King Arthas's Contract

The Assassin glared hatefully at Yveta, "The Arthas Kingdom is doing well now. We don't need you and your Father."

"I've already told you everything I know."

"The reason I told you is because I know your ambition for the restoration of the country will lead you to your death."

"Yveta, isn't it better for you to just live on like this? Huh!"

He was about to say more when, in the next moment, Leili the black-hearted pierced through his head with his sword from his left eye.

Leili twisted the hilt, causing the Assassin to die in extreme pain in a very brutal manner.

Leili the black-hearted sheathed his sword and wiped it with a checkered napkin.

A blood-stained sword would quickly start to smell if not cleaned.

Maintaining one's weapon was also a skill.

Leili looked at Yveta and bowed his head slightly, saying, "My master, maintaining your dignity is my duty."

"Since this fellow has already revealed the information you need to know, I cannot tolerate him spewing nonsense in front of you and polluting your ears."

Yveta was somewhat moved. These were subordinates who had performed the rite of fealty to him.

Black Wolf and the Old Witch wouldn't protect him like this.

Leili the black-hearted had gambled everything on him.

"Leili, I don't care about the ramblings of a dying man. However, what is your strength?" Yveta asked curiously. Leili's sword speed just now was very fast.

He didn't seem like an ordinary person.

Leili said, "Master, I have taken the Warrior Secret Medicine and am a Formal Warrior. However, the Warrior profession is completely incomparable to a Knight. I'm not even a match for a Knight Attendant."

"Moreover, my leg is a bit lame."

"Warrior Secret Medicine?" Yveta said.

Black Wolf explained to Yveta, "To become a Knight, one must obtain the Seed of Life. However, the heavenly exotic items that can produce the Seed of Life are all held by various great nobles and kings. Many commoners cannot obtain the Seed of Life."

"However, in the Hamburg City Alliance in the north, some people simplified the Knight secret medicine formula and created the Warrior Secret Medicine formula."

"Although it doesn't have the Seed of Life, those who take the Warrior Secret Medicine will have their strength surpass that of ordinary people."

"You could say that Warriors are a simplified and degraded version of Knights."

"These secret medicines are very effective, so they spread to various places. Nevertheless, the materials for making Warrior Secret Medicine are still expensive and not something ordinary people can obtain."

Yveta nodded and changed the subject, asking, "Why is this Assassin so confident that my ambition for the restoration of the country is a path to self-destruction?"

"Because he is ignorant," the Old Witch immediately sneered.

This was a Demon God.

Did you think he was some useless prince who was nothing?

If a Demon God were to do something, it would definitely happen.

Black Wolf, the Demon Hunter, gave a wry smile. "Your Highness, restoring a country is indeed very difficult."

"Since a 300-year-old explorer, Nicholas Arnold the Conqueror, conquered a poor and weak overseas Kingdom, no one has been able to conquer a Kingdom since."

"In Arthas, you won't get the help of any Duke or Marquis."

"Because the Arthas Kingdom is different from the Black Mountain Kingdom and other Kingdoms; it is one of the most centralized Kingdoms."

"Your Highness, you should know about the Arthas King's Covenant, right?"

Black Wolf, the Demon Hunter, said with a wry smile, "If in other places, the king cannot control the Barons, Viscounts, and Earls under the Duke, nor the Barons and city mayors, and Abbey Bishops under the Earl. Because the vassal of my vassal is not my vassal."

"But in Arthas, the king has the right to manage all nobles, because all nobles are vassals of His Majesty the King."

"This is because Arthas's feudal system is different from other regions."

"Arthas has the Arthas King's Covenant!"

"In this covenant, every Earl, Baron, and Knight swears allegiance to the king."

"Instead of swearing allegiance to their superior lord."

"In Arthas, there are not even Dukes, only a few Earls, and those Barons and Great Barons (lords with larger territories) who obey the king's orders."

Black Wolf, the Demon Hunter, said, "This is the centralized Arthas Kingdom. The king can command all his subordinates."

"The resources that the current king can mobilize far exceed yours."

"Even the Boar Knight Order is now just a command to that king, and they would all be beheaded the next day. They are weaklings."

"The current king on the throne can order armed organizations like the Boar Knight Order to hunt you."

"They can even order superior Knights, stronger than Great Knights, God-Blessed Knights, to hunt you. And if you become his enemy, even those legendary Knights will become your enemy and defend him."

Black Wolf, the Demon Hunter, said sincerely, "I suggest you find a place, use the power of a Wizard Apprentice to carve out a small territory for yourself, then get married and have children, and train your heir."

"Let the Arthas family continue to exist in another small territory."

"Since Crown Prince Jielong of Arthas will be hunting you in eight months, you should leave Viscount Ambrose's Independent State."

"Go to the frontiers of the world and find a way to survive."

Black Wolf was genuinely worried about Yveta's death.

If Yveta died, he would truly go bankrupt.

But if Yveta could obediently go to the world's borders and carve out a small territory in an unnoticed corner, even just a Small Knight Territory, he might be able to repay the money he was owed in the future.

The Old Witch chuckled disdainfully, mocking Black Wolf's ignorance.

Who did you think was standing before you?

She had full confidence in His Majesty the Demon God.

Yveta lowered his head in thought, then shook his head. "Black Wolf, you are mistaken. No matter where I run, I will only be hunted."

"An Heir to a Kingdom, if they abandon their rights and believe they can enjoy another life, will only face death and humiliation."

He thought of his past life, of the history of Elizabeth I, the mother-in-law of Catherine, which he had read.

This was the one who had always resisted becoming Tsar, leading to her persecution by successive Tsars. No matter how much she showed weakness, it was useless.

There were too many such examples.

Ancient and modern, Chinese and foreign, it was all the same.

Once you occupy this position and enjoy this status, you are not allowed to take even half a step back.

In the struggle for power, no one stops attacking their enemies; they only destroy their opponents.

"But I believe I do have a chance," Yveta raised his head and said to Black Wolf, "First, Arthas is currently threatened by an Enemy Country and is in danger itself. They cannot mobilize their high-level combat strength domestically for me."

"Because compared to me, whom they don't see as a significant threat, the Enemy Country's army clearly attracts more of their attention."

"Second, they likely won't believe that I still harbor the ambition for restoration of the country. This assassination attempt was clearly a casual act; otherwise, more people would have come."

"Third, my father... Father, since he could be overthrown, then the current king's rule can also be overthrown."

"The centralized Arthas can indeed concentrate its strength to achieve great things and has no flaws for me to exploit. I cannot incite wars among the Vassals, but concentrating strength to do great things also means concentrating strength to do foolish things."

Yveta keenly sensed that the current king of Arthas had laid a huge minefield with his policies.

Time would be on his side.

As long as he didn't give up and continued to wait, the opportunity for a counterattack would always come.

Yveta said calmly, "Time is on my side, Black Wolf."

"However, you are right about one thing. Opportunity favors the prepared."

"Before the opportunity for restoration of the country arrives, I need to carve out more territory. Hmm, perhaps we should seize some territory in Viscount Ambrose's Independent State."

The Old Witch's eyes lit up. "Your Majesty, I support your idea."

"If we are to seize territory, participating in some missions posted by the Adventurer's Association and the Church might present an opportunity."

She loved getting involved in wicked deeds the most.

Black Wolf looked at Yveta incredulously. "Your Highness, I never expected you to grow so mature. To have so many of your own ideas, you are completely different from the you before you fell ill..."

"Never mind, I am just a mercenary. I don't really have much insight."

"I respect your decision."

In truth, he didn't believe Yveta; it was just that there was no other way. He was bound.

He could only take it one step at a time.

In his opinion, Yveta confronting the Arthas Kingdom was undoubtedly hopeless.

It was like a mantis trying to stop a chariot.

He could only wait for Yveta to realize the gap between them later and change his mind.

As for Leili, he didn't care what Yveta wanted to do. He just had to follow Yveta's orders.

Yveta looked at the witch. "Hearthstone Witch, you seem to have the ability to control the undead, don't you?"

The Hearthstone Witch's smile faltered.

Damn it, why did the Demon God bring this up?

Yveta said, "You control the undead of that Assassin, enter his body, and I don't believe the information he told me when he was alive!"

"I want to question him after his death!"

The Hearthstone Witch breathed a sigh of relief. So that was it.

As expected of the Demon God.

He was indeed cruel and ruthless enough.

Leili blinked. This Assassin was too miserable, to be interrogated by his master even after death.

Black Wolf, on the other hand, seemed to recall something and stared blankly at the Hearthstone Witch. "You actually have the ability to control the undead and can make the undead enter a corpse."

"Then you..."

The Old Witch immediately turned her back to him, pretending not to hear.