He Became The Most Insane Emperor Of All Time [EN]: Chapter 247

The Mad Emperor – Chapter 247

Of course, simply winning over the Enlightenment thinkers doesn’t solve all the problems.

To truly seize control of the regions by using them, you naturally have to take action.

So, what kind of operation should we carry out?

“Extra! Extra! His Majesty the King has declared a constitutional monarchy!”

“Open the parliament as soon as the traitors are dealt with! Appeal to the people to resist!”

“Defeat the enemies who still defend the old regime and realize the will of our good King!”

First, the regional cities were simple. Just distribute newspapers. There were already many intellectuals, and the citizens were quick to hear outside news, so they quickly supported Golak’s decision.

The problem was the rural areas, which overwhelmingly outnumbered the cities.

These areas were conservative, and the lords had better control over the regions.

Distributing newspapers here would be of little use, as there were few people who could even read.

So, we used a special method here.

“Gorbo, are you helping the villagers again?”

“Yes, elder. I’m just helping a little.”

“You’re a very diligent young man. Thanks to the medicine you gave, some people have even recovered from their illnesses… I don’t know how to repay you.”

“We’re all villagers, elder. There’s no need for that.”

From a certain point on, suspiciously kind young men began to appear in rural villages.

These young men were versatile, possessing skills from carpentry to basic medical knowledge. They were not only capable but also kind and diligent, quickly gaining the villagers’ favor.

“I’m worried because things are so turbulent outside these days. We don’t know much about it, but it seems like His Majesty the King and the lords are fighting…”

“Elder, that’s why I was wondering, what do you think about organizing a village militia?”

“Like the warriors from the old tribal days?”

“Not exactly. It’s just for the purpose of defending the village. There’s no need to risk your lives in dangerous situations, just arm yourselves with guns…”

“Where would we get guns?”

“I have connections…”

Thanks to the suspicious young man’s suspiciously many connections, the militia was armed with decent weapons. Of course, they used money collected from the village, but for some reason, they were able to buy them very cheaply.

“Now that we’ve created a militia, let’s gather some supplies as well. And how about deciding on village matters together in the future?”

The suspicious young men led the organization of the militia in the village and encouraged the creation of a horizontal decision-making system.

Since the world was turbulent and they were systematically organizing the village affairs that had been run haphazardly, no one could dislike it.

Except for one person.

“What insolent bastard dared to do such impious things!”

As expected, the lords were furious. They began to berate the villagers who were unknowingly creating a ‘impious’ democratic system.

“Elder, I’ll go and explain to the lord. I was the one who led this.”

“But, if you die…”

“No, surely they wouldn’t kill me, would they? I’ll be back.”

The next day, the suspicious young men were reported to have been killed or severely injured by the lords.

In fact, those who died weren’t really dead, but had disappeared after being tortured or interrogated by the lord, but the villagers saw it as innocent young men being killed by tyranny.

“Let’s take revenge! That traitor killed the good Gorbo!”

“But, what if we revolt? What happens next?”

“We have the Constitutionalists, don’t we? We didn’t need to be under those traitors in the first place! Gorbo wouldn’t have died if we hadn’t!”

“…Alright, for that poor friend.”

As the suspicious young men who had unknowingly taken control of the villagers suffered at the hands of the lords, the villagers naturally became enraged.

They were already unhappy with the lord who opposed the ‘good King,’ and when the frame that the lords were committing tyranny was put on them, even the rural villagers had no choice but to revolt.

“The operation was a success.”

“This entire area has revolted on its own.”

“Good, we just need to step in before the lords send out a suppression force.”

“But… will it be okay later? Couldn’t those ‘local autonomous councils’ become a problem?”

“That’s not our concern. Isn’t that a problem for the brilliant Enlightenment thinkers to worry about later? Well, and His Majesty Golak is also supporting us, so there shouldn’t be any problems.”

In that way, the suspicious young men disappeared one by one, and only those loyal to the Constitutionalists remained.

“It went well as planned. It was quite a tricky operation, but the Enlightenment thinkers did a good job.”

“That’s because our intelligence department thoroughly trained them. They all have youthful enthusiasm, so they followed well.”

Of course, the empire was behind those suspicious young men.

Suspicious guys spreading democracy… isn’t this completely CIA [Central Intelligence Agency]? It’s funny that the empire hasn’t even established a constitutional monarchy yet.

“It won’t be difficult to suppress the traitorous lords with this. Then the problem is pushing back the front lines in earnest…”

Just preventing the revolt in the regions restored a significant portion of the front lines. However, they still couldn’t touch the front lines directly occupied by the Rasgar army.

“It’s not a good option for the imperial army to take the lead.”

Even though they were allies, showing foreign troops advancing was not a good thing.

The elves didn’t care about that, but the Greenskins had to be a more proper ally.

“Even if that wasn’t the reason, if the imperial army shows its face first, they will probably attack somewhere else.”

“That’s right. The problem is that the empire’s front lines are still wide. Especially since the Beast King revealed his teeth.”

The empire’s national power and the military force it could mobilize were limited.

Above all, I couldn’t be in two places at once, so it was too easy for the enemy to use pincer tactics.

If the celestials who defected to the enemy led the floating islands and attacked Augsburg, it would be a disaster.

Of course, the imperial navy was monitoring that area day and night…

“We are rearming Golak’s soldiers first, but that alone is not enough.”

“We are issuing conscription orders. We can assume a normal situation. However…”

“The problem is when it’s not a normal enemy.”

Battles between armies still had some advantage.

However, the Golak army was not prepared for power beyond that level.

It would be a problem even if the armed floating island flew in again…

“Rasgar, that bastard might show his face directly.”

It was difficult to completely take my eyes off him because of that very possibility.

“If that’s the case, it’s better for us to take the lead in the situation.”

“Do you have a brilliant idea?”

“It’s nothing great. I’m just wondering… what if we go on the offensive instead?”

“You mean counterattack? But then the defense of other places…”

“That’s why we’re going on the offensive. Because we can decide when to attack.”

The advantage of offense over defense is that the attacker can decide the time of attack.

So, it might be better to launch a bold offensive.

If we decide when to launch an offensive, we can also decide when to strengthen the defense of other places.

Then it’s not a bad thing for the enemies to attack other places and disperse our defenses.

“It would be a good choice to drive out all the Greenskins under Rasgar’s command at this opportunity.”

That was what I had been assuming when I came here.

However, attacking without knowing anything was, of course, an unreasonable thing.

“We need information from inside the enemy. The intelligence department must be active again.”

“Leave it to us. We will definitely find the enemy’s weaknesses.”

The enemy’s weakness… anything was fine. It was okay to find strengths instead. It was also a way to strike that place first with a surprise attack.

But the information that the intelligence department found out soon was quite interesting.

“What? There are rebel forces inside them?”

“Yes, we were able to contact them without difficulty.”

“I don’t think Rasgar would have easily left such factions alone…”

That guy is thorough. Would the guys under him not have been caught?

“It seems like they’ve been preparing for a long time. From what I can see, they used to be under the old Green Gods.”

“If it’s those guys, Rasgar purged them all, right?”

The Green Gods. I don’t even remember their names now. Of course, not all of them are dead.

Guys like Gobomane who sided with us are doing well. Maybe that guy used his quick-witted personality to start a bank?

“But he couldn’t purge all of their subordinates. If he had, he wouldn’t have been able to control the Greenskins that much.”

“That’s true… So they’re going to join hands with us?”

Since they had been quietly under Rasgar, and since Rasgar decided to use them as they were, there was a possibility that he hadn’t caught them.

Thinking they were useful, I asked them about them in more detail.

“Yes, but they don’t want to unite with Golak and want to become independent on their own.”

“They want to become vested interests. Well, I can understand that. Golak might not like it, but he won’t be able to help it.”

Golak might want the unification of the Greenskins, but he probably knows that it’s impossible in reality.

If I later advise him to try to unify them after culturally influencing them, he will agree.

“Then that’s settled, what can they do for us? They’re not asking for help empty-handed, are they?”

“Of course not. They made quite an interesting proposal…”

“What is it?”

“First of all, they decided to give us various military secrets, of course. There are a few that stand out among them. I’ll submit a report later.”

“Okay.”

“And… there’s something you especially need to know.”

“Hmm? Especially?”

What’s going on? If there’s something to mention to me specifically, it means it’s something important.

“They leaked information about a ruin. And that ruin is…”

“A ruin?”

Hendrik glanced around and said carefully.

“It’s said to be a ruin about the Creation God.”

“The Creation God? Really?”

“Yes, the intelligence itself seems to be true. Then wouldn’t it be an opportunity to find out something about that guy?”

“That’s right…”

The Creation God.

For such an arrogant name, the identity of that guy is shrouded in many mysteries.

Why he is called the Creation God, how much power he has, and what his purpose is.

“However, it seems like they are doing something there too.”

“We must go and see. It can’t be a trivial matter. Good, now I have a goal.”

Now is the time to counterattack them.