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Chapter 331 Chi Tong's Little Thoughts

Esdeath's desire was almost overflowing, and Ke Ling didn't keep her hanging. He simply nodded and agreed to her request.

"Great!"

Esdeath was very happy to get Ke Ling's consent. This was probably the happiest time for her in all these days.

As expected, one has to be submissive when it is time to be submissive. If she had been released earlier, perhaps she would be the one commanding the war against the Western Kingdom now.

Of course, this is just a thought. Esdeath knows her own character very well. How could she give up so easily?
In fact, thinking about it now, Esdeath felt that she gave up too easily. For some reason, she easily believed Ke Ling's words and finally chose to become Ke Ling's subordinate.

All I can say is that the title of [Emperor of Mankind] is still increasing the charm value!
"Let's just arrange it this way."

Ke Ling made the decision and decided that after this mission is completed, Esdeath will be responsible for the task of sweeping the Peacock Kingdom in the south.

"When to set off?"

Esdeath was very excited. She immediately asked Brand, and she almost wanted to take her men to the Western Kingdom immediately.

"In the past two days, the spies have already found out the route ahead. The merchants coming and going have been a great help."

Brand replied that he did not rely on the merchants to explore the way, but only sent spies to secretly follow the merchants.

After all, no one can guarantee that these merchants will not betray the empire. What if they directly leak the news to the Western Kingdoms?

Never overestimate the bottom line of these people, especially those merchants who travel between the two sides. They dare to take such long-term trade routes for the sake of profit. They are all brave and it is not surprising that they do anything.

"Okay, let's try to make it quick and decisive."

Esdeath was very satisfied, and now she just wanted to get rid of the Western Kingdom as soon as possible.

"It's a bit difficult. After all, it is a huge kingdom that has been entrenched in the West for many years."

Brand shook his head. The demand for a quick victory was too high. It was not like they were going to fight a rootless alien race. The Western Kingdom was not as backward as the alien races around the empire.

"After conquering, governance will also be a problem. The Empire cannot mobilize so many officials to govern the Western Kingdom at once, so military control will definitely continue for a period of time."

Brand explained to Esdeath that it was not that he did not want to resolve the Western Kingdom quickly, but that objective conditions did not allow it.

Hearing Brand's words, Ke Ling looked at him in surprise. To be honest, he didn't expect that Brand had actually thought about how to govern after the occupation. It seemed that Brand had done a lot of homework and was very serious about this expedition.

"Haha, Nadezhda told me that."

Then, Brand scratched his head and told the truth. As the leading general on the front line, Nadezhda explained things to him very clearly. After all, Brand was also responsible for military control.

“How to govern is the government’s business.”

Esdeath's statement is very much like that of an imperial general. The imperial military does not participate in politics, and these matters are not their responsibility. Like Esdeath, she just fights and never considers how to govern afterwards, nor does she care how to govern.

Of course, Esdeath is not ignorant of this. She understands it too well. She even deliberately leaves some hooks for the enemy to continue their rebellion so that she can continue to suppress the rebellion in the future.

"The government will try its best to mobilize officials to manage the country, but it will also need to recruit and train local people. It cannot rely solely on sending imperial officials to manage the country."

Ke Ling said that after the Western Kingdom was occupied, a large number of local people would definitely be recruited to manage it.

It is certainly impossible to deploy a large number of officials from the empire at the grassroots level, because there is no way to gather so many grassroots officials in a short period of time. The empire itself is still undergoing comprehensive reforms, and it almost doesn't have enough people.

"That's why Nadezhda is against sending troops to attack right now. Her considerations are reasonable. The Empire really can't handle it."

Brand nodded. Nadezhda had always been opposed to this expedition. It was not that she felt there was no need to expand, but she just felt that now was not the best time.

"What does she know? The territory must be conquered first. There is always a way to govern it. Only after the territory is conquered can we find a way to govern it. Otherwise, there will always be a shortage of manpower for governance."

Esdeath retorted. She obviously did not agree with Nadezhda's idea. How could so many idle officials be trained for no reason without first creating a huge demand for officials?
As for the window period for training officials, let the Western Kingdom accept the pain of martial law first. This can also temper the spirit of the people of the Western Kingdom and prevent them from causing a lot of trouble when they are actually taken over by the government.

"What you said makes sense."

Brand nodded and sent officials to manage the situation directly. He might encounter various incidents of officials being killed. This has happened before, so he had to temper these people's tempers first.

After chatting for a while, Ke Ling left first. He returned to the imperial capital to see how Nadezhda and the others were handling government affairs.

Ke Ling is a real hands-off boss. He usually doesn't care about anything and leaves everything to his subordinates. He is responsible for coordinating the overall situation. The so-called coordination actually means deciding what to do in the future and then leaving everything to his subordinates to handle.

At this moment, the Imperial Parliament is holding a meeting, and the Prime Minister of the Imperial Executive Council, Nadezhda, is naturally presiding over the meeting. As the head of the imperial government, she is also in high spirits and working hard to realize her political ambitions.

"The Western Route Army will be in action soon. We must give them enough support. Whether it is logistical support or follow-up arrangements, we must put them on the agenda as soon as possible and deal with them urgently."

Nadezhda's speech also revolved around the Western Expeditionary Force. The importance of this matter is currently ranked first. After all, if the war is lost, the consequences will be very serious.

Of course, Najeta was just thinking about it in her mind. The probability of defeat was almost negligible. The imperial weapon users came out in full force, and the empire almost used all its strength. Could the Western Kingdom withstand this punch that had been exerted for thousands of years? Najeta thought it was basically impossible.

Besides, they also have the real strategic weapon "God Emperor". As long as the "God Emperor" takes action, there is nothing that cannot be solved.

Nadezhda didn't know that Esdeath had also joined the expeditionary force, otherwise she would be more confident. After all, Nadezhda has always been very clear about the strength of her old colleague Esdeath. Is the entire Western Kingdom enough for Esdeath to defeat alone?
Although some people in the Imperial Parliament were opposed to this expedition, as things had come to this point, no one wanted to deliberately drag their feet. There was nothing they could do, after all, this was an order issued by the Emperor himself.

Some people didn't even dare to say that they opposed it. Only Nadezhda clearly stood up and opposed it. This also established Nadezhda's authority and solidified her image as the Prime Minister of the Imperial Executive Council.

Although Nadezhda's opposition was useless, at least she stood up, which was enough to make everyone look at her differently. Seeing that Nadezhda had a good grasp of the situation, Ke Ling was quite satisfied. He didn't mind letting Nadezhda establish her own personality. As the actual manager of the empire, Nadezhda did need enough prestige to coordinate the overall situation.

Ke Ling's own prestige has reached the sky, and if Nadezhda can get a little from him, it will be enough to convince others.

Everything was going on in an orderly manner. Soon, the Western Expeditionary Force finally set off. With speed being of the essence, they headed directly west and raided the border guards of the Western Kingdom.

The border guards of the Western Kingdoms have always been on guard against Western alien races. Of course, for the Western Kingdoms, they are actually "Eastern alien races." In short, their target of defense has never been the Empire.

Because the empire has always been very restrained, with the western wilderness, the northern polar regions, the southern poison barrier, and the eastern ocean as its borders, the empire rarely goes abroad, except when it is time to teach various ethnic groups a lesson.

This time, although they had heard that the Empire was teaching the Western ethnic groups a lesson again, no one cared at all, no one took it seriously, and no one thought that the Empire would attack them.

As a result, under the attack of the imperial army, the border guards of the Western Kingdom were defeated without much resistance.

There was no way. They couldn't resist even if they wanted to. The imperial army, led by the imperial weapon users, was simply invincible.

Esdeath led the way, leading a group of imperial weapon users including Will, Porus, Lan, Kuroyori, Akoyori, Hill, Leone, Maine, and Lubbock, and charged to the front line.

This vanguard army could be described as an all-star lineup, bringing together the elites of the Hunters and Night Raids. These two organizations, which were supposed to be inseparable, were now fighting side by side.

"These people from the Western Kingdom also look quite corrupt."

After capturing a castle guarding a key route, Chi Tong had a general understanding of the armies of these Western kingdoms. It can only be said that they are not much better than the corrupt empire. They are like Crouching Dragon and Phoenix Chick. No wonder they only guard the border and have never harassed or invaded the border of the empire.

"Their country seems to have been passed down for a long time."

Kurohide followed her sister, a lollipop in her mouth, and answered casually.

"Give me one."

Looking at her sister, Akagi suddenly stretched out her hand.

"what?"

Hei Tong was stunned for a moment, and then a hint of joy flashed in his eyes.

"Give."

Without any hesitation, Hei Tong gave one to her sister. If people who are familiar with her saw it, they would definitely be very surprised, because Hei Tong is very protective of her food. There is a saying "Hei Tong's snacks" written on her snack bag, and not many people can snatch food from her.

Chi Tong took the lollipop given by her sister and put it in her mouth. She felt it was so sweet, but her heart was full of bitterness.

Akahime now knows that her sister Heitong is not in good health. Heitong usually eats these sweets just to suppress the pain in her body. Some of her "snacks" are even more like "inhibitors", and she has to eat those "snacks" even if she wants.

Chi Tong is working so hard now, actually she has some ideas. She wants to obtain the qualification for ascension, not for herself, but for her sister. As long as she can make her sister Hei Tong ascend and become the emperor's "ascendant", she will be able to get rid of those pains.

Regarding the matter of "Ascendants", she had also specifically asked General Budd and obtained some first-hand information. When she met Esdeath this time, she asked him in detail. Esdeath did not hide anything and told her the relevant information directly.

Although their life and death would be manipulated at will by the Emperor, Chi Tong felt that this was completely acceptable. The Emperor was so powerful that he didn't care about their life and death at all. Even if they didn't become "Ascendants", if the Emperor wanted to kill them, couldn't he easily kill them?

As long as you think about it this way, it feels completely acceptable. Moreover, given Hei Tong's current situation, his life and death are actually being controlled, but he is being controlled by the Empire's assassination forces.

In comparison, it is better to become an "Ascendant" and be controlled by the Emperor.

After thinking so much, Chitong finally decided to help her sister get a chance to become an "Ascendant". She also asked indirectly, and Heitong still had a very good impression of the Emperor. It might be because the Emperor transferred her out of the Imperial Assassination Force. Heitong has always respected the Emperor very much.

"Sister? What's wrong?"

Hei Tong looked at her sister Chi Tong strangely. The relationship between the two of them had gradually thawed. They understood each other better and their relationship began to become normal.

Hei Tong was naturally very happy about being able to become closer and closer to her sister, especially since her sister took the initiative to get closer to her, which made her even happier.

"Hei Tong, do you want to become an ascender?"

Chi Tong looked very serious and asked her sister directly. She couldn't just act on her own and had to ask her sister's opinion.

Some of the misunderstandings between her and her sister were caused by lack of communication, so Akagi now hopes to make things clear with her sister to avoid unnecessary misunderstandings.

"Flying Ascendant?"

Hei Tong was stunned for a moment. Why did he suddenly talk about this? His thoughts were a bit jumpy and she couldn't keep up for a while.

"Yes, as long as you become an ascender, your problems will be solved."

Chi Tong looked serious. Her words made Hei Tong feel dazed. Did her sister think about this for her? Hei Tong felt warm in her heart. It was really good to be cared for.

"But, this will be difficult, right? Only strong people like General Bud and General Esdeath are qualified."

Hei Tong tilted her head. She had no objection to this and even felt very honored. Look at who are the "Ascendants" now? Is this something that ordinary people can hope for?

"There will be a chance."

Chitong's eyes were determined. She knew some different news. In addition to Esdeath and Bud, there were actually other "ascendants", and they were unknown. She learned this from Shayu, a new recruit who followed her.

(End of this chapter)