The Path to Lordship Begins in the North

In the capital of Capet, Lilith is trimming flowers with Nora in the palace garden.

If it weren't for the Queen's reserve, Lilith would have just wanted to unleash a full set of military boxing and shout "That felt great!"

Specific administrative tasks can be left to Nora, while the general policy direction can be handed over to the older brother through the bards.

The only thing Lilith needs to be responsible for now is the Northern Revenue Service. As long as she has a firm grip on the Revenue Service, she can ensure that she remains standing.

Balance? That's something you only need to do when you don't have the strength.

Of course, Lilith can't be completely lazy. There are some things that Lilith still needs to approve personally, such as the matters related to starting cooperation with the North.

At that moment, a guard rushed in, knelt down, and cried out, "Your Majesty, news has come from the North!"

Upon hearing that it was news from the North, Lilith scolded, "What kind of behavior is this, all flustered and disrespectful? Speak, what exactly is the news?"

"Your Majesty, the Northerners are coming to build our railway."

After speaking, the guard handed over the detailed letter.

Upon hearing this, Nora frowned before Lilith could finish reading the letter. Nora had discussed the railroad project with Lilith before, and the materials were all prepared, but the North had taken the opportunity to concede it.

Moreover, I've also heard of Nora, the steel monster from the North, who played an important role in the Battle of Golden Plains.

Although the North has begun manufacturing civilian steel monsters, once the kingdom's transportation falls into the hands of the North, the North will be able to move freely around the capital. From the Prime Minister's perspective, this is something Nora finds completely unacceptable.

The idea of ​​the capital and the North working together is just a lie to fool the common people. The nobles know that the North is now effectively independent. It is now an independent country located to the north of the kingdom. How could it allow other countries to extend their reach into its vital transportation routes?

That would normally be the case, but things are not normal now.

After casually glancing through the documents, Lilith said, "Give full support to the North, and organize another group of healthy people in the capital who have low salaries or can't find work to work for the North."

Upon hearing this decision, Nora took the letter and began reading it with a face full of question marks.

His Majesty has been acting strangely ever since he returned from the North. While cooperation with the North is a good thing, there's no need to go to this extent.

Will those people from the capital who went to work for the North ever return?

While it did increase employment, these jobs eventually ended up outside the capital.

Nora didn't understand, but she was deeply shocked.

However, the reasons given in the letter were indeed hard to refuse. The obelisk was a huge project, and many experts and so-called engineers from the North, as well as some materials, had to be transported from the North to the capital, which would cost a lot of money. Building a railway would indeed save a lot of money.

Nora wanted to say that the railway should be built by the capital, since His Majesty was not short of money, but the specifications for the railway required by the steel behemoth were entirely in their hands, so the railway could only be built by the North.

Finally, Nora sighed. Compared to Lilith's resolute decision to side with her brother and her carefree attitude, Nora's situation was much more complicated and painful, as she carried the burden of the capital and the three realms on her shoulders.

"Your Majesty, perhaps we could discuss the territories that these railways pass through."

Upon hearing Nora's words, Lilith perked up again and said, "Alright, I'll leave this matter to the Prime Minister, but remember to decide quickly. The railway will pass through the noble family that has the best attitude."

Lilith is very skilled at exploiting her subordinates. After the battle of the Golden Plains, no one doubted the transport capacity of the steel behemoth. And the railway that the North is currently building is semi-civilian, which means that Northern merchants and nobles along the route can also use it as long as they pay.

Any intelligent nobleman could tell how much profit a railway could bring to his territory.

As for the kingdom's main transportation routes being controlled? If Her Majesty the Queen isn't worried, why should the lords and nobles below be concerned? Besides, if it really brings huge benefits, even if it's controlled, those nobles will just say they're doing it willingly.

"But Your Majesty, will the northern border agree to change the route?"

Nora was a little worried that the domineering North wouldn't change its course just because Her Majesty the Queen requested, but Lilith waved her hand and said, "Don't worry, my prime minister, just do it."

To be honest, looking at Nora's beautiful yet melancholic face, Lilith really wanted to tell her that the Governor of the North was actually one of their own, but she was afraid that Nora wouldn't be able to accept it, so she decided against it.

Nora nodded and stepped back, not surprised by Lilith's confident attitude. Nora felt that the North's attitude towards Her Majesty the Queen could even be described as doting. She felt that the governor really treated Her Majesty as his sister. But Nora quickly shook her head and banished this absurd idea from her mind.

The guard did not leave at this moment, but said to Lilith, "Your Majesty, the Governor of the North has also sent you a toy."

Lilith nodded and followed the guard to see what good things her brother had sent her this time.

Although the guard said it was a musical instrument, Lilith always felt that it was not that simple. Sure enough, when Lilith saw the familiar keyboard in front of her, she immediately recognized it as a communication device.

However, each key on the keyboard produces a musical note when pressed, so it's reasonable to call it a sophisticated musical instrument.

At the same time, the guard secretly handed Lilith a secret letter, which simply explained to her in Chinese characters how to use the communicator.

To maintain secrecy, Linde did not use the world's common language like the communicator in his own mansion. Instead, he specially adapted a communicator for Lilith that displayed pinyin and disguised it with the shape of a musical instrument.

Soon, Lilith ordered the communicator to be moved to the Northern Tax Office within the palace, which was practically Lilith's own private palace, staffed entirely with her own people.

After confirming that no one else was around, Lilith briefly greeted her brother via communicator and soon received a reply from him in pinyin.

"Holy crap, no wonder he's my brother."

Upon seeing her brother's reply from the North, Lilith exclaimed how awesome it was, even jumping off her chair with joy and spinning around excitedly. Although she could only send pinyin, it meant that Lilith could be even lazier in the future, simply asking her brother whenever she was in doubt.

This world's technology tree is quite bizarre, especially in communications. It's not uncommon for people like Lucanus to research things to the spiritual and soul level but use them for long-distance communication. However, Lilith wasn't interested in figuring out how this communication device worked, or rather, she didn't care anymore. What technical issues? If her brother had it, it was the same as her having it herself.

In his reply, Lind simply told Lilith how to deal with the foreign envoys who were promoting super-level magic.