Meeting with Rebel Nobles

On the other hand, General Peter, along with his soldiers and also the delegation sent by the Kingdom of Stovia, have now entered the border area in this area.

What also has a quite strategic location is the territory of an Earl named Waren, a high-ranking nobleman from the Mahesa kingdom.

Who has the intention of rebelling against the kingdom, all this news was obtained from a scary old woman named Bloody Queen.

"General. We have arrived at Earl Waren's territory, what should we do next?" Asked the soldier who reported the situation to the General.

"Then we will camp here and send someone to Earl Waren's palace, and tell him that the envoy from the Kingdom of Stovia intends to meet him" the General then gave the order.

"Okay general," replied the soldier as he then stepped down and immediately arranged for someone to be the envoy from their group representing the Stovian kingdom to the Earl.

"I hope the old woman's words are true, General," said a diplomat in their entourage to the General.

There was a sense of concern in the tone expressed by the diplomats because the task they were currently carrying out could be said to be something very important for the Stovian kingdom.

Even though this task seemed to be something trivial, basically the General knew their King's true intentions.

Apart from being focused on trade, this port of course also functioned as one of their naval headquarters and was also an important point in the kingdom's grand plan.

So in this case the king gave a death order that somehow the envoys led by him must be able and successful in establishing a port for their kingdom.

And with this demand, of course all the current envoys realized how important the task given to them was, and if they failed they brought it back to the Stovian kingdom then a severe punishment awaited them.

Thinking of the cruel king, General Peter had a cold heart.

He was well aware that he had to complete this task or if he failed then he and his family would be in danger.

"We have no other choice, right now this option is the best thing, especially if what the bloody queen said is true, then this will be easier for us.

To withdraw him into our army, and when that happens the plan that maintains the Harbour and the great vision of the Stovian kingdom can be successfully carried out, and those of us who have succeeded in carrying out orders from His Majesty the King will definitely get abundant rewards.

So you all must remain optimistic and believe that we will complete this task" speaking to motivate all the troops brought as envoys.

Several hours later, at the simple camp they had built in the border area between Earl Waren's territory and the Mahesa kingdom, they heard the sound of large horse hooves approaching them.

Realizing this, General Peter immediately ordered all his troops to be on alert, and on the other hand he was also waiting to see who was coming towards them at this time.

Not long after, in the front row of a group of people on horseback heading towards them, they saw that one of them seemed to be smiling while waving at them.

Seeing this, their alertness decreased slightly because this showed that the messenger they sent to Earl Waren seemed successful and responded well.

"Not long afterward the group arrived," reported the general... Mr. Earl was pleased to meet our group, and Mr. Earl ordered the general and several envoys to meet him directly at his castle.

"As for these few soldiers, they are escort troops ordered by the Earl to accompany the general," answered the soldier reporting the situation to himself.

"Okay then, wait a moment so I can make some arrangements," the general replied and said to the guards who were waiting for him.

After taking several people to accompany him, the General, who had made arrangements for his entourage, then went with his guards to Earl Waren's castle.

Along the way to the castle, the General passed several villages in the area and found that the living conditions here were fairly ordinary, the General did not find anything significant.

But then when he approached the center of power of the presiding Earl Waren a in the city of Boston how surprised he was when he saw the scale of the city which was quite large.

With city walls dozens of meters high, we looked quite majestic, especially with the rows of visitors lining up neatly to enter the city, making the general even more curious about the city in front of him at this time.

With the escort of the Earl's troops, he quickly crossed the city gates and a view of a fairly prosperous city appeared in front of him.

Seeing this, the General became even more shocked by what he witnessed, because this could be said to be very rare to find.

Where in a city protected by a strong fortress there is a very lively city with a fairly advanced economy.

In the morning when I looked at the clothes of the townspeople, none of them looked tattered, and even the common people could see that their lives were also quite good because there were no patches on their clothes.

Especially when you see the smiling faces of the city residents where they are busy making transactions along the shops on the main road of the city.

Once again General Peter had a guess in his heart, not long after passing through the main road, a quite magnificent palace appeared in front of him.

The white palace looks very striking in the middle of the city which currently has a large lake which is also right behind the castle.

This beautiful view looks very striking, especially with the guards who have very complete weapons and attributes guarding the entire palace area.

Seeing the weapons and equipment of the palace guards, general Peter narrowed his eyes and a bright light flashed in his eyes.

Especially after entering the palace, the atmosphere of luxury and prosperity was clearly visible in the palace.

This once again surprised the General, and for some reason he had some idea of the reasons for Earl Waren's rebellion.

It should be noted that as nobles they lose, they need to pay taxes to the kingdom, and seeing all the wealth currently owned by Earl Waren, you can imagine how much tax must be paid.

And sure enough, when he entered the palace hall, the luxurious and elegant atmosphere was very visible, where the floors and walls were covered with marble and the lamps and benches in the area were covered with gold and silver.

With several precious gems clearly visible embedded in the mainsheet of the hall.

Looking at the setting, this was clearly not the setting of an ordinary noble's house, this was more like a hall set up for a royal gathering.

From here alone, the General could clearly see Earl Waren's strong intention to rebel, if this happened in the Stovia kingdom and the king found out.

So it is certain that Earl was sentenced to death yesterday and his entire family will be branded as rebels.

And for some reason, unfortunately, the General also felt that the Mahesa kingdom did not know this, allowing the arrogance of an earl to exceed that of a duke and also a duke.

So there was a void of unknown information and he was determined to find out the reason, so that later when he negotiated with Earl.

He could get something more meaningful.

Not long after, a castle administrator dressed like a palace eunuch told the General to wait a moment.

Looking back at the servant who was very similar to a eunuch, the General for some reason sneered loudly in his heart how hard this Earl was willing to rebel against the Mahesa kingdom.

Because all the arrangements in the castle were very similar to the situation in the palace.

Not long after, the General who was waiting with his entourage in the castle hall saw a sturdy looking middle-aged man walk out from inside followed by several people.

Those on guard looked closely and clearly looked like the generals and ministers of the burly middle-aged man.

Before long, the preparer mounted his throne and sat firmly, while then those who followed him lined up neatly on both sides.

"Welcome General Peter to my castle, warm greetings from me to your Kingdom of Stovia," Earl Warren said, welcoming the general quite friendly.

"Greetings Earl, it's a pleasure to meet you," replied the general.

"Okay then, let's get straight to the point, I heard you wanted to meet me because there was something important you wanted to talk about?" Earl waren asked general Peter directly.

"First, let me be "Thank you for your time, Earl. The reason for my coming to your place now is inseparable from our kingdom's intention to cooperate with you," replied General Peter.

"oh…collaboration…what collaboration is that???" Earl Waren replied.

"Trade cooperation between the two kingdoms and this time our cooperation is centered on logistics and ports," replied General Peter again.

"Can you be more specific??" Said in a higher tone, asking the general to be clearer in his words.

"We want to rent a port in your territory, Earl," answered the general again.