ebookland Chapter 278 Threat
Chapter 278 Threat
"If it were just us, it would be very difficult to accomplish this, but fortunately, we have new reinforcements."
After the nun was defeated, Esrick took over the topic and winked at the nun to signal her to leave.
Although the nun was very angry, she still obeyed the arrangement obediently in this situation.
Then Esrick gave May another look, and May walked over to him.
"Miss Mei, this is a representative of the Death Army. The Death Army is an important branch of the Eldar and once formed a friendly alliance with the Empire."
While Esrick was speaking, Jasmine distributed printed documents to the nobles.
This document records the experience of the alliance and cooperation between the Death Army and the Empire, and even includes content about the Imperial Regent, which serves as an endorsement of Mei's identity as a "legitimate Eldar" and "Imperial ally."
The appearance of the Eldar once again sparked discussions within the High Council.
These nobles had basically never encountered the Death Army, but they had seen some space pirates who were also Eldar, and even the Dark Eldar.
Some noble families had conflicts and wars with the Eldar in the past. After countless bloody lessons, the human race has developed great hostility and prejudice towards the Eldar race.
These nobles discussed and argued, chattering with each other about their views on the Eldar and their experiences with the Eldar. They began to speculate why the Eldar suddenly appeared here and when the young governor had come into contact with the Eldar.
Eventually, the discussion died down, but judging by the hostility in the nobles' eyes as they looked at Mei, the outcome of the discussion might not have been ideal.
Then Karen, who had confronted Esrick in the last meeting and was left speechless by Esrick, took the lead in raising questions.
"Governor, please allow me to raise a question. Why do you think that the Eldar and the Death Army are our new friends rather than our new enemies?"
"Didn't you read the documents I asked Jasmine to distribute to you?" Esrick still wanted to convince Karen with conventional reasons.
Karen picked up the stack of documents and threw them on the table lightly.
"The Eldar are known for their treachery and double-dealing. These aliens are not monolithic, and they often fight among themselves. The Eldar who are allied with the Regent are allies of humanity, but this Eldar of unknown origin is not our ally. Please allow me to remain skeptical of your claim that this Eldar is our friend."
"That's right!" With Karen's lead, another nobleman jumped out:
"Furthermore, I believe that even the alliance between the Regent and the Eldar may have hidden agendas. If they truly wanted to form an alliance, these Eldar should have been incorporated into the Empire like the planets recovered by the Empire, or have established permanent offices there like the Mechanicus. However, these Eldar simply vanished without a trace after forming an alliance. Is this what an alliance should be like? This isn't an alliance at all, but rather exploitation. Governor, please be careful!"
When the nobles faced this Eldar, their loyalty to the Empire seemed to be awakened again. They rushed to denounce the Eldar's meanness and recounted to each other all kinds of crimes committed by the Eldar, whether true or false. It seemed that the harsher the curse, the more it could demonstrate their sincere love for the Empire.
Faced with these accusations, Esrick did not react, the Mechanical Sage did not react, Howard did not react, and even May was indifferent.
These people all knew very well in their hearts: these nobles were acting.
Mei did not appear suddenly. She had been standing behind Esrik and did not hide her identity as an Eldar.
If these loyal ministers and generals of the empire really wanted to attack, they should have done so the moment they saw her, and not wait until now.
As for why they have this reaction now, it is actually very simple. This is a common trick used in negotiations. First, they belittle the other party so that they can buy at a low price.
These guys are short-sighted and ignorant, and never know what the overall situation is, but they are first-class at intrigue.
They are what Howard in his old world called "people who can sell the rope to hang themselves for 300 percent profit."
Howard and others watched the performance of this group of nobles coldly, while the nun's eyelids kept twitching.
Because she was the only one on the Governor's side who couldn't understand the logic behind it, in her opinion, these nobles' reasonable suspicion of Mei's motives was justified, because if she hadn't experienced all this with Mei, she would probably question it more than anyone else.
But now this suspicion has obviously exceeded the necessary scope. These nobles are not trying to solve the problem, but are venting their emotions and making unnecessary criticisms of the elves. The nun began to worry about what would happen if Mei got angry at these nobles and decided not to cooperate.
So she couldn't help but take two steps forward, wanting to stop this meaningless criticism.
Mei saw through her intention and moved slightly to the side to stop her.
Mei shook her head at the nun. The nun felt a little guilty for some reason. This elf came to help after all, but now she was being scolded and still enduring it. She could bear this grievance for the sake of the overall situation, but these nobles were so ungrateful.
However, the nun misjudged Mei. She was not a good-tempered elf. After stopping the nun, she took another step forward.
"My Lords." Mei spoke. Her voice was very soft and no one took her words seriously.
But the next sentence Mei said immediately plunged the meeting room into a dead silence.
"I could actually kill you."
The nobles who were chattering just now immediately shut up, which indirectly proved that although these nobles seemed to be venting their emotions, they were actually paying attention to the reaction of the elves.
The silence lasted for a long time before it was broken. A noble stammered and asked:
"You...what did you say?"
"I say..." Mei's voice was gentle, with a girlish crispness that could lift anyone who heard it. She dropped the polite smile she always wore, but she didn't become angry or gloomy. Instead, there was a hint of... innocence? Like a panicked deer that had wandered into the city, as if the nobles' unwarranted accusations had truly hurt her.
But her words formed a huge contrast with her innocent expression:
"I could definitely kill everyone here."
The temperature in the conference room dropped sharply. This is not an adjective, but the temperature really dropped below freezing in an instant. In an instant, all the surfaces of objects in the conference room were covered with a layer of ice. Some nobles' hands were on the table when Mei said this, and the table surface was stuck together due to the low temperature. He wanted to pull his hand out, but tore off a piece of skin.
"If I wanted, I could kill you all and then control your souls, making you obey my commands."
The innocence on Mei's face remained as she said this, but the frost that had suddenly grown was melting silently, and the room temperature quickly returned to normal. Only the remaining water stains everywhere told everyone that everything that had just happened was not an illusion.
"But I didn't do that, and I think that's enough to show my friendship and sincerity."
Mei continued.
This time it was Howard's turn to lead the applause.
Mei had never been an elf who was particularly friendly to humans. She was only friendly to Howard, and Howard was friendly to Gloria, so the nun could also share some of her kindness.
Mei was already giving Howard a huge favor by not having these humans who refused to listen, were of low value, and dared to insult her race shot in the head on the spot.
The reason why Mei stopped the nun was very simple - it would be much more effective if she did it herself than if the nun spoke for her.