Lord Wizard

Chapter 216 Choice

"Let me go... Ah!"

Enveloped in flames, Aaron, who had already formed a special spiritual state, let out a terrible scream, and then gradually perished as the flames burned him.

"I never imagined there was such a wondrous escape method on the banks of the Rita River!"

Lin Meng murmured to himself.

The Blood Escape Technique has more stringent prerequisites than other escape techniques. Because it requires blood as a sacrifice, it is only classified as a first-level spell.

If Lin Meng were merely a native wizard of the wizarding world, unable to comprehend the characteristics of numerous spells, Aaron would have already escaped in spirit form.

When it falls, it only needs to parasitize another person to escape death.

Even if all his cultivation is destroyed, he has at least survived and still has the foundation of a wizard. Perhaps in a few years he can cultivate back to the level of a formal wizard.

It's much better than dying here.

"What's going on... Lord Aaron... how could this be..."

"Just a moment ago, Lord Aaron was still in control, and Lin Meng couldn't even break through Lord Aaron's defenses. How could he have been killed so instantly!"

"Is this Lin Meng... truly a newly minted wizard?"

"I've heard that some geniuses become powerful wizards as soon as they reach the first level. Lin Meng was already extremely talented when he was a knight, I never expected him to be so talented on the path of a wizard..."

Lin Meng killed Aaron too quickly. One second they thought victory was in their grasp, but the next second the Guardian's Shield was breached.

Even when Aaron used his Blood Escape Technique to escape, he still couldn't escape Lin Meng's grasp; all of this was accomplished in just a few seconds.

This made it completely unexpected that Aaron, on whom they had placed such high hopes, would suffer such a crushing defeat.

In their minds, even if Aaron couldn't kill Lin Meng, he would definitely be able to defeat him and force him to retreat, but the outcome was completely the opposite.

Not only did Lin Meng kill Aaron, but he himself was also unharmed. Now it seems that it wasn't that they couldn't break through the Guardian's Shield, but that Aaron was being suppressed the whole time, and they were unaware of it.

"Aaron is dead. Do you, Aden and Frost, still intend to resist?"

Killing Aaron was something he had anticipated, so once Aaron was dead, Lin Meng turned his attention to Aden and the remnants of Frost who had come to watch the battle: "Perhaps you still think that Bai Ya alone can be my match?"

Lin Meng's words silenced not only the people between Aden and Frost, but also the envoys from the surrounding countries.

The reason they resisted to the end or temporarily rebelled was simply because they were worried that if a veteran wizard like Aaron arrived, Lin Meng would be defeated or even killed, and they would be held accountable if they surrendered.

But now that Aaron has been swiftly and decisively killed by Lin Meng, it's uncertain whether the White Witch of the Frost Kingdom would be a match for him.

But they have to face this real problem.

How to face Lin Meng, who has propelled his reputation to its peak by killing Aaron.

After this battle, many resistance forces within the country will likely disappear without a trace, either surrendering again or fleeing to the more distant south, to the territory of the Sky Empire.

"Your Majesty Lin Meng, our rebellion was truly against Aaron's will. We beg Your Majesty to show leniency and spare our lives!"

A former count from the Kingdom of Aden knelt down before Lin Meng and begged for surrender.

"Please forgive me, Your Majesty!"

A few more people knelt down with the count, but many more took advantage of the chaos to sneak away.

Without Lin Meng giving the order, Nero led several knights and grand knights who had come with them and gave chase.

"Since you are willing to surrender, I will spare your lives, but you will not escape punishment. Some of you will be reduced to commoners, stripped of all power, and your families will be barred from holding official positions for three generations!"

Lin Meng said.

"Thank you, Your Majesty!"

Having repeatedly rebelled, they were already quite content with just being able to save their own lives and those of their families.

Lin Meng now clearly harbors ambitions to conquer the entire continent. Those who think of escaping from the territory of Zichen Kingdom will likely spend their entire lives on the run.

Even the slightest carelessness could lead to the extermination of one's entire clan if captured by the people of Zichen Kingdom.

Lin Meng was quite satisfied that the two kingdoms of Aden and Frost should be able to quickly quell the unrest after this incident.

Then Lin Meng looked at the envoys from various countries again.

Logically, the Zichen Kingdom should be allowed to recuperate and digest the gains made in the past few months by annexing the territories of Aden and Frost.

However, he has not yet reached the crystallization stage, and his own strength is only slightly stronger than that of an ordinary liquefaction wizard. If multiple wizards join forces, he could even be fatal.

So even if he wanted to stop, he couldn't stop at all. Only after pushing his strength to the crystallization stage and blocking the first wave of attacks from the Flame Tower could he slow down for a moment.

If they then join forces with Aiolia, whose injuries are gradually recovering, to destroy the Flame Tower, they can force the Rising Sun Group into bankruptcy.

"The unification of the northern part of the continent by my Zichen Kingdom is a foregone conclusion. You have all seen the fate of Aden and the Frost Kingdom for resisting."

When you return to your country, please convey my words to your respective rulers and dukes: within two months, submit the letter of surrender to Winter City and relinquish your country's name to merge with the Purple Palace Kingdom.

"At the same time, paying three levels of taxes annually will ensure stability in your territory; otherwise, the fate of Aden and Frost will be yours."

Lin Meng stood on the high platform and spoke calmly.

Defeating Aaron now is the best opportunity to make our voice heard across the entire continent, and I believe many smaller nations will make wise choices.

What's meant to happen will happen.

All the envoys sent by various countries to observe the battle felt a chill in their hearts. They relinquished their national titles and annexed their territories into the Zichen Kingdom. However, this was tantamount to the demise of their kingdoms, merely a way of preserving their rule over the territory.

But if they didn't agree, how could they face such a domineering Lin Meng?

"We wish to acknowledge His Majesty Lin Meng as the Great Emperor and the Zi Chen Kingdom as our suzerain state. We will also pay taxes to the four levels of the national treasury. We humbly request His Majesty to grant us autonomy!"

At this moment, the envoy from the Duchy of Kess stepped forward and said.

They are the closest country to the Frost Kingdom, and are considered relatively powerful among the countries present.

If Lin Meng were to take action against any country, they would be among the first targets, and even if they were unwilling, they would have no choice but to bite the bullet and go for it.

"I don't want to repeat myself. The choice is yours to make!"

After Lin Meng finished speaking, he stopped talking.

Autonomy? What a joke! His goal is the territories of all the states; the so-called taxes are just a smokescreen.

The Principality of Kexi is only a slightly stronger principality. Although its territory covers nearly 800,000 square kilometers, more than half of it is occupied by polar ice fields and mountain ranges.

The annual tax is only tens of thousands of gold coins, which may not be too low in the Wizarding World, but considering the exchange rate between gold coins and real-world currencies, it is only a few hundred thousand, which is less than the price of a single enchanted item.

For the wizards of the Central Continent, this amount of time could have yielded far more than a single trip to the ruins.

The other wizards naturally looked down on the meager income from such a remote continent.

If Lin Meng didn't have the world fragment as a cheat code to enhance his strength, he wouldn't have thought about establishing the Zi Chen Kingdom, let alone annexing these countries.

(End of this chapter)