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)
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**** After getting the Administrator Roman's refusal, Duke Norman's Assistant immediately informed the Duke about the refusal . The Duke was quite confused as he knew that his petition was quite good and hence wanted to sought Lord Roman for an explanation .
He thought as he saw that there was no official letter of refusal, 'I don't think this proposal should be refused without any explanation . This is profitable for both the Royal family and should build a foundation to counter-attack the Radiant Church's Finances . There might be something that they cant discuss openly . I better go and meet him . '
Duke Norman wanted an explanation and hence decided to meet him immediately the same day .
Lord Roman shook his head and spoke to Duke Norman quite frankly as he understood the intentions of Duke Norman's today's behavior, "Lord Duke, It is not that Duke Norman's proposal is not good . It is just that we have different plans in using the funds from Medicine sales . At the suggestion of Prime Minister and Defense Minister Plato, currently, we are going to set up Military research facilities and departments for those things called guns and other weapons that were used by the Sky in the previous war to prepare for our future . In my view, your proposal is too good to be rejected which will divert our funds from medicinal sales and hence make a big change in our plans . Additionally, by building a Pharma Research Centre we will draw the gaze of Radiant Church and become their target . "
Lord Roman thought deeply as he looked at Duke Norman, 'I guess he is quite worried because of Lord Hector's loss in favor as well as Lord Hector's difficult to manage character . I guess there won't be problem if I divulge some of the secrets to him and shake some hearts and alliances . It was good that I rejected his petition to indirectly summon him . '
Lord Roman sighed a bit as he drank wine and spoke, "Also, Defense minister Plato thinks that we may face a civil war in the next 5-20 years so we have to strengthen ourselves . And the likely causes for civil war would be Prince Hector, Prince Felix, Prince Lukavv and Prince Jabal now that almost everyone has made their moves and not to forget the Radiant Church which is the biggest threat to Aelius . We came to this conclusion after a deep and thorough assessment . "
He sighed as he continued solemnly, "Defense Minister Plato thinks that we must be prepared to face an invasion from Sky when they consolidate their resources i . e . most likely in 2-3 years if they have expansionist policies and hence the council of elders too wanted a peace deal which can last 5-10 years at least so that we can recover our power to give them back for our previous humiliation . In case Sky breaks the deal, we can rally the other bordering countries in our defense as they too might be feeling danger from Sky and currently, we are sure that all the other bordering countries feel the same from Sky . So in the case of a Peace deal, We think that Sky would only make their move when Aelius is in a civil war most probably in the name of protecting their interests . Their current ambitions and goals are most likely internal stability, gaining control of resources in their newly occupied areas and unifying the people of different races so that they can prepare for a future war . John could most likely enter into a political marriage to unify different races or bring in some other new revolutionary laws like the one where he banned slavery in his domain . Because of these actions, the common populace both here and other countries are quite touched and baffled as they never knew what is freedom . The Elders, King and other important ministers too have come to the conclusion that The Law Banning slavery of all the races was quite a big factor when people of the North-frontier town rallied behind him in his rebellion when we placed export sanctions on them . In fact, many feel that it was the common populace manipulated by their media that encouraged Lord John for a rebellion . Well, their media reported the truth and Lord John used it for his political goals . "
Both Duke Norman and Roman sighed as they understood the courage, determination and ambitions behind John's actions when he rebelled .
Duke Norman thought, 'I guess Lord Hector's actions only fuelled the grievances of the common populace when a whole village was massacred and hence the rebellion when sanctions on food was made and this also made Aelius lose a lot of face . And this loss in face in public also led us to go to war because of the economic benefits from his technologies . '
Prime Minister Hasse who came in with his proposals saw the Imperial Court Administrator and Lord Duke Norman were having quite a serious discussion and stopped by to greet them .
After Hasse's arrival, Roman told Hasse about Lord Duke's proposal which made him understand the situation .
After hearing Roman, Hasse nodded and spoke the plans to Duke, "Yes, currently we are facing a big problem for future when it comes to military might and hence the current decisions . However, the nobles can set up their private Medical companies for research which the Royal family can support you if you get good results . "
Duke Norman too didn't refute and understood the power dynamics of Aelius currently . Duke Norman sighed and spoke, "So as I guessed, Lord John didn't occupy any extra territory as he didn't have enough resources and he might want to build his reputation as a good sovereign to other countries so that other countries don't keep their guard up . I guess he is also not occupying any territory for peace and give Aelius some face making our populace believe that they are afraid of Dragon Knights . "
Prime Minister Hasse smiled as he saw Norman's helplessness and spoke, "Nah, you don't understand his mentality currently . From what I think he is currently focusing on building the foundation of his Country and investing a lot in civil works . And from all his previous actions, I can say that he likes a very sturdy foundation as we saw in the previous war where he had minimal casualties while we lost more than 80,000 people . From your worried expression, It seems you too are in a dilemma because of your daughter's marriage, I think I can help you in this matter . As far as our current threats are concerned, It is certainly the Radiant Church since they have received an Oracle . Anyway, I will also forward your proposal to his majesty when I meet him so we can pass a bill for setting up Private research facilities . "
Duke Norman sighed and spoke gratefully as he remembered his father's words on Lord Hasse, "Thank you, Lord, I wonder how you can help me . "
Prime Minister Hasse looked around as he saw other people coming and spoke, "I think we should talk at some other place since a lot of people are just coming in . We would like to bid you farewell, Lord Roman . "
Roman too smiled as he nodded and thought, 'It seems Lord Norman hopes to end Mary's marriage with Lord Hector since he has acquired quite a lot of land in North and hopes for very less conflict with Sky right now but Lord Hector's presence might change a lot of things at the border and also at trade since he has a grudge against Lord John . As for Lord Hasse's motive in helping the Norman family, I can only guess . It is most likely to do with Lord Hector and keeping him within his reign . '
Lord Duke understandably nodded as both of them headed for a restaurant to continue their talks .
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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