Dear Broom Knight.

Chapter 815 Katarina, the Troublemaker
Katarina had just finished dealing with Hades, that rigid guy who didn't even understand jokes, and desperately needed something fresh to unwind, so it came quickly.

Then, looking at the high-level resources filling the room, she couldn't help but look confused: "Does that old guy want you to build a large army?"

What?
Are you trying to steal the throne from Leon?

Armies' hand froze, and he looked at her with amusement: "Why do you say that?"
Doesn't your Green Maple Territory also have its own knightly order? Quite a few in number, and quite strong too!
I can't just do something like Mrs. Yages..."

"Stop pretending to be stupid!" Katarina snorted in annoyance, interrupting him decisively. "Private knightly orders, including noble knightly orders, only allow knights with different attributes to develop independently."

Although they may easily enter into Knight Resonance because they grew up and trained together, they cannot unleash the full power of the Knight Formation.

Even the best combination will be compromised due to disharmony in attributes.

But for noble territories that only intend to protect their own homes, or for great knights who intend to establish their own small power, this is not a big problem.

Only a king who needs to cultivate a regular army—the kind of flawless legion capable of directly confronting nations in conflict—would undertake the troublesome task of gathering most knights of similar height, weight, and attributes, then having them cultivate the same mental techniques, wear identical armor, and use the same resources for advancement.

If an individual member of this top-tier legion is capable of taking on ten opponents, then when they form a legion, they are capable of taking on a hundred opponents.

Even the Northern Kingdom only had one such legion, which was the most loyal and trusted subordinate of the Northern King.

Before Travis formally handed over military command to Leon, this army should still only obey Travis's orders.

Of course, such an army is generally only used as a last resort for a country's resistance.

Once this army goes to the battlefield, it means that the country is on the verge of destruction.

They weren't even deployed during Travis's counterattack to protect the nation.

As for whether the army will suffer negative consequences due to such a state of inactivity... all I can say is that the knights who enter this kind of army are people who have been trained from childhood and who care about nothing but the military leaders.

The statement 'Everything belongs to His Majesty the King' is not just empty talk.

The rebellion that originated from the two princes' discontent was actually quite extraordinary.

To put it bluntly, it's questionable whether Travis actually had control over that army.

His father, who wasn't very bright, was capable of causing Travis trouble even after giving away the throne.

In fact, Travis's behavior of being determined to seize the throne and then killing his brothers was very abnormal.

Those in the Northern royal family who are truly capable and believe they can reach the highest level or above have no interest in the throne.

All they do is try to build good relationships with the old guys at Astral Fortress and then go straight to space.

Of course, this is also why they cannot have an endless life like Travis.

But tradition is tradition after all.

Normally, Travis would probably follow the same path as those old guys and walk his own path to becoming a strongman.

His obsession with the throne was too...

This situation usually occurs when the king's father is not good at interpersonal relationships, and his brothers are also quite despicable.

However, according to the law of succession, the former king can't cause Travis much trouble. Even if this special military power is given to Travis for a little while, as long as he really dies, it will only be a matter of two or three years.

It's impossible to implement any kind of designated inheritance.

Only the person sitting on the throne can obtain that thing.

According to Lowry's speculation, this so-called military power should be a phantom that can be directly integrated into Travis's mental sea, and has no physical form at all.

Whether based on the time Travis ascended to the throne or the lifespan of the Great Knights, this legion should have already completed its succession.

There is absolutely no possibility of any accidents.

Therefore, Katarina always felt that Travis's approach of seemingly leaving the central authority to give others the opportunity to cause trouble was a pointless and unnecessary act, no different from taking off one's pants to fart.

If even she, a swift wolf who had spent a bit more time with Lori, knew this information, how could a proper noble not know it?
Luscania can practically exercise most of Travis's power.

They are contractual partners whose souls and bodies are integrated into one!

Who wouldn't be afraid of a battle-hardened army under the command of Bai Long?

Doesn't that mean that those guys in the Northern Capital either engage in open and direct conflict... not that they'll roll up their sleeves and fight head-on, but that they do things within certain rules?

It's fine for them to make their own calculations, but they can't resort to underhanded tactics.

Especially creating hostage crises.

The nobles who dare to get involved, while not necessarily choosing to side with Leon, certainly wouldn't do anything foolish enough to anger Leon to the point of calling Travis back.

In this world, nobles are meant to both kneel before the king and demonstrate their power.

When even a champion appears in the boxing ring, it's not wrong to throw a punch without hesitation. Lowry had mentioned to them before that the Earl of the Western Frontier would definitely make a move this time, and a ruthless one at that.

After all, only they were left.

As long as the Ellis family doesn't commit treason or join a cult, and is merely an obstacle to Leon's rise to power, nothing serious will happen.

However, there is another type: opportunists who know nothing and bravely jump in just because they think the capital is in complete chaos.

It's easy to imagine that these guys will be the ultimate scapegoats.

Speculators are estimated to bear 80 percent of the blame, even if they were just henchmen.

Katarina genuinely found the so-called grand spectacle in the capital utterly uninteresting.

But if Armies also wants to get involved, then...

Her eyes gleamed, seemingly containing three parts malice, three parts disdain, and four parts excitement: "Oh dear~ Armies, so you're going to challenge for the throne!"

"Whatever you're thinking, take it back, okay, Katarina?" Armes shook his head helplessly. "I'm going to walk the path of godhood, not become a king!"

Standing beside the resources, Ezra, his face beaming with joy, finally regained his senses.

He didn't think that much about it; he just felt that these resources would be enough for his Knights Hamilton to use for hundreds of years... Ezra, who was used to being poor, could only think of things like 'I can eat a bowl of soy milk and look at it tomorrow morning.'

He suddenly realized that he was no match for a wolf in this respect, and his high spirits inevitably subsided.

“Dad, whatever you think is suitable for Hamilton, please keep it.”

Almes keenly sensed Ezra's emotions and immediately turned to him, "Don't listen to Katarina's... nonsense."

In reality, only a few top-tier resources can be used in the King's Army; the rest are mass-produced.

We can take whatever we need.

"I'll take those things to Lori."

"Huh?" Katarina tilted her head. "It actually works on Lowry?"

“Those are all resources related to the spirit and soul.” Armies glanced at her. “I remember that Lori liked to use magic circles to replace some single artificial things, so he will definitely want these resources that increase the flexibility of the magic circles.”

As for anything else, don't think about it too much.

Katarina blinked, then suddenly sat up straight and said seriously, "Don't treat me like a human just because I'm a wolf!"

If you want me to take all your troubles away, no problem.

But it costs extra!

Almes sighed: "What were Lady Yageris's exact words?"
"Katarina, there's a limit to your self-expression."

"That's exactly what he said. I was just being polite!" Katarina said dismissively. "After all, that old guy left you these things with ulterior motives!"

You're worried that there might be something fishy going on that could affect your relationship with Travis, but you can't just throw the blame at Lowry like that.

Dividing the spoils and helping you solve problems are not the same thing.

Just like how Lowry fell asleep to open the door for you, but he didn't actually do anything, so we can only assume that we won't get a share of the money.

That's the rule. Since we followed it before, you have to do it from now on!

Armies' eyes flickered slightly, and he suddenly revealed a gentle and considerate smile: "What you said is not wrong."

But even if you take all of that into account, I can't possibly pay too much for this reason, right?
While I certainly don't like to arouse the Northern King's suspicion over such a trivial matter, when a small matter escalates into a huge loss, it is no longer a small matter.

Therefore, I can only offer an extra ten percent as compensation for Lowry taking on this part of the trouble.

“One price! Twenty percent.” Katarina answered without hesitation, “And that’s twenty percent excluding the resources you don’t intend to keep.”

Don't think I don't know; those resources make up roughly ten percent!

After thinking for a while, Armies decided to agree.

Katarina, her fighting spirit rekindled, glared menacingly at Hades, who stood before her once more, ready to begin the next round of battle.

Armies tilted his head and glanced at it twice, then suddenly laughed.

“Al?” The Countess walked lightly behind him, looking at him with concern, and even couldn’t help but call him by his nickname.

“It’s nothing, Mom, it doesn’t matter at all.” Armies smiled and took his mother’s hand. “I just confirmed a guess, something I had expected long ago.”

(End of this chapter)