That's a fake elf

Seeing Drake storming away with his popularity, Li Ang finally breathed a sigh of relief.

He has no plans to fall out with Drake yet. After all, whether it is mining the resources of Longwu Island or transporting materials, he cannot complete it independently now.

Moreover, seizing Longwu Island from the Mage Alliance and the Kingdom of Atlantis was essentially a matter of snatching food from the tiger's mouth.

Even with Sandro mediating in the Mage Alliance, Li Ang still needs to face many problems.

Although Li Ang is no longer afraid of anyone in the military, sometimes the enemy does not necessarily need to use force to attack you. Public opinion and politics can also be used to defeat the enemy without fighting.

Therefore, Li Ang needs an ally to jointly bear the pressure of politics and public opinion.

Otherwise, Fanashir officials are likely to be forced by the diplomacy between the two countries and order him to return Longwu Island to the two countries.

Don't think this is impossible. In the past 100 years, Fanathil has experienced two huge wars.

Once with the Sasha Empire in the south, and once with the Kingdom of Hrest in the west.

These two wars left Fanasil deeply traumatized. Not only did they lose a lot of land, they also lost a large number of people, and the economy suffered a sharp decline.

In this case, it is almost impossible for Fanasil to give Leon much military and economic assistance.

Without the country's backing support, Li Ang would go bankrupt if he lost just one game.

The Mage Alliance and the Atlantean Kingdom have both existed for more than a thousand years, and their businesses are huge. Even if they fail for a while, they can still make a comeback.

So at this time, Drake is particularly important.

She is a rising noble of the Griffin Kingdom, and is the commander-in-chief of the Griffin Kingdom's fleet where the sun never sets. She is rich, powerful, and has a strong fist.

Even if the two countries come to settle accounts due to the Longwu Island issue, he can still drag Drake out to take the blame. After all, his dividends are not so delicious.

"Li Ang, thank you." Gao Lan was wearing a green and red [Mingguang Armor], stroking the [Dragon Bird Sword] on his waist, and his eyes showed deep gratitude unconsciously.

"Does the word thank you need to be used between us?" Li Ang looked at Gao Lan with a complicated expression and sighed in his heart.

Originally, Gao Lan was elegant and refined. Because of her temperament, she had a sense of independence from the world.

Now wearing a military uniform, she suddenly seemed to have turned into a Nine Heavens Mysterious Girl who fell from the Nine Heavens to the mortal world.

It made Li Ang feel like she would fly away at any time.

"What's wrong with you? Is there something dirty on me?" Gao Lan felt a little uncomfortable being stared at by Li Ang, and began to look at herself in a panic.

"No, just seeing you like this and thinking of your identity, I suddenly have a feeling that you will leave me soon."

Li Ang walked to Gao Lan and wanted to hold her hand, but found that the hand was covered by cold gauntlets, as if a high wall had been built between the two, which made him even more uneasy. stand up.

"..." Looking at Li Ang's disappointed expression, Gao Lan opened his mouth and sighed silently.

"Gao Lan, can I ask you a question?" Li Ang said with a wry smile.

"You said it." Gao Lan nodded.

"Why did you, Gao Shun, and Wei Yang go to Vastia?" Li Ang looked at Gao Lan's face intently and asked a question that had been lingering in his mind.

"..."

Gao Lan lowered his head and remained silent for a long time. Finally, he slowly raised his head and said with a wry smile:

"If I said it was for marriage, would you believe it?"

"I believe it!" Although Li Ang had already guessed the result, he was still trembling in his heart.

In fact, from the few words and firm attitude she spoke when he first met Wei Young, Li Ang guessed that the Oriental Pearl's trip to Vastia was not simply a friendly visit.

"There was an unprecedented rebellion in Gaotang two years ago." As if he thought of something unhappy, a painful expression appeared on Gao Lan's face.

Li Ang pulled Gao Lan into the corner and whispered comfortingly: "If you don't want to say it, there's no need to say it."

"Thank you." Gao Lan calmed down his emotions and said with a complicated expression:

"It doesn't matter. At first, I was really unwilling to accept it, but over time, I have accepted it."

"When my father was in power, the northern wolf clan had a leader named Yexian. He unified all the tribes in the grassland and called himself Khan. He repeatedly crossed the Great Wall border and burned, killed and looted."

"In order to deal with the wolves, the country's investment in war began to increase, gradually emptying the national treasury."

"At that time, there was another natural disaster in the country, and the people began to complain, thinking that it was because my father did not implement benevolent government and angered the gods."

"In desperation, my father thought of increasing the country's fiscal revenue by cutting down the vassals."

"The King of Chu is my father's brother, and he originally supported my father the most."

"But just after my father was assassinated during his southern tour and was buried in heaven, the King of Chu claimed in the fiefdom of Yingdu that the casual elder brother had poisoned his father, and then took out the so-called 'secret decree' and launched an army to attack."

"Princes from various places were dissatisfied with the central government's policy of 'reducing vassals', so they began to rebel."

"The Great Emperor's brother succeeded to the throne. He originally wanted to mobilize the empire's most elite Great Wall Guards to wipe out the rebels. However, who knew that the leader of the Guards, Li Ling, refused to send troops to support him because of internal fighting within the royal family."

"In desperation, the eldest brother thought of the Kingdom of Vastia."

"The envoy of Vastia is willing to send troops to support the counter-rebellion, but he needs to send a princess to marry."

"So you were picked?" Li Ang opened his mouth wide and said in disbelief:

"Is there no other princess in the royal family of Gaotang Kingdom? You are known as the person most likely to become the second patron saint!"

"Haha, it's just possible. Over the past 1000 years, there have been no less than five reincarnations of gods in our Gaotang Kingdom, but the only one who has truly become a god is the founding Emperor Taizu."

Gao Lan shook his head, touched the lotus mark on his forehead, and said with a wry smile:

"Maybe it's because of it that the Vastians chose me."

"Okay, I can understand this, but what's going on with Gao Shun?" Li Ang held Gao Lan's hand and asked softly.

"Brother Imperial and I are from the same mother. After knowing that I was chosen to marry far away, he immediately raised objections and said that even without reinforcements from other countries, he could still put down the rebels."

Gao Lan lowered his head, his eyes full of guilt:

"If I rely solely on personal bravery and resourcefulness, I have no doubt that the emperor can defeat the rebels."

"But the rebels have never relied on ordinary soldiers, but on a group of alchemists and demons with the blood of ancient gods."

"Human power cannot compete with divine power, even if the imperial brother is holding a divine weapon, he will still be outnumbered."

"After the Emperor's brother was defeated, the ministers jointly submitted a letter to remove him from the original position of Cavalry General, and deprived him of the qualification to use the [Fire-Snatching Spear]."

"Then the new emperor used his daughter as a threat to escort me to Vastia for marriage."

"Is the Emperor of Gaotang really your eldest brother? Isn't he also a fake?" Li Ang said dumbfounded.

"The royal family has no family ties, let alone the new emperor and my brother and I are not the same mother and father." Gao Lan said with a wry smile:

"That's why I'm a little envious of you."

"Sometimes I also think about how great it would be if I was not a princess of the royal family, but just a girl from an ordinary family."

"But after experiencing so many things with you, I discovered that you have more things to carry than me."

"In this case, you haven't given up, so who am I to say give up?"

"You want to get married?" Li Ang was shocked and clenched his hands unconsciously.

"I had this idea before I met you."

Gao Lan took a deep look at Li Ang, with a smile on his face:

"In the past, in order to live up to the expectations of my father, mother, and master, I always followed the path they arranged for me."

"But this time, I want to choose the path I want to take."

"Leon, can I ask you the previous question again?"

"What's the problem?" Hearing that Gao Lan gave up on the marriage, Li Ang breathed a sigh of relief and smiled on his face.

"Even if you go to hell, will you be with me?" Gao Lan's eyes were full of expectation and fear, like a little girl craving for candy.

"Of course, my promise to you will never change."

Li Ang took Gao Lan's hand, placed it on his forehead, and murmured softly.

"Thank you, Li Ang, it's great to meet you."

"Me too."