A Beekeeper in a Magical World Chapter 187: Drama Princess

Chapter 188 The Drama Princess

The king did not immediately announce his successor.

After a few opening remarks, the dinner officially began.

Just like a dinner party at an ordinary family, chatting while eating.

The atmosphere is quite harmonious.

As the dinner progressed towards the second half, the topic gradually turned to current affairs.

Especially the recent conflict between the western border and the elves, which has now attracted widespread attention from the people of the seven countries, and has inevitably been brought to the royal family's table as a topic of discussion.

"What's the situation now? Is it really possible for us and the elves to go to war?" The queen looked at her husband worriedly.

"It's inevitable, sooner or later. Saren has been preparing for this day for a long time."

The king's face remained normal, but his eyes swept over the five children present in turn, and asked a question: "The cause of this conflict, the elves said that soldiers were missing in our country, do you think it is true, or is it an excuse? Bray De, what do you think?”

The second prince trembled when his name was called, straightened up hurriedly, swallowed the food in his mouth, and replied hastily: "Obviously, cough, it's obviously an excuse."

The king took a sip from the wine glass and looked at the second prince: "Analyze it."

Brad choked and his face turned red. He took a sip of wine during the interval of asking questions and flushed the food from his throat. Before he could take a breath, he cleared his throat and analyzed: "Normally speaking, a soldier Even if we know clearly that we have detained the missing person, we will not rashly send troops to invade our territory. This is almost a declaration of war and will inevitably cause conflict. The normal way to deal with it is to negotiate and solve the problem through dialogue. Skipping this step is obviously to cause conflict."

The king said "hmm" and expressed his affirmation.

Brad quietly breathed a sigh of relief and cast a grateful look at the little girl sitting at the end.

Fortunately, this matter was mentioned in the chat when we were playing Pojun card before.

The answer sheet he just gave was what his little sister told him at that time.

Karen noticed his gaze and couldn't help but roll her eyes, thinking that this idiot's eyes were too obvious!

Do you think your father won’t notice your little moves without looking at you seriously?

My father's ability to see in all directions and hear in all directions was truly developed on the battlefield.

"But why haven't the elves officially declared war yet?" The king asked another question, "If the provocation is to start a war, then what are they waiting for? Seth, tell me."

The third prince put down the food in his hand, pondered for a moment, and said in an uncertain tone: "Maybe he is waiting for an opportunity. There are many factors that affect the outcome of a war, such as climate, terrain, morale, etc. Perhaps they are waiting for the best time."

"This is like when you are dueling with someone, you start the fight first and then sharpen your gun. Do you think the elves are so stupid?" The king shook his head and denied his statement, "Karen, what do you think?"

Karen had already thought about this question and answered without hesitation: "I think the purpose of this conflict is not to directly trigger a war, but to test."

The king asked: "Test our reaction?"

Karen continued to say unhurriedly: "To test our reaction, or the reaction of the entire Seven Kingdoms, is only one aspect. In addition, there should also be an intention to test the reaction of the elves within the clan.

"As Brother Three Wangs said, there are many factors that influence a war. Starting a war is never a trivial matter. It is impossible to fight at will. If the mainstream will of the domestic people is peace rather than war, then it is not It's a good time to start a war. Emerald City must be using this conflict to build momentum and incite people's hatred towards us."

"This is a good idea." The king did not directly evaluate whether her answer was right or wrong, but used her words to explain a strategy: "You remember, even enemies who seem to be monolithic may have internal divisions. Sometimes starting from this aspect can achieve twice the result with half the effort, and even win without fighting."

The king then changed the question: "So, how do you think we should deal with this crisis?"

The third prince said first: "Let me tell you, since they don't want to start a war just yet, it's better for us to take the initiative and catch them off guard!"

"..."

Karen wanted to facepalm.

Isn’t this playing into the Elf clan’s hands?

Originally, they want to start a war, but they have no name. If you take the initiative to fight, the opponent will directly trigger the bonus of defensive counterattack, and their morale will be doubled.

Brother Three King's thinking is unexpected and can be used in local wars. But it is obviously not suitable for dealing with political affairs.

The king then asked several of his children to express their opinions one after another.

Tisaya believes that now we cannot just focus on the western front.

We must also do a good job in diplomacy with the other six countries - rather, this is the key point.

In the best case scenario, if the seven countries unite and open the country to the elves, they will not dare to come in.

But obviously, this situation can only happen ideally.