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.
Categories Genre: Action, All, Ongoing, Sci-fi Status: Ongoing ______
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 97
John nodded, "Continue, I am listening, where did you find the differences . "
George nodded and continued, "After my investigations, It was actually the top Magic Blacksmiths of the Imperial city who were coming to my workshop at mediocre wages . That was the first time when I became cautious . Because from what I know, these guys are quite arrogant and won't even look at our Border town and mostly work directly for nobles . So I guessed they were mostly disciples of other Master Blacksmiths who were only here as spies . Recently, I spotted one of Duke Blackwolf's Head Blacksmith's Disciple and that was when I was sure that most of these guys were spies of other nobles or even the Royal family . I guess a lot of creations from our town must have been the cause of their interest . I am quite sure that it is the nobles of other domains who are sending those spies at my workshop . "
John nodded and asked, "Ok I got the gist of the situation, are those guys still working at your workshop?"
George remembered, "Well, there were 3 people working at my workshop but after the ceremony, today 2 of them couldn't be seen after the recent event I guess they might be enjoying the festivities . Meanwhile, the third guy, as usual, is quite energetic whenever he comes to work . However, I have made sure to destroy all the previous blueprints so you don't have to be worried about them however I worry about the safety of my men and myself as they might kidnap me if they are spies and get desperate . "
John nodded and spoke to Taylor, "Hmm . . . the 2 of them might have most probably left the town . As for the third one, he might not be a spy but someone who is genuinely interested . Taylor, did you get the spy at Ron's workshop?"
Taylor spoke are handed over the reports, "We were able to catch two spies from Ron's shop and from our investigations, they were spies of two marquis in the east who are also involved in Soap business . I guess they wanted to get something out because of market pressures . And it seems Ron is quite dense when it comes to hiring men as he easily trusts them and this is also one of the reasons, our Soapmaking blueprints were leaked to Prince Hector . "
John nodded and spoke, "Okay, from now on tell Jake to keep an eye on people who are being hired at both George and Ron's Shop, they must at least have a background check . We might actually be able to spot some spies, however, don't catch them if they are spotted, we will use them in the future purposes by feeding false information . Convey him these matters later on . I hope you don't mind surveillance of your recruits"
George smiled and agreed, "No, I won't, I would be grateful as it would keep me and my men safe from any potential danger . "
The next day, there was great turmoil in the whole of Aelius Kingdom as Ambassador Luke announced their deal with Baron John .
Many people were surprised that a single weapon was able to alleviate John's honorary status to Hereditary while his status as a baron was promoted to a Count that included giving him expansion rights to the wilds in the north .
This very announcement cemented John's status in the whole of Aelius Kingdom as this deal solidified the fact that his new weapon was the real deal and hence the Royal family already made a move .
A lot of nobles were quite astonished after hearing that the Royal family had signed a deal with Baron John which signified that his new weapon was a real big deal for Royal Family at least .
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At a certain guest house,
Count Casey already arrived at Prince Hector's banquet and gossiped with other nobles,
"Hmm . . . it seems he intentionally revealed that weapon before Prince Hector's Sun Festival Banquet and the fact that there was an announcement meant that he intended to ruin Prince Hector's banquet . "
One of the fellow noble Marquis Chris spoke as he got interested in gossip, "I recently heard rumors of Duke Evan getting humiliated at the hands of that upstart, I wonder what sort of weapon he offered to the Royal family that they promoted him to a count while they also reduced his taxes compared to the dukes . "
Viscount Rob thought as he laid out his thoughts, "That is not all, The taxes in his domain were also waived off for next the next 50 years . These privileges are mostly given to the Lord contributing most when a big war between countries take place . "
Chris thought and laid his hypothesis, "I am very sure they made a weapon matching the Lorr Family years ago, I would say it didn't cost anything to the Royal family this time around apart from the promotion deed of that Noble . Mind you this lord only has a small land that is not even comparable to other barons so I guess Royal Family wouldn't even mind waiving his taxes for the next 100 years . However, I am very curious about how would Prince Hector reacts after hearing this news and I am very sure Baron Mendez might be glad for not taking any action against that upstart or that upstart will get a reason to invade his domain . "
Count Casey showed a mysterious smile as he remarked, "Well, I am sure he would still be in a dilemma right now as he is in a hot place right now that is making him money while others are either salivating to invade that place or take revenge for their past humiliation . And from the way, the Royal family completed this deal so fast I am sure this weapon is quite worthy .
Well, recently I visited that Restaurant called Hope and it was quite worth it to visit that place apart from all the slaves and those demi-humans . I am glad I was calm when I visited that place instead of raging about slaves and demi-humans or else I too would have suffered the same fate as Duke Evan . I heard he is currently in Bed and is heading somewhere . " Count Casey gave a sigh of relief when he mentioned his previous encounter .
Viscount Rob was a musclehead as he spoke with a proud smile about North-frontier city, "Well, that town is not bad, it is quite clean even compared to the Imperial city . As for the Slaves or Demi-humans, I don't have any problems with them, they were quite well mannered unlike the arrogant chefs of the restaurants working in the Imperial city that is currently funded by the Royal family, they even expect big tips and praises for the shit they make . Compared to food served at Hope, that restaurant seems nothing to me nowadays . I am only going to North-frontier City when it comes to good food . "
Count Casey laughed as he heard Rob, "Hahaha, even I would have to agree to that, however, don't speak this in front of others . Meanwhile, when did you visit North-frontier town? I never got any information about you visiting that city . "
Rob grinned and narrated his events, "huhuhu, well I was disguised as a trader when I visited over there, that town felt quite better compared to the Imperial capital . How can I say, I think it felt freer unlike the fake masks that we try to show in the Imperial city . "
Marquis Chris seriously advised them after hearing their gossip, "Well, I would still try to remain away from that city . Recently my father warned me to stay away from that city and I think it has become an eye of the storm after that previous debacle of that upstart with Duke Evan . Additionally, now they have a weapon that would interest a lot of people not to forget the fact that they have those soaps, papers and that new agent with which they are making those roads . "
Count Casey nodded and spoke, "That's true, I guess I will remain on the fence this time around at Prince Hector's conspiracy . I would not want to implicate myself as my domain is near that Upstart's domain, we don't even know the real firepower of that weapon called ballista however I can guess it is pretty useful from the fact that Royal Family immediately jumped on that weapon . I am glad I am not in Baron Mendez's position as it would be quite a dicey situation on balancing between both Prince Hector and Baron John, no I mean Count John . "
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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