allonlinenovel Chapter 131 The Queen's Power
Chapter 131 The Queen's Power
The next day, Lilith could clearly feel that the way many people were looking at her had changed.
Rather than saying that the people's eyes had changed, it was more accurate to say that the attitudes of the dukes in the southwest had changed.
Judith and Scott were well aware of the role of firearms on the battlefield, so they hurriedly had Lilith place an order and each took some muskets back to study.
This thing isn't difficult to make. Once the two of them figure out the principles, they can even make something better, just like Doug.
Furthermore, Lind also directly provided Lilith with the method for making basic gunpowder in the letter.
However, currently only the gray and white-collar workers have a complete production line. It will take some time for alchemists to go from handcrafting to having a complete assembly line. By the time the southwestern two regions or the capital city start making firearms, it will be too late.
Moreover, given Lilith's current level of control, to be honest, she is powerless to establish an arms factory; she can only conduct research and share the results with the southwestern two regions.
Linde's requirement that all musket orders be traded through Lilith significantly elevated Lilith's status, as the nobles of the southwest did not want their beloved queen to step down so soon.
But Lilith couldn't be happy. After finishing her official duties, she leaned back in her chair, exhausted, and her personal maids skillfully began to massage her.
No one looked down on the Grey-White Collars anymore because their territory was smaller. In fact, from now on, some nobles began to accept that the Grey-White Collars were the true rightful rulers of Lars.
Since there's no longer any profit to be made from Doug, and the prevailing sentiment in the capital is to distance themselves from the demons, Doug, who has close ties with the demons, is bound to be even less popular.
With such influence among today's gray-collar and white-collar workers, Lilith finds it hard to imagine what that time traveler would want to do after unifying the North.
Moreover, judging from the muskets they sold, it is very likely that they now have the combat power to overwhelm feudal armies. Lilith could even guess that they must have something important to do and urgently need money, which is why they are selling off their obsolete military equipment.
The proceeds from the sale of the military equipment will then be used to fund the research and development of new weapons, creating a virtuous cycle.
When the enemy actually goes to war with the capital, the capital will be forced to fight against the enemy's latest weapons and equipment using inferior equipment purchased from them.
The thought sent chills down Lilith's spine, but even if it was a cup of poison, she had no choice but to drink it.
Drinking poison to quench thirst is not advisable, but if Lilith doesn't drink it, she worries she won't see the sun rise the next day.
Lilith was very pessimistic about her future, and could only hope that the other party would spare her life out of consideration for their shared hometown and blood relationship.
But Lilith sneered at the present. With the governor's support, Lilith could unite the nobles of the southwest to conduct a thorough investigation of the capital and uncover the mastermind behind the assassination attempt.
Under Lilith's deliberate guidance, the most politically correct thing to do in the capital was to confront the Kingdom of Anjou on the southwestern border. This was one of the few points of consensus between the new and old parties. Even though the old party had secretly marked themselves as traitors, at least on the surface, they had to support the fight against Anjou.
Now, the nobles in the capital can no longer cover up the assassination as before, because the assassination is now directly related to the fight against Anjou. Governor Linde has said that only by finding out the mastermind behind the assassination will he provide better muskets and cannons.
Are you trying to cover up the assassination attempt? Do you want to prevent the southwestern border from acquiring the latest firearms and cannons, thus depriving the kingdom of its newest strength to resist Anjou?
Lilith won't even need to lift a finger; Judith and Scott will simply order the army to set off.
Previously, Lilith's decision to send troops from the southwest to the capital was somewhat of a case of taking advantage of the situation, but things changed afterward.
Once the muskets are equipped among the soldiers, if someone wants to cause trouble for Lilith, these soldiers will probably be even more excited than the two young masters who were seduced by Lilith.
Even this morning, the palace guards reported that there were far fewer eyes peering into the palace.
Thinking of this, Lilith's lips couldn't help but curl up again.
From this perspective, even if I were to be overthrown by that time traveler in the future, it would still be worth it.
After all, the other party is now fully supporting her, which gives Lilith an unexpected voice. The Duke of the Southwest has also changed his previous ambiguous attitude and declared that he will assist Lilith in thoroughly investigating the capital, just for the latest muskets and cannons.
Lilith was like a schizophrenic patient torn between her own feelings; she had just been frowning, but now she felt completely at ease and even couldn't help but laugh out loud.
After sorting out the current situation, Lilith even wanted to take advantage of the moment to revise the policy and be even more radical.
But after careful consideration, Lilith decided against it. The most important thing right now was to find out who was behind the assassination attempt and not give the old guard an opportunity to make trouble.
In fact, everyone, including Lilith, knew that Governor Linde was not trying to find the mastermind behind the assassination of Crane, but rather that the assassins of the king and themselves were the same group of people. However, everyone unanimously chose to keep quiet about it.
Who told the assassin to be so impulsive? Now they've really tried and are going to die.
Lilith, who decided to wait and see and had Judith and Scott help her find the murderer, took out the letter and decided to thank the governor for his help again and establish contact with him. At the very least, she wanted to build goodwill so that he wouldn't actually burn her alive one day.
Looking at the familiar name written on her pen, Lilith felt a little dazed. Perhaps there really was a divine arrangement at play, and her brother's spirit in heaven was truly watching over her.
Meanwhile, all the servants had been driven out, and Claire was in a rage in her room, smashing the furniture around her.
"Why? The previous assassination attempt failed, fine, but why didn't you even bother to investigate their background! Now the other side is fully supporting Lilith, and the power balance in the capital that I've worked so hard to maintain is about to spiral out of control!"
Claire shouted at the black mist in front of her in the empty room.
But the black mist resembling a nun remained silent.
Claire suddenly realized something and snapped, "I get it! You're refusing to tell me the truth precisely because you've figured out what's going on with the other side!"
"You are very smart."
The nun, Black Mist, nodded.
"Is it that they are unwilling, or that they dare not?"
After saying that, Claire gave a self-deprecating laugh: "I'm so stupid. How could there be anything in this world that you wouldn't dare to do?"
"Don't dare."
Claire froze on the spot after hearing that.
"Are you kidding me? You must be kidding me! Aren't we partners? I swore an oath to you that I would support you as the true religion after I ascended the throne! You dare to steal the authority of the goddess, how could there be anything in this world that you wouldn't dare to do?"
"You are not from the same world."
The nun, Black Mist, shook her head.
"Of course, our cooperation can continue, as long as it doesn't involve the other side, because we can't figure out their intentions either."
After realizing that she and the governor were not from the same world, Claire finally gave up on the Grey and White Collar group, but she still said, "I will not give up that position."