Chapter 571: General Shidan’s Ambition

Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios

“The army of the Nobles was defeated by the Victorians!”

In the Royal Capital of the Godly Kingdom, a tavern bard was telling the ignorant commoners about the war between the Nobles and Victoria City.

The commoners were very interested in the war, especially when they heard of how the Nobles were defeated by the Victorians.

“The Nobles were no match for the Victorians!”

“Of course, the warriors of Victoria City are fearless fighters. They will never yield to the Nobles. In comparison, the Nobles will flee when the odds are against them!” the bard said.

A commoner asked, “After occupying the Nobles’ territories, how do they treat the captured commoners?”

“Yes, yes, I heard they will kill the commoners. Is that true?”

“And the Victorians would pillage them.”

“They won’t even let off a three-year-old girl. It’s atrocious.”

The bard hammered the table and said angrily, “How can that be? We’re a disciplined group. How can there be pedophiles?”

“We?” the commoners asked, surprised. They treated the Victorians as outsiders.

“Since things have come to this stage, I shall not hide it anymore.”

The bard sighed and said, “Yes, I joined the glorious Eternal Kingdom. No, it’s Victoria City! Only the warriors of Victoria City can lead the world towards a peaceful and bright future!”

The bard spoke excitedly, but the commoners were terrified, and some of them wanted to leave. The bard pulled out a piece of paper and shouted, “We promise that all commoners who defect to Victoria City will be awarded farmland according to the family headcount. Our warriors follow the rules very strictly…”

The Bard didn’t have the chance to complete his sentence before a crossbow bolt flew towards his head. The bolt brushed against his hat and knocked it to the floor.

There were green symbols above his head. Someone shouted in astonishment, “He’s a Victorian!”

“Oh my god, it’s terrifying. Have the Victorians invaded our country? This is the Royal Capital!”

The commoners shouted in panic, but their shouts were drowned out by battle noises. A large group of soldiers charged into the tavern as the bard unsheathed his Longsword. He laughed loudly and said, “Come for me, you weak soldiers of the Godly Kingdom. Long live Victoria City!”

The result of the battle was obvious, and the Victorian was quickly disposed of. The soldiers wanted to take him prisoner, but the Victorian battled bravely. There was no chance of capturing him alive.

The soldiers didn’t dare to put their lives at risk.

This wasn’t the first instance in the Royal Capital. There were a few occurrences this month. It wasn’t known how the Victorians snuck into the capital and promoted their righteous cause for war using various disguised identities.

Outside the Royal Capital, the towns and villages were infiltrated by the Victorians. In the desolate areas, the commoners’ support for the Victorians exceeded their support for the Godly Kingdom.

General Shidan sat in his office and racked his brain over the latest report.

After suffering a devastating defeat, it wouldn’t have been surprising if General Shidan was given the death sentence. However, he was a General with a good track record of winning battles.

King Potato II pondered for a long time, but he didn’t execute General Shidan. Moreover, many Nobles pleaded for him.

Though General Shidan wasn’t executed, he was demoted to a Garrison Guard Captain.

His daily job was to maintain order in the city. However, it wasn’t an easy job due to the ubiquitous Victorians.

Ten days after the neighboring Nobles were defeated by the Victorians, the Godly Kingdom’s army arrived. The General who led the army wasn’t better than General Shidan. He wasn’t as cautious as General Shidan, so he ordered his soldiers to charge with disastrous results.

Tens of thousands of soldiers perished on the battlefield. Most of the soldiers were captured and sent to Eternal Kingdom.

After gaining the upper hand, the Victorians spread like a virus. They infiltrated every town and village and showed their never before seen unity and organization.

The unity and organization were relative to their prior performance. They were still inferior to a regular army.

However, the inferior quality of the Victorians wasn’t a problem, as it was remedied by their sheer numbers.

A General once counted the number of Victorians. The number of killed Victorians was about two million.

Each soldier of the Godly Kingdom would kill one to two hundred Victorians before being killed. This kind of casualty rate would definitely wreck any country.

But the Victorians weren’t affected by their high casualty rate.

They infested the Godly Kingdom like fleas.

They proceeded from the Victoria Forest towards the Royal Capital of the Godly Kingdom.

General Shidan hammered the table furiously. If he had control of the army, he would lead a victorious battle against the arrogant Victorians.

His previous failure was due to the collusion of the Victorians and the Devils of Eternal Kingdom.