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Chapter 2133 Oath
An awkward silence fell over the meeting room. The Holy Cross representative remained silent, or rather, solemnly bowed his head.

Establishing villages in the orcish territories as leverage to negotiate with the committee is tantamount to threatening others with one's own life, which is quite foolish. However, the Holy Cross Expeditionary Force has become the source of confidence for the small and medium-sized kingdoms represented by Robert Kleef and Aldridge.

They seem to be on the verge of reaping the consequences of their own foolishness and greed, but they are always in a safe position because of the existence of the Crusades. In fact, if the Crusades were to be deployed, they would enter a state that is more advantageous to them, known as "making a big fuss".

Blazer silently looked at the representative of the Holy Cross Church, tapped his fingers on the table to break the silence, and said with a relaxed smile, "I rarely come here, so don't just tell me about these difficult things. Give me some good news."

"As for good news, of course there is!"

The representative of the Zaibatsu Alliance immediately stepped forward and began explaining, gesturing with the Kamishiro sign in his hand.

There's actually a lot of good news. To be precise, apart from the troubles brought about by the small and medium-sized kingdoms represented by Robert Crave and Aldridge, everything is good news.

Preparations for the Olympiad are progressing very smoothly, with dozens of competition events already under review and various resources for the prizes being prepared in an orderly manner.

The chariot race, due to its danger and the enormous costs of preparing chariots, dragon teeth, and other equipment, was designated as an opening ceremony event. It was not included as a formal competition but rather served as a performance to generate excitement for the Olympiad.

In addition, many events have been combined with eliminating troublesome monster ecosystems in some areas, and some have even boosted the development of undeveloped areas, such as the beach culture brought by outsiders.

To be honest, sand is useless to many people. It has no meaning other than proving that the land is barren. Only strangers bring entertainment to the beach.

"There's a lot of good news here. Seeing your gloomy faces, I thought the Olympiad was stillborn."

Blazer nodded in satisfaction, and his cheerful smile brightened the atmosphere in the meeting room considerably.

"As for the alliance of small and medium-sized kingdoms represented by Robert Kreve and Aldridge, put it aside for a while while I investigate. Don't blame yourself too much; upholding an oath is not a wrong thing in itself."

The second half of his statement was addressed to the representative of the Holy Cross, who could tell that the representative was under a lot of pressure.

Thank you for your understanding.

"Alright everyone, you can go and rest now, don't overwork yourselves." Blazer clapped his hands, announcing the end of the coordination session.

Blazer was the true initiator of this Olympiad, and was considered a part of the organizer. When the organizer announced the end of the workday, the four representatives naturally took over.

The representative of the Holy Cross Kingdom left first, looking preoccupied. The representative of Camelot asked Blazer for a message of greetings to the Eternal Queen Morgan. The representative of the Giant Kingdom was eager to shake hands with Blazer, while the representative of the Financial Alliance shamelessly remained seated, offering to work overtime.

"I know you are going to talk to these two orcs next. Please rest assured that our financial alliance has no prejudice against orcs. In fact, our financial alliance is responsible for one-third of the food and goods provided in the orc region today."

"This is the first time I've heard of stealing business so openly and honestly." Herbie was furious at the thought of losing a third of the orc region's food supply.

However, the conglomerate alliance adhered to the principles of "Hermes' Traveling Hat," ensuring all actions were lawful and diligently pursuing business, poaching members from tribe to tribe, and earning sincerity in return. Even "Hermes' Traveling Hat" couldn't be so enthusiastic and sincere with every tribe, visiting them regardless of the weather. As a result, when they tried to renew their contracts, they were politely refused.

Because of this, Herbie was ridiculed by Courrené for quite a while.

Blazer had much to say on this matter. Emotionally, he sided with Herbie, but logically, the conglomerate alliance had obtained the food supply from the orc tribes through its own merits.

The orcs weren't tempted by the benefits offered by the humans and chose to accept the cooperation agreement from the financial alliance, which only shows that the financial alliance had truly gained the approval of those orc tribes.

"Ahem, let's put this matter aside for now. How much do you understand about the Holy Cross Church's stance?" Blazer immediately pressed pause and got down to business.

"I know!"

Herbie hooked her arm around Blazer's neck, striking first to prevent the financial alliance representative from interrupting her again.

"You may not feel it in the Kingdom of Giants, but in other areas, the Crusades, especially among the common people, have absolute prestige."

"Thousands of years ago, when it was still the Holy Kingdom, the Crusader Army swore an oath to fight for the liberation of mankind. Over thousands of years, through countless acts of blood and tears, betrayals and conspiracies, this army has honed their oath to be more eternal than gold."

"The Holy Cross Kingdom has never fought a war within humanity, yet it has always held the title of the First Kingdom because of the Crusader Expedition. When this army enters any kingdom, it is welcomed by the people who line the streets and voluntarily flock into the city, because people believe that the Crusader Expedition will never harm humanity."

"Oh, I see. It's quite complicated."

Blazer scratched his forehead. He really didn't know much about this. The reason was that in the past, the Holy Cross Church regarded the Kingdom of Giants as a kingdom of alien races and hybrids, and was in a state of complete hostility.

After hundreds of years of fighting, the Giant Kingdom united with various human kingdoms, becoming a huge alliance kingdom. Its internal structure also changed to one where most of the inhabitants were human, and the Holy Cross Kingdom changed from a state of war to a state of observation.

Today, most of the people in the Giant Kingdom Alliance only feel troubled by the Holy Cross Kingdom. This is because the Giant Royal Family understands that hatred will not get them anything, so they do not actively incite the people, but let them understand and judge for themselves.

"In this regard, we really can't say anything about the stubbornness of the Crusade. Countless people are eyeing the Holy Cross Kingdom, and countless people are using the Crusade's oath to set traps. The Seven Days of Blood River, the death of Grand Knight Commander Roland, the Day of No Return for the Holy Knights, and so on. Any one of these events would be enough to change a person or a kingdom, but the Crusade has always adhered to this oath, even knowing it's a trap."

The representative of the chaebol alliance took off his glasses and placed them on the table.

“From a rational point of view, they were foolish, but we cannot judge them that way, because before the arrival of strangers, most of humanity’s sense of security came from this foolish legion that adhered to its oath.”

"Only the Crusades are the saviors that humanity can believe in, who will come unconditionally."

(End of this chapter)