Chapter 228 Finished! More and more dependent on the Sorcerous Kingdom!
"Maureen Petts, are the undead okay?"
Drautilon sat slumped on his throne with a tired look on his face. In fact, this month could be said to be the most leisurely time for Drautilon.
There is no need to meet those inexplicable adventurers anymore, and there is no need to imitate the handwriting of a young girl to write condolence letters to the front line.
After all, the threat of the orcs has been lifted, and post-war reconstruction work is proceeding in an orderly manner, almost all of which was completed by Maureen Petz.
Logically speaking, Drautilon, who has always been troubled by state affairs, should be happy. However, ever since Drautilon handed over the alliance request letter written by herself to Maureen Petz, Drautilon has always been...
Such a lackluster look.
"At least there haven't been any problems so far, Your Majesty." Maureen Petsch replied. Looking at Her Majesty the Queen who had been unhappy all the time, he knew the reason very well.
"Are you regretting it? Her Majesty the Queen!" Maureen Petsch asked. Now that there are no outsiders in the meeting hall, it is time to enlighten her own queen.
"I don't know... um... Maureen Pertz, am I selling my country to the Sorcerous Kingdom of Ainz Ooal Gown?" Drautilon said with a sad expression.
"Drodiron..." Kangna hesitated to speak. He wanted to comfort her, but after the words came to his lips, he didn't know what to say to her.
"I don't think Her Majesty the Queen's choice is to sell the Dragon Kingdom to the Sorcerous Kingdom. We are just an alliance with them. Why would Her Majesty the Queen have such an idea?" Maureen Petsch asked, obviously...he
That's asking questions knowingly.
"The people must hate me if I ally with that kind of country and rent so many undead laborers to them, right?" Drautilon answered.
"Although the people were really disgusted with the undead at first, after time they realized that the undead were harmless, other cities have already proposed renting more undead to help them work." Maureen Petz
As if he had been prepared, he walked by and picked up a stack of thick-looking files and handed them to Drotilon.
"Huh? Why is this?" Drotilon was a little confused. He took over the files that had been opened and read, and briefly browsed the contents. Most of them were cities that had not been invaded by orcs before and offered to rent undead labor.
Drautilon was puzzled by her application. She remembered clearly that when she personally went to greet the Dark Elf envoy from the Sorcerous Kingdom of Ainz Ooal Gown who had sent the undead, the onlookers were frightened and disdainful.
The look in his eyes, and the various very unpleasant rumors that followed... Everyone thought that they had sold the Dragon Kingdom to that extremely evil country.
After all, after the battle on the Kaz Plains, the news that Ainz Ooal Gown had wiped out most of the army in the Kingdom of Riestij immediately spread throughout the Central Continent.
Some people even called that country the country of the Demon King. Drautilon only learned about this news after the invasion crisis of the Beast Kingdom was resolved, but what was the use of knowing it? By that time, Drautilon had already
There is no way out.
"Maybe she is jealous of the performance of the undead labor. After all, Her Majesty the Queen only allocates those undead labor to the cities that were previously attacked by the Beast Kingdom to help rebuild and assist with other labor. Those who were not allocated are naturally jealous." Mo.
Limpets said.
"What is this? You said it with disgust at first! Besides! The undead labor force in our country now exceeds the number of the army! Don't they have any sense of crisis at all!" Drautilon said.
roared.
"Your Majesty, they don't know this. Those humans have interests in their eyes. To put it bluntly... as long as they can give them enough benefits and a stable living environment, they don't care whether the one who rules them is you, Your Majesty, or someone who is not even a living thing.
Guys, so there is no need for you to blame yourself for those guys." Maureen Petsch also said it directly without any scruples.
"..." Drautilon briefly glanced at the requests for instructions sent by the CEOs of the two cities with the highest demand for undead labor, with a very subtle expression.
Because those two cities can be said to be the lifeblood of the Dragon Kingdom, almost 80% of the Dragon Kingdom's treasury income comes there. Those two cities are mining cities, producing rare metal ores that can only be produced in the Dragon Kingdom.
Part of the funds donated to the Silian Theocracy every year are directly offset by the ores produced in those two cities.
Ever since the Beast Kingdom began its large-scale invasion of the Dragon Kingdom, mineral mining in those two cities has almost come to a standstill.
Although the war has not affected those two cities, the main manpower has been deployed to the battlefield. Now that the invasion of the Beast Kingdom is over, nearly 40% of the personnel who can return to their original jobs have been reduced. Although now
Mining work has resumed, but production efficiency is far less than before.
"What do you think?" Maureen Petts asked, looking at Drautilon who was silent.
"Do you want to give them some from those six cities?" Drotilon asked tentatively. Drotilon also understood the importance of those two cities to the Dragon Kingdom, but at the same time, he also knew... if
If undead labor is used for mineral mining in those two cities, those undead people who do not sleep or eat or drink can bring great benefits to the Dragon Kingdom.
Today's post-war reconstruction work requires funds everywhere, and it is understandable for Drautilon that the chief executives of the two cities would make this request.
But... if undead labor is used to do mineral mining work, it means... that the lifeline of the Dragon Kingdom is firmly in the hands of the Sorcerer Kingdom Ainz Ooal Gown.
"That's okay, but I'm afraid the amount that can be drawn out is far from what they need. After all, the post-war reconstruction work in those cities also requires manpower, and almost all of the work in some surrounding villages is now being used.
With those undead laborers, it might be difficult to mobilize some from those places." Maureen Petz replied.
"Then? What should we do..." Drautilon hesitated for a while, unable to make a decision. After the last decision to form an alliance with the Sorcerous Kingdom, Drautilon needed to do it on her own whenever she encountered something.
Everything you decide needs to be considered for a long time.
"Your Majesty, what do you think of this?" Maureen Petsch took out what seemed to be a draft from her pocket and handed it over.
Drotilon took it and unfolded it, her expression became even worse.
"Maureen Petts! Do you mean to rent more undead from the Sorcerous Kingdom?" Drautilon held the draft of the loan request handed over by Maureen Petts, not understanding what he was doing.
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"Yes! Your Majesty the Queen, I think this is the most beneficial method for the Dragon Kingdom." Maureen Petsch answered calmly in the face of her queen's slightly reproachful inquiry.
"But if you do this..." Before Drotilonha could finish her words, Maureen Petsch took the lead and continued.
"There is nothing to worry about, Her Majesty the Queen... We are not the only ones who are allied with the Sorcerous Kingdom. Moreover, this proposal was proposed by me, Maureen Petz, so I will complete this matter alone, so the one who betrayed the Dragon Kingdom is just
I am just Maureen Petz and have nothing to do with Her Majesty the Queen." Maureen Petsch said.
"..." Silently, Drautilon looked at the draft written by Maureen Petz again, and read it carefully again. Written on it was a series of detailed items regarding various rental quantities and amounts.
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"Maureen Petts, thank you, but can we get this amount now?" Drautilon had nothing to say except thank you.
"This is what I should do. Your Majesty does not need to say thank you. As for the money issue, our current treasury naturally cannot pay this amount, but we have goods that can offset this amount." Maureen Petz said.
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"Ore..." Drautilon understood what he meant.
"One more thing is that the backlash after doing this requires Her Majesty the Queen to come forward." Maureen Petz said.
"Rebound?" Drautilon was a little confused.
"Yes, I have received reports from the cities that receive undead labor. Without exception, the church personnel in those cities have all evacuated the cities." Maureen Petz continued.
"What! What!!!" Drotilon became anxious. She should have thought of this kind of thing a long time ago! But before, she had been too concerned about the alliance and had forgotten about it! Renting the undead... this is obvious.
We are going against a church that is hostile to the undead. It would be weird if we don’t retreat. After the church is gone, what should we do with the people’s medical care?! This will cause problems sooner or later!
"Now I have temporarily asked adventurers who can cast healing magic to help with the medical problems of the people in those cities. However, this is not a long-term solution, and if the undead are used in the two mining cities this time, those two
The churches in this city will also be shut down directly. At that time, we can only rely on Her Majesty the Queen to come forward and ask adventurers from other places to come and help." Maureen Petz said.
"Okay... okay, I will come forward when the time comes." Drotilon knew that the two mining cities were important cities in the Dragon Kingdom, so the guards around them were all regular troops from the Dragon Kingdom, so there was no risk.
Workers' unions can only be transferred from other places.
At this moment, Maureen Pets's subordinates rushed in in a panic. They didn't even say hello, but nervously said something in Maureen Pets' ear. Then Maureen Pets frowned and looked.
With Maureen Petz's appearance, he was not in the mood to blame his rude subordinates.
"You go down first. Remember how urgent the situation is next time. Remember to say hello first when you see Her Majesty the Queen." Maureen Petsch said to his subordinates.
"Ah! I'm sorry! I'm sorry, Her Majesty the Queen! I...I was too anxious." Maureen Paetz's subordinates also apologized directly, and Drautilon was not in the mood to care about this.
"Your Majesty the Queen, my subordinates were rude just now, and...the church withdrawal issue I mentioned just now has been resolved, and there is no need for you to come forward," Maureen Petz said.
"Why...why is this?" Drautilon looked confused. How could it be solved so quickly?
"The Sorcerous Kingdom of Ainz Ooal Gown seems to understand the dilemma that our country will encounter when renting undead, so it came here to provide after-sales service. What my subordinates just informed me is that the Sorcerous Kingdom has sent many healers.
Said it was to help us get through the difficulties." Maureen Petsch said with a strange expression.
"Ha?!" Drautilon stood up from his throne in surprise.