Mage Veigar

Chapter 701 Solitary Seedling
A few days later.

Foster on the east coast of the empire officially announced his retreat and return home.

Vega also gave up the entire eastern region of the empire, including the Red Leaf Fortress, and returned to the west coast city of Dunbu with 200,000 surrendered troops and commander Voscoro Darnay.

Boom boom boom——

The sound of cannon fire was deafening.

Under the arrangement of Ilo and Menno, the city of Dunbu was decorated with lights and civilians lined the streets to welcome them.

After so many months of hard work, coupled with this great victory, the civilians gradually began to recognize that the Galan Empire was the successor of the Holy Dynasty, because the leader of this force still retained the surname "Saint Laurent". Their beliefs did not disappear, but just stood up in another way.

Yes, winning is the key.

Vega led his army all the way from the eastern part of the empire to the central part. Every time a victory was reported back to the country, it would cause the civilians to celebrate. After each celebration, the people would inevitably have a greater sense of belonging to the entire force.

if not.

The fact that the Minister of Logistics forcibly added a war tax to squeeze the people's wealth and arrested all the nobles was enough to cause the entire country to collapse. Each of these things could cause social unrest.

But as long as Vega wins, everything will be fine.

Citizens will believe that their investment is worthwhile, because it is because of their contributions that the country has become strong. Once the country becomes strong, they will be able to experience the sense of honor.

The logistics minister who did all kinds of bad things for Vega's cause and was imprisoned was recently released under a joint initiative of the people. All the complaints against him disappeared with the victory brought by Vega.

Waving colorful flags wildly.

The logistics minister, who was on paid leave with his family, was so excited that tears welled up in his eyes when he saw Vega's army returning to the capital in the crowd.

That person, who is about the same height and age as the child next to him and is at the center of the world, is his own faith!

It was precisely because of his 100% trust in Vega that he dared to do such an outrageous thing, and was even willing to take the biggest blame and go to jail in order to raise supplies for this expedition.

Now it’s all paying off.

He was regarded as the most responsible and far-sighted logistics official. Commoners and nobles no longer threw stones and rotten eggs at his house, and now he could gain enough respect wherever he went.

Others worship and trust Vega crazily, and think victory is a matter of course.

But it wasn't until he stepped into the city of Dunbu that Vega truly relaxed.

Although this battle seems easy, the risks are far greater than imagined.

Even if they were defeated in a war, the nobles and common people might rise up in rebellion because of the previous exploitation, and eventually push the entire country into the abyss of destruction. Fortunately, he turned the danger into safety and successfully transformed the risk into cohesion.

Veigar rode a warhorse and walked at the front of the army.

Now is the time to enjoy victory and glory, and the world will focus on him at this moment.

The facts are just as imagined.

The Empire's withdrawal and Vega's return to the capital not only caused a stir on the West Coast, but also had the greatest impact on the entire world, especially the Western countries.

Except for the city-state of Gangti.

The Western countries that were unaware of the truth began to change their expressions when talking about Vega.

Because up to now, Vega has declared war on the whole world, and the war in which that tiny country on the west coast fights against the entire world is nearing its end. Now only the Holy Dragon Kingdom is still resisting stubbornly.

This is unimaginable to other countries.

A west coast, smaller than any of their countries.

Whether it is resources, military strength, or foundation, it is dwarfed by any country present.

But the Jialan Empire still repelled everyone.

First, the Divine Mage appeared out of nowhere and defeated the 260 million Western coalition forces and the imperial rebels. Then, Vega made a feint to the east and attacked the west, all the way from the east to the center of the empire, forcing the empire to withdraw its troops on the east coast. Now, all that’s left is to repel the Holy Dragon Nation to complete the feat of fighting against the whole world. This event can be described as unprecedented. “The King has arrived in the East!”

The king of the Free Alliance said this with anxiety at the court meeting.

"..."

"The first rank is never the Holy Dynasty, but Vega Saint Laurent. Please remember this."

The Pope of the city-state of Gangti announced his concerns to the allies and reminded them to be prepared for danger in times of peace.

"..."

"The reality you should most clearly recognize now is—"

The legitimate king of the destroyed Cloud Country publicly mocked the other countries through a meeting: "Not only can you not defeat the devil in the East, you can't even defeat the Principality of Baya, which is regarded as a clown in the East. Wake up, the West has never been the center of the world. We are not strong, we are very weak."

"..."

The entire West was shrouded in a heavy shadow because of the empire's withdrawal.

If you fall behind, you will be beaten. After being beaten, you will understand the need to make progress.

After being slapped in the face by the Principality of Baya and beaten up by Vega, the West finally woke up and realized the need to work hard to become stronger.

Therefore, the entire West...

No, it should be said that the West, the Empire, the Principality of Baya, and a number of small vassal states have focused their attention on the Holy Dragon Kingdom and the Galan Empire. On one side is the Eastern giant that is about to rise, and on the other side is the last force to fight against Vega.

What decisions will the two parties make next?

The first person to make the decision was Vega.

The following year, mid-February.

When spring came and flowers bloomed, Vega officially crossed the river and marched east.

After Vega made this move, the next person to make a choice was Augustus.

Now he has two choices.

Either they evacuate the East Coast with their troops in disgrace, or simply announce that the last remaining force of the World Coalition against Vega has ended here.

Or stay on the East Coast and be a real hero.

But being a hero is not easy. If they lose this war, they will be ridiculed by other countries for overestimating their own capabilities, and even the entire country will be humiliated by his defeat. However, if they win this war...

No! No need to win!

As long as they fight on equal terms, both he and the Holy Dragon Kingdom will be looked up to.

He glanced at the battle plan that had been torn apart by him, then picked up the letter from the Holy Dragon King asking him to retreat. Finally, he gritted his teeth and wrote a reply letter for the soldiers to take to the Holy Dragon King.

The content of the letter speaks for itself.

He applied to the Holy Dragon King to stay on the East Coast, and stated clearly that he was confident that he could find out whether there were any divine mages in the Jialan Empire.

Augustus had made his decision.

That is to use the powerful weapon given by Foster to test Vega's trump card.

This is extremely crucial information for the Holy Dragon Kingdom, which has already lost its trump card, and it even affects the future path of the Holy Dragon Kingdom.

Because after Vega takes over the East Coast and stabilizes internal affairs, the first target he will attack will probably be them. At that time, whether they return to the Dragon Islands or stay on the mainland to fight Vega to the death is something they will have to face sooner or later.

(End of this chapter)