Chapter 658 - Within the Rules

Spirits, fighting, women

In the brains of most Celtic Isles, there are only these three things, and those guys basically act on the basis of these three things.

Yes, just like the Scandinavians who have muscles in their brains, they don't do anything through their brains, and they prefer to do things first rather than think about the consequences of doing things.

Communicate with these people, just have a hearty battle with them, and then have a feast together in the middle of the battle, and it is easy to become friends in food and wine.

But underneath the open environment like the Celtic Isles, there is still unspeakable darkness hidden, and the battle on the Irene Road that took place in the void has always affected the situation on the Irene continent.

Similar to the situation in Scandinavia, the Celtic Isles are dominated by not mortals represented by humans and elves, but giants and dragons hidden in deep mountain caves and dense forests, who are the real rulers of the region.

However, there is no shortage of ways for mortals to resist, and there is no shortage of people in the Celtic Isles who can defeat dragons and giants head-on, such as Skaha, who has more than once defeated dragons and giants.

And in that kingdom called Ulster, before being cursed by the goddess, they did not lack the courage to fight dragons and giants, nor did they lack the strength to fight.

But everything will pale in the face of the curse of the goddess, and in the land of Ulster, the men of Ulster will become weak and powerless, unable to take up arms, without the strength to wield them, and without the courage to face a strong enemy.

As a result, the land of Ulster was invaded by a large number of invaders, and the countries around him took this land, this kingdom for the sake of the bag, and I wonder how Alice could choose such a country as the object of cooperation in such a situation.

What makes Ulster weak is the punishment and curse from the gods, and it is clear that even if Alice has a solution to this problem, she will not be able to further expose her hole cards for the sake of an unfamiliar country like Ulster.

Just when Alice was hesitating because of this matter and couldn't make a decision, I don't know where the news leaked out, and the people on the Celtic Isles knew that the Baltic Empire was willing to officially start trade with the Celtic Isles.

Originally, this would not be a very confidential news, and it is not surprising that it was leaked, because there are so many people who know about this news, and any problem in any link will lead to the leakage of secrets.

Thus, before the first official trade of the Baltic Empire landed on the Celtic Isles, chaos began to arise on the three Celtic Isles.

No normal person can turn a blind eye to the impending trade, as it has been proven that goods from the Baltic Empire have a lot of interest.

In addition to profits, wise kings and chieftains were a little wary, and although there was a North Sea between them and the Baltic Empire, there was still a steady stream of news about the Baltic Empire, which they learned from the words of the bards and sailors.

It was an empire much more powerful than all the forces of the Celtic Isles combined, an empire that could not always be compared to the Attila Empire, which was not even a rival in its heyday, and which required a coalition of native Scandinavian forces to contend with.

What's more, the founder of the empire, the lady named Alice, successfully defeated the female warrior of Ulster, the Skaha who roamed the land of the Celtic Isles and challenged countless powerful men but never suffered defeat in a dignified one-on-one battle.

Such a force, such a strong man, is now in chaos, there is no unity, the scattered Celtic Isles cannot be opposed, at this time the Baltic Empire brings them benefits, they are very welcome, but they are afraid, vigilant is that behind this candy is hidden a dagger smeared with poison.

Not to mention the state of the kings and chieftains of the various powers of the Celtic Isles, Alice, as the person in charge of this trade, was ready to follow the first cargo through the North Sea to England in the Celtic Isles.

This was the first real trade between the Baltic Empire and the Celtic islands, so it was necessary to be foolproof and not to make any mistakes.

The success of this trade, and the extent to which it can be successful, depends on whether the Baltic Empire's plans for the Celtic islands in the west will proceed smoothly for the next period of time.

If it goes well, then in the next few years, you can control the economy of the Celtic Isles through trade actions with the preparations made before and the normal trade now, and then influence the Celtic Isles up and down by controlling the economy.

In Alice's envision, when the monopoly was completely carried out, and even the trade of a fish had to pass through the Baltic Empire, then the existence of the Celtic Islands was only a matter of the Baltic Empire.

However, before that, some unstable chaos needs to be cleaned up thoroughly, and it will be difficult for the giants of the deep sea to communicate in words, because before they can communicate, their arrogance must be resolved by force, so that the people who officially come from the Baltic Empire have more force than them.

"I'm gone, Semiramis, and I'll be back soon. ”

Alice held the side of the boat and waved at Semiramis.

The people around them held their breath and tried not to make a sound as much as possible, affecting the farewell of the two masters of the Baltic Empire.

"It's really good, don't make it so formal, it's only a month. ”

Semiramis rarely lowered his head, blushed, and muttered quietly, revealing the shy appearance of his little daughter, who was rarely seen.

"What's more, isn't there magic, if there is magic, we can talk to each other every night. ”

Although he said this, although he had a convenient magic, the parting still made Semiramis feel reluctant, because it was the first time in several years that they had separated.

"Well, you're the queen now. ”

Alice sighed, and she flew off the ship, hugged Semiramis's weak body, and whispered a reminder to Semiramis's ear.

"Hmm. ”

"That's it, I'll settle the Celtic Mishima matter soon. ”

Alice let go of Semiramis's hand and returned to the merchant ship, instructing the merchant ship to start moving.

With a sound of farewell, the huge merchant fleet slowly sailed away from the port of Jutland, and in the corner where no one noticed, the rats hidden in the darkness began to deliver the news.

As the highest force in the Baltic Empire, Alice's departure from the Baltic Empire is never a trivial matter, especially for those careerists with ulterior motives, this is an excellent opportunity not to be missed, to change their current situation, and even this opportunity can be described as a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.

The fishing three years ago led to a large number of impatient fools, and with the help of that time, the empire was purged from top to bottom, and a large number of vested interests were killed, their interests were plundered, and the resources they possessed were redistributed.

However, there are still fish that have slipped through the net, some of the more cautious, some of the cowardly who have managed to escape this catastrophe, some of whom dare not fight against the Empire again, and some of whom hide their resentment in their hearts and wait for the next opportunity.

Now is the opportunity they see, Alice has left the Baltic Empire, and with the power in the hands of Semiramis, it is not enough to overwhelm them from acting.

If they can successfully seize Semiramis at this time and use Semiramis as a bargaining chip to negotiate with Alice, then the most powerful empire in the Northlands, which already has great influence on the rest of the Northlands politically and economically, will fall into their hands.

No, even if they can't, they can use the chips in their hands like Semiramis to gain a political victory from Alice, defend and consolidate their interests, and further expand their influence into all aspects of the empire.

Benefiting from Alice's influence, former tribal leaders and chieftains have changed their values to believe that war is only one of the least efficient ways to solve problems, and that force is only used when there is no way to do so.

They play political games according to the rules of the game, and use such political games to try to get the benefits they want from Alice and Semiramis.

But they got one thing wrong, and that was that the political game they were playing was invented by Alice, and the rules of the game they followed were set by Alice.

What they are doing now is as if they were pawns on a chessboard, holding their swords and wands alof, trying to challenge the chess players who control them and manipulate them.

But they wouldn't be ridiculous, because Alice's departure was a great opportunity, and no one with ambitions would let it go.

"Okay, it's time to clean up the accumulated garbage. ”

"Alia, I'll leave it to you this time, there's no problem. ”

Seeing that the ship carrying Alice was gradually willing, the smile on Semiramis's face gradually retracted, as if it had suddenly entered the bitter winter from the warm spring, and the surrounding temperature made Alia who followed behind involuntarily shiver.

"Yes, yes, I understand, Your Majesty Semiramis. ”

Because Semiramis is the queen of the Baltic Empire, the Baltic Empire needs to address her by Her Majesty from top to bottom, with the only exceptions being Alice and Skaha.

Aria was one of the first vampire maids to follow Alice and Semiramis the longest, and the reason why she was chosen to keep her with her all the time and focus on cultivating her, rather than other more intelligent vampire maids, was because Alia was loyal enough and smart enough.

Apart from Alia, Alice and Semiramis don't know if there are anyone loyal enough to help them in dealing with the Empire.

Affected by this, although Alia does not have a substantial official position in the empire, her status is enough for everyone to take seriously.

Now, after three years, the empire has stabilized and developed, all systems and regulations have tended to be perfected, and all those who should have matured in terms of personnel have matured, and they have all accumulated a certain amount of experience.

In other words, in dealing with some things, there is no need for Alice and Semiramis to do it themselves, just clean up some of the remnants of the previous ones and suppress some bad signs, and Alia is enough to do such a job.

On the other hand, if Alia is not up to the task, someone else will take her over and carry out Alice and Semiramis's orders.

The current Baltic Empire is no longer the empire it used to be, and even three years is not a long time, which is enough to turn the empire upside down.

The three-year education system has led to a large number of talented people in the empire, which means that there is no shortage of people who are loyal enough to the empire and have ability.

If Alia messes up even such a simple thing, then the empire will not give her a second chance, because for an empire, a small mistake is difficult to forgive, because a little loss, magnified on such an empire, will be very terrible.

It's as if the same one hundredth, one hundredth of a million and one thousand percent are two completely different concepts.

"Don't kill, understand. ”

In the end, Semiramis said uneasily, after all, Alia is an old man who has followed them for a long time, and cats and dogs have feelings for a long time, not to mention that Alia can communicate like this and teach people for a long time.

"Yes, I see. ”

Not to kill means to catch, and since these people intend to abide by the rules of the political game set by Alice, Semiramis does not intend to break such a rule.

After all, by following such rules, the winner can get a lot of benefits from the loser...... And as one of the people who set the rules of the game, Semiramis could never fail.