Dear Broom Knight.

Chapter 709 Travis's Excitement

Travis had been lurking around Lowry's place all this time, trying to lure the snake out of its hole.

For this purpose, he didn't even tell Leon anything before throwing him into the midst of that group of treacherous old men.

However, Yuri certainly lived up to his reputation and handled everything very well.

He ensured that anyone trying to exploit the situation would be unable to find the question he had set.

They each have their own adversaries and won't waste time on questions that suddenly appear in front of them and belong to someone else.

Some of them simply disliked Travis's way of doing things and hoped that the Northern Kingdom would return to its past peaceful and tranquil style, where everything was hidden beneath the surface. These old guys were more approving of Leon and Yuri.

They have given up on causing them any more trouble.

But some people were even more dissatisfied... They wanted a decent person like Leon who wouldn't scheme against his own people, but they also wanted Leon to be as shrewd and cunning as Yuri.

There were also concerns that Yuri might change his personality after gaining too much power.

Travis was very unhappy about this.

The complete Leon Yuri that the old guys wanted, isn't that him?

Yet they also disliked his extreme actions and overly ambitious nature, which led the Northern Kingdom down an irreversible path to hegemony.

Tsk~
For someone as strong as him to sit on the throne without ever attempting to unify the world under his rule shows that he has a gentle and principled personality!

But both of these groups are actually doing alright.

After all, the goal is to ensure the long-term stability of the Northern Kingdom. Even if it causes some trouble, it will not continue as long as it can be resolved.

Although these unwarranted tests are annoying, and Travis did overreact a bit back then, it shouldn't be a big deal for Leon.

After all the mess his mother had made, Travis felt that Leon definitely wouldn't find the old guys' actions that bad.

It's estimated that none of that will cause him much emotional fluctuation.

Travis knew he was the one who had done poorly in this respect... He hadn't received a proper royal education to begin with, so he saw everyone as an enemy.

He certainly didn't regret it, at least he lived a very free life during the hundred years he was king.

But Travis wouldn't consider these old guys as enemies.

What annoyed him most were a few old guys who were determined to pull the royal bloodline closer to their side.

If their only intention was for Leon to marry a woman of unusual blood, Travis, though dissatisfied, would not interfere.

Whether or not to choose an arranged marriage for the sake of future stability is Leon's prerogative.

If he feels he can weather the storm and face the challenges head-on, Travis will support him from behind.

However, these old guys are planning to simply replace Leon.

There is only one reason for doing this... to completely eradicate the foundation that Travis has built over a century.

The national policies he set, the military commanders he appointed, and his trusted subordinates were all within the scope of this cleanup.

Travis had assumed that the royal collateral branches would be the ones cooperating with the old man.

After all, he went too far back then, and his descendants will only become more distant from those old guys by blood.

That's why he mobilized Ezra, hoping to make those people understand that only by following him could they have a stable future.

If they could have their own territory, most members of the royal family would not choose the path of rebellion.

However, it remains to be seen how the collateral branches will choose!

His own son was seduced first.

Travis's feelings were truly mixed.

Being ruthless, heartless, and overly ambitious are not major problems.

But, being so foolish as to not see just how dangerous the road ahead was...

It doesn't matter if your children are unfilial, but it's really hard to bear when they're too stupid.

Why do those old folks have to use these idiots when they clearly have people closer to them by blood?
Isn't it just an attempt to use them to influence Travis's path to godhood?
While this is a great thing for the Northern Royal Family, it may not be so good for those old guys like Star Fortress who have been high and mighty for so long.

With their own gods, who would bow and scrape to the old guys for a ticket to Star Fortress?

Most importantly, the idea of ​​spending all one's savings to live in a tiny 10-square-meter room is definitely no longer going to happen.

With that money, wouldn't it be better to prepare more resources to extend lifespan, and then live in a manor in the divine kingdom?
Moreover, they can reunite with their loved ones.

Although there are few gods at present, and only the Lord of Wealth brought his whole family into the divine kingdom, similar stories have always existed in the era when there were many gods.

This is not only because when one person attains enlightenment, even their chickens and dogs ascend to heaven, but also because those who share the same origin as the gods naturally bear a certain mark on their souls.

The moment a soul appears, it will be immediately absorbed by the divine kingdom.

Otherwise, many evils will inevitably try to exploit the souls of such people to harm the gods.

When Travis ascended to the throne, that star fortress would never see another visitor.

Not to mention, Al-Saran also plans to build a fortress on his own.

Previously, the royal family of the Northland did not lack mages as talented and wealthy as those in Arslan.

However, due to certain realities, they all abandoned the idea of ​​independence. But Al-Saran, backed by Travis, is not afraid of these 'realities' at all.

This made a few old guys with bad tempers hold a grudge.

They would rather continue to compete with other royal families than have Travis taken away, or rather, jeopardize what they consider their future.

But that is indeed a future that cannot be seen.

The reason why many people are still being mobilized by the old guys is because reality is right in front of them, and they can't wait for that future.

However, Pearl, who was about to become the Queen of the Underworld, suddenly appeared.

Travis didn't care who Armies and Pearl were originally.

If they are willing to become gods in their current identities, then the royal family will be their family.

Pearl, who became a god by marrying a deity, may not be able to turn the royal family into the vassals of Hades, but at least these people have a place to go after they die!

Travis didn't know much about the underworld, but he did know that there was a city there where the dead lived.

Although these undead need to find their own way to the city, and surviving in the city will consume a certain amount of soul power, it won't dissipate as quickly as it would outside the city.

But Hades can allow a portion of the dead to remain in that city forever.

The Queen of the Underworld's clansmen, even if they are only clansmen with a certain appearance, will certainly have this qualification.

Moreover, a city with millions of people like this must be very lively... Presumably, anyone with a brain can figure out whether to be a dog for the old man, to die without a burial place and not even have their soul preserved, or to stay temporarily in Hades' city and wait for Travis to pick them up.

Now his troubles are completely resolved!
Otherwise, Travis wouldn't have rushed out like that.

After all, he was eavesdropping.

Although the speaker had already hidden what he couldn't hear in other conversations... Although he couldn't understand it, he knew what it meant to have a hidden meaning... But he still had some sense of shame.

It's just that it's easy to lose.

There was nothing Travis could do; he could tell that Pearl basically didn't care about anything.

In any matter, it is this Armes who makes the decisions.

This includes communication with Hades.

Even his own brother, Armies, had to avoid him, so Travis certainly didn't think he could communicate with him.

Instead of going through all the trouble and having to find someone else, it's better to just hand it over to Armes from the beginning.

Since this guy was so concerned about Ezra and his wife, as if he was afraid that the king might use them as bait, and even publicly declared that he was born into the royal family of the North and would become a god of the royal family of the North upon ascension, Travis was willing to use him directly.

Even if I fail, even if I get scammed, it doesn't really matter.

It's not his interests that are being harmed.

He has only a little bit of fame... and he is still a victim of fraud.

That problem can actually be solved in the same way.

It just turned out to be... I'm so sorry, I didn't expect it to turn out this way.

Travis wouldn't let those culprits off the hook just because there's a new path.

This old man, who damages the future of the entire royal family just to satisfy his own petty interests, is no different from an evil god.

The White Dragon King had mentioned to him that if monks and humans stayed in the starry sky for too long, their emotions would begin to fade.

People become cold and their perception of the outside world becomes dulled.

The astral beings enjoy stimulating flavors, vibrant colors, and lavish feasts, all because their senses have deteriorated and they have lost their ability to perceive subtle sensations.

Even if a mage has strong mental power and a solid soul, it will not be completely unaffected.

Therefore, archmages who normally reside in the astral plane, except those who have converted themselves to liches or are purely of the evil alignment, will return to the earth every hundred or two hundred years to cleanse their souls.

Let your sensory nerves refresh.

But those in their world... simply don't have that opportunity.

Travis had better not have any expectations of those mages who had lived in the starry sky for at least ten thousand years, unless their emotional expressions were exaggerated and they were extremely calm and cold-blooded.

Such people no longer consider themselves or other human beings on Earth as their own kind.

But Travis's previous plans were too far-reaching and could have resulted in the deaths or injuries of many within the royal family.

He had a vague feeling that doing this was not good for him.

It's just that the other outcome was worse.

Heaven was indeed kind to him.

He received this good news before the crucial moment arrived.

Travis smiled amiably, pulled the calm-looking but sharp-eyed Armies aside, and asked gently, "When do you think Pearl's partner will come to pick her up?"

Do you need me to go to Hamilton Castle to act as a witness for you and your siblings?
For example, there is absolutely no disharmony between your spirit and body.

(End of this chapter)