Chapter 1476: Chapter 20: Invasion of the Earth’s Core
The news of the Frank Kingdom withdrawing its troops spread, and the pressure was suddenly shifted to the Alpha Kingdom.
The troubles in the Cursed Land have not yet been resolved, and the situation in the Papal State has changed again. Without the Franks to share the pressure, the Kingdom alone does not have the power to overthrow the Clergy.
The Clergy’s army lacks combat power, but they have nurous experts!
With more than a dozen known Sanctuary powerhouses.
Even with the Human Alliance constraints, preventing these individuals from taking action easily, it’s still a threat.
At the Jade Palace, during a kingdom eting.
“Why did the Franks suddenly withdraw their troops?”
Hudson asked in confusion.
Lately, he had been busy repairing the seal, neglecting his attention to international affairs.
If it weren’t for the Frank withdrawal affecting the kingdom’s external strategies, he wouldn’t have rushed back from the Near East.
“Marshal, according to the Franks’ own words, the Magic Cataclysm has intensified dostically.
From the intelligence returned from the stationed embassy, there are indeed signs of this.
Recently, an organized group of dark creatures appeared out of nowhere, causing significant destruction in their country, catching them off guard.
But the situation quickly stabilized!
Charles III decided to withdraw fifteen legions from the Papal State, possibly related to their immigration progress.
Because of the closer distance, their immigration speed is much faster than ours, with two-thirds already completed.
The remaining population migration work is expected to be completed within two to three months.”
Foreign Minister, Marquis Omar’s explanation made Hudson instantly understand.
The Magic Cataclysm exacerbation is purely an excuse. The real reason is that the at has been eaten, and it’s ti to withdraw gracefully.
It’s not surprising; they are the strongest nation among the Human Race. Once they decide to get serious, the sea transportation capacity they can mobilize is by no ans comparable to the Alpha Kingdom.
Before, both sides were evenly matched because the Kingdom’s response was faster, and Hudson was spending money everywhere at the first instance.
Once the Franks realized and escalated the matter to a national level, the resources each side could mobilize were different.
Adding to the closer distance, completing the population migration before the Kingdom was almost inevitable.
The secret treaty cannot be publicly discussed, so a good excuse must be found for the withdrawal.
Charles III’s political acun is comndable; the previous troop withdrawal reasons from various countries were all due to Magic Cataclysm, now directly copying it.
All the sa, no one can object to this reason.
However, the “organized dark creatures” still caught Hudson’s attention.
Subconsciously, he always associates these dark creatures with the Earth Core world.
The Cursed Land has an entrance to the Earth Core world, so it’s reasonable that the Frank Empire might have one too.
Maybe other regions of the continent also have entrances to the Earth Core world.
Unfortunately, information in this aspect is not only absent in the Alpha Kingdom but the Human Alliance may not have it either.
As a new hegemon, their understanding of ancient secrets is far less than that of the established powers.
Suddenly, Hudson understood why the Elf Race, despite occupying a corner, dared to confront the Human Race with a group of small followers.
It was out of necessity, but the real core factor is having many trump cards.
The Human Race indeed shows signs of unifying the continent, but this process is not irreversible.
If there’s an external invasion, causing a continent-wide war, it could potentially bring down this erging hegemon.
Of course, using such extre thods is also full of risks.
Historically, the Elf Race resolved the Earth Core chaos, but at a great cost, which was one of the reasons for the decline of the Elf Empire.
The title “Evil Spirits” for the Earth Core race is not baseless. As Maxim put it, they are a bunch of lunatics.
“Lunatics,” implying their actions are uncontrollable!
Utilizing them to strike the Human Race is possible, but it could also backfire.
As the winners of the last continental war, the Elf Race absolutely doesn’t need to go to extres.
“Chancellor, the Franks are about to complete their migration, why is our progress so slow?”
Caesar IV asked with a frown.
How the nobles distribute the spoils is indifferent to him, but inefficiency is unacceptable.
As a poor but strong nation, the core competitiveness of the Alpha Kingdom is — efficiency!
Their short-term explosive capability is top-notch across the continent.
“Your Majesty, the governnt has done its best in the immigration work, but there are still many problems during implentation.
The Kingdom Governnt’s ocean-going vessel numbers are limited, not enough even to help transport the spoils. Immigration mainly relies on the nobles’ own efforts.
Marshal Hudson has the most authority on this, as the fleet size of the Near East Developnt Bank exceeds many countries.”
Marquis Delgado’s complaint directly bounced back to Caesar IV.
The inefficiency is not deliberate, but ultimately it boils down to money.
Money doesn’t guarantee a supernatural event, but it certainly can hire ships.
Hudson is willing to spend money, but that doesn’t an all the kingdom’s nobles can follow suit.
Compared to before the war, sea transportation costs have increased fivefold.
Including all expenses, the cost to transport a serf back is almost half the value of a serf itself.
Except for a few coastal major nobles, who are doing well because they own fleets, the pressure on other nobles is significant.
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