Ronitant had suddenly decided to return to the Irus Empire!
This sudden good news caught Tang En off guard.
It was too sudden!
"Why did he suddenly think it through?"
Tang En was puzzled. Originally, he wanted to continue to ignore Oscar and let him slowly experience the feeling of being abandoned by the trend of the times. Then, he would cry and shout that he wanted to return.
However, he did not expect that Oscar would be the first to give in just as he was about to start.
"He's probably too smart, so he can see everything clearly."
Aurelia sighed and said, "After all, Uncle saved Ronitant's economy by himself. His talent in business is almost on par with Fiona."
Tang En thought about it and agreed. It was precisely because of Oscar's keen sense in business that he was able to detect his plan and decisively make his own choice.
Instead of being forced to step down and lose face, it was better to take the initiative to choose to return. This way, not only would he have a good reputation, but he would also get a good position after the merger. For Olina's sake, he would definitely become the lord of a prince or a duke.
In Oscar's mind, the ideal situation was for him to continue ruling and managing the Lonitant Kingdom. But under normal circumstances, even if he were to become a lord, he would definitely not be allowed to stay in the Lonitant Kingdom. This was to prevent the lords from having too many troops and causing the tragedy of Ilrus to happen again.
"The future of this world belongs to Irus. Ronitant has missed the best time."
Tang En felt sorry for Oscar. When he first came to Prandal, he found that Ronitant was the only country that sprouted the seeds of capitalism in this world that was a mixture of a working society and a feudal society.
It was a pity that Oscar did not develop and grow before Tang En's arrival. Or rather, he did not have the ability or the capital to develop and grow. After all, this world was still a place where the strong were respected. Without enough power to intimidate others, everything was but a dream.
"It's good that we're back … At least we don't have to waste our energy on guarding against each other."
Aurelia sighed with emotion. "I didn't expect that in the past hundred years, several generations of Irus Emperors, including Father, could not achieve this dream. But in the end, you easily achieved it."
Tang En immediately began to redress his grievances. "What do you mean by 'easy'? You only saw my success, but you didn't see how much I paid for it. In order to research those things, I was busy almost every day until the wee hours of the morning … Have you seen the streets at four in the morning?"
Aurelia raised her eyebrows. "Of course. I'm usually not asleep at that time. Why?"
"… You win."
Tang En originally wanted to give Aurelia a mouthful of chicken soup, but he didn't expect her to learn by herself and pour away the rotten chicken soup …
"All in all, Oscar's decision this time can be said to have come at the right time!"
Tang En changed the topic. "Recently, the citizens have been complaining because the Magic Projection Tower has been broadcasting reports of the Purgatory Abyss in turn. Now, the matter of Lonitant can divert their attention and reignite their interest."
Aurelia said, "So you're going to take this opportunity to make a big deal out of this matter and publicize it well?"
"This is inevitable. The return of Lonitant announces the reunification of the Irus Empire. This is a major event that will be recorded in the annals of history. It must be reported grandly."
After a pause, Tang En said, "Moreover, I think this return can't be like before, where it's just a report. This time, we're going to hold a rather grand formal meeting that will be broadcasted live throughout Prandal so that everyone can witness this scene!"
The return of Lonitante indicated that the entire human world would be united again. This was not only a piece of news worthy of being recorded in the annals of history, but also a huge piece of good news for Twain. It meant that the external threat of the human world had been eliminated, and he could focus on developing modified technology wholeheartedly to fight against Chaos in the future.
Although there would still be potential internal threats that would appear at any time after the reunification of the human kingdom, those would be minor problems. As long as Tang En needed to, he could implement high-pressure policies at any time to suppress all disharmonious voices. This kind of tyrannical rule was not something to be admired, but at critical moments, it was the most efficient and effective plan to fight against a huge threat.
A week later, Oscar and the others of Lonitant arrived in Alinx by airship, and were warmly welcomed by Tang En, Olina, Aurelia, and the higher-ups of the Irus Empire.
"Welcome, a warm welcome to Irus, and welcome to all of you for finally making the right decision. From today onwards, we are a real family."
The corners of Oscar's mouth twitched slightly. Although he had indeed made this choice, it didn't mean that he was willing to do so. Even if he still wanted to persevere, the ministers of the Ronitant Kingdom couldn't hold on anymore.
So, with the tacit consent of the Lonitant government, Oscar announced the news to all the citizens of the country, and became a wise king in the eyes of the people.
But Oscar did not feel too good — after all, he was originally a carefree king who could do whatever he wanted, but now he had to live under someone else's roof.
Especially when he saw the smiling bastard in front of him being held by his lovely sister and niece, it was impossible for Oscar to be in a good mood.
Tang En stepped forward and gave his brother-in-law a warm hug, and then said in his ear, "Look more enthusiastic, someone is filming the live broadcast, now all the places in Prandal with magic projection receivers can see us."
Oscar gave her a stiff smile that was uglier than crying.
At this moment, after seeing this expression, many people who supported the conspiracy theory felt that there must be some unknown inside story behind Lonitant's return.
— Otherwise, how could Oscar's expression be so ugly?
— Otherwise, how could one explain why a king would suddenly decide to return to his motherland?
So, there must be a conspiracy!
— It was very likely that Tang En Majesty had secretly sneaked into the Lonitant Palace, then held Queen Shikarin hostage, and then forced Oscar to return to Irus, or else he would do something to Queen Shikarin …
The supporters of the conspiracy theory were used to imagining things, and felt that they had seen the truth, while those who really knew the truth had already advised Oscar to calm down — no matter how much he disliked his brother-in-law, he could not show it so obviously in public!
Well … Not everyone knew that Oscar was a siscon.
After welcoming Oscar and his party warmly to Alinx's palace, the two sides began a formal meeting.
The main content of this meeting was, of course, carried out around the return of Lonitant.
The main topic to be discussed was the various interests related to the return of Lonitant.
It was not so simple for a sovereign country to merge into another country, especially when Lonitant was a relatively complete and peaceful country, unlike Solant and Gris, who were conquered by Tang En by force and then violently broken out of the situation.
The result of peaceful integration was that all kinds of risks and contradictions were hidden under the surface, and it was difficult to find those problems if they were not actively mentioned.
Now, what Tang En and his party had to do was to put those dirty and ugly problems on the table for discussion.
There must be fierce disputes of interests involved, and it even involved the resistance of the traditional aristocrats of Lonitant. In the process of regime change, they were bound to suffer huge losses. In order to stop losses, these aristocrats and chambers of commerce must transfer the risks to the citizens, so what Tang En and his party had to do now was, on the one hand, to stop the actions of those aristocrats and chambers of commerce as much as possible, and on the other hand, to help the citizens resist the risks as much as possible, and to make various preparations and emergency plans in advance.
These things were all related to the economy, and Tang En had a hard time in this regard. Fortunately, he had considered this problem and called Fiona to help early on.
The topics discussed in the room were all unsuitable for the public. Therefore, the reporters from the magic energy projection tower were arranged to another room, where there were specially arranged people to be interviewed. At the same time, the necessary information that could be released to the outside audience was released.
Even so, the audience watching the news program was all in an uproar.
After all, this was the reunification of the human countries after more than a hundred years!
Today, they had all become witnesses to history!
For a time, all the places where humans lived in Prandal, where they could see the program broadcast by the Magic Projection Tower, and where they heard the news, fell into a carnival.
In particular, in Ellington, in order to celebrate the great achievements of Tang En Majesty, they brought out barrels of fine wine, fragrant barbecue, delicious pastries, and so on, and placed them on the tables outside for the pedestrians to enjoy.
This joy from the heart was quickly transmitted, and the whole Prandal fell into a carnival because of it.
At this moment, Tang En of Alinx, Oscar, and the others had just finalized the main docking method.
It was worth mentioning that Oscar would continue to rule as the lord of the Ronitante Territory.
Originally, according to normal logic, Oscar should not continue to stay in the Ronitante Territory. Not only him, but also the Ronitante Territory's higher-ups would have to move.
However, Tang En considered that Oscar was Aurelia's brother, and also took the initiative to apply to return to the Irus Empire, so he finally made this decision after discussing it with Aurelia.
Oscar was naturally happy to hear about this decision, and even felt relieved because of it.
In addition, Oscar would also serve as the deputy minister of finance of the Irus Empire.
At the same time, all the officials of the Ronitante Territory would continue to be employed, and their positions would remain unchanged for the time being, but their titles would be demoted. In other words, they were originally dukes, but now they were marquises.
There were many similar changes and reforms …
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