“Everything in the world has pros and cons, and it is clear that the operation I set up is a high-probability operation that can produce definite results by mobilizing strong players. But this is also a double-edged sword. “If our operation were to leak out, the Kingdom of Antares would be destroyed on the spot.”
Then Tila’s complexion hardened. Carol’s words were certainly not wrong. Currently, the entire leadership of the County of Antares was on Zeppelin, including White King Repenhardt. If something were to happen to them, the new nation of Antares would no longer exist. And also the home of different races that have barely established themselves.
“Tila… … .”
Carol shook her head as she saw her lover’s expression filled with worry.
“You don’t need to worry too much. “It’s not like I didn’t assume such a case, either.”
“yes?”
Puzzled, Tila looked up at Carol. Carol chuckled.
“I have already felt painfully that things in the world are not going as planned. If the world had gone the way I wanted, I would be the King of Crovence right now, right? “I don’t overestimate myself.”
Suddenly, Carol smiled in remorse.
“So I did some work in advance. They bribed all of the Zeppelin forces and their central officers. Even if the plan is discovered and an order is given from the center, they will not move in time.”
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“what? What happened?”
The Zeppelin Knights looked around with shocked faces.
“Why aren’t reinforcements coming?”
I couldn’t understand. Clearly, the headquarters of the Knights Templar had properly issued orders to the Zeppelin garrisons in various locations. That was an order sent yesterday evening, before this situation broke out. There is no way the command was missed or anything.
And, even if the order had been missed, it was only for one or two units, so there was no way that everyone would have received the order like this?
“… … “What happened?”
“Well, it looks like Carol did something again… … .”
While talking with Russ, Reppenhardt stuck out his tongue.
I heard that they were going to suppress the movement of the Zeppelin garrison just in case, but I have no idea what they used to do this.
“I heard that they were going to bribe me just in case… … No matter what… … .”
Well, the Principality of Chatan is definitely a great country for money. And it is true that most of the Zeppelin garrison troops were rotten. So, although it would be difficult in other countries, in the case of the Principality of Chatan, it is not impossible to use bribes to block the movement of the military.
But that’s just a story about one or two units.
Even though the military discipline of the Principality of Chatan is so rotten that it is fermented and as soft as cheese, it is still an elite army in name and appearance. This means that it is not enough to ignore one’s own crisis because of bribes from other countries.
Everyone takes bribes just to make themselves better. No matter how rotten it is, if a stranger from a foreign country showed up and the entire army listened to the request, ‘I will give you this money, please ignore the dispatch order and stay where you are’, the Principality of Chatan would not have been maintained until now.
‘It’s really amazing, Carol. What on earth has this guy done?’
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“But Carol, no matter how much they bribed, would the Zeppelin soldiers ignore the orders right in front of them like that when they have their own mission? Besides, I don’t think all middle officers are so stupid that they wouldn’t suspect a stranger giving them money… … .”
Carol smiled softly at Tila’s question.
“You are right, my love. “No matter how rotten the Principality of Chatan is, it doesn’t work that way.”
“Then didn’t I just waste my money?”
Carol smiled confidently, looking at Tila who looked puzzled.
“I wasn’t the one who gave the bribe.”
“yes?”
“The bribes they received are in no way an extension of the usual routine.”
Karl clearly bribed the Zeppelin garrison troops extensively. Thanks to this, the finances of the County of Antares were at a loss. (This was also one of the reasons why Karl whined at Reppenhardt about not having money.)
However, the bribe was not given in the name of the County of Antares.
“The majority of the Zeppelin garrison troops were receiving bribes from various superiors under various pretexts from the beginning.”
It’s a Zeppelin with all sorts of tops coming and going. And one of the most troublesome things for merchants was regulation, and of course it was Zeppelin merchants’ iron rule to make business easier by bribing the officials and military who enforced the regulations.
Simply put, this means that the Zeppelin garrison has an existing route through which they have consistently received bribes from the beginning.
“All the bribes I gave were given in the name of the existing superiors from whom they had been receiving bribes from the beginning.”
What Carol’s subordinates bribed Zeppelin to ask for was not to not move even if the Zeppelin became a sea of fire. No matter how big the amount is, there is no fool in the world who would do as they are told when their own life is at stake.
This was their request.
-Recently, I received information that there will be a big uproar in Zeppelin. Of course, since it is the government’s job, I can’t help it as a merchant, but I was very worried about what would happen to my family in the chaos. So, if something really goes wrong, wouldn’t you please check the safety of my family first? If you come to our family for a while and protect us, and then follow our orders, you can’t really call it disobeying orders. If you suffer any damage as a result, I will make sure to take care of the damage.
If someone who has always taken good care of your wallet makes such a request – and it comes with a generous amount of money – it is difficult to refuse.
And if they didn’t dispatch at all, a brief delay wouldn’t cause much of a problem. At least according to the laws of the Principality of Chatan, this can be avoided with a simple fine. And the fine is a very trivial amount compared to the bribe they received.
It was not difficult at all to pay a bribe in the name of another company. In the first place, bribery is dishonest money. Of course, money is exchanged secretly with the face hidden, and there is no way to verify it by disguising the name.
Of course, if the request seems strange, you will naturally be suspicious, but there is nothing strange about the request itself, right?
Naturally, the reaction of the garrison troops was, ‘We should stop by XX Merchant Marines for a while and go!’, who enriched our wallets and looked after us diligently.
In it, Carol also added magical words that move people’s hearts.
– Zeppelin has 10,000 troops, so wouldn’t it be a big deal if just one of you were to be missing?
“The words ‘I am the only one’ are the most powerful spell that corrupts people.”
If all the garrison troops were armed with the idea that ‘I am the only one’, it would be possible to paralyze the entire Zeppelin army for a moment!
“only… … I had no idea that almost all of the garrison troops were taking bribes. I thought it would be lucky if I did my best and got at least half of it. But when I actually looked into it, I found out that there is no country like this.”
Seeing Carol shrugging her shoulders, Tila burst into laughter. Really, I even thought that I had managed to win the war against someone like this.
She muttered to herself, thinking of Reppenhardt under the distant Zeppelin sky.
‘Wow, Mr. Leffenhardt. I think you really did a good job of keeping this person alive… … .’
It was Tila who once again pledged to hold onto Carol tightly for the sake of the future of the Kingdom of Antares and the dwarves.
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At the same time, downtown Zeppelin.
Russ grinned as he looked at Chatan’s soldiers in panic.
“Anyway, we can just keep moving as planned, right?”
I don’t know what’s going on, but it seems clear that reinforcements aren’t coming.
Buuuuung!
A blue blade aura surged from Russ’ sword. Maloid also spewed out aura and covered his greatsword.
“Ugh… … .”
The Zeppelin Knights’ complexion, which seemed relaxed, changed. From what I heard, it was definitely an Auror user, but another person appeared out of nowhere. Two Auror users are no match for five Zeppelin Knights!
‘No, why aren’t you coming? ‘What about reinforcements?’
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Russ and Maloid stepped forward toward the Zeppelin Knights, whose complexion had changed. Maloid smiled coldly and scoffed.
“So, if we just take care of those guys, there won’t be anyone blocking our path, right?”
It was then.
“Anyway, this damn country… … “I can’t see it working properly!”
With a deep voice, someone flew up into the night sky from across the square. It flies through the air like a bird and lands lightly in front of Reppenhardt and Russ, and at that moment, a brilliant light spreads out in all directions, burning through the darkness.
The soldiers of Chatan cheered as they saw the knight in thick armor whose entire body was covered in dazzling golden light.
“Oh, you’re here!”
“The Sword of Tenes!”
“The Golden Knight of Grime!”
The Zeppelin Knights’ expressions also brightened. For those who were proud to be magic knights, the most respected warrior was not the famous sword saint of the time, Vanatel, or the King of Fist, Gerard, who was now the Emperor of Fist. He is a golden knight who can fight against Auror users as a magic swordsman.
Russ’ complexion hardened as he looked at the other person.
“… … “Brother Yusus?”
Eusus looked left and right. His eyes moved slowly across the entire group of escaped slaves. Every time the cold eye light touched the slaves, they flinched and trembled. The golden knight of grime, his high reputation was widely known even to Zeppelin’s slaves.
After a moment, Eusus fixed his gaze. Eussus let out a cold voice towards his half-brother, a young man with a similar appearance to him.
“It’s been a while, Russ… … .”
Russ also looked at Yussus with a stern expression. The two brothers’ eyes crossed in the air.
Leffenhardt frowned.
“How did he end up here?”
I can’t help but feel embarrassed because someone I never imagined I would meet here appears. Moreover, the appearance of Eussus means that Tethron has also come here, to Zeppelin… … .
Eusus grinned while looking at Reppenhardt.
“I couldn’t guess where among the group of runaway slaves they would be… … .”
And then he looks at Russ again and makes a happy expression.
“Not only the King, but even that lowly bastard is here! It’s truly because of Sayer’s blessings, kekekeuk!”
Repenhardt was puzzled by Eussus’s laughing attitude.
‘what? ‘How confident am I?’
The appearance of Yusus is certainly disconcerting. But even so, Yusus was currently single. Well, since there are five Zeppelin Knights and about a hundred soldiers lined up behind him, to be exact, he cannot be said to be alone, but in any case, there are no signs of his other companions who are usually with him.
And now on Repenhardt’s side, there is not only Repenhardt himself, but also Russ, an Auror user, and Maloid, a dwarf Auror user who originally led this group. Eussus, who was mistreated by Russ just a few months ago, would never be in a position to show such arrogance, right?
‘Is there something I believe in?’
Normally, I would have just knocked him down and gone on my way, but now that things are going so strangely, I don’t feel like attacking him.
Reppenhardt asked Eussus without letting his guard down.
“… … “The fact that you are here means that Tethron is also here?”
I was trying to sneak a peek, but surprisingly, Yussus nodded obediently.
“If it’s Lord Tethron, he’s probably heading west to the Zeppelin looking for you.”
And he continued speaking with a meaningful smile.
“He naturally thought you would be with the ‘elf female.’”
At that moment, Repenhardt’s eyes shone fiercely.
“Siris?”
Reppenhardt turned his head to the other side of Zeppelin City.
‘Tesron is here? And he turned towards Siris?’
Currently, Siris is moving with Iniya. Considering the skills of Siris, a master of elemental arts, and Iniya, the strongest elf auror user, in fact, even the current Thesron would not be in a position to ignore them. So if you think about it calmly, she might not have much to worry about.
However, Yusus’ strangely calm appearance made him uneasy.
That is definitely not a bluff.
It’s an expression that shows something you believe in.
Reppenhardt clenched his fists tightly. And then he shouted behind his back.
“Russ! Maloid! I’m asking for this seat! “I have to go towards Siris!”
I don’t know what Eusus believes, but there are currently two Auror users here, Maloid and Russ. In particular, Russ is still continuing to grow, and his level as an Auror user has become even higher than when he faced Yusus a few months ago.
‘Even if there’s a trap, those two can handle it, right?’
Russ answered confidently.
