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Chapter 704 - 704 17 Undercurrent Strikes_3

704: Chapter 17, Undercurrent Strikes_3 704: Chapter 17, Undercurrent Strikes_3 “The Royal Family will take care of the specific details.

Our first task at hand is to restore production throughout the Duchy.”

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At Bera City, ever since Count Piers returned from the last northern expedition to the Orc Empire, he had not been in a good mood.

Looking at the thriving construction in the Mountain Domain worsened his mood.

He knew these developments posed a threat to him, yet he was powerless to do anything about it.

Hudson had many weaknesses, and the Koslow Family had even more vulnerabilities.

However, none of these exposed flaws were fatal.

He was not the type to take reckless actions just to spite his opponents.

“Count, if we don’t take action soon, they will complete their population migration!”

Hearing his subordinate’s words, Count Piers frowned.

As soon as Hudson began trading territories with the others, he had taken measures to obstruct him in the Noble Parliament.

However, with the release of the kingdom’s Magical Beast Legion plan and Hudson’s advantageous position, they were able to strike deals smoothly with all parties.

Even the Dalton Family, in order to participate in the plan, were forced to cast their approval vote in the Noble Parliament.

This approval vote was the key factor that persuaded the various regional nobles to agree to exchange territories.

If the leader agrees, naturally his subordinates can’t stubbornly resist.

With the first step of obstruction failing, the only thing left was to disrupt the population migration.

Currently, the Mountain Domain was in desperate need of people.

If they lost these hundreds of thousands of people, their subsequent development would definitely be severely affected.

“The situation is tricky!

Hudson has dispatched all his troops as guards, and these minor issues can’t stop them at all.

Mobilizing the migrants to stir up trouble was just getting started, but it was suppressed immediately.

With the prestige of Hudson, the nobles along the way wouldn’t dare to block their path.

On the contrary, they provided them with a lot of convenience.

Now that the two families haven’t openly fallen out, we can’t come forward and confront them directly, can we?

If our actions are too obvious and we’re caught, that’ll be a problem too.”

It’s not that Count Piers isn’t looking at the big picture, it’s that the current situation doesn’t favor a confrontation with the Koslow Family.

A little slip could lead to a civil war if they openly confront each other.

He didn’t believe that the impulsive young Hudson would choose patience when faced with trouble.

Not to mention the troubles within the kingdom, even if they started fighting, the Dalton Family didn’t have the confidence of victory either!

Looking at the layout within the Southeastern Province, the Dalton Family was well-rooted with influence spread across every county; the Koslow Family had many relatives and supporters everywhere.

Once the two families started fighting, it was unclear whose side everyone would take.

“Count, just because we can’t act doesn’t mean other forces can’t.!

Earl Hudson has offended many people along his journey.

These people have far fewer concerns than we do.

As long as we provide them with a little convenience in secret, the upcoming events will have nothing to do with us.

Even if Earl Hudson finds out the truth later on, it’s no big deal.

He can’t come after us simply because we didn’t act, can he?”

The old man’s suggestion stirred thought in Count Piers.

Looking back on Hudson’s journey, he had stepped on countless bodies to rise to power.

First it was the Church Cavaliers and the Skeleton Society, then the Orc Empire, and later he offended the Northland Noble Group.

The declining Orc Empire could be temporarily ignored.

They were too busy recovering and didn’t have the energy to seek revenge.

But it was different for the other few.

As long as the Dalton Family gave a slight hint, there would be no shortage of collaborators.

“We’ll forget about the Skeleton Society, that cult organization is completely uncontrollable.

If we let them in, no one can guarantee what they’ll do next.

The Northland nobles and the clergy can both be subtly influenced.

But we must maintain a proper distance.

If anything unexpected happens, they cannot drag us down with them!

Mr.

Sheffel, I’m entrusting this matter to you.

The results aren’t as important as stirring up conflict between the Mountain Domain and these two groups.”

Count Piers said solemnly.

As a good neighbor, the better the Mountain Domain develops, the more pressure the Dalton Family feels.

Especially with the establishment of the Magical Beast Breeding Base, it made Count Piers’ scalp tingle even more.

The arrival of powerful forces rendered many of his tactics useless.

For example, implementing a trade blockade in secret, raising transit duties, or artificially inflating prices…

All these tactics were useless now.

At this moment, blocking the Mountain Domain would mean going against the powerful forces that have settled in.

After all, once the prices go up, these outsiders would have to foot the bill.

No one’s money grows on trees.

They would certainly be unhappy to be ripped off.

Facing a competitor who constantly pulls off clever moves, his rationality tells him that he must find more enemies for Hudson to help share the pressure.

“Rest assured, Count!

I will handle this matter perfectly, without leaving any trace.”

Sheffel immediately promised.