Phi-Fic Chapter 3496 Compromise
Chapter 3496 Compromise
Chapter 3496 Compromise
Seth certainly wouldn't let bygones be bygones; this was said to others. Next, Barbara would definitely refuse and continue to threaten Seth with the Grand Elder and the others.
The elders were furious and chose to self-destruct rather than submit. Although the process was a bit far-fetched, it was still plausible overall.
As long as they can be reasoned with, the soldiers will not betray them; in fact, they may even attack Barbara and her companions with all their might out of anger.
Seth and the others had a good plan, but when Barbara refused, something unexpected happened: the elders were speechless.
All the puppets controlled by Barbara were unable to speak, no matter how much they wanted to. At the same time, their energy was sealed, making it impossible for them to self-destruct.
"Fake."
Seth and Sisorn couldn't help but curse inwardly, "Isn't Barbara being far too cautious?" In fact, Barbara wasn't that cautious at all. Her personality was like a leopard's—carefree and impulsive. How could she have thought of such a detail?
This was something Andrew reminded Barbara of; in fact, Andrew was the one who orchestrated the whole plan.
"Let us leave, or don't blame us for being impolite."
Barbara shouted, and Seth was immediately put on hold. He discussed with Sithon, "What should we do? If we don't let them leave, they will definitely kill the Grand Elder, and then the soldiers will become disloyal."
Sithon, do you have any way to get all the soldiers into a state of rage? If so, I can go along with it and have the soldiers launch an attack immediately.
Once the fighting starts, there won't be any problems. As for what happens afterward, well, Barbara and the elders will be killed. Even if others think I have a problem, it's not a big deal because the overall situation is already decided.
Furthermore, given enough time, we could easily forcibly take control of all the soldiers.
"I'll give it a try."
Sisorn thought for a moment and said, "We can only try. Barbara is very cautious. I estimate that she has a complete plan. Our scheme may not succeed."
"Let's give it a try first."
"Seth said impatiently," Sithon shook his head and secretly cast a spell, releasing negative energy. The soldiers absorbed this negative energy, their eyes gradually turning red, and the anger in their hearts rapidly increased.
Just then, Barbara let out a soft shout, as if a god were reprimanding her, and the soldiers' anger quickly dissipated, instantly returning them to normal.
Because it was just the beginning, the soldiers were not quite aware of what was happening and continued to grip their weapons, aiming them at Barbara, completely unaware that Barbara had just saved them.
Barbara snorted and said, "Seth, stop playing tricks and make a decision quickly. I don't have time to waste on you."
Seth gritted his teeth. He hadn't expected Barbara to be so difficult. She truly lived up to her reputation as the woman of the Mechanical Demon King. Well, it seems the Mechanical Demon King doesn't care about that when it comes to picking up girls; he only cares about whether they're pretty.
"What do we do now? Steel Tree, Poseidon, do you have any ideas?"
Seth was unwilling to let Barbara go so easily and asked in a deep voice. The Iron Tree retorted, "My method is to just kill them directly. Why should we care about the lives of those old guys? There's absolutely no need for that."
Poseidon also said, "Yes, there's absolutely no need for that. Well, if all else fails, I can create a flood to wash them away, or just blast them to death. That would solve the problem too."
"What kind of terrible ideas did you two come up with?"
Seth said irritably, "These two guys are okay at fighting, but in other aspects, you really can't count on them at all."
At this moment, Sisorn said, "Agree to Barbara's request and let them leave. Once they are far from the capital, we will deal with them."
“Sisorn, Barbara isn’t stupid. She definitely won’t return the elders to us ahead of time. Even if she does, they certainly won’t be in perfect condition.”
Upon hearing this, Seth said, "At the same time, we definitely can't bring the legion along; we can only take a portion of the elders to catch up."
In other words, if we choose to fight on the road, it will be us plus some elders against Barbara plus some elders and a large number of soldiers, and our chances of winning are not very high.
Furthermore, I am countered by Quetzalcoatl, and what's worse, Barbara seems to have taken the use of Quetzalcoatl to a whole new level. Just now, she suppressed me even without summoning her scales.
Although the orc soldiers are not particularly strong, their sheer numbers make them effective; after all, those who join Barbara's ranks are undoubtedly elite.
"This is the only way now. With the Grand Elder and the others captured, we have already lost the initiative."
Xisorn shook his head and said, "Moreover, Seth, your prestige cannot be compromised. Next, we will lead the orcs on an expedition, and we will also spread the faith of the Great Demon God. All of these must be built on your prestige."
If your credibility is compromised, these two things will become very troublesome and will be detrimental to our next plans.
As for combat strength, don't worry. If we really can't win, we can always use our own strength to injure them.
Seth asked curiously, "Using your own resources to hurt someone? What do you mean?"
"You and those elders have private armies, don't they? Tell them to be prepared. If things go wrong, just sacrifice them."
Sithon said, "As long as no one sees it with their own eyes, we can easily make up an excuse afterward. Orc soldiers are physically and spiritually strong. Sacrificing a thousand can unleash a trump card. Sacrificing ten thousand would be a threat even to us, let alone Barbara."
"Sacrificing private troops? Uh, I can't sacrifice them, I still need to rely on them to control the orc race, but the elders don't care."
Seth thought for a moment and said, "In addition, there are many orcs in the prison, as well as orc slaves and so on. These can all be sacrificed."
"No, there are slaves too?"
The steel tree couldn't help but complain: "Although you appear to be orcs, you are essentially modern humans, yet you've come up with this whole slavery thing?"
"What's so strange about that? Even in modern society, slavery still exists."
Seth said irritably, "Besides, this small world has developed from the apocalypse to the current three-way balance of power. You don't know what the apocalypse was like? A pack of instant noodles could be exchanged for a slave."
After a pause, Seth continued, "Furthermore, this system of slavery, in a sense, is quite benevolent."
The Iron Tree and Poseidon were completely bewildered. "We may not be well-educated, but you don't have to play us like this! Slavery is considered merciful? Then are the Homelanders good people?"
Seth explained, “Orcs are belligerent and often cause deaths. If we follow the law, they should all be shot or imprisoned for life, or reduced to slavery, at least that would allow them to live.”
(End of this chapter)