Rewind the time a little.
The founding of the Snakes kingdom was communicated to the Empire by Zabin's intelligence services, which disguised themselves as merchants, infiltrated a group of merchants for food trade with the Mental Kingdom.
The Zabine Empire was desperate to become an empire in order to get some food.
"That's why the mental kingdom splits, and the mental kingdom and the Snake kingdom can enter the war. Some aristocracy in the mental kingdom are preaching to the king to attack the Snakes kingdom, and it seems rumored in the alley."
and to his subordinates who report to the Emperor,
"Then we can attack the Mental Kingdom and the Snake Kingdom together when they are at war, or when the battle is over and they are exhausted. The Inviolability Treaty was signed with the Mental Kingdom, and I don't have a relationship with the Snake Kingdom, so I can attack it at any time. Even if the Mental Kingdom wins, when the Inviolability Treaty expires due to exhaustion, my national strength will not be restored! This is your chance to recapture a mine near the border. Ah, it's a wheat region, so we'd better take it after harvest!
And the emperor said with a smile.
"That's right. It would be better to take away food. It would be better to avoid farmland and take it in battle, but we can expect a later harvest."
"We can't do the same thing we did before."
And the emperor who admits the failure of the previous battle.
Thus, the Zabin Empire decided to let merchants hold the money and gather information in order to monitor the two countries.
Of course, I'll send agents from the country.
However, there was no good information from a large number of merchants. Because,
"Snakes is more lucrative than Zabine."
"The tax rate is definitely cheaper for Snakes."
"Maybe I'll get a chance to buy Snakes."
Zabin merchants did not like Zabin with a high tax rate.
It would have been a miscalculation for the agents who had the merchants at Athens. But for the agents who couldn't move around on their own, it saved their lives. Because a working agent has already disappeared from the world.
"How many are there today?
When Ain asked his men,
"Eight."
And I'll return it.
"What a waste. It's impossible to pull information from Japan. As long as we're here."
And Ain said with a calm face.
"Are there lots of big carriages crossing the Fort Snakes?
Having heard from some merchants, the Zabin Imperial Command reported the report to the Emperor. The emperor heard it and replied as before.
"Yes, there seems to be a carriage in the fort like every day."
and the words of his men,
"Food until spring, right? It's almost winter. They must be bringing in the harvested wheat. You didn't get any reports from the agents, did you?
"Yes, there are no other noticeable reports"
"Then there's nothing to worry about. If the horses could be carried in large quantities, they might attack. Well, keep a few troops on the east side. I might be able to attack Mental and Snakes when they're at war."
That word cleared up the problem.
I do not know Emperor Zabin in the castle far from the Kingdom of Snake.
I'm sorry the merchant didn't properly report the size of the carriage, but it was a carriage that could load many horses.
I hope the Viper Snake Squad can run all day and night, even without horses.