I'm bad, but players love me

After Yun Shuo finished speaking, Saitaishi's mind immediately calmed down a bit.

The terrain of Kori City resembles an ellipse, with the flower-like area in the center being the Noble District. This area is said to be in the middle of the Commoners' District, but in reality it is quite far removed from the Noble District.

To be precise, although ELO now occupies several main passages, it does not pose much threat to the aristocratic area. The chaos in the civilian area is mainly caused by the Cori army itself.

These guys thought that ELO would soon occupy most of the civilian areas, so they could put the blame for the looting and smashing on ELO to deal with the punishment from their superiors, but who knew that ELO stopped fighting halfway and went to rest on the spot.

They didn't occupy much of the central part of the civilian area, and it was far away from where the Kori army was fighting desperately. It's impossible for the ELO people to fly here just to rob civilians, right?

Even if the higher-ups believe this, you wouldn't dare say it.

Therefore, it would not be a loss even if all the places currently occupied by ELO were put under his control, except that the Cori Army would need to be properly disciplined.

After Setaishi finished his calculations, a smile involuntarily played on his lips. This suggested that Ella's chances of success during future peace talks were about 70%.

It would be best if Yun Shuo's heart was a little softer, soft enough to think that if both sides took a step back, it would be enough; soft enough to think that what he had done was enough; soft enough to think that as long as ELO could make some people who were not living like human beings live like human beings, it would be enough.

Saitaishi knew that he should quit while he was ahead, and just maintain the temperament he had left in Yun Shuo before, just in case he found out anything.

"Yes, it's just a carriage. It's really not right to compensate with more than a dozen lives, but they smashed my carriage after all. And..." Setash walked up to the servant and drew his finger in the air. The other party quickly turned his head to Yun Shuo's position.

"Ah!" Saitaishi cried out in pain, as if he had just witnessed the miserable state of his own servants. He quickly complained to Yun Shuo, "Tsk, tsk, tsk, tsk, how did they get injured like this? This was done by your ELO people."

"That's a long story." Yun Shuo sighed, "Let's start with the first point. First of all, the car incident really can't be blamed on them, it's your fault. Have you ever thought about why you're unpopular? It's because you don't know how to reflect!"

Setaishi was speechless at this time.

Strictly speaking, he really swallowed his anger this time. In the past, if he encountered such a thing, killing would not be counted individually, but by family, and the whole family would be killed together.

But this time, he just said a few words there, and he endured the rest. He just wanted to flirt with you, Yun Shuo, at the end, but you took it seriously and said it was my fault for being so strict.

What did I do wrong this time? I was hit by a clod of earth, so I can't say a few words?

Yun Shuo had no idea what he was thinking, so he continued, "Who are these people? They're all used to being bullied by those nobility. This land is now under the jurisdiction of ELO, and you're a noble, driving a carriage through the city. If you don't get beaten, who will? It's only natural for them to seek revenge."

"Is this still my fault?" Saitaishi laughed angrily. "Then I'll walk next time?"

But Yun Shuo asked him a question in return: "We will have a next time, right?"

Setash may have forgotten that Yun Shuo first appeared in his memory as someone other than the ELO commander.

Yun Shuo himself was an assassin, and he had the best timing and location at that time. Although the players did not have the support of the people, he did face Ella's anti-assassination ability.

The previous rescue was completely subconscious. Without him, Yun Shuo, Ella would still be unharmed.

Yun Shuo became suspicious of Sai Taishi when Sai Taishi said that he was planning another assassination.

It wasn't enough that he fell into the same pit twice, he was eager to jump in for the third time. This was not just a little stupid, but too stupid, so stupid that it was wrong.

Yun Shuo wouldn't ask the system before doing anything, but if he had already become suspicious, he had no reason not to ask.

[Host, Setash and Ella have united. The purpose of this peace talk is a delaying tactic. I ask you to stop fighting and wait for them to recover before fighting again.]

[However, please note, Master, this strategy currently has no solution. If you agree, the strength of the noble faction will increase exponentially. If you disagree, the nobles will be eliminated immediately. Please note that no matter what, mortals cannot defeat gods, even if they are just one of their followers.]

Yun Shuo smiled. They had already switched between offense and defense since a long time ago.

Saitaishi was also shocked by Yun Shuo's incoherent words. He laughed and replied, "Master Yun Shuo, your words lately are really hard to understand. Of course, there will be a next time."

Yun Shuo waved his hand, "See you next time then."

"See you next time." After saying that, Setash walked outside. When he passed by the servant who was limping after being kicked by Aemon, he snorted in annoyance.

But after taking two steps forward, he turned around and asked Yun Shuo again, emphasizing, "You will go to the peace talks, right?"

"Yes." Yun Shuo nodded affirmatively, and then he gestured to Willis to go into the house first.

"Aemon." Yun Shuo smiled at the guilty-looking child and said, "What are the rules of ELO?"

"All actions are subject to command."

"how about you?"

Faced with this question, Yimon turned his head away with a straight face, "I'm not even a member of ELO yet, didn't you agree? Besides, I've also made a contribution this time. If it weren't for me, these two people would have been deceived."

He first raised the box in his hand, and then immediately put the box back into Aunt Seth's hands.

"Really? That's really well done." Yun Shuo praised him instead of scolding him, saying, "Okay, since you don't want to stay in the prisoner-of-war area, how about you just stay here?"

Iamon shook his head without hesitation and said, "No, I want to go to the front line!"

"You're too young."

"I'm not small anymore. I'm 1.5 meters tall, rounding up to 1.6 meters. If I jump a little, I'll be 1.7 meters tall!"

"As I said, children should act like children. Sending them to the front lines is out of the question." Yun Shuo straightened his expression and said seriously, "There aren't enough teachers here, so you can just make do. Also, regarding your problem this time, write a letter of apology on two pages. Don't write too big, and don't write one sentence per line."

How could this person change his face so quickly? Yimon immediately felt aggrieved. "Commander, you just said I had made contributions. Why are you suddenly writing a self-criticism?"

"Let's put it this way. Alright, send them back quickly."

When Aunt Seth was halfway there, she was dragged to the base of a large tree. Someone hurriedly called out, "Hurry up, hurry up, everyone is waiting."

Before they even got there, people were already surrounding them, asking, "What's going on? Are all the money your kids sent back gone?"

As soon as you see that the person is still alive, you will most likely know that money is used to get things done.

Aunt Seth shook her head. "They're all still there."

To put it nicely, it is the money sent back by the children, to put it bluntly, it is the money from selling the children. Everyone knows that once a civilian joins the Cori Army, it is a dead end. Either they will be beaten by ELO outside, or they will be beaten by those servants who were turned soldiers inside. There is no way to escape death.

The only lucky ones are those who are lucky enough to survive and become ELO prisoners.

A letter from prisoners of war sent a few days ago also said that some officers in the Cori army refused to go forward themselves and pointed guns at a group of soldiers like them. Fortunately, she was smart enough to fall into the pile of dead bodies and wait for the ELO team to come to inspect the battlefield before "resurrecting".

"It's good that you're still here. It's at least a memory." A man who also sent his child to join the Corrie Army patted Aunt Seth on the back and comforted her.

It would be great if ELO had come two days earlier. If he had come earlier, I wouldn’t have to sell my child to raise taxes this month.

It’s not like now, the money from selling the child is still there, but you can never buy the child back.

"I said ELO is good. We won't let those nobles do anything to us."

"Oh, I was scared to death too. I threw my little bastard away too. I was so scared that I was afraid it would be the last time we saw each other in this life, so I couldn't bear to beat her up. Now I feel relieved. I will give her a beating when I get home."

"It would be great if ELO came earlier."

After hearing this, Aunt Seth was overwhelmed with grief. She choked up and said, "They said we shouldn't die. They also said they wouldn't leave. They really treated us like human beings!"

Chapter 98: We never believe in the long night, because the torch is in our own hands

After Yimeng left, Yun Shuo stood there, watching the three people leave, and slowly said, "I'm sorry, Yimeng. Perhaps I should let you go back. Only in the ELO base can you survive, but... we don't have enough manpower."

He looked into the distance and said, "Take them and survive."

In stark contrast to the scene when ELO arrived and everyone lined the streets to welcome them was the scene when ELO was recruiting.

Everyone praises what ELO has done, but when it comes to joining ELO, everyone hesitates, fearing that ELO will force their children to go to the battlefield.

ELO occupied a small part of the city of Cori, but the number of newly recruited soldiers was not even equal to the number of soldiers who died - ELO has been losing personnel, and its number is getting smaller and smaller.

Yun Shuo placed Awen in the prisoner-of-war area in the hope that she could bring out a group of people who were willing to become ELO members. Otherwise, in the end, they would not be worried about not having enough food, but that there would be too much food left over, and all of it would be stored in the noble warehouses.

"System, didn't you say at the beginning that as long as the whitening value is high enough, you can get a power upgrade? If you can't obtain divine power, there are always other abilities that can be obtained, right?"

Oh my god, finally, the host finally realized that he should improve himself instead of just changing medicines and other combat supplies every day.

The system was so moved that tears welled up in its eyes, and quickly replied, "Yes, what does the host want?"

"Is there anything that can tie Ella and I together? Of course, it would be even better if it could tie all the nobles together."

[Uh... Host, isn't it a bit too late for you to seduce Ella now? ]

The system spoke politely, but was cursing in its heart.

When the car hit the wall, you knew to turn; when the stock price rose, you knew to buy; when the child died, you breastfed; when Ella was at the gates, you knew to seduce.

However, you can seduce people, but this time you want to seduce a large group of people, and all the nobles, isn't it a bit too wild? There are men among the nobles, this Brokeback Mountain is not good.

"It's too late to seduce someone, but it's still too late to blow them up."

【What's the meaning? 】

"I discovered this during the assassination. Even though Ella possesses divine powers, she's still just a silicon-based creature, made of flesh and blood. Since she's a carbon-based creature, she should have some basic respect for thermal weapons."

【Ancestor, what are you planning to do now? 】

"When the time comes, I'll lure the enemy deeper into our territory. You'll bundle them up next to me, and the explosives tied around my waist will explode. Everything will return to peace. As for how many people you can blow up, that depends on your ability."

[Wait, if you die, what should I do? ]

"If I die, isn't that still your fault? Sometimes you should look within yourself. After all these years, have you ever considered upgrading yourself? Have you ever really increased your strength as a system?"

The system was speechless and could only weakly reply, "Why are you trying to commit suicide every day for no reason?"

"I am the commander-in-chief. I have an obligation to lead my organization and the millions of people behind me who believe in me to win this war, even if the price of victory is my life!"

[If I were to tie someone up, the others could tie up three, but Ella can only tie up one. A five-star character, don't mess with her.]

The system no longer tries to threaten that it can't do these things.

Facts have proved that when Yun Shuo said this, he was always just informing you that he was going to do it. As for whether you help him or not, or whether you can help him, it cannot change the established result that he is going to do this thing.

Therefore, the only thing the small system can do is to work hard to help Yun Shuo arrange a retreat.

"I have a way to keep you alive after the explosion. You need to find a place with water. When the time comes, after you pull the explosives, pour them into the water. I'll try hard, and you'll still be alive."

When Willis returned to the house, he had been standing there for a long time. When he heard the door open, he subconsciously turned around and shouted, "Commander-in-Chief?"

"Sorry for the wait, Willis." Yun Shuo turned and closed the door. "Have you seen the invitation?"

"No, you haven't given me permission to see it yet."

Yun Shuo patted his shoulder and motioned him to sit down. "You should learn to read by yourself in the future. Take a look first." As he said that, he pushed the letter paper with creases pressed by Setaishi to him.

At this time, Willis was sitting in the same place where Yun Shuo had just sat.

After Willis finished reading, Yun Shuo spoke, "We don't have much time. Ella and Setash have united and are ready to reap us together. We must mobilize all possible forces before the peace talks begin and launch a general offensive during the negotiations, trying to seize all the advantages we can."

Willis couldn't understand why Yun Shuo insisted on fighting when he could have negotiated. He didn't doubt the accuracy of Yun Shuo's intelligence at all, but instead spoke tentatively, "But our forces are even smaller than when the war began. Wouldn't it be a good thing for us if we could negotiate?"

Now they and the nobles have reached a stalemate. If they continue like this, both sides will suffer. Why let Setash and his gang take advantage of the opportunity?

What's more, Willis also tasted the "sweetness" of the truce a few days ago, which is indeed a good thing for the ELO organization.

If it weren't for the ability to farm well, who would be willing to fight every day?

Willis disagreed and explained to Yun Shuo, "If we can recuperate for a while, and let those who are used to being oppressed here realize that as long as we are here, they don't have to be oppressed, they will definitely be willing to join the ELO organization. We can also obtain a large number of troops and stronger logistical support."

"Then we're completely wiped out. They have land, food, wealth, and a large number of soldiers who can be conscripted at will. All they lack is weapons."

Yun Shuo bluntly pointed out Willis's ridiculous naiveté, "Do you think they will develop peacefully with you? Right now we control the initiative in the war, but after that, who will control it is uncertain."

"What exactly is your plan?" Willis closed the letter, raised his eyes and stared at Yun Shuo who was standing there and asked.

In fact, he never quite understood why Yun Shuo asked him to be his successor. Was it just because he raised him?

In fact, Willis has always been very good at logistics. He can handle the daily chores within ELO's jurisdiction as well as the long-term plans to promote its sustainable development.

But in other matters, Willis always seemed at a loss. He relied on Yun Shuo and was used to rushing in the direction Yun Shuo pointed out, so much so that he forgot to learn to think and see the overall situation.

And for Yun Shuo's plan, Willis's talents are the most valuable.

"Until the peace talks are over, Setash will never break off relations with us, and the Kori troops under his command will never learn that their superiors have formed an alliance with Ella. This way, their relationship with us can remain an alliance, and they can discuss everything with us."

"Didn't they keep telling you to keep attacking? Just listen to them and tell them to make way so we can keep attacking."

Setash's army was surrounding the ELO area, and if ELO made any inappropriate moves, they could attack at any time along with the people sent by Ella.

But that was a matter for later. From now on, until the peace talks were over and Setash contacted his troops, they were still allies.

So, it was reasonable for ELO to ask them to give way. As for the subsequent trap, that was a story for another time.

"Advance as quickly as possible during the peace talks, seize all the lands occupied by Setash, then surround them and defeat them one by one." Yun Shuo dipped his finger in the tea that had completely gone cold because no one cared about it, and spoke as he casually stroked it.

"In this way, the first step is completed." He smiled.

Setash really did a good thing this time. It is not so easy to take over the territory on normal days. After all, you have to fight with the Kori army openly. But this time, he only needs to point the gun at the person's head when passing by. It can be said to be easy and comfortable.

In this way, ELO's sphere of influence can be expanded two or three more circles without any effort.

"But what happens next?" Willis pressed anxiously. "I've been wanting to ask this question for a long time. How can we win? If the peace talks break down, Ella will fight us to the death. How can we win?"

He held his head in pain. "I want to fight against all this, and I'm not afraid to sacrifice my life for it. But what if we lose? What will happen to them? What will happen to the people living in our jurisdiction?"

Yun Shuo tapped his finger on the table. "I said from the beginning that it's almost impossible for us to win."