My Divine Pet Enables Me To Become The Biggest Winner
Chapter 742 - 431: The Big Kid_2

Chapter 742: Chapter 431: The Big Kid_2

Despite receiving reinforcements, the Flying Bear Army only had so many resources, and Donald Lee found himself lacking confidence in taking on the Nanni Nation, which was fully supported by the Red Barbarians.

Owen Bertram contemplated for a moment before saying gravely, "It’s not just the Flying Bear Army at risk, but also the East Prison Town Comfort Office and Summit Metropolitan Office!" Master Bertram had decided to fully support the Flying Bear Army.

"We must first cut off the Red Barbarians’ support to the Nanni Nation, seize the entire country, and then wage a naval battle against the Red Barbarians, aiming to weaken them so much that they dare not lay hands on the Eastern Land for the next fifty years!"

Master Bertram outlined a broad strategy without mentioning the next steps. He planned to conquer Sang Island with the fifty years he hoped to gain.

His biggest concern was that, if Sang Island and the Red Barbarians joined forces, the Wood Dynasty would not be able to withstand the attack from both sides.

Donald Lee remained worried, "How can we cut off the Red Barbarians’ support to the Nanni Nation? Also, it won’t be easy to fully conquer the Nanni Nation..."

Owen Bertram had a preliminary plan, "First, we should destroy the Divine Temple within the Nanni Nation. The evil god relies on the temple for specifying divine power transmissions. Without the temple, the Red Barbarians’ strength in the Nanni Nation would be significantly reduced.

However, we cannot do this alone. We also need to mobilize pro-Wood Dynasty forces within the Nanni Nation."

Even though the Nanni Nation was once a Wood Dynasty vassal and heavily influenced by it, the power of those in the Nanni Nation who were pro-Wood Dynasty should not be underestimated, despite the nation’s full shift towards the Red Barbarians.

Not to mention, according to Owen Bertram’s recent interrogations, there were still many cultivators who practiced the Wood Dynasty system.

These individuals were constantly oppressed within the Nanni nation and were ready to rebel.

Furthermore, the civilians of the Nanni Nation led a very hard life. What was needed now was for someone to step up and rally a rebellion, with the Wood Dynasty covertly adding fuel to the fire, which would inevitably spark a widespread revolt.

However, all these strategies were beyond Donald Lee. Master Bertram did not need to explain it all to him, these were things Master Bertram needed to plan for himself.

The Flying Bear Army’s infiltrators had successfully obtained information about the Nanni Nation. Troop deployments were being made all over, preparing for a counterattack to reclaim Thoreau City.

However, it would take some time to mobilize the army. Owen Bertram took advantage of this gap, quietly leaving the main camp on his own and sneaking into the Nanni Nation.

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The Red Barbarians had appointed a Governor to oversee their operations in the King Port of the Eastern Land. The Nanni Nation had been buzzing with excitement recently: it started with whispers that the Boneset Country had planned to select a batch of young talents from the Nanni Nation to be nurtured in their homeland. Lately, the Governor had personally confirmed these rumors and held control over this batch of placements!

The Governor reassured the king that once in the Boneset Country, they would be able to study and cultivate alongside the country’s genuine talents, and receive the same attention as their own native talents.

This wonderful opportunity made the nobles within the Nanni Nation jump with joy, and they were all bribing the Governor, hoping their child would be chosen.

If their own child was not chosen, they would select a member from their extended family. If that still did not work, they at least hoped to select a talent that they sponsored.

Everyone was familiar with the Governor’s character, having dealt with him before, he was just as fond of all kinds of treasure as the nobles of Nanni Nation.

However, this time, the Governor did not dare to openly accept full bribes. He nervously took only half, and told everyone, the king included, that this was not a joke. The Pope of the Boneset Country took this matter very seriously and intended to personally meet this batch of talents. Therefore, the bribes he accepted could only guarantee that the talented youngsters of their family got selected, not just anybody.

It was rumored that this statement made the Governor quite popular among the nobility circle, with his reputation going through the roof! His actions were transparent, his prices clear-cut, and he delivered services commensurate with the price.

Following his lead, the nobles started searching for real talents. They tried every means to bring these people into their homes, and the value of young talents across the Nanni Nation witnessed a steep rise.

Tande City was a poor small city near the northeast coastline of the Nanni Nation, far from the capital city. Life had been quite plain here for decades, but recently, a group of "important figures" had arrived.

Being careful to not upset the guests from the Royal Capital, the city’s lord reportedly brought some young women of the town into his mansion for their selection.

The townsfolk were furious but dared not speak out. They could not afford to offend the aristocrats from the Royal Capital, much less the city lord.

However, only the so-called "aristocrats" knew that their "Luque House" could only be considered third-rate in the Royal Capital. The task of selecting talents had nothing to do with them originally, but they had a junior from their family who had been serving dutifully as the Governor’s attendant for over ten years. Their bond was deep!

The Governor gave them a reward: they could recruit a talented individual from their family for half the price of what other nobles were paying. However, this talent must be outstanding, much better than the rest.

The family immediately started searching for young talents. They started the process late and couldn’t compete with the genuine aristocrats due to lack of resources. So the family cleverly decided to search for talents in remote areas.