Global Game: Developing a Knight Clan

Chapter 460 - 78: The War Begins, First Reveal of the Blood God’s Inheritance

Andrews Palace.

By now, the grand hall of the royal court was already filled with all the ministers, dukes, and nobility of the entire Kingdom.

The face of King Andrews XVII, ’Elf’, only thirty-seven years old, was now filled with immense authority.

Evidently, as the new King, he had cultivated the imposing aura of a monarch over the past five years.

At the front of the hall, leading the assembly, was the armored Princess Trish.

She currently held the position of Legion Commander of the Kingdom’s Knight Order.

Under her command were not only the Female Knight Order but also the traditional male Knight Orders, over which she had dominion.

Standing at the very front with Princess Trish was the Minister of Military Affairs, who answered directly to the Kingdom.

This Minister of Military Affairs was already sixty-seven years old.

But as he stood here now, the elderly minister’s spirit seemed more vigorous than ever.

Aside from these two, every Duke from within the borders of the Andrews Kingdom was also present in the court.

Accompanying these Dukes, naturally, were their direct heirs.

In short, it was not difficult to see the importance of this meeting.

King Elf looked down upon everyone in the court. As if finally sweeping away the heavy gloom from learning the truth of the world, his entire bearing was imposing as he announced in a powerful voice:

"My lords!"

"I have summoned you all today, and I imagine you know why!"

"So, I will dispense with the pleasantries!"

"I have but one question: at this moment, is there anyone among you who still wishes to back down?!"

Elf stood up, his expression incredibly stern as he looked at the dukes and ministers in the hall.

"Your Majesty! Please give the order!"

As if she had long been prepared, Princess Trish was the first to kneel on one knee, her gaze serious as she declared loudly.

"Your Majesty! Please give the order! We are all prepared!"

"Your Majesty! We swear to live and die with the Kingdom!"

"The Shadows treat us humans like livestock! What is there left to regret? Your Majesty, please give the order!"

"..."

Inside the court, the high-ranking officers of the Knight Order followed Princess Trish’s lead, one after another kneeling to swear their resolve.

Likewise, all the assembled dukes and ministers in the court did the same.

In the six and a half years since the Players entered this world,

setting other regions aside for now, nearly all the high-ranking officials of the Andrews Kingdom had already learned the full truth about the Shadows.

As for Extraordinary Power,

from the current King Elf down to the minor local Barons and Lords,

nearly everyone within the Andrews Kingdom who possessed the necessary aptitude had been discovered by the Players.

After all, in the Star Empire today, the cheapest things were Low Tier Bloodline Potions.

Moreover, due to the iterative updates to the infusion ritual,

now, even if someone with exceptionally poor aptitude failed the Bloodline infusion ritual, it wouldn’t result in their death.

Therefore, with the Players’ massive investment throughout the entire Andrews Kingdom,

even the current King Andrews, despite his abysmal aptitude, eventually obtained the Power of a Low Tier Bloodline.

So, within Andrews Palace, it could be said that everyone, from the King down to the local Barons, had been captivated by the allure of Extraordinary Power.

Thus, after learning of the Star Empire’s might through the Players,

this undoubtedly provided the Andrews Kingdom with enough confidence to resist the Shadow World.

And just three days ago, word came from ’Bertrand’—who had been secretly appointed by the new King as Legion Commander of the Andrews Kingdom’s Foreign Freedom Corps—that the time had come.

The young King Elf had then impatiently convened a council with all the Kingdom’s high-ranking officials.

It had to be said that as the newly-appointed King, Elf had borne a heavy weight of uncertainty and pressure after learning of the Shadows’ existence.

This fear and uncertainty only intensified after he learned that the Shadows’ purpose was to farm the Human Race and harvest their souls.

But fortunately, after witnessing the Extraordinary Power ’Bertrand’ demonstrated, and especially after Bertrand mentioned the backing of a powerful, Extraordinary civilization, the King was finally able to breathe a sigh of relief.

And so, for all these years, the young King had been holding it all in.

He had to save his Kingdom and his people.

To that end, he spared no expense, secretly helping the Players develop any and all Power they could within his Kingdom.

Two years ago, he even promised he would be willing to pay the price of becoming a vassal state of the Star Empire in exchange for the protection of the Players and the Star Empire over his entire Kingdom.

In any case, the day had finally come.

Everything had finally reached the final moment!

The fate of the Andrews Kingdom—destruction or rebirth—all depended on this.

Therefore, facing the shared righteous indignation of everyone in the court, the King took a deep breath.

He then said:

"I have seen your resolve!"

"And I believe the envoy from the suzerain nation has seen it as well!"

"So, Your Excellency Bertrand, what do you think we should do next?"

As he spoke, King Elf looked to one side.

Following King Elf’s gaze, everyone in the court soon saw a young man appear without any warning beside the throne, as if in the blink of an eye.

Bertrand.

No, it was Yue Xin, and he was watching the scene unfold before him.

A slight smile played on his lips.

"Your Majesty, and everyone else, I have indeed seen your resolve!"

"Therefore, you don’t need to do anything else from this point on."

"Our Foreign Freedom Corps has already arranged everything. We have also received but a single supreme military order from the Empire!"

"And that is to do everything in our power to protect all the people of Andrews on the surface world!"