Audis read Bazel's letter and learned that the king was sending an envoy to ask him to become Minister of National Defense.
This was clearly a response to the statements Audis had previously spread. If he went to Isara now, it would demonstrate the king's wisdom, and no matter how great a victory Audis achieved later, the king would receive part of the credit.
If he refused, then Audis would appear unwilling to help the people of Isara, and all the groundwork laid by his previous statements would be wasted.
Audis put away the letter and smiled. "Child's play."
He immediately ordered Longzel to take some men, disguise themselves as bandits, and rob the envoy's convoy.
The public explanation would be that the Lenburg Government's previous indulgence toward the bandits in the Western Province had finally borne fruit. After learning of Lenburg's defeat, the bandits had even dared to rob the king's envoy.
As for Audis, since he had never met the king's envoy, he naturally had not seen the king's appointment.
The problem was solved, while also providing new material about the Lenburg Government's previous mistakes in national affairs.
Over the next few days, after receiving a written guarantee from the Church of the Earth Mother, Audis handed the Feynapotter soldiers at Krishi Pass over to one of the Church's bishops.
Just as Audis had expected, the Feynapotter Kingdom had secretly used Travel to take away most of its Beyonders, and most of those Beyonders had been officers.
In other words, the officers had fled, abandoning these soldiers.
Audis could conclude that even if these men returned home, they would have little combat power left. No matter how excellent a commander they were given, they would be impossible to command.
Moreover, the Spirit Wave Cannon must have left them