Mage Veigar

Chapter 684: The Whole Country Moves West
Stay east.

Or maybe the center of gravity shifted westward.

This is the dilemma that Grand Duke Baya is in.

Staying in the east and doing his best could certainly help him defend the country and temporarily resist the powerless Silis and Tanniel, but when Vega recovered, he would not be able to fight against the Galan Empire on the west coast.

But he was unwilling to leave the East like this.

This is their home, their entire inheritance is here. If they were to destroy the inheritance that has been passed down till now, even if he wanted to agree, the ministers would never allow it.

Because shifting the center of gravity westward is only a backup plan.

That was a choice they made when they were at their wit's end and had no way to retreat. Now they had not reached the point of being in a dilemma, but how could he be willing to hand over the country to Celis without even putting up a little resistance?

But as Aiden Gary said.

Now is not the time to be short-sighted. Ever since Aiden won a series of battles in the West and destroyed two countries, Grand Duke Baya's ambition has expanded to the point of conquering the world. If he wants to conquer the world, he must try to let go of some things.

"Order!"

Grand Duke Baya ignored the objections of his ministers and the lives of the civilians. He withstood the pressure and issued an order: "From today on, the Principality of Baya will abandon everything in the east and move its center of gravity to the west."

"Your Majesty, you are destroying your own inheritance!"

"We are not at the end of our rope yet. Please think twice."

"Giving up the east is like cutting off one's own arm, Your Majesty."

"..."

The ministers still wanted to object, but Grand Duke Baya got angry and said, "This matter is settled. It is best to prepare as soon as possible. Anyone who does not want to go west with me can stay here and wait for death."

Faced with such a firm order, the ministers had nothing to say.

And Aiden Gary let out a long sigh.

This is a test. If Grand Duke Baya really refuses to leave for the sake of the interests here or cannot withstand the pressure like those senior officials, then he will choose to leave here and find another way out.

Aiden, who has grown up to this day, understands this very well.

In this world, if you want to gain something you must give something. If you don’t want to give anything, you will definitely gain nothing.

Giving up the East would indeed result in huge losses in the short term, but the Principality would also have made a clean break with the past and embarked on a new journey. In addition, now that the West has been defeated in the East, he is confident that he can bring the Principality of Baya to new heights.

"Your Majesty is wise. I will return to the West to take charge of the situation."

After saying this, Aiden Gary left the meeting room and headed back to the West alone.

However, what Aiden did not notice was that, although his military talent had indeed grown to the level of a famous general due to his constant battles with Vega, he was not well versed in the ways of the world and politics.

This has resulted in no minister in the entire Principality of Baya being close to him.

Not just the ministers...

Even Grand Duke Baya began to dislike this general who spoke aggressively and did not give him face at all because of his military merits and abilities. If the war ended one day and the Baya Principality unified the continent, Aiden would be the first to kill him.

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A few days later.

Celis Rodney and Tanniel Rheinberg received news that the center of gravity of the Principality of Baya was shifting westwards.

“I didn’t expect that the Principality of Baya would retreat without a fight.” Tanier Rheinberg sighed and said, “It seems that the gap between me and Lord Vega has widened again. Now his reputation alone can make a big country move west, while we have fought here for more than two months and have not been able to take down the entire Principality of Baya. We have even fallen to the point where we have to gamble everything on it.”

"Why should you be so modest, General?"

Qi Lisi threw the battle plan that Tanniel had given her a few days ago into the fire. "If the news of the great victory on the west coast had not come, and the Principality of Baya had not moved west, I'm afraid they would have become history in a few days. Who knows, maybe Vega indirectly helped the Principality of Baya this time."

"Hahaha."

Tanier smiled and said, "Thank you for your praise. This plan is too risky after all. The chance of success is less than 1%. The correct way is to scare off the Principality of Baya and take over the entire Principality without losing a single soldier. Besides that, there is one more thing I want to ask you, young lady."

"Please explain clearly, General."

"What is our next plan?"

Tanier looked at Silis and said, "We have a solid foundation now. The Empire and the Holy Dragon Kingdom are not easy to move. The East Coast of the Holy Dynasty has also fallen into the hands of the two countries. I am afraid we will not be able to join forces with Lord Vega in a short time."

"I think the best course of action for us now is to do nothing."

Qi Lisi looked at the map and said, "All the nations have been defeated. Next, we just need to take corresponding actions according to the next moves of the Holy Dragon Nation, the Empire, and Vega. Now this situation requires someone to break the deadlock, but this person must not be us."

“I guess this person must be Lord Vega.”

Tanier chuckled, "The dynasty has collapsed. Without the need to pay attention to public opinion, this battle for the coronation of the new king is enough for Lord Vega to remove the words "interim president" and officially stand out as the emperor."

"I don't think so now."

Silis smiled gently. "Vega, you have always been a conceited and greedy kid. Although this war has given him prestige and made him king, he still lacks a place to be crowned that matches his status as an emperor."

"what do you mean……"

"He won't let this go."

Qi Lisi pointed to the east coast and said, "If I'm not mistaken, he will take advantage of the great victory and the fact that no one knows his true colors to take the initiative to send troops to the east coast in order to scare off the coalition forces of the Holy Dragon Kingdom and the Empire."

"Will the Empire and the Holy Dragon Kingdom really retreat?"

"After witnessing the war that directly subdued all the nations, would they dare not retreat?"

Tanier frowned and thought for a while, then looked at Qi Lisi and said, "Without knowing the specific details of the West Coast, if it were me, I would definitely not dare to fight them, but I might try to test them a little before retreating."

"Want to test us?"

"Don't forget one thing—"

"What I'm best at is bluffing!"

In the great city of Dunbu on the west coast, Vega said this confidently to a group of officers.

Just as Celis had imagined, the time for the coronation had arrived, but he thought that this was not enough. How could a mere city like Dunbu possibly be worthy of the status of a king? The announcement of the rise of a new dynasty and the fall of the old dynasty must be made in Saint Laurent!

Only by being crowned in Saint Laurent City can the subjects of the dynasty be made aware of this.

The Holy Dynasty has indeed become history, but the Holy Dynasty's successor, the Galan Empire, will stand up again on this land, and they can fully devote their faith to this new country again.

Because faith has not disappeared.

Faith is just inherited in another way.

(End of this chapter)