Infinite Anime Strategy Guide

Although this country is corrupt, it is still an empire that has been passed down for thousands of years, and its system in all aspects is still very complete. There are corresponding countermeasures for this situation, but the process will probably take a lot of effort.

"I hope so."

Esdeath lay lazily on the stone table in front of her. Apart from fighting and killing, she couldn't find any other form of entertainment. She had been under close surveillance these past few days, so it was impossible for her to go out for a stroll.

"Hmm? You're back? Hopefully, today will bring good news."

This empire is somewhat similar to the ancient empires of the Celestial Empire, both having the custom of holding morning court sessions. In the past few days, Nogo had repeatedly tried to petition during the morning court sessions to lead troops to the western border. Unfortunately, he was only a general of low rank, and before he could even utter his remonstrance, the morning court session had already ended. Although he was a general, he was not inflexible. Jumping out after the ministers had already announced the end of the morning court session would definitely be a suicidal act. Therefore, no matter how anxious he was, he could only wait for an opportunity.

Nogo didn't tell Lin Yu or Esdeath any of this, but Lin Yu could roughly deduce the situation from his furrowed brows. The country was now completely under the control of the ministers. Judging from Esdeath's current age, the little emperor, who was only about six or seven years old, would probably have some difficulty climbing onto his throne!

"Lin Yu! Esdeath!"

Nogo shouted as soon as he entered the door, and his face was no longer clouded with worry as it had been a few days ago. Lin Yu and Esdeath exchanged a glance and smiled, clearly the news they had been waiting for had arrived.

"It's been five days. Today I finally got a chance to report it. The minister... cough cough, the minister must have known that this matter could be big or small, and he agreed on the spot to send troops to the western border!"

Perhaps he was too excited, because Nogo almost spoke ill of the minister in front of his two subordinates, Lin Yu and Esdeath, who had not yet been recognized. In this era, anyone who talked about the minister in private would be doomed if he found out. Nogo was sweating profusely.

That's fantastic!

Lin Yu didn't feel anything, but Esdeath was obviously very excited. She had been looking forward to the start of the war so that she could earn military merits. As for Nogo's little slip of the tongue, she ignored it.

Lin Yu believed that Esdeath wasn't unaware of Nogo's underlying meaning; she simply couldn't be bothered to care. After all, they weren't the minister's confidants, so Nogo, who hadn't yet figured out their background, wouldn't have any concerns.

When do we leave?

Lin Yu asked Nogo.

"tomorrow!"

Seeing that neither of them was dwelling on his words, Nogo immediately breathed a sigh of relief, but a glint of light flashed in his eyes. Even Esdeath hadn't noticed such a small detail, but Lin Yu had.

"This old fox!"

Lin Yu's expression turned serious. He had initially thought that Nogo had made a slip of the tongue and almost said something bad about the minister, but after seeing the look in his eyes, Lin Yu no longer thought so.

"Is even this a test? No wonder he can still maintain such great military power even when the ministers are in power."

Nogo only said half of what he meant, which sounded like a slip of the tongue, but upon closer examination, it became clear that his slip of the tongue could be a big deal or a small deal. A normal person would not have any thoughts about it, but if someone had other intentions, they might have brought up the topic tentatively. Isn't that a kind of probing tactic?

"I guess you don't have much to prepare, so get some rest tonight. We're setting off tomorrow."

Nogo gave a seemingly concerned instruction and left with his adjutant, while Lin Yu fell into deep thought...

The day passed quickly, and Esdeath became as excited as a little girl who knew she was going on a trip the next day. This was her first expedition, and given her young age, it was understandable that she would be so excited.

"So slow! So slow!"

Riding on horseback, Esdeath showed no signs of being a first-time rider, while Lin Yu, struggling to maintain his balance and avoid being thrown off, secretly clicked his tongue in amazement.

Some people, like Lin Yu, are powerful but not suited to be leaders; some are born leaders but lack sufficient strength; and those like Esdeath, who have reached the pinnacle of both, are so rare that even the term "rare as phoenix feathers" is insufficient to describe them!

"Just shut up for a bit. Long marches won't affect you much, but you can't be the only one fighting if you exhaust the ordinary soldiers, can you?"

Esdeath still needs to be tempered, and Lin Yu believes that this war alone is enough to help her grow. The future S-type general, who is regarded as the number one enemy by the Revolutionary Army, is a powerful general who can fully mobilize the morale of soldiers. This power does not only belong to her personally, but also to all the soldiers she leads!

"Indeed, it seems I didn't consider this carefully."

Lin Yu was just making a sarcastic comment, but Esdeath actually started to think about it seriously and nodded in agreement. She wasn't someone who never made mistakes, but she could correct them at an astonishing speed after making them.

"If he's not a spy, he's a rare talent!"

Following behind the two, Nogo silently assessed them, his gaze constantly sweeping over Lin Yu and Esdeath. These two young men possessed an aura that even he found intimidating, clearly indicating that their strength was not much weaker than his own. He didn't have any particular opinion about Lin Yu yet; Lin Yu, who appeared rather lazy and unmotivated, had already been labeled by Nogo as someone only fit for charging into battle, not for commanding large armies. Esdeath, however, was different. Nogo had already decided to make Esdeath a key figure in his training program after he had thoroughly tested her abilities!

"Let this war prove your worth."

Nogo's army was not like the untrained, pampered soldiers of the Imperial Capital Garrison. To avoid political struggles, he would volunteer for every battle, which is why he was able to retain such great military power despite not being as obsequious as other officials.

Even a corrupt empire needs sufficient strength to maintain its authority!

Even the corrupt ministers knew this very well. In this era before Esdeath, General Bud was only responsible for the safety of the royal city. He needed a general like Nogo to fight on the front lines!

The minister was never the good-for-nothing who only knew how to eat, drink, and have fun. Otherwise, he could not have poisoned the late king without him noticing. He even forced the queen to take poison to make it look like she was going to be buried alive with him. The empire has indeed fallen into its current state because of this cancerous tumor of the minister. But it is undeniable that his mind is far beyond that of ordinary people.

In fact, Lin Yu had always felt that the minister's death in the anime was rather boring and did not fit his true nature as a ruthless hero. But now, this was not a virtual world in the anime, but a real world. He was certain that the minister had a trump card that was not shown in the original work, and that this trump card was enough to reverse everything!

"Minister Ernest, I hope your trump card won't disappoint me."

Lin Yu was playing a grand game, all for the sake of increasing his chances of winning this chaotic battle between the agents by even a tiny bit. There were just too many uncertainties in this battle. The two agents who were even stronger than Shana were a thorn in Lin Yu's side. Top-tier combat power like General Bude was absolutely indispensable. As for the minister, although he had never met the minister, he had a feeling that the other party might give him a big surprise!

Each of them had their own thoughts. Esdeath longed to gain military merits and be promoted to a level where she could possess an Imperial Arms, while at the same time she craved killing.

Nogo is loyal to the Empire. Even though the Empire has become corrupt, he still wants to protect it. Lin Yu and Esdeath are clearly the two pillars of the Empire that he wants to cultivate. However, he must first find out their background. If a traitor is placed in a high position, it will be a fatal blow to the Empire!

Lin Yu, perhaps, is under the greatest pressure among the three. He has no certainty about the future, and he doesn't even know how many enemies he has. Moreover, Gaia has said that the strength of these agents is determined by their apparent strength. For example, Lin Yu's strength does not take into account the Black Flame state, but at most the Sin Flame state.

While this calculation method can effectively help him gain a certain advantage, it also presents a particularly important problem: if his strength has such a large error, what about the others?

It should be noted that his strength is completely different after he activates the Black Flame state. Is he the only one among all the agents who is special?

This is clearly an unknown...

"The western border is so different from the northern border."

After a forced march of more than half a month, Nogo's army finally arrived at the western border. However, contrary to his expectations of a war-torn region, the western border was generally peaceful.

However, when the army marched down the street, the residents who should have lined the streets to welcome them were indifferent and even hostile!

"I feel really annoyed."

Esdeath's brows furrowed. She had an almost instinctive instinct for hostility, and being stared at like that the whole time made her extremely uncomfortable.

"It seems the Empire isn't very popular in the border regions."

Lin Yu looked around at both sides of the street and chuckled. He had a rough idea of ​​why the place looked like this.

"Don't say anything more."

Nogo glanced at Lin Yu, but there was some surprise in his eyes. He had always thought that Lin Yu was just a martial artist with some strength, but he did not expect that the latter's insight was so amazing.

Upon arriving at the Zero Hour Camp, the army needed to rest after a long march, so after setting up camp, they ordered a rest. Whether it was intentional or not, Lin Yu and Esdeath were assigned to the same tent again.

What did you mean by that last sentence?

Esdeath asked.

"What do you mean?"

Lin Yu asked the question knowingly. He just really enjoyed teasing this future sadist. How wonderful it would be if he could train this queen-like girl into a masochist.

Lin Yu is working hard like this.

"It's that line you said about the Empire not being very popular in the border regions."

Although Esdeath knew that Lin Yu was asking a question he already knew the answer to, she still answered it again.

"Oh, you mean that? It's actually very simple. You can understand it if you think about it carefully."

Esdeath frowned. She genuinely didn't understand what was going on, which was why she asked. It wasn't that Esdeath lacked intelligence; it was just that she hadn't witnessed much of the Empire's dark side and hadn't been exposed to much information, so she had no way of making any deductions. Lin Yu, on the other hand, had watched the anime, so the deductions were much simpler for him.

"You mean that? Actually, it's quite normal for the Imperial Army to be treated coldly here."

Lin Yu's eyes were somewhat vacant. The anime Akame ga Kill! had left a deep impression on him; it depicted the dark side of human nature so vividly!

"Although this empire has an emperor, the actual ruler of the empire is Minister Ernest!"

Esdeath's eyes narrowed. Although she didn't care much about politics, she still needed to know about these secrets.

"The emperor is still too young; he can basically be treated as a puppet. The ministers are the true rulers of this country, but!"

Lin Yu's statement is actually somewhat similar to that of the regent in ancient China, but it is also fundamentally different.

"Ministers have filled the entire empire with darkness in order to satisfy their own desires, and taxes are only a minor part of that."

Compared to the darkness of the capital, the harsh taxes are nothing. If the real world is like the one depicted in the anime, then the capital is a ghost realm filled with demons and monsters!

"Under the control of the ministers, the empire has been increasing taxes. The wealthy areas near the capital can still bear it, but the poor border areas are naturally unable to bear it. In recent years, there has been a lot of discontent."

There were still some things Lin Yu didn't say. If he remembered correctly, the Western alien races had formed an alliance with the Revolutionary Army, and the Revolutionary Army's headquarters were even located near the Western border. The Revolutionary Army in this world didn't have so many pests, otherwise it wouldn't have grown to the point where even the Empire couldn't ignore it.

The fact that the revolutionary army valued him and formed an alliance with him shows that the leader of the Western foreign people was not a cruel person. It seems that his enmity with the empire was only to reclaim the territory that the empire had seized.

As for the previous reports, it is true that Western tribes were harassing the border, but they were only harassing the border garrison. This area was once the territory of Western tribes, so of course they wouldn't do anything excessive to their future people.

So these people probably all hope for the failure of the imperial army.

"These people probably prefer the Western barbarians to the harsh rule of an empire, where taxes are levied heavily..."

As soon as Lin Yu finished speaking, an eerie silence fell over their tent. Esdeath lowered her head slightly, seemingly lost in thought.

"To be situated within an empire yet lean towards the invaders—such behavior..."

Esdeath raised her head, and Lin Yu felt a suffocating killing intent rushing towards him.

"He deserves to die!"

Many plot points are not mentioned in the anime. I recommend everyone read the Kill! manga carefully. It's a completely different feeling from the anime. Tragedy and emotion coexist, unlike the anime which feels like tragedy for the sake of tragedy.

226. Her Majesty the Queen's First Glimpse of Her Brilliance [Two-in-One]

"Hurry! The armies of the Western barbarians have begun to assemble at the border!"

On the morning of the second day after arriving at the western border of the Empire, when the first military order rang out in the camp, Lin Yu and Esdeath arrived at the general's camp immediately. Nogo and his deputy had already begun to lay out the battle plan on the sand table according to the terrain.

Although the world generally has a high level of military strength, its technology has gone astray. Firearms have appeared, but no other industries have emerged to match them.

Moreover, unlike ordinary worlds, the individual strength in this world is generally stronger. Therefore, mid-range weapons such as firearms, which have huge limitations, have not been valued. After all, even ordinary soldiers can dodge bullets, so how can they be expected to have any effect on generals?

"You've arrived. I didn't expect your first battle to be so soon. I hope you're ready."

Seeing Lin Yu and Esdeath enter the tent, Nogo smiled and said that he was also eagerly anticipating this battle. The true value of Lin Yu and Esdeath would depend on their performance in this battle.

"Don't worry, we don't need to prepare!"

Esdeath wore a confident smile, a confidence that was not arrogance, but rather a testament to her confidence in herself and Lin Yu's abilities.

"Oh, all right."

Nogo quite admired this confidence. A timid person, even with great strength, is only a mediocre talent and not a capable general. If a general doesn't even have the most basic self-confidence, he is not far from the annihilation of his entire army.

Whether Esdeath's confidence was blind or not can only be determined after the war begins.

Nodding to Lin Yu and the other man, Nogo continued to make arrangements with his deputy. The terrain on the western border was quite complex. As a veteran who had experienced countless wars, familiarizing himself with the terrain before the war began was only the most basic preparation.

"That's interesting."

Nogo's arrangements did not exclude Lin Yu and Esdeath. The former showed little interest in this, as he had little interest in military campaigns. Even the weakest Proxy would be difficult to compensate with human lives, and in the end, he would probably still need the help of elite combat forces.