160 Episode 1 Sheep and (1/2)
No, no, no, no, no, no! Hey, you can't do that ...... No, you can't! No, you can't! No one would normally do such a ridiculous thing even if they could think of it! If I did, I would be a real fool! But that's why no one ...... has ever tried to do such a thing before! But that's why no one has ever tried to do such a thing before: ......
About Emperor Lemuria.
--Sonya Lupus Gayseria--
Blah, blah, blah.
”Ludwig I completes conquest of Albion. ...... That's annoying. It's so annoying.
Hercule sniffed disapprovingly.
A few years after conquering the Bulgurons, Hercule was now twenty-nine years old.
He had reached the age of twenty-nine years old.
If you're a human, you'll start to feel a little older by now. ......
However, Hercule's appearance has not changed since he was in his early twenties.
It will probably remain the same for the next eighty years or so.
That's what the elves are all about.
Tinkle, tinkle, tinkle.
I would've brought the Albion nation into the siege against the Fullerling if I could've. It's too far.
Albion is the collective name for the two islands across the strait from the continent, Greater Albion and Lesser Albion.
The two islands have never been united under a single political power in history.
Before the Lemurian Empire set foot on the island, there were only small city-states, or even small settlements scattered throughout, and the people who lived there had no concept of ethnicity, although they were aware that they were fellow citizens with a common ancestor, culture, and religion.
It was only when the Lemurian Empire stepped in and the Lemurians built Londinium as their base of control in the southern part of Greater Albion that the natives of Albion began to think in terms of ethnicity, that is, to separate ”us” from ”the invaders. ”us” and ”the invaders.
The Lemurian Empire controlled 70% of Albion, but it was not able to bring all of it under its control.
No, they could have if they wanted to.
But the Lemurian Empire didn't see the value in doing so.
As the Lemurian Empire declined, Albion was the first to be abandoned.
With the invaders gone, Albion was left in peace. ......
There is no way.
The loss of the Lemurian ruler led to a loss of order, and the loss of the Lemurian invader, the common enemy, led to a struggle for supremacy among the native peoples.
If nothing were to happen and this conflict was left unresolved, ......
If this conflict had been left unresolved, a unified nation might have been born in Albion.
But soon after, the warbeasts landed in Albion.
Lemurians, indigenous people, and warbeasts came together in Albion.
And it has continued to this day.
It is impossible for even Hercule to grasp the situation in Albion from this distant place in Nova Lemuria.
But ......
So, at least formally, all the powers of Albion have signed a feudal contract with King Ludwig I. He probably only controls a small part of the south, but it's still a big deal. So you're not just a war fool.
Tinkle, tinkle, tinkle.
Hercule raises his opinion of King Ludwig I.
Because of the ostentatious rumors of him being ”the knight among knights” and ”the Lion King”, many people tend to see him as a typical warrior.
The same is true for politicians, vassals of King Ludwig I, early Hercules, and even later historians.
Because of Ludwig I's spectacular military achievements and his extremely military name, many people envision him as a warrior-like figure.
But that is a false image.
Tinkle, tinkle, tinkle.
Ludwig I is a politician rather than a soldier.
He prefers indirect and political solutions to direct and violent ones.
He wears the mask of chivalry, but in reality he is a conspirator. ......
He specializes in low-key subterfuge.
Tinkle, tinkle, tinkle.
”Well, it's obvious when you think about it. The kingdom of Fullerling is a feudal, decentralized state by any measure. It is not a centralized state with a complete bureaucracy like Lemuria, nor is it an eclectic state like Faerus. And yet, the fact that he can command so many lords and mobilize an army ...... cannot be explained by mere charisma.
Tick, tick, tick, tick.
The way Hercule mobilizes his army is simple.
Just tell the bureaucrats and generals to gather their troops.
In the Lemurian Empire, which is organized from top to bottom, that's all it takes to gather an army.
Well, maintaining that organization requires a different kind of effort. ......
In the Lemurian Empire, which is organized from the top to the bottom, it is easy to gather an army.
But in the kingdom of Fulling, it will not be so.
You can't force lords to send troops if they don't want to.
That is what feudalism is all about.
Therefore, it is necessary to make careful arrangements and to keep a close watch to prevent betrayal.
King Ludwig I was very good at that.
Tinkle, tinkle, tinkle.
He's a pain in the ass. Sasan VIII might be simpler and easier to deal with.
Hercule let out a sigh.
He puts the report on the table and looks down.
Tinkle, tinkle, tinkle.
Hercule looked down at the slave who was licking his toes in a frenzied manner.
Licking her right toe was a blue-haired woman with large breasts, wearing a collar, manacles, and shackles, and a pale skinned, transparent slave uniform.
The one licking her left toe is a dark-haired woman also wearing shackles, but instead of a slave uniform, she is wearing a traditional Bulgarian costume - albeit one that has been tampered with and is very indecent.
Both have the long ears of the elves sprouting from between their hair.
Splish, splash, splash!
Tsk, tsk, tsk.
Tinkle, tinkle, tinkle.
The sound of foot licking echoes through the office.
Hercule holds the leashes that extend from their collars and calls out to them.
Luna is better than me.
”No, I'm not happy.
I'm not happy about it.” The woman in the slave uniform who was praised by Hercule, the Queen of Hayastan and Lemuria, Lunalie Yulianos, replied with her usual poker face.
However, her eyes were moist, and it was obvious that she was drunk from the torment given by Hercule.
Alicia isn't bad at it, but she's not as good as ...... Luna.
Next, Hercule looked down at the woman licking his left toe, Alicia Crom, the eldest daughter of the chieftain of the Crom clan, one of the most powerful clans in the Bulgaron Kingdom, a princess, and currently a candidate for the Lemurian Empire's side room.
At the same time, I move my left toe.
Then Alicia moans in pain.
I'll do my best.
She moans and licks her toes with great effort, which is very healthy.
The task at hand for Alicia is how to gain Hercule's favor and ensure the safety of the Chrom clan for the next two hundred years.
It's no wonder she's desperate.
(It's interesting that they're both abused, but of different ...... types.
Lunarie is more of a type that likes direct violence.
She likes physical pain.
Alicia, on the other hand, has a strong reaction to mental pain, shame and humiliation.
Perhaps the fact that she was stripped naked in public during the audience greatly distorted Alicia's s*xuality.