"I was certain he hadn't. I had never seen any ambitious Vassal King neglect the training of his garrison soldiers so much. The number of blacksmiths in the fief was about to outnumber the soldiers."
"Even if there was a conspiracy with the Jie King, Shuo Country was barely able to protect itself in such a state, which was simply too absurd."
"However..." Zhu Yu initially shook his head firmly, then altered his tone with some worry, "If things continue like this, no matter what he thinks, he won't be able to shake off the accusation of 'rebellion.'"
"After all, the privately manufactured weapons were forged from Black Iron, and the craftsmanship matched that of Shuo Country's artisans."
"How could he explain, as a Vassal King, that he was unaware of someone sneaking under his nose, stealing the Black Iron, and even the artisans?"
"If I were the Holy Emperor, I doubt I would believe it."
