Chapter 568 – Imperium of Man #5
Emily was very capable.
Although this is my first dispatch, I have returned after achieving much of what I envisioned. I heard that he contacted the official and hypnotized him.
“Very nice, Emily. Taking over an official.”
“Actually, it was a bit risky.”
Emily laughed coyly and said that she was almost raped. When she heard those words, she immediately felt transcendent anger.
Dare!
“How dare you…! Try to touch mine!”
“Eh, Maou-nim!”
Trying to touch my girl! The cub will be horrible and frightened no matter what happens!
“Calm down! I subdued you right away!”
“But I can’t forgive you! Anyone who touches mine will die!”
“Ah…!”
Immediately, he gave Emily a strong hug and reassured her.
“Take care of yourself, Emily.”
“No, of course.”
“Anyway. You suppressed it?”
“Yes.”
Somehow, she says she bumped into an official who came outside. The official showed interest immediately because the woman was in front of him, and called Emily out.
And after checking her face, she dragged her back to his house and tried to rape her.
“I put on a noise canceling spell and beat it up, especially in the abdomen.”
“Ah.”
It is said that she beat the succubus physically, tortured her with black magic, and maimed her.
That’s the background to manipulating officials who thought it was the most dangerous.
“I was lucky. And, because he was so rotten in his mental state, he was hypnotized right away.”
Risky, but good results.
In any case, it is said that things have become a little easier after taking control of the management. That’s why they were able to create several secret branches of the cult of Kuls.
“Certainly. That’s easy when you’re manipulating officials. Good job, Emily.”
“Ehehe…”
Emily was shy when I stroked her hair.
“Ah, but I didn’t really change his usual behavior. I thought it would raise suspicions and the people’s hatred for the officials would lessen a little.”
“Good judgment.”
The first rule of hypnosis.
You should never cause discomfort to those around you. You shouldn’t act like a person has suddenly changed.
And, as Emily said, maintaining popular hatred is also important. It should be, but there is a high probability of becoming a local collaborator when we invade.
“Then let’s listen to the current situation of the Culse Bridge.”
“Currently, within the secret branch, many people are receiving religious education and gathering followers.”
“Hmm.”
“The situation people are in. The doctrines of Culce. It’s very easy to fall in love with.”
Hehe, it’s not like that.”
It is a religion that I and the executives made with all my heart and soul. Of course, it has no choice but to be eaten by those who live a hard life.
“Ah. What did the informant do?”
“Snitchers… Let’s just say that. There were many people among the residents who were spying on the people around them and trying to make a profit by giving information. Of course, we eliminated them all.”
“Oh oh!”
“Because it was already a bribed official. Instead, the informants were charged with mutiny.”
“Doing well!”
He is using his abilities to the fullest as he has been trained. She is also head trainee Emily. She is the most talented
“That’s amazing. Really, why are you so good?”
“Ehehe… I didn’t expect to have this kind of talent either. It’s more fun and easier than piracy, so something seems to work out.”
“I can do the minister later.”
“If only you would leave it to me!”
I continued to talk with the delighted Emily.
The spies are doing a splendid operation. It is enough to buy the management, so if you spend more time like this, you will be able to take control of the area.
There’s nothing we can’t do if we increase the number of followers of the Culse Church.
It is to make them faithful believers, and conversely, to make the believers watch over the general public. Then you will be able to easily spot the unexpected situation.
“Ah. Did you get some military information?”
“Yes.”
“They said that the ability to eliminate rebels is excellent. So. Do your warriors fight well? How do they compare to ours?”
“That’s it. Mmm.”
She pondered for a moment as Emily fidgeted with her own red twin tails.
Is there something
“That’s… To be honest, no. At least according to what I’ve understood, the level of the Imperial Army is horribly low.”
“What?”
“The only thing they can deal with is a peasant mob bare-chested and armed with light implements or clubs. It’s like an army specialized in eliminating such weak enemies.”
It is said that it is not particularly strong because it subdues only minor rebellions without any proper enemies.
“No, but if you have combat experience, you can show off your creativity and potential. You shouldn’t underestimate Emily.”
Even if you say you only fought peasant mobs, that’s all experience. As soldiers are also human, they will think of ways to kill the enemy efficiently while fighting.
“Of course. But I figured out something else.”
“What is that?”
“The quality of the military supplies of the Imperial Army. After checking it, it was really poor.”
“The material level is a piece of shit?”
“Yes. The level of corruption in the military of the Imperial Army is really beyond imagination…”
“Military corruption?”
Emily’s explanation continued.
The empire is great. Of course, as the country is large, the military expenditure is also overwhelming. But in fact, that’s just talk, and most of the budgeted military budget is said to be used for extravagance by officials taking all of it.
On paper, a company one with armor and a spear. It’s enough money to arm you with a shield and sword, but once you get it, it seems like it’s hard to even buy a kitchen knife.
It is said that such pennies naturally go into the mouth of the least breathable among the soldiers in the unit.
Even the salaries of soldiers are the same. There is never a fixed salary, and even that is an absurdly small amount of money that comes out only once or twice a year.
Of course, it is said that a specified monthly salary is paid on the ledger.
“Since that’s the situation, soldiers without money are going around and robbing the people. Of course, with the permission of the officials. Of course, most of the money stolen is returned to the officials, but naturally, the soldiers also take back money.”
It is not enough to rip off the money in that way, so if there is a military supply that seems to be money, sell it right away and turn it into money.
So their armed condition is not particularly good. Only old weapons and armor. However, that alone is enough to subdue the peasant rebellion.
“It’s amazing.”
To be honest, the more you listen, the more your military discipline is a piece of shit.
Officials rip off the defense budget, and military men without money rip off civilians. This is treated as a separate collection from tax.
A lot of money stolen like that is used meaninglessly for the entertainment of officials. Even human life.
“To objectively understand, the Imperial forces in this region are too weak.
Military command is carried out by officials or subordinates of officials, but these guys only know how to get ripped off and don’t know how to do military command. Emily’s assessment was that she had never done it and had no interest. It is only natural that I had never studied military knowledge in the first place.
In order to become an imperial official, you have to pass a strict test according to the regulations, but now those regulations are meaningless and all acceptance is determined by bribery.
Even most of the officials say they don’t even know how to write. But I’m good at counting numbers for money.
“No whatsoever.”
Is the empire this shit?
“It’s such a mess, but can the rebellion be suppressed?”
“I think it’s because of the quick push.”
“Push fast.”
“Once a report is received, the official goes crazy and sends the army to kill them all. They rarely do an investigation or anything. He has many murder experiences.”
Something like that.
Well, even the thugs in the neighborhood are better at fighting and killing than normal farmers.
“To put it simply, it’s just the level of the thieves… No. Should I say that the thieves run the city in a fist-pumping way?”
It feels pitiful to be so wary of the Empire for some reason.
Well, this is just a local story.
It might be different if you go to the center.
“You worked hard, Emily. Get some rest on your vacation.”
“Yes!”
Then, gather the reports of the spies and set up a strategy.
* *
“Did that make sense?”
“Is that a bitch?”
Upon hearing the story, the saintess and Vera opened their mouths.
“I do.”
“Hmm… It’s a huge closed empire, so it must have rotted inside… Well, it’s only natural if there are no external enemies. Humans tend to divide themselves if they don’t have external enemies.”
Hehe, you know it well.”
Originally, a great empire perishes due to internal corruption.
They do not even think that foreign enemies will come and kill them, so they somehow crush and destroy the country and take care of their barn with the profits that flowed from it. As such things happen frequently in the center, they eventually weaken and collapse due to aggression.
Apparently, the Empire is stepping on that train.
Then, let’s become an external enemy that destroys the weakened empire as it is.
“Still, information is still lacking. What we have obtained now is only the first information. We need more information to wage war on that giant empire.”
“Of course.”
“And, the army should also grow more.”
No need to worry about that.
In the meantime, this side has also been building up its military power step by step.
Not only monsters, but also well-trained monster recruits. In addition, experienced commanders were able to carry out high-level military operations alone.
Our inner chambers are getting harder day by day, and the quality is also improving. The number is also growing steadily.
“Hmm… But you should also consider the possibility of defeat. If you are defeated, how would you like to defend yourself?”
“I’ll consider that too.”
It’s obvious, but I might lose.
No matter how stupid the imperial army is, if the number is overwhelming, it could be robbed. So, you need to have a plan in case you lose. But well, it’s roughly built.
In fact, one of the reasons small kingdoms and empires were cut off was because of the large mountain range. A natural border, or rather, several such mountain ranges cut the two worlds apart.
If you use a mountain range like this, it will be easy to defend.
“Now, then. Let’s materialize the plan. First of all, the route to send our elite troops to the Empire. Let’s check it. And this is the map of the Empire we obtained. Let’s discuss how to advance if we assume that we are going to invade.”
We prepared to attack the Empire.
