Seeing Figus's excited expression, Lucat felt a pang of bitterness rising in his heart.

But he knew he couldn't change Figueres' decision now; he had been blinded by madness.

"By the way, Lucat, before I summoned you here, I spoke with your father. He also has high hopes for you, and we both believe that you can bring us victory in the upcoming battle."

Upon hearing this, Lucat's face twitched slightly, while Figus continued:

"Although Queen Isabella accused you of causing them losses when you led the fleet to retreat last time, rest assured, I will withstand her pressure. This time, you can continue to command the fleet freely. Of course, this time is different from the past. We need to completely destroy the Yan Kingdom's naval power."

"Therefore, in this operation, we need to be brave enough, and I think you understand what I mean."

Lucat understood perfectly well that all he wanted was to save face, but bravery meant he was close to death, and there seemed to be nothing he could do about it.

Since there's no way to refuse, we have no choice but to bite the bullet and go for it. However, once we reach the South China Sea, we must be extremely cautious. If we sense anything amiss, then...

“Lucart?” Figus called out when he didn’t respond.

"Understood, Your Majesty." Lucate nodded solemnly.

"Very well, for this trip to the South China Sea, I will add three hundred more warships to the existing Rose Fleet. Although it is not a lot, those are the finest warships of our Shenglu Kingdom. This will be an extremely terrifying force, capable of destroying everything!"

"Before the end of this month, you will have to take the brand-new Rose Fleet to the high seas to join the fleet of the Sa Ri Kingdom. At that time, you will go to the Yan Kingdom together, which will avoid the situation that happened last time."

Although he found it hard to accept that they had to set sail again so soon, Lucate nodded silently, because he knew that it was no use saying anything now. Isabella was too ruthless, and she must have already planned everything.

Seeing that Lucat's expression had grown increasingly serious, Figus chuckled and said with a relaxed expression:

"Don't be too nervous, Lucate."

"You must understand that this is a joint operation. In addition to our country, other countries are also involved. Our coalition forces are capable of destroying any country in the world, and overwhelmingly so. Therefore, I am confident that we will be able to establish a camp on Yan Kingdom's land before winter arrives."

"I look forward to hearing about what you have seen and heard in Yan Kingdom. If I have the opportunity in the future, I will also go there in person."

It must be said that these words did indeed help ease Lucat's tension; his expression gradually softened, and he said:

"Yes, Your Majesty, I will do my utmost."

Then, the two chatted for a while about the details of the upcoming voyage. Towards the end of their conversation, just before Lucate was about to leave the room, Figues said to him with high spirits:

"Lucart! Give those Yan people a painful lesson!"

"Go and show the bravery of us Shenglu people!"

——

"Yes, Your Majesty! I will make those bastards pay with their blood!"

Unlike Lucat, who was feeling frustrated by his appointment as marshal, Duke Federich of the Hunnic Kingdom, who had just been appointed as the commander-in-chief of the campaign against Yan Kingdom, was unusually excited in front of Emperor Saint Ister.

Two days ago, news from the Kingdom of Sassa informed the Huns that their Sea Lion fleet had been completely annihilated in the South China Sea, with no survivors.

This devastating news was almost unbelievable; Emperor Saint-Ister stared at the secret letter for a long time before finally accepting the fact in his grief.

His formidable Sea Lion fleet was annihilated by the supposedly weak and vulnerable Yan Kingdom.

In his grief, intense rage filled St. East's mind, and that night he chopped everything in the room to pieces with an axe.

The complete annihilation of the Sea Lion Fleet was certainly tragic, but what grieved him even more was that his sister was about to become a widow.

—Marshal Augustus of the Sea Lion Fleet was not only his closest friend, but also his brother-in-law.

Saint Ister originally envisioned sending the Sea Lion Fleet to Yan Kingdom as an easy task, since the country was not considered powerful and was a backward nation, according to the information he had gathered. That was why he appointed Augustus to go, which was enough to earn him a medal of honor.

But when the devastating news arrived—August and his entire fleet had perished there—Saint-Ister was utterly devastated. His grief and anger reached their peak when his sister Rita tearfully confronted him, accusing him of his crimes.

Rita, the younger sister, was sobbing uncontrollably. She pounded her fists on St. Ist’s chest, accusing him of sending her husband to such a distant country, where he even lost his life. Now that she was a widow, how was she supposed to live?

Saint-Ister felt intense guilt at his sister's cries. Being a straightforward man, he could only comfort her by saying that she could remarry in the future, but this only made her faint from crying.

After ordering his guards to escort his sister back to the mansion, Saint Ister made up his mind to take revenge! And revenge many times over!

Despite being called "Mad Dog of the Merry" by people from other countries, Saint East did indeed act quite fiercely and violently, but that was only when facing enemies. In fact, this man, who was not yet forty years old, valued family very much and treated his family members very well.

Now that his brother-in-law Augustus had been brutally murdered by the Yan people, Saint Ister did not hesitate at all; he immediately mobilized his army to prepare for war.

Always decisive and efficient, he convened a meeting of his ministers the very night he received the letter, and the following day began to discuss the details of the campaign against Yan. Today, after some consideration, he appointed Federich, who has many years of experience in naval warfare, as the fleet commander.

At this moment, faced with Federich's assurance, Saint-Ister touched the scar on his face, then said with a stern expression:

"We have suffered unimaginable losses this time."

"The Yan people who committed these atrocities must be made to pay!"

"Federich! With our fury, let's utterly destroy them!"

At this point, he gritted his teeth, clenched his fists, and then said fiercely:

"Slaughter them!"