Zongman: I'm working hard to develop my daily life in the time-travel series

Chapter 230 God's Policy of Fooling the People

"Sister, sister, Lord Shiyu has been lying there like a useless piece of trash for almost a day."

"Rem, Rem, Lord Shiyu has been lying down like NEET for almost a day."

Under the warm sunlight, Shi Yu was awakened by two merciless, sharp tongues.

"Hey~ No more staying in bed! Okay~~ Get up now~"

The softness around him made Shi Yu's heart flutter.

Reaching back, a startled and indignant cry came from under the covers.

"Hehe, this body temperature is just right. It will definitely be very comfortable to lie down and continue sleeping like this, don't you think, Emilia?"

Shi Yu stared intently at the half-elf girl beneath him and chuckled.

"Um... I... well, it's okay, wait, Ram and Rem are still here, ugh!"

Emilia blushed and wrapped herself in the blanket, while Shi Yu smacked his lips, savoring the wonderful taste of the girl from yesterday.

Then, with Ram's help, he began to dress and wash.

Becoming king was even simpler than Shi Yu had imagined.

He underestimated the allure of immortality for the immortals of a medieval civilization.

The interests of the people and the long-term stability of the country are all pure nonsense.

After Shi Yu agreed to grant them a return to their youth, this group unconditionally supported any policy decision Shi Yu made and resolutely supported Shi Yu becoming the past of the kingdom. Even the dragon couldn't do anything about it, because in their eyes, Shi Yu was a god, much more powerful than a dragon.

In the past, when the kingdom faced dangers that threatened its survival, it would ask the dragon for advice. Now, it can just ask its own god for advice, the chicken-feathered dragon.

This overwhelming trend was something that Reinhard, as the Virgin Mary, was powerless to stop.

Because the eight virtues of a knight make him unable to resist Shi Yu's shameless fighting style.

Unless he abandons the kingdom and starts anew, he has no choice but to obediently follow the arrangements of the Wise Men.

As for Wang Xuan, who was just playing around...

Shi Yu smiled and said that if he became king, he could take all five other candidates as his queens, and then there would be no problem of violating the Dragon Contract.

These words immediately drew enthusiastic approval from the elderly men who felt as if they had regained their youth.

So, to the utter bewilderment of the five potential kings, they went from being king candidates to becoming betrothed queens.

In this feudal society, although they appear extremely arrogant in the anime, once the Sages have made a decision, they have no power to resist given their background.

Of course, apart from Emilia, the others weren't so easy to sleep with... well, easy to fool. In short, everyone except Emilia made up various excuses and left the palace in a sorry state.

However, Shi Yu knew that once the announcement was issued to the public, they would have no choice but to accept it, even if they didn't want to.

However, Crusch, one of the royal candidates, did not seem to have such a strong aversion to Shi Yu.

Because her dream was to free the Kingdom of Lugnica from the shackles of dragons and to make herself a dragon, the effects of Shi Yu becoming king were surprisingly consistent with her ideas.

Shi Yu approached the desk and examined the candidate's information.

The anime only briefly touched on these points, but a quick glance revealed many interesting details.

For example, Crusch is the Duke's daughter.

Priscilla was a virgin widow who had cursed the old man to death.

Anna is a shrewd businesswoman who rose from the bottom to become the president of the Hexin Chamber of Commerce.

As for Emilia and Felt, there's no need to say more; one is a descendant of a princess, and the other is suspected to be a witch in her past life.

When Shi Yu was watching the anime, he always thought that the five candidates for king were all illegitimate daughters with royal blood.

It is only now that we know that these five people were gathered by the knights simply because they reacted to the Dragon Balls.

Now, Shi Yu has forcefully entered the palace and become the king.

This caused the knights who had originally chosen sides to end their brief alliance with their candidate with a look of utter dismay.

Because the Royal Guard's loyalty can only ever be to the royal family.

Ram was sitting at the table next to Shi Yu, working on a thick stack of official documents.

From the moment Shi Yu prepared to take over this mess, he never intended to resolve the kingdom's internal affairs through proper channels.

Isn't it better to have magic? Isn't it better to have blessings?

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If you give certain officials the appropriate protection, even a pig can do its job well.

When there is a financial crisis, officials are given the protection of a god of wealth, so they can make money even without lifting a finger.

When there is a food crisis, officials are given the blessing of the god of agriculture, resulting in a year of favorable weather and bumper harvests.

Although this might gradually diminish the ambition and innovative spirit of those below, it was perfectly suited to Shi Yu as the ruler.

He simply needed to transfer the Kingdom of Lugnica's dependence on dragons to himself, and then use this opportunity to conduct a deification experiment on the people.

Shi Yu put the documents aside.

Turning to Ram behind him, he asked:

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"How is it? Has the intelligence arrived?"

Ram nodded: "The Witch Cult has not appeared in the territory where Rhodes is located."

Shi Yu nodded.

When he left Emilia in the capital, Shiyu had already guessed that the Witch Cult's plan to attack the Rhodes mansion might be changed.

Shi Yu stood up and stretched.

“Great, Rem is calling Emilia, let’s go on a picnic.”

Rem: "Huh?"

"Go and call Crusch and ask her if she's interested in hunting down the White Whale. If she's not interested, then I'll just kill the White Whale myself."

Rem nodded: "I understand."

The next day,

Shi Yu, along with Aqua, Emilia, and the others, arrived outside the royal city early.

News of the king and queen's trip had spread throughout the kingdom.

Emilia, sitting in the royal chariot, asked Shi Yu with some concern:

"Your Majesty, do you think those people would believe such an obvious trap?"

Shi Yu chuckled:

"Don't worry, they're just a bunch of lunatics corrupted by witch genes."

The powers in the world of Re:Zero are not something everyone can adapt to.

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty."

Just then, the sound of a large army marching behind him suddenly came from behind, and a voice, both heroic and hesitant, rang out from behind him.

Shi Yu turned his head and saw that Crusch, along with the Sword Demon and a large group of people, were quickly gathering over on the earth dragon chariot.

Chapter 231 The Ultimate Pressure from Explosive Magic

"Huh? I thought you would give up this opportunity because of insufficient information."

Shi Yu looked at Crusch and the sword demon Wilhelm beside him and teased him.

Crusch seemed to still be reeling from the fact that she had inexplicably become a queen.

Wilhelm, standing to the side, bowed respectfully to Shi Yu and said:

"Even I, as a servant, have heard about His Majesty Shi Yu's actions during the assembly outside the palace."

Crusch frowned as she looked at Shi Yu's pitiful situation: Aqua's adventure team, Emilia and Rem, and Ram were left at the palace to handle official documents.

Compared to his own private army of several hundred men, it was far too meager.

Aqua waved her hand indignantly upon hearing this:

"Huh?! I'm a goddess, don't look down on me!"

"goddess?"

Crusch and the others looked at Aqua with serious expressions.

Shi Yu sat in the carriage and laughed heartily:

"I admit he's right about that; this girl really is a goddess."

Aqua proudly raised her head, while Crusch and the others beside her showed suspicious expressions, but it was not appropriate to pursue the matter further.

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This is the first large-scale operation to eliminate the white whale since the "Great Expedition" fourteen years ago, and an unprecedentedly fierce battle is expected.

If it weren't for the miracles Shi Yu displayed at the palace banquet, she wouldn't have placed all her bets on him.

The expedition team consisted of a large-scale punitive expedition commanded by Crusch, and Wilhelm van Astrea, a sword saint from the same family, who served as its captain.

The expeditionary force accompanying Wilhelm was divided into fifteen squads, each led by a veteran who had personally attended the speech in the hall. Each squad consisted of fifteen men, and Crusch's expeditionary force totaled approximately two hundred and twenty men.

Just as everyone was preparing to set off...

Suddenly, a group of mercenaries dressed in white robes and riding giant wolves came rushing from afar.

Shi Yu raised an eyebrow. As expected of Anna, one of the royal candidates, her sense of money was indeed extraordinary. She followed along because there was profit to be made.

However, as a businessman, it is impossible to put oneself under a dangerous wall. Sure enough, the leader of the team was Ricardo, the captain of the Iron Fang Guild, and two vice captains, Mimi and Hetaro.

The kitten-like orc, wielding a giant staff, blinked its eyes and acted cute as it spoke to Shi Yu:

"Oh dear, Your Majesty, surely you wouldn't mind having another queen to share the credit for defeating the White Whale, would you? At the very least, we hope to get a share of the parts from the White Whale from our merchant guild. That's why we brought all the elite mercenaries of our mercenary group to help Your Majesty defeat the White Whale."

Shi Yu glanced at Mimi's smug face and snorted coldly.

He waved his hand, and Mimi's body flew directly from the giant wolf toward Shi Yu.

"sister!"

The other deputy leader kitten, seeing her out-of-control older sister, nervously tried to use her Lion's Roar technique.

But Shi Yu's light, airy voice came through:

"Shut up!"

Heitalo's mouth instantly shut and he couldn't open it.

"What, what!"

Mimi kicked her legs nervously back and forth.

Shi Yu grabbed her two cat ears and started rubbing them roughly.

"Kid, it's not a good idea to provoke an adult, especially one you can't beat."

The little cat-like girl cried out anxiously, her eyes filled with tears, "No, I know I was wrong, I know I was wrong! It's all because of Lady Anna, Lady Anna~ Waaah~"

They played and joked around all the way.

The group arrived at the site of the decisive battle, where the Great Tree of Frugal was located.

At this moment, the grassland is covered with an endless sea of ​​flowers, which, together with the towering trees, creates a beautiful scene.

Aqua and the others excitedly ran out and rolled around on the grass.

This made Wilhelm, who was missing his wife, suppress the urge to draw his sword.

You bastards crushed all the flowers!

Amidst the shocked expressions of Crusch and the others, Shi Yu pulled out a complete camping barbecue grill and ingredients from his personal space and began a leisurely afternoon tea.

Ricardo, the leader of the Iron Fangs, looked at Rem, who was grilling meat for Shiyu, with a pained expression.