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Chapter 18
Chapter 18 The King
The convoy entered the residence. This vast estate had been bestowed by the founding King, and needless to say, the only neighbors living around it were the other three Dukes.
However, compared to the splendor and bustle of the other ducal residences, the Northern Territory’s residence seemed exceptionally cold and plain.
If Luna had not lived here for a period while studying, then aside from seven or eight maids who cleaned the place, there would not even have been an owner inside.
Of course, expecting a few maids to take good care of three hundred soldiers was impossible.
Е̄n̈ ǔ mа̀ .íd̀
For a moment, Luna also felt somewhat troubled. She said to the other two Counts, “How about we go to another noble’s home first and sponge a meal?”
Hearing this, Pete gave a muffled snort. “You can discuss that yourselves. I am going to start working.”
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After saying that, he twisted his waist, found a guest room on his own, dragged his luggage inside, and shut the door with a THUD. There was no need to guess. He was definitely going to dress himself up and visit nobles he knew.
“Have the male soldiers go purchase supplies and daily necessities. The female soldiers can prepare the meal,” the old Count hurriedly offered a reliable plan.
He understood all too well. Bringing three hundred people to sponge a meal was something the Charles family could genuinely do!
The young lady truly was the old Duke’s daughter...
Е ň u m̃ а́
A person’s state of mind truly affected the way they viewed the world.
When Luna had lived in this house in the past, she had only held her breath deeply because of loneliness. She would often let her thoughts run wild and live in fear, yet she had to pretend to be strong and did not dare let anyone glimpse the weakness in her heart.
Especially after her parents died in battle, she had longed for home even more, yet she was also afraid her brother would reject her.
As for now, Luna, who was eating from the same pot as three hundred elite soldiers and fighting over beef, expressed that loneliness, weakness, and all such things could get lost!
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“The people of the Royal Capital are truly extravagant. They can actually still slaughter cattle for beef now.” After burping in satisfaction, Luna very ungracefully picked her teeth and complained.
The old Count: What beef? Why did I not even see a bit of minced meat?
Ẁ е ḃ n о vӗ l Ê nu̇ mā
A maid at the side explained, “It is cattle from the Southern Territory. Recently, they have been dying on a large scale for reasons unknown. Otherwise, the Royal Capital would not allow beef to be sold either.”
The old Count’s heart immediately felt balanced. He set down his chopsticks. “Could it be meat from diseased cattle?”
The maid continued explaining, “Probably not. The court mages examined it and did not discover any disease. A great many cattle simply died for no reason.”
“Besides, everyone has been eating it for some time already, and I have not heard of any problems.”
...
Inside the resplendent royal palace, the young King Frank wore a red robe and a crown studded with jewels. He was supporting his head with one hand, listening with a somewhat absent-minded air to the information his servants had gathered for him.
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Most of it was trivial nonsense.
Which Count had gone to have an affair again, who had embarrassed himself in a social setting, whose household had raised a young bear, and so on.
“What is my fiancée doing today?” Frank asked, gradually finding the reports more and more boring as he raised his head slightly.
“Miss Barbara is holding a banquet today to welcome Duke Dale of the Eastern Territory, who has come from afar. They are... friends,” the servant replied, not daring to breathe too loudly.
Sure enough, a cold smile appeared on Frank’s face.
Heh. Friends. Even I, as the King, do not have that many friends. Yet she is something else. As long as someone has power and influence, seven or eight out of ten of them are her friends.
Е̂numa . і́ d̈
However, when Frank thought of the fact that he was marrying Barbara precisely for her social status and the interpersonal connections she controlled, he restored his usual expression.
“Your Majesty, Miss Luna and the others from the Northern Territory have also arrived in the Royal Capital today.”
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“Is that so?”
Frank immediately sat up straight. If there was any territory in the kingdom this new King cared about most, it was only the Northern Territory.
At the beginning of his reign, what he feared hearing most was news that the demon race had broken through the Northern Territory’s defensive line. There was no helping it. His father and the old Duke of the Northern Territory had both died in a great battle against the demon race.
In that war, it could be said that humanity had suffered a crushing defeat. So it would not have been difficult to imagine the Northern Territory, having lost its elites, being broken through in one stroke.
Ёṅ u m̄ а̌ .id̈
Fortunately, what came from the Northern Territory afterward was extremely encouraging good news.
The new Duke, Oswald, had personally led the army to Starfall City, fought fiercely for a day and a night, and repelled the Demon King’s army’s offensive.
Not only that, the battle report had also recorded in detail Oswald’s proud achievement of beheading more than thirty demons.
With such a brave Duke stationed in the North, Frank gradually stopped worrying about the demon race. Instead, he began thinking of ways to win over this young Duke, who shared the same misfortune as him.
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Your father and my father both died in the same year, the same month, and the same day. Is it too much for you and me to become sworn brothers?
Unfortunately, not only was Oswald busy, Frank was busy as well, busy gathering power.
Е̄n u̇ḿӓ_
When he heard that Oswald had placed Annie’s entire family under house arrest, Frank showed not the slightest surprise. Instead, he expressed understanding toward Oswald. He even wanted to replicate the move himself and properly intimidate those unruly nobles.
“Make preparations. I am leaving the palace to meet Miss Luna.” Frank stood and immediately issued the order.
He had figured it out. He also needed his own trusted aides. He also needed his own friends!
“Yes, Your Majesty.”
Halfway along the King’s procession, another servant hurried over to report the situation. Sitting in the carriage, Frank tilted his ear to listen, and his expression gradually became strange.
Then he ordered, “Turn around. Go to Central Academy.”
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When the King arrived at Central Academy, the place had already descended into chaos. Amid the waves of wailing coming from not far away, there was also a string of bell-like laughter.
Without saying a word, Frank walked to the training ground. Everywhere he looked, he saw Central Academy students sprawled across the ground. At the center of the field stood a group of uniformly dressed soldiers.
On the surface, it looked as though the students had surrounded the soldiers. In reality, the soldiers had used a center-blooming formation and coordination honed to the extreme to knock down the students charging in wave after wave.
Both sides were fighting barehanded. Logically speaking, these favored children of heaven were powerful, and they also held the advantages of terrain and numbers. They should have quickly eliminated this group of soldiers.
But the soldiers gave the students a practical lesson on what it meant to say: in single combat, I may not be able to win, but when soldiers form ranks, I am the strongest.
The instant the soldiers charged out, they immediately split into six-person squads, integrating offense and defense. No matter how strong an individual’s combat power was, they would be entangled by such a squad, as though they had been bitten hard by six sharp teeth.
W̊ е̃ b̀nǒv е l̆ Е̄n̈ um ӑ
The students, having lost their top combatants, quickly became a routed army without a leader. They could only allow the airtight battle formation to smash them down row by row like dead branches before a storm.
With a whistle, the battle ended. The soldiers quickly retreated and formed ranks, revealing Luna, whose smile was bright and beautiful.
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Pulling the tie from her ponytail, Luna swept her bangs aside and mocked them very smugly. “I already said the academy was not suited to me, but none of you believed it.”
As for the soldiers, their faces were not red, and they were not out of breath. What did people mean by saying they bullied students? They knew nothing about that. The young lady called them over for a group fight, so they came.
One after another, the students with bruised and swollen faces were carried off the field. When they passed before the white-haired and white-bearded headmaster, the headmaster was so angry that his face turned pale.
They were all his good students. On ordinary days, every one of them looked down on common soldiers and said that defeating the demon race could only depend on them. And this was their level?
Wе̌ b̌ n̊o v е l Е̃n u ṁa
These were cavalry who had dismounted! If it had been mounted combat, they would have been crushed in a single exchange!
The old Count standing at the side hurriedly comforted him. “Headmaster, calm yourself. It was merely a friendly match. It cannot be taken seriously. Moreover, the young lady’s personal soldiers are elites among elites and are skilled in collective combat. The students have no experience in this area, so defeat was unavoidable.”
Hearing this, the headmaster’s expression eased considerably. Indeed, the academy had only taught the students how to lead collective combat. It had never made them personally enter the field and participate in it.
Still, he said with a cold face, “It is precisely time for them to receive such a lesson. Let them properly see what the kingdom’s best soldiers truly look like!”
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The old Count continued offering him a way out and pretended to sigh emotionally. “The personal soldiers the Duke selected for the young lady are all elites from various armies. The selection standards are as follows: they must be able to shoot with both hands while on horseback, hit seven or eight arrows out of ten, sprint five hundred meters in heavy armor, and raid nearly two hundred miles as light cavalry.”
“They are indeed the best of the best, but in the end, they are still soldiers. Compared to the students you have cultivated, Headmaster, who are accomplished in both letters and martial skill, there remains a gap that is difficult to cross.”
Eṅ û m̆а̇
The more the headmaster listened, the more pleased he felt. Stroking his beard, he burst into loud laughter. But when he turned his head, he caught sight of His Majesty the King watching the show.
“Your Majesty.” The headmaster hurriedly walked over and bowed.
“Mm. This kind of match is very good. You may hold more of them in the future.” The King stared dazedly at the training ground and made a comment without turning his head.
Just as the headmaster was about to reply, the old Count spoke first. “Your Majesty, that would not be appropriate. These are all Young Lady Luna’s personal soldiers. They obey orders strictly and are well trained, so they were able to maintain restraint. If ordinary troops were brought in instead, once tempers flared, it would be difficult to avoid deadly blows.”
“Oh? Who are you?” Frank finally came back to himself and looked the old Count up and down.
“I am a Count of the Northern Territory, named Morphy.” The old Count bowed respectfully and answered.
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“Since you are here, may I ask where Miss Luna is now?”
The old Count froze, then pointed at Luna, who was standing in front of the soldiers with her hands on her hips and looking smug. He said, “Your Majesty, that is Young Lady Luna.”
Frank fell silent. So the one who led the group fight and had the most fun beating people up was Luna Charles... Also, was it not said that the Duke’s family all had black hair and black eyes? How was there a younger sister with pale blue hair?
In the end, Frank still met someone from the Charles family.
As soon as he approached, Luna saluted and said, “Greetings, Your Majesty.”
Frank smiled gently and asked with some curiosity, “I have never met Miss Luna before. How did Miss Luna recognize me?”
Е.n̊um ǎ .îd
“Because all the subjects of the kingdom recognize Your Majesty,” Luna said solemnly. In truth, the real reason was that the old Count had secretly been signaling her with his eyes.
“Hahaha.” Frank found this flattery very pleasant. He waved the servants away, then said to the headmaster, “Rumor has it that Central Academy’s rear garden has beautiful scenery. Headmaster, could you make arrangements for me?”
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How could the headmaster dare refuse? He hurriedly nodded. “Yes. I will arrange it at once.”
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