What is going on?
Jircniv hadn't quite sorted out her emotions. Her definition of 'exchange' was to hand those Undead directly over to the Empire's management, not keep them under the Magic Kingdom's control!
This?? What is going on! If this is truly the case, then Elizabeth is genuinely providing help in their time of need. Fifty for ten, no matter how you look at it, the Empire is getting a huge bargain!
"Uh... this isn't enough? So, does the Magic Kingdom need to manage them completely? I feel like that wouldn't be good for Emperor Brother's country. It wouldn't be good if other ill-intentioned countries, wanting to tarnish the Magic Kingdom's or Empire's reputation, found out, right?" Elizabeth said with great difficulty.
"No... this is... uh, could you wait for me a moment?" Jircniv was in a complete panic. She had been wary of exactly what Elizabeth had just said: letting the Magic Kingdom control the domestic medical system. The consequences had already been explained.
However, it seemed Elizabeth never had that intention from the start? Was she simply extending a helping hand to the Empire and solving its problems? Had she been scared by her and misunderstood her?
But doing this wouldn't benefit the Magic Kingdom at all, would it? Was it truly just for ten teachers? That's too unnatural. Perhaps this Female Devil is hiding some other scheme that she can't see through at all?!
"Since that's the case, then it's fine for the Magic Kingdom to participate in the management as well, right? If Emperor Brother has no objections, then there's no need to reduce the number. Fifty for ten is fine. At that time, we'll even need to assign one person from our side to manage these fifty Undead Arch-Mages!" Ellie said, feigning a difficult expression.
In reality, after the Blood Emperor said that the Empire wanted to participate in the management of the Undead Arch-Mages, Ellie understood that the Blood Emperor was, after all, still the Blood Emperor. Without excessive overthinking, he was indeed still very clear-headed.
He understood the consequences of letting the Empire's medical system fall into the Magic Kingdom's hands, so he didn't hesitate to reduce the number and requested to participate in the management. Ellie also knew that if she refused this request, the exchange plan would certainly fail, and she would also expose her original ambitions to the Blood Emperor.
After all, that was her original plan: to trick the Blood Emperor out of ten teachers and, at the same time, give him fifty Undead Arch-Mages to control the Empire's medical system.
It was very important to control the Empire's medical system. It wasn't just that simple... You see, both the Empire and the Kingdom only believed in four of the Six Great Gods, excluding the God of Life and the God of Death.
This was the Church's doing... because the Church also only worshipped these four. If her own Undead Arch-Mages replaced the Church's position in the Empire, although there wouldn't be immediate results, if the influence lasted long enough, the Empire's populace would all be like the villagers of Karn Village, adding Ainz's name to their prayers before meals.
This was Ellie's true intention, but it was beautifully seen through by the Blood Emperor.
However, even so... the Blood Emperor still showed a strong desire for those Undead Arch-Mages, which gave Ellie room to maneuver.
So... Ellie used a counter-strategy, kicking the Blood Emperor, who had just managed to hit the brakes before her carefully prepared pit, right into it.
Anyway, she hadn't said from the beginning which side these fifty Undead Arch-Mages would be managed by. She naturally had enough room to maneuver, using the Blood Emperor's distrust and vigilance against her, feigning an innocent attitude as if she never intended to participate in the management of those Undead Arch-Mages, and turning the tables on the Blood Emperor.
So now the positions were reversed. Since the Blood Emperor brought it up, then the Magic Kingdom would reluctantly participate in the management. Actually, helping them manage these Undead Arch-Mages was a loss for them! Seeing the Blood Emperor's flustered expression, Ellie already knew she had successfully counter-attacked.
"Ah... no, Princess Elizabeth, if it's troublesome, then there's no need for you to arrange more people to come here to participate in the management. Let our Empire manage them ourselves, please? I apologize for making such an unreasonable request." Jircniv said in a panic.
Since Elizabeth never intended to use such tactics against the Empire, then her intention to participate in the management, for which she had not hesitated to reduce so many numbers, wasn't it directly exposed to her!
She was such an idiot! If that Female Devil realized it, she would truly be finished.
And now that she had already shown her desire, if she backed out and said she didn't want them, wouldn't that make her actions akin to treating the Princess of her suzerain state like a monkey? If she made her unhappy, would the Empire still have a good outcome? She had to think of a way, a good way!
"Emperor Brother also has your difficulties! Indeed, immediately letting fifty Undead Arch-Mages be managed by you is also putting you in a difficult position! It's also my fault for not considering it thoroughly. How about this, Emperor Brother? I will only send one person from my side to be specifically responsible for the management and integration of these fifty Undead Arch-Mages. After they adapt and become familiar with things on Emperor Brother's side, how about we hand them over to you for full management? This way, it can be considered an adaptation period for you, right? After all, those are Undead, and the Empire's populace probably won't accept them immediately, right?" Elizabeth said.
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