Dragon's Soul Chapter 92: New Capital

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After the Aurora Kingdom was officially established, Jian Wei and Zhang decided that it was best to relocated Aurora city closer to a more strategic location. Currently the former Green Clover Province was situated in the center of the Aurora Kingdom so it would be the safest location to move the capital city to, however they decided it was best to move the relocated Aurora city to the southernmost border of the on the western region of the former Aurora Province.

By doing this they would establish a forward capital, in preparation of assimilating the southern provinces into their kingdom. The relocated capital would be built many times larger the current Aurora city since one day in the future it might become the capital city of an empire.

To aid the Aurora Kingdom Zhang’s parents and Ling’s parents returned to the Heilong Kingdom. With Zhang’s father Zhou Cheng and Ling’s Father Wu Tong in the Heilong Kingdom offering the Aurora Kingdom their support, those against Aurora wouldn’t dare act as wildly.

Shu Shang had promised to ask his father to loan Aurora a legion of soldiers but Zhang politely declined him. Although he trusted Shu Shang, Zhang did not feel comfortable cooperating with Shu Shang’s father, since he had yet to meet or interact with the man in question.

Guan Yu and Wei Yan were sent back to the Green Clover Province to aid in the reconstruction of its army and rule over the people until Zhang’s family find the right opportunity to leave the Heilong Kingdom.  While Sima Yi and his wife returned to the Red Mist Province to join Xi Ning in expanding the Red Mist Army in preparations of the invasion of the Southern Provinces.

So once all of the dignitaries left Aurora City, the relocation began. Hundreds of thousands of commoners were mobilized to begin the construction while one hundred thousand soldiers clad in white armor accompanied them to ensure their safety. Leading this massive movement of people was Lu Xun, Zhang Liao and Sun Ce because Zhang had an even greater task he needed to accomplish.

A task so important and perilous that only he could accomplish, Zhang’s mission was to take the four beauties on their honeymoon. Although Zhang wished to partake in the construction of the new capital, Jian Wei forbade it and explicitly said, “Zhang my boy you need to enjoy these things with your wives before the opportunity to do such things are taken away.”

If Zhang held off on his honeymoon and war started once more then only the heavens would know what the next opportunity to do such a thing would arise again. So in the dead of night while the moon was illuminating the dark sky a lone carriage escorted by a small group of horsemen and pulled by a team of regular horses departed from Aurora city.

Inside this carriage was a young man who had just recently become the crown prince of a new kingdom and four elderly businessmen.

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“My lord we’ve left the borders of Aurora and have entered the New Moon Province.” A man in his early thirties that gave off a strong sense of integrity with a peculiar looking scar that ran vertically across his eye reported, as he sat at the driver's seat of a carriage that was being pulled by a team of six horses and talking into a small window that opened up on the back of his seat with the moon shining over his head in the sky.  

“Okay, let’s have everyone make camp in this area for the night. It’s pretty late and everyone should be tired. Also you're free to refer to me as your lord when no one else is around however once we are in the presence of others please refer to me as your young master.” Zhang’s voice sounded out from the window in the carriage.

“Of course my lord if that is how you wish to be address. But I think it is not safe to camp here for the night, It’s said that people often go missing in these parts and sometimes mangled corpses are found.” The man said in a worried tone.

“It’s alright I’ll make sure everyone is safe, we’ve had a long trip and it’s unwise to continue on while everyone is exhausted.” Zhang replied.

“Alright everyone we are stopping here for the night! Set up camp!” The carriage driver yelled out.

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