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Chapter 855 - 447: The Eloquence of the Republic_2

Chapter 855: Chapter 447: The Eloquence of the Republic_2

He ascended to the third floor of the tavern and asked the proprietor for a small cup of wine; however, what he did not notice was that as he picked up the cup, a shadow slipped into the wine.

Before long, the shadow of Gran Gre had transformed into the likeness of Ivita.

Ivita glanced at the shadow at her feet. "Those who manipulate the Magic Black Forest are indeed troublesome. The souls of these humans are too entwined with the Law."

"Even I have limited control over this fellow," Ivita mused.

"It’s a flaw, but not difficult to mend."

Ivita then positioned herself in a shadow away from the window, thus without a shadow of her own.

Soon, footsteps were heard from downstairs again.

Akinuo Baros and his group, including the envoy of the Empire and several people Ivita had not seen before, who she guessed must be the Alsace diplomats, came upstairs.

Fortunately, she had acted promptly; otherwise, it would have been laborious to separate these people and then use the Mind Occupation Magic to take over Mr. Gran Gre’s mind.

Akinuo Baros, spotting Gran Gre with his back to the stairway entrance, brightened up; in his view, if your bribery subject agrees to meet in a secluded location, it signifies you’ve already halfway succeeded.

Akinuo Baros said, "Mr. Gran, I feel a natural kinship with you. Your demeanor has won me over."

"This gentleman is the lead official from Alsace for this occasion, Mr. Miroslav Seks."

Miroslav Seks hurried over, wishing to shake hands with Gran Gre.

But Ivita merely looked on coldly.

This caused Miroslav Seks to wisely retract his hand.

Miroslav Seks, still enthusiastic towards Ivita, said, "Mr. Gran Gre, you have been involved with this nation’s naval organizations, or rather, important institutional personnel. You surely understand the thoughts of the town meetings and the elders very well. As long as you can help us by providing information on how to win the debates, just like the information you provided before, we will give you everything you previously desired."

Akinuo Baros also said to Gran Gre, "Indeed. The information you previously provided about this nation’s people detesting tyrants who oppress civilians gave us a significant advantage."

Ivita did not speak, maintaining her composure to prevent saying too much and exposing herself, merely nodding slightly and then signaling with her eyes for them to bring out the bribes quickly.

Then, the envoy of the Empire, Akinuo Baros, immediately had his subordinates take out a bag of Gold Coins. "Here are two thousand gold pounds, please accept them with a smile."

Miroslav Seks also had someone bring out a thousand gold pounds, saying, "Mr. Gran Gre, this is the remuneration Alsace Kingdom has agreed to give you. Upon successful completion, you will remain a friend of the Alsace Kingdom, and you can have a large estate there. Any style of Alsace beauties are available to you."

’Gran Gre’s’ expression was icy cold.

He had not expected that selling out his country’s information could earn so much money; how could ordinary trades and professions possibly bring in such wealth?

What kind of official could resist such numerous sugar-coated bullets?

Truly a nest of maggots.

He would also need to guard against this in the future.

Ivita, pretending to be satisfied, nodded at them and said, "Let’s cut the long story short. Do you know why you haven’t yet fully prevailed at the town meeting? The reason is simple: it’s because you haven’t yet identified what truly matters to the nobles of this nation."

This statement excited both the chief foreign diplomat of Alsace, Miroslav Seks, and the envoy from the Imperial Emperor, Akinuo Baros.

This implied that ’Gran Gre’ was finally about to reveal a major secret to them.

The two men exchanged glances, feeling that their prior preparations and efforts were not in vain, and now was the time for returns.

Ivita whispered to them, "Come, both of you, lean in closer."

The two men obediently leaned their ears in.

Ivita said, "Actually, this nation isn’t as democratic and republican as it seems; it’s just that no one is foolish enough to say it out loud! Think about it, who isn’t looking out for themselves? You have only emphasized the interests of the commoners, but you failed to consider the interests of a very few nobles."

"You must express these points in the town meeting this afternoon."

"Tell the nobles that helping you can sustain the benefits of the noble elite, and the trade of your countries can be monopolized by a few of them."

"Tell those nobles desiring greater honors and privileges that they can be granted lands by the Empire, enhancing their feudal ranks."

"The prevalent thought in the town meeting now is to trade Crete Islands, a territory in The Mediterranean under the control of heretics, to you, in exchange for a monopoly on trade benefits for the capital nobility in your two countries. So, just propose these three points, and you will immediately gain the support of the majority at the town meeting."

The eyes of the two envoys from the feudal rank society lit up.

Because they thought Ivita made a lot of sense.

People are inherently selfish.

Therefore, beneath the surface of this Republic, surely lay a group of greedy nobles.

Trading fertile foreign territories for the privileges of nobles is common among nations; thus, in the Republic, it is no exception.