Chapter 219 - King's Messengers

Four days after being sent by Lucien, his messengers began to arrive in the vassal kingdoms of Portgreen.

Lucien also sent a thousand mercenaries to ​each of​ the ​four ​main cities and ​smaller groups of mercenaries to the ​villages as a sign that he and Cassidy would protect all of the people under Portgreens rule, just as Cassidy's father intended and as she did before.

The mercenaries followed Lucien and Cassidy's orders and were ​also​ being paid well for it. Lucien had access to not only the wealth of Scarlett and the other mercenary leaders but also the Guild's at his disposal.

Lucien also wanted to start using adventurers to defend the Kingdom, but they still needed to be disciplined, and of course, they still ​didn't have​ the black mark when Lucien sent the messengers.

The first group arrived at Bluewind and was very well received by Ron. The messenger made it clear that Lucien wanted his presence in Portgreen city not only as Bluewind's ruler but also as his friend.

Bluewind was certainly the most protected vassal kingdom of Portgreen today. There were many golems defending the frontier of the great forest against mystic beasts, which were still more violent than usual.

In addition, the soldier training projects that Angela and Ron started were going very well. Still, Ron only left Bluewind because Lucien had sent a thousand mercenaries to help secure the Kingdom and its borders.

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Another messenger with the mercenary group arrived in the Nudid Kingdom, the place where Lena was to marry the prince she killed with Lucien's help.

After the Light Empire troops died next to the city in a great earthquake, and the prince died, his mother, Queen Zora, took control of the Kingdom, and she was concerned ​about ​more bad things happening.

But nothing else happened after that. No more troops from the Light Empire came, and neither were they attacked again by the mysterious enemies who were supposed to be Bluewind Kingdom's allies.

Now Zora was at the top of the wall with her royal guards speaking​ to the group of a thousand​ mercenaries who had arrived at the city gates.

"Who are you, and why are you in such a large group around my city?" Zora asked in a solemn tone, fit for a widow queen.

The messenger in front of the group of mercenaries acted as Lucien ordered, with a respectful and friendly manner. "We come by order of King Lucien and Queen Cassidy to invite the ruler of this Kingdom to join them in Portgreen city for a conference."

"These mercenaries are an act of good faith by our King to help protect this Kingdom. They will be completely at the disposal of Its ruler ​ to defend the city​ ."​

Zora didn't recognize Lucien's name, but she and everyone around her know who Cassidy is. Knowing that Cassidy was not dead and apparently had retrieved Portgreen's crown was excellent news for Zora.

The Nunid Kingdom, as well as Bluewind, bordered the great forest to the west, and they were also suffering from wild animals attacking more than usual. Also, Nudid Kingdom was in the southwestern area of Portgreen, so it bordered the Light Empire, and they were also having other problems that were previously avoided because they had Cassidy's support.

Thus, Zora quickly introduced herself as the Queen and invited the messenger and mercenary group to enter the city. After the whole story of Lucien and Cassidy was told to Zora, she was very impressed.

But because she was happy with the good news, she didn't even notice about Bluewind and Lucien's group. She quickly prepared to travel to Portgreen city with the messenger and a small group while a thousand mercenaries were added to the soldiers of the Kingdom.

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While small groups of messengers and mercenaries arrived in most of the smaller villages, the third large group arrived at the northernmost vassal kingdom of Porgreen.

It's the ​city ​that ​Olivia and her family ruled many years ago. After the tragedy that happened to them, another noble family took over the leadership of ​the​ small Kingdom because it has an excellent geographical position on top of a mountain near the sea.

The man who declared himself the current King was delighted with the news about Cassidy being alive. After all, that Kingdom's central city was safe, but the villages within that region also bordered the great forest. So the King really appreciated ​the one​ thousand mercenaries that Lucien sent.

The King immediately started preparing his family to go to Portgreen city for the conference with Lucien and Cassidy. They preferred to travel along the coast because they had good sh.i.p.s.

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Thus, three of the four main vassal kingdoms of Portrgreen received the groups of messengers that Lucien sent. Nunid Kingdom in the southwest; Bluewind in the east; And Olivia's old home in the north.

The ​last one ​of the four main vassal kingdoms of Portgreen was a large island northeast of Portgreen city, called Raco.

Its geographic position was actually in part of the great forest. The Alliance ​used to ​control ​the island, but the patriarch of the werewolf clan gave it to Portgreen as a sign of gratitude for the crucial help the Sage King gave them in fighting the Light Empire in the last great war when he died.

Although Raco island was far from compensation for the deaths of so many soldiers from Portgreen and Cassidy's father, she could not deny that the position of the island is excellent. Plus, it has many rare resources like the incredible black steel.

Thus, Cassidy always sent many soldiers to defend Raco. The island is now a connecting point between the Alliance and Portgreen by sea, as well as being a neutral place that welcomes everyone traveling by sea.

For these reasons and also the fact that the best shipbuilders on the west side of Argerim lived in Raco, Dawn always wanted to conquer Portgreen to have better access to Alliance by sea.

As Raco