Shadow King Chronicles: Building a Kingdom From Behind the Scenes
The Scope of Defeat in Front of the Eyes
While in the palace the nobles were panicking, the temples of the twelve holy Goddesses were also engulfed in panic. They secretly supported the Lewis prince by sending holy knights to fight against other factions. But the casualties that fell on their side were numerous enough to have an impact on the security of the temple.
But the most frustrating of them was Bishop Sanders. It was he who encouraged the other Bishops to support Duke Conrad from behind the scenes because they believed in his victory. But their ship is capsized now.
Damnit damnit! Ever since that evil god messenger intervened in this battle, things have become all-aroused! Sanders gritted his teeth and he could only do that now. Other bishops protested his reckless actions even as they planned to sanction them.
Sanders has done a lot to support Prince Lewis. Not only did she use the treasuries and treasures of the temple for her own sake, she also said that the 12 Goddesses ordered her people to support the truth represented by Prince Lewis.
He also deployed holy knights who had a special duty to protect the temple and its princes in this war. That was why the temple gained a bad reputation in the eyes of the opponent. Those who are supposed to guide their adherents to good instead take care of worldly and unreasonable things.
Because it's like this, Sanders can do nothing but hide the evidence of temple involvement in this war. He has secured many documents. But unfortunately, he did not know that it turned out that all the evidence of his had fallen into the hands of his greatest enemy.
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Meanwhile, in the territory of the royal port....
Arnold had released anchors in the harbor and descended to the mainland. Although it likes the sea, settling on it for a long time also makes it saturated. That's why he decided to go down to the mainland.
In addition to visiting the surveillance post, he also visited the headquarters where the Knights of the harbor served. There, a mid-30-year-old knight chief sat quietly and casually as if nothing had ever happened.
"Yo, knight sir. It turns out that you have been launching attacks on our fleet, huh? Admittedly, that's pretty troublesome."
Arnold sat down before the knight and poured wine into his glass. The knight just smiled wryly at Arnold's behavior.
"It's not polite of you, old man. Is too long at sea making you forget about the Kramas on land?"
"Be quiet! The sea has nothing to do with my manners. Huhhh. by the way, I am curious about you knight sir. Instead of guarding and defending the harbor to death, why did you retreat and surrender instead? It's not like a knight."
"I'm sorry but I don't want to hear that from old fish. But yeah, that's true. You know, this is a punishment for Earl Barrow."
A penalty?
"Instead of coordinating the struggle here, he instead went to Venz and had some fun. He never seriously thought about this vital point. So as a lesson to her, I decided to peacefully hand this place over to you. After all, from the beginning, we did not consider you enemies.
"You take the crew who are stranded at sea and treat them well enough. You did bombard this place but not a single casualty fell. I've decided it's better to be on Starfall's side than to have this port in Lewis's hands."
The knight looked out. He had sworn allegiance to Aurellia and decided to join the Starfall force at the time of the raid. Now, they were being readied and retrained by the instructors of the Starfall army.
"Interesting, what's your name?"
"Call me Jerome. Does not have a last name because of the commoners. It just so happened that my magic and physical strength were higher so I was appointed as the head of the knight."
"Okay, I'm just like you. I'm Arnold. Because of my skills in navigation and sea-related matters, Mr. Starfall recruited me to be the leader of the 1st fleet."
They both shake hands. Jerome and Arnold. Later, their name would become a legend on the Lantos continent due to their bravery and loyalty to the queen Aurellia.
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Meanwhile, the palace was in a severe mess. Prince Lewis and the others were furious at the palace guard knights for their negligence. They were almost executed. But because they needed strength to defend the capital, their execution was cancelled.
They were angry that the king and the prime minister had disappeared. The king himself was sickly in the meantime, the prime minister and others had no fighting ability. It's obvious they disappeared because of the kidnapping.
As a result, they lost the trump card to restrict Starfall's movements. They knew the one who kidnapped the king was Starfall. But how? No one knows about that. But clearly, their defeat was getting closer and could no longer be avoided.
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As the power of Prince Lewis dwindles, their opponents gain even greater power. A large number of volunteer troops who had trained at Starfall had arrived in the Laverde region. Their number was 25,000. if coupled with the previous Starfall troops, they all numbered 50,000.
Issac plans to attack Venz within a week. Conquering Venz won't be easy. But with the number of troops and the quality he has now, knocking Venz down in a week is not impossible. Instead, it's very possible.
Moreover, this attack came from two directions. According to VIESTA, the number of soldiers left in Venz is now at 50,000. That is why, the defeat of Prince Lewis is in sight. After this, no one could stand in the way of Issac or Aurellia.