Chapter 639 The Difference Between Glory and Now

Not knowing that His Highness, whom he loved the most, had been sold, a group of high-level officials who shocked all walks of life in Caledo gathered at a mountain villa by the sea, wondering where the Speaker's fault was.

It's only been a month since the last meeting, and now it's here again. The House of Lords is really regarded as a decision-making body, and the senators can't make the final decision on state affairs.

The most embarrassing person was Haemon. He came here with his father's former coach Agthel. He saw big shots passing by, but he was an unknown soldier who had just retired from the navy. He was simply an embarrassment to the family.

It was still the embarrassment of a young man of Agathel's size, and he said with a smile,

"Do you know how embarrassing it is now? At that time, your father searched all over the world for your whereabouts. In the end, he went back and forth to Caledon, but ended up in the most despised navy. I was ashamed of Creon."

"Isn't it too long to wait for Dragon Armor? Let's practice at sea first." Haimen defended in a low voice. He dared to confront his father at home, but here he was so angry that he didn't dare to say anything.

Randy, Edgar, Woodrow, Assanil, Wycliffe, Ronin, Kael'thas...

More than a dozen of the most powerful people in Caledor were sitting at a long table communicating, while the outstanding cronies who had just entered the villa were left to guard the door. Only he, an unsuitable young man, entered.

Agathel pulled up the chair next to the Speaker and said to Haemon, who was in a daze and didn't know what to do next,

"Don't sit there in a daze. Find a chair and sit next to me until you can talk."

Seeing Agthel sit down, the sound of everyone's communication gradually stopped, and he looked at the only vacant seat. After waiting for three minutes, the representative of the Val Church still did not take the seat, Randy said that the meeting had begun.

The veteran didn't exchange too many greetings. The attendees were all Caledor's core personnel. Since Imric dared to tell the news about Eight Peaks Mountain, he naturally didn't worry about conveying it to the parliament.

After explaining in detail a series of things about Bafeng Mountain, Dragon Horn, and Dragon Bone Wasteland, Randy revealed the theme of the meeting.

"We are severely short of manpower, whether to integrate humans into the military."

The originally excited long table fell into silence. They understood the solution to this matter. Since the population of Caledor was not enough to support the minimum requirements of a military fortress, then let humans enter.

Expeditions to badlands also require a large number of troops. In terms of logistical supplies, the gadgets given by the palace are simply not enough to support them. Moreover, the local magic environment is harsh, making it difficult to use magic to transport large amounts of supplies, and professional logistics personnel are required.

The elves would definitely not do this, so it would have to fall on humans. However, the distance from the coast to the Eight Peaks Mountains and the unobstructed natural environment of the Badlands determine that the logistics force must have protective measures. In the final analysis, it is the number of people insufficient.

Seeing that no one spoke, Randy explained some cases,

"Our method of ruling humans is still based on the colonial theory before the Great Schism. We provide at least armed forces, have some self-protection capabilities, and treat them as labor. In essence, they are no different from talking animals. Imrik has previously proposed optimizing education policies. But it is limited to primary general education. There is no Assur who wants to teach a group of monkeys to learn knowledge. Most of the grassroots self-governing institutions are handled by students, and the higher-ups cannot hear the voice of humans at all."

Assanil, who used to be a veteran adjutant, had little contact with the humans in Qingyan Port, and said doubtfully,

"Isn't this enough? Feed, clothe, and provide a stable living environment for the monkeys. All they need to pay is labor. It is thousands of times better than their hometown in the old world. In my opinion, recruiting a human army is not a problem. , Don’t those cowards in Itaien like to secretly keep human gladiators in captivity and use them as tools for entertainment? There’s no problem at all, so they can’t possibly have the intention to resist.”

Assanil's words aroused some recognition, and Wycliffe further explained,

"Using them as slave cannon fodder is also valuable. With human fertility, even if tens of thousands of people were lost in this expedition, it would take decades for them to return to their original state. Why would they be included in the army?"

Basically every Caledor Assur is resistant to the idea of ​​humans entering the army.

There are only so many enemies in total. If a human kills one, it means he has to kill one less. Monkeys don't need military medals and glory. The most important thing is to act as a transport team to provide supplies to the army.

"But what we want to recruit is not a few people from the Itaien Arena, nor tens of thousands of people as slaves, but an army of tens of thousands, or even a hundred thousand. This cannot be done with just gold leaf coins and a few words. Solved." Agthel refuted his uncle's words. Although he also looked down upon humans, it was mainly because of their stupidity and short-sightedness rather than questioning their abilities.

There is no doubt that humans are an inferior race compared to elves, but precisely because their life span is too short, they can focus on one thing in a short period of time for ten or even decades. Asur also has this ability, but the population base of both sides is only It was decided that competing with quality and quantity was not an option.

Both sides began to express their opinions. Agthel believed that it would be okay to allow humans to join the army. He would give up some of Asur's political interests and incorporate them into the country, and give them a flashy national identity, in exchange for a group of motivated soldiers.

Wycliffe believes that humans are too inferior and disgusting to be around. They are not worthy of entering the national system of Caledor and should be used as livestock according to tradition.

While the argument was going on, Randy looked at Luo Ning who was picking his fingernails with a knife and knew that he must have an idea.

"Luo Ning, tell me what you think."

Luo Ning put down the knife. He didn't really care about these facts. He didn't want to get involved in politics when doing research. If Randy's order wasn't too tough, he wouldn't even have left the Flame Tower.

But precisely because of this, we can look at it from an objective perspective.

"The words of Agthel and Wycliffe have some truth, but they are a bit too one-sided. First of all, let's talk about the livestock theory. Needless to say, what was the situation of the elves before the Great Schism? We control the world, but now we are biased. Inhabiting the islands, humans are needed to fill the labor gap.”

"Imrik was obviously dissatisfied with the limitations of sparse population and started the colonial era again, but the world is different from before. We have too many enemies to deal with, which makes us seem a little weak. Improving the treatment of humans and allowing them to join the army is inevitable thing."

Just as Wycliffe was about to curse, Caledo could solve all problems, he was stared at by several people nearby and told him to shut up.

"Letting them join the army will inevitably improve their political identity and make them understand that they are fighting for Caledor and voluntarily dedicating themselves to this idea. Of course, it is too early to say this. The most important thing is a sense of identity. They understand I am a subject under the governance of the Dragon Palace, not an animal in a cage. The slave army is the most unreliable. Not only does it have low combat capabilities, but it is also necessary to always pay attention to the phenomenon of resistance."

"How can we ensure the loyalty of these humans?" Assanil asked. This is the core point.

Luo Ning smiled helplessly. These people were really beaten to their wits by the war. They didn't doubt Imric's motives at all.

"Guess why Imric took ten years to tell the story about the Dragon Horn? Wasn't it because he wanted the parliament to hand over the reform proposal to him, so as to prevent the people from thinking that the prince was bent on taking humanity too seriously and forcibly raising the stakes regardless of public opinion? Status. Loyalty matters will be considered by him. What we have to consider is how to build a human army capable of sharing the pressure of the expedition in a short period of time and regulate social public opinion."

A few damn words came out of the mouths of the dragon princes, and they vaguely felt that something was wrong. However, because they were too surprised by the dragon horn incident, they did not think about Imrik's motives for a while, and they did not expect that he was actually used as a gun.

But there is nothing we can do about it. Even if we know Imric's motives, we still have to accept it. Who makes the legendary dragon horn so important?

Edgar gritted his teeth and raised his hands,

"I agree with this proposal to allow humans to participate in the army." (End of Chapter)