A Villain's Journey Begins in the Type-Moon World

"Your Majesty! The garrisons must not be abolished! How can we take our anger out on all the garrison troops in the country because of the bandit incident in the eastern ice plains? This will undoubtedly dampen our soldiers' enthusiasm for serving the country."

"Your Majesty! This is absolutely not allowed! The Inspectorate Guards number 100,000 throughout the country. How can the abolition of the Inspectorate Guards be decided by Witte alone? If this causes a mutiny among the soldiers and triggers domestic unrest, there is a risk of the country's collapse!"

Upon hearing this, not only did the officials of the military clique collectively jump up in anger, but even more ministers from the civil service clique stood up to dissuade him.

The Inspectorate Guards had long been used as tools for these people to amass wealth, and not only the old aristocratic forces were involved, but the newly emerging aristocratic forces were no exception.

Faced with the public outrage, Fyodor sneered inwardly and finally said, "Alright, abolishing the garrison system is a matter of great importance. These are turbulent times, and we should not easily make changes."

Seeing that Fyodor had finally relented, the ministers breathed a sigh of relief, but Grand Duke Constantine, a veteran minister, narrowed his eyes slightly.

"However, the matter of the transfer of personnel between the local forces and the Imperial Guard must be properly resolved. Starting today, the number of personnel in the Imperial Guard will be expanded. Select suitable candidates from the army as soon as possible and conduct the necessary ceremonies."

"Fyodor said in a deep voice."

Upon hearing the emperor's words, everyone's hearts sank. They knew that no amount of further discussion could change Fyodor's will, and they could only obey.

Chapter 215 The News Brought by the Black Serpent

Parliament quickly adjourned.

In Parliament, the replenishment of internal security personnel and the recruitment of personnel were established.

At the same time, the situation regarding the bandit suppression in the Eastern Ice Plains was escalated. Fyodor ordered the marshal of the Fourth Army to handle the matter thoroughly as soon as possible and send the heads of those rebels to Saint-Germain Castle.

Afterwards, Fyodor summoned Witte to his study alone.

"You have witnessed what happened today. The Inspectorate has long become a den of iniquity. These parasites that feed on the nation's blood must be eradicated before the nation can be revived!"

"Your Majesty, please do not be angry. Abolishing the garrison system goes against the interests of most nobles and will inevitably be blocked. Given the current situation, being able to expand the inner guard is already an advantage."

Witt and Fyodor had already agreed before the council that abolishing the garrison was merely a bargaining chip, a means to an end. The real purpose was simply to smoothly expand the inner guard, thereby strengthening Fyodor's control over Saint-Strong Castle and even the entire Ursus.

At that time, as long as loyal and devoted warriors are selected to form a new inner guard, Fyodor will be more confident.

"So be it... but what I'm not happy about is that I thought this farce in the Eastern Snowfield would end with this battle. But I didn't expect it to escalate so much that it has become a thorn in my side in the Eastern Ursus region."

Fyodor asked in a deep voice, "What is the current situation in Great Yan and the Eastern Kingdom?"

"According to intelligence reports, the Great Yan is already paying attention to this matter, but they are still observing and have not yet taken any action. On the contrary, there is some turmoil in the Eastern Kingdom," Witt said.

"What's the situation in the East?" Fyodor asked.

"Several people from the Eastern Kingdom have infiltrated the border of my Eastern Region. It is said that they are searching for an important figure who has been lost in the Eastern Region."

Witt slowly said, "For this reason, the Eastern Kingdom has sent envoys to my Holy Jun Castle. They questioned us about when we would find the whereabouts of those Eastern Kingdom people who disappeared in the Eastern Region for capturing innocent people and claiming credit. They demanded that we give an explanation for this matter."

"Tuxis, who arrested those Eastern citizens to act as bandits, has already been executed by slow slicing. I have given the Eastern nation an explanation. Why are you still making a fuss about this now?"

Fyodor snorted and said, "They think they can't take us bandits anymore, so they've started to have wicked ideas."

"Send troops from the Fourth Army to the border of the Eastern Kingdom. If the Eastern Kingdom wants to use this as a pretext to invade our eastern border, then they should prepare to bear the wrath of the Ursus army."

“Yes,” Witt replied.

"And then there's the Reunion Movement. This malignant tumor must be completely removed within two weeks. Its usefulness has reached its limit; allowing it to continue will only bring harm!"

Fyodor took a deep breath and said, "Have ten inner guards prepare to depart for the Eastern Snowfields to support our army in completely eliminating them!"

“But the matter of the ten inner guards who went missing in the snowfield is still unresolved. If we only send ten inner guards…” Witt said with some concern.

"Ten is the limit I can send from Saint-Germain. You should know that I can only deploy half of my inner guards. The other half, while equally loyal to the king, are even more loyal to Ursus himself... You should understand the difference between them."

"The problems that occurred during the reign of the late emperor must not be repeated in my hands... Otherwise, the country of Ursus will be completely destroyed in my hands," Fyodor said in a deep voice.

“Yes…” Vittor could only accept this.

"Finally... Witt, don't forget the important town in the southern part of the Eastern Region: Chernobog. That is the foundation for our nation's salvation, and we must not allow the flames of war to reach this mobile city," Fyodor said in a deep voice.

……

Three days have passed quickly, and now only Wang Chong and the guerrilla team led by Patriot remain on the entire mountain.

Several small-scale attacks were launched during this period, but they were all repelled by the Patriots with overwhelming force. The scouts sent out were also accurately shot and killed by Wang Chong.

Soon, the Ursus legions only dared to camp at the foot of the mountain and wait for news from the Empire, no longer daring to harbor any illusions about conquering the mountain.

Seeing that things were ripe, Wang Chong planned to quietly withdraw after nightfall, leaving only a few signs of Reunion soldiers still stationed in the trenches to mislead the Ursus soldiers.

"Be careful…"

As for Patriot, after leaving a message, he led the guerrillas to withdraw first in the afternoon.

The reason they entered the mountain so early was that they needed to destroy the passage they had cleared during their evacuation.

Doing this at night would definitely attract attention. Therefore, it could only be done during the day, by pretending that Wang Chong was launching an artillery attack on Ursus, in order to cover up the noise of destroying the tunnels.

As for Wang Chong, he could leave using the black mist and didn't need to enter the tunnel to leave.

"You can go back now, don't worry about things on my end," Wang Chong instructed.

Patriot nodded, and he was the last to leave, departing the trench and disappearing from Wang Chong's sight.

About an hour later, Wang Chong stopped using the black mist to control artillery fire and probe the enemy trenches. He could sense that the Patriots had successfully left the tunnel and destroyed it.

At this point, only Wang Chong remained in the trench. Albion, along with Arcueid, had already moved to the new base during the first wave of migration.

Every morning, Wang Chong would use the black mist to contact Arcueid and ascertain the current situation of the Reunion Movement.

Basically, the news from Arcueid was that everything was fine there, except for the occasional complaint that Albion had become somewhat unruly since he hadn't seen Wang Chong.

This was somewhat puzzling to Wang Chong. Wasn't he doing a good job guarding the door outside Ines's room before? He had even remarked on how much Albion had grown up.

Why have they reverted to the original version now?

Fortunately, after Wang Chong offered a few words of comfort, it wasn't a big deal, so they didn't dwell on it.

Now, Wang Chong activated the black mist again, originally intending to contact Arcueid to inform him that he might return that night. However, Wang Chong's eyes flickered slightly, and as he manipulated the black mist, a snake-shaped black mist ball appeared in his hand.

"What? News has finally come from Saint-Germain Castle?" Wang Chong asked casually.

"Yes, there have been many changes in the council..." Black Serpent relayed to Wang Chong all the information she had gathered over the past few days regarding the events and developments in the council.

"The internal guards are nothing to fear, especially since I already knew they would be forced to use them this time. Otherwise, why would I have ordered them to retreat? This place is no longer suitable for further entanglement."

After Wang Chong finished speaking, he paused and continued, "However... abolishing the garrison system? This emperor certainly had some courage and ability. It's just a pity he was born at the wrong time."

"Don't even mention that my appearance has already allowed the Reunion Movement to completely pry open a corner of Ursus's destruction. Even without me, I'm afraid that this emperor's actions would have already made him a sacrifice for the resurgence of Ursus under your schemes, wouldn't they?"

Wang Chong smiled faintly and continued, "For example, the industrially advanced city that he painstakingly built up—Chernobyl—will be destroyed as a sacrifice you used to start a war with the Great Yan."

"Hehe, as expected, nothing can escape your discerning eyes, sir." The black snake flattered, lowering its head respectfully.

"Although the current plan of the adults has brought the entire eastern snowfield into the battlefield, no longer confining us to a single city or town, Chernobog is still a crucial town that we need to capture first in our grand scheme."

That city—hides a great secret!

Chapter 216 The Next Target: Chernobog

Wang Chong narrowed his eyes slightly. He naturally knew the secret of the city of Chernobog—the sarcophagus.

It is one of the remnants of the pre-Ark world civilization. Its self-sufficient energy source, even a small portion of it, is enough to power the entire Chernobog mobile city.

It might be an exaggeration to describe it as having endless energy, but given Terra's current level of civilization, the sarcophagus system is more than capable of supporting the entire nation's operation. If the technology for eradicating time within it could be mastered, it would undoubtedly propel the entire civilization to new heights.

Coincidentally, the stone coffin contained the remains of a "professional" who was very likely to know the technology.

"Chestra could indeed be the first target city for the development of my Reunion Movement. However, the main force of the Reunion Movement is currently heading deep into the northern mountains, which is completely opposite to Chern in the south."

Wang Chong nodded slightly, then said:

"If we want the main force to go to Chernobyl, we have to bypass the layers of blockade by the Fourth Army and the Third Army. Unless they can use my help to move them directly by air, it's just empty talk."

"Hasn't the lord already laid out plans for the entire ice plains? When the idea of ​​integration spreads throughout the entire Eastern Ice Plains, it will naturally continue to penetrate into the mobile cities in the south."

Black Serpent slowly said, "And I also have plans for Chernobog. I can give support to the people in the city, and who knows... they might raise the banner of the Reunion Movement themselves and help us take over Chernobog."

“Let’s wait a little longer. The class contradictions in Chernobyl are not yet obvious. Without fertile ground for the growth of ideas, it will ultimately remain a rootless plant,” Wang Chong said. “However, it is indeed time to begin making some preparations in Chernobyl. You can go and make the preparations.”

"Yes, sir..." Black Snake's eyes flashed, and then he answered respectfully.

……

Back at Saint-Germain Castle, the beautiful eagle teacher, Kashina (Black Snake), had just ended her conversation with her master.

"Has the conflict not escalated yet? My lord is hinting at something, deliberately targeting me. He probably hopes I will stir up trouble in Chernobog."

Kasena pondered the content of her conversation with Wang Chong: since the conflict is not yet obvious, then we should intervene artificially to accelerate the process of the conflict emerging.

This is something Kashina is already good at; she knows exactly how to manipulate and incite human nature to escalate conflicts.

“Let me see—the old noble forces have grown dissatisfied with Fyodor’s oppressive policies these days. And Chernobyl, as a city valued by the new nobles and Fyodor, is the perfect opportunity for them to take action.”

"The targets of our lobbying—well, those are naturally Grand Duke Baikal and Viscount Kerke, who have long been stationed in Chernobog."

Kasena looked at the cards she held in her hand, a plan already forming in her mind. "Then let's start by cutting you... Earl Boris, the mayor of Chernobog."

A glint of something sinister flashed in Kassena's eyes. The snake, lurking in wait, was about to cast a shadow over Chernobog.

……

"The sarcophagus of Chernobog... the people associated with it are the children of Alex (Bonebreaker), Misha, Lyudmila (Kingslayer), and others who were once researchers of the sarcophagus," Wang Chong thought to himself.

“Lyudmila had heard Talulah mention that she was originally a companion they were looking for after planning to head south, someone who could connect with Chernobog, and she had been active in the southern region. However, now that the Reunion Movement is trapped in the mountains, contact has been lost. But if you want to enter Chernobog to gather intelligence, she is undoubtedly the most suitable guide.”

"As for Alex, he is now called Bonebreaker and is still studying under Alina's guidance. After all, his obsession and hatred are still too deep, and he has an extreme personality. I remember Alina has worried a lot about this child."

"Once Alex has matured a bit, we'll send him into the city to find his sister Misha. We'll see if we can find Sergei through her. That way, we can resolve the hatred between the three of them and find out the truth."

Wang Chong pondered how to get the three men to let go of the grudges between their fathers and better serve his integration of the movement.

At the same time, Wang Chong also planned to recruit Sergei, a good scientific research talent, so that he could put many of the pre-civilization technology blueprints he had obtained to good use.

"Then there's the sarcophagus. The sarcophagus itself is fine; ever since my black mist spread throughout the land of Ursus, its every move has been under my watchful eye. What I'm worried about is—the unseen will that has been watching over this land."

Wang Chong narrowed his eyes. Not long ago, after using four skill cards to upgrade Sylas's talent [Spell Sense] to the maximum level of five, he had a very clear perception of the will hidden in the Originium.

"I am now almost certain that the guy who can control and manipulate the entire Originium is someone from the previous civilization, and it is very likely that he is the Precyth mentioned by the Doctor—the creator of Originium."

"Although I don't know what her purpose is, if I were to openly teleport to the vicinity of the stone coffin containing the Doctor, which is of most concern to her, and expose my full strength, I'm afraid it would cause unimaginable changes."

"This sarcophagus still needs to be found and opened by someone else. But... it absolutely cannot be Rhodes Island."

Wang Chong had already made his plans; he intended to intercept Rhodes Island once again and bring their Doctor to his own hands.

"Hehe, in the story, the Doctor is clearly an outstanding researcher, but you Rhodes Island insist on making him a manager, a commander, a doctor, and a human resources director all at once. It would be a miracle if he wasn't worked to death by you."

Wang Chong chuckled and continued, "There is a sequence to learning, and everyone has their own area of ​​expertise. A PhD should shine in their proper place. If you don't know how to use them, I'll have to be the one to manage them."

"Finally, there's General Helag. There aren't many commanders who can lead tens of thousands of troops these days. If this general were to join the Reunion Movement, he would surely become another pillar of the movement."

After finalizing the plan, Wang Chong had already included all the people he wanted to recruit in the list, one by one, and they would all be packaged together and brought back to the Reunification Movement.

As for the hooligans at those middle schools in Chernobyl... Wang Chong didn't have too many thoughts. Most of these kids were still in school and had intact families. Why would he drag them into this struggle?

Even if they agree, I'm afraid their parents won't.

"The plan is finalized. Once we return to Reunion, we'll have Talulah begin working on it. Speaking of which, I wonder how Amiya's situation is going?"

Wang Chong felt that he hadn't contacted his cheap apprentice for many days. It just so happened that his next target was about to make a move against Chernobog, and he planned to sound out Amiya's intentions. He didn't want Amiya to go and rescue the Doctor ahead of time because of his influence.

Wang Chong surveyed the trenches ahead, and after confirming that the Ursus soldiers would not come to scout again, he assigned some Black Mist soldiers to guard the trenches for him. He then entered the anti-artillery pit and re-injected his consciousness into the trenches.

……

Rhode Island

"Just as Black Alice said, this girl has been so worried about the infected people that she hasn't been able to sleep these past few days. She's got such big dark circles under her eyes, and she's out for a night run with her Body Tempering Ruler on her back."

When Wang Chong projected his consciousness onto Amiya, he specifically asked Black Irisviel about Amiya's situation.

After all, during this period of war, Wang Chong did not have time to enter the enemy's territory.

According to Black Alice's observation, Amiya is troubled by the escalating violence against infected people.

Unfortunately, Rhodes Island not only had limited capabilities but also lacked a legitimate reason to interfere in the internal affairs of other countries. Amiya was willing but powerless, and could only watch helplessly as the infected people suffered in the news reports, feeling pity for them.

"Could it be that this pressure and helplessness is what made Amiya decide to wake up the Doctor immediately?" Wang Chong pondered.

Then, Wang Chong coughed twice, pretending to wake up, and said, "Amiya, stop slowly for now."

"Huh? Teacher?" Amiya was startled upon hearing Wang Chong's voice, then slowly slowed her pace. Drenched in sweat, Amiya wiped the sweat from her forehead and said:

"Teacher, why are you out again today?"

"This isn't the right place to talk. Don't let people think you're mentally unstable," Wang Chong said in a deep voice.

Amiya realized what Wang Chong was saying and noticed that there were Rhodes Island surveillance cameras in the training room.