??Chapter 186: Chapter 11 Fisher_3
Chapter 186: Chapter 11 Fisher_3
Puber couldn’t help but admire his boss’s cleverness. If they brought these charges to the Kingdom Star Chamber Court, given Caucasus’s current situation, it was likely that the kingdom would never acknowledge Boninski’s accusations against Caucasus no matter what. This was the necessity of politics.
“Another issue is that these escaped slaves hope we could assist those still in Leon, providing them with aid so that the slaves who are unwilling to co to Caucasus, but keep attacking those noble mine owners in Leon, can strike harder against the cruel mine owners and rescue more slaves. They said if we could offer them so help, they would achieve greater success and might even drive away those aristocratic mine owners.”
Puber showed little interest when it ca to this situation. In his view, it was highly unlikely that Kor would accept such matters, seeing no benefits but only risks. Even if they overthrew a Boninski, it would just an that another Boninski would take his place, which was aningless for Caucasus.
“Hmm, what’s the benefit for us in this?” Kor, with a thoughtful hand on his chin, counter-questioned, “These people are getting a bit greedy, we must still be wary of them. Half-Beastn might be easy to deal with, but if there are so ambitious mortals mixed in, that’s sothing to pay attention to.”
“Boss, do you really think this bunch of slaves can make any significant trouble?” Puber said skeptically, “They’re alright with stirring up a little trouble, but facing a regular army, all they can do is flee for their lives. Besides, it’s hard for these guys to organize. I think we have no need to get too involved with them.”
“No, Puber, we can’t look at this matter so simply. If they can cause trouble month after month, there’s already aning implied here. Boninski is getting so close to Philip, and if Philip wants to deal with us in the future, he’ll definitely be a main force. So, what’s the harm in letting these slaves create more turmoil?”
“Our Mattdam Port has just opened. I think that old coot Philip must be thinking of ways to contain us, after all, Hor has a continuous navy fleet. Although it’s not large, for us, it’s still an enormous entity, and I don’t want to see it approaching us right now. It’s a good thing that we have these slaves causing trouble now; it could distract that old coot Philip.”
“If things go well, Hor will likely be troubled enough by these slaves, and if not, at least the slaves can make more escapes. For us who lack a number of miners, this could also be a good thing. They will have no choice but to co to us when they hit a dead end.”
Kor’s thoughts were clearly more far-reaching than Puber’s. Having experienced the trip to Versailles, he had unconsciously tied his territory to the kingdom, not necessarily out of loyalty, but the fact was that Caucasus now had to rely on the kingdom to restrain Hor; otherwise, Philip could crush him at any mont.
After pondering for a mont, Puber then said, “So, boss, how do you plan to help them?”
“Quite simple, just provide so weapons and food. I think that’s all they need for now. As for later, if they can really co up with so new tricks, we can talk about that later,” Kor nodded firmly, “I really do hope they can stir up more trouble. I’m afraid they’ll fizzle out like before, at most resulting in more slaves escaping. Oh, by the way, any reaction from Cyprus?”
“We haven’t received any news yet. Since Bruce Fortress closed, our information can only co through Mattdam, and now there are lots of ships coming in, but not many directly from Cyprus. Most are from Odessa and the Eastern Nether Coast colonial points, so our information flow is not smooth,” Puber shook his head, “But I guess Philip won’t let this situation go on for too long.”
“His response won’t co quickly either. From obtaining intelligence to making decisions, and then mobilizing the army, these steps will take ti. Hor doesn’t have a standing army or His Majesty’s Guard like the kingdom does; his infantry divisions need to be fully mobilized before being deployed to the battlefield. If Philip seeks aid from the kingdom, he might also fear that the Central Kingdom will take this opportunity to weaken his power. It seems like he’ll have to bear this burden on his own.”
Kor was also guessing what asures Philip might take to respond, and another issue troubled Kor. It might be necessary to strengthen intelligence gathering, especially at this ti, whether it’s changes on Leon’s side or from Cyprus.
The opening of Mattdam Port has brought trendous change; the narrow docks are filled with ships of various sizes, their emblems and symbols indicating they co from different regions and families.
As comrcial fleets have always been guided by profit, wherever there is interest, there will be comrcial fleets. Be it pirates or storms, nothing can stop their progress. The opening of Mattdam signifies that Gray Skull has recognized the safety of the region; otherwise, Mattdam would not have so boldly expanded and built dock warehouses.
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