0p0 Chapter 357 The intrigues of the empire.
Chapter 357 The intrigues of the empire.
Cloud Palace.
It is surrounded by clouds and mist, ethereal and noble. There are even girls with angelic blood playing musical instruments and strumming music all the time. It is like a fairyland, a palace in the blue sky.
Just got back here.
Under the astonished gaze of the maids guarding the palace, Arden once again used the space spell to disappear from the spot.
Banati Palace.
Now it is the highest level administrative body in the entire Silver Dragon Kingdom.
It was one of the top five important places in the entire Chaos Archipelago. It was tightly guarded and attracted the attention of hundreds of millions of people in the entire Chaos Archipelago.
Millie has now officially moved from the rear to the top of the political arena, serving as the Prime Minister of the Kingdom, Baron. The reputation of the iron-blooded female Prime Minister has spread throughout the Chaos Islands.
Because of the ambiguous relationship between Arden and Millie, all the nobles in the kingdom.
They were all very polite to her.
After all, her own strength is not too bad.
Anyone who dares to disrespect her is not worthy of seeing her.
"How's the situation?"
On a huge table piled with all kinds of letters and documents.
Even with the company and help of many people.
Millie is still very busy.
Hearing the voice, she was stunned for a moment.
"Sir, are you back?"
Looking at Arden who appeared in front of them in an instant, although he was in human form, Millie, the guards around her whose faces changed drastically, and the civil servants who helped to process the documents all felt their blood boiling in their hearts.
"What's the situation now?"
As if no one was around, Arden, who had officially reached adolescence, put his hand on her head, stroked Millie, and asked softly.
Millie's cheeks turned slightly red, and she swung her left ankle in a circle shyly. She suddenly lost her previous calmness and wisdom, and turned from a cold and powerful executive into a naive little girl.
Listen to her speak carefully.
Arden couldn't help but frown.
The situation can be said to be very bad.
For their own interests, the three empires nominated a qualified successor in their minds.
They united themselves and agreed to push away other people who wanted to get a piece of the pie and not fight among themselves.
But they forgot that the three of them used to live together day and night, and each regarded the other as the biggest stumbling block on the road to succession to the throne. How could they truly live in peace?
The tripartite coalition had weapons and equipment, and with the help of a group of opportunistic nobles under their command, they managed to reach the capital of the kingdom after a long time, despite constant internal strife.
Only with the permission of Tukuma, who is still in the palace, can he truly become a legitimate king and take over the power of the entire kingdom.
Now most of the nobles who are watching coldly and the Seven-Colored Kingdom who are still at the top of their game but have no successors have caused a turmoil, most of the senior figures are looking at them.
If they can't sit on the throne legitimately, it will be almost impossible for them to keep sitting on the throne!
Seeing that the situation was about to be completely overwhelmed, the eldest princess and the third prince finally found a powerful ally at this time.
The coalition formed by the imperial guards and the nobles around the third prince, and the three heirs to the throne supported by the three empires were divided into two camps under the royal capital, and the situation was tense.
under these circumstances,
The Ryan Empire also sent out its own pawns.
The Finks Federation also deployed troops through the teleportation array within the Colorful Kingdom.
As an existence that can share a piece of the pie on the Golden Waterway, the Finks Federation knows that if it does not want to be kicked out of the Golden Waterway by the three empires in the future, then it must stand up at this time and prove that it has the ability to take this benefit.
The soldiers of the Finks Federation didn't know where to stand, but as two countries that had been friends for generations, the people of the two countries had a good impression of each other.
The two legions that were dispatched, under pressure from "public opinion", had to "helplessly" choose to temporarily obey orders from the eldest princess who had the last order from the former old king and was now temporarily in control of the imperial guards.
A large number of astrologers from the Ryan Empire and two legions from the Principality of Wass landed in the northern part of the Twin Islands.
After the princess was willing to sign a treaty with them and become a vassal state like the Kingdom of Was,
Ryan's old emperor was also satisfied.
A large amount of precious resources and weapons arrived at the military camps of the eldest princess and the third prince, and they regrouped.
The forces of the two sides are now almost the same.
Apart from the Duchy of Gas and the Silver Dragon Kingdom, which is now being wooed or hostile by various parties, there are the Kingdom of Zierst and the Kingdom of Blue Dragon.
Not wanting to be outdone, within minutes, the Legion was ready to take action on the border of the Colorful Kingdom.
If we can't get a larger share of the Golden Waterway, we must gain some territory to make up for the losses!
"All parties have ulterior motives."
After listening to this, Arden brainstormed and began to analyze the strategies of various forces to maximize their interests, as well as the possibility of what they would do for the sake of interests.
He lamented the current situation.
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Arden has just returned to the planet Mordor from another world.
Within five days, his whereabouts were discovered by some people on the entire Benati Island.
It was also quickly discovered by several major empires that had been paying attention to the entire Bainati Island for some time.
Ryan Capital.
"Your Majesty, I think that if we want to continue competing in the Seven Color Kingdom, in order to gain a greater advantage and protect our interests, we need to win over this person."
The Minister of Foreign Affairs, several other ministers of the Ryan Empire, and the respected old emperor who has been in power for over a hundred years.
Discussing government affairs in a luxurious palace, the diplomatic and adept foreign minister immediately said.
The ten empires each have their own stance.
There are six continents in the world.
The most majestic, powerful and largest continents are Ethmond Continent and Noah Continent.
It is no exaggeration to say that controlling these two continents is equivalent to controlling one third of the world.
The most powerful continent, Esamund, even supported two high empires.
The long-cherished wish of the Ryan Empire for tens of thousands of years has been to turn the entire Noah Continent into its own private farm! The monarchs of each generation were also famous, at least not incompetent.
At its peak, it barely reached it. But it retreated back later, and now it only occupies one seventh of the entire Noah continent. Its influence covers one quarter of the Noah continent.
All old empires have problems to varying degrees, but every time after being hit hard by a problem, the royal family of the Ryan Empire would carry out reforms.
As a result, up to now, the Ryan Empire is still at the top of the world, and has launched many holy wars for unification against the Noah Continent, and is still unwilling to give up its evil intentions.
In the past, they had conquered half of the entire Noah continent. But now, this situation no longer exists.
The old emperor, at this chaotic moment, represented the entire royal family and his ministers. All the people in the Ryan Empire, whether nobles or ordinary civilians, wanted to expand their territory, return to the glory and peak of the world, and become the sixth highest empire.
So far, they have been watching the chaos on the entire Noah continent and have not taken any action. They just hope that the more chaos there is, the more blood will be shed, and the more major forces will be weakened, the better.
The current Ryan Empire still has strong control over the country. Although there are a few more crimes in the entire empire due to the current situation, it is definitely a paradise compared to other countries around it.
The Golden Waterway is one of the ten closest nodes around the Ryan Empire.
The old emperor, who is very short of money, wants to make drastic changes to the tax system in order to reduce corruption in the country.
It can be said to be extremely tempting.
Whether it is influence, wealth, or political benefits, the Golden Waterway is an inseparable part of the Ryan Empire!
All the imperial ministers had almost the same idea in their minds!
So when they learned that Arden, who had disappeared for several months, had indeed returned, the Foreign Secretary immediately made the proposal.
There are no eternal enemies, only eternal interests.
As long as the interests of the Ryan Empire can be guaranteed, the Foreign Minister doesn't mind cooperating with anyone.
The Golden Waterway is nominally managed by a company. As the company's four major shareholders, the four major kingdoms officially control 25% of the rights respectively.
Of course, they are only nominal shareholders, and they are almost all dependent on others behind the scenes.
Although it controls 1/4 of the share, the Ryan Empire is still not satisfied and wants to go further, so it tries to win over its younger brother, the Gas Kingdom, which relies on collecting taxes on the river to win the battle.
For the kingdoms around the Chaos Islands, the suddenly rising Silver Dragon Kingdom has caught their attention.
It can be said that it is a chess piece that is no weaker than the four major kingdoms, so naturally we have to find ways to win it over.
"You can try it."
The Prime Minister glanced at the old emperor who had his eyes closed and made no sound, thought for a moment, and then agreed with the Foreign Minister's idea.
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Apart from the fact that the relationship with Dragon Island had been completely broken off, almost everyone from top to bottom knew that Dragon Island and the Empire had severed diplomatic ties and were at odds with each other in recent years, and the envoys of the Sea People Empire did not choose to win over Yaton.
The Demon Fish Empire, far away in the Western Ocean, arranged an envoy to meet with Arden to discuss cooperation.
The ambassador of the Hastings Empire who stayed on the Twin Islands wanted to take this opportunity to meet with Arden and discuss some important matters.
Like the Ryan Empire, they all want to win over the fifth major force which is still neutral at this time.
As for the remaining kingdoms and principalities, they dared not even fart in this chaotic situation.
If they dare to reach out without any strength, they will be beaten immediately.
The major empires did not take these small fish and shrimps seriously at all. Even the garrisons stationed on the Twin Islands could easily destroy an ordinary kingdom.
Just like that, when Arden was thinking about what to do next, a war broke out in the capital of the Seven-Colored Kingdom, and the major shareholders behind the scenes did not want to fail, causing the capital to become a meat grinder.
The major empires officially arranged people to come to Benati Island. This was the first time that the Silver Dragon Kingdom established by Arden came into contact with an empire-level existence!
It has nothing to do with Arden personally, but a force that has finally reached the level where it can establish diplomatic relations with the empire!