Chapter 413 At This Moment, the World Was Shocked!
Both Morgan and Artoria's expressions became somewhat unpleasant.
"I never expected France to take advantage of our weakness. If they find out that all our soldiers in India are dead, I suspect they might not just be testing us as they are now, but launch a full-scale invasion."
Morgan's words made Artoria's expression immediately turn sour, but she had to admit that what Morgan said was true.
"It seems we have no choice but to ask Hakuto for help."
She immediately called Hakuto. After listening to Artoria's words, Hakuto fell silent for a moment. After a while, Hakuto finally answered Artoria, "With your current strength, can't you just repel those people from France? Setting aside other matters for now, once you unleash your holy lance, how many of the invaders from France do you think could survive? Or is it that you can't bear to kill those invaders?"
Hakuto was genuinely a bit shocked, wondering if Artoria was unaware of her own power.
Clearly, Artoria herself had not thought of this either. Therefore, after being reminded by Hakuto, Artoria's face showed a look of sudden realization, which was then followed by embarrassment.
She had almost forgotten about this. She was not the same Artoria as before. Now, she truly possessed power equal to King Arthur. She could save Britain!
If she used the holy lance, she could instantly kill all the invaders.
"But even if I kill all the invaders now, besides the invaders, how can I restore the confidence of the British people?"
Hakuto on the other end of the phone was clearly stumped by this question. After a long while, Hakuto's voice finally came through.
"As a king, don't you even understand the most basic propaganda? At this time, what you need to do, Artoria, is to demonstrate your strength as a king. Matters of governing the country can be left to Morgan. The only thing you need to do is to show your true self frequently."
"I think you have also read about Artoria Pendragon's life. So why do you think the Britain ruled by Artoria Pendragon perished? She was a noble King of Knights, a perfect king, yet her country was destroyed. Do you know why?"
"Why?"
Not only Artoria, but even Morgan, who was standing by, pricked up her ears, wanting to know what Hakuto meant and why Artoria Pendragon's kingdom had been destroyed.
"Apart from external factors, the biggest and primary reason was the distance between Artoria Pendragon and others. It made people feel that you were unattainable, that you were too perfect, existing only in ideals. It left everyone unable to understand Artoria Pendragon."
"It's the same with you, Artoria, now. Perhaps for a while, the British people will be delighted because you are a perfect king. But before long, they will begin to doubt whether such a perfect king truly exists. Could this king be hiding something shameful behind the scenes? After all, how could there possibly be a perfect person in this world."
"If one is dirty oneself, one will think everyone else is dirty. The human heart is inherently evil. Those who can restrain the evil within themselves are ordinary people. Those who can understand the evil within themselves and tame it are sages. And those who cannot control the evil within themselves are not human at all."
"Therefore, the greatest evil of humanity is actually humanity itself. As time passes, they will look at you with suspicion. After more time passes, suspicion will turn into doubt. Eventually, the hearts of the people will be lost, and the kingdom will naturally be destroyed."
Hakuto's words brought great shock to both Artoria and Morgan. Their worldviews seemed to have been destroyed and rebuilt again and again.
Clearly, neither Artoria nor Morgan had expected Hakuto to say such things. The human heart is inherently evil.
"So my advice to you is to let Morgan handle these matters. As for you, just be a king, a mascot, a symbol. That is enough. Usually, do what you want to do, without worrying too much. That is my warning to you. Of course, you can choose not to listen. I am not sure whether Britain can change or not. After all, this is just an opinion. It doesn't matter to me whether you believe it or not, whether you do it or not. Even if Britain is destroyed, I can just rebuild it for you."
Morgan and Artoria were both left speechless. But then Artoria suddenly spoke. "I understand. I will leave all political affairs of the country to my sister. As for me, I will just strive to be myself, and that will be enough."
Morgan looked at Artoria from the side, 'Did you ask for my opinion?'
'You arbitrarily decided to let me handle all of Britain's affairs, big and small. Did you ask me if I was willing?'
'What a troublesome younger sister.'
Morgan muttered in her heart but said nothing more. For Morgan, such matters were nothing. Compared to Artoria, this straightforward and stubborn knight, Morgan was a thorough politician.
Morgan was confident she could easily handle Britain's domestic political issues.
"Then regarding the invasion of France, my advice is to show your power. Use the holy lance to directly eliminate the invaders from France. As for what comes after, leave it to Morgan."
After hanging up the phone, Artoria immediately had a live broadcast set up. Then Artoria came to the sea where the invaders were about to arrive. She stood on the surface of the sea without sinking at all.
At this moment, the live broadcast was facing the entire world.
Everyone wondered why Artoria was there.
But the next moment...
"Holy lance, release!"
"Rhongomyniad!"
Along with a flash of light, along with a mushroom cloud, all of France's invading fleet was instantly destroyed.
At this moment, the world was shocked!