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Chapter 1015 - 519: The Great Famine of Ross Empire and Dolan Guland!_2

Chapter 1015: Chapter 519: The Great Famine of Ross Empire and Dolan Guland!_2

"I dare say, no nation would want to engage in battle with that country’s army. Perhaps their army is poorly trained, the professional ranks are limited, and most professionals are of Apprentice Level, but their numbers are too vast, compensating for their power with quantity. This is the strength of a first-rate nation."

Stuart III said, "The Kingdom of Frank’s initiation of war was too hasty. As it stands now, even if they defeat the Empire and our United Kingdom, even if they suppress the United Kingdom, they still have an ultimate enemy—the Ross Empire, with an army of at least three million."

Duke Gugel murmured to himself, "Three million... Old King, are you exaggerating?"

"Why have we never been aware of such a country before?"

Stuart III continued, "I later sent spies to investigate the Ross region and realized that previously, the various Ross nations were fragmented, resulting in hundreds of small Ross states. There was also a major power called the Golden Horde suppressing the Ross nations—it was a long, dark period. During this dark era, the glory of the Ross people was trampled under foot. But now, fortunately for the Ross people and regrettably for us, that dark time is over."

"The Ross people are now stronger than ever before."

Emperor Oyo III’s eyes gleamed; if the old king was not lying, then the Ross Empire would be one of the nations determining the fate of the Magic Black Forest.

He had to send someone to make contact and curry favor.

Emperor Oyo III even felt a pang of envy. Similarly mired in division, the Holy Empire could only maintain a superficial union due to various historical traditions and universal laws, whereas the Ross Empire had already achieved full unification—a truly enviable position.

Stuart III said, "And what of Lord Ivita? Why is he not here? The matters we are to discuss today cannot proceed without Mr. Ivita. He is an excellent monarch and is quite likely to regain the position of an Elector."

Emperor Oyo III bristled, deeply displeased.

He had worked so hard to reduce the number of Electors, and yet some outsiders still entertained the notion that the Alsace Kingdom could regain the status of an Elector.

Stuart III looked toward Oyo III and said, "Lord Ivita possesses one of the most powerful Magical Powers in the world that exists among mortals, has an extremely unique identity, and is at war with Frank. We should pull him into our anti-Law King alliance."

Emperor Oyo III sneered inwardly. ’This old man keeps bringing up Ivita, only because he fears becoming the weaker party in our cooperation and thus seeks to throw Ivita into the mix.’

’Accursed meddlers—whenever they show up, things turn sour.’

Emperor Oyo III said, "Hmm, I will send someone to notify Lord Ivita, and if he is willing to come, I would certainly wish to invite him to join us in opposing the Kingdom of Frank."

"However, I have heard that your nation’s largest overseas colony, Dolan Guland, is experiencing a severe famine. As the Emperor, I have the right to manage all humanity..."

"I want to donate food to Dolan Guland. Old King, the people of Dolan Guland are so pitiful, I’ve heard that even as they suffer from famine, an unending stream of food is being pulled from Dolan Guland and transported to the main island of your United Kingdom. Dolan Guland is not merely an overseas colony; its people’s race, faith, and language are all similar to ours, and I simply cannot bear to watch them face ethnic extermination."

The Emperor is the monarch of all humanity, while a King rules over a piece of land, and strictly speaking, the Emperor of the Holy Empire is not actually part of the same system as a King, with the hierarchical relationship between them being rather ambiguous.

Because the Emperor is the monarch of all humanity, anywhere that human civilization extends falls under the Emperor’s jurisdiction.

Of course, this is just theory, for power must be substantiated by force.

Hearing Oyo III’s words, Stuart III, who had always maintained a façade of benevolence, now wore an extremely unsightly expression, eventually revealing a ferocious look.

All the people of the United Kingdom looked furiously at the Emperor.

For them, they did not care about the lives or deaths of the people in Dolan Guland; what truly angered them was the Emperor’s actions.

If the people of Dolan Guland accepted the Emperor’s charity, where would that leave the face of their United Kingdom? And where would it leave their United Kingdom government, its cabinet, and the Tri-Island Parliament?

Stuart III pressed down his anger and said, "This is our nation’s own affair, and there’s no need for the Emperor to meddle. Your Majesty doesn’t need to reach out too far; everyone already knows you’re the Emperor and understands the extent of your powers."

"But please, Emperor, invite the monarch of Alsace to join our alliance as soon as possible."

"I have recently received some information that the Third Witch Sanctum of the Kingdom of Frank, the Underground Freedom City Witch Group, has laid a trap for His Majesty Ivita, intending to eliminate all their enemies in the Kingdom of Frank in one fell swoop."

Stuart III looked at the Emperor and said, "But the Emperor must know that now the Kingdom of Frank is the dominant power; even combined, we may not be able to defeat such a nation. Because they are spreading nationalist sentiments everywhere, causing problems within our own nation as well. Therefore, we must unite our strength to first defeat the Kingdom of Frank and limit their power."

Emperor Oyo III exchanged a glance with Duke Gugel, fearing that the great famine of Dolan Guland might have been deliberately orchestrated, as Dolan Guland could be the first place to break away from the United Kingdom after the rise of nationalist sentiments. But if they weakened that area...

Oyo III felt immense loathing in his heart for the kindly looking old man before him; everyone in the United Kingdom was like this, enjoying deceit and hypocrisy. Although they were devils with hands stained with blood, they still pretended to be benevolent elders.

...

Several huge explosions suddenly occurred in the Royal Capital of Alsace, and Ivita immediately dispatched the newly formed Imperial Guard from the palace to investigate these unusual explosions. Following the clues found, he discovered that these people had exploited loopholes in the law to enter Alsace.

In the past, Ivita would never have taken action personally; he could have easily assigned the task to the nobles within the Royal Capital, to the soldiers within the city.

But now, he might be forced into a state of complete meditation at any moment, so he had no choice but to pursue the matter directly.

Before long, Ivita realized that the other party seemed to be deliberately leading him on. No matter how he pursued, he could always use magic to recover a bit of the trail left behind by the other party, or other traces.

It was as if the other party was intentionally guiding him.

’Beheading Tactic?’ At this moment, Ivita had reached the wilderness outside the Royal Capital. He stopped and did not continue the pursuit, as the other party also seemed unable to accept that Ivita had let go of this rare opportunity to leave the Royal Capital.

Therefore, the other party began to turn back. Although they did not show themselves, they used magic to pull the wasteland into a different phase of space.

"Your Majesty, you are far too careless and overly confident in your own power, which may lead you to lose rational judgment."

Ivita said with puzzlement, "I don’t understand. We are still within the territory of Alsace. No matter how you shift the phase, this place is still governed by the Fire Dragon Law."

"It’s impossible for your magical power to surpass mine."

"Unless a large army surrounds and attacks me, or some powerful spirit hidden in the world or something else comes, that might be able to defeat me. But you are neither of those."

While speaking, Ivita tried to locate the other party, and what struck him as odd was that the other party couldn’t be located at all, as if they were a dead person.

Since they had already died, they couldn’t be traced or located by magic.

Ivita immediately realized that his location magic was too advanced, so he immediately used a simple energy sensing technique to locate the other party’s position, and then saw before his eyes, concealed by a hidden spell, a... corpse.

The corpse was charred to a crisp and was tilting its head as though watching him.

Ivita felt helpless.

What kind of hobgoblin was this?

The foundation of the Kingdom of Frank really is strong.

He quickly communicated with the Fire Dragon Law, directing the Flying Dragon Knight Regiment to rush to his location quickly. To be safe, to avoid falling into a trap, Ivita didn’t plan to have a showdown with the adversary alone.