Chapter 149 – 16. Mock.
16. Mock.
Somewhere on the eastern continent.
The kings of the 35 dependent countries gathered in one place.
“We have to do something about the Great Kingdom.”
The kings nodded.
Great kingdom.
It is a new kingdom that was created only a month ago, but its prestige is not unusual.
The Great King himself is said to have come from a humble commoner, but there are rumors that he possesses outstanding skills, and his errands with women are so great that he has touched all kinds of noble women.
Even those who have them as wives are astonishing.
There was even the first princess of the Mei Empire among them, so it’s understandable.
The problem is that he is even favored by Emperor Seorae.
As a 35-year-old who has to live while watching her notice her, it is inevitable.
“If we leave it as it is, it will definitely grow explosively with the support of the two empires. Besides, according to the news, they say that the empire will just pass on the Pirate Islands.”
“Haha…”
A sigh came out of nowhere.
The Pirate Islands are a place where no one can take it, but when someone takes it, you have to stop it with all your might.
It is in a position where it can relay maritime trade from the East Continent, and it also passes through the shortest route from the East Continent to the West Continent. The huge gains that will come out of it are incalculable.
“Still, the great kingdom is located on the exquisite southern peninsula, so it is likely to be the center of eastern logistics. Now that the Persian Empire is on the rise, it is safe to say that it is almost certain.”
“The problem is how to keep that kingdom in check…Isn’t the emperor favoring him? Well, in the streets, it’s just gossip, but everyone gathered here should know.”
“…”
They saw and heard with their own eyes and ears.
Seorae directly declared that she had slept with Aran.
What a shock it came…
Seorae is not an idiot.
Rather, she is a very wise woman and the emperor who raised the Mei Empire to its peak.
With a simple thought, she puts her mouth to sleep with Aran at the place where her 35 kings are gathered? It is impossible.
She passed on a message to her vassal kings her. She is protecting Aran and the Great Kingdom, so she don’t do anything useless.
“If possible, we would all unite to attack the Great Kingdom, but that would be impossible.”
“It’s hard. First of all, the great kingdom has Persia, let alone the motherland. It is a country that mobilized a huge army of 600,000 during the last Persian-Srodian War. It can’t be taken lightly.”
“This, it feels like the sighs are increasing day by day.”
In my heart, I want to somehow unite and erase the Great Kingdom.
A new powerhouse called Persia was born, but when even the great kingdom gains power, their longing for independence falls into an endless abyss.
So, if a sprout is growing, it must be cut off and discarded.
“It’s not necessarily impossible.”
“What do you mean?”
A woman was slightly silent with her hard face.
Her blue hair and a white face hidden inside her.
Her worries her settled, but she was considered beautiful nonetheless. She was the king of Athens, one of her 35 subordinate states of her, ‘Attica Athens’, and more than anyone else here, she was a woman who hoped for her country’s independent independence.
And he was also the one who summoned the kings to this place.
She raised her red lips.
“This is a justification. We just need to have a justification that even the Emperor can never cover up.”
“Is that… Is it possible?”
Either way, the theory is simple.
Seorae, who even revealed that she had slept with Aran, had no choice but to justify it. How could something like that be easily done?
“There’s no way it’s possible. I thought I was a little better, but you’re still talking nonsense?”
A red-haired woman gave Attica her face mask to her.
I was very impressed with the passionate hair color that is not common in the eastern continent and the tanned skin that boasts healthy beauty.
“What nonsense? I don’t know if you’ve ever thought of this. It would have been impossible for an idiot whose brain was filled with mana.”
“What?!”
The other kings stopped the two hot women.
“Spartan or spaghetti. Think about your body. You’re not a child. How can you lead a country without being angry like that?”
“This…”
“Stop it. What kind of ugliness is this?”
“Huh.”
A woman turning her head to shake off her anger her.
She likewise governs ‘Sparta’, one of her 35 vassals, and she is named ‘Quinia Sparta’.
“So, have you thought of a way to build that cause?”
After calming down a bit, other kings joined Attica.
I didn’t expect her to be there, but I felt like grabbing at least a straw.
“…We need to be prepared. We will have to take a lot of damage from him.”
“Hmm… If you could give a specific example, what would it be?”
“There is no justification for material… Economic things. For that, the emperor will make you pay the same amount or pay a little more. What we have to get is damage to some abstract concept.”
“If it’s an abstract concept… Maybe it’s about national status…?”
“Something like that, but a serious insult to an important person… Wouldn’t be enough. It’s something that can only be seen as ignoring all of us.”
“Hmph. That’s easy. You wouldn’t be an idiot either. Would you do such a thing? It would be much more realistic to gather our daughters together and humiliate them all at once.”
Quinia made a lot of sarcastic remarks.
“Look at me. No matter how much it is, what kind of nonsense is that.”
“That’s what it means. If it’s not material damage, damage to an abstract concept, and a serious insult to a key figure, is there anything like that?”
Still saying that It’s crazy to even think about it.
Displeasure was evident on the faces of the kings.
But apart from that, Attica’s eyes her sparkled.
“If I’m determined…If I’m prepared…I’m sure that’s possible too.”
“!!”
“Possible… Are you insane!”
Naturally, all the kings rose up.
“Ha… It turned completely.”
Quinia also shook her head.
“Relax. I don’t mean that.”
“Didn’t I just say it’s possible! That’s it!”
“If you intend to use such nonsense, do it yourself.”
Although they tried to deal with it believedly, the anger of the kings did not subside.
“What I mean is that you have to be determined. In order to deal with the Great Kingdom, you have to get rid of the two empires, and even then you have to fight against the power of the Great Kingdom. There’s no way you ‘ll have enough determination.”
“So you should have chosen your horse well in the first place. You’re not a child. How can you lead a country around such poor horses?”
“…”
Quinia sarcastically took back what she had said to her.
Anger arose inside, but Attica held it back.
“And, to be honest, if I have to be prepared for that, I don’t really want to touch it. Why would you go so far as to take such a loss to touch the Great Kingdom? What if something goes wrong? “
“Then you have no choice but to live as a vassal forever. Don’t you know that?”
“I know. I know, but what is that?”
“What?”
“Let’s say you came up with a very great strategy and were lucky enough to deal with the Great Kingdom. After that? What are you going to do? You destroyed the great kingdom that the Emperor cherished, so even if the cause was on our side, we would avoid his wrath. I can’t do it. If I just raise taxes right now, I’ll die, but I guess Athens has enough money to afford it?”
“The words of the King of Sparta also have a point. Certainly, it is a bit awkward to directly touch the great kingdom.”
“Um. I agree.”
“You…”
Attica must have felt a great sense of betrayal as she looked back at them and couldn’t keep her mouth shut.
“Didn’t I just say that we had to deal with the Great Kingdom! But that kind of attitude…!”
“We don’t have to.”
“That’s right. Since corners tend to be cut, the great kingdom that stands out like that has many enemies, even if it’s not us.”
“I heard that the next emperor of Persia hates Aran the Great so much.”
“Ah! I heard that too. That’s great news.”
“If the next emperor of the motherland is the case, then there’s nothing we can do about it.”
“Under…”
A laugh came out.
Are these people serious?
“We are a vassal state. A ‘vassal state’! We have no honor or anything, we just follow the emperor’s orders, pay taxes and tribute when the time comes, and send our own military power to the empire if the mobilization order falls .Such…Such a disgrace.In order to get out of the kingdom, you need to develop strength, and to develop that power, you need land, money, and manpower!Everyone knows!You can do intermediary trade connecting the Mei Empire, and you can do intermediary trade between the east and west continents.Based on the huge profits, you can have more power and if you can afford it, you can even aim at the land of Persia.If the 35 countries join forces, that’s possible, so how can you stay still!”
“That power, where did you get it from?”
Quinia retorted as if it were absurd.
“Does the King so ignorant of reality? Yes, let’s say he made a huge profit. Will the Empire really stand still?”
“That’s why I’m telling you that cause is important! If there’s a legitimate cause, wouldn’t it be difficult for the Empire to touch it easily!”
It is very sad to see her struggling alone.
A king of hers said to her,
“It’s not that you don’t know how you feel. We, too, are acutely aware of the sorrow of being a subject country. However, the reality is not so easy. You say it’s a justification, but how are you going to make that justification?We’re just going to get together and insult our daughters to him Even if you do, it’s not that easy, and it’s a question of whether the empire will admit it even if you’ve been humiliated.
If we do something wrong, we could end up taking all the damage and accomplishing nothing.”
“That’s just a metaphor. I’m not suggesting we do that. If we put our heads together and think about it, we can come up with a justification! It has always been and will continue to be! Isn’t politics originally about making justification?!”
“Tsk tsk tsk.
“You’re outrageous! You’re just making a reasonable claim! We, the vassals, have to find a way out in some way to achieve independent independence!!”
Quinia hit her chest in frustration.
“Oh well, the ‘escape’ you think could be the ‘save’. Why are you so hard to understand? That stuffiness hasn’t changed at all. Really.”
After her tip her, the kings began to rise one after another.
Attica’s ideal was good, but it was judged to be impossible in reality.
There is no point in further discussion.
Attica bit her lip and looked at her.
As if she had made a big decision, she shouted at the backs of the kings.
“If you make it!”
In her moment, the gazes of her ladies fell upon her.
“If I make it, what will you do then?”
“Making…”
“I’ll make a justification enough for the emperor to keep his mouth shut. After that, please don’t back out.”
