People in Terra, governing a weird little country

Should I write a letter and tell my sister about this?

Chapter 148: Abbrana's Definition of Reward

After brewing a cup of fragrant tea and adding two handfuls of wolfberries, Abrana took off her shoes, put her feet on her desk, and lay back in her office chair to read the information sent by Ahmoni.

"Your Highness Abrana, as you wish, I have arrived in Kjerag and have begun to monitor the changes and developments of this mountain country."

"Ernst Shivaash, whom you favor, is indeed quite talented. According to the intelligence I have gathered, Kjerag was still a highly backward religious society a year ago. But just a year later, at least in Tukarim City, which is most likely to be the future capital of Kjerag, modern production methods have been established."

"Of course, the process was not smooth. Ernst suffered a counterattack from conservative forces and was once caught in a bitter battle, even facing a desperate situation where his life was threatened. He was forced to participate in a religious inquisition with obviously impure motives, but in the end, he miraculously relied on the occurrence of a "miracle" to get a chance to fight back. With this opportunity, he defeated the representative of the conservatives, the chief elder of the Manzhu Academy, the highest religious organization in Kjerag. He also divided the leadership position of the Manzhu Academy into two, one half was held by himself, and the other half was given to his sister, the eldest daughter of the Shivaash family, Enya Shivaash, who is also the contemporary Saint Kalan."

"Combined with the information we collected about Enthiotis Shivaash in the previous intelligence gathering on Duke Caister, it is clear that under Ernst's manipulation, the entire Kjerag has achieved the centralization of power from the government to the economy to the religious and cultural levels. The Shivaash family has also become the real dignitaries and de facto rulers of Kjerag."

"This is enough to prove his ability, but it may not be good news for you. Because it may be difficult for you to gain Ernst Shivaash's loyalty by offering him favors as you expected."

Abrana curled her lips, and although her expression showed some regret, she didn't take it too seriously.

She had always been a person who was very honest about her own desires. She had to admit that she was indeed attracted to Ernst Shivaash.

A man who is good-looking, intelligent, of similar age, has great potential, and can skillfully and even beyond ordinary people's expectations play political tricks to seek personal benefits. This is exactly the "strategist" that Abramana needs!

Abrana lacked counselors around her. Although Ahmonie temporarily took over this position, she was clearly overwhelmed by the think tank under the Duke of Wellington.

As for Aburana, she was not someone who would willingly be controlled. The Duke of Wellington and she had the same goal now, which was to establish a kingdom for the Tara people and liberate them from Victoria's slavery, but what about the future?

Abrana knew that the purpose of the Duke of Wellington supporting her was to continue to be his shadow emperor in the future kingdom, a shadow emperor who was not restricted by the Duke of Caister and the other dukes. And she was just a puppet pushed to the front, a rubber stamp that followed her orders.

This was not what Abranah wanted. The last person who wanted to train her to be that kind of person was her adoptive father, who was stabbed to death by her own hands with a spear.

She is a true Drake who insists on her own pride and wants to control her own destiny. Therefore, she urgently needs a counselor who can see the big picture, mediate between the dukes, or even defeat the dukes. For this, she can spare no reward.

Ernst Shivaash was that man.

This is also the reason why she knew that the Duke of Wellington might not be so satisfied with Ernst's handling of the matter, but she still insisted on going against the majority and persuaded the Duke of Wellington to accept this plan.

She is doing a favor.

"It's not the Duke of Wellington who approves, but Her Highness Abramana who approves." Ahmonie's words to Ernst were not only a riddle, but also an answer.

Unfortunately, it now seems that she came into contact with Ernst a little too late. If she could have come into contact with Ernst during the Holy Stone Trial and rescued him, she would have been able to firmly tie him down and make this man bow down at her feet. But now, Ernst's influence in the country seems to be not small. The idea of ​​continuing to show kindness to make him grateful and then contacting him privately seems to be a no-go.

But that's okay.

Ahmonie clearly underestimated Abramana's desire for "what she wanted" and the scope of her definition of the word "reward."

"I hope my lovely sister won't let me down."

Abrana muttered to herself.

"But what is a [miracle]?"

Apart from the description of Ernst's current situation, what attracted Abrana most in Ahmonie's entire letter was the word "miracle".

Kjerag had a religion, and believed in a native god called Yelagund. Abrana had heard of this, but it was not surprising.

Many uncivilized areas have their own indigenous beliefs in gods. It is not uncommon for their prototypes to be lightning, strong winds, or some ancient gods whose powers have not yet been lost.

It turns out that this type of belief does exist in the Tara region. When Abrana was collecting the lost legends of Tara, she heard the old people tell a story about "a queen who lives in a country formed by the shadows of the world, and is eternally immortal, young and beautiful, and who perseveres in fighting against the evil demons from outer space alone."

Everyone knows that this is just an unreliable legend, right?

How can there be a kingdom in the shadow world, and how can there be a queen in the kingdom? Even if there is, she does not send troops to attack the real world, but instead works tirelessly like a charity volunteer to help people living in the surface world resist the evil demons from outer space. What is the purpose? What is the benefit?

Obviously, this is the rumor that came about after those ancient heroes were deified.

But a [miracle] did happen in Kjerag, and this [miracle] even played a direct role in the rise of Ernst Shivaash.

Ibrana has three guesses.

First, perhaps the essence of the miracle was an exaggerated phenomenon produced by the use of scientific knowledge or Originium skills that the backward and ignorant Kjerag people did not understand. This phenomenon was regarded as the "miracle of Yelagund", and was used by Ernst to complete the reversal. Of course, it is not ruled out that this was Ernst's arrangement, and this possibility is extremely high.

Second, miracles may be some accidents. For example, a sudden strong wind, a sudden thunderbolt, or a sudden snowstorm. These sudden natural phenomena are easily regarded by superstitious people as the will of God. The "miracle scene" introduced by Ahmoni is very similar to it - the strong wind blows away the clouds, soothing the hearts of every Kjerag, and the words of God appear in the clouds, declaring Ernst not guilty. This does sound a bit like an overly embellished myth.

Third, perhaps some immortal really took action.

It is true that Kjerag has never encountered a natural disaster in history. From this perspective, Kjerag is indeed somewhat magical. It is not impossible that there are some immortals living in seclusion in those high mountains. Perhaps at that time, there was indeed an immortal who lent a hand to Ernst.

That's worth considering.

Most of the time, immortals don't like to interfere in the secular world. Immortals who are keen on leading Ursus like the black snake in the Ursus legend are indeed a minority among the minority. What is Kjerag's move about?

As for whether the [miracle] is a real miracle, and whether the [god] is a real god, Abrana doesn't consider this at all.

God, that is, the giant beast, treats humans just like ants.

From ancient times to the present, even the giant beasts that are closest to humans have treated humans with an attitude of breeding and possession. It is ridiculous to expect them to have compassion on the human group, let alone rescue a tiny individual in this group.

Instead of believing that the miracle was done by the behemoth, it is better to believe that Banana Sister can help Lao Da win the resurrection match.

Unfortunately, Kjerag had no video equipment at that time, so everything could only be passed down by word of mouth from those who had witnessed it, and Abrana had no way of seeing the specific video footage. Otherwise, she should have been able to make a clearer judgment.

"Your Highness Abrana, in addition to my report, your sister also asked me to report to you some of her findings."

The ending of the last page of the letter made Abrana's eyebrows raise slightly, her legs lowered, and the corners of her mouth curled up with interest.

This was the first time that Ravshini took the initiative to write to her.

She pulled out the next page of letter paper and looked at the contents on it.

[Sister, during Kjerag’s time, I became the secretary of Prime Minister Ernst and learned a lot from him…]

The content of Rafshini's letter was very short, mainly greetings, explaining how good Ernst was to her, and finally expressing her curiosity about Tara's cultural heritage.

However, perhaps to Ravshini's disappointment, she did not need to be reminded, as Abrana had already started doing these things.

But even so, Abrana nodded with satisfaction.

"She's already become a secretary. My sister is making pretty fast progress."

"But what does the picture at the end mean? Why did you draw a tail here? Are you doubting your Originium skills?"

Abrana looked at the vivid image of Draco's tail that Ravshini had drawn at the end of the letter in confusion, as well as the two expectant expressions next to the tail.

This was the first time that she failed to see through her sister's thoughts.

The progress is quite big, a little beyond my expectations.

Abrana touched her chin, thinking of the Tara culture mentioned by Lavshini in the previous article, and the Drake culture as the representative of Tara culture. She nodded in sudden enlightenment, stood up, knocked on the table, and called the guard at the door:

"Please contact the Duke of Wellington for me. I need a teacher of Tara semiotics."

This symbol must be related to Tara's ancient symbology (rune)! Although it is unknown where Ravshini got this rune from, she left it in the letter as a clear show-off and provocation.

She couldn't afford to fall behind her sister.

Open the book!

Chapter 149 Kal'tsit: Okay, okay, let’s play it this way, eh?

Shelagh, Tukarim, the government office building with the word "demolition" already on it.

Xinteleya's voice sounded outside the door, diverting Ernst's attention who was confirming with Vina the reception of the upcoming Windermere envoy.

"Boss, the representatives from Rhodes Island are here."

Vina stopped talking at the right time, stood up, nodded to Ernst, picked up the documents on the table, turned and walked towards the door.

He opened the door, nodded to Xinteleya outside, and turned aside as she stared at a certain part of her body with a slightly resentful look:

"I'm leaving now. Please let the Rhodes Island representative in."

Only then did Xinteleya look away, making way for Vina to leave, and turned to the three representatives of Rhodes Island and said:

"Ms. Kal'tsit, Ms. Amiya, and Ms. Klosir, please come in."

Amiya and Kalciel nodded in gratitude and walked into the room, while Kal'tsit lagged behind.

She stopped at the door, her eyes slightly widened, watching Vina's profile and back as she passed by and left. Her usually calm and steady expression showed a slight wavering.

I am not wrong, right?

That seems to be Aslan?

Although strictly speaking, Aslan is not a race that is really different from ordinary Filin and deserves to be listed separately. It is a concept created to highlight its specialness and to shape its sacredness and authority. Therefore, ordinary Aslan, even if thrown into a nest of Filin, is not easy to be recognized.

But Kal'tsit is not a normal person after all.

She had followed the King of Kings through the border a thousand years ago, and fought against the evil together with the Nightmare Khan. Although she didn't have any noble lines on her forehead, when it came to recognizing things, she was a walking encyclopedia on the land of Terra!

She recognized that the person who just walked past seemed to be Aslan, so she had a 99% chance that it was really Aslan. The remaining 1% was a surprise. After all, Kjerag was a small place with poor people and small land, and it was cold and freezing. It was indeed a bit unbelievable that an Aslan whose ancestral home was in the desert and whose hometown was in the core basin had suddenly appeared.

She seemed to have noticed Kal'tsit's look, or maybe Kal'tsit was just standing there, which delayed Sintela's work. She took the initiative to introduce herself:

"Ms. Kelsey is interested in Miss Vina? She is Kjerag's foreign minister appointed by the Prime Minister himself. If you want to meet and talk with her, you should have the opportunity at the dinner for the Duke of Windermere in two days."

"The Duke of Windermere?"

Kal'tsit turned around, her wavering expression gradually losing control.

"The Duke of Windermere, Victoria? 'The Twin Blades of the Empire', 'The Archenemy of the Electors'?"

Xinteleya nodded as a matter of course: "Who else could it be?" She spread her hands, "But Ms. Kal'tsit doesn't have to expect too much. The Duke of Windermere is busy with official duties and cannot come to Kjerag in person. It is her special envoy who came."

Kal'tsit finally breathed a sigh of relief.

It turned out to be a special envoy. She thought it was the Duke of Windermere himself coming to Kjerag.

Compared to the powerful Grand Duke coming to this mountainous country in person, the significance of a special envoy's visit is indeed not that great. After all, the Duke's wide-ranging diplomacy does exist, and Kjerag is located at a transportation hub at the junction of three countries, so it is not difficult to accept that the Duke would come to contact him.

Rather, Kjerag was the one who had the bigger reaction when a dinner was held specifically for the visit of a less important Duke's envoy.

Noticing the change in Kal'tsit's expression, Hinterea skillfully reversed the situation:

"But, let me tell you in secret, if you want to attend the dinner, you'd better leave a good impression on the Prime Minister. After all, the only person who can convince Miss Delphine Windermere is my Prime Minister. If she doesn't want to invite you, no matter how much others plead, it will be useless, because she is the daughter of the Duke of Windermere."

The Duke of Windermere's daughter?

How many daughters does the Duke of Windermere have?

Kelsey subconsciously flipped through her intelligence network in Victoria. Relying on Heidi's relationship with people from all walks of life, the density of this intelligence network is not even inferior to the gray hat system of the Duke of Caster. It's just that the accuracy of the intelligence is sometimes not so reliable, and it needs to be analyzed and identified by Heidi at the middle end and Kelsey at the end.

Soon, the answer emerged from the dense information in my mind.

The contemporary Duke of Windermere, Lady Ampherice Windermere, seems to have only one daughter?

In other words, the Duke of Windermere sent Kjerag as his only daughter, the heir to the title, as a special envoy? !

In some ways, this is even more meaningful than her personal visit!

Kelsey felt her breathing quicken. Yes, it had been a long time since she felt this way. She even felt nervous.

Even when she was negotiating with Longmen Governor Wei Yanwu, negotiating with Tracys, and stuffing the evil spirit of the Tower of Babel back into the sarcophagus, she had never been so nervous!

And up to now, she hasn't even met Prime Minister Ernst Kjerag himself!

"Kelsey, what are you guys talking about outside?"

Noticing Kal'tsit who had been lingering at the door, Kal'tsit turned back and asked. As soon as she finished speaking, she noticed Kal'tsit's strange expression. Her expression suddenly became serious. She took Kal'tsit's hand and asked in a low voice:

"What happened?"

Kal'tsit opened her mouth and squeezed out three big words from between her teeth after a long while:

"nothing."

What else could he do? Tell Krusil that the foreign minister who just walked out of the door might be Aslan, who has the right to inherit the throne of Victoria, and the person who will visit in two days is the only daughter and heir of the Grand Duke of Victoria?

Not to mention whether Klushier could be scared, even if she was scared, would it be of any benefit to her?

The negotiations haven't even started yet, but you're putting pressure on your own people first?

Kal'tsit would never do such a thing. Her reason told her that this series of seemingly coincidental encounters was most likely deliberately arranged by Ernst Shivaash, a scheming man! He wanted to release this information to Kal'tsit before the negotiation began, so that she would feel nervous and behave in a panic during the transaction negotiation and be controlled by him!

What a terrible man!