"Oh my God!"
"Lucart! Look at you! What have you done?!"
In the capital city of Perion, within the royal court of Heather, Figus covered his face with his hand and let out a loud wail.
Seeing his reaction, Lucat, who was standing in front of him, could only shrug helplessly.
"Your Majesty, you must understand that under those circumstances, this was the best option I could make."
After arriving in Porto Porto on December 5, Lucat immediately headed to the capital. Fortunately, the capital was not far from Porto Porto, and with his hurried journey, he arrived in Perion at midnight ten days later. Without resting, he went to the court of Heather to pay his respects to Emperor Figueres.
Because it was late at night, Figus was still sound asleep, but after meeting Lucate, who had suddenly returned, he was so shocked by what Lucate told him that his mind almost stopped thinking.
The four-nation coalition set sail to conquer Yan Kingdom, but three of the nations were annihilated.
In the past few months, he had never imagined this possibility. Even if the outcome was worse, it couldn't have come to this. When Lucate first said it, he even wondered if Lucate had a mental problem, or if he was still in a nightmare.
However, after being repeatedly confirmed, he was finally forced to accept that this was not a nightmare, but a reality that had already occurred.
Fortunately, the people they sent out were safe and sound, and the fleet did not suffer any losses in this tragedy, even though it was obtained through surrender.
But what's wrong with surrendering? If you can't win, of course you have to surrender, isn't that a normal thing?
At this point, Figus was shocked but also relieved. He did not think Lucat had done anything wrong. On the contrary, he was indeed very clever and had managed to lead the fleet back safely from such a powerful enemy.
Appointing him as commander-in-chief was indeed a good decision. Although he did not bring any benefits to the country, at least he did not cause any losses.
But then Lucart said that he led the Rose Fleet to defeat the Federation Fleet one after another. The first battle was a direct defeat, and the second battle was even a joint hunt with the Yan people.
This was something Figus found hard to understand.
What does this mean? We asked you to lead a fleet to fight alongside other countries on a distant expedition against Yan Kingdom, but instead you led your fleet to attack our allies.
That's not surrendering! That's defecting to the enemy!
Are you kidding me? How did things get to the point of defecting to the enemy?!
"Lucart, you... I... sigh!"
At that moment, Figus lowered his hand from his face, looked at Lucat who was shrugging, and sighed heavily.
Lucat simply shrugged:
"Your Majesty, there's nothing we can do about it."
“From the moment we set our sights on conquering the Yan Kingdom, we were already on the wrong path.”
"As I told you, Yan is not a weak country now. They have far more advanced weapons than we do, so we must make a wise judgment at this time."
Figus scratched his messy hair, his face full of distress. He didn't know whether to harshly criticize Lucate for his reckless actions or to praise him for bringing the fleet home safely.
Hearing Lucat's explanation, he shook his head vigorously, looking dejected, and said:
"Lucart, Lucat."
"You are indeed a smart man, but you should have returned immediately after surrendering, instead of working for the Yan Kingdom!"
"If you work for them, isn't that... isn't that tantamount to defecting to the enemy?!"
"What will Her Majesty the Queen think of us? Won't that mad dog, St. East, come after us? You've... put us in a difficult position!"
Upon hearing this, Lucat's face darkened, and he said:
"Your Majesty, please don't take offense at my words."
Figus rolled her eyes: "Say whatever you want. Is there anything you can't or dare not say? You've done everything for us!"
Lukat then continued, "As you know, our country is usually bound by the Sari Kingdom, and is similarly subject to others. So it doesn't matter whether it's the Yan Kingdom or the Sari Kingdom. If we really have to talk about it, we definitely have to rely on the stronger one."
"Now the facts are clear: Yan Kingdom is undoubtedly stronger, so aligning ourselves with them is the most correct choice."
Before he finished speaking, Figus pointed at him, his face flushed red, and said:
"So you went and defeated the Delta Federation? To show your sincerity?!"
Luca nodded and said, "Yes, that's not all. I also gave them a very detailed nautical chart."
Figus looked shocked, his expression almost blank. He impatiently pressed for an answer:
"Don't tell me it's that map that shows the sea routes to the continents?"
Lucat nodded again: "Yes, that's the one."
“Apart from the still unexplored continent of Liga, all the routes with known sea routes are on that map.”
Upon hearing this, Figus swayed and nearly fainted.
Seeing his condition, Lucate rushed forward to help him, but Figues abruptly pushed him away, saying shakily:
"You! You bastard!"
Do you know what this means? Have you considered the consequences?
“I’ve thought about it,” Lucate said expressionlessly.
"Oh my God!" Figus suddenly raised his voice and howled in a shrill voice:
"This means that as long as they have enough supplies, they can take their fleet to any continent and come to all our countries!!"
"They already know all the strategic locations!"
Figues grew angrier as he spoke, pointing his finger at Lucat's nose, his expression completely out of control.
Lucat continued, "Yes, that's the consequence."
"But we have to do it; only in this way can we be considered honest enough."
"However, I think the world situation will definitely change after Yan Kingdom enters the fray."
"And now, they are sailing at sea."
Upon hearing this, Figus's eyes widened suddenly. He frantically grabbed at his messy hair, muttering to himself:
"We can't guarantee they won't attack us, and the Sa Ri Kingdom will definitely retaliate. What... what are we going to do!"
Lucate shook his head and said, "That shouldn't be the case. Their target is now..."
"ah?!"
Just then, Lucate's eyes widened, and he looked at Figus with a shocked expression.
Figus stood there dumbfounded, staring blankly at the wig he had just pulled off his hand; the smooth, shiny scalp gleamed under the light.
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Meanwhile, in the North Sea of the Kingdom of Sa Ri.
On Wenban Island, which belongs to the Kingdom of Sa Ri, chaos reigns at the outpost.
On this night filled with twinkling stars, the soldiers in the outpost, from their watchtower, made their first observation of a massive fleet from a distant land.
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