How to Save Humanity After Transmigrating into a Villainess Princess? Chapter 313 : What You Want to Do

"Actually... it seems like it was precisely because of the Holy Kingdom's need for weapons when facing the Blood Clan that allowed to et Ileina."

Elashia smiled as she looked toward Ileina.

"Sigh... yes..."

When Elashia ntioned this, Ileina also showed a sowhat nostalgic expression.

It was precisely the weapons trade between Elasia and the Holy Kingdom that had taken away her privileged princess life.

However... it was also that trade that allowed her to et Elashia.

She could still rember that day...

Her mother Evelyn, who was usually stern-faced and extrely strict with her, showed her such a guilty expression for the first ti.

Her mother told her that all mbers of the Joshua family had only one mission—to sacrifice everything for the people of the Holy Kingdom.

And now, it was ti for their mother and daughter to fulfill their mission...

She was truly too young at that ti and completely failed to understand her mother's aning.

In her ignorant state, she only knew this matter was very important and very much needed her...

So the next day, a group of knights in white armor took the unknowing her to Elasia...

It wasn't until she ca to the Holy Kingdom and communicated with Adeline and the others that she learned what had actually happened back then...

It turned out that to deal with the Blood Clan's giant aerial carriers that had newly appeared on the battlefield, the Holy Court had no choice but to spend heavily to purchase from Elasia those heavy crossbow weapons that could create massive explosions and reach targets a kiloter away—Magic Crossbows.

However, to protect their own interests, the Elasian royal family flatly refused the Holy Court's request.

Facing the gradually deteriorating external environnt and Elasia's rciless refusal, Evelyn chose an extrely extre approach...

She knew there was only one fundantal reason the matter couldn't be resolved—insufficient money.

So she promised the Elasian Emperor at that ti—she only wanted two Magic Crossbows, with a purchase fund of fifty thousand per unit...

Of course, this money was completely impossible for the Holy Court, with its high military expenditures, to produce...

So Evelyn proposed a condition that even the old Elasian Emperor hadn't expected—first mortgage the Holy Kingdom's heir to Elasia, and after the Holy Kingdom's external threats were resolved, the Holy Court would slowly raise money to repay the hundred thousand gold coins and redeem the Holy Princess...

One hundred thousand gold coins—that was Elasia's total annual tax revenue in the best of tis, enough to forge three full Imperial Guard legions, and manufacture a full hundred Magic Crossbows given sufficient materials...

Finally, coveting this enormous sum from the Holy Court, the old Elasian Emperor accepted the Holy Court's deal...

This led to the eting between Elashia and Ileina...

Thinking of this, Ileina's face suddenly reddened again.

"Elashia... is this matter still recorded in Elasia's morandum?"

"Huh? This..."

When Ileina asked this question, Elashia was stunned for a mont.

morandum? What was that?

"Uh... after I took the throne, I've been busy with building Elasia and fighting wars, so I haven't really paid attention to this matter..."

"Oh... then it should still be there..."

By this point, Ileina had lowered her head.

"Sigh, Your Highness, is whether that matter is in Elasia's morandum really that important..."

Adeline smiled bitterly.

"Our Holy Kingdom's morandum is in our family's hands."

"The curse passed down in our family makes it completely impossible for us to tamper with the [Holy Kingdom History Books]."

"But if we can't repay this enormous debt, we'll be mocked by future generations for life..."

Ileina and Adeline exchanged bitter smiles.

With the Holy Kingdom in such ruins, being able to repay it would truly be miraculous...

Thinking again of the massive grain subsidy Elashia had just provided them...

Selling that grain would earn back at least over a hundred thousand gold coins...

Moreover, Elashia had told them earlier that the Iron Empire and Elasia would gradually provide the Holy Kingdom with enormous reconstruction funds...

Adding this all up, wouldn't that be a full five hundred thousand gold coins?

Now it was truly hopeless—the debt of gratitude really could never be repaid...

"No, what exactly are you talking about?"

Watching this interaction between Ileina and Adeline, Elashia was completely bewildered.

What morandum? What Holy Kingdom History Books? What being rembered by future generations for life?

What did these things have to do with what they had just been discussing?

"It's... the money the Holy Court previously owed Elasia."

Caroline, sitting beside Elashia, quietly explained to her:

"Earlier, didn't the Holy Court propose that hundred thousand gold coin plan to purchase two Elasian Magic Crossbows..."

"Oh, they're talking about that..."

Elashia thought for a mont, then smiled at the head-bowed Adeline and Ileina:

"About this problem... haven't you heard the saying—death clears all debts."

"The old Holy Court as debtor has now been overthrown by us, and the old Elasian Emperor as creditor has likewise been overthrown..."

Deliberately looking at them with a sowhat playful smile, Elashia laughed:

"I think, as my predecessor, the old Elasian Emperor would definitely have no objection to my decision to forgive the Holy Kingdom's debt..."

"No, Empress Elashia, it's not like that."

Looking at Elashia with a serious expression, Adeline said earnestly:

"Perhaps you don't understand the inheritance conventions of national governnts."

"Northern Fire, as the Holy Kingdom's new governnt, has the right to inherit all of the old Holy Court's assets while also having the obligation to inherit all of the old Holy Court's debts."

"It's impossible for past debts to be completely forgiven just because the governnt changed..."

"Ah... this..."

Looking at the resolute faces of Adeline and Ileina, Elashia was truly in a difficult position.

These people... why were they so stubborn...

"But..."

Just as Elashia was about to say sothing, the system's voice, which had disappeared for a long ti, rang out again.

[Task One: Require the Northern Fire mbers to repay the debt in the way you want—"Hehehe, since you want to repay the debt, then I'll respectfully comply..."]

[Task Reward: See Through Earth (Spell)]

[Task Two: To make the Northern Fire mbers realize you truly don't want the Holy Kingdom to repay, say sothing very realistic but hurtful—"No, what are you talking about? To put it bluntly, without my grain aid you can't even stabilize prices in the Holy Capital!"]

[Task Reward: Ice Magic Ring (Spell)]

[Task Three: Express very strongly to Ileina and Adeline that Elasia won't require the Holy Kingdom to repay the debt—"No! Why are you so stubborn! When I say no, I an no!"]

[Task Reward: Mage level increases by one]

[Task Four: Smile at Ileina and tell them that the Holy Kingdom has already repaid this money—"Look, after that huge transaction, wasn't there a very important collateral..."]

[Task Reward: Warrior level increases by one]