Humph, anyway, I knew from the beginning that the other party was sharp-tongued... Bao Shi Weng smiled lightly and said simply, "Maybe. To be honest, I don't expect you to perform, but since I am here, it means that at least part of your words moved me."
"Like, I'm supposed to give you respect or something."
"Haha, if that's the case, then let's get started."
Zelrich slowly walked to an empty seat and said calmly, "I will attend your meeting as a witness."
"However, I will remain on the sidelines and will not be a judge."
Hearing this, Victor breathed a sigh of relief and chuckled, "That's enough, Master Kishua."
At least, his performance did not fail as a whole, and the appearance of Jewel Man once again added a touch of "authority" to this Dead Apostle decision.
"Okay, now that everyone is here, let's officially get started."
Prince Bai Yi looked at Altuluci indifferently and said hurriedly, trying to regain his status as the host and presiding over the meeting.
If this continued, he felt that the entire meeting would become Victor's one-man show.
However, Artluqi ignored him and just looked at Victor with a little concern and whispered, "He should know your identity completely, right?"
"Will this affect your future?"
Victor's identity is not a big secret so far, but the problem is that Altluchi knows very well that Victor has been working day and night to adapt to the manipulation and identity of the puppet in order to allow his puppet to enter the clock tower.
Considering the relationship between Gem Ong Kishua and the Magic Association, she had to worry about this.
"Yeah, but it shouldn't be a big problem." Victor nodded and said, "After all, his position is there. He probably just finds it interesting."
"Your Highness Altluchi." Seeing that the two were still whispering there, Duke Bai Yi couldn't help but deepen his tone.
"Eh?! Ah, cough cough..." Artluqi was slightly stunned, opened her mouth but suddenly became confused, no, what did you call me for?
Although I am indeed the nominal leader of our faction, I know nothing!
"Let me do it, Your Highness." Victor looked at the other's confused eyes with a smile and tears, and simply walked past him boldly. At that moment, his tone became sharp, and he raised his head and said, "Are you sure you want me to speak first?"
Victor's question made the White Wing Prince's eyes slightly more serious. He was surprised by the other party's sudden aggressiveness. It also confirmed once again that all the actions taken by Altluchi, including the leadership, were basically controlled by the magician.
This made him at a loss for words for a moment.
If Heiji... If Heiji had treated him like this at the beginning, the two of them might not have ended up like this.
However, that was not very likely. Lord Bai Yi suddenly smiled self-deprecatingly. Handing over all authority meant trust.
He didn't know how much Victor had paid for Altluchi in order to gain this trust, but he knew that it was definitely something he couldn't do.
"Well...anyway, let's be straightforward." Lord Bai Yi thought about it and finally decided to speak first and put forward the corresponding chips.
After all, judging from his performance just now, he always suspected that Victor had secretly done something big in Cornwall.
"Originally, the number of Dead Apostles under my command and stationed in Germany who possessed intelligence and were above the Night Attribute level was close to 30% of the total number of Dead Apostles today."
"Don't underestimate this 30%. I can guarantee that this is the largest group of Dead Apostles in the world today. It even exceeds what Germany can bear. That's why I still have nearly 10% of my followers in Austria."
"Is this your reason for invading my territory?!"
Altluchi on the side was immediately furious. Austria is a vast country with a sparse population, and it has always been a region where her forces generally survive.
Of course... Victor pulled Altluci down speechlessly, thinking helplessly... Austria's proximity to Germany and the protection of the White Winged Prince is also a big reason.
In fact, he did not doubt the data given by Bai Yigong, and even felt that he had underestimated it.
He didn't know what percentage of the total number of Dead Apostles were followers of Lord White Wing, but the number of Dead Apostles protected by Lord White Wing was definitely not just 40%.
To be able to gain the recognition of 70% of the world's Dead Apostles, and even the recognition of other ancestors, one can imagine the extent to which the other party has achieved.
Moreover, this has not happened for just one or two years. Ever since Zhu Yue's fall and the destruction of the True Ancestor, the Dead Apostles have begun to act on their own, being hunted down and killed like loose sand. There has been chaos and this state has lasted for more than ten years before Lord Bai Yi once again spent a huge amount of energy to maintain a certain degree of stability.
Then, there was hundreds of years of protection.
The White Winged Prince glanced at the angry Altluchi but didn't care. He knew Victor could understand the meaning of this. "For some reason, a large number of Dead Apostles have suddenly poured into Europe recently. Now the density of Dead Apostles in Europe has begun to rise sharply, and the pressure on me is even greater."
"Have you investigated?" Victor asked.
"Of course, it can be basically confirmed that most of them are dead apostles under your highness." Lord Bai Yi said calmly, and paused here: "And I heard news similar to the alliance. I think this should be the news you released."
"I have to say that what you are doing at this time is nothing more than making the already chaotic situation even more troublesome, but considering that our needs are common now, I have no complaints about it."
"But I need to confirm this."
Lord White Wing paused for a moment before asking his own question: "Are you willing to help us defend Germany? Or to hand over Austria to me?"
This is his most core problem, which is that he can no longer defend his territory.
Not only has the church already begun to suppress it, but there also seem to be some rumors coming from the Magic Association.
Hmm...Alterluqi was confused, but she was very sharp when she heard the other party's words about Austria. Her face froze, and just as she was about to speak, Victor smiled and shook his head and said, "Germany is difficult to defend, and Austria is not that easy to take either."
He looked at Lord White Wing and said sincerely, "We cannot face the alliance between the Magic Association and the Church. Even if all the ancestors present here decide to help you, I'm afraid we will still be unable to fight against it."
"As for Austria, haha, to be honest, although that place is your Highness's territory, but... your Highness's control over it is probably not as good as yours."
"..."
Hearing this, Prince White Wing fell silent, and Altluchi's face turned dark.
Great, the biggest black spot is right beside me!!
"Austria is also considered as the territory of the Church, but the rule there is relatively weak." At this time, Mei Lian below spoke quietly: "Even if you conquer it, if you don't establish effective rule as soon as possible, you will quickly face a counterattack from the Church."
It is a good thing that the land is vast and the population is sparse, because it is more suitable for hiding and guerrilla warfare in normal times.
But it is not a good choice for large-scale forces to move in, as it means it is easy to attack but difficult to defend.
"Hmm...So, do you have any good ideas over there?"
Lord Bai Yi nodded. How could he not know what they were talking about?
However, he really didn't have any better solution. If he had, he wouldn't have held 70% of the support and planned to join forces with Altluchi.
"Ideas? Of course I do."
Victor heard this and smiled softly, "But before I say anything, I hope we can reach an agreement first."
"Lord White Wing, you must acknowledge the position of our Highness in the future, including in the entire history of the Dead Apostles, at least in name only."
"She must be the king. The legitimate and undisputed 'King of the Dead Apostles'."
“We must reach a consensus on this.”
"..." Lord White Wing looked at Victor deeply and nodded, "Okay."
He had no desire for that title in the first place; his ambitions were far higher than that.
Even the previous title of King of the Dead Apostles was only called by the Dead Apostles themselves, not by themselves.
He is the White Wing Prince, the White Wing Prince who led the Dead Apostles to glory. He always has been and always will be.
"Very good." Victor nodded with satisfaction, looked around and said: "Secondly, I need all the ancestors present here to be able to integrate resources."
"Resource Integration?"
Rita Rojian raised her head and raised her eyebrows.
"Those who are able to contribute their strength, those who are unable to contribute their people and money." Victor explained in a very popular way: "All ancestors need to contribute their own strengths for the existence of the "Dead Apostles" race."
"What good will this do us?"
Rita Rojian continued to ask.
"Do you want greater rights? A safer place?"
Victor said as a matter of course: "I know your hobbies, Rita, what you did on the Magic Eye Collection Train."
Although Rita Rojian is essentially an aristocratic girl, she unexpectedly has an extremely perverted hobby, which is torture.
Or is it a hobby that is quite in keeping with aristocratic status?
"Anyway, I won't talk about the pitiful fact that the Magic Eye Collection Train is small, you have to hide and hide, and someone comes to cause trouble for you from time to time. Don't you think that you can torture anyone you want in your own country without restraint—"
"Is it interesting?"
A long period of time will eliminate desires, but our ancestors are not without desires.
Rita Rojian narrowed her eyes slightly and smiled: "It sounds interesting."
"In short, the purpose of resource integration is to improve the utilization of everyone's strength more efficiently, but please rest assured that all resources, rights, and status will be redistributed according to each person's contribution. In short, it will definitely be better than before."
Make the cake bigger together first, and then divide the cake. This is one of the most common ways used by humans in later generations.
This is a truth that everyone can understand.
However, this group of great beings that have existed for thousands of years do not understand.
Sometimes, antiquity is indeed a kind of wisdom because it is experience, but empiricism is not complete and can be a constraint at certain times.
……
"Any objections?" After a moment, Lord Bai Yi asked coldly.
About three seconds later, Nero's cold voice came from below: "No objection, anyway, the Dead Apostles can't get rid of the power to speak, and the position of the Ancestor cannot be shaken. Even if there is a conflict, it's just a fight between the few of us in the end."
"No matter how bad it is, it will be no different from now."
"..."
Victor nodded slightly. This was indeed true and reminded him of a famous saying from his previous life.
Since it's already the worst, what does it matter? It can't get any worse anyway.
"Then I have no problem with that either."
The White Winged Lord said in a deep voice, and glanced at the Jewel Man who closed his eyes and seemed to be resting: "Then under the witness of Kishua, I agree to your request, magician, now you can tell me what you think."
"How can I hold on to Germany, or take over Austria?"
The status of Germany and Austria is very important, not only because of their nearly a hundred years of operation, but also because of their ambitions that were destined from the beginning.
The reason why Lord White Wing chose Germany at the beginning was not only because Germany was a defeated country in World War II and was easy to invade, but more importantly because of Germany's strategic position.
To the west are the strongholds of magic associations such as the Netherlands, Britain, and Ireland. To the south are the largest neutral countries, Switzerland and Italy, and the bases of churches such as Croatia.
When the light of Eastern technology prevailed, it blocked the way to the Nordic countries such as Denmark, Sweden, and Norway - Germany was in the middle, with mixed forces and was at the center of the handover of the three-party situation.
Standing here, if nothing else, at least he could stop the spread of the church, and in fact, he did it.
Today, the spirit of freedom is prevalent in Northern Europe, and the boundary between magicians and Dead Apostles is very low, while Southern Europe is dominated by the Magic Association and the Church, and the idea that Dead Apostles are heretics has been deeply rooted in people's minds.
The ambition of the White Wing Prince is to continue to liberate parts of southern Europe, such as Austria, which is second only to Germany but is a naturally lawless area, and to invade central areas such as Germany and Austria to allow the vampires to gain power and be recognized by the world.
I have to say, this is actually very difficult.
But Victor also had to admit that if they wanted to gain recognition from the world or declare that the Dead Apostles could stand their ground, the other party's decision was correct. They must have a place to settle down among these complex forces.
Simply fleeing to Northern Europe is not an option, because once the dead apostles in the center are cleared out, the Church and the Magic Association will not leave Northern Europe alone.
As for the atmosphere of freedom...freedom is because there is no power, not that it is free from the beginning.
"Hold on?" Victor tilted his head and shook his head slightly:
"No, there is no need to guard it."
"You don't even need to defend. You just need to attack, gather your forces, and attack Austria."
"The matter between Germany and the Magic Association..."
"give it to me."
Chapter 103: Bao Shi Weng: You... your name is not Hitler, is it?
"Oh?"
Prince White Wing turned his eyes away calmly. After hearing Victor's arrogant words, he realized belatedly and asked, "Do you have a backup plan to deal with the Magic Association?"
"I see... Cornwall?"
After just a moment, Prince Bai Yi seemed to have thought of something and nodded slightly.
The pressure that Germany faces mainly comes from the Magic Association which is about to be shut down.
After all, the church has never stopped targeting him. Just as he was determined to stop the spread of the church's influence, the church, especially the Protestantism that focused on developing doctrine and expanding influence, wanted to eradicate him immediately.
"Don't make assumptions, Lord White Wing." Hearing this, Victor smiled softly and said, "You may not be able to guess my plan."
"It's just that, since I have chosen my code name as Magician."
