I'm in Terra

"No, you've got two things wrong." Victor shook his head. "First, the power struggle in the south has nothing to do with me. Your plan was for me to infiltrate Luxembourg and Rossiya, and then, when both sides were exhausted, to suddenly intervene and seize ownership of Luxembourg, right?"

Isn't that right? Kashena didn't say anything, but her expression was full of this meaning.

"That's the biggest difference in thinking between you and me." Victory took a sip of coffee and smiled contentedly. "You're focused on seizing the generalship, while I'm thinking about how to secure a complete Luxembourg, free from the constraints of those nobles. Think about it, is there a better time than this chaotic situation to cleanse these aristocratic scum? All I need to do is send out an elite force, repeatedly strangling those unwanted dregs along the way, and then find a way to kill each noble in their home. A dilapidated town with huge potential will be mine. Is there any business in the world more profitable than this?"

"You mean, clearing the area in advance is more valuable than directly seizing the position of general? But the nobles of Saint Jun Castle are not fools. They will soon find out through spies that all this is your doing." Kashena reminded.

"But they'll never find evidence," Victoria said with a confident smile. "Without documents, they'll resort to underhanded tactics. And I'm not afraid of schemes and intrigues. Besides, after ascending to power, I plan to actively court those nobles. After all, the Sixth Legion's foundation still belongs to the old aristocracy. I believe the deaths of a few minions won't affect my friendship with them."

"You don't mind showing goodwill to those nobles, but you must clean up the tricks they left behind?" Kashena raised her eyebrows and finally figured out the difference in thinking between the two sides.

While she was still considering how to smoothly seize the position of general, Victoria was thinking about how to make this position more comfortable. This unconventional thinking even surprised the shrewd Kasheina.

She couldn't understand where Victoria's confidence came from, and why he already regarded the position of general as a sure thing. Of the several major competing forces, Norvinsk was clearly the weakest.

"A general's strength lies not in his numbers but in his skill; a general's strength lies not in his courage but in his strategy." Seeing Kashena's puzzled look, Victoria chuckled and uttered a rather awkward proverb: "I've long prepared my plan to seize the position of general. I'm only waiting for the right moment to soar into the sky like a dragon. So for now, I'll turn my attention to those scums to the east. Oh, and remember to wear that gauze dress tonight. I really like the hazy feeling it gives."

Kasheina glared at Victoria with a charming expression, putting her doubts to rest for the time being. It didn't matter if she couldn't figure it out; time would tell. And the thing she had the most was time.

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"Which team is this?" Dorothy looked a little surprised as she stepped on the blood-stained snow.

The captain, who had just finished executing the patrol team, calmed down his inner turmoil and said, "Lady Dorothy, this is the third team. Each team has about 40 people, and now there are 120 people."

"Tsk, tsk, one hundred and twenty?" Dorothy exclaimed in amazement, looking at the corpses scattered across the ground. "That's almost more than Norvinsk. It seems this greedy Lord Roan is also a traitor who ignores the laws of the Empire. Add to that the troops stationed in the town, and I really doubt Lord Roan can afford to support so many soldiers."

PS: I got up early in the morning to write and I feel in good spirits.

Hehehe, hehehe.

A General's Success: 10 Dimensional Transcendence (Three Updates Today)

Ron has been very cool recently. As the lord of the Far East, his orders are like imperial decrees in the area around Ron Town.

After experiencing the fear at the end of the year, Ron was shocked to find that the war in Luxembourg seemed to have nothing to do with him. After all, his superiors were not the earls who were fighting for their lives, but a nobleman from the Saint-Etienne Castle.

So Ron prepared a rather luxurious gift and sent it to Saint Jun Castle, and took advantage of the New Year holiday to resume his extravagant and dissolute life. At this time, it happened that the patrol captain Cassie presented a young girl who claimed to have been plundered from the countryside. Ron was intoxicated by her lovely face and timid expression.

After thoroughly enjoying the young woman, Lord Roan waved his hand and approved Captain Cassi's request for plunder. He knew, of course, that the villagers, having just finished winter, had little money, but that didn't stop him from allowing Cassi to levy taxes. After all, only when the villagers couldn't pay their taxes would Cassi capture them to pay off their debts, right?

As Lord Ron's brother-in-law, Cassie has always been Ron's most trusted subordinate and relative. Not only is he generous with wealth and beauties, but even the largest violent group in Ron Town is led by Cassie.

Yes, Roen Town was a unique place. Lord Roen hadn't followed the Imperial decree to train at least 500 soldiers to guard the border. Instead, he resorted to excessively recruiting patrol teams to deal with inspections from above. After all, those above him didn't care whether the empire's borders were actually invaded, so each inspection was quite casual.

Roan also put a lot of thought into this, abolishing the army, which had higher salaries and was more difficult to train, and replacing it with a large number of patrol teams. As a result, in Roan Town, the army and police station were empty departments, and only the patrol teams, which should have been limited in number, continued to expand.

Whether it was tax collection, law enforcement, or the elimination of those disgusting infected people, everything was commanded by the patrol team's captain, Cassi. The patrol team under Cassi's command had swelled to over 300 members.

And today is the day for Cassi to apply for taxation.

In fact, Ron didn't care about this matter at all at the beginning. Collecting taxes was just a small matter for Cassie. But after tasting the wonderful taste of the girl Cassie tributed, Ron is now looking forward to collecting taxes. If he can catch another beautiful girl...swish.

When he thought of this, Ron couldn't help licking the corner of his mouth.

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"Damn it, how could this happen!" Cassie looked at the tragic scene in front of him, feeling shocked and angry.

Thanks to the ample numbers of infected patrols, the tax collection mission in Roan Town was actually quite simple. About 70% of the team was deployed, divided into five or six groups of similar size, with one day to disperse and collect taxes, and another day to gather and count. It was a simple task, but something unexpected happened.

The next morning, when Cassi arrived at the scheduled meeting point with his team loaded with goods, he found that only one team had arrived. At first, he thought the other teams were delayed on the road due to something, but as the sun rose higher, the lack of news from his subordinates made Cassi feel uneasy.

So he didn't bother to count the finances. After piling up the supplies at the assembly point, he organized the team and set out to look for the missing soldiers.

But what about now? They'd found the men, but it was too late. The scarlet blood and corpses scattered across the ground betrayed the tragedy that had occurred. Cassie, suppressing her nausea, went forward to examine the bodies, only to discover that most of the team members had been killed without resistance.

What did this mean? Cassi swallowed subconsciously. This meant the attackers weren't just ordinary people, but rather figures far more powerful than the patrol. That's why his team members, unable to withstand the attack, surrendered and were easily killed.

Could it be the army? Cassie remembered the news of the melee from Luxembourg a while ago, and his mind was already extremely alert.

Without much hesitation, Cassie chose the safest option: "Everyone! Return to the meeting point and take those supplies back to town!!!"

"Gulp." The patrolmen swallowed their saliva and instinctively obeyed Cassie's order. Although they were known for their crimes, they hadn't actually killed many people. Seeing such a scene of corpses and blood, they couldn't help but feel a little scared.

Frightened by such a horrific scene, the combined guerrillas quickly returned to the gathering point where the supplies were stored. However, when they hurriedly arrived at the gathering point, they found a fashionable girl sitting and playing on their cargo truck.

"Oh my, oh my? You're back so soon? I thought you'd run around everywhere before running back with your tail between your legs."

Hearing the girl's teasing, Cassie was suddenly shocked: "Did you do all those things?"

"No?" The girl laughed and shook her head. But before Cassie could breathe a sigh of relief, a devilish answer came out of her mouth: "These were all done by my subordinates. As the captain, I won't take credit for the military achievements."

As soon as he finished speaking, the black-clad soldiers who had been ambushed nearby rushed forward. Cassi didn't even have time to issue an order before the troops were dispersed by these black-clad soldiers armed with pistols and long swords.

Watching the almost one-sided slaughter, the girl in the truck nodded in satisfaction. She also warned the fastest-moving soldiers, "The leader must be captured alive. I don't want to see any of the others."

Hearing the girl mention that adult, the soldiers' fighting speed increased even faster. The patrol team clearly had the advantage in numbers, but in less than ten minutes, the entire team was completely crushed by the one-sided attack.

After the battle, the soldiers didn't rest, but instead began to examine the bodies one by one, even finishing off those who weren't completely dead. The captain, named Cassi, was escorted to the girl by several soldiers.

Looking at the girl who was still smiling, Cassie's legs went weak and she collapsed to the ground: "Please spare my life! I will cooperate with you no matter what you want me to do!!!"

The girl smiled slightly and took out a small staff from her pocket: "Nice to meet you. My name is Dorothy. And then, goodbye forever."

As the girl cast her spell, the panicked Cassie gradually lost his composure, then crawled to his feet in a daze, like a living dead. Just as the soldiers were about to step forward to restrain him, Dorothy waved her hand. After a few minutes, Cassie's spirit gradually returned, though his expression remained strange.

"This is Dorothy, cough cough cough. This guy's consciousness has been completely shattered. Next, I'll be Cassie. You guys tidy up yourselves and then send 'me' and these goods back to Roan Town. I hope that Lord Roan will be satisfied with my appearance, hehe."

The soldiers looked at each other, then quickly arranged themselves according to 'Cassi's' orders.

Dimensional transcendence, this is Dorothy's Originium skill.

PS: I wrote two hundred more words, which is a bit of a loss.

A General's Success: 11 First Territory

At the entrance to Roan Town, several menacing black-clad soldiers lined up in front, clearing the road. Behind them, the arrogant Cassie advanced with a large number of supply carts. The most eye-catching figure among them was a young girl, held by two black-clad soldiers. Even without considering her stylish and beautiful attire, her beauty was clearly not something that could be cultivated in the countryside.

However, out of fear of the patrol team's power, the citizens on the roadside did not dare to look any longer. Most of them just glanced once or twice and then hurried away.

Cassie didn't care and walked straight into Ron's house with the girl. Naturally, the confiscated property and supplies were moved to Ron's private vault under the guidance of the servants.

"Ahem, Lord Ron, we're back." After knocking on the door symbolically, Cassie pushed open the door and went straight to Ron's study. As expected, Ron was thrusting his fat body and riding the girl that Cassie had offered him last time.

Seeing Cassie come in, Ron didn't care, just slightly speeding up his pace. As his fat body continued to tremble, Ron released the unconscious girl in his arms.

"What's wrong, Cassie? Why are you in such a hurry? Is it..."

Cassie nodded and clapped her hands gently. "As you expected, I found a very good girl in a remote village north of Roan Town. I'm sure you will be satisfied."

As Cassie clapped her hands, two black-clad soldiers pushed a beautiful girl into the room. Just seeing the girl's slender figure made Ron feel a faint rise in his lower body, but when he was about to take a closer look at the girl's face, he found that her eyes were so deep, so... eye-catching.

Plop————

Two deep falls were heard almost simultaneously, as Cassie and Ron fell to the ground almost simultaneously. The former was because Dorothy had released her influence on him, while the latter had just been captured by the Dimensional Transcendence.

In just a few minutes, Lord Ron, who had no Originium skills, was easily controlled by Dorothy. He shook his head and got up from the ground, but his eyes were blank.

Looking at Ron's bewildered eyes, Dorothy frowned and began to speak. "First, issue an order. Effective immediately, the infected patrol team in Ron Town will be restructured. Excess patrol soldiers will be disbanded, and only those required for law enforcement will be retained. Second, starting today, select fifty elite soldiers from the disbanded team and train them with higher-standard soldier treatment to guard against possible changes."

Listening to Dorothy's words, Ron staggered towards the desk, pushed away the young girl lying on the desk, and wrote blankly according to Dorothy's instructions.

Soon, a decree written by Ron himself was issued. Dorothy also canceled the control of the Originium technique and let Ron collapse on the desk again.

Covering her burning forehead, Dorothy looked at one of the black-clad soldiers. "Ron and Cassie have to stay for now. We'll have to use their names to gradually control this town. As for the other relevant parties...what are Master Victoria's instructions?"

The two soldiers exchanged a glance, and one of them removed his mask. He was the leader of this team, and one of the first infected soldiers to be promoted. "The Lord said... to eradicate all evil."

Dorothy was slightly startled, then closed her eyes and rubbed her temples. "Then just follow my orders. Ron has a sister, and Cassie has a child who just turned five. As for Ron, besides this girl who he has completely ruined, he also has a maid and a son who is less than two years old. Once we gradually take over control of this town, we will deal with Ron and Cassie as well."

"Yes!" The two men stood at attention. "For Norvinsk! For Lord Victoria!"

Dorothy waved her hand and lay down on a chair in the study. "Alright, let me rest for a while. I've been overloading my Originium skills all the way here, so I need to slow down. Cassie and Ron will stay here for now. They will never wake up. As for this girl... let's get rid of her."

The two men nodded and dragged the unconscious girl out of the study.

Dorothy sighed softly and closed her eyes reluctantly: "Huh - calm down, this is a necessary sacrifice."

In the evening, 'Cassie' returned to the base with Ron's warrant. Although the warrant stated that the entire patrol team's composition was to be reorganized, it was actually just to cover up the whereabouts of the missing patrol members and provide a reasonable excuse for the soldiers brought by Dorothy to enter the base.

The members of the patrol team were obviously used to Ron's whims. Under the dual instructions of the warrant and Cassie, the remaining patrol members obediently accepted the arrangements and were reorganized.

Especially when the remaining soldiers learned that only one in ten of the patrolmen who had returned from the tax collection was still alive, they seemed to realize what had happened.

So, under Cassie's evasive expression, the entire patrol team obediently followed Dorothy's instructions to transform. Of course, this was only a temporary measure. Later, she would find a way to screen these patrol team members and finally retain only a few normal people.

Meanwhile, the purge of Rowan's family quietly began. Citing recent disturbing incidents in Rowan, Dorothy declared martial law in Rowan Mansion. She also dismissed all the maids and housekeepers, and even imposed a curfew on Rowan Town.

With the issuance of these decrees, many people believed war was coming to Roan Town, while others thought Roan was simply going mad. Regardless of their speculation, Roan Town was destined to be gradually transformed under Dorothy's step-by-step guidance. All that was left was an unexpected event, and Lord Roan would be able to claim his fate.

And Victoria could naturally mobilize troops and send generals to take over everything in Ron Town.

This winter in Roan has been exceptionally cold, but it may be the coldest it has seen in decades. When the snow melts and spring arrives, I believe warmth and vitality will return to the town.

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"The election can begin." Victoria gently issued a decree while watching the falling snow outside the window. "From now on, all officials who take office in Norvinsk must rotate through those small towns for one to three years. Those with outstanding performance can take up important positions upon their return, even to Luxembourg. Those who underperform must remain in their local area for three years before being allowed to return home. At the same time, the election for talent can also begin. Whether infected or not, whether civil or military, as long as they possess outstanding talent and decent moral character, they will all be able to find a satisfactory job from now on."

"Why did it start suddenly? Has the matter in Ron Town been settled?" Kashena took the document and looked at Victoria with some curiosity.

There was no news about Dorothy yet, but Victoria had already started preparing for the follow-up matters, as if he knew that Dorothy would succeed.

Victoria smiled slightly and patted his butt gently: "My wisdom is far beyond your imagination."

"Achieved military merit: Capture of a stronghold. Although it's just a poorly defended town, it's the first step in your conquest. You've captured an additional territory, earning +1500 merit points."

A General's Success: 12 Choloy's Awakening

This is what life should be like!

Compared with his current appearance, the bastard who only knew how to drink, play with women, watch black boxing, and accept flattery was simply a stinking rat in a stinking ditch.

Indeed, life can only be filled with passion and happiness when we challenge the strong.

Joloy's smile grew even more charming as he rubbed the badges in his hands. These badges represented the chambers of commerce or underground forces secretly supported by the nobles, and now these were all they had left.

Ever since Qiao Luoyi was deceived by the noble chamber of commerce, he finally understood the eternal truth of this country, and indeed, this land. Power is the only license for unbridled freedom. And the so-called wealth and power he once admired? These were merely appendages of power.

To prove his own significance and to exact revenge on the nobles who had ignored him, Joloy accepted the surrender of a group of young, up-and-coming officers, led by Paul. Although it was a surrender, Joloy felt their relationship was more like a partnership, with both sides simply targeting the same nobles.

Joloy used the "power" brought by these soldiers, and these soldiers also used Joloy's name and power to seek revenge.

Under Joloy's scheme, they first lured in some merchants within Luxembourg who were eager to rise to power, using the promise of fame and profit. They then capitalized on the wealth and connections these merchants offered them, expanding their influence. At the time, Carter was seriously injured and the city's nobles were vying for power. No one paid attention to the rise of a force that was rapidly recruiting young people from all walks of life.

This time, Choloy showed no hesitation or mercy. He targeted a Luxembourg nobleman with a poor reputation who had previously attempted to establish a relationship with him. Choloy first leveraged the malicious sabotage of several chambers of commerce, in conjunction with the unrest of underground gangs, to block the nobleman's industrial chain.

Then, taking advantage of the nobleman's overwhelming pressure, he led his soldiers, disguised as gangsters, and robbed his house in one fell swoop. And the nobleman himself was beaten to death by Qiao Luoyi with one punch after another under his smiling and peaceful gaze.

A lord who was so arrogant in front of ordinary people died quietly in his own home. When this noble was completely defeated by him, Qiao Luoyi's face bloomed with an incomparable brilliant smile.

At this moment, he is like a newborn.

The subsequent development was pretty much as he had imagined. The death of a lord did not cause much waves in Luxembourg. Although those filthy nobles said they wanted to avenge the tragically killed noble, in fact, they were all just eyeing the power that the lord had held during his lifetime.

Qiao Luoyi disappeared from the center of the storm in such a swagger, and took away the nobleman's wealth and collection.

Afterwards, Joloy did not indulge in the joy of victory and wealth, but instead used this windfall to continue recruiting troops. As nobles were dragged into the abyss one by one, Joloy's troops far exceeded those so-called subordinates he once had.

However, those nobles who were able to stir up trouble within Luxembourg were no pushovers either. After only three or four actions, Joloy received several unsigned warnings.

These nobles assured Joroyi that if he continued his mischief, he would be met with a united attack from all the nobles. Looking at the beautifully written letters, Joroyi smiled happily, and his soldiers were equally happy. They had already made their choice; why would they be afraid of a mere warning at this point?

But just as Qiao Luoyi was about to gather his men to let these nobles see who had the harder fist, an unexpected news came from the city hall.

His good brother, Carter, who had been seriously injured and in a coma, long thought to be on his last legs, had miraculously regained consciousness under the care of his family. Furthermore, the doctor who had been overseeing the quality of life proudly announced that, aside from the scars on Carter's body, he had virtually no residual effects. The explosion and attack hadn't significantly impacted him, merely leaving him in a coma for a while.

As soon as the news came out, the nobles who were stirring up trouble in Luxembourg almost stopped their actions at the same time, and the chaotic Luxembourg returned to its former order almost overnight.

The nobles knew that unless Carter died suddenly, they would never have the chance to touch that position again, and they would be lucky to be able to keep the right they had just swallowed.

As for another assassination attempt on Carter? What a joke! The first assassination attempt had already caused the officers to nearly riot. If anyone dared to touch the newly awakened acting governor, there would definitely be only one outcome.

That means the army will come out in full force and purge all the nobles in Luxembourg regardless of right or wrong.

Qiao Luoyi also had complicated feelings.

On the one hand, he was more or less happy about Carter's awakening. Although he had once considered him his greatest rival for the position of general, Joloy had now come to terms with it. He was unsuitable for the position of general. He was inferior to Carter in both skill and power.

The reason he had previously been able to rally a group of nobles and run rampant without fear was largely due to Carter's indulgence and tolerance. What was the point of winning against a brother who always gave in to him? Would it prove Joloy's strength?

Obviously not.