episode_0277

I spoke with saliva on my lips, trying not to show any signs of embarrassment.

“When building a building, shouldn’t the ground be solid to prevent it from collapsing and last for a long time? For me, this was a time to solidify the ground.”

“The timing was simply not right. You speak fluently. If you listen to what the merchants say, you have no choice but to move on. “You speak so well.”

“I didn’t want to be like someone who hastily embraced an opportunity that was too much for me and ended up dying from a heart attack. In addition, it was obvious that if we were to do business with ethnic minorities, there would be more people who would disapprove of our business.”

Fortunately, my excuse that while increasing the number of allies is important, it was more necessary for our superiors to not make enemies seemed to have been accepted by Princess Mona.

“It’s not a bad attitude to not make enemies, but it’s a bit boring. If you are reluctant to make enemies, you will lose all the good things to others. You may miss out on a good opportunity like this one. “If you are mine, be more aggressive.”

Princess Mona’s advice was that if it were your person, it would be better to be greedy and act progressively rather than stalling before you even start.

“If the princess wishes, I will gladly do so.”

I hope so, but what can I do?

All you had to do was do whatever you wanted.

“Good attitude. Now we just have to wait until the delegation arrives.”

Princess Mona was satisfied that all preparations were completed quickly.

But there was one thing she didn’t know.

Preparations are not yet complete.

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I once asked Rebecca about minorities.

Rebecca is a citizen of the Empire, but because she is from a desert kingdom, she thought she was in a similar situation to an ethnic minority.

“Do you know anything about minorities?”

“huh.”

“Hmm, well. They hate the empire so much that not much information is known about them. “But I know why ethnic minorities hate the empire.”

“What?”

“Because the empire took over the place where those people lived.”

“Your place of residence was taken away?”

I’ve heard this a lot somewhere.

“huh. “When the empire was losing land due to polluted areas, the empire maintained the lost land by subjugating other countries.”

It is said that other countries were also in an uproar due to the contaminated areas, and that they were already dying from hardship, but when the empire attacked, there was no way to hold on without surrendering.

Even as the empire heard the cries of evil, it viciously swallowed up the land, stabbing other countries that had lost their power.

Even if we join forces and fight against the contaminated area, it won’t be enough.

“At that time, the emperor used a policy of accepting refugees. So it made me think that it was better for survival to just accept the empire rather than fight against it. “The problem is that the ethnic minorities fought pretty well among themselves and did a good job of blocking the contaminated areas.”

“No way, the empire… ?”

“huh. The empire attacked a minority group that was well protected. They took away the land and brutally killed the ethnic minorities.”

“Oh my.”

Honestly, the first thing that came to mind after hearing Rebecca’s explanation was, ‘The empire is an empire.’

‘If it were me, I would be so angry that I would roll my eyes. There’s no way I can get along with the people of the empire.’

How angry would you be?

They were doing a good job blocking it among themselves, but when the Empire attacked, half of the land was polluted and the remaining half was taken over by the Empire.

I can see how prideful and difficult it must have been for them to come to the Empire this time to ask for help.

‘It’s amazing that Princess Mona has thought of resolving relationships with ethnic minorities.’

It is unlikely that they made such a plan because they did not know the history of the empire and minority groups.

Princess Mona said she would take high risks and high returns.

I could clearly see why she was displeased with me turning down her offer for the sake of stability.

‘I have a personality that likes challenges. I also have a strong desire to achieve it.’

A challenge would have been necessary to defeat competitors and improve the succession ranking.

It is thanks to such a challenging attitude that Princess Mona is able to be in the position she is in today.

Flash-!!!

“Hmm.”

Flash-!!!

“Hmm.”

Flash-!!

Colorful beads fall to the bottom of the patter.

When it piled up to the point where I thought I couldn’t stack it anymore, I put it in the inventory and turned it around again.

The process of selecting a new character was not as easy as expected.

Isn’t it also possible to go to a symbolic place, pray, and vote like when choosing Princess Mona?

It was difficult to find items related to ethnic minorities in the empire.

To that extent, the empire and the ethnic minorities did not interact with each other.

“The odds have increased, right?”

It’s not that I couldn’t choose an SSR character at all.

Although there are a lot of duplicates, a new SSR character has been released.

However, there were no characters that were noteworthy enough to be raised.

At least, it was an SSR character that it would be better to pay attention to Laban Sage, the SSR male character that appeared when selecting Princess Mona.

However, even if I didn’t get the character I wanted, I wasn’t as impatient as I used to be.

“At this level, it won’t be a problem to make it 5 stars.”

If you have a big wallet, what is there to be scared or nervous about?

If it doesn’t come out, you just have to pay more until it comes out.

It was a lottery that was used as a double-take to make new characters 5-star, but now it has reached the point where there are a lot of 5-star synthesis beads.

There were still no plans to introduce new characters.

“I guess I should use mileage.”

I decided to use the last resort.

Mileage accumulated when using cash.

The mileage store sold products that allowed you to select an SSR character.

As my money increased, I paid a huge amount of bills and accumulated a lot of mileage.

‘I saved up my mileage to use it when it’s important.’

With this update, new products were released, and the same was true for mileage products.

Of course, I bought all the new products that came out without hesitation.

So, a lot of mileage was spent, but it wasn’t enough to prevent me from purchasing the SSR character selection lottery.

And there was also a simple solution to paying for more cache if the mileage was insufficient.

‘This is what I make money for.’

It’s been less than a year since I risked my life as a mercenary to purchase package products from an event, but the changes in just one year are surprising.

[purchase]

“The resurrection stone still hasn’t come out.”

After using mileage to purchase a lottery ticket that allows me to select and summon an SSR character, I checked again to see if there was anything worth purchasing among other products, but there was nothing that particularly appealed to me.

As soon as I saw the Resurrection Stone, I would have pressed the purchase button, but there was no way around it.

Resurrection Stones have a very extreme chance of appearing in item draws, but even after running the item draw countless times, it was extremely rare for resurrection stones to come out.

‘It would be nice if I didn’t use it, but eventually the day will come when I have to use it.’

Now that the kids have gotten stronger, I don’t think they’ll have any trouble hunting down monsters in the polluted zone, but unexpected situations always arise in battle.

The three I have now were not enough.

It was necessary to do our best to secure as much quantity as possible.

However, perhaps because it is an item that can have a great impact on this world, it did not come out to the point where one wonders if it even exists.

Still, the Resurrection Stone was clearly listed in the item draw list.

“I don’t know if writing things down like that makes people more upset. Please reveal the probability. “You damn bastards.”

I chose a new character in the SSR selection draw.

Grumbling-!

As soon as the familiar SSR draw effect came down, a new character was summoned in front of me.

The first thing that catches the eye is the red and white dye drawn on the cheeks.

The red and white dye on skin that is so white that it can be described as pale is unusually eye-catching.

On top of that, he had short black hair with what looked like bird feathers, and he was wearing thick fur, probably made from animal skin.

The new character who came down with the thunderbolt opened his closed eyes.

Green eyes reminiscent of emeralds and red eyes sparkle at the same time.

The reason why I can’t help but focus on her eyes, and the proof that I am a minority.

‘Odd Eye.’

It’s a childish setting, like a cartoon, but being born with odd eyes is a characteristic of ethnic minorities.

The fact that he was Odd Eye made him stand out, so it was difficult for him to easily blend in with the people of the empire.

It is ironic that Odd Eye, with her unusually pale skin, causes more discomfort to the people of the empire than Rebecca, who has brown skin.

However, this happened because of the past history intertwined with ethnic minorities.

As minorities rejected the empire, the people of the empire could not help but feel sorry for those minorities.

‘All other peoples have bowed down to the empire, so why are you so prosperous that you rebel?’

But honestly, it is true that ethnic minorities are better.

After receiving land from the empire, didn’t you defend the front lines on your own without receiving any help from the empire?

Princess Mona also knows the power of such minorities, so she is making efforts to improve relations even now.

Her long, long body, which seemed to be well over 175cm, was somewhat reminiscent of Erintina.

First of all, if we look at Princess Haehwa’s abilities, they were as follows.

[Name: Princess Haehwa (SSR)]

[Grade: S class]

[ Skill: ]

[Stats: Power (S) Stamina (S) Dexterity (B) Magic (A) Charisma (B) ]

Its power and stamina are S-class, and its agility and magic power are also quite respectable.

As expected, as a new character, just looking at his abilities gives off the scent of a fraudulent character.

Considering only the solid chain, impregnable wall defense, and terrain destruction skills, it seemed like Princess Haehwa could be classified as a tank type.

In a situation where there was no tank in the unit that could be trusted to take charge of the front line, the appearance of Princess Haehwa was welcome.