The Conspiracy of the Elites

Chapter 153: the ratliff republic

After traveling for hours under the extremely beautiful and colorful shallow depths of the Mediterranean Sea, Emily finally fell asleep.

She was not a robot. Though the calm and peaceful sight of the undersea was undoubtedly beautiful when no war was being fought, looking and admiring it for hours would still bore anyone.

The exotic cars mini-submarine configuration made use of some middle-grade compression devices, so the inside of the sub was fairly large, enough to occupy a large main control area and a room.

After she went inside to sleep, Clark stood up, going to the subs control panel as he finally decided to check their direction and do something he badly wanted to do.

After giving a voice command, virtual screens flickered before hovering before him from the control panel, lining up like a well-disciplined battalion of soldiers.

He cracked his knuckles with a smile, before placing his fingers down as they typed away rapidly, forming a blur as information kept flashing across the virtual screens.

After typing for 2 minutes, he finally connected to the nearby satellite before an image showing his surrounding emerged on the virtual screens.

He was able to do this so fast remotely, because of the caliber of a ride he had. His cars A.Is processing power was among the most outrageous, even when placed in this whole European region. Combined with his op implant, his virtual skills were unreal.

A red dot flashed repeatedly across the screen, indicating his current location. According to what was being shown, he was 3 hours away from getting to the Ratliff republic.

He badly wanted to directly hack Emily countrys defense firewall, to directly see what exactly happened there. But sadly, he couldnt. His exotic cars hacking add-on was not potent enough to crack a middle-grade countrys virtual firewall.

After pondering for a minute on what to do, he finally decided to see what was happening at home, and back in his military division.

After inputting the right orders, the virtual screens before him suddenly started converging to one position as they quickly formed a whole new and large virtual screen.

After this convergence, the screen blacked out for a second before immediately lighting up the next. A map of the Spartan republic appeared on the screen, as he immediately narrowed it down to focus on Vatican City.

Unlike his restriction to use the Ratliff republics satellite, as a soldier of the Spartan republic, he had access to a lot of the abilities of the Spartan erudite satellite. His rank as a soldier determined his authority.

The large virtual screen flashed repeatedly, as it finally slowed down, settling in his home street, precisely, his home.

He knew that there was only a little chance that something would happen to his house, but he still breathe a sigh of relief on seeing his ancestral home still intact and in order.

After this, he quickly navigated forward, arriving at his moms restaurant, Eat with delight.

The restaurant was as buoyant as ever, business was moving like usual, and the old woman was in her corner as usual as her curious eyes scanned the customers who came into her shop cutely.

On seeing this, his face involuntarily bloomed into a smile as he took in the scene before him thoroughly. After the smile widened to the depths of his mouth, he finally inputted another order as the view moved, navigating to another area.

Shit, Clark actually didnt come back immediately. What a bastard, Ill skin him alive when he comes.

The border coast battalion soldiers said that he actually escorted a foreign female soldier away. He left for so long, a new girlfriend was what he could bring back home, and he actually forgot his buddies to escort her home, what the f**k?

Leo completely blew up after getting back home and not seeing Clark, as he vented his frustration through his words.

After all his rush to get home quickly and meet his friend, not still seeing him when his expectations were already so high was complete torture to him. He punched the hardened wall to vent his anger but immediately recoiled back from the pain feedback.

After trying this but not getting any result but only pain, he decided to vent his anger elsewhere. He picked up his new computer game console, as he directly started playing a military war game.

Click-clack sounds reverberated furiously, as he smashed at the console keys with angry speed. Despite his speed, his situation didnt look good. In less than a minute, he finished his life count as he was killed 5 times.

He paused after finishing his life count; his palms gripped the console tighter and tighter as his already red face grew redder from frustration. It seemed like red smoke was emerging from his head, as his mouth twitched fiercely. Even the game was not supporting him, what a day this was.

Bam!! He smashed the console to pieces, before storming off to his room. Before passing the door to the room, he grabbed another random object, throwing it in a random direction before leaving.

Benny only chuckled at seeing this, as he cleverly left his raging friend. He was also a little depressed about not seeing Clark immediately, but he could still control his emotions, unlike this lovesick boy.

Clark laughed hard on the other side on seeing this, as his legs could barely support his weight.

He never knew that this naughty boy missed him so much. It was a refreshing feeling to see the originally calm Leo behaving frustrated, on not seeing him.

He also missed his best friend a lot; he could not wait to meet him in a month. All he hoped for was that Leo would not vent all this pent-up frustration on him when he finally returns.

He chuckled again on this thought before he finally inputted orders again to look for another person that was super important to him.

[Ding!! Target not found after 8th consecutive scan. Verdict: The target is likely outside the Spartan republic or your authority is not enough to know her current status.]

His face turned odd on seeing this. Sonia left the Spartan republic? Is it for a mission? He muttered to himself doubtfully.

This was the only one that seemed true out of the 2 suggestions, as he did not believe that she suddenly grew in strength faster than him, and now had higher military authority.

Well, Ill be back in a month. Ill naturally know everything then, no need to be anxious over it. No one is stealing my girlfriend. He muttered sarcastically, before finally deactivating the virtual screen.

He checked the time that he took in all this, before finally turning to go rest again. He sat at the subs comfort chairs, as he began thinking of where he was going, the Ratliff republic.

Though the Ratliff republic was also a middle-grade country just like Sparta, it was far weaker. Unlike its counterpart, it was at the lower tier of the middle-grade countries.

Extremely strong middle-grade countries like the Spartan and Mocan republic were fairly few and far between, as not every countrys situation was the same.

Just like the Mocan republic, the Ratliff republic chooses its leaders through diplomacy, not through military strength. High-grade soldiers were not their rulers, big men of other occupations were.

As their military power is weaker than most of their middle-grade counterparts, they formed alliances with other similar countries to safeguard their continued existence.

Unlike most countries of their caliber, they have the same amount of focus on technological and agricultural development, so their technological development was fairly subpar for a middle-grade country.

Apart from the alliance that they joined, the other thing securing their continued existence was that a lot of countries trade with them to get their agricultural produce.

Though in this era, there was no absolute friend or enemy. Having so many countries patronizing their products, indirectly gained them a lot of powerful connections.

As they wont proactively try to invade other countries, most countries were also not greedy enough to attempt to invade them. In a sense, connections are also power in this cruel age where strength rules supreme.

Unlike the Spartan republic that was divided into 4 protectorates, it was divided into 20 states and a capital city, just like the Mocan republic.

It was because the military strength of this country was not too overwhelming for him, which was the main reason why he offered to escort Emily home.

After thinking of all these, he finally started drawing contingency plans for any unexpected scenarios or complications during his short stay in this country. Being prepared was always better than being caught off guard.

Like the great Abraham Lincoln once said, in every operation or situation you find yourself in, you must always have a contingency plan. Planning thoroughly today can save your life tomorrow.

After making elaborate plans for various scenarios, he finally joined Emily as he was drawn into the sweet world of sleep.

[Ding!! Master, you have only a kilometer remaining to enter into the territory of the Ratliff republic.]

He woke up through the diligent notification of his implants A.I, as he finally took in his surroundings.

He could already see land, as the mini-submarine cruised forward to the shallow waters of the Ratliff republic. After taking manual control of it, he finally woke up Emily as he prepared to go back into dry land.

With a splash sound, the submarine emerged out of the water as it quickly morphed back to its original configuration in mid-air.

Bam!! The sturdy tires of the car landed on the rugged road, as it started moving closer to the real border of the Ratliff republic.

Through the satellite, he was able to find a place that was remote enough to avoid detection to emerge from the water. Though the main reason for him not being discovered, was his cars superior anti-detection coating.

After another 2 hours drive to get closer to civilized space, the car finally stopped in its tracks.

After coming down, he finally utilized the cars stealth systems for the first time. After activating it, it disappeared immediately from view eerily, like it was never there.

On seeing this, he nodded in satisfaction before helping Emily, as they both carried her luggage. He used his new camouflage device to change his appearance, before following her to the nearest town.

Unlike his days as a cadet, he was no longer the nobody he was. Who knew if the Ratliff republic had a complete biography of him, he didnt want his identity to be known so quickly.

After taking all these countermeasures, the 2 finally embarked on their journey. Their lonely but cheerful figures gradually disappeared into the depths of the road, painting a lullabic sight.

The Ratliff republic just welcomed a foreign soldier into their territory without their knowledge, showing their mediocre technology. Well, only grace would follow them.

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