"Marshal, if these negotiations fail, the Elves won't really make a move against us, will they?"
When George asked this, he already had an answer in his heart. He simply did not want to believe it.
The Elves were also a major race second only to humans. Their people had been abducted into the outside world and then died in such a muddleheaded fashion. How could they possibly make no response?
They absolutely had to make an example out of someone!
If they let the Moxi Duchy get through this easily, the Elves would never know peace again. The Elf Forest would probably become paradise for slave-hunting bands across the continent.
Combined with their strategic need to suppress a neighboring country, the Moxi Duchy's prospects truly did not look bright.
"Rest assured, the Elves definitely won't send troops. At most, your country may suffer just a tiny bit more natural and man-made disasters in the future.
Your Majesty, be careful of Delis. I've dealt with that woman before. She's a female tyrannosaur.
She may not dare lay a hand on you openly, but things are hard to say in secret. Stay on guard, or she might knock you over the head.
Have people prepare more Projection Stones around the areas where you move about. You might just gain an unexpected harvest."
George's face turned green with anger after hearing Hudson's words. What did he mean by being careful of Delis? He was clearly urging him to provoke her!
Though the "self-inflicted injury scheme" was rather miserable, it was indeed one of the ways to solve the problem at the lowest cost.
Right now, the Moxi Duchy was the one in the wrong. If he took a beating, then the Elves would become the ones in the wrong.
If they continued