Are you kidding me? The Empire? The Bahaus Empire? Jierunifu, that scoundrel's Bahaus Empire?
Draudillon couldn't believe Clementine's words at all.
The Empire! That's the Bahaus Empire led by the shrewd and cunning Jierunifu!
They've already allied with this suddenly appearing Ainz Ooal Gown Magic Kingdom?
"Hm? Is there a problem?" Clementine asked, noticing Draudillon's panic.
"No... nothing, I'm just a bit surprised, a sudden alliance invitation and all," Draudillon replied.
However, what surprised her wasn't just the alliance invitation, but why Jierunifu would ally with the Magic Kingdom; it made no sense at all!
Even the Dragon Kingdom, now with the Magic Kingdom's help, wouldn't agree to an alliance so readily, so why was Jierunifu so eager?!
"Is that so! I thought Her Majesty the Queen was surprised because the Bahaus Empire allied with our country, well! I can understand that!" Clementine said, shrugging her shoulders.
"..." Draudillon was instantly speechless and nervously scrutinized Clementine's face.
The eye patch completely covered her True Magic Eye, and she didn't see that eerie red glow, probably because it wasn't activated!
Even so, she could instantly see through her thoughts?! Was this Princess not only skilled in combat but also exceptionally intelligent!
"More or less, yes. May I ask... the reason why the Bahaus Empire allied with your country?" Draudillon asked.
"The reason, huh..." Clementine briefly described how the Bahaus Empire sent Black Workers to invade Nazarick, including a simple account of the battle on the Katz Plains.
Jierunifu, that bastard! He actually stirred up such a hornet's nest! No wonder the battle on the Katz Plains dragged on for so long this year; so there was this kind of relationship involved!
Draudillon cursed Jierunifu in her heart.
"Originally, that battle on the Katz Plains was supposed to have my father cast a great magic, and then the imperial troops would charge, but in the end, the imperial army didn't even get a chance to appear. Pfft pfft..." Clementine was still vividly describing the Katz Plains campaign.
Draudillon listened, cursing Jierunifu in her heart, until Clementine mentioned this.
Wait a minute, earlier... this Princess alone resolved the crises in the first two cities in just two days.
One must know that the two orc forces faced by the first two cities totaled over eighty thousand.
How did she repel these eighty thousand people within two days?! And just now, the Lion King himself was very wary of her magic.
Could it be that...
"Excuse me for interrupting, but how many people from the Yestijia Kingdom participated in this Katz Plains war?" Draudillon asked.
"Hm? It seems like about two hundred thousand, I remember the Empire only had a little over sixty thousand, but most of the Kingdom's side were militia recruited temporarily and didn't have much combat power," Clementine said.
"That... how many casualties did your father's magic cause to the Kingdom's army?" Draudillon continued to ask.
A two hundred thousand strong army, how large-scale must the magic be to render the Empire's elite troops useless?
"Uh? By estimation, it should be about seventy to eighty thousand? Roughly one-third of the Kingdom's army was gone, should be that many, right?" Clementine thought for a moment, then answered very casually.
Seventy... eighty thousand? One spell? This person isn't lying, is she? One spell took seventy to eighty thousand lives?
Looking at the number Clementine casually gave, Draudillon couldn't believe it at all.
No, she shouldn't be lying, nor should she be deliberately exaggerating the numbers, precisely because her father is so terrifying, Jierunifu, that old fox, allied with the Magic Kingdom so quickly, and the Yestijia Kingdom so readily handed over its cities and the strategic key area, the Katz Plains.
Watching Clementine casually describe the events of the Katz Plains campaign, completely disregarding the seventy to eighty thousand human lives, Draudillon was truly terrified of this Princess before her, and even more so of the nation behind her, named Ainz Ooal Gown Magic Kingdom.
Given this, did she have a choice?
Even Jierunifu surrendered so quickly; did she and her weak Dragon Kingdom have a choice?
In reality, it sounds good to call it an alliance, but in fact, they still want to dominate the Dragon Kingdom!
With such terrifying military might, what's the point of talking about alliances or not!
Perhaps even this Princess alone could annihilate the Dragon Kingdom's meager army!
Draudillon broke out in a cold sweat at this thought.
It was clear that this person in front of her was quite shrewd, using Theocracy to conceal her identity and infiltrate the Dragon Kingdom, and she very skillfully saved the Dragon Kingdom.
Then, with the Dragon Kingdom owing her a favor, she proposed an alliance invitation, not forgetting to twist the knife, using the Bahaus Empire and the battle of the Katz Plains to flaunt her military power, thereby achieving the goal of coercing the Dragon Kingdom into submission, wasn't it?!
What to do? How to respond?
Draudillon was very confused; this person in front of her was not someone she could handle alone.
Now, Draudillon deeply missed Prime Minister Morin Petz, who was always nagging in her ear.
Although he was verbose, he was indeed reliable at critical moments.
Now, in such a tricky situation... how should she deal with this Princess?
"Hm? Your Majesty, what's wrong? Your face doesn't look so good?" Clementine asked feigning concern; she must be urging her to make a decision quickly!
"No, I'm fine... nothing at all, please... please allow me to ask one last question."
Draudillon found her voice had changed due to extreme tension, and her body was trembling uncontrollably.
Helpless, she could only grip her knees with both hands to suppress her involuntary trembling body.
"Hm? Your Majesty, if you have any more questions, just say them, no need to be so formal. It's not a formal occasion, it's fine to relax a bit, just like friends chatting," Clementine said with a smile, but in Draudillon's eyes, it was no different from a devil's smile.
"It's just... if other countries, for example, the Beast Kingdom, don't show hostility towards your country, would you also send them an alliance invitation?" Draudillon asked.
"Uh... the Beast Kingdom, huh, perhaps? If they can follow the rules, we would welcome them," Clementine replied after hesitating for a few seconds.
She actually hesitated... was there something she was wary of?
But... the answer given made Draudillon despair.
If they can follow the rules? Doesn't that mean direct rule!
"Then why did your country approach me first, and not the Beast Kingdom?" Draudillon continued to ask.
Just as the Lion King used means to unify the once fragmented Beast Kingdom, with the Ainz Ooal Gown Magic Kingdom's military might, subduing the Beast Kingdom should be a simple matter, right.
"Hehe! It's simple, you are at least subjects that can be communicated with, aren't you? With beastmen, one can only speak with fists.
Although doing so would indeed be easier, my father said that ruling over ruins and scorched earth would tarnish the prestige of Ainz Ooal Gown.
So... we try to avoid military force as much as possible; even we don't really want to be fighting and killing all day long.
As dragons far stronger than humans, Your Majesty, you can understand that, can't you?" Clementine said.
What did she just say? Speaking with fists is easier than direct communication? Is that what she meant?
So, that means? If she wanted to? She could flatten the Beast Kingdom at any time!
After hearing such words, what other choice did she have!
Was there any other option besides nodding in agreement?!
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