37 Episode 37: The Melancholy of the Emperor

Jamseed, the capital of the Persian Empire.

"Huh ..."

The Persian Emperor Xerxes III was worried.

His worries are Christians.

His grandfather and father are both defeated on an expedition to Greece.

Greece and Persis are very bad friends.

He didn't want Christia.

You don't need to be polite to refuse even if you say that you can.

In the first place, Greece is a land that is not very rich.

It is dry and does not have much rain, so it does not produce much wheat.

Olive cultivation and grape cultivation are good to hear, but it's a flip side that there is only industry.

There is no point in conquering such places.

So why did successive emperors make an expedition to Greece?

This is because the Greeks come to the Persian Empire a bit.

The Persian Empire has an area where Christians live.

The Christians living here often revolt.

It is supported by the Christians of the Greek Peninsula, mainly by Alto.

No matter how many times they are crushed, they immediately get help from weapons.

This rebellion cannot be resolved without exclusion from the head.

You can be independent, but if you do, revolts will break out in many parts of the empire. There are many different ethnic groups in the empire.

I don't really want war.

It costs money, and the country's agricultural land goes wild.

There is no benefit due to all harm. But there is nothing better than not doing it.

Hell if you do it, hell if you don't.

"How can we capture Greece ... because they unite only when our country attacks the habits that usually dispute ..."

The total strength of the country is about 50,000.

Persis, on the other hand, can send up to 400,000 troops to Greece.

The force gap is overwhelming.

But lose.

The reason is low morale.

Persis is a multi-ethnic state in the first place, and its soldiers are made up of many different races.

Their patriotism for the Persis empire is subtle.

Moreover, because the language is different, orders cannot be delivered quickly.

On the other hand, the Greeks are very morale, fighting to protect their homeland.

In addition, the war is long after the end of the year, and the level of skill is extremely high.

So you lose every time.

"Alto's heavy infantry is very skilled. The mobility of the Germans cavalry that Claris employs cannot be underestimated. That's it. "

And maritime forces.

The ship's maneuvering skills in Greece are higher than in Persis.

No matter how much Persis prepares the ship, it will be defeated by Christians.

"Your Majesty has completed the construction of the target 600 warships."

"I see ... a warship made of Lebanon cedar. I don't think it's easy to lose ..."

Naval battles vary greatly depending on skill.

How much can the number and quality of ships make up the difference from Greece?

"Your Majesty. Regarding Greece, we have a suggestion."

"What is it?

The Prime Minister laughs grinfully and offers a proposal.

"Bread is said to the bakery. Some people are as good as the Christians, or even better at maneuvering? — Alliance with them."

"Pofenia ... not bad. What about the land?"

"The Christian soldier is a strong soldier, but only a person. After all, he cannot be beaten."

Xerxes looks at the Prime Minister.

The Prime Minister opens his mouth.

"Let's hit the monsters in the desert. Even if you lose, it's good to have fewer people. If you win, you win, and that's good."

"I see ... it's a good idea.

"♪ ~ ♪ ~ ♬"

West desert from the Persian Empire's capital, Jamseed.

A great desert just south of the border between Greece and the Persian Empire.

There a woman was humming.

Blonde with golden skin and brown skin.

A disproportionately large spear in his hand.

The shining dragon Damascus steel shines at the tip of the spear.

No, it might have been a little bad to be alone.

To be precise, one and one.

With a giant salamander.

Of course, Salamander is singing, not humming, but screaming ...

Salamander, whose tail is cut off, the corner is broken, and one of the six legs is cut off, wipes the flames on the woman (monster) in front of her, screaming.

"♪-♬-♪-♩"

The woman avoided the fire by jumping into the salamander's pocket humming, and pierced her chin with a spear.

"■■■■■ !!"

Salamander moves backward, blowing up fresh blood with a scream.

The woman jumped and pierced her back with a spear.

"■■■■■■ !!"

The woman's body is dyed red with flame-like red blood.

The woman licks the blood on her lips below and smiles grinningly.

"Oops!"

The woman is shaken off from Salamander's back by the Salamander rolling around the ground.

The spear remains stuck in his back.

If Salamander cannot escape this chance, she will attack the woman with her fangs exposed.

"AHA"

The woman kicked in, facing the salamander's nose.

A crack runs on the scales of the salamander with a bang.

"It's Dragon Damascus shoes"

Salamander blew off like a ball.

Salamander who can not get up with too much pain.

Pull out the spear from its back.

"So goodbye ~"

I pierced my heart.

"Patriarch!"

"Hmm? What?"

When a woman is dismantling a salamander, a man on a camel rushes.

"Patriarch. A letter from the emperor."

"Thank you. Aisha-sama should be more friendly, not the patriarch."

Aisha winked at the man.

"By the way, this salamander. Alone?"

"Yeah, I heard it was strong, but I expected it. It didn't matter much."

"It looks lower in demonic class because of its size, but it's still strong."

The man sent Aisha a mixed gaze of respect and awe.

Desert people are people living in the desert area extending southeast from the Greek peninsula.

He has the protection of "hunter protection" at a high rate of one in one hundred, and possesses high wrought iron technology.

He camels back and forth in the desert, grazing and doing business. If negotiations broke down, he looted with weapons.

He is a blacksmith, a nomad, a merchant, and a thief.

That is the desert people.

They lived in an oasis in the desert, so they were not united for a long time.

For the time being, all clans enslaved to the Persian Empire, but in reality were semi-independent, fighting for water and trade routes with each other and repeatedly skirmishing.

It is said that the emperors of the Persian Empire were also troubled by this.

Eight years ago, however, all clans were united.

It was the clan chief of the Zahab clan who accomplished that feat.

Aisha Zahab.

She had two blessings, in addition to the "blessing of the hunters" that the desert people originally had.

One is "Blessing of the fighting god".

The other is "Blessing for frenzy".

All three are physical ability enhancement blessings.

When her father died, she succumbed to her brother and younger brother with strength and gained clan status.

Then he took on Xerxes III shortly after his throne and formed a physical relationship.

With its overwhelming force and the influence of the Persian Empire, he quickly seized all clans.

"Well, what do you want me to ask?"

Aisha breaks the seal and reads the parent letter.

And laughed grinning.

"What is the emperor demanding?"

"This time, you'll be dispatched to Greece, so you should join us."

Upon hearing it, the man frowns.

"Hmm? What happened?"

"The emperor intends to treat us as a tool. Is that good?"

"Ah, what are you talking about in a relationship that uses each other?"

Desert people are empowered to trade freely within the Persian Empire.

Instead, the empire imposes commercial taxes on desert people.

Trade is indispensable for desert people, and commercial taxes are an important income supporting the empire's huge military spending.

At least Aisha and Xerxes III were in a very good relationship.

Most desert people, however, have a strong sense of independence, and although they are only in shape, many people do not want to put emperors of different ethnicities on top.

"It's okay to plunder as much as you like. Can you make a lot of money? I've always thought you're a Uzbekistan. Let's go. "

Both the desert and the Christians are commercial ethnic groups.

Originally separated from land and sea, Clarice's merchants have recently begun to reach inland trade.

The desert people and the Christians are now in a very brutal relationship.

"in addition……"

Aisha grabs the horn left by only one salamander.

"Because I've been calm recently. One thing here is that I have to go on a rampage and show me a good point (...) so I can't lick it."

The corners shattered.