Chapter 1548 Glory of Yesteryear

Chapter 1548 Glory of Yesteryear

King Ferdinand sat on his throne with a pensive expression.

The destruction of Heaven and the disappearance of Kong along with the two dukes arrived at a time when their strength was desperately needed.

Starting with Duchess Serenthia, the kingdom had lost all the dukes, including the oldest as well the strongest.

The Pala of today was a giant beast without the legs to support its weight. The peak rank 9s could only hold it for so long before it collapsed.

And now, even a peak rank 9 like the Martial Saint was in an unknown state.

Perhaps this kingdom was going to meet its en—

King Ferdinand's eyebrows jumped as he watched a familiar young man walk into the empty throne hall. The past replayed in his mind, contrasting it sharply with the present.

The king released his aura, just like he did back then. Varian froze without resistance then but now, he took steps with leisure, demonstrating that his strength was no longer something the King could ignore.

"Really, what a twist of fate." Ferdinand withdrew his aura and leaned back into his throne, weakness showing on his ever stern face for the first time.

The throne hall went from full to empty.

The confidence of the king and his kingdom crashed from peak to the bottom.

The young man who couldn't even face a bit of his aura had grown up so much that Ferdinand's instincts were warning him to be careful.

The king felt as if he had seen the lady luck dancing on top of the Pala kingdom. Playfully, she tilted the scales of their fortune.

Owing to her whims, here they lay, helpless as everything that was built up by effort crumbled in front of the might of nature.

"Fate...is truly impossible to resist, huh." The King sighed, clutching the armrest so tight that it cracked.

"I believe the opposite. Fate can be resisted, if you do the impossible." Varian spoke for the first time.

And as he did, a platform rose under him and on it, a throne. Showing himself as an equal to the King, he sat on it with a calm expression.

"Are you here to fight?" Ferdinand asked and a trident glowing in red light floated next to his hand.

"To propose a deal." Varian gave the king a smile. "To reach glory you'd have never imagined. Not even with Isadora."

"Are you really her brother-in-law?" Ferdinand asked something unexpected.

"No." Varian smiled. "I'm her husband first."

"As suspected." The king sighed, the disbelieving expression on his face not helping his words. "But I reject. Pala is fighting for survival. To even dream for glory in this situation would be to remain delusional. Survival comes before glory."

"That is..."

The officers looked at each other, a hint of disgust flashing in their eyes which was quickly covered up by flattery.

"Then we wish you the best of luck, young master!"

"We await for your glorious records!"

"The young leader of Daxis family will show the Pala kingdom what he's made of!"

Flattering him with practiced faces, they slowly left the room. And before they did, Varian snickered and pointed down with a lewd smile.

"Ah yes, yes. We'll send a few freshly captured slaves."

As they promised, three beautiful military prisoners were sent to the executive room that turned into a temporary bedroom.

"M-Mi..."

"Please,"

"Kill me!"

Looking at the three female prisoners, Varian kept the lewd expression on his face but his eyes flashed with a silver light, sweeping their souls with his power and throwing them into a sexual dream.

While the three moaned so loudly that it was audible even outside the building, rumors of young master of Daxis, nicknamed as the Lustful Demon, spread in the official quarters.

The lustful demon in their words, however, didn't touch or even look at the women. Distancing himself from them, he used the power of illusions to erase their presence from his perception. The room was peaceful once again.

With a serious expression completely unlike the arrogant one he showed to others, Varian checked the plan for any improvements.

So far, everything had gone as planned.

Like every department, military too had corruption.

The Daxis family, one of the prominent pillars of the kingdom, with a peak rank 8 powerhouse, was planning to use its influence to create favorable conditions for its young master to farm military merits and use that as a justification to gain more political power in the coming days.

For that reason, they painfully considered many factors before finally deciding a suitable battlefield for the heir.

Unfortunately, their plans were fully visible under the king's spy network. Varian used the opportunity to 'become' the young master.

To accomplish something as great as capturing an entire satellite galaxy, not alerting the enemy was absolutely neecssary.

This disguise was critical for the plan to succeed.

"Lionar, here I come."