Chapter 501: Someone is about to fight to the death
Amber is not talking nonsense.
He naturally knows the plans of those old nobles. When he was doing the quest line for the Star Dragon Empire in the game, he often came into contact with these guys from the 'Old Saint-Saunière Zhengxing Dragon Banner' in the side quests. .
Contact in various senses, friendly, unfriendly, verbal, physical
So Amber knows very well what kind of character these old aristocratic groups are, and he must admit it There are indeed some truly 'good nobles' among these nobles.
They are loyal to the emperor and patriotic. They concentrate on running their territory on weekdays. They do not pay so many excessive taxes and miscellaneous taxes, but vigorously develop various special industries. The people in the territory live a worry-free life under their rule, and they also love them very much. .
When the royal family needs their help, these people will not hesitate to take the family's private soldiers all the way to Saint-Saunière to 'serve the king'.
But except for this small group of people who can truly bear the title of 'noble', the other established nobles of the Star Dragon Empire are more 'personified' than the other.
The 'evil deeds of nobles' that you can imagine or even think of can be easily found in this group of people, and most of them have achieved multiple 'evil deeds' at the same time.
According to Amber, when Dong Zhuo, Bloody Mary, and Elizabeth Bathory met these old nobles of the Star Dragon Empire, they had to scrape a layer of 'oil and water' off their bodies and pay tribute. .
The only people who can sit at the same table with them are the chief executives of the planets in the Federation or the top officials of the autonomous government.
If Amber had to describe the moral level or crimes of these people, it would be that if you put these people together, you can shoot with your eyes closed without worrying about killing an innocent person.
Although Lilith doesn’t know why Amber is so familiar with the ‘deeds’ of these veteran nobles of the Star Dragon Empire, since Amber has said so, she will choose to believe it without hesitation.
However, she still asked with some curiosity: "If it is according to what the Master said, wouldn't Norton II be in a very dangerous situation now? Not to mention whether he can realize what he wants in his heart, if Egger His Royal Highness Nice has officially inherited the throne, and his title of 'Prince Regent' may not be guaranteed."
"You are right, the current situation for Norton II is very dangerous. , it can be said that it changed from 'great' to 'big bad' overnight."
Amber nodded, and then continued:
"In the original 'Regent Party', not everyone was of the same mind as him, and many of them were speculators who took advantage of the situation. , when it came time to wield swords and guns, the only ones Norton II could rely on, apart from the troops under his own control, were Duke and William.
But in this case. Under this situation, he still has the strength to fight and can even be said to have the upper hand. This is why Norton II has always been confident and not anxious at all, because the fleet and celestial fortress in hand are his biggest trump cards.
But now, he has lost one of his most important military right-hand men. The chain reaction and the resulting strength gap are much larger than we imagined, especially the morale within the 'Regent Party' It can be said to be a huge blow to his confidence."
Lilith: "So those old nobles are not going to continue to fight with him?"
"No" Amber shook her head,
"It should be said that those old nobles never thought of risking their lives from the beginning to the end. Even if the regent and the royal family officially went to war, these old foxes would most likely be waving flags and shouting to build momentum. , and then wait to distribute the fruits of victory. Now, these old foxes may not even want to do it, because they have begun to worry that Norton II will eventually fail, and they are also likely to be implicated and then be beaten by Egg. "Nice liquidation."
Amber closed his eyes and thought, he carefully connected the plots of the missions related to the Star Dragon Empire that he had experienced in his previous life - after becoming a psyker, It should not be too convenient to read these memories. Even memories that are 'classified' by the brain as 'unimportant information' after a quick glance can be recalled quickly.
After a while, he opened his mouth and gave instructions to Lilith:
"Lilith, you have paid a lot of attention to the movements of the old nobles recently. I guess the voice within the 'Regent Party' that hopes for reconciliation with the royal family may become louder and louder with their encouragement."
"Okay Master, I will focus on collecting information in this area." Lilith nodded, "If this happens, Master, how do you think the Regent will respond?"
" How to deal with it. Good question. "
Amber sketched a portrait of Norton II in his mind. In the evaluation of many plot parties, Norton II has always been a very contradictory character.
As a high-ranking aristocrat, he is willing to betray his own class for his 'ideal', trying to destroy the current bloated and corrupt political system of the Star Dragon Empire in the form of an 'aristocratic revolution', while seeking equal rights for all the people of the empire. At the same time, trying to restore the glory of the empire.
But from another perspective, in order to achieve his ultimate goal, Norton II used any means in the process, including instigating rebellion, assassination, coercion, and inducement. As long as he can achieve his goal, there is no means that he cannot use.
In the "armed forced labor" that players in the previous life are familiar with, he could send his fleet to "send death" without hesitation, just to delay the main fleet for more time.
But at the same time, he also issued extremely high pensions to the families of these fallen soldiers, and ordered the nobles in the territories where these soldiers were located to properly take care of the families of these fallen soldiers.
So in the eyes of the empire's senior officials and nobles, Norton II was a tycoon, a careerist, and a conspirator.
But in the eyes of most grassroots soldiers and people, he is a good man who "loves soldiers like a son" and the "Blue Sky Master" who brings them hope.
It can be said that the reputation of Norton II has long been in a binary superposition state of 'holy lord and tyrant'.
As for the title of 'revolutionary', Amber feels that it cannot be easily applied to Norton II. , because no one knows what will happen if the regent succeeds.
Will the future of the Star Dragon Empire get better? Or will it slide directly into the abyss?
No one knows, not even Amber. Maybe the main copywriter of "Starry Sky OL" knows, but Amber can't ask now.
This massive civil war that swept the entire Star Dragon Empire in the previous life ended hastily after Princess Agnes and the old emperor Frederico both disappeared, and the regent was killed by an unknown assassination. It also made The Star Dragon Empire finally split.
After thinking for a moment, Amber looked up at Lilith and said:
"The regent has now reached the stage of his last stand. It is very likely that he will directly 'blacken' and then embark on a military adventure~"
(End of this chapter)