Rust - Chapter 454



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RUST -454

[The Empire State]

Now

[The Empire of New York]

[American Empire]

Whatever it was, the East had declared an empire. Maru felt a sudden tingle.

It’s strange that the civil war ended so quickly, and now they’re suddenly declaring an empire.

“What happened to Den Brown?”

There was a reason why I didn’t have much to worry about even though I became independent as a kingdom. At least I had the confidence that Dan Brown would keep his place intact.

Since Dan Brown had been threatened twice but had overcome them both successfully and bounced back, I figured that if I went through Homeland Security, I could avoid the worst.

If Dan Brown knows about this, he will wait and see whether they establish a kingdom or a republic here.

Since you already knew that you had no interest in power, you would have understood if I had explained that the purpose of establishing the kingdom was to ensure its survival.

Why not just let it be like that for now, and if Dan Brown succeeds in reestablishing the United States, then give up the kingdom and rejoin the United States?

For Maru, declaring a kingdom was like declaring that he would live freely. He thought that he would build a stronghold and grow in size so that no one could touch him.

Even if you have nuclear weapons, if they are small in scale, you will obviously be treated as a terrorist with nuclear weapons and become a public enemy. In that case, wouldn’t it be better to declare a Holy Kingdom with nuclear weapons to facilitate negotiations?

But an empire suddenly appeared in the Eastern Alliance that we trusted? How?

“Could it be that Dan Brown was assassinated?”

[It’s not assassination.]

“then?”

[There was an election that targeted the entire eastern region, centered around New York.]

[···Through direct elections. Imperial laws were passed. And.]

‘and?’

Maru held back his urge to hurry and waited.

[In the elections held simultaneously, Dan Brown was elected President.]

“Dan Brown is the Führer···?”

[He has authority higher than that of the President. If you look at the imperial laws promulgated to date, he is virtually omnipotent.]

Hood explained, his half-face slightly distorted.

“You’re saying you got the election done in one go? Without any sign of it?”

[It appears that they were preparing before the civil war.]

Even if we were to declare the kingdom right away, PD had been preparing in advance.

They put it all together to form a kingdom system, and it seemed like it was the same on the other side.

Dan Brown’s identity was clearly the reconstruction of the United States.

But then suddenly, a declaration of an empire centered in the eastern region, with a lifetime president…

“Do you want to become an emperor?”

[It’s blackened.]

Kim Yang summarized it in one word.

“Blackened?”

[It’s all like that. When you get stabbed and hit in the head, you think, let’s just wipe it all out. It’s faster to just wipe it out and start over. Above all, since it’s through an election, there’s no problem.]

The fact that nine states held simultaneous votes shows that the Department of Homeland Security is more powerful than expected.

The states that were now incorporated into the empire, centered around New York, were Maine, Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, Rhode Island, New Jersey, New Hampshire, and about half of Pennsylvania.

“Why is Pennsylvania half?”

[Some urban area survivors took to arms, saying they did not believe the results of the vote. They said that half of the cities were divided between those who wanted to be annexed by the Empire and those who opposed it.]

PD added his opinion to Hood’s words.

“I think there was a Duke of Virginia Langley.”

Division operations and political operations are your specialties. Maru thought for a moment.

“Even so, there are some parts that are difficult to understand.”

A fairly large city in Pennsylvania was Pittsburgh. I went to Pittsburgh because of a problem with the ruling party, but there weren’t many people there.

Yes, there were hardly any people. The city where the body-satisfying ability user had covered the fence with barbed wire and made flower arrangements out of corpses that were either human or cannibals was not crowded.

But it seemed a bit odd that Pittsburgh was the city that was fighting so fiercely over allegations of voter fraud.

Let’s say that’s true, but no matter how much I thought about it, there was something that was hard to understand. Were the people who were fighting with arms in this bitter cold really Pittsburghers? If not Pittsburghers, where did they come from? Why now of all times?

Maru gave his opinion.

“The cannibal control experiment was somewhat successful. I guess that’s where the research results came from.”

[Are you saying that it can now affect not only cannibals but also ordinary people?]

The hood was shocked.

“If that were the case, the voting results would have changed. It seems that it is possible to give suggestions, not to the level of domination. There probably aren’t many people who can give suggestions.”

The PD shook his head.

“···Anyway, it would be better to assume that they can influence ordinary people.”

If the proclamation of the kingdom and the issuance of citizenship had been delayed, I would have been tired. If people had come out to shoot in protest of the proclamation of the kingdom, I would have been shaken while suppressing them.

If we hadn’t raided their secret laboratory, even by chance, the situation could have been more serious than it is now.

“Let’s get the citizenship and deportation procedures done a little faster.”

“Yes, I will do that.”

Perhaps the declaration of empire by Dan Brown of the Department of Homeland Security was also due to some understanding of the situation on the other side.

If there was something like that on the other side, whether it was suggestion or control, it was impossible to maintain the existing system. In order to prevent it from collapsing from within, it was right to start by reducing the gaps through which enemies could sneak in.

“Then let’s start with the Empire. The Eastern Alliance has abandoned its previous system and declared itself an Empire. And Director Dan Brown of the Department of Homeland Security has become the President. What do you think is the first thing we should do?”

“It’s about settling territorial issues.”

When declaring the kingdom, the territory of the kingdom was declared to be the entire state of Michigan and the adjacent area of ​​London, Canada, near where the Homeland Security blimp crashed, and a line was drawn to declare it as kingdom territory.

“Territorial issues? There was no protest from the Canadian side, right?”

“Yes, but since we have declared an empire in the East, we must expand our territory.”

The PD showed the map with a stern face.

“The current border of the kingdom is near London, Canada. If they hadn’t declared an empire, this would be enough, but now that they have declared an empire, they will certainly choose expansionism. This will most likely include Canada, which is in a state of anarchy.”

“We are in the North, and the South is the Confederacy, so the North is where we should go?”

“Above all, such an expansion would give us control of the St. Lawrence River. From our perspective, it would give the Empire control of the route to the Atlantic Ocean.”

The empire did not need to take all of Canada. By controlling the St. Lawrence River and the nearby transportation hubs, the Holy Kingdom would have become a completely landlocked nation. That was something that had to be avoided in many ways.

“We must establish strongholds at key strategic points and establish a border based on the St. Lawrence River.”

As PD suggested, the St. Lawrence River should be divided in half so that the Aegis destroyers can be towed to Detroit when the river thaws.

[Is it possible to control the St. Lawrence River? Right now, the Royal Guard and the Knights combined barely exceed 150 people?]

There are 40 people there to manage the cocoon, 40 people are missing to control crows in the indoor training center, and if you exclude those who manage the core facilities, there is actually a shortage of personnel even now.

“We will select volunteers from the HOLLY congregation.”

Ms. Kim tilted her head at the PD’s alternative.

[It’s possible, but would there be enough volunteers? Wouldn’t it be better to add military service to the Kingdom’s citizenship requirements? It might be difficult right now, but it’d be better in the long run.]

Maru also agreed with Kim Yang’s words.

“I think it would be a good idea to address the citizenship and military service issues early on. Any objections?”

A bill to classify citizenship levels based on military service status was passed on the spot. From now on, citizens who have served in the military will receive various benefits.

Even so, it was difficult to immediately fill the troops needed to deploy to the strongholds near the St. Lawrence River.

[Ah- Also- Then··· How about sending crows to that base?]

The conference room became quiet at the nurse’s words.

[Everyone really repented and said they would work hard. If it weren’t for people having to guard the stronghold, wouldn’t crows be able to do it too? I think so.]

“I see. You said there were some crows that were having a hard time because of the medicine?”

The PD confirmed with his eyes sparkling. The nurse answered with an “uh-uh-” sound at the PD’s voice suddenly asking with his eyes sparkling.

[Ah- Yes- I try hard, but it’s true that kids who take medicine have a hard time.]

“If you separate those crows, I will do my best.”

Anyway, the crow was too weak to live a normal life because of the medicine. It seemed like they could make it completely faithful like a ceremonial rat.

Maru, who had been listening to the story, sorted things out for a moment.

“We will make the area north of the St. Lawrence River our territory. We will mobilize both airships to prioritize the construction of the base. Then, as soon as the training of the support soldiers is finished, starting with the crows who have completed their retraining, we will begin to manage the base.”

“And let us send a plenipotentiary to the Empire as soon as possible.”

Everyone nodded when Maru said that he would not go in person but would send an ambassador.

PD would have been the best person to go to the ambassador and organize and exchange opinions, but since we are going in public, shouldn’t we get something out of it?

“Let’s have Xenia Roden go. Let’s make negotiation guidelines before we leave and go with them. The most important thing in this negotiation is the St. Lawrence River. Make sure that the area north of the river is ours. And let’s say that we are currently in effective control of the base where the cocoon is.”

[Okay, what if I want an Aegis destroyer like last time?]

“One destroyer and three to four submarines. At least two new ones. Nothing less than that.”

[···yes.]

“And you know why I’m sending it?”

[······. yes.]

Xenia Roden, Hood was given the mission of ambassador.

The meaning was that while I was giving you the information I got here, I was also asking you to gather information from there while you were there.

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The civil war with the military ended more easily than expected.

This was because Vladimir Kalin had swept away the naval ragtag group once, allowing them to fight while virtually taking over the navy.

The Army, which mobilized the National Guard, pushed forward with media play and 80,000 new recruits, and the Air Force, which had no fighters, crushed the 40,000-strong New York police force and the Federal Bureau of Investigation.

“The Kingdom of the Holy Ark.”

A declaration of a kingdom that divides the United States of America. In the past, I wouldn’t have let it go, but now it means nothing.

Wasn’t the area around Detroit, Michigan, from the beginning a place that Vladimir Kalin had decided not to bother raising?

[A person claiming to be the plenipotentiary of the Holy Ark Kingdom wishes to see the President.]

Dan Brown’s eyebrows twitched.

“That’s fast. The response is quick.”

Sending a plenipotentiary just two days after declaring the Empire? This side is just announcing the election results and forming a cabinet.

However, it was a bad idea to send back someone who had come as an ambassador. The Vladimir Kalin he knew would not let that go.

“Let him in for now. We’ll have to meet him anyway.”

[All right.]

A moment later, the heavy door opened and a woman wearing a half-mask came in. Director Dan Brown remembered the healthy half of the face. The face before it was distorted by the burns.

“I am Xenia Roden, here as ambassador.”

“Okay. Please sit down.”

Dan Brown opened his mouth with a dry expression.

“Vladimir Kalin- Ah, I should call him King now. King Kalin is always unexpected. So what brings you to this still-chaotic empire?”

“It’s because of territorial issues.”

It’s territory.

Dan Brown’s expression did not change. It was certainly a good time to bring up the subject. Once the Empire’s system is in place, it will be difficult to talk about such things.

“Tell me.”

Negotiations have begun.

The first negotiations between the Empire and the Kingdom.