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
Chapter 34
Chapter 35
Chapter 36
Chapter 37
Chapter 38
Chapter 39
Chapter 40
Chapter 41
Chapter 42
Chapter 43
Chapter 44
Chapter 45
Chapter 46
Chapter 47
Chapter 48
Chapter 49
Chapter 50
Chapter 51
Chapter 52
Chapter 53
Chapter 54
Chapter 55
Chapter 56
Chapter 57
Chapter 58
Chapter 59
Chapter 60
Chapter 61
Chapter 62
Chapter 63
Chapter 64
Chapter 65
Chapter 66
Chapter 67
Chapter 68
Chapter 69
Chapter 70
Chapter 71
Chapter 72
Chapter 73
Chapter 74
Chapter 75
Chapter 76
Chapter 77
Chapter 78
Chapter 79
Chapter 80
Chapter 81
Chapter 82
Chapter 83
Chapter 84
Chapter 85
Chapter 86
Chapter 87
Chapter 88
Chapter 89
Chapter 90
Chapter 91
Chapter 92
Chapter 93
Chapter 94
Chapter 95
Chapter 96
Chapter 97
Chapter 98
Chapter 99
Chapter 100
Chapter 101
Chapter 102
Chapter 103
Chapter 104
Chapter 105
Chapter 106
Chapter 107
Chapter 108
Chapter 109
Chapter 110
Chapter 111
Chapter 112
Chapter 113
Chapter 114
Chapter 115
Chapter 116
Chapter 117
Chapter 118
Chapter 119
Chapter 120
Chapter 121
Chapter 122
Chapter 123
Chapter 124
Chapter 125
Chapter 126
Chapter 127
Chapter 128
Chapter 129
Chapter 130
Chapter 131
Chapter 132
Chapter 133
Chapter 134
Chapter 135
Chapter 136
Chapter 137
Chapter 138
Chapter 139
Chapter 140
Chapter 141
Chapter 142
Chapter 143
Chapter 144
Chapter 145
Chapter 146
Chapter 147
Chapter 148
Chapter 149
Chapter 150
Chapter 151
Chapter 152
Chapter 153
Chapter 154
Chapter 155
Chapter 156
Chapter 157
Chapter 158
Chapter 159
Chapter 160
Chapter 161
Chapter 162
Chapter 163
Chapter 164
Chapter 165
Chapter 166
Chapter 167
Chapter 168
Chapter 169
Chapter 170
Chapter 171
Chapter 172
Chapter 173
Chapter 174
Chapter 175
Chapter 176
Chapter 177
Chapter 178
Chapter 179
Chapter 180
Chapter 181
Chapter 182
Chapter 183
Chapter 184
Chapter 185
Chapter 186
Chapter 187
Chapter 188
Chapter 189
Chapter 190
Chapter 191
Chapter 192
Chapter 193
Chapter 194
Chapter 195
Chapter 196
Chapter 197
Chapter 198
Chapter 199
Chapter 200
Chapter 201
Chapter 202
Chapter 203
Chapter 204
Chapter 205
Chapter 206
Chapter 207
Chapter 208
Chapter 209
Chapter 210
Chapter 211
Chapter 212
Chapter 213
Chapter 214
Chapter 215
Chapter 216
Chapter 217
Chapter 218
Chapter 219
Chapter 220
Chapter 221
Chapter 222
Chapter 223
Chapter 224
Chapter 225
Chapter 226
Chapter 227
Chapter 228
Chapter 229
Chapter 230
Chapter 231
Chapter 232
Chapter 233
Chapter 234
Chapter 235
Chapter 236
Chapter 237
Chapter 238
Chapter 239
Chapter 240
Chapter 241
Chapter 242
Chapter 243 174. Fjord'S Shock And Denial.
Chapter 244 175. General Nokhud'S Decision.
Chapter 245 176. We Got Too Conceited.
Chapter 246
Chapter 247
Chapter 248
Chapter 249
Chapter 250
Chapter 251
Chapter 252
Chapter 253
Chapter 254
Chapter 255
Chapter 256
Chapter 257
Chapter 258
Chapter 259
Chapter 260
Chapter 261
Chapter 262
Chapter 263
Chapter 264
Chapter 265
Chapter 266
Chapter 267
Chapter 268
Chapter 269
Chapter 270
Chapter 271
Chapter 272
Chapter 273
Chapter 274
Chapter 275
Chapter 276
Chapter 277
Chapter 278
Chapter 279
Chapter 280
Chapter 281
Chapter 282
Chapter 283
Chapter 284
Chapter 285
Chapter 286
Chapter 287
Chapter 288
Chapter 289
Chapter 290
Chapter 291
Chapter 292
Chapter 293
Chapter 294
Chapter 295
Chapter 296
Chapter 297
Chapter 298
Chapter 299
Chapter 300
Chapter 301 232. The Shift In Balance Of Power.
Chapter 302 233. Trevor Snake And Carl Morgan.
Chapter 303 234. The Second Demon Prince Bidder.
Chapter 304 235. John'S Rantings.
Chapter 305 236. Plato'S Scheme.
Chapter 306 237. Elf King Eden'S Dilemma.
Chapter 307 238. Who Knows We May Gain Unexpected Benefits.
Chapter 308 239. Bickering Between Grandfathers And Grandsons.
Chapter 309 - 240. Schemes And Plans By Plato.
Chapter 310: 241. Smart Move In Times Of Chaos.
Chapter 311: 242. This Father In Law Of Mine Is A Thorough Scammer.
Chapter 312: 243. The Blood-Bone Marrow Cleansing Pill
Chapter 313: 244. Power Capital Quotes 3.5 Million.
Chapter 314: 245. Fooling The Eyes Of Heaven.
Chapter 315: 246. I Need To Be Careful With My Vocabulary As Well. What A Mess!
Chapter 316: 247. Meeting Dwayne Miller (1)
Chapter 317: 248. Meeting Dwayne Miller (2)
Chapter 318: 249. It Is Ok, He Is Only Rude On The Outside.
Chapter 319: 250. Meeting With Anin And Plato.
Chapter 320: 251. How Can This Be Possible.
Chapter 321: 252. Conclusion Of Talks With Aelius.
Chapter 322: 253. Chaos At The Plaza Part 1.
Chapter 323: 254. Chaos At The Plaza Part 2.
Chapter 324: 255. Chaos At The Plaza Part 3.
Chapter 325: 256. Chaos At The Plaza Part 4.
Chapter 326: 257. Chaos At Plaza Part 5.
Chapter 327: 258. Chaos At Plaza Part 6.
Chapter 328: 259. Chaos At Plaza Part 7.
Chapter 329: 260. Spoiler*. (Title At The End Of Chapter)
Chapter 330: 261. City Of Lights.
Chapter 331: 262. Conclusion Of The Signing Ceremony Part 1.
Chapter 332: 263. Conclusion Of The Signing Ceremony Part 2.
Chapter 333: 264. Reactions From Various Parties.
Chapter 334: 265. Sign Of A Good Ruler.
Chapter 335: 266. Ealdron'S Dilemma.
Chapter 336: 267. Plato And Endo'S Meeting.
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Total Chapters in book: 337
Estimated words: 555279 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 2776(@200wpm)___ 2221(@250wpm)___ 1851(@300wpm)
Estimated words: 555279 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 2776(@200wpm)___ 2221(@250wpm)___ 1851(@300wpm)
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Chapter 183
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In Dolores,
Antonio threw his wine glass as he heard about the previous incident from his Knight Commander, "What, They killed 100 of our men blatantly in the Eastern Port? Were you able to catch them?"
The Commander spoke with lowered head, "No Milord . by the time we arrived, they already left the port . However, this is a big stain on our honor . Our men are not at fault though, they were killed by the Ballistas when they charged to arrest them at the port . My Captain lost an arm as well . "
The Commander thought, 'Do you expect me and my men fight against those ballistas? Am I stupid or what? We simply waited for them to go or else there would be more casualties without any results while at the same time the morale of our knights would have been low . '
Antonio got angrier as he read the report and roared, "This upstart really gets on my nerves . They dare claim to raise a storm and accuse me of the incident at Greenwoods village . "
The commander spoke with a calm mind, "Why don't we use this incident to further strengthen our case against them in the Court tomorrow? I am sure the king will be pissed by now or maybe trying to think of a way to interfere in this battle . "
Antonio rubbed his chin and spoke, "Hmm . . . Yes, We might as well use this incident to our benefit . Immediately prepare for my trip to the Imperial city . "
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Charlie smiled as he read about the report on Greenwoods Village, "It seems the foolish brother of mine was finally able to do something right . "
The subordinate spoke with a cautious tone as his lord hated bad reports but he hated his subordinates more for not reporting important events," However, there is a worrying report . "
Charlie furrowed his brows and asked, "What is it? Did he found out something about our involvement?"
The subordinate Robin shook his head spoke, "No, that's not it . Count John's men resisted Antonio's men when they were going to be arrested . In doing so they killed 100 of their knights without blinking . Our reports suggest that they were ordered by Count to evacuate immediately and kill if necessary to do so . It seems like he is already treating Dolores as his enemy . Meanwhile, there is heavy movement going on in North-frontier city currently after the previous incident . "
Charlie sighed as he read this read, "Phew, it was good that I was cautious and didn't dirty my hands personally . Who knows if that count has the same personality as Brother Lukavv . That count sure is a lunatic and an incredible genius at the same time so it's always good to be cautious . We don't need to worry about him at the moment . We have anyway sparked the fire for this battle . Send the report to Radiant Church . It is their turn to go ahead with the plan . "
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King Lionheart smiled as he read the report about Greenwood Village's massacre . He thought, 'Probably done by those mercenaries, well this is to my benefit anyway . Now finally, I can move against that count and take over those technologies . '
King smiled and ordered his Knight to hold a meeting regarding the previous event, "Arrange a meeting between ministers . I intend to make a decision today . Also, call Plato and Master Eanred right now . I wish to take their counsel . "
The knight made a knights salute and headed to carry out the orders, "Yes, your majesty . "
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Both Eanred and Plato were meeting right now after getting the summons from his majesty .
Eanred spoke gravely, "Are you sure, you want to do this, Plato?"
Plato shook his head and spoke, "I have already checked up with our guys, there is no sign of necromancers in North-Frontier Town . As for the dead bodies you have seen? They are most probably the other guys who participated in this war . Currently, we already have the Ballistas which are made from magic metal . So it's expected to be brutal as they have already tested the new weapons . I can't accept your wishes because my instincts say that this count is very dangerous . He has already influenced a lot of people in the Aelius Kingdom . The more he grows, the more dangerous he would be for the Kingdom and the Royal family . "
Plato added with a grave tone, "Additionally, even if we choose to ally with that count, it's too late now . There is no turning back now after his slander job on the Royal family . You already know how he circulated about the previous scandal relating to Professor William . King is already pissed because of all the exposes . We could have still talked if it was hidden but he exposed all of this in public . Hypothetically speaking, if we have good relations with that count and chose to help him . Then you should what will happen, right?"
Eanred sighed as he well knew what would happen, "Can't we have a middle ground where we are neutral and play at the flashing point?"
Plato sighed and spoke the realities, "It would still be risky, Fjord was already having interactions with Dwarves and it would have only angered him more if we remained neutral after that previous battle where he lost 5000 of his men . I guess a lot of men will die . I hope the people of North-frontier find peace since it will be hell from now on . I guess that Count was really naive and tried to chew more than what he could . "
Eanred shook his head and thought, 'Damn this foreboding feeling which I am constantly getting . How do I explain that this kingdom is in a dangerous position right now? If I had something concrete then I would be able to convince these guys to wait before taking any actions . '
Plato headed out and spoke, "Come, lets head to the chambers, I am sure decision has already been made by the King . Nothing can change it now . "
Eanred shook his head and followed Plato .
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After the meeting with King, Eanred had a bitter face while Plato still maintained his poker face as both of them headed to Court with his Majesty Lionheart .
After the King arrived, the proceedings for the important meeting started, The first important case was related to Greenwoods Village .
Antonio appealed to everyone "I am sure every one of you in this hall knows about the massacre which took just recently at my Border town Greenwood . Not a single person was left alive . All of them were indiscriminately killed by Count John and his men . Barbarians, Absolute Barbarians . I want to remind you all that the same happened with Duke Fjord and his men when they encountered Count John's men, only a handful of people survived that last encounter . And these are not baseless accusations, we have witnesses who can verify that they saw Count John's men heading to the Greenwoods village . I want justice for my subjects, Milord . "
Eanred asked a question immediately, "Why is your father, Baron Mendez not present over here? What happened to him . "
"Tch . " Antonio irritatingly answered, "He is sick lately because of increasing pressures and hence I have inherited his position . "
King furrowed his brows as he heard Eanred's question but didn't rebuke him as he was an important asset to the royal family, he thought, 'This old man just creates a problem if things don't go his own way . Neither is he confident in his predictions this time around . I can't wait around for the end of the war and miss out on my chance . I guess I need to give this old man some face and let him ask his questions . I anyway ain't changing my decision . '
King thought, 'From the looks of his answer, it seems he has some hand in this event . Well, I will accept his answer this time around . '
Lionheart stroked his chin with amusement and answered, "I heard about it . Your questions are quite reasonable . Continue . "
Antonio spoke with a passionate voice which resonated with everyone in the court, "This is not all that I have to say, Count John's men killed my knights at Eastern port when my men arrived there to arrest his naval officers . They indiscriminately killed my men in cold blood without a shred of humanity, I lost 104 of my men, They impudently created an atmosphere of chaos and fear in the domain's populace while running off when we arrived with a larger army . With these impudent actions of Count John's men, we have decided to block Count John's domain for using our port unless they hand over all the culprits involved in both the massacres . I think this massacre was most likely planned by Demons as they are the only ones who could be this ruthless . I hope they surrender their Demon Generals Vlad and Dearil . No, I hope the Royal family personally interferes as Count John himself is the disciple of that Demon Vlad as most have heard in the underground . I am sure he did this to make a statement to everyone in the Kingdom . The very fact that they again defied the Royal Family's court by not even defending their case is proof in itself that they consider nothing about the rule of the Aelius Family . I hope the royal family takes strict action and bring justice to our men . "
All of the ministers were in a hubbub after hearing about the actions of count John's men,
The trade minister expressed shock and spoke, "Really? His men dared to kill so openly? Does he not fear the Royal family even a little bit? He doesn't respect even a single law of ours . "
One of the Dragon Knight generals spoke with a little bit of anger, "Who does he think, he is? He is acting as if he is already an enemy of the imperial city just because the previous verdict was not in his favor . " he was already pissed by John's attitude from the previous time when he didn't show up .
One of the law ministers sighed and spoke, "Not to mention his blatant disrespect again by not showing up here today . He has fudged a lot of laws because of his use of language which can't be refuted unless the Royal family changes certain laws . I think Count John will certainly have to handover those culprits who killed those 104 men or King's anger won't be appeased . "
Duke Rose's internal minister, Brandon this time raised an argument, "Taking a decision and stance without any investigation will create unnecessary rifts, Milord . I hope your majesty reconsider his decision . "
It contained a certain bit of threat from Duke Rose's side that they would defy the royal throne if extreme measures are taken .
Antonio smiled and gave today's newspaper, "What if it was personally admitted Count John himself? See this today's newspaper where Count John claimed that his men killed our men for unlawful arrest . He personally gave such an order as he presumed that his men were in danger after the incident at Greenwoods Village . I am sure he is afraid of being found out and hence the immediate orders to evacuate . If he was innocent, he wouldn't have run off packing his bags like a coward . "
Brandon sighed as he couldn't refute the facts laid in the newspaper . However, he knew of the orders given my Duke i . e they can't cut their relations with Count John regardless of the decisions made by King today .
Brandon spoke with scrutinizing eyes, "Isn't the coincidence between Baron Mendez getting sick and the attack at Greenwoods village very alarming? I think something is fishy for sure . "
Antonio shrugged off as he spoke eloquently and explained, "Not really, Prince Hector and Duke Norman know about this as well, they were quite concerned for father's health for quite a few days already . I guess that Count got to know about this from his demon friends and hence decided to attack us at a vulnerable time with that show of strength . "
Prince Hector smiled and spoke, "Yes, father . I agree with Antonio . I am sure those demons helped him spying on us and hence the attack when Dolores was at vulnerable times . "
He also deliberately mentioned demons as he knew that his father hated demons that would only rub him off .
Brandon sighed and didn't bother refuting them this time as he knew that what would be the outcome .
Total Chapters in book: 337
Estimated words: 555279 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 2776(@200wpm)___ 2221(@250wpm)___ 1851(@300wpm)
Estimated words: 555279 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 2776(@200wpm)___ 2221(@250wpm)___ 1851(@300wpm)
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