"Then why are you two back?" Li Huailin asked, pointing at Legg and Bruno.
"My lord, I didn't come back to pass on your orders. You said you wanted to recruit armored cavalry, so I asked Bruno to come back and help me recruit troops. My brother Gillen is watching over the army, so there shouldn't be any problems," Legg replied.
"Oh, right." Li Huailin remembered that he had indeed said that. "How's the recruitment going?"
"My lord, we'll see the results tomorrow," Legg replied.
"Hmm …" Li Huailin nodded. "Where are our troops now?"
"Oh, wait a moment." Legg stood up and picked up a map from the table beside him. He spread it in front of Li Huailin and said, "Our troops are here now. Since there is no war, I asked them to slow down a little. They will only return to the territory in about three days."
"This is the Blessed City?" Li Huailin, of course, could understand the map. He pointed at a large city on the map.
"Yes, my lord." Legg nodded.
"Then our troops are very close to the Blessed City," Li Huailin said. "Where did our supply caravan go?"
"Oh, my lord. Because the battle ended too quickly, our supply caravan couldn't make it in time. When the caravan reached the vicinity of Blessed City, the battle had just ended, so they stayed there," Legg replied.
"Oh …" Li Huailin nodded. "Then our troops should be able to reach the Blessed City tomorrow, right?" Li Huailin asked.
"Hmm … Almost." Legg looked at the situation and said, "They should be able to resupply in a city near the Blessed City, but they can't enter the city because the lord's troops can't go near the Blessed City."
"I see. The Oradia Kingdom should be in this position, right?" Li Huailin said as he pointed to the west of the map. Because he had seen the rough location on the map when he was on the teleportation circle, he could point it out now.
"The Oradia Kingdom?" Legg was obviously surprised. He didn't seem to know this small country because it was too small. He then turned to Gwenis, who was in charge of foreign affairs.
"The Oradia Kingdom?" Gwenis was also surprised. She had done her homework and naturally heard of this small country that was attached to the Empire in the west, but she wasn't very familiar with it. She didn't expect Li Huailin to suddenly notice it. "I remember it is a very small country, a subsidiary of the Empire. It should be in this area. I don't know why my lord is asking this."
"It deserves a beating," Li Huailin said simply.
"Ah?" This was no small matter. This small kingdom called Oradia seemed to have angered Li Huailin, and it seemed like Li Huailin's target this time was the Oradia Kingdom. However, the Oradia Kingdom was a vassal of the Empire, and Li Huailin was attacking its own people. Moreover, the war against the two Dukes had just ended, and the whole continent was paying attention to this matter. Now, Li Huailin wanted to attack a vassal of the Empire while the wind and waves were blowing. Was this really okay?
"My Lord, this Oradia Kingdom is a vassal of the Empire. If they have angered you, then according to the laws of the Empire, we should report it directly to His Royal Highness, and then let His Royal Highness deal with the matter and punish them," Gwenis said.
"That's too slow. I'll just fight it myself and train my troops," Li Huailin said casually.
"This …" The ministers felt a headache coming on. How could their Sir Feudal Lord be so good at stirring up trouble? Moreover, he was always courting death. He had just gotten rid of two dukes, and now, he was eyeing a vassal state of the empire. This … Was he really going to …
"How about this? Legg, bring my troops to the vicinity of the City of God's Blessing, and Bruno, bring the new troops that will be recruited tomorrow to the vicinity of the City of God's Blessing. Tomorrow, I'll go find Anthony and pick up Maccon. Then, we'll set off for Oradia and settle it." Li Huailin said after some thought. It would be too much of a hassle to wait for the troops to return, and it would take too long. Now that they had supplies, they might as well just send the troops from Blessed City. It would save them a lot of time.
"Ah? This … "Everyone had a bad feeling about this. This was not a joke. What were you trying to do by gathering your troops near the City of Divine Blessings? Anyone could jump out and say that you were rebelling. Even if you didn't mean it, you wouldn't be able to explain yourself.
"My Lord, you can't do that," Gwenis immediately said. Gwenis immediately said, "The empire has a law stating that the lord's private army is not allowed to get close to Blessed City. Otherwise, it will be seen as a rebellion. Besides, you just killed two dukes, and the deputy marshal is still in prison. Everyone will think that you are trying to save Deputy Marshal Maccon from the palace. This is not good at all."
"Yes, Marshal, you can't do that," Legg said. "If you do that, people will say that you are rebelling no matter what."
The ministers were really having a headache. This was simply courting death. Gathering troops near the main city and then attacking the Empire's vassal state, any one of these could be said to be a great crime of rebellion. Even if His Royal Highness trusted you, you still can't do this. So, they all anxiously said.
"Stop talking nonsense. We are in a hurry now." Li Huailin said. Because Nemoya was still in a hostile state, he was only following him temporarily. Li Huailin had to immediately make this guy one of his own and quickly increase his favorability. This was the most important thing. As for rebellion or not, Li Huailin didn't care at all. "Alright, listen to me. Let's do it."
"This … My Lord, we really can't do that." Gwenis, the serious person, stepped forward and said, "We have been too eye-catching recently. If this continues, even if His Royal Highness wants to protect us, we will offend everyone."
"Eye-Catching my ass. Am I not going to see Anthony tomorrow? I will talk to Anthony about this directly. Don't worry," Li Huailin said.
"Then we can wait for His Royal Highness's order before we move out. That way, we shouldn't be caught," Gwenis suggested.
"Yes, my Lord," Legg said.
"I agree as well," Oliveira said.
"That's why I said this is too slow. I can't wait to destroy the Oradia Kingdom. Oh, not destroy, I want to drag this group of people to plant flowers. Alright, everyone listen to me. Let's do it this way." Li Huailin waved his hand to stop the people who still wanted to speak.
"Yes … My Lord." Everyone was worried. They didn't know what would happen, but because everyone was loyal, they still listened to Li Huailin's words.
Oliveira, immediately gather intelligence on the Oradia Kingdom and give it to me tomorrow. Oliveira, over here, you … "Just as Li Huailin was arranging the work, someone knocked on the door of the conference room. Li Huailin was in the middle of arranging the work. Suddenly, someone knocked on the door of the conference room.
Li Huailin was stunned. Someone actually knocked on the door while he was in a meeting. "Who is it?"
"It's me." A crisp voice came from the door. Li Huailin thought it was very familiar …
"I'm coming in." The door opened, and Ceci appeared at the door of the conference room. Today, Ceci had changed into a standard noble lady's attire. She even had her hair tied up. If Li Huailin knew, this was the attire of a married woman in the Empire. No matter how he looked at it, it was very awkward for a twelve year old child to wear it.
"Ceci? Why are you still here? " Li Huailin was a little surprised. He really thought that Ceci had gone home. After all, the two Dukes were dead. Ceci could go wherever she wanted.
"Huailin, you're back." Ceci nodded. If she was older, this would be a very classy performance, but she was only twelve years old. It was very awkward no matter how you looked at it …
"Second Madam." Several ministers immediately stood up to greet Ceci.
"Second Madam?" Li Huailin was surprised. What was going on with the Second Madam?
"Oh, everyone sit down. It's fine, I'm just coming in to take a look." Ceci accepted the title very calmly. She was a little shy at first, but after a few days of being called that, she got used to it.
"F * ck …" Li Huailin looked at her posture. How could she be so familiar with it? "When did you become the Second Madam?"
"Didn't you say it yourself?" Ceci said.
"Eh? I said it? " Li Huailin had forgotten about it. It was just a casual remark, so he didn't pay much attention to it. "Hey, the Duke who forced you to get married is dead. You can go back now."
"Go back?" Ceci was stunned. "I was slept with by you. Where can I go now?"
"Eh? When did I do such a crazy thing? You can't slander me like that. " Li Huailin couldn't take it anymore. It was fine if it was someone else, but why did you sleep with a twelve year old girl? You should at least have the capital to be slept with.
"I'm not slandering you. Everyone can be my witness." Ceci pointed at everyone at the scene.
"Eh?" Li Huailin looked at everyone around him. Several ministers next to him looked at Li Huailin. Their eyes were saying, "My Lord, we understand. You don't have to explain anymore."
"F * ck …" Li Huailin facepalmed. "What the f * ck is going on …"
"Second Madam, it's great that you're here. The Duke has something he wants to do now. I wonder if you can give me your opinion." Gwenis's eyes suddenly lit up. She couldn't say anything to the Lord. After all, he was his subordinate. Ceci and Li Huailin were husband and wife of equal status. She could at least say something to persuade Li Huailin.
"Eh? What is it? "Ceci didn't expect to have something to do, so he asked curiously.
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