C172 The World Is like a Game of Chess

Outside the Bael City, the empire's army finally had a few sporadic conflicts with the private army.

The trigger of the conflict was that the Empire's army had inadvertently caused a few small-scale disturbances to the Lower Race in front of them.

Such a direct result was that the two forces, which were originally peaceful, had no choice but to have a head-on clash.

Fortunately, everyone maintained this great restraint and did not make an irreparable mistake.

At the same time, the Empire garrisons at the border and the armies of the neighboring countries resumed a tense confrontation. The atmosphere was so strange that it was incomprehensible. As long as there was any movement in Bael City, it would cause great anxiety and uneasiness at the border.

The private army that was besieging Bael City once again started a large-scale siege. This time, they were serious. Because they were slowly advancing towards the city. Their target was not the church where Lee Xiang was, but Duke's Mansion. At the same time, it proved that they were no longer bluffing like before.

This series of actions seemed to indicate that Lee Xiang's next move would change. He changed from being reserved to being tough.

At the same time, a large number of the Empire's troops were slowly advancing towards Silo Province through the normal border transfer. At the same time, it also showed the Empire's determination to negotiate on conditions. Even if the Empire compromised, they would still have a bottom line.

Shaun was very depressed today. He had never thought that Lyman would block his path. This unconsciously gave him a strong sense of crisis. He knew very well that the two people inside thought that he had done something wrong.

Instinct told him that Lee Xiang and Lyman seemed to intentionally exclude him.

This was something he absolutely could not allow. Don't forget that he was the one who connected Lee Xiang and Lyman back then.

Under Shaun's strong protest, a priest from the church finally walked out slowly. However, Kohl was still firmly refused to enter. In the end, Kohl had no choice but to take advantage of the situation and return home in defeat.

Walking into the church, Shaun and helplessly discovered that Lee Xiang, Baron, was actually playing chess with Archbishop Lyman with interest. He originally thought that Lee Xiang should lock himself up somewhere and think hard about how to resolve the current situation. Who would have thought that he would be so free and unfettered?

That's right. With his current situation, wasn't he also playing chess? It was just that the game was bigger. And the people playing chess with him were all the strategists in the capital. Shaun smiled bitterly, then walked forward.

"Your Highness, you came at the right time. The archbishop knows nothing about chess. Why don't we play chess?" Lee Xiang smiled at Shaun who had walked in. He did not mention anything about what had happened outside the door.

Lyman smiled bitterly. "Count's requirements are too high. You have to know that I have just learned this chess game for less than four hours. How can I win over Count?"

At the end of his sentence, he quickly stood up and gave his position to Shaun.

Shaun did not refuse and sat down. However, he did not have the slightest intention of playing chess with him. Instead, he sighed slightly. "You are in such a great mood. Everyone outside is anxious. You actually acted as if nothing happened. . . "

"It is said that the world is like a new game of chess. Your Highness, you should understand it better than I do!" Lee Xiang smiled faintly and placed the last chess piece in his hand into the chessboard.

Shaun sighed to himself and then looked at Lee Xiang sincerely. "No matter what, he said. You did a great job this time, and now you are using all the changes in the situation. " You should know me best, Your Highness. "Lee Xiang shook his head. From the beginning to the end, I had been thinking about how to turn this game into a chess game. I had never thought of winning. The Goddess can testify for me on this point!"

Goddess? Shaun laughed. He was afraid that none of the people present, including Lyman, truly believed in the goddess. The absurd thing was that Lee Xiang had actually used the Goddess's name to swear an oath?

"If you really want to play chess, why do you need to do so many things?" Shaun sighed slightly. Although he had an agreement with Lee Xiang and the others, he was still the prince of the empire. At such a critical moment, if he still cared about personal gains and losses, perhaps even Lee Xiang would look down on him.

Lee Xiang didn't find Shaun's attitude strange at all. After all, he was still a prince.

"Your Highness seems to have forgotten what we said before. Send me up to the sky with good wind and strength! If the empire hadn't forced me to do this again and again, I wouldn't have ended up like this today. " Lee Xiang did not deny it.

"So you're saying that the Lower Race riot in the Silo Province, and even the incidents in the other provinces have something to do with you?" Shaun's eyes were full of vigor. "Including the secret cooperation of the Moose Empire!"

"I admit that I have an agreement with the Moose Empire, but the prerequisite is that I did not betray the interests of the empire!" Lee Xiang nodded without hesitation, "As for the rebellion of the Lower Race, it was entirely their own initiative. This has nothing to do with me!"

Shaun's expression changed slightly. "How is this possible? According to the information we received, the Lower Race outside was not their own initiative. It was organized and disciplined to do these things? You're not telling me that it really has nothing to do with you, are you? "

This time, it was Lee Xiang's turn to be moved. Could it be that someone was secretly helping him? Or was there someone with a different purpose? Secretly helping him could be understood. However, it was almost impossible to say that there was a different purpose. Because he was the only one who benefited from the whole incident, what could other people's organization benefit from? Lee Xiang instantly concluded that there was someone helping him in the dark.

"Then treat it as me!" Lee Xiang's lips curved into a very bad smile, because he suddenly thought of another person who had not shown up for a long time and promised to give him a surprise. If he did not guess wrong, he did not help in this matter.

Shaun smiled bitterly and shook his head. He did not feel strange about Lee Xiang's sudden change.

"Then, you should explain the relationship between you and Moose Empire, right?" Shaun nodded. "Actually, you should know. The empire can indulge you in many things now, but there is only one exception. You cannot mix with any neighboring countries, once that happens, it will be a violation of the Empire's greatest taboo. . . This is also why the Empire will send troops to this place continuously. "

How could Lee Xiang not know? This was just a temporary measure.

"Your Highness means. . . " Lee Xiang immediately guessed that Shaun might bring him some good news today.

"Didn't you want to play chess? It is very simple. You just need to make some concessions and let the empire have a reasonable way to go. Everything else can be discussed. " Shaun took a deep breath and said word by word.