Chapter I: Nation-building
The Little Duchy was transformed overnight, with Archduke Conte Federo committing suicide, Kai Bradford killed, and Deepby Taylor missing. And a new kingdom was born here, the Republic of Isha.
In order to commemorate the exploits of little Lori, people named the country after "Isa", a young girl who led the gladiators to freedom as a slave.
It is called a republic because the whole country is co-led by a huge parliament - Cerus on behalf of humans, Bernie on behalf of werewolves, Hilpe on behalf of vampires, Anya on behalf of dark elves, and Shania on behalf of vampire hunters. Together, the five of them maintain order in the country and lead it to a prosperous future.
Of course, on the surface, both Bernie and Hilpe have assumed the identity of human beings, and Anya has to hide in the shadows because of her appearance, not to mention the werewolves who are monsters, and the vampires and dark elves who have violated the first taboo will set off storms throughout the continent if they enter the political arena in a grand manner. The worst-case scenario could be a continent-wide crusade against the Republic of Isha.
As for the vampire hunter, they exist as a third person between vampires and humans, and are neither biased towards humans nor vampires.
Needless to say, it is difficult to establish a country, but the Republic of Isa is fortunate to be located between Randall and the Kelbride Mountains, in other words, as long as Randall's queen, Isabella, is willing to recognize the Republic of Isa as an independent state, then no other country can say anything. And will Isabella agree? At a time when the rest of the world thought Randall would take the opportunity to annex the fledgling country, Leah smiled at it.
As for the orcs on the other side of Kelbrad Mountain, Lori doesn't care even more. If you dare to come over to grab food in winter, try it, and make sure to rub it on the ground.
And so in the days that followed. Leah became Cyrus's teacher, teaching him politics and court etiquette.
However. It didn't seem to be as smooth as it seemed, and the day ......
"Cyrus !!"
Inside the royal palace that has undergone a series of renovations. Little Lori is striding towards Sue's residence.
Bang!
"Cyrus !!"
Pushing the door open, Leah shouted as she looked at Sue with a surprised face.
"That...... Cyrus has escaped again?"
"So...... He's not here?"
Looking at Sue with a wry smile on her face, Leah rubbed her temples with a headache and said. Compared to Ed Nihua's adorable students, Cyrus is simply a problem child. In terms of martial arts, he learned very quickly, and he also showed enough enthusiasm. But when it comes to politics and etiquette, it can only be described as miserable.
"Because Leah is always caught, he doesn't come to me anymore. ”
Sue smiled wryly, Cyrus who skipped school would always run to Sue's room to avoid Leah. Over time, this became Lori's first search destination.
"Okay, I'll look somewhere else. When Sister Su saw Cyrus's words, she remembered to ask him to come to my class. ”
Leah sighed and left Sue's room and closed the door.
After a few moments......
"Cyrus, Leah is gone. ”
Su said cautiously.
"Whew...... saved. ”
The cupboard with clothes opened a crack, and Cyrus came out and said with a long sigh of relief.
"You shouldn't be, Cyrus. Leah's knowledge is necessary for you, or is it? Your desire to change the country is just talking?"
Sue said in a reproachful tone.
"I know, I know. But Leah's lessons were so hard, she couldn't wait to cram everything into my head in one day. I need some time to understand them instead of rote memorization. ”
Cyrus said bitterly.
"Anyway. Remember to go back to Leah for class, or I won't help you next time. ”
Su said angrily.
"Okay, okay. Until then, though. Let me go to the arena for two laps first. ”
Today's Republic of Isa no longer has such a gladiatorial arena, but instead an arena like a Randall jousting tournament. Both sides use weapons without blades, once the winner is decided. You can't continue to hurt the other person. What's more, it's all about freedom to participate.
While bloodshed and casualties remained, it was difficult for a republic that had been immersed in gladiator culture for too long to change the habit immediately.
"Do you want to go, where do you want to, Cer Le Si?"
Cyrus opened the door and saw little Lori standing outside the door waiting for him. It turned out that Leah didn't leave at all, but stood there waiting for the other party to throw herself into the net.
"Uh......"
Cyrus was dumbfounded.
"I know I'm very strict with you, but you have to understand that I can't stay here forever. If I'm gone, who will give you the necessary knowledge?"
Leah sighed, she knew she had been struggling with Thyrus all these days. However, in order to lead a country, the other side does lack the necessary knowledge.
"I could have asked Anya or Shaunya for advice, right?"
Cyrus disagrees with Leah's statement, he is not the only one who supports the country, and Cerus does not mind humbly learning from the rest of the leaders.
"The Dark Elves have the habits and rules of the Dark Elves, as do werewolves, vampires, and vampire hunters. It's not the way they can hand it over to you, Cyrus. ”
Leah shook her head, the life of the dark elves was secret and low-key, werewolves and vampires had their own internal hierarchies, and vampire hunters adhered to the code of escapism. And the addition of human beings themselves, and then the combination of all this, is the charm of the Republic of Isha. To do this, Cerus had to learn the politics of humanity.
"For example, who are you going to learn from the current treatment of the nobles of Federo's era in China?"
Leah asked. A new republic was born, but the old aristocracy did not fully identify with the new leadership.
"This ......"
"For the dark elves, they will banish these people. In the case of werewolves, they believe that a new leader should be elected. For vampires, it is unimaginable for a low-level blood clan to betray a high-level blood clan. For vampire hunters, betrayers deserve to be put to death. ”
Leah spoke in one breath what the people Cerus wanted to ask would teach him.
"Listen to me, any of these methods will cause the nobles of the former Duchy Federo to come together to resist us, and then the civil strife in the country will begin. We had to use force to deal with these people one by one. ”
"So what do you say you should do?"
Cerus asked.
"Divide them, find out those nobles who are willing to be close to you, promise them benefits, and let them deal with those who are not loyal to you. For the nobility, in addition to cultivating their loyalty to you, the drive of profit is also essential. A small amount of interest can turn them from a piece of iron into a mass of loose sand.
Then, for the easy ones to deal with, show your strength, kill them and at the same time deter those who think wrong, and show them that you are the leader.
For the tricky guys, go to Hilpe, she'll let those people die violently in their own homes. Assassination can't be used as a common tactic, but you can't ignore its power either. ”
Leah told Cyrus what he should do. And the latter, after listening, sighed helplessly.
"Humans must be the most troublesome of all races. ”
"Well...... That's the only thing I feel like you do. ”
In the face of Cyrus's exclamation, Leah nodded with a wry smile. (To be continued.) )
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