Chapter 651 – [Garuna Plateau]

After tea time, I met the emperor. I took out the dragon bones for acquaintances, and the remaining dragon bones are also together.

It seems to be given to the emperor, but strictly speaking, the dragon bone I give is not the emperor, but the empire. It was because the richer the empire was, the better it was for me to be active and live.

“Did you come”

“I also packed a present. No, do you think you already know? Did you hear the report?”

“I heard that you brought the Dragon Bone. It’s quite a bit.”

“Honestly, unless you become a dragon slayer, the number of copies on the market will be limited. At least, even if Ruri uses her own, it’s not enough just to use it at the academy.”

Demand is high, supply is low. Even the dwarves in the Dragon Mountains didn’t seem to be able to handle the Dragonbone easily, and it was natural.

Would that arrogant dragon ask you to make a weapon out of parts of your body?

Even if he does, he will take it. If it’s that greedy disposition, it’s natural.

“Looking at the quantity, overall it’s not a lot. But it’s worth it.”

“Take it and sell it moderately. Or use it.”

As I said before, when the empire gets stronger, my activities become more comfortable.

The declaration of war, which was one of the bluffs in a kingdom, was possible because the empire had a higher national power than a kingdom.

If the empire’s strength was weak, one kingdom would have been as good as China by now. Oh, I don’t know if I’m happy or unhappy when I think about this.

Anyway, the Empire is my social background, so they treat me well. Absolutely not to help the emperor make a profit. Even if someone else was the emperor, I’d be honest, but what?

“Oh, and one more thing. I’m going to visit Garuna Highlands this vacation? After that, I’ll go to the great forest for a while.”

“There’s a lot of work. But why are you going to Garuna Highlands?”

“I’m going to take a look at the delusional land in Garuna Plateau because of this situation.”

“………..”

At that moment, the emperor’s expression changed.

He was originally an inorganic and mechanical guy, but it felt like his mode had changed.

Since he is the emperor, he still has to be active in the social world, so when he talks to me, he shows the face he uses there, but now he reveals something more solid.

“Why are you going there?”

“Do you know something?”

Oh, that’s right.

Could it be that this was what the emperor hid behind the scenes? Could it be that the place where Duke Magnus was secretly dispatched was Garuna Plateau?

I don’t know if I’m researching alone, but it’s rather welcome if there’s someone researching together. And even more so if you are a resident of this place.

You can ask Shion to investigate, but there is also information that can be obtained only when the locals understand it. Moreover, if the opponent is a Transcendentalist, Horizon’s technology will not produce certainty.

“Have you ever heard of the name Sandman?”

“…That’s a name I’ve never heard of. Who is that?”

“It’s the name that came out when I went to a kingdom and received a national treasure there and looked at how much was written there. It’s a record left by the first king of a kingdom, and according to it, he was the main culprit who killed the emperor of the empire at the time and started a civil war.”

“…………”

He was silent quietly and nodded his head. It seems that information about him has been handed down even in the empire.

In fact, the story I tell has no basis other than my own words. [Turn on Namu Wiki] Returned to a kingdom and there is no evidence. However, the opponent is the emperor who calculates gains and losses. Knowing that I have no reason to lie, I gain trust and believe in it.

Rather, it’s a little bit like the one who doesn’t have humanity doesn’t need to convince the rational.

“It says he’s a guy who causes trouble behind the continent…… First of all, the information I got is roughly like this, isn’t it polite for you to clear things up a bit after you’ve said this much?”

“In the past, the empire had about three times when the emperor died suddenly at the worst time and fell into civil war and chaos.”

“Only Zandt is that 10-year-old net habitual offender.”

No, I don’t know if it’s once, but three times? Look at this baby?

The first king of a kingdom, Seong Jin-han, seems to have failed to grasp what Zantman did in his previous history, but the empire is the victim.

Even if you don’t remember the person you hit, you remember the person who was beaten. The empire must have recorded its own history, so if you looked closely, you might have found something wrong with that record.

“The chaos that arose there spread to become a problem at the national level and at the continental level. From your story, the slave revolution must have been woven by a man named Zantman.”

“The first king of a kingdom started a slave revolution with his help. At the time, the emperor’s death led to a civil war, and the kingdom was recognized for its independence.”

“I think the slave revolution itself is beneficial. Now that I think about it, slaves are only exploitation, but productivity is less efficient.”

“There’s nothing I hate more than being forced to do it. Who does it when there’s no motivation?”

“And slaves are private property and cannot be taxed.”

“That’s awful”

At times like these, I wanted to be like an emperor.

In fact, slaves have a strong meaning of possession. Of course, slaves are also property, so you can collect taxes there, but considering the amount one slave earns, it is extremely small.

In short, it means that if you buy a slave, you can collect VAT, but you cannot pay income tax on the money the slave earns. From the point of view of running a country, one tax-paying farmer is better than ten slaves for tax guidance.

“Aiding the first king of a kingdom to cause a slave revolution is a good thing from our point of view, and from the present point of view. But assassinating the emperor is the opposite.”

“The continent-wide chaos has only one thing in common.”

“It seems his purpose is to cause trouble. That’s why I go to Garuna Plateau to find his traces.”

“It was the same for me. It was thought that delusions that could not be dealt with for decades were basically maintained under his influence.”

“But how did you know delusions were involved with him?”

“Part of it was to confirm. In fact, this is the first time I’ve moved for a full-scale investigation.

From the point of view of the emperor, not me, Zantman was the target to be clearly identified and killed.

After all, it was not because of the emperor’s sacrifice, but because of his own safety. Honestly, how creepy would it be if there was a guy who could assassinate the emperor at any time?

Besides, the peace on the continent has been getting longer now, so if he’s acting secretly, it’s a good time to trigger an incident.

“Ah, since you said that, please investigate Duke Wenryong of Han Kingdom.”

“Why?”

“Crown Prince Jojin, I don’t know what his qualities are, but he’s a bitch, so if I became king, he would have either started a war or started a war. But with Duke Munryong’s support, I couldn’t even dethrone the king.”

In fact, if it wasn’t for a fatal mistake like this time, he could have been able to overcome it with his power.

In the first place, such a guy is strong against the weak and weak against the strong. Even if she ate a noble lady, she would be the daughter of a low-ranking noble such as a viscount or a baron.

If you say yes or no to a child, you will rather ruin the child. Since he has the power, he can do things beyond his imagination, how far will it be?

No matter how intelligent you were as a child, it only takes a moment to fall. Even if such a guy becomes king, he is nothing but a tyrant.

“If a tyrant became king, what do you think the continent would be like?”

“Hmmm, if the king of a kingdom has such a tendency… A civil war might break out. But it’s a category that can be managed.”

“What if, at that time, you were assassinated without being able to select a successor and a civil war broke out in the empire?”

“……It will be messed up. A kingdom will surely rush to eat the empire. At least a few parts of its territory will have to be prepared to be eaten.”

There was no way a greedy guy would miss a honey-like opportunity like a civil war in a neighboring country.

Even if you invest only in the military business, you can make money and make a bitch by pushing someone to become an emperor.

Of course, the best way is to go to war and eat the empire.

“Duke Munryong, who promoted such a guy as king. And Jantman, who wants chaos on the continent. Isn’t it strange?”

“Okay, I’ll do a secret investigation.”

The emperor understood and nodded his head. It’s so persuasive and confident.

Suddenly, thinking about it, it suddenly came to mind that the Dragon Council made a lot of weapons in the Dragon Mountains. It was like that until I came, but when I came and messed with the dragons, they got scared and decided to squeeze.

Come to think of it, there was a hidden trouble on this continent.

………If this was also planned by a guy named Jantman, he did something quite irritating.

I’m the Great Demon King, so when the continent gets engulfed in war, all I know is to kill them all and end it. At least half of it might have to be killed like Thanos.

“Oh, and one last thing. If the academy reaches White Church after winter break, it might blow up there, so if you have any investments, stop losing them now.”

“Are you talking about the White Church?”

“The things they do behind the scenes are so damn fucked up. Those who do things like assassinate the prince can’t work properly, and it would be good for continental history to put such fanatics aside.”

“……….Assassination?”

“Oh, didn’t I tell you?”

Come to think of it, I don’t think there were a few people I knew among my acquaintances, let alone the emperor.

I sneakily lifted up my coat and showed the scarred knife marks.

“It’s a mark that I almost died from an assassin sent by those bastards in the past. If it was me, I would have died if it was someone else.”

“Okay. From the beginning, the White Churches were interacting, but their attitude was not so good. If they had even assassinated them, it would be good to take this opportunity to disrespect the Empire.”

From the beginning, the White Churches were no different from being outcasts on the continent.

Extreme human supremacy ideology, fanaticism there. I don’t want to go in with just one, but there were two. The feeling of not being able to communicate even if words are spoken is well known to me from the previous Goddess Zion incident.

As for religion itself, I don’t even touch it if it’s moderately good like gray, but it’s harmful to have such a religion. I’m going to sterilize it at the national level, so I’m going to kill them all.

I’m really looking forward to seeing how you’re going to temper them.

*        *    *

When I returned to the palace, the 1st princess was waiting for me.

“I heard that you would come back during winter break, but I never thought you would bring something precious like a dragon bone as a souvenir.”

“Oh, did you get it?”

“Yes, well received. Dragonborn is as useful as it is precious. If you make it into a weapon, you will be able to persuade a few knights who want to come here.”

“I’m glad you like it”

The face of the sister I hadn’t seen in a while looked quite relaxed.

Even the last time I saw it, I felt a bit nervous, but now it’s relaxed. Maybe it’s because I can afford the current situation?

“What is your brother saying?”

“He said he would choose love over the emperor.”

“Geari, that’s right. Where are you now?”

“I’m in the Baron Valentine family. I’ve met and talked with you before, but it seems like you’re serious.”

“What about your brother’s clique?”

“I decided to take my time and gradually absorb it into my faction. The bigger the power, the better.”

For the crown prince to give up the emperor was not simply a personal matter. It was an act of betraying the nobles who joined the prince’s clique thinking that the crown prince would become emperor.

In short, since I stocked up after watching the crown prince, would it be the same as if I was the only one who pulled out right before the rice cake?

If you want to reduce your loss by crashing, you have no choice but to switch to another stock. Hmmm, I don’t know if this is correct either. Stock is not me, but Xion’s major.

“Anyway, congratulations, sister. After all, the emperor will be your sister.”

“You don’t know until you climb it. Don’t raise it too high.”

“For something like that, the smile won’t disappear.”

To be honest, it wasn’t strange whether one of them became emperor, and in the end, someone was in a situation where he couldn’t become emperor, but fortunately, the older brother gave up, so the older sister ascended.

It must be good because hyung-nim also went looking for great love. I’ll see you later.

Oh, of course not now. I didn’t see him during last summer vacation, but I won’t be able to see him during winter vacation either because I’m busy.

“Personally, I think you’ve done well. I like love more than power.”

“I recognized you from the time you said you weren’t interested in the emperor… A woman who is loved by you must be very happy.”

“You should meet a good person and get married too.”

“Isn’t the concubine in an ambiguous position in terms of the position of the female emperor? If this is the case, she will live as a single person for the rest of her life, and the successor will be one of you or the crown prince’s children.”

“Oh, my child is a bit”

“In case you don’t know. Even if you hate it, your children might like power.”

Originally, child farming is a law that parents do not want. If that were the case, why would there be parents who are rotting away from worrying about their children?

I have seen my children cross the line countless times. But then it’s discipline. Give it to me and educate me.

However, things like power… Well, if Ji becomes the emperor, I won’t stop him. In the end, it’s your own happiness that you choose.

“Come to think of it, isn’t it difficult to go out once you become emperor?”

“Well, that’s right. Even if you’re only His Majesty, you rarely leave the palace other than attending a party. Being unable to go out easily because of an assassination threat is the life of a powerful person.”

“Then, how about enjoying a little while you’re relatively free? I’ll escort you.”

“Hmm…… Not bad”

My sister replied with a slight smile.

The higher you rise, the harder it is to stand in front of an unspecified majority. Because there are assassination threats.

But this time it’s okay. I’m next to someone trying to assassinate me. If you touch it, you will surely be caught, but that is treason that will destroy the Gujok.

Come to think of it, during last summer vacation, we just talked and ended. I’m going to have a meal while talking with my sister after a while.

……….What? Come to think of it, isn’t this a date?