THE FIGHT TO BE KING
CHAPTER 254: THE KING'S PLAN
Hearing the words of King Azeroth V, the prime minister was immediately startled "Your majesty, are you planning-".
Before the prime minister finished his words, the king said with a smile on his increasingly frail face "My friend, are you interested in accompanying me in completing the crazy plan that will hit my son to 7 before I die?".
There was not the slightest doubt on the prime minister's face, his eyes were full of decisiveness "I am ready to accompany the noble one to the end! Even when you are no longer around, I must have used all my strength to help the 10th prince strengthen his position as king!".
"Thank you!", said King Azeroth V. touched.
Of all those who followed and were loyal to him, the king had to admit that the prime minister was the one he trusted the most.
Even when the king fell ill, the prime minister remained on the king's side different from some others. Although the others remained as loyal as the Limos, they ran into some trouble as they feared King Azeroth V to die while the 10th prince was unable to become the new king.
If the 7th prince wins, they as supporters of the 10th prince will definitely be put to death. The power and intelligence of the 7th prince had spread throughout the entire Azeroth Kingdom, he also had many talented people following him.
Therefore, everyone doubted whether the 10th prince could win.
"Your Majesty, I remember something! This morning, there was a letter from the Victory Count! He sent rare medicinal plants and wished the noble one a speedy recovery" the prime minister said.
A mocking smile appeared on the face of the king of "Victory Count wishing me a speedy recovery? I think the truest thing is that he wished that I would not die quickly, so that he could continue to gather his strength until enough against the 2 princes who would rule, give me his letter".
"Okay, your highness!", replied the prime minister who gave Myro's letter.
The king opened Myro's letter which seemed to care about him and hoped to help the king expand the kingdom, then seize the Orc-Goblin Kingdom.
King Azeroth V closed his eyes while thinking while the prime minister on the side suggested "Your Majesty, you must not allow the idea of the Victory Count to seize the Orc-Goblin Kingdom. Now that the achievements of the Victory Count in the Kingdom of Azeroth were too great, in the eyes of many residents, the Victory Count was not inferior to the 7th prince. Moreover, the territory and power of the Victory Count is getting stronger! Although the 7th prince was an enemy, he remained the royal family! So even though the 7th prince won, the power in the Azeroth Kingdom did not change. Yet the Victory Count was different, he was not from the royal family! No matter what happens, the Victory Count must not get any more powerful".
Opening his eyes, King Azeroth V said "I will make an announcement that is spread throughout the kingdom, The Victory Count would be granted the title of Victory Duke as long as he managed to seize the Orc-Goblin Kingdom with less than 2 months!".
Not waiting for the prime minister to finish his words, the king said "Then why? My friend, have you forgotten how we managed to sit in our present position of king and prime minister? How many other princes and talented nobles have we defeated in order to successfully sit on the throne? What my 10th and 7th child lacks is a balanced opponent to practice their abilities! If they are unable to defeat the Victory Count who became Duke, then it only means 1 thing, they are not entitled to be king! I am a father, but on the other hand I am also a king!".
"As the strongest Kingdom in the Northern Continent, Azeroth Kingdom did not need a weak king. If the king is too weak, it is only a matter of time before the kingdom is attacked by other regions. Therefore, the Victory Count was a test I gave them. If they managed to defeat the Victory Count and the other princes, it meant that they were indeed entitled to become kings. But if they lose, let the Victory Count ascend to the throne because my 10th and 7th son is too weak to be king".
"I cannot attach importance to my selfishness as king, even though I wish my son continued my throne, but on the other hand, I have no interest in knowing that the people of Azeroth Kingdom who have supported me all this time have had a difficult life led by a weak king. My friend, you've been with me for decades, you must understand what I mean, right?".
The prime minister sighed, in fact he did understand about King Azeroth V, a firm and powerful figure who had managed to open his own path of becoming king.
When he became a prince, almost no one believed he could be king.
But under everyone's doubt, King Azeroth V actually fought and won the throne.
Even because of the strength and intelligence that King Azeroth V had when he was young, he managed to make the Azeroth Kingdom stronger throughout the Northern Continent. If not for him running out of age, King Azeroth V might have managed to rule over the entire Northern Continent.
If the king was young enough, even the 7th prince and Myro would not dare to carry out a major rebellion.
"I understand, your honor" said the prime minister slightly bowed.
"Alright, now that the matter of the Victory Count has been completed, let him turn his attention towards the Orc-Goblin Kingdom, not the throne of the Azeroth Kingdom" said King Azeroth V "We should also start moving, too, I'm not very old and tomorrow I'll probably die. We have to act as quickly as possible, don't let my 7th fang in the capital escape! Besides, how's my other son? Are they making a move?".
The prime minister thought of something before answering "Some princes started to gather strength, especially the 1st and 2nd princes who used to think they were the ones who had the greatest chance of becoming kings. When they find out you chose the 10th prince, they start contacting many different powers from this kingdom or other kingdoms to take the throne. The 3rd prince decided to stand beside the 10th prince and help him solve the problem of government management, he did not plan to put up any resistance".
"My 3rd son has always been like that, he has no ambition but to seek the most peaceful position" King Azeroth V shook his head, he was not surprised that the 3rd prince did not rebel like the other princes.
"Then there was also some news from the 4th prince, it seems that he was trying to contact the Victory Count" the prime minister said recalling something.