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Chapter 306 Beheading Plan
Nadezhda stared at Ke Ling closely. This man seemed to understand her predicament and her pressure very well. His words hit her pain points and made her heart moved.

But reason told Nadezhda that all this was too easy and too unreal, and there might be huge hidden dangers.

"So what do you want to get?"

Nadezhda spoke slowly. It was impossible for them to get all the good things. With Bud around, Ke Ling could be said to be on an equal position in the cooperation with the revolutionary army. Bud alone was more powerful than thousands of troops in the empire.

Therefore, Ke Ling must have his own purpose in being willing to cooperate with them. It is important to confirm this point before cooperating to avoid conflicts afterwards.

Nadezhda herself really hopes to reach a cooperation with Ke Ling, because Bud's value is far more than just shaking the empire's army, she has more ideas about this.

If it is done properly, the rewards that can be obtained are simply unimaginable. Maybe we won’t even need to use the revolutionary army.

Thinking of this, Nadezhda felt her whole body trembling with excitement. She didn't have to stand with the revolutionary army.

In fact, Nadezhda's idea was not complicated. She wanted to use General Bud's identity to get close to Ernest and the little emperor, and then directly carry out a decapitation operation to kill Ernest and the little emperor in one fell swoop!
Once Minister Ernest and the little emperor were killed, the entire empire would immediately be leaderless. At this time, General Bud's status and prestige would be magnified to an exaggerated level. Even Esdeath could not compare with General Bud. After all, Bud was the number one military figure who had served in two dynasties.

By then, the fate of the empire can be said to have truly fallen into their hands. They will control the center, establish a puppet, stand up for justice, and suppress local opposition voices one by one. This will be much easier than completely overthrowing the empire, because in this way they can directly skip two major troubles.

General Bud has turned from an enemy into a helper, and Esdeath can be left alone and allowed to continue being a general. Esdeath has no loyalty to the young emperor and Minister Ernest, and the change of dynasties will not affect her. Nadezhda believes that she can control Esdeath.

Although Esdeath was extremely cruel to her enemies in battle, as a former friend and colleague, Nadezhda was actually very clear about Esdeath's usual personality.

Esdeath is not usually irritable. In fact, she is very kind to her subordinates and civilians. She will not blame them even if she is bumped by civilians. Most of the rewards she received are distributed to her subordinates. She also often eats and chats with the soldiers. She is very popular among the people and the military of the empire.

Esdeath is murderous and enjoys torturing people, but she is not an indiscriminate killer or a sadist. She only shows her cruelty to her enemies in battle, and is completely different at other times.

Therefore, if they could avoid becoming enemies with Esdeath, that would actually be the best outcome. This woman was the "strongest imperial weapon user" and her strength was terrifying. In Nadezhda's opinion, it would take at least 10 elite soldiers and more than imperial weapon users, including Akame who possessed [Murasame, the one-shot kill], to defeat Esdeath.

Of course, Nadezhda still underestimated Esdeath. In fact, in the final battle, Esdeath was extremely abnormal and fought against more than ten imperial weapon users and millions of troops alone. The miscellaneous soldiers were just numbers to Esdeath.

Ke Ling naturally didn't know what Nadezhda was thinking, so he answered Nadezhda's questions very straightforwardly.

"I will not interfere in the affairs of the empire. As long as you can make the empire stronger and the people of the empire live better, I will not interfere and will not compete with you for power."

Ke Ling's words stunned Nadezhda. She was obviously very shocked, because what Ke Ling meant was to completely give up political power.

Nadezhda felt that this was not true at all. Was Ke Ling doing all this just for his ideal? Was it enough to just change the empire?
"What I want is very simple. I want to collect rare metals and dangerous materials, gather top craftsmen from all over the country to study the development technology of imperial equipment, conduct archaeological research, and search for skills that have been lost in the passage of time, and finally realize the great cause of recreating imperial equipment."

Ke Ling continued to speak, and these words cleared up Nadezhda's doubts. Ke Ling just wanted something different from them.

This is Ke Ling's basic requirement for the world of "Slash! Red Eyes". A world that supplies rare materials and produces imperial tools. This is the basic positioning that Ke Ling gave to this world.

"Rebuilding the Imperial Tool."

Najeta was embarrassed by Ke Ling's request. Was he sure he was not deliberately making things difficult for her? How could it be that simple to recreate an imperial weapon? If she had known about it, she would not have thought so.

Four or five hundred years ago, the ruler of the empire's revival had also had this idea. He followed the example of the First Emperor and summoned craftsmen from all over the world, using all kinds of rare metals and dangerous materials, but what he got in the end was not imperial tools, but inferior products called ministerial tools.

Since then, no emperor has ever thought about "recreating imperial tools". It would be nice to collect a few more existing imperial tools.

"Oh, yes. We also need to collect all the imperial tools together. We cannot let them be scattered throughout the empire. This is a huge source of instability."

Ke Ling added, "Rebuilding the Imperial Gear" is certainly important, but collecting the existing Imperial Gear is also of utmost importance. This is to enhance immediate combat effectiveness. "Rebuilding the Imperial Gear" is looking to the future, and it may not even be possible in a short period of time.

"Don't worry, I know this is difficult, but I have enough patience and time. I can wait for years, decades, or even hundreds of years."

Ke Ling naturally saw through Nadezhda's thoughts, and he explained that there was no need to rush to "recreate the imperial equipment." This was a long-term plan, and the short-term plan was still to collect existing imperial equipment.

"I quite agree with this. Weapons like imperial weapons should be controlled by the imperial officials. Even if they are given to ministers to use, the ownership of imperial weapons should belong to the empire, and ministers should return them in time after use."

Nadezhda nodded and agreed with the idea of ​​taking back all the imperial weapons. She also felt that the power of the imperial weapons was too exaggerated, and it was too dangerous to let them fall into the hands of the common people, causing great harm to society.

Of course, what she didn't know was that Ke Ling's "nationalization" meant that he would use all of it for his own use, and he had no intention of keeping it. His rule did not require the use of imperial tools to maintain.

"If that's what you want, then I think we can definitely work together."

Nadezhda's expression was serious; she thought this collaboration was worth a try.

Although the possibility of a fraud has not been ruled out so far, with the destruction of the Imperial Capital Guard as the price and General Bud as the bait, no one can say anything even if you fall into this trap. Who could have thought that the Empire would play such a big game?

As for the conditions proposed by Ke Ling, he just needs to be willing to wait. Although waiting for hundreds of years seems a bit exaggerated, Nadezhda feels that it might really become a reality.

"Pleasant to work with."

Ke Ling stretched out his hand and shook it with Nadezhda with a smile on his face. He did not want to take action against these people from [Night Raid], but these imperial tools could not be missed, so cooperating with them first and then "releasing military power with a cup of wine" would be a good choice.

In the imperial capital, it is estimated that the [Hunter] is also in preparation. The imperial weapon users of the empire have been directly gathered together, saving Ke Ling a lot of trouble. This is the value of Ernest and the little emperor being alive.

The Imperial Army, the Hunters, the Revolutionary Army, and the Night Raid, just these few parties, the number of imperial instruments involved is already in double digits, which is close to half of the forty-eight imperial instruments, and they are all the imperial instruments with relatively good performance.

Coupled with the few "retail imperial equipment users" that Shadow Wolf had targeted, Ke Ling's imperial equipment collection business was progressing rapidly. Of course, he had only three of them so far, and the others could only be said to have been "reserved" by Ke Ling for the time being.

"Mr. Devil, I have a plan. Please listen to it and see if it is feasible."

The partnership had just been finalized, and Nadezhda spoke immediately, directly telling them the beheading plan she had just thought of.

"I think it's feasible."

Before Ke Ling could speak, Bud expressed his opinion first, that is, to kill Ernest directly, which was what he had originally thought.

Of course, whether to kill the little emperor depends on what Ke Ling thinks. Bud is unwilling to do so. Although some of the things the little emperor did made him very disappointed, that is the only bloodline of the royal family after all. He still wants to protect it if possible.

"Hmm, not a bad idea."

Ke Ling nodded and agreed with Nadezhda's plan. The decapitation plan was always the most cost-effective.

As long as the decapitation is successful, it is worth it even if some sacrifices are made. Cyberpunk 2077's past war experiences have proved this.

The reason why Ke Ling didn't do it before was naturally because he still had some use for Minister Ernest and the little emperor, such as organizing a group of hunters or something.

At first, he wanted to bring the revolutionary army along to play, intending to push Nadezhda up after the success, so that she would have a team.

But now it seems that Nadezhda is quite ambitious. She doesn't want to play with the revolutionary army anymore. In other words, she wants to take the initiative instead of being dominated by the revolutionary army.

"Then should we just disguise ourselves as General Budd's guards?"

Akahime asked. Now that they were talking about formulating an action plan, this was obviously her area of ​​expertise. Moreover, she believed that she was definitely the best person to carry out the assassination plan.

There is only one chance to assassinate Minister Ernest and the little emperor, and we must not fail. It is safest to let her do it.

"We can't have too many people. I usually only bring one or two people with me to help."

Bud glanced at Akame and nodded, obviously thinking that Akame was very suitable, mainly because of the [One Slash Kill: Murasame], this imperial weapon could greatly reduce unexpected situations, and it could kill the target quickly as long as it touched it a little.

"Then let me go with you."

After hearing what Bud said, Chi Tong made the decision herself. She took the lead and this was not the time to be humble.

"This"

Everyone in [Night Raid] looked at each other in bewilderment. Some wanted to compete, but they felt that they were not as competitive as Akame in this matter. Moreover, the progress was too fast. They had just reached a cooperation intention, and immediately arranged for people to assassinate Minister Ernest and the little emperor. Is it really reliable? !

"What about us? Just wait here for the results?"

Maine interjected that she didn't like the feeling of having to wait for the results, as it would make them seem useless, and it wasn't her character to just sit there and watch her companions get into danger.

"Of course not. We are all guarding in the imperial capital, ready to provide support at any time."

Nadezhda's words were firm, and she seemed ready to go all out, but she actually had a trick up her sleeve. At least she didn't tell everyone where they should stay, in order to prevent them from being caught in one fell swoop.

She looked at Chi Tong, and the message conveyed in her eyes was very straightforward. This might be a trap, and following it would mean death.

And Akagi's response was also very direct. She did not hesitate at all and it was obvious that she had made up her mind.

Even if it was a trap, it would be a great opportunity for her if she could really face Minister Ernest and the little emperor.

No matter who she killed, she would have made a significant contribution. Even if she didn't see him, her sacrifice was not in vain as she was able to kill the great General Bud.

With this calculation, she would definitely not lose out if she went, so she must go!
Ke Ling was listening nearby, thinking that this was quite complicated. With him around, how could they fail? It seemed that these people still didn't realize his strength, or didn't take him into account at all? Did they assume that he, the leader, would not participate in this operation?

"Okay, that's settled then. Pack up and follow us."

Ke Ling didn't explain much. He just called out to Chi Tong and told him that since he had made the decision, he should go with him.

"There's nothing to pack, let's just go."

Akame was straightforward. She held the [One-Strike Kill: Murasame]. For her, just carrying this sword was enough.

This girl at this moment seemed to have a kind of tragic feeling of "The wind is whistling and the Yishui River is cold, the hero leaves and never returns", which made Ke Ling speechless. This guy was so excited that he was embarrassed to explain, so he just misunderstood it for now.

"We are also leaving for the imperial capital."

Nadezhda was not just talking empty words. Since she had decided to do it, she should not hesitate and should just send out all forces for the [night raid].

However, everyone did not act together because that would make the target too big and easy to be exposed.

Although even the leader of the Imperial Capital Guard was killed by Ke Ling, the security in the Imperial Capital is now tighter than before. One needs to be careful if they want to sneak into the Imperial Capital, especially since several of them are on wanted warrants.

(End of this chapter)