I Will Be The Crowned King - Vol 5 Chapter 28

“An army, a group of soldiers, set foot on a world across the sea from their homeland, searching for glory and the meaning of life in the ice and snow…”

“They thought that what awaited them at the end of this difficult journey was infinite glory and sublimation; they longed for the encouragement of flowers and meritorious deeds, and dreamed of an enviable grand ceremony…”

“But they were all wrong! For at the end of the journey they were left with only shameful betrayal; it was the wicked blade of the gangster, the dagger of the villain, the powerless weapon that could pierce the heart of the bravest !”

“Yes, the so-called glory did not exist from the beginning; and unlike what they thought, the expedition began not because they were the most loyal troops to His Majesty and the Kingdom, but because their existence was already a mediocre little People are thorns in their flesh and thorns in their eyes!”

“Yes, now Clovis, the more loyal you are to Your Majesty and the Kingdom, the more easily you are targeted by those around you; we are like this, and so are they.”

“Around this, this army has still achieved amazing achievements – defeating the army of the Empire head-on with inferior troops and equipment; in less than half a year, it has captured the equivalent of more than half of Clovis. The territory of the kingdom, and the people who have been saved by them, are in the millions!”

“Even they not only defeated the Empire, but also found a natural ally for Clovis – just ended the oppression from the Empire and successfully achieved an independent Free Confederation!”

“One is trying to resist the invasion of the empire and maintain its independence, and the other is just overthrowing the imperial rule and embarking on the road of independence; the two are so similar that they can even see their own shadows in each other.”

“But in such a country, the War Department hates them so much!”

“Their reason is simple – because Ice Dragon Fjord, a former colony of Clovis, is now part of the Free Confederacy.”

“Dear readers, this is extremely misleading information, because War Department supporters will never tell you that Ice Dragon Fjord fell before the Free Confederacy officially became independent, and it was their **** battle. That land was set free again.”

“It was true that it was once part of Clovis’s interests, but let’s be honest, when the people of the colonies are looking for freedom as we resist imperial aggression, what reason do we have to prevent them from joining a more family-like family?”

“What’s more, they are not villains who do not repay their kindness, but they came to Clovis with gratitude, and they were indeed slandered by the Ministry of War!”

“Even to **** them, that glorious army, has become a criminal under the orders of the War Department.”

“Yes, you read that right, not a single person, not a number of officers, but all – the entire regiment, accused of being criminals!”

“What a ridiculous statement this sounds, to actually drag the entire army, thousands or even tens of thousands of people to the execution ground in one breath, it is enough to show that the army is not without confidence. If you want to frame slander, you can only use such extremes. s method.”

“And when it comes to this, some smart and well-informed readers and friends have realized the identity of this army.”

“That’s right! They are…”

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“Storm Legion?”

Facing the expectant gazes of the people around, Mrs. Katarina, the leader of the railway committee with a playful expression, put down the thin pipe in her hand, and said slowly with an expression that seemed to need serious memory: “Yes… I can hear this occasionally recently. What’s the name?”

“I was assigned to a colony far away from the mainland, and the result was the conspiracy of the War Department to frame them from the beginning, but the brave soldiers overcame many difficulties with their bravery and loyalty, and finally managed to return to the mainland. Hehehe… You know, If there is anything that sells best on a steam train, aside from emergency food, it’s these boring, but well-suited, little stories for the occasional relaxation.”

“As for me, oh, you actually know that dealing with these things is also part of the job content; after all, if you want to increase the income of the ticket, the best way is of course to attract more people to give up the inconvenient things like carriages and use Steam trains are an efficient and fast way to travel; naturally, it is necessary to understand the preferences of these passengers.”

Her explanation was very euphemistic, but unfortunately no one present believed her nonsense.

“Dear Mrs. Karalina, we don’t care if you have any hobbies like reading novels. What we want to say is that this completely untrue report has caused serious damage to the image of the War Department!”

The daring Major Russell raised his face: “As a representative of the War Department, we have only one request, that the Railway Commission must take measures as soon as possible to completely ban and seal all these newspapers sold at the station.”

“Let me stress again, this incident has caused collective anger across the War Department, and this baseless slander is totally unbearable – everything we do is with the permission of His Majesty, has real support, and is completely reasonable and legal. of!”

Mrs. Katerina, who was still smiling, looked at him and did not seem to feel the so-called “War Department’s anger.”

“I have already understood what your Excellency thinks, but please also understand one point: the railway commission can indeed restrict the sale of certain things at stations and trains, but the amount of such prevention is very limited.” She sighed:

“In the final analysis, we just gave some merchants the privilege to sell things. What they really want to sell has never been under the jurisdiction of the Railway Commission!”

“My personal suggestion is to start from the source; since you think this kind of reporting has done harm to the War Department, it is a serious treasonous act that undermines the interests of the kingdom, and you should contact the Whitehall Street police as soon as possible to ban this newspaper. !”

“You don’t need special orders for this kind of thing, and the War Department has already taken action.” Russell still had a stern face and a heavy tone:

“Just because the other party is too cunning, these false reports have appeared in large numbers at the station and on the streets; once they are believed by ordinary citizens who do not understand the situation, they will inevitably have unreasonable prejudice against the War Department.”

“So no matter how difficult it is, please urge the station to search these newspapers as soon as possible. Once found, they will be handed over to us for centralized destruction, so as to avoid poisoning the body and mind of ordinary citizens!”

After speaking, he didn’t even look at each other again, and turned away without even saying goodbye.

Before even waiting for the other party to walk away, Mrs. Katerina, who was smiling, suddenly turned cold, almost engraving “unhappy” directly on her face.

“What an annoying guy. It’s obvious that he can talk and negotiate things well, and he seems to be giving orders. Do the people in the War Department regard making enemies as a special hobby?”

The one who ruined her good mood was Katarina who spoke coldly and looked at the screen beside her angrily: “How is it, you are satisfied now.”

“You can’t say that, Mrs. Katerina.” Sophia walked out with a smile on her back, and she was a little smug: “I just told you in advance that there is a high probability of occurrence, and now only It can prove that my guess is completely correct.”

Looking at the cat with its tail raised, Mrs. Catalina snorted and spewed out two smoke rings: “Little girl with sharp teeth and sharp mouth, I don’t give you any guarantee!”

“Even now, you have no chance of winning in front of the War Department; as the head of the Railway Committee, why should I abandon the powerful War Department and support you who even my own family cannot fully win?”

“Of course it’s because of the kind Mrs. Katerina, who will never let poor Sophia get unlucky.” The girl reluctantly approached the other party, even holding back the smell of smoke that she always hated: “The Ministry of War The strength is strong, and anyone knows that even if they are obedient to them, they will never get anything in return—because in their eyes, all this is as it should be.”

“Especially the transportation industry headed by the railways, in the eyes of the War Department, is always the one that drags them back – those mysterious tactics on paper, full of fantasy strategic layouts, all because the railway committee can’t deliver materials from one location to them instantly In the designated place, all unfortunate successes come to an end!”

“They will never understand what an extraordinary feat it is to make a batch of supplies and an army arrive at its destination on time and without the slightest error. What a great value and irreplaceability!”

“These people will only take the dedication that others do their best to make for them as pure reason, they will never be grateful, let alone bow their heads to others, there is absolutely no concept of ‘modesty’, only Will always, and always be self-righteous!”

Sophia shook her head, her smile full of irony and contempt: “This kind of person will always have subordinates and servants, but not friends.”

“That’s right, but that’s still not a reason for me to support you.” Mrs. Katerina looked at her with a smile, not impressed by the eloquent performance just now:

“The fact is that the strength of the Ministry of War is very strong, very powerful, and it is not an exaggeration to call it the most powerful force in Clovis; it is not enough to be an enemy of this kind of organization and force.”

“In other words, if the War Department is no longer Clovis’s strongest force, or if its presence plummets, you and the Railroad Council will be my unwavering allies, right?”

Sophia showed no signs of giving up: “Then you don’t have to do anything, just watch silently, because the War Department will soon fall apart.”

“Rely on those reports that you carefully prepared…”

Mrs. Katerina shook her head: “It is indeed a mistake to spread rumors, but if you want to rely on these things to defeat the War Department with hundreds of thousands of legions… For Luther’s sake, my dear Sophia, don’t be so Innocent.”

“No, you are wrong.” The girl was not angry, but explained patiently: “Because it has a standing army of more than 100,000 people, it is Clovis’s most powerful force, and this method has the greatest impact on them.”

“No matter how powerful the adults at the top of the War Department are, they can’t change their power not from themselves, but a habit, a consensus; they are willing to obey the arrangements of the War Department because the War Department represents Your Majesty the King.”

“But what if a voice told them that what they believed was wrong? What if His Majesty the King was also deceived by the people of the War Department, and if they kept saying in their hearts that they wanted to take back power for His Majesty, the War Department of the pro-governing kingdom In fact, do you intend to let yourself hold that supreme authority?”

“Of course, I don’t deny that most people are strong and go with the flow; but when their hearts and minds are taken for granted and things are tampered with by the truth, even if one in a hundred people is angry, it means that I have destroyed the War Department. One percent strength!”

“One percent is not a lot. It’s only 2,000 in 200,000 people, but it has really weakened the Ministry of War without a real conflict.” As she spoke, the girl slowly raised her right hand. index finger:

“According to the current cost, even if only more than 2,000 soldiers abandon the Army Department and turn to confront it or at least remain neutral, we will still make no loss!”

“And if you think about it, with my current strength – weak and alone, I can’t even convince my relatives, let alone a single soldier, I can pose a real threat to the Ministry of War. …”

“Then what kind of qualitative changes will happen if everyone in the railway committee is willing to join?”

Looking at the girl’s confident and peaceful smile, Mrs. Katerina suddenly fell into a brief silence.

[…Sophia, my daughter who likes to play tricks will probably come to you recently, after all, you are already the closest person to her; compared with relatives, she probably hopes to get recognition and help from you… 】

[…From what I know about you, you probably wouldn’t agree to accompany her to make a fool of yourself at first, just like you would do your best to protect her from being bullied by the War Department…]

[It seems a bit sarcastic to say this, but I mean it from the bottom of my heart, Katerina, between you and me, you are the more realistic one; the core reason why we couldn’t get together in the first place was not It’s your courage or my choice, it’s the power of the Franz family, and that’s it…]

[So I’m making a bet with you that you’ll see what she’s doing as bullshit, but in the end, you’ll choose to support this bullshit, because you’re so realistic, when **** also becomes profitable, you I will join without hesitation…]

“What a bunch of nonsense…” Mrs. Katarina murmured to herself:

“But… he got it right.”