506 All for the Godly Kingdom! (1/2)
Nicholas made an announcement about Lord Sherlock's decision.
The Dungeon Lords praised the power of Eternal Kingdom for fighting the Surface World alone while admonishing Sherlock for being foolish and arrogant.
Everyone knew that the animals on the Surface World could be used to make many products. However, that was only possible if the Surface World monsters were defeated.
Even Michelangelo was unable to conquer the Surface World. Though Lord Sherlock was powerful, he couldn't be more powerful than the Great Devil who was thousands of years old.
Everyone thought Sherlock was overestimating himself.
The Dungeon Lords were willing to accept the agreement. After all, they had no intention to help Eternal Kingdom fight the Surface World. They would prefer that Eternal Kingdom, the Merchant Alliance, and the Devil Management Committee deal with the mess.
Some diplomatic Dungeon Lords were willing to provide material support. It was like gambling. What if they won on their bets? It wouldn't take up too much of their resources anyway. Sending aid during a crisis was more effective than giving gifts.
The Dungeon Lords didn't intend to get involved, but they were still concerned about the invasion of the Surface World. Sherlock allowed them to send observers to Eternal Kingdom. Of course, Sherlock charged exorbitant fees for each observer.
Many Dungeon Lords were still willing to pay to observe the situation at the frontline.
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General Shidan stood in a daze on the battlefield. There were signs of a vicious battle and the fallen warriors of the Godly Kingdom around him. However, there were no corpses of the enemy. The bodies were transformed into Mana before vanishing. He had never heard of such a thing happening, but anything could happen to these unknown monsters. General Shidan didn't feel strange about it.
\”General!\”
Before General Shidan came to his senses, a bloodstained soldier came over and shouted, \”General, all of the Underworld creatures have been killed. We're tallying our casualties. From our estimates, it's not a large number. The Underworld creatures were coming for you. A few generals were discussing the possibility of moles in Goldshire Town.\”
The generals had those thoughts because the movement of the Godly Kingdom army had always been discreet. Only the residents of Goldshire Town and the Victorians knew about the army.
It must have been the residents of Goldshire Town or the Victorians who betrayed General Shidan.
Otherwise, how did the Underworld creatures discover that General Shidan was in Goldshire Town? Whatever the case, it wasn't safe to stay in Goldshire Town.