A Tale of Strategies For the Throne

Prince West Asia's condition is getting worse day by day, and he is about to die.

The news that the subjugated Prince Kanal came to the king's city to seek help from King Garlan has long been known in the king's city.

The news spread quickly to the surrounding area.

Although he is only a subjugated prince, as the last member of the Kanal royal family, he has a special meaning.

That meaning is especially important to the Gastadians who occupy Karnal.

For the hatred of the invaders Gastad, the Aaronlandis and the Kanals, who had experienced the war a year ago, shared the same hatred.

And after the country was ruined and his family was destroyed, the young prince fled all the way to escape the pursuit of the Gastads and fled to the king's city, which also aroused the sympathy of the people of Aaron Landis.

When they heard that the little prince was seriously injured in the pursuit of the Gastadians, and now he was on the verge of dying, everyone sighed even more.

After finally getting rid of the claws of the Gastadians, they arrived here after going through untold hardships, but they were about to be seriously injured and died soon.

People have to sigh with emotion that fate is rough.

But the news that the West Asian prince was dying made the Gastadians heave a sigh of relief.

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

Moreover, they can also randomly install an obedient member of the Kanal collateral royal family, which can also play the same role.

However, just when the Gastadians were already thinking about which puppet to choose to be on the throne, and Kanal's collateral royal family nobles were scrambling to please them first, a thunderbolt news came.

Prince West Asia died of a serious illness.

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

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

After handing over the platinum badge that was the symbol of King Kanal to King Gallan, he passed away peacefully.

From then on, King Garlan became the orthodoxy of the Karnal throne.

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

Caught off guard by the news, the Gastadians hastily selected a collateral nobleman of the royal family and made him king of Kanal.

With the support of the Gastadians, the King of Kanal, who hastily ascended to the throne, was barely recognized by the nobles of Kanal, and then issued a series of bans on the people of Kanal from resisting the Gastadians. The order to arrest them and execute them in public, and executed several generals who had resisted the Gastadians in a row to intimidate everyone.

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

In order to hug the Gastadians' thighs tightly, the false king even shamelessly asked the Gastadians to garrison the royal city to 'help' Kanal maintain stability.

All the people in Kanal were furious with these orders that turned black and white, lost power and humiliated the country.

This false king was hated and reviled by countless Kanar people, and he wished to devour his flesh and bones.

Many rangers from Kanal sneaked into the king's city to assassinate him. Although they have not been successful, they still go forward bravely without fear of death.

At the same time, the hatred for the Gastadians and the false king made the people of Kanal resist the Gastadians more frequently, and uprisings of all sizes continued.

The matter of supporting the false king did not achieve the purpose of the Gastadians to appease the people at all, but instead aroused the hatred of the Kanals.

While mourning the loss of the brave Prince of West Asia, the people of Kanal stood firm against the Gastadians.

They are waiting.

Waiting for the arrival of the new Kanal king whom their prince entrusted everything to before his death, drive out the Gastads, judge the false king, and save Kanal from the flames of war.

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

All the children undergoing military training here are underage children, from the age of eight to 16. 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 relying 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 vaguely capable and iron-blooded aura.

Because they are all retired soldiers.

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

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

As he gnawed, he stared at the training ground ahead without blinking.

This is a training field located in a corner of the town. It is noisy, and more than 100 children in their teens are sweating and training under the fierce sun.

They divided into several teams and attacked the instructor standing between them in different venues.

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

They are conducting actual combat training under the guidance of instructors.

The instructors on this training ground are not fixed. No matter who these ex-soldiers living in the town are, they will come over to give practical guidance to these children one day when they are interested-in fact, they will beat these children hard a meal.

Watching the apple fall from his eyes blankly, Xi Ya didn't pick it up.

"'The prince of West Asia died of illness' is the best outcome for you, isn't it."

Xi Ya, who had died of illness for half a month amidst the rumors, replied indifferently.

"Don't worry about any future troubles, and don't worry that I will go back on my word."

"That's what I said..."

He took a big bite of the apple again. Although Keyhos was talking to West Asia, he kept looking at the training ground.

"You are ruthless enough to cut off your own way out."

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

In this world, there is no longer a 'Prince of West Asia'.

"I don't want to be entangled with the past anymore."

The boy said blankly,

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

The corner of his mouth twitched sarcastically.

A prince who has lost his throne, and a prince who takes refuge in another country, this embarrassing and useless status will only bring him trouble.

Xi Ya's face was gloomy, and the eyes flashed brightly.

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

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

"You must teach me to become stronger, this is what King Garlan promised me!"

The blond knight hummed, understating it.

"Of course, I will never disobey the orders of my Majesty."

Looking at the famous Sun Knight in the mainland, Xia was silent for a moment, and he looked forward along the same line of sight that Kaihos had never changed from the beginning.

On the training field that Keyhos was looking at, a young knight stood there.

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

The king of Aaronlandis, Garlan, dyed his blond hair black, and acted as a temporary instructor for those youngsters as an ordinary knight.

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

"Although the matter is a foregone conclusion, the behavior of this His Majesty really makes me uneasy."

He pressed his head, frowned and said,

"It's so shameless and majestic...to stand with those lowly people."

Keyhos smiled.

"Inferior people..."

He says,

"Probably, although I don't know the origins of these children, but it is probably so."

"what?"

"The children who are being trained militarily in this city all have no parents, so I said, I don't know what their origins are."

"........."

"Taryal, this is the name of this town."

"Taryal...thanks?"

In an ancient language, taryal means gratitude.

The cultures of Kanal and Aaron Landis are very similar, and the similar language proves that these two countries may have the same origin in ancient times.

Even the gods they worship are the same.

This is also one of the reasons why West Asia made up his mind.

"Ah."

While continuing to gnaw on the apple, Kyhos said, "This is the town established by Prince Garlan, who was only ten years old at the time."

Sia froze for a moment.

ten years old?

About the same as he is now?

"In war, there will always be deaths and injuries. Minor injuries are fine, but once they are seriously injured, soldiers have to leave the army. Those who have families are fine, but those soldiers who are alone and seriously injured have a hard time. Because of this, I feel dissatisfied... West Asia, if you are, what would you do?"

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

Sia frowned.

"Whether it is death or injury, it is their glory. How can they be dissatisfied with the king?"

Having said that, a rage flashed in his eyes.

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

Kyhoes glanced at the boy.

"Well... most people think so."

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

He went on talking.

"Then, Prince Garlan at the time persuaded King Kamos to bring the old, weak, sick and disabled soldiers and a group of orphans here, and set up 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 more than 200 people."

Looking around at everything in front of him, Keyhos showed a trace of emotion.

"Before you know it, this place has developed into a town with tens of thousands of people."

He says,

"Hundreds of outstanding fighters come out of this town every year to become members of Aaron Landis' army."

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

After that, many soldiers who retired due to injuries or were homeless after retirement came here. They either opened a small shop to live leisurely, or became children's instructors unwilling to be lonely.

Many of them adopted orphans and imparted their martial skills to them, raising them to be mighty warriors.

More than a year ago, when the Garstad soldiers came under the royal city, the farmers in this town dropped their hoes, and the blacksmiths and carpenters dropped their saws, and became soldiers of Aaron Landis again.

Within a day, a large army was assembled and rushed to the king's city for support.

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

Hearing this, Xi Ya frowned and said with a gloomy expression: "It is very dangerous to have such an uncontrolled army that can be assembled at any time next to the king's city. It is so close to the king's city. If these people want to rebel... ..."

"Rebellious?"

Keyhos laughed.

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

"Taryal is the name given by the people in this town."

talial.

Grateful.

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

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

Kejos stood in front of Thea, the wind blowing his bright blond hair from his cheeks.

"Sia, this is the first thing I'm going to teach you today."

"It's not that as a superior, you can get the loyalty of others for granted."

He says,

"A good general must be trusted and supported by soldiers."

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

After finishing speaking, seeing that Garlan had left the training ground and was walking towards him, Kaihos went up to meet him.

Thea hesitated for a moment, then silently followed behind Kayhos.

"Have you finished showing him around?"

Garland asked.

He went up on a whim just now to have an instructor's addiction, and asked Kaihos to take Sia to get acquainted with this town.

"Well, it's over."

The guardian knight who had been guarding his majesty in a place where Garlan could not see but he could see him lied to his majesty without blushing or panting.

Then he was cast a blank sideways glance by the boy behind him.

After squinting, Xia saw Garlan leaning over and squatting in front of her.

"S... No, Novi, from today onwards, you will be one of them."

Garland said.

"You have to train with these kids as an ordinary person."

West Asia looked at Garlan in astonishment.

Is King Garlan going to throw him here?Is it because you find him troublesome?

Thinking of this, the child suddenly felt a little bitterness and grievance in his heart.

He didn't say anything, just pursed his lips and looked at Garlan with dark eyes.

He looked at Garlan with the stubbornness that he must get the answer from his mouth.

Garlan looked at the boy staring at him and smiled.

"Are you afraid?"

He asked with a smile, holding out his hand to Siah.

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

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

"There is no need to use such a superficial aggressive method."

He said, "I'm staying here."

Garlan laughed, and he took out a small golden token that was only two fingers wide from his pocket, and put it in Xia Xia's hand.

"If you miss me and feel sad, just come to the palace to find me, anytime."

"I wouldn't do something stupid like that."

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

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

Sia: "..."

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

Keyhors nodded, and he looked up.

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

Two people, one big and one small, stood in place, watching Garlan leave.

"This is my request to Your Majesty."

Keyhos said.

"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 a life-long stain."

To the knight who boasted of a scorching sun that is customary and unashamed,

"You must pass my test before you can truly become my disciple. I will give you one year, and you must stand out from all the people here."

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

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

Kaihos stared at the front fixedly, and his originally rather lazy face suddenly became serious.

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

Kyhoes said to the boy with a serious face.

"Without relying on anyone's strength, I am familiar with this town, find a place to report by myself, and handle my own affairs, understand?"

After speaking, he left in a hurry.

The boy looked at Kaihors' back indifferently, and held the token tightly in his hand.

someday...

he thinks.

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

He turned and walked towards the center of town.

The prince of West Asia has died of illness.

This town built by King Garlan was the starting point for him as 'Novi'.

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'Novi, Pillars of Empire by Aaron Landis'.

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

In the era of the wise king Garlan, there were many stars and famous generals, and it was called the golden age of famous generals.

Later, with the relentless passage of time, after several decades, all the stars fell or aged one after another, and withdrew from the stage of history.

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

And when the famous generals of the Aaron Landis Empire were in short supply, Novi, the disciple of the Scorching Sun Knight, and Xinyas, the younger brother of King Garlan, guarded the empire on the left and right, stabilizing the turbulent empire.

The empire thus survived.

Therefore, later generations called these two generals together, the pillars of the Aaron Landis Empire.

Curiously, this Pillar of Empire lived alone and left no heirs throughout his life.

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

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Just as Garlan walked up to the carriage, a hand suddenly stretched out from inside and stretched out in front of him.

It was a large brown hand with slender fingers and well-defined joints.

As soon as he looked up, Garlan suddenly laughed, and he helped the hand to get on the carriage.

He originally wanted to sit opposite that person, but was dragged by the owner of that hand, and sat next to that person.

The man looked at him with burning eyes.

"How did you come?"

Heymos looked down at Garlan, his eyes softened.

"Come to pick you up."

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

His lips were almost in the teenager's ear, and he whispered, "Kayhors is going to take care of that brat, so I'll take his place..."

Heymos whispered in his ear, and the shallow heat made Garlan feel itchy.He tilted his head uncomfortably, but he didn't notice that Heymos' hand was already stretched out, and he was about to wrap his arms around his waist.

With a snap, the carriage door was suddenly pushed open heavily.

Heymos looked up.

As a result, the golden red pupils and the emerald green pupils collided straightly, and sparks exploded with a snap.

The blond knight jumped into the carriage and sat directly opposite the two of them, looking at Heymos with a smile on his face, but the smile obviously didn't reach his eyes, giving people a feeling of chills in the back.

He stared at Heymos' hand that was about to touch Garlan's waist, his gaze was like a needle.

Heymos narrowed his eyes dangerously.

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

"No, Your Excellency Heymos, as my disciple, he will only be greeted with strict training, without any care."

Kayhos replied with a smile.

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

Don't even think about it!

The Sun Knight's gaze collided fiercely with Heymos in the air, almost sparking a spark.

His little majesty is still too young to fall in love, and he must not be allowed to do things he shouldn't do!