The thief, wearing the skin of the fat noble, was also somewhat shocked by the scene. ‘Does this bastard not consider the consequences of his actions at all?’
But it was indeed effective!
At that moment, she quickly pretended to be terrified, sitting directly on the ground and pointing at the mountain of corpses and the sea of blood before her. “A… a demon! I’m not fighting anymore, I want to go back!”
Seeing a noble so terrified, the soldiers were instantly swept up in the atmosphere!
The crowd looked at the fat noble’s appearance, their faces flushing red with anger!
What a useless teammate!
Hyroll grabbed the fat noble’s collar and pulled him up. “You pig! If you dare to go back now, I’ll kill you!”
“You… you’re forcing us to fight?” Not a single pound of the fat noble’s 300 pounds of flesh was wasted; his entire body trembled in a highly comical manner.
Hyroll’s eyes widened. This pig actually dared to shake the army’s morale; he was simply tired of living!
He suddenly drew the sword at his waist. A cold glint flashed as the blade was pressed against the fat noble’s neck. “You fat pig, if you dare to speak nonsense again, I’ll cut you down with one strike!”
The surrounding nobles looked at each other, not expecting this newly-succeeded Viscount to have such blood and temper!
After dealing with the fat noble, Hyroll turned to the noble coalition forces and began to boost their morale. He even claimed they could slaughter the heavy infantry of the Violet Watch Legion without spilling a drop of blood!
Listening to Hyroll’s guarantee, the soldiers slowly began to recover their morale, though that lingering fear still permeated the legion…
***
Yinan began to take stock of the spoils from this raid. This time, he could be said to have stripped the Ed Territory bare. Anything he couldn’t carry, he burned with fire, never letting any enemy benefit!
A satisfied smile appeared on his face as he directed the soldiers to receive their rewards. Currently, the top priority was to consolidate the morale of his own soldiers; otherwise, 20,000 soldiers would have no chance of winning against 80,000 noble coalition troops.
Last night, while he was washing the Ed Territory in blood, he had also initiated wartime mobilization, migrating all the subjects of the Storm and Silver Lake Territories to the Rosen Territory and directly abandoning those two lands.
These were his future vital forces! Under the supervision of the army, the civilians could only pack up their valuables and head for the Rosen Territory.
Karl had “miraculously” resurrected recently and began helping the subjects of the two territories settle into their new homes in the Rosen Territory. There were no particularly good conditions for them — just simple, crude shacks.
However, he knew that in this time of war, providing everyone with a place that shielded them from the wind and rain was the greatest consolation.
Nonetheless, this still drew many complaints.
An old man walked over, looking at Karl with worry. “Lord Karl, we’ve abandoned our homes. Will we be able to go back in the future?”
A dark look flashed in Karl’s eyes, but it was instantly replaced by a friendly smile. “Of course. We must believe in Lord Yinan. Once this war is won, everyone will be able to live a better life!”
The old man’s heart skipped a beat when he saw the dark look that flashed in Karl’s eyes for a fleeting second, but hearing Karl’s friendly words afterward, he felt he might have misread it…
“Sigh, I hope it’s as Lord Karl says.” The old man sighed, a trace of anxiety still in his eyes, as he turned back to help organize the supplies.
Yinan now had less than 80,000 gold coins left. He began to frequently sell off real estate in the Rosen Territory. Those civilians who still had a decent amount of money in their pockets couldn’t help but pay up to ensure their families could live a better life.
No one knew how long this war would last. With 80,000 soldiers involved, this was definitely the largest internal conflict to happen in the surrounding territories in the last ten years!
The people of the Rosen Territory were in a state of panic, yet they didn’t dare to run. Their lord had just bathed a territory in blood; he certainly wouldn’t mind killing a few more fleeing refugees!
Looking at the gold coins constantly pouring in, Yinan felt slightly more confident. With this money, there would be no shortage of people willing to die for him!
***
The North was vast, with countless surrounding territories. The death of one or two viscounts wasn’t worth the Empire’s attention.
Nancy had returned to the Imperial Capital this time primarily because a major event had occurred!
The Prime Minister of the Isol Empire, an old man who had lived for over 400 years, had passed away…
The man who stood at the peak of the Empire’s power was ultimately no match for time.
The little Empress Theresa felt as if the sky were falling. Prime Minister Forrester was dead, and those four grand dukes would definitely bully her relentlessly!
Nancy stood on the bustling streets of the Imperial Capital, staring at the towering palace with infinite killing intent in her eyes! Forrester’s passing was undoubtedly an earthquake for the Empire!
The four grand dukes’ eyes gleamed with greed, each thinking about pushing a representative to the top!
Aside from the Imperial Council, the Empire’s power structure included the Noble Tribunal!
The former could issue various decrees, making the nobles follow orders, and the little Empress was equivalent to the chairperson of the Imperial Council. Of course, the number of votes in her hands was dwindling…
The latter could judge nobles, convict them, and strip them of their titles and lives.
The little Empress was like the Chief Justice; she was responsible for the sentencing!
Below her were two Deputy Justices: one responsible for investigating evidence, and the other for making arrests!
Why couldn’t one person investigate while making arrests? Or arrest someone and convict them directly?
The nobles wouldn’t agree! The powers had to be separated; otherwise, they wouldn’t play this game of kings with you!
The Prime Minister was the executor of the evidence investigations, while the Deputy Justice responsible for arrests was the representative pushed forward by the grand dukes.
If these two Deputy Justices could not maintain absolute loyalty to the Emperor at the same time, a split in power would occur!
If she convicted the nobles but no evidence could be found or no one could be arrested, she would be left as nothing but an empty shell.
Inside the palace, the little Empress Theresa was anxious, having already torn through countless pairs of white gauze gloves…
Fortunately, the old Prime Minister had purged many of the opposition before he left; otherwise, there would be no chance at all!
But the grand dukes were very willing to bully the little Empress into becoming a mere mascot of the Empire…
Their ancestors had expanded this empire alongside the founding emperor of Isol. Although they had their own duchies, they always had to follow the Empire’s commands, which had long since caused a grudge to fester within these bastards!
The nobles were somewhat surprised by Nancy’s return. Had that old bastard Will failed to delay this woman?
The Grand Duke of Frostwolf also showed a dissatisfied expression. He ordered his servants to report the recent events in that small patch of the North clearly.
“Are there still descendants of the Hill family inheriting titles?” The four grand dukes had almost forgotten this family.
Several hundred years ago, legendary figures had appeared in the Hill family’s ancestry. Unfortunately… they had chosen the wrong side and were demoted by the Emperor from their positions of power in the Imperial Capital to become minor nobles in the North.
“I didn’t expect that bastard to still have a descendant stirring up trouble in the North…” The Grand Duke of the West had a complicated look in his eyes.