Divine Kingship

Chapter 604 Berlan: I'm here to do...
Berlan Calant delegated political affairs to his ministers in the country.

The White Kingdom is now becoming increasingly powerful.

In the past, with the threat of the Ice Phoenix and the Orcs, the White Kingdom's development was limited even with Berlan in charge.

Famines even occur occasionally in the country.

But everything changed after Rand appeared.

Rand was truly a miracle for Berlan.

The White Kingdom, having now annexed a large portion of the Wisteria Kingdom's lands, has fully established its dominant position in the Northern Alliance.

Although it will take a long time to govern and take over the Wisteria Kingdom, the things of the Wisteria Kingdom cannot be transformed into the national strength of the White Kingdom in a short period of time.

However, the reforms within the White Kingdom, resulting from Rand's ideas, effectively enhanced the country's national strength and foundation.

As for Berlan himself, he has always been pressured to get married.

Berlan also made a choice.

Berlan arranged for some nobles, who were theoretically from Princess Ellie's faction, to enter the political system of the White Kingdom.

Then, the nobles who belonged to the Rand family were given priority in training.

The meaning is quite clear.

If Berlan himself intended to marry and have an heir, then he should strengthen his own political influence.

Previously, a group of noble children from China were sent to church schools for exchange and study, some female noble children from China were arranged to assist Ellie as the lady's team, and some young noble children were arranged to become members of Rand's personal guard as White King's personal guards.

These political actions all carry strong implications.

It wouldn't be an exaggeration to call it an explicit statement.

At that time, any noble in the country with a modicum of political sensitivity had already made their choice and taken action, sending their people to the Duchy of Lunar Phase.

And the arrangements that Berlan has made now are exactly what was expected.

If nothing unexpected happens, the next heir to the White Kingdom will inevitably be Ellie Carant, or Ellie Carant and Rand Nicholas's child.

The nobles of the White Kingdom could barely accept this result.

Although they would prefer that the White King himself have his own heir, thus continuing the rule of the country in a normal way.

However, since Berlan chose Ellie, it is acceptable.

The Calant family has always enjoyed a high reputation in the White Kingdom.

Ellie has always been the apple of the eye of the White Kingdom.

If Berlan made this choice when he was about to abdicate and had children.

The nobles who had already placed their bets would then be cursing and might even take some political risks.

But since Berlan started making arrangements and determining his succession so early, it is all acceptable.

……

After personally wiping down some of the decorations in his bedroom one last time, Berlan did so.

We then set off for the resort.

The White King's carriage was now pulled by Dragonblood Eagles.

These strong creatures with scales and wings are truly an excellent choice as mounts.

Rand possesses the ability to cultivate strange creatures, but for some reason, Rand stopped using dragon blood to cultivate other creatures.

After more than a week of trekking.

The White King then arrived at the resort.

In the beginning, when there was no road between the White Country and the resort, a round trip would take three months.

Now that the road has been built, the surrounding dangers have been cleared, and with the powerful engine of the Dragonblood Eagle pulling the cart, a round trip should only take about half a month.

It's faster than taking a ship by sea, but of course, sea freight is more cost-effective for hauling cargo.

Berlan arrived at the resort.

Berlan had visited the resort many times.

But the memory of my first visit here is still very clear.

At that time, she didn't actually believe that her sister had been kidnapped by some wild man from the countryside.

Bolan was actually very clear about his sister's situation.

Although she was very young at that time, she already knew how to share her burdens. My sister would never be deceived by some random country man who was only good-looking and eloquent.

Moreover, Olena, as the tutor and bodyguard she personally found, is by no means someone who doesn't know what's important.

Olena is still a top-tier professional.

Therefore, Ellie, who was only a high-level professional at that time, did not have any safety issues.

With one top-tier professional guard and one senior professional, it would probably take at least four top-tier professionals to stop them if they wanted to escape.

The faction possessing such a number of top-tier professionals would never dare to risk angering the White King by besieging and killing Ellie, who theoretically has little value.

The combined strength of a powerful northern nation, coupled with the White King's own king-level combat prowess, would make a truly irreconcilable conflict between them something no other power could withstand.

Therefore, at that time, the White King simply thought that Ellie was going through too much trouble to find a way out for herself.

Berlan himself could not leave the White Country for too long.

As for dealing with the Ice Phoenix—Athrun Travis—at least without the artifact, Berlan would find it extremely difficult.

It's not that Bolan's combat power is weaker than Ice Phoenix's, but rather that Ice Phoenix only needs to cause destruction, while Bolan needs to protect the vast territory of the White Kingdom.

then.

Berlan was shocked to discover that Ellie had indeed been fooled by the country bumpkin.

She couldn't believe that her younger sister, whom she had raised and educated with such care, had actually—

If it weren't for the magical sight of the resort, Berlan might have already taken his sister back to the White Kingdom.

But it was precisely because of the unique environment of the resort that Berlan had the patience to listen to the explanation.

Berlan sighed softly.

If she had decisively brought Rand back to the White Kingdom to serve as regent back then, perhaps the White Kingdom would have already unified the northern kingdoms and established the Holy Empire of White.

Although it is now a remarkable achievement for Rand to establish his own kingdom.

But this meant that she and her sister couldn't see each other all the time.

And now he himself has also fallen into Rand's clutches.

Berlan gently rubbed his brow.

After getting off the carriage, instead of entering the resort, they found a mountain slope and headed towards the upper sanctuary.

This was not an official visit either.

If word gets out that she's coming to the resort, the Bolen Kingdom pirates might flee before she gets there.

Although the main purpose of this trip was to give away freebies to Rand, there was at least some serious business to attend to. The White King was currently promoting trade routes with the Moon Phase Kingdom, and the pirate gangs of the Bolen Kingdom were still quite troublesome.

It needs to be dealt with personally.

Following Rand's initial strategy of gradually developing his fleet's strength, forging alliances, and jointly defeating the Bolen Kingdom's fleet was certainly an option. However, since the Bolen Kingdom's fleet was now essentially adrift, taking matters into his own hands would be far more efficient.

"Hmph, let's go see Rand first." Berlan disappeared from the spot.

The capital of the Lunar Kingdom is a place without walls, with resorts for economic and lifestyle activities located below.

The upper echelons are the political, religious, and some military sanctuaries.

Theoretically, the upper holy domain is surrounded by natural barriers, and one must either go up the main road stairs or take an elevator to get there.

But clearly, this level of terrain defense was far too easy for the king to overcome.

Of course, the upper holy domain also has a lot of manpower for defense, and many watchtowers have been built, so its security is not low.

But for the king, it still didn't mean much.

Of course, the Sanctuary forces also have an ultimate defense, which is usually handled by Elsa, but Elsa is currently on field duty, so Lysa is in charge.

Lysa sat on a branch of a small golden tree in the upper sanctuary.

The dense foliage concealed Lysa's figure.

This golden tree sapling has now grown to a height exceeding that of ordinary trees.

Of course, compared to the golden world of the Elf Forest, the trees are much, much smaller.

Lysa opened her golden eyes at Berlan's arrival, then closed them again.

For Rand, Berlan was not an enemy but an ally.

In this way, Berlan passed through all the defenses of the Holy Land forces.

Rand is working with Olena in his office today.

Berlan knocked on the door and entered.

Then he waved to Olena, indicating that she could leave.

Olena blinked and then left the office.

Rand sat in the chair.

"I didn't expect you to come and help me deal with the pirate problem so quickly," Rand said with a smile.

Berlan shook his head: "I'm here to do X; dealing with the pirates is just a side job."

Straightforward, without beating around the bush or using riddles, magnanimous and decisive—the quintessential Berlan style of doing things.

Rand's expression froze, as if he had misheard.

Berlan tore off the magical artifacts he used for disguise and placed them on Rand's desk.

I turned around to check if the office door was closed properly, and then locked it.

Then, the icy blue eyes met Rand's eyes again.

“I’m already prepared. Do you need to prepare anything else? You already expected this, didn’t you? This is exactly what I came here for.”

Rand nodded.

Rand knew from the start that Berlan wasn't the type to run away from things; he had come here to get things done after a long delay.

The relationship between Rand and Berlan was somewhat strange.

The bond and trust between us are already very strong.

However, compared to romantic love, they may lean more towards familial love or friendship.

But there's no need to go into further detail.

Seeing that Rand had no objections, Berlan loosened his collar, revealing the fair skin of his neck.

Then Berlan placed the luxurious, close-fitting clothes on the table.

The lining inside is rather simple; although the material is probably very expensive, it still looks quite basic.

Berlan said somewhat embarrassedly, "I've already taken a bath, but I didn't prepare any underwear. Should I go and change into a new set?"

Berlan had previously read some books on the subject, but those books said that different men have different preferences, so Berlan hadn't kept that in mind. Now that things had come to this point, he finally thought to ask.

"No need, this is fine." Only then did Rand begin to unbutton his clothes with some hesitation.

Seeing that Rand had no objection to the underwear he was wearing.

Berlan continued to undress himself.

Today I'm wearing dark leather pants with a fine texture and a slightly matte finish; they're a rather slim-fitting style.

Berlan's lower body lining also follows the same simple and comfortable style.

Then the lining was also removed and placed on the table to the side.

Seeing that Rand was still dawdling, Berlan moved the documents on his desk to the side, then took a blanket from a cabinet and spread it on the desk.

Only then was Rand finally free from the constraints of his clothes.

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Rand blinked.

Rand had actually seen Berlan's body quite a few times.

But the feeling now is completely different.

Rand leaned down gently.

Touch Berlan's delicate skin.

Then he placed his hands on either side of Berlan's neck.

Rand stared intently into Berlan's icy blue eyes.

Looking at it so closely, one could clearly see his own reflection in Berlan's eyes.

And one can see the pure, flawless beauty of those eyes.

Berlan's eyes are very similar to Ellie's.

But even in such close eye contact, one can sense the glacier-like tranquility within.

"Stop looking, I'm a little embarrassed too," Berlan said softly.

Rand kissed Berlan's lips.

Berlan's lips were somewhat cold.

Because Bolan was well aware of his lack of experience, he didn't take any initiative.

Let Rand do whatever he wants.

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It didn't end until evening.

Rand handed Berlan a few tissues.

Berlan said with some surprise, "They've actually managed to make such soft paper?"

Rand nodded: "The technology in this area has been continuously improved, but the cost of this soft paper is still very high, and it cannot be mass-produced yet. Research on how to reduce costs is also underway."

Berlan took the paper.

After tidying his clothes once more, Rand and Berlan went out to the lord's private bathroom.

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