Chapter 23.1 - Lucifer’s Warfare Plan Part 1 (2/2)
“Saras, I hope you all can carry out the construction as quickly as possible. After a month, Light Church will send a review team to inspect the buildings. If they are not up to standard, then everything will be hard to handle!”
Taking advantage of the time when Princess Saras was discussing with Light Church’s saintesses, Clyde came to a balcony and found Lucifer gazing at some distant scenery. Lucifer had already detected Clyde’s arrival, but she hadn’t turned around. Instead, she continued to appreciate the distant scenery, seemingly thinking over some major issues.
“Big brother Clyde, the strength of those two big sister saintesses cannot hold a candle to big sister Valkyrie Cynthia. As long as I…”
“What are you thinking? Lucifer, don’t make a move on them. If by chance Light Church discovered it, it would be troublesome.”
Clyde knocked Lucifer’s head in warning, but Lucifer just made a funny face and temporarily gave up the evil plans she had cooked up for the pair of Light Church saintesses. This wicked Lolita was the true backstage manipulator of Steinbeck Fief. Princess Saras and the others just bore empty titles. The real power lay in Lucifer’s hands.
“Big brother Clyde, the issue of gaining residents is not easy to resolve. Big sister Saras’s idea is good, but the conditions given to those refugees are too much: exempting them from forced labor and military service. In addition, they don’t even need to pay rent for a year. Is she a Suzerain or a philanthropist?”
“Indeed, Princess Saras is too kind-hearted. She cannot deal with these matters that require negotiating. Younger sister, did you think of a better method?”
“Of course, simply subjugate them directly. I appreciate the slavery system of Clark Alliance. We can leave Big Sister Natalie as the person in charge of this morally difficult matter.”
“Isn’t that a bit wrong? We are a vassal country of Adrian Empire and are regarded as a member of Victor Alliance.”
“From the start, Adrian Empire has never truly helped us as a vassal state. Besides, this place is surrounded by the nations of Clark Alliance on four sides. There is no problem in following the local customs.”
Regarding the resident issue, Lucifer’s proposal was oversimplified and crude. She incited Clyde to subjugate some nearby cities and towns and directly force them to migrate here. This was Clark Alliance’s customary means and would rapidly replenish the population. In this area, there were many neutral cities, towns, and tribes. Called the Barbarian Race, every nation targeted them.
The Barbarian Race was good at hiding and fighting in forests. The average army was useless against them since they would be whittled down in the forests. Clyde’s party, however, was different. With Lucifer’s Bloodkin familiars providing reconnaissance support, they didn’t need to worry about not finding the hiding positions of the Barbarian Race.