King from scratch

Anuta's pouring hand paused imperceptibly, filled the glass half full, then poured himself a glass of wine, so as to ease the mood swings caused by He Xingwen's sudden question, and then said: "Iron-eating ants?"

He Xingwen sat on the chair and said, "When the iron-eating ants appeared in front of you, your expression was far more serious than that of Ole King and Lincoln. I think you should pay more attention to the appearance of the iron-eating ants than they do."

The atmosphere was stagnant and condensed into heavy pressure.

"We don't need to go around in circles," He Xingwen looked at the time: "You and I are very clear about what the gold of Ai means, and similarly, you are also very clear about what the kingdom means."

"Aizhijin, who has no territory, is far more enthusiastic about maintaining world order than other races."

Anuta retorted subconsciously: "This is to avoid the recurrence of the disaster that the dwarf kingdom encountered in the past. Iron-eater ants, a creature that can eat everything once it reproduces quickly, have always been on our high-risk list."

He Xingwen is very interested in this high-risk list: "What other races are also on this list?"

"This is internal information," Anuta declined his interest: "It is not for sale."

"It seems that the results of your discussion on the iron-eating ants will not be 'sold' outside."

He Xingwen respected the other party's protection of 'commodities', so he warned the other party again: "I reminded you that on the territory of the kingdom, it is forbidden to attack any extinct creatures."

Anudha: "So the king came to warn us?"

He Xingwen nodded: "Actually, considering that you finally reached an agreement to do everything possible to re-exterminate the iron-eating ants..."

Following He Xingwen's words, Anuta's expression became richer.

He interrupted He Xingwen: "Wait a minute, you just said that we finally reached an agreed conclusion...Does this mean that you know the result of our discussion?"

"Otherwise, why do you think I came to you?" He Xingwen said tactfully, "I'm not free enough to waste time chatting with you."

Anuta's expression was erratic: I always felt as if I heard something extraordinary.

He Xingwen said calmly: "You are trying to become my enemy."

Anuta knew that he should justify himself, but the news just now was so shocking that he didn't know how to justify it at all - as long as the other party fully grasped the content of their conversation, there seemed to be no need to justify.

"The one who contacted you," He Xingwen recalled, "is called 'Du Lei', right?"

"Judging from his words, Ai Zhijin doesn't mind being my enemy."

He Xingwen paused for two seconds, feeling a little regretful: "I don't want the situation to deteriorate to the point where it sounds like a clarion call for war, but if you despise my authority, try to interfere in the kingdom's internal affairs, and decide the life and death of animals on your own, then it will be difficult for me to continue talking to Egypt. gold to maintain friendship."

He Xingwen didn't waver when speaking of words that were close to declaring war.

There should be a little psychological fluctuation, He Xingwen thought in his heart, it was a war.

But if you already know the outcome before the war starts, no, to be precise, before the war starts, then it is indeed difficult to generate tension and fear.

He Xingwen has never really experienced the feeling of the system watching the world, but in a long enough relationship, he fully understands the feeling of almost omniscient.

In this state, it is difficult to have expectations for the world.

Because in his eyes, everything is known.

He knows which wing the butterfly will flap next second, he knows whether the world will eventually go to peace or war, he knows the true face behind the crying expression, and he knows when the two people who declare their love will end.

In this case, the mood swings are pretty redundant because the ending is there, it just takes a little time.

He Xingwen had a brief conversation with the system on an ordinary day.

"Have you ever thought about the possibility that you are the creator god of this world?"

"My database has analyzed this possibility," the system: "The analysis result is 0.000003456, and the possibility is basically close to zero."

"why?"

"The creator god of this world is definitely not intelligent life, and intelligent life will not create such a bad world."

"But the God of Creation has fallen. Are you sure that He will not become an intelligent life when he recovers after the fall?"

"He won't." The system said firmly: "I don't know why everyone is guessing that Father God has recovered, but in fact, death is death, and the more powerful an existence is, the more thoroughly it will be when it falls."

"The dark age that this world has encountered is enough to prove that the Creator God has completely died."

"But the Dark Ages did not destroy the world, and the destruction of the world stopped at the border with other worlds." He Xingwen: "Maybe that means that the Creator God has not completely fallen?"

"People are always yearning for hope." The system answered He Xingwen's question in vague words: "Because they don't accept the irreversible reality."

That conversation ended, and it was systematically demonstrated that he was not the God of Creation.

But this does not prevent He Xingwen from seeing through him the reason why the gods can overlook the world from a high place, because they know everything.

While omniscient, they no longer generate unnecessary mood swings - because there is no need.

He Xingwen could keep calm, but Anuta couldn't.

War is not a trivial matter, it involves the lives and deaths of countless people and severe economic fluctuations, for Ai Zhijin, war is never in their choice.

For the system they have chosen, it is extremely stupid to start or participate in a war.

"Ezhijin has never been hostile to any civilization." Anuta expressed his position: "Just as a part of the world, we have the responsibility to prevent disasters from raging on this continent again."

"I can understand this," He Xingwen continued calmly: "So I'm here to talk to you about this matter and tell you that I know what you want to do and the possible consequences of this behavior. After you understand all this Under the premise, I respect your choice."

Anuta could sense the calmness of the king. The other party did not have any proper emotions about the possible war. There was no fear, excitement, expectation, or ambition. The king was so calm that he did not threaten to start a war at all.

"The problem is that if you don't stop the iron-eating ants from multiplying in time, they can have devastating results."

Anuta turned the topic back to the dispute itself, avoiding his declaration of war: "This is caused by their racial characteristics. Aizhijin has no intention of going beyond you to decide the life and death of animals, but if you don't plan to do something , then we need to consider for the whole world.”

He Xingwen showed a strange expression: "The devil said similar things to you."

Anuda was slightly taken aback.

"It's just that they chose to follow my choices instead of making decisions over me."

Earlier, after the expedition set off, the devil came to visit He Xingwen.

"Dear king, I have discovered an unbelievable thing." Nubida yelled as soon as he entered the door.

Kenti followed suit: "You would never guess what we saw on the land of the kingdom."

Devil is definitely not a good actor. In the exaggerated body language and expressions, the deduction is so strong that it is difficult for people to ignore it.

In other words, the acting is exaggerated at first glance, without any real feeling.

"What did you see?" He Xingwen probably guessed the answer to this question, but still gave the demon room to perform.

"Iron-eating ants!" Nubida panicked, "I guess you don't know what a terrible creature this is. They almost destroyed the tops of mountains by themselves."

Kenti sang together: "The strong survivability and the reproduction speed surpassing most creatures make them enough to crush all enemies with numbers."

He Xingwen: "So?"

"So, we are very worried about the safety of the kingdom," Nubida said indignantly. "The devil is willing to serve the respected king and eradicate these dangerous enemies."

He Xingwen reminded the other party: "Although I haven't counted their exact number, as far as I know, apart from the iron-eating ants on the ground, there are more iron-eating ants underground..."

Nubida quickly changed his tone and began to lose the pot: "Actually, the Arcane Academy is very suitable to deal with this kind of small trouble. Their sky city has the ability to attack from a long distance. It is really not good. Aizhijin can also solve this small trouble for you." Trouble, as long as you are willing to pay enough, they can help you solve all problems."

He Xingwen: "The iron-eating ants are resurgent extinct creatures. The kingdom's laws prohibit attacking any extinct creatures."

Kenti showed a surprised expression: "Iron-eater ants are also protected by this law?"

Nubida was worried: "Then if the iron-eating ants start attacking the creatures on the kingdom because of lack of food, the kingdom will become very dangerous."

"They won't."

He Xingwen's overly assertive words made the scene quiet for a few seconds, and Nubida quickly took up the conversation: "Dear King, you mean that you are enough to control them from being driven by hunger?"

Kenti chimed in: "This sounds like a violation of the normal physiological response of living things."

He Xingwen denied this speculation: "I'm not a druid, so I can't communicate with them."

But He Xingwen's negation didn't work, and Nubida suddenly realized: "But before they appear, with their scale, the fact that no one knows that they are underground is enough to prove that they are controllable." of."

"That's right, just respectful king, we still have a little worry." Kenti cooperated: "After all, this is a dangerous creature that allows the dwarf kingdom to invite other forces to cooperate."

Nubida thoughtfully proposed a solution to their little worry: "I heard that an expedition to find the lost treasure of the dwarves has already set off. Although you did not invite us to join the expedition, your loyal people feel that the expedition There are some dangerous factors in it, which are enough to cause the expedition team to face failure in the end."

"I'm very worried about You's life." Kenti said with a serious expression, "If the iron-eating ants are controllable, then this worry can be completely solved."

Thus, at the critical moment, You summoned the demon, and the iron-eating ants overwhelmingly passed through the space gate.

Of course, this also directly led to the situation exceeding He Xingwen's expectations, ushering in the dragon clan's declaration of war for the kingdom.

Without He Xingwen's permission, the devil would never come into close contact with the iron-eating ants, let alone bring them to threaten the dragon clan.

Judging from the fact that the devil sings and harmonizes and finally completes this series of operations, the devil is well-deserved for its treacherous reputation.

If the king knew nothing about Aizhijin's internal communication, Anuta would have many excuses to explain, and the situation would not have developed to this point. The problem is that the king knew their conversations well.

Prior to this, Aizhijin used various methods to ensure the communication security of the communicator.

But now, it is clear that these guarantees have lost their effect, so that Anuta has to face the consequences of Ai Zhijin's arrogance.

"Considering the difference in thinking patterns and group conditions between demons and Azhijin," Anuta said with deliberation: "Before the same choice, it is not incomprehensible that we make different choices."

Anuta did not justify himself or pray for forgiveness from the king—and regardless of whether he had the right to do so on behalf of Ai Zhijin, in terms of Ai Zhijin's strength, they were not so humble. He just pointed out objective facts.

Anuta took out the communicator and asked the king for his opinion: "Now that we've reached this point, would you mind letting Du Lei participate in this conversation?"

"I've always been curious about the power structure within Aizhijin," He Xingwen said, "Is Du Lei the leader of Aizhijin?"

"Ai Zhijin does not have a leader in the strict sense, and Du Lei is responsible for coordinating this matter." Anuta manipulated the communicator and initiated a call invitation to Du Lei.

After a while, a gentle voice sounded: "Anuta?"

Anuta recounted the current situation to him.

"Greetings to you, my lord king."

Du Lei's voice could not hear the emotional fluctuations caused by this, and he took over the words calmly: "Ezhijin has goodwill towards all civilizations, but the premise is that the new civilization also has the same kindness towards this world. "

Du Lei spoke extremely powerful words in a gentle tone: "We have seen a surging desire to conquer in your kingdom. When your kingdom is still in the development stage, you are already ready for war."

"So, you think the kingdom is dangerous?"

"Everyone will come to the conclusion that the kingdom has been inseparable from 'danger' from the moment it appeared on the land of God's Fall." Du Lei said: "But there are many existences in this world that can be rated as dangerous. Each one needs the gold of Ai to destroy, and the gold of Ai should be the one to be destroyed first."

He Xingwen didn't know Du Lei well, but judging from the conversation, he was indeed a proper diplomat.

From this novel angle, he demonstrated that Ai Zhijin was not hostile to the kingdom.

"When Aizhijin is judging the kingdom, the kingdom is also judging Aizhijin, maybe it's not just our perception of the kingdom is biased," Du Lei said, "The kingdom's cognition of Aizhijin is also biased. "

"Few people will issue a declaration of war against Aizhijin. Aizhijin has no territory. This is a war that cannot be fought."

"But you are not the first country to issue a warning to Aizhijin. Aizhijin has faced a real war from the Diman Empire that once unified the Neiva Plain."

Du Lei: "The great conqueror sent a notice of surrender or destruction to Aizhijin. He called Aizhijin the most dangerous enemy of the empire."

He Xingwen became interested: "It seems that Ai Zhijin won the war in the end?"

"This war ended with the death of the great conqueror, Diman Karen II. After his death, the Diman Empire fell into shock and split again in a short period of time."

He Xingwen concluded: "So, Ai Zhijin won."

Leaving aside the process and conspiracy, just looking at the results, the Aizhijin still exists, but the Diman Empire split after the war, there is no doubt who wins and who loses.

He Xingwen reasonably speculated the purpose of the other party's sudden mention of this matter: "Is this a warning?"

"No, the reason why I mentioned this war is just to illustrate another point," Du Lei said, "Most intelligent creatures will not regard Aizhijin as an enemy, but a small number of intelligent creatures who will regard Aizhijin as an enemy , the reason is mostly due to their vision and ambition beyond racial restrictions, which makes them recognize Ai Zhijin as the same ambitious person when they perceive the threat of Ai Zhijin."

"But Ai Zhijin is not a careerist. We have no interest in ruling the world and dominating the world pattern."

Du Lei: "But if you can elevate your vision a little higher, you will realize another point. Aizhijin is not just a merchant alliance, it is also a race. There are insurmountable differences between different races. Trying to figure out what another race thinks, you can't draw correct conclusions."

This eloquence, this logic, this emotional intelligence...

He Xingwen felt strongly about this, and then denied his words: "Subjective judgment and objective reality are not the same thing. Ai Zhijin is not a careerist is a subjective judgment, but Ai Zhijin is a behemoth that cannot be ignored, which is objective reality. Based on objective reality, subjective judgment is not important, and whether Ai Zhijin is an ambitious man or not cannot affect the threat posed by Ai Zhijin as a behemoth."

Before Du Lei opened his mouth to argue again, He Xingwen glanced at the time, stopped the roundabout conversation, and got straight to the point: "It's meaningless to discuss these right now. I'm not here to prove that the kingdom is not threatened, nor to be persuaded by Ai Zhijin No threat."

"I'm here to warn you to give up the thoughts you shouldn't have and put yourself in the right position." He Xingwen said: "This is the last time I warn you."

"If there is a next time..."

War is not of much practical significance to Ai Zhijin who has no territory, but the so-called war is not only military war.

"The kingdom will suspend its cooperation with Aizhijin. Any territory of the kingdom will forever refuse Aizhijin's entry. All commercial activities of Aizhijin in the kingdom will not be allowed."

For the first time, there was an exclamation in Du Lei's voice: "You know better than Diman Karen II how to defeat Ai Zhijin."

"If possible, he would also choose this method. It's just that when the Diman Empire became too vast, the cooperation between Aizhijin and the Diman Empire has been very deep. In this case, the cooperation between Aizhijin and the empire Cutting is obviously an impractical thing."

"So he would rather choose a war to destroy Ai Zhijin."

Du Lei took over the conversation: "From a certain point of view, it is indeed the best time to cut off Ai Zhijin when the kingdom is in its infancy."

"In fact, our trade method has been carried out under restricted conditions from the very beginning." He Xingwen reminded the other party: "Ai Zhijin is only allowed to trade with the main body of the kingdom, and is only allowed to sell the goods bought by the kingdom. Serving as a bridge for transactions between the kingdom and the kingdom's people, you are not allowed to conduct private transactions with the kingdom's people."

Du Lei sincerely praised He Xingwen: "Obviously you were well prepared at the beginning. Anu Da described you very well. You are a great king that we have never imagined."

He Xingwen has an amazing immunity to rainbow farts - this is all due to the extremely exaggerated rainbow farts that the system bursts out from time to time.

Du Lei understated the praise and focused the conversation on the main point: "Since the devil also thinks that the iron-eating ants will not get out of control, then we respect their judgment."

The devil was mentioned too abruptly, it was just to tell He Xingwen what is special about the devil.

He Xingwen was silent for two seconds: "If you want to say that demons are the race that cares most about whether the world will be destroyed, I already know this."

Du Lei was not surprised: "Since you can know the conversation of Ai Zhijin, the conversation between demons is obviously not hidden from you."

"But what I want to say is another point," Du Lei: "Just as Ai Zhijin has the desire to distinguish intelligent creatures, demons have the ability to distinguish good from evil."

In He Xingwen's silence, Du Lei said: "They think you are a good person."

"So, Ai Zhijin is willing to believe that you are a king who brings hope and peace." Du Lei Wen said: "I hope that Ai Zhijin can prove our sincerity to you in the future cooperation."