Chapter 1524: Chapter 39: Reinforcents Arrive
The Alsad Family.
“Father, the dust has settled!
Just as you predicted, Marshal Hudson didn’t exploit the situation and chose to downplay the matter.
All bla has been shifted to the Earth Core race. The King has already sent soone to negotiate compensation with us!”
Rudy said with a look of delight.
In recent days, he has been under considerable pressure, fearing that the façade would crumble and leave them unable to manage the aftermath.
He even dread last night that the investigation team found sothing suspicious, uncovered Duke Touss’s feigned death, and caused the Alsad Family to be the center of accusations.
Fortunately, all of this has ended!
The investigation report is endorsed by the military, the governnt, and The Royal Family. Even if discrepancies are found later, all parties will work together to cover it up.
Of course, Duke Touss still needs to leave, and his current na can’t be used anymore.
Next ti they et, he will be a branch mber of the Alsad Family on the South Continent.
Being family, it’s not surprising to look alike.
As long as he doesn’t return to the Kingdom and flaunt in front of acquaintances, there should be no issues.
“Rudy, at tis like these, you must remain steadfast and cannot show any hint of suspicion.
Since the King has sent soone to discuss compensation, hurry up and negotiate.
You can request benefits but don’t be too severe in extracting from The Royal Family, or the consequences will be dire.
First, ask for the withdrawal of the private army, and then request so superficial compensations to deliberately leave an impression of having been wronged!”
Duke Touss instructed patiently.
The family knows its own strengths; indeed, the Alsad Family is powerful, but the Kingdom is full of talents.
In such an environnt, disguising is an essential skill to securely inherit the family legacy.
Duke Touss himself is an example, his previous image rooted deeply, with nobody ever suspecting he had issues.
“Yes, Father!”
Rudy imdiately agreed.
While benefits are tempting, greed must be avoided.
Now it’s easy to extort The Royal Family, but the price is the Alsad Family being targeted by the King, who may settle accounts later.
To prevent the worst from happening, leaving an impression of being “wronged” is very necessary.
People sympathize with the weak, and the Noble World is no exception.
The more aggrieved the Alsad Family seems, the more sympathy they will garner from nobles within the Kingdom.
Such sympathy may seem worthless but can play unexpected roles at crucial tis.
…
“Marshal, Your Majesty has left the camp!”
Upon receiving this news, Hudson’s good mood vanished instantly.
To cause trouble and then leave like that, typical of escaping responsibility after stirring things up!
If not for worrying about political repercussions, he would have started cursing.
However, from Alpha the First’s stance, leaving was indeed the best choice.
In this Expeditionary Army, one-third is the Alsad Family’s private army, and another third are aristocratic military officers connected with them.
Due to Duke Touss’s death, these people already resent Alpha the First.
Staying in the camp would only lead to awkwardness, achieving nothing else.
“Bang!”
With one slap, he smashed the table in front of him, Hudson angrily said, “Issue orders for preparing to break camp.
Draft a docunt to report to the Kingdom Governnt, stating: The morale of the frontline is dissipated, and the army’s combat power has dropped significantly, requesting the Kingdom to dispatch reinforcents!”
Re-deploying reinforcents is impossible; even if the Kingdom Governnt agrees, various Major Nobles will oppose it.
According to the rules of the Noble World, whoever causes the trouble is responsible for cleaning up the ss.
Initially, Hudson was concerned about The Royal Family’s face and didn’t want to go to extres, but Alpha the First’s departure completely dispelled his concerns.
The Commander in Chief just died, morale is indeed low.
However, once Hudson personally took over command, everything changed.
If he personally led the troops, restoring order after Duke Touss’s death would not be difficult.
But now, with The Royal Family’s ancestors not looking at the bigger picture, Hudson naturally sees no reason to keep enduring.
Anyway, The Royal Family has significant private armies, they can handle these obligations alone.
“Marshal, that’s enough!
Even if we don’t consider internal problems within the Kingdom, we must consider our allies’ reactions.
This accident has already humiliated us in front of allies, if we go further with this, we fear…”
Before Duke Aefero could finish, Hudson interrupted, “Grand Duke, precisely to minimize impact, we must act accordingly.
Just after Duke Touss’s death, if the Alsad Family’s private army suffers heavy losses too, how can you justify that?
The Kingdom cannot afford turmoil; now, everything should seek stability!”
The reasoning is clear, but unfortunately, the “price for stability” is paid by The Royal Family.
Wanting to continue speaking, Duke Aefero found his words stuck.
Having served as Minister of Defense before, he was quite aware of the complexity within the Kingdom’s Army.
The “principle of fairness” is the core to maintaining the Kingdom Army, any violation of rules would result in consequences far larger than this matter.
…
Black Forest Kingdom.
“Has the Alpha people’s farce ended?”
Alexander V asked with concern.
In recent years, the Alpha Kingdom has been thriving, pushing them to a different level compared to kingdoms that were originally in the sa rank.
Despite being allies, this feeling is still disheartening.
If the accident didn’t involve reinforcents for his ho, Alexander V would have long gloating over it.
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