The Unjust System and My War-Crazy Self

[Hmm, you're pretty quick.]

System 12345 was surprised to find that Shu Yichao's movement speed was much faster than it had imagined.

Then, the screen suddenly jumped to the scene of Shu Yichao galloping on his horse, as if he was rushing towards the next city.

「Hey, my host, you are so beautiful and hardworking──」

[I've traveled to so many places in such a short time.]

[I guess the people in these places must have been shocked by the host's generosity and were speechless.]

【Hey hey hey...】

[However——Host, it seems that you haven't established a good cooperative relationship with those merchants. ]

The system pressed 12345 for a long time, but some information still could not be displayed, which made it quite puzzled.

[Many people's attitude towards you is not very good. ]

[But, hehe, Vinil's interest in you is increasing very quickly——]

[Host, this progress is encouraging.]

【Strategy is expected! 】

Chapter 54 - Telling Lies with Open Eyes

"I, we—"

Vinil took off his glasses and wiped them, his voice trembling slightly.

"He must be stopped!"

"If we allow that Khitan to continue to act recklessly, things will get out of control!"

"You actually knew that things would get out of control?" The admiral was almost amused by Vinier.

"Then why didn't you think at the beginning that you would bring another terrible war to our country that is already experiencing war?"

As a military officer, the admiral may not be as knowledgeable in politics and business as the members of parliament.

But his sense of war is much stronger than theirs——

At this point in time, Willis was fighting with Milan for the supremacy of Italy.

Originally, Willis thought that with his abundant treasury and the absolute numerical advantage of mercenaries, he could easily defeat Milan, expand the territory by thousands of miles, and leap from a city-state to a country.

Yet just as Willis and Gelea had powerful navies, Milan had a formidable army.

Willis's army, however, was similar to other countries of the same period: lax discipline, weak combat effectiveness, and questionable loyalty...

The result was that they were always beaten to the ground by Milan, whose army was much smaller.

"Last year, we were losing ground in the battle with Milan, and the situation was so tense that we even had to send armed sailors ashore."

The admiral said: "Even if we wanted to gather a reinforcement of 4,000 people, we couldn't do it no matter how hard we tried——"

"What on earth were you thinking? You're going to provoke an extremely powerful enemy at this time."

"Excuse me, Mr. Congressman, how much water has entered your heads?"

numb.

Really numb.

The Admiral couldn't figure out how such a resolution was passed in the parliament.

Are the thinking patterns of these profiteers disguised as politicians so surprising?

“That’s why!” Vinil retorted, “We need that route even more!”

"A golden route that brings spices, silk, and porcelain!"

"..."

"Forget it. There's no point in talking to someone like you."

The admiral was so angry that he slammed the door and left.

"I won't accompany you anymore!"

"You idiots, just wait here to die!"

"you!"

"Mr. Senator, please stop arguing." The white-haired Athenian ambassador stopped Vinier from getting angry.

"Let's discuss first how to deal with the current situation."

Vinier took a few deep breaths, then pondered for a moment and began to make his plans.

"Have Admiral Crete lead the island's fleet to Thessalonica to flex his muscles and see if he can scare the Norma Emperor."

"Let all the remaining mercenaries gather in Moria. It's easy to defend but difficult to attack, and the terrain there is rugged and not suitable for cavalry."

"The nobles and the church in Constantinople can also try to win over—"

"Emperor Norma's reforms seem to have annoyed them."

"Finally, contact the Principality of Athens..."

The current situation of the Principality of Athens is very delicate - the Ottomans who fled because of Shu Yichao's military force, the original Western Europeans, and the converted Normans are all crowded in this area.

Originally, there were many conflicts among this group of people, but Shu Yichao was so engrossed in the fight that he didn't care who was on the other side - and as a result, they united.

"If the Khitan Caesar arrives, the Principality of Athens will probably fight to the death—"

Considering Shu Yichao's previous deadly style and the recent reforms of Constantine XI asking for money, as long as there is a glimmer of hope, these people will fight to the last moment.

Vinier started again, the classic Willis fanning the flames.

"We can give them some assistance and let them fight the Khitans to the death."

"As long as the Principality of Athens can hold off the Khitans for a while—perhaps we can find a chance to negotiate with the Normans, or find other opportunities..."

After thinking for a while, Vinil stood up.

"To ensure success, I will go to the Principality of Athens in person."

The Principality of Athens warmly welcomed the Willis MP.

"Dear Senator!"

"We welcome you very much!"

The officers from the Osman side showed no disrespect to Vinier because of their beliefs or past differences.

It seems that they also know that Willis is the only help they can count on now.

"Our dear friends..." the converted Norma people cried almost with tears and snot.

"You guys are here."

"That tyrant and devil Caesar is wreaking havoc on this land."

"For the sake of the long-standing friendship between our two countries, please help us!"

"Once that devil captures Athens, I'm afraid no one will be spared!"

“Your property will also suffer…”

Although I don’t know when the Osman Empire and the Willis had a long-lasting friendship, does the clash of long swords and scimitars count?

But that doesn't stop both sides from telling lies with open eyes.

It is important to join forces to fight against Shu Yichao.

Soon, the two sides finalized the amount of aid and delivery time.

Only after the treaty was stamped did Vinier breathe a sigh of relief.

This is good. At least the Moria region doesn’t have to worry too much until the Athenians bleed to their last drop of blood.

I just don't know what the situation is like in Constantinople.

If we can incite the nobles and clergy there to join forces to depose Constantine XI.

Then she could turn this war into a civil war among the Norma people...

However, what Councillor Vinier didn't know was that her idea might not work out.

Because of the huge benefits, the Willis people ignored the crisis and wishfully believed that things would develop as they wanted.

But that doesn't mean that others can't see the situation clearly——

Constantinople.

After one of his sermons, the Patriarch received several people in his lounge.

After a round of greetings, someone couldn't hold back and took the initiative to bring up the topic.

"Patriarch, don't you think His Majesty's recent actions are a bit out of line?"

"They are spreading heresy so casually."

As Constantine XI's sinicization reforms deepened, some Normans who had studied the classics naturally began to explain and understand certain things in their own way.

As a result, in addition to the nobles, the interests of the clergy were also deeply shaken.

Especially sometimes, it is simply unbearable——

My god, the Trinity of my Lord is the Three Pure Ones!

If it weren't for the fact that those who spread these remarks were all upstarts promoted by the emperor, these priests would have shouted "burn the heretics to death" and sent these people to the stake!

Therefore, the clergy in Constantinople desperately hope that the Patriarch will come out to clarify the rumors and set the record straight.

It would be best if...

"Some dukes and earls have expressed their willingness to support us..." the visitors said vaguely.

Then, they saw the patriarch, who was rumored to be crazy, looking at them with a rather amusing look.

"The pyramid outside the city," the Patriarch said slowly, "is made of how many heads?"

"..."

"During the holy war, large pyramids like this were built with nearly ten thousand pyramids, and small ones with hundreds—"

"It is said that Caesar has already built nearly a hundred such pyramids."

"You might as well count how many people there are?"

"..."

"Finally," the Patriarch asked, "how many people are there in Constantinople?"

“…” The visitors were all stunned.

Then, under the visitors' dull gazes, the Patriarch took out a book full of Chinese characters and began to read it with relish.

As the Patriarch, I have to keep up with the times.

"Now, who is the heretic?"

Chapter 55 - Athenian Scimitar

【This is really strange, host.】

System 12345 stared at the interface that had become a PPT, quite puzzled.

[Host, you are clearly quite far away from Vinier.]

[And Vinil is still moving...]

[But why is her perception of you, the host, constantly changing? ]

[There is emotion, surprise, sadness, anxiety, fear...]

System 12345 suddenly thought of something.

[Oh, host, you and Vinil are pen pals, aren't you?]

System 12345 felt that this was the only way to explain why Vinier's mood changes were so strange.