Chapter 417: "Evil Dragon" Shyvana
The next day, in the capital of Demacia.
The meeting hall of the royal palace was now filled with nobles of all ranks who had been summoned by King Jarvan.
Whether it was the royal nobles such as the Crown Guard Family and the Bouvier Family, the Anti-Magic nobles headed by Eldred, or the inconspicuous third-class families such as the Laurent Family, they all gathered in this meeting hall at this moment.
Looking at this scene, it is almost as lively as the triumphal ceremony half a month ago.
"What exactly does your majesty want to say today?"
Eldred looked at King Jarvan who was sitting firmly on the throne, and he couldn't help feeling a little worried.
He knew that the kingdom's daily affairs did not require so many nobles to be present to participate in discussions.
The old king made such a big scene today, he must have something very important to say.
So, what exactly is he going to talk about?
The same question also arose in the minds of the nobles present.
Their doubts were soon resolved.
King Jarvan waved his hand to Butler Zhao Xin, and soon palace guards led a dozen unfamiliar foreign generals and local officials into the meeting hall in the center of the capital.
"Your Majesty, they have arrived—"
"This is General Okawen, Governor of Tobysia, from the Eastland Regiment;"
"Eastern Frontier Corps, Commander of the Pyeongtaek Garrison Corps, General Sadin;"
"Eastern Territory, Archon of Stream City, Baron Sykes;"
“…”
The guards shouted out the names of the visitors loudly, and then slowly retreated under the subtle gazes of everyone present.
"They are..." Eldred's expression gradually became serious.
He knew very well that these people were local officials from all over the eastern border of the Kingdom of Demacia.
Besides all of them coming from the Eastern Frontier Corps' sphere of influence, they also have one thing in common -
In the past half month or so, the so-called "dragon invasion" incidents have occurred in the territories managed by these officials and generals .
In other words…
"Your Majesty, have you summoned all the local officials in the East Territory who reported the 'dragon invasion' here?"
Eldred frowned.
He couldn't understand what King Jarvan was trying to do.
What is the purpose of calling these people over , in front of so many nobles from Xiongdu?
Could it be that he wanted to have an open chat with these local officials in the East Territory about the "Devil Dragon Burning the Warehouse" incident that happened in the East Territory these days?
But what is there to talk about?
The Eastland Army knows exactly what happened with the dragon burning the warehouse, and King Jarvan must also know it.
The East Border Army knows that the old king knows, and the old king also knows that the East Border Army knows that he knows...
This is a semi-open secret.
Those who understand understand, but everyone just tacitly refuses to expose it.
So, he couldn't understand what the old king was trying to do.
King Jarvan, can you not swallow your loss and expose the secrets of the Eastbound Regiment in public?
Eldred was thinking this.
Then……
"General Sardin, you answer the question first!"
King Jarvan glanced coldly at the local officials of the Eastern Territory and mentioned the name of one of them without any hesitation.
"Your Majesty..." A middle-aged officer stood up tremblingly.
"Sardin, you are the commander of the garrison corps in Pingze Town, right?" King Jarvan asked in a deep voice.
"Yes..." General Sadin's face turned pale.
He was just the commander of a small garrison corps, and usually he could only abuse his power in the territory of Pingze Town.
Now that this local emperor has met the real emperor, how can he not be nervous?
What's more, this Sardinian general did not follow the normal procedures to "go to Beijing to meet the emperor."
He had just returned to his mansion last night and was eating hotpot and singing when he was suddenly robbed by a group of dragon riders.
He had no idea what was going on, and was packed up and put on a dragonbird, flying all the way to Demacia. Without being told anything, he was also arranged to go to the council hall to meet His Majesty the King.
But when he arrived at the meeting hall, he found that not only King Jarvan was present, but also all the nobles of Demacia's capital.
Things have developed to this point... Even if General Sardin had a pig's brain, he could realize that he was in big trouble this time.
"Sardin, let me ask you a question." At this time, King Jarvan asked in a sharp tone, "Did you report the news of the dragon slaughter in Pingze Town to the East Border Army?"
"This..." General Sadin broke out in a cold sweat.
He was not the one who reported this matter. It was clearly the big shot above who ordered him to do so.
The bulk of the salary he worked so hard for was taken away by the bigwigs at the top of the East Border Corps.
What is he? He is just a wage earner!
General Sardin was secretly complaining.
But this must not be said out loud.
So he gritted his teeth and answered, "Yes, Your Majesty. I reported it."
"You witnessed the entire attack?" King Jarvan asked as he flipped through the report.
"Hmm..." General Sadin confirmed with gritted teeth.
"Did you see the appearance of those two dragons?"
"I saw it." General Sadin was almost crying.
He was very afraid that King Jarvan would ask him what the two dragons looked like - half a month had passed and no one had come to investigate, and he almost forgot the standard answer taught to him by his superiors.
Fortunately, the old king did not continue to embarrass him on this issue.
But the king quickly raised a more sensitive question: "How many soldiers did you lose?"
"523 people." Sadin remembered this number.
"Is your barracks far from the residential area of Pyeongtaek Town?"
"Um... there is a certain distance."
Yes. About the width of a street.
"The barracks are so close to residential areas. When the dragon attacked the barracks, there were no civilian casualties?"
"No, no." General Sardin answered desperately.
"That's good." The old king smiled and said, "You still have some conscience."
Sardin: “…”
Hearing the barely concealed mockery from His Majesty the King, he was so frightened that he almost fainted on the spot.
Helplessly, he could only secretly look at his colleagues from the East Territory who were detained at the same time as him, hoping to gain some strength to persevere from these fellow countrymen who shared the same suffering.
However, whether it was the governor of Tobitia, the governor of Stream City, or the generals and officials from other places...
These local tyrants who usually dominated the East Border and acted tyrannically in the name of the East Border Corps were all as frightened as he was, their legs going limp.
no way.
They had never thought before that Royal Family Jarvan would bypass the Eastland Legion and directly bring these minions to Xiongdu for questioning.
"It's over. Something big is going to happen."
General Sardin already had a very bad premonition.
Could it be that Jarvan's family saw that the war had subsided and decided to take advantage of the great opportunity of Noxus' flawless westward advance to launch a "power-cutting" operation on the Eastern Frontier Corps?
But... didn't Xiongdu just hear news not long ago that Jarvan's royal family was preparing to take action against the Forbidden Magic Sect?
Is this old king crazy? Why would he tear his face off with the Demon Hunter Corps and the East Territory Corps at the same time, touching the vested interests of so many powerful nobles?
Who gave him the courage?
General Sardin was puzzled. All the nobles present were also surprised by King Jarvan's confusing actions.
But the old king still insisted on his own way.
He held the report and continued to ask aggressively, "Since the report said that the dragon massacred 523 soldiers in Pingze Town, where are their bodies?"
"The body..." Cold sweat poured out like a spring: "It's all burned to ashes."
"Nothing left?"
"Not a single bit left..." General Sadin replied, wiping his sweat.
"Then do you know?" The old king suddenly asked, "According to the records in the books of the ancients, the flames of the Rune Steel Forge in Xiongdu are actually hotter than the Dragon Flame?"
"This... I've heard something about it." General Sardin didn't understand why the king suddenly brought this up.
Then he quickly understood:
“Someone come here.” The old king waved his hand in annoyance. “Throw this thing into the rune steel forge and see if it can be burned to ashes.”
General Sadin: “…”
At this moment, he suddenly realized a problem.
No matter who wins or loses between King Jarvan and the bigwigs of the Eastland Legion.
As a small character, if he didn't listen to the king, he would be dead without a burial place.
After seeing what happened to General Sadin, the other officials from the East Territory present quickly understood the survival rules of these small people.
then……
"Your Majesty! Wait! I suddenly thought of something!" General Sardin hurriedly changed his words.
As for how the bigwigs of the East Border Corps would retaliate against him in the future after he changed his words, that was something he didn't have time to consider now.
In short, people must live first. Only when they live can they find solutions.
Not to mention, he didn't come to Xiongdu alone this time.
When General Sardin was invited by the Dragon Bird Knights to drink tea in Xiongdu, his wife and children were also "invited" over.
This made him even less worried.
"Your Majesty Jarvan, actually..." He was just about to follow King Jarvan's thoughts and tell the truth about the dragon incident.
But at this moment...
"roar--"
A roar of a dragon.
The expressions of the people present froze for a moment, and then they looked towards the crystal skylight in astonishment...
“Dragon?!” The guards shouted in panic: “Dragon! The dragon has broken into the palace!”
"Protect His Majesty!" General Zhao Xin also followed with a line.
"What?!" The old king's acting skills were even more superb.
He looked at the giant flaming dragon that was slowly descending from the sky and said in shock, "There really is a magic dragon?"
“……” There was a brief and subtle silence.
"Oh no." Eldred's heart sank.
Although he didn't know why the dragon appeared here, the sudden change in front of him made him instinctively aware of the danger:
Today's good show may not be prepared for the East Territory Army - but for him!
Eldred felt increasingly uneasy.
Then, he saw King Jarvan, in "extreme shock", pointing at the giant flaming dragon that appeared in the sky and asking:
"General Sardin, this dragon..."
"Is it the dragon you saw when you were attacked in Pyeongtaek Town?"
"This..." General Sadin was slightly stunned.
I have never encountered a dragon. Aren’t you very clear about this?
Um, wait…
General Sardin took a second to figure out the emperor's intention, and then immediately replied:
"Yes! This is the dragon I saw!"
"I saw with my own eyes that beast, together with another dragon, destroyed the barracks that I built. More than 500 brave men under my command were also burned to death by them!"
When talking about sad things, General Sardin couldn't help but shed two lines of manly tears.
"So that's how it is..." King Jarvan sighed deeply: "It turns out that the Eastland Army did not lie to me, I misunderstood them."
"What about you?"
The old king then looked at Governor Tobysia, the governor of Stream City, and the dozen or so local officials from the East Territory present:
"Was this the dragon you encountered before?"
“……” There was a brief silence.
Then, the dozen or so "eyewitnesses" all nodded in unison: "Yes! That's it!"
They pointed at Miss Shivana hovering in the air and said confidently:
"It's the dragon that attacked us!"
