Lord Wizard

Chapter 210 An Unexpected Joy

Even knowing that this was a delaying tactic, as long as the Frost Royal Family remained, it would always be a major threat to the Zichen Kingdom.

"You mean the Frost Kingdom is deliberately stalling for time? But we'll be taking over their city defenses soon, and even if they have ulterior motives by then, I'm afraid we won't be able to do anything about it!"

Nero asked, puzzled.

"That being said, but..."

Just as Lin Meng was about to speak, he suddenly remembered that the biggest problem facing the Zichen Kingdom was its insufficient military strength.

"What if the Frost royal family, instead of defending the capital like the Aden royal family, instead deployed their elite troops to lords they trusted?"

"You mean...?"

Nero was reminded by Lin Meng and suddenly realized something.

"That's right. As long as he places Frost's elite troops in the territories of lords he trusts enough, and puts some old, weak and disabled soldiers in the capital, what can our Zichen Kingdom do even if we occupy Frost's capital and several important towns?"

After finishing his sentence, Lin Meng continued, "The Frost Kingdom can mobilize all its forces and gather an army of 150,000 without any problem. At that time, the Purple Emperor Kingdom's current army of 40,000 will be unable to defend against it. Even I cannot take care of so many cities at the same time."

Moreover, their only goal was to stall until the wizard behind them arrived.

Even if we learn of their plans afterward, in less than five months, as long as they deny it outright, the investigation and reorganization will take a considerable amount of time. If they simply delay during the reorganization process, they can naturally drag out those months.

"The Frost Kingdom is employing a calculated strategy. They know we are outnumbered, so they're using this tactic. As long as their royal banner remains in place, the other lords won't easily give us their full support in the next few months!"

Upon hearing Lin Meng's analysis, Nero frowned and said...

"You've been in the Frost Kingdom for many years, and you have close ties with many lords. Could you persuade them to surrender? With their help, we can turn the Frost royal family's feigned surrender into a genuine one!"

Lin Meng asked.

"That's unlikely. When I first merged into Zichen Kingdom, the Frost Royal Family had already purged those lords who were closely associated with me within the past year or two. Those who are still in power now are just opportunists."

Nero shook his head and said.

"Upon taking over the capital of Frost Kingdom, send people to investigate the troop movements of the Frost Kingdom. If our suspicions are correct, transfer them to the Kingdom of Aden to suppress the rebels. Anyone who disobeys will be executed without prior notification!"

After Lin Meng finished speaking, a glint flashed in his eyes: "I refuse to believe that the Frost Royal Family can remain indifferent given this shift in power!"

"Okay, I'll arrange it right away!"

After seeing Nero walk away, Lin Meng shook his head. The Zichen Kingdom had been established for too short a time and its foundation was not strong enough. It was far inferior to both the Frost Kingdom and the Aden Kingdom.

If the Zichen Kingdom had a strong military, there would be no need for such a solution, and the Frost Royal Family would not dare to take such a risky move.

His original plan was to annex Aden and Frost before targeting smaller countries like the Principality of Moko. However, it seems that Zichen Kingdom needs time to process this.

Occupying the Kingdom of Aden and the Kingdom of Frost has increased the population and territory of the entire Zichen Kingdom several times over. He is really afraid that if he were to swallow up other small countries, his country would not be able to digest the losses.

If any disturbance occurs, the military strength of the Zichen Kingdom alone will not be sufficient to defend such a large territory.

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The capital of Frost Kingdom is located in the far north of the continent of Constantine. Further north lies the endless sea, while to the west is the so-called polar ice field, and to the east is the sea and a sparsely populated, endless hilly area.

It is said that the first Frost King established his capital here in order to look towards the central continent across the sea, and he did indeed achieve that, spreading his influence throughout Yanzhou, joining the wizarding organization Eastern European Union, and establishing a firm foothold there.

After that, apart from the grand festival held every few years, people from the Central Continent rarely returned. If the Frost Kingdom hadn't been on the verge of being wiped out, people from the Central Continent might not have come at all.

Looking at this great city standing in the far north, what Lin Meng was most satisfied with was not how much wealth he had accumulated, but rather the fleet of the Frost Kingdom and the suddenly added hundreds of thousands of square nautical miles of sea territory.

Perhaps even the Frost Kingdom itself didn't value it, so the topographical map of the Frost Kingdom that Nero and the others obtained at the time did not include this sea area in the northeast direction.

Even this time, Lin Meng did not feel any feedback from the world fragments to any territory of the Frost Kingdom while standing in the capital city. However, as the announcement was made, he suddenly gained a territory of hundreds of thousands of nautical miles.

"The Frost Kingdom is indeed stalling for time!"

Lin Meng thought to himself, if the world fragments had really surrendered, the news of the Frost Kingdom's surrender would have already made a reaction.

This can be considered a detection capability of Lin Meng's that is not very useful in discovering the fragments of the world.

"Bai Chongshan, chieftain of the Baihe tribe, pays respects to the great Emperor Linmeng!"

Upon seeing Lin Meng, a middle-aged man in his fifties led about a dozen important members of the clan to pay his respects. He was none other than the former ruler of the Frost Kingdom.

"Chief Bai is quite the schemer; it's a coincidence that all the younger generation are traveling!"

Lin Meng looked at the dozen or so people from the other side, all of whom were middle-aged or elderly people in their forties or fifties, and said sarcastically.

"I was afraid that those juniors might offend Your Majesty, so I had them stay in the residence. If Your Majesty wishes to see them, I will immediately summon them to pay their respects."

"No need. Let's go and take a look at your Frost's treasury."

Lin Meng refused, saying that those he brought up at this time were probably the juniors they had given up on.

The treasury is frozen.

Lin Meng looked at Bai Chongshan with a somewhat cold expression and said, "Your Frost Kingdom's treasury is really clean; I doubt even a rat would want to come here!"

"The Frost Kingdom's finances were already strained at the time, and it suffered deficits year after year. Please forgive us, Your Majesty!"

Bai Chongshan was unfazed by Lin Meng's cold demeanor and calmly spoke.

"Very well! Since there's a deficit every year, it seems the information I received must be false. Those people in the Goethe Count's territory must be powerful figures. In that case..."

Lin Meng turned to Nero, who was standing not far away, and smiled, "Since they are strongmen, there's no need to keep them alive. I think both Chief Bai and Count Goethe would be willing to help us get rid of these bandits, right?"

"Count Goethe's Domain!"

Bai Chongshan's expression changed slightly, but he dared not say anything more to Lin Meng: "Your Majesty, they are just some strongmen. We have ordered their respective territories to deal with them themselves. How can we trouble you gentlemen like this?"

"Now that we've taken over the work, we'll naturally handle it better. Let's also take care of Lion Ridge, the He Shi Mountains, and the Viscount's Territory of Sinner!"

Lin Meng smiled and looked at Bai Chongshan, but then spoke to Nero.

"Yes, Your Majesty, I have already prepared a list and will handle each case accordingly!"

(End of this chapter)