Mage Veigar

Chapter 723 The Last Dinner

The next night.

Rebel leader Coverdale sent invitations to all senior military officers.

He invited the officers to a final dinner.

In the invitation letter, this final dinner was particularly prominent, which made Willinger and others realize at a glance that their threats had worked. This was probably the last farewell dinner, and after the meal, Coverdale would probably surrender.

Danger?

This is simply impossible.

They had worked with Coverdale for so long that they knew him too well.

How could the man who still dares not order his soldiers to attack civilians and has blocked arrows for his comrades on the battlefield several times attack his comrades who fought side by side with him? This is also the reason why they dare to force the emperor to abdicate again and again.

Because Coverdale is not a qualified king.

In the eyes of everyone, he is a merciful savior. Such an upright and fair person would never do anything insidious and cunning.

creak-

The door to the banquet hall opened, and officers rushed in one after another.

"The war is finally coming to an end."

Weiliner raised the goblet and drank it all in one gulp, feeling infinite melancholy in his heart.

"That's not a bad thing, is it?"

A staff officer replied to Williner: "I have begun to miss the civilian life. I never thought that an ordinary farmer like me would be able to do something for us civilians one day and force those high officials of the empire to compromise with us."

"Hey, hey, hey, don't be so sentimental."

A big man hugged Willin'er's neck and said, "Even if the war is over, we are still comrades who can support each other."

"..."

The atmosphere among the pro-surrender faction on Williner's side was harmonious. They looked forward to receiving amnesty and compensation from the empire after surrendering to it, and returning to civilian life, which was once the life they were most accustomed to but now was out of reach.

There are those who advocate surrender, and of course there are those who advocate war.

In another corner of the banquet hall, several officers looked at Weilin with resentment: "It's all because of those damned farmers. Otherwise, how could the leader surrender? We still have the strength to fight."

"You can't live a life of being second only to one person and above ten thousand people. Do you want to live a life of a commoner?"

Another division commander snorted and said, "What a bunch of short-sighted peasants. The reason why the rebels have been defeated one after another is because of these people who are only concerned about returning to the empire."

"No matter what, I will never surrender!"

A staff officer echoed, "I've had enough of my ordinary life. The reason I joined the rebels was to stand out. Now I would rather die than surrender to the Empire and go back to the past."

"We must make suggestions to the chief!"

There were sparks in the eyes of several people. If Coverdale proposed to surrender, they would try their best to stop him.

For ambitious people, as long as there is a glimmer of hope, they are unwilling to give up. This is their only chance to stand out, to gain power, and to enjoy the status of being second to none. They can never go back to the way they were before.

Da da da--

The footsteps echoed.

Although the protagonist of the party may arrive late, he will never be late.

Coverdale stood at the center of the banquet and said, "Thank you all for coming to this final dinner. Now I want to announce something important to you all, which is why this dinner is called the 'Last Dinner'."

"Lord Commander!"

Before Coverdale could say anything, a voice came from the corner: "Are you going to surrender to the Empire? I'm sorry that we cannot agree to this. We have finally come this far. We still have the entire northwest. We still have a chance!"

"Sitney! Don't forget our original intention!" Willinger pointed at the division commander angrily and said, "We established this organization to seek benefits for the people. Now that our goal has been achieved, there is no need for this organization to exist. Continuing to fight is not helping civilians, but bringing them pain and disaster. What we want is peace, not war."

"Please put away your saintly heart, it's really disgusting."

Sitney's eyes were full of disdain, and he pointed at Willinger and scolded him without any hesitation. The pro-war faction and the pro-surrender faction started to curse each other at the banquet, and the whole banquet was very noisy.

"Cough cough..."

"Please be quiet for a moment."

Coverdale's voice echoed, "So far, I have never said I would surrender."

After the words fell, the banquet fell into silence. Then the pro-surrender faction, led by Williner, angrily said, "Master Chief, since you don't surrender, what's the point of holding such a final banquet? Are you fooling us? We will not accompany you to such a boring banquet."

While talking.

Williner took the lead and walked towards the door, followed closely by the pro-surrender faction.

But at this moment, a voice was heard.

boom!
The door to the banquet hall was closed, and then teams of soldiers poured out from both sides, with high-level armed forces blocking the middle of the door.

"Master Chief, what do you mean?"

Williner forced himself to suppress the anger in his heart and turned to look at Coverdale who was standing high above him.

"I'm not fooling you."

Coverdale's emotionless voice echoed, "Because this is indeed the last dinner for you all."

Salad——

Coverdale suddenly pulled out a letter.

"Everyone, we have all been deceived by Weiliner and others."

Coverdale said righteously, "Eleven officers, led by Willinger, have already secretly surrendered to the Empire and stayed in our army as spies, in order to disrupt our morale and make us surrender without a fight. If the Intelligence Department had not intercepted this letter from the Empire, even I would have been kept in the dark. After all, who would have thought that the comrade I risked my life to save would be a traitor?"

wow-

The faces of all the officers changed immediately, and Willinger and the other ten officers showed an expression of disbelief in their eyes.

That upright, just, friendly leader actually framed them for his own power? Wasn't this really a dream?
"Coverdale!"

Weiliner clenched his teeth and squeezed out a voice: "Are you going to frame us?"

"False accusation?"

Coverdale showed a sad expression and said, "The evidence is already incontrovertible. How long are you going to resist? I really regret taking that shot for you."

"Traitor, now that you've been exposed, how long are you going to continue your act?"

Sitney, the pro-war faction, was in high spirits. He stood up and pointed at Willinger and said, "Traitors should be executed on the spot. Guards, kill them before they disrupt our morale!"

With Coverdale's consent.

Eleven officers including Willinger, who controlled most of the army, were all captured in one fell swoop. Until their death, they could not believe that the respected rebel leader Coverdale would kill them.

After the death of Willinger and others, their armies were immediately taken over by Coverdale.

Until now.

Coverdale finally unified the voice of the army.

Vega, who had been watching the whole situation from the second floor, drank the juice in his hand.

He smiled and said to Hausman, "This Coverdale is really interesting. He obviously has the potential to be a king, but he wants to be a savior. What do you think of this person?"

(End of this chapter)