Chen Heng was quite pessimistic about Olivia's situation.
Over the past ten years, not only had the nobles' power been weakened, but the Kutu Principality and Olivia's own power had also been weakened.
Forcing the Overlord to devour the Overlord's territory seemed like a good idea, as it would greatly weaken the enemy and strengthen oneself.
However, the prerequisite for this was that the newly obtained territories could be quickly converted into Olivia's own power.
From how Chen Heng saw it, Olivia had done very poorly in this regard.
She had indeed devoured many territories, but she had not established a complete bureaucratic system. Just like in the past, she would get rid of the nobles who were close to her and manage them.
Even though these nobles were Olivia's subordinates and were not nobles, they lacked a system of management and supervision, and they were equivalent to nobles in those territories.
This was equivalent to chasing away the past nobles and finding new masters for those territories.
The root of the problem was still the same.
Moreover, the new masters of those territories would not necessarily work hard to manage those territories.
The feudal lords in the past might have been cruel and vicious, but most of them were gentle and protective towards their own territories.
After all, this was their territory. According to the rules of this world, it was their property. Everything in it belonged to them.
People would naturally take good care of their own property and would not easily allow them to be threatened by external dangers.
As such, they would form armies and surround their territories. Even though they would oppress them, they would not oppress them too much, and they would give their subordinates a way out.
However, this was not the case for the fake nobles that Olivia had hired.
In these territories, they were equivalent to past nobles and had great authority.
However, in actuality, these territories were not theirs but Olivia's.
Adding on the fact that they did not have a suitable supervision system, as time went on, their actions in these territories would become more and more violent.
They were not the rulers of these territories, so they did not have to worry about the future. They only had to do their best to oppress them.
Even if Olivia knew about what they were doing, she would not say anything.
After all, the people of this world did not care about the people.
For people like Olivia, as long as they could provide her with money and food regularly, they would be qualified officials.
As for where these things had come from?
Who cared?
As time passed, the result would naturally be obvious.
Once rebellions broke out in these newly obtained territories, not only would they not be able to support Olivia, but they would also become the greatest source of instability.
As long as he incited them a little, there would probably be a few more rebellions.
The royal family and Olivia's territories had gradually weakened because of Olivia's actions. Even though they still had enough strength, facing the allied armies of the various rulers, it would be difficult to say what they would be able to do.
Things were no longer the same as before.
Back when Olivia had just ascended to the Kutu Royal Throne and became the Queen, most rulers obeyed her orders.
However, after experiencing Olivia's persecution for more than ten years, the number of rulers who were still willing to stand on the royal family's side could be counted on one hand.
To be able to stand on one side and maintain a neutral stance was already not bad.
The current situation was extremely disadvantageous to Olivia.
Of course, although it was disadvantageous, it was not impossible.
If Chen Heng was Olivia, he would definitely write a letter of repentance and give all of the territories that he had taken in the past to the nobles who did not have any territory. This way, he could gather some power and buy some time.
After obtaining territory, no matter how unwilling they were, as long as they wanted to protect their territories, they would have to fight against the rebel army and fight to the death for Olivia.
With these people here, Olivia would be able to obtain precious time to gather the army and organize the entire kingdom.
Now, it was up to Olivia to decide.
Standing there, Chen Heng's expression was calm as he thought to himself.
Time gradually passed, and as the various factions fought, another few months passed.
After a few months, the situation once again changed.
Just as Chen Heng had expected, facing the rebel army's attacks, Olivia's reaction was incredibly slow, and bad news continuously came from the important battlefields.
Wherever the rebel army went, there would immediately be rebellions, which would then be used by the rebel army to easily take over their territories.
Under such a situation, Olivia made yet another stupid move.
She ordered the lords near the rebel army to take the initiative to attack and fight the rebel army, but no one responded.
It was normal for no one to respond.
Over the past ten or so years, most of the rulers did not have a good impression of Olivia, and it was already quite good for them to remain neutral. As such, they naturally could not risk their lives for Olivia and fight the rebel army.
However, Olivia's reaction was incredibly fierce.
Seeing that the nobles were not obeying her orders, Olivia was furious and gave the order to kill the hostages that the nobles had left in the Kutu Royal City, as well as some of their clansmen.
Olivia's original intention was to use this as a deterrent to show those who disobeyed her orders what would happen to them, but the result was incredibly terrifying.
After this news spread, the nobles who had remained neutral were infuriated and led their armies to rebel.
In just an instant, the rebel army's momentum became even greater, and the entire southern side almost fell.
In just the blink of an eye, almost half of the Kutu Royal City had disappeared from Olivia's hands.
Facing this situation, Olivia's reaction was incredibly slow, and there were many reports of her coughing up blood and fainting.
It seemed that the situation was about to change.
It was a spring day, and the weather was quite refreshing. Even in the cold northern side, the weather seemed to be much better.
Within Sordar City, Chen Heng once again received news from the Kutu Royal City.
This time, the news was not from his people, but from the palace.
Sitting in the hall, Chen Heng silently read the letter in his hands before putting it to the side and remaining silent.
"What is it?"
Looking at the silent Chen Heng, Krudo could not help but ask.
After ten years, Krudo had inherited his family's title and become a Baron.
However, his relationship with Chen Heng was still quite close. In fact, during these ten years, he had pledged his loyalty to Chen Heng and become one of Chen Heng's vassals.
This was not too strange.
Over the past ten years, as Chen Heng rose up, Sordar had become a rising star in the northern side. Countless people had sent their family members to pledge their loyalty to Chen Heng.
Krudo was one of them.
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