The excitement didn't go away, as if I was suffocating. At that moment, a pretty girl opened her mouth in a cheerful and polite voice.
"With all due respect to His Majesty the Emperor! Loyalty!"
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I, too, lightly placed my right hand on my chest, looking a little dazed.
"···insect!"
A pretty girl was smiling brightly, as if something was so good about her.
"It is my pleasure to meet you, Your Majesty the Emperor. I am the 'Splendid Sunset.'"
"···okay."
Although her skin was dark overall, her facial features were almost like those of a modern beauty. To be honest, it was my style.
What should I say? As for celebrities, it's Moon Chae-won with tanned skin. I calmed down and checked the status window above her head again.
[Splendid Sunset]
[Affiliation: The Sun of the Sky]
[Tendency: Overflowing with confidence, cheerful, top 1% genius]
[Ability]
Insight: 36
Stamina: 4
Strength: 5
Agility: 3
Wisdom: 38
There are three things that stand out. A new ability called 'Insight', a top 1% genius, and a whopping 38 Wisdom.
'Insight?'
A literal interpretation of this word is to see through things with keen observation. As expected, a girl named 'Splendid Sunset' was watching me intently.
"······"
"What's on my face? Why are you staring at me so obviously?"
"I told you earlier that I wanted to see His Majesty the Emperor. Haha! It's so amazing to have His Majesty the Emperor in front of me."
All the successful applicants I've interviewed so far were so intimidated that they couldn't even speak properly... I couldn't help but laugh at her bold attitude as she spoke so calmly in front of me.
And at that moment, 'Splendid Sunset' tilted her head and let out a short sigh with an incomprehensible expression.
"Whew! I really don't know. I can figure out what kind of personality other people have just by looking at them, but I can't figure out His Majesty the Emperor no matter how much I look at him. I think I'll know if I watch His Majesty the Emperor a little longer…"
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If I said something rude like that to someone, I would feel really bad.
'Because you're still young.'
I needed to give her some caution, as she brought that up without hesitation even in front of me, the Emperor.
"It's better to keep your thoughts to yourself. Once you say something out loud, you can never take it back."
"Ah! I'm sorry, Your Majesty! For a moment, I completely forgot where I was."
She blinked and made a gesture that seemed to sincerely apologize. But my eyes could not be fooled.
'What hypocrisy.'
Of course, her behavior is understandable. A girl who is a genius in the top 1% and also has the ability of insight. Perhaps she had figured out the tendencies of everyone she had ever met and had them all in her grasp.
'Should we call it a diamond that has not been polished yet?'
Considering her age of 15, it was necessary to groom her well and help her grow into an outstanding talent, as we did not know where she would go.
For now, I decided to just pretend not to notice and pass by.
"Okay. I accept your apology."
"Thank you, Your Majesty the Emperor!"
As if nothing had happened, the 'brilliant sunset' looked at me with clear eyes. I looked down at the test paper in my hand naturally.
The descriptive answers to the four questions were almost perfect.NOne hundred points. Anyway, of all the talents I've seen so far, he had the highest wisdom score.
It was even higher than my initial wisdom value.NPeople like this are often called geniuses ahead of their time. I asked him a few questions as I would with any other interviewer.
"Is there an administrative organization you would like to work for?"
"Nothing in particular. I am confident that I can do well in any administrative organization."
After a while, I asked 'Splendid Sunset' one last time.
"What is your dream in life? What is your ultimate goal?"
"I didn't really have a dream···"
'Splendid Sunset' hesitated for a moment, then looked at me with sparkling eyes.
"It seems like it just happened. My dream is to become His Majesty the Emperor's second wife."
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I was speechless for a moment because I was so taken aback by her completely unexpected answer.
"This joke is going too far."
"I'm serious. I just decided to become His Majesty the Emperor's wife."
"······"
I was once again at a loss for what to say.
'Yeah, you shouldn't discourage people from working from the beginning.'
And as I continued to talk to her, I felt like I had to stop her. The wise thing to do is to just ignore it and pretend not to know.
However, I didn't want to shatter the girl's dreams.
"My second wife···"
"······"
I chuckled.
"Because dreams are dreams. Don't expect anything."
'The splendid sunset' said with a bright smile.
"Your Majesty the Emperor! I ask for your help in the future."
After the interview was over, she politely went outside. Left alone in my office, I was lost in thought, thinking about the 'splendid sunset'.
"I think it would be okay if I taught you well from the side···"
It was a strange feeling, but it wasn't without its uneasiness. However, for now, he plans to appoint her as his chief of staff.
***
A savage tribe village. 'Roaring Thunder' led his troops and easily conquered the village that 'Wounded Arrow' had made his base with the remaining barbarian tribesmen without a single fight.
"···There were so few warriors guarding the village that a surprise night raid would have been embarrassing. There were no major problems except for the strong resistance of a few barbarian tribesmen remaining in the village."
'Cold Tree', who had been informed by 'Roaring Thunder' at the largest long house in the village, thought back to 'Wounded Arrow' that he had captured as a prisoner and guessed roughly what had happened.
Most of the savage tribe warriors probably followed the 'wounded arrow'. Anyway, we conquered the remaining barbarian tribe villages as planned without any major casualties.
Is that why? The military conference continued in a relaxed atmosphere.
"···Like the Nanticoke tribe, we plan to divide the savage tribe territory into five large areas and rule them. After discussion, we will continue to use the original savage tribe villages in the east, west, south, and north, centered on the center."
The 'Ferocious Wolf' held the baton and pointed to each of the large maps on the table.
"···The central village will be inhabited by five thousand barbarian tribesmen, and the other villages by three thousand."
Hundreds of small and large barbarian tribal villages were consolidated into five villages for easier rule. The 'Cold Tree' smiled with satisfaction as he watched the 'Ferocious Wolf' finish his report.
Next, 'Sharp Antlers' stood up and reported his mission.
"···There are quite a few captured warriors. For now, we have separated out the warriors who are qualified to enter the training camp. However, the remaining warriors are the problem. Since they are likely to rebel or cause trouble later on without following our instructions, we need to manage them well."
The 'Cold Tree' accepted his opinion and talked to the thousand and hundred leaders who attended the meeting and came up with a plan.
"···Even if they are a barbarian tribe, each warrior will come from a different village. I think it would be a good idea to prevent warriors from the same village from grouping together."
"Should we assign warriors differently based on their origins?"
"Yes, Mr. Cheon In-jang!"
"That sounds like a good idea."
"Anyway, if we are going to develop and expand around the base villages, we will need a lot of their labor. We will have to make them work hard so that they don't have any other thoughts."
After a while, when the discussion on how to rule the savage tribesmen was over, 'Cold Tree' asked 'Roaring Thunder' one last time.
"What about the surrounding tribes?"
While conquering the barbarian tribe, the surrounding tribes could not help but feel nervous. Of course, there were tribes that were not interested in the surrounding situation.
"···The Tuscarora and Croatan tribes located to the south appear quiet on the outside, but they seem to be watching our next moves closely."
'Cold Tree' nodded as if he understood their actions as a minority and weak force.
"I see. What about the Tutello tribe?"
The Toutello tribe. The Susquehannock tribe, the Shawnee tribe, and the Savage (Powhatan) tribe. Since most of their territory was surrounded by the 'Sun of the Sky', the Toutello tribe could not help but be very nervous.
"···The number of Tutelo warriors continues to increase in the northern border area of the barbarian tribe. However, the Tutelo tribe continues to watch our warriors deployed there, and no military movements are visible."
"···hmm!"
The 'Cold Tree' thought for a moment and then said.
"···A war could break out due to a misunderstanding, so I think it would be better to send someone to the Tutello tribe and explain the reason for conquering the tribe."
"Understood, Master Cheon In-jang!"
At that time, the 'Ferocious Wolf' expressed his doubts.
"Your Majesty! Is it really necessary to do that? If the Tutelo tribe starts a fight first, wouldn't we have a justification to conquer them?"
The 'Cold Tree' chuckled and looked at the 'Ferocious Wolf' and said.
"Your opinion is correct. However, all decisions are made by His Majesty the Emperor. And since His Majesty the Emperor has decided to focus on internal affairs, we just have to follow his decisions. By the way, this is my personal opinion, but if we expand our territory too much, it could actually be harmful. For now, I think it would be better to focus on stabilizing the barbarian tribes and the Nanticoke tribe."
'The Fierce Wolf' immediately apologized, as if he had some feelings for it.
"···I see. My thoughts were short-sighted, Mr. Cheon In-jang!" The 'cold tree' naturally changed the subject to change the heavy atmosphere.
"Well! It looks like the barbarian tribes have been cleared out to some extent. Roaring thunder!"
"Yes, Mr. Cheon In-jang!"
"I would like you to be in charge of transporting the Wounded Arrow and the young warriors of the savage tribes to enter the training camp."
'Roaring Thunder' answered weakly, perhaps regretting not being able to be on the battlefield any longer.
"···You can't leave the training camp empty for too long. You won't be able to return without me··· Understood, Master Cheon In-jang!"
***
West of Lake Erie, Irie Tribal Village. The Singing Waters and their party of water merchants, who had safely concluded their trade with the Iroquois Confederated Tribe without any problems, were just entering the Iri tribe village.
The people at the top of the 'water' quietly whispered as they looked at the Iri tribe people whose mood was ominous.
"They say we keep losing battles against the Iroquois Confederacy... As expected, the mood is not good."
"The fact that we've come all the way to this remote village shows that what we heard from the Iroquois Confederates was true."
"Did two-thirds of the territory get taken from the Iroquois Confederates?"
"It seems that the Wyandot tribe, our relatives and allies, also withdrew in a hurry when the battle situation became unfavorable."
"Rumor has it that if the Wyandot tribe loses their territory, they will accept the Iri tribe."
'Singing Water', who was leading the 'Water' group from the front, looked back and warned them again with an angry expression.
"···You haven't forgotten that this is a village of Iri tribes, have you? It's best not to talk carelessly."
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As the people at the top of the 'water' became quiet, the 'red fruit' appeared, escorted by warriors. After a while, in the heavy atmosphere inside the long house, 'Red Fruit' glanced over the items that 'Water' had brought, then sighed with a frustrated expression.
"Whew! Other than the arrows, I can't see anything else at all."
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'Singing Water' looked at 'Red Fruit', who looked more tired physically and mentally than before.
'You look very tired.'
It was somewhat understandable, since the Irie tribe she led was losing the war against the Iroquois confederation. At that moment, 'Red Fruit' bit her lips tightly as if she had made a difficult decision and spoke.
"···What do you think I should do? If I marry your chieftain, will you help our tribe?"