Ark's Journey to the Demon God

Shen Muke looked at everyone present, waiting for their answers.

But no, when he proposed this plan, not only the Lords of the Royal Court did not respond, but Tracys also did not respond.

After a while, Tracys said:

"As for the budget issue...since we don't have a suitable plan for the time being, let's discuss it later."

"Your Highness..."

"That's it, let's go!"

……

Outside the conference room, Shen Muke leaned against the wall.

An old man wearing a strange robe and whose face could not be seen walked up to him with a cane.

"Old scavenger..."

"Marquis."

Shen Muke sighed and said, "Did I say the wrong thing today?"

"No, Marquis, you are exactly right." The King of Scavengers said in a low and strange voice: "However, sometimes, being right is more unacceptable than being wrong."

"So, old man, you also want to disarm?"

"This is not a question of hope or not, Marquis." The King of Scavengers shook his head and said, "It is a question of whether or not."

"Marquis, why do you think His Highness Therese disagrees with the issue of disarmament?"

"It's because of the current situation, Marquis."

"Our Kazdare is in a state of unsteady footing. At this time, we cannot and cannot disarmament. As you said, there are many compatriots in those armies who are not qualified soldiers, but at the moment, they can only stand up. superior."

Understand, that is to say, it’s not that Kazdel is unwilling, but that the enemy is pressing too hard.

Kazdale's enemies mainly came from Victoria and Ursus. These two countries surrounded the northwest of Kazdale, which forced Kazdale to go all out.

In fact, Shen Muke once wanted to negotiate for Victoria's release, but Victoria's old lion king couldn't control the big nobles under his command. Moreover, Shen Muke looked at him like this... I guess he himself was very hostile and hostile to Sakaz. bias.

From this point of view, the problem of throttling is definitely out of the question, so we can only find a way through open source.

Chapter 19 Reasons to Fight

"Your Highness! Your Highness! Please stay!"

The next evening, after the military committee still failed to come up with a suitable solution to the budget, Shen Muke followed Tracys after the meeting.

"Marquis, is there anything else?" Traces turned around calmly and asked.

"It's still a matter of budget and funding, Your Highness."

Traces took a deep look at Shen Muke, and finally shook his head and said: "Marquis, we have said before that under the current circumstances, disarmament is absolutely impossible."

"It's not about disarmament, Your Highness." Shen Muke looked around and said with a smile, "It's about another method...it doesn't require disarmament or cutting expenditures...Are you interested in this method?"

"...Then please ask the Marquis to come with me."

……

In the study, Tracys and Shen Muke sat opposite each other. The attendant picked up a kettle and poured a glass of water for Tracys and Shen Muke before bowing and leaving.

Tracy took a sip from the cup and said, "Please tell me, Marquis."

Even the coffee and tea are gone?

Shen Muke sighed, Kazdel's situation is really bad...

Shen Muke put his hand into his pocket, took out a map of Terra, and spread it out on the table.

"Your Highness, I know that the material problem in Kazdaile under our feet is not optimistic now, and the solution to the problem seems to us to be the same."

“Open more money, or reduce expenditure.”

Tracy nodded and said: "So, what the Marquis means is..."

"Didn't His Highness say it? Disarmament is not possible, so cutting expenditures is impossible... Then we can only consider the issue of open source."

"Open source..."

Tracy thought for a while and said: "However, it is almost winter now, neither food nor cotton clothes can be produced immediately, and the trade with Yan State cannot meet our needs. Where can we find the source of this? ?”

"Your Highness, why should we always fix our sights on our north and west?"

Shen Muke put his finger on the lower right corner of the map on the table and said with a smile: "Isn't there a very suitable target to the southeast of us?"

Traces looked at the position where the finger was pressed——

Rem Billiton.

Rem Billiton is a vast plain country located in the southeastern part of the Terra continent. It is famous for its extremely developed mineral resources and agriculture, and this place is like Kazdaele's backyard.

"Rem Billiton..." Traces touched the corner of the map, pondered for a while, and said, "The Marquis wants us to plunder Rem Billiton's mines and food, right?"

plunder…

Okay, that's very Sakaz.

Shen Muke shook his head and said, "Your Highness, do you want to add a few more enemies to the ones in front of you?"

"Your Highness, have you ever considered where the future lies for Kazdel?"

Kazdale’s future?

Traces was silent for a moment and said: "Theresia, my sister...she once envisioned the future of the Sakaz people to me..."

"She hopes that the Sakaz people will become a race that truly stands under the sun, and she also hopes that other races in the world can accept us and regard the Sakaz as friends..."

"But it's hard to imagine, Your Highness, that the various races in the mainland have discriminated against the Sakaz for countless years. Even the Sakaz people have almost become accustomed to this kind of discrimination." Shen Muke sighed and said:

"So, do we want to take the first step?"

"Yes, why not?" Tracys looked into Shen Muke's eyes and said, "Please tell me, Marquis, what should we do?"

"Your Highness, have you ever heard of the saying that the enemy of my enemy is my friend?"

Shen Muke pointed to a corner of Rem Billiton, which is the Eureka Autonomous Prefecture.

"Your Highness, do you know Rem Billiton?"

"Rim Billiton? An overseas colony of Victoria. Many years ago, a large amount of mineral resources were discovered in Rem Billiton. Speculators and explorers from all over the continent came here. And more than a hundred years ago, The Victorians have firmly established themselves here, and they have become the de facto masters of Rem Billiton."

"That's right, Your Highness, you know the [Rem Billiton Development] very well."

Shen Muke nodded and said: "But Your Highness, as time goes by, Rem Billiton is no longer the same as it used to be."

"In the 1050s of the Terra Calendar, about 30 years ago, something big happened to Rem Billiton."

"The Fence Incident."

The two parties involved in the Rem Billiton Fence Incident were Victoria and the Eureka Autonomous Prefecture. After the Rem Billiton mining boom started on the continent of Terra, countless Victorians came to Rem Billiton, hoping to mine in the desert. Get your first pot of gold.

In the 50s, Victoria was not satisfied with the mining license signed with the local union of Rem Billiton, and began to send prisoners to rob unlicensed mines. This is the so-called "colonization".This strategy intensified conflicts between local people and the Victoria authorities.

In the end, the Victoria authorities threw the prisoners' families into the concentration camp, which became a fuse and ignited public opinion. People took to the streets to protest. Workers rioted and broke into the concentration camp to rescue the prisoners and their families. The mobile city Eureka escaped from Victoria's direct control. , established an autonomous prefecture.

This is the so-called fence incident. It was a great attempt by the Rembiton people to resist the colonists. Although the result was only the independence of a mere continent, it was already a piece of flesh from the hands of Victoria, who dominated the world. It is an unimaginably great achievement.

"So Marquis, you mean..."

"Your Highness, there is nothing more just than resisting power and oppression." Shen Muke raised the corners of his mouth and said briskly:

"The reason for war can be killing and looting, or of course it can be for justice!"

Shen Muke opened his hand and introduced his grand blueprint to Tracys——

"Your Highness, the conflict between Rembiton and Victoria has been brought to the surface. The huge empire of the past can no longer be maintained in the hearts of the people. At this time, the only thing that hinders the freedom of Rembiton people is Victoria. Expand the armed forces on this land."

"And for the Sakaz, nothing is simpler than war."

Help the suffering people resist the colonial rule

, is the most romantic justice in the world, it symbolizes freedom and light, and Kazdaile, who acted righteously to help Rem Billiton escape from the shadow of Victoria, will receive unreserved support from Rem Billiton people afterwards. friendship.

"We can help the Rem Billiton people in exchange for their friendship and resources." Traces narrowed his eyes and said, "We help them gain freedom, and they help us obtain supplies for the winter."

"Supplies for the winter? No, Your Highness, it's more than that." Shen Muke said with a smile: "If the Sakaz people can really win people's recognition through this method, then the Sakaz people will gain not only supplies, but also future."

Chapter 20 New Legion

In this world, there are many paths to success, but one of them is the most special——

That is to achieve your own success by helping others achieve success.

This is the plan that Shen Muke made for Sakaz. Since the Rembiton people want to escape from Victoria's control, why doesn't Kazdel do a favor?

As for whether this kind of favor will bring about Victoria's hatred...hehe, when Victoria presses on Kazdaele step by step, they should think of today.

Their mistake was that they didn't expect Sakaz to "rescue people", right?

"Your Highness, this is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. Victoria's armed forces in Rembiton are far less powerful than on the frontal battlefield, and because of Kazdaele's isolation, those armed forces cannot get support from their own country, and we don't Same."

"The reasons for Kazdaele to send troops are both sufficient and reasonable. When we reach the sky, we are in the right place, and we can win the hearts and minds of Rem Billiton. It would be a waste if we don't take action!"

Traces narrowed his eyes, thinking about the possibility of this plan.

He said calmly: "Sarkaz has never had a similar experience. In our past wars, some were for protection, and some were for plunder... There has never been such an act of [helping]."

"But this is exactly what Sakaz needs to do. Your Highness, if the Sakaz people want to be recognized by all races, they must first start by changing their own image." Shen Muke admonished: "Kazidel needs friends."

"Well, then."

Tracy nodded calmly and said, "I agree, Marquis."

"Wise choice, Your Highness." Shen Muke smiled and picked up the glass of cold water on the table. Nowadays, Tracy is easier to talk to than he thought. This is a good sign.

"So, Marquis, what do you want me to prepare for you?"

"for me?"

"Of course." Tracys said with a smile: "The Lords of the Royal Court and I have never led an army to fight in the name of [help]... Consider teaching professional things to professionals, Marquis, help Kaz Dell depends on you for friendship."

Indeed, considering the illustrious reputations of the Lords of the Royal Court...

Shen Muke rubbed his head and said: "Your Highness, I have to say something in advance. If I lead the army into Rem Billiton myself, then I need to be given complete control over the army, which means..."

"We need to give you substantial military power, right?" Tracy said with a smile: "This goes beyond the scope of [Honorary Marquis], and Agaritu becomes one of Kazdaele's military commanders. Right?"

Tracy stood up with a smile, walked slowly to the window, looked at the afterglow of the setting sun and said:

"It doesn't matter, Marquis."

"When you come to Kazdare with friendship and goodwill, you are already respected by the Sarkaz people."

"Although you are not from our clan, you are still a friend worthy of Sakaz's trust."

"So, please tell me, Marquis, how much power and resources does Kazdaile need to help Rem Billiton get rid of Victoria's control?"

Shen Muke pursed his lips and said, "How much can your highness give me?"

"How much..." After hearing this, Tracys really nodded his chin and began to think seriously: "The battle on the front line is not urgent. If we draw from various legions, we still have the strength of a group army... In terms of high-end combat power, The Great Lord and the Great Banshee can travel with you. But the issue of military pay must be solved by yourself..."

"Your Highness really trusts me..." Shen Muke said with a smile: "I just proposed a plan with no idea of ​​the outcome, and Your Highness gave me so much power?"

"This also shows my attitude, Marquis." Tracy said: "I approve of you."

"Thank you for your trust, Your Highness." Shen Muke put the cup on the table and said, "However, it is not needed."

"Your Highness does not need to transfer the legions from the northwest defense line, nor do you need the two Lords of the Royal Court to accompany me. I just need your Highness to give me some HC."

"HC...what is it?" Tracys asked doubtfully.

"Uh...it's just the establishment. Your Highness, please allow me to recruit an army myself. After training, you can follow me to Rem Billiton."

"Recruiting now? Training now?" Traces frowned and said, "Winter is coming in a few months. Is it really too late?"

"Under normal circumstances, it might be too late, but right now..."

Shen Muke looked out the window and looked at the Sarkazis coming and going on the streets of Kazdel.

"The sense of belonging the Sakaz people feel to today's Kazdaele is unimaginable. If we started recruiting soldiers now, the number of responders would be overwhelming.

hairy. "

Shen Muke turned his head and said: "What I need is that His Highness can give them an organization and let them join Rem Billiton as a regular army, so that they can understand that they are fighting for Sakaz and justice."

"No problem, this is a condition that can be met." Tracy nodded and said: