Mage Veigar

Chapter 401 Stabilizing the rear
In the conference room.

Menno's moon-like face was covered with sweat.

It had been a long time since he had been summoned by Vega alone, and every time he was summoned by Vega alone, nothing good would happen. He still remembered that the last time he was summoned by Vega alone, he was sent to Saya Castle, the headquarters of the Kingdom Army, as bait.

Thinking back to that time, it was almost a life-and-death situation.

In addition to this reason, Menno was afraid of Vega from the bottom of his heart.

Vega had been treating him with both kindness and force all along, seemingly seeing through his heart completely. This had caused him to not dare to have any second thoughts until now, and he had even given up on the idea of ​​returning to the kingdom or defecting.

I'm afraid even he himself wouldn't believe it.

Compared to the fear of death, he was actually more afraid of Vega. The feeling of having his inner thoughts seen through was just like being stripped naked, with an ID tag hanging on his head, and running on a crowded street, with all his privacy exposed.

Therefore, he was summoned by Vega again alone. He was so scared that he couldn't control his body. And because Vega didn't say anything and just stared at him up and down, this quiet environment finally made him collapse.

The legs went weak.

Menno knelt on the ground and cried bitterly: "General, please spare me, General, please spare me. I shouldn't have embezzled the 50 gold coins from the hotel owner and promised to protect him. I shouldn't have used the power of the organization to unify Saint Laurent's underground organization for my own selfish reasons... and... and I shouldn't have accepted a bribe of 100 gold coins from my subordinates. It was only because it was the first time someone bribed me and I couldn't control myself. Please spare me, General. I swear I will never dare to do it again next time..."

"..."

Vega didn't expect that he was stunned for a while, comparing the reactions of Menno and Ilo in this situation. Menno's reaction was so big that he actually burst into tears in the conference room.

"Be quiet and keep your head up."

Vega was a little annoyed by Menno's crying, and his words made Menno stop crying abruptly.

But after finally hearing Vega's voice, Menno's fear was reduced a lot. He was glad that his reaction of crying was correct, so he stood up and smiled flatteringly: "Thank you for your understanding, General. May I ask what you want me to do?"

"There is indeed something I need to entrust to you."

Vega glanced at Menno with a half-smile, then said, "I plan to march west to attack the eldest prince of the dynasty in the near future. I plan to let Yiluo take charge of all the affairs on the east coast. Do you have any opinions?"

A hint of envy flashed in Menno's eyes.

As a legitimate imperial officer and Vega's adjutant, Ilo had a much higher status than Vega, a defeated general. Therefore, apart from a hint of envy, he had no other thoughts.

So he quickly replied: "I dare not have any opinion."

"You can have opinions this time."

The look in Vega's eyes made Menno feel a chill.

"Please understand, General."

Menno said nervously, he seemed to have guessed something vaguely, but at this time he could only play dumb, because some kings did not like subordinates who were too shrewd, they preferred chess pieces who only knew how to follow orders.

"I want you to keep an eye on Iroh."

Veigar made his intention clear: "You need to use the navy and the intelligence organization you established not long ago to closely monitor Yiluo's every move. If he does anything out of line, take this secret letter and mobilize the 5000 defenders I left behind to clean up the traitors."

Mingqian handed over the military and political power to Yiluo.

But in fact, Vega only gave Ilo the level 1 political power and the level 2 military power. The real level 1 military power was in the hands of Menno. Because of Menno's underground organization and his identity as a kingdom officer, it was almost impossible for him to control the government.

Because even if Xiya agreed to Menno taking power, the entire Holy Dynasty would not agree. Therefore, Menno's identity is safer than Yiluo's.

But Vega's action made Menno even more afraid.

He really didn't expect that Vega didn't even really trust his confidant Ilo, and actually sent him, a kingdom officer, to secretly monitor him. So, was he, who was even worse than Ilo, being monitored by someone else?
This is absolutely certain.

Menno was already convinced that there must be someone secretly watching him behind his back. It was no wonder that Vega did not show any surprise when he listed a series of crimes he had committed just now. Perhaps his every move was under Vega's control.

"I obey your orders."

Menno did not dare to hesitate and immediately accepted the secret letter that could mobilize all the garrison troops.

He did not feel that this was a right given to him at all. Instead, he felt that it was a hot potato. If he wanted to abuse his power, the people who were monitoring him would surely come out and kill him the first time.

Now he felt a little sympathy for Yiluo.

Although that imperial officer holds great power, he probably doesn't even know how many people are watching him from behind.

Compared to Iroh, at least he already knew how to control his subordinates, and with basic vigilance, he would never do anything out of line and send himself to the grave.

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Step by step.

Vega sorted out the chaotic situation and stabilized the rear. When he was waiting for the end of the harvest season to march west, the Great Prince's forces on the west coast also received information about Vega.

Old General Theon met with the Crown Prince with the intelligence.

He bowed slightly, and then said, "Your Highness, there is news from the East Coast that the factories in their port cities are manufacturing large commercial ships in large quantities. I'm afraid that little devil is preparing to attack us."

"Oh?"

The eldest prince Kaia Saint Laurent showed disdain in his eyes: "It seems that the last time they sent Carol to recruit us, they were trying to find an excuse for the next war and make us lose the support of the people."

"Your Highness, that's a good idea."

Theon nodded and said, "That kid is no ordinary person. His ambitions extend beyond the East Coast. He has probably completely controlled the East Coast at this moment, so he has set his sights on our West Coast, intending to take over the entire Holy Dynasty."

Theon recalled a scene in the city of Nila.

He was completely certain that Vega was trying to use the emperor to control the princes and become the uncrowned king of the entire dynasty.

"The empire's followers also want to seize the eternal foundation of our dynasty?"

The eldest prince said in a resounding voice: "Let them come if they want. Even the elite army of the kingdom dare not cross the river without permission. With just a few broken ships, do they think they can defeat our navy and air force?"

The Dunbu natural moat is not just talk.

Without adequate preparation, the vast Donbu River is a nightmare for any army.

As long as a small number of air force and navy are sent to the west bank, the enemy can be buried directly at the bottom of the Donbu River.

Therefore, no matter whether it is an army of 20 or 40, and no matter the quality of the soldiers or the number of advanced forces, for the West Coast it is just the difference between a few more rounds of magic bombing or a few fewer rounds of magic bombing.

(End of this chapter)