We Do Business In Full Auto [EN]: Chapter 228

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A vampire flew in to report.

“The enemy commander has arrived!”

“The enemy commander?”

“It is Marquis Kైనers, the Grand Strategist of the Calin Empire!”

“Grand Strategist, is it?”

Kైనers’ reputation was well known.

He was Duke Lied’s closest aide and became the supreme commander of the Imperial Army to lead the war.

There were other prominent dukes, but they couldn’t possibly stand against the Crystal Empire with conventional tactics, so he came forward.

“He fearlessly walked into the jaws of death himself.”

“Shall we cut off his head?”

“There’s no need for that. Bring him here.”

“Yes!”

Shall we meet Marquis Kైనers then?

Crystal Empire camp.

Marquis Kైనers was overwhelmed by the sight of hundreds of thousands of troops lined up before him.

This army, standing motionless, was armed with otherworldly equipment. Its strength was significantly different from that of the continent.

During the war, they had managed to kill some of the enemy soldiers and had seized their weapons.

The result was astonishing.

They were more than ten times stronger than the continent’s steel, and their sharpness was beyond imagination. Moreover, they were all magical tools.

These monsters had inflicted minimal damage on the enemy in every battle.

The Crystal Empire was extremely reluctant to let their weapons leak out, and now he knew why.

Kైనers lamented.

“Ah… we have no choice but to lose.”

They had maintained the empire’s lifeline for 300 years.

Back then, the enemy was the undead, not humans, so they could rally the entire empire, but now, the enemy was the same humans.

Furthermore, a super-giant empire that had swallowed even the Magic Kingdom.

Anyone could see that the unification of the continent was imminent.

It was clear that they could not be stopped with their immense firepower. That was why Kైనers had come here.

Swish!

A man suddenly popped out.

He was invisible.

‘Is it magic?’

Hundreds of thousands of troops armed with magical tools.

Moreover, the commanders each possessed powerful strength. And their firepower was immense.

In fact, Kైనers did not become the commander to win the war. He came to figure out how to maintain the empire’s lifeline.

“Follow me.”

“I will.”

The marquis and his entourage parted through the elite soldiers.

Passing by monsters, each with the power of a knight, he felt like his head would be cut off.

But the other party was the emperor of a great power.

As long as Kైనers didn’t do anything crazy, he would be able to get out alive.

The emperor was sitting on the throne under the shade.

People called him Vivian’s Apostle or a black magician, sitting there with a very indifferent face.

A man surrounded by various rumors whose truth could not be known.

Looking at the emperor, he felt like he was falling into the abyss.

“A foreign minister greets His Majesty, the Emperor of the New Empire.”

“What is it? As you can see, I have no intention of waiting.”

“Your Majesty! Please, somehow, allow us to maintain our lifeline!”

“Your lifeline?”

“Yes. We know that our empire cannot stand against Your Majesty, who has even integrated the Magic Kingdom. So please, have mercy.”

“Mercy, is it.”

The emperor tilted his head.

Kైనers also knew.

Even if he were in the emperor’s position, he would have just wiped them out and unified the continent. There was no need to consider the empire’s position.

But you never know.

Since he was rumored to be Vivian’s Apostle, he might show mercy.

“I will give you one territory. The rest will be incorporated into the Crystal Empire. I will give the name of Calin to a territory of the size of a county.”

“That is…”

“I will attack in one hour. Make a decision within that time.”

The emperor’s order was given.

The marquis could no longer speak. He felt murderous intent in the expressions of the fierce commanders glaring at him from around him.

If he tried to persuade them any further, his head would be cut off.

The marquis thought.

‘Yes. This is the best I can do. It is foolish to persuade the emperor any further.’

He bit his lip and stepped back.

The spot where the enemy’s grand strategist had disappeared.

Soojung, who had been watching the situation from behind the throne, came forward.

“Hehe. The enemies seem scared.”

“Scared, you say… That’s a very appropriate expression.”

Soojung and I looked at each other and laughed.

We could see that the war was coming to an end.

The Calin Empire was no match for the Crystal Empire, so they were trying to persuade us in any way they could.

If you try to persuade when you have a lot to offer, you can get a little more.

But to eliminate future troubles, we had no choice but to give them a small territory.

Soojung said.

“Marquis Kైనers will probably accept it. But that person won’t.”

“Probably, right?”

“Yeah! The enemy emperor will be furious.”

“Hehehe. Division, is it?”

“The division may have already begun. When I launched a reconnaissance plane, I saw the soldiers wandering around, not knowing what to do.”

If they gather, they will be annihilated.

The Calin Empire would have learned some lessons from the wars I had waged in the past and would know the power of our artillery.

What will their choice be?

Calin Empire Imperial Palace.

The deaths of the emperor and crown prince were announced.

Even though the Crystal Empire was expanding, this was like adding insult to injury.

They also heard the news that the Magic Kingdom had been absorbed, and they were pursuing a southward policy.

The empire was in dire straits.

In the midst of this, rebellions were breaking out in various places.

The empire was on the verge of collapse.

Even if they gathered their troops in one place, they would not be able to withstand the enemy’s terrifying attacks. Yet, the nobles were not coming to their senses and were plotting rebellions, so the empire seemed like it would be torn apart at any moment.

“Step down, traitor!”

“Step down!”

“Please step down from that position!”

The nobles risked their lives.

The empire was unstable, and it would not be strange if the situation turned out any way.

Bang!

“Damn it!”

Duke Lied, drunk, burst out his anger.

How could this be?

Where did it all go wrong?

“Crystal Empire.”

Grit!

He gritted his teeth.

At least the empire was holding up well.

Although the economy was faltering and the population was decreasing during the 300-year war, he thought that if they concentrated their power, they could stop the Magic Kingdom from advancing south.

But that was just his delusion.

Now, the Magic Kingdom was not the problem.

The Magic Kingdom collapsed so quickly that it was eventually annexed.

He heard that the emperors had a one-on-one duel and the Magic Kingdom’s emperor was defeated, but he couldn’t understand why they would hand over the entire Magic Kingdom with just that.

The world of magicians.

It was an area he could never know.

“Your Excellency!”

“What is it!”

He roared at the communications officer’s visit.

As he gulped down alcohol, he felt his reason becoming more and more paralyzed. But he couldn’t help it. He couldn’t bear it unless he drank.

“The Grand Strategist has requested communication!”

“Bring the communicator!”

“Yes!”

The communications officer prostrated himself.

The Duke was in a very bad mood, and he knew very well that if he made a mistake here, his head would fly off.

-Your Excellency! They have issued an ultimatum.

“An ultimatum?”

Duke Lied’s brow furrowed.

The alcohol was rising uncontrollably.

He already had anger built up inside, and he exploded when those guys mentioned an ultimatum.

“So? What do you want me to do!?”

-They say they will allow the Calin family to continue their lineage with a small territory the size of a county.

“Family? Did you just call the imperial family a family!”

-Yes. If not, they say they will continue to advance south. There are only 40 minutes left.

“Heh heh. Hehehe! You crazy bastard!”

-Your Excellency. I think it would be wise to negotiate further and get at least a small country’s worth of land.

“What a joke!”

He would be demoted from the ruler of this vast empire to the king of a small country in an instant.

He couldn’t do that.

His supporters, who were lowering their bodies around him, frowned.

Realistically, even a territory the size of a small country was excessive. To negotiate that, they had no idea what tactics the Grand Strategist would use and what conditions he would have to set.

Nevertheless, the Duke did not come to his senses.

‘If only the Emperor were alive!’

If the Emperor were alive, he might have just handed over the throne.

Before this happened, he would have negotiated with Lee Yoosung, the hero of mankind, to hand over the empire and asked him to maintain the imperial family’s lineage.

But the Duke had ruined everything.

Now, there was no choice but for the empire itself to end.

Gulp! Gulp!

He took a big gulp of alcohol.

“Advance!”

-Yes?

“Advance and smash them! Kill the New Emperor no matter what! Everything will be over if we just kill him!”

-But Your Excellency. There is no hope anymore. How can we with only 300,000…….

It was truly 300,000 troops scraped together from all over the country.

They could no longer conscript any more. Even if they did, there would not be enough military rations, and the empire’s economy had already collapsed.

Looking at this, we can see how great the late Emperor’s reign was. The Duke had administrative power that did not even reach the late Emperor’s toes.

The public sentiment had fallen to the ground, and rebellions were breaking out. In addition, the nobles under the Duke had a sense of skepticism.

‘The empire is over.’

Once the New Emperor started advancing south, it would be unstoppable.

The 300,000 troops would collapse, and the empire would be destroyed in an instant.

Border area, Calin Empire camp.

Marquis Kైనers ended the communication and thought.

“The Duke has fallen.”

“……”

The staff members had grim expressions.

Just now, they had heard the news that there were signs of rebellion in various parts of the empire.

Moreover, the central nobles were risking their lives to object to the Duke’s decision.

What would happen if they went to war like this?

“The war is destined to fail. Then, the only way is to assassinate the New Emperor, but I don’t know if that is possible.”

One of the staff members said in a barely audible voice.

“Wouldn’t it be better to surrender…….”

“That is impossible!”

“Then is there a way?”

“If we surrender like this, not only will everyone’s heads fall, but the entire empire will fall into the hands of an evil black magician!”

“The New Emperor is Vivian’s Apostle, though.”

“Hmph! It’s a political ploy!”

The staff members were also wavering.

People were showing signs of division because they were being driven into a corner.

At this point, Kైనers had no choice but to pull himself together.

‘This won’t do.’

The empire was destined to collapse anyway.

If the Duke had negotiated further and told them to get more territory, they would have accepted it somehow.

But the Duke’s judgment had completely collapsed.

To advance like this?

It’s crazy.

‘In the end, there is no choice but to surrender somehow.’

That was how the fate of the empire was decided.