Chapter 344: Industry and Conspiracy (2/2)

After tossing the folder to Berengar, she sat down next to him with a sultry smile on her face; as she did so, she leaned towards Berengar and whispered in his ear.

”There's some important information about the Crown Prince of France in there; you might want to take a look.”

After saying that, Linde ordered a glass of wine for herself, where she began to drink while Berengar researched the document. His spies had retrieved some valuable intel; the illicit relationship between Prince Aubry of France and his various lovers was contained within the dossier. When Berengar saw this, he immediately halted his attempt to drink his beer and placed it down on the counter.

After doing so, he looked over at Linde, who was still smiling at him before asking the question on his mind.

”Is this confirmed?”

Linde did not respond vocally. Instead, she silently nodded her head. As she did so, Berengar flipped through the pages once more before a smile spread across his face. As he did so, a curious thought crossed his mind.

So the Joan of Arc of this world is nothing more than a slutty twink, and the French Prince at that? So much for a feminist icon...

After thinking this, Berengar began to contemplate the best way to use this information. After all, a united France that lie upon his eventual western border was not something Berengar desired; as such, he instantly began to scheme a way to balkanize the region into smaller, weaker, independent Duchies and Kingdoms.

When Linde saw the devious smile on her lover's lips, she immediately questioned him about his intentions.

”So tell me? What's the plan? You seem to have thought of something...”

When Berengar heard this, he handed the dossier back to Linde; as he did so, he took a sip from his beer. Only after he finished, did he begin to speak about the conspiracy he had started to hatch within his mind.

”I think it is about time we get involved in France's little war. I want our agents to contact the French and English Crowns. Supply both sides with firearms, and the munitions necessary to use them. As for the Duke of Burgundy, supply his uprising as well. With this, I will ensure that their war wages on for decades to come. In the end, there will no longer be a unified France sitting on my future borders.”

When Linde heard this, she was pretty shocked and asked for clarification on the issue at hand.

”You want to dismantle the Kingdom of France?”

After hearing this, Berengar took a sip from his beer once more before answering his lover's question. A wicked grin etched itself upon his immaculate visage as he did so.

”Indeed...”

Upon hearing this, Linde smiled before approaching Berengar; as she did so, she began to kiss him passionately; it was only after a few minutes of making out, did the couple part ways in silence. Linde would relay the King's orders to her field agents, and Berengar would continue to drink by his lonesome. The conspiracy to undermine the authority of the French Crown had just begun.

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