"So, after seeing such a wonderful double act between the devil and his daughter, do you still think that the female devil will betray her father? As for the possibility of their men betraying him, will you betray me?"
Gilniv asked calmly.
"Of course not!! We are sworn to follow you, Your Majesty! We will never betray you!" Bajed and Nimble quickly replied.
"Even a stupid emperor like me who has been fooled around will still have loyal people like you who will follow him to death, let alone Ainz Ooal Gown. It is almost impossible to want his subordinates to betray. It has already been
Dead! I can't think of any way to deal with it." Gilniv said desperately.
"But we can't just be subordinates, right? Ainz Ooal Gown himself seems to be unwilling to be subordinate to the empire." The two generals didn't understand at all, why is subordination a means of struggle? Subordination should not be the lowest level.
Is it his choice? And he himself doesn’t seem to be very willing.
When Gilniv heard the speeches of the two generals, he sighed again.
"You still don't understand! Why did Ainz Ooal Gown refuse to be subordinate to the Empire on the spot? Why are you not willing to be subordinate to the Empire? Have you never thought about it? When I proposed the idea of subordination to Elizabeth before, she also directly rejected me.
I explained the reason just now, and then Elizabeth immediately turned her target to the Theocracy and quickly took over the Dragon Kingdom. Now Ainz Ooal Gown still has an unsatisfactory attitude towards the empire's subordination.
Obviously! Subordination to the Empire is not part of his plan! Ainz Ooal Gown must have other purposes!" Gilniv explained.
"The purpose...what other purpose could there be? Why would there be any dissatisfaction if a country as big as the empire could become a vassal state?" Bajed looked confused.
"I don't know. If he is an incompetent person, he may not be confident that he can cope with the current situation and is looking for excuses to delay. But he is Ainz Ooal Gown! With his wisdom, when I asked him to submit, he
Silent? Obviously he was thinking about whether the empire's affiliation would affect his original plan! If his plan is successfully implemented, the benefits will definitely be greater than directly taking over the empire, but in his final attitude
It seems that the empire becoming a vassal state will not have much impact on his plans, so in the end he gave us an ambiguous answer, or he had any alternative plans or something. In short, we should promote the vassal state as soon as possible
It depends on the progress of the transformation!" Gilniv said with an unhappy look on his face.
Ainz Ooal Gown, there must be some other reason why he is not very willing to accept the Empire as a vassal state. If you think about it from his perspective, if you are in Ainz Ooal Gown's position, under what conditions would you be reluctant to accept the Empire?
What about affiliations of a larger country?
I couldn't figure it out... I couldn't figure it out no matter how hard I tried! Gilniv unconsciously grabbed his own head with both hands and scratched it... When he noticed it, a lot of his hair had been scratched off by himself.
If this continues, I will really become bald!
"It's indeed strange. Wouldn't it be easier in all aspects if the Empire became a vassal state? Although it is not as good as the Sorcerer Kingdom... but the Empire's military strength is also one of the best in the Central Continent!" Bajed was also a little unhappy, so he
It feels as bad as if you gave someone a big gift, but they dislike it so much that they don't want to accept it!
"I don't understand, that bastard is far smarter than me! It's really too scary! My daughter is already too much! I didn't expect my father to be even more outrageous!!" Gilniv punched the table in displeasure.
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"Could it be that he didn't think about anything at all?" Bajed scratched his head and said half-jokingly.
"How is that possible!! He has figured out our actions to this point! How could he not think about anything!!" Gilniv rolled his eyes at Bajed.
Bajad had nothing to say. After all, he was just a warrior and he really had no idea about strategy. But it was indeed very impressive that Ainz Ooal Gown and Elizabeth could push the wisest Blood Emperor in the history of the empire to this point.
It's awesome.
"Your Majesty..." Nimble shouted with a depressed look on his face.
"Sorry! I'm a little out of control, but annexation is not necessarily a bad thing. Although it is said to be annexation in words, as long as it can retain most of its autonomy, the future situation of the empire can basically maintain the status quo.
…If the Sorcerous Kingdom’s overwhelming force protects it, the Empire’s life in the future may be much safer than it is now,” Gilniv said.
After hearing their emperor say something that still gave them a glimmer of hope, the expressions of the two generals softened a lot.
"Therefore, the next step is the main event. If the empire becomes a vassal state, there will definitely be dissatisfaction within the empire. This must be resolved first. If the Sorcerer Kingdom does not allow our country to retain its autonomy, those forces with evil intentions will definitely
Action!"
At this time, Gilniv thought of the aristocratic forces that had just been purged in the empire. They would definitely use the issue to cause trouble and overthrow him, but without the support of the army, they would not be able to stir up any trouble.
What about the army? That is, the Imperial Knights. They participated in the Battle of Kaz Plains, and they will definitely not object to affiliation.
What about the civilians? There are many ways for civilians to cope with it. As long as they can maintain a stable life, they don't care who the ruler above is.
"The main thing is the church, right?" Bajed said.
That's right. The first one on the church side will definitely disagree. If the church takes the same action as Elandir and directly withdraws from the city, it will be very troublesome. They have to find a way to persuade them before they withdraw from the empire.
They can do it, but the chance of success will be very low. If it doesn't work, they can only turn to the Sorcerous Kingdom for help... Gilniv thought.
"What about His Majesty's personal safety?" Nimble said.
"It doesn't matter to me, as long as I declare to the outside world that as long as I am here, the empire will definitely become a tributary state of the Sorcerous Kingdom. Let's see how anyone reacts." Gilniv said with a smile as if he had given up something.
Yes, in this case, it's better for someone to kick him out and let him deal with that monster of Ainz Ooal Gown!
What did you do wrong? Since you inherited the throne of the empire, you have been strengthening and consolidating the empire smoothly, allowing the empire to occupy a place in the Central Continent. Do you think you have done nothing too immoral?
Why would God throw out Ainz Ooal Gown to take revenge on him? It has only been a few months since he met Ainz Ooal Gown? Everything is in chaos.
The empire that was originally expected to become the most powerful country in the Central Continent...will soon become a dependent country of others...How ironic!
"I am probably the most unfortunate person in the world right now!" Gilniv sighed and said with a wry smile.