[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-the-reborn-king":3,"chapter-the-reborn-king-the-reborn-king-chapter-422":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","The Reborn King",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":20,"prevChapterSlug":21,"totalChapters":22,"novelImage":23},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":16,"volume":17,"translator":18,"content_hash":19},1101029,1437,"Chapter 422: Do you miss it?","the-reborn-king-chapter-422",422,"\u003Cp>\"You made it back.\" Julius happily said as he walked over to Octavius. The man in question delayed, lay down in a relaxed manner, unable to even get up and bow towards Juliuus. Julius didn’t care and took a seat. He knew Octavius had burned himself dry during the siege. He wasn’t such a narcissist that he needed Octavious to bow to him every time they met.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"We done a number on them. Cassius may be dead, but...\" Octavius sighed and rubbed his eyes, \"Rameil was captured during battle.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The Grand Templar.\" Seeing Octavius nod, Julius clicked his tongue in annoyance. \"My brother is a cold-hearted bastard. This won’t be enough to have him leave the war. If anything, he may have Ramiel silently killed to fan the flames against Magnus.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing Octavius’ surprised expression, Julius chuckled deeply, \"As much as he hates the idea, he is exactly like Father. He hides behind the veil of innocence. Don’t trust him if you ever meet him.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"His Holiness never gave me that impression,\" Octavius said softly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Of course. Like I said, he hides behind a veil of innocence. It’s to the point where I don’t think he feels real emotion anymore. If he needs to cry, he will cry; if he needs to smile, he will smile, but none of it’s real.\" Julius shrugged and sighed, \"Poor guy. Anyway, I know that Templar is your friend, but I’m going to leave for Constance. If he tries to leave the war because of Ramiel, I will do everything in my power to stop the trade, even if it means Ramiel dies.\" Julius leaned forward and grabbed Octavius’ arm, \"You understand why I must. Right?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I understand.\" Octavius and Julius went silent for a few seconds. \"I plan to meet them on the field of battle.\" Octavius broke it by bluntly speaking. Julius looked at him for a few seconds in confusion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Siege warfare has never been my best strength, Your Majesty. Cassius has me beat on that aspect. But in the field of battle, I dare say there exists a handful of men who are better planners than I.\" Octavius boldly said. There wasn’t any arrogance in his voice ,instead just a strong belief.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I’ll trust you. Rest first and....\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Your majesty.\" A messenger came in holding a letter for Julius. Taking it from the man, Julius quickly tore the letter open and read. His face went cold as he did before, curling the paper into a ball.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Fucking Bardas.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Your Majesty.\" Octavius looked at Julius and pushed himself up. \"What has Lord Ammorian done?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Nothing that can be proven, but Lord Petrus is dead. Passed due to the change in weather apparently.\" Julius scoffed. \"Janus has his suspicions. The Archbishop Constance sent his own investigation, but didn’t find anything wrong.\" Julius shook his head, \"A man like that doesn’t pass because of the weather; he is too young. Janus, if anything, would be the first to.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"His replacement?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That’s the strange part. Bardas elected Lord Elias to replace him. The Duke is a man who doesn’t like Bardas. Why would he choose such a man is beyond me.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Maybe he has something on him?\" Julius nodded, trying to think about it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I need more information. However, I can trust Elias not to sabotage the war effort. His hate for Magnus is greater than anything.\" Julius stood up, \"Rest and then make preparations.\" Octavius nodded and lay back down. Closing his eyes, he quickly drifted off to sleep.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>--------------------\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Your Majesty.\" Dimitri walked into Alfred’s office after knocking and bowed towards the Emperor. \"I have received word from Prince Ivan.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Oh.\" Alfred set the documents he was working on aside. It was a subtle thing, but to Dimitir it showed how much importance Alfred placed on the Sulfur deal. Usually, if he ever had to see the Emperor, Alfred would make him wait for a while to finish any work he had to do. \"What has he said?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Handing over Ivan’s reply, Dimitir took a seat and spoke, \"In return for the blueprints of the printing press, the Silesian empire will provide over one ton of sulfur per year. After five years, any further trade will have to be renegotiated.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Reading the letter, Alfred smiled. In the future, he may need more when the Empire began to mass-produce gunpowder and muskets, but as of now, it was fine. He was still a few years away from the first musket being created and simply wanted to perfect the Gunpowder formula and find ways to mass-produce it first.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Is this truly the best that can be offered?\" Alfred said casually, leaning back in his chair. Staring into Dimitri’s eyes, he smiled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Silesia doesn’t mine a lot of Sulfur, your majesty. We don’t have many uses for it. It will take a while for large-scale mining operations. I can assure you that this is generous. When the infrastructure is in place, we may be able to renegotiate our terms.\" Dimitri coolly explained that Alfred simply didn’t want to lose face by not negotiating.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Alfred sighed and pretended to be in deep thought. \"I guess in the interests of a fruitful partnership, I will agree. After all, I know the hazards involved in such a thing aren’t low.\" Pocketing the letter, he rang his bell, calling in a servant. \"Please guide my guest to meet the Prime Minister.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The servant bowed, and Dimiritr stood up. \"Issac will write up an official document. I hope you can be the one to deliver it to Alexei. I do not trust anyone else other than you to do this.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’He wants me out of the Empire for a while.’Lowering his head, Dimitri smiled, \"Of course. This is for the future of both our Empires after all.\" Following the servant, Alfred took a deep breath and smiled when alone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jumping out of his chair, he nearly ran towards Isra’s room and barged in. \"It’s done.\" Isra blankly stared at him, waiting for Alfred to explain. Walking over to his wife, He grabbed her hand and forced her to stand up from her chair.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bringing her in for a deep hug, he swayed back and forth while holding her. \"The sulfur deal is completed. Desmond is creating the Ministry of Foreign Territories, and Sasha is making progress in the Tralon Kingdom.\" Alfred took a deep breath, smelling the pleasant perfume Isra wore. \"Soon, Isra. So soon, the Empire will become the number one power in the world. I can see it already.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Isra smiled and leaned deeper into Alfred’s chest. \"The world is changing, Alfred.\" Without seeing it, Alfred could tell Isra was full of smiles, \"We are changing the world.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I hesitated for too long,\" Alfred said softly as he looked out the window. \"I was so scared of the knowledge of Earth. What right did I have to advance the world? What would the consequences be of implementing it here? So many questions I would ask myself, but I realised. No, you made me realise that it all would happen anyway.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Looking down at Isra, she lifted her head to look into his eyes, \"The world will change no matter what. I shouldn’t have hesitated. If the world were to change, why not be the guide that shows them how it works? I’ve seen the horrors humanity is capable of; who better to make sure it’s not repeated here?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Isra’s eyes happily narrowed. Tightening her hug, she sighed, \"It’s a shame. I would have loved to see Earth. The stories you told me sounded magical. The things created there and the things the people achieved.\" Clicking her tongue, she shook her head, \"At least in this life, I will be remembered as helping start the new age. I guess I should be happy enough with that.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You never know. Maybe you will be reborn there after this life.\" Alfred smiled, \"Maybe I will go back after all this is done.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Do you miss Earth?\" Isra asked. It was a question she realised she had never asked. Maybe it was in fear of Alfred’s answer, or maybe a hope to distract him from his original world. She didn’t know.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Of course,\" Alfred said without hesitation, \"I have hated so much of this world. The pain, the struggle. I cursed how unfair everything was. I have been forced to do things I could never do on earth, and changed so much, I no longer truly remember how I was before everything.\" Alfred paused for a second and softly chuckled. Looking at Isra, who lowered her head, he reached up and grabbed her hair. Isra looked deep into his eyes, a mixture of sadness and pity in them, \"But, I wouldn’t go back. Not anymore. I couldn’t bear leaving you, leaving Edward, if I hadn’t met you, Isra. Had Edward, I don’t think I could stand this world. I may have killed myself just for a chance to escape.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bitterly chuckling to himself, he brought the strand of Isra’s hair he was holding up to his mouth. \"This is my home now.\" Kissing the hair, he leaned down, dropped it, and kissed her forehead, \"I don’t want to go back. And if I were ever forced to, I would hope that at least you and Edward were with me. Otherwise, I would truly go insane.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing the softness in Alfreed’s eyes, she averted his gaze and leaned into his chest. Leaning against his heart, she heard it beating slightly faster than usual. Closing her eyes, she took a deep breath and smiled, happy with his answer.\u003C\u002Fp>",1604,"2026-06-03T11:17:48.775Z","2026-06-03T11:17:51.401Z",1,"novelbin.me","caf3407451a52c61baed9213e7b5b108063a0d7c526c9df5ae11bad5d57b9fd7","the-reborn-king-chapter-423","the-reborn-king-chapter-421",487,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fthe-reborn-king-cover.jpg"]