Chapter 102: Brewing
As the Flamenck Empire officially began its plan to build a large naval fleet, the situation on the eastern coast of the entire Continent of Order suddenly became tense.
While actively building a combined fleet, the Eastern countries also continued to issue ultimatums to the Frominque Empire in the international community, demanding that the empire immediately stop building a large naval fleet so as not to disrupt the military balance in the region.
"If the Frominck Empire continues to ignore the demands of the Eastern countries and stop its worrying military expansion, the Frominck Empire will be responsible for all the consequences!"
The Council of Marcellus also frequently publicly stated that the formation of the Grand Fleet by the Empire had threatened the security of the province of Marcellus. "In the waters of Marcellus, the countries of the East are making all kinds of troubles against our maritime merchants, and the sanctions caused by the Empire's wrong decisions have caused our merchants to suffer heavy losses. The construction of the Grand Fleet is increasing tensions in the eastern seas, and the countries of the East are forming a combined fleet. If the empire continues to insist on doing its own thing, it will inevitably lead to greater sanctions and even military action by the eastern countries.
The artillery fire will destroy all our coastal cities, and the coastal economic zone centered on Saroyan is home to seventy percent of the population and wealth of the entire Marcellus, which has been peaceful for 200 years...... It's a disaster!
And this catastrophe could have been avoided. The current situation is entirely due to the Empire's obstinate obsession with disregarding the peaceful international environment and upsetting the regional military balance. The resulting catastrophe was borne by the Marcellus......
It's not fair!
The Marcellus needed more of a voice, and the Marcellians could not become victims of the Empire.
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Like a steam engine fueled by fuel, the world was tumbling to the Flominck Empire's naval plans.
Even if there was opposition at home and abroad to the construction of a naval fleet that was destined to be annihilated, the emperor who decided to take this step did not waver. This is indeed a fleet of national fortunes, and if he succeeds, he will be the most civilized and martial emperor of the empire in the history of the empire, and no matter what becomes of Fromingk, future generations will remember that he led the country into true prosperity.
Fail...... He was a representative of the army, and the country has been in decline ever since.
In fact, if a large naval fleet is not established, when the foreign countries rely on the sea to speed up the exchange of information and materials, so that the national strength can develop rapidly, the empire that is confined to the interior will only widen the gap with other countries, and eventually become more backward and remote, and it will be difficult to prosper again.
Therefore, in the Flominque Empire, the maritime faction, led by the Emperor, dominated the ruling system, and they responded very strongly to the ultimatum of the Eastern countries, and repeatedly issued warnings to the Council of Marcellus.
"As a province of Frominque, you have to know where you stand. Only when the Imperial Navy can protect the waters of Marcellus, the maritime merchants of Marcellus do not have to worry about their ships being intercepted by warships of other countries at sea.
Marcellus is now prosperous because you have the Empire's powerful musketeed cavalry regiment behind you, but if you want to have more say in the international market, please support the construction of the Imperial Navy.
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While Floinck, Marcellus, and the Oriental nations were fighting over the airwaves, high-level visits between the entire world and the state began to increase suddenly. All sides are actively expanding their international environment in the hope of receiving more international support and assistance in future conflicts.
While missions were coming and going in and out of the tripartite conflict area every day, the team of envoys sent by the Holy See of the Supreme Kindness also quietly visited the Eastern countries and the Frominck Empire.
Da Liang handed over the affairs of the Holy See Mission to Titus. He admired Titus very much, this priest's vision and ability to see the big picture was what the Great Tomb needed, and if he could really use it for himself, then this wise man would be able to share a lot of things for him.
For a long time, the Black Fire Collar led by Da Liang has not developed too much direct power. Mainly because Da Liang's Black Fire Collar rose too fast, in the ancient magic era, that is, in the former hero world game, as a member of the top forces, Da Liang's Black Fire Collar was the youngest and smallest.
Therefore, Da Liang relied more on his own connections and diplomatic skills, and used the force of other forces for his own use.
There are many benefits to doing this. He was able to rely on his titles and official positions in many forces to win over some and strike at others, so that the Black Fire Leader would not have to directly face an overly powerful enemy. But it also exposes the shortcomings of the lack of all kinds of talents in the Black Fire Collar...... Da Liang had to spend a lot of time maneuvering between the major forces in the game, keeping himself busy every day.
But thousands of troops are easy to obtain, and one will be hard to find, let alone strategic talents who can strategize.
The ogre Kuka is a very good commander, but he can only fight.
Mike the Elven Butler's greatest achievement was once a gang leader who was good at managing and socializing. Mike can be trained as a business assistant, but the higher-level vision is very lacking.
The rest of the heroes...... For example, the Julian sisters, Princess Purple Spirit, Nicole, Minya, and Soul Eater Hauge. Either they can fight, or they engage in research, and some of them are stealing chickens and dogs. Although each has its own strengths, no hero can serve as a thinker to share the pressure of Daliang's own duties.
Father Titus is a very capable man. If it weren't for the intervention of Da Liang and the heroes of the Great Tomb, he would have been appointed bishop of the Blue Cathedral by now, becoming an important figure in the Marcellus region that no one can ignore. As a result, Bright has been observing Titus, and has been looking for an opportunity to break his belief in the God of Light, hiring him to form the Light of Order, and even revealing his true identity.
Even Rickier could see that Bright was very fond of Father Titus, so her attitude changed a lot when she picked up Priest to and from Flame City.
Regarding the matter of the Holy See parachuting a bishop into the Blue Cathedral, Da Liang decided not to interfere. A bishop who can't influence the strategy of the Great Tomb is left to Father Titus. Let's see if he can live up to his admiration for him and sit in the position of bishop of the Blue Cathedral with his own ability.
Of course, Father Titus could also feel Da Liang's favor for him. As he preached, the more he learned more about this group of ancient heroes, the more shocked he was by the strength of this force. This is a true god, how many mortals are qualified to serve a god?
And how many can refuse a God's solicitation.
Titus realized that becoming the bishop of the Blue Cathedral was the final test for himself, and that in order to truly enter the community, he had to show his worth to God.