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261-The Value of Freedom (1)

Episode 261-The Value of Freedom (1)

“One airship was destroyed and the troops were wiped out?”

“Yes, that’s right.”

“Has the World Tree been destroyed?”

“It seems so. The investigation team said that the elves who lived in the world capital and the desert also disappeared.”

A trembling voice. Only the imperial butler who delivered the news was very nervous due to his cold attitude. Orca, who actually received the report, didn’t think much of it.

“All we had to do was destroy the World Tree. What can elves do without the World Tree? Even if they escaped to that place called Eden, it is only a handful.”

He has already achieved his goal. Although they could not prevent the Desert Clan from joining hands with the Edenic forces, they destroyed the World Tree and drove the Desert Clan out of their homeland.

The enemy threatening the empire was removed from the map. Thanks to this, the southwest, where the desert was located, no longer had forces resisting the empire.

“But what are you going to do with the rest? “The south, east, and north are already surrounded by those who resist.”

“This power war is not over yet. Even those who resist until the end will make a choice sooner or later. “Are we solid and strong, or are we just a hopeless alliance?”

Saint Lenia of the church, who was watching the scene, quietly opened her mouth. Perhaps because those words were slightly annoying, Orca’s annoyed voice grew slightly louder.

In fact, Eden’s actions of sending envoys to various places to form alliances and forming a coalition to resist the empire were the elements that irritated Orca the most.

‘The idiots turned their heads. But how are you going to maintain that alliance? In the end, politicians who put their own lives first will not be able to endure in the face of a huge and powerful order, right?

He planned to destroy Eden’s work in a head-on fight. If it were the laws of the world that he thought were common sense, there was no way Eden could maintain unity no matter how hard she tried.

I know that Eden has a lot of supplies. The fact that the source of those materials is a divine being is also true. But materials are just materials.

Distributing them is a task, and above all, supplies do not suddenly appear across the continent overnight.

While Eden was struggling, he planned to threaten the remaining powers that were watching with a powerful army and technology that he had created by integrating numerous powers.

“Denominations, help us. If you wage war, you have to transport supplies and conscript troops spread across the country. Mobilize all the foundations that the denominations have built so far. It’s about beating down evil heretics. “I’m sure he won’t reject it.”

“…I understand.”

Lenia, who flinched at his words, closed her eyes tightly and nodded her head. Due to his experience in the Great War, he was already accustomed to continental warfare.

If he hadn’t had that experience in the first place, he wouldn’t have done something like this.

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“A steam engine that uses the heat generated by burning black stone to create steam and use that power… I tried making one, but no matter how I look at it, it is useless. “I think a fairy ant would be better.”

“It’s not efficient, is that the problem?”

“That’s right. Efficiency. And the output, the size…”

Liam recited the problems one by one. Upon hearing that, Serenian flinched at the large metal device in front of him.

In fact, the steam engine made of fire and metal was almost completely opposite to the elves, especially the forest clan. The pitch black smoke emitted was also an extremely repulsive pollutant to the forest clan.

‘But I have to make this.’

Nevertheless, Serenian did not want to give up the steam engine that made even the dwarves shake their heads. This was because it was a kind of duty given to him.

“Increasing the heat. “I think we can help with that, Queen.”

“Is that really true?”

“He is the shaman of our clan. “His name is Kur.”

At that time, an unexpected help came. This is because Liam, the person in charge, told Urea about the steam engine, and Urea casually told this to the desert clan she had become acquainted with during her previous mission.

After hearing this rumor, the desert clan came to Serenian accompanied by their daughter Parti and a sturdy, muscular male elf called a shaman.

“We call this the Sun Stone.”

Shaman Kur showed a stone to the Serenians and dwarves. On the outside, it resembled an ordinary, pure white stone scattered throughout the desert, but inside it was imbued with a special power imbued by their shaman who lived in the hot desert.

“It’s a type of magic stone. “Incredibly hot heat…!”

Liam was astonished to see the stone reacting to the shaman’s power, emitting mana and becoming strongly heated. The effect of the Sun Stone was not only to emit heat, but also to amplify nearby thermal energy.

Using this reduced the amount of coal needed, which was a valuable plus in terms of efficiency.

“We have solved one problem, but there is still a long way to go.”

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“That problem can be solved if we find a new method.”

Of course, not everything was resolved. However, Serenian had already sent people far away from Eden to find a way.

“Laria has been our neighbor for a long time. We need to bring it into the federation, Your Majesty. “If we succeed in bringing them in, we can block the southeastern part of the empire together.”

“But I heard they are still considering whether to surrender to the Empire. “Aren’t they weak?”

When Serenian was examining the steam engine in Eden. In the capital of the Kamihi Kingdom next to the great forest, Benert was persuading the boy king.

“It is natural for them to be weak for survival. This is because if trade with the empire that occupies all of the large canals and trade routes in the center of the continent is blocked, it will inevitably dry up and die. But if we can fill it in, it won’t be a problem.”

Benert, who had been contacted by Leon who came to rescue magic engineers from the Great Forest the other day, volunteered to go to the front for an alliance with the neighboring country, the Republic of Lalira, which he had to do anyway.

It was to complete the siege of the great empire, which was one of Eden’s goals, and at the same time raise the weight of the federation to stand against the new empire of Orca.

‘If the Great Forest, us, and Laria are connected, we who are caught in the middle will be able to reap enormous benefits.’

Of course, Benert, who saw the effects of Eden’s plan more broadly than others, was aiming for other benefits as well, but those were secondary.

“Then it would be better to persuade them.”

In the end, the boy king agreed to his persuasion. Benert, who could no longer be rough, immediately ordered to contact the Laria Republic.

“Is it that urgent?”

“We must hurry. If that place falls into the hands of the Empire, the eastern part of the continent will fall into their hands and we will be the ones left isolated.”

He explained the plan to Leon, who was still staying in the royal capital, and went directly to action with a proposal containing unconventional conditions such as support for numerous alliances, material support, trade, and the opening of roads.

They attempted to head to the border area and go straight to the Republic.

“You must not accept them! “The empire is watching us now…”

“Are you going to bow down already?! “We have not surrendered to the Empire yet!”

Thanks to this, the Laria Council, formed by the various races that made up the country, became a crucible of chaos. Even those who are still walking the tightrope have recognized that the time has come to make a choice.

“Everyone better calm down. “If you change your mind, don’t you think we are in an advantageous position?”

“What do you mean, Prime Minister?”

In a situation in the National Assembly that was no different from usual, with little unity of opinion, the human-born prime minister, with a long white beard, opened his mouth with a chuckle.

“Both the Empire and the Alliance think that we are important, so they are trying to get us. “No matter which side we choose, we will get the most out of it.”

The Prime Minister made a reasonable proposal. Of course, if you walk the tightrope any further, you will be abandoned by both sides or punished cruelly, but that is what happens anyway if you fail to hold onto the tightrope.

“So, let’s come in. “I heard a rumor that the leader of the alliance, a force called Eden, is a force led by elves, right?”

“Well, to be precise, they said it was an alliance made up of various races like us.”

“Ohh.”

In this way, Benert’s visit was approved by the Prime Minister. Although slightly different, the fact that Eden was a republic like theirs without an absolute ruler helped win their favor.

In the first place, the empire does not recognize the republic, which it regards as its true value.