Although Princess Noren does not possess the powerful combat abilities like her sister, the "Magic Brave Hero," she is endowed with extraordinary wisdom and is the top elite talent in the dostic affairs departnt of the Magic Tool Country.
The hero of the Magic Tool Country is an entity created through the contract with Divine Equipnt, unique to the Magic Tool Country. These Divine Equipnt are essentially akin to red crystal spheres, only transforming according to the hero’s wishes after a contract is ford. Naturally, Noren does not have combat power, so she cannot beco a hero; however, this does not concern Noren.
At present, she is excitedly reading the letter in her hand, containing the content of Duanmu Huai’s previous speech.
"Tribunal... it seems it might have so value for exploitation..."
Noren murmured to herself softly as she reviewed the intelligence.
The Magic Tool Country differs from the other two nations; they primarily incite fear among the populace by exaggerating the threat of the Demon Clan to extract funds from their hands.
For instance, "It would be dangerous if attacked by the Demon King’s Army, therefore the nation has decided to build a wall for protection, necessitating increased taxation"—using such excuses to collect large sums of money from the people. Of course, the wall will be built, but how much it costs is another matter; once taxes are collected, how the money is spent is entirely up to the state. Thus, the Magic Tool Country has always maintained its rule and dominion by intimidating the populace in this manner.
But Noren knows there is a limit to this.
After repeated intimidation, the people are no longer so sensitive; evidence of this is that when the Demon King’s Army truly launched a massive invasion this ti, the state’s move to increase taxes for military funding was t with non-cooperation and even resentnt from many. Although they only grumbled in front of the state machinery, Noren has keenly realized that if this continues, the situation won’t look good.
However, changing the traditional system of the Magic Tool Country is also very difficult, but Duanmu Huai’s speech has shown Princess Noren a brand new path.
"Not considering the Demon Clan as evil, but rather as a threat to humans, to be completely eradicated... hmm, such reasoning is not unconvincing, and it might even encourage the public and nobles to join in. With proper manipulation, not only can the Demon Clan be eliminated, but their territories can be conquered..."
Traditionally, the Magic Tool Country maintained a defensive stance against the Demon King’s Army, primarily to present an image of "we are victims oppressed and threatened by the Demon Clan" to the public. Under such circumstances, persuading the populace to acknowledge an invasion of Demon Territory is not easy.
But just by shifting perspectives with the Tribunal’s theory, the situation changes completely. There is no need to fabricate stories proving the Demon’s evil; it suffices to deem them a threat to humanity to warrant their extermination. Such simple, crude yet reasonable thinking is indeed intriguing.
In this way, the Magic Tool Country can legitimately launch offensives against Demon Territory, occupy their lands, slaughter their people, and seize their assets. As long as the people benefit from the war, it is likely that their previous dissatisfaction over exorbitant taxes will vanish.
After all, Demons are not human; killing or plundering their lands and assets poses no problem.
Although at first glance, it might seem less intuitive than depicting Demons as evil and humans as righteous, it more distinctly separates the two, relying not on subjective judgnts but purely on objective facts for distinction. Simple, convenient, and direct, it truly appears to be effective.
However...
"It seems I must personally converse with that Great Judge and persuade them to cooperate with our nation."
Princess Noren rested her chin, contemplating in soft tones before making her decision.
"It appears I must et with that Great Judge personally; such matters cannot be left to others. Oh, and I should take my sister along; although she’s a useless fool, her skills are at least decent, and she’s pleasing enough to look at. If negotiations go well, I’ll have her marry the Judge. After all, as a princess, this is her only value."
Speaking words that seed not at all like she was referring to her sister, Noren jumped up as lightly as a bird.
"Alright, ti to prepare for action."
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