"That's natural. Then, before delivering the information... I will tell you something for free. Some information about the Kingdom of Ares..."
After all, we will have to fight against these two countries together. Miss Nia emphasized the word "we", which made Yang Hao and Fen realize that Isgard really had other plans.
Afterwards, Miss Nia started her speech by saying "They are a pirate kingdom". Before Qinna delivered the latest information, she explained to Yang Hao the past of the Alesse people doing whatever they wanted on the sea.
It seemed that it was thirty years ago that Ishgard came into contact with the Aresai during the Age of Exploration, a period of ocean exploration.
Their first contact left a very bad impression on both sides: the Alesse pirates robbed an exploration team of Isgard, but they did not find anything valuable on the ship except food and ammunition. This made the pirates so angry that they chose to sink the ship, which also made the Isgard side very angry.
After that, there was a long war. Although Isgard and Aresei were geographically far apart, their fleets clashed all the time in the ocean.
As we all know, in the continent of Orros, sea transportation is still the cheapest means to transport large quantities of materials from the west side of the continent to the east side.
Not to mention that coastal caravans can also trade with other cities to earn extra money—
Therefore, Ishgard has been working hard to build its own caravan, while also developing land transportation and more advanced maritime transportation.
Since there is sea transportation, conflicts with daring pirates are inevitable.
The pirates of Aresai were a group of lunatics. They would take advantage of the night or fog to quickly attack the caravans of Isgard at that time, and it was not easy for the people of Isgard at that time to guard against these elusive pirates.
Just like a cockroach crawling into your sewer pipe, if you don't take care of it, your house will be full of cockroaches in the future.
But it will take too much effort to deal with this one cockroach, and you may even have to dismantle the sewer. Besides, this cockroach may run away faster than you can.
Under such circumstances, Isugard and Aresai can be said to be incompatible. But soon, Isugard gained a tactical advantage under the "Eagle Mother" tactic that Yang Hao inadvertently proposed at the time, and discovered the location of their fleet earlier than the Aresai people through the existence of griffins...
In this way, the Arese pirates were temporarily driven away from the coast of the Orros continent, but that did not mean these maniacs would give up.
Since the fattest Orros couldn't go, Alesse focused on the trade route between Orros and the Elucia continent...
After all, it is impossible for the Eagle Mother of Ishgard to patrol there all the time and anywhere. Even if there is, the pirates of Arese can be broken up into small pieces. This really makes people's heads buzz and they really don't know what to do.
"Not to mention, the Alesse people also traded with those lizard aliens... Under such circumstances, Alesse has completely established its reputation in Isgard as a pirate kingdom—
Of course, the Alesse people must have used their high-end merchant identities when trading with the Romans...
After all, merchants are the most important customers to Roman now. Not to mention a maritime nation that can provide a large amount of fish. "
At this point, Nia shrugged, obviously disdainful of this: she also knew that Alesse must have other plans for Roman, so the grain trade between the two great powers that Roman was looking forward to would actually only bring groups of elite soldiers in the end...
But the problem is, Alesse might really deliver the catch to Roman: because by then Roman will definitely form an alliance with Alesse to fight against Isgard, even if they will be annexed by Alesse afterwards, they will definitely do so...
Tsk tsk... It's really disgusting to let the Alesse people be the "good guys" for once - Black Dragon muttered in his heart, and at this time, Yang Hao said in an extremely weird tone:
"Since the Aresians are robbing you with pirates, why can't you pretend to be pirates and rob them?"
The man and the dragon just stared at each other.
After all, this is indeed difficult for Yang Hao to understand. He thought, since Alesse is shameless enough to play a masquerade with you, why do you have to fight an unequal battle with them with your true appearance
If the Alessians can pretend to be pirates and attack your homeland, then you should pretend to be pirates and burn their families in return! I am really scared by your giving face to them...
This was Yang Hao's thought at the moment, but he was not quite sure what Isgard was thinking, so he could only raise his confusion instead of giving an answer.
But for Nia, this was like an epiphany—right?! Why didn’t they think of this
Why are they still so stubborn and conservative? Why do they have to hold on to the idea that "we are the righteous Ishgard Navy" and fight against the shameless Alesse pirates
They have no shame, so if we want to be shameless, won’t we suffer a loss? Yes! Who says we can’t pretend to be pirates
They have attacked our homeland, so why can't we pretend to be pirates and attack their homeland in return
Anyway, the most Alesse can do now is to do things with the Roman Empire, but the problem is that we are planning to invade the Roman Empire anyway. Even if we lose the Roman Empire as a trading partner at that time, it won’t be a big loss for us, right
Okay. When I get back, I have to ask Miss President to consider the feasibility of "pirate disguise".
Thank you so much, Your Majesty the Regent - would you really not consider coming to live with us
Nia was very confused. And just at this time, Qinna finally sent the information.
What she brought was the latest intelligence that Caparia had received on the Roman Empire in recent days.
The intelligence included the Church of Light which was in the midst of its own internal strife, and even detailed that the Saint was currently using Yang Hao's past experience to govern the country and almost messed it up, or that Patriarch Peter was doing everything in order but had less and less money or was being embezzled.
Naturally, this intelligence also included rebellions throughout the Roman Empire, especially the growing rebellion in the central region and the current situation of cities that had sprung up as a result of the rise of Constantinople.
Yang Hao was very satisfied with the information, and so was Fen, and Nia would not say anything at all.
She just compared the contents of the intelligence and then took out an envelope from under the soft scales on her chest.
Yang Hao took the envelope which still had the residual warmth of the black dragon, and after turning his head to glance at Fen whose face looked even worse, he took out the letter paper inside and spread it out, then discovered that it was actually a detailed map of the Roman Empire.
"For the time being, our spies are also working hard. In order to sneak into the Roman Empire openly, they even have to starve themselves to death, because in the central area, except for the bigwigs, almost no one can eat enough."
Nia shrugged.
"But all they can do is to sort out the map and monitor the possible routes of the Ares people. Then, we also need your intelligence cooperation. By the way, I want to ask about the many giant "gate"-like structures in the central area. Are those decorations a custom of the Romans
Our people observed from a distance and did not find the use of those doors. They really looked like useless decorations...
That’s all we know, not to mention what’s going on inside some strange cities that are more than ten meters above the ground…”
It seems that the Isgardians do not have a deep enough understanding of the intelligence of the Roman Empire. Of course, it is also related to the fact that most of the portals in the central area are damaged... Yang Hao came to a conclusion and gave an answer:
“It’s now useless.”
"I see. Then, the peasant settlements discovered by our people are actually the "rebels" mentioned in your intelligence? In this case... the itinerary of the elite troops of Alesse may be affected."
Nia pointed at the map and followed the national highway of the Roman Empire from Drake Harbor - for the time being, she thought that those places covered with weeds and where stone bricks could barely be seen were the national highways.
In short, she slid up along the national highway, passed several towns in succession, and finally placed her finger on the central area where the Roman capital was located.
And that base town was the one that Alesse's elite troops could not bypass, and it was in the middle of a rebel siege.
Even if they could resolve the rebellion in one city a day and then continue on their way, the Alesi people would not be able to reach the capital before January 14th.
Moreover, even if they arrived at the capital, they would need time to rest. After all, they were still a human army, not tireless machines.
In this situation, Yang Hao was relieved: he seemed to still have time to save his little queen, but the next sentence from Black Dragon made him nervous again:
"But the Aresians may not necessarily help to deal with the rebels. If they don't deal with the rebels, they will definitely arrive in the capital on January 10th."
Right—the Alessians might not care about the rebellion along the way. The order they received might just be to "protect" the Roman capital.
In this case, Yang Hao only had three days left... Three days. Although the masters could definitely reach the Elf Capital within three days, if they entered rashly, they might be surrounded while the great wizard was chanting the teleportation magic...
If the Witch of Night had not been monitoring the Little Queen and the others, Yang Hao would have been confident that he could survive the siege and leave.
But if the Night Witch is watching, she only needs to release the night magic once to almost completely deprive her own vision. Even the elves will not be able to fight against the knights of the palace with their rifles and longbows...
What is this? It's like when someone unplugs their monitor while they're gaming -
How can you beat another person without a monitor? It's impossible...
So Yang Hao felt very... headache. He needed to find a time period when the capital's defenses were the weakest to invade, but time was running out, so what could he do
Just when Yang Hao was getting worried about this, Fen stood up, patted him on the shoulder, and then smiled at Nia:
"Then, will Isgarde also fulfill the promise made in the contract last night?"
As soon as these words came out, Nia's face froze.
Just yesterday, Isgard and Caparia signed a contract - the content of the contract was related to the capital of Roman.
Yang Hao would send troops to rescue the little queen, but after the little queen was rescued, according to the contract, the blame would be put on Ishugard. And they took the initiative to do so.
Finn reminded Nia at this time, in fact, he was also reminding Yang Hao: after all, in the final analysis, Ishugard "taking the blame" and "we pass the blame on" are two completely different things.
In the former case, Ishugard must take the initiative to cause trouble. In the latter case, we need to act on our own... But who made Ishugard choose the former
Fen just looked at Nia with a smile. At this moment, Yang Hao also raised his head and looked at the black dragon in front of him who was sweating profusely.
Then, the man said thoughtfully: "Yes... If Isurgard wants to take the blame as promised, then at the very least, the Romans must really believe that it was you who did it, right? In other words... Isurgard must cooperate with our actions and cause some trouble."
"Well, that? Our army hasn't arrived yet, and our spies are more useful. You, you can't just expect—"
"Yes, that's what you said at the time, Miss Nia - you are a black dragon. If you fly around the Roman capital and spit fire on a piece of grass and come back, wouldn't that attract the attention of the Romans
If you work harder and directly circle around the palace or even make moves that may cause trouble in the surrounding villages and towns, then the military and magicians of the capital will naturally lean towards you...
At that time, you can take the blame according to the contract, and I can also easily enter the palace to complete our goal. Our friendship will be further improved. Is there anything more perfect than this plan? "
Yang Hao's plan has a basis.
First, Black Dragon Nia was a black dragon that was almost immune to magic. The elven mages had to drain the magic power of an entire region to barely stop her bleeding, not to mention whether the mages in the capital could harm her. Even if they could, they didn't dare to waste the entire region's magic power limit for a black dragon.
Secondly, although the capital city has equipment similar to the city defense crossbow, to put it bluntly, those outdated city defense weapons are not only low in power, but also have a very small range of fire.
When Yang Hao was in power, he wanted to replace him more than once. Now it seems that it is a good thing that he did not replace him. This also allows Black Dragon Nia to fly happily in the body of a dragon over the royal capital.
Third, Gassen is a man with a mental problem. Even for his own safety, when a black dragon appeared in the capital, in order to avoid further damage to his dignity and to find out the purpose of the dragon, he would definitely send some soldiers and mages out to track it down, which further reduced the power of the capital...
To sum up, Nia only needs to take a few laps around the capital like a walk before dinner to bring great convenience to Yang Hao. After Yang Hao finishes his own business, he will be willing to give Isgard more trust. Doesn't this seem like a win-win situation for both parties? !
So Nia, why are you hesitating and trying to refuse
Yang Hao looked at Nia with an aggressive look, while Nia was sweating and muttering in her heart: Yes! You seem to think this is a win-win situation, this is a good thing - but for me, this is troublesome, right? !
I still have to perform my duties as a diplomat in Caparia?! When I leave, who knows what kind of diplomatic terms you will propose to my men!
But I have to do this... Damn it... Why do I have to think about such troublesome things? !
Can't you just let me relax for a bit someday
Nia wailed, but finally agreed to Yang Hao's request.
She will enter Roman territory the day before Yang Hao is ready to carry out his plan, and according to his signal, fly to the royal capital, attract as much attention as possible, and then fly directly towards Drake Harbor.
Afterwards, Yang Hao could go straight in, put the blame directly on the black dragon's head and run away.
The only trouble is the Night Witch stationed in the capital. Yang Hao has carefully prepared to kill his former lover. He knows the tricky nature of the Night Witch. Because of this, he may need to ask Arthur to research better weapons...
There is no time to lose, just do it - after the last meeting, Yang Hao went to find Arthur without stopping, and even forgot to thank Finn for his reminder.
Fen was not angry, she just smiled and realized that Yang Hao was no longer resistant to her physical contact...
"It looks like my chance will come back soon."
She felt very happy.
On the other side, Black Dragon was desperately preparing to complain to the President's daughter.
Because she might really have to stay in Elusia and not be able to return home.
Chapter 7: Final Countdown, Heavy Machine Gun and Small Golem 8K
Starting from January 7, Yang Hao began to frequently walk back and forth between the Purple Palace and Finkel.
He had to run back and forth several times a day. He had breakfast in the Purple Palace in the morning, lunch in the Green Courtyard at noon, and then he had to come back in the afternoon to handle government affairs, and he had to go to work in the evening, and then he had to come back late at night...
Theresa felt sorry for her man working so hard, and even said that if your work in Caparia was more important during this period, it would be okay for you to live there first.
After all, Theresa would rather he have a good rest than to see her man's body becoming exhausted day by day.
But unexpectedly, Yang Hao rejected Theresa's proposal out of the blue. He hugged her slender waist and said that only with her could he completely relax and rest. He touched Theresa's hair and sighed, saying that he was so busy during this period mainly for the little queen Anna.
"After all, there are too many emergencies, so... well, I will be very busy during this period. But, I am most relaxed when I am with you."
Yang Hao buried his face in Theresa's plump breasts, sucking her skin and shaking his head helplessly.
"But as long as we can get through this period, everything will be fine... Don't worry, Theresa. I know how to take care of myself."
"Who was the one who was alone on the road and couldn't even get a hot meal at the beginning?"
"Well..."
"snort!"
The little nun snorted softly. After hugging his head even closer to her chest, the little nun, knowing that she could not help for the time being, could only sigh softly.
She knew very well that she could no longer rely on her status as a nun to follow Yang Hao around. As the Basilisa of Bayerzhan, Theresa had to consider her significance to the Bayerzhan people.
She couldn't take the risk... Or, in other words, if Yang Hao took the risk, she and Yang Hao would at least need to leave a spark for Bayer Zhans - in this case, she would never throw a tantrum or get angry with Yang Hao.
But... at least give her a chance to protect Yang Hao
With this thought in mind, Theresa muttered something to herself, talking about the god she believed in, while secretly gathering more and more divine power in her body and using it slowly.
This made Theresa emit a dim light in the darkness. Yang Hao was relieved from his chest tightness and looked at her. He felt that she was as holy and beautiful as an angel.
She was releasing some kind of magic for herself - just when Yang Hao was in a trance, the magic that emitted a faint silver light was definitely injected into Yang Hao's body.
"For the time being, this is a magic that can forcibly transport you to my side in an emergency. While the Light is still fast asleep, as a saint, I have the right to mobilize all resources."
Theresa muttered, sitting on Yang Hao's waist and gently ruffling her hair. At the same time, she used her gray eyes to look at her lover who was suffering from the humiliation under his crotch: "In a sense, being a saint is so convenient - we can use a lot of resources with God's permission, as long as these resources are not bombarded in front of God..."