Arestia Empire'S World Domination
Chapter 31: A New Approach

...—Capital of Windfield, Kingdom of Gardom—...

...—29 August 1238—...

"Is that true, Leticia?" Florentia asked calmly, yet everyone felt the unease contained within his tone.

Being in a large room with many lanterns lighting up, the scorching sunlight can also penetrate through the large open windows.

Concern and confusion can be felt by high-ranking nobles who sit forming the letter U with Queen Florentia as the leader of the meeting.

Leticia— who sat on one side of the table—sejenak speechless. He knew that Florentia had been given a report by Olfrey in which Ares had a very high probability of having a very elite "black" organization.

Recently, Leticia revealed that a letter written by Florentia caused Excel to momentarily lose control of her emotions, though she was not sure if it was true or not.

Gardom's goal of wanting to take advantage of Arestia may have been lost. If only his aide's words were the right thing, it was possible that the war of the two countries could be ignited.

Although Florentia believed the military could win against Arestia, it was only 70%.

Moreover, after the war was over, it was likely that the two other countries belonging to the alliance—Kingdom Roland and Valmes— Kingdom would take advantage of the weakened military situation of Gardom Kingdom by attacking Gardom Region.

"Please, Your Majesty." Leticia silently did not reply, continuing the conversation by shifting the reply letter on behalf of the Aubert Family.

One of the knights took the scroll. His steps were a little nervous because he felt that the atmosphere that enveloped the meeting room was very runnyam.

Receiving the parchment scroll containing the reply letter, Florentia slightly took a breath, preparing herself to face the situation of her country in the future.

The parchment scroll slowly opened, Florentia examined the contents carefully, not missing a word from it.

One corner of his lips slowly rose, Florentia could feel a temporary calmness of heart. However, the last sentence of the letter made his happiness end up extinct.

Yes, a request to conduct a high-level conference between two countries for further talks.

In short, Florentia is expected to fight Ares head-on, who he really wants to avoid.

Not that it feels afraid, not because it feels threatened, but that Florentia knows the benefits it has decreased significantly. He was well aware that Arestia's military technology and bureaucracy were better than his country's, even though the opposing country had only been established less than 2 years ago.

Not only that, Florentia was very wary of a figure who had dragged four countries—or five according to what he had just heard— down his feet.

"May we know what happened... Your Honor?" Leticia gave a worried question, understanding from the change in the look on the Queen's face.

Florentia displayed a faint smile, shaking his head lightly, "No need to worry. Merely, I should strengthen my guard so as not to let my guard down while fighting him."

"Fight?" A burly bald male noble with some injuries on his face asked in astonishment.

Berto el Nozo, Minister of War and the Military was also a ranking noble of the Marquis.

"Yes, the other party is asking us to have a conference at the border by the end of the year, Berto." Florentia replied, his tone sounded a little amazed by the reply letter which bestowed all the decisions on Ares directly.

"Hmmm..." Berto thought heavily, holding his chin with his left hand that was elbowing the surface of the table.

Leticia understood, all the planning of the foreign relations of Gardom Kingdom with Arestia Empire has changed completely. Even so, he did not want to throw away all the things they had prepared.

"Are you still insisting on utilizing their military, Leticia? I thought this plan might work if Excel was affected, but things went against my expectations." Florentia reveals his objections.

"No, Your Majesty." Leticia shook her head lightly, "Even if you fight Ares, you still have a high advantage."

"What do you mean, Leticia?" Wrinkles could be seen on Florentia's forehead, looking strangely at the aide whom he trusted so much.

"The foreign relations of the Kingdom of Gardom with one of the Great Families of the Republic of Ecasia." Leticia expressed her opinion.

"The Lourentz family?" There is an objection contained in the Florentian tone, "What do you want to offer them?"

For Florentia, connecting with the Lourentz foxes was very uncomfortable. Although Florentia also considered that he was someone who was cunning, but he also considered the advantages that the other party could obtain, very different from Lourentz who would dredge his opponent to no longer be left alone.

"No need, Your Majesty." Leticia raised both corners of her lips, "Replying if they can meet the Emperor directly is an attraction for them."

"Countess Rodomea, I hope if you can really maintain a good relationship with them." Berto said sharply, as if suffocating.

The foreign relations of the Kingdom of Gardom with the Republic of Ecasia are nothing but cooperation in the distribution of export goods.

None other than, Ecasia is the country with the widest trade network, its position in the middle of the world and is a transit point makes it a must-visit country when traveling by sea from west to east and vice versa.

Moreover, Gardom did not want the Kingdom of Roland—one of the alliance countries— earn foreign exchange from Gardom's export goods, making them dependent only on Republic Ecasia.

"No need to worry, Marquis." Leticia replied confidently, "We won't open a conversation with them."

"Hmmm..." Florentia pensively thought for a moment, thinking of the various things that went into his head.

"Will Ares approve?" Florentia's voice broke the silence, sounding a little uncertain because he assumed that Ares was focusing on his domestic affairs.

"It's possible, yes, Your Majesty. After obtaining the territory of the Forbrenne Kingdom in the eastern region, I am sure that Ares has an extra hand to build his foreign relations," Leticia replied sounding increasingly convincing.

"I also consider that the proposal is not a bad thing, Your Majesty." Berto reveals his agreement.

"so. Thank you, I will think about the opinion that you have expressed well. The meeting will continue tomorrow morning, so." Florentia got up, some servants behind him took the documents that were on his desk and followed the departure of Florentia.

The nobles rose up, bowing their heads in a sign of respect for the Queen who was about to leave the room.

The presence of Florentia can no longer be felt. Berto turned his gaze to Leticia with a frown, "Countess, how can you be sure if the other Ecasia Great Families will not interfere?"

"No, Marquis... No." Leticia did not even look at Berto, focusing only on the door Florentia had just left, "They will definitely interfere."

With his frowning furrowed, Berto could only stare intently at Leticia, "I hope, you won't ruin our relationship with Ares, Countess."

"Yes, definitely." Leticia answered confidently, her right palm clenched, showing confidence that all her plans could go according to what she expected.

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