Chapter 127 The Queen Knows, But She Doesn’t Care
Pollution is attracted to living things, and although the exact mechanism is unknown, this is very convenient to exploit.
Zeus' current plan is to use living creatures to attract pollution from the bottom of the abyss, bring it to the pipes, collect it, and transport it to the island via a steam engine.
In this way, we can obtain physical pollution continuously. Although Zeus can make the pollution fall by inducing cognitive interference, this is not stable enough and requires a large amount of land - the pollution caused by cognitive interference falls randomly over a large area.
The most important thing for industry is stable supply and output. Although building a tunnel to the Abyss is a bit troublesome, it would be worth it if it could bring in a steady supply of fuel.
Moreover, he actually has other ideas for this channel. The current project is just a test. If the banshees can really complete this project, he may be able to make more modifications to Castel.
Buildings on the Blue Planet will be affected by many factors, such as the foundation, groundwater infiltration, and various subsidence problems.
Although the Banshees could not avoid these troubles, they were easy to solve. It was very simple to dig the fossils into mud within the rock strata. If collapse occurred in some places, it was not difficult to dig again and reinforce the support.
Not only is the construction convenient, even if an accident occurs, there will be basically no casualties among the banshees.
The flesh and blood magic can be activated instantly, and can sustain for a period of time regardless of pollution or magma. If it is a minor problem like water pressure, it can be kept turned on all the time.
And if you get hurt, the symbiotic contract will quickly repair and heal you. Buried underground? You can call for help directly through the mind link, and you never have to worry about losing contact.
Therefore, Xius was very confident in handing over these tasks to Una.
Thinking about it now, Hu suddenly felt a little crazy. He really wanted to try to turn physical pollution into fuel. He didn't know what Castel would become in the future.
After saying goodbye to Nini and Una, Xius returned to the study in the manor.
Here he was somewhat surprised to find that there were guests waiting for him.
"Chloe? What's going on?"
"My Lord."
Chloe took a deep breath, her eyes gradually became firm. She had made up her mind before coming here.
"My Lord, I would like to go to the North on your behalf to investigate Nora's situation."
After saying that, she raised her head and looked at Xius.
Unlike what she expected, Xius did not agree immediately, but seemed to be thinking about something.
After a long while, he raised his head and looked over here with a serious expression.
"Chloe, to be honest, I didn't expect you to come here on your own initiative. I was planning to let Connor go to the North."
"Because my purpose this time is not just to find out about Nora - in fact, I already know what happened over there."
As Hughes spoke, he turned around and handed over a document from the table.
"This is news from the royal family. You can take a look."
Chloe picked up the file, flipped through a few pages, and then slowly frowned.
"Count Basil?"
"Yes, a border earl, just like me. However, he has the support of the three great dukes of the north, and he has developed very quickly. This is something the royal family does not want to see."
Chloe looked a little confused. She usually dealt with local lords and didn't know much about the political situation in the empire.
"The Border Earls are appointed by the royal family. They are the sharp sword of the royal family, expanding the territory for the empire. However, the relationship between the three dukes in the north and the royal family is not very good."
"I see. You mean this Count Bazel betrayed the royal family?"
"Almost. He chose to side with the three archdukes and relied on their power to quickly expand to the north."
Hughes then briefly explained the border earl system to Chloe.
"Wait a minute, why do I feel like there's something wrong with this system?"
The more Chloe listened, the more she frowned. "These border earls, the royal family sent them to various places, but the secret support they provided was not enough for them to gain a foothold. Wouldn't it be easy for these border earls to betray?"
Xius smiled, with a look of appreciation on his face.
"You're right. It's easy for a border earl to side with various forces. Look, I'm secretly contacting the pirates and selling them supplies. You don't think those nitroglycerins are used for fireworks."
Yes, Hughes was essentially dealing in arms, and was actually selling arms to the pirates of Gem Bay, which was strictly blockaded by the Empire.
"Then why do we still have to implement this border earl system? Wouldn't it only lead to the emergence of warlords on the borders? Doesn't the Queen know this?"
"The Queen knows, she just doesn't care."
Chloe's eyes widened.
"Let's start with the three dukes in the north. After the establishment of the empire, the three dukes in the north have been constantly fighting each other and ignored the orders of the royal family. But now, the three of them have united together and obediently sent their knights to follow the royal family to the western battlefield. They only dared to secretly bribe Count Bazel and do things secretly."
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"Why are they so keen on conspiracy and intrigue? It's simple. They can't win head-on."
"The Queen wore the crown eleven years ago and reorganized the army in the same year. A few years later, the Royal Army became famous."
"Guess how it started."
"Three years later, the empire recovered all its lost territory, and its territory had reached its largest size in history."
"The institution of the Margraves was born at this time, though it was not called that at the time."
"There are pioneering nobles everywhere in the empire holding their letters of enthronement. The Queen doesn't care whether these people are loyal or not. She doesn't care about betrayal. The Royal Army will send the head of every traitor to the Rhine."
"And the territories of those border earls will naturally belong to the empire."
"Do you understand?"
Hughes looked at Chloe with a smile, took the documents from her hand and put them back in the filing cabinet.
"As long as you are strong enough, you don't need to care whether others are loyal or not."
The border earls were loyal - the crown received allegiance and territory.
The border earl rebelled - the royal family suppressed the rebellion and gained the territory.
Death of the Border Earl - the Queen signed the next letter of investiture, and the long sword pointed at the shoulder of the kneeling noble. The new Border Earl held the letter of investiture in his hand and expanded the territory for the royal family.
From this, we can imagine how the countries surrounding the empire would view these endlessly killed border earls.
Do you think they would hate it? No, they would just be thankful that the Queen was willing to play this game of salami slicing instead of letting the Royal Army break through their defenses.
At this time, the empire was at its peak, and its army was invincible.
"That's why I need a team that can collect intelligence for me in the Empire. This is my real purpose."
(End of this chapter)