I can only achieve nothing and become the Pirate King.

Chapter 654: Material things determine the heart

After hearing what Sager said, Lily briefly recounted the geographical location of the Kingdom of Hyrule and how the 30,000 pirates were delayed there and were stuck in the quagmire of war.

"Compared to our troops, the enemy's soldiers are more cooperative and follow orders to a higher degree than us. Most importantly, Hawkins said that they are all domineering."

"Wait? Everyone is domineering, including ordinary people?"

At first, Sag became more and more confused the more he listened. He was frightened by the talk of luring the enemy deep into his territory, besieging Wei to save Zhao, launching a surprise attack in the middle of the night, and burning food supplies.

The commander was actually fighting guerrilla warfare!
In this sea where people can do whatever they want just because they are strong, there are actually such people?

It's also a different approach.

But Sag didn't take it seriously, because with great strength one can do whatever he wants, even if he is good at commanding, he will still be defeated when he meets a strong opponent.

But Lily's last sentence surprised him a little.

"Yes, many people who were influenced by the woman named Sivir, even ordinary people, were inspired to be domineering in the battle. Although their quality was small, it would be troublesome if their numbers were large. In short, although we won the battle, we lost." Lily said.

"A person with special abilities? He can trigger the inner will of ordinary people, which makes him look like a cadre of the Revolutionary Army." Sag said thoughtfully.

There are many people with similar abilities, either they are divided into superiors and subordinates, or they have different abilities but similar effects. It is also normal for them to have the same fruit ability that can stimulate will.

But that's not what Sager cares about.

"He is a good commander and knows how to fight guerrilla warfare. He is not a noble, but an ordinary person. Haha. He is so domineering, but he doesn't deal with those nobles who are tied up in time. He is looking for death."

Sarge laughed and said, "But this person is quite suitable. He has commanding ability and should be good at internal affairs. We are in need of someone like this to assist you. Sleiman alone is not enough."

Lily is an all-rounder. She is proficient in commanding internal affairs and fighting, but her subordinates are not so good. In particular, there are too few commanders. Now it seems that she has found a pretty good guy, so of course she will persuade them to surrender if she can.

"Hawkins also meant that. Through divination, he believed that as long as we stop the offensive and pretend that we have failed, the probability of the enemy falling into civil strife is 99%. So we can also take this opportunity to persuade this person to surrender. As you said, we are fighting guerrilla warfare, right? Persuade this talented person to surrender."

"Failure? If I fail, will I not be a war criminal? How did Lao Huo come up with such an unreliable idea? There are many ways to win, but he chose the one that least deserves reputation."

Sag shook the fishing rod, allowing the hook in the water to get close to a school of fish. However, as soon as the hook moved, the school of fish he was aiming at scattered, dived to the bottom of the sea, and disappeared from the water.

Sage threw the fishing rod away, leaving behind another legend of the native golden rod of O'Hara, and said into the microphone: "Prepare the boat."

"Sag? You don't need to be present in person for this matter, I can handle it." Lily was stunned for a moment.

"You have too many things to take care of. You should just stay here. I'm idle anyway, so I might as well go fishing somewhere else. Since it's the intersection of three routes, it should be affected by the magnetic field, so there should be a lot of good fish to catch."

"Yes, I understand. I'll prepare the boat right away."

"Thanks for your hard work."

Sager handed the microphone to Perona and said with a smile, "You are free too, so come with me and bring B'Elanna with you later. Lily is not here, so we need someone to serve us."

"I can do that, too, Master Sarge."

Perona puffed her lips, "I often make tea for Lord Moria."

"Do you mean hot cocoa flavored tea, or tea flavored hot cocoa?"

Sarge waved his hand, "I'm not very interested in sweets. I prefer wine to tea. You should just concentrate on your bagel sandwich."

Hogubak and Perona on Moria's side are both homebodies. Although Hogubak is a doctor, he only likes to do his own surgical research in the laboratory. Perona tortures her Kumasi every day in the castle.

Although he wanted to take care of his old father, all he drank was mixed with cocoa and all he ate were bagels.

If Moria continues to be taken care of, he will develop diabetes.

"What? It's so sweet and delicious, it can heal the soul!" Perona said angrily.

"Okay, okay, you can have one with Letty. Go share it with her when Letty is done."

Sag stepped into the air, leaving a trail of smoke and rushed straight up. When he reached the edge of the cliff, a dark cloud appeared under his feet, carrying him towards the royal city.

"Wait for me."

Perona rose lightly and slowly floated towards the royal city.

……

Kingdom of Hyrule.

Inside a manor in a town that has not yet been discovered by the Scourge Pirates.

"I disagree!"

With her long golden hair tied into a neat ponytail and wearing a knight's armor, Sivir, who looked very heroic, slammed the table and looked at the middle-aged man wearing a crown sitting on a tall chair with a burning gaze.

The man's eyelids jumped at Shiver's sudden gesture, and his face immediately turned gloomy.

The two noble knights standing beside him immediately grasped the hilts of their swords. One of them shouted, "Sivir! How dare you be so presumptuous!"

"I am so sorry! King Melvin!"

Sivir responded, put one hand on her chest and bowed, saying: "I am only speaking from a strategic perspective, and I have no intention of disrespecting you. You are the king of this country, and we are all your subjects, but we are subjects, not slaves. We gather under your command for this country, which is what you said before launching the war."

"of course."

Melvin's eyes flashed with a sinister look, and under his face, he smiled: "Relax, Sivir, you are my people, and you are also the main leader who was actively selected to fight against the Scourge Pirates. You can speak frankly."

"Yes, Your Majesty, I cannot accept shrinking the front line now. If we give up half of the territory, the people living there will completely join the Scourge camp. We will also lose our support and supplies, and then we will really die a slow death!" Shiver was extremely serious.

"enough!"

A noble standing nearby shouted, "Sivir, it was because of your strategy of relying on the untouchables that the honorable Sir Mick was betrayed to the Scourge Pirates by the locals after arriving at a village, which led to his execution!" Another noble shouted, "That's right! And we have to send a lot of supplies to those untouchables. They are obviously the people we rule, so why do we have to bribe them? Can't we do anything without bribing them? Are they still people from the Kingdom of Hyrule!"

"Lord Dutch! Lord Maika! You can't just do this!"

Sivir retorted: "You know the reputation of the Scourge Pirates. They target nobles like you, not commoners. We used to live ordinary lives, but when the Scourge Pirates come, we will rule them, give them salaries and food. If we don't give them supplies, they will change faster!"

"What you said is just an example! Sir Mick's experience is indeed sad, but we have more examples of victory. Only when people stand on our side can we have a chance of winning!"

"You have a chance of winning! We are going to die of poverty!"

The nobleman named Dutch on the left shouted, "Sivir! You should be on our side! The large amount of supplies during this period are all our money! You don't allow us to increase taxes. If you keep going like this, I don't know if the Scourge Pirates can be dragged out. We are all going to be dragged out by you!"

"This is a necessary sacrifice, my Lords." Sivir said calmly, "Only if we work together regardless of the losses can we drive out the Scourge."

"Then why don't you ignore the losses! You are a person with special abilities, right? With the power of the Heart-Drum Fruit, can't you put in a little more effort and make others cooperate with us unconditionally?" shouted the noble named Mica.

Sivir pursed her lips and said, "My Lords, the power of the Heart Drum Fruit is about the heart. If you can't guarantee their hearts, no matter how much you encourage them, it will be useless. No matter how many slogans you say, if they are not connected by matter, they are just clouds in the sky that will disperse with a blow."

"That's your problem! Sivir, you work for us, and we gave you this power. You have to consider us, not those untouchables."

"Not a pariah!"

The two glared at Sivir and were about to continue talking, but before they could finish, Sivir raised her eyebrows and looked at them, "They are our people, recognized by the king himself, our people! They are not pariahs, please don't say such hurtful words!"

"you"

The two were about to curse and leave when suddenly the door outside was half opened. A man with short black curly hair and a beard, who looked very much like a knight but was wearing civilian clothes, was holding a spear in his hand and looking at them coldly.

"Heinrich! Who allowed you to come in? And you didn't even salute. Do you take the king seriously?" Micah shouted.

Heinrich glanced at the two of them coldly, then glanced at Melvin who was sitting there with an awkward expression. Finally, he bowed lightly to him, and then bowed deeply to Sivir.

"Lady Saint, there is an emergency."

"clear."

Sivir nodded, bowed to the three people, and said, "I'm sorry, I have to go take care of things first, all for Hyrule. I can't agree to your proposal. My Lord King, you also persuade them. I will take my leave first."

With that, she walked out the door quickly.

As she walked out, Heinrich, who was waiting at the door, gave them another cold look. When Sivir's figure was farther away, he said coldly, "We are citizens of Hyrule, not pariahs."

Snapped.

The door is closed.

"Disrespectful!" Micah said angrily.

"This is so humiliating! King Melvin, you can't do this!"

Dutch shouted, "If you keep going like this, once our warehouse is emptied, it will be your turn next! Will Hyrule still be ours by then?"

The king is the greatest noble in a country.

What other nobles have, the king has the top ones.

They were a non-member country and a standard feudal state. Specifically, the king granted fiefs to nobles, and the nobles paid taxes to the king, as well as taxes on the territories controlled by the king himself. And how did the nobles collect taxes? Of course, they collected taxes from the people in the territory.

When the Scourge first attacked, it killed Melvin's father, the old king.

If the natural disaster pirates had not been too terrifying, he would probably have thanked these pirates for allowing him to ascend the throne earlier.

But they came to completely destroy them, so Melvin had no choice but to gather people from all over the country to try to fight against the natural disaster, but he was already ready to pack up and run away.

Unexpectedly, Sivir appeared and actually dragged the Scourge Pirates here, preventing them from completely occupying this country.

But the problem now is that it consumes too much.

The war was fought with the private treasuries of these nobles. At the beginning, they could share the burden with ordinary people, but as the war expanded, in order to win, Shiver actually ordered the exemption of taxes for ordinary people, and even used their materials for supplies.

What to say to prevent ordinary people from rebelling
Those guys are born to be ruled, why should they rebel!
Moreover, it has only been a short time since that village girl gained prestige. If she continues like this, even if she wins, it will not be a win for them, the nobles.

"King Melvin, you have also seen that some of the subordinates of that village girl Shiver have already disrespected us. Now it is not a question of whether to continue fighting or not. If you continue to fight, are you still the king?"

Micah said, "Let's just give up the support. Since Sivir is capable, let her do it herself. If she fails or even dies, My King, you can use her ideas. At that time, even if you give her some supplies, the reputation will be yours."

"Yeah, I have an idea."

Dutch's mouth curled up into a sinister smile: "We can use our own people to lead Sivir to the Scourge position. Isn't this village girl respected by the people? As long as she dies, those untouchables will be angry. We can also use this to make a call, so that we can force the Scourge to withdraw!"

"Yes! Even if we fail, at least we can still keep our property. Those countries have all failed, and we won't make a difference. King Melvin, it's time to make a decision!" Micah shouted.

Natural disasters had a bad reputation, so they didn't expect to win from the beginning and planned to retreat. They knew that some people had successfully evacuated, and as long as they escaped far away, Natural Disasters would not pursue them. At worst, they would just not come back.

As long as they don't encounter the legendary sword princess who massacred nobles, they can survive.

If they did things according to their thinking, at most the lives of the untouchables would be consumed. What did the lives of the untouchables have to do with them? If they died, they died. It would be best if all of them died, leaving only remnants for the natural disaster.

Isn't it about ruling?

Rule the ruins!

Melvin lowered his head slightly, his eyes sinister. After thinking for a while, he nodded heavily, "Let's do it, but before that, you two should send someone to contact the Scourge Pirates and ask if there is any chance for them to surrender. We can hand over Sivir in exchange for our safety. If we can negotiate terms, that would be the best!"

(End of this chapter)