Loser System and Berserker Me Chapter 54: Bare-faced Lies

“We…”

Vernier took off her glasses and wiped them. Her voice was quivering.

“We have to stop him! The consequences will be dire if we allow the Khitan to continue messing around!”

“I’m surprised you know that,” the provincial commander sneered in seething anger, “You should have known the danger you are putting our country in right from the start!”

The provincial commander might not be as skilled at politicking and commerce as the senators, but as a military man, his sense of war was far sharper than theirs.

Venice was in the midst of competing with Milan for superiority in Italy.

They had previously thought that with their overflowing coffers, they could simply hire enough mercenaries to crush Milan and evolve from a city-nation into a country.

Little did they know that despite Milan’s small size, it had a ferocious land army. In contrast, Venice’s land army had poor discipline, weak fighting prowess, and dubious loyalties.

As a result, Venice’s land army kept getting crushed by Milan despite outnumbering the latter.

“We suffered a series of defeats in Milan last year, to the point where we had to deploy our seamen on land,” the provincial commander said, “We failed to rally an army of 4000 to reinforce our troops. I don’t know what’s going through your mind to provoke such a powerful enemy at this juncture. Esteemed Senato, if I may ask, did water get into your head?”

He was baffled. For the love of his life, he simply couldn’t understand how such a motion was passed in the Senate.

Did those merchant-politicians’ heads short-circuited?

“That’s why we need this!” Vernier indignantly refuted. “That’s why we need that sea route more than ever. It secures a steady stream of lucrative commodities like spices, silk, and porcelain for us!”

“…Forget it. There’s no way to reason with someone like you.” The provincial commander slammed the door and walked out. “I shall entertain your whims no more. You bunch of fools can await your deaths here!”

“You!”

“Senato, now is not the time to be arguing!” The white-haired Athens en

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