Chapter 151

"Finally, the order to mobilize troops has been given. It seems that Caslathdi couldn't hold back any longer. Well, that Old Emperor is really cunning and has been hiding his true intentions for too long."

Inside Aster City.

Ryan closed the game interface, stood up, and stretched.

The blood sacrifice still didn't find it, which was expected, because we learned from 'Lin Qi' that the entire Burning Covenant had begun to take action. If they all listened to the Old Emperor, it would be almost impossible to find anything in the Imperial Capital through the Gate of Janus.

Needless to say, Caslathdi was under the personal watch of the Old Emperor, who would invite her to dinner every few days to play the emotional card. In reality, the nobles who sided with her were all useless; how could they possibly defeat Zhu Huo?

In other words, the blood sacrifice clues are hopeless. The Old Emperor is definitely holding back something big. He's saving the Fire Chaser forces for last. He doesn't even care about the Southern Territory Army marching north.

What are they trying to do?

Ryan guessed that the Old Emperor probably wanted more than just immortality.

This is a world possessing extraordinary power. The reason the Gate of Janus dared to send troops is because of their strength; the claim of eradicating the Blood God's influence is merely an excuse. Conversely, if the Old Emperor had recovered and his strength had even increased, would this army of paladins dare to step into the Empire? Impossible.

Even five or ten years earlier, Gate of Janus wouldn't have dared to do this. Although the Old Emperor is crazy now, he was indeed powerful in the past. Otherwise, he wouldn't have been able to keep Magana tied down in the Western Territory for so many years.

"That old bastard is at least a Sixth Tier Supernatural Being, maybe even a seventh-tier. If his body recovers and his strength increases further... Eighth Tier? Damn, rebellion is really not an easy thing to do."

Eighth Tier Supernatural Being, he can wipe out an army with a sneeze.

Although his wives all have potential, they still need time to develop. Fortunately, Haino, a seventh-tier super mage, is now under his command. If he can also win over Magana to help, they can still put up a fight.

Don't forget there are still people at the Gate of Janus.

Ryan planned to have 'Lin Qi' cry to the Pope later, saying, "Your Holiness, we can't beat them, we really can't beat them."

If we can get any treasures from the Pope, they will definitely be of great use.

"The Grand Duke is willing to withdraw his troops. Let me think... We need to find a good opportunity to revive him."

Judging from Ina's previous probing, there is a chance to win over the Grand Duke. However, the Grand Duke is too straightforward, and Ryan thinks it's better to be safe than to tell her the truth.

My Grand Duke, I have always been loyal!

Don't believe me?

Ryan did indeed consider a lot for Magana. The Grand Duke was really not suitable to be an emperor. If she became the emperor of Augustus, there would inevitably be wars every year. In that case, she would be surrounded by enemies on all sides and would be wiped out in one fell swoop.

But the Grand Duke is more suited to be a general.

Ryan already had a perfect plan in his mind.

Meanwhile, on this side...

The Holy Blood Legion's numbers have been increased to four thousand.

Of the more than 10,000 soldiers recruited by Angiya, only 2,000 were ultimately retained. The remaining soldiers from Aster City were partly kept there, while the rest were eventually disbanded on the spot.

Unfortunately, Angiya wanted to, but the city couldn't support that many soldiers.

Although the four thousand Holy Blood Army were not many, they were fully armed and their combat power was absolutely terrifying.

After all, this isn't a rebellion. As long as Frank is completely defeated, virtually no one will dare to resist, given Queen Amabena's status.

Ryan's solution for Amabena wasn't to go back to the capital and fight Frank. Instead, he sent 'Shally' with four thousand Holy Blood Army to Duke Frank territory, and they've probably arrived by now.

So now, it's time to use a bloodbath to teach all the traitors a lesson!

While pondering, Ryan switched to the 'Shally' character interface, and sure enough, the Holy Blood Army had already begun the 'purge' operation in Frank's territory.

There are no innocent victims in this purge; they are all expressions of anger towards the monarchy. Ryan intends to use this war to tell everyone that anyone who dares to betray King Amabena will be mercilessly annihilated!

On the first day, the Holy Blood Legion entered Duke Frank's territory and captured three towns in succession.

The next day, the Holy Blood Legion marched north along the territory, and all the nobles and their private armies who sided with Frank along the way were punished by the Holy Blood.

On the third day, the Holy Blood Legion attacked Frank's main city. This was the only city to be massacred by the Holy Blood Legion in the past three days, with a total of more than 50,000 people killed!

When Frank led his army back from the capital, his territory was in ruins, and he was about to face the judgment of the Holy Blood.

At this moment, the entire Kingdom of Lotte was shocked. They never expected that Queen Amabena would hide such a terrifying army. As the Holy Blood began its final purge of the Frank forces, Amabena boarded the train back to the capital.

"We won?"

Amabena felt like she was dreaming.

Can anyone tell her what happened?

"You won, but not completely. The bloody crackdown can only help you regain power. If you want the kingdom to develop well, you still need to put in the effort to govern it." Ryan shrugged. "Don't forget, there are still quite a few people in the Northern Coalition watching you."

"Oh, what should we do then?"

"Let me see... Let's go back to the capital and stabilize the situation first, and then of course, develop the army. The primary task is to weaken the nobles in various regions. It just so happens that so many nobles followed Frank in the rebellion and didn't even pay taxes? Fine, make them all pay back the taxes, ten times the amount, for ten years. Let's make them pay their taxes ten years later."

A question mark slowly appeared above Amabena's head.

"Can taxes be collected in advance?"

"Why not? You have the gun in your hand, point it at their heads, do you think they'd dare refuse to hand it over?"

It's not that Ryan is cruel, but the situation in the Kingdom of Lotte is special. How can the royal family be without any prestige?

Local governments that hold their own armies and disregard the authority of the monarchy are destined to be attacked!

He won't know fear unless you hit him.

To govern a country, you must first make people obedient. How do you make people obedient? The more powerful you are, the more obedient they will be.

A benevolent king is one whose foundation is secure.

"Oh oh oh!"

Amabena suddenly realized.

"Got it?"

"Understood."

"You really understand?" Ryan asked in surprise.

"Understood." Amabena nodded. "Lord Ryan, from now on, I will entrust the affairs of the kingdom to you. I will do whatever you say!"

Ryan: "?"

No, after all this explanation, you only understand this much?

What do you know?!

"Or," Amabena blinked, "It wouldn't be bad for you to be Prince, so you could rightfully govern the kingdom."

"Ha?"

Seeing the expectation in Amabena's eyes, Ryan cursed inwardly, "Despicable!"

You hentai heroines are so damn despicable!

Ryan never even considered becoming Prince in the Kingdom of Lotte.

First of all, he didn't intend to put himself in the front line to operate. Secondly, he still had to go to the Augustus Empire to fight and roam. How could he stay in the Kingdom of Lotte to suck up the galaxy?

I'm not interested, get lost! You despicable bastard!

It must be said that the Kingdom of Lotte has indeed weakened to a terrible state, and is not much different from a slightly stronger duchy. Therefore, the task of reforming the country here is arduous and long-term.

Once the Augustus Empire is stable, Ryan plans to have 'Ina' take over his work. At that time, with all the pressure on her, Amabena will still be obedient.

And with Motis able to develop the hunter group, and with her help behind the scenes, there's no need to worry about the internal situation of the Kingdom of Lotte.

On the contrary, the Northern Coalition has lost the meat that was about to be in their mouths. Will those hungry wolves let it go?

Ryan wasn't sure either, but he knew there was a 'Queen' level character in the Northern Coalition, who was also the female protagonist in the main storyline of the Northern Coalition. She was a true queen who combined strength and ambition, not a despicable queen like Amabena.

According to game information, when the main characters enter the storyline of the Northern Coalition, the Queen has already conquered most of the United Nations countries and is planning to annex the Northern Coalition in one fell swoop to establish a vast country that can rival the Augustus Empire.

Of course, in the end, her ambitions were destined to fail, and she was destined to be defeated and become one of the members of the basement.

With nothing to do on the train, Ryan opened the game and switched to the 'Vainay' interface.

After three days of coordination, the 30,000 troops from the Southern Territory finally arrived and encamped Baron City.

These people were drawn from the major noble territories of the Southern Territory, and were combined with the main force of Silver Peak City. Although they were nominally loyal to Her Highness the Princess, in reality, the nobles among them only obeyed 'Vainay'.

These 30,000 men were the foundation upon which Caslathdi launched her coup. She had already made an agreement with 'Lin Qi', and at her command, the people of Gate of Janus would help break through the city gates and stop the Burning Covenant. Then, the army would charge straight into the palace!

Although the paladin army is still far away, the Gate of Janus has a considerable presence in Baron, including Cardinal Andeni, and its number of high-level Supernatural Being is not much less than that of the Burning Covenant.

More importantly, Lin Qi obtained a relic from the Pope that could influence the situation. After all, the squeaky wheel gets the grease, right? She was wholeheartedly devoted to the Gate of Janus, and the Pope couldn't just stand by and do nothing, could he?

Caslathdi set the attack for the afternoon of the day after tomorrow, because that day was the Old Emperor's sixtieth birthday. The Old Emperor was actually not that old, but he had suffered too many hidden injuries from his battles when he was young, and the overuse of the Blood God's power had led to the exhaustion of his bodily functions, which was why he looked like he was on the verge of death.

So what's so good about being an emperor? You end up half-dead for the sake of the empire.

Ryan is not suitable.

"Everything is ready except for the Grand Duke."

The Molte Defense Line.

Magana stormed back to camp.

Just now, the Iron Blood Army's third attack ended in failure... or rather, it was a minor victory. Although they won, they were ultimately unable to break through the Imperial Army's defensive blockade.

"It's been three days. If we can't take this Grand Duke soon, what will I do in the Imperial Capital? Go to give that woman, Caslathdi, a congratulatory gift and celebrate her becoming empress?"

Magana cursed and swore, while the group of burly men behind her kept their heads down, not daring to utter a sound.

Sudden.

Magana's angry expression changed to shock and joy. She abandoned everyone and rushed back to her residence alone.

Bang!

Take the mirror out.

"Ryan!"

The person in the mirror went from blurry to clear. When she finally saw him clearly, Magana was stunned, her eyes flashing with murderous intent. "Viscount Vainay, it's you?"

"Greetings, Grand Duke Magana."

"I'm not good at all. If you can't explain where this mirror came from, I'll come find you right now and twist your head off!"

'Vainay' smiled slightly: 'If you kill me, you'll never see Ryan again.'

"Ryan!" Magana's ahoge stood on end. "He's still alive???"

"Yes, it's all thanks to my efforts that I managed to save him."

"You? Did Caslathdi send you to do this?"

"No, it's myself," 'Vainay' laughed. "My Grand Duke, I'm here to make a deal with you."

"Okay! I agree!"

"You know what I want you to do?"

Magana curled her lip. "All you want is for me to help you seize the throne. You woman, I knew you had no good intentions when I investigated you. It's a pity that Ryan said you could be trusted, otherwise do you think you could have gotten out of Kells? Grand Duke iron-blooded army would have crushed you back then!"

"Hmm..." 'Vainay' asked in confusion, "You helped me, so what about you? Don't you also want to be emperor?"

"You're wrong. I just want to chop off that old man's head." Magana waved her hand. "To me, the emperor is just a title. I can become king in the Western Territory whenever I want. Besides, I also have a part of the Southern Territory under my rule. To put it bluntly, even if I give you the throne this time, I'll have plenty of opportunities to take it back later. So all I want now is Ryan."

"Wait a minute. Could this all have been orchestrated by you Shally?" The Grand Duke suddenly realized. "Otherwise, why hasn't Shally shown up yet? Where is she?"

"I don't know that, but I swear, Ryan's assassination by Shally has nothing to do with me."

"Really? Never mind, that's not important. Where's Ryan? I need to see him!"

"No rush. I need you to lead your troops to Baron by the day after tomorrow. It doesn't matter if there are fewer troops, but you must come."

"The day after tomorrow?" Magana exclaimed in realization. "Isn't the day after tomorrow that old man's birthday? Good, let's turn his birthday into his death anniversary, hahaha!"

"Then it's settled?"

"I, Magana, always keep my word. If you're not comfortable with that, we can sign a contract."

"No need for that. I trust the Grand Duke. Don't worry, I will take good care of Ryan and won't let him get hurt in the slightest."

"That would be for the best, otherwise I, the Grand Duke, will never let you go!"

Magana waved her hand, dispelling the Magic Power on the mirror, and then burst into laughter.