded, and after the echo of the void channel came from the sky above the floating city, the divine power completely dissipated.

Everyone present breathed a sigh of relief.

The gods put too much pressure on people, even though the goddess of magic is known for being gentle and tolerant, but the power of the gods is unpredictable, so close contact with the incarnation of the gods makes them tremble on thin ice.

After the goddess left, the next step was to loot Bambe City.

Everyone rubbed their hands, their hearts were eager to try, and they looked at Tim Kenan expectantly. Someone asked, "My lord, should we do it now?"

Tim Kenan nodded and was about to give an order, but Ren seemed to have something to say.

If it was before or someone else was changed, at this time, Tim Kennan would not think too much about it, just order to do it, what can be said later, and the interests of the powerful empire should not be delayed, but now it is different.

His heart moved, "Ren, what's your opinion?"

"Yes, Your Excellency the Duke."

Ren stepped forward and asked loudly: "I want to know, what plans does the Supreme Council have for Bambe City after that? Is the empire going to annex the Gupta Kingdom, or is it going to make the Gupta Kingdom a vassal of the empire? Or, just want to loot Bambe City and leave?"

He seemed to be asking Tim Kennan a question, but in fact he wanted everyone present to think together.

Tim Kenan thought for a few seconds, and replied: "This is an act of revenge. Although the master tricker you beheaded may not be Lokleon, you also severely injured the 'Shadow Blade', 'Hand of the Deceiver'." ’ A holy soul wizard also died, and even Luoxi’s holy incarnation was beheaded by the goddess, and the goal of avenging Gnaeus has been basically completed.”

Ren nodded and continued to listen.

"After that, the Imperial Legion will wipe out the followers of the evil gods in the city of Bambe, and clear the church stronghold of Roxi in one fell swoop." Tim Kenan said: "However, the Supreme Council has not yet made a decision on whether to annex the Gupta Kingdom. "

After a pause, he revealed: "I am leaning towards making the Gupta kingdom a vassal of the empire."

Everyone was a little surprised.

The Gupta Kingdom is located on the west coast of the subcontinent, thousands of miles away from the empire, and the insurmountable world mountains lie in the north. One expedition or even three or four times is no problem, but the cost of maintaining the empire's control over the Gupta Kingdom is too high up.

The vassal state has autonomy to a certain extent, and neither the ruler nor the people of the Gupta kingdom will be reconciled, and sooner or later they will seek independence again.

Direct annexation becomes part of the empire, governance is more difficult, and the price paid is greater.

It may even drag the empire into the quagmire of war.

Various ethnic groups live in the subcontinent. Although the three major kingdoms were established by humans, the number of humans does not account for the majority, and there are many alien races living there. The territory of the three major kingdoms only accounts for about 60% of the subcontinent, and there are seven duchies , hundreds of city-states and tribes.

The endless racial strife made it difficult for the subcontinent to unify, but it also prevented the invasion of foreign forces.

Many powerful forces or invaders in history captured the subcontinent very easily, but they have never been able to truly occupy the entire subcontinent. It is not that no one has tried, but all of them have failed.

Learn from the lessons of the predecessors, and the latecomers retreat after looting.

It's like a garbage heap mixed with gold. Outsiders snatch the valuable gold and leave the worthless garbage.

Therefore, everyone in the empire also wanted to rush away, and now they don't understand Duke Greyhawk's proposal to make the Gupta Kingdom a vassal.

Ren asked: "What is the Duke's reason?"

Tim Kennan carefully explained: "The subcontinent is difficult to rule and manage because of complex races and chaotic beliefs, but its territorial resources are of great value. The Gupta Kingdom is not small, with fertile land and rich resources. It has not been developed. If we drive out all races other than humans and occupy this territory, many problems should be solved."

"Expelling aliens and establishing a vassal relationship is only the first step, and it is also an attempt."

"If the plan goes well in the future, we will officially merge the Gupta Kingdom into the empire's territory, expand the territory for the empire, and ease the population pressure of the empire."

"Of course, this is just my personal opinion." Tim Kennan concluded, "What will happen in the future, and what the Supreme Council will decide, I cannot guarantee."

The eyes of the empire powerhouses present were brightened.

The area of ​​the Gupta Kingdom is equivalent to the five provinces of the empire. Such a large territory means huge benefits, and maybe he can get a share of it.

For thousands of years, the Supreme Council has been reducing the number of real nobles. Except for the holy soul wizards, the empire has not added a piece of noble territory.

It is impossible to get a seal in the empire, but it is very promising in the subcontinent.

territory!

This is something that is hundreds of thousands or even ten thousand times more valuable than gold. Immediately, the strong men of the empire were all moved.

However, Ren shook his head slightly, showing a disapproving expression.

Tim Kennan had been watching him, "Tell me what you think."

"My lord, it is not realistic to drive out the aliens and only leave humans behind." Ren pointed out directly, "According to my investigation, in Bambe City alone, the number of aliens is close to one million. These aliens have lived here for generations Here, although the status is low and humble, most of them are slaves of human beings, but their existence has been integrated with human beings, and it is almost impossible to separate them."

"There are at least 30 million alien races in the Gupta Kingdom."

"Most of them live outside the city. Wilderness, forests, and swamps are all over the place. The number may be more than the number of humans in the kingdom. It is difficult to clean up."

"Forcibly expelling tens of millions of alien races will consume countless energy of the imperial legion. If it continues to be executed, it will cause a lot of killings, which will give some evil gods an opportunity. Moreover, this will seriously affect the image and prestige of the empire, and make the entire subcontinent hostile to us. Treat us as invaders."

Speaking of this, Ren's face was a little playful.

The expressions of the powerhouses of the empire are also a bit strange. In fact, everyone knows that they are the invaders, and they are just under the banner of revenge.

Lane continued: "Even if the removal plan is successful, the cost is too high and far exceeds the benefits we may get."

Tim Kenan thought for a moment.

I have to admit that what Ren said is very reasonable, I didn't think about it.

"So, you think we should plunder and withdraw?" Tim Kennan asked.

"No." Ren shook his head. "We should stay and station troops in the Gupta Kingdom to maintain the long-term existence of the empire and use another method to control the entire subcontinent."