Shadow King Chronicles: Building a Kingdom From Behind the Scenes
The Great Catastrophe in the Empire
The adventurer guilds that existed in various places in the empire were extremely busy. A very great calamity was befalling the empire and this was directly related to them!
The monsters inside the forest suddenly moved simultaneously towards the various cities. Their number is not just 1000 or 2000. A minimum of 5,000 in a parade.
Adventurers of various ranks were summoned and quests with great rewards sprung up. But the guild's movement was a bit slow as the monster had moved to various villages and destroyed the villagers' plantations and farms!
The nobles who controlled their territory could no longer wait. They were forced to use the troops they had just built to block the monster's advance.
However, as imagined from the untrained, undisciplined, and poorly equipped forces. Many casualties have fallen. Not only from the soldiers, even the Knights who had been specially trained became the victims of the ferocity of the monsters.
All of the territories that were the target of the monster invasion immediately experienced a serious crisis. The troops they had built had been destroyed and their well-trained knights were also many killed.
In addition, the monsters also destroy the fields of farmers who are ready to harvest in the summer. As a result, crops that were supposed to be harvested were damaged and those regions experienced food crises as well.
And the adventurers arrived late. They had indeed managed to defeat the monsters and managed to repel them into the forest. But it's too late. City walls were broken down, homes were destroyed, highways and public facilities were also damaged.
But that's not all. Because the corpses of the monsters were not directly removed, the residents and some nobles were exposed to diseases. The stench from the monster affected their lungs while the flies that perched on the monster carcass caused another illness.
Unfortunately, their money has been depleted for military spending so their fate and circumstances have deteriorated further. Their allies could not provide assistance as they faced the same problem.
Even Duke Manstein, who became the leader of the nobles, was not spared from this tragedy. Although his troops were quite well trained and the impact they received was not too severe, but the losses he experienced were enough to make him drain his entire finances to repair what had been destroyed.
For the first time in 500 years, the empire faced a disaster of this magnitude and severity. A national crisis was imminent and even the palace officials could do absolutely nothing for their allies.
"Alright so far my plan has worked. The rest will be settled by the person who will become the star of the empire."
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In the middle of the aftermath, a light suddenly appeared. The successor to the throne, Chris, provided massive relief to the victims. Using his own money and network, he sent out many essentials to those affected by the disaster.
Food, clothing, medicine, clean water, and priests to heal the sick. Hundreds of relief caravans escorted by adventurers have arrived and distributed directly.
Not only that, Chris also provided assistance to rebuild destroyed houses and the city wall that collapsed. Slowly, those affected by the disaster began to recover. His name is shining and support is flowing.
Either way, the nobility was caught in a dilemma. They have been helped that much by the prince (princess) Chris. Of course everyone wants to thank you for giving so much help.
But they also wanted to fulfill their individual ambitions! Well, even though they said so, the preparations they had built had been destroyed before use. It took a long time to recover their troops. That is if they have enough money.
On the other hand, there were also the nobles who ended up completely siding with Chris. They were nobles who were fed up with being constantly forced to fulfill unreasonable ambitions. They are people who are simple-minded and want to live quietly.
In the end, a crisis of trust between Nobles was imminent. Chris is getting more and more support. Meanwhile, the people were getting fed up with the nobles who forced themselves to build their ambitions.
I don't know who will win. What was clear was that such a thing was not important to the black-haired young man. As long as he can safely make Chris' position safe. That's more than enough.