Chapter 109

Chapter 109

Selling Ice Water to a Burning House (1)

My pondering was long.

Second whether my ability reaches, if the Civil War isn’t it a huge milestone that can sufficiently change history?

Hey beast. Let’s discuss a bit with me.

- I had too many things. Will die really. Your daughter too hard.

If one of my waist and your waist must be ruined your waist must go. I must use the waist hard until giving birth to a son but you fine switching to a new dog body. Ack! This damn beast bites a person!

- If can’t speak not even hateful.

I plopped on the reception room sofa and sipped whiskey while stroking the fur ball swish swish. Eum. As expected inviting an expensive dog mental healing works well.

My epic quest goal.

Change history.

The problem is neither I nor the jar ghost know at all whether completed the quest. Hey, really no way to know?

- The way to know is only one. Can confirm whether quest achieved at the moment you die.

Really? Progress percentage or no way to know at all? No hint one?

- If there would have informed long ago. Bastard. If you get fucked I also get fucked together. Telling again thinking you forgot my joint guarantee is hung on your soul...? You really must do well...?

So going crazy and jumping. If Joseon remains an independent country, or brings a blue-eyed empress, or conquers Manchuria and declares empire in the Forbidden City if judged ‘no this degree doesn’t seem a big change?’ I grab the back of the neck and collapse. No, can’t even collapse! Because the soul pops and gets fucked!

But the Civil War seems a bit different in scale.

America America.

Heavenly dynasty. Ruler of the modern. Pax Americana.

If the South succeeds in independence in the war occurring over this America’s direction, surely can insist history didn’t change much with this?

- But must think about this. The Confederate States endured but might collapse soon. Or even enduring about 100 years then collapsing might say didn’t give much influence.

Around then just a fraud contract. About 100 years mere a trivial bend of history?

- Still anyway if the South succeeds in independence, the probability judged history changed much higher than the probability not?

That is correct.

So pondering.

- What is the problem? Kyaak!

I stuck a finger deeply into the fur ball’s ear hole. Eu, dirty.

Once first.

The Confederate States is a fucking country. Countries comparable to these bastards only countries like apartheid South Africa, Nazi Germany, Japanese Empire.

The country’s founding motto is <​don’t take my slaves>. Just the existence itself terrible? These bastards are the harm of human history.

- But why are you worrying about that.

What?

- No... you originally didn’t consider like this?

No fuck what sound is this. How much owner of noble conscience I am.

- What?

If I was such an evil guy would Gladstone have partnered with me or torn out my heart and eaten?

My common sense and conscience are basically in the 21st century. My OS is 21st century version.

This era no matter how vicious and extremely wicked and trash-like moving I do absolutely cannot catch up. Even a vicious owner of a collapsing local industrial complex if thrown into the 19th century probably pointed fingers saying smells of red?

I don’t sell opium, don’t sell opium tincture. Said invented a mysterious substance called cocaine on that continent no thought of handling that either.

Don’t give salary with Pericana coupons, don’t give company items instead of money, and if an employee gets hurt instead of saying no need get out pay industrial accident insurance. 19th century people are astonished at this and ask how the company rolls even doing so. Really hate.

In that point the Confederate States the existence itself goes against my conscience and great cause. Tell me to sustain such a kingdom of Satan with my hands?

- Right. That one alone not the reason?

Of course.

Suppose I twisted history and the Confederate States sustained.

But... then what about Germany?

- Germany?

Prussia - German Empire. Precisely that country that will cause World War I.

If the United States becomes a half-cut cripple this is an act of reducing Britain’s competitors and at the same time a major change changing Germany’s downfall.

World War I ultimately won with America’s show me the money? If America weakens the possibility Germany wins rises that much?

- That good. With that history will definitely twist.

This damn guy. Then what about my daughter.

Me making a fuss changing history or not is ultimately premised on me and my family eating well and living well. Rather than facing a future where Ebi becomes miserable will just sell my soul.

<​SlaveTooGoodCottonOneToolLand>. Abbreviated Confederate slave country.

Just seeing the country name the South has no proper industry and consists of a minority landlord class, pitiful rednecks, and black slaves. Around this something similar to the caste system. Means even Britain of course even I Arthur Lee have nothing particular to sell in the South.

Whether the Confederate States’ sustenance really guarantees me a happy ending. This is precisely the second pondering.

- Third?

The third is a story looking a bit far... must assume even when I tried to sustain the South and failed.

I am neither British prime minister nor king.

So the possibility the North ultimately wins even though I helped the South is not 0%. No, rather this is much higher possibility.

Then the possibility the North punishes me or feeds me taffy?

The possibility getting fucked going against the future heavenly dynasty’s mood?

If there is conviction that if I help the South wins another story, but since not so betting is also ambiguous.

This displeasure.

This bad feeling as if something stuck in the insides.

If comparing the feeling of hearing a story like <​if sponsoring the Empire of Japan and sustaining the probability you survive about 60%!>.

Survival confirmed? No.

Difficulty hell? Yes.

Investment target fucking? Yes.

Somehow the conclusion seems out.

Full buy North coins.

The South... buy only a very little.

- What? Ultimately helping the South? Why?

Must earn money.

Even if the South shoots Gatling the North bastards will also buy this awesome weapon!

This is precisely the sacrifice of the small for the great.

Or not.

***

This chaotic era where friend and foe constantly change and wars burst everywhere.

Due to the characteristic of the parliamentary cabinet system ‘elect lawmakers by election and reflect in state affairs’, naturally core diplomatic issues that burst abroad are connected to votes as is.

Then how enormous influence did the Italian independence war that burst during the election period have?

“The Conservative Party supports Austria! Those bastards are noble masters so Habsburg too good!”

“A, no!”

This undermining of the Liberal Party was half fact.

Because Queen Victoria and Prince Albert supported Austria.

The queen couple was convinced Napoleon III pursues conquest wars like his uncle, and believed France increasing the fleet day by day much more threatening than Austria staying still.

But she and her subjects’ thoughts differed greatly. Cases of opinions not matching were quite many, but this time a bit bone-aching.

Conservative Party leader Lord Derby drew the line ‘we have no thought of supporting Austria at all’ but insufficient to persuade the public, and ultimately the Liberal Party won the general election and Palmerston’s era came.

And Palmerston is a pro-French acknowledged by self and others.

Victoria now put away the firm dream of <​beating France together with Austria>, and took out the card of <​strict neutrality>. The intention to block at least jumping into the war becoming one side with France.

In the most secret place the public doesn’t know, the Liberal Party’s Palmerston - Russell - Gladstone and the queen couple collided sharply.

The Liberal Party’s highest big shots strongly supported the construction of unified Italy. They expected if the country called Italy is born Europe’s balance will fit a bit more plausibly.

The queen couple was convinced that Italy is France’s puppet country, and the blood-hungry crazy war maniac Napoleon will raise war trusting Britain again like fighting Russia last time and fighting Austria this time.

Looking only at the result, the queen won.

“Extra extra!!”

“Said Savoy and Nice of Italy annexed to France!!”

“Napoleon III expanded territory again!!”

“The emperor betrayed Italians!”

“That blood-hungry beast only greed to wrong own country’s territory!!”

“Prime Minister immediately explain!”

“...We must prepare for war anytime to confront Napoleon III’s misjudgment.”

British people reflexively guard against France.

Finally as Napoleon revealed those evil fangs, British citizens agreed must prepare to confront France with the feeling ‘then right’. Public opinion truly changed shuk shuk like flipping the palm.

The army led by the great hero of Italian unification, Giuseppe Garibaldi now began pickling Italy’s small countries one by one not caring about Austria or France.

“Since became like this, let’s firmly nail Italy’s independence and unification.”

“If Italians also gain sufficient national power can escape France’s influence.”

“Fine providing ships to Garibaldi.”

British people ‘transported’ Garibaldi’s army to the desired place, and they immediately robbed the Kingdom of Naples. The moment Italian unification approached right in front.

And here.

A very trivial alteration of history occurred.

Ttareung ttareung ttareureung!!!

“Kihahahahat!!”

“There! There is the weak army of the absolute monarch!”

“Italians! The wheel of unification is rolling!!”

“Risorgimento! Join the great cause of Rome!!”

British people were somewhat stingy in providing military supplies like weapons and ammunition. Because not wanting to help Italians enough to receive other countries’ criticism.

But what about bicycles?

“Said can utilize bicycles militarily?”

“Yes, Prime Minister.”

“Southern Italy has few mountains and many open plains. Infantry riding bicycles might be able to exert power equivalent to cavalry sufficiently.”

“The ‘might’ be able to.”

“If not fine stopping.”

When a new invention comes out the military always ponders whether there is a way to utilize it militarily. Absolutely not because received bicycles as gifts from some handsome young representative.

<​Lee Gears> claimed the branch called bicycle infantry even if not enough to replace cavalry, at least has the capacity to move infantry quickly in specific environments. This was sufficiently plausible even to British army generals’ ears.

Italy became the test bed of new technology.

On the wide Italian plains, warriors burning with the will of independence defeated the enemy with no grit whatsoever. Bicycles became their feet.

But this time too Gatling machine guns did not sell.

Arthur became very angry.

So... angry enough to throw a few to Southern slave lovers as a demonstration.

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Author’s note

Due to work relations hard to access Munpia at 7 so uploading earlier than usual!

Hope readers also have a pleasant weekend!