Chapter 53: Provocation in Parliament City

  Now that the beach's monsters have been dealt with, the next thing to do is to dispatch a construction team to survey the terrain and make plans for a port. The Thunder Cliff side also needs to start collecting building materials and preparing for the construction of the port city. Because there won't be much development in the early stages, the plan only requires this city to have one dock and a small number of buildings.

  The ships will be purchased in Carthage and the crew will be recruited locally to sail them back. As three of Mo Yan's fleet, once this port gains a reputation in Carthage, we can consider expanding it. After all, if we invest heavily but no merchants come, that would be a waste of funds.

  Mo Yan, after defeating the fish monster Gald and catching the mermaid Kedillia, stayed on the beach for a while before returning to Thunder Cliff with Aruba. However, waiting for him was some bad news - a letter from Council City expressed their anger over the death of their messenger in Thunder Cliff. Not only did they expel the newly dispatched Drow Elf, but also demanded that Thunder Cliff pay 5,000 gold coins as compensation, or else they would declare war on Thunder Cliff.

  "Didn't my letter reach the City of Will?" Mo Yan asked, sitting on a long bench in the rest room, looking at Lilith. "They sent spies over and even had the nerve to use this as a threat? Was it because I was too subtle in my letter? Or did they think I'm easy to bully?"

  "The letter has been delivered." Lirien flipped through the documents and pulled out the messenger's reply report, saying: "From the reply report, it can be seen that the Speaker of the Council personally received the letter. And I think there is no ambiguous statement in that letter. The Council should know that we have discovered they are spies."

  "They think they can bully me now." Mo Yan's face was calm as he said, "I have been retreating step by step to keep the entire Eran at peace. Not only did I not pursue their responsibility for sending spies, but I also proposed a response that could share some technology. Now they actually want me to pay compensation? I think it's time to let them understand the consequences of being greedy."

  "Calm down." Emily, who was beside Mo Yan, advised, "This decision is not the entire Erland's decision, but only a one-sided request from the Council City. Without going through the Council City council, they can only represent themselves."

  "Yes," said Reforla. "Although attacking the Council City is a declaration of war against all of Elen, we can defend actively. The legion blocking the Council City is near Lobito, and if possible, we can annihilate them. By then they will not have the strength to make such demands."

  As the spiritual leader of the Sault, although they have a great influence on Eran, it does not mean that they can make decisions for all Sault. This time even Refora felt that the request of the Council City was too excessive, and the Sault had never done such an ungrateful thing.

  "Raijin Cliff is growing stronger and starting to control more and more Salt people." Reg said, leaning against the wall with his arms crossed: "Confrontation with the former leader is inevitable, but it's not time yet. Although the Salt people have accepted the existence of this city and started to accept the employment of the demon lord, it doesn't mean they think this place will be the capital of the Salt people."

  If things go on like this, it will take at least hundreds of years for the people of Salute to have a sense of belonging to Thunder Cliff. The emergence of such a situation is obviously manipulated by someone behind the scenes. But our Party Guard currently has no ability to cope with such a situation, after all, we haven't even completed our training yet."

  "Is this your analysis?" Mo Yan asked after listening to Regal's words: "So in your opinion, what countermeasures do we need to take."

  "I agree with Captain Reforla's idea." Reg said, straightening his body: "Active defense, but not proactive attack. Being attacked will allow us to stand firm on moral grounds and gain recognition from other cities. Although it won't make them lend a hand, at least they won't turn against the Council City either."

  "I think a proactive attack would be better." Vivian said negatively: "Our military strength is sufficient, and we control the arms industry of Eran. Many iron shops in other cities have already faced bankruptcy. Once we stop supplying weapons, they will not get replenished with weapons in a short period of time. This is our great advantage."

  "I agree with Vivian's words." Lilith said with a smile: "Foolish humans, if they are not given a big enough lesson, they will never know what kind of existence they are facing. Destroying the entire Parliament City will make other Sartre people understand the consequences of opposing Thunder Cliff."

  "Retract your charm! Charmer." Reforla heard Lilith's words and shouted: "Doing so will not solve anything, it will only make things worse. Once the Thundercliff attacks the Council City, Thundercliff and all of Eran will be enemies, which will put Thundercliff in a very passive position."

  "Alala... It seems that some Sault person thinks they should be on the side of the Parliament City." Vivian covered her mouth and laughed, saying: "Has someone from the Parliament City already contacted you? What kind of reward did they promise you if you betray us on the battlefield?"

  "It's been reported that the people from Parliament City went to Director Reforla's residence when they came to deliver the message." Regal said, looking at the shouting Reforla: "And it seems like they stayed for quite a while."

  "How dare you insult a warrior's honor!" Reforla drew the dagger from his waist and spoke in a low, thick voice to Regal: "I want to duel with you! Let the god of war judge who is right. Can't you see such a simple provocation?" If Reforla hadn't put away his weapon at the door before entering the house, he would have drawn his longsword now.

  "That's enough!" Mo Yan's loud roar made the whole house shake, he snatched the dagger from Lei Fu's hand and pinched it into a ball, saying: "I don't want to see such a situation again next time. I will judge what is right or wrong, no one can privately take weapons against colleagues!"

  Reifel glanced at Mo Yan, but ultimately did not refute him and returned to his seat. He glared at Lilith, who had stirred up all the trouble, as well as Regal, who was echoing her sentiments. In this matter, three different powers expressed their own intentions. The demons hoped to simply destroy everything, the Maro people believed that although it was a positive defense, they could not neglect the Salter people within the city walls. The Alteans hoped that things would be controlled and would not continue to deteriorate further.

  "This is my mistake." Regal looked at Mo Yan, who was returning to his seat, and apologized: "At this time, it's clear that we need to be united, and I shouldn't have brought up what I just did."

  "I hope you can remember, who is in charge here." Mo Yan looked at the silent subordinates and said: "You only need to put forward your own views, but the decision to adopt or not is in my hands. Your ideas are just a reminder, and what methods to use will be decided by me."

  Vivian and Lilith, neither of you is to make such remarks again. The Saltors in the city are people we need to unite with. Their faith in the War God makes them take oaths and honor very seriously. Since they have chosen to stay here, they will not betray their oath. Am I right, Captain Reforla?

  "My vow will not change as long as I am alive. And the other Saltors in the city will also follow their choices." Refora nodded and said, "I lead your legion, obeying the orders you give."

  "So, that's all for today." Mo Yan concluded the meeting by saying: "Leiting will take active defensive measures and send letters to all other cities in Ailan to explain the truth about what happened and the decision we were forced to make. The First Legion will rush to Lobito immediately after notification to set up defenses, while the Party Guard is responsible for supplying the First Legion."

  Everyone else, stay in your positions and do what you normally do. This battle will be a test for Thunder Bluff, I hope we can get through it together instead of dragging each other down at the critical moment."

  "As you command." The leader of all the Thundercliffs in the rest room bowed his head and said.

  "Alright, let's disperse." Mo Yan waved his hand and said: "Leiger, stay behind for a moment. I want to discuss the logistics of supplies with you."

  Others gradually left the rest room to prepare for the upcoming battle. As an enemy of a big city like Congress, it will be a huge challenge, let alone being unable to contact the Second Legion now. The forces that can be mobilized are very small, and one mistake will lead to defeat.

  "What instructions do you have?" Regal asked Moyan after everyone had left.

  "Keep an eye on Reforla and those Salters for me." Mo Yan said in a low voice, "If anything goes wrong, just kill them first and report later. The demons of the First Legion will cooperate with your actions..."

  "Obey your orders." Regal was nonchalant about it, all leaders were like that, saying one thing but doing another, and if nothing happened, it was fine, but once someone had a betrayal intention, he would be secretly dealt with immediately.

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