Chapter 111 Loyalty
"Is he really a traitor?"

When Lanya heard the middle-aged prince's question, she just shrugged.

"Of course I know that he is not loyal to you. The first time he revealed information to you was when we were in Sagat City."

Lanya leaned back on the sofa. Although there were still a lot of things waiting to be dealt with on her schedule, they were much less urgent than when she was resisting the attack of the undead here ten years ago. It wouldn't be a problem to take a little time to reminisce about the past.

"He revealed the teacher's investigation content and plan, hoping that through his death, I would give up my naive fantasies. His plan was successful, but he didn't expect you to be so bold as to pass the news to that vampire."

The middle-aged prince also smiled bitterly helplessly.

"He got really angry about it and cut off contact with me."

Lania nodded.

"I know. He contacted you again after he 'moved' here."

"He predicted at the time that you would need me, and he would give me the latest updates on the situation outside every once in a while. Now it seems that his guess was correct."

The middle-aged prince looked at Lanya. He knew that Lanya would know the reason behind this, but she still executed the butler who had followed him for many years without hesitation. He hoped that he could see something from Lanya's face.

But he was disappointed. Lanya's face was still expressionless. The only thing that could be seen was a hint of fatigue that could not be concealed.

"But at that time, you were still my enemy, at least a potential enemy. He was in contact with the enemy without my knowledge, which was undoubtedly an act of betrayal."

Lanya stood up. It was almost time to reminisce about the past. He still needed to rush to the border today to participate in a coronation ceremony. The recent war had allowed many young people to gain enough military merit to become a new noble.

"What would have happened if I hadn't planned the assassination?"

Just as Lanya was about to walk out of the reception room door, she heard Moralichi's voice behind her. It seemed that he was asking a question, or he seemed to be just talking to himself.

"Perhaps I will still hold on to my naive fantasies and continue my childish role-playing games somewhere."

Lanya seemed to be answering Morarich, but also seemed to be just talking to herself.

After saying that, she walked out of the reception room. The upcoming enthronement ceremony would give the kingdom thirteen new young and promising nobles, and Lannia could not be late for such an occasion.

"After the enthronement ceremony, we still have to appease the nobles who surrendered. They are still useful for the time being. When there are suitable new candidates, we can consider how to deprive them of their titles and territories one by one."

Moralichi was standing by the window, watching Lanya's carriage slowly drive out of the city.

"My lord, this is an opportunity."

The wizard walked in from outside, with a strange light flashing in his eyes.

"She doesn't have many guards around her, and the highest one is only level eight. I can take advantage of the night..."

The wizard didn't say anything more, but just made a gesture of wiping his neck.

Moralichi looked at the wizard in front of him quietly and waited for a while before speaking.

"François, are you loyal?"

Francois was the wizard's name.

"The previous kingdom was rotten to the core. The king was influenced by those incompetent old nobles and could only go with the flow. The second son is even more incompetent and cowardly than his father. He will be the best puppet of those old nobles..."

Moralichi did not wait for the mage to answer, and began to recall the past. Francois knew all these things, and he had been Moralichi's subordinate for a long time.

"The fourth brother has some abilities, but they are limited to business. He is good at making money, but his sense of smell in other aspects is too poor and he is too easily exploited by others." Morari paused and looked at the wizard in front of him.

"But according to the news that has spread here, the kingdom seems to be doing well now. The territory has expanded, the food is abundant, and the business is prosperous. At this time, all you have to do is remain loyal to the kingdom and wait for the order to make the Whispering Wind Kingdom my princely territory."

The wizard looked relieved.

"Looks like I gave the right answer."

Moralich's words made the mage smile.

"Fortunately, you gave the correct answer. Her Majesty Lannia only cares about two things: ability and loyalty."

The wizard pulled out a set of document seals from his loose robes.

"You don't have to wait for orders now. All the necessary documents are here. The relevant departments in the Wind Whisper Kingdom should receive the corresponding orders soon."

"Then it looks like we should be ready to hit the road."

Moralich took the full set of documents from the wizard and walked towards the door of the reception room.

"correct."

He stopped suddenly.

"When did she come to you?"

"A month after you 'moved' here, she brought people to block us. I had no choice at the time."

Morari nodded. Francois had tried to rescue him with some people, but all the attempts failed.

"And then pretty quickly, you realize she's a much better choice for the kingdom."

François nodded.

"I understand. Judging from the various news that have come in, this is indeed the case."

In Morari's previous plan, after coming to power, he would divert resources to the border nobles, and then begin to annex the surrounding weak city-states and principalities by force. With the plundered resources and land, he could lure the subjects of the old nobles to "escape" to his sphere of influence.

Those old nobles did not understand the importance of human resources. By the time they realized it, their strength had been severely weakened. It would only take a small-scale war to resolve the problem, and the entire kingdom would regain its vitality under the leadership of Morarichi.

But based on what Morarici knew now, Lannia was obviously doing better than him. At the diplomatic table, she completed most of the expansion of the kingdom, and handled the old nobles more cleanly and efficiently. The level of prosperity in the kingdom was much better than the most ideal scenario in Morarici's plan.

"It's just that there are too many priests in the Sun God Cult."

This was the only thing that Morarichi didn't like, the Sun God Cult had the right to preach freely in the kingdom, their followers were growing explosively, and with the growth of those followers, the Sun God Cult seemed to have undergone some changes.

They still love humanity as before. More and more church welfare homes and schools allow a large number of children and orphans from poor families to grow up. The healing masses held regularly by priests for the poor every week also give many poor people who originally could only wait to die a chance to survive.

However, their style of action has become more and more radical, and their support for Lannia's expansion has become stronger and stronger. The crusaders have attacked everywhere, destroying even the smallest monster nests. There have even been several small conflicts with the goblins recently. Thanks to the high priest of the church, he suppressed the ordinary priests below.

"Fortunately, the church leaders are still sober."

Morarichi was so thankful. He saw the soldiers preparing the carriages, and they had obviously received orders to go to the Wind Whispering Kingdom.

(End of this chapter)