Mage Veigar

Chapter 529: The Kingdom's Eating Style
More than ten days have passed.

Now the war is getting closer and closer, but Vega has stayed indoors since he learned the news that day. Even when Xia came to ask in person, she was unable to see Vega. He has already declined all visitors.

What has Vega been doing these past ten days?
No one would believe it if I told him that he spent the whole day staring at the map of the empire and the world map.

Just as imagined.

Vega is trying hard to think about how to win the war with an extra 800,000 combat forces.

But unfortunately, in the past ten days, Vega has not thought of any solution at all.

Eight hundred thousand is not just an increase in numbers.

First of all, the combat effectiveness of the Imperial Army's soldiers is unquestionable. If a head-on battle were to take place, almost no country would be a match for the Empire. The only country in the entire continent that could gain the upper hand in a head-on battle would probably be the Free Alliance.

Besides.

As the defending party, Vega was already troubled by the defensive forces within the empire. The central army had never really taken action. Now with the addition of 800,000 active troops, Vega didn't even know where to start.

and many more!

Now it is no longer a question of where to start, the question is whether we can still win this war.

Veigar saw no hope of victory.

Speaking objectively, Vega doesn't want to fight this war at the moment.

But unfortunately, it is no longer possible to avoid fighting.

Because Vega has earned a reputation for fighting a war of justice and revenge, a large number of civilians have bought a large amount of national debt for this reason, hoping that the dynasty will be able to take revenge one day.

If this war is not fought now, Vega will definitely be blamed, and the credibility of the royal family will be directly affected. After all, Saint Laurent XVIII has abandoned the people, and he is still doing so after the change of dynasty. In the future, the royal family will need to gain the support of the people across the country, which may not be so easy.

the most important is.

This battle must also achieve certain results. If no results are achieved, Vega will be labeled as incompetent. No matter which world, humans are a forgetful race. A defeat is enough to make everyone deny your original achievements.

Reality is so cold.

This is like a general who has been defeated repeatedly suddenly wins a battle. He will receive unprecedented praise. However, a general who has never been defeated suddenly loses a battle. Not only will no one comfort him, but he will also be slandered.

This is really a very simple truth, and it is also human nature.

If Okasos interferes, Vega might even be brought down from the altar because of this mistake.

Even so, Vega still had to fight this battle.

Even if he knew that he could not win and there was even a risk of failure, he still had to fight a war. He would use every possible means to achieve certain results, and then find an opportunity to shift all the blame to other countries. The ideal situation would be to show his honor in defeat in front of the people of the dynasty.

The time came to the tenth day before the war.

The United Kingdom launched today the second meeting of the Covenant States.

The meeting was held in the kingdom's capital, Bauhinia City. Those present included the Free Alliance's commander-in-chief in charge of this operation, the King of the Principality of Baya, the Grand Duke of Baya, the King of the United Kingdom, and finally Vega himself.

"May I ask your Majesty, what is the purpose of this meeting?"

The commander-in-chief of the Free Alliance, Admiral Swinburne Raphael, the 'Night-breed', was sipping red wine while asking questions to the King of the United Kingdom. He was young, elegant, and gentle, and did not behave like a battle-hardened admiral at all. Instead, he looked like a well-educated gentleman, and looked no different from a human being.

If you really want to find a difference, when he opened his mouth, the fangs on both sides made Vega think of vampires.

King Nordrian du Clinston of the United Kingdom took advantage of Swinburne's question and said: "There are two main reasons for inviting you to this meeting. The first is to express my deepest apologies to you."

Hearing this, Vega sneered: "What's wrong with your majesty?"

"Because of my mistake, I failed to contain the 80 main forces of the empire. This is a mistake for which I cannot escape death. Please forgive me." King Nordrian du Klinston put on a sincere face, put aside his dignity and bowed to everyone.

Everyone present watched the king's hard work with a sneer.

Everyone present is not a fool. If there was no king manipulating it, how could the empire not lose a single soldier, and even retreat from the city of Casilli to the country openly? Even a three-year-old child couldn't be fooled by such a thing.

"May I ask your Majesty, what price will you pay for us to forgive your mistakes?"

Grand Duke Baya crossed his arms and asked coldly to King Nordrian of the United Kingdom. This move was thought by everyone, including the commanders of Vega and the Free Alliance, as an attempt to call for accusations. However, only the two people who spoke knew that although this move seemed to be an attempt to call for accusations, it was actually shifting the topic to the second incident. Obviously, the relationship between the Kingdom and the Principality of Baya was not that simple.

He glanced at Grand Duke Baya calmly.

King Nordrian smiled slightly, and then continued, "This is also the second purpose of inviting the three of you here. In order to make up for this mistake, our country has decided to send out 75 main forces to attack the empire together with you."

"Your Majesty, don't you think your eating manners are a little ugly?"

Vega smiled coldly. Before coming here, he had vaguely guessed that the kingdom's apology was fake, and that the real intention was to apply to join the ranks of the main countries and jointly divide the empire. Now it seems that everything is as he expected.

Those in power are indeed shameless people.

King Nordrian showed his shamelessness to the fullest. He did not feel embarrassed by Veigar's ridicule. Instead, he continued to ask the three people shamelessly: "Please allow me to help. Our country is willing to be the vanguard!"

"Your Majesty Nordrian, you are going too far."

Grand Duke Baya is indeed an excellent actor. He has mastered the art of both overtly rejecting and covertly welcoming. "Allowing your country to remain in the Covenant is already a favor beyond the law. Now you still want to serve as the main force?"

King Nordrian twitched the corners of his mouth.

This is an expression of wanting to laugh but not daring to laugh, because Grand Duke Baya's assist can be said to be played beautifully.

If Vega and the Alliance weren't here, he would even want to compliment them personally.

Because as long as he is not kicked out of the Allied Powers, then with his 75 troops, he will definitely be able to gain a considerable portion of the benefits in this war. Of course, it would be ideal if he could become the vanguard, because the first person to try something new will always get the most benefits.

risk?

The Kingdom, the Principality of Baya, and Okasos, like others, did not think there was any risk in the four-nation invasion of the empire.

The only regret is.

King Nordrian believed that Vega and the Free Alliance would never give up their position as the Vanguard.

But as long as he continues to stay in the Allied Powers and no longer serves as an auxiliary country in the war, then even if he loses his position as a vanguard, it will be acceptable.

But the next scene made King Nordrian feel like he was living in a dream.

When Vega and the Free Alliance's commander Swinburne Raphael heard what King Nordrian of the United Kingdom said, they raised their hands at the same time and agreed to the kingdom's proposal to serve as the vanguard.

(End of this chapter)