Mage Veigar

Chapter 387 Leaving the City on a Starry Night
It's really incomprehensible.

If the intelligence was correct, then according to Vega's opinion, King Shia should immediately agree to his request, but judging from the current situation, something might have gone wrong.

So after the court meeting, he found Vega again.

“Commodore Vega, this is not what we agreed on.”

Eskar was obviously a little angry: "According to the situation we have, this is the first time that His Majesty the King has rejected your request. I want to know what happened here, or whether you, General..."

The second half of the sentence was self-explanatory, almost explicitly questioning Vega.

But when it comes to practicing Tai Chi, Vega is clearly not inferior to these senior officials. He narrowed his eyes and spoke in a sharp tone: "Mr. Chief of the General Staff, have you investigated me?"

"Cough cough..."

Eskar coughed awkwardly. Investigations were one thing, and it was best if everyone kept it to themselves. But if they said it out loud, it would be like slapping Vega in the face. Therefore, Eskar's tone was weaker, and he was hesitant to say anything.

Suppress first and then raise.

Vega retracted his fierce expression and laughed, "It's understandable that the Chief of Staff works for the Empire. But please don't question my loyalty to the Empire. There was indeed an accident in this matter, but it has nothing to do with me."

"Appreciate further details."

Eskar's tone was anxious.

Vega hesitated for a moment, then said in embarrassment: "Originally, I went to see His Majesty yesterday for this matter, and wanted to give him a heads-up, but the cabinet ministers were in the palace, and His Majesty made this matter public, which was met with collective opposition."

"But those ministers this morning?"

Eskar recalled that he had objected to the request of several ministers at the court meeting in the morning and was so angry that his teeth were itching.

"It was the Cabinet Ministers."

Veigar shook his head regretfully. “You also know that the Holy Dynasty is extremely xenophobic. Although I have some say in front of His Majesty, I am still somewhat overshadowed by those elders of the two dynasties.”

"General, please think of a solution no matter what."

Eskar was a little anxious. He did not question Vega's words because the Holy Dynasty was famous for its xenophobia. In history, no officers from other countries, no, no people from other countries at all, had ever held important positions in the Holy Dynasty.

Vega has broken this record.

But in Eskar's opinion, even if the record was broken, Vega's influence would certainly not be comparable to those of the dynasty's important officials.

"I try my best."

After Vega perfunctorily treated Eskar and sent him away, he finally smiled.

Of course, he would not tell Eskar that even the words of opposition from the ministers were arranged by him in advance. In order to complete the control of the dynasty, Vega replaced almost all the ministers who were not useful to him in nearly half a year.

So it is no exaggeration to say.

The entire court meeting was full of actors, with Eskar being the only audience member. It was natural that he was confused and deceived.

After Eskar left, Vega wrote a letter and placed it on the table, and asked Ilo to hand it to Eskar personally when he arrived the next day. However, Vega himself left the City Lord's Mansion and walked towards the military camp.

24:00 that evening.

Vega secretly left Saint Laurent with 2 imperial troops, without being noticed by anyone along the way, because the city of Saint Laurent would enforce a curfew after 23:00 in the evening, and anyone who dared to go out on the street at this time would be punished.

————Vega left Saint Laurent.

Eskar didn't discover the matter until the next day's court meeting, because Vega's position was vacant.

Vega's disappearance gave Eskar a bad feeling.

What happened next was just as he expected. When he brought up the old matter, Xia directly dismissed him with excuses such as the soldiers had not completed their training, they were short of supplies, and they were unable to form combat effectiveness... Even his application for entry was not approved.

Even though he was angry, Eskar didn't dare to act wildly.

Therefore, he blamed the incident on Vega, and after the court meeting, he went to the City Lord's Mansion angrily, intending to ask Vega for an explanation. Unfortunately, he did not meet Vega, but received a letter from Vega.

After reading this letter.

Eskar's expression, which had been so angry that he wanted to kill someone, instantly eased. He murmured to himself at the letter, "I misunderstood you, General Vega. I am ashamed for questioning your loyalty."

After saying that.

Eskar said to Iroh, "If the general can come back, please tell him that the empire will not forget what he has done. I will return to the country and find another way."

"Yes, Your Excellency the Chief of Staff."

Although Ilo didn't understand why Eskar suddenly said this, he still nodded in agreement.

So after bidding farewell to Ilo, Eskar immediately returned to the empire to report. This time, it was imperative to stop the kingdom's army. Even without the dynasty's permission, they would force their way in, unless the empire gave up attacking Dragon City and withdrew its troops in time.

So what was written in this letter that made Eskar have no doubt about Vega's loyalty?
This is, of course, where Vega is headed.

Vega stated in the letter that he was unable to complete the order issued by the Führer, and he felt ashamed of the Empire's cultivation and was too embarrassed to face Eskar himself. Therefore, when he learned that the Holy Dynasty refused to send troops, he decided to lead his troops to stop the 40 Kingdom troops overnight for the sake of the Empire's cause.

2 people blocking 40, this is certainly a one-way journey.

Faced with a man who risked his life to stop the Kingdom Army, Eskar certainly did not dare to question his loyalty. After all, in his opinion, Vega was already trying his best to negotiate, but the Dynasty just unilaterally disagreed.

Veigar first ensured his loyalty on the surface.

Of course, he secretly took these 2 soldiers to Eide City not really to stop the Kingdom Army. On the one hand, he did express his loyalty to the Empire to Chief of Staff Eskar and use him to confuse the Empire. Now is not the time to expose himself.

On the other hand, Vega wanted to take advantage of this opportunity to blackmail his old rival Tanier.

After all, he is not a demon.

Of course, he would not take advantage of the situation when the kingdom was in danger. At most, he would extort a toll or something. Well, that's it. Tanier should accept his extortion with a grateful attitude.

As for what kind of blackmail method is used?

Vega first ordered 20,000 soldiers to capture the city of Ed. This was an easy task for Vega because the kingdom's army had been focusing on defending port cities and ignoring the defense of inland cities.

Everything happened just as Vega had guessed.

Two days later, the Kingdom Army indeed chose this route to retreat.

So when the commander-in-chief of the Kingdom Army, Tanier Rheinberg, saw the dynasty's white flag with a golden crown instead of the Kingdom's golden lion flag flying in the sky above the city of Ed, his heart was close to collapse.

(End of this chapter)