Zongman: Picked up Medea at the beginning

After saying this, Bai Yigong spread his hands.

"Of course, we can also unite Bai Ji and Bai Ji's faction~"

"So it's a disadvantage? How can there be a disadvantage? We are now at an advantage, a huge advantage!"

....

67. Look beyond the chessboard

It is already December and winter is coming. Around Einzbern Castle, the presence of wind and snow is becoming more and more noticeable.

It was on the fifth day of December that the White Winged Prince visited Einzbern Castle and sat in front of Roland.

"The enemy of my enemy can become my friend, don't you think, Mr. Roland?"

The White Winged Prince actually looks down on humans.

Regardless of whether he deliberately expressed this attitude in order to win over other Dead Apostles, or whether he really thought so, in the end, he rarely showed such a peaceful, even friendly attitude towards a human being.

But he is showing a different side now.

However, Roland could see that the White Winged Prince Tefanm did not show this side of him because the current situation required him to win over the Far East Magic Association as an ally, but because Elquet now completely listened to him, so he respected him.

Moreover, his respect did not seem like the timidity of a person who feared power. Instead, it was more like the kind of respect that members who had lived in the system for a long time would deliberately show when facing their superiors.

Haha, he's an interesting guy.

"To some extent, you can say that - so if you have something to say, you might as well speak up."

Seeing that Roland didn't seem to have any intention of beating around the bush with him, Lord White Wing shook his head slightly.

In fact, what he wanted to say is that although such conversations seem useless, they are actually part of social etiquette. People who don't know how to respect etiquette are like uneducated barbarians who came out of a shallow civilization with no historical background.

Being impatient is not a good habit.

But the moment he looked into Roland's eyes, he realized that Roland was not ignorant of etiquette, but he did it on purpose.

He was using this as a subtle way of showing that he didn't want to chat with her for long.

"If you think it's better this way."

After noticing this, Prince White Wing continued to speak as Roland said.

"Mr. Roland, the Black Princess faction represented by Altluci has joined forces with the Magic Association. We are fighting both of them at the same time, which is very stressful. But your Far East Magic Association must also feel pressure in the friction with the Magic Association because you have Altluci in her prime."

"Would you like to try to imagine a world without Altruci?"

"Such a huge conflict will not erupt among the Dead Apostles. Everything will remain the same as before. Under your management, Bai Ji will lose the support of Altuluqi and the Magic Association will be afraid of her power. It will also be unable to resist the ambitions of your Far East Magic Association."

"You guys replace the Magic Association, I'll solve a hidden danger, and then we'll continue to get along peacefully and stably like the magicians and Dead Apostles before."

"Isn't that the kind of world we all want?"

Hearing what Prince White Wing said, Roland smiled.

"To be honest, Lord White Wing, or Mr. Tefanm, I actually hate you. Or rather, I hate your kind who are defined as Dead Apostles."

"There's nothing much to say about a True Ancestor like Elquit, but the Dead Apostles...it just makes me think of some bad things during the Earth-Moon War."

"But I think you also know that in this kind of talks, the main thing to discuss is interests. Personal preferences are just a cover for this nature... So when you come here, it is enough for you to just bring up the topic of inviting the alliance, because I will only choose to agree."

Roland said this with a strange smile on his face and stretched out his hand to the White Winged Prince.

“So, for the benefit.”

Seeing Roland like this, Lord White Wing now understood where Roland's impatience came from when he was talking to him.

But just like what Roland said

"For profit."

Prince White Wing held Roland's hand, and then this extremely simple scene represented that the Far East Magic Association and the Dead Apostle Prince White Wing's faction had joined forces!

“I always feel that he is not a good person.”

Standing in the room on the top floor of Einzbern Castle, Roland looked through the huge French window at the White-Winged Prince turning into a flock of bats and flying away. He remained silent like a statue.

Even the reminder from Baimao who was leaning in the shadow seemed to be heard.

So Baimao had no choice but to speak again.

"That guy came to join forces with us, and it seems that we have taken a huge lead, but in fact, I always feel that after the White Winged Duke leaves us, he will go to help the Magic Association."

Baimao's words this time made Roland react.

"Of course Lord White Wing would think so, Baimao. When I was young, although I have forgotten where I heard it from, there is indeed a saying that almost everyone knows - that is, adding icing on the cake is never as good as helping someone in need."

"So instead of cooperating with us, he must have considered the possibility of maximizing his own interests, which is to help the Magic Association."

"That's also the reason why I deliberately showed an impatient attitude during the conversation just now."

"I'm telling Lord Bai Yi that although we can cooperate, cooperation is not necessary for us, and we are not the one who actively seeks you for cooperation."

"After Lord Bai Yi saw my attitude and the interests I deliberately pointed out, he knew that my underlying meaning was to tell him that if we both wanted to cooperate, we should get the lion's share of the benefits, rather than returning everything to the original state as he said."

At this point, Roland smiled.

"Then he neither denied nor confirmed it. He just went along with what I said, pretending he didn't understand, and walked away."

Baimao was a little surprised to hear Roland say this.

"This... Roland, it sounds like you are deliberately pushing Prince White Wing... to the Magic Association?"

Faced with Baimao's doubts, Roland smiled even more happily.

"Yes, after all, our Mr. Tefanmu seemed a little hesitant when he first came, so as an ally I have to help him make up his mind."

"But what good will it do us if we let Lord White Wing help the Magic Association?"

Baimao asked again, and Roland shook his head.

"Bai Mao, this game of chess is not that simple. Sometimes you can't just look at the chessboard, you have to look at things outside the chessboard. In the morning, I laid out the current situation in Europe as a chessboard, and then 160 asked Medea to look beyond the chessboard and look at the problem."

"It was a chessboard. Logically, only chess pieces should be used on it, but I willfully placed all kinds of things on it and added all kinds of rules."

"So Baimao, if you and I are playing chess, and I suddenly take out Go pieces, Chinese chess pieces, checkers pieces, or even mahjong tiles and put them on the board, will you still play with me?"

Bai Mao didn't know why Roland changed the subject, but he still started to think about what Roland was asking.

At this time, Roland walked up to Baimao and grabbed her hand.

Roland's action stopped her thinking, but he continued speaking.

"Look, you hesitated, just like the White Winged Duke just now."

As he spoke, Roland grabbed Baimao's hand and waved it in front of her.

"That's why I need to help him make up his mind and let him continue to make moves~"

At this point, Roland let go of Baimao's hand, and Baimao subconsciously took two steps back. However, she quickly realized that she should be more proactive at this moment, so she stopped backing away and looked at Roland's half-smile. In order to hide her embarrassment, she hurriedly followed Roland's topic and asked.

"But you added so many chess pieces that are beyond the rules, and I don't know the rules, so how can I play?"

Hearing her words, Roland shrugged.

"So it makes sense that you would lose a game of chess, right?"

....

68. Power and Symbiosis

"How was the talk?"

Nero Chaos was sitting in his seat, and when he saw the White Winged Prince come back, he started asking questions. Although Anhans didn't say anything this time, he also cast his eyes over when Nero Chaos asked the question.

"Okay."

Bai Yigong said this and then spread his hands.

"The Far East Magic Association wanted too much. I discovered this when I was talking to them and was sure that I couldn't agree to it, so I pretended not to understand and returned."

"Is this even okay?"

Anhans spoke this time.

Although he started off with sarcasm, Prince Bai Yi didn't get angry, he even smiled instead.

"Of course, although the result of this conversation was different from what I initially thought, it reminded me of one thing - that is, humans are too greedy."

When making this comment, there was not much sarcasm in Bai Yigong's tone.

After all, whether it was him, Nero Chaos, or Anhans - they were all originally human beings.

It was only later due to various problems that it became what it is now.

However, the White Winged Prince has been a dead ancestor for too long, Nero Chaos's existence form is too special, and even Anhans is different from humans because of his overly tenacious willpower.

So the White Winged Duke had no intention of being sarcastic, and Anhans and Nero Chaos could also hear that.

And they all knew that Lord Bai Yi was just telling the truth, nothing more.

"So cooperation is ultimately unstable. I think it's not just me who thinks this way. Artelucci should also think this way. So after returning from the Far East Magic Association this time, I made up my mind. Since Artelucci is in power in the Magic Association, we have to start from the Magic Association."

Having said this, Lord White Wing went over the information about the Magic Association in his mind before continuing.

"If my guess is correct, the Magic Association should not be united internally during the exchange with the Far East Magic Association during this period, right?"

Hearing his question, Nero Chaos, who had been traveling around Europe, nodded expressionlessly, unlike Anhans who had stayed here most of the time.

"Yes, because although the Magic Association's exchange has allowed them to gain a lot of new territories in the coastal areas, and because the Umbrella Corporation is also helping Kurohime, these coastal areas have very high profits because of the Umbrella Corporation's trade routes, but when this benefit reaches the Magic Association, there are problems in the distribution of it~."

"Some families lost profits in the exchange process and wanted more, but other families refused to let go."

"Moreover, the Supreme Council of the Magic Association began to express two opinions on the matter of cooperating with Hei Ji after the uneven distribution of benefits."

After saying this, Nero Chaos, who was born in the Wandering Sea before becoming the Ancestor of the Dead, twitched his face a few times and forced out a sarcastic expression.

"The Magic Association is still the same. No matter what the situation is, no matter what kind of enemy they face, as long as it involves the distribution of interests, they will fight among themselves. It was like this before, and it is the same now."

Hearing what Nero Chaos said, the White Winged Prince nodded.

"That's true... But it's better this way. Compared to the Far East Magic Association, which has a huge appetite and really doesn't need to cooperate with us, we can directly intervene in the internal strife of the Magic Association, kill the current Supreme Speaker, and find a way to support a puppet to take the position... Although this is very difficult, once it is completed, it will be much more reassuring than cooperating with the Far East Magic Association."

Under Roland's stimulation, the White Wing Prince made a decision, and Nero Chaos and Anhans had no objection to it and simply agreed.

Then they took action.

One evening in mid-December, the weather was getting colder.

The Supreme Councillor of the Magic Association opened his eyes in a daze.

He felt as if he had had a very long dream...

He was very tired, so tired that he even had difficulty opening his eyes.

Normally, he should be able to fall asleep in a blink of an eye, but for some reason, he woke up.

As his mind became clearer, the memories of this period came flooding back like a tide.

Then he was no longer sleepy.

With his eyes wide open, he recalled what he had done during this period of time!

Greed when distributing benefits caused the association to fall apart.

The next step is to propose cooperation with Hei Ji! ?

Then...

His memory kept tracing back, and finally it traced back to the time when he discovered that the Far East Magic Association was making some small moves. He convened a meeting for this purpose, and then on the way to the meeting, he saw a shadow!

He was caught by that shadow at that time!

Then the shadow seemed to merge into his body!

After that, his consciousness fell into darkness, and then it was now!

The memories of this period kept emerging in his mind in fragmented form, like an unfolded kaleidoscope.

Then he watched these memories as if he was watching a movie, and shouted to the congressmen in his memory in his heart.

Do not!

Don't believe him!