44 – A piece of meat between wolves…
“You missed it after all?”
“sorry… I searched all over the area, but I couldn’t find any traces.”
“Kuh… I get it. Stop going back.”
General Neto returns the subordinate he was talking about with deep annoyance.
To be honest, I knew that it would be difficult to find that girl who had no idea where she had gone after escaping.
However, despite this, it was inevitable to feel disappointed that the bitch he had expected to cause a lot of pain had completely run away.
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Meanwhile,
Looking at his brother like that, Governor Tora said in a calm voice.
“Don’t be too disappointed, bro. I’ve put down a decree here in the whole Maple Province, so someday I’ll catch the tail.”
“after… Yes… Thank you brother.”
As he sighed at his brother’s comfort, he became annoyed and began to suppress his emotions as much as possible.
Of course, now that even the whereabouts of that bitch were unclear, I couldn’t pin my expectations on the decree.
at that time.
To General Neto, Governor Tora spoke with a serious voice.
“Then let’s talk about it like this. There is something I want to tell you.”
“that is… What is it, brother?”
“It is important. Maybe it will put you in the position of general you’ve always wanted.”
“Yes? That… What the hell is that?”
At the unexpected story, General Neto begins to express deep curiosity while putting aside his previous feelings.
Regarding this, Governor Tora spoke in a voice with even more seriousness.
“As you know, the current situation here in the north makes it difficult to continue the war any longer. The council knows this, so for a while, they gave an order to focus only on the defense of the Maple region. But… We still have one more force to look forward to.”
“If you say it’s a force to be counted on… . no way?”
At those words, the beings that suddenly began to appear in General Neto’s head.
Regarding this, Governor Torah said with a sincere smile on his lips.
“Indigenous forces in the west. It will be possible enough if we actively attract the Morks who exist beyond the Epal Mountains.”
“under… But, will they listen to us? Honestly, even in the last war, we didn’t get that many reinforcements, and even that wasn’t easy to control… .”
“So. This time, we will have to make some concessions. If you say that you will hand over half of the territory currently occupied by the rebels to the autonomous district, along with various rewards, it will be heard enough.”
“Hoo… ”
“Anyway, once we occupy the rebels’ territory, I, the governor, have the right to distribute it. In that respect, as long as it provides a little convenience, there is no problem legally. In addition, if the two forces collide in that way, one side will collapse and the remaining power will also be greatly weakened. Either way, it will only benefit us.”
In other words, to throw a piece of meat between two wolves to make them fight.
The biggest problem right now was the rebels, but frankly, the natives couldn’t be said to listen very well, so the Empire needed to lose some of their strength to control them.
If the rebels perish like this, that would be good, and even if they failed, they would be able to buy time to recover from the damage they would have suffered from the previous war.
At this, General Neto began to show a deep smile on his lips, thinking that it was a pretty good plan.
“I see what you mean, or else I will go and persuade the warchief to proceed with the matter.”
“Yeah, just be careful. As you know, they are not so easy opponents. The warchief is at least on our side, but if you tell the chieftains under him about this, they will definitely try to rip off as much as possible.
“Don’t worry, I’ll make sure to take care of things so that I don’t disappoint my brother and come back.”
If things go well, this is a plan that could make you the general you’ve been wanting to be.
In response, General Neto immediately began preparations to leave for the territory of the natives, seized with deep expectations.
And.
“this… ”
“Work is very… It seems to be annoying.”
The two people who were listening to their conversation in real time in a place far away from there.
Cromwell and Franklin automatically began to frown.
*
A black bead that Olivier gave me.
Expressed in a modern way, it resembles a kind of wiretapping device, and it is currently connected to the office of Governor Tora, and it transmits the sound coming from there in real time.
And, in the process of listening to it as a test, the shocking fact that General Franklin and I overheard.
We couldn’t help but feel a deep sense of embarrassment at their plan to attract a large number of native Mok tribes to attack the rebels.
Originally indigenous, the Mok people number in the millions.
However, despite the orders of the Warchief, who are pro-Imperial, the small and medium tribes of the Mok have always maintained a passive attitude regarding the war with our rebels.
The biggest reason, of course, is that there is nothing to gain from them even if they risk their lives to fight.
The Imperial Army was also aware of this fact, and so far, it had been judged that it would be more beneficial for the Imperial Army to solve it on its own rather than actively attracting the Morks and serving them a pie.
However, as I heard through the ‘eavesdropping’ this time, if the empire gave them various benefits, it was not very impossible to change their attitude drastically.
“If the Morks completely turn to the Empire side, things will get very complicated.”
“It’s a big deal. For now, I need to tell the other generals about this.”
Just like that, the two of us got out of our seats as we felt the situation rushing by.
and right after that.
For some reason, an information window that had not been opened even after I had dealt with Olivier’s work began to appear belatedly in front of my eyes.
＜Hidden Quest – Revenge Success＞
[You showed a bit of mercy and forgave the traitor Olivier.
As a result, you became aware of a serious plan being plotted by the Imperial Army.
The Moke intervention threatens to greatly shake the rebels’ narrowly-held edge.
Now you must prevent the Imperial conspiracy from succeeding.
God bless you, rejoicing in your act of showing the nobility of forgiving your enemies.
Reward: ‘God’s protection’ is applied for three months.]
Rather than this quest itself, it is a quest that hints at another beginning that follows this one.
While watching this, I feel a deep sense of relief that I did well to exercise my last patience and forgive Olivier.
I was able to roughly predict what would happen next.
‘Six months… That would mean that the Morks would completely go over to the Empire if they were left alone for the next three months. Before that, I think we need to somehow find a way to break the imperial bastards’ plan… ‘
An information window letting you know that you don’t have much room in many ways.
But.
Looking at this, I thought about how I could use my hands in this matter, apart from the buff.
Right now, we were definitely soldiers in charge of protecting the Saratoga area centered around Fort Stanwick.
No matter how much he noticed the conspiracy of the enemies, he couldn’t just leave the jurisdiction.
In particular, doing something against the Morks beyond the Epal Mountains, which is far away from here, was forbidden in principle.
The only thing we can do right now is to report this fact upstairs and let the higher ups take care of it.
In that regard, I cautiously questioned General Franklin as he moved to assemble his generals.
“General, it’s a presumptuous remark, but isn’t it urgent to report to the top rather than summoning the generals? In our power… ”
“Don’t worry about that.”
“Yes? under… But… ”
General Franklin’s words without a hint of concern.
I began to have deep doubts about this, but General Franklin spoke to me in a calm voice.
“You will know when you see it. Now, the first thing to do is to inform the longevity of this fact and think about countermeasures.”
“Um… Yes. All right.”
At her words, which seemed not to be empty words, I agreed for now while still feeling unanswered questions.
‘Once you see him talking like that, it seems like something is going on… What is it?’
*
The generals gathered together at Franklin’s request.
In front of Captain Cromwell, Director Benelita, and several lieutenants,
General Franklin passed on the information he had just obtained to everyone.
“My… Do you mean the Mok people in the Imperial Army?”
“Isn’t that a big deal then? If, by any chance, they unite and attack us, it’s usually not serious.”
A story in which the gates of hell may open again in a situation where you barely catch your breath.
In this regard, the adjutants spoke with deep concern, but
While listening to the story, Manager Benelita replied in a calm voice.
“But… Even if that’s true, isn’t there anything we can do right now? Rather than gathering us together, I think it would be the correct answer to report this fact to the superiors as soon as possible so that they can come up with countermeasures.”
Despite the shocking story, Benelita Arnold keeps a rational attitude.
And this was a part that Cromwell, who was thinking the same thing, sympathized with.
Since it’s impossible to solve right here in the first place, the correct answer is to quickly send these things to the top.
at that time…
Looking at them like that, Director Franklin slowly.
He started pulling something out of his pocket.
“The fact is… I was thinking of showing it with a bit of leeway. Since this happened, I think it would be better to disclose it here.”
“Yes?”
“What is that… ”
People who question General Franklin’s words.
in front of them.
General Franklin slowly opened a letter he had brought out and showed the contents.
that is…
“!?”
“this… This… ?”