I will be crowned king

"Betting on the Truth Society, are you kidding me?"

In the corner of the Red Beard Tavern at the Port Beluga pier, Roman played with the letterhead written "Draco Cortez Personally" with a mocking look on his face, and snorted disdainfully: "Anson Bach actually wants to put his plan to death." The most critical part lies in the promises of others, would you believe this kind of thing?"

"Don't look at me, I'm just a messenger!" Karin Jacques shrank his neck and buried half of his face in the wine glass: "And you can't deny that what he said does make sense."

"What's the truth? The Free Confederation, which has blocked the coastline, has limited influence on world balance and does not meet the expectations of the Truth Society?" Roman's ice-like face squeezed out a smile:

"Then you are underestimating Anson Bach's energy. At least 60% of all the seemingly unsolvable situations in his mouth are exaggerated by him. This person is extremely good at deceitful propaganda and posturing. No one can surpass it yet!”

"well?!"

The stunned trainee priest almost choked himself to death: "I remember that you gave him an evaluation, wasn't he strong in action, good at planning and controlling the situation?"

"That's just one aspect, and I don't deny that my observations may be incomplete and that I may be deceived." Roman narrowed his eyes slightly as he put down the letter:

"The simplest and most straightforward question is, even if Beluga Port and Sailing City become colonies controlled by the Holy See, won't the independent influence of the New World be able to penetrate the world?"

"What has actually happened can never be erased quietly; even if Beluga Port is lost, the influence of independent colonies will inevitably penetrate into every corner of the new world. It is not easy to build a cathedral. It was suppressed."

"The only ones who will really suffer a lot from this are Anson Bach himself and the Rune family behind him... Without this piece of evidence to rely on, their influence on the Free Confederacy will be greatly reduced, and they will lose their original natural leadership position. ——Especially after Sailing City has completely fallen."

As one of the people who had been familiar with Anson Bach since the Battle of Thunder Castle, Roman boasted that he had seen through this man... and expected him to abandon his personal interests and be naive and wishful thinking.

"So are you going to send this letter or not?"

The trainee priest is quite indifferent. After all, whether this matter is successful or not, it has nothing to do with him. His mission in the new world has ended; if it were not for this holy war, he would have run away early and took David with him. Jacques returned to Clovis - a territory he was familiar with.

"Send it, of course it must be given, and it must be done before the three countries of the North Sea actually start fighting." Roman suddenly changed the subject: "I will go there personally. If Draco cannot convince the Naxir royal family, then I will solve this problem. .”

"Huh?!" Karin Jacques was shocked:

"D-didn't you just say..."

"This matter is due to Anson Bach's personal selfishness. Yes, that's what it is." Roman said coldly: "But didn't he also say that the newly independent Free Confederation will become a living target of the Holy See and serve Beihai?" The Three Kingdoms attracted the attention of the world of order...This is a promise he made personally."

"If the Free Confederation becomes arrogant, displays an influence that is far out of proportion to its strength, and grabs everyone's attention, the reunification of the Three Kingdoms of the North Sea will be easier, and the next actions of the Truth Society will also go smoothly. many."

Roman calculated in his mind that although he hated people like Anson Bach on a subjective level, he had to admit that this person's subjective initiative and frequent troublemaking style were indeed needed by the truth, just like a certain novelist. ...Well, he doesn’t like either of these two people!

Karin Jacques, who was sitting opposite, seemed to have heard something extraordinary, and sprayed a mouthful of ice water all over the table. Fortunately, there were drunken Jihadist soldiers everywhere, and no one noticed this little thing. movement.

"What did you say, next action?"

The trainee priest, who desperately lowered his voice and didn't even have time to wipe away the water stains on his body, widened his eyes: "Is this about to start?!"

"It's not about to happen, it's already started." Roman said coldly: "The moment Anson Bach used the 'turn defeat into victory' card we prepared for him, it was the signal for the action to begin."

"B-but..."

"No buts!"

Directly intercepting Karin Jacques's words, Roman's eyes gradually showed a trace of murderous intent: "When this holy war is over, 'that person's' status in the Holy See will increase because of our decision. You don't understand this, right?" ?”

"He will use us, but he is more aware of our threat and value to him; a person who is about to climb to the pinnacle of power in the Holy See must not be involved with people like us; at the same time, our existence is also his most powerful A stepping stone.”

"The most important thing is that he is one of us... who once knew best what to do to us."

After the words fell, Karin Jacques was like a deflated rubber ball, slumped on the wine table full of ice water.

"So... Anson Bach has become important." The trainee priest instantly understood what Roman meant, and muttered to himself: "We must ensure that this holy war can come to a proper end as soon as possible, so that Is this big troublemaker who will suffer disaster wherever he goes, come back to Clovis City?"

"We don't need to ensure anything, he will run back on his own initiative." Roman sneered:

"This 'Battle to Retake Beluga Port' is proof that he has returned to Clovis!"

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"prove?!"

Karl looked at Fabian with an inexplicable expression: "You, you mean that Anson Bach worked so hard to take back Beluga Harbor to prove to Clovis...?!"

"It's not proof, it's the bottom line."

Looking at the chief of staff who still didn't understand the seriousness of the problem, the worried deputy commander of the legion shook his head: "Although the commander-in-chief's so-called 'curved loyalty' is still in Clovis due to various complicated reasons... To be precise, it is It is within the tolerance range of the Osteria royal family, but there is a bottom line for this tolerance, and that is Beluga Port!"

"As long as this colony still belongs to Clovis, or can still be used as a source of cheap raw materials for Clovis in some form, then the Storm Legion will have a chance to continue to be 'loyal'; but if the White Whale is gone, or it If the proceeds go to others, we will never be able to go back!"

"ah?!"

The shocked chief of staff widened his eyes in panic: "But, isn't Moby Dick Port still in the hands of Major General Ludwig? It's still under Clovis's name anyway!"

"You still don't understand. This is not a question of whose jurisdiction it is, but..." Fabi settled down and took a deep breath: "What is the significance of Beluga Port to Clovis? You should not disagree. Is it clear?"

"A base of cheap raw materials, plus a place where poor people and criminals are exiled - most of the time they are actually the same person." Karl raised an eyebrow: "What's wrong?"

"Nothing, absolutely right."

Fabian sighed: "It's just that you are talking about Moby Dick Harbor before the 101st year of the Saint's Calendar."

"Today's Beluga Port has become an unimportant source of tax revenue, and it is also known to everyone that even the famous Roland family will take the initiative to come to it as an excellent investment project!"

"The person who facilitated all of this is our respected Commander-in-Chief; of course, to be more precise, it is the Luen family, the Cecil family, the Franz family, the Roland family, and..."

"Wait, wait, wait, you don't need it anymore!" Karl quickly raised his hand to interrupt him: "What you are talking about is just the value of Beluga Harbor itself. What does it have to do with who it nominally belongs to?"

"The problem is that the premise for the existence of these values ​​comes from the high degree of binding between Beluga Port and the Luen family, and even the entire New World." Fabian explained:

"As a port, Beluga Harbor does not have such a high significance. It is because of the series of industries established by the Free Confederation, New World Company and even the Luen family that it has such a high value."

"Hmm... It's a little unflattering to compare like this, but White Whale is to the New World what Clovis City is to Clovis."

"The city itself may have quite good capital, but it is only good; but when it becomes the entire Clovis, the core of the new world, the energy it will unleash and the wealth it will create will be more than a hundred times that of the original!"

"Is that because they have extracted several times or even a hundred times their own wealth from the surrounding areas?" Karl frowned:

"Clovis City is the capital, and almost all the noble families are gathered in the inner city; Beluga Port relies on the New World Company, the Rune Family and the tacit approval of the Free Federation to monopolize almost the entire New World's raw materials. Trade, act as a second-hand middleman in trade with Clovis, and eat the price difference on both sides.”

"But being able to do this is itself an important capital of Beluga Port, and the two are mutually reinforcing." Fabian took a deep look at Karl: "Other than it, no other colony can gather such a huge population. Wealth—even Sailing City can’t do that.”

"The most important point is that such a huge trade center must not only belong to Clovis in name, but also must be highly bound to the entire New World in substance in order to show its true value. Otherwise, it will be just a piece of cake to Clovis. It's just a dispensable thing, just like it used to be."

"I understand, so what Clovis wants is not just a Beluga Port, but the supply of cheap raw materials for the entire new world behind Beluga Port."

Karl finally realized: "As long as that bastard Anson can guarantee this, let alone 'curved loyalty', he has truly rebelled, and the Osteria royal family can grit their teeth and pretend not to see it, right?"

"That's right, so Beluga Port is particularly important to us!" Fabian said solemnly:

"The Free Confederacy with Moby Dick Port and the Free Confederacy without Moby Dick Port are completely different existences for Clovis; the former is an important partner and offensive and defensive alliance that must be tried hard to win over, while the latter is just a dispensable one. Is it disgusting to take advantage of it? Disgusting Imperial rebels.”

"And if we can't get Beluga Harbor back, we will also become 'rebels' in Clovis's eyes..." Carl Bain murmured to himself, his eyes flickering.

He had previously wondered whether Anson was so keen on retaking Moby Dick Harbor because of the Luen family, or just to give Louis Bernard some confidence. Now it seems that this is simply related to the foundation of his own footing. If he can't get it back , I am afraid that there is a possibility that the entire Storm Legion may mutiny!

On the surface, most of the Free Confederacy actually believed that he was doing it for the sake of the Confederacy—although there were indeed reasons for this—and firmly believed that only by doing so could the ambitions of the Holy War, the Holy See, and even the Empire be thwarted to destroy the Free Confederacy. Seeing it as a battle that will determine the future and fate of the new world, even I almost almost believe it...

etc! Beluga Port is highly bound to the Free Confederacy. In addition to the support of the Luen family, the prerequisite for this is the investment of the Roland family. The supporters behind the Arthur Herrid Army are Roland and Bernard. The wealthy northern families of the empire headed by two major families...

The supply of raw materials needs to be transported by fleets and ports, and someone in the middle needs to take the lead in attracting investment; remember that the Franz family and the Cecil family seemed to have successfully concluded the agreement through William Cecil's initiative around the time the New World Company was established. alliance……

After the unification of Hantu, there was a rift in the trade with the empire, and they turned against the Iser Elf Kingdom; their trade was almost all agricultural products, especially coffee, wine, tobacco... luxury goods that could be sold at sky-high prices in the New World. …

It was still summer, but Karl suddenly couldn't help shivering.

"So, we must take back Beluga Harbor, we must take back Beluga Harbor." Fabian said solemnly: "This battle is actually insignificant to the life and death of the Free Confederacy, because the Holy See can no longer uproot the New World rebel forces. get up."

"But for the Commander-in-Chief, or for us, the Storm Legion, this is a battle of life and death."

"We abandoned Beluga Harbor to reassure the Holy See of Clovis and no longer worry about Clovis's participation in the meeting. We should cooperate internally and externally, at least without a clear excuse; we recapture Beluga Harbor to prove to those 'allies' , since they are willing to provide support, the Storm Legion will ensure that their interests do not suffer any losses."

"I really never thought of this..." Karl took a breath of air: "It turns out that we have always been in such a dangerous situation, balancing between so many forces. If we are not careful, we will be in catastrophe."

"I don't think so." Fabian blinked:

"Run, Hantu, Franz, Roland...so many wealthy families and forces are all close to each other because of the Commander-in-Chief, united like a family..."

"Is there anything more amazing than this in this world?"