MTLNOVEL Chapter 777 - 509: The Lord and Princess on the City Wall_2
Chapter 777: Chapter 509: The Lord and Princess on the City Wall_2
Seeing Leo Ray continue to smile, he spoke again.
“Listening to you like this, there is indeed something I can do left!”
Hearing this, Ariel Watson’s slender eyelashes twinkled, and she said somewhat excitedly.
However, after a while, she shook her head again and said, “What I can do, my royal brothers can also do, which is not my advantage; perhaps they can do even better than me, otherwise, they wouldn’t have garnered so much support from the nobles and wealthy merchants.”
“My dear Fifth Princess, what I am talking about is not the matter of boosting the morale of the soldiers itself,”
Gazing at Ariel Watson’s fair face, Leo Ray smiled and said, “But the fact that, despite having only limited power, you still stood unconditionally at the forefront to inspire morale and fought alongside the soldiers is what sets you apart from your royal brothers.”
At this point, Leo Ray’s tone became more intense as he continued, “What you have is a heart that truly wants to protect Coldflame and guard the millions of civilians; this is your most precious asset that your brothers lack.”
“Having said that, I know the character of my royal brothers, and I can’t change them, no matter what,”
Helplessly shaking her head, Ariel Watson sighed lightly and said, “Besides, I don’t have the power and capital to do so.”
“As I said before, if there’s something I can do, there must be something you can do too. Just because you can’t do it doesn’t mean I can’t.”
With a slight smile, Leo Ray faintly said, “Since we can’t change your brothers, why not realize your ideals yourself?”
“Otherworlder, are you saying that you are willing to help me?”
At the sound of this, Ariel Watson’s eyes brightened, and she quickly asked.
Immediately after, her face appeared utterly incredulous, and she exclaimed in shock, “Does your last sentence mean…you want me to join the power struggle too? Is this the other possibility you mentioned earlier?!”
“Not joining the power struggle, but ending it and getting everything back on track,”
Looking at Ariel Watson’s wide-open eyes, Leo Ray raised his eyebrows ambiguously and said, “My dear Fifth Princess, as far as I know, in the more than 600 years of Coldflame Kingdom’s history, there have been queens, haven’t there?”
“In Coldflame’s history, there indeed have been heroic queens, like Rosy Queen Ester…”
Murmuring to this point, Ariel Watson hurriedly shook her head and waved her hand, saying, “But I never thought of becoming the new queen of Coldflame.”
“Now you can think about it.”
With a slight smile, Leo Ray continued, “Or would you rather see Coldflame fall and collapse in the whirlpool of power and external enemies?”
Looking at Ariel Watson’s somewhat at a loss eyes, Leo Ray went on, “I remember that when you were inspiring morale, you said, ‘This battle determines not only the life and death of every one of us but also the future of our descendants and the kingdom,’ right?”
At this point, Leo Ray’s tone intensified again, saying, “Do you want to watch as the future of Coldflame Kingdom falls into endless war and strife?”
“I certainly don’t want that!”
On the other hand, Ariel Watson lifted her fair neck and immediately responded.
However, just a moment later, Ariel Watson frowned and said somewhat helplessly, “But I don’t know if I can do all this without bringing shame to my Coldflame Royal Family.”
“Where the heart goes, the body follows. At least you have one more heart of protection than your royal brothers.”
With that said, Leo Ray did not say anything more. He left Ariel Watson, whose mind was agitated, and took his subordinates away for the time being.
Needless to say, before subduing Ariel Watson, Leo Ray chose to lay his cards on the table first to help her prepare mentally and to further affirm her resolve.
Admittedly, Leo Ray could also try to subdue Ariel first and then command her to do so.
However, what Ariel eventually has to control is a large kingdom. Relying solely on her current conviction is far from enough.
Leo Ray wanted a strong queen, not a weak princess.
So, it’s safer to let her make up her mind herself and then seek his help.
After leaving Ariel Watson, the first thing Leo Ray did was to contact Rhizoma Drynariae in Cyan Town and Xenia Blackwood in Milan Town.
He instructed them to get in touch with Graham Tanner and the other two commanders of the Milan Town Defense Army as soon as possible and prepare for the next secret subduing operation.Following that, Leo Ray immediately contacted Dean, the commander of the Shadow Squad responsible for intelligence collection in the border area.
First, he briefly introduced the situation of this battle, then instructed Dean to closely monitor the movements of both sides from the end of this battle.
Previously, because the two Shadow Squads that had just been deployed were busy building intelligence bases in various cities, intelligence collection work had not yet officially begun.
“I have to say, it was thanks to Ariel that I was able to break the Saint Night Army’s attack this time. Otherwise, if the Saint Night Army had breached the fortress, the situation would undoubtedly be more difficult,” Leo Ray thought.
“Therefore, the movement on the border battlefield must be firmly grasped in my hands from now on.”
“Before this, I had already distributed 50 Invisibility Cloaks and 50 Illusion Cloaks to the two Shadow Squads, and with the cooperation of Crystal Archduke Beren, achieving this would naturally not be a problem.”
With this in mind, under the escort of his subordinates, Leo Ray returned to the guest room of the Forest-side Fortress and inquired about the injuries of Linda, Serena, and Stella.
After being treated by Joshua, the three were basically out of danger.
Next, as Leo Ray had just instructed his subordinates to rest in the room for a while, Scarlett, who was covered in dust, appeared before him, bowed and reported: “Lord, I have successfully completed the pursuit mission!”
“Very good, you’ve worked hard.”
Nodding slightly at the Dragon Clan woman in front of him, Leo Ray asked, “What’s the situation on the battlefield now?”
“My Lord, the Coldflame Cavalry pursued the Saint Night Army all the way to their frontier camp before stopping their pursuit,” Scarlett replied, still bowing.
“Behind the frontier camp is a canyon area, which is easy to set up ambushes. It seems that the Coldflame Army was afraid of being ambushed by the Saint Night Army,” Taylor pondered aloud, with a rough, deep voice.
“As for the frontier camp, we destroyed it completely on our way back!”
On the other side, Scarlett, who was wearing a pointy witch hat and blinking her starry eyes, excitedly said.
“Bianca, I hope you didn’t sleep on the bunk below Scarlett,” Leo Ray teased without reason, and then took inventory of his surrounding subordinates.
At this point, other than Abigail and Amelia, who were still waiting at the mountain fortress, Taylor, Scarlett, Gideon Black, Serena, Stella, Bianca, and Linda were all by Leo Ray’s side.
As for Burt and Joshua, they were naturally still with Ariel.
As for Sean and the other ten Pterosaur Knights, after completing the attack on the camp, Leo Ray had ordered them to secretly hide in the surrounding mountain range, ready for any emergency.
“Everyone, you have worked hard in this battle,” Leo Ray said while taking a sip of the fragrant tea that Bianca handed over. “This time, every one of you here has made an indelible contribution to our achievements in this battle.”
“We are willing to die for you, Lord!”
Across from him, the subordinates immediately bowed and responded in unison.
Leo Ray gently waved his hand, signaling everyone not to be overly courteous, and said, “When we return to the territory, I will upgrade the items in your Storage Rings and order Rudy to reward you all properly.”
“Thank you very much, Lord!”
Upon hearing this, everyone’s faces showed a hint of joy, and they bowed once more in gratitude.
Just as Leo Ray and the others were discussing, a polite knock on the door sounded.