"Have you heard? At the coronation ceremony held before, our new emperor seemed to have declared war on more than 20 countries at once." In a bar in the imperial capital, several mercenaries were finishing their busy day.
Enjoying good food and wine. While blowing some pussy, I also talked about the jaw-dropping coronation ceremony that happened not long ago.
"I've heard about it, but I don't know the specific situation... You said that there are only six or seven countries bordering our empire. How can we get more than 20 countries to declare?" said another mercenary man next to him.
said.
Yes, although the Holy Empire of Elan is vast in territory, there are not many neighboring countries. In addition to a few small vassal states that are themselves Holy Empire of Elan, there are only six "other countries" in total. One of them was previously the third country.
The three armies almost destroyed the Orc Empire.
Although this group of mercenaries is quite experienced in traveling around, they only know some of the countries surrounding the Holy Empire of Yilan. Linton announced more than 20 countries in one breath, most of which they didn't even know the names of.
This is the first time I heard about it, let alone where exactly this country is and how big it is.
Yes, the list of countries that have been declared is in the announcement and in the newspapers, but the reaction of most people is...who is this? If Linton hadn't declared them, they would never have known this country in their lifetime.
You won't hear anyone talk about it, okay?
"Uh... in short, there's going to be a war, right?" Naturally, the mercenary who raised the topic didn't know a few of them, so he said directly, "Deputy commander, we will make some money, right?"
"The announcement didn't mention the recruitment of a mercenary group." The deputy commander next to him took a sip of wine and said, "But although I don't know where these countries are, they announced so many in one breath. The empire's troops should not be enough.
Bar."
"The New Empire has money. It gave so much to just a few people before, so this time the commission is probably very generous." Another team member next to him said, "Deputy leader, how about we go out and do it alone!"
"Huh?" These words made several people present stop toasting. Yes, they are all from the deputy captain's group, and their group is not the same as their grand leader. The deputy captain
The conflict between the leader and the grand leader is getting deeper and deeper day by day. Seeing that the split is imminent, everyone knows it in their hearts, but now it is the first time to talk about it on the stage while they are drunk.
Several people looked at the deputy captain. Could it be that the deputy captain had ordered them to separate?
However, this time it was not the deputy leader's special instruction, but someone suggested it, and he was a little moved.
Relying on the previous wave of arrests, they have accumulated a lot of wealth, enough to expand a wave of manpower and equipment. If they split up now, there should be no problem. There happens to be a war in the empire, and if there is a war, there will be money.
, by fighting to support war, his new mercenary group should be able to develop. Thinking of this, he was also a little excited. This is a good opportunity.
"What are you willing to do with me?" the deputy leader said suddenly.
"Of course we are willing!" "Yes, boss, we have wanted to come out with you for a long time."...
Since the few people around him could go out drinking alone with the deputy leader, they were naturally his confidants. The deputy leader himself only asked questions because he had some background, and sure enough, these people all expressed their readiness to work with him independently.
"Okay! Then let's create glory together!" The deputy leader raised his glass directly and shouted ambitiously.
"cheers!"
At this moment, these people don't know that Linton has no intention of recruiting any mercenary group this time.
Although the empire is not short of money at all, Linton originally had a bad impression of the mercenary group. In his opinion, the soldiers should be good rather than numerous. The mercenary group is a wild way of doing things for profit.
He didn't really like it to begin with.
You see, before Linton used them, he didn't let them fight, but let them arrest criminals' families, right? In his opinion, this group of people sounds like a mercenary group, but in fact they can't achieve much success.
, it’s okay to maintain law and order within the territory and sweep away bandits and the like.
Of course, this is actually Linton's prejudice. The situation of the mercenary groups at the middle and lower levels of the pyramid is indeed similar to what Linton thought. However, the actual combat effectiveness of some powerful mercenary groups at the top of the pyramid is greater than that of the regular imperial army.
What's more, if Linton could see those mercenary groups, you wouldn't be able to tell whether they were regular troops or mercenary groups.
Of course, Linton just obeys his own prejudices and doesn't bother to understand these things. Even if he knows, the most he can say is "oh".
At this moment, Linton was listening to Prime Minister Tyrard's chatter.
Yes, Tyrad is back at work. When his colleagues saw him one by one, they looked like they had seen a ghost. They had expressions on their faces like "You are actually still alive."
Tyrard easily understood the expressions of these people and didn't feel any surprise. He himself felt like he was walking around the edge of hell.
It wasn't that his illness was serious, he had indeed been lying down for several days, but the doctor's examination results showed that he was still healthy, but was suffering from fatigue.
What stands out here is the word "worry". He was really slapped by Linton alive. How can he be so playful? How can he not be worried?
Originally, he couldn't get up so soon, but Yalan, the good wife here, sent someone to find Tyrade and asked him to come back to work quickly, otherwise Linton would go to your house and steal you.
Yalan didn't say that Linton's purpose in bagging him was to get him back to work immediately. They declared war with more than 20 countries at the same time. Linton was very happy to declare it, but it was impossible to just declare it and ignore it.
.With so many things going on, of course Linton has to drag Terra back to work.
So he prepared to chop Tyrad to death again. Fortunately, Yalan sent someone to notify Tyrad in advance, and before Tyrad's illness recovered, he hurried back.
Does he dare not to come back? He doesn't know that Linton is quite satisfied with the efficiency of his work. He only knows that if Linton wants to bag that minister, he will definitely bag it directly. Fortunately, his relationship with the former Queen Yalan
Not bad, the other party informed him privately, otherwise he would definitely die on the hospital bed.
But he came back. Seeing the current situation, Tyrard almost got away with it again. Linton said that he really announced it all. Now he is a little lucky. The preparations for the enthronement ceremony were quite anxious, and the national envoys came.
It's not that comprehensive. Otherwise, I guess Linton could really have declared the whole continent.
"Your Majesty, this... now... how can we have so many troops?" Tyrad did not dare to object, so he could only ask from the side.
"It's okay, come, come with me to see the secret gift I prepared for everyone." Linton naturally thought of a solution and waved directly.
This chapter has been completed!