Breath of The Interferer - Chapter 104
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#104 – Breath of the Interferer_Key – 1687010
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300,000 Japanese expeditionary forces gathered in Jeju Island. They had no sense of tension at all about subduing a 7th-grade monster. They had already heard from various sources that the 7th-grade monster’s energy was only slightly stronger than a 6th-grade monster due to the Ma-bung-tan, and they had even personally confirmed it.
However, the reason why the entire 300,000-strong army is heading to Mt. Fuji is to leave no room for nitpicking. Even if it is not right now, in a few decades or a hundred years, there will be conflict or war between the two countries. At that time, they may use the fact that they were passive in this conquest as an excuse.
Justification pales in front of power, but power without justification also lacks firmness. Most of those who have come here are those who dream of a better future, so they are extremely careful about finding fault. And social gatherings are being held here and there to find useful collaborators.
“This young man is my grandson. My grandson’s men have taken control of the ship we are to board, so you don’t have to worry.”
“Although I am a prince of the Republic of Korea, my heart has always been with the Korean Empire. I think it is more meaningful to enjoy a drink with such distinguished people as you in the center of the world rather than to stay in the outskirts.”
Shin Hyun dared not think of reclaiming the crown prince position. He simply wanted to be dispatched to the Korean Empire as a diplomat. The diplomat currently dispatched to the Korean Empire was Kim Hoe-guk, the son-in-law of Princess Shin Yo. It was much better to live a luxurious life in the Korean Empire under the guise of his maternal family than to live his entire life under surveillance in Gangwon Province.
If he became friendly with the high-ranking officials of the Korean Empire, he could even take the throne when something happened to Shinmu. So Shinhyun tried hard to flatter him. When everyone greeted him with a smile, he was secretly happy that his flattery had worked. He thought too lightly of the nobles who raised several families of snakes inside.
At the nod of his maternal grandfather, Shin Hyun left, saying he had to discipline his men and inspect the turtle ship. As he was leaving, there was a bug with a round dot on its shell attached to the hem of Shin Hyun’s clothes, but no one paid any attention to it.
“I was so indifferent to my eldest child. How did such a cat come to be in this Shin family?”
Shindo, who had been eavesdropping on Shinhyeon through the Ladybug, sighed. Shinmu and Kim Won-gyeon, who were sitting together, kept their mouths shut. After Shinmu became the crown prince, Kim Won-gyeon became an open royalist. This had a positive effect on stabilizing the political situation in the Republic of Korea.
“Send him as a diplomat to the new Japan that will be established in the European Union or Taiwan.”
Perhaps it was difficult to endure the long silence, so Shinmu spoke. Shindo hesitated for a moment at Shinmu’s words and then nodded.
“Let’s send him to Japan. But since he is related by blood, let’s make him at least a little more comfortable.”
Shin Hyun, not knowing that his fate had already been decided, returned to the mansion that had been assigned to him, dreaming of a happy future. After Shin Hyun left, the Duke took out a small flower and watered it.
It is a flower of the grass called Tongcheoncho (通泉草), and its flower language is silence. If a sorcerer processes it into a Buddhist treasure and waters it, until it withers, conversation within a certain range will not leak out. As the withered petals of Tongcheoncho became vivid, nobles gathered around Tongcheoncho.
“Once the 7th-grade monster is subdued, the inspectors who are hiding in the capital will immediately attack the imperial family. You can send the news using this paper pigeon. I have prepared three just in case, so I will have to choose the person who will carry them.”
There is a yellow dove made of magic paper. Its use is very simple. When you say a given password, the dove flies to its destination and delivers the previously memorized words.
“It would be better for the Grand Duke to take one, and for the remaining two to be taken by volunteers.”
Now everyone in this place has joined the treason. Those who have pigeons are the unspoken leaders. Every noble has a hidden history. Now is the time to bring out that hidden history and select the two remaining leaders, excluding the Duke of Shandong.
“I am raising eight wizards. Of course, they are all upper-level.”
“Senior Inspector Twenty-Six.”
“One special inspection.”
“Seven million magic stones.”
They are already a union. There is nothing more to hide or do here. The order established at the beginning will continue for a while. The noble who holds the magic stone and the noble who holds the special swordsman took one pigeon each.
The three factions in Russia are at odds with each other. They are always at war with each other over limited resources. But here, the three have no choice but to spend time together. The British Empire’s aristocrats are busy lobbying the Korean Empire’s military.
“The British Empire usually acts like they’re honorable and noble, but now they’re too busy wagging their tails in front of the Korean Empire.”
“I have a good one, give me two ranches and I’ll tell you.”
The three chieftains came here as the leaders. Among them, only one chieftain knows English. Having obtained good information, the interest decided to use this opportunity to increase their personal wealth.
“Tell me. If the information is valuable, I will pay for it.”
“Did you know that the Korean Empire has a martial arts evaluation system? It came about recently when the performance of large calculators suddenly improved. They use it to evaluate your martial arts every day and give you a martial arts badge.”
“We know that information too?”
“The pretenders of the British Empire want to buy that factory. If they gather them and auction them off, they can make a killing.”
“Two ranches is a bit much, but I have a large ranch. I’ll give you that.”
Russia, which always lacked resources, had a highly developed auction culture. It was common for rare items to be sold for several times their original value. The Russian camp suddenly became full of energy when they forcibly went to conquer Japan, which had no significant gains, but unexpected gains were made.
The British Empire was no different. Some people were bribing the Korean Empire’s military and thinking of buying weapons from Russia, while others were conspiring together.
“No matter how I think about it, something about this incident just feels strange. It’s natural for those with great ability and greed to rise to the top. But it makes no sense for those who have risen to the top to give up this great opportunity.”
“I think the reason wild beasts don’t hunt is because they are full.”
“I think it would be a good idea to give up some good land to those idiots running around outside right now. We can hide and grow our power while they are siding with the British Empire.”
“If we split up, we will only be defeated individually. First, we must establish good relations with Russia. The Korean Empire is too far away to have any influence, so if we can just get Russia on our side, we can increase our power without worrying about the British Empire.”
“Why not join the European Union and then bring Russia in as well?”
“I think it would be better to create a new federation and form an alliance with the existing European federation. It is foolish for so many countries to speak with one voice.”
“I think it would be good to bring the British Empire into our alliance. Then the British Empire’s status will drop by one level.”
“Let’s do this. The countries of our alliance will unify their currencies and exempt trade from taxes. And we will allow each other to travel freely. If you go to another country and make money, half of the taxes will be given to that person’s country.”
“Oh, then each country will specialize, but wealth won’t be concentrated in one place. That’s a very good idea. I agree.”
“Good idea. Let’s gather together lawyers and economists to think about the specifics, but let’s first set the general principles today. It’s an economic alliance and a military alliance.”
“Let’s get together once a year and do military training together. Just like the Olympics, we’ll set items and rank them. The military also needs specialization.”
The meeting proceeded in a chaotic manner, but eventually a consensus was reached. Economically, they would act as one country, and militarily, they would have their own army and form alliances. When requesting military assistance from another country, they agreed that the requesting country would bear half the cost, and the alliance would bear the remaining cost.
“How about calling our federation the Free Federation?”
“I think it would be a good idea to call it the Democratic League. I think it would be able to attract a lot of commoners.”
“The Independence League is also fine. Because nationalism is strong, the word independence is attractive.”
In the end, the name of the league was decided to be the League of Democratic Independence. Each country was a monarchy, but the league modeled itself after a republic. The countries that were members had to pay taxes to the league, and the taxes were used to promote major projects.
The last guests, the military of the Korean Empire, were also absorbed in the meeting.
“I don’t understand this operation. Everyone, speak your minds freely.”
“There’s no need for 300,000. I’m not sure if there’s a political purpose to it.”
“If the apparent purpose is unclear, it clearly means there is something hidden.”
The Korean Empire military omits honorifics in meetings for efficiency. Everyone is given equal opportunity to speak regardless of rank or status. This is the reason why the Korean Empire can boast of the strongest military despite the intrigues between the royal family and the nobility.
“No matter how much I think about it, there’s no way for us, with our limited information, to figure anything out. We just have to prepare in our own way.”
The military excluded sorcerers and magicians as much as possible because they lack loyalty to the military. They are loyal to the state, not the nobility or the imperial family. This is to become a new class equal to the imperial family and the nobility. In the process, they suppressed sorcerers and magicians who had a good chance of becoming a new class.
“If you combine the forces of the imperial family and the warlords themselves, they are several times more than the military. Of course, our quality is much better. Although our military has maintained neutrality for a long time and has made great contributions in the fight against monsters, they have always looked at us with suspicion.”
“We are the military. The moment we become like them, our identity disappears. Remember, we are the military that must be loyal to the nation in any crisis. We must never think of becoming like the royal family or the warlords. The moment we become mere warlords, the military will live a finite life.”
“We haven’t fought many battles with humans, but we’ve read a lot of military strategy books. It’s not when we’re at our weakest that we’re most dangerous. It’s when we let our guard down. The times we let our guard down are when we defeat a 7th-grade monster and on our way back to Joseon.”
“It will be impossible to completely destroy the 300,000 people with the magical bombs hidden by the royal family. So, it is highly likely that they will do something to the turtle ship.”
“A deposed prince who is neither the king nor the crown prince has been dispatched. Could this be a trick?”
The military judged that it was much more likely that they would draw attention to the turtle ship and carry out other operations. However, those who did not have certain information could not come to a clear conclusion. They simply assumed various situations and prepared for them as much as possible.
The Allied Forces heading to Japan to subdue the demons were in fact a temple of demons. The greatest threat to humanity may not be monsters but humanity itself. Even as the night deepens, groups seeking profit are unable to sleep throughout Jeju Island.
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