THE FIGHT TO BE KING
CHAPTER 317: THANK YOU
A few days before Myro's forces collided against the forces of King Diamant I, the Diamant Kingdom was still peaceful every day even though Myro had attacked towards the territory of the Diamant Kingdom.
In the entire Diamant Kingdom, at most only the City of Bern and the surrounding area were affected while the other cities remained normal lives without being affected in the slightest by the war.
Therefore, all the residents in the city of Diamant Kingdom continued to work as normal and crowded due to the arrival of the merchants, the, likewise, Lavle City is located next to Largan City and quite far from Bern City.
Lavle City was a medium-sized city in the Diamant Kingdom, but there were no important natural resources here such as mines so it did not attract the attention of King Diamant I.
Even so, there are a lot of people who live here both residents and traders. The reason is not because the city is in a strategic position of trade or mines, but almost all Kelrun soldiers who retired on the battlefield because of heavy injuries decided to stay here.
However their wounds were too heavy that they did not go to war anymore, so they decided to gather together and help each other. On the other hand, they gathered so that Kelrun could help them more easily.
Like the news Myro received, Kelrun always helped the retired soldiers use his salary. It is not known whether the retirees in Lavle City could survive until now if not for the help of Kelrun's money.
After the loss of Kelrun, retirees who had stopped being soldiers for decades did not experience financial or food crises even though Kelrun's money was lost.
After all they had retired for several years, they started their own business or farm to ease the difficulties of Kelrun to help all retired soldiers.
They did not experience a lack of money or food due to Kelrun's death but the entire city was covered in grief.
They were angry with King Diamant I who killed Kelrun, especially Kelrun helped them a lot when they had just retired. Without the help of Kelrun, the pension from the Azeroth Kingdom was simply not enough for their living expenses.
Although they were angry, they did not dare to resist for fear of cruelty and strength at the hands of King Diamant I. For that reason, the entire city was covered in an invisible gloom.
Currently on the street of Lavle City, a muscular man who was quite tall was walking with a sad face.
His name was Bartan, he was a captain under Kelrun. Even before retiring, he became the best captain who was considered to have the opportunity to become a deputy general or higher.
The problem is on a battlefield, he lost his right hand which became a fatal wound to the point of making him have to retire.
Bartan could indeed use his left hand to slash the sword, but losing his right hand weakened his abilities so much that he retired.
He lost his right hand and had to retire from the soldiers, but Bartan never hated Kelrun, even he respected him because Kelrun always helped him when he retired to have his own farm to meet the needs of his life.
Therefore, when hearing of Kellrun's death, he was very sad and could not recover until now.
Bartan stopped talking as he found hundreds or even thousands of people lined up in the town square, they all seemed to be busy observing something in the middle of the square.
The curious Bartan immediately asked the person he hit "What's going on here?".
The man Bartan hit was startled and rushed to salute "Captain Bartan, the representative of the Victory Duke came to our city! At first some people planned to kill him for fear of being suspected by King Diamant I that we were cooperating with the Duke of Victory. But what he said made many people change their minds-".
Before the man finished his words, the troops representing Myro in the middle of the square shouted back to attract the attention of Bartan as well "General Kelrun was killed by King Diamant I, and his body was hung like a rebel! Why are you guys still here like nothing happened? Have you forgotten all the good the general gave you? General Kelrun is the one who helps you in retirement, when the Azeroth Kingdom does not help you, General Kelrun gives you his salary every month!".
"But what are you doing now? General Kelrun's son and wife must kneel in the snow! They don't care about their lives and their deaths as long as Azeroth Kingdom provides assistance to bring back General Kelrun's body, but what are you doing here? You just hide and shut up for fear of drawing the ire of King Diamant I, you are afraid of being killed!".
The Myro soldier pointed at everyone around him who was a retired troop of "You guys are really ungrateful! General Kelrun was a good man, but the people he helped throughout his life were just a bunch of timid men who didn't have the courage for their general!".
Hearing the mockery of Myro's soldiers, Bartan shouted unhappily "We are not brave, if we have the chance, we must act! If it's for the general, I don't mind losing my life because General Kelrun was the one who helped me until now! But King Diamant I is too strong, the resistance we put up will only get us all killed without any result! We-we're".
Not waiting for Bartan to speak any more, Myro's soldiers shouted "Don't look for excuses! Do you have no problem knowing the general's wife and children who have helped you live dead in the snow? Do you mind seeing General Kelrun's body hung like a rebel? You used to be General Kelrun's army, the brave army! Did you guys, after years of retirement, turn into a cowardly bunch?".
Suddenly the other 2 Myro soldiers opened General Kelrun's flag while the previous Myro soldier continued to speak "You said you didn't have a chance of winning so that's why you didn't try to fight back? Then take up your weapons now, the Victory Duke is fighting for General Kelrun! As long as you help, General Kelrun can definitely return to Azeroth Kingdom and be buried properly, General Kelrun's corpse is one step away from Azeroth Kingdom! Show your courage! To General Kelrun, the one who has helped you so many times, pick up your weapons and fight!".
"The opportunity only comes once, whether you will fight with the Duke of Victory and repay your gratitude to General Kelrun or continue to hide here like a coward and forget all the goodness of General Kelrun, make your choice!".
Before the retirees were angry that Myro's troops mocked them as cowards, but now their eyes were filled with excitement because as the soldier said just now that the Victory Duke had managed to bring Kelrun's corpse. If they help, the chances of winning are definitely there.
Bartan strengthened his fist, he raised his hand without hesitation and shouted "Fight! I'm going to fight! Even if I have to lose my life, I will definitely repay General Kelrun's kindness!".
After Bartan shouted, the next person began to follow and raised their hand or weapon "Fight! To General Kelrun!".
Seeing that he managed to attract the spirit of tens of thousands of soldiers as planned, the soldier smiled.
This is Myro's plan. The entire Diamant Kingdom, indeed there was no one who would help Myro to fight the Diamant Kingdom.
But King Diamant I forgot 1 thing, the inhabitants of the Diamant Kingdom might not help Myro, but everything was different about General Kelrun.
Don't forget, Kelrun was a great influence in the western region of Azeroth Kingdom, it is unknown how many people were very grateful to Kelrun in the western region of the kingdom for his help during his lifetime.