Chapter 1637 Urgent
The Principality of Skarlan is a small country located in the central region of the Innocence. Although the land area is not large, due to its extremely advantageous geographical location, both in terms of economic strength and military strength Their strength cannot be underestimated, especially their proud water power, which is rated second only to the [First Fleet] of the Silver Wing Alliance.
However, although the water power is extremely powerful, the Principality of Skarlan is not close to the sea. In fact, no matter from any angle, it is a prosperous landlocked country.
To the west, Skarlan borders Academy City and the Dark Forest below it. To the south, it is the Fire Claw Territory and Fernan Territory of the Violet Empire. To the east, it is the southernmost part of the joint control of the Holy Church. Along Misha County, to the north, is the Jinhui River Valley, the largest inland river in the entire continent.
It is important to note here that the [Jinhui River] and [Yinliu River] are the two largest inland rivers in the entire continent. Among them, the Jinhui River originates from the permafrost ice sheet and the sacred mountain Sumir in the northern part of the continent. In between, passing through Academy City, the Land of Light and Shadow, and the Holy Religion Union, Mirkwood, the Principality of Violet, the Land of Miracles, Lake Nicemont, and the Griffin Dynasty. Putting aside the thousands of tributaries, the main stream running from the extreme north to the extreme south has reached an impossible scale. You can tell with the naked eye whether it is a river or a sea.
The Jinhui River Valley, located on the west side of the Northeastern Continent and covering an area approximately equal to half of the Sanctuary, is also the largest canal in the eastern part of the continent. This area is the most suitable for landing and is also the area closest to the center of the continent, which is Skarlan. Principality.
Everyone knows the reason for the economic development of coastal areas. For example, the Chauvin Empire in the Southwest Continent gained super commercial potential because it was located in the coastal area. Although Scarland did not produce William Bohena, He is a merchant king with extraordinary talents, but given that his position is too superior, his national power is naturally by no means weak.
Of course, it is one thing to not be weak. The Principality of Skarlan, which has a small territory, will naturally not be that strong. It is one thing to be powerful on the water, but they are not stupid enough to rely on it. I enjoy playing in the water and collect protection fees from merchant ships. In short, it is a small and wealthy country that has developed quite well in all aspects, but it is by no means a behemoth.
Tact, neutrality, and keeping pace with the times are the foundation of Skarlan's survival. Coupled with the military power that has never slackened, this country has not only safely passed through the turbulent era of the past nearly a thousand years, but also The status on the mainland has also become more and more stable, and it feels like a permanent neutral country.
There is even news that at last year’s shareholders’ meeting of the Steam Consortium, someone put forward a proposal to move the consortium’s headquarters to the capital of the Principality of Scaran. Although it was not passed in the end due to various reasons, this has been The side confirmed the fact that the Principality of Skarlan is gradually becoming transcendent.
Once the monument of permanent neutrality is erected, Skalan's status and security on the mainland will be greatly improved, and it will be infinitely close to the only two truly transcendent places so far, namely 'Academy City' and 'Tianzhu Mountain'.
Of course, the only one with more reference value is Academy City. As for Tianzhu Mountain... the situation is rather special and not universal.
In short, the intention of the Principality of Scaran is obvious, that is, to strive to be on par with Academy City and become a neutral zone recognized by the mainland, so as to increase its influence in all walks of life.
From a subjective point of view, although it does not matter in the current situation, under the other two personalities, Mo Tan actually has a good impression of the Principality of Scaran, and the two parties have some friendship.
Everyone should still remember that when the plague broke out in Misha County, the Principality of Skarlan sent a small fleet over because of a letter from Mo Tan.
Although there are only four ships in total, its commander is Paula Olson, the captain of the [Rage] who is nicknamed 'Surge', and the specifications of [The Fury] can be ranked even within Skarlan. There were a total of twenty-four engineering artillery pieces and six seventh-generation magic cannons from the Steam Consortium. The strength of the nearly two hundred crew members was also quite online. The other three [Black Eel-class] ships at that time also had a hundred-person capacity. A good ship, it helped Mo Tan and others a lot in that war.
During this process, Captain Paula became quite familiar with Mo Tan, Xia Lian and others. To this day, the chubby female captain still occasionally writes letters to the United Holy Church. Everyone around me has a pretty harmonious relationship.
Just now, Mo Tan caught an extremely shocking news, that is, as the de facto controller of the Violet royal family, the regent Xiu is far superior to ordinary people in terms of skill, resourcefulness and courage. ·Braithen actually wants to take action against the Principality of Scaran!
This is just...
“So exciting.”
Mo Tan stared with bright eyes, his face gradually became serious, Xiu looked at him with deep eyes, and urged: "Tell me in detail! Tell me in detail!"
"Oh."
After being silent for a full minute, Xiu Cai smiled bitterly and sighed. He raised his hand and gently pressed his forehead. He shook his head mockingly and said, "I was too careless. But you show your flaws in front of people like you."
Mo Tan waved his hands impatiently and said seriously: "Someone said it himself just now. There are not many people who can let you speak freely. I am. One of them, right?"
Xiu twitched his lips and said dryly: "The truth is like this..."
"Then stop talking nonsense and talk to me properly."
Mo Tan interrupted the other party without hesitation and sneered: "Otherwise, believe it or not, I will find someone to give Si The Duke of Callan has tipped off that Violet's new regent wants to kill them."
Xiu smiled and made a 'please' gesture: "You can try it, I don't mind."
"Oh?"
Mo Tan didn't Showing surprise, he just raised his eyebrows and said, "It seems you have been prepared for a long time?"
"That's right."
Xiu nodded crisply and said lightly: "You may not know... No, you definitely don't know that just three years ago, the Principality of Scaran was under martial law. Two months later, the external reason was that a small force of the Sea Clan was discovered invading the interior, but the real reason was that Grand Duke Scaran received a message."
Mo Tan chuckled. He rushed to answer: "The Violet Empire wants Attack them? The story of the boy who cried wolf? "
"It's a bit like the story of the boy who cried wolf, but according to the information, it's not the Violet Empire that wants to take action, but the Holy Religion Union. "
Xiu also laughed and said in a brisk tone: "The reason is that the minority of the Sun Sect is probably having a seizure and wants to start a holy war against the Principality of Skarlan, which has freedom of belief, and they also plan to bring the entire Holy Religion Alliance together. ”
Mo Tan rolled his eyes and said with a smile: "Do they believe it? Tsk, if the senior officials at Scaran have this intelligence, then you really should beat them."
"They "There is no problem with your intelligence."
Xiu shook his head slightly and said in a calm tone: "It is not public information to know that there is a minority in the Sun Sect, and I made arrangements early in order to strengthen my persuasion. There are a lot of specious evidence and clues. As long as they do a little investigation, they can detect something obvious."
Mo Tan smacked his lips and raised his eyebrows: "So? "Intimidated?"
"Yes, of course they were intimidated by me."
Xiu drank up the coffee in his hand slowly, put it on the low table next to him, and said leisurely: "The result is that the martial law has been in vain for two months. The loss is not big, but there must be some impact on the mentality. And after that... I used various means to provide them with various false information that seemed to be the case. The latest one seemed to be half a month ago."
" What's the content?" Mo Tan blinked curiously.
“It seems that the regent of the Violet Empire is ambitious and talented, and is preparing to use a foreign war to accelerate the unified empire with the support of several archdukes, and Scaran As the best soft persimmon in the surrounding area, the principality is naturally It is logical that he was selected as the target of action."
Xiu answered without thinking, and added after a brief pause: "If nothing else, that information would have been exposed by the angry people. Archduke Scarlan was torn to pieces."
Mo Tan suddenly chuckled and said happily: "As you can imagine, it is really annoying to receive something like this every three to five, and the seriousness of the matter is there. As long as it is a little bit reliable, the following I am afraid that no one can intercept this information without permission, so the Grand Duke keeps repeating the cycle of rumblings, nothing happening, rumblings, and nothing happening. Thinking about it makes people feel sympathetic."
"Actually, it's nothing. After all, as far as I know, the Grand Duke has been reading this information for fun a long time ago. It's not easy to make up so many well-founded reasons."
Xiuhehe. Smiling, he sighed: "To be honest, those bardic stories are far less logical and exciting than these intelligence clues."
Mo Tan stretched out and picked up the coffee pot next to him. He refilled his glass of [Crystal Special] and asked casually while continuing to swallow: "So? The Grand Duke no longer takes these unwarranted threats seriously?"
"It's a pity, Si Although Grand Duke Kalan is not an amazing talent, he is not that simple either.”
Xiu spread his hands and said helplessly: "After all, for ordinary pranks, the cost of my method is too high, so he should also be able to vaguely feel that this is probably a measure to try to numb himself. For that person, "The most troublesome thing is actually finding the only truth in this series of false information, which is actually me, the author of the false information."
Mo Tan stood unsteadily holding the coffee pot. He stood up, walked to the low table next to Xiu and refilled the empty cup, and said with a half-smile: "But this is an impossible task, because the Violet Empire does not have enough motivation in the first place."
"Not only that, you must know that the Violet Empire three years ago is completely different from what it is now. If you really care about it," Regent Hugh Bresne started planning when he was less than twenty years old. This statement is the most unrealistic among them."
As Xiu spoke, he picked up his newly refilled coffee, with a hesitant expression on his face, obviously wondering if Mo Tan was taking advantage of him. I didn't pay attention to what I added to it.
The latter proved with practical actions that he was not evil-minded. He casually picked up another silver candlestick on the table and put it in his luggage, then staggered back while shaking his head. He said without looking back: "I can only say that the Grand Duke still didn't think far enough, and his understanding of what happened to Violet during this period was limited."
"You are right, because I will never launch a war against a country with a very good ruler."
Seeing that the other party directly shaved off his candlestick, Xiu immediately breathed a sigh of relief, feeling relieved. He took a sip of coffee and chuckled: "The biggest drawback of the hereditary system is the uncontrollability of the successor. I must admit , in terms of social form, our world lags far behind yours. Even if I am the regent now and I will be the Violet Emperor in the future, I rationally believe that an 'elected' ruler is far better than an 'elected' ruler. People who are 'born' as rulers are useful to the country"
Mo Tan sat back on the chair He frowned and waved his hands in disgust: "I am just an ordinary poor student, and I don't want to discuss the social form or national system with your future emperor."
"Okay, then I will just Let’s talk about the conclusion...”
Xiu didn’t mind, but just brought the topic back in a good-natured way: “As a peer The most outstanding one among them, the current Grand Duke Scaran is already very outstanding compared to ordinary people, but he is only very outstanding, so even if I didn't even become the regent back then, I still have the energy to plot against him, and among the people in that country The people I fear, no matter how good they are, are not the de facto rulers of the principality.”
Mo Tan's eyes suddenly widened: "Really?"
"You... don't underestimate the world's heroes."
Xiu glanced at Mo Tan, shook his head and said, "This The world is very big, and you aliens are not the protagonists. Be it geniuses or monsters, we don’t have a lot of them here.”
Mo Tan picked his ears carelessly. He casually replied: "Oh, so what? It has nothing to do with me."
"Haha, how come it doesn't matter."
Xiu smiled casually and smiled: "With the way you act, I'm afraid you will make countless enemies in the future, whether players or NPCs. Don't accidentally fall into the gutter and be unable to climb out."
" You guys seem to have something to say?”
< br>"You are overthinking, I am just reminding you in good faith."
"Don't worry, although I don't want to admit it, I am actually not without things to be afraid of."
"But I mean..."
"It's in the [Innocent Realm]."
"Oh? This is a new thing. Is there anything I can do to help?"
"Yes."< br>
“Say.”
“Apologise to me and my siblings, and let’s have dinner another day.”
"Are you leaving? Are you in such a hurry?"
"It's better not to rush. After all, there are always people like you trying to make the world chaotic as soon as possible. If it doesn't happen sooner, it will be very troublesome."< br>
“I thought you liked everything messy.”
“I do, but I think... other people who want to fish in troubled waters would also like it.”
Chapter 1,628: End
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