Chapter 1999: Struggle Spreads, A Sudden Turn for the Worse

At this moment, he once again thought of the Crown King's reforms; if everything went smoothly, regardless of whether the highest Permission Level ultimately belonged to the Crown King or the Council, Yierlan would give birth to a true, organized, and disciplined corps of Mages.

It was just that there were many voices of opposition to the domestic reforms, and as a close minister to the Crown King, it was difficult for Adalier to show anything on this matter, save for taking Siluwende as quickly as possible right now.

But at the thought of that mission to "capture Adofeier Fortress before tomorrow night," Adalier could not help but feel a bit irritable; he knew very well that relying solely on that gilded junior might influence the Crown King's thoughts, but it would be difficult to change the thinking of the entire Council.

Now the order was right here, and without a doubt, the Crown King's opponents must have exerted their influence in it!

"Why must political struggles be dragged into other areas!"

In the end, everyone was mixing in the big circle of Yierlan; it was understandable to have disagreements with each other, but if the big circle of Yierlan were ruined, then no one would have anything to play with.

Thinking of this, Adalier became increasingly angry at that gilded junior; seeing that the other party was still standing stiffly in the barracks, he could not help but fly into a rage, pointing at the other party's nose and cursing:

"What are you still doing here? Get out!"

That gilded junior seemed to have been frightened silly, stunned for a moment before stumbling out, but Adalier did not seem to have vented his anger, still continuing to berate the other party's stupidity and ignorance in front of Wendeisi.

"My lord, please calm your anger; the most important thing now is the battle at hand." As an old subordinate, Wendeisi already harbored dissatisfaction toward the newcomer who had squeezed him out of his position, and at this moment, he could not help but subconsciously add a bit of fuel to the fire.

Mentioning the battle, Adalier took two deep breaths, forcing himself to calm down, but he had already fiercely marked it down against that gilded junior in his heart; with him around, even if that fellow luckily survived, he would never think of getting ahead.

Being the Crown King's own nephew would not work either; he had even fought the Crown King before—although that was when the Crown King was young, it also showed that his closeness to the Crown King was far from what any nephew could compare to.

Besides that, there was no need to mention the weight of a high-level Mage.

After calming his mood, Adalier instructed Wendeisi, "Go invite Mage Kesita and Mage Jianade to come for a meeting, and also call Mage Atifeisi of the Bemacher Philosophy Society over."

"Yes."

After Wendeisi left, Adalier looked at the real-time frontline battle map in the barracks and fell into deep thought; Siluwende's will to resist was strong, and wanting to capture Adofeier Fortress before tomorrow night was not realistic according to the current offensive.

Then he could only think of ways from other aspects; fortunately, the "capture Adofeier Fortress" in the order from above did not require him to fully control that Ancient Fortress, but only to control the surrounding area of the fortress.

Otherwise, he would rather quit than accept such an order.

He had long ago studied the fortress survey report sent back by the Bemacher Philosophy Society; it had a very obvious mid-Aryvandaar style, and it was undoubtedly a strategic fortress.

Perhaps it was related to Siluwende, perhaps not, but there was one point: not only him, but the domestic academic circles had also basically determined that unless one possessed the complete Permission Level, it would be difficult to crack it in a short time, or even just destroy it.

Therefore, the main goal of the war launched by Yierlan never included fully controlling the fortress, but rather controlling the surrounding area to make Siluwende's unilateral promise fall through.

What remained, of course, was to occupy all of Siluwende's territory; the Siluwende of the future would not perish and would still appear in various official documents, but this land and the Elves living on it would only have one attribute, and that was Yierlan.

Before long, one Moon Elf Mage and two Gold Elf Mages arrived at the command camp at the same time, and Commander Adalier greeted them personally.

Upon reaching the barracks, Adalier immediately stated the truth, "The latest order from the Crown King and the Council has come down: we must capture Adofeier Fortress before tomorrow night."

"Before tomorrow night? This is impossible. How could the Crown King and the Council issue such a radical order? Wasn't it agreed before to end the war within a week? Now it's suddenly so urgent; how are we supposed to complete this?"

The one speaking was Kesita, a Gold Elf high-level Mage; although he was not a close minister to the Crown King, he, like Adalier, supported the Crown King's reforms.

Or rather, those invited over by Adalier all belonged to the Crown King's faction politically; now that the battle plan had changed temporarily, it was natural to discuss it with them first.

However, even in the same camp and the same faction, it was impossible to have the exact same thoughts; not only Kesita, but even the other high-level Moon Elf Mage, Jianade, expressed opposition, and at the same time, he questioned the authenticity of the order from above.

It was Atifeisi of the Bemacher Philosophy Society who remained silent, watching the performances of the other three with cold eyes; given his status, it was truly inconvenient for him to say much in such a situation.

The fact that he could come here largely indicated the key to the problem; he only needed to wait quietly.

At the same time, facing Jianade's questioning, Adalier did not hesitate to take out the official order from Taiweimansa, and it was: "If you don't believe it, you can ask the Crown King yourself."

"That won't be necessary!"

Jianade's questioning was more to express his own dissatisfaction; he did not really suspect that Adalier had forged the order. Now that Adalier had said so, did he really want him to contact the Crown King on the spot?

But even so, his complexion still darkened at a speed visible to the naked eye, "What exactly is going on? How could the higher-ups issue such an order? Adalier, don't tell me you don't know the inside story!"

"The reason for this is absurd."

The Crown King's nephew was secondary; the key was that it might involve political struggle. Adalier did not explain directly but sent a private message, all to avoid the publicizing of this matter.

Although it did not sound good to drag political struggles into other fields, the Crown King also lost face because his own nephew was eager for quick success and instant benefits and was also used by his opponents.

After explaining the ins and outs of the latest order, Adalier then used a more tactful, consultative tone: "The situation is like this now. If you feel it is too risky, then I will personally go to Taiweimansa to state the risks to the Crown King and the Council and ask them to withdraw the order. If you feel it is feasible, then let's take a gamble!"

As soon as the words fell, Atifeisi, who had not made a sound just now, could not help but speak up, "Commander Adalier, please trust the ability and judgment of the Bemacher Philosophy Society!"

This was a matter of interest!

A war of annihilation might not be encountered once in several thousand years; if the Bemacher Philosophy Society could play a key role in this war, then without a doubt, it would lay a solid foundation for the society that would be difficult to shake for the next several thousand years.

High-level Mages were not without desires; some high-level Mages wanted to obtain endless Knowledge, some wanted to obtain supreme power, and some wanted to complete an immortal work that would be passed down through the ages.

Still others wanted their own philosophy to gain more supporters, or even followers.

Atifeisi leaned more toward the latter; he hoped that the Bemacher Philosophy Society could be passed down without decline and flow for a long time, and this war was undoubtedly an excellent opportunity!