The Genius Prince's Guide to Raising a Nation Out of Debt (Hey, How About Treason?), Vol. 9
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Summary
TURNING TRADITIONS ON THEIR HEAD
At the behest of Holy Elite Agata， Wein visits the Ulbeth Alliance， a nation made of four city-states perpetually locked in a power struggle。 While Agata asks for assistance unifying the nation， Wein suspects the man is after something a little less altruistic。 Still， he goes along with it and launches a campaign that will disrupt long-standing traditions and upset the delicate balance of power in Ulbeth。 But when have such paltry concerns ever stopped the prince of Natra？
At the behest of Holy Elite Agata， Wein visits the Ulbeth Alliance， a nation made of four city-states perpetually locked in a power struggle。 While Agata asks for assistance unifying the nation， Wein suspects the man is after something a little less altruistic。 Still， he goes along with it and launches a campaign that will disrupt long-standing traditions and upset the delicate balance of power in Ulbeth。 But when have such paltry concerns ever stopped the prince of Natra？
Reviews
Aaron
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Here's an idea: Invite the most notoriously pragmatic， infamously shrewd， and dangerously intelligent nobleman on the continent to a gathering of backwoods' statesmen and use him for personal gain。 What could possibly go wrong？A lot。 Obviously。 But for the middling， inexperienced politicians of the Ulbeth Alliance， which is located in the far west of the Varno Continent， the opportunity to wield Prince Wein as a tool to pry apart domestic relations is irresistible。 Whether through crass manipula Here's an idea: Invite the most notoriously pragmatic， infamously shrewd， and dangerously intelligent nobleman on the continent to a gathering of backwoods' statesmen and use him for personal gain。 What could possibly go wrong？A lot。 Obviously。 But for the middling， inexperienced politicians of the Ulbeth Alliance， which is located in the far west of the Varno Continent， the opportunity to wield Prince Wein as a tool to pry apart domestic relations is irresistible。 Whether through crass manipulation， deliberately invoking chaos， or the usual inter-party shenanigans native to arrogant squabbles for power， politicians will do what politicians have always done: deceive， bicker， exploit， complain， and betray。 Good thing the Crown Prince of Natra's seen it all before。In GENIUS PRINCE 。 。 。 v9， Prince Wein and his delegation spend a week in the Ulbeth Alliance at the behest of Agata Willow， a Holy Elite and the representative of one of the four city-states that comprise the alliance。 How willing is Wein to either harmonizing or upending the alliance's forthcoming Signing Ceremony （a decennial ratification of the alliance）？ After all， a stable alliance would mean profitable trade for Natra。 Too bad the representatives attending the ceremony， and then some， have their own plans for the future of the alliance。The curious， if obvious challenge set before Wein is that Agata's quest to consolidate authority within the Ulbeth Alliance is sketchy at best。 Agata is a tenacious ruler。 He's also getting way too old for the bedeviling arrogance that presently binds the wrists of his city-state。 He's an interesting character with a modest， though perhaps not enough presence on the page。 All the more reason to delve into the man's reason to firm up the alliance， quash his rivals in the other city-states， and modernize the Ulbeth Alliance into a stronger， more respectable country。This novel is an ongoing what-if scenario。 Wein's obligation to help Agata is only as strong as he desires。 He could， just as easily， shift his favoritism to Oleom， representative of Great Blue Skies of Roynock （port city-state）， or to Lejoutte， representative of Grand Red Harvest of Facrita （farmland city-state）。 Wein has his pick of potential allies。 But such luxuries possess an undeniable truth: Wein also has his pick of would-be backstabbers。 And as GENIUS PRINCE 。 。 。 v9 continues， readers encounter the delightful treat of Wein constantly schooling the locals in what true statecraft looks like。 Wein deliberately helps， deliberately obfuscates， and deliberately mixes up everyone's view of the puzzle pieces that might constitute authority within the Ulbeth Alliance。 Inter-party marriage？ Inter-city trade？ Cascading political scandals？ These people thought they could spellbind Wein into doing what they wanted。 They messed with the wrong dude。GENIUS PRINCE 。 。 。 v9 is a fun adventure with relatively low stakes。 This novel was clearly designed to ease up on the more perilous inclinations of the continent's detestable figures in favor of a cavalcade of helpless， awkward politicians。 The Ulbeth Alliance's reputation as bitter， inward-looking， and nurturing excess religiosity does its residents no favors。 But the alliance's next generation of rulers， plus Wein's governance flexibility， offers readers a glimpse into a confederacy of fools on the cusp of critical thinking （Wein: "No one political system is 'correct。' What matters is how people benefit from it。 Who cares if the government is 'on your side' if everyone starves to death？ Do whatever works，" page 12）。The book's only substantive dive into the darker alleyways of nation-state trickery concerns the author's long-awaited explanation of the history of the Flahm。 Discussed at varying points in the novel from the perspectives of Wein， Falanya and Nanaki， and Ninym， the tale of the subjugation， rise， and fall of the Flahm people is sad， pitiable， and stomach-turning。 It is little wonder why Wein is so intensely protective of "his heart，" Ninym， and so earnest in doing well by her people。 And it is with this in mind， it is also little wonder why Wein is so willing to interfere in the affairs of the Ulbeth Alliance， a surveillance society whose citizens ignorance is their only source of pride （Kamil， political aide to Agata， on the alliance: "Tell them the foolish， illogical people of a senseless land were destroyed by their own folly，" page 119）。 。。。more
Pieter
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Wein is invited to the Ulbeth Alliance to help the Holy Elite Agata in the power struggle of the four cities that form the alliance。 Wein is certain more is going on than meets the eye， but he sees an opportunity for Natra and as always he is willing to take big risks to achieve his ends （however mysterious those ends still are to us readers）。Volume 9 of the series is a bit short， but besides dealing with an internal conflict at the western edge of the continent， the core is the Flahm and charac Wein is invited to the Ulbeth Alliance to help the Holy Elite Agata in the power struggle of the four cities that form the alliance。 Wein is certain more is going on than meets the eye， but he sees an opportunity for Natra and as always he is willing to take big risks to achieve his ends （however mysterious those ends still are to us readers）。Volume 9 of the series is a bit short， but besides dealing with an internal conflict at the western edge of the continent， the core is the Flahm and character development of Ninym。 It was a good read of political intrigue mixed in with a bit of history and personal growth。 Not much action， nor any ridiculously outrageous。 In other words， an interesting intermezzo to the bigger plot。 Still， I hope we get a bit more progress in the main plot and Wein's true motivations in future volumes。 。。。more
jinghwa
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