We Do Business In Full Auto [EN]: Chapter 233

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Continental Unification (1)

“Shall we prepare?”

Lenya asks, reading my mind.

The empire’s fate was already sealed.

Despite this, Archduke Lied, the ruler, seemed confident in his ability to hold out, refusing to surrender.

Furthermore, he intended to continue the war with inhumane acts.

Yet, I wondered if he was also considering an escape.

“Gather the special forces immediately.”

“Yes!”

Special forces referred to a group composed of high-ranking summoned creatures.

With just that number, teleporting would allow us to take Archduke Lied’s head.

Since Archduke Lied might be preparing to escape, I prepared to move immediately.

As I was preparing for battle, Marquis Kైనers rushed in.

“Your Majesty! Are you heading to the enemy lines?”

“Yes. It seems I have no choice. I must take his head. What is that anyway?”

“We are also enraged.”

The empire’s foundation had always been the survival of humanity.

In cases where the enemy was not human, the territory’s people volunteered as a last resort. But women, the elderly, and children were never involved.

However, Archduke Lied was different. He was trying to use people as meat shields without even giving them weapons. His wickedness was appalling.

But he misjudged me.

“It will end if we kill Archduke Lied and the nobles who follow him. If necessary, we may have to behead the knights as well, but if that’s what it takes to end the war, so be it.”

“I will prepare to occupy the capital.”

“Do so.”

I lightly drew a sign.

Mana burst out in all directions, and about 30 members of the special forces, including myself, crossed the space.

“Mass Teleport.”

Thrum!

We teleported directly to the grand hall of the imperial palace.

If Archduke Lied hadn’t left yet, I planned to capture and kill him.

“What is this?”

Clang! Clang!

“Kkeuaaaack!”

“Aaaack!”

Blood was splattered everywhere in this place, also known as the Palace of the Highest.

The floor was sticky with so much blood, and the stench of blood rushed up.

Archduke Lied was being protected by the royal knights, and nobles and their subordinate knights were fighting to kill him.

It didn’t seem like I needed to intervene.

Archduke Lied’s escape route was already blocked, and the noble forces were pushing forward.

“Eek! Don’t come! I said don’t come!”

Archduke Lied’s knights had almost all lost their lives.

Three knights remained.

As swords stabbed from all directions, the remaining knights were also killed.

Archduke Lied trembled and swung his sword, but even at this moment, he seemed to be high on drugs, flailing in the air like a child.

Among them, a man in a flamboyant outfit stabbed Archduke Lied in the heart with a spear.

No matter how long a sword is, it can’t match a spear—that’s the truth.

Thwack!

Blood spurted from Archduke Lied’s mouth.

The noble immediately cut off the Archduke’s head.

“Waaah!”

Cheers erupted from everywhere.

They noticed me staring silently at the scene.

The noble who beheaded Archduke Lied held it up and slowly approached.

The noble knelt, and everyone else knelt as well.

“We pledge allegiance to His Majesty the Emperor and offer the Archduke’s head!”

“We pledge allegiance!”

In the end, Archduke Lied was beheaded not by me but by the nobles here.

This was enough.

Eventually, the nobles’ private soldiers would disappear, and all the soldiers and knights would be incorporated into the central army, so it was right to avoid further bloodshed.

The most vicious ones had already been executed on the spot.

“I accept.”

“Long live His Majesty the Emperor!”

“Long live!”

“Open the imperial palace! And impale the Archduke’s head on a spear and raise it high!”

Creak!

The doors of the grand hall opened.

I stood at the forefront, wearing splendid ceremonial armor, followed by high-ranking undead, nobles, knights, and even the imperial palace guards.

The citizens, trembling with anxiety, opened the doors and watched the procession. The citizens who grasped the situation rushed out.

“Long live His Majesty the Emperor!”

“Waaaaaa!”

A wave of cheers followed.

As we approached the fortress, I saw knights and soldiers with very uneasy expressions, but all except for a few pledged allegiance.

Those who did not pledge allegiance were immediately struck by arrows or bullets, piercing their foreheads or hearts.

The expressions of the people who had been waiting to die on the fortress were even brighter.

“It’s His Majesty the Emperor!”

“Citizens, come down! That is not a place for you to be!”

Swish!

A spectacular sight unfolded as all the soldiers knelt.

I slowly climbed onto the fortress. Then, I turned around and looked at the cheering citizens and the kneeling soldiers.

It was a historic moment.

“From this moment on, I declare the fall of the Calin Empire. And I declare that the entire continent has become the territory of the Crystal Empire.”

“Uwaaaaaaa!”

Continental Unification.

There was still quite a bit of work left, but with the two most powerful forces gone, no one on this continent could stop me.

Crystal Empire Army Camp.

There wasn’t much concern about the Emperor who had entered the imperial palace, but Marquis Kైనers couldn’t hide a hint of anxiety.

That place was a dragon’s lair.

Even though it was a collapsing empire, it still had a thousand years of history.

He was worried that the Emperor might be injured if he charged right into the heart of such an empire.

The First Princess Lee Soo-jung, the vice-commander, stood before him.

It was said that the name Crystal Empire came from this princess. It goes without saying that the princess before him was the Emperor’s successor.

“Vice-Commander, don’t worry too much.”

“However, Your Highness, that place is…….”

“I hope Dad doesn’t kill too many people, because then there will be fewer people to help with the recovery.”

“Hahaha. We can think about such problems later…….”

“It’s important. The war is already over!”

“Ahem. That is true.”

Would everything really go as the First Princess said?

It was impossible to know.

At that moment.

The cheers of the people echoed from afar.

“Waaaaaa!”

“It’s over.”

Lee Soo-jung seemed so sure.

A lookout confirmed the top of the fortress with a telescope and shouted.

“It’s Archduke Lied’s head!”

“Heo! Really!?”

Kైనers realized that the war was over.

Archduke Lied was dead, and all forces had turned to the Emperor, which was why such cheers were erupting.

The soldiers on the fortress were all kneeling and pledging allegiance.

Soon, the Emperor’s voice was heard.

“From this moment on, I declare the fall of the Calin Empire. And I declare that the entire continent has become the territory of the Crystal Empire.”

“I knew it.”

The First Princess stretched as if it was nothing.

I had heard that she was definitely the same human, but was Lee Soo-jung, who had a brain superior to her own, truly a genius?

‘She will soon become the power behind the empire.’

Looking at the Emperor’s doting attitude towards his daughter, it seemed that the true ruler of the empire was the First Princess before him.

Thump! Thump! Thump!

The triumphal return began.

The scene of a large army passing through the fortress gates was truly spectacular.

I was staring silently at the scene from the top of the fortress.

“Dad!”

“Oh, Soo-jung!”

Soo-jung ran to the top of the fortress. Of course, she was heavily guarded.

The war was over, but anything could happen. A knight who had pledged allegiance to Archduke Lied could launch a surprise attack.

Soo-jung ran and hugged me tightly.

“You worked hard!”

“I didn’t behead Archduke Lied.”

“Then?”

“The nobles took care of beheading the Archduke and offered it to me.”

“Uwang! So you just ate the empire raw?”

“Ate it raw? That’s not true.”

“To enter the capital of a thousand-year empire without bloodshed… I think Dad’s reputation is really amazing.”

“Hahaha! This Dad is amazing.”

“…….”

The story that the Emperor, who was about to unify the continent, was having with his daughter was truly low-level, but this was originally the way our father and daughter were.

The ministers appeared and greeted.

“We congratulate you on the unification of the continent!”

“We congratulate you!”

“It’s too early to congratulate.”

“What do you mean?”

“There are many territories below the capital. We must receive their allegiance and occupy them.”

“Shall we prepare the army right away?”

“No. Let’s rest for a day. The soldiers must be tired too.”

“We will do so!”

“I declare today a day of celebration!”

A feast was held in the capital.

The economy had collapsed a long time ago, but that could be solved by bringing in goods from outside.

The goods of ancient times were none other than food. There was also cotton cloth and various means for barter, but in a time when people were starving to death due to a lack of food, there was no better commodity than grain.

As grain was released, a festive atmosphere was naturally formed.

For the first time in a long time, people ate their fill, and a large amount of alcohol within the system was released, allowing them to drink to their heart’s content and console themselves for their past hardships.

Music flowed through the streets, and minstrels sang songs.

People could be seen dancing drunkenly here and there.

But I couldn’t mingle in that crowd. That’s because there were many things to deal with.

Soo-jung, several ministers, and staff members gathered in one place.

“It’s like this empire is a sandcastle.”

“Starving people are scattered throughout the empire. There are also many people dying of starvation.”

“In the end, the biggest shortage is food.”

“It’s not just a shortage.”

Kైనers frowned as he spoke.

He had belonged to the Calin Empire until recently and knew their situation better than anyone else.

“Then?”

“We must supply food to the entire continent. Only then can we restore the wounds of war.”

“Does that mean we have to start a massive construction project?”

“Yes. The entire continent has been devastated after 300 years of war.”

The splendor of the capital was created by managing the buildings that had been passed down from ancient times. Of course, as the capital of a country, management could not be neglected, and above all, several fortresses were built in preparation for war.

However, they were all for war, and the environment was not suitable for people to live in.

The devastation of the entire country and the lives of people who had lost their human rights.

A large amount of food was needed to live at least like a human being.

“Kైనers, what is the estimated total population of the continent?”

“There are 50 million in the empire, 10 million in the Ma Kingdom, and about 20 million scattered throughout the continent. If we conduct an accurate census, I think it will be close to 100 million.”

There were more people living than I thought.

“So, does that mean we have to support enough food for all those people to live on?”