Shadow King Chronicles: Building a Kingdom From Behind the Scenes
Invasion of the Pesa
The Garlin Kingdom or what was once a Garlin federation, had abundant resources and fertile land. But they are too bad at managing it. Their population is quite large, more than a million inhabitants. But they could not feed the inhabitants.
That's what the army of Heinz's kingdom got when it managed to control one by one strategic territory in the kingdom of Garlin. Residents who eat very little while their fertile land is a common sight.
In addition, most of the houses that are there are also fragile and reot. Only Pesa and the surrounding region were more prosperous. The rest of them are left to live in poverty.
This made the kingdom send a lot of help to them. Warm clothes, blankets, food, and various other needs. Ships and caravans carrying aid came in droves.
This assistance made the kingdom's finances a little overburdened. But this was a generous price to grab the hearts of the people of Garlin kingdom who were Beastmen. That's what Issac thought.
It was also followed by various trade unions, parliaments, and others. After all, the occupied territories would be part of the Heinz kingdom. And it is the responsibility of the kingdom to meet the needs of its people.
As a result, they sympathized with the kingdom in a short time. Petitions have been made and given to the military and then forwarded to parliament. The content of the petition is simple. They demanded to enter their territory into one with the kingdom of Heinz.
The response of the lawmakers split in two. There were those who did not want the Beastmen to enter the kingdom's territory. But the majority of them agreed to make the captured Garlin territory a part of the kingdom.
To those who disagreed with this, Issac silenced them in silence. If they keep tweeting, the queen's goal will be hindered and she doesn't want that to happen. After all, the queen of Aurellia had absolutely no bad intentions.
Anti-discrimination laws have been passed since the beginning. The beastmen get the same guarantee of security as the other citizens. They have the right to enjoy education, use health facilities, and live quietly without distinction.
Although there were still many from the society who had a negative stigma towards the Beastmen, but slowly, it had diminished. Despite the distance, the queen was sure the people would accept them to be an inseparable part of Heinz's kingdom.
At the same time, the royal army continued to penetrate the territory of the Garlin kingdom. Thanks to the help they received from the local population, the two armies moving from different directions almost reached Pesa. But before they got to Pesa, the order to restrain the march of the army had come.
"The royal army has besieged Pesa from the southeast and west of the Garlin kingdom! What should we do now!?"
While in Pesa itself, a stalemate occurred. King Boabdil and his followers were at a loss as to what to do. No matter how they turned their heads and looked for ideas, they saw no chance of winning.
The king and his followers became depressed. The Garlin Kingdom has just formed! Will this be the end for us!? That's how they screamed to no one.
"If Marina is here..shial! Why did I leave him!? Bastard!!"
Basically, Boabdil can't do anything without Marina. She is a smart and talented girl. He can do a lot of things well. But his foolish actions cost him his best advisor.
"Your Majesty need not worry. Maybe I am not worth saying this, but he is stalling on his own accord. Your highness must do now is to continue to fight and ensure that the sacrifices that Miss Marina makes are not in vain."
Hans, who was beside Boabdil, tried to calm the anger of his king. To be honest he was happy Marina happily sacrificed herself. But he also knew that Marina was an important person for Boabdil.
"You're right, Hans. Thank you for accompanying me so far. We still have a chance to win. I'm sure the Elf empire and the Dwarven kingdom will send help according to the agreement we've made."
Before the war broke out, Marina had made a deal and formed an alliance with as insurance in case a bad scenario occurred. Hans had not expected that the alliance would be useful now. Marina is very sharp and that is what makes her spiteful with Marina.
"Sure they will come. To stem the influence of Heinz's kingdom, they had no choice but to help Garlin's kingdom."
Hans's judgment seems right. The Elf Empire and the Dwarf kingdom also had the same isolationist policies as them. If they did not want to fall, both of them would have to suppress the humans.
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"Hey Lia...why is a queen suddenly on the front lines of war?"
"It's okay, right? Besides, this isn't the first time I've been in the middle of a war!"
"That's not the case, Lia. Now you're a queen. If a queen like you dies without an heir, the kingdom will be a mess. Well, we do have a mechanism if such a bad thing happens anyway."
The heir? Aurellia became very embarrassed when she heard that. The only child she wanted to give birth to was the heart between herself and Issac. Not anybody.
"Then, how about we do it now? Besides, you're not gonna let myself be in danger, are you?"
Issac only smiled bitterly. She wants to have a child with Aurellia. Same with his other girlfriend. But he felt mentally unprepared. For some reason, for him the task of a father is much heavier than the task now.
"I know you're not ready. But don't make us wait too long okay? I want to prepare the best wedding dress for our wedding party."
Aurellia hugged Issac's hand affectionately. Fortunately, there was no one in the tent except them. Honestly, Issac wants to immediately oppress him, but in a place like this the atmosphere is not right.
Once they sensed someone's presence, they instantly returned to their respective positions. The one who entered the tent was Charles. He humbly knelt before Aurellia and Issac.
"Please, give us your next command, your Majesty the queen."
Issac and Aurellia looked at each other and nodded. Aurellia began to open her mouth and give her orders.
"Prepare all available troops. Tomorrow morning, as soon as the sun rises in the eastern horizon, we'll take Pesa!"
Charles got up and paid his respects to the two of them. Tomorrow morning is a decisive battle. With the fall of the Pesa, Garlin's control would be in the hands of the Heinz kingdom.