Chapter 1475: Chapter 19: Withdrawal_2
On the Continent of Aslante, as long as one’s strength is sufficient, anything is possible.
“Marshal, the Cursed Land is too vast, any place could potentially be an entrance to the earth’s core.
It’s not easy to mobilize the lake water!
Moreover, this is a one-ti tactic. Even if the flood destroys the enemy’s vanguard, subsequent problems remain unresolved.
Once the enemy recovers, war is still unavoidable.
Before dealing with the Orcs, it is unwise for the kingdom to provoke strong adversaries. The best choice at present is to first seal these evil spirits.”
Grand Pastor Tyron shook his head and said.
Being a religious leader does not an ignorance in military matters.
In the Alpha Kingdom, without having been on the battlefield, the chances of becoming a high-ranking official are almost zero.
An efficient system of exhausting soldiers and wars is built on the premise of high-ranking officials knowing the art of war. If a few military novices are appointed, chaos would imdiately ensue.
Before becoming the religious leader of the kingdom, Grand Pastor Tyron also served in the military and even achieved notable military accomplishnts, although his role was as clergy.
Understanding the kingdom’s real situation, he could swiftly conclude: the kingdom cannot fight on multiple fronts!
“While the enemy is still stunned, start repairing the seal first!
Send soone to inform Little Caesar and have him invite experts from the Five Nations Alliance to help.”
Directly instructing the king to do sothing is undoubtedly treasonous.
However, since it was the kingdom’s only saint speaking, everything was seen differently.
Frankly, Hudson was also very curious about this person’s identity; unfortunately, the royal family kept it tightly under wraps.
Apart from the saint’s identity, everything else was kept confidential. Even with Hudson’s power in the kingdom, he could not ascertain this person’s background.
The only thing confird is that this person has a very close relationship with the royal family.
Saints are not involved in mundane affairs, theoretically having little influence on kingdom politics.
In reality, all humans have private agendas, and saints are no exception.
Apart from the divine spirit being supre, they also have things they care about.
However, compared to ordinary people, their moral cultivation is higher, and their pursuits are more noble.
The speaker is innocent, but the listener has intentions.
Previously not much attention was paid, but now Hudson realized sothing amiss.
The three people the kingdom has voluntarily revealed with Sanctuary identities all have close ties to the royal family, while no other major family in the country has made any moves, which is very unusual.
Although breaking through to the Sanctuary is difficult, the special circumstances of the Alpha Kingdom must be considered.
All strongn erged from the battlefield; not a single flower blood in a greenhouse.
Compared to ordinary eighth-order strongn, their success probability is much higher.
Even if luck is poor, with so many strongn in the noble’s camp, it’s unlikely they’d all be wiped out.
When any problem is inexplicable, attaching ‘interest’ to it suddenly makes perfect sense.
Concealing strength is also a survival strategy for age-old nobles.
With him as the kingdom marshal in the lilight, naturally, others won’t seek to steal the lilight at this ti.
Less attention ans more freedom.
All are wise foxes, and they will certainly not publicize if they can quietly make a fortune.
If there were a choice, Hudson would also want the Koslow Family to keep a low profile, but unfortunately, that’s impossible.
Compared to these old nobles, he is undoubtedly a self-made first-generation and the most successful one at that.
No matter where he goes, he’s under public scrutiny, wanting to keep a low profile and fade from everyone’s sights, unless soone more attention-grabbing cos along.
However, such hiding is limited. When sothing happens, it can’t be hidden.
Everyone has so sense of what strongn each family possesses. Not showing up when the kingdom calls would be unjustifiable.
This ti is also an opportunity to sound out!
For Hudson, as long as they’re not personal enemies, the more Sanctuary experts, the better.
The more experts on all sides, the stronger the kingdom, and the higher the probability of the Snow Moon Territory overcoming its crisis.
Threats are future matters. Before external enemies are eliminated, internal strife will not beco mainstream.
Even if dostic changes occur, the positions of the Snow Moon Territory and the Mountain Domain naturally keep them out of the storm’s vortex.
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While the Alpha Kingdom was fully enchanting seals, negotiations in the Papal State were also nearing a conclusion.
The sudden acceleration of negotiation progress wasn’t due to increased sincerity from all parties, but because the desired benefits had already been pocketed by two major nations.
Thanks to the withdrawal of various countries, the vacant mariti transport capability directly benefited the two countries.
Enhanced transport capacity allowed a large amount of spoils to be shipped back ho, and the population captured was gradually approaching the limits these two countries could accommodate.
Land wasn’t lacking; purely from a land perspective, there was space to resettle them even by emptying the Papal State.
The key issue wasn’t capturing people but managing resettlent afterwards.
The power of the nobility is not unlimited; they would’ve collapsed long ago if not for the ample spoils gained.
Having robbed to this point, noble military officers involved were long since earning hefty profits.
The market was flooded with large amounts of spoils, leading to a 20% drop in the international market for arms even amid a volatile Aslante Continent with warfare clouding the entire land.
During such tis when arms prices should have soared, they surprisingly decreased.
The situation is similar for other types of goods; any items massively present among the spoils faced heavy price hits.
Items experiencing price drops were everywhere, and despite price reductions, many items still found no buyers as the market simply didn’t have that strong purchasing power.
If this situation continues, next year’s dividends from the Near East Developnt Bank would again consist of unsellable goods.
As the loot’s gains dwindled, everyone’s enthusiasm for looting slowly dwindled too.
A centipede dies but never collapses!
As long as the internal situation stabilizes, external waves find it hard to imdiately topple the clergy.
After all, they are the oldest human race heritage power. No one knows what trump cards the clergy holds.
Neither the Alpha Kingdom nor the Frank Kingdom wants to push them too far.
If they genuinely go all out and drag them along down the road, it would be a massive loss, wouldn’t it?
Even if there is enmity, it could first be bottled up inside. Secretly acting as a backstage pusher, slowly watching the clergy decline can also be satisfying.
This war has severely mortgaged the clergy’s future. Lost population and armies are secondary; the main issue is no successors.
At least during the war, no particularly dazzling young talent appeared; there was only endless internal faction strife.
On the Holy Mountain, flipping through the ceasefire agreent draft in his hand, Shelter VII directly tossed it to the ground.
“Still so aggressive, it’s simply bullying!”
Though vehently clamoring out loud, Shelter VII’s heart remained unflustered. This performance was rely for the outsiders.
Secret negotiations naturally emphasize confidentiality. The fewer who know, the better; few would discuss matters openly.
The one truth is that Shelter VII did not want to bear the infamy of debasing religion, so he opted for a Delaying Strategy.
When the enemies have looted enough, they would naturally pack up and leave. When the enemies retreat with their armies, he would then erge to announce recovery of lost territory.
Throughout, they’ve been valiantly resisting, without any compromise with the enemy, nor signed any treaties that betrayed the clergy.
Politically, a perfect score!
Having discerned the truth, everyone naturally cooperates with the performance. If bla can be avoided, it’s certainly better not to take it on.
“Your Majesty, calm down!
No matter the circumstances, compared to previous negotiations, the enemy has made significantly larger concessions this ti.
If we continue to grind, there might be unexpected gains!”
The chancellor’s words left everyone unable to comnt. Claiming negotiation rits was utter nonsense. As early as two months ago, negotiations between both parties had reached a deadlock.
Now both sides’ representatives were just going through the motions, grandly claiming to strive for world peace.
“Your Majesty, good news!”
“The Franks have withdrawn their army!”
“It’s said that internal changes occurred in the Frank Empire, requiring troops to be withdrawn from the front line to stabilize the situation at ho!”
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