Chapter 48 - Settling Within The Royal capital (1/2)

The Royal City of the Mulan kingdom was a very bustling city. The streets were filled with many people and the noise made by them could be heard everywhere.

On both sides of the streets were towering buildings, there were plenty of restaurants and inns among them. Even though the city wasn't as big and prosperous as the Imperial city of the Djage Empire, it wasn't that far off.

The buildings were built in a neat and orderly fashion and alleyways could be seen everywhere. Shad was really surprised by how neat and well designed the city was. It seemed like he had underestimated the Mulan Kingdom.

” How is your royal father?.” Asked Shad while he was looking at the pedestrians out the window of his carriage.

” His health is getting worse by the day, I am afraid that he might that make it past this year.” Answered Roman with a hint of sadness in his voice.

Shad did not know whether his sadness was fake or genuine not like he cared anyway. He didn't care if the King dies or not. Also, it didn't matter who becomes the new king of the Mulan kingdom, as long as that person is faithful to the Djage Empire.

He only came here to protect the interest of his empire as well as taking care of the nobles' family that were causing troubles and the group of bandits that occupied a good portion of the Mulan Kingdom. He did not come to support anyone in their quest for the throne. At the same time, he did not mind taking care of those that were sided with the 3rd prince of the Nicholas empire.

”I will pay him a visit tomorrow. Right now, I just want to go take rest.” Shad did not sleep at last night and spent the whole night traveling. If he had taken a break, he would have arrived at the Mulan kingdom at noon or late in the afternoon, but he didn't dare to.

After almost losing his life in the hand of the mysterious 7th rank warrior, Shad did not dare to make camp in the dark forest in the middle of the night. Not only that, even after that person had failed to kill him, he still felt that he was being followed by someone but couldn't find out who or the location of that person.

Especially while he was ambushed by the bunch of archers, he could still feel that someone was watching him. At first, he thought the mysterious person and the group of archers was one group, but after he had captured the leader of the group and the person still did not reveal himself, that's when he was sure that they weren't the same group. It was also one of the reasons that Shad did not waste his mana by fighting the group of archers by himself, even though he wouldn't be able to kill of them, he could still kill half of them at the most.

He was afraid that after he was running out of mana, that person would attack.

” I did not know you were that tired because I already took the liberty to arrange a welcome banquet for you at the Royal Palace.” Roman had an apologetic look on his face. If the 4th prince did not come to the banquet, that would a huge blow to his prestige.

One of the reasons he had arranged the banquet was to show the powerful nobles' family as well as the high officials that he had a connection with the 4th prince. If the 4th prince did not come, it will just show that the 4th prince didn't want to associate himself with the crown prince.

Even though the crown prince was said to be the next king of the Mulan Kingdom, his power wasn't that stable. Each of his siblings was outstanding and was eyeing for the throne as well. they even have the support of some noble family within the capital as well as the support of some high officials within the government.

Though the Empire doesn't meddle in the affair of the throne, if he could gain the support of one of the members of the imperial family, especially a prince, he would be a huge help. The Imperial family was like a behemoth, even his royal father has to be polite when he was talking to one of them. Their power was something that they could not dare to go against.

” It's no big deal. I will attain the banquet.” After thinking for awhile Shad decide to go.

Shad wasn't a big fan of parties but it was his first time in the Mulan kingdom, and he did not know anyone there except the crown prince. Going to the banquet would provide him with a good opportunity to get some information about the officials, the noble's family as well the power struggles between the princes.

After Shad had agreed to go, the Crown prince Roman was beyond happy.

” I will come to pick you personally around eight,” he said with a huge smile on his face. It seems like everything was going well so far.