Chapter 276: Deploying troops to the Icefield Temple
The huge square filled with people fell into a dead silence at this moment.
No one stood up to answer Gaode's words.
But this is not because Zhenbing people do not respect Gaode, nor is it because Gaode's words have no weight.
On the contrary, his words were so weighty that they were like thunder, exploding in the minds of everyone in the square.
It completely stunned them, leaving them speechless for a while.
Elder Claude, who was standing at the forefront of the crowd, saw his eyes darkened. He subconsciously took a step forward and pointed at Gothe with his finger, trembling all over.
He is an elder of the reformist group. When he was young, he received the guidance of Donald.
Even when they were out hunting together, Donald saved his life.
Donald is both a mentor and a savior to him.
Hence why he has always been on Donald's side, he is Donald's "direct descendant" and a staunch reformist.
So at this moment, seeing Donald's head falling to the ground in front of him, he subconsciously wanted to say something out loud, but he was unable to say anything.
Gothe just looked at him quietly, with no expression on his face.
What he did was both revenge and a test.
Whether it was the assassin who ambushed the road by using [Melt into Stone], or Donald directly took action to capture Flora, both of these events destined him and Donald to have a blood feud, and there was no way to "resolve the bad blood".
If the former had not been cautious enough and had both [Detection Magic+] and the second-level Mandela Magic Eye, he would have probably died under the assassination of the third-ring mage.
If the latter was not guarded by the ice jade sycamore tree, one can imagine what would happen to Flora now.
How could such a great feud be eased and resolved just because Donald now made a serious gesture of acknowledging his mistake?
The test is that Gaode also wants to see how tolerant and obedient the Zhenbing tribe is to the "new king" they call it.
Just like the ancient dynasties in his previous life, the subjects will not unconditionally obey any order of the king unless the king has sufficient authority.
And he is not only a foreigner, but also a first-level mage. From any angle, he cannot match the status of the "King of Perfect Ice", and he has no so-called authority at all.
Now, just because of a magic prophecy, Gothe was crowned the throne.
The problem is that everyone has their own ideas and interests.
How much loyalty will they have to a strange "new king" because of the illusory prophecy? How much patience do you have?
These are all still unknown.
In this world, there are always people who disagree with the orders given by the War Mother.
Do they really respect and obey the prophecy of a war mother who has been buried for who knows how many years?
Gaude asked himself, at least he couldn't do it himself.
Under Gothe's gaze, Elder Claude was unable to utter a single word in the end.
His finger pointed at Gothe hung down feebly, and in full view of everyone, he lowered his head and silently retreated back to the queue where he was originally standing.
This is not only the change of mood of Elder Claude, but also the epitome of the current situation of most of the reformist elders present.
Since the accidental death of Glen Boreas and Donald's struggle for the throne, the Zhenbing tribe has been divided into two factions.
Even though Sunaifa later returned with the [Blizzard] King and ascended to the position of War Mother, this division was still not eliminated, but was forcibly suppressed.
In this process, because of the so-called "unity" and "overall situation", Sunaifa persuaded herself many times to tolerate Donald's transgressions and prevent the Zhenbing tribe from falling into civil strife and division.
But everyone knows that as long as the conservative party and the reformist party still exist, they are a bomb that may explode at any time.
Who would have thought that on the first day when the prophesied "my king" appeared, the first thing the king did was to use [North Wind] to kill this hidden danger.
After the extreme shock, Sunaifa and even the elders gradually calmed down, but found that the current situation was, as Gothe said, true "unity."
After beheading Donald, the reformist elders no longer have a "head". So what other choice do they have besides supporting Sunaifa?
The only choice is the best choice.
Get rid of Donald and leave only Sunaifa. There will be no division between the reformist and conservative factions, there will be no hidden danger of division, and the bomb will be eliminated.
Actually, everyone understands this truth.
It is useless to understand.
· Donald is the great elder of the Zhenbing tribe. He is inferior to one person and superior to ten thousand people.
No one can do this cruel thing for Zhen Bing.
The Iceborn and elders of the Zhenbing Tribe cannot. This is because they do not have the courage or ability to do so.
Sunaifa has this ability, but he is not suitable to do it, and he cannot make up his mind to do it.
Solving internal problems through killing is not a good choice for the war mother.
This is one of them.
In addition, facing Donald, Sunaifa is actually a "junior".
While his mother, Glen Boreas, was still alive, Donald was still very close to her and took great care of her.
It is precisely because of this relationship that when Sunaifa left Phoenix alone, Donald felt soft and did not choose to kill Sunaifa because of this feeling.
Although, this became a decision that Donald regretted in the years to come.
But it was also because of Donald's soft-heartedness at the time that Sunaifa had never thought of killing Donald for so many years - since you didn't do it right then, I won't do it easily now.
This is the second one.
The third thing is that, as the chief elder of the tribe, Donald’s contribution to the Zhenbing Tribe is obvious to all.
For any dynasty, if such an old official and hero does not commit a serious crime such as "treason", it is difficult to kill him no matter what.
But now, there is no need to hesitate or get entangled.
Gothe has made a decision for the Zhenbing Tribe with a very simple sword swing.
Yu Li, he is the prophesied new king of the Zhenbing tribe, and his status is enough to support him in doing this.
In terms of love, he has never received any kindness from Donald, and he is not from the Zhenbing tribe, so he does not need to care about Donald's merits and hard work.
The most important thing is that Donald is dead and any opposition is meaningless.
Those who know the current affairs are distinguished.
Donald is by no means the only hero.
That’s all.
The elders of the reform faction looked at Gao De on the high platform and looked at Donald, who was still staring at death, with extremely complicated expressions on their faces.
Sunaifah closed her mouth again because of the shock. She had completely calmed down and accepted this fact.
She looked at the tribesmen with different thoughts and ideas, and calmly ordered: "Collect the body of the great elder Donald."
It was only now that the elders of the conservative party who had always supported Sunaifa reacted, and their hearts surged with excitement.
After the crowd made a slight commotion, someone quickly came forward to collect Donald's body with missing parts and carried it away.
Donald is a thing of the past.
This is the time of the new king.
"My king, do you have any other requests?" Sunaifa looked at Gothe calmly, his blue eyes like a tranquil ice lake.
In this situation, at this moment, Gothe no longer doubts the falsehood of the prophecy, nor the sincerity of the other party.
"How powerful is the Zhenbing Tribe?" he asked.
"The number of iceborn who can be called combat strength is about 20,000. Among them, there are five fourth-level iceborn mages, including me, and now there are four. There are about two hundred third-level iceborn mages, nearly one thousand second-level iceborn mages, and about 12,000 first-level iceborn mages. The remaining iceborn are in your foreign land and should be classified as apprentices." Sunaifa replied without hesitation.
Even though he had certain expectations in his heart, Gothe still had to sigh that it was incredible that a tribe with a population of only 500,000 could possess such a powerful force.
Although this distribution of combat power does not actually conform to general rules.
Because the ratio of the number of mages to the number of ordinary people is too high, and the number of first-level ice wizards is actually more than the number of apprentice-level ice wizards.
Under normal circumstances, the number of ice wizards at each level should decrease as the level increases.
The reason why the number of ice wizards in the Zhenbing Tribe is so strange is also very simple:
Their strength does not come from practice, but from the ice blood in their bodies.
The stronger the bloodline, the higher the mage level.
"How does it compare to the Guardian of the Snowfield?" Gothe asked again.
"The Zhenbing tribe is not only the largest tribe in the north, but also the largest force." Sunaifa gave the answer.
In places like the North, the Zhenbing Tribe is the most powerful.
"As far as I know, there are three fourth-ring mages in the Snowfield Guardian." Gothe thought for a while and further confirmed.
Originally there were five fourth-ring ice wizards in the Zhenbing Tribe, but after he killed Donald, there were only four left.
Hence, from the top combat power point of view, the Zhenbing Tribe’s advantage is not that great.
"There are three of them, and I can deal with them alone." Sunaifa stated calmly.
There was no pride in her tone, as if this was really an extremely common thing.
"Okay," Gothe nodded, and finally said slowly: "Get ready, we will send troops to the Ice Plains Temple in five days."
After saying this, Gothe's eyes were locked on Sunaifa's face, wanting to see her reaction.
But the expression on Sunaifa's face remained calm, as if what he said was just something insignificant.
But under the stage, the elders standing behind Sunaifa had a huge reaction when they heard Gothe's words.
There was confusion, surprise, frowning, and hesitation and worry
There is no doubt that what he said was unusual.
Because the Icefield Temple is the headquarters of the Snowfield Guardian.
What's more important is that there is a distance of five to six hundred kilometers between Phoenix and the Icefield Temple.
In the northern border, there is no traditional "road" to speak of. The five to six hundred kilometers can only be traveled through snow, and it takes about half a month to get there.
The food and logistical pressure required for a half-month march are absolutely a huge burden for a "primitive tribe" with a population of more than half a million.
The rewards, at least for now, are not visible.
The Snowfield Guardians are just an ancient sect whose doctrine is to protect the snowfields. Even if they have a certain amount of wealth, it is definitely not enough to cover the losses of sending troops.
Hence, it can be said that this is an extremely irresponsible and absurd order.
Gaode originally thought that Sunaifa would object, or at least ask for specific reasons.
But not.
She just nodded calmly, "Okay."
She then turned around and faced the people of the Zhenbing tribe, "You should also have heard my king's order to send troops to the Icefield Temple in five days. Is there any problem?"
After a few seconds of silence:
"No!"
A mountain-like sound rang out.
After the voice calmed down, Sunaifa said again: "Sending troops to the Icefield Temple is very important, and time is tight. Everyone, please retreat now and start making preparations."
Everyone knelt down on one knee again, put one hand on their chest to greet Gothe, and then exited the square neatly.
The square, which was originally crowded with people, soon became empty, leaving only Gothe and Sunaifa.
"Don't you ask me why?" Gothe asked.
h "The first guideline I got from the prophecy is to believe in you. Since we have elected you as the new king according to the prophecy, we will follow the guidance and believe in you unconditionally."
h "Even if the decision I make is wrong?"
"The result is undecided, who can know whether the decision is right or wrong?"
"Okay," Gothe said in a different way, "Even if the decision I make is absurd in your eyes?"
Sunaifa shook his head, "The so-called absurdity is just a different perception." br/>
She paused and continued: "But if the decisions you make are all within our expectations and understanding, then we can't do everything by ourselves, so why do we need you? How can you call it the hope of recovery?"
"We need a hope precisely because we know that we can't revive Zhenbing gloriously on our own, let alone unify the North."
"And the more unusual the decision you make, the more it proves the correctness of the prophecy."
"Just because of a prophecy, you believe a stranger like me and hand over a tribe with a population of more than half a million people into the hands of a foreigner?" Gothe asked again: "Don't you think this is a little too irresponsible for your tribe?"
"Even in ritual spells, what I see is It’s just a glimpse of the future, and I don’t dare to confirm anything, but the decline of the Iceborn is definitely true.”
“In the North, there haven’t been any five-ring Iceborn mages for a thousand years, and there are hundreds of them in the Zhenbing Tribe, except for me. There hasn't been a fourth-ring Iceborn mage in years. "
"If this continues, in just a thousand years, perhaps the Iceborn will disappear completely like the Dragonborn." Sunaifa revealed some secrets.
"We don't have time to test or wait anymore. All we can do now is believe."
"I'm just a first-level mage." Gothe shook his head and said truthfully.
Solve the problem of the decline of ice bloodline?
Sunaifa believed in him, but he did not believe in himself.
At least for now, he has no clue.
"Of course, these are not important. What is important is that I see a powerful force in your blurry figure."
h "And this powerful power can change everything."
h (End of this chapter)