Chapter 524: Multi-Party Coordination

Although the assassination of the King caused quite a stir, fortunately, only members of the Royal Knights knew the inside story.

After the Crown Prince issued a gag order, Buluoer gathered all the knights present and confined them temporarily under the guise of secret training.

However, the next day, Bruno did not proceed with the investiture of the surrendered imperial nobles as scheduled, which still aroused the suspicions of the Kingdom's ministers and the visiting nobles.

Jialete had no choice but to have his mother, Queen Wensha, announce to the public that Bruno had injured himself due to a Battle Qi rampage caused by over-training his Battle Technique, using the need for a period of quiet recuperation as an excuse to delay things for a few days.

He then informed Feilunsi of the successful assassination and began to execute the subsequent plan.

In fact, according to standard procedure, Jialete only needed to announce that Bruno had died in an assassination, and he would be able to inherit the throne smoothly.

The reason he was keeping the death a secret now was mainly to target Luoning.

Wubei Territory.

After Luoning sent Blanche to live in Wubei Territory, he had remained there, accompanying his pregnant wife while also taking the opportunity to study Legendary-level spells and Battle Techniques, as well as supervising the construction of the railway; although life was leisurely, it was not boring.

On this day, while he was discussing the route of the second railway with Ximeng, the cry of a Griffin came from the sky in the distance.

Luoning looked over, and with his Mental Power and eyesight, he could see that the Griffin was wearing armor crafted in Chishan Town.

"It's Tangmu, why has he returned?"

Luoning put down the route map in his hand, "Could it be that there is some urgent matter in Miwu City?"

Soon, the Griffin landed in front of Luoning.

Having been tempered by several wars and many affairs, Tangmu had become very capable; as long as his strength improved in the future, he would surely become a great general under Luoning.

"My Lord, I just went to the Magic Academy to find you, and the Lady said you were here, so I hurried over."

Tangmu jumped off the Griffin, offered a polite greeting, and then went straight to the point: "There is a situation in Moore City!"

Luoning frowned and asked, somewhat disbelievingly: "Don't tell me they have taken the initiative to attack?"

It had been less than seven days since the New Year celebration, the festive atmosphere had not yet fully dissipated, and they were facing the important season of spring plowing; would the defeated side actually take the initiative to attack?

"Yes, My Lord!"

Tangmu said in a deep voice: "Commander Ruidar does not know why they would take the initiative to attack either, but from the current reconnaissance, at least three Knight Orders have been dispatched from Moore City! Although their marching speed is not fast, they can still arrive outside Miwu City in five days."

With only three Knight Orders, Miwu City did not need the support of other nobles; it could deal with them using its own troops.

The fear was that a character like Aruba might be hidden among these three Knight Orders.

Miwu City was now Luoning's territory; if the battlefield were set here, it would undoubtedly cause damage to his territory, his people, and his property.

If he were to accidentally lose Miwu City, he would lose all face as a newly promoted Duke, and it might even affect the steady stream of people coming to join him.

Luoning thought for a moment and said: "Ximeng, the survey for the second line is left to you. Although I haven't spoken to my grandfather yet, there is absolutely no problem with building a railway that crosses Wushan Territory."

"Alright, Duke, you go ahead and get busy."

Ximeng put away the route blueprints he had recently surveyed for Swamp Town, "I cannot help you on the front lines, but you can rest assured and leave this massive railway project to me."

Luoning nodded and said to Tangmu: "I'll give you a day off; go to Sanfang Town and see your mother."

"Thank you, My Lord!" Tangmu said gratefully.

Luoning nodded and flew toward the Magic Academy; he had to notify Blanche first to avoid her worrying.

"The Lord doesn't even need to use Magic to fly anymore!" Tangmu exclaimed.

Ximeng chuckled, "Ignorant, Luoning is a Legendary now; flight is an instinct, so naturally, he doesn't need Magic."

"Ah?"

Tangmu widened his eyes, "When did this happen? I didn't even know!"

Ximeng was stunned for a moment; he had assumed everyone knew about this, not expecting it to be a secret.

"You know now, kid!"

He patted Tangmu on the shoulder: "Remember to keep it a secret; don't go around talking about it."

Tangmu was somewhat dazed.

A Legendary, an existence he had rarely even heard of, was now appearing right before his eyes.

Luoning informed Blanche of the matter, and although she was reluctant to see Luoning go to Miwu City, she did not hinder him in the slightest.

A rising Principality had many affairs that required Luoning to handle, not to mention the war on the border.

Blanche's only hope was likely just that her husband would be safe and sound.

Luoning had someone pass a message to Aierlong, and only then did he fly toward Miwu City.

Meanwhile, Wushan Castle.

Lulansi looked at the letter sent back by Carolina, the liaison officer he had stationed in Jinyu City, and fell into deep thought.

"His Majesty injured himself training a Battle Technique?"

A thousand questions flashed through his mind.

Although it was true that knights could suffer internal injuries when making mistakes while training Battle Techniques, based on his understanding of Bruno, this King had already given up on training and had long since stopped putting any effort into it.

Now he was injured and needed quiet recuperation? What was this all about?

"Master, Baron Albert is outside asking to see you."

Lulansi put down the letter in his hand, "Let him in."

Soon, this Minister of Administration of Wushan Territory, who had the courage to break into Jinyu Palace alone, walked in quickly.

"Good day, My Lord."

As he bowed, he said: "I have brought some not-so-good news."

Lulansi frowned; ordinary news would not disturb him.

"What is it?"

Albert said: "According to the news sent back by Baron Kabier, many knights of unknown identity have appeared recently in the area bordering Black Pine Mountain and the Vila Principality, especially in the two days after the New Year celebration."

Black Pine Mountain was a recaptured territory, now managed by Weijinsi's son-in-law, Baron Kabier.

A sharp glint flashed in Lulansi's eyes.

The Black Gold Brotherhood had already been completely wiped out in the last war; could the other side be making a comeback?

"Andreya..."

Ever since Luoning became a Blazing Sun, the borders of Wushan Territory had enjoyed a peace unseen for over thirty years; this was the deterrent power brought by a super powerhouse.

Now that Luoning was at the height of his power, would the Vila Principality suddenly support a third-rate organization again just to throw their lives away?

Lulansi lowered his head, saw the letter paper placed to the side, and his heart skipped a beat.

"That shouldn't be!"

He stood up abruptly and paced back and forth in the room.

Albert dared not make a sound; from the Marquis's expression, it was clear that something major must have happened.

"Go, notify Kabier, have him mobilize the Black Python Castle Knights and coordinate with Knight Peiteluo of Zilei Territory to strengthen border defenses in the near future! Oh, right, also write letters to Baron Tolu and Viscount Weituolinuo, telling them to strengthen the defense of Dennis Port."

Albert was stunned for a moment; he could understand the order to strengthen defenses at Black Pine Mountain and Zilei Territory, but what did the situation at the southeast border have to do with Jianjiao City in the southwest? What kind of enemy was there?

Thinking of this, an identity suddenly surfaced in Albert's mind—the Fleming Family.

"Yes, my lord!"

Albert dared not delay and immediately went to handle it.

Lulansi pondered for Along while more, then hurriedly went to his study to write a letter to Luoning, both detailing his suspicions regarding Bruno's self-inflicted injury and his speculations about the anomalies at the Black Pine Mountain border.

Andreya would not be so foolish; unless she had a certain degree of certainty, she would not support any organization and waste her national strength for nothing.

"Fortunately, Luoning is in Wubei Territory recently; this place is surrounded by the sea on three sides and is behind Wushan Territory, so it is very safe."

Lulansi was not particularly worried about Luoning's safety; he was just uncertain about the future situation.

What exactly had happened at Wangdu? (End of chapter)