Aaron.

The Lion's Tooth City is located north of the Giant's Fortress, west of the Emon Mountains, and on the Plains of Aarons.

As the name suggests, this is an extremely important military town, and its purpose is to defend against the invasion of Aaron by the Glorious Empire.

Recently, a terrible rumor has been circulating in the city.

Rumor has it that King Danger is so frightened of the rising Duke of Vilan that he is planning to open the Giant Fortress and lead the Glorious Legion into Aaron in order to fight against the Duke.

The rumor was full of details and was very convincing, and the topic was extremely sensitive, so it spread throughout Lion's Tooth City in no time.

Aaron's most elite Lion First Legion, with a total of 100,000 people, is stationed in Lion's Tooth City.

Not to mention the quality, the quantity alone accounts for more than half of Aaron’s army.

The nominal supreme commander of the legion is naturally King Dange, but in reality it is led by five great commanders.

Naturally, the five commanders all have the surname Dange and are members of the royal family.

The rumors not only spread among the people, but naturally also reached their ears.

So, the five legion commanders held a secret meeting at Lion's Tooth Castle.

Among the five commanders, the one with the highest rank and the most prestige is called Yasnin Dange.

His military rank is Marshal, the commander of the First Legion. He is also the cousin of the current King Dange, 61 years old, and a fourth-ring wizard.

He asked angrily, "Have you found out who is spreading this news?"

A deputy legion commander immediately responded: "We have been investigating and have caught some minor characters on the fringe. They all said that a mysterious person paid them to pass on the message, but we don't know the other party's identity."

This man is probably in his early forties. He is the cousin of King Danger, named Willett Danger. He currently possesses five rings of fighting spirit and is the strongest warrior in the Danger family.

After saying this, a trace of annoyance appeared on his face: "No matter who spread the news, this news is at least 70% to 80% true."

He clenched his right hand into a fist and waved it vigorously: "Judging from the secret letter sent from Lion Castle, Salint may really intend to join forces with the bastards on the other side of the fortress!"

Salint was the name of King Danger. In such internal family meetings, there was little respect for the king, and it was common to call him by his first name.

Marshal Yasnin glared at him angrily: "Don't talk nonsense about something that has not been concluded yet!"

At this time, another deputy legion commander spoke up. He was another cousin of King Dange, named Feimi Dange.

He was originally a high-level wizard, but because Duke Weilan shared his training experience publicly, he was promoted to the fourth ring.

He said loudly: "Uncle, there are no outsiders here. If you have any ideas, you should speak them out. Why keep them to yourself?!"

After saying this, he directly expressed his opinion.

"In my opinion, Salint is not a qualified king now!"

"In the past year or so, military spending has dropped by 30%, and the supply of weapons and equipment is also insufficient. There is no one around him who really does things. They are all flatterers and lackeys."

"That's fine."

"The strongest wizard in the entire Nature Alliance was sharing his experience in magic, but he insisted on stopping the domestic wizards from going to listen."

"Now that the Duke has made the legendary knowledge public, it's a great thing, but he's not happy about it. He even wants to join forces with the Glorious Empire to cause trouble. He's simply a madman!"

Seeing that Yasnin was about to speak to stop him again, Feimi immediately said, "Uncle, just let me finish, otherwise I will be unhappy!"

Yasnin opened his mouth, but in the end he said nothing.

Because he is also a wizard, he also has a strong desire for higher knowledge of magic.

Because high-level mages can live many more years.

Therefore, he also felt that what the king did was not fair.

Feimi continued: "If you ask me, you should admit your strength, but if you can't compare, you should admit defeat."

"Duke Weilan is really powerful. This is a fact recognized by the entire continent!"

"Not only is he amazing, he's also extremely humble and willing to share his most valuable magical knowledge."

"In my opinion, if the current momentum continues, the Principality of Weilan will be able to easily defeat us Aaron soon."

This made the other four people somewhat dissatisfied.

The Five Rings Warrior Willett said angrily: "Feimi, do you hope that Aaron will be defeated by Weilan?"

Feimi shook his head: "I'm not expressing a hope, but stating a fact!"

"I also want to say that even if Aaron is defeated by Weilan, the situation will definitely not be worse than it is now. It may even be better. Because Weilan now has plenty of money and will never default on military expenses!"

Yasning said, "Feimi, are you dreaming? If Aaron loses, the best outcome for us is to go home and retire."

"It would be better if the Giant Fortress was opened and conquered by the Glorious Empire!"

After these words were spoken, the four commanders fell silent.

Feimi sneered and said, "Uncles, brothers, if Salint really wants to open the Giant Fortress, do you think we can still be the commander?"

"Salint will definitely replace us immediately. He will replace us, or even kill a large group of heroic warriors who are unwilling to follow orders, and then replace us with his lackeys!"

"Even if he doesn't replace us, once the Glorious Legion enters the Aarons Plain and controls the key fortress, we will definitely end up in a bad situation!"

At this point, he looked around at everyone and said, "Each of us has the blood of the Glorious Legion on our hands."

This was absolutely true, and the four commanders all turned pale.

They command a huge legion and have been stationed in the Giant Fortress for many years, and often fight against the Glorious Legion.

Although there was no major war, small conflicts and frictions occurred from time to time, and the deaths of dozens or hundreds of people were common.

The hatred accumulated over the years is so deep that only blood can pay it back.

Therefore, if the king wanted to open the Giant Fortress, they could not obey the order, whether for the sake of their own lives or the blood feud of their trusted subordinates.

Marshal Yasnin said coldly: "Feimi, Salint would not do such a crazy thing, he would not dare to do it!"

Before he finished speaking, Willett on the side snorted coldly.

"He did something as crazy as Black Knife Night. Is there anything else he wouldn't dare to do?"

After these words were spoken, the commanders fell silent again.

After a long time, Feimi said, "Uncle Yasning, you are our elder."

"At this critical juncture, you have to speak up. What should we do if that madman really wants to open the Giant Fortress?!"

Yasnin tightly gripped the hilt of the command sword at his waist, his knuckles turned blue and white, but he did not speak for a long time.

"Marshal, say something!"

Willett also urged.

Finally, Yasnin let out a long sigh and said what everyone had been holding in their hearts and dared not say.

"Everything else can be discussed, but the Giant Fortress must not be opened!"

"If Salint dares to make such a rogue order, we will change the king!"

Salint is not the only one with the last name Dange. Everyone here has the last name Dange.

However, it is easy to say that the king should be replaced, but the question is, who will be the new king?

After becoming the new king, how would he deal with all the troubles in Aaron's country?

These problems cannot be avoided and must be solved.

Willett asked directly: "Who will be the king? You, uncle?"

Yasnin was tempted, but immediately refused: "No, I can't be king."

He knew his own abilities: he was good at leading troops in battles, but not at governing.

If it were peacetime, he would have become the king, but at this critical juncture, being a king is not a good job.

If you don't have enough skills, it's easy to drink poisoned wine or be stabbed to death while sleeping.

Willett immediately asked, "Then I will be the boss?"

Before he finished speaking, Feimi sneered: "Wilette, you are a warrior, do you know magic?"

Willett was speechless.

He doesn't understand, and he doesn't even have any magic power.

He was very happy when he said it, but when Feimi asked him this, he felt guilty.

Feimi looked at the remaining two commanders again: "What about you? What do you think?"

The remaining two people also shook their heads, saying that they were not qualified.

Willett just thought that Feimi wanted to be the boss, and he felt jealous.

"Feimi, you are just a fourth-ring mage. There are fourth-ring mages everywhere now, and you are not qualified."

Feimi spread his hands: "I didn't say I was qualified."

He looked around at everyone and said seriously, "If you ask me, no one in our Danger family is qualified to be king."

This is a bit confusing.

If the king is not chosen from among the members of the Danger family, then will he choose an outsider? Feimi then reveals the answer.

"What I'm saying is that it would be better to let Aaron and Weilan merge into one, and simply let Duke Weilan be the King of Aaron."

These words were like a fire bomb thrown into the crowd, making the remaining four people dizzy.

Marshal Yasnin said without hesitation: "This is impossible!"

Willett even growled, "Are you crazy?"

"Feimi, are you still asleep?"

"I suspect you secretly accepted benefits from Duke Weilan!"

Feimi listened to everyone's doubts, and waited until the four of them calmed down a little before he spoke.

"Don't be impatient, everyone, listen to what I have to say."

"First of all, Duke Weilan is a legendary wizard who possesses near-godlike power. It's no problem to say that he is a god on earth."

"Such a strong man is fully capable of assassinating any king of the Natural Alliance, but he did not do so."

"It's definitely not because he didn't think of it, but because of his kindness and foresight."

There is nothing wrong with this, and everyone agrees.

The legendary wizard's magical power, comparable to natural thunder, has spread throughout the entire Natural Alliance. No one has the confidence to confront Duke Vilan head-on.

Even ordinary people who don't understand magic can feel the tremendous power of the legendary wizard.

In an era when those with five rings are called sages and those with six rings are called Dharma Saints, a being with eleven rings suddenly appears. Just thinking about it, you can tell that the being must be extremely powerful.

Feimi continued, "Judging from the current situation, in the foreseeable future, Weilan will surely become the richest and most advanced country in the entire Natural Alliance."

"A legendary wizard can live a very long time, much longer than you and me. As long as he keeps moving towards a goal, he will always succeed."

"And now everyone can see that Duke Weilan wants to unify the entire Natural Alliance."

"I assert that no one can stop him."

Of the four commanders, three were still speechless. Willett was a little unwilling: "The Glorious Empire will definitely do its best to stop it."

Feimi immediately glared at him and said, "The Glorious Empire will indeed do this, but should we learn from Salint and prefer to let our enemies rule Aaron rather than let the Duke who is also in the alliance rule him?"

Willett spread his hands and said, "Of course it's better for the Duke to rule."

The Empire is an enemy, but Duke Weilan is considered a half-relative, so he can still distinguish between the relatives and outsiders.

Femi continued, "Third, since the natural alliance will always be united, and everyone has seen the Duke's character, he is cruel and ruthless to his enemies, but very generous to his allies."

"The nobles in Weilan Northern County are living a comfortable life."

"Now, the Glorious Empire will definitely try every means to suppress the Duke. This is the most difficult time for the Duke. If we are the first to stand up and publicly support the Duke, the Duke's reward will definitely satisfy us."

The last sentence moved the four people present.

Marshal Yasnin understood a little: "Feimi, tell me, why did you come to lobby for the Duke?"

Feimi could sense the change in everyone's minds and knew that he had essentially convinced them.

He smiled faintly: "I'm bringing someone, someone everyone knows."

After saying that, he clapped his hands.

Then, a mysterious man in a cloak entered the secret room.

After entering the secret room, the old man lifted his heavy cloak and looked up at everyone.

Everyone recognized him immediately.

"Sanchester!" Willett cried out, "Aren't you dead?"

Yasning immediately said: "You seem to be a lot younger."

Sanchester smiled faintly: "The me of the past is indeed dead, killed by King Salint. Now, I am no longer the king's counselor. I serve the Duke and work for Aaron's fate."

"The Duke promised that as long as the king abdicated and Aaron and Weilan became one country, he would treat the Danger family well and promised a permanent salary of 500,000 lion gold coins a year, as well as a city as the Danger family's permanent territory."

To be honest, this reward is not very generous, at least far less than Aaron's value.

Willett immediately said, "Too little."

Sanchester smiled faintly: "It's a lot, General Willett, because this is a permanent treatment. You and your descendants don't have to worry about anything, just take the money for free."

"If you manage your family fiefdom well, the income from the territory will definitely not be reduced. Even if your fiefdom is poorly managed and goes bankrupt, the money will not be reduced by a single cent."

"Moreover, if you or your descendants have sufficient abilities, the Duke will still use you, just like the members of Adrian's family still occupy important positions in Weilan."

"Finally, as a legendary wizard, the Duke has mastered the secret method of helping people break through the wall and enter the high ring."

At this point, Sanchester looked at the old Marshal Yasnin and said, "The Duke also promised to at least help everyone present increase their strength by three rings."

When these words were spoken, everyone was greatly excited, because this was not only about power, but also about longevity.

Everyone in this world wants to live longer.

After hearing this, Marshal Yasnin, who was already in his sixties, was completely convinced.

If the Duke changes his mind, he won't agree!

But in negotiations, we always try to gain more benefits.

He said: "The subsidy is too little, we need to increase it."

Willett also said: "That's right, and we must agree on specific terms and how much each of us will get."

Although they all have the last name Dange, everyone has their own family, and the accounts must be settled clearly.

Sanchester shrugged: "Okay, then let's talk it over and sign a contract."

In fact, the Duke gave him the highest authority of 2 million a year, but he felt that the money was too much.

Because Aaron is essentially a civilian country, there is no need to support such a group of family members at a high price.

So, the six people started to fight in the secret room.

The secret talks lasted for three full days, and finally a contract was reached that all commanders agreed to. The contract was called the "Lion's Tooth Covenant."

Finally, Sanchester said: "May Mother Nature bless Aaron, and may Mother Nature bless the Alliance even more."

(End of this chapter)