Chapter 82 - Shooting oneself in the foot

Sitting upright in front of the desk, Chen Heng wrote carefully, putting his suggestions down on the paper. He wrote very attentively, stopping from time to time, thinking for a while, and then continuing to write. Before he knew it, he had written more and more, and finally, there was a thick stack of paper. Chen Heng did write down what was on his mind. Although not all of it, he had written out most of his suggestions. At present, he was indeed considering for Oriman wholeheartedly. Of course, the reason for this consideration was not out of true loyalty but simply due to insufficient power. If possible, given the current situation, Chen Heng certainly wanted to make further progress and obtain more. However, at present, his power was not enough. Although he had managed to develop the Soda region with great effort, its power was still insufficient compared to that of the Kutu royal family which had dominated the Kingdom of Kutu for hundreds of years. After all, this region was originally just a barren and unproductive land. Although it had developed rapidly in these five years, it could never compare with the accumulations of the Kutu royal family over hundreds of years. It was simply unrealistic for Chen Heng to make further progress and plot for the Kingdom of Kutu in a short time. Since it was unrealistic to make further progress and plot for the throne of the Kingdom of Kutu in a short time, it became his choice to be dutiful and consolidate his existing achievements. Anyway, according to the rules of the simulator, even if he wasn't the king of the Kingdom of Kutu, as long as he could influence the entire Kingdom of Kutu, it could still be counted in his evaluation and he could obtain more points. After finishing writing the thick stack of letters, Chen Heng finally stopped. He sighed, put down the letters, and asked someone to take the letter away and send it to Oriman. However, although he had written this letter, Chen Heng was not optimistic about the effect it would have. Sometimes things are just like this. Even if you know what the right thing to do is, you may still not necessarily do it. Everyone knows the general principles, but how many people can actually put them into practice? Moreover, given Oriman's personality, she probably wouldn't truly think that Chen Heng's suggestions were correct. Instead, she might think that he was weak and pedantic and distort his ideas. The result that would arise at that time would probably be even more unpredictable. However, even though he knew it wouldn't have much effect, Chen Heng still did it. Anyway, he still had the professional integrity of being loyal to the one who employed him. After sending the letter, Chen Heng walked out of the room and came outside. In the courtyard outside, two people were wandering around. A woman was wearing a long dress and was with a little boy. The little boy didn't seem to be very old, only two or three years old at present, but he was very lively, running around freely on the grassland and sometimes falling down. Fortunately, the grassland was thick enough so that the impact wouldn't be too great, and it didn't matter even if he fell. Beside him, the woman had a kind smile on her face, watching her child attentively and taking good care of him. "Vinall." Chen Heng turned around and smiled at the woman. Vinall immediately looked up. Five years had passed, and Vinall's appearance had changed a lot. When she married Chen Heng, she was only fifteen or sixteen years old. Now, five years had passed, and her appearance hadn't changed much, just becoming a bit more mature. Bathed in the faint sunlight, the smile on her face became even more charming. Standing there, hearing Chen Heng's voice, she turned to look at Chen Heng, and a happy smile appeared on her face. Five years had passed, and Chen Heng and Vinall already had a child. Their relationship was still very good. In the past five years, they had seldom been separated and had never had any quarrels. They always had smiles on their faces and were very harmonious at all times. They could be regarded as a model couple. Towards Vinall, Chen Heng had kept his promise well. He didn't get close to other girls. He had never violated his code and oath at any time and had never had any affairs with others. In the past, when Vinall occasionally had a bad temper or threw a little tantrum, Chen Heng always had a smile on his face, just patiently comforted her and didn't quarrel with her. Five years later, their relationship was very harmonious, which was an enviable example. "What has my sister done?" Looking at Chen Heng walking towards her, Vinall asked softly. "She killed some people and deprived some people of their territories." Chen Heng shook his head and said, "And I may have to leave you for a while after a while." "Okay." Vinall didn't ask the reason but just nodded gently. The two held hands and walked there, looking tenderly at the child in the distance, watching him playing and growing up on that piece of land. Time passed slowly. Soon, several months passed. Just as Chen Heng had expected, after his reply reached Oriman, it didn't attract any attention. Oriman didn't even send a reply but just remained silent. However, after a while, the messenger from the city of Kutu brought a piece of news. "Ask me to go to Kutu to participate in this year's banquet?" Looking at the news brought by the messenger in front of him, Chen Heng frowned. "Yes." The messenger in front of him nodded and said so. Hearing his words, Chen Heng frowned secretly, and a sense of absurdity suddenly rose in his heart. In the past, he had once suggested to Oriman that she hold banquets every year for various reasons and invite the lords from various places to attend. There were many benefits to doing this. The Kingdom of Kutu was very large, and the distance between many lords' territories and Kutu was not very close. Coupled with the traffic and security conditions of this era, it was even more difficult. Sometimes, it would take a lord two or three months to travel from his own territory to Kutu. Counting the round trip, the time spent on the road alone might take half a year. When Oriman summoned the lords and asked them to come to Kutu, it would make them waste time on the road and reduce their control over their own territories. The lords had been staying in their own territories all year round and were like local tyrants in their own territories. But once they left their own territories for a long time, in order to manage their own territories, they would inevitably have to ask others to manage on their behalf during their absence. And in this way, their control over their own territories could be weakened to a certain extent. At the same time, traveling on the road would also consume a lot of their energy and financial resources and make them tired. In this way, it could achieve the effect of weakening to a certain extent. In the past, Oriman had done this. Many lords suffered a lot from this, but regularly summoning the lords was the basic right of the king and also their obligation, so they had no reason to oppose it. Even if they opposed it, they were afraid that Oriman would find a reason on the spot and directly put them to death. Therefore, in previous years, this means had been retained and had been in use all the time. Just didn't expect that this time, Chen Heng himself was also on the list of those summoned. "Is this shooting oneself in the foot?" In an instant, this thought flashed through Chen Heng's mind. The distance from Soda to Kutu was not too long, but it was definitely not very close either. Even at the fastest speed, it would take nearly more than a month to arrive. Counting the time for the banquet, some complicated affairs in the city of Kutu, and the round trip, it might take four or five months.