Volume 3 Chapter 146 - Choosing to lose (1/2)

Lampuri Thirteenth was silent for a bit before saying with a sigh, “Eric is my son, why would I send him to death?”

Viscount Leslie slowly shook his head, “I don’t know, but your majesty, I think that you are trying to do this now. Eric is my friend who I grew up with, so as his friend, I have to come and ask you this.”

Lampuri Thirteenth revealed a smile that had a bit of ridicule to it.

“I know that after you left the northern guard, Eric invited you to his place for a bit. But the problem is, this isn’t Eric who had you come ask me this, right?”

Viscount Leslie revealed a bitter smile as he said with a sigh, “Indeed he didn’t make me come ask, this was my own decision.”

“Then did you tell Eric your analysis? Did you advise him not to attack the Sack Kingdom?” Lampuri Thirteenth asked.

Viscount Leslie was silent for a while before giving a sigh and shaking his head.

“No, Eric is confident in his attack on the Sack Kingdom, so he won’t listen to any objections. So I hope that your majesty can give the order for him to stop.”

Lampuri Thirteenth tapped the armrest of his chair and looking at Leslie, the ridicule in his smile became deeper.

“Then do you know that Eric being this confident is actually because of the support of those people in the kingdom? Which naturally includes your father.”

Viscount Leslie became even more silent. Of course he knew what part the Stagg Family represented by his father played in this.

He was even more clear that in order to support his highness leading the northern army to attack the Sack Kingdom, the Stagg Family had already invested at least five million gold coins in funds and resources.

As for the human resources of the Stagg Family, it was impossible to calculate.

Other than the Stagg Family, the other major nobles that supported his highness Eric also provided all kinds of support for the northern army. Right now the northern army had plenty of equipment and it could be considered the most abundant time in the northern army’s history.

It was because of this that his highness Eric was filled with confidence in attacking the Sack Kingdom. He felt that with the support of the major nobles in the kingdom, he would definitely be able to easily defeat the Sack Kingdom, setting the record for the most amazing military exploit in the history of the Lampuri Kingdom.

With this military exploit, naturally he could beat Seveni and the other prince Mifam that everyone ignored, becoming the only royal successor.

Seeing that Viscount Leslie had nothing to say, Lampuri Thirteenth’s smile disappeared. He gave a soft snort and said in a deep voice, “Leslie, do you know that even if It was me, I can’t order Eric to stop his attack on the Sack Kingdom?”

Viscount Leslie thought about it before giving a sigh and nodding.

At this time, his highness Eric leading the northern army to attack the Sack Kingdom had reached a point of no return, they had to send it.

Even if his highness Eric suddenly changed his mind, the large families behind him wouldn’t let him do this.

Otherwise the large amount of manpower and resources the large family had invested in the northern army would all be wasted.

It wasn’t exaggerated to say that whether it was his highness Eric, the northern army, or even the large nobles that were supporting his highness Eric, they had all been tied to the same chariot.

This chariot had to drive to the Sack Kingdom and no one could stop them.

Even his majesty with the most power in the kingdom couldn’t stop this chariot by force.

After all, even if it was the most prestigious king, he couldn’t stop a bunch of large noble families that were represented by the Stagg Family.

Thinking of this, Viscount Leslie couldn’t help giving a sigh. He looked at Lampuri Thirteenth and couldn’t help asking, “Your majesty, I don’t believe that you didn’t know about this beforehand. But why didn’t you stop it ahead of time? If you immediately gave the order, I think you could have stopped it.”

Lampuri Thirteenth was silent for a bit before replying, “Sending the three of them out was a test for them. This is Eric’s choice, I of course will not interfere.”

Viscount Leslie suddenly became angry as he shouted, “But this isn’t just related to Eric alone, it’s related to the millions of soldiers of the northern army! Could it be that you want to watch those innocent soldiers of the northern army send themselves to death?”

Lampuri Thirteenth looked at Leslie before suddenly revealing a smile.

“It seems like your two years in the northern army has created some emotions for the northern army. Not bad, not bad……”

Seeing that Lampuri Thirteenth avoided his question, Viscount Leslie became even more angry, but his reasoning told him that he definitely couldn’t keep forcefully asking the king questions. He suppressed his anger and took a deep breath, forcing himself to calm down.

After staring at Lampuri Thirteenth for a while, Viscount Leslie said, “Your majesty, I don’t know what ideas you have, but…..Please forgive me for being disrespectful, but I feel your current approach is wrong. If you continue doing this, our Lampuri Kingdom will suffer large losses and these losses are something that even you can’t withstand.”

Lampuri Thirteenth turned his head and looked to the northwest, as a sad look appeared in his eyes.

“Yes, I might not be able to bear the loss of this, but compared to an even more terrifying loss, I have no other choice. Leslie, these two are both very serious, but one is a loss that can be used to exchange for something, so which would you choose?”

Viscount Leslie was silent for a bit before saying in a deep voice, “I only know that dead people can’t come back to life, I hope that your majesty can seriously consider this.”

Lampuri Thirteenth revealed a faint smile, “Dead people are just a small loss. Leslie, you are still young, you don’t understand.”

Viscount Leslie took a deep breath and shook his head. He gave Lampuri Thirteenth a bow and turned to leave.

After walking out of the royal palace, Viscount Leslie looked at the somewhat overcast skies over Anvilmar City today, feeling that his mood was as dreary as the sky.

He didn’t obtain the results he wanted in his talk with the king, but it made him more clear on the king’s thoughts.