Book 10: Chapter 20
“So, may I have your response now?”
I looked at Leah, who was in front of me, and nodded, “I’m very satisfied with your request. I shall help you exterminate those four tribes; however, you must abdicate your throne thereafter. You were exiled to the North, and Queen Vyvyan has indicated that she can accept you. Hence, this land should be returned now.”
Leah sighed a breath of relief then revealed a reassured smile, “I am reassured, then. We can say that we have come to agree with reasonable result. If you need any further help, just let me know. My Queen and I will do our best to help, as long as it is within our capabilities.”
I didn’t tell Leah about the Galadriel Tribe not being able to accept her Queen, because she wouldn’t be able to accept it, while I definitely need the two of them when I reach the North. I decided to use the two of them. As for whether they survive or not in the end… who cares? It didn’t affect me in any capacity.
I looked at her and said, “There’s something you can do for me right now. I need a detailed map of the North. The map Ling Yue provided me with wasn’t detailed; I need a more detailed map. It would be best if I could have the location of the anthropoids’ military camp. You wouldn’t come here empty handed now, would you? If that’s the case, I’d strongly suspect if you’re sincere about this or not. I’d even suspect that you’re a spy.”
She laughed, and then took out a sheet of paper from her shirt. I’d heard of the saying, “when the map is unrolled, the dagger is revealed,” meaning that one discovers another’s hidden intent. Therefore, I stepped back a few steps and prepared my gun; I didn’t need my sword.
She slowly spread the map out in front of me. What she took out wasn’t a dagger, but a very accurate map. However, I couldn’t understand the text on the map. I, therefore, needed Ling Yue to translate for me. Leah stood in front of me and pointed at a few points. She explained, “The anthropoids’ military has long been outside of my Queen’s control. It is basically the four tribes’ private military. The anthropoids’ elite unit gathers at their tribes’ places. However, that presents a benefit for you, and that benefit are the places where the army is stationed with insufficient oil and water are particularly thin. Some places do not even have an army stationed there.”
I nodded.
‘Isn’t this a little similar to the period of fighting from the late Qing Dynasty’s rule to the early Republic of China? Actually, it’s more similar to the late years of the Eastern Han Dynasty, where Cao Cao made use of Yuan Shao’s false decision, and went to greet Emperor Xian in Xuchang, knowing that the others would, thus gaining a political advantage by controlling the Emperor and commanding the nobles.’