Shadow King Chronicles: Building a Kingdom From Behind the Scenes
The Revolutionary Queen
"No! The king did not die of sickness! He died from being killed by someone inside the Palace! I'm sure a hundred percent!"
Behind the joy of Aurellia's coronation ceremony, there were groups who were unhappy with this development. They were part of the guardian king or the guards of the king. Their job is to protect the royal family, especially the king himself.
They were loyal to King Leonidas II. Or rather, the king had bought their loyalty bought by money from the king. They are strong. It has to be admitted. Most of them were men from famous knight families or gold-ranked adventurer veterans.
During this time they enjoyed many of the facilities of the king. Super fancy gear, high salary, and great perks. In addition they also received bribes from the nobles. That's what makes them so comfortable.
But since the birth of the nobles, especially from the Lewis prince faction, their income dropped dramatically because they no longer accept bribes from the nobles. But thanks to the surviving king, they still enjoyed the perks of the royal treasury which essentially weighed down the kingdom's finances.
But since the death of king Leonidas, the queen of Aurellia will definitely take a very different policy from that of king Leonidas. Spending to finance the king's guards was a wasteful expenditure. The new queen will definitely disperse them.
"Before that happens, let's swear allegiance to the queen. She is a naive woman. He will definitely feel unbearable and let us still exist. After all, we still have a lot of important trump cards. Including the secret powers that prince Lewis put together to destroy the queen's power someday."
One of them proposed it, which the other knight agreed to. The secret force they were referring to was of course themselves and the rest of the army of the Lewis faction that was now hiding underground.
Initially, these remaining ones attempted to destroy Aurellia's power from within. They plan to infiltrate various ministries and military bodies and create internal conflicts.
But alas, the palace chief of staff had already read their gels and made an easy but strict selection system that did not allow them to carry out that mission.
As a result, all they did was hide in the shadows until the right moment arrived while sending information to the Duke Conrad faction that had fled to the Nebula continent.
"But baby, that's never going to happen. Your strength has been fragile and porous. You no longer have anyone siding with fools."
But their originally peaceful atmosphere turned into a gripping atmosphere. None of them could move or speak. It was because suddenly the chief of the royal Isatana staff of Heinz broke into their headquarters and sowed an extremely powerful killing intent.
"Royal laws on serious crimes, article 01 number 04. Anyone who betrays and in any form will be sentenced to death."
The chief of staff, Issac, removed the katana from the scabbard. Its shiny blade united with the moonlight thus making a silhouette that was the embodiment of the shadow of death and destruction.
"Goodbye, stupid pigs. Your comrades have been waiting for you all in the bottom crust of hell."
With just one slash. Without magic and purely with physical strength, a sharp silhouette was formed and the bodies of the knights numbering over 300 people were instantly split into two. Their souls have been separated from their bodies.
Simultaneously, 30 people stood behind Issac. Their job is simple. Cleans the bodies and blood of the corpses. One barrier has been destroyed. Whoever blocks the queen's steps, they will all be faced with suffering.
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One of the revolutionary policies of the queen of Aurellia was the establishment of a parliament. In order to prevent a ruler from becoming tyrannical, internal checks and balances are required. Parliament is one of them.
Their job looks simple but is actually complicated. Before the queen issues a rule on a particular policy, it must be reviewed first by lawmakers.
If the policy is problematic, the parliament will reject the policy proposal and together with the queen and the ministries, they will draft rules that are appropriate to the situation and conditions.
In addition to being a means of restriction for power, the parliament also serves to hear the complaints of the royal community. The queen was so busy that she did not have much time to listen to the grievances of the people. That is why parliament will be a place for the people to voice their grievances.
They will crack down on the criminals who have carried out their actions throughout the kingdom and punish them. The National police agency is under the authority of the ministry of military affairs, the military police division.
And to ensure that the kingdom's finances are not misused, an independent anti-corruption body was formed. Their job is to monitor officials and ensure that all forms of corruption, bribery, and gratification are not carried out by parliamentary or palace officials.
"Arrghhhh Busy, busy! Why are so many documents needed for something like this!? Nee~~Issac, Come help me!"
"Really! See the pile of papers containing complaints and aspirations from the community given by the parliament! Do we have to read one-on-one?! When can we rest!?"
And as always, the queen's and prime minister's workspace is very crowded even though there are only three people in it. Looks like Aurellia and Margaret are very stressed because the work piles up, huh.
But even Issac himself had completed many of the documents that the queen of Aurellia should have made and read the grievances of the people that Margaret should have read. Well, he works harder than anyone.
"Come on, stop complaining you two. It's your fault for wanting to be queen and prime minister, right? Let's get this over with or we won't have enough rest."
Although the two of them were complaining, actually Aurellia and Margaret's hands kept working non-stop. Aurellia produced documents relating to national policy and Margaret read the draft of the people's grievances and aspirations and sorted them all out and looked for ways to resolve the issues they posed.
While Issac, well, he did both. I don't know why he's getting so crazy at work right now. Fortunately Anna represented him to manage the eastern province. If not, he probably won't have time to sleep. Although it doesn't matter.
Well, even though it feels comical, the three of them remain serious and dedicated to their respective work. Support and support each other. All three cannot be stopped at all.
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Five ships belonging to the royal navy were patrolling the Baltic river. Their job is to oversee the movements of the neighboring Garlin federation. The beastmen captured by the soldiers from the eastern border regiment some time ago killed themselves so there was no information the kingdom could get.
Soldiers from the army and navy were deployed to ensure that the security of the kingdom was fully maintained. So far, there has been no suspicious movement from them.
But it didn't last long. Because of the river that entered into the territory of the Garlin federation, more than twenty fishing boats were tossed in the waves by the river.
The artillerymen immediately aimed their cannons at the butut fishing boat troupe, but captain Arnold, who had been appointed admira of the royal navy and was leading the first fleet, led by the, immediately prevent the artillery squads from firing.
"Don't Shoot! They're not armed!"
Based on his instincts, he was convinced that the beastmen troupe was harmless. It looks like they are a group of refugees who have fled. Unfortunately he doesn't speak the Beastmen language. Perhaps he would ask the silver wolf tribe for help later to communicate with them.
In the kingdom of Heinz, since Queen Aurellia came to power, the silver wolf tribesmen in shelters have been left free to roam. Of course there is still a bad stigma among the residents. Even several times conflicts occurred between them and the silver wolf tribe.
But the conflict did not spread widely because in the end, the two reached an understanding. The children who would become the future generations of the Heinz kingdom did not harbor hatred for beastmen or any race. That's because the kingdom includes an anti-racism curriculum in every school the kingdom builds.
Arguably, the Heinz kingdom was a relatively safe place for beastmen and other humanoid races. After all, the queen and parliament have passed anti-racial discrimination laws banning racism. Anyone who commits racism whether it be humans, beastmen, demi-humans, and other races will be punished severely.
Once they were handed over to a border regiment that was on land, they took a group of more than 100 Refugees to shelters. There, Rena as the representative of the silver wolf tribe had been waiting for them and welcomed happily. He even cried.
From the refugees, the kingdom got very important information related to the actions taken by the new king of the Garlin kingdom, Boabdil.