Chapter 492: Appointment

Inside the Jinyu Palace, King Bruno was convening several kingdom ministers and special envoys from major noble houses stationed in Jinyu City to discuss the matter of unilaterally tearing up the armistice agreement and attacking the Telixiya Kingdom.

After all, it is easy to tear up a peace agreement, but if the situation turns sour and one wishes to re-sign it, that is not a simple matter of a single word.

Although intelligence reports stated that the Molten Duchy had returned to the embrace of the Telixiya Kingdom after a period of turmoil, causing the enemy nation's internal strife to ease.

Yet, Bruno was very confident in the battle to retake Miwu City.

On one hand, he had been preparing for nearly a year; on the other hand, and most importantly, Luoning's army had already arrived at the border.

With this Blazing Sun Knight and his dragon present, the scales of victory had already tipped in their favor.

Under Bruno's advocacy, there were no voices of opposition; instead, the discussion focused more on preparations before the tearing up of the agreement.

Once the war begins, in addition to the defensive line at Miwu City, the Brown Forest front overseen by the Feilunsi Gong Guo and the Scarlet Front overseen by the Vila Principality would also need to coordinate their actions.

Therefore, before any moves are made at Miwu City, it is necessary to at least confirm with these two principalities. We cannot have them still unaware of the situation once fighting breaks out on our side.

Aside from this matter, there was the issue of the overall front-line commander, and on this point, there was disagreement.

Some believed the Crown Prince should remain as the overall commander, while others hoped to have the more experienced Count Gushan serve, and some even suggested Luoning.

The reason Luoning was mixed into this was mainly because the shock he brought at the wedding was so profound that he had attracted some "little fanboys" who were deeply enamored with strength.

A few days later, the general arrangements had been settled, and those noble special envoys stationed in Jinyu City had already returned to their respective territories carrying the royal final mobilization order.

Meanwhile, Bruno was writing a letter by hand to be sent to Red Pine Castle.

For this war, Jialete would serve as the overall commander, Count Gushan as the deputy overall commander, and Luoning would hold the position of Military Advisor.

Just as the letter was not yet finished, Meier entered his study carrying a letter sent by Gushan.

After Bruno finished reading it, his expression was quite grave, and after Along while, he sighed: "Jialete... he is truly foolish!"

Bruno understood his son's character very well; in order to ease the conflict between him and Luoning, he had frequently communicated with Jialete during this time, urging him to change his attitude toward Luoning.

To the current Auduin Kingdom, Luoning was a sharp sword that should be well utilized.

For this reason, even if there were minor conflicts, one could make concessions.

It was just that he had not expected Jialete's personality to be so extreme; not only did he not take his words to heart, but he had instead taken the initiative to cause trouble for Luoning on the front lines.

He shifted his gaze to the latter half of the letter, where Gushan emphasized the strength of Ruidar.

This obscure knight was actually also of Sun-level!

Which meant there were two Sun-level individuals on the front line!

Although Luoning's forces did indeed bring potential risks to the royal family, their common enemy was now outside: the Telixiya Kingdom.

At least for the current stage, Luoning and Ruidar were two swords very advantageous to Auduin.

After Along moment of contemplation, Bruno lifted his pen and smeared out the content he had written previously.

He took out a clean sheet of paper and rewrote it.

This time, he appointed Gushan as the overall commander, had Luoning serve as the deputy overall commander under the guise of learning and adapting, and summoned his son Jialete back to the Jinyu Palace under the pretext of "important matters needing discussion."

The ink on the letter gradually dried, and complex emotions flickered in Bruno's eyes.

He knew deeply that this decision concerned not only the outcome of the war but also the internal stability and future succession of the kingdom.

Pushing Count Gushan into the position of overall commander was out of consideration for the big picture, while having Luoning participate in a deputy capacity was in the hope of taking this opportunity to further observe and utilize this powerful warrior.

It was also a form of protection for Jialete, to prevent him from making irreversible mistakes in a moment of impulse.

Fortunately, Jialete had always been obedient to his commands.

Bruno calculated silently in his heart.

By summoning Jialete back this time, he not only wanted the latter to learn the art of governing but, more importantly, to teach him how to work with the strong and to understand that the true way of a king lies not only in military conquest but also in wisdom and magnanimity.

He sealed the letter and handed it to Meier: "Have Maite take it back to Red Pine Castle and give it to Jialete to read aloud."

While discussions were taking place at the Jinyu Palace, Kaierluosi had been flying around Watchtower for several days in a row.

That massive shadow was like a dark cloud, constantly looming over the castle below.

Viscount Pulaxiduo, dressed in black armor, had barely slept these past two days; he felt as if a sharp sword was constantly hanging over his head, and he would be pierced to death if he were negligent for even a moment.

"Damn it!"

He walked onto the ramparts, looked up at the massive black shadow in the sky, and could not help but curse in anger.

"My dear sister, how are your preparations coming along? Are you confident in dealing with this dragon?"

Melis, wearing a gorgeous blue magic robe, looked somewhat exhausted. "Everything that needs to be prepared has been prepared; Magic Arrows and spears, Magic Cannons, and Magic Scrolls are all ready."

As she said this, she spread her hands and said helplessly: "But brother, you should know that the initiative is in the hands of the other party; we can only defend passively. And to be honest, I don't think the equipment and personnel the kingdom added for us can enable us to resist this dragon, nor that young Blazing Sun Knight from West Wind Hill."

"Sigh, even if we can't stop it, we must!"

Pulaxiduo looked resolute. "Our Carmen Family's assets are all here; once it falls, we are finished!"

"With all due respect, we should transfer the assets out as soon as possible."

Just then, a low sound of a horn came from the city wall, which made both of them tremble.

Pulaxiduo looked at the dragon in the sky involuntarily; the other party showed no signs of attacking.

He could not help but curse: "Who is blowing the horn randomly? Do they want to die?"

"Viscount, there is a situation!"

A Guard ran down from the city wall and reported: "People have come from West Wind Hill!"

Pulaxiduo was somewhat flustered. "Are they attacking?"

He had not received any news of an enemy attack; logically speaking, there should have been internal intelligence.

"No, it's not that; there are only six people coming."

Pulaxiduo was stunned for a moment, then strode up to the city wall to see what was going on.

Sure enough, below the hillside in front of Watchtower, six people were riding horses and walking slowly toward Watchtower.

"Who are they, and what do they want?"

Pulaxiduo was very puzzled.

"My lord, should we fire our arrows?" a Guard asked.

"Not for now! With only these few people coming from the other side, they shouldn't be here to attack us."

Pulaxiduo hurriedly stopped them, "However, have everyone prepare for defense, but do not act rashly!"

Although the other side only brought six people, there was still a dragon in the sky.

In an instant, the entire Watchtower began to mobilize nervously.

All the Magic Cannons were pushed out by the soldiers, and the Wind Attribute Advanced Knights also picked up their longbows, readying their Magic Arrows.

The Magician squad also appeared one after another, taking out their Spell Scrolls.

By the time they were mostly prepared, Luoning, Ruidar, and the others had already arrived below the Watchtower.

Just as Pulaxiduo was about to shout a question, he discovered a folded piece of letter paper gently floating up, flying toward the top of the city wall, and finally hovering right in front of him.

"This!"

Pulaxiduo widened his eyes.

His sister Melis exclaimed, "There is a Magus among them!" (End of chapter)