Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
As winter approached, the world became more stable . Baery led his Roaring Death Legion into the Country of Mercenaries and settled near the Ellisen Empire . The Maho army to the north turned to the Ellisen Empire as well . It was apparent that the Maho Empire was gearing up for one last conflict, and that unity was not far away in their future .
In a situation like this, not much could be done . Other than sending out diplomats and expanding its army, the Ellisen Empire couldn't do anything else to change their situation . The core members of the League were scattered . Even though no one knew what Anfey was doing, the members were even more tight-knit than before . This was possible because they now had a greater, common goal .
Christian went back to Sacred City with Saul's students . He remembered what Anfey had told him and maintained a low profile after his return to the city . Even if he didn't do anything, he would still receive the credit for the decisive victory at Diamond City . If he didn't keep a low profile, his brothers would feel too threatened .
After occupying Diamond City and the palace, the Maho army found a huge amount of magic crystals in the mage towers and the palace vault . Even though Baery took more than half of the crystals, there were still more than enough remaining . Entos used the crystals to set up three transmission arrays, one in Diamond City, one in White Mountain City, and the third in Saul's mansion . This allowed Christian, Alice, and Anthony to communicate very easily . In case of an emergency, they could even teleport straight to those places .
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Despite the sensitivity of having non-government issued transmission arrays, Yolanthe did not say anything about it . A few members of the court tried to take the issue up with him and failed .
After Anthony started working with Anfey and the League, he maintained a low profile, even handing his position off to his son . This was because he knew there was no point in creating more conflicts .
Now that Anfey trusted him with more important things, like being in charge of the Country of Mercenaries, there was no point in keeping his head down anymore . After he returned to the Country of Mercenaries, his mercenary group, Glory mercenary group officially became part of the League . After speaking with Christian and Alice, he found Marino and asked for help in governing the Country of Mercenaries .
Anthony was very generous to mercenaries who joined the League willingly, while he applied pressure to those who wanted to stay neutral . When it came to those who wanted to fight against him, he was ruthless in eliminating them .
Because of Anthony and the League's reputation, more than two hundred thousand mercenaries soon joined the League . As the mercenaries gathered under one banner, the merchants became more alert . Now that the mercenaries were united, it made it harder for the merchants to trade .
However, Anthony did not do anything to harm the merchants' benefits . Yolanthe needed stability, and the merchants would not like it if Anthony did anything to harm their interests . Having high prices for magic crystals would also interfere with the daily lives of the mercenaries, and it would harm the Country of Mercenaries .
When Anthony first proposed his plan, Alice told him to stand down and not cause any conflicts . She also told him that he needed to start stocking up on food, because that was one of the biggest disadvantages of the Country of Mercenaries . Because of Wester's close ties with the merchants, if a trade war did occur, he could blame Wester for the damage .
Compared to Anthony's, Alice's approach was much gentler . After Christian left Diamond City, she got along very well with both Wester and Grandon . Wester had once spoken with Alice about appointing one of his men to be in charge of Diamond City .
However, this was contradictory to Yolanthe's plan . Yolanthe wanted someone who knew Shansa Empire's people and culture to be in charge . He knew that having someone from another country governing the capital may cause discontent among the people .
Wester only asked in order to see how Alice responded, he did not expect Alice to agree . However, the man was only in charge of the city for three days before Alice executed him .
Wester was very angry about it, and went to demand an answer from Alice . Alice, however, was ready . She gave him many evidences of the man's corrupt and indecent behavior . She told him that she wanted to help him, but that he had chosen the wrong man for the job . Wester was still angry, and asked her why she had come after his man, when everyone else in the world was doing the same thing .
Alice grew angry as well, and accused Wester of being ridiculous . This was a well-timed ploy by Alice . A lot of important people, including Saul and Grandon, were present, and heard the exchange .
The people of the Maho and Shansa Empire had a relatively peaceful winter . The only thing that caused some unrest was the presence of necromancers in the small castle located two hundred miles east of Sacred City . Every resident of the castle was killed by the necromancers and turned into zombies . When daylight came, all the zombies perished under the sun .
This event sent a shock wave through the nation . Miorich was sent to investigate it, but not much came out of the investigation . After Wester received the news of what had happened to his mother's family, he fell ill . After learning the news, Alice was glad . Christian, on the other hand, kept the low profile he had been maintaining .
Even though Wester's mother's family was far from being the center of politics, they were not powerless . Volte and Julie were both proof of that . It was better to eliminate the threat early .
Even though his actions may have caused Yolanthe to distrust him, Anfey did not care much . If he couldn't defeat Minos, it didn't matter who became the king . If he did, no one would remember the family he murdered .
Anfey respected Yolanthe, but he had his own plans . His and Suzanna's future was not the only thing he needed to protect . He also had to protect Christian and Alice, and all of his other friends .
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