Build a Human Empire by Creating Clans - Build a Human Empire by Creating Clans chapter 83

“stop.”

He calmed them down before the quarrel escalated.

“There is a way to capture Tishrennon. Just before that.”

I nodded at the three approaching warships.

The warship, which raised the white flag, anchored a little away from the land, and sent twelve boats down to land. Thirty hybrids, neither human nor naga, set foot on land.

【Lv. 77]

Among them, the hybrid with the highest level.

It was a subspecies, and it seemed that the mutation had almost progressed.

Gills appeared on his neck, all his hair fell out, and his eyes protruded as if they were about to be plucked out. Not to mention that his whole body was covered in scales.

“indeed···.”

When he saw me, he raised his hand and covered his eyes.

Since the level is the level, you should be able to know the quality of my soul.

“Indeed, you deserve to be called emperor. Human Eddar.”

As soon as he got used to it, he lowered his hand and smiled softly.

The corners of his mouth touched his ears, making him look like a frog.

“Then you are becoming a subspecies. Lucio Dantolo.”

“Ohh?”

Lucio, a member of the Republic’s Council of Ten, looked slightly surprised. I wasn’t sure if I was really surprised because my eyelids protruded beyond meaning.

“When have we ever met?”

“well.”

I raised one corner of my mouth and looked at Lucio.

‘It was a time when he hadn’t become a subspecies yet.’

In my mind, the appearance of the time when I was a completely subspecies and the appearance of the present overlapped.

“Put aside the trivial matters and listen to the business first.”

“You have a quick temper.”

Lucio shrugged.

“Well, good. I wondered what it would be like to end the useless dispute between the two countries. Do you think so too?”

I received a letter from him without an answer.

“The conditions of our republic are like this.”

The letter began with a wish for friendship between the Empire and the Republic, but only after half of the contents had passed did Lucio’s condition come out.

– Immediately return confiscated slaves.

– Make periodic offerings.

– Pay war reparations.

– Permit human trafficking.

“…”

Because it’s such an unusual condition.

I stopped laughing without realizing it.

“It looks like a document of surrender.”

“you’re right. It’s a surrender document. Isn’t the outcome of this war obvious?”

“Yeah, it’s obvious.”

When I didn’t lose my smile, he tilted his head.

“Do you believe the Empire can hold out? Do you think it’s safe to clear the shore? You can’t do that, can you? Do you know how many Imperials we have saved in the past month?”

you know well

Over 20,000 Imperials were hunted in one month.

It was a huge number even assuming that the damage was great because it was not prepared right after the war. If they were hunted like this every month, half a year would be equivalent to the number of people I brought to Olymus.

“Even if the Empire empties the coast and flees inland, it is useless. All fronts of the Empire’s interior are at stake. Because we induced it. Our prediction is that even if the Empire endures as it is now, it will not last more than a year.”

As Lucio said.

The Empire is pressuring the Empire from the west, the small countries from the south, the Orcs and Goblins from the north, plus the Republic from all the coasts.

The situation won’t improve if you just hold on like now.

At some point, a crack will occur and the crack will break the dam.

“But if the empire has already collapsed, we will be in trouble too. So I’m giving you a chance. Know the subject and bend over here, human.”

But didn’t he tell you?

If you just hold on like you are now, that is.

“It is you who must know the subject. A tribe that is neither human nor naga.”

I tore up the letter and twisted the corner of my mouth up in a sneer.

“The empire can’t last a year? Then I bet you. The republic won’t last half a year.”

Hybrid Wars (5)

“What now…”

Lucio, Commissioner of the Cesena Republic, blinked and stuttered.

It was unusual for a parasitic plant host, a hybrid, to show such an appearance. In the process of transforming into a subspecies, it is natural to show the characteristic of not blinking, but Lucio, who is close to the subspecies, blinks his eyes continuously.

The embarrassment was so great that the habit of being a human came out.

“Didn’t you hear?”

The Minister of Military Affairs, Gehard, took a step forward and threatened.

“His Majesty said he would conquer you within half a year.”

“…are you serious?”

I snorted.

“Do you think this is bullsh*t?”

“How are you going to cross the sea? You’re not going to say you’re going to swim, are you? No matter what the Empire does, they cannot land on Tishreddon. In the first place, the empire doesn’t even have a proper shipyard, right? No, do you know how to build a boat?”

can’t make

Germania and Wallochia had almost never owned a boat other than a fishing boat due to the ban on the representative system. There are no shipyards and port facilities, it was not good enough to say.

If you want to come and build a facility, there will be no technicians.

There are shipwrights in the family, but it’s not a scale that can be solved with just a few of them. Because the manpower going into Joseon was nothing compared to the manpower going into Daepo.

It is a level where you have to create something out of nothing, and I had no idea how much time and money it would take.

“There is no need to make I’m not going to get on the boat.”

So I took another ignorant but sure way.

“what···.”

“We can fill the sea, but do we need to build a boat?”

“…”

Lucio opened his eyes wide.

I thought it couldn’t grow bigger because it was already on the verge of popping out, but I was wrong. My eyes really got bigger as if they were going to pop out.

“I will fill the sea from here to your heart.”

“Mi, are you crazy!”

“Why do you think so?”

“To fill the sea! That sounds crazy!”

The boy’s cry was heartfelt.

Of course, the distance between the mainland and Tishreddon was considerable. farther than the field artillery’s maximum range. Will you fill the street with dirt? If I were a guy, I would have screamed that I was crazy.

“It has already been done.”

“Have you tried…?”

I mean in the previous episode.

I swallowed my gut and smiled.

At that time, it took more than a year because of trial and error.

But don’t you have the experience and family of that time now?

“This time, half a year is enough.”

“What are you talking about…”

I chinned.

Calliope and the Praetorians came forward.

Lucio tried to say something, but flinched at their approach. Since Calliope was approaching with her sword drawn, she couldn’t help but understand her intentions.

“What, what are you doing!”

“Shouldn’t we go back and fight the enemy?”

“So you’re saying you’re going to kill the Shinigami!”

“Is there any reason not to?”

The boy trembled. You should know that no matter how strong he is and how many escorts he has, he will not be able to compete with his family.

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On the contrary, I wondered why he came out so confidently.

Was I conceited that I would come out with a low profile?

“Killing the diplomatic envoy! You will suffer the same!”

“Empires don’t do diplomacy.”

Calliope said calmly.

“…!”

Awesome!

Calliope swung her sword before spitting back words.

Lucio couldn’t even react and fell to the floor with his throat cut.

His escorts were handled by the Royal Guards and the body was thrown into the sea.

“Hmm.”

Horatio held the letter I had torn in half and discarded.

“Jijangji, demilitarized zone, customs, jurisdiction… Truly, the republic sees us as a hukou. Did you seriously think we would accept these terms?”

“I must have been sincere. To put it bluntly, the situation the Empire is facing isn’t very good. If there is no way to make the current war situation worse, it is best to accept it.”

It was as Nuadil said.

Looking at the size of the occupied territory, I would appear superior as I had occupied many of the Republic’s inland territories, but the inland territories were so low in value that they were demeaned as colonies.

To the Republic, the inland territories are just a cheap supply of lumber for shipbuilding or humans for tribute. It’s not worth giving away for free, but it’s nothing compared to plundering the empire.

On the other hand, the Empire was under attack from the west, south, and north, except for the Republic, which was not in an all-out war. This was the situation of the egg roll, where the weight increased and the eggs were piled up to the limit.

“Edar.”

Horatio scratched his left eyepatch.

“Are you serious about what you just said?”

“You mean to fill the sea?”

“yes.”

“I don’t talk nonsense. Horatio.”

Horatio sighed huh.

“That’s right… you chose an ignorant method.”

“What an ignorant word! It’s disrespectful to His Majesty.”

Gerhard interrupted, raising his voice.

“Do you think there is any other way? There are only two ways to end the war with the Republic. Accept the Republic’s demands, or beat the Republic!”

bang!

He hit the table with his fist and glared at Horatio, who averted his gaze, turning his only eye around.

“You’re not going to accept the request, are you?”

“Yeah… of course not.”

“Good luck, then. What the Republic demanded was no different from what the representative system demanded. If he was going to come and listen to such a demand, why would His Majesty have to pretend to be a representative system?”

He pointed to the ships sailing around Tishredon.

“If you can’t negotiate with the Republic, you have to beat it. But we don’t have ships, and we can’t build them. Then there is only one way to send the army to that island.”

To build a causeway between an island and the mainland.

Horatio squinted his remaining eye.

“But that’s right, filling the sea… is too ignorant. That too within half a year.”

“If it’s not impossible, then I have to! Isn’t it our duty to support His Majesty, even if it’s difficult? Don’t be mean.”

“I’m not saying I’m weak, I’m just saying objective facts.”

“joy. To have doubts about His Majesty’s words is to lack objectivity.”

I looked at the two people complaining again and glanced at Calliope. She calmed the argument by passing between the two silent growls.

Because Calliope has no mercy.

“Don’t quarrel in front of Edar-sama.”

“Uhm… Excuse me.”

“Yes, sorry.”

It’s difficult, but it has to be done.

As Lucio argued, an empire cannot last long. Before one of the four fronts—North, West, South, and Coast—went down, the tide had to be turned.

I returned to the camp and held a staff meeting.

The attendees were all members of their own families, representatives of each ministry, including Calliope, Gerhard, Nuadil, and Horatio, as well as their deputies.

“First of all, this is a place to discuss the attack on Tishreddon. I think everyone knows why we have to attack Tishreddon.”

Gerhard answered.

“Because it is the capital of the Cesena Republic, and everything is gathered there.”

From the human realm to port facilities, shipyards and even large warships.

“The Republic has many islands, but there is no substitute for Tishreddon. Therefore, if we occupy this place, it will be difficult for the Republic to lead the war.”

“right.”

I spread out a map of Tishreddon and its surroundings on the table.

“More specifically, there are three reasons. The first is to lure the enemy. Gerhard, do you remember what I said earlier? You said you would face the enemy directly.”

“Yes, Your Majesty. He said that the Republic would not be able to afford to touch the shores of the Empire, and that there would be no other way than to annihilate us.”

Gerhard pondered for a moment before asking.

“Is that the reason for Tishreddon’s attack?”

Yes.

Given the high value of Tishreddon, if the city is threatened, the Republic will not be able to afford to disperse its forces and attack the Imperial coast.

In order to protect the city, you will have no choice but to target me directly.

“The second reason is that we want to create a navy.”

said Horatio, yawning with sleepy eyes.

“Well, this is obvious. Isn’t that the story of conquering Tishreddon and using the facility as it is?”

I nodded.

Tishreddon was smaller than the capital of Friedland, one of the small southern states, in terms of the size of the port. However, Tishreddon was a port city comparable to that of the naga.

Because they treat outgoing subspecies as their own kind.

They passed on a lot of their skills to Ajong, and the techniques learned by Ajong were passed on to Republic citizens, developing Tishreddon’s shipbuilding skills.

“Once Tishreddon is obtained, the Empire does not have to create something out of nothing. It will be hard to get it all, but over the years the toil will be greatly reduced.”

“Good. What about the other one?”

“As Gerhard said. That the foundation of the Republic is concentrated in Tishreddon.”

The Republic possessed numerous islands, some larger than Tishreddon. But what is the reason for reclaiming two islands to create Tishredon?

Other islands had difficulties in expanding due to various problems such as volcanic eruptions and bad weather, so artificial cities were created.

In addition, the Republic was a powerful centralized state, so there was a point that the driving force to develop cities other than Tishreddon was weak. For most of the citizens of the Republic, the island was just a base for taking a short break.

And with this reason added, the value of Tishreddon increased, and losing Tishreddon meant that the Republic would perish.

“I will leave the attack on Tishreddon to Horatio of the Navy Department. Do you have any objections?”

Gerhard opened his mouth.

“Horatio is beyond reproach for his ability, but he is weak-willed. Didn’t you just complain about the operation? Please leave it to me.”

“Any other opinions? Nuadil, Calliope.”

“I have nothing else to say. Your opinion matters.”

“According to Edar’s will.”

One for, one against, one forfeit.

I took out a cigarette, put it in my mouth and watched Horatio.

“Horatio, what is your opinion? I want to connect Tishreddon with land. Can you make my wish come true?”

“I was a little goofy, but I never said I wouldn’t.”

Horatio scratched his head, answering in a timid voice. Gehard frowned at his attitude. He looked like he was about to say something, so I raised my hand to stop him.

“Can I ask you a few questions before I answer you?”

“However much.”

Horatio pointed with his index finger between Tiresidon and the land.

“What is the distance?”

“The distance from the land to the island is a little over 1.3 km. And the distance is much closer because it is a tidal flat up to 200m from the land. We have to build a causeway 120m wide around this place and go all the way to Tishredon.”

“Fill the 1.3km sea with a width of 120m…”

Horatio blinked a couple of times and fell asleep.

“How deep?”

“After the tidal flat, it gradually deepens from 3m to 6m until half. After that, it deepens up to 10m.”

It’s deep, but not to the extent that it can’t be filled.

“Ummm… Even if the materials can be brought from the surrounding occupied areas… how much support can you provide for the battery? The sea side is too vulnerable while building the road. We need to build coastal batteries.”

“The arsenal of Olymus continues to send siege guns. The number of guns and the amount of gunpowder will be sufficient to protect the causeway.”

Horatio groaned and scratched his head.

“It will be a bit difficult, but if you entrust it to me, I will achieve results as expected.”

Gehard sighed in response to the slightly weak answer.

Since our personalities are so different, I hope we don’t fight in terms of work.

I said with a wry smile.

“For the workers needed for the work, prisoners are mobilized. There is no need to feel pity for the priests sent by the Catholic Church, who Karamazov judged impossible to reform.”

“How much?”

“About 30,000 people including rear support personnel.”

A race that regards humans as an inferior species and wishes to become a different race. If that were all, they would be tolerated and moved inland, but the fact that the Catholic Church judged that reformation was impossible meant that the possibility of reaction was extremely high.

Like the fanatics of the Wolf Cult.

“Well, if you fill up the sea, you’ll feel like converting.”

“Yes, I hope so.”

I said looking around at the attendees.

“The plan ends here. Do you have any objections?”

“doesn’t exist.”

“Then begin. Just as they plundered us, so we plunder them. We will take their hearts and make them ours.”

The one who was taken away was the human being.

Now it’s time for a turn.

Hybrid Wars (6)

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Immediately after the negotiations broke down, the Imperial Army began to accumulate soil.

“Idiots. what are you doing?”

There is not one tosan, but four. Each was 40 to 60 m wide and 3 to 5 m high.

The captains who were on the lookout for the Imperial Army at sea mistook the land for the foundation work for a fortress or watchtower.

“How many forts are you going to build?”

“Do you think the only place we can land is over there?”

The captains laughed.

No matter how they looked at it, since the Empire couldn’t cross the sea, it only looked like they were building defenses to prevent the Republic from crossing the sea and coming ashore.

“What else are you doing?”

But the ridicule didn’t last long.

After deploying soldiers on the soil, the Imperial Army stopped construction and immediately began other actions. It involved sending workers to the tidal flats exposed by the ebb tide to build a causeway out of dirt and gravel.

“what?”

The length made on the first day was only a few meters.

However, the Republic fleet watching the Imperials clearly saw the beginning of the causeway on the sea.

“The Imperial Army is filling the sea?”

Upon receiving this report, the Republic’s Committee of Ten was taken aback.

“You’re crazy.”

The city they live in, Tishredon, was also a city built by filling the sea. However, the period when Tishredon reclaimed land was peacetime, and it was accomplished with the help of the naga.

On the other hand, the Imperial Army is doing reclamation entirely with human power in a situation where maritime rights were taken away during wartime, so it was absurd.

“Is it true?”

The old commissioner asked the apprentice Enrico.

“I am sure. I came to see you. It’s still only a few meters, but it’s clearly building a causeway. The width appears to be at least 100m.”

“You’re so crazy.”

The commissioner burst into laughter.

“Do you know how far it is from this place to the mainland?”

“Well… since you had such an unconventional idea, wouldn’t you have built an empire of mankind or something?”

“That is madness beyond disruption. If you think about it with common sense, you can’t not know that it’s impossible.”

“Is that so?”

At the words of the old member, the priest tilted his head and asked.

“Could you elaborate a bit more, apprentice?”

“The place the Imperial Army is filling in now is the tidal flat. Tidal flats can be easily filled. When the tide is low, the boat can’t approach it.”

Enrico tapped the map spread out on the table with his index finger.

The place where the index finger was taken is the sea between Tishredon and the land.

“But the tidal flat here is not long. About 200m at most? After that, you have to fill the sea yourself, and the water gets quite deep.”

“If the depth is low, it will take some time, but you can’t say it’s impossible, right?”

“If only the water depth is lowered. It seems to be quite wide, so it will take months before we do anything to get to the island. But there’s no way we won’t do anything.”

There were many ways that the Republic, which had control over the seas, could hinder the construction of the causeway.

You could simply shoot arrows above the sea to target the workers, or you could use the gills created by the mutation to dismantle the causeway underwater.

“Of course, if we don’t drive the Imperials off the land, the causeway will be completed someday. But when will that be? If we try to prevent something that would take months if left alone, it would take an infinitely long time, and the cost of it would be too much to bear.”

The priest nodded.