"Well, they have had so contact with them more or less.
The Halflings want to reclaim the control of the Kingdom that they lost long ago from the Gnos, and they have gathered quite a bit of strength under their belt.
The last ti I was in their Royal Capital, I had already vaguely sensed that things would change, so I contacted their Royal Family in advance."
"No wonder, I was wondering why those Halflings didn't have any fighting desire."
Having confird his speculation, Lewis started recalling so scenes from the battles he witnessed, and after a mont of contemplation, he said:
"The residents over there seem to have their thoughts on these matters. Before exploring inside the Alchemy Furnace, I noticed that when it ca to ntioning Goblins, the Orean commoners almost overwhelmingly had negative reviews about them."
Kael clicked his tongue: "That's not a problem of a single day!"
"Huh?"
"I an, those Halflings' calculations are quite loud."
"What do you an?"
"If it were you, would you willingly hand over your hard-earned kingdom and its discourse power to the Gnos, letting them steal the fruits of your victory?"
"If I really built it up, of course I wouldn't be willing!"
"Exactly, even if Halflings naturally love adventure and to feel at ho everywhere, there's no way they'd surrender the power they gained entirely to others without reservation."
Lewis was silent, after a long pause, he squeezed out a few words: "You an, the Halflings did it on purpose?"
"At least from the perspective of their higher-ups, they indeed did it on purpose."
"For what, just to get the support of the Gnos?"
Kael smiled and said: "Lewis, what do you think is the largest ethnic group in the Orean Independent Kingdom?"
"Of course, it's the Halflings."
"Then who controls the ard forces of Orean?"
"The Orean Royal Family."
"Have you dealt with the Undead in our territory?"
"Before heading out on missions, I've dealt with them."
"In the world of the Undead, there's a saying:
'To destroy them, first make them mad!'
Look, in the main ethnic group of the Orean Kingdom, how many people hold strong repulsion towards the Gnos.
Then look at this report..."
Kael handed Lewis a docunt.
Seeing Hassaka enter the study with a tray, delivering tea to both Lewis and in front of his own seat, and then re-brewing a cup of tea solely for Kael, Kael smiled and said:
"Hassaka, you should take a look at this report as well, see if you can discern anything from it."
Hassaka took the report without hesitation and stood behind Kael, flipping through it: "Oh, is this the report sent this year from the Church of the God of Literature and Knowledge?
By judging the timing, indeed it should be sent around this period."
Kael nodded and said: "Turn to the part about the Orean Independent Kingdom regarding the collaboration and distribution of related dia industry, look at their nas, do you notice any problem?"
Hassaka slowly scanned through the nas of the dia industries above, hesitated for a mont and said: "These nas… judging by the naming format, it seems that all these dia Chambers of Comrce are established by the Orean Royal Family and the Great Nobles?"
"Yes, Dinel has successfully advanced to dium Divine Power and is currently one of the most sought-after figures on the continent.
So naturally, the cooperative rchants who conduct joint releases within the Orean Kingdom are all the mainstream Chambers of Comrce responsible for the dia industry in Orean."
At this point, how could Lewis not understand Kael's aning:
"The discourse power over public opinion in this country… has always been firmly held in the hands of the Orean Royal Family?"
"Basically, at least in this regard, the Halflings in Orean understand very well that they must firmly seize the high ground of public opinion.
The more rampant those Gnos beco in Orean, the more the ssages released by the Orean Royal Family-led dia publicize their ugliness, increasing the dissatisfaction of the Orean populace towards the Gnos.
I guess...the guys in the Orean Royal Family have been waiting for this opportunity for a very long ti."
"Opportunity?"*2
The two showed a curious expression on their faces.
"Waiting for an opportunity where the Gnos commit an unforgivable mistake; now, we have handed them this fatal error with our own hands."
"How fatal?" Hassaka instinctively said.
"Lewis, the entrance to the core of the Elental Furnace you entered is at the junction controlled by the Gno Research Institute, Holy Hall's Supervision Council, and the Orean Research Institute."
"Orean Research Institute."
Kael showed a mocking smile: "Did you see any personnel from the Gno Research Institute or the Holy Hall's Supervision Council on your way here?"
Lewis replied without thinking: "I did co across two humans from the Holy Hall's Supervision Council, but not a single Gno."
"Then that's it, it seems the Gnos might have been restrained by so ans by the Royal Family; very few would be in the Alchemy Furnace you all went to complete."
Kael spread his hands and said: "Everything is in place, all that's left is the easterly wind; now that the wind has arrived, if we don't seize this opportunity first, there's no need for the Orean Royal Family to cooperate with us anymore."
"These strategic planners..." Hassaka shook his head and said: "Can't they be a little cleaner in their hearts, it's really too filthy."
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