CH 101

February 5, 2022 by danmeiheaven

The Anas Kingdom.

The former Queen Minina, now Queen Laurie, dressed in a gorgeous long dress, sat on the seat in the study, opposite Archibald and Darnell.

She’s reading a report with her red-stained fingers. After a while, she put it down and smiled at Archibald, “The main road in the royal city has been repaired. This cement concrete road leads all the way to the port and other places. It’s not only convenient to travel but also the sanitation in the city has been greatly improved…”

“Archie, Lord Desinia really deserves to be called an alchemy genius.”

Minina Laurie sighed, “Fortunately, you have a good relationship with Lord Desinia.”

Archibald just hummed.

He’s sitting by the window. The sunlight slanted in and shone on his golden hair, making it look as if it’s shimmering. His lake-green eyes were extremely deep. Although they’re like fine jaspers, they’re more like a deep pool that light could not reach. 

Ever since his life experience was revealed and he succeeded in avenging his revenge, Archibald seemed to have stripped off his disguise. His temperament changed, again and again, revealing his original character like a cocoon.

He is of orthodox blood and should have been a respected royal aristocrat. The stewards of the Nagabi Chamber of Commerce also changed from respect to awe and daring not to disobey any of his orders.

Queen Laurie is ostensibly calling the shots in the kingdom.

But in fact, Archibald’s influence should not be underestimated. After all, he still has the Cavendish blood. His followers also hope to establish the Cavendish royal family again, and not…

Minina raised her hand, asking the maid standing beside her to go out.

When only she, Archibald, and Darnell were left in the study, she said, “Archie, aunt has some kind words with you. Before, for revenge, you didn’t have the heart to think about other things, but now that everything is over… Archie, now many noble ladies in the kingdom will be honored to marry you.”

Darnell received his aunt’s eyes. He also looked at Archibald and coughed dryly, “Yes, you see, my son is eight years old now.”

Archibald retracted his gaze from the window and turned around.

Mentioning children, Minina looked gloomy as she stroked her upper abdomen with her hand, “Archie, you know your auntie. Aunt…it’s impossible to have another child of her own in this life.”

She was pregnant once.

But Paul was reluctant to leave his mistresses outside. She’s still not disheartened at the time. She crazily fought him… But Paul pushed her away and she rolled down the stairs… 

The child was gone.

And although she was lucky to survive, she lost her right to be a mother forever.

Archie is unwilling to become king and suppresses all dissenting voices. This is a temporary solution, but it couldn’t last forever. Therefore, the throne of Anas Kingdom must be succeeded by a child surnamed Cavendish after her. 

Darnell’s face became apologetic, “Auntie, I’m sorry. I…”

Minina waved her hand indifferently, “I’ve been thinking about it for a long time, Darnell. Now I live only for myself.”

Queen Laurie’s straight body did not bend at all, just like her soul. She broke her cocoon and became a butterfly and was reborn.

She looked at Archibald again and said earnestly, “Archie, you should think about your own affairs and be responsible for this kingdom.”

“Duke Lens’ daughter is very good. She’s beautiful, intelligent, and knows how to advance and retreat. Auntie wants to arrange for you to meet her. If you’re not satisfied, Marquis Snell has two daughters…”

Somehow thinking of Xia Zuoyi, she said, “Lord Desinia is about to become an adult. Perhaps, we can let someone from our side marry him in exchange for the consolidation of the alliance.”

Archibald, who had been listening patiently, suddenly frowned. He solemnly said, “Aunt, consolidating the alliance doesn’t need to be in this way.”

“I will meet the daughter of Duke Lens… But if she doesn’t satisfy me, auntie doesn’t have to find me another woman.”

The daughter of Duke Lens is crowned as the fairest lady in the Anas Kingdom. Her skin is white and beautiful, just like a lustrous pearl, and is deeply sought after by the aristocrats.

Archibald’s obvious perfunctory answer made Minina sigh. However, it’s already good to be able to persuade him to meet the Duke’s daughter.

So she nodded and said, “It’s your will, Archie.”

Compared with the newly paved cement concrete road in the Archiayoli Territory and Anas Kingdom, the cement road project in Desinian Territory has been carried out in multiple directions and has been paved to the territory’s border.

Nowadays, the Craftsmen’s Guild in the territory is dominated by the craftsmen’s association in Fort Comoy. The president is Conrad Brown, a genius engineer who was excluded and bullied in Niramo in the past. Because of Xia Zuoyi’s five-year plan to rebuild the cities, he was given the opportunity to show his talents.

His two sons, Darren and Dave, inherited his talent for engineering research and were able to stand by their father’s side for many years.

Especially the eldest son, Darren, often leads an engineering team to run around outside all year round.

This time, due to the construction of the concrete road, he came to the border city of Desinian Territory.

Due to the strength of the black and white cavalry, few other small countries come to intrude and offend, but some small frictions and conflicts often occur.

For example, because it’s the fringe zone between small countries, there are always places that are not taken into account. As a result, there’s a flood of robbers and road looters raiding and killing innocent civilian villages or slaves.

Therefore, Xia Zuoyi deliberately set up multiple checkpoints in the border area, where the cavalry troops were stationed.

Now the system in the cavalry team has been perfected. The number of soldiers has grown from nothing, from small to large… From troops to regiment level, and division level, with the highest level being the commander level of Fernandi and Walker.

Their men, Daina and Mike, and Taylor and Barnard served as the regimental commanders. The four of them take turns to garrison the border cities every three months. This autumn, it’s now Mike’s turn.

Before Darren and his engineering team arrived, Mike and a team of soldiers had just finished dealing with a robber hijacking a caravan on the Abutin River.

The caravan came from Helgeda.

Helgeda has now become a vassal of the Archiayoli Territory. The Akiyayoli Territory and Desinian Territory are allies, so the exchanges between the merchants have become more frequent.

In addition, it’s adjacent to Desinian Territory, and can be reached by boat. Traveling is very convenient so there are more cargo ships on the Abutin River.

This also attracted some robbers to start the idea of ​​looting goods.

The bandits only need a boat.

Because there’s no cavalry team stationed on the river, they will intercept a passing ship, kill all the passengers and seize the goods. Escaping before the cavalry ship arrived is absolutely no problem.

This gang of robbers has plundered in this river area three times, but because the time between each crime is long, the clues had already disappeared. The river is vast so their trails are hard to find, it’s difficult to arrest and execute them the first time.

It took Mike many deployments to determine their usual routes on the Abutin River. Then he ordered the soldiers to disguise themselves as businessmen and get on a cargo ship. Finally, he successfully set a trap and caught them.

The surface of the river is calm and beautiful, reflecting the blue sky and white clouds.

Mike cleanly cut off the robber’s head on the boat. The bandit’s fearful eyes lost their vigor as the bright red blood slowly flowed on the deck. Meanwhile, the bandit ship connected to the ship’s side is full of corpses…

The owner of the cargo ship laments at the soldiers disguised as his men, “The regiment commander is really powerful. There’s nothing to say about his ingenuity and force. I thought I would have to endure for a long time. You know, when you meet the thieves and they ransack your ship, it’s like you’re being watched by the devil…”

“With the blessing of the God of Creation, everyone can now finally feel at ease.”

The merchant ship owner held a wooden plaque depicting the junction of the brilliant sun and the luminous moon, gesturing towards the sky for a while, and then whispered, “I don’t know which noble family this commander comes from…”

The disguised soldier next to him replied, “Our commander isn’t of noble origin. What he has today all came from his own efforts and the kindness of the lord!” 

The soldier’s face showed respect and admiration for Mike.

The shipowner was stunned for a moment, then reacted and exclaimed in a low voice, “Oh, is the commander a slave? No, I’m not insulting, uh… I don’t look down on the commander. It’s just that, among the four regiment commanders, there’s only one who was promoted from a slave…”

Having said that, the shipowner clutched his chest and smoothed his breath. Saying such long words in a row made him a little breathless.

After a pause, he continued with the nod of the soldier, “Desinian Territory is known as the territory with the least slaves, and is also the most desirable place for all slaves.”

“This commander is so famous among them!”

He really didn’t expect that the head of the regiment in front of him was Mike Andrew, who’s admired by slaves.

Because of the difference in identities, the merchant shipowner is not qualified to ask the name of the other party, so he has always called him commander. So just by looking at the other party’s self-cultivation skills and so on… He really doesn’t look like a slave.

He sighed again.

After solving the robber’s matter, Mike rushed back to the city to meet Darren, who was sent by Xia Zuoyi himself. The other party looked dusty. Behind him was a long convoy of heavy loads and accompanying soldiers. 

“Hi, Mike.” A man came out of the motorcade, took off his helmet, and smiled at Mike, “Haha, didn’t expect me to come, huh.”

Mike was indeed surprised. He smiled and hugged his friend, “Barnard, why are you here three months early?”

Barnard raised his eyebrows at him, “The lord will set off from the Abutin River to the Saint Airo Empire.”

And they will prepare for the lord’s safety in advance.

As an inland river, the Abutin River flows through the Saint Airo Empire, so the speed from the waterway is much faster than that of the land.

Late autumn is about to pass, and the cold winter is coming, which is the date when Xia Zuoyi will set off for the empire.