Theresis: "You've Fallen into My Trap!"

Many people even took the posters and went directly to Utopia.

In this sudden attack, not a single person on either side was injured.

This is simply a sight to behold.

Huang Cao was also very surprised. Given Theresia's doting nature towards the people, so many people shouldn't have betrayed her.

The investigation revealed that one in ten people was Shapeshifter who stirred up trouble within the military, spreading the perfect image of fear and utopia in just a few days.

The brainwashing efficiency is simply astonishing.

They truly are the chosen working class; no wonder this brother and sister pair love using Shapeshifter so much when it comes to infrastructure development.

With such perfect abilities and such obedient Shapeshifter, who wouldn't want to use them?

"Pay me my wages!"

Thousands of Shapeshifter had completed their mission squatted in Master Huang's office hall, all extending their hands.

Their movements were perfectly synchronized, as if they had rehearsed.

"Alright, alright, I'll give it to you."

Huang Cao gave each slime a small bag of gold coins, and watched them roll away with their round bodies full of gold coins.

It's strangely cute.

Meanwhile, Kazdel, having lost its fighting capacity, had no ability to stop High-speed Battleship and could only retreat all the way to the capital with its last few thousand relatively loyal men.

As they retreated, Theresia continued to question her life.

"Brother... am I really that bad? The army has fallen apart in just two days."

Sitting in the evacuation vehicle, Theresia asked her brother in a very sad tone.

"This is not your fault. Blame me for being too eager for quick results when training soldiers."

In reality, this was all the work of the Shapeshifter Collective among the soldiers.

Without her stirring up trouble in the military camp, the Huang Cao Army could not have won so quickly.

After being misled, the soldiers, whose faith was not firm, were successfully convinced that Utopia was a great country that could save them and a beacon for the Terra.

Even those with slightly stronger faith might question whether continuing to serve the Demon King was the right thing to do after being misled, especially since the Demon King had just suffered a defeat.

With the support of numerous factors and beset by internal and external troubles, Kazdel, already a feudal army, was even less likely to win.

Royal Court is the true elite of this country; the integrity of many ordinary soldiers is not that high at all.

One may fight for a monarch when the monarch has authority and influence, but may abandon him once he suffers defeat.

However, Theresia, who is still on the run, can see the High-speed Battleship following behind her whenever she turns her head.

Are they catching up that fast?

Theresia and Teresis led the remaining few thousand people back to Kazdel's only Mobile City.

More importantly, this Mobile City is not yet completed; it is only a semi-finished product.

To prepare for future development, the site of this unfinished Mobile City features numerous industrial parks.

Before the siblings were defeated, all the supplies for Kazdel on the front lines came from this Mobile City.

Surprisingly, after Theresia returned, almost all the factories were shut down.

The Demon King was very puzzled.

Before the defeat, he had not received any information about a shortage of supplies in the military camp, nor had his subordinates reported it to anyone.

Just by looking at the clouds in the sky and the road tracks on the ground, one can roughly judge that these factories have been shut down for many days.

Work had stopped at least a week ago.

Kazdel has never been wealthy. Even with the billions in subsidies from the Master Huang, the country's economy has always been in a state of spending whatever it receives.

Therefore, there was hardly any stock available, and no matter how good Dukare was at logistics, he couldn't conjure up supplies out of thin air.

"Could it be..."

Theresia suddenly thought of the Speaker she hadn't been in contact with for a long time.

Did the Speaker secretly provide all the supplies I've been getting these past few days?

Without delay, Theresia made up a reason to leave Teresis and immediately rushed to the Demon King's Palace.

But the moment she opened the palace door, she saw an unexpected figure.

"Kal'tsit, what are you doing here?"

Chapter 271 Dukare: You've fallen into a trap!

"On behalf of the Speaker Victoria, I offer you assistance in the war."

Kal'tsit spoke truthfully, while gently stroking her lord's messy hair.

Master Huang is truly a shameless person.

To be so easily fooled by such a good prince, even though I am also a member of AiteTV in a certain sense.

Because Kal'tsit told Theresia just as many lies as Master Huang.

"As expected, the Speaker won't abandon me regarding Utopia..."

"To be honest, the country of Utopia is driven by expansion. Its lords have a desire for land that far exceeds that of ordinary people. Even the Speaker does not dare to directly confront its sharp edge."

Kal'tsit wasn't lying about this; Utopia's territory is now quite large, only slightly smaller Ursus.

However, a large portion of Ursus' territory is uninhabitable and has no development value whatsoever, making it largely undeveloped.

Master Huang's territory is all usable, including the core areas of Victoria and Gaul.

"What's the situation now? Is Utopia outside the Mobile City?"

"Kal'tsit asked."

"I have ordered the city's residents to begin setting up defenses, but whether they can withstand Utopia's attack remains to be seen."

Then I'm afraid we won't be able to stop it.

Kelcibitrecia arrived in the city earlier and had already conducted an on-site investigation of the place before the retreat at the front.

They discovered that this Mobile City had become a complete utopia, but the Demon King in charge of its management had not yet been notified.

Under almost pathological brainwashing propaganda.

The entire city has completely turned against the Demon King, but in order to preserve the last vestiges of his dignity, the rebellious sentiments have been suppressed by the public opinion guided by the Shapeshifter Collective.

Having been dealt such a severe blow, Theresia's thinking has become somewhat muddled, and she has placed her lifeline on her own the Speaker.

I can't think anymore...

Theresia was not a perfect monarch; she could not maintain absolute rationality at all times.

"Your Highness, please rest well these next few days. The Speaker will handle everything. He will lead the army to rescue Kazdel from its siege."

"But the city defenses..."

"I'll handle it. His Highness Teresis will also assist me in constructing the defensive fortifications of the city walls."

Theresia trusted Kal'tsit very much, so she took off her sword and gave it to her.

"Then I'll leave the city's defense to you. I have some things I want to explain to my people."

Kal'tsit accepted the sword given to her by His Highness, thus completing the transfer of power.

This means that all power over the entire Mobile City is now under Kal'tsit's sole control.

Some might ask, isn't there another Teresis?

You mean Teacher T?

He's now in a precarious situation himself.

Upon returning to the city, Teacher T immediately began preparing to construct the city's defenses. He then met with Dukare to find out exactly how many resources remained in the city.

"Your Highness Teresis, our city's supplies are not plentiful; they can only last for a week at most."

"Can't domestic factories resume operations?"

"Then may I ask where the raw materials come from? Does Your Highness possess the ability to conjure metal out of thin air?"

"Don't we have any reserves? When I was on the front lines, I didn't seem to feel that the supply of follow-up materials was particularly difficult?"

Dukare: I'm numb, really.

You don't know how expensive firewood and rice are until you're in charge of a household. You'll just have to stay in the military for the rest of your life.

Even within the military, Great Te doesn't manage logistics. If we rewind the clock over a hundred years, during the era of the Six Heroes when fighting against invasions from multiple countries Teacher T is the type who enjoys fighting on the front lines.

Logistics?

What is logistics? My younger sister can manage it for me.

After the wars of invasion by multiple countries, Teacher T also shouldered the mission of defending the country and was in charge of training new recruits in the army, while the logistics were handed over to his younger sister.

After all, you can't betray your own family, right?

However, Theresia couldn't stay in the army every day. As the leader of a country, she also had to handle national affairs. This is why she worked hard day and night in the beginning, even to the point of being mentally unstable.

So many years later, overworked, she eventually handed over the army and other affairs to Dukare and Nizere.

Throughout the entire ordeal, Teresis only took responsibility for consuming the army's supplies and never inquired about their origin.

Now that his younger sister has been beaten into a state of depression and Nizere has been captured by the enemy, only Teacher T is in control of the military.

Therefore, he ventured into areas he had never explored before.

Even though he had never been exposed to it before, Teacher T knew that food and steel could not be conjured out of thin air.

So after looking at the ledger, Teresis discovered something strange about it.

That's why these supplies all come from abroad.

"I'm glad you're only now realizing the state of our country's economy, though it seems a little late."

"Who is the Speaker on the ledger? Why have I never heard of him before, and why does he seem to be very close to my sister?"

How can we not be intimate? Being too intimate is...

Dukare silently complained to himself, but of course he couldn't reveal it yet.

Since the other party did not have the Black Crown, they could not detect that Dukare was lying.

"I don't know much either, except that this the Speaker closely related to Kazdel's current prosperity. Without him, we Sarkaz probably wouldn't even be able to build Mobile City."

"Even our domestic factories were built by this the Speaker."

"These aren't the main points. The main point is, what exactly is the relationship between this man and my sister?"

"I think they should be pen pals."

After much thought, this is all Dukare can say.

If we really reveal these unofficial historical accounts, who knows what irrational things this person might do.

"Is he really just a pen pal? His support for Kazdel goes beyond just that relationship."

"Perhaps it wasn't just a matter of correspondence, but I don't know the details."

Because the inside story is too embarrassing to talk about... Dukare couldn't bear to say it.

Actually, the biggest mole here is your sister!

After decades of consistent nurturing, Princess Theresia is no longer a blank slate!

Although Teresis takes her sister's romantic life very seriously, the immediate priority is facing the crisis of being besieged.

We need to address the immediate crisis first, even if my sister might be deceived and lose her body – that's a matter for the future.

Dukare: It might not be the future.

In conclusion, regardless of whether this the Speaker is a good person or not, he is currently one of Kazdel's few allies.

"Dukare, what should we do next?"