How to Save Humanity After Transmigrating into a Villainess Princess? Chapter 131 : [System Task Issued]

After ending the eting, the [Goblin Emperor] did not, as usual, turn around and return to its chambers for pleasure.

Instead, it went to a quite secluded courtyard.

This place did not allow any goblin except itself to enter.

Because inside was a scene that no other goblin could be allowed to see.

It pushed open the door and shut it tightly behind it.

And in this courtyard—there actually lived a human!

That human showed a fawning smile upon seeing the [Goblin Emperor] arrive.

"Your Majesty, do you have need of this humble one?"

The [Goblin Emperor] directly spoke human language haltingly in front of it.

"Yes, now, I want to deploy troops, you, give so advice, this battle, how should I fight it?"

That human smiled fawningly again.

"It seems Your Majesty is preparing to destroy Elasia."

It nodded and said:

"You should know the consequences if the strategies you give are not useful, right?"

After hearing this, the man showed an obviously frightened expression.

"Yes yes! This humble one knows!"

Seeing the man's fearful appearance, the [Goblin Emperor] showed a smug smile.

When it originally exterminated the human bandit forces gathered here, it had deliberately spared this seemingly very weak man.

Through the human language it had specifically learned before, it learned that this man was the military strategist of that group of bandits.

And it knew—goblin cunning could never match humans, so a human strategist was necessary.

So it specifically kept this man and arranged for him to live in this place, in preparation for having him devise strategies later.

Looking at the massive black goblin before him, that human used all his strength to calm himself down and began thinking of counterasures.

He knew that given the [Goblin Emperor's] personality, if the strategies he gave it weren't useful, then he would probably face certain death.

After a period of thought, having formulated strategies, he seed to regain so of his forr bearing as a military strategist.

He said in an extrely confident tone:

"Your Majesty, I believe the current plan lies in quickly concentrating forces to rapidly take the Imperial Capital!"

"I don't recomnd we divide our forces to attack other places in Elasia, for three reasons."

The man held up one finger.

"First concerns us."

"Goblin armies are not like human armies. I think you understand this too—goblin armies suffer serious attrition and desertion after overly long marches, which significantly impacts our combat effectiveness."

The man held up another finger, showing an extrely confident expression as he continued:

"Second concerns the country of Elasia itself."

"Elasia is a country with relatively decentralized power. The royal family controls the main armies, but local human lords also control considerable military strength, and places without lords also have substantial garrisons distributed throughout. They can check and balance the center to a certain degree. If we divide our forces to attack various places, we'll probably invite encirclent from lords everywhere."

"Our battles with local lords would only benefit the Elasian royal family—weakening local forces is tantamount to strengthening Elasia's central power."

"Third is even more important."

The man showed a confident expression:

"Although I haven't left this mountain for several years, I have no doubt about one thing."

"The Elasian royal family simply doesn't care about the common people's lives, so our slaughter of Elasian civilians in various places has absolutely no impact on Elasia's center."

"Based on these three points, I recomnd we don't give the Elasian royal family any ti to prepare—directly stake all our strength on capturing the Imperial Capital!"

"This way, having lost command and with scattered combat power, Elasia's various localities will be nothing more than lambs awaiting slaughter!"

The man's words imdiately made the [Goblin Emperor's] heart surge with excitent!

It felt that bright future was right before its eyes!

Kill all human n, then turn all human won into goblin breeding beds and slaves!

"Good! I'll listen to you!"

It had decided—it would listen to this man before it, ignore other places, and directly concentrate all efforts on attacking the Imperial Capital!

Stake everything on one decisive battle!

...

At night, Elashia and Cecilia stood on the Imperial Capital's walls, gazing at the refugee camp north of the capital.

The camp bustled with people coming and going, just like a small city.

Seeing this scene, Elashia couldn't help but sigh:

"We really have to thank the wisdom of past emperors. If the Imperial Capital hadn't been built in this location, we really wouldn't have been able to handle these refugees."

North and south Elasia were divided into two parts by a quite massive mountain range, and the largest mountain pass of this range was where the Imperial Capital was located.

Building the Imperial Capital in this location could economically make it the trade hub between north and south.

Militarily, it could also help the capital avoid being caught in a two-front attack situation as much as possible.

Cecilia also agreed:

"Yes, Your Majesty. In the plan, the goblin army will attack the capital's south from the southern mountains, while we settle these refugees north of the capital..."

However, before Cecilia could finish speaking, Candice's figure appeared on the city wall.

Looking at Candice, both their expressions beca extrely grave.

Earlier they had been discussing a quite important question—how much grain should be allocated to the over ten thousand refugees in the camp.

Candice had said she would go back to calculate and then discuss it.

Now that Candice had co up to find them, it ant the data should have been calculated.

And when Candice actually approached, Elashia and Cecilia's expressions beca even more grave.

Because Candice's expression didn't look good.

"Your Majesty, I think... giving these disaster victims a daily ration of half a jin of grain is our limit."

Hearing Candice's words, Elashia couldn't help but ask:

"But aren't there still quite a lot of grain supplies in the granaries? Why can't we allocate more to aid these disaster victims?"

Candice shook her head.

"Your Majesty, it's not like that."

"If it were before, the grain in the granaries would indeed be quite substantial, because it could be replenished from tax revenue every autumn."

"But, Your Majesty, have you forgotten what you said on the day of your coup?"

Candice's question imdiately made Elashia realize!

She had abolished agricultural taxes during the coup!

Seeing Elashia's look of sudden understanding, Candice continued:

"So, the grain in these warehouses must sustain us until at least next autumn—that is, it needs to support our army for a full year."

"And during this ti, we'll experience quite a lot of warfare, all of which will greatly consu the grain in the national treasury."

"Not counting problems like natural disasters, this allocation is already the limit."

"So we have no choice but to give those refugees a daily ration of half a jin of grain."

Hearing Candice's words, Elashia shook her head.

No, this was absolutely impossible.

If this were really the case, then quite a lot of people would definitely starve to death.

To ensure the capital's safety, all trees within twenty li had been cut down.

Moreover, with autumn approaching, most of the grass around the capital had also withered.

This ant that if the governnt didn't distribute grain to them, these people couldn't even eat grass to survive!

But... without grain... what could be done...

Just as Elashia was troubled, a voice suddenly rang in her mind!

[System Task Issued]

Ah!

Elashia, who was deep in thought, was greatly startled!

Why was a task coming at this ti?