Chapter 938: Volume 30: The Rise of the Empire, - 9: Ambition
No one knew how the conversation between Tez, Mathew, and Komer continued, but at least Tez and Mathew stayed on.
The two made only a brief stop in Plovdiv before they set sail eastward, stopping in Odessa for a day to inspect the area before they headed straight for the Caucasus. After landing at Bruce Fortress, from Bruce to Banassia to Muscat, and then arriving in Izmir, in Izmir, the two attended a banquet organized for them by some of the Nicosian traders, especially those from Jazair. This occasion also allowed them to understand the living and development conditions of these Nicosian traders in these regions.
Then the two of them took a boat across Lake Niall from Izmir, inspected New Nirel City on the lakeside of Niall, where Half-Beastmen, Barbarians, and Dwarves were the dominant groups, and then traveled south along the canal to reach Galle, the most prosperous port city in the Caucasus. In Mattdam, Tez and Mathew stayed for three full days before finally leaving reluctantly by land to Ugru. Here, the two carefully inspected and understood various aspects, especially the living conditions of the immigrants in the three lands, and then went to Mandu to inspect the training conditions of the Caucasus Army, finally returning to Ugru and having in-depth conversations with Fran, Puber, and others who had already returned to Ugru.
One month later, Tez and Mathew boarded a ship back to Plovdiv from Bahomon, met with Komer once again, and after the two returned to Godeburg, the nobles and gentlemen in the surrounding area of Godeburg soon formally expressed their stance, acknowledging Komer’s official control over the entirety of Nicosia and stating that all the nobles in the Godeburg area would obey the ruling of the newly established state in the future.
Komer knew that Tez and Mathew had thoroughly inspected his entire territory, especially the situation in the Caucasus, over this month. They needed to obtain a concrete assurance, which was that he possessed the strength to contend with the Northern Beastmen; otherwise, they were highly likely to choose Cartin and the Northern Alliance, who were eagerly extending olive branches to Godeburg.
Katya was not content with defeat; the comet-like fall of Hoffman sent shivers down her spine, but she was not willing to exit the stage in such a gloomy manner. Consequently, the Northern Alliance, which was already feeling anxious about the dramatic changes in Nicosia, naturally became her best support.
Komer threw a thick stack of documents onto the desk, thinking hatefully that this bitch was truly unresigned to obscurity and overestimated her strength; at this time, she still wanted to rely on the power of the Northern Alliance to stubbornly resist. She hadn’t even weighed her own importance and already fancied cooperating with the vicious wolves of the Northern Alliance?
The wolves of the Northern Alliance, who devoured their prey without leaving behind bones, would they willingly be used by others? Such good fortune did not exist in the world. Countries like Attica and Knossos, which had long hoped to undermine Nicosia’s position within the Northern Alliance, could not wait for Nicosia to fall apart and decline utterly. Supporting a puppet with some influence but lacking strength to disrupt the situation in Nicosia was the best strategy for them.
And the Church of Light had long been extremely discontented with Nicosia’s secularism and principle of religious freedom. Now having the opportunity to subvert the nation’s faith stance and strike at the increasingly rampant Dark Forces was a double victory.
His plan to peacefully resolve the Romanov family issue had fallen through. Fortunately, he had successfully won over and persuaded Tez and Mathew, two courtiers with significant influence in the era of the old Romanov Dynasty. With the fading of Hoffman, the attitudes of these two men largely swayed the stance of the nobles around Godeburg.
Komer did not have extravagant hopes that the nobles represented by Tez and Mathew would willingly throw themselves into his arms, but he wanted to make it clear to them that now, in Nicosia, only he could save them. Otherwise, should the beastmen unleash their ferocity, Godeburg was highly likely to become the second Jazair. He believed the nobles of Godeburg did not wish to see such a scene. The Northern Alliance, through Katya, would have to sacrifice Nicosia’s interests to win support for her side. Otherwise, why would the Northern Alliance support Katya?