The Thousand Year Dynasty
28. Reply Letter
Two weeks after the attack by Caspian, Helen and Vossler to the Eblan, Damcyan and Feymarch Estate. Which made the Urbar kingdom in a fog.
For the first time, the kingdom of Urbar replied to the demands of Pharos. The reply was in the form of a letter submitted through Xin city.
Lucia, Nata, Amithy, Orland, and Caspian held a meeting at Lucia's residence to discuss the answer letter, as well as to discuss many things that have happened in recent times.
"They said that Tyrion, the man responsible for the attack to where we had already fled from the Urbar kingdom. So they can't give it up. But in exchange they will pay the cost of money, merchandise, and minerals" Lucia said as she placed the Urbar kingdom's sealed paper scrolls on the table. "What do you think?"
"We don't know if what they're writing is true or not. Whether Tyrion really escaped or not" Amithy said quickly.
"really. If that is the case, we must change our demands. We must not accept their offer in exchange for all the things we promised before" this time Caspian who gave his opinion.
"I agree with Caspian" Amithy agreed with Caspian.
"What do you think, Nat? Do we have to add a special trade agreement to them?" Ask Lucia to Nata.
"Trading agreement now will even benefit them, princess. We don't need them to trade with us, but they need us to trade" Nata explained.
"Then what's your advice? Do you think you're going to respond to that answer letter?" Lucia asked again.
"As Lady Amithy said, we never know whether Tyrion really escaped, or whether the Urbar kingdom hid him. And for that we have to make sure again" Nata replied.
"Sure if they're lying or not?" Lucia looks sure.
"Yes" Nata answered quickly.
"Then how do we make sure of that?" Lucia sounded increasingly curious. Just like the other three.
"We will reject their answer and start attacking their other territories to put pressure on"
"You still want to invade their other territories again?"
"Yes, princess. And if it is true that Tyrion has escaped from the kingdom and not hidden, then they will certainly give more valuable things than just money and minerals" Nata explained. "Again what they offer us now are things we don't really need. Maybe we do need material materials, but there is no unique material that only belongs to them. So we can still get it from other kingdoms or regions" he added.
"I agree with Mr. Nata's proposal" said Caspian agreed to Nata's remarks.
"I also agree" Amithy added.
"me too. When with the attack this time they still did not hand over Tyrion, it was likely that they did not lie. They won't sacrifice more territory just for someone's sake" Orland added.
"We will attack the Estate of Ceodore to the west of Mr. Mateus's territory, before sending the next letter of claim" Nata explained his plan.
"Now this region has become like a kingdom that is colonizing small, powerless kingdoms" Lucia sounded groused herself.
"But we are not attacking to make the region a colony that must pay tribute or something, right?"
"But still we are carrying out an attack on a territory that has no power equal to ours"
"What if you reverse your point of view, princess. Do you not want rules without nobility, anti-slavery status, welfare of citizens, education for children, and the facilities and knowledge that can improve people's living standards can be enjoyed by more people?" Nata asked Lucia a question.
Meanwhile Lucia was silent in thought. "I want them very much, but I want them to come to join me willingly. Not by coercion or invasion like that" he said later.
"Not all leaders think of the welfare of their people, princess. What else the nobles. They will not voluntarily deprive their nobility of their right to liberty for the sake of the inhabitants. There were not many of them who were like master Mateus" Nata replied, which made Lucia completely speechless already.
"Alright now we'll talk about the same urgent matter as before" Orland immediately took over. "Two days ago there were about twenty people coming to the Northern city to ask for protection as well as temporary shelter. This is because since a week ago the kingdom of Elbrasta is also being hit by war. Two strongholds from influential noble families clashed and broke the war between them" he explained later.
"Cornelius and Miss Luna got word it all started with the issue of the nobles' lack of acceptance of the rights to the territories and lands they controlled a few months ago" Orland explained.
"It should not be heard from the kingdom while we are at war with the Urbar kingdom" this time Nata spoke, as if he had just realized something.
"really. Right now the kingdom is busy trying to reconcile the two sides" Orland replied again.
"Do you think this has anything to do with Grevier's brother?" Lucia asked.
"Let's see, Miss Luna has not been informed about Grevier's connection to all these things" Orland replied again.
"What do you think, Mr Nata?" This time Caspian wanted to hear the opinion of Nata.
"I guess if we think that the war in Elbrasta kingdom is a plan of someone, it is likely that our war with Urbar kingdom is also engineered by someone" Nata replied.
"Is that really so?" Lucis sounded a little surprised.
"That's when we see it that way. Because everything feels like a coincidence. But it could not be" Nata explained. "But I think there are people who are doing big plans on this land. Whether it's Grevuer or not" he added later.
"Hopefully nothing happens that we don't want" Lucia looks really hopeful.
"really. We have to make sure our territory is safe first" this time Caspian said.
"All right then. Now we will talk about our new territory, Varun City and Xin City" Orland continued on to another topic.
"For the territory of Mr. Mateus, the first thing we will do is to make road facilities and build guard posts around the road to the city of Varun. Because we need speed in information and delivery" Nata replied.
"I think it can be done in the near future. Because the path from the south gate to the city of Varun was quite far from the battlefield" Orland replied.
"As for Xin city, we will see how it develops later. Just like other cities in the region" Nata added.
"Then for our prisoners of war?" Lucia recalled the few people they had captured when the Urbar kingdom was on a rampage.
"Who? The Urbar Kingdom's Champions?" Amithy.
"really. When with all the things we will do, are they no longer useful for us to endure" Lucia said again.
"You're right, princess. After all this is done we will return them to the kingdom of Urbar. But we will also make them as the sender of the message" Nata said.
"You mean?" Lucia did not understand Nata's intentions.
"They will bear witness to what we have so that they can convey it to the kingdom of Urbar. Starting from the weapons that we still keep, to the prosperity that we have. Which is much higher when compared to the state of their kingdom" Nata explained.
"Is it okay to do that, Mr Nata?" This time Caspian is visibly worried about Nata's plan, which lets the opponent see the weapons they have.
"No need to worry, Mr. Caspian. We can fake or just show a little bit of these things. Our goal is to make them think that attacking us is a wrong move. But merging with us is the most appropriate path" Nata tries to explain his point in more detail.
"Is that possible, Nat?" Lucia seems interested in the idea of Nata not involving a war.
"There's no guarantee it will work, anyway. But at least of the many people who heard the story of this region from the nine Urbar Kingdom Champions, some would definitely believe it" Nata explained. "But it's still a business later" he added later.
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