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Chapter 542 The Empire Became the Scapegoat of the Kingdom?

Several days after Lambossa III abdicated, the kingdom's second prince, Zanak Valleo Igna Lyle Vansef, officially became the new king of the Kingdom of Ri Yesteje under the name Zanak V.

As for why it's the fifth generation instead of the fourth?
That's because Seiya has already been the fourth generation, so Zanak can only be the fifth.

And that was after the news of Zanak becoming the new king of the kingdom spread.

The Holy Kingdom, the Empire, the Holy Kingdom, and even the Great Tomb of Nazarick were all momentarily stunned upon hearing the news.

Although Lambossa III is already 64 years old, his health should still be quite good. How can he abdicate so suddenly?

Moreover, the surrounding countries have always believed that the third prince of the kingdom should be the one who will succeed Lambossa III to the throne after his abdication.

After all, whether it is his own martial prowess, strategy, domestic affairs, or even personal charisma, the third prince of the kingdom is much better than the other two princes.

But now the new king is actually the kingdom's second prince?

After becoming the new king of the kingdom, Zanak and Reborn began to carry out various reforms to the kingdom.

First, a large number of royal nobles were sent directly to the gallows because of the intelligence and bills found from "Eight Fingers".

Marquis Reibourn, who was already ridiculed as "the Bat" among the nobles, has now become the executioner under the royal family. He has begun to collect information on the various corruptions and illegal activities of the kingdom's nobles and has been constantly wielding his sword against them.

After many wealthy nobles had their homes confiscated, most of the funds were used to expand the army, while the rest were used for the construction of the kingdom.

Because of the tangible benefits he received, Zanak's prestige and popularity among the people continued to rise as the new king.

Faced with the swords falling on their heads, the kingdom's nobles refused to surrender and instead gathered together in an attempt to defend their rights.

However, as Seiya said before, the so-called royal nobles are nothing but a bunch of good-for-nothings.

They secretly formed several armies in an attempt to rebel, but Seiya alone defeated them in an instant.

Many nobles in the kingdom rebelled, so after they were eliminated, the kingdom regained a large amount of territory and wealth.

Zanak then bestowed a large portion of the reclaimed territory upon Seiya, Lana, Lajus, and others.

While the kingdom was undertaking sweeping reforms, the Bahars Empire was also experiencing the greatest unease.

The Holy Kingdom holds a transcendent position, while the Holy Kingdom is geographically distant, but the Kingdom and the Empire are old rivals.

Now that the kingdom is becoming increasingly powerful and its army is growing stronger after the new king ascends the throne, how can the Blood Emperor sit still?

"Zanak V? I originally thought that only the third prince was a significant figure in the kingdom, but it turns out that this former second prince is also quite troublesome."

Have the results of the investigation into the group of ruins discovered southwest of the border been released?

In response to the Emperor's inquiry, his secretary-general said, "We had already sent a cavalry team there, but we lost contact with them."

Just as we predicted, that ancient ruin is not simple; it may even be a product of the same era as the "Eight Desire Kings."

After listening to the secretary-general's report, the Blood Emperor bit his nail in extreme frustration, and then said, "Find a corrupt noble in the empire, and hire those 'workers' of the empire in their name to explore."

Since it's an ancient ruin, there must be many lost items inside, right? The kingdom's national strength is rapidly increasing; if our empire doesn't take action soon, things won't go smoothly.

"And also help me contact the Holy Princess of the Holy Kingdom, saying that I intend to marry her in order to establish an alliance with the Holy Kingdom."

Gilkenif didn't actually like the Holy Princess, but considering the entire empire, he was willing to sacrifice himself!

However, what he didn't know was that the crisis facing the Bahars Empire was not just limited to the kingdom.

Meanwhile, at the Great Tomb of Nazarick, news also arrived of the kingdom's new king's ascension to the throne and his sweeping reforms.

Considering that the Kingdom has troublesome targets such as the Third Prince Seiya and the Shy Queen, Old Bones has begun to hesitate. Is it inappropriate to choose the Kingdom as a tough nut to crack?
If they want to establish a nation, they don't necessarily have to choose the tough nut of a kingdom to crack, do they?
An empire should be possible, right?

Moreover, considering the long-standing war between the kingdom and the empire, even if they attack the empire, the kingdom might not necessarily come to their aid.
However, considering that there might be other extraordinary human powerhouses like the Third Prince and the Shy Queen on the Empire side, Old Bone decided to first use the identity of the adventurer Momo to go to the Empire and gather some information.

Ainz went to the Empire to gather intelligence, while the Empire's agents went to the Great Tomb of Nazarick, and as for Sanzia, he went to the Holy Kingdom...

The area surrounding the Holy Kingdom is inhabited by a large number of demi-humans, so the country is frequently invaded by the demi-human race, to the point that the people of the Holy Kingdom have an extreme aversion to the demi-human race.

However, in the Holy Kingdom arc, Seiya can only say that both the Holy Kingdom and the demi-human race are actually in a pretty bad situation.

The scheme orchestrated by Ainz and Demiurge nearly wiped out the ruling class of the Holy Kingdom, then installed a puppet ruler, and even gained considerable fame within the Holy Kingdom.

The demi-humans, who were used as pawns, were initially called "two-legged sheep" by Demiurge, and their leather was used to make magic scrolls.

Later, they served as cannon fodder in the attack on the Holy Kingdom, and were ultimately abandoned without mercy, almost all of them dying under Ainz's super-level magic.

Putting aside racial issues, Seiya felt that the later Ainz Ooal Gown was almost inhuman.

Regardless of whether they are adversaries, as long as they can achieve their goals and gain benefits, they completely disregard life.

The reason why Seiya came to the Holy Kingdom is very simple: Seiya intends to subdue and rule the demi-human races surrounding the Holy Kingdom.

Why do the demi-human race keep attacking the Holy Kingdom? It's simply because they live in a more barren region, so every winter, when they are starving, they have no choice but to attack human cities in order to survive.

After all, although the demi-human race is physically strong and has considerable combat power, they do not have the intelligence of humans.

In other words, they didn't know how to farm or raise livestock; they only knew how to hunt.

In the event of food shortages and a racial crisis, they would naturally have no choice but to attack wealthy humans.

As Seiya had said before, if they were to go head-to-head with Ainz Ooal Gown and his group, their top-tier combat power would be barely enough, but their super soldiers would be somewhat lacking.

In Seizai's view, the demi-human race on the Holy Kingdom's side is an invaluable source of basic combat power.

They are not only numerous, but also stronger than ordinary humans.

Those demi-human tribal chiefs, if they were armed even slightly, would be no less formidable than the combat maids under Old Man's command.

(End of this chapter)