Mage Veigar

Chapter 848: Forced War

Meru Scimitar set out on his journey home the next day.

By taking advantage of various conditions and even blood relations, he finally cleared his suspicion. From then on, he could communicate more frequently with the Western countries without worrying about being specially noticed by Vega.

No.

Strictly speaking, Meru Scimitar also did not completely stand on the side of the West. He obviously wanted to play the game of Infernal Affairs in this war, striving to survive in the gap between the two major camps, and then let the Kingdom of Hundred Races move to a higher level.

He can sacrifice everything for this.

Even if the price is his only daughter, he is willing to pay it.

Because of this, Vega was unable to use conventional means to detect that the United Kingdom of Hundred Races had evil intentions. Meru Scimitar's acting skills were almost impeccable, and the reasons he gave were reasonable and logical, which could not be detected by the naked eye.

However, just in case, Vega met with Alysia again.

He asked Alysia in detail about her interactions with Meru Scimitar. In Vega's opinion, if Meru Scimitar really had any plans, he would definitely tell his blood relatives so that they could be prepared in advance.

No matter how good Meru Scimitar's acting skills are, no one else can match his level of acting skills.

"What's so strange about father?"

Alysia's face wiped away the gloom from a few days ago, and she smiled: "There is nothing strange, but it seems that because of Your Majesty, father did not mention the last incident this time. He smiled at me and told me that I can do whatever I want within your permission."

"Is that all?"

"only these."

Yalishiya seemed very happy: "How should I put it... Father has finally started to change. He no longer has that intimidating aura as before, and has become more friendly. I think all this is thanks to your majesty."

Alysia was very sure of this.

That profit-seeking father must have smiled at her like that because she had Vega as her backer.

Vega thus dispelled all doubts.

The reason why Meru Scimitar suddenly changed his attitude towards Alysia was probably because he wanted to show his goodwill to him through Alysia and at the same time imply his loyalty, so no matter from which angle, there was nothing unusual.

Therefore, Vega put the matter behind him.

He began to pay attention to the war situation in the empire again. After the fermentation of the past few days, he was afraid that the imperial government had completely lost the support of the people and the military, and had become a regime that could collapse at any time.

"What's the situation in the Immortal City?"

Vega asked the officer in charge of intelligence.

"Report to your majesty."

The intelligence officer said: "The conflicts between the civilians, the military and the government are out of control. In addition, the top leaders are not united. As far as I know, the high-pressure policy implemented by the head of the empire on the high-level pro-surrender faction has led to the pro-surrender faction banding together to form a united front to oppose the head of the empire's regime and demand that the head of the empire step down."

"The Lord's Surrender Sect? Interesting."

Vega's original intention was just to stir up conflicts between civilians and the government, and between lower-level and higher-level military officials. He did not expect that Eldir, who was at his wits' end, would dare to use a high-pressure policy and force out a pro-surrender faction.

"Please give us a detailed introduction to the Lord's Surrender Sect."

"Yes, Your Majesty."

The intelligence officer continued, "The pro-surrender faction is mostly a group of senior officers who fear war and want to protect themselves and their families. They want to flee the empire, but are intimidated by the high-pressure policy. In order to survive, they can only find a way to get Eldir to step down so that they can surrender to us after they take power."

"So they are friends, not enemies?"

"From the intelligence, it is true." "In that case, perhaps we can make good use of these pro-surrender factions."

Just as Vega made up his mind, a soldier rushed in and handed the latest information to the intelligence officer.

"Your Majesty, please, please wait a moment."

The intelligence officer said quickly, "We have received the latest intelligence. The national security forces led by Foster captured all the pro-surrender officers in the early hours of this morning, including their families."

"in addition……"

The intelligence officer's voice was trembling. "The head of the empire, Eldir, has ordered that the city of war be placed under military control. Anyone who dares to march, resist the government, resist the war, or advocate surrender will be executed."

"How's the army?"

Vega's face gradually became serious. He did not expect that the Empire was prepared to carry out the high-pressure policy to the end. Aren't they afraid that the harder they suppress, the stronger the backlash will be?
If the empire and the army also adopted a repressive approach.

Then the empire would be like pressing a time bomb, and when the time comes, this bomb will inevitably blow Eldir and the core personnel currently in power to pieces.

Everything was just as Vega imagined.

In response to Vega's question, the intelligence officer gave a positive answer: "The head of the empire also implemented a high-pressure policy on the military. He replaced 30% of the middle and high-level officers overnight and formed an inspection team to eliminate any discordant voices."

"The Imperial Army has already begun to move."

Veigar had already stood up, because he roughly guessed what the Empire was going to do.

"Your Majesty is wise."

The intelligence officer was somewhat surprised at Vega's foresight: "More than 2.7 million troops from the Empire, including the Central Army, are pouring in from the Imperial Immortal City, the Army's cradle, Rossobi City, and the Air Force Base, Langre City. At their speed, the Imperial Army will be at the gates of the city in two days."

"Sure enough, the Empire is going to make a desperate attempt."

Vega had not expected that Eldir would have such great courage and charisma.

Because if a man does not work for himself he will be punished by heaven and earth, if this high-pressure policy is implemented, in the end, even if the empire survives, Eldir, Foster... and other high-ranking officials will inevitably step down directly or even be sentenced to death.

In other words.

Today's high-ranking military officers are fighting this war with the determination to die.

If this war is lost, they will die.

Even if they win this war, the glory and flowers will not belong to them, and they will die too.

Because the civilians and the army who were oppressed before the war will never let these people go, and they will encounter unprecedented resistance at that time. This is what Eldir admires Vega about.

It's easy to die if you want to.

However, Vega believed that he could not drag countless people to die together.

So now the pressure is back on him.

The reason why Vega thought victory was certain was that he believed that even if the empire had millions of troops, it would not be able to start another war and would eventually be dragged down by domestic conflicts and fall apart. But things were different now.

The Empire successfully waged war.

Prepare for the final battle with him.

Once the decisive battle begins, Vega believes that after the psychological warfare, the original 90-50 situation between him and the Empire will be forced to 50-50 by the Empire, and the winner and loser will become unknown.

(End of this chapter)