Mage Veigar

Chapter 361 Layout
Vega took out something.

This thing turned out to be the pendant infused with awakening potion that Xia gave him.

This pendant was a token of agreement and proof of the oath between Xia and Vega. Later, without Xia's knowledge, Vega took out the potion, but he ordered someone to make a replica of the pendant that was indistinguishable from the real thing.

This pendant might not fool a professional.

But Xia obviously didn't have the ability to tell whether the pendant was real or fake, so when she saw Vega take out the pendant, a flower-like smile bloomed on her face again.

She breathed a sigh of relief: "General, you are able to carry this token with you. It turns out that you have not forgotten our agreement."

"Of course I dare not forget it."

Veigar said firmly: "This is the agreement with Your Majesty. It is also the greatest honor of my life. Even if I die, I will not forget this oath."

"So……"

Xia seemed to want to ask something else, but Vega saw through 1 and 2, so he interrupted and said, "But please be patient, Your Majesty. Now is not the time to fulfill the promise when we are facing a powerful enemy. I once swore to you that on the day of the unified dynasty, I would present you with the oath ring in front of the people of the dynasty."

"I, I will endure it."

Shia bit her lip and finally agreed to Vega's suggestion.

This also made Vega feel relieved. Becoming a prince of the dynasty now would be disadvantageous and useless. If he didn't mention the opposition from his subjects, the 2 imperial troops defending the city would be the first to defect.

Therefore, the best time is after the unified dynasty.

By then, everything will be natural and smooth, and I believe no subject will dare to oppose his achievements. Moreover, he will no longer need to rely on the imperial army, and he probably even has the capital to launch a war against the empire.

As long as she became a prince, Xia would be under his control again.

Then the entire dynasty would be in his pocket.

But just as Vega was dreaming, a figure suddenly appeared in the room. It was none other than Carol.

"Carol, meet your majesty."

He first bowed deeply to Xia. The king of the dynasty was supreme in his heart.

"Carol."

The moment Xia saw Carol appear, she subconsciously hid behind Vega.

Carol naturally noticed this action. His eyes were full of anger towards Vega, but he did not dare to raise his head, for fear that his fierce gaze would scare Xia.

Why are you angry?
This is from jealousy to anger.

Because when Xia faced something she didn't know how to deal with, she always hid behind him. The appearance of Vega in the alley made Xia do this, but things are different now, and he has become an object of distrust.

Carol may not have any unique insights into other things, but he is very sensitive to Xia's affairs. Therefore, he already understands very well that Vega has replaced his position in Xia's heart, and even surpassed him.

What to do?
Now Xia is His Majesty the King, and he is just a subject. He dare not blame Xia, nor dare to interfere with Xia's decision. Therefore, he can only hold this hatred on Vega. All this is Vega's instigation.

Veigar didn't know that he was being blamed again.

He drew out Doran's Blade and pointed it at Carol: "Sir Carol, if I remember correctly, you are no longer His Majesty's Guardian Knight. You are visiting the palace at this time without permission. Are you trying to assassinate His Majesty?"

After hearing Vega's words, before Carol could explain, Shia's eyes turned into one of distrust.

This made Carol even more angry. He yelled at Vega, "Little devil, don't slander me. I don't believe that you can't tell that I was the one who killed those assassins during the day."

"Hahaha."

Vega laughed loudly. "Sir Carol, I admire your strength, but I didn't expect you to be such a villain who takes credit for something. My subordinates and I were the ones who eliminated the assassins during the day at the risk of our lives. When did this become your masterpiece? Her Majesty was there at the time, but I don't think she saw it either."

If it were before.

Whatever Carol said, Xia would definitely think it was true.

But now it has become that whatever Vega says, Shia assumes it must be what it is, and she didn't notice Carol during the day, so she nodded to Vega as a matter of course. This made Carol so angry that she almost vomited blood.

He had clearly done the most loyal thing, but not only was his credit taken away, but his master also only listened to the words of an outsider. This made it difficult for him to conceal his anger.

"Let's not talk about this for now."

Carol could only comfort himself that he did it not for the credit, but to help Xia be crowned successfully.

Therefore, he chose to change the subject and suggested again: "This time, I would like to ask Your Majesty to move to the West Bank of the Dynasty. Now that you have been successfully crowned, I believe that the group of people on the West Bank will not dare to attack you without authorization. In addition, I have secretly contacted General Kellison during this period. He is willing to bring troops to protect your safety."

“I will not leave General Vega’s side.” Xia’s tone was firm.

This made Carol even more annoyed, but Xia was now the king, and as a person extremely loyal to the royal family, he would never dare to force Xia as he had done before.

That is a disgrace to the king's dignity.

Therefore, he could only suppress his disgust and target Vega: "Little... General Vega, as a professional soldier, I believe you understand the plight of Saint Laurent City better than I do. If you have no way to relieve the siege of Saint Laurent, please let me protect His Majesty to the west bank. As long as His Majesty is still here, the dynasty has hope of rising."

“It’s not that I cannot agree to this.”

Vega said something that surprised the two of them. No matter in the eyes of Xia or Carol, Vega would never agree to this matter, but why did he change his mind now?
"Then I will take your majesty away now."

Carol was obviously afraid that the night might get longer and more trouble, so she immediately suggested leaving.

However, Vega also put forward his conditions at this time: "But may I ask Sir Carol, how can you guarantee that those people on the west coast will obey your majesty's orders? If they raise an army to besiege your majesty, it may be difficult for Kellison's troops to resist. In addition, there is another important question, can General Kellison really break through the kingdom's port defense line?"

These two questions directly stuck Carol.

He really couldn't guarantee that the people on the west coast wouldn't do something treasonous, and the troops that Kerison was in did encounter difficulties, and they seemed to have difficulty breaking through the enemy's defenses.

"So I have a suggestion here."

Veigar revealed his true intentions, "I will ask your Majesty to issue two orders. The first is to have the Kellison troops abandon the attack on the port city and attack the Saint Laurent defense system. The second order is to have the West Coast send troops to support immediately. If both of them act according to the order, it will not only show that they are still loyal to your Majesty, but also indirectly lift the siege of Saint Laurent."

"This..." Carol hesitated.

Vega took the opportunity to add fuel to the fire: "Even if we can't break the siege of Saint Laurent, as long as the reinforcements from the West Coast and the troops from Kellison arrive, the chances of welcoming His Majesty back to the West Coast will be greatly increased. What do you think?"

Carol fell silent.

He thought about it carefully and did not find any loopholes. Vega's considerations seemed reasonable. It was natural to consider Shia's safety. After all, he was the one who least wanted to see Shia get hurt.

Vega smiled.

He quickly said to Xia, "Your Majesty, please appoint Lord Carol as an envoy and have him go to the West Coast with orders to ask for reinforcements. If we can successfully get the troops from Kellison and the West Coast to send troops to rescue, the siege of Saint Laurent will be easily lifted."

"Carol, I order you now..."

Of course, Xia obeyed Vega's orders, so she ordered Carol to act as the messenger according to Vega's instructions, go to the West Coast to ask for help and test the West Coast's loyalty.

"Your Highness obeys my command."

Carol bowed solemnly to Xia and then disappeared into the room again.

Vega smiled viciously when he saw this, because this was basically an order to die. If Carol went to the West Coast with this order, he would definitely be regarded as a thorn in the eye and a thorn in the flesh, and would be eliminated by the real ruler of the West Coast.

And what about Veigar?

Not only did he kill Carol, the troublesome guy, without bloodshed by using West Coast's knife, but he also made West Coast successfully bear the blame for disobeying the king's orders, which is a capital crime of treason.

This is the charm of using the emperor to control the princes.

As long as Xia is there, justice will always be on his side.

Of course, this was just an entertainment program before the first stage of the plan began. What Vega really had to consider was how to use Shia's identity to ask the Empire to attack the United Kingdom in exchange for ceding land and granting money.

(End of this chapter)