mijobooks Chapter 810 - 370: The King’s Decision
Chapter 810 - 370: The King’s Decision
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Evening.
The palace of the Redwood Kingdom.
The King of Redwood sat in his study, frowning.
Under the light of the lamp, his complexion appeared somewhat pale.
The King of Redwood’s gaze was fixed on the two reports on the desk.
One came from the Western Alliance.
A dreadful plague had spread across the entire Alliance, turning people in many western cities into cannibalistic monsters.
Moreover, those mutated monsters were attacking nearby kingdoms.
Now, all the armies needed to be gathered to defend against those crazed monsters.
The other report was about the military movements at the border of the Flame Dragon Empire.
The movements of the Flame Dragon Empire’s army were unusual, all gathering at the border, clearly intending to invade the Western Alliance amidst the chaos in the west.
The new Emperor Rod, whom the King of Redwood had researched, could command a powerful dragon, and his army was exceptionally strong.
Those soldiers were like madmen on the battlefield, exceptionally fierce.
To date, no army has been able to stand against them.
The King of Redwood had initially intended to unite with other kings and dukes to discuss resistance against Rod, but now this kind of situation suddenly occurred.
What made the King of Redwood even more uncomfortable was,
the intelligence from the west recorded that the source of the plague turning people into monsters was likely related to the Church of Healing and Immortality’s holy water.
Yet the King of Redwood had once consumed the essence of life given by Lomisa.
The King of Redwood didn’t know what connection existed between the two.
But.
The King of Redwood withdrew his gaze from the report and silently rolled up his sleeves.
The piece of rotten flesh on his forearm was already the size of an egg.
Black lines surrounded it, spreading outward like a spider’s web.
"I always said, we should never trust those evil wizards who control the undead!"
The King of Redwood couldn’t help but curse inwardly.
We should never have gotten involved with them! They’re nothing but frauds!
The old legends were right all along!
The King of Redwood took a deep breath, closed his eyes, and leaned back in his chair.
Now he felt death looming before him.
The King of Redwood could face death.
But after death, possibly turning into one of those crazed monsters.
Such an insult to his royal status absolutely cannot be allowed to happen!
Absolutely cannot be allowed.
The King of Redwood couldn’t help but clench his fist.
"Knock, knock, knock."
Just as the King of Redwood pondered, the door was knocked.
The King of Redwood regained his composure, "Enter."
"Your Majesty."
The Guard Commander came in, nodded respectfully, and said in a low voice, "Your Majesty, I’ve found the wizard you need,"
"He has miraculous powers, and may be able to help you."
The King of Redwood looked calmly at his Guard Commander, "Are you sure, Lilard?"
"Don’t be like the last two, just frauds," the King of Redwood’s voice was a bit hoarse.
"He demonstrated magic to me, Your Majesty."
The Guard Commander Lilard earnestly said, "I saw with my own eyes him healing the wound on a stray dog."
"But the wizard said, if you want him to help, regardless of the result, you need to pay him a thousand gold coins."
"If he succeeds, he also wants five extraordinary gemstones," Lilard hesitantly said.
"Gold coins are not the issue."
The King of Redwood unhesitatingly said, "If successful, I’ll give him ten thousand gold coins and five extraordinary gemstones."
The Guard Commander nodded, cautiously looking at the King of Redwood, and asked in a low voice,
"Your Majesty, what exactly has happened to you..."
"Don’t ask about that for now."
The King of Redwood interrupted the Guard Commander, "I’ll tell you later, Lilard."
"By the way, have you investigated the wizard’s identity?" the King of Redwood asked.
The King of Redwood suddenly thought that the wizard might be a spy from the Flame Dragon Empire or someone from the Undead Church.
"Well... It can’t be done quickly, Your Majesty."
Lilard looked troubled and carefully said, "Please give me more time, I’ll find out."
Though he said so, Lilard knew in his heart that uncovering the true identity of such a mysterious entity as a wizard would be almost impossible.
Otherwise, he wouldn’t have brought those two frauds to the King’s side.
The King of Redwood seemed to realize this.
After hesitating for a moment, the King slightly shook his head,
"Forget it, it doesn’t matter where he’s from."
The King of Redwood instinctively pressed on the rotten forearm,
"Bring him here tonight."
The King of Redwood looked at the Guard Commander, "Remember, don’t let anyone find out he’s a wizard, this must be kept a secret."
Lilard nodded solemnly, "Rest assured, Your Majesty."
Though surprised by the King’s urgency, Lilard didn’t say anything, performing a respectful salute and retreating.
After the Guard Commander left, the King of Redwood looked at his arm once more.
The black lines had spread a bit further.
Hopefully, that wizard can truly help.
If not, he dared not imagine what he might become.
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In the dead of night.
The Royal Palace of the Redwood Kingdom was under curfew, nobody could move around freely.
At this time, a figure draped in a black cloak quickly moved within the palace.
Ahead of the figure was the Guard Commander of the King of Redwood, Lilard.
Lilard avoided the patrols, bypassing some guards.
Only a few bodyguards not under his command remained, but with the King’s orders, they naturally wouldn’t obstruct, and could only let them pass.
Lilard then knocked on the door of the King’s chambers.
"Your Majesty, the person is here."
"Let them in."
The voice of the King of Redwood echoed.
Lilard opened the door and led the man in the black cloak inside.