Yi Lin only stopped speaking when her throat became dry.
"My lord, may I ask how you plan to help Longship Castle?" Yi Lin asked, her attitude still humble.
Leech pondered for a moment.
'This whole situation feels familiar.'
'How many historical figures on Earth have led uprisings? And how many of them actually succeeded?'
From his conversation with Yi Lin, he realized that Wado Eighteen lacked nearly all the essential elements for a successful uprising.
'A backdrop of crushing taxes, with the people living in misery?'
'No. The war just ended, and life is still tolerable. People are hopeful for the future; no one wants another war.'
'A legitimate bloodline? Legal justification?'
'Never mind the question of the legitimacy of the child in the Baroness Wado's belly. A bastard raising a banner to recruit soldiers is in itself a violation of the kingdom's laws. Bastards aren't even entitled to a surname, much less a right of inheritance.'
