Chapter 184: Earl of Somerset

The Rhine Kingdom was located in the center of the Fairytale Continent, with fertile land and favorable weather, making it one of the most powerful countries among all the surrounding nations.

But a wealthy country would always attract the covetousness of surrounding neighbors, so the relationship between the Rhine Kingdom and its surrounding neighbors was actually very complex.

Shortly after the Prince of the Gaodi Kingdom turned and left, the atmosphere in the celebration began to become eerie.

After all, all the nobles present had a consensus: the Gaodi Kingdom in the north had been fighting against the barbarians further north for years, and they had lost the decorum of nobles, their style of conduct becoming no different from barbarians.

Sure enough, during a pause in the music, an Earl from the Gaodi Kingdom stood out loudly.

"Your Majesty the King, you shouldn't have rejected the marriage proposal of our handsome and brave Prince; the soldiers of our Gaodi Kingdom are all brave warriors, and the Prince is their most powerful leader and general! You have made a wrong decision!"

The nobles present were guests of the kingdom, but guests couldn't point at the King's head and say 'your decision is wrong,' not to mention the heavy threat in his words.

"Presumptuous! Too arrogant!"

"Earl of Somerset is too rude; don't think that our Rhine Kingdom is easy to bully!"

For a time, the nobles of the kingdom present were all indignant, condemning the provocative Earl one after another, each as if they were irreconcilable with him.

And the Earl of Somerset of the Gaodi Kingdom, who was besieged, didn't care at all, and was even somewhat smug.

'That's right, our Gaodi Kingdom is strong, and we are bullying you!'

The King sitting high on the throne was still full of majesty, as if he didn't care about the provocative speech of the Earl of Somerset, but the anger hidden between his slightly turbid eyes could still be seen.

"Cough, cough!"

The whole hall fell silent immediately.

"Does the Earl of Somerset think that the Rhine Kingdom has no warriors?"

The King's voice wasn't loud, but the anger in it could be heard by anyone.

But clearly, the Earl of Somerset didn't fear this King whose hair was already mottled.

"No, the Rhine Kingdom naturally has some warriors! But, clearly, they cannot be compared with the warriors of our great Gaodi Kingdom."

The Earl of Somerset was determined today to vent his anger for his Prince, tear off the face of these weak guys, and trample it under his feet, letting these hypocritical guys know what respect is.

"Hahahaha, how could you barbarians understand what fearless faith and the art of war are; it's just a group of barbarians being brave and fighting fiercely; could it be that the Earl of Somerset has already forgotten the Plain War ten years ago?"

Facing the arrogant attitude of the neighboring Earl, the King naturally wouldn't indulge him blindly; this concerned the face of the kingdom.

Ten years ago, the Gaodi Kingdom and the Rhine Kingdom, because two noble children were fighting over a beauty, evolved from the initial brawl directly into a war between two countries.

In the end, the Rhine Kingdom, relying on its tenacious will to defend and sufficient logistics support capability, finally defeated the Gaodi Kingdom.

Although it had no offensive capability in the end because it was too weak, it finally let the Gaodi Kingdom retreat steadily, but the Rhine Kingdom's victory was undeniable.

Mentioning the war ten years ago, the Earl of Somerset's face immediately darkened.

Neither side had taken advantage, but losing was losing; there was nothing to say about that.

The Earl of Somerset sneered, deciding to force a checkmate.

"Hehe, it seems His Majesty the King has great confidence in the warriors of the Rhine Kingdom, and I am also full of confidence in the warriors under my command! Then... it just so happens that I have some ordinary guards under my command; why don't we compare, and it can be considered as congratulating the beautiful Princess!"

Blowing what kind of cowhide, who didn't know that the warriors of our Gaodi Kingdom were the most powerful warriors, while you people of the Rhine Kingdom were all weak villains who only knew how to play tricks.

"Of course, if His Majesty the King has no confidence in the warriors under his command, he can also choose not to compare! Then it would be best to let the noble Princess marry our Aidehua Wangzi; after all, only the most valiant Prince can be worthy of the most beautiful Princess!"

The Earl of Somerset's words immediately made the whole hall silent.

Cursing on the mouth was fine, but really fighting...

The soldiers of the Rhine Kingdom were good at team combat, leading with fine armor and equipment; in terms of individual combat power... they were really not as good as that group of northern barbarians!

Everyone's eyes looked at the King on the throne, with different expressions!

The King didn't expect the Earl of Somerset to force him in public, completely aiming to provoke trouble. Perhaps the public marriage proposal of Aidehua Wangzi of the Gaodi Kingdom was also part of the provocation.

They... they wouldn't want to provoke a war again, would they!

The King really didn't want a war to happen; it wasn't for the sake of the people or anything, it was entirely because he knew that if a war happened with the Gaodi Kingdom again, the Rhine Kingdom would definitely lose very miserably.

Most of the kingdom's finances had already been diverted by the King for other uses; without money, what would they use to fight a war.

Just look at the face of the kingdom's chief financial officer to know.

But... the enemy had already ridden their faces with dragons; it would be too shameful to admit defeat like this.

And if the enemy or some people in the country discovered the weak core of the kingdom, it might cause a big problem.

'My plan is about to be completed; absolutely cannot have any mishaps at this time.'

"You..."

The King was furious, just about to open his mouth to reprimand.

The Queen on the side spoke up.

"Your Majesty, now that our country is rich and strong, how can we let such small-minded people be arrogant here! Don't use our Royal Guard; I recruited a few guards a while ago; although they are crude and immature, I think they should be fine to deal with some barbarians."

The Queen's words could be said to be very satisfying, completely despising the Earl of Somerset and the Gaodi Kingdom.

But... can it work?

Following the Queen's gaze, everyone in the hall looked at the Traveler five-person group on the side.

The fierce and domineering warrior, the handsome and firm knight, the tall and strong gladiator, the cold and elegant assassin, and the weird whoever!

All the nobles of the kingdom, including the King, had a thought in their hearts simultaneously: they look quite powerful, maybe it can work!

But the Earl of Somerset, after looking at the Traveler five-person group, only stayed on 【Blood Axe】 Siwen and 【Sun Knight】 Aoruilian for a moment, and then revealed a look of disdain.

"Then, Your Majesty the King, is this decided? Accept our challenge?"

The King agreed immediately, but he didn't trust the Travelers; he simply trusted his Queen.

"Since the Queen has said so, I won't let the Royal Guard bully you Gaodi people; just let the guards newly recruited by the Queen accompany you to play."

The King was also an old fox of many years; one sentence occupied the high ground of momentum while defining the event as the Queen's guards accompanying them to play.

It could be considered that there was an excuse even if they lost. ===== CHAPTER 185 =====