Chapter 903 - Unstable Music Note
Chapter 903: Unstable Music Note
After Rhode began constructing his territory, everything went on smoothly, no matter the gathering of magic monster nests or guiding the Order Refugees. Come to think of it, this was the first time he felt how influential a dragon soul heir could be over its people. The Order Refugees should have been more wary in their first meeting with him, but they braved mountains of daggers and seas of flames for all of his orders—of course, this was exaggerating, but their obedience to his commands were certain.
Judging from this aspect, Rhode confirmed that there was absolutely a problem with Lilian’s dragon soul powers. If her dragon soul powers were as powerful and obvious as his, wouldn’t a word from her turn Sonia into her loyal subordinate immediately?
Rhode initially thought that things would continue smoothly. But… This evil world apparently wouldn’t grant him that wish. There were no internal issues which meant that externally there would be problems. However, he just didn’t expect that the problem would come from the Munn Kingdom.
When he got this intelligence from Gillian, he was baffled. He suddenly realized that he had forgotten about something.
Question one: Where is his territory located?
Answer: Right below the Munn Kingdom.
Question two: Left was west. Right was east. Up was north. What was down there?
Answer: South.
Question three: What was the border region connecting Rhode’s territory and the Munn Kingdom?
But Rhode also discovered from a certain angle that the three Deity Wardens were similar with him. They were the kind of people who led and handed tasks to the subordinates. The only one who could help him was Marlene and this wasn’t based on the wisdom inheritance of the Deity Warden. Instead, it was her experience and knowledge as ‘Marlene Senia’, the heir of her family.
At this moment, Gillian, Ann, and the others couldn’t enter the Void Territory due to the absolute wall of Order. Rhode could only leave operations to Marlene and Lize. On the other hand, the humanoids—Haze, Rain, and Heart—would be responsible for the Order Refugees.
Rhode felt completely helpless at the cruel reality that he owned a group of powerful subordinates who weren’t capable in politics.
As for how he should resolve the problem regarding his relationship with Lydia and Munn Kingdom, it was hard to say. No matter what, he was still officially the overlord under the Munn Kingdom and occupying its space. Ever since the start of history, there wasn’t one dragon soul heir who was also the overlord of other territories.
He was sure that the Light Parliament definitely wouldn’t miss this chance to sow dissension. They surely would make an issue of this matter. It would be for the best for them if the relationship between Rhode and Lydia could be smashed.
Come to think of it, perhaps it was the Country of Light who orchestrated the entire incident using the Southern Port. Currently they were occupied with their own internal affairs and lacked time to mess with the Munn Kingdom, so it wasn’t surprising that they released dogs for some crunches, right? If not, who would have the guts to stir trouble when the south was only recovering from the damages of their internal battles?
“Have you decided on what to do, Master? If you want to raise the rebel flag, you must tell me in advance, okay?”
Gillian’s chuckles were as sweet-sounding as ever. But her content was still ridiculous.
“I think this is quite interesting since you have always wanted to ensure Miss Lydia’s safety, isn’t it? Master? How about you add her to your harem of women? If you work hard, you can turn an Archangel into an adorable young lady in any way you want. When that happens, you can just devour the whole Munn Kingdom and resolve all your problems.”
“That is also an option if I’m capable enough. But if you want me to do it now—it seems like you don’t want me to live much longer, huh?”
Rhode’s brow twitched and he let out a scoff. Although what Gillian said was indeed attractive, he wasn’t that foolish to fall for it when the Country of Light and Country of Darkness were eyeing them covetously. He would only lay his hand on his only ally if he had gone bonkers… No matter what, it was still crucial to maintain a friendly relationship.
“You see. That’s the problem with you, Master.”
Gillian laughed.
“But I’ve got to remind you, Master. The Country of Light, Country of Darkness, Munn Kingdom, Country of Law, and other territories are noticing your territories. After all, it’s impossible to not be noticed after that huge commotion. But you’re fortunate that the border of your territory isn’t connected to the Country of Darkness. If not, we will have more troubles in the future. Ah, by the way…”
Suddenly, Gillian thought of something.
“According to that little bitch, the Light Parliament seems to have formed an investigations team.”
“Investigations team?”
Rhode asked.
“This reminds me of the reminiscent past. Why? Do those forgetful idiots want to ‘investigate’ my territory?”
If the Country of Light had such an intention, Rhode wouldn’t mind venting his frustrations on them. He would be more concerned if he were to have dealings with the Munn Kingdom. But he wasn’t afraid of the Country of Light whose reputation had been diving and was breaking out in riots due to the election. Moreover, the entire Void Territory was his territory, which meant that Canary and Mini Bubble Gum could roam around freely. Canary could destroy five ordinary military armies with just a single finger.
“It’s a pity you guessed it wrong this time, Master. According to the little bitch, the investigations team’s mission is the same as yours.”
“Same?”
Rhode asked in astonishment.
“Don’t tell me that the Light Parliament also intends to send men to open up other land of chaos?”
“That’s right, Master.”
“This is interesting… I didn’t expect the Light Parliament to be in a mood for that now. Or I should say… that they are still capable of that?”
Rhode had to admit that he was astonished when he heard this news. Everyone knew what the land of chaos was like. Back then, all of his subordinates firmly objected when he announced to open up the land of chaos. Rhode led his elite mercenaries, more than a hundred Bow Knights, and coordinated with the natives and almost perished in the Chaos vortexes. With the current state of the Country of Light after being pounded by the Undead Army, where could they find their manpower from?
Could it be that they are tempted by my success?
This wasn’t entirely impossible. There were countless treasures after a land of chaos was opened including magic monster nests, magic crystal mines, rare magic herbs, and the attractiveness of the territory itself. Perhaps the Light Parliament might really take the risk and send people for it? No matter the results, perhaps this news could shift the attention of the people from the riots.
After ending spiritual communications with Gillian, Rhode shut his eyes and pondered in silence. Currently, the hardest problem was the relationship between his territory and the Munn Kingdom. However, he had some solutions up his sleeves and if they didn’t work, he could count on Lilian to alleviate his relationship with Lydia. After all, this innocent little girl was much easier to manipulate than Lydia. Besides… Sonia was by her side which was great news for him.
“Phew… What a headache…”
Rhode rubbed his forehead and at this moment, someone knocked on his door.
Knock knock knock.
“Come in.”
Rhode sat up and gazed at the door. The door gradually opened and a slender young lady appeared behind it. Her silver long hair draped softly down her shoulders.
The young lady lowered her head and bowed respectfully.
“Greetings, Your Majesty.”
“Is anything the matter, Rain?”
Rain was one of the three Spirit Swordsmen humanoids and possessed the Soul Messenger talent-tree built. Perhaps due to the rare opportunity for Rhode to meet others of the same class, he guided the humanoids in their training personally whenever he was available. Moreover, perhaps due to the fact that he also had the Soul Messenger talent-tree built in the game, his guidance for Rain was most meticulous. Of course, part of the reason was that Rain’s talent rule was ‘healing’ which he was totally envious of as a player. Although Rhode had been in this world for a long time, his essence as a player didn’t change at all. He couldn’t resist the thought of seeing the wonderful results of a Soul Messenger’s enhanced skills and the ‘healing’ talent rule working perfectly together. Of course, he had to admit that the humanoids learned pretty quickly. No matter what he taught, Rain learned the quickest and the smartest student was always the teacher’s favorite.
“N-No… Your Majesty… Erm…”
Rain began to fluster which Rhode swept a curious look at her. Then, the young lady lowered her head in fear.
“… Your Majesty, this may sound rude… But I hope… Your Majesty will be responsible for me!”
“…”
Rhode instantly froze to the spot.