42 A Cause for Celebration (2/2)
”Oh? Does that mean I am a traitor as well, Mr. President?” Tomas had a smirk on his face.
”Of course not. In this chaos you've pledged to help out, so your conquest of a mere prison is something that I can allow.”
”Are you sure it's smart to provoke him, Mr. President? He did conquer a whole city after all. We've merely conquered the New Bilibid Prison and a few territories. Our forces in Manila have only recently gotten some breathing room as well.”
”Fine. Extend an invitation to him to have a summit with the remaining leaders. Tell him to work with us in order to save the Filipino people, make it sound urgent. Then we'll find a way to bait him into fighting that monster in Taal Lake*.”
”Fine. I'll have somebody take care of it.” After saying that, Tomas bid them goodbye.
The man beside him, an American ambassador and retired General, Douglas MacArthur couldn't help but speak up. ”Mr. President, are you sure this is a wise choice?”
”Yes. We must eliminate potential enemies. Someone as capable as that <Sovereign Nation>'s leader must be dealt with in order to cripple them.”
”You do realize, that the fact that he's able liberate Bacolod City in such a short time, is proof of either his personal strength, leadership skills, or both. If you fail in this assassination attempt of yours, you might very well be pitting yourself against the most capable General in this country.”
”That's exactly why he has to die.” Emil had a very dark and conniving expression on his face. The rest of the people in the room were quite tense. They understood the reason why Emil wanted to assassinate the <Sovereign Nation>'s leader, but they had absolutely no information about that person.
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”Lord Luna, the integration has gone smoothly with only minor issues that were resolved right away. We're ready to start Operation: Island Conqueror as soon as the rest of the preparations are ready.”
”Good work, Hans. I'll be done with the installation of the new <System> infrastructure. I'll announce it as soon as I'm done, so everyone can upgrade their equipment further.”
”Yes, Lord Luna.” Hans, who was now a Colonel in the Sovereign Army, gave a salute before taking his leave.
”Sigh. I told them to stop calling me a 'Lord' but they keep doing it anyway.” Luna felt helpless, but there was nothing he could do. He could only keep viewing the <Nation Shop> and choosing which infrastructures to spend their VIS on.
He had to make sure the Elves were provided for as well, since all their <System> equipment were practically confiscated before they were transported to this world. Elves were proficient with wielding blades as well, so they were handed out <Itak Tagalogs> that his soldiers had farmed enormous amounts of, before he could find access to projectile weapons which the Low-born Elves preferred.