A Tale of Strategies For the Throne

When Garlan issued a summons order across the country of Aaron Landis in the name of the Crown Prince, all parties had different reactions.

Some are hesitant.

Some looked on with cold eyes.

Some people are watching, ready to take action.

Some people shouted loudly, but found various excuses to delay the move.

Therefore, Rudas City, which was under the spotlight of everyone, was in silence for more than three days, with not a single person or soldier coming.

It wasn't until the fourth day that a group of mercenary corps and a group of rangers arrived in Rudas City, but the appearance of these special crowds made the outside world regard the summoning order as a joke.

They believed that only those unseemly and improvised troops would respond to the summons in order to gain benefits from the crown prince.

Just when everyone thought so and laughed at him, a turning point suddenly appeared.

The elite Tasda army, which is said to have "three thousand Tasda infantry, can conquer the world", came from thousands of miles away just because of Garlan's call.

Immediately afterwards, the highly prestigious Lord Kalleni, who had fought with the late king on the battlefield, led his army and appeared outside Rudas City.

Next, the army from Tozes City, the richest seaport in the south, rushed to Rudas City. And it brought not only the army, but also a huge amount of food, grass and supplies. It was said that the people of Tozes City voluntarily donated them to the crown prince.

At the same time, the Elson female warrior who had heard of it in rumors also appeared in Rudas City in the southern sea.

They claimed that they were here for the Crown Prince Garlan, who was benevolent to the Elson Kingdom.

The series of troops that appeared in Rudas City immediately dazzled everyone, stunned them, and made them speechless for a moment.

And almost at this moment, the direction of the discussion suddenly changed.

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"I have decided to immediately respond to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince's summons and lead the army to Rudas City."

"But, Your Majesty the Consul, didn't you agree..."

“Expelling the invaders is what we should do as Aaron Landis people. Now, if we don’t step forward ourselves, we have to watch helplessly as other countries’ armies come to help us drive away the invaders - Aaron Landis Where is the face? Where is the face of us Aaron Landis people?"

This voice was not only filled with anger, but also with deep remorse.

"Aaron Landis, the gods are above us, what qualifications do cowards like us have to believe in the gods!"

As soon as these words came out, everyone was silent and did not dare to say another word.

They looked at each other and saw the shame in each other's eyes.

The dignified Aaron Landis, a country with a long history and splendid civilization, has always been proud of itself as a big country, but now it is reduced to relying on a small country with less than one-fifth of its territory to help expel the invaders...

If this is the case, it will not only bring shame to themselves, but also bring shame to the entire Aaron Landis and even the gods of Aaron Landis.

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"Damn it! Come on, come on! Prepare the marching supplies for me immediately! I'll give you one day. If the army can't leave on time tomorrow, I'll kill you bunch of losers!"

"Kaleni... Damn it, this old guy Kareni is so cunning. He actually ran over there without saying a word and didn't even notify me!"

"I can't lose to anyone, but I can't lose to that old guy! Back then, under the late king, he always dominated me. This time, I have to compete with him!"

"Wait! I'll rush over right away——"

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"Your Excellency Kaleni has arrived in Rudas City?"

"Lord City Lord, I think it's best for you to lead your army and set off immediately."

"Yeah, I think so too."

After all, as an Aaron Landis, it was impossible not to want to expel the invaders.

It was just because I was not optimistic about the young crown prince and was afraid that he was young and ignorant and could act blindly and give orders blindly, so I hesitated for a few days. However, the Lord of Kaleni was highly respected and well-respected in the entire Aaron Landis. Since he was Granted, the crown prince must not be far behind.

Moreover, even if the crown prince does not understand military affairs, doesn’t the Lord of Kalleni, who has been fighting for his entire life, still not?

"It is somewhat reassuring to have the mature and prudent Mr. Kalleni in charge."

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"What? Everyone is rushing to Rudas City?"

"Don't worry, let's wait and see for a few more days before making a decision."

A few days later.

"Although the situation is not clear enough yet, I don't know whether the royal city will be occupied by the Gastards..."

There was a hint of annoyance in the voice of the speaker.

"But, everyone else has gone, and if I still stand still... Tsk, there is nothing I can do."

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For a time, the entire Aaron Landis was in turmoil.

Compared with the silence of the previous few days, one army after another began to rush across the land, heading towards Rudas City quickly.

With this city as the center, like sea water attracted by the center of a whirlpool, countless armies converged on Aaron Landis from all directions.

"Your Highness the Crown Prince, Clovis from Ruda City has come in response to your summons."

"Your Highness, Thomas from Finas City has come at your summons."

"Your Highness the Crown Prince, Faqia is here to drive away the invaders."

"Your Highness, I swear to you that I will never set foot in the house until the Gastad people are driven out of Aaron Landis!"

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Every day, generals from different places knelt before Garlan and swore loyalty to him.

The army poured into the city of Rudas in an endless stream. Later, because the number was too large, it could not be accommodated in the city, so the troops that came later had to be stationed outside the city.

Fortunately, Judas City, as a transit point for the Gastad people, has stored a large amount of food and supplies transported by the Gastad people from the country of Karnar, plus the food and supplies donated by the wealthy people of Tozes City. With the huge amount of supplies and the food and grass brought by each army, there was no need to worry about food and grass for a long time.

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In the castle in the center of Rudas City, in the room on the high tower, the blond boy sat at the table, tilted his head and looked at the parchment piled high on the table, and then let out a long sigh. .

As armies came from all directions, the number of matters he needed to handle also exploded.

Now he finally understood why Brother Camos always had a constipated expression whenever he mentioned handling government affairs. There were so many things, big and small, urgent and slow, which piled up and made people really have a headache.

Putting this pile of matters aside for now, Garlan walked out from behind the table, walked to the window, and stretched himself in the bright sunshine.

He stood by the open window, looking down at the city below.

The city of Rudas was already bustling with activity at this moment. Troops from different places poured in, crowding the entire city. Garlan glanced at the dark area outside the city wall. The troops coming from behind couldn't squeeze into the city, so they could only station outside along the city wall.

"Say it."

He said.

Tevar, who had been kneeling in the room, spoke.

"I have led my subordinates to thoroughly investigate everyone in the castle, and found a total of thirty-two members of the Cult of Everything. But I'm sorry, Your Highness, because they resisted very fiercely, so only four were captured alive in the end. At the same time, , there are probably nearly a hundred people involved with the Cult of All Things, and they have all been arrested and interrogated strictly."

"Based on some of the information currently being interrogated, it can be roughly concluded that this cult sneaked into the city of Rudas five years ago and infiltrated into the castle with the help of Lord Yunus's daughter, who is one of their followers. They have been secretly instigating Lord Yunus rebelled with the purpose of triggering war within Aaron Landis.”

Garlan looked out the window, and the sunlight cast a halo on his cheek.

He said: "In other words, the forces of the All Things Sect were also involved in Brother Wang's incident, right?"

"Yes, Your Highness."

The young man was silent for a moment.

"So tenacious...just like a rat in a stinking ditch..."

He murmured softly, and a sharp light seemed to pass through the depths of his golden pupils.

There seemed to be a bit of coldness in his voice.

"But a mouse is still a mouse."

Since it is a mouse, it should stay in the shadow of the smelly ditch for the rest of its life, so that it can barely survive.

If you want to be exposed to the sun and show off your power to others, you must be prepared to be beaten into pulp with a stick.

"By the way, what happened to those weird maids? Have you found out?"

"Yes, their abnormality is due to taking a special drug. I found this drug on the believers and found someone to experiment with it. This drug seems to be able to stimulate all the emotions in a person in a short period of time. The potential allows people who take the medicine to explode with terrifying power in a short period of time and lose the sense of pain. However, this seems to be based on the overdraft of life. Once the time passes, the person who takes the medicine will die suddenly. "

"I see."

Garlan nodded.

"Expand the scope of the search to the entire city, and we must clean up all the forces of the All Things Cult in Rudas City without leaving an inch behind."

"Yes, Your Highness."

Tewa responded, then stood up and left.

When he opened the door and was about to walk out, he happened to bump into Opada who was about to knock on the door.

Tevar bowed slightly, saluted the commander of Tasda, and then left quickly.

Opada turned his head and looked at Tewa's back before walking in.

"This guy looks like a fierce general. Is he your new subordinate? I didn't seem to see it when I came here last time. Where did you find it?"

Garlan smiled.

He said, "Found from slaves."

"ah?"

Opada was stunned by this answer.

slave?

He was a little confused.

"You came to see me for something?"

"Ah...oh, by the way, I suddenly remembered something. Although it's too late to say it now, I still want to say it to you."

"What?"

"Do you still remember my eldest brother?"

"Remember."

"My eldest brother once said something to me before he died."

Opada looked solemn.

"He said, 'Beware the North.'"

"…………"

"I always thought that the north he was talking about was referring to the Geshurs in the north. After all, the Geshurs have been our mortal enemies for so many years, and the war between us has never stopped."

Opada frowned.

"But now that I think about it carefully, I realize that the north that my eldest brother mentioned actually refers to the Gastad people. I'm afraid he had already made some secret agreement with the Gastad people at that time. Maybe..."

He paused and then said it.

"Perhaps joining forces with the Gastadians to attack Aaron Landis."

Because he knew how powerful the Gastad people were, Stoker reminded Opada before he died.

It's just that he was too stupid and misunderstood his elder brother's words. Otherwise, he would have been able to prepare for the civil strife in Tastar in advance, and maybe he would have prevented Garlan from being sad because of...

He said angrily: "I'm sorry, if I could be smarter, guess in advance, warn you in advance, maybe..."

Garlan shook his head.

"Even if you can know it in advance, some things are unavoidable."

He had long known the danger of the Gastad people, and also knew that it would be the culprit in the future destruction of Aaron Landis, but that was of no use.

He raised his hand and held Opada's left arm.

He smiled and said, "So, Opada, you don't need to blame yourself. I said that you have done me the greatest favor by coming to help me."

At this moment, there was a creak and the door was opened.

The two of them turned their heads at the same time and saw the fat boy Tal walking in with a pile of parchment in his arms. Keyhos and the veteran Kaleni followed him and walked into the room together.

Putting the pile of parchment on the table next to him, Tal slumped down on the chair, breathing heavily, and his chubby face was covered with beads of sweat.

During this period, the busiest person was not Garlan himself, nor was Kaihos, who was appointed by Garlan as the commander of the First Army and was busy rebuilding the First Army, nor was he appointed by Garlan because of his prestige. The Lord of Kaleni who was appointed by Ireland as the supreme commander and responsible for integrating all the troops that responded to the summons, is now Tal, who has lost a lot of weight in the past few days... Although he has lost a lot of weight, he is still chubby. .

After all, there were dozens of troops pouring into the city from all directions, and the collection of information on the situation of those troops, the situation of the generals who led the troops, the military situation, etc. was all left to him.

These days, even with the backing of a powerful memory and data ability that far exceeds that of others, Tal feels that he is going crazy with work.

If he had been working for Xie Mu'er instead, he would have been complaining all the time, pretending to be sick and refusing to work.

But when he thought that this was for His Royal Highness, he felt that he had inexhaustible strength. In just a few days, I sorted out all the messy information neatly, and then sent it to the prince in a jumble.

At this moment, he was slumped in the chair and breathing heavily, while Caijos and Kaleni, who had followed him, had already walked to the table and began to look through the pile of information that Tal had compiled.

Tarr was furious.

He finally sorted it out and specially sent it to the prince to see, but before the prince could see it, these two guys took action first.

He was sulking when suddenly a glass of juice was handed to him.

As soon as he raised his eyes, he saw his prince's beautiful golden eyes curling up, looking at him with a smile.

The suffocating feeling was gone in an instant, and Tal took it happily and drank it one sip after another.

This is the juice that the prince poured for him with his own hands~~

The prince was so kind to him~~

Ah~ Sure enough, the prince’s favorite person is him~~

"By the way, there is something... Your Highness, because there is no room for them in the city, the troops coming from behind can only be stationed outside the city."

While drinking water happily, Tal seemed to remember something.

He said, "I have inquired, and it seems that those who came later think it is unfair. Do you think we should coordinate and make room for them in the city..."

"Need not."

Garlan refused without even thinking.

"But……"

"Tal, those who came first must be loyal to the royal family and Aaron Landis. Those who came later can still be trusted. Only those who have been wavering and watching the direction of the wind. Will arrive at the end."

Gallan said,

"If it feels unfair just because of this, then let them go. I don't need such people."

Opada stood aside with a look of disdain.

"That's right, a guy like this who cares about where he lives, do you still expect him to contribute on the battlefield?"

He hit the nail on the head.

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The footsteps of two people echoed in the corridors of the castle.

Caihos and Kalleni were walking side by side, having just left Garlan.

"Your Highness's approach is still too risky."

After Gallan held back his words, Kallieni couldn't help but speak at this moment.

The steady stream of troops arriving made the old man, who had been anxious for the past few days but did not show any signs of it, finally breathe a sigh of relief.

"Fortunately, everyone still responded to his summons after hesitating for a period of time. If everyone can't insist on coming, it will be useless with just a few of us, and his reputation will be destroyed."

He said, "Your Highness is still too young after all. If you ask me, there is no need to be so anxious..."

"No."

Caijos interrupted Kalleni and shook his head.

"I think His Highness probably knew from the beginning that it would turn into this situation."

The old man frowned.

"……What's the meaning?"

"From the very beginning, he has been waiting for Tastar and people like you. He knows that Tastar and you will definitely come."

Kehos said,

"Once the Tasda people come, those Aaron Landis people who are still proud will definitely not be able to sit still anymore, and as long as an army comes, then others will follow."

This situation is like being in the dark night, everyone is cold and afraid.

At this time, a small fire ignited in the dark night. Because it was too small, it seemed that it would go out at any time, so no one was too lazy to get close to it.

Because maybe the flames will be extinguished before you even get close.

However, at this time someone walked over and added some dead branches to it.

Then the flame became a little bigger and brighter.

When it grows older, it will attract more people to come closer and actively add firewood to it.

And as it burns more and more, it attracts more and more people to approach it. Those who are unwilling to move will be left alone in the darkness, and therefore have to follow the flow of people towards it...

"His Highness has lit a small fire, and he believes that you will come and add dead branches to it. When the fire grows bigger, it will attract everyone closer."

Cayjos shrugged.

He said: "I think, for the prince, it is just such a simple thing."

The author has something to say: After celebrating the New Year, I am back in a smooth state...

Happy New Year everyone~~

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Gaining a few pounds is the most basic form of respect for the Chinese New Year hum(ˉ(∞)ˉ)姧