Mage Veigar

Chapter 853 Lord of the East
On the tower of the Eternal City.

The empire's black flag with a red eagle has fallen, replaced by the flag of the Galan Empire with a sword and a staff intertwined.

The fluttering flags sparkled in the setting sun.

The owner of this flag was standing on the city wall and looking at the distant skyline.

Spring, 385th year of the Jialan calendar.

Vega finally fulfilled the promise he made six or seven years ago at the battle site of the Imperial Capital.

Once again standing on the city wall of the Immortal City, taking a look at the magnificent rivers and mountains.

And now.

He became the unique owner of this rich land.

Different from the separation of powers in the empire, and also different from the feudal system of the old kingdom... This is the Jialan Empire, which belongs to him alone, with all power highly concentrated. He is the ruler of this land...

No.

It can be said that he is now the master of the entire East.

The territory of the United Kingdom of Hundred Races only occupies about 2% of the entire East, so Vega can be said to be a true lord of the East.

Besides.

This time in the war against the Empire, Vega achieved a truly bloodless victory.

Almost all the resources and armies of the empire were inherited by him alone, including about thirty air corps, three million troops, and the most elite 150,000 central troops.

All these troops were taken over by Vega without firing a single arrow.

The combat effectiveness of the Jialan Empire has reached an unprecedented level.

However, as the power grows, ethnic and class conflicts within the country begin to become prominent.

There are more than a thousand ethnic groups, large and small, in the entire Eastern land, and each ethnic group has its own beliefs and culture. With the unification of the Jialan Empire, this hodgepodge will inevitably cause a legal reaction and put pressure on the stability of the country.

Besides.

Class contradictions are also something that the Jialan Empire urgently needs to resolve.

The old aristocracy of the empire controls a large amount of resources and holds important positions in the country. If you want to take away their power and wealth quickly, you will inevitably encounter resistance from them, which will require a lot of time to boil the frog in warm water.

Let’s not talk about the contradiction between centralization and the powerful class for now.

Even among the common people there are deep contradictions.

In order to gain the support of the entire country of the Old Dynasty, Vega once promised that the common people of the Old Dynasty would automatically obtain first-class citizenship and that the number of first-class citizen seats would never be increased. This caused conflicts among the common people.

The common people of the old dynasty were extremely discriminatory against the common people of other countries.

They believed that the predecessor of the Jialan Empire was the old dynasty and that they were the legitimate descendants of the Jialan Empire. As the Jialan Empire expanded its territory, they were very proud of their status as first-class citizens.

They, who used to feel inferior, now cherish this pride very much.

After all, as a human being, the only things that cannot be abandoned are food, clothing, and dignity.

Also because it concerns their own interests, this pride can certainly be transformed into support for Veigar, and they may even worship Veigar as a god, which can play a role in bringing people back to life at critical moments, but a spear can hurt others as well as oneself.

Because of the arrogance of the common people of the old dynasty.

This directly led to the civilians in other places being extremely hostile to the civilians of the old dynasty.

Especially the civilians of the former Nuolan Empire, who were used to being arrogant, could not form such a psychological gap at all. Most people abused the civilians of the old dynasty as nouveau riche. In short.

The Jialan Empire seems extremely powerful now, but the country is in a mess.

Once the conflicts at all levels cause a chain reaction, civil unrest may occur, and the instability in the rear will have the most direct impact on the war on the front line. Vega is therefore in a state of panic.

Fortunately, he still has time.

It is only the beginning of spring, and the ice and snow in the Jialan Mountains will take at least another one to two months to melt. Although we cannot completely resolve domestic conflicts during this period of time, we can still stabilize the situation a little.

Therefore, Vega began to concentrate on development, and the East instantly became quiet.

Unlike the quietness of the East, the West can be described as explosive.

The Western countries obviously could not accept the final outcome of the war between the Nuolan Empire and the Jialan Empire.

"Defeat an empire's army of more than three million without losing a single soldier?"

Grand Duke Baya, who was closest to the East, was the first to receive the intelligence. He confirmed this intelligence three times and still couldn't believe it was true, because the intelligence said that Vega defeated the Empire in the decisive battle without firing a single shot.

Would anyone believe this kind of thing?
Even a three-year-old child wouldn't believe this kind of thing.

But this is the fact, whether you believe it or not, the result is already in front of you.

"Your Majesty, I think we should re-evaluate Vega Saint Laurent's capabilities."

Aiden Gary was obviously frightened by Vega. Like Foster, he thought he had seen through the nature of war and gradually caught up with Vega. But after seeing this war, he realized that he knew nothing about war and nothing about the horror of Vega Saint Laurent.

"in addition."

Aiden Gary said pointedly: "The key to the Empire's defeat this time lies in those documents. Without those evidences, the Imperial Army could not be completely defeated by the fermentation of rumors alone."

"It seems that the loyalty of this United Kingdom of Hundred Races needs to be discussed."

Grand Duke Baya began to doubt the loyalty of the United Kingdom of Hundred Races to the Western countries.

It's not just the Principality of Baya.

Among them, the Freedom Alliance, which had the most chips, was as disgusting as if it had eaten a fly.

The fact that Vega won the war without any injuries was already unacceptable enough to them. What was even more unacceptable to them was that the reason why Vega was able to win the war was because of the leaked contract of the United Kingdom of Hundred Races.

Among these contracts, only their Free Alliance was different from the Western countries because they had an additional list of material aid. This list was originally used to exchange for special benefits, and only the heavens, the earth, him, and the Hundred Races Kingdom knew about it.

But now the contract has been made public.

How will this make Western countries view their free alliance?
How will this make their allies view them?
We agreed to share the profits equally, but you secretly left everyone behind and prepared to eat all by yourself.

Therefore, the Free Alliance has been extremely embarrassed in the past few days, and at the same time, they have unilaterally believed that the Hundred Races Kingdom has tricked them and has not shown any loyalty to them at all.

That's why.

The entire West has begun to doubt the loyalty of the Hundred Races Kingdom, and most of the forces have unilaterally believed that the Hundred Races United Kingdom has never thought of helping them and has always been setting traps for them according to the instructions of the Jialan Kingdom.

Fortunately, the ice and snow in the Jialan Mountains have not melted yet, so large troops are not allowed to march.

Otherwise it's entirely conceivable.

The Western countries, feeling that they are being played like monkeys, will inevitably tear the United Kingdom of Hundred Races into pieces in anger.

(End of this chapter)