Chapter 143 The Unspeakable Man-Eating Demon King Approaches the Border (3k)

In the imperial capital, the emperor was watching with great interest the indignation of the many nobles below.

They were furious and almost constantly called for the hanging of the thief who had stolen the country.

But the emperor could hear the hidden fear in their anger.

This made him feel very amused.

Amid the nobles' meaningless excitement, a royal knight quickly walked through the crowd, knelt on one knee in front of the emperor and said:

"Your Majesty, Trajan has already raised his army from the southern border!"

"The momentum is very huge, and according to our intelligence, more people are joining his forces every moment."

The emperor became interested:

"There are people joining his army all the time?"

"Yes, Your Majesty."

"Didn't he wait for his vassals to gather before heading straight for the border?"

"No, Your Majesty. The soldiers in the southern border have already assembled. The main force has always been with him."

"Then why do you say that there are always people joining his army?"

The knight hesitated for a moment before speaking truthfully:
"Retired veterans, ordinary farmers, and even the working class in the city, they all took up arms and slowly gathered into Trajan's army."

The emperor asked with increasing interest:

“Are there many people like this?”

"There are so many of them. At the beginning, our spies could try to count them, but soon they couldn't. There were too many of them!"

The nobles present were instantly in an uproar.

They had just had a fight with the North not long ago, and the South not only did not participate in the war, they didn't even suffer any losses twenty years ago.

And now, their already powerful military has such support? !

In this kind of worry, the already strong-looking but weak-hearted atmosphere became even more depressing.

Seeing his subordinates like this.

The emperor couldn't help but shook his head.

It seemed that they were really frightened.

He leaned on the throne and asked the knights below:
"I heard he proclaimed himself emperor?"

This question almost froze the atmosphere at the scene.

No matter what, the southern border is still the territory of the empire.

And Trajan was one of the pillars of the empire.

If he proclaimed himself emperor, it would undoubtedly be a huge spiritual blow to the entire country.

And this also means that there is no chance of easing between the two sides.

In the past, all the fighting was internal disputes.

Everyone still ate at the same table, so there was always some opportunity to talk.

Right now.
The knight hesitated again. The emperor said:
"The facts won't change just because you don't say them, so just speak your mind."

"Your Majesty, we just don't quite know how to describe it."

"What do you mean?"

This time, the emperor was really weird.

"All the news from the South, including all the people from the South that our spies have been able to contact, are saying that Trajan has proclaimed himself emperor."

"However, according to the information we initially received, Trajan himself did not seem to have this intention, and he did not declare it publicly."

In response to this, a noble finally said angrily:

"Is there any need to think about this? He thinks it's natural for him to be emperor, so much so that he doesn't even bother to say it!"

"Otherwise why do so many people call him the emperor!"

"It was so loud that I could hear it at home!"

The crowd immediately agreed.

"traitor!"

"The shame of Qigong!"

"Hang him!"

The nobles were extremely angry. They were not given any leeway at all!

He really doesn't even care about the dignity of an aristocrat!
Amidst everyone's great anger, the emperor burst into laughter.

"So he really became emperor?! Hahahahaha!"

"Trajan has become emperor! Oh my goodness, he actually became emperor!"

What he fears most is that his word games are useless.

So he needed an alternative, and Trajan was the most suitable candidate.

The Southland is powerful enough, even after separating from Baratheon, the size of its territory seems a bit ambiguous in the concept of the empire.

But as long as Trajan is added, no one will doubt the value of this new empire.

Trajan was such a person.

So from the very beginning, he thought about letting Trajan go.

Otherwise, he has no alternative.

As for Trajan, he was not an angel of glory.

That's not a problem, his reliable allies will help with that.

"Emperor?!"

The nobles were stunned when they heard the emperor's loud laughter.

What does it mean?
Why can the emperor still laugh at this time?

This is a very serious matter!
In response to this, the emperor finally slowly stopped laughing.

He was indeed a little out of control just now. After all, Trajan, whom he had been guarding against for so many years, actually acted step by step according to his plan.

It really made him at a loss for words.

However, there was one thing he was sure of, that was that he was surprisingly happy now. After laughing a few more times, the emperor shook his head and stood up from the throne.

He walked down the steps, stood in front of the crowd and said:
"What's so scary about an army of farmers and old men?"

"What is there to fear from a traitor who has betrayed his oath and openly put himself against justice?"

"Before today, many people were confused about our legitimate demands because they didn't know who the truth was."

"But now, Trajan has directly told them the answer. The pillar of the empire, the head of the Seven Dukes, has openly committed treason!"

"Just wait, countless allies will stand up around us soon."

"Because they want to fight for justice and fairness!"

The emperor's voice was full of power, making these timid nobles eager to try.

I feel that Trajan is just a nightmare from the past.

"Your Majesty is wise!!!"

Following the shout of one noble, all the nobles repeated the sentence excitedly.

But then they all fell silent.

Because the emperor smiled and asked:
"So who's going to step up and give Trajan a head-on blow?"

The emperor originally thought that they would be eager to try.

But the result was that the deafening noise just now disappeared completely as if it was an illusion.

The emperor looked at his subjects with a little surprise.

"Is there no one willing to take the honor of being the first to fight Trajan?"

The nobles' heads shrank almost to their chests.

The emperor was not angry, he just smiled helplessly and said:

"It seems that you still lack a little courage. It doesn't matter, as long as someone starts to confront Trajan."

"Then you will know that he is nothing but a false nightmare, so who is willing to fight?"

Now is not the time to defeat Trajan. He has to wait for Prince Adela to arrive and then verify whether the word game is feasible.

If that doesn't work, he will go all out to fight Trajan.

Therefore, his plan was only to delay Trajan.

But he didn't expect that even after all this, this group of people still had no intention of going forward.

"The border fortress is still in our hands. Is there no one willing to do this?"

The first time, the emperor showed a look of surprise.

The crowd remained silent and kept avoiding the emperor's gaze.

The emperor shook his head and was about to look at the Grand Duke of the Lion Family, one of the Seven Dukes.

The other party is also preparing to step out.

But at this moment, a deep voice sounded from the crowd:

"Emperor, I do!"

The emperor raised the corner of his mouth.

All he needed now was to delay Trajan. He certainly could not leave the imperial capital. As for his six old friends, they were not suitable either.

Trajan knew too much and was worried that something unexpected would happen after the two sides came into contact.

I thought there was no way out, but I didn't expect that there are still people here who dare to fight.

The crowd made way, revealing a serious, strong man.

He is not a High Sequence, but judging by his attire, he is a senior officer, with a rank as high as Lieutenant General.

Seeing him coming, the emperor nodded and smiled:

"You are a vice admiral, and a vice admiral of the navy? Ah, vice admiral of the navy, I know this, my little Ansha reformed the military system and counted those airships as part of the navy."

The reason Baratheon has a navy despite being a landlocked country is that they count the 'air force' as part of the navy.

"In our time, there was no such useful thing as an airship. Organized air forces were rare in countries like ours."

Due to the strange technology tree and religious factors, the development of the air force here has been very slow.

"Tell me your name, child!"

"Horatio Nelson, the Great."

"General Nelson? Well done! The empire needs talents like you!"

The emperor patted his shoulder with satisfaction. He remembered this person. He was a member of the royal party and was promoted by Queen Ansha out of turn because of his outstanding abilities.

Competence and loyalty are both indisputable good things.

It would certainly be appropriate for him to detain Trajan.

"Well, what are you going to do?"

"I will lead my most loyal legion to the front line, Emperor!"

The emperor clapped his hands with increasing satisfaction.

He even handed his sword to Lieutenant General Horatio Nelson in person, and said to his general in a very serious tone just before handing over the sword:
"General Nelson, you are now a marshal. I authorize you to command all the troops on the front line, just as I grant you my sword!"

"Show Trajan what you are capable of, Marshal Nelson!"

"Don't worry, Emperor!"

General Horatio Nelson solemnly took the emperor's sword.

When Nelson's grand fleet set sail from the imperial capital.

Countless newspaper boys, urged by their sponsors, were throwing brand new newspapers everywhere in the streets and alleys:
"The unspeakable man-eating devil is approaching the border of the empire!"

"Imperial Marshal Horatio Nelson has been ordered to go out and defeat the demons!"

In this world, the titles of king and king are extremely special. Calling a mortal a king is an evil title that does not exist, even if it is a devil king.

It is also extremely inappropriate and dangerous.

But for some reason, no one from top to bottom and everyone else noticed this problem this time.

It was as if that were indeed the case.

(End of this chapter)