Mage Veigar

Chapter 786 Lobbying
the next day.

Grand Duke Baya met with Vega in a private reception room.

"Thank you, His Majesty Vega Saint Laurent, for your guidance."

At the beginning, Grand Duke Baya mentioned again the conversation they had by the lake. It was because of Vega's guidance that he rebelled against the empire, destroyed 18 vassal states, proclaimed himself king, and established his status as a great power in the East.

If we put aside the question of stance.

Vega can be said to have given Grand Duke Baya a new life, and is like a teacher to him.

Unfortunately, the imperial family is the most ruthless.

If the common people at the bottom of the pyramid still retain the good side of humanity, then the higher up the pyramid one is, the less they understand the ways of the world. For the king, kindness and gratitude are the most deadly poison.

Interests are the eternal theme at the top of the pyramid.

Therefore, the reason why Grand Duke Baya mentioned this topic again was not really to express his gratitude to Vega, but just to get closer to Vega and prove that he was harmless.

Vega certainly understood Grand Duke Baya's gesture of goodwill.

He smiled and said, "No need to thank me. Helping an ally is helping yourself. The Jialan Empire and the Baya Principality have had a very deep friendship since the beginning. I will naturally remember this friendship in my heart."

Vega selectively ignored the fact that the Principality of Baya was also involved in the World Alliance's attack on the Kingdom of Galan.

Grand Duke Baya also did not mention that Celis and Tanir brought their army to take their land in the east.

The two of them tacitly forgot about the holiday and only showed their friendly side to each other.

Seeing that Vega also wanted to make friends with him, Grand Duke Baya smiled and said, "Your Majesty Vega, since our two countries have always had a deep friendship, I will tell you directly. Regarding this summit of various countries, your position is..."

"Your Majesty Baya."

Vega said with a half-smile: "This is the territory of the Baya Principality. You are the host and I am the guest. Before asking me, the guest, don't you think you should first explain your point of view?"

Rolling his eyes.

Grand Duke Baya said firmly: "It is rumored that the Free Alliance and the City-State of Gangti are planning to propose a ceasefire agreement. It just so happens that our Baya Principality also needs time to develop, so I intend to support this ceasefire agreement. I wonder what the attitude of the Jialan Empire is?"

Even though he said it very firmly.

Just as Vega had analyzed before, Grand Duke Baya was indeed more inclined to sign a ceasefire agreement, but he was still hesitant in his heart, so he planned to test out the plans of the Kingdom of Galan before making a final decision.

After all, Galan is the largest country on the continent, and Vega's every move always affects the world.

If Vega had any idea of ​​a westward expedition, his territory was closest to the Galan Mountains, and the Galan Army could cross the Galan Mountains and attack them, and they would not even have a chance to breathe.

So he had to pay attention to Vega's thoughts.

"Is His Majesty Baya really ready to sign a ceasefire agreement?"

Vega did not elaborate on his point of view, but shook his head with regret: "I thought that Your Majesty Baya was a far-sighted king, but I didn't expect that you didn't realize that this meeting was a conspiracy by the Western countries against the East."

"conspiracy?"

Vega's words successfully aroused Grand Duke Baya's curiosity, and he subconsciously asked a question.

Vega smiled when he heard Grand Duke Baya's question.

What Vega fears most is those who are stubborn or do not give others a chance to speak. As long as the other party is willing to listen to him, there is a chance that the Principality of Baya will stand by his side and continue to support the next war.

"Your Majesty Baya, I want to ask you a question."

Vega said pointedly: "What do you think is the reason why you have been able to win battles in the West and build such a large foundation?"

"General Aiden Gary's good command?" "That is indeed one of the factors, but it is not the decisive factor."

"Appreciate further details."

Grand Duke Baya pretended to listen.

Seeing this, Vega continued, "Talent is one aspect, but the other aspect is that the Western countries' pride and lack of experience ruined them."

"Pride and inexperience?"

"Western countries have never experienced the wars of intrigue and deception in the East. Their concept of war has always remained in the head-on confrontation of the last world war. This led them to underestimate you when your country landed in the West, thinking that they could easily defeat you. As a result, you saw that General Aiden Gary used his rich experience to trick them."

"But."

Vega continued, "After countless losses in the war, the nations have realized that they lack experience. The old war thinking is no longer feasible. We must learn more advanced war techniques to deal with you."

"What does this have to do with their initiation of a summit of various nations?" Grand Duke Baya asked puzzledly.

“Not only is there a connection, but there is a direct connection.”

Vega tried his best to explain to Grand Duke Baya, “It takes time to change your combat thinking. The reason they were able to defeat you last time was because they united and attacked with all their strength. This is not a skill at all. It’s better to say that this was the main combat method in the last world war. Am I right?”

Grand Duke Baya recalled carefully.

No one wants to admit that they are weak, especially as a king, and they will not admit that they are really inferior to those Western countries. In addition, it is true, so Grand Duke Baya said: "They really crushed them with numbers."

"That's right. Now their only means is to rely on numbers."

Vega threatened: "But once you sign the armistice agreement, it won't take decades, but only five years for them to teach every officer the combat skills we have learned from countless wars in the East. During this time, they can also think of countermeasures against us. By then, won't our advantages be gone?"

"Without your advantage, how can you win?"

"Having said that, they are making progress, so shouldn't we be making progress too?"

"Don't you understand?"

Vega said patiently, "If we compare the war to an exam, with a full score of 5, you are already at 40 points. No matter how hard you work, you can only improve by points. The Western countries are now starting to catch up from zero points. They don't even need to catch up with you. They only need to get to points. Then they can unite and completely deal with you."

"What you said makes sense."

Grand Duke Baya suddenly understood what he meant. "As you said, the reason why the war has been going smoothly from the beginning to the present is mainly due to the pride and lack of experience of the Western countries. If we let it go for another five years, I'm afraid..."

"In other words, Your Majesty Vega, you are against the armistice agreement?"

Grand Duke Baya looked at Vega with a puzzled look, somewhat suspecting that Vega was dragging him into trouble.

But Vega simply shook his head and said, "What does the battlefield in the west have to do with me? I just took over the territory of the Old Kingdom and I need a lot of time to digest it. Therefore, the armistice agreement is the most beneficial to me."

"Then why are you telling me this?"

Grand Duke Baya became more and more unconvinced of what Vega said. If Vega's goal was to stop the war, then there was no need to tell him all this. Once he said this, it would make him give up the idea of ​​supporting a ceasefire.

"Well, if you don't want to believe me, why ask?"

Vega pretended to be angry, slammed the table and walked out the door: "I wanted to give you some advice because we are both great Eastern countries, so that you won't fall into the conspiracy of the Western countries and weaken my reputation in the East. I didn't expect that Your Majesty Baya would be so ungrateful."

"IMHO!"

Walking to the door, Vega glanced at Grand Duke Baya with disdain: "Do you think the armistice agreement can restrain my great Jialan Empire? For me, whether it succeeds or not, the armistice agreement is nothing but a piece of paper."

It’s time to eat my favorite glutinous rice balls again. They are so delicious!!! I wish everyone a happy Lantern Festival!

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