THE FIGHT TO BE KING
CHAPTER 298: DECREE OF KING AZEROTH VI
Hearing the prime minister's reply, Verlan could not say anything as he himself knew about how scheming the 7th prince was in the past. He dared to challenge them which meant that most likely, the 7th prince had set up a trap in Bern City.
A minister of 10 ministers stepped forward "I agree with what the prime minister said! Although we managed to gather 1 million troops, they are not an elite army but only a joint army that is easily defeated! In the end, the elite forces that we can move now are only General Limo, General Rifu and General Verlan, which are about 300,000 elite troops. I don't know how many troops King Diamant I has, but as long as he gathers an elite army as well as a combined army of nobles in the Diamant Kingdom, he might manage to gather 1 million troops as well".
"Then you must remember, when 1 million troops were sent to the Diamant Kingdom, who would guard the noble! Do not forget, the noble enemy is not only King Diamant I but the 1st prince, the 2nd prince, the 4th prince and the 8th prince who looks very interested in seizing the throne. As for the other princes, they do not look interested but we still have to be careful. As long as they find the noble guard weakened, even those who are not interested will take the opportunity".
"Instead there are 1 great enemy that we must not forget, the Duke of Victory in the north. Although he was not as strong as the kingdom, but everyone must have heard of the Victory Duke who had a close relationship with Grand Duke Rayde and General Herfu. We must be careful, if 1 million troops are sent to the Diamant Kingdom, the noble guard and the capital will be weakened, the deathly Victory Duke will not miss the opportunity".
Verlan grew increasingly silent because all the words of the prime minister and minister just now were true, if even 1 million troops were gathered and sent to the Kingdom of Diamant, who was guarding King Azeroth VI.
The prime minister along with 10 ministers immediately bowed "We hope that his majesty thinks about his actions carefully".
The prime minister further said "Some may be disappointed at the noble decision not to take the body of General Kelrun, let alone 35,000 General Kelrun's troops may hate you. But your Majesty should think about the future more carefully, whether the benefits of helping to bring the corpse of General Kelrun are greater or the losses are greatest? No matter what noble decision, we will definitely agree!".
King Azeroth VI sat on his throne again, he thought for a moment with a heavy face before sighing "You are right, my enemies are too many now! If I were to attack the Diamant King I, they would all take advantage of the opportunity! They will even be very happy with my decision! 3 Divisions are strong, but my opponent is not weak! War Duke, Victory Duke, 2nd prince, their strength is not weak compared to 3 divisions. As long as they attacked simultaneously, even 3 divisions were not opponents. The 4th and 8th princes have powers that are not too strong, but should also not be underestimated".
"I have decided, tell the whole kingdom, I will not attack Bern City! Although I am saddened by my brother's actions against General Kelrun's corpse, I cannot attack him because the Azeroth Kingdom is busy fighting the rebels! So that not too many people are disappointed in my decision, send a messenger to meet King Diamant I! I agreed to exchange 100,000 gold coins for the body of General Kelrun".
"Okay, your majesty!", cried everyone to accept the decree of King Azeroth VI.
Although Verlan accepted the king's decision, he felt a little bitter.
However different from the prime minister and 10 ministers, Verlan is from the military.
More precisely he, Limo, Rifu, the general of all the divisions and the 4 border generals were quite close, they could be said to be friends.
Therefore, the death and the corpse of Kelrun who was hanged like a rebel made Verlan sad.
The problem is that the king has decided, as a general, he just has to follow the decision.
Not long after, the decree of King Azeroth VI was announced to the entire Kingdom of Azeroth which left many disappointed.
But they all refused, they continued to kneel without caring about the cold air that was around.
Seeing their stubbornness, King Azeroth VI felt sad but he knew he could do nothing.
At the very least, he who now could not face against King Diamant I.
If he made the wrong decision, many people would die compared to now so King Azeroth VI could only grit his teeth against the Kelrun's troops who kept kneeling.
Surely the 35,000 troops kneeling in front of the palace attracted the attention of many residents to watch, they were saddened to see thousands of people who continued to kneel in front of the palace despite the snow covering their entire bodies.
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In Tve City, the Royal Palace of Diamant.
King Diamant I read the report given by the prime minister of his faith before smiling "I am right, Ramond? My 10th brother will not dare to attack Bern City, he has not changed! He was a good man, a very good man, but what the king needed was not only good but strength! Without strength, all the good he had would be useless! I will make all the nobles and loyal followers of the Azeroth Kingdom slowly lose faith in my 10th brother, this is only step 1 of my plan".
"As expected of a noble intelligence, everything goes according to your plan" said Ramond who is the prime minister of the Diamant Kingdom "I believe King Azeroth VI's decision influenced the king's previous prime minister as well. I have to admit that their prime minister was indeed intelligent, after all he was the one who helped King Azeroth V rise to the throne in the past. The problem was that he was too old to make his actions too cautious, without realizing that if someone was too careful, they would be considered as timid by others. Though a king must take bold action even though the risk is great in order to gain the trust of his followers".
Ramond is a 1.8 meter tall man with short white hair and a friendly smile on his face.
But King Diamant I knew anyone who thought Ramond was a good person because of the friendly smile on his face, they must be wrong.
Ramond was like a poisonous snake that would bite someone and kill him as long as he had the chance.
"Your majesty, what are we going to do to Kelrun's corpse?", asked Ramond.
King Diamant I waved his hand "Let his corpse remain hung on Bern City until it is destroyed, show everyone what the consequences are of trying to fight me! Even if they were followers of King Azeroth VI, as long as they fought me, they would end up like Kelrun!".