Synopsis and Starting Chapter Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapter 5
Chapter 6
Chapter 7
Chapter 8
Chapter 9
Chapter 10
Chapter 11
Chapter 12
Chapter 13
Chapter 14
Chapter 15
Chapter 16
Chapter 17
Chapter 18
Chapter 19
Chapter 20
Chapter 21
Chapter 22
Chapter 23
Chapter 24
Chapter 25
Chapter 26
Chapter 27
Chapter 28
Chapter 29
Chapter 30
Chapter 31
Chapter 32
Chapter 33 - Ruins
Chapter 34 - Discovery
Chapter 35 - Dancing With A Python
Chapter 36 - The Perfect Excuse
Chapter 37 - Shaliun Gold Coins
Chapter 38 - Return Trip
Chapter 39 - Shocking The Town
Chapter 40 - Splitting The Spoils
Chapter 41 - Treating In The Tavern
Chapter 42 - Bookstore
Chapter 43 - Household Turmoil
Chapter 44 - Making Noodles
Chapter 45 - Disappointment And Gift
Chapter 46 - Choice For The Future
Chapter 47 - Father'S Plans
Chapter 48 - Buying Bullets And Gunpowder
Chapter 49 - Flipper
Chapter 50 - Eriksson'S Little Fishing Boat Dream
Chapter 51 - Shooting Practice
Chapter 52 - Target And Sight
Chapter 53 - Pointless Trivia
Chapter 54 - Three-Dot Sight
Chapter 55 - A Disappointing Hunt
Chapter 56 - Hare Hunting
Chapter 57 - Chain Snare Catches
Chapter 58 - Secret Concoction
Chapter 59 - Lardor Snowhound
Chapter 60 - Claude The Confused
Chapter 61 - Magus Landes'S Diary (1)
Chapter 62 - Magus Landes'S Diary (2)
Chapter 63 - Magus Landes'S Diary (3)
Chapter 64 - Surprise In The Diary
Chapter 65 - The Decision To Learn Magic
Chapter 66 - Claude On The Roof
Chapter 67 - Repercussions
Chapter 68 - Preparatory Work
Chapter 69 - Nighttime Cruise And Fishing Net
Chapter 70 - Night Fishing
Chapter 71 - Hunting Water Birds
Chapter 72 - Crocodile Struggle
Chapter 73 - Limping Home
Chapter 74 - At The Jetty
Chapter 75 - Father'S Decision
Chapter 76 - Two Pieces Of Bad News
Chapter 77 - The Second Diary
Chapter 78 - Basic Spells
Chapter 79 - Claude'S Dilemma
Chapter 80 - Throughout The Year-End Vacation
Chapter 81 - Whale Meat And Tradition
Chapter 82 - New Year'S Eve
Chapter 83 - Half A Cup Of Milk Tea
Chapter 84 - Becoming A One-Ring Rune Magus
Chapter 85 - Mental Shock And Animal Trials
Chapter 86 - The Lady'S Spell
Chapter 87 - Lady Maria
Chapter 88 - I'Ve Been Learning Forbidden Spells?
Chapter 89 - Harmless Spells
Chapter 90 - Black Magic Market
Chapter 91 - Claude'S Request
Chapter 92 - Hunting Wild Boars
Chapter 93 - Magic Tomes And Scrolls
Chapter 94 - Visit From An Honoured Guest
Chapter 95 - You Should Be A Chef
Chapter 96 - Difference
Chapter 97 - Wood Supervisor
Chapter 98 - The Small Hut
Chapter 99 - The Old Street At Night
Chapter 100 - Hurian The Fat Old Man
Chapter 101 - High Prices
Chapter 102 - Magic Crossbow
Chapter 103 - Confrontation On The Road
Chapter 104 - Taking Action
Chapter 105 - Weapons And Spells
Chapter 106 - Wrapped Up And Dealth With
Chapter 107 - Discussion
Chapter 108 - Excuse For Lateness
Chapter 109 - Two Spell Scrolls
Chapter 110 - Ambush And Pursuit
Chapter 111 - Spellbane Dagger
Chapter 112 - Imposter
Chapter 113 - Featherfall
Chapter 114 - Preparation Before Setup
Chapter 115 - Success!
Chapter 116 - Asking For Money
Chapter 117 - Familial Conflict
Chapter 118 - Going Out To Sea
Chapter 119 - Search
Chapter 120 - Discovery
Chapter 121 - Burning Coal
Chapter 122 - Time To Make Some Money
Chapter 123 - Graduation
Chapter 124 - Martial Law
Chapter 125 - Crime
Chapter 126 - Garrison
Chapter 127 - Mayor Robert'S Plan
Chapter 128 - Tricked Veterans
Chapter 129 - Arbeit The Fraud
Chapter 130 - Arbeit'S Whereabouts
Chapter 131 - Search
Chapter 132 - Den
Chapter 133 - Taking Action
Chapter 134 - Encounter
Chapter 135 - Bidlir Blanche
Chapter 136 - Lady Maria'S Reply
Chapter 137 - Turmoil In Court
Chapter 138 - Two Matters
Chapter 139 - Arbeit'S Intent
Chapter 140 - Filling Pockets
Chapter 141 - Wasted Trip
Chapter 142 - The Magus That Robs
Chapter 143 - Battle In The Yard
Chapter 144 - Robbery Complete
Chapter 145 - Jerad'S Thoughts
Chapter 146 - Auction
Chapter 147 - Father-And-Son Talk
Chapter 148 - The Nightmare Comes
Chapter 149 - Modification And Rumours
Chapter 150 - In Debt
Chapter 151 - Despair
Chapter 152 - Turmoil
Chapter 153 - Act Of Creditors
Chapter 154 - Guarantee
Chapter 155 - Move
Chapter 156 - Kefnie'S Confession
Chapter 157 - Lady Maria'S Gift
Chapter 158 - Property Development
Chapter 159 - Angelina'S Secret
Chapter 160 - Angelina Wants To Learn Magic
Chapter 161 - Whitestag In The Fifth Month
Chapter 162 - Confusion And Change
Chapter 163 - Mayor Felidos
Chapter 164 - Doing Wrong With Good Intentions
Chapter 165 - Conscription Order
Chapter 166 - Have Some Whiskey
Chapter 167 - Explanation
Chapter 168 - Urgent Document
Chapter 169 - Execution
Chapter 170 - Detective
Chapter 171 - Suspicion
Chapter 172 - Dispelling Doubt
Chapter 173 - Repurcussions
Chapter 174 - Eve Of Departure
Chapter 175 - En Route
Chapter 176 - Doghunt Tavern
Chapter 177 - City Of Whitewood
Chapter 178 - Whiteroot Powder
Chapter 179 - Shocking Turn
Chapter 180 - Misunderstanding
Chapter 181 - City Lockdown
Chapter 182 - Blunder
Chapter 183 - Reporting For Duty
Chapter 184 - The Four Of Noble Blood
Chapter 185 - Beatdown
Chapter 186 - Infirmary
Chapter 187 - The Whole Story
Chapter 188 - Punishment
Chapter 189 - Confinement
Chapter 190 - Training
Chapter 191 - Training Ongoing
Chapter 192 - Three Day Break
Chapter 193 - Surprising Tentsman Pick
Chapter 194 - Combat Training
Chapter 195 - The Final Counterattack
Chapter 196 - Causing Trouble
Chapter 197 - Settlement
Chapter 198 - Worry And Puzzlement
Chapter 199 - Wonderful News
Chapter 200 - Letters
Chapter 201 - New Recruits
Chapter 202 - Kink-Necks
Chapter 203 - Marksmanship Training
Chapter 204 - Combat Simulation
Chapter 205 - Glory Or Embarrassment
Chapter 206 - The Breakout Of War
Chapter 207 - Arrival Of The Prince
Chapter 208 - The Prince'S Summons
Chapter 209 - Refusal
Chapter 210 - In The Heat Of The Matter
Chapter 211 - Initial Signs Of Danger
Chapter 212 - Nosedive
Chapter 213 - Conclusion Of Battle
Chapter 214 - The Keeper Band Worth Two Bottles Of Wine
Chapter 215 - Prince Hansbach
Chapter 216 - Rangers
Chapter 217 - Lieutenant-Colonel Rosley
Chapter 218 - Ambush
Chapter 219 - Casualties
Chapter 220 - The Battle Reignites
Chapter 221 - On The Frontlines
Chapter 222 - Wilf Stronghold
Chapter 223 - Marching In Line
Chapter 224 - Suppressive Attack
Chapter 225 - Visit
Chapter 226 - Returning For Duty
Chapter 227 - Blackmaple Castle
Chapter 228 - Deployment Strategy
Chapter 229 - Squirrel Village
Chapter 230 - Questioning
Chapter 231 - The Baroness’ Complaint
Chapter 232 - Charm
Chapter 233 - Discussion And Inspiration
Chapter 234 - Major Lederfanc’S Inspection
Chapter 235 - Secret
Chapter 236 - Black Wolf
Chapter 237 - Wolf And The Maiden
Chapter 238 - The Shack Beneath The Rubber Tree
Chapter 239 - With In The Forest
Chapter 240 - Finally Speaking
Chapter 241 - Howling Wolf
Chapter 242 - Rainy Night
Chapter 243 - Skinning
Chapter 244 - Sheila
Chapter 245 - Nature Spells
Chapter 246 - Kindle And Fireball
Chapter 247 - Martial God Asur247
Chapter 248 - Nineteen Magic Scrolls
Chapter 249 - Spell Study
Chapter 250 - Construction Of The Wooden House
Chapter 251 - Enemy Movements
Chapter 252 - Preparations
Chapter 253 - The Battle Begins
Chapter 254 - Night Attack
Chapter 255 - Armies Gathering
Chapter 256 - Pursuing Soldiers
Chapter 257 - Attack And Defence
Chapter 258 - Cannon Bombardment
Chapter 259 - The Camp As Tough As A Fortress
Chapter 260 - Strategy
Chapter 261 - Splendid Victory
Chapter 262 - Triumphant Report
Chapter 263 - Background
Chapter 264 - Leisurely Time
Chapter 265 - Joint Investigation Committee
Chapter 266 - Knighthood
Chapter 267 - Role Reassignment
Chapter 268 - Grand Gathering
Chapter 269 - Coincidental Reunion
Chapter 270 - News From Welikro
Chapter 271 - Explosive Shot
Chapter 272 - Mission
Chapter 273 - Dominion Of Death
Chapter 274 - Castle Landes
Chapter 275 - Remaining A Deadbeat
Chapter 276 - Supply Difficulties
Chapter 277 - Fall Of Rimodra
Chapter 278 - Mistake
Chapter 279 - Withdrawal
Chapter 280 - Siege
Chapter 281 - Shootout
Chapter 282 - Grassland Goldeagle
Chapter 283 - Siege Tower
Chapter 284 - Clash On The Walls
Chapter 285 - Siege Towers Destroyed
Chapter 286 - Escape Route
Chapter 287 - Withdrawal
Chapter 288 - Noble And Peasant Officers
Chapter 289 - The Brash First Prince
Chapter 290 - No Limit To Imbecility
Chapter 291 - Imposters
Chapter 292 - First Lieutenant Perengue
Chapter 293 - A Life Lost
Chapter 294 - Countermeasures
Chapter 295 - Judiciary Investigation Committee
Chapter 296 - Investigation Ongoing
Chapter 297 - Investigation Concluded
Chapter 298 - Train Of Thought
Chapter 299 - The Dust Has Settled
Chapter 300 - Family Visit Break
Chapter 301 - Efenasburg'S Black Market
Chapter 302 - Bandits
Chapter 303 - Bandit Encounter
Chapter 304 - Return Home
Chapter 305 - Mother, Sister, Brother, And Pluto
Chapter 306 - Sister And Spells
Chapter 307 - Lady Maria'S Deliberations
Chapter 308 - Buying Woodland
Chapter 309 - Myriad Changes
Chapter 310 - Kills And Magic Accessories
Chapter 311 - Visits
Chapter 312
Chapter 313 - Peddler Donoby
Chapter 314 - Lieutenant Manrique
Chapter 315
Chapter 316 - Home Stay And Eloping
Chapter 317 - The Sounds Upstairs
Chapter 318 - Laundry Chaos
Chapter 319 - Trash Novel
Chapter 320 - Arrival In The Royal Capital
Chapter 321 - Visit
Chapter 322 - Village Chief Chenova
Chapter 323 - Advanced Strategy Class
Chapter 324 - Rainy Season
Chapter 325 - The Hole Under The Bed
Chapter 326 - Inadequacies
Chapter 327 - Family Correspondence
Chapter 328 - Special Independent Tribe
Chapter 329 - Personnel And Organisation
Chapter 330 - Military Discipline And Healer Transfer
Chapter 331 - Long Distance Training
Chapter 332 - Two New Developments
Chapter 333 - Training Exercise
Chapter 334 - Another War
Chapter 335 - Arrival On Nubissia
Chapter 336 - Port Cobius
Chapter 337 - The High-Commissioner’S Problem
Chapter 338 - Planning
Chapter 339 - Encounter
Chapter 340 - Claude Defence Line
Chapter 341 - Night Attack! Night Attack!
Chapter 342 - Operation Burn
Chapter 343 - Push And Pull
Chapter 344 - Burning Mordo
Chapter 345 - Siblings' Arrival
Chapter 346 - Angelina'S Marriage Matters
Chapter 347 - Victory And Expansion
Chapter 348 - Theatre Of War
Chapter 349 - Great Battle’S Eve
Chapter 350 - Bait And Massacre
Chapter 351 - Battle Of Balingana (1)
Chapter 352 - Battle Of Balingana (2)
Chapter 353 - Battle Of Balingana (3)
Chapter 354 - The General'S Mistake
Chapter 355 - State Of Turmoil
Chapter 356 - Military Budget Debacle
Chapter 357 - Changes In The Corps
Chapter 358 - Truth And Excavation
Chapter 359 - General Fansnik
Chapter 360 - Field Marshal Of The Theatre
Chapter 361 - Problem Solved
Chapter 362 - Spending And Promotion
Chapter 363 - Mister Weyblon
Chapter 364 - Drivick
Chapter 365 - Explosives And Ignition Powder
Chapter 366 - New Theatre Preparation Meeting
Chapter 367 - Sudden Incident
Chapter 368 - Reuniting With An Old Friend
Chapter 369 - Matters Settled
Chapter 370 - Work Horses, Donkeys, Mine, And Factory
Chapter 371 - Monster And Power
Chapter 372 - Hot Air Engine
Chapter 373 - Borkal'S Mission
Chapter 374 - Bull Hunting
Chapter 375 - Dawn Attack
Chapter 376 - The Second Encampment
Chapter 377 - Battle Back And Forth
Chapter 378 - Trade
Chapter 379 - Third Victory
Chapter 380 - General Eiblont
Chapter 381 - Conquest Of Wickhamsburg
Chapter 382 - Strike
Chapter 383 - The Nikancha Call For Help
Chapter 384 - Great Deal For The Nikancha
Chapter 385 - Position Shift
Chapter 386
Chapter 387 - Majid Iii'S Plans
Chapter 388 - Word Of Mouth
Chapter 389 - Sixty Percent
Chapter 390 - Reunion After A Long Parting
Chapter 391 - Father-Daughter Magi
Chapter 392 - Revolver Test: Success!
Chapter 393 - Recruitment
Chapter 394 - General Aljess
Chapter 395 - Attack Drill
Chapter 396 - Gunshots At Midnight
Chapter 397 - Ambushed
Chapter 398 - Assassination
Chapter 399 - Loss
Chapter 400 - Greytower Magi And Countermeasures
Chapter 401 - Thoughts And Self-Preservation
Chapter 402 - The Royal Capital'S Response
Chapter 403
Chapter 404 - Humbling Oneself
Chapter 405 - Discharge Problem
Chapter 406 - Problem Solved
Chapter 407 - Rapidly Changing World
Chapter 408 - War Orphans
Chapter 409 - Civil War And Waves Of Immigrants
Chapter 410 - Conclusive Year-End Report
Chapter 411
Chapter 412 - Downsizing And Shocking News
Chapter 413 - Restructuring And Huge Bombshell
Chapter 414 - Reasoning
Chapter 415 - Rubbish Defence
Chapter 416 - Absorbed Into The Theatre
Chapter 417 - Viscount Godic
Chapter 418 - Averting Trouble
Chapter 419
Chapter 420 - Borkal’S Legendary Exploits
Chapter 421 - Military Industrial Equipment
Chapter 422 - The Purge
Chapter 423 - New Rifle
Chapter 424 - News From Smugglers
Chapter 425 - Western Coast
Chapter 426 - Loan
Chapter 427 - Fundraising
Chapter 428 - Lease
Chapter 429
Chapter 430
Chapter 431 - Claude’S Countermeasures
Chapter 432 - Operation Leak
Chapter 433 - Opinion
Chapter 434
Chapter 435 - Negotiations (1)
Chapter 436 - Negotiations (2)
Chapter 437 - Shiksan Arrival
Chapter 438 - Pre-War Business
Chapter 439 - Defence Line
Chapter 440 - Reason For Loss
Chapter 441 - Night Attack And Ambush
Chapter 442 - Solving The Root Of The Problem
Chapter 443 - Wolffang Band
Chapter 444
Chapter 445
Chapter 446 - Unexpected Developments
Chapter 447 - Attack Mishap
Chapter 448 - Heated Battle At Camp
Chapter 449 - Bloody Clash
Chapter 450 - Merit, Lesson, And The Foolish Nikancha
Chapter 451 - The Wondrous Nikancha
Chapter 452 - Conclusions
Chapter 453 - Meeting And Decisions
Chapter 454 - New Research
Chapter 455 - Tobacco Business
Chapter 456 - Rumours And Going Off-Topic
Chapter 457 - The Nikancha’S Offer
Chapter 458 - Suggestions Laced With Threats
Chapter 459 - Idle Chat And Arrival
Chapter 460 - Nikancha Camp-Flight Incident
Chapter 461
Chapter 462
Chapter 463 - Tricks And Countermeasures
Chapter 464 - Crossing The Floating Bridge
Chapter 465 - Meeting And Surprise Attack
Chapter 466 - Thundercrash’S Assault
Chapter 467 - Surprise Attack Planning
Chapter 468 - At Sea
Chapter 469 - The Grand Push
Chapter 470 - Cleanup After The Great Battle
Chapter 471 - Borkal’S Experiences
Chapter 472 - Private Conversation
Chapter 473 - Blacksail And Eriksson
Chapter 474 - Rebuke
Chapter 475 - Ambassador’S Arrival
Chapter 476 - Piglet Capture Conflict
Chapter 477 - Shock At The Banquet
Chapter 478 - Ambassadors’ Night Meeting
Chapter 479 - Blinded By Greed
Chapter 480 - Aftermath And Self-Governance
Chapter 481 - Deploying On The Mainland
Chapter 482 - Sacred Light Era Year 595
Chapter 483 - The Union Rises
Chapter 484 - Request And Reply
Chapter 485 - Troubling Household Matters
Chapter 486 - The Hunt
Chapter 487 - Tracking
Chapter 488 - Train
Chapter 489 - Blackwind, Stop Licking!
Chapter 490 - Sheila’S Experiences
Chapter 491 - Catching Up
Chapter 492 - Busywork And Misfortune
Chapter 493 - Family Troubles
Chapter 494 - Splitting Family Assets
Chapter 495 - Aid
Chapter 496 - Ironclad And Stahlhelm
Chapter 497 - Declaration Of War
Chapter 498 - Chasing Ambassador’S Away And Maria’S Arrival
Chapter 499 - Conversation On The Train
Chapter 500 - Deciding To Deploy
Chapter 501 - Goals
Chapter 502 - Operation Crescent Moon
Chapter 503 - Arrival And Impersonation
Chapter 504 - War On Two Fronts
Chapter 505 - Triumph Of Ambruiz
Chapter 506 - Station And Choice
Chapter 507 - En Route To Polyvisia
Chapter 508 - Butcher Of Polyvisia
Chapter 509 - Saint Lusk Naval Battle
Chapter 510 - Severe Circumstances
Chapter 511 - Choosing To Fight Or Leave
Chapter 512 - Prelude To Battle
Chapter 513 - Clash In Polyvisia (1)
Chapter 514 - Clash In Polyvisia (2)
Chapter 515 - Clash In Polyvisia (3)
Chapter 516 - Clash In Polyvisia (4)
Chapter 517 - Good News And Lies
Chapter 518 - Appointment And Delegation
Chapter 519 - Captives And Expansion
Chapter 520 - Disassembly And Diversion
Chapter 521 - Prime Minister’S Two Proposals
Chapter 522 - The King'S Scheme
Chapter 523 - Elevation Fee
Chapter 524 - Choice And Solidarity
Chapter 525 - The Council'S Three Demands
Chapter 526 - Solidarity Of Victors
Chapter 527 - Fief Picks
Chapter 528 - Bandit Extermination
Chapter 529 - Really A Misunderstanding?
Chapter 530 - Deploying Troops
Chapter 531 - Prime Minister’S Reception
Chapter 532 - Sharp Negotiations
Chapter 533 - Reparations Negotiations And Arms Deal
Chapter 534 - Two Bits Of Bad News
Chapter 535 - Analysis And Response
Chapter 536 - Ironclad Deal
Chapter 537 - Operation Wildfire
Chapter 538 - Shiksan Captives
Chapter 539 - Tesoray'S Future
Chapter 540 - Family Matters
Chapter 541 - Reorganisation And Voluntary Folk
Chapter 542 - Escort And Transport
Chapter 543 - Court Case Of The Wood
Chapter 544 - Pamigar Revolt
Chapter 545 - Battle Report
Chapter 546 - Looming Threat
Chapter 547 - General Skri'S Secret Message
Chapter 548 - Western Coast Incident Of 603
Chapter 549 - Death Of The Great Chieftain
Chapter 550 - Return Of General Birkin
Chapter 551 - Cape Lodocus'S Handover
Chapter 552 - Homecoming Shiksans
Chapter 553 - To The Mainland
Chapter 554 - Blancarte'S Intentions
Chapter 555 - Worrying Household Matters
Chapter 556 - Clueless Mother
Chapter 557 - Avitelli I Of Bleyotte
Chapter 558 - Fate Of Mambamark
Chapter 559 - Strategic Lies
Chapter 560 - 9Th Month Of Year 604
Chapter 561 - Attacking First
Chapter 562 - The Great Demise
Chapter 563 - Strategic Analysis And Delegation
Chapter 564 - Blancarte'S Suggestion
Chapter 565 - Change Of The Homecoming Shiksans
Chapter 566 - Claude’S Headache
Chapter 567 - National Defence Force And Useless Allies
Chapter 568 - Wolves Abroad, Hyenas At Home
Chapter 569 - Middle Of The 9Th Month
Chapter 570 - Lease And The Court’S Three Requests
Chapter 571 - Refused Requests
Chapter 572 - Arbeit’S Past
Chapter 573 - Two Letters And The National Preservation Fund
Chapter 574 - Reply And Captives
Chapter 575 - General Siegfeld’S Development Plan
Chapter 576 - Official Notice And Lawsuit
Chapter 577 - Awkward Court Case
Chapter 578 - Meanwhile, On The Western Coast
Chapter 579 - Potential For Sheila To Advance
Chapter 580 - Borkal And Eriksson
Chapter 581 - Myjack Joins The Household
Chapter 582 - Borkal’S Failure
Chapter 583 - Visitation
Chapter 584 - The Royal Family’S Ironclads
Chapter 585 - Three Main Intelligence Agencies
Chapter 586 - Royal Navy Scandal
Chapter 587 - Trivialities
Chapter 588 - Attack On Port Wades
Chapter 589 - Battle Of Nubari Islands
Chapter 590 - Dawn Of The Age Of The Ironclad
Chapter 591 - The Western Coast Of Rapid Change
Chapter 592 - Intervention
Categories Genre: Action, Adventure, All, Drama, Fantasy, Ongoing, School Life, Slice of Life, Tragedy Status: Ongoing Alternative names: BIG, 重生之黑铁的荣耀, ______
Total Chapters in book: 593
Estimated words: 1391110 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 6956(@200wpm)___ 5564(@250wpm)___ 4637(@300wpm)
Estimated words: 1391110 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 6956(@200wpm)___ 5564(@250wpm)___ 4637(@300wpm)
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Chapter 576
Official Notice and Lawsuit
Claude considered the Shiksan invasion to be complete, with only some minor things left to take care of. Eiblont was splitting the ten western prefectures to the three neighbouring nations that had territorial claims there. Typhoon, on the other hand, worked to suppress the insurgents while helping the homecoming Shiksans seek out their families. They also arrested local officials, nobles and rich men to confiscate their wealth.
All things in port Patkara were managed by General Siegfeld, much to Claude’s assurance. Currently, Siegfeld was ambitiously using the manpower to develop the land near the city into the main food producer of the region. Claude was happy he didn’t have to personally involve himself in matters there.
The only thing he had to deal with could also be handled in part by the department of intelligence, with Borkal having gone to the Duke of Sunset River’s camp as a pseudo hostage and contact between the two sides. While there were quite a number of conflicts between the region and the duke’s troops in the past three months, with gunshots fired and ammunition wasted, no side suffered significant casualties. The duke, however, kept on spreading his intent on resisting and not going down with a fight against the enemy.
Reddragon had already packed up and was on its way back to the kingdom. While Claude sent out a Thundercrash folk to escort them, it was actually to monitor them and keep them in check. Claude was in fact asked by Bleyotte to seal off the way to Shiks through Mambamark after they sent Reddragon off, something which forced Reddragon to have to leave earlier, much to their dissatisfaction.
As such, a folk was sent to escort them out lest they caused trouble in Bleyotte’s borders because of their dissatisfaction. Fortunately, the four prefectures Reddragon conquered were still quite prosperous and it netted them some six hundred carriages’ worth of goods and spoils, so they behaved themselves on the way back without harassing the local towns.
The Duke of the Northlands kept his word and only defended his eleven northern prefectures after the people in the name list were returned to him. Apart from taking in refugees from other prefectures, he didn’t mobilise his troops at all. The informants’ reports came as quite a relief to Claude.
It wasn’t that he was afraid of a confrontation with the duke. He only felt that there was no need for any troublesome matters since the war with Shiks was already at its end. Thankfully, the duke was a smart man and didn’t want to waste any of his troops on the region. Claude believed that once the region’s troops retreated away, the duke would immediately mobilise and reap the most profit he could.
However, that was no longer the region’s business. Whether the National Defence Army would be able to sustain the duke’s attack would depend on their own abilities. Currently, their leader, Count Mullids Jay Kresit, had distributed Farklin corps into his ranks while recruiting even more to form 1st and 2nd National Defence Corps. In the past half a year, he had amassed enough troops to maintain full control over the ten western prefectures.
Of the ten remaining central prefectures, they were assigned to the split units of the National Preservation Front after Reddragon’s retreat, Lupus included, where the standoff between the homecoming Shiksans and the troops of the Duke of Sunset River was taking place. The towns weren’t affected by the standoff, so the transfer proceeded without issue. In the future, the development of the split units depended on themselves, now that the region had already given them some basic funding, food, arms and supply support.
All those matters were taken over by the department of intelligence. All Claude had to do was to make general plans and let his subordinates handle the details of execution. Broadly speaking, Claude didn’t have much to do after all his delegations, but there were still many documents he had to look through and sign. He was slaving away day in and out in his office amidst a mountain of paperwork.
After sending off another batch of immigrants and spoils, Claude went to Saint Cyprean and received a notice and a personal letter from Blancarte. The notice was from the ministry of the army and they asked for a list of high achievers in the Shiksan invasion so that the kingdom would not disappoint the troops and give them their promotions and rewards quickly.
Claude was well aware of the intentions behind the notice. The Shiksan invasion had completely been organised by Claude and had almost nothing to do with the kingdom. In fact, the kingdom only sent Reddragon to enjoy the spoils after most of the invasion was carried out with great success by the region’s troops.
What the kingdom was trying to do was to take credit for the Shiksan invasion after the fact. After all, the region’s troops were under technically the jurisdiction of the ministry of the army. It would reflect really badly on the ministry if the region’s troops were considered to have started a war without their consent.
Claude really wanted to laugh and say that they deserved it. He had reminded Blancarte that the region would be invading Shiks beforehand, but the idiots at the ministry simply didn’t believe him and thought that there was no way the region could succeed based on their sandtable simulations. They were fully ready to watch from the sidelines as the region’s troops crashed and burnt, only to be given a slap on the face by the subsequent victories.
So, before the region properly retreated from Shiks, the ministry jumped out of nowhere and wanted to reward the troops that made great contributions to the war effort. Claude believed once he submitted that name list, the ministry would make a big deal out of it by holding a grand celebration as a publicity stunt to emphasise the important role they played in the war.
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He decided he would wait until the dust settled first, at least until all the region’s troops retreated to Port Patkara before dealing with the matter of contributions. While they had eliminated the northern superpower of Shiks, the troops didn’t achieve anything remarkable, as they didn’t suffer any huge casualties or endure any tough battles at all.
The only battle worth considering was the extermination of Ironguard Corps and the two standing corps of the Shiksan prince, both of which were rather easy battles. Even the battle of Saint Cyprean didn’t have any particularly high points. Instead, the nonstop insurgent attacks were far more troubling than any actual battle.
Even the sweeping of the Shiksan prefectures involved only eliminating the local garrison forces, which couldn’t compare to fighting a proper army or besieging a city in terms of merit. For instance, Eiblont leading Typhoon to sweep through six western prefectures didn’t earn him enough merit to compare with wiping out a proper standing corps.
Basically, none of the high-ranking officers of the region would qualify for any promotions. The most they would get was have an extra merit in their record. Claude’s plans were too detailed and unexpected. After all, nobody would’ve predicted that Bleyotte would betray Shiks and work with the region and let their troops through to attack Shiks and go straight for their power base without warning.
Once Saint Cyprean fell to the region’s hands all of a sudden, Majid III, the Shiksan royal family, the nobles and all the ministers were taken captive. The whole kingdom lost all its leaders at once, rendering the rest barely able to resist the invaders. The local prefectures weren’t able to produce any worthy commander either; some even fought amongst themselves before they were wiped out by the region’s troops.
Initially, the Duke of the Northlands seemed like a suitable candidate to unite the kingdom, but he didn’t have Majid III’s favour, so many local officials forget the notion when they thought about how they would reconcile with the king after working with the duke. They were also quite unfortunate that the duke had to recover from an injury during that time and was unable to send his troops to resist the region’s invasion, which was among the final straws that cracked the camel’s back, depriving the region’s troops yet another chance to earn great merit.
As for the eight homecoming Shiksan folks, their goal was to reunite with their families and emigrate to the region. After the war, their units might not exist any longer, so the officers serving in those units would only get administrative acknowledgements instead of proper military merit.
Contrary to all that, the region did get a wealth of spoils from the invasion, but the ministry of the army would have no say in them. The monetary reward the ministry could give the soldiers alongside merits and promotions was merely symbolic and not worth much. Thankfully, the region already prepared their own bonuses for the troops. Even a normal homecoming Shiksan soldier could get ten crowns as a reward.
Shiks did have lots of wealth at their disposal as the northern superpower. Even after losing four colonial wars, their stores were still filled with military gear, food and funding. The royal territory and capital alone saw the region gain no less than 50 million crowns in coinage alone. Coupled with the wealth confiscated from the populace, it wouldn’t be an exaggeration to say that the region got 100 million in total spoils.
Claude assigned Skri ten million crowns for the development of Northbay and another 20 million for the council for the immigration costs. Another 30 million went straight into the region’s coffers. Another 30 million or so crowns would be used to reward the two corps and eight homecoming Shiksans, which totalled up to 400 thousand men. Each of them stood to gain quite a lot in bonuses.
Additionally, near the antiques, jewels and magic items worth about ten million in total would be split among the region’s elites in the council. Claude himself would personally get up to 100 thousand crowns’ worth, which could be considered his war bonus. As he often said, there was no more lucrative venture than going to war, though, the prerequisite for that was going to war with a rich nation. A poor nation like Mambamark wouldn’t even allow them to recoup their losses.
He tossed the ministry’s notice aside and opened the prime minister’s letter, only to discover something that troubled him greatly. A scandal that concerned him was spreading in the royal capital.
Blancarte told Claude that his mother had sued him, Angelina and Bloweyk at the noble court for unfilial behaviour as they didn’t want to acknowledge the debt incurred by House Ferd in purchasing their fief and upgrading their hereditary Title, thereby not fulfilling their responsibility as a member of the household and not paying back their debt of upbringing.
The noble court immediately threw out the case, believing it to be unreasonable. While Claude, Angelina and Bloweyk were Madam Ferd’s children, they didn’t inherit House Sen Ferd’s sobriquet or property, so they couldn’t be held accountable for their debt. If the court accepted Madam Ferd’s argument, it was sure to cause a huge commotion as non-heirs of the household would be slathered with the household’s debt.
However, their mother didn’t let up and submitted a second case soon enough, demanding the noble court to acknowledge House Sen Ferd as the main household and House Han Ferd as the branch, thereby obliging House Han Ferd to help House Sen Ferd out in their time of need and settling the debt for them.
Even so, the noble court threw out the case once more, as House Han Ferd had been formed before House Sen Ferd. Chronologically speaking, House Han Ferd would be considered the main household. But the lawyer Madam Ferd hired argued that the Title of House Sen Ferd had been posthumously granted on Claude’s father, and there had been no precedent of the child’s household being the main one while the father’s household was the branch one. Currently, the case was still being fought in the noble court.
It was said that the king deeply regretted posthumously creating Morssen a noble. He didn’t think Claude’s mother would be such a shameless woman as to be willing to cause such a huge commotion and making a joke out of Claude among the noble circle. According to Blancarte’s investigation, Madam Ferd sued her three children because she wanted to keep her fief but had no other option at her disposal.
This mainly stemmed from the debt of a million crowns she owed the royal family that had a yearly interest of five percent, which amounted to 50 thousand crowns. Yet, her and Arbeit’s fief only had a town and two villages and yielded less than ten thousand crowns annually.
The queen graciously offered them three years without interest so that the fief could be developed, but one year had passed and nothing much changed. No matter how badly they scoured their subjects, they only came up with an extra 180 crowns, and that only worsened the situation by spurring the subjects to flee the fief.
If that went on, Madam Ferd and Arbeit’s Title and fief would be rescinded if they weren’t able to start paying interest once the three-year period ran out.
So, she turned her sights on Claude and his siblings. Back when she sent Arbeit to him, she only got 10 thousand crowns out of it, far from what she expected. Much cursing and complaining later, she heard about that idea from somewhere and decided to sue them for not bearing the household debt.
Blancarte advised Claude to rein his mother in and not let the matter grow any bigger, lest it spread throughout the rest of Freia and tanked Claude’s reputation. As for how, what else could Claude do apart from pay up?
Claude merely smirked coldly. He’s had enough. Since his mother wanted to sue, he would see her in court. The more commotion it caused, the better. He would let everyone know that even a Lord Militant like him could have that kind of mother. If anyone was going to lose face, they would do it all together. In fact, he wanted to see who would dare to mock him to his face about it.
Total Chapters in book: 593
Estimated words: 1391110 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 6956(@200wpm)___ 5564(@250wpm)___ 4637(@300wpm)
Estimated words: 1391110 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 6956(@200wpm)___ 5564(@250wpm)___ 4637(@300wpm)
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