The Vastness of Magi Chapter 249 - 249 Eleven Underhand (Part 1)2

??Chapter 249: Chapter Eleven: Underhand (Part 1)_2

Chapter 249: Chapter Eleven: Underhand (Part 1)_2

“Well, Lord Boninski, whether you can retain your Count title will be decided by the Kingdom Star Chamber Court,” Philip said cautiously as he faced the increasingly arrogant Boninski, “But it’s hard for

to imagine a lord who can’t even protect his own territory having the face to stay here.” Phillips hadn’t expected this man, whom he thought he had firmly in his grasp, to take such a stance, forcing him to recognize the lurking crisis at his side.

“Very well, Your Grace, let us wait and see,” Boninski said calmly, nodding. “I trust the Kingdom Star Chamber Court will give us all a fair answer.” Revealing his true colors, Boninski left the great hall with a cold laugh and an arrogant turn of his head, not looking back.

The fall of Leon not only caused a great shock to the entire Hor region but also brought unimaginable repercussions to the Kingdom of Nicosia and the surrounding areas. The idea that a mob of Half-Beastn could defeat thousands of Hor’s regular army was unthinkable in the past. However, the details of the battle were unclear to many, as the war erupted with only the combatants present, and currently the Leon Region was under complete lockdown. The only connection to the outside world was through the Caucasus Muscat, leaving the rest of the world curious and shocked by the peculiar outco of the war.

Philip’s defeat in Leon directly affected the kingdom’s stance towards Cyprus. The kingdom’s harsh criticism of Philip as the lord and supre military commander of the Hor region for being defeated by Half-Beastman slaves ard with hoes and pickaxes was an unprecedented humiliation. With the Bruce Great Floating Bridge now burned down, rebuilding it would not only take ti but could only be considered after the Half-Beastn were thoroughly defeated and instability in the region was eradicated. Until then, Leon was effectively in a strange state of anarchy, with no one able to intervene and nothing to do but watch these vile slaves run amok.

Faced with the kingdom’s aggressive posture, Philip knew that now was not the ti to confront the kingdom head-on. It was most crucial to mitigate the negative impact of the crisis and to quickly expand his army to rebuild his weakened power. For now, the best course of action was patience and silence.

“Sir, I would like to presumptuously ask you a question, if I may?” The verdant window drapes filtered out the dazzling sunshine, and the foliage was lush and vibrant, bringing a touch of heat to this season in the Caucasus. This was Maha Gummi’s secret contact point in Muscat. Perhaps for convenience of eting, Kor had chosen this place to receive his soon-to-arrive guest. Perhaps seeking a topic to relieve the boredom of waiting, Maha Gummi, who had earned Kor’s full trust, seed much more composed in his presence. However, after witnessing the Magic Array unleashed by Kor and Rebry, Maha Gummi, a devotee of the War God Mars, was almost convinced that his master was an incarnation of Mars himself. Such earth-shattering power could only be wielded by a deity, far surpassing the imagination of soone like Maha Gummi. This notion drove Maha Gummi’s loyalty to a state of near fanatic worship.

The rapid developnt of the stone mining industry and the completion of the road from Ugru to Muscat spurred the explosive growth of this new settlent, akin to inflation. Its proximity to Leon, situated at the strategic chokepoint of the only avenue connecting to the Caucasus, ant that a large number of slaves liberated by the mob, yet unwilling to join them, traveled via this route into the Caucasus. Thus, Muscat beca the first stop for the slaves entering the region. The developnt and processing of stone mines needed a large workforce, imdiately attracting these fleeing slaves. Mine owners and processing plant managers even offered to handle all the paperwork for Free Citizen residency in the Caucasus as an incentive for labor, which quickly drew a significant number of slave laborers.

The surge in trade with the Leon Half-Beast Mob also made this a hub for goods. A large influx of supplies from outside the Caucasus landed at Mattdam before being sold on in Muscat. The loot and proceeds from the confiscation of properties belonging to nobles, mine owners, gentry, and rchants, were traded both openly and covertly here. While the Caucasus Business Society, with official ties to the Caucasus, monopolized the trade in large-scale stolen goods, many private rchants also quietly engaged in this trade on a smaller scale. Though they dared not compete with the Caucasus Business Society, their small-scale transactions contributed to a distorted prosperity in the area.

“Hmm, just ask your question; keeping it inside will only make you uncomfortable,” Kor replied. The room was not large and furnished simply, reflecting the intelligence officer’s preference for simplicity and efficiency, which suited Kor well.

“Why are you not willing to attend the council eting, Sir, even going so far as to conceal your identity? If it were to avoid unnecessary trouble, I could go in your stead. At the very least, we could gain considerable advantages for us. But you insisted that not even I should attend, which could significantly impact our next steps in the plan,” he said.