Shadow King Chronicles: Building a Kingdom From Behind the Scenes
Snobbery
"Uhhuhh. No problem with any of this. Thanks for trying so hard, Angie."
"Yes! Thank you for guiding me all this time, baby!"
In the workspace of the Mariendolf family, Issac and Angelica are alone. Since the union of the Mariendolf region with the kingdom, the head of the Mariendolf family had previously volunteered with the royal interior ministry to resign from his post and give his position to his daughter.
Practically, now Angelica is the head of the Mariendolf family. He was preoccupied with various tasks to take care of his territory. But Issac and himself always had time to make out with her. That is why their relationship is going so harmoniously.
"Thank you for always making time for me, baby. No matter how busy you are, you will always make time for all of us."
Right, Issac took his time for all his wives. Including Rena. When night falls, Issac opens a portal that leads to one of the layers of the underworld. The time interval with his world was quite different. Issac had plenty of time to enjoy the moment with his wife there without worrying about anything.
"It's my duty as a husband. No need to thank me for that."
Issac gently kissed Angelica's lips. It was not a lustful kiss. Just a light and simple kiss. But full of love.
"I have to get back to Venz now Angie. I'm leaving this territory to you. Take care of the others too okay?"
Angelica's face was a little sad. But he decided to respond to Issac's request. He fought hard for his wives. He also had to fight for Issac.
But when their moment of intimacy ended. A messenger hurriedly tapped into Angelica's study and carried a letter from the commander of the border regiment.
'This morning, the army of Marquis Baldwin's faction has moved towards the kingdom.'
Angelica and Issac immediately went towards the border post.
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Before deciding to bring troops into the territory of the kingdom of Heinz, Marquis Baldwin had conducted reconnaissance in the western region of the kingdom of Heinz. One method was to disguise their soldiers into bandits.
Or so the plan was before they realized they were too late. The kingdom has read their intentions and agitation. Previously they had sent out scout squads and were trying to distract the opposing patrol and would settle through a steep point in the hill canyon.
But the patrol team managed to ambush them and carried out a fierce attack. In the end, 450 soldiers of Marquis Baldwin were killed in the action due to their unfavorable positions.
Likewise with covert operations by disguising the soldiers into bandits. If implemented in other countries, they may succeed. But this was not the first time the kingdom of Heinz had faced this.
In the end, the circumstances that they expected did not happen at all. Even otherwise. Before they began their mission, the bandits had been captured and detained. The kingdom gets a lot of valuable information from them.
"Failed huh? Who would have thought that they could read our secret plan. I'm sure a lot of information has fallen into the hands of the Heinz kingdom."
"It is very unfortunate. But at least, we have a picture of how much power Heinz's kingdom is."
Behind the parade of his troops, Marquis Baldwin and his advisers were sitting inside the horse carriage and chatting leisurely. They didn't imagine they would lose.
The assistance of their ally, the Moskov empire, had just arrived a few days ago. The aid came in the form of financial aid so that Marquis Baldwin had the ability to produce more war needs.
If he wants to be honest, he himself does not want to fight any longer. Their finances have been heavily burdened. Debt has accumulated and tax liabilities are getting bigger. The mineral shortage also made them unable to produce more weapons.
If there was no help from the Moskov empire, Marquis Baldwin had long since lost. This was slightly different from the Duke Manstein and Marquis Walden factions. They controlled most of the mineral reserves in the western region of the empire.
Although they also experience financial burdens that are not much different from him, at least they still have many vital things. That was why, his victory in the annexation of the eastern regions of the empire that had been part of the Heinz kingdom would be a strategic victory.
"We're gonna win. No, we have to win. The battle this time is a big gamble for us. With the number of our soldiers now, I can guarantee the victory we will achieve."
Proudly, Marquis Baldwin was confident that he would win.