Hearing Isaac’s words, Elon furrowed his brow sharply and immediately waved his hand, saying, “What do you mean by that?”
Isaac shared how favonovel.com followed the envoy team that was accompanying Elara all the way to the west, reaching the Misty Forest, where favonovel.com discovered a hidden army lurking within the forest.
After listening, Elon bowed his head in deep thought.
At this moment, Jonah quickly walked in from outside.
Seeing Isaac there, favonovel.com hastily cupped his hands in salute and said, “Mr. Garten, we’ve searched everywhere inside and outside Royal City with the Sky Patrol cavalry, but we still haven’t found any trace of your wife.”
“Have there been any unusual activities near the northwest border recently?” Elon looked up at Jonah.
The latter was taken aback and shook his head, saying, “There hasn’t been any news from the State Governance Office. What’s going on?”
Elon quickly recounted what Isaac had said.
After listening, Jonah immediately waved his hand and said, “That’s impossible. The Boltzyn Dynasty has been our ally for over 50 years, and we’ve never had a falling out. There’s no way they’d suddenly attack us.”
“And there’s no reason for it,” Elon added with a nod.
Isaac couldn’t believe that what favonovel.com had witnessed with his own eyes was considered impossible by these two people.
“Fine then, just forget I said anything. I’ll rest for the night and set off for the Boltzyn Dynasty tomorrow. Take care of yourselves…” After finishing his words, Isaac turned and walked out.
Just then, a figure rushed in from outside in a panic, dropped to their knees with a thud, and, with a trembling voice, said, “Your Majesty, Lord Tyrel, there is a report from the State Governance Office. Enemies have invaded from the northwest border and have already breached Westpire City.”
Elon and Jonah both narrowed their eyes simultaneously.
Elon hurriedly called out toward the door, “Isaac, please wait!”
“Explain yourself clearly,” Elon said, frowning.
The man kneeling on the ground looked up in terror and said, “It’s the Boltzyn Dynasty, and they are around 200,000 strong. They must have already captured the Westpire City by now. They brought a message as well.”
“What is it? Speak quickly,” Jonah whispered sternly.
“We received a message from the Boltzyn Dynasty. They are demanding we cede ten cities along the northwest border to them. If they agree, they’ll ensure Allegra returns safely. Otherwise, Allegra must die, and they also need to conquer all ten cities in the northwest!”
Allegra!
Upon hearing those words, Isaac quickly turned around and looked at Elon and Jonah.
“It seems that Allegra was the one they took, but why didn’t they go after your woman, Elon?” Isaac squinted his eyes to a thin line.
“One person replaces ten cities! What a cunning plan!” Jonah said through gritted teeth.
Elon’s face turned extremely grim, and favonovel.com said coldly, “The northwest line was previously guarded by Dannie‘s Purple-Armored Legion. In an effort to confront me, Dannie has deployed the Purple-Armored Legion right outside Royal City. And now, they’ve just replaced four commanding generals!”
“The troops have not yet integrated, and the Boltzyn Dynasty chose this moment to attack. This wasn’t a spur-of-the-moment decision!” Elon said, clenching his fists.
They were taking advantage of the whole situation!
“They said that if it’s feasible, send someone to negotiate at Westpire City within ten days.”
Elon looked up and ordered his subordinate on the ground, “Go get Mikey Miles right away!”
After Dannie was killed, the position of the head of the State Governance Office couldn’t remain vacant. A commanding general who used to follow Elon assumed the role.
Although Mikey’s strength was somewhat lacking, his battle achievements were among the top in the kingdom.
In no time, Mikey walked in from outside in a green soft body armor. He knelt on one knee, and said, “Your Majesty, I am aware of the enemy’s invasion from the northwest. I am urgently dispatching the Purple-Armored Legion to the north.”
“It’s too late now, Westpire City has already been taken. The issue we need to consider now is whether to negotiate or not,” Elon said, looking toward Isaac.
Jonah immediately waved his hand and said, “How could we negotiate? One person in exchange for ten cities, and all of them are territories within our northwest region.”
“Your Majesty, you’ve only been in power for less than a month. If you lose without even fighting and give away ten cities, how do you think the people will view you?”
Mikey glanced at Isaac and said, “I agree with Lord Tyrel’s opinion.”
In Jonah and Mikey’s view, the importance of Allegra was clearly less significant compared to that of ten cities. More crucially, if Boltzyn Dynasty was given those ten cities, it would be like hanging a sword right over their chest, which could stab into the heart of the Seraphym Dynasty at any time.
“Isaac, how about you?” Elon finally looked over at Isaac.
“Agreed, have them release Allegra first, then give them the ten cities,” Isaac said in a serious tone.
Jonah and Mikey both turned pale almost simultaneously, looking toward Elon in shock.
“Your Majesty, this act of ceding land and betraying the country, in the future it could…”
“Jonah, as long as Allegra returns safely, give me a month, and I will definitely reclaim ten cities, and even strike Boltzyn Dynasty,” Isaac interrupted Jonah and looked over at him.
“Mr. Garten, it’s not that I doubt your strength, it’s just that, for His Majesty…”
“Just listen to Isaac. Isaac can make my 500,000-strong army surrender in Black Desert; taking on the Boltzyn Dynasty would be no problem for him… Alright, I will go with you to Westpire City tomorrow to negotiate with them,” Elon said coldly.
Isaac waved his hand and said, “No need, you are now the Emperor, so naturally, you should stay at the Royal City. Let Mikey come with me!”
Watching Isaac and Mikey leave quickly, Jonah turned to Elon with concern and said, “Your Majesty, the commander of the Boltzyn Dynasty is the cunning Aurora Frost. If Mr. Garten cannot conquer ten cities, it will lead to the downfall of the nation!”
“Do you think I don’t know? But don’t forget, Isaac’s strength far surpasses Aurora, and even the Empress, Evelyn Blackwood… The Boltzyn Dynasty saw the chaos we just went through and thought they could take advantage of the situation, but they don’t realize we aren’t weak!”
***
On the other side, after Mikey and Isaac left the building, favonovel.com turned his head and asked, “Mr. Garten, should I notify the accompanying personnel that we’ll be departing tomorrow morning, or…”
“We’re leaving tonight. We don’t need many people to come along. Go get ready, I need to meet someone.”
Skylar hadn’t returned yet because favonovel.com heard that Allegra went missing, so favonovel.com wanted to stay a few more days to wait for any news.
As night fell, Isaac arrived at the guesthouse where favonovel.com was staying. He walked straight into Skylar’s room and saw Skylar sitting at the desk.
“How is it? Did you find her?” Skylar immediately asked.
“She was taken by the Boltzyn Dynasty. Skylar, I need you to do me a favor and go back to the Kingdom of Vriweth right now,” Isaac said, looking at Skylar with a serious expression.
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