Talk:Overlord Volume 14/@comment-190.98.88.226-20200227145841/@comment-103.76.45.54-20200228082209

Okay, you got me at population part. Maybe I was thinking Nazarick to be a lot more bloodthirsty thank normal. But still, by the time the war begins, you can be assured, the population is already reducing, you think nothing happened while Ainz was working in the Holy Kingdom just because the author didn't tell anything about it other than the part of the 8 fingers? lots of people in the Kingdom already died & dying because of starvation and poverty. so by the time Nazarick attacks, the population is already reduced, and after war it'll be no longer in the 9 million digits, it'll be in the eight million digits, and if the Kingdom turns on itself during the war (Civil War esque Coup'detat) then in the 7 million digits. And if you're worried about ruining reputations, Re-Estize doesn't exactly have that many browny points with other countries either. The Theocracy and the Empire already hated them to an extent because of their constant power-struggle, Social depravitiy, Drug trades, Underworld crimes etc. The City states won't be able to do much to begin with, as far as the Grand Council (the Argland Republic) goes, many of them will be happy to see them dead. Back in the old days, even so much as throwing a stone at a foreign carriage was more than enough to spark a war, compared to that this was a legit attack, this is already reason enough. Now Nazarick will be doing it's best to take over the Kingdom keeping it as much intact as possible with minimum casualties.

The original idea was causing Enough friction between the normal populace and the ruling class in the Holy Kingdom to initiate a large scale Civil war that will tear the country apart. The original plan was a lot lengthier because of the citizen's faith, but the time constraint was significantly reduced and the discord will now be a lot easier because of the Baraja Kid and her followers.

The Empire may be a vassal state, and due to Albedo handling a whole lot of administrative issues Jircniv's workload may have decreased to the point where it looks like he's in holiday mode. But still, he is the de-facto ruler / governor of said vassal state. And Administrative Buraeucracy still has a lot of work to do that requires his attention. So, there will always be headaches every now and then, and as far as the Knights go, working as local law enforcement (Police duty) isn't exactly a bad job. And you think Albedo and the others will be any kinder to the Nobles than Jircniv? There's a high chance that Nazarick will now use any and all excuses to get Jircniv and his cabinet to execute nobles and hoard in their properties / estates for funding Nazarick's future conquests. And as far as administrative duties go, if a few people can handle the work of a hundred or a thousand people, then you don't need that many people. High level, Intelligent type monsters produced by the Mercenary system solves that problem, plus there are plenty of worthy individuals in E-Rantel itself that can take said administrative seats aiding Renner. And lastly, Renner already has a whole lot of good pawns / test subjects that she can request to Nazarick to keep alive so that she can handle these matters.

As far as pacifying the Adventurers / Magicians go, the term "Nationalizing" means the organizations become a Government institution, and all members registered from said institutions in said regions automatically becomes public servants (Government Employees). The Adventurers & Magicians already have the no engagement in International Politics policy, so they won't be taking sides with anyone. Roble Holy Kingdom and Nazarick are currently the two known countries in the storyline that Nationalizes the Adventurer Guilds. And Nazarick will be implementing new regulations on the Guilds regarding leaving the guild and the consequences for it. Same policies will apply for Magicians, Merchants, Smiths & Pharmacists if they are employed in Nazarick's service. And considering where the kingdom stands now, He'll be more or less a saviour to the people rather than a bloodthirsty warlord.

You think Nazarick will directly march the army into the populace and start slaughtering everything wholesale without so much as a warning? Catalysts for civil war is already on the way, look at Phillip and his factions, there are so many factions now trying to fill up the powergap and even though the higher ups know that the attack incident on the carriages was a trap, most of the thickheaded ones will start accusing the other for causing a International incident which will slowly turn into a Civil War / Coup'etat level incident. One way or the other the royal family will die. And with all this infighting, the Kingdom will become vulnerable enough for a quick takeover with minimum casualties. Or rather, Nazarick will simply takeover under the guise of friendly aid.