"I will keep the matter of the Purple Riding God a secret. There is no unreasonable kindness in the world. I want to know what is your purpose in helping me?"
Olibat asked Ling his second question.
"I wonder if you have ever heard of a village called Hamel? On the eve of the Hundred Days War, it disappeared from the map because of a landslide."
Olibat was shocked when he heard what Ling said. Hamel's matter was considered a taboo in the Erebonian Empire, and he also learned about it from Sykes Vandel, who guarded the Test Gate on the southern border for the empire.
About the inside story.
"you mean?"
"I want to rebuild the village of Hamel. From a civilian standpoint, this is difficult to do. But it's different for you, His Highness."
"Wait a minute, are you from Hamel? If so, then the truth about Hamel..."
Ling shook her head, "It's a 'landslide.' Only by acknowledging this premise can the conversation continue. I was not born in Hamel, but it is an important place for my important family. I hope that can make that
You should be able to understand the feeling that the place will one day no longer be sad, His Highness the Prince, who has to leave Alsta, right?"
"Hey... you really posed a problem for me. I really didn't expect it to be this. After all, what happened there is taboo for everyone who knows about it. The empire has implemented strict intelligence control on this.
, let alone reconstruction, even if you want to enter that place, you are not allowed to do it.”
"Well, once it is made public, it will be a serious blow to the empire's prestige. Neither the reformists who are leading the aftermath nor the aristocrats who planned the incident will allow what happened there to be known to the outside world. So,
It is the best solution to conclude the coffin with a landslide like this. However, there is no reciprocity between a fully armed person and an unarmed person. It is unreasonable to expect the former to be happily persuaded by the latter. Only by showing
The other party has to treat the strength with caution, and on this premise, the dialogue can continue. Whether you want to act as a third force and put the brakes on the expansion of the empire, or I want to rebuild Hamel, there is no way around this.
A little. Therefore, I can put my goals aside for the time being, and it will not be too late to consider this matter for me after His Highness is able to master his own power."
It may be unfair to Levi and Joshua to let the truth about Hamel be buried in history forever, but in Ling's view, the deception carried out by the empire is not meaningless. At least there are still
There is such a small possibility of rebuilding in the future. If people want to move towards the future, it is meaningless to stay in the sorrow of the past forever. If the natural disaster can be characterized, it is not nonsense to rebuild the village with the permission of the government.
This is what Ling plans to do for Levi. When he one day leaves the association and returns to the sun, as the leader of the swordsmanship dojo in Hamel, he can recruit disciples in Hamel, and then he can re-establish a new one based on his disciples.
Village. Levi will find a way to persuade him.
"Besides this, I have some other purposes, but please allow me to hide them now." In Ling's opinion, things about the Phantom Flame Project and the Body-Eating Snake are not something that should be told to Oribat.
part.
"Without my own power, I can't even have an equal dialogue... I originally wanted to try my best to avoid becoming a self-respecting feudal king. But it seems that reality does not allow me to do this. Well, in fact, I have already
I know, but I still had some superficial ideas before."
Oribat is not really naive enough to think that all problems can be solved by talking alone. If you want to be a mediator, you must have a mediating stance. Rather than getting inspiration from Ling's words, it actually strengthened his original intention.
There are ideas.
"So, Ling, what do you think about the storm that is happening in Liber Kingdom now?"
"Your Highness, what you really want to ask is whether Liber should be allowed to become stronger, right? From the overall standpoint of the empire, a Liber who can be bullied at will is a good Liber. However, this has created a
The problem is to prevent Lieber from completing the reform, which will be beneficial to both the imperial reformers and the aristocrats."
"you mean……?"
"I don't have too many thoughts about this. After all, I have a completely different position from you. I am just an ordinary foreign tourist. Whether the coup is successful or not has nothing to do with me. After all, I have not been there since the beginning.
Are you planning to participate?" Ling spread her hands and did not directly answer Olibat's question.
"Then let me ask another question, what do you think I should do to get the maximum benefit from this incident?"
"The simplest and most effective way is to wait for the dust to settle and then use carefully crafted lies to recruit the losers for your own use. The second best way is to help a certain party win and get rewarded. The most unintelligent thing is to take advantage of this opportunity.
Start a war against the Liber Kingdom. Although there is a high chance of winning when the Royal Army's command system fails, the empire's public opinion will be overwhelmingly unfavorable. Even if a suitable pretext for war is created, it will not be possible when guided communication has become widespread.
Nowadays, it is almost impossible to completely block the news like it was during the Hundred Days War ten years ago. Once the inside information is leaked, it will not only be the reaction from abroad, but also an uproar within the empire that values honor."
Olibat frowned after hearing what Ling said. He had never considered the possibility of starting a war? It would be fine if the military leaders could really judge all this rationally as Ling said, but humans tend to
Doing irrational things. The Hundred Days War ten years ago is a typical example.
"Is there a way to avoid war? The Empire cannot afford an all-out war right now."
"Yes, as long as Liber shows his strength and is strong enough to resist the invasion of the Imperial Army. Well, so back to the original question, prince, would you rather see a strong Liber or a weak one?
Where’s Lieber?”
After hearing Ling's words, Olibat smiled bitterly and shook his head.
"The more I listen to your analysis, the fewer paths I have to choose from. In any case, I am also a member of the royal family of Erebonia, and I definitely do not feel happy to sit back and watch the neighboring countries' military build-up. In this way
, stopping Colonel Richard’s coup and keeping Lieber away from the path of a military state seems to be the most beneficial outcome for the Erebonia Empire.”
Ling's analysis was mixed with many of her own subjective assumptions, and it was impossible for Olibat to fail to see it. But based on understanding these, he still listened to Ling's opinions, and therefore made a certain determination.
"It seems that I don't need to say anything more. Then, Your Highness, please be careful. I don't want my collaborators to die before they start." Apart from information, Ling did not intend to provide more information to Oribat.
Much help.
Ling then explained to Oribat in detail what she knew about the coup of the Royal Army Intelligence Department. Although Oribat was curious about the source of her intelligence, he did not ask any more questions.
Ling provided Oribat with her address and contact information in Luray to facilitate contact after returning to China. The ancient relic shell held by Oribat can communicate over long distances with any force-guiding device in the world, but it seems
Get up, he had no intention of using that in front of her.
The boat docked and the two returned to the East Block.