Alien world

Chapter 1700, Section 333: The Merger of the Five Kings
“My father told me this before I left.”

Gemar gazed out the window, the bloodshot in his eyes softened by the moonlight. "Now, the only ones capable of launching a counterattack against the North are the Empire, the Kingdom of Dimon, and you."

"Your father really thinks highly of me." With praise and gifts for the family, Annan was curious why Gema's father held him in such high regard. "So you chose me?"

Gemar didn't answer Annan directly, but said, "The Empire looks down on us, and the Kingdom of Dimon needs our help, but only in Free City can we build it and grow with it!"

He extended his hand, and Annan looked at it helplessly and said, "Let me make this clear first, Freedom City has many rules, so don't think I'm trying to make things difficult for you later."

Gemar smiled and said, "I was stupid and arrogant when I was young. Although I'm still not very smart now, at least I'm not as arrogant as I used to be."

"Well then, welcome to Liberty City."

Annan grasped Gema's hand, marking the end of their past grievances.

“Now you’re mine!” Annan patted Gemar on the shoulder with a broad smile.

Gemar looked at something strange, then smiled with relief.

“Gema, do you think the remaining two kings would have the same idea?” Annan was referring to the two kings who had refused.

Although they refused, they were willing to maintain good relations with Liberty City, whether out of fear of being annexed or because they did not want to look back at the place of their sorrow.

"They'll probably hesitate to join Liberty City, but if it's a counter-offensive... I think they'll respond as long as you call them in."

"you sure?"

Gemar was stunned: "Even if you ran away before, it was a choice you had no other choice. Could it be... there's more to the story?"

The combined forces of the ratmen and demons are unstoppable unless the first King of the North is resurrected.

Annan shook his head and handed him the rejection letter inside the ring: "Take a look."

Gemar glanced at the letters and found that they all avoided mentioning the North, unwilling to go back.

They betrayed their reputation, were terrified by the ratmen, but it seems understandable...?
What a load of rubbish! They enjoyed the glory and wealth brought by the King of the North for so many years, but when danger came, they were the first to abandon their people and run away. They bully the weak and fear the strong. Do they even deserve to be compared with me?

They had countless choices, but they chose the worst one.

Annan stood up straight: "Let's go back. Since everyone is willing to form an alliance, I have something to say."

"Ah."

Annan led them back to the banquet, where only five of the original twelve kings remained.

"Lord Annan has something to say."

The advisor Peterson drew the kings' attention to him and then withdrew.

"Gentlemen, now is not the time to launch a counterattack."

On the contrary, Annan's first words were not encouraging but discouraging.

After all, he initially only wanted to find out the truth from the other kings of the North, but who would have thought that he would suddenly be forced to launch a counterattack against the North.

Annan was not prepared, and neither was Liberty City.

"However, I can promise you that, given the right time—only the King of the North who possesses the North is the true King of the North!"

……

The addition of two Kings in the North did not cause much of a stir, partly because the North was gone, and mentioning the Kings in the North would only make people laugh.

Furthermore, Liberty City already had three Kings in the North, so adding two more wouldn't make much difference. Thus, the news of the merger of five of the twelve Kings of the North was only mentioned briefly in local tabloids.

There have indeed been changes.

Unlike the Janna family, which had almost wiped out its population, leaving Faru with enough to eat for the rest of the clan, the Lawrence and Diatra families preserved a considerable portion of their fighting strength and still had the resources to fight alongside the Kingdom of Dimon against the Ratman Demon Alliance.

Each of the two families has two epics. The old patriarch also gave Annan a heads-up: one of the legends owes them a favor, and if necessary, that legend can do something for them.

Four epics—that already surpasses the foundation of Free City, even after excluding the influence of the Church of Wealth.

Only those who can transform these four epics into people of Liberty City... will effectively give Liberty City four more epics!

The Kingdom of Dimon readily agreed, ordering the nobles who coveted the two great families to withdraw their hands and allowing them to pass.

Two large families, with nearly a thousand people, flocked to Liberty City. Even though Liberty City was constantly expanding, there was almost no place to accommodate them. They could only prepare three mansions for them to stay temporarily.

This is a happy dilemma—the territory of Liberty City is growing faster than it is expanding.

The day after learning of this, Gema, after discussing it with his father, loaded nearly half of the clan's wealth and went to the city lord's mansion to donate it.

"I did not mean that……"

“The Diatra family did not participate in the construction of Liberty City. If you are unwilling to accept it, we are also embarrassed to enjoy the rights.”

“That’s not what I really meant.” Annan, however, shed his greedy facade and refused again: “Use the money in a more meaningful way. If you really want to help us, join the army.”

"join the army?"

"Yes, you're joining the army," Annan asked him. "Do you want revenge?"

“I…will follow the arrangements,” Gemar said evasively.

"This is a conversation between friends, not between a lord and his subordinate."

Gemma took a deep breath: "I want to!"

Even though he and his fiancée had no emotional foundation... she was still his future wife, and as the head of the family, Gemar couldn't just do nothing.

“That’s it. The Benitez family matter can’t be left like this. The southern nobles will definitely cause trouble for us, and we might even have to fight. So before that happens, we need to arm ourselves.”

"I intend to entrust this matter to you."

Next came slogans like "Sweat more in peacetime, bleed less in wartime" posted on the walls of the barracks.

Young Gemma was unaware of how desperately short-staffed Free City was, with even Fast being forcibly pulled into work. He simply thought he had gained Annan's favor, and his young self immediately displayed an excited expression of being recognized.

Francois and others would be laughing in their sleep if they knew someone was helping to share the workload.

However, Gemar genuinely wanted to give away those valuables to Free City without any coercion.

The various families amass wealth to make their families more prosperous and last longer. So, since giving it to Free City can win favor with Annam and make the families more prosperous and last longer, why not do it?

Annan refused, and Gematchai said that the tens of thousands of gold nars were not very important to Annan Reeves at the moment, so he had no choice but to return with his convoy.

Just as they left the city lord's mansion, the procession suddenly stopped. A young tribesman at the front ran back and said, "Chief Gema, a young girl is blocking our way!"

"Girl?"

Gema looked ahead and saw a girl in a blue dress standing in front of the convoy; she looked vaguely familiar…

(End of this chapter)