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Lutetia, Human Alliance Council. The atmosphere in the venue at this moment was very strange.

The frontline coalition forces killed first and then played back, which really gave them a blow to the head. The game doesn't play like this, they are the highest authority of the human race!

Councilors don't have to care about the ups and downs in the outside world. The human race has enough strength to block the wind and rain. But if one of your own people stabs you in the back, there's nothing you can do about it.

The result of the anonymous vote was unanimously approved. It was simply telling them that the frontline generals supported the recruitment of mercenaries.

At any rate, there must be a few negative votes, so let’s show some interest!

Especially those who kept saying they were opposed, how come they also voted in favor during the final vote?

It can only be said that interests can make people "follow their hearts" the most. In order to ensure the smooth passage of the resolution, everyone tacitly agreed to leave the opportunity to vote against it to others.

veto?

Just think about it. The announcement has been sent out, and if it is withdrawn at this time, wouldn't it tell the outside world that the Alliance Council and the coalition forces are not of the same mind?

Accountability does not exist.

In name, the Alliance Council has greater power, but in reality, their binding force on the frontline coalition forces is only that much.

The status of most members of their respective factions is not as high as that of military commanders sent to the front lines. After all, the members are just agents, and the coach himself is a powerful nobleman.

We are all colleagues. If we really get into trouble, it will be hard to see each other when we go back. But as the highest authority, they cannot fail to express their opinions.

Not only were the parliamentarians in trouble, but Charles III also had a headache. As the initiator of the host meeting, he disappeared directly from the venue this time.

Everyone is responsible, which means no one is responsible. Everyone sat there staring at each other, no one willing to speak first and pierce the window paper.

"Everyone, the news has now spread throughout the continent. Even if you want to take it back, it is too late. Why don't we discuss directly how to deal with the aftermath.

For example: clarify the reward period; or determine the criteria for recognizing military merit..."

Earl Predrag suggested slightly awkwardly.

Although it is said that the law does not blame everyone, the initiator is the Alpha Kingdom. Had it not been for Hudson's backfire, the coalition generals on the front line would not have realized so quickly the hidden benefits that recruiting mercenaries could bring to the war.

Fight one battle and get two military awards. From now on, it will most likely become the norm.

Perhaps the battle reports of the coalition forces in the future will all be blurred about the areas they captured and how many tens of thousands of enemies were wiped out, and the specific orc races will no longer be distinguished in detail.

The records of the mercenaries on the other side were all beheading Beamon and beheading bearmen...

Although the assessment of military merit is still strict, it is still people who carry out the actual implementation. Driven by interests, there will be endless cases of people pretending to be military leaders.

Fortunately, the nobles on the front line still had some integrity and did not include the ordinary orc race in the bounty category, otherwise the human alliance might be bankrupted.

Regardless of the fact that all those running to the front line are mercenaries, there are actually many human nobles who are also waiting and watching. As long as the Alliance Council does not object, they will also participate in the "hunting" with their private armies.

"Earl Predrag is right, everything has happened, and we can only face reality.

But in addition to considering the aftermath, we must also put a cage on the coalition forces on the front line and cannot let them do whatever they want.

Otherwise, similar things will continue to happen in the future! "

Count Djordjevich said solemnly.

Obviously, he has realized the dangers of "the bottom suppresses the top" and wants the Alliance Parliament to strengthen its binding force on the frontline coalition forces.

"Count Djordjevich, the aftermath is easy to deal with, but the management of the coalition forces still needs to be discussed in the long term. It is best for the major forces to tighten restraints on their own armies!"

Bishop Montezon objected decisively.

The danger of defeating the enemy is huge, but the danger of letting people interfere with the command of the Holy See army on the front line is equally harmful.

In the Alliance Parliament, the royal faction has the upper hand. Once the parliament is given the power to command the frontline troops, it is logical to then strengthen the authority of the coalition command and appoint a coalition commander.

This means leaving the life and death of the frontline Holy See troops in the hands of the royalists. No one can guarantee what will happen next.

In short, the casualties of the Holy See army will definitely increase day by day. Even if the entire army is destroyed, it is not impossible.

What's even worse is that once a precedent is set and it is proven that these operations are indeed effective, the old practice will be followed in the future.

…

Time flies, and it’s the end of the year again. The war is still burning in the northern continent, with no sign of stopping.

With the addition of a large number of mercenaries, the battle on the front line has become increasingly fierce. No one can tell the specific losses of the human race, but the number of orc royals killed has increased explosively compared to a few months ago.

People's potential is forced out. Under the temptation of interests, the various tricks of the "mercenaries" left Hudson dumbfounded.

"Poisoning", "cursing", "natural disasters of the undead", "summoning evil gods"... all kinds of unscrupulous methods are available only imaginable and impossible.

Various combat techniques have repeatedly exceeded the bottom line. The rule is that there are no rules, just do it as long as you can kill the orcs.

Compared with the decisive battle with the main force of the orcs, most of the mercenaries extended their black hands to the orc tribe, and their hunting targets were directly aimed at the old and weak with low combat effectiveness.

They did not massacre women and children, not because they were morally responsible, but mainly because the price of selling slaves was higher than the reward price offered by the coalition forces.

What surprised Hudson most was that the "mercenary group" with the highest results was not a real mercenary, but a vest of the frontline coalition forces.

It’s no big deal to use a vest trumpet to do dirty work. But at least you have to cover it up. Listening to the names of those domineering mercenary groups, Hudson was speechless.

For example: "Holy Invincible Mercenary Group".

As soon as he heard the name, Hudson knew that this was a trumpet issued by the Holy See. Ninety-nine percent of the organizations on the mainland that can be given the title of sacred are branches of the Holy See.

Another example: "The Mercenary Group of the First Kingdom of the Mainland".

The symbol is so obvious that if the Frankish Kingdom did not come to hold it accountable for infringement, it could only be their own trumpet.

…

Almost all the vest mercenary groups in the coalition can be intuitively identified by their names.

If a family is tossing things together, it may be a show of dissatisfaction, but if everyone is doing it together, it can only be for profit.

Playing like this, the appearance of eating is indeed a bit ugly, which is inconsistent with the spirit promoted by the nobles. But it is also helpful for everyone to identify their identities and avoid many unnecessary conflicts.

There is no surprise. The mercenary groups with the highest performance are all vests of big forces.

Except for a few unlucky ones in the northern Xinjiang region who were absent, all the remaining major human forces were on the list.

The ranking is basically equivalent to the status of the major forces in the human race. It wasn't until fifty men were away that Hudson found a "real mercenary group."

Unfortunately, after sending someone to investigate, they found out that it was another vest issued by a big noble. It's just that this vest is not worn now, but existed many years ago.

If you study carefully, you will find that the figures of great nobles can be found behind the slightly higher-end mercenary groups and chambers of commerce on the mainland.

Grassroots rise does exist, but after it develops to a certain level, it is inevitable to be co-opted.

This is the legacy of knowledge monopoly. In the absence of education, it is difficult for ordinary people to play against those old foxes.

Originally, Hudson wanted to take the opportunity to pick up a few potential mercenary groups and secretly recruit them under his command, but now it seems that he is still too young.

Everyone has been doing similar things. On the surface, everyone is full of arrogance, looking down on civilian armed groups such as mercenaries, but secretly, each one is more active than the last in recruiting them.

Behind any mercenary group that shows a little bit of potential, there will be one or more nobles who will become their shareholders behind the scenes.

By the time Hudson noticed them, they were all famous ladies. Breaking the rules of the game for the sake of a mercenary group is obviously not worth the gain.

He couldn't afford to mix it up, and Hudson didn't force it. I simply started a salted fish business, providing everyone with logistical supplies, and also running a small business part-time.

Gold diggers can make money, and businessmen who provide services to gold diggers can also make money.

Although these transactions were successfully completed through cooperation with the Chamber of Commerce, it did not affect Hudson's distribution of money.

The only trouble is that after entering the mountainous area to fight, the loss rate of logistics materials during transportation skyrocketed, which aroused close attention from all parties.

Fortunately, there are orcs to help. Every once in a while, a transport convoy will be attacked, resulting in heavy losses in the coalition's logistics supplies. It is definitely not for personal gain.

If you don’t believe me, you can check the account. The inbound data and outbound data can all be matched. All losses are traceable.

…

"Hudson, something bad is going on! The Locknard family reported you to the Alliance Council for reselling strategic materials, and the Alliance and the Kingdom simultaneously sent investigation teams.

We will arrive at the front line soon to check the army's strategic material consumption, so hurry up and deal with the accounts at hand! "

The news brought by Viscount Oran made Hudson slightly stunned. The enemy chose to take action so quickly, and was too impatient.

Escorting logistics supplies these days is a real chore. It is also an unspoken rule for the transportation team to reap benefits from it. As long as it doesn't go too far, no one will care at all.

However, the most fearful thing is to be serious about everything. Once someone comes forward to report with a real name, it will be a big stain.

Whether it can be fatal depends purely on the amount of supplies Tan Mo has. Generally speaking, as long as the gap is not too big, the accounts can be settled.

Hudson's recent business has been booming and has attracted the attention of interested people, which is inevitable.

It's just that he couldn't understand why the Rocknard family was so restless and eager to jump out to attack before the war was over.

Especially reporting it directly to the Alliance Council breaks the rules. Even if he could be taken down this time, it would be a slap in the king's face.

The relationship between Caesar III and the nobles of the North was originally tense, and now that something like this happened, wouldn't it be like pressing the king's face to the ground and rubbing it?

Not only the king, but also the nobles of the entire Alpha Kingdom would be disgraced. Under normal circumstances, when everyone encounters this kind of thing, they will choose to deal with it behind closed doors.

"Your Majesty the Viscount, don't worry! They can't find anything. If the investigation team really comes, the unlucky ones will be the Northland nobles themselves.

When we break down the losses incurred by nobles from various places in transporting grain and grass, the losses in their hands are the greatest. Even if the accounts are done well, there will still be problems.

If we really dig deeper, I am afraid that all the nobles on the front line will be implicated to some extent.

However, Duke Pias is not a fool. He would rather take the risk of offending many nobles in the kingdom and open the lid at this time. There must be other forces behind it.

Just wait and see, I think the next story will be exciting! "

Hudson said with a sneer.

There is no doubt that this report had a huge impact on him. Even if the problem cannot be found, it will cause great damage to Hudson's reputation.

After all, there are millions of officers and soldiers responsible for transporting grain and grass. As long as you dig deeper, someone will definitely be arrested.

Hudson is destined to be unable to escape the charge of poor supervision. Before this, he was not completely unprepared.

Especially after the Duke of Kavadia revealed his ambition, most of the dirty work hidden in the escort mission fell on the nobles of the North.

This is also the direct reason why the loss rate of their transportation materials is the highest.

Once the investigation team comes over, the northern nobles who have suffered the most material losses will definitely be the focus of scrutiny.

I originally thought that with such restraints, they could be restrained, but I didn't expect that something would happen in the end.

A typical "kill one thousand enemies, damage yourself eight hundred" style of play. If we really want to investigate in depth, Hudson will not have a good life, and the Northland nobles will not be able to escape either.

Even if the five dukes didn't reach out, who can guarantee that their clansmen and younger brothers didn't reach out either?

"Hudson, are you sure there's nothing wrong?"

Viscount Oran asked with concern.

He knew that in recent days, Hudson had secretly sold off a lot of strategic materials and made a huge profit.

Although it was the Chamber of Commerce that was specifically responsible for the implementation, the inside story behind these could not be hidden from the eyes of the nobles.

"Don't worry, Your Excellency, Viscount. Some of the strategic materials flowing out were transported by me from the rear, and some were trophies purchased from the coalition forces some time ago.

Even the relevant transaction vouchers are kept in my hands. No matter how much the investigation team investigates, I have not reached out to the army's strategic supplies! "

Hudson said calmly.

Obviously, these words were not only meant to be heard by Viscount Oran, but also meant to be heard by all the great nobles in the army.

The reselling of strategic materials is a fact, and there must be a reasonable explanation as to the source of the materials.

After all, the crime of corruption and reselling of strategic materials was not a light one, and Hudson did not want to bear an unjust injustice.

Many times, truth and falsehood can be confused under the public opinion. He also needs someone to help him speak up and prove that this is untrue.