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History of the Greatest Territory Design - Episode 192

192fury. Between kidnapping and fishing (2)

‘Is that called fishing?.’

An endless feast of Too Much Talk.

A group of astonished kidnappers in front of him.

Javiel frowned slightly as he looked at the scene inside the warehouse..

‘Did Lloyd predict this situation?.’

It seemed like that..

It suddenly occurred to me.

Was it just afternoon?.

Lloyd said this to himself with an unusually serious look on his face..

He said he would be kidnapped this evening..

So, wait near your accommodation..

Never step out until you are in danger..

Follow the kidnappers, watch the situation, and wait..

Did you ask this person to do that?.

So I asked back.

Who are the kidnappers?.

How do you predict something like that?.

Then Lloyd just smiled and said.

It's a touch.

“…….”

Javiel's eyes deepened as he recalled Lloyd's words..

Sometimes, no, often he felt strange about the master he served..

It's too accurate to be tactile..

Do I have a good feeling?.

Are you smart?.

‘No, it's too great to be dismissed as something like that..’

He didn't believe Lloyd was a genius.

Because I was watching from the side..

Of course, I was a little smarter than others..

But there was no particular flash of genius intellect..

That's why.

‘There might be something I don't know about.’

Looking back, it was like that..

A long time ago, there was a time when Lloyd realized that he was worried about not being able to complete a vague mental technique..

Or, it was the time when regicide was predicted in the royal capital..

It was also the time when Namaran suspected the warlock Cannavaro..

‘Sometimes… … I feel like I have a glimpse or experience of the future of this world..’

Of course, I know that it is impossible..

But it still felt that way.

It was as if he had borrowed some of the memories of an omnipotent being..

Likewise, Lloyd often displayed a predictive ability that went beyond his senses and intellect..

It was similar today too.

‘Then let’s watch more.’

Because I'm not sure yet.

Because it's just a feeling.

Javiel looked inside the warehouse with deeper eyes..

I observed Lloyd controlling the kidnappers with a single flick of his tongue..

Fortunately(?) Lloyd's endless talk was now coming to an end..

“……That's why. The countless burdens placed on the people here, the heavy responsibility I felt looking at them, and the teachings of my heart that I drew water every day. That water was distributed to the people here. Phew, but I have no regrets. Even if I could go back in time a few days ago, even if I knew in advance that this situation would happen today, I would make the same choice..”

“……In order to gain the trust and cooperation of the local residents, complete the construction, and have the Sultan sit at the negotiating table.?”

“Ah, you understand everything.?”

“of course. I had to listen to his very detailed confession for almost an hour..”

Lloyd smiles and raises his head..

Looking down at him, the leader of the kidnappers, a blond man, sighed deeply..

I really sighed naturally..

‘There are people like this?’

The blond man's eyes looking at Lloyd were perplexed..

I thought it was just a messenger sent by the Sultan..

To act as the sultan's stooge.

To monitor this region in the name of construction..

I thought it was someone who was dispatched like that..

That's why.

The more this person did good deeds by distributing water to people every day, the more I became concerned..

I became more suspicious and wary..

They're definitely up to something..

There must be something to aim for.

After such suspicion, I was kidnapped..

Even if they threaten and interrogate.

I vowed to expose Lee Ja’s intentions and stop him..

I was determined to find out the Sultan's intentions and goals..

But…….

“Be honest. I've never heard such a confession in my life. Should we praise it as sincerity or dismiss it as excessive? Anyway, I think I know what kind of person he is..”

“What kind of person do you think I am??”

“Those who want to take advantage of us.”

The blond man's eyes turned hard towards Lloyd..

“You probably already know our identities.?”

“Yes, of course.”

“So are you guessing who I am??”

“sure. Rebel leader Mr. Termes.”

“also.”

The blond man, Termes, chuckled..

“I guess sharing water with the people here was done to meet us. Am I right?”

“yes. It came later than expected and I had to wait a bit..”

A smile appeared on Lloyd's face..

what he said was true.

I waited for the rebels to show up..

tried to meet them.

This was the best way to do that..

There was no way that simply asking the residents would tell them where the rebels' hideout was or how to contact them..

However, there was no way that there would be an answer to threatening the residents..

He did excessive good deeds for the residents..

They showed off their pride and carried out a bombing raid in advance..

He calculated that if he did that, the rebels would definitely draw attention to him..

I expected that seeing myself doing good deeds every day would make me more suspicious and wary..

The prediction was exactly right..

‘They must have thought of me as the Sultan's stooge..’

It must have been considered even more strange that the sultan's confidant openly did good deeds..

Lloyd actively took advantage of that suspicion and caution..

used as bait for fishing.

Thanks(?) I was able to be kidnapped by a group of rebels like this..

Contact was successful..

“I was expecting you to come see me yesterday or today. Well, the method was a little rougher than I thought..”

Lloyd chuckled and furrowed his brow..

One side of his forehead was slightly swollen..

It was a sign of being beaten with a stick when kidnapped earlier..

Rebel leader Termez's gaze became more stern..

“You are fearless. Then it might be more correct..”

“If your opponent is a ruthless bandit or robber, something like that will happen. Usually, people like that beat up innocent people, scare them, and kidnap them..”

“……Do you want to criticize us?.”

“That's not it. It hurt a little earlier, but I can understand that..”

“So what do you want from us?.”

Termes' eyes deepened..

In fact, he still didn't trust Lloyd..

Even if Lloyd revealed his entire life story(?), it would have been the same..

You can make up stories like that as much as you like..

If you decide to lie like that, it's not that difficult..

That's why he didn't stop Lloyd's chatter earlier..

The longer you talk, the more likely you are to reveal your tail..

Because it will be easy to find loopholes in it..

But he couldn't catch the tail or find a loophole in Lloyd's chatter..

It was unexpected.

‘We need to figure out the purpose of interest..’

If it's really the Sultan's liaison,?

If you have a plan to crush the rebels.?

It might be best to cut off interest right now..

‘But first, let’s start with the story of interest..’

I will listen and judge..

Termes waited for Lloyd's answer..

Lloyd smiled faintly..

“It's what you want. Well, it's simple. Why don’t you give up all your hideouts?.”

“……what?”

Termes couldn't believe his ears..

On the topic of being kidnapped.

To a subject whose hands and feet are tied.

I had no idea you would make such an insane request out loud..

But Lloyd's voice pierced everyone's eardrums even more shamelessly..

“That's literally it. They are probably using the underground tunnels located throughout this region as hideouts, but no matter how hard I try, it is difficult to find those tunnels. Please give up all tunnels..”

“what… … Are you crazy??”

“I'm not crazy. Only if you give me that tunnel will we be able to permanently overcome the drought that is plaguing this region..”

“what?”

Termes, who was about to get angry, stopped..

They told me to open a tunnel..

Is that how we can solve the drought?.

What does that mean again?.

“……I think some explanation is needed..”

“Of course it is..”

Lloyd grinned..

“As I mentioned before, I signed a contract with the Sultan and came here to build a waterway facility called Qanat. An underground channel that would bring water here from the foot of a mountain range about 36 kilometers away..”

“But why do we need our tunnels??”

“I'm planning to connect the tunnels and make a waterway..”

“…….”

“Really. This will shorten the construction period. Of course, as the construction period is shortened, the time that people in this region suffer from drought will also decrease. The sultan, trying to improve public opinion related to the drought, will no longer start an unreasonable war, your neighbors and friends will no longer be dragged into the battlefield, and my hometown, Frontera, will not be caught up in a war. Everyone becomes happy. As long as those people willingly give up the tunnel..”

“…….”

everyone has lost the answer.

I couldn't answer or react hastily..

The story Lloyd told so calmly.

This was because the scale of the story was far beyond their common sense and expectations..

When they told me to dig up a tunnel, I thought he was crazy..

After hearing the reason, the story felt plausible again..

“Phew, wait a minute. Then I want you to organize it a little bit..”

Rebel leader Termes asked back, suppressing embarrassment..

“So, are you saying that they are going to use our hideout, the tunnel, for construction to solve the drought??”

“yes.”

“I plan to connect tunnels to create an underground waterway that will bring water from the mountains.?”

“yes, that's it.”

“under. So what about us? What happens??”

Termes had a sneer on his lips..

“Since they already know our identities, we won't hide them again. okay. We are rebelling against the Sultan. Even though our homeland is hit by a drought and everyone is suffering, I harbor resentment towards the Sultan who does not take any action. He pledges that he will make known our difficulties, even if only by force, and that even if it is through bloody struggle, he will bring the wealth of the capital Ahinsha and drive out the drought that afflicts us..”

Termes continued..

“So that's right. We are rebels. It's a rebel force. But are you telling us to give us a tunnel as a hideout? Then everyone can escape the drought and become happy? good. Assuming things really go as they say. Let’s say the waterway is completed. It's something we welcome too. Because the drought that caused us suffering will disappear. But then what? What if we hand over the tunnel to them for construction? What happens to us who lose our hideout??”

A faint antipathy appeared in Termes' eyes as he looked at Lloyd..

“Will we be safe after losing our hideout? You probably aren't naive enough to think that we can be forgiven by the Sultan in the name of cooperating with the construction project. Isn’t that right??”

“of course.”

Lloyd nodded..

“Of course, that is. After all, the sultan is the ruler..”

it was true.

It was such an obvious story..

Because they cooperated with the qanat construction.

They said they gave away the tunnel that was their hideout..

There is absolutely no chance that the sultan will forgive the rebels..

Such a fairy tale happy ending will never exist..

Lloyd could swear it, he could be sure of it..

‘Literally, a sultan is a ruler. But he forgives those who plotted a rebellion just because they cooperated a little with his work? There is no way the Sultan would set such a precedent. never.’

The world doesn't just work beautifully..

There is no law that says you will be rewarded for your cooperation..

This was exactly the case.

That's why.

‘Mr. Termes, you are reacting exactly as I expected..’

What happens to us after we give up the tunnel?.

I already expected that such a question would come back..

Of course, I had an answer ready too..

“Everyone can leave here..”

“……what?”

“Is there any other way? You're going to be subjugated by the Sultan anyway, so you have to stand out..”

“What is that... … Are you kidding us now??”

Thump.

Termes reached out his hand..

I grabbed this person’s collar..

His eyes looked like he was about to hit me right away..

But Lloyd responded calmly..

“Are you kidding me? I'm serious now.”

“But why are you saying such nonsense? Tsurani. Run away. Do you think that's possible??”

“yes.”

“why?”

“Just come to our territory..”

“…….”

“Go into exile. safety. I'll accept it all.”

“what.”

Termes glared at me with even more incomprehension..

“Are you doing anything sane right now??”

“of course.”

These are the people who will have nowhere to go anyway..

Even if you don’t give up the tunnel, that’s true..

In the end, these are the people who will fail the rebellion and die miserably here..

‘Because it was like that in the novel Iron Blooded Knight. Mr. Termes and the people next to him all failed in the rebellion. He was subjugated by the Sultan and disappeared into the dew of the gallows. That incident became an opportunity for the emirs of this region to rise up. A second rebellion broke out, and the sultan was finally toppled from power..’

That's what happened in the novel, Iron Blooded Knight..

In other words, the rebel men, including Termes in front of us, were the ones who would disappear as kindling for the rebellion..

‘I want to save those people. As a bonus, it also solves drought problems. By having the Sultan sit at the negotiating table, he prevented the possibility of Frontera territory being swept up in war..’

In other words, this was the way to make everyone happy..

It was a way for everyone involved to laugh..

Did you even vaguely understand their intentions?.

Did they realize that if they just gave up the tunnels, the drought would be resolved and everyone would be happy?.

“How can you believe that??”

Termes asked with burning eyes..

I grabbed this person’s collar even harder..

“Are you trying to trick us? Or, have you gone crazy? Do you expect us to believe such a crazy suggestion??”

“Do you need some basis for trust??”

“of course.”

Termez’s eyes sparkled..

“That crazy suggestion, prove it so we can believe it. Give me reasons to trust. If you can't, I'll cut off your head right now and bury it in a sand pit where no one will know..”

“Well, okay.”

Lloyd shrugged his shoulders while being held by his collar..

Termes growling before my eyes.

I understood his reaction..

Because you're probably still suspicious of this side..

Even the suggestion just now may be considered a trick by the Sultan..

So how do you get them to accept your offer? You will need a strong and sure shot that will immediately give you trust..

Fortunately, Lloyd had prepared a way to do so in advance..

“Then let me ask you a question..”

Lloyd looked up..

I looked straight into Termes' burning eyes..

“Do you have time around 11 nights and 12 days from now??”

“……what?”

“I want Mr. Termes to fly somewhere with me..”

“I? with that side?”

“yes.”

“I have to fly somewhere for 12 days.?”

“yes. Then you will trust me completely and definitely..”

“where is that place?”

Termes asked..

There's no way that would happen.

That can't happen.

He cast a suspicious look at Lloyd..

Lloyd grinned as he received those gazes..

Just like saying let’s go to the local convenience store..

Or like asking to come get some fresh air from the bank's air conditioner..

He responded so calmly.

“Let’s go to the royal capital Magenta to meet our king..”

So this is a very simple problem.

Is there a more authentic document in the world than an asylum permit issued directly by the King?.