Chapter 103: Difficult War Preparations (3) (2/2)
When the other countries had sent between 20,000 to 25,000 troops, Milton had thought it was a ridiculously small number But when Florence Principality sent 10,000 troops, Milton thought they were conscientious This was because Florence Principality was a small countryOf the specified countries, it was the sdom Their maximum military force was only about 30,000 to 40,000 soldiers For a country like Florence Principality to have sent 10,000 troops, they had tried their best
But it was surprising that they had sent a princess as the head of their ar, hadn’t taken the position of commander on the battlefield But a princess from Florence Principality had come as the commander-in-chief There were only two plausible reasons Either that princess was capable of warfare or she had been forced to come because she was in a difficult position in her country
‘Whatever the reason, I wish there weren’t any more hurdles in this war’
Just as Milton was thinking this…
“The one and onlyStrabus is entering”
With the introduction fro Bauchen appeared at the banquet hall in full cereot down on one knee
King Bauchen stood in the center of the banquet and spoke
“Please, stand up everyone”
At that command, everyone stood up and lifted their heads He continued to speak once he had everyone’s attention
“This banquet is ement to our allies who led their armies from far away to defend the peace of this continent fro Bauchen turned to where Milton was standing
“Come out to the center, Marquis Milton Forrest”
Once Milton stood in the center of the hall, King Bauchen ordered his attendant to bring out a sword The heavily decorated sword seemed more for cere Bauchen handed the sword to Milton
“As the dom, I authorize Marquis Milton Forrest as the commander-in-chief of the Allied Forces”
Because Milton was a citizen of a different country, King Bauchen had used the word authorize and not appoint However, even if that’s what he said, this was still a one-sided decision As long as Strabus Kingdo people fro about it The only way to rebel against it was to withdraw…
But none of the representatives could arbitrarily decide to do that
“I’ll do my best to lead the army to victory, Your Majesty”
Milton cere Bauchen
King Bauchen spoke with a happy expression amidst the applause
“Now, please enjoy the banquet For the fall of the Republicans and the eternal prosperity of our kingdoan Experienced politicians got together with their factions and discussed the flow of the hile the young nobles wandered around debating which group would be eous for themselves And Milton…
“It’s impressive that you’ve reached the level of an Expert at your young age…”
“If it’s Marquis Forrest, then so a Master wouldn’t just be a drea with all the Strabus Kingdom’s nobles who had approached hidofried who had killed their nation’s pride — Duke Derek Brans Moreover, he reputation had rapidly ist the military officers when it became known that Milton had once served as a junior codom He was known as a h with swords to have reached the level of Expert at a young age and was skilled at dom where the military played an important role, Milton was their version of an ideal nobleman
“Thank you for your kind words, but I’m still just a novice with little experience”
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“What was that?”
Many of the nobles were trying to push women onto Milton
“All of theed so I’ll have to decline”
“Hahaha… I heard about your engagement But it’s fine even if you accept her as your mistress, so think about it”
“But… I have two fiancees?”
“So what about it? If you have two, then you can increase it to three There’s nothing for you to lose by having more women, is there? Hahahaha…”
Milton had a strained s Strabus Kingdom’s nobleman
‘I’ve heard rumors, but I didn’t think it’d be like this’
Milton had already known this Strabus Kingdohts Not only was it alright for the nobility, but the co as they could econoe was completely determined by their head of the household And, on thethe heart of the woive If commoners were like this, there was no way the nobility would be any different Females born into nobility were raised to believe it was her duty to marry someone ould help her fa her
In the eyes of Strabus Kingdoh he was a foreigner, he was co aristocrat who possessed both power and wealth at the sahters towards hihters to make a connection with him
“Haha… I’ht now”
Milton was very careful not to create any animosity as he pushed them away This was still the diplomatic arena and he knew he couldn’t lose his temper here