Chapter 391

Chapter 391: Experts in Civil War, Amateurs in Foreign War

The news reached Canglang Province at midnight, and by dawn, it had spread around the world.

The battle in the waters of the Pande Empire shocked the entire world.

A fleet from Canglang Province defeated five fleets of the Pande Empire, and they carried a ninth-tier extraordinary item, the Storm Greatsword!

Well, there were actually three fleets in reality, but if we consider military expenses, they should have deployed five.

Although there were pirates involved, they could only match up to one fleet at most.

Not only that, but two eighth-tier knights were killed by Karoso alone, blood spilling through the sky; this young man, who had been quiet for a year and a half, was once again in everyone’s sight.

The already tense situation among the countries felt like a drop of water dropped into a boiling pot of oil.

Events began to unfold in unpredictable directions.

……

Pande Empire, Fiercelion City, the Royal Palace.

The people at the meeting now are silent; they do not know what to say.

"Fifty thousand against ten thousand; in terms of ships, superb weapons, and eighth-tier warriors, we completely outnumber them."

The current Knight King Emmanuel looked at the person on the screen and the people sitting at the table, "Can anyone tell me what happened? Why did we lose? Not only did we lose, but we also lost two eighth-tier knights, who are treasures of the empire!"

Seeing that everyone was still silent, Emmanuel slammed the table, "Speak up! You are usually so talkative. Finance Minister, you go first!"

"Well…" The Finance Minister smiled wryly, "It might be due to poor command…"

He had embezzled military funds for twenty thousand men and also withheld many warships; he bore some responsibility too.

Also, in theory, Rudy and Lucia should not have gone into battle together; such things should be avoided.

But they still ended up together…

If Lucia or Rudy were replaced, the situation might be different, and Karoso might have to pay a bigger price.

I can only say that Pande, right now, is truly a mess from top to bottom.

"Hahahahaha… bad command," Emmanuel leaned back in his chair. "When Norman comes back, let him write a detailed battle report! Let Master Kasim step in and tell the truth. I don’t care if it costs me a brother!"

"Your Majesty, we have already lost. We should think about what to do next," the finance minister quickly said. "We have already lost two; we cannot afford to lose a third!"

Corruption is usually manageable.

Corruption during wartime, and losing the battle, if this gets out…

No matter how many people or interests are involved, this finance minister is doomed!

"What should we do?" Emmanuel looked at the people on the screen.

For Aileen, the ideas keep getting stronger and stronger.

But now? Everyone is as silent as a statue!

Is this what it means to be good at fighting among ourselves but not with others?

"I suggest we respond openly at the international meeting, asking the Kingdom of Persia what they truly mean! If the Kingdom of Persia wants to fight, then let’s fight! Also, let’s have our vassal states declare war on Canglang Province at the same time!" a hot-tempered general shouted, "This time, I will lead the army!"

Emmanuel gave a bitter smile.

Responding to the declaration of war, vassal states…

If we win this battle, that’s good, but if we lose, will those vassal states still be our vassal states?

People are realistic, and countries are even more so!

"Get ready to attend the international meeting," Emmanuel said seriously, "After we solve this trouble, I will settle the accounts with each of you!"

……

Marl Magic Academy.

Six months ago, Ailina married Carrey, creating a good political marriage.

Before she got married, she was fine, but after the wedding, Ailina seemed to be letting herself go a bit.

Some things are truly delightful, especially for an empty-spirited noble like her; now Carrey seems to have many expectations placed upon him.

Ailina sat in the classroom, looking at the newspaper in her hands, wondering if there was something wrong with her eyes.

Like her, Karoso was also just in third grade.

Ailina was still thinking about whether to advance to the next grade or go back to her territory; she wondered if graduating from third grade could help her reach the fifth tier.

As a result, Karoso reached the eighth tier.

It’s like everyone is playing the same game, and everyone is around level forty, when suddenly someone pops up at over level eighty. Isn’t that cheating?

The most surprising part is that Karoso’s power does not come from the kind of inheritance Aileen has.

"Didn’t they say… he could never reach the eighth tier in his lifetime?" Ailina felt a bit lost.

She knew very well that her biggest investment in this life had failed.

Rayne’s expression was also a bit grim; he saw something even further away.

Others take leave to go on vacation, but Karoso took leave to defeat Pande’s fleet. What kind of age is this?

No, even in middle age, who can reach such a level?

Tap, tap, tap…

Just then, 『』 walked into the classroom with a beaming smile.

"Stop what you are doing for a moment. Do not discuss anything unrelated to the class. Now, we are in class!"

After a year and a half, 『』 knows what kind of person Karoso is.

It makes 『』 very happy to know that her most talented student was going to do something exciting and world-changing.

In the history books of the future, she will definitely have her place.

Unfortunately, she is a Card Maker, and a royal Card Maker at that, so she cannot openly help Karoso and can only secretly make some cards for him.

The Card God’s Dependent that Karoso uses is 『』’s masterpiece from this year and a half.

The scene of making this card is still vivid in her memory; Karoso and 『』 lived and worked together.

They didn’t do a lot of experiments; 『』 proposed the theory, named the materials, and explained the order of making, and then Karoso would think for a while with his ‘extraordinary brain’ to simulate whether it would succeed or fail and what a failure would look like.

At first, 『』 didn’t believe it and tested Karoso with the failures she had experienced, which no one knew about. Karoso was able to predict a card explosion with a hundred percent accuracy. At that moment, 『』 believed him sixty percent.

With the answer, it became much easier to work backward. After a few tries based on Karoso’s description, 『』 completely believed him.

One by one, the plans were imagined in Karoso’s mind, not actually tested, saving a lot of money.

Later, Alita joined in, and the three of them ate and lived together for a month, finally creating this amazing card.

During this time, 『』 learned about Karoso’s ambitions: to personally push for the coming war and use its special nature to weaken the power of the nobles!

Although it might not be possible to make the nobles’ power disappear, it could win many benefits for the common people.

『』 took pride in teaching such a student.