novelraw #236 - Section 236
#236 - Section 236
As long as the reputation of the church is ruined first, the difficulty of believers leaving the church will naturally decrease significantly.
At the same time, letting the vassal races join the battle would allow Nicole to regain the Empress's trust, better complete the Empire's plan, achieving multiple goals with one move, which was also part of the plan discussed between Nicole and Roger.
As expected, because Nicole proactively proposed a scapegoating plan, the fractured relationship between the monarch and her subject instantly healed.
The Empress really lacks talents like Nicole who are "wholeheartedly" devoted to the party and the country!
Within a few days, the Naga Royal Palace announced that Saintess Nicole was additionally appointed as the governor of several surrounding provinces, and would immediately leave the capital to take office.
On the surface, this was a promotion for Nicole, granting her full military and political power, but in the eyes of the Naga nobles, it was a blatant demotion.
It was a typical case of the Saintess losing in a power struggle and being driven out of the Naga's power center, only to exert her remaining value on the frontier.
Because those provinces were the territories of vassal races, the Naga Empire's administrative orders had little effect there.
Even if Nicole wanted to seize military and political power, there was nothing she could actually grasp.
Historically, governors sent there only mediated conflicts between the various races, serving as the first line of defense for the Naga to guard the frontier.
When the news spread, the church issued a stern protest, and many loyal believers took to the streets to demonstrate, hoping that the Empress would show some respect and not make things difficult for our Saintess.
However, the Empress's attitude was very firm, and she even sent the Royal Knights to drive the believers back to their homes, leading to a tense standoff with the believers on the capital's main avenue.
In the end, Saintess Nicole personally came forward to persuade the believers to go home, saying that she was willing to fulfill the Empress's orders.
"We have just experienced failure, and for a happy life in the future, everyone should bear more responsibility. As a Saintess, I am no exception, and should bear even more."
Nicole righteously declared her position, moving countless believers.
The Saintess has sacrificed too much for the Naga!
Seeing the fatigue and helplessness on the Saintess's face, the believers felt sorry for her and stopped causing trouble, returning to their homes.
Our Saintess is too kind! She selflessly dedicates herself to the Empire, bears the blame, and is schemed against by the royal family. How tragic!
Nicole's performance greatly restored her reputation after the defeat. Although she took the blame, her approval rating rose instead of falling.
In the eyes of her supporters, the main culprit for this defeat was Cromwell, and the Saintess was just there to clean up the mess.
She is just a believer, what does she know about fighting a war?
Don't blame our little fairy for losing!
After a series of performances, no one suspected that this was actually a trap jointly set by Nicole and the Naga Empress for the vassal races.
Thus, Nicole led the church's forces, along with a large number of excellent military generals, to the provinces where the vassal races were located, preparing to use divine power to force those vassals towards the Naga monarchy.
The process would definitely be bloody, but Nicole was fearless in order to fulfill Lord Roger's important mission!
"This is Lord's test for me!" She looked at the lifelike Roger figure in her arms, the Roger badge on his military uniform shining, her eyes firm and passionate.
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With the situation in the Sea Country temporarily calmed down, the situation within the Green Vine Empire was also quite stable, and the entire country entered a period of low-key and rapid development.
The scientific research wave led by magicians is being promoted throughout the country, and the wave of national entrepreneurship is attracting more and more people with strength and financial resources with its extremely high returns.
Especially spellcasters, mastering magic is also mastering knowledge, which can more easily understand the truth of this world, and has innate advantages in research and development.
At this moment, most spellcasters have gradually withdrawn from the front lines of adventure teams, engaging in inventions and patents, which is much more profitable than directly killing kobold warlocks.
The position of spellcasters in the past is being replaced by the alchemical props they produce, as well as various magic crystal machines.
The effect is stronger, the cost is lower, and you can use it whenever you want without having to serve those eccentric mages, and the combat professions are also very happy.
If you have hands, you can use guns with etched bullets to inflict various magical damage and control effects on the boss, who would still care about mages (whispering)!?
It is precisely because of the Green Vine Empire's gradually increasing productivity that even if spellcasters withdraw from ordinary front-line combat, the actual combat power of adventure groups, mercenary groups, and even the imperial army has increased instead of decreasing.
As long as you have money to buy and carry enough magic ammunition, the endurance can also be greatly enhanced oh~
So a world where everyone is happy and only monsters are hurt is completed!
Of course, the entrepreneurial wave of technology as the primary productive force is not only participated by magicians, but also by various professional craftsmen, business talents who are good at management and sales, and are also earning super profits in this booming market.
A great era full of opportunities is emerging.
While the Empire was developing in a low-key manner, the entire Evernight World was not peaceful.
There were already age-old feuds between countries, and the Green Vine Empire, the number one threat on the surface, gradually went into stealth mode. The characteristic of history having no memory immediately appeared.
In addition, at this time, there was also a certain tireless little devil who provoked conflicts in various identities, creating conflicts in hot spots and disputed areas. Soon many countries entered a state of war preparation either actively or passively.
Small-scale conflicts on the border continued, and a major war was brewing.
The Terra Kingdom, goblin merchants, and smugglers provided various munitions, enhancing the war resolve of kings, dukes, and nobles of all sizes.
Peace is impossible, only war can bring more land, slaves, and glory, and can prove the piety of faith in the gods!
Whether it is for the great emperor or to eliminate those despicable and dirty heretics, the restless smell of war is getting stronger and stronger, and the prices of food and minerals have risen rapidly in many countries.
The Ministry of Agriculture of the Empire stated that because of the over-invested resources and manpower, the grain produced by the state-owned farms that exceeded consumption several times finally had a proper way to dispose of it.
The Ministry of Industry then stated that with the use of new mining golems, our various mineral yields have rapidly increased, and the large-scale exploitation of seabed mineral deposits will also contribute to maintaining the stability of international commodity trade prices (^_–)☆
It is precisely because the Empire, as a super seller, quickly sells various materials through various channels, so the prices of various war-needed materials have never risen to an outrageous level, which also ensures that the great powers have the confidence to fight a more sustained war.
Victory must belong to me!
So the whole world rumbled.
"His Majesty praised me again! I am indeed the most reliable little devil! Even the lucky cat can't make money better!"
At Moutai Manor, Margaret wagged her tail smugly, and while having breakfast with Roger, she took the opportunity to show off her recent work results.
These battles happened, thanks in no small part to her fanning the flames.
At the same time, through the channels established by the Nightingales to trade in munitions, steel, etc., she has earned the Empire super gold coins.
Roger could feel Margaret's happiness. The world of fans is so simple. He smiled and said: "Yes, yes, no one understands war better than you!"
"That's right, can Angelina do it?"
Margaret puffed out her chest and knocked on the bowl like crazy.
"Add a chicken leg and shut up."
Roger put a chicken leg in her bowl, making a gesture to send away a beggar.
"Tch,渣渣姐控!"
Margaret also gave him a disgusted look and made a face.
I won't say it!
However, she is also used to the feeling of having breakfast with "sister-in-law", occasionally quarreling, occasionally praising the Empress, and occasionally thinking about insidious tricks together, which is much more lively than living alone.
Soon after finishing a meal, Margaret simply cleaned up the table and took her leave, leaving Moutai Manor.
At the entrance of the manor, Angelina had just gotten off the carriage, and at a glance, she saw Margaret walking out of her brother's house.
"Left Prime Minister, what are you doing here?" Angelina's pupils shrank instantly, staring at her warily.
This guy proposed to His Majesty to kill her brother, but now she appears at Roger's house, which in her opinion is naturally "suspicious".
After the implementation of the Five-Year Plan, the Empire has flourished, with countless emerging industries, and the allocation of various materials and the flow of wealth is ten times greater than before. Angelina, who is known as the Empire's housekeeper and is in charge of internal affairs, is naturally busy.
So the communication between the two siblings has also decreased. Apart from official business exchanges and wishing each other well, she has not had the opportunity to understand the relationship between Roger and Margaret.
Inevitably, Angelina's tone carried a questioning feeling.
Suddenly Margaret's fur stood on end.
Although because of Roger's enlightenment, she understood that the key to gaining the favor of the Evernight Empress was not to surpass the blue-haired Madonna and ended the hostile relationship of actively provoking trouble.
But after so many years of hostility between the two, coupled with personality differences, she naturally has no good feelings for the blue-haired Madonna.
She went out happily, but was questioned and suspected for no reason. Margaret immediately sneered: "The door is open here, why can't I come?"
Angelina frowned immediately:
"Don't talk in such an attitude, it's very boring."
"Heh, the way you speak is really boring!"
"Margaret, tell me clearly, what do you mean by coming to my brother?"
"Military secrets I cannot answer, that's probably what it means~"
Angelina was choked speechless, took a deep breath, and then took another deep breath to maintain her demeanor, mocking in a noble tone:
"If you can't manage the military department well and ask A-Jie for help every day, I suggest you directly give him the position of Prime Minister instead of harassing him at home. You are not welcome here."
"Please, this is not Charles's mansion, but Moutai Manor, right? You are not the owner here, why don't you let me come?"
"I am his sister!"
"What if you are a sister? Can a sister bind her brother for life?" Margaret looked at Angelina mockingly, then approached Angelina and whispered, "Let's not talk about the fact that he is an adult, and oh, you sister-con, do you really understand your brother? Do you know what we have done between us?"
The little devil's expression was quite arrogant and quite smug.
It refers to the two people making trouble under the sea and provoking the current war between the great powers.
This big conspiracy that was stamped and praised by His Majesty, what reason is there not to be proud of it?
But from Angelina's perspective, a devil whom she hates, with vile means, and who will do anything to achieve her goals, asks herself with incomparable smugness, do you know what I have done with your brother when...
She couldn't help but change her face suddenly and quickly turn pale!
A-Jie, no!
More importantly, she always has the worry of not understanding Roger enough.
This is Angelina's inverse scale and hidden worry, and now it is pointed out directly by the mortal enemy, and that kind of thing happened...
Angelina's mentality exploded!
She pointed at the little devil angrily, calling her by her name:
"Margaret, I didn't expect you to be such a shameless person! You actually play with such means!"
"That's right, I am good at this kind of means, but unfortunately some people just eat this set~"
Margaret was talking about provoking the great powers, but Angelina heard it and confirmed that she had seduced Roger and manipulated people's hearts.
This little devil is not ashamed but proud, Angelina clenched her fists, if she could beat her, she would definitely kill this evil herself!
"You, you, you... Okay, good means, I can't control you, can't I control my brother? As long as I'm alive, don't even think about entering my Charles family's door!"
Angelina pointed at Margaret, and she, who has always been eloquent, stuttered.
In this kind of thing, men and women love each other, and both of them are unmarried. Not to mention a sister, even a biological mother seems to have not many points to blame the woman!
"Still that sentence, this is Moutai Manor, can you, Duke Charles, really control another Duke Charles?"
Margaret had an expression that you were going to laugh me to death.
Angelina stared at her, remembered her smug expression, turned around and entered Moutai Manor without saying a word.
Margaret laughed three times when she saw her leave, unprecedentedly proud.
Oh my, in my lifetime, I was able to make the blue-haired Madonna so angry that she completely lost her aristocratic demeanor.
Interesting, relieving, so fun!
I have to tell Roger about such a fun thing... Hey, wait?
Blue-haired Madonna, that's Roger's sister, and now she's going to clean up Roger!
He is a sister-con, he won't be angry if I make his sister like this, right?
Oh dear, sister-in-law is so scary...
After all, sister-in-law has helped me a lot, but I have caused him trouble, what should I do?
Go and stop Angelina and coax her?
It seems impossible, the blue-haired Madonna already looks like she doesn't want to talk to me, I will only make her explode more.
Margaret still has this self-awareness.
Forget it, let's give Roger a message first, so even if I make a mistake, it will make my mistake seem lighter by a little bit.