Everyone Is A Lord: My Talent Is A Little Too Strong
Chapter 1741 - 1741 994 The Lords Delight and Concerns_2Chapter 1741: Chapter 994: The Lord’s Delight and Concerns_2 Chapter 1741: Chapter 994: The Lord’s Delight and Concerns_2 It’s worth mentioning that Nolan had originally planned to leave immediately after the war ended, as agreed.
However, due to Leo Ray and Ariel Watson’s earnest entreaties, in addition to Lina’s unspoken but clear threats, he agreed to stay for a while.
For Leo Ray, the Tier 5 Necromancer and disciple of the legendary Dragon-slaying Hero, was of utmost importance. Being able to retain him for a period was undoubtedly equivalent to adding a significant combat power to his own forces.
With this development, coupled with Jasper Richardson, Taylor, Gals, and the White Knight, Leo Ray now had five Tier 5 Powerhouses under his command.
Furthermore, what delighted Leo Ray even more was successfully obtaining control over the Alchemy Puppets’ Controller and all the Tier 5 Alchemy Puppets left behind by the Fourth Prince.
Although 4 out of the 10 Tier 5 Alchemy Puppets controlled by the Fourth Prince were severely damaged in battle and temporarily unusable,
including the one Gals was researching, Leo Ray still had 6 Tier 5 Alchemy Puppets at his disposal, undoubtedly further strengthening our side’s power.
“Although all Alchemy Puppets still have the ‘Discrete Magic Array’ restriction, allowing only 2 to be deployed in the same region, I’ve already tasked Gals with finding a solution to break it. Even if it’s not immediately possible to remove the restriction, I already have the substantial combat power of 5+2+4 Tier 5 powerhouses!”
“With this in place, it’s as if I have 2 fearless Tier 5 guards always ready to strike. Even if Taylor and the others are not by my side, I can still ensure my safety to the utmost degree!”
“This is indeed an unprecedented significant enhancement! As for the rest of the spoils of war, let’s tally them after all current matters are arranged.”
Elated in his heart, Leo Ray returned his thoughts to reality and continued to address those present, “The matter of the Lancaster Clan has come to a temporary close. Who can go and persuade the Yorkman Clan?”
“Allow me,” volunteered Hood, stepping forward with a hand over his heart, bowing, “The situation within the Yorkman Clan is very similar to that within the Lancaster Clan, perhaps even with more opposition, considering the Yorkman Clan is the foremost knightly family in the Coldflame Kingdom and loyalty to the Monarch is an indelible oath each knight swears upon their knighthood.”
“I happen to have some connections with the Earth Dragon Knight Legion Commander, who is also the leading elder of the opposition, arriving from the Yorkman Clan—Elder Kelson.”
Hood’s voice took on an additional degree of conviction as he continued: “Perhaps I can persuade him to remember the Knight’s Oath.”
“Excellent. With Hood, the foremost knight from the Eastern Region, overseeing the matter, everything should fall into place smoothly.”
Leo Ray nodded in satisfaction and said, “Then the situation will be the same as with the Lancaster Clan. Princess Ariel and I will personally make an appearance. Everyone, please arrange the meeting as soon as possible.”
After Leo Ray finished speaking, Kane, Nolan, and Hood all made a chest-touching salute and immediately went about their respective tasks.
Following this, Leo Ray discussed other matters with the elders and noble subordinates, including how to reduce the influence of the Lancaster and Yorkman families.
Leo Ray clearly understood that the premise of quelling the conflict with these two great families was to promote his own people to power, thoroughly eradicating any future threat.
But, including the Sanders Family, the Three Great Aristocratic Families that held sway over half of the Coldflame Kingdom were still too influential. They had to be weakened to some extent to ensure Ariel Watson’s future rule.
Of course, due to the complexity of these issues, which required some time to deal with, it was akin to the proverbial frog in slowly warming water.
Therefore, Leo Ray would not rush matters before the entire Coldflame Kingdom had stabilized. Instead, he would skillfully use a combination of grace and force to secure Ariel Watson’s throne.
“Following my steps, as Linda operates, first converting the future heads of these two great families into direct subordinates is sufficient to bring the Three Great Aristocratic Families under my control.”
Under the admiring gazes of the crowd, Leo Ray nodded thoughtfully, his eyes filled with determination.
At present, the Eastern and the entire Northern Territory of the Coldflame Kingdom were already under his control.
Once he had brought the Lancaster and Yorkman Clans into the fold, the Southern and Western Regions of the Coldflame Kingdom would also successively be incorporated into his territory.
Having gained the allegiance of the Sanders Family and having taken over Kael Castle, he already owned more than half of the Central Coldflame territory, with only a few strongholds of corrupt nobles, the Royal Capital, and cities loyal to the Royal Family remaining.
“Those corrupt nobles will of course bow down to the wind. Does this mean that after successfully stabilizing the Lancaster Clan and the Yorkman Clan, I can take Ariel directly to the Royal Capital?”
At this thought, a smile of irrepressible joy surged onto Leo Ray’s face.
This undoubtedly meant that he was just one step away from fulfilling the promise he’d made to ascend this down-and-out princess to the throne!
“Once Ariel is successfully crowned, not only will I be able to control the entire Kingdom’s military and wealth, but I can also use it to gather all the resources in the Kingdom, including the Royal Family. This will be the key step toward my march into the starry ocean!”
“With the support of the nation’s resources, not only will the Lord’s Mansion and Miracle Building be upgraded quickly, strengthening the territory even further, but I will also acquire a massive amount of equipment, Magic Medicine, and Magical Scrolls, enough to equip a large number of soldiers!”
Amid the jubilation in his heart, Leo Ray’s brows couldn’t help but knit together again.
Just as Hod had said earlier, his current position had already placed him on the grand stage of the entire Human Clan, becoming a target of major concern to other countries.
Moreover, the special geographic position and the sharply reduced strength of the Coldflame Kingdom were indeed enough to attract the coveting of other countries.
“If it were just coveting, there might still be room to maneuver, but the key is that I’ve likely become a serious threat to the neighboring countries; a new war is inevitable, and the enemies will surely strike first.”
“In other words, the time left for me to prepare is running short, and with the Coldflame Territory bordering four countries and also facing the organized threat of Dragon’s Lair on the frontier, the situation will undoubtedly be extremely unfavorable.”
Leo Ray took a deep breath as his gaze grew more stern.
Under the circumstances of limited time and development, he felt completely confident in dealing with a single neighboring country.
But once besieged on all sides, even if he had the power of three heads and six arms, he would likely still be helpless.
After all, he needed to spread out his forces to defend, which would undoubtedly greatly disperse his already limited military power, and since the Coldflame Kingdom’s territory was so vast, it wouldn’t be possible to support each other in the short term.
“However, troop movements will certainly take some time, and it’s difficult for them to be completely silent. This applies to other countries as well, so I will at least have some time to respond.”
“As for the other matters, for now, I can’t take them into consideration, like the Mysterious Organization Black Abyss Brotherhood, which seems to have been acting low-key lately.”
Leo Ray brought his thoughts back to reality and his expression became calm again.
He clearly understood that the battle had only just been won, and Ariel hadn’t yet ascended the throne. As a leader, he naturally couldn’t immediately transfer the pressure onto his subordinates, as this would greatly affect the morale of the team.
Therefore, what he needed to do was to complete all the planned tasks as quickly as possible and then prepare for war with all his might.
“Oh, right, keep a close watch on the movements of the various countries and report to me immediately if there is the slightest stir.”
As if passing it off casually, Leo Ray added another instruction.
“Don’t worry, Mr. Lane.”
Elder Thomas from the Sanders Family, who hadn’t had the chance to chime in, quickly began to prove himself, slapping his chest and saying, “The intelligence network of my Sanders Family spreads across the various countries of the Human Clan; everything is under our control.”
“Very good. Once Princess Ariel ascends the throne, everyone present will be the greatest contributors.”
Leo Ray nodded slightly and gave some more miscellaneous instructions before ending the meeting. He handed over the command of Kael Castle to Asher and Linda, telling everyone to rest.
Having made all the arrangements, Leo Ray took his main force subordinates and returned to his territory for the time being.
Since the Recruitment Order had not yet been claimed today, Leo Ray planned to stay in his territory and return to Kael Castle the next morning, as with the enhancement of the Jasper Richardson Teleportation Array, all this was just a blink away.
Having just returned to the familiar territory, the first thing Leo Ray did was to carefully inspect the newly acquired Alchemy Puppets.
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