Chapter 29

Two weeks after a series of disturbances and large battle in front of the royal palace . The kingdom announced the rebellion of Duke Ditrit Alens and the death of the First and Crown Prince Beltrius . Other than that, the next in line for the throne inheritance is Eldio . 1 At that time, Duke Alens started a rebellion, his cooperator was arrested and was executed . Some of the rebels which testified that Crown Prince Beltrius was still in good health was actually part of Duke’s Alens faction that were acting as rebel imposters .

The fact that there are so many noble siblings that served as imperial guards who supported the rebellion shocked the whole kingdom . But, the one who ascended to the throne was Alexandro, he’s ruling the royal capital and royal palace so there’s no one who voiced their dissatisfaction, they have no other choice except to support him .

Moreover, the rebellion is planned by the Prime minister and his trusted friend, the imperial guards are deceived by him . Therefore, even though they were killed when they tried to steal the throne, their relatives don’t get any punishment . The surviving guards know that the one who rebelling is Alexandro, but they don’t voice their complaints, if they do, they’ll be charged with treason . Beltrius has no child too, so no matter how much they complain, no one can replace the current king . The one who voice their complaints will get appointed as a ruler in some remote region and never again will they be able to meddle in the kingdom’s politics .

And then, 2 weeks after, the battle clean up almost finished, finally, Alexandro will be crowned as Goldenia’s King . Originally, the coronation ceremony needed to be attended by the noble and the priest, but Wing of Dawn will be recognized as the group who helped to quash the rebellion . But…… Well, it seems that we’re quite hated . The “original” nobles who were kicked from their own territories glare at each of us, Wing of Dawn . In their eyes, we’re no more than hoodlums . Eli too said that it’s better if we don’t create other unnecessary troubles . When the coronation ceremony ended, Eldio is…… Alexandro is performing his speech after raising his hand to silence the commotion .

“Ladies and Gentleman who are gathered together in this place, first my condolences about our deceased father and unnatural death of our brother”

I take a beef jerky without letting the surrounding people know and eat it secretly . After that, I ‘pretend’ to feel sad when the angry Alexandro talk about Prime Minister . Before I almost nod off to sleep, suddenly his tone changed .

“But! I’ll be changing my father’s policy! Our kingdom is the largest kingdom in Central Plain, but even with that we can’t do anything! We even need to beg to a small country like Arcland to obtain peace!”

The listeners are making a commotion . First of all, there’s no way the new king will criticize the late king .

“I don’t want to obtain peace by kneeling my own feet! A peace can only be obtained by negotiation and our sword”

“Alexandro clearly denied the late king’s policy about peace”

“As for the sword, we need to increase the army . For our country, Goldenia’s prosperity, we need to cooperate together”

The commotion become larger . He wants to increase the nation army by requesting the help from every feudal lord . In the first place, for Goldenia’s country scale, it’s army force is too small . Due to late king’s passivity in building an army, Goldenia was only prepared to defend itself against common robbers and weak monsters, However, there is no war potential to stand against another nation . So, Goldenia’s was always forced to choose the path of negotiation in order to settle the cross-national problem with other nation .

“With a powerful royal army we shall become powerful! Now, we won’t have to stoop as low as to negotiate a humiliating diplomacy anymore . Every nation will realize that the strong kingdom of Goldenia is back! And then those cold-blooded fools that oppose us will be shaking in fear! I’ll personally raise the guillotine to make us feared!”

The higher nobles have a doubtful look in their eyes, but the young nobles begin to listen attentively . If you talk about being a noble, they are the type of people that won’t feel good if they bow their heads down to the lower-ranked noble in the same country . The noble who has a territory will think about their own interest and the responsibility, but for the young noble and the noble who has no territory, Alexandro’s speech is filled with patriotism .

“But, I don’t plan to mobilize the farmer as a meat shield . For our kingdom prosperity, we need a highly practiced and capable person to lead army soldiers . According to that, we want to choose from one of you to lead this troops . If you have a patriotic feeling inside your heart, I want you to answer my call”

The noble eyes change . This position among the army is the same as star . 2 Especially for the poor and low ranked nobility, this position is the only way to rise high in the noble world .

“Lastly, because of the other day’s unpleasant disturbance, it’s hard for me but I disband the imperial guards . I won’t permit any army movement that is likely to weaken the overall kingdom strength . Therefore, I’ll organize and task the mercenary group that suppressed the rebellion to become our regular army . Other than that, I will grant peerage to those who have shown their abilities to me in this battle, especially to the commander”

From mercenary to regular army, the plebian that got peerage, as expected the nobles are all protesting and wish that the Alexandro reconsider it .

“I’m different from the late king, I won’t put peace and harmony as our extreme priority! We don’t want to fight useless wars, but I will slay everyone who dares to disturb our kingdoms prosperity! Even if that means that we will create some chaos along the way!”

The noble’s voices all quieted down . Everyone who heard this speech felt that the new era is coming . And, that new era is not a gentle era .

“For the time being, you lot will be staying in this inn . So in the time when His Highness…… His Majesty calls, you all can arrive faster”

Eli’s facial expression is brightened, Wing of Dawn