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Chapter 764 - 764 43 Behind the Scenes Mastermind_2

764: Chapter 43, “Behind the Scenes Mastermind”_2 764: Chapter 43, “Behind the Scenes Mastermind”_2 Even now, Hudson still suspected that someone had seen through his plan, but chose to keep silent for their own benefit.

Apart from a few ambitious individuals, most nobles did not want to see the kingdom engulfed in an endless internal struggle.

Especially The Royal Family, who were even more worried about the conflict escalating.

In the process of Hudson swaying the crowd, the Chancellor and Minister of Defense, both born of The Royal Family, came forward to lend a hand.

Even among the major nobles, half of them had done the same.

Whether it was intentional guidance or indirect criticism, even those who performed opposing roles in this political theater didn’t hold back during the debate.

Surrounded by too many clever people, Hudson felt helpless.

It was not until he was back home that his tense nerves relaxed.

“Hudson, be careful!

With your clumsy antics, you might hurt Little Franz…”

Hearing Melissa’s complaints, Hudson’s eyes immediately became resentful.

His status in the family had decreased by one as soon as his son was born, and it would be over if more were born.

“Don’t worry, Melissa.

I am an excellent magician, there won’t be any problems.

See, Little Franz is laughing so happily?”

His bragging rang hollow, as his son didn’t play along.

As soon as he finished talking, Franz’s smile disappeared, followed immediately by a fit of crying.

Seeing this, Melissa immediately snatched her son from Hudson’s hands, preventing him from messing around anymore.

What was even more annoying was that once Little Franz was in Melissa’s hands, his cute smile quickly returned, leaving Hudson with unspeakable bitterness.

Deep in his heart, he decided to introduce the art of papermaking and prepare a few more homework books for Franz, to let him learn the harsh realities of society early on.

……

In the Black Forest Kingdom, Alexander V found himself unsure how to react to the Alpha Kingdom’s overreaction.

The Standing Army took a stroll along the border, triggering an immediate mobilization from them, making the border situation extremely tense.

The current problem was not only whether to attack, but also the fear of them attacking first.

Just as there are various kinds of birds in a large forest, there are all kinds of eccentric nobles.

Wars have frequently broken out on the Continent of Aslante due to a few fools.

“Claude wrote me a letter, outlining the pros and cons, and expressing his opposition to starting a war, what do you think?”

Alexander V asked.

He was quite content with this son.

Most people would be panicked when confronted with something like this, but Claude handled it rationally, not swayed by emotions.

It’s a pity Claude is not the eldest son.

Otherwise, the future of the Black Forest Kingdom would be secure.

Of course, the eldest son is also quite good, except that he is a bit too ambitious, there are no major issues.

It’s normal for young people to be proud and high-spirited.

As they age, their mindset gradually becomes steady.

“Your Majesty, the prince has a good perspective.

Alpha Kingdom is a swamp.

The reaction of their domestic nobles shows that these guys are born for war and don’t understand politics at all.

They’ve probably lost their minds from fighting the Orcs for so many years, always resorting to war when encountering problems.

We don’t need to bother with these lunatics and degrade ourselves!”

Duke Milton said with a pretentious disdain.

Deep in his heart, he fervently prayed that the king would heed his counsel and wouldn’t jump into the swamp.

“Your Majesty, the Chancellor is right.

The Alpha Kingdom is nothing but a puddle of mud now, ‘incapable of adhering to the wall and yet sticking to people’.

Whoever approaches it will end up getting dirty.

Looking at the numerous Orc invasions, one can know how stubborn Alpha People are.

Even the lowest serfs can fight the Orcs to the end.

With such a country, even if we defeat them, it will be difficult to benefit much.”

Minister of Finance, Baxter, immediately chimed in with an approving tone.

The facts were right in front of them: the Alpha Kingdom was heavily in debt, and would immediately collapse financially if it was defeated.

There was no way they were going to be able to collect war reparations.

As for land cessions, even if the Alpha People agreed, other powerful countries on the Continent would intervene.

Even if diplomatic relations were fully established, they would at most take one or two provinces.

They couldn’t take more than that; otherwise, what was ingested would eventually have to be spat out.

No country was willing to see the Black Forest Kingdom expand, and breaking the expansion threshold would mean forcing others to encircle them.

This was a geographical decision.

The reason people were now coaxing them into taking action was not to see them expand, but to use them to test the bottom line of the Alpha Kingdom.

The Continent’s pre-war third strongest military was not obtained simply from empty boasts, but was fought for through countless wars.

Previously, the threat of the Orcs was not much of a concern.

Now that this threat had been eliminated, each nation had no choice but to set a higher upper limit for the development of the Alpha Kingdom.

After all, in terms of territory and development potential, the Alpha Kingdom was at the top of the entire Continent of Aslante.

Especially after recapturing the seven provinces to the north, its territory has surpassed the Frank Kingdom, making it the largest on the Continent.

Being already the strongest country in the Northern Continent, if they recovered their vitality and focused on development for a few more decades, there might be hope of catching up with the top-most Frank Kingdom on the Continent.

It was because he saw these reasons that Alexander V felt torn.

On the one hand, he didn’t want to see the Alpha Kingdom grow bigger; on the other hand, he didn’t want to be used by others and make enemies for the Black Forest Kingdom.