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Chapter 128 - 128 101 Ambition_2

128: Chapter 101, Ambition_2 128: Chapter 101, Ambition_2 The slogan to prevent the Sea Race’s invasion has been chanted for countless years.

Regrettably, at the port where the Second Infantry Corps is stationed, there hasn’t been any trace of the Sea Race for hundreds of years.

Since the birth of Alpha Kingdom, there has never been an invasion by the Sea Race.

The heavily fortified Sea Border Defense Line from the past has long been abandoned, the remaining duty is to fight against pirates.

However, that is primarily the job of the Navy.

Their dry-land soldiers are usually only maintaining port order.

In reality, there isn’t much order to maintain.

The port where the Second Infantry Corps is stationed is the Dalton Family’s territory, and they are capable of managing their land.

Now, they’ve been reassigned here to deal with the affairs of Qiaomu County.

Other than due to close proximity, the main reason is that they are the least busy.

Within the Province, many nobles have already called for the disbanding of the Second Infantry Corps.

After all, who wants to share in the military expenses and foster a useless army?

As for the Kingdom’s coastal defense forces, they have been gradually transferred to the Northern Front Line.

The task of defending against the Sea Race has been handed down directly to the provinces.

In a border defense with no enemies, naturally there are seas with no defenses.

It’s rumored that deep in the sea, different species are holding a friendly PK competition, with struggles even more intense than those on the continent.

The probability of coming ashore before a result is achieved is slim.

After all, everyone belongs to different dimensional species.

Marine species that come ashore easily end up as a delicious dish on the human dining table.

…

In Bera City, upon receiving the message from his subordinates, Earl Piers coldly spat out two words.

“Idiots!”

Not being able to find the trace of the Skeleton Society is secondary, at least grab some significant individuals!

With all this commotion, only catching a bunch of worthless people, how is he, as the governor, supposed to clean up this mess?

If it really came down to it, digging deeper into those engaged in private salt trade, exposing the background salt trafficking group, could be acceptable.

Who doesn’t know that salt trade in the Southeastern Province is the Dalton Family’s industry?

People selling private salt clearly show no respect for him, the “Southeastern King”.

Incontestably, the successful conduct of private salt trade without a doubt has the backing and, at the very least, own tacit permission of local nobles.

There’s no helping it, who could resist the vast profits from salt?

The Dalton family collects huge profits annually from tens of thousands of salt-making households along the coast.

What safeguards these profits is trade monopoly.

To be precise, the Alpha Kingdom initially had no concept of private salt.

The kingdom’s law did not stipulate who could sell salt.

However, as the major nobles rose to power, the salt trade of the kingdom gradually became monopolized.

They reached an agreement with the kingdom, remitting a certain amount of money every year in exchange for the exclusive rights to sell salt in certain regions.

But these are only unwritten rules and are not legally documented.

Basically, those with the bigger fist rule the business.

Once a major clan falls into decline, these interests will transfer accordingly.

Whether one can maintain this benefit wholly depends on one’s own strength.

Now it’s too late, masterminds who dare sell private salt do not necessarily need to be very powerful, but they must have a good sense of danger.

Fleeing immediately upon sensing danger is the basic strategy.

If they’re slow, the nobles originally secretly supporting them will likely be the first to raise their swords against them.

“Let the Second Infantry Corps continue to track the traces of the Skeleton Society.

If they can’t find anybody, they shouldn’t return,” said Earl Piers indifferently.

It’s not just about venting his anger, politics also necessitates that he shows some action.

The news of the Skeleton Society’s presence in Qiaomu County has spread and an early plea for help has been sent to the Governor’s Mansion.

If the Governor’s Mansion does not act, and if there are changes locally, or if the old problems of Layton and Wharton Counties reoccur, Earl Piers will not be able to cover it up.

The Kingdom will not tolerate an incompetent governor, and the nobles of Southeastern Province are even less tolerant of an irresponsible governor.

Even if the Dalton Family is powerful, it does not mean the governor cannot be replaced.

If it really comes to that point, there is a high probability that the replacement will be from their clan.

Because if they take initiative, they will be able to take the succeeding governor position.

It’s better to have the division collapse into your own pot rather than have the Kingdom send someone over.

…

In the Mountain Domain, after more than twenty days of overtime work and moving around other yet-to-be-fulfilled orders, Hudson has finally gathered all the goods.

Messy items put together enough to fill forty carts.

In addition to weapons and equipment, many pots and pans were also loaded.

Interestingly, not much food was included.

Other than necessary dry rations, the rest involved eating as they moved along.

Hudson was very confident in this regard, with his title as “Divine Archery Knight,” there’s no worry about not being able to buy food on the way.

If he were a bit more shameless, he could even have his goods transported by eating other’s food for free all the way.

Knight Adrian was shocked when he saw Hudson’s arrangement:

“Hudson, you’re only taking a hundred soldiers on the road?”

Everyone’s faces didn’t look good, their willingness to accept orders at this time relayed on Hudson’s elite force.

Hudson’s antics must be mentioned, the knights invited for the escort were not only poor but also had no companions from the Fifth Army.

Everyone had only heard of his glorious record, completely unaware of how much of it was true.

As a result, everyone’s confidence in him was a hundred times stronger than his own.

“Isn’t there you guys as well?

Just forty carts of goods, deploying four hundred people is more than enough.”