Chapter 2881 Merit
The power of the gods condensed the seawater into a giant, and the magic power was inside the giant. The anger of the magic power was advancing towards the naval fleet of the Fire Nation. Wherever the giant passed, all the enemies were swept away by the giant. If it was the Water-Shan tribe, it would just be like taking a bath. Obviously, this giant has the ability to distinguish between enemies and friends.
At this time, the prince was fighting with the Fire Nation spy who escaped from the forbidden area. The spy had a grudge against the prince. There was a conflict when the magic power was captured before. The prince also saved the magic power from the spy. Now the enemies met and were extremely jealous and started fighting directly. The prince was still very immature, but he also had a temper. He couldn't like this spy.
It's right not to like it, because this spy is a die-hard supporter of the king and one of the beneficiaries of military expansion. He looked down on the prince in various ways. He believed that the prince was indecisive and could not lead the Fire Nation from one victory to another. So the two were originally in different camps, so the spy was always disrespectful to the prince and was always sarcastic.
When the giant passed by, the prince dodged in embarrassment, and the spy was directly swallowed by the giant. The prince stared at the giant that came out from the depths of the Arctic in amazement, feeling that it was unfair. How could the Shuishan tribe drive such a terrible monster?
When the giant entered the sea, it merged directly with the tsunami. How could the steel giant ships of the Fire Nation resist the power of the tsunami?
The soldiers on the warships looked at the tsunami in despair. Now they had no chance to escape. The tsunami was too fast and came in the blink of an eye. They only felt the ship start to rise, then capsize, and then they fell into the sea and were drowned by the sea water, at a loss. The Fire Nation itself is famous for its fire control and is afraid of water. Now soaking in the water is considered to have lost its combat effectiveness.
All the warships were swept away, and the Fire Nation's strategy for the Arctic was not worth the loss. However, military expansion cannot be stopped. If the Arctic suffers, it must be recovered in the Earth Power.
As the richest and most extensive country, the Earth Power will recover all its losses and earn back real money and silver as long as it captures its capital, Yonggu City.
So when the news of the defeat in the Arctic came, the court was nervous, but the king expressed stability. As long as there was room for military expansion, his throne would be as stable as Mount Tai. The Fire Nation still has a best goal, so don't be afraid.
"It was the evil magic that used the evil magic to attack our fleet. Although we lost, it was not because the combat soldiers were not brave, nor was it because our weapons were not powerful, but because the magic became our enemy. But the magic is not terrible. I will soon form a new combat team to defeat the magic." The Fire King is as stable as an old dog, because as long as the military industry and the army still support him, a failure is nothing.
The princess felt that her chance had come. If she could capture Yonggu City or seize the magic, her voice would rise higher, and then the throne would be hers.
"Teacher, do you think I should take action?" The princess wanted to take action because the credit for capturing Yonggu City was too great. Moreover, she knew that the old king of the Earth Kingdom was dead, and the new king had no ability at all. As long as she could cooperate with the outside forces, she would definitely be able to take down Yonggu City, surpass her uncle, and surpass all the generals in the history of the Fire Kingdom, and achieve the greatest achievement in one fell swoop.
"Why does Your Highness want to take action?"
"Of course it's because Yonggu City is not as strong as it looks. Although our Fire Kingdom did suffer a setback in front of Yonggu City a few years ago, today is different from the past. Now the new king of the Earth Kingdom has not yet established a firm foothold, and the new and old forces in the country are turbulent. As long as we seize the opportunity, we can definitely buy off the guides, and then we can take down Yonggu City with the cooperation of the inside and the outside forces, and even the strongest castle can be broken from the inside." The princess said excitedly.
"Other ministers and generals think the same way. You are not the only one who can see that the country is strong outside but weak inside. Everyone wants such a big piece of fat meat. You are so anxious to go up. Even if you take the credit, what will other generals think? Will they be willing to support you? Or will they support your brother?" The question Duran asked is very realistic. Although Yonggu City has made great contributions, there is only one credit. If the princess takes it, other generals who are eager to get it will not get it. Then there will be a problem. Will they continue to support the princess, or turn around to support the prince?
Is it to support the person who competes with her for the credit, or to support a prince who has lost power and gain the credit of supporting her?
The princess has never looked at things from the perspective of others. She only thinks about herself. When she sees the benefits, she wants to pounce on them, but she doesn't think about whether these benefits are also what others want. In the end, it is not unreasonable that the princess is alone, because she has occupied the benefits of Yonggu City. It seems that the credit is huge, but in fact, she has offended many people.
Everyone knows that Yonggu City is likely to be taken down now. Everyone wants this credit, but the princess wants to intercept it. Who is willing to do this?
If the Fire Lord agreed to let the princess go, it would mean that he wanted to harm her, not because he cared about his daughter.
The princess was stunned when she heard this. She only saw the benefits and didn't think about others at all.
Duran said, "Let me tell you a story. A long time ago, there was a man who rushed into a gold shop, took the gold and ran away. When he was caught, he said that he only saw the gold and didn't see anyone else. Now, princess, your state is the same as this person who robbed gold. You only saw the gold, but didn't realize how many eyes were staring at the gold."
The princess thought it made sense, because she had never thought about how many people wanted such a great credit for Yonggu City. The princess realized that although her talent for firebending was indeed very strong, the development of the Fire Nation to the present was not based on just one or two firebending masters. Before she was born, the Fire Nation had already conquered cities and territories. What she could do, others could do as well. The credit for Yonggu City was not something that only she could take, and others could also succeed.
In this case, there must be several pairs of eyes staring at the fat piece of meat of Yonggu City.
"Then what should I do?"
"Your Highness should recommend someone in the 'Firebending Master Supremacy' system to get this credit, so that others can see that Your Highness can bring benefits to the Firebending Masters, and more people will join in." Duran said that power and intrigue are all about distribution, and the princess can recommend someone to the Fire King.
"But my father may not agree." The princess can recommend someone, but the decision-making power will be in the hands of her father.
"I know that His Majesty has two candidates in mind. We can spread rumors to slander them, saying that they are going to rebel, or threaten them directly with their families, or use the magician to attack them directly... In short, as long as there is only one candidate, the Fire King can only use the person recommended by His Highness." Duran said that this kind of thing is still very simple, just use some conspiracy and trickery.
The princess who is fighting for power and profit never thought that this is to weaken the power of the Fire Nation, but power struggles are like this. After all, the interests are just one piece. Fighting and grabbing must be bloody.
This also shows that the military expansion of the Fire Nation has reached its limit, because there are no other areas to continue expanding. When Yonggu City is captured, the Fire Nation is also finished, because there is no further expansion. The next step is to distribute internally. If you want to share your own interests, you will definitely fight more fiercely and continue to go downhill.
For a benefit, you have to break your head. When you share your own interests, you must fight even more fiercely, and you must beat your brains out.
If there are a hundred Yonggu Cities at this time, there will definitely be no competition. At worst, the princess will fight this time and you will fight next time. If there were ten Yonggu Cities, or even three Yonggu Cities, there wouldn't have to be such a fierce fighting within the Fire Nation.