The Path Of The Great Sovereign - Chapter 168

Back at the Hoga Earldom Tatsuo was seated in a Tea room of his Castle watching the whole series of events in the capital transpire. He noticed the look in the Emperor’s eyes only changed once Dugu Bo went beyond the 7th Tier yet it was only slight and he didn’t allow his surprise to appear on his face.

“Byakuya, if you were in a situation where your individual power was not enough to get the job done what would you do?”

“Reach out to my allies to see if they can assist, formulate a plan to isolate and eliminate the threat.”

Tatsuo just nodded his head as he thought this as well.

“The Emperor would most likely reach out to the Slaine Theocracy, Roble Holy Kingdom and the Argland Council State. We could limit his contact with them or allow the alliance to go through which would make things more time consuming but in the end, it would be much more effective. Why is that? Gin.”

In response to Tatsuo’s call Gin stood up with a sound of acknowledgment.

“In the Long run, our goal is to replace the Emperor with Your Grace, this would cause all those countries to send many gifts to appease Your Grace as you will be the Supreme Sovereign of the lands after decimating the Emperor despite his additional aid. They would not want to cause your displeasure as you have proven your ability to handle things on multiple fronts while taking control of a Nation.”

“Splendid Gin, It seems we all understand what will happen which means these individuals have truly no other option but to accept their demise. The first step is to starve the economy of the nearby regions, Due to trade with the Republic to the west, we have already built a rapport of having quality products and services. We will use our superior goods to push the goods of the other Nations out of the Market. Which should be easy as we can make a fortune with something as simple as scented soap.”

Taking a sip of his Tea Tatsuo looked around the room and at the Crystal in the middle of the table that showed Dugu Bo was still with the Emperor.

“The Second step would be to Increase my Peerage to that of Duke as only a Duke can make a valid Claim for the Trone. Yet we must at the same time bring a large number of Nobles to my side in a sense we will be creating a Nation within the Empire. The easest way to acomplish number 1 while fulfilling Number 2 is to eliminate the competition on the Nothern Coast of the Empire. Margrave Concord and Duke Yosibia are the Two with Peerages along the coast and major trading hubs of the empire. We will deploy 80% of our soldiers and attack both territories at the same time, I want them mobilized by the Time Dugu Bo finishes Talking to the Emperor.”

Gin, Byakuya, and Toshiro rose bowed to Tatsuo and headed out the castle to rally their troops and formulate the mission plan.

“The Last thing is to Start bringing over Builders from the Night as I have grown bored of this standard of living. The reason I did not do this earlier was to allow the former slaves to feel they had accomplished something, however now we have entered the Cold war, every advantage matters. We will make Dawn the New Capital of the North and of the Empire.”

“‘Yes Your Grace!’”

“Get to it.”

Tatsuo watched as his they all left while he watched Dugu Bo through the crystal.

Dugu Bo lowered the output of his Magical power as he fixed his long Green hair back into a ponytail. He looked at the Emperor then begin to recite the events that happened in the Northern section of the Empire in front of all the Nobles present.

“Impossible!”

“It’s Only been 3 months since they were Banished and Demoted!”

The peanut gallery in the background got incredibly noisy as Dugu Bo stared at the Face of the Emperor who looked deep in thought.

“What is the current population of the Hoga Earldom?”

The Emperor asked this question with much difficulty just with a Mage of the Caliber of Lord Doku in front of him the Hoga Earldom had a tremendous military advantage over major Nations.

“With the addition of the County recently acquired the population is now 1.9 Million.”

The once loud Throne Room once again became so quiet you could hear a pin drop.

“1.9 Million?!”

The Emperor truly lost his composure now as he thought about the Logistic aspect of managing 1.9 million people effectively while being stable enough to do a fief war. The Amount of Food, Money, and supplies that were traded and used on a daily basis is astronomical.

‘Earl Hoga Now has the most populous Fief in the entire Empire.’

At that Moment a Guard entered the Throne room and handed a scroll to the Emperor as he read it his face turned sour Dugu bo Smiled.

“It seems His Majesty finally understands what’s happening here, yet you forgot the History of the Hoga which should have been your biggest clue. As the Bloodhound of the Empire House Hoga is never truly down Your Majesty, it just takes an Intermission.”

The Scroll read Earl Hoga declared War on Margrave Concord and Duke Yosibia, his army was 270,000 Strong and ready.

Dugu Bo looked at the Emperor and smiled.

“So what will you do Your Majesty?”