A Tale of Strategies For the Throne

The condition of the prince of West Asia is getting worse day by day, and he is about to die.

The news that Prince Karnar, who had lost his country, came to the royal city to ask for help from King Garlan has long been known to everyone in the royal city.

The news spread quickly around.

Although he is just a prince who lost his country, as the last member of the Karnal royal family, he has a special significance.

That meaning is especially important to the Gastad people who occupy Canal.

The Aaron Landis and the Kanal people, who had experienced the war a year ago, shared the same hatred for the invaders Gasdad people.

After the country was destroyed and his family was destroyed, this young prince wandered all the way to escape the pursuit of the Gastad people and fled to the royal city, which also aroused the sympathy of the Aaron Landis people.

When they heard that the little prince was seriously injured in the pursuit of the Gastard people and was now on the verge of death, everyone sighed even more.

After finally escaping from the clutches of the Gastad people and going through all kinds of hardships to get here, he was about to die of serious injuries.

One has to lament the rough fate.

But the news that the West Asian prince was dying made the people of Gastad breathe a sigh of relief.

Although the plan of making the prince of West Asia become a puppet to appease the rebellious people of Kanal could not be achieved, the severance of the royal family of Kanal can be regarded as completely cutting off the thoughts of the people of Kanal.

Moreover, they can also set up an obedient member of the Kanal collateral royal family at will, which can also play the same role.

However, just when the Gastard people were already thinking about which puppet to choose for the throne, and the royal nobles of Kanal's collateral family were scrambling to please and flatter them, a piece of news came like a bolt from the blue.

The prince of West Asia fell seriously ill and died.

However, before he died, he told everyone that he was betrayed by the nobles of Kanal and that his father, brother and sister were forced to death by the nobles of Kanal and the Gastad people, and said that he would never agree with those Kanal nobles. Your nobles are kings.

At the same time, under the witness of the two royal knights of Karnar guarding him, he declared before his death that he would entrust the throne of Karnar to King Garlan who saved him.

He passed away peacefully after handing over the platinum badge as the symbol of King Karnar to King Gallan with his own hands.

From then on, King Garlan became the orthodox king of Karnar.

Anyone other than him who becomes the king of Karnar is a false king.

The Gastad people were caught off guard by the news, and then hurriedly selected a noble from the royal family and supported him to become the King of Karnar.

With the support of the Gastards, the hastily ascended King of Karnar barely gained recognition from the nobles of Karnar. He then issued a series of laws prohibiting the people of Karnar from resisting the Gastards, and those who resisted were punished. He ordered them to be arrested and executed in public, and several generals who had resisted the Gastards were executed in succession to intimidate everyone.

At the same time, he also declared that the prince of West Asia had betrayed Canal to Aaron Landis and was a sinner of the kingdom, and no one was allowed to pray for his death.

In order to cling to the thighs of the Gastad people, the false king even shamelessly asked the Gastad people to garrison the royal city to 'help' Kanal maintain stability.

With these orders that confuse right and wrong and humiliate the country, the people of Kanal are furious.

This false king was hated and reviled by countless Kanar people, who wanted to eat his flesh and bones.

Many of Karnar's rangers sneaked into the royal city to assassinate him. Although they never succeeded, they still continued to fight without fear of death.

At the same time, the hatred for the Gastards and the false king made the people of Canal resist the Gastards more and more frequently, and uprisings large and small continued.

Supporting the false king completely failed to achieve the purpose of the Gastad people to appease the people, but instead aroused the hatred of the Kanar people.

While the people of Karnar mourned the loss of their brave Westian prince, they stood firm against the Gastards.

They are waiting.

Waiting for the arrival of the new King of Karnar, whom their prince entrusted everything to before his death, to drive away the Gastards, judge the false king, and save Karnar from the flames of war.

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Outside the royal city, there is a special training camp in a small town not far away.

All the children who undergo military training here are underage children, from the age of eight to sixteen. They grow up here, learn and practice martial arts, and receive military training from an early age.

This training camp was established seven years ago. It was originally just a small village. Because of the establishment of the training camp, it gradually developed into a small town based on the training camp.

The entire town has obvious traces of militarization. Although all the residents here are old or disabled, they all have a somewhat capable and iron-blooded atmosphere.

Because they are all retired soldiers.

"I didn't expect you to be willing to do this."

Throwing a red apple to West Asia, the blond knight sitting on the stone pier took a bite of the apple in his hand.

As he gnawed, he stared unblinkingly at the training field in front of him.

This is a training ground located in a corner of the town. It is noisy. More than a hundred children, probably in their teens, are training under the fierce sun, sweating like rain.

They were divided into several teams, attacking the instructors standing between them in different venues.

After being knocked to the ground, he stood up and continued to pounce fiercely like a wolf cub.

They are undergoing practical training under the guidance of instructors.

The instructors at this training ground are not fixed. No matter who the retired soldiers are who live in the town, they will come over to give practical guidance to these children when they are interested - in fact, they will beat these children hard. A meal.

She watched the apple fall from her eyes expressionlessly, but Sia didn't catch it.

"'The Prince of West Asia dies of illness' is the best outcome for you, isn't it?"

West Asia, who had been dying of illness for half a month amid the rumors, responded indifferently.

"You don't have to worry about any consequences, and you don't have to worry about me going back on my word."

"That's what I said..."

After taking another big bite of the apple, Caijos kept looking at the training ground although he was talking to Sia.

"You are cruel enough to cut off your own escape."

Xia is still alive, but the 'Prince of Xia' has died of illness.

There is no longer a 'Prince of West Asia' in this world.

"I don't want to dwell on the past anymore."

The boy said expressionlessly,

"I don't want to be used by others in the future because of this identity."

The corner of his mouth raised sarcastically.

A prince who lost his throne and took refuge in another country. This embarrassing and useless identity would only bring him trouble.

Xia's face was gloomy, and her eyes flashed sharply.

"I don't need any noble status, I just want to go to the battlefield and fight against the Gastards."

He turned his head and looked at Kehos with burning eyes.

"You must teach me to become stronger. This is what King Garlan promised me!"

The blond knight hummed in an understatement.

"Of course, I never disobey my Majesty's orders."

Looking at this famous Knight of the Burning Sun in the mainland, Xia was silent for a moment, and he looked forward along the line of sight that had not changed from the beginning of Kayhos.

On the training ground that Kehos was looking at, a young knight stood there.

Although this young knight's body is slightly slender compared to the instructors in other venues, he can always nimbly avoid the attacks of the dozen or so children, and then wave the long sword in his hand to easily defeat the attacker. Fight back against your own children.

The king of Aaron Landis, Garlan, dyed his blond hair black and served as a temporary instructor for those teenagers as an ordinary knight.

Looking at that figure, the corner of Xia's mouth couldn't help but twitch.

"Although the matter has been settled, His Majesty's behavior really makes me uneasy."

He pressed his head and frowned and said,

"Standing with those low-level people without any dignity or dignity..."

Cayjos smiled.

"Inferior people..."

He said,

"Probably. Although I don't know the origins of these children, it's probably like this."

"What?"

"All the children receiving military training in this city have no parents, so I say, I don't know what their origins are."

"…………"

"Tarial, that's the name of this town."

"Tarial... be grateful?"

In ancient languages, tarial means gratitude.

The cultures of Kanal and Aaron Landis are very similar, and the similar languages ​​prove that the two countries may have had the same origin in ancient times.

Even the gods they believe in are the same.

This was one of the reasons that made West Asia determined.

"Um."

While continuing to nibble on the apple, Kehos said, "This is the town founded by Prince Garlan who was only ten years old."

Thea was stunned for a moment.

Ten years old?

Similar to him now?

"In war, people always die and get injured. Minor injuries are okay, but once they are seriously injured, soldiers have to leave the army. Those who have families are okay, but those soldiers who are alone and seriously injured have a hard time. So I feel dissatisfied...Sia, what would you do if it were you?"

"It is the duty of a soldier to be loyal to the country."

Thea said with a frown.

"Whether they are dead or injured, it is their glory. How can they be dissatisfied with the king because of this?"

When he said this, a flash of anger flashed in his eyes.

"This shows that they have no loyalty to the king and must be severely punished to set an example."

Kehos glanced at the boy.

"Well... most people would think so."

At that time, even he and Shermer had the same idea.

He continued.

"Then, the then Prince Gallan persuaded King Kamos to come here with the old, weak, sick and disabled soldiers and a group of orphans, and established a small village where the retired soldiers taught the orphans to become soldiers."

"..."

"I still remember that at that time, the village was really small, with a total of only more than 200 people."

Looking around at everything in front of him, Kayhos showed a hint of emotion.

"Unconsciously, this place has developed into a town of tens of thousands of people."

He said,

"Hundreds of fine warriors come out of this town every year to become part of Aaron Landis's army."

Prince Garlan founded this town to give soldiers who had nowhere to go a place to survive.

After that, many soldiers who retired due to injuries or became homeless after retirement came here. They either opened a small shop and lived a leisurely life, or became an instructor for children unwilling to be lonely.

Many of them adopted orphans and taught their martial arts skills to those children, training them to become powerful warriors.

More than a year ago, when the Gastad people came to the royal city, the farmers in this town dropped their hoes, the blacksmiths and carpenters dropped their saws, and became Aaron Landis's soldiers again.

Within a day, a large army was assembled and rushed to the royal city to support them.

Although the army is either veterans or young soldiers, their battlefield experience and combat effectiveness are much stronger than ordinary city guards, and they play a great role in the defense of the royal city.

Hearing this, Xia frowned and said with a gloomy expression: "It is very dangerous to have such an uncontrollable army next to the royal city that can be assembled at any time. It is so close to the royal city. If these people want to rebel... …”

"Rebellious?"

Cayjos smiled.

He stretched out his hand in the direction of the town.

"Tarial is a name given by the people in this town."

Tariyar.

grateful.

It was the prince who gave them a place to live, so they should use this name to tell themselves and never forget this.

"Everyone in this town, as long as King Garlan gives the order, will sacrifice everything for him without hesitation, even their lives."

Kehos stood in front of Sia, the wind lifting the bright blond hair on his cheeks.

"Sia, this is the first thing I want to teach you today."

"Being in a superior position doesn't necessarily mean you can gain the loyalty of others as a matter of course."

He said,

"A good general must gain the trust and support of his soldiers."

"I'm not asking you to give up your hatred, I just want to warn you that if you continue to hold a repulsive attitude towards everyone, you will never be able to gain the trust of others. No matter how strong you become in the future, you will never be able to gain the trust of others." Might become a good general."

After saying that, seeing Garlan leaving the training ground and walking toward him, Caihos went up to him.

Thea hesitated for a moment, then followed Caihos silently.

"Have you finished showing him around?"

Garlan asked.

He had just become an instructor on a whim and asked Keyhos to take Sia to get familiar with this town.

"Well, we're done shopping."

The guardian knight who had been staying at a place where Garlan could not see but where he could see Garlan, guarding his majesty, lied to his majesty without blushing and out of breath.

Then he was glanced at expressionlessly by the boy behind him.

After squinting, Xia saw Garlan leaning over and half-crouching in front of her.

"Xi... No, Novi, from today on, you will become one of them."

Garlan said.

"You have to train as a normal person with these kids."

Thea looked at Garlan in astonishment.

Is King Garlan going to throw him here? Is it because you think he is troublesome?

The child thought so, and suddenly felt a little sad and aggrieved in his heart.

He said nothing, just pursed his lips and looked at Garlan with dark eyes.

He looked at Garlan with a stubborn look that must get the answer from him.

Garlan looked at the boy staring at him and smiled.

"Are you afraid?"

he asked with a smile, holding out his hand to Sia.

"If you are afraid, you can follow me back to the palace now."

Sia's lips tightened even more. He glanced at Caihuos, who was looking down at him, and then looked at Garlan who was squatting in front of him.

"There is no need to use such crude provocation methods."

He said, "I'm staying here."

Garlan laughed. He took out a small golden token only two fingers wide from his arms and put it in Xia's hand.

"If you miss me and feel sad, just come to the palace to find me. You can do it at any time."

"I wouldn't do anything stupid like this."

The boy replied coldly, but held the token in his hand tightly.

"Oh, then when I miss you, come and see me."

Siya: “…………”

Garlan touched his head, then stood up and said to Caihos: "I'll just go back by myself. You can settle down Novi here today."

Kehos nodded and glanced up.

In a remote place as far as the eye can see, a group of knights are waiting there, and a carriage is parked there quietly.

Two people, one large and one small, stood there and watched Garlan leave.

"This is my request to Your Majesty."

Caihos spoke.

"Although it is His Majesty's order, you must know that my reputation is not small. If I accidentally accept a useless disciple, it will be stained for life."

To the knight who boasts of being unashamed of the scorching sun,

"You must pass my test before you can truly become my disciple. I will give you one year, and you must stand out among everyone here."

He said, "Let's go, I will take you to the camp to report..."

Before he finished speaking, he suddenly got stuck in the middle.

Kayhos's eyes were fixedly looking forward, and his originally rather lazy face suddenly became serious.

"Xi... No, Novi, listen, your test has begun from now on."

Cayjos said to the boy with a serious look on his face.

"Without relying on anyone's help, you can get familiar with this town by yourself, find a place to report by yourself, and handle your own affairs by yourself. Do you understand?"

After saying that, he left in a hurry.

The boy looked at Kaihos's back indifferently and clenched the token in his hand.

One day...

he thinks.

One day, he will replace this guy and become the strongest and irreplaceable general under King Garlan.

He turned around and walked toward the center of the town.

The prince of West Asia has died of illness.

This town built by King Garlan was the starting point for him as a ‘Novi’.

……………………

‘Novi, Pillar of Aaron Landis’ Empire’.

Later generations called this famous general who was said to be an orphan.

In the era of the wise king Garlan, stars gathered together and famous generals emerged in large numbers. It was called the golden age of famous generals.

Later, as time passed ruthlessly, decades later, many generals fell one after another or grew old, and withdrew from the stage of history.

The golden age of famous generals has also come to an end.

When the famous generals of the Aaron Landis Empire were in decline, Novi, a disciple of the Knight of the Burning Sun, and Xinyas, the younger brother of King Garlan, guarded the empire on the left and the right, stabilizing the turbulent empire.

And so the empire endured.

Later generations also called these two generals together, Aaron Landis, the Pillars of the Empire.

What is curious is that this pillar of the empire remained alone throughout his life and left no heirs.

In the unofficial history of later generations, there are countless speculations about this matter...

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As soon as Garlan walked in front of the carriage, a hand suddenly stretched out from inside and stretched out in front of him.

It was a big brown hand with slender fingers and distinct joints.

As soon as he raised his eyes, Garlan suddenly laughed, and he held the hand to get into the carriage.

He originally wanted to sit opposite the man, but was dragged by the owner of the hand to sit next to the man.

The man's eyes stared at him.

"How did you come?"

Heimos looked down at Garlan, his eyes softening.

"Come to pick you up."

He said, lowering his head slightly and bringing his face close to Garlan.

His lips were almost in the boy's ear, and he whispered: "Kayhos has to take care of that brat, so I will take his place..."

Heimos spoke in his ear, and the shallow heat made Garlan feel itchy. He tilted his head uncomfortably, and did not notice that Heimos' hand had reached over and was about to wrap his arms around his waist.

With a bang, the carriage door was suddenly pushed open.

Heimos raised his eyes.

As a result, the golden-red eyes and the green pupils collided straightly, sparks exploded.

The blond knight jumped onto the carriage and sat directly opposite the two of them. He looked at Heimos with a smile on his face, but the smile obviously did not reach his eyes, giving people a chilling feeling on the back.

He stared at Heymos' hand that almost touched Garlan's waist, his eyes like needles.

Heimos's eyes narrowed dangerously.

"Kayhos, your disciple is very young and needs you to stay and take care of him for a few days."

"No, Lord Heimos, as my disciple, he will only receive strict training without any care."

Cayjos replied with a smile.

Haha, you want to take advantage of his distraction to teach his disciples and sneak in to get close to His Majesty, right?

Don’t even think about it!

The eyes of the Burning Sun Knight and Heimos collided fiercely in the air, almost causing substantial sparks.

His little Majesty is still too young to fall in love and definitely not allowed to do anything that shouldn't be done!

The author has something to say: The big black wolf is waiting for the opportunity to move

The Golden Retriever is on tight guard

Your Majesty: Well~~Today is also a peaceful day~~