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Chapter 930 - 480 Earl Yodo’s Choice_2

Chapter 930: Chapter 480 Earl Yodo’s Choice_2

Earl Yodo broke into a cold sweat as he thought about this, he shrugged off his family’s confidant and ordered the coachman to prepare a horse for his visit to Jalen’s residence.

Within half an hour, he had someone visit Jalen in advance, then entered the tower’s parlor with a humble attitude and presented the letter from Ivita to Jalen.

Earl Yodo pretended to still be that friend who could spend an entire day hunting with Jalen in the countryside, saying familiarly, "This is from the one in the Royal Capital, he’s actually asking me to summon you."

Jalen burst into hearty laughter. "He doesn’t understand the relationship between you and me. Such a wild idea."

"Don’t worry, as long as I return to the King City, this time no one will stop me from making you a duke."

Earl Yodo’s brow twitched, for wealth and nobility are enticing, under normal circumstances, he would never become a duke in his lifetime.

Jalen picked up the letter to tear it, but Earl Yodo stopped him.

Jalen asked in confusion, "Why won’t you let me tear it?"

Earl Yodo took back the letter, saying, "I wish to keep Ivita’s handwriting. In the future, we might need to imitate his hand. Although it’s not very likely, it’s still a possibility that might be needed."

Seeing him carefully put away the letter, Jalen couldn’t help but chuckle. "You’ve always been more meticulous than I am since we were young."

Earl Yodo then asked, "So, what shall we do next? Just wait for the Frankish people to invade Alsace?"

Jalen waved his hand dismissively. "This is only temporary. First, you go and contact the nobles and legion commanders of the eleven counties in the western border for me, have them meet in Yodo City. I will use this city as the starting point and go to war with Ivita and those who betrayed me in the Royal Capital."

"When the Frankish people invade and massacre, a large number of refugees will also pass through Yodo City, and we can take in these refugees and turn them into our army. Anyway, Yodo City has enough food supply."

Yodo City occupied the best location in the entire western territory, standing beside the official road with all passersby having to go through this city unless they take the mountain paths.

Earl Yodo’s eyes shone slightly, "Good. I’ll get to it right away."

Suddenly, Jalen thought of something. "I previously placed Dragon King’s Fire in the Doomsday Volcano of the Raven Kingdom, we must retrieve it. We can’t keep the Dragon King’s Fire in the Doomsday Volcano of the Raven Kingdom, which has fallen into the hands of heretics, I need you to help me hire a few capable adventure groups..."

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Ivita did not fly directly from the Royal Capital to the front lines, but instead, manipulated the Titan airship, transforming into an arrow loosed from a volcano, flying towards the front.

On the way, he saw within the kingdom’s borders, everywhere there were displaced people and assembled armies, along with the rampaging Frankish army, and from the castle strongholds, Dragon Flame spraying forth wildly.

The Immortal Flame Mountain camouflaged in the sky among a cloud of fire, arrived above the fifty-thousand-inhabitant Yodo City.

The entire Yodo City had a very complex network of roads, well-connected like a spider’s web, and with two of Alsace’s official roads passing by, it was the nearby inland market center.

Moreover, outside the city was a vast expanse of flat farmland, a grid of paths crisscrossing, and inside there was a freshwater lake, which could provide a large number of fish and freshwater resources.

It could be said that this is a city in the inland without natural defenses, which is relatively difficult to conquer, rich natural resources, and a large amount of farmland and water supply conditions and population being its greatest assets and weapons.

Originally, this city was a direct jurisdiction of the Alsace royal family, formerly named "Young Dragon City," which was among the earliest fiefs of the Alsace royal family, generally the domain of the crown prince.

This was not a city that could be built in a decade or two; it required hundreds of years to continually expand upon the existing buildings and population to form the city we see today.

The interpersonal relationships within were as intricately complex as those in the Royal Capital, with various master-apprentice lineages among the craftsmen hierarchy passed down through generations.

Ivita suddenly saw an Alsace Dragon Blood Pigeon with bright red feathers flying out of the city. This kind of pigeon, a specialty of Alsace, is even more reliable than ordinary Magic Pigeons.

Without thinking, Ivita reached out, gathered the gravitational magic, and drew the pigeon into her hand. "Hmm? The messenger is Earl Yodo, and the letter is intended for me."

"Jalen’s playmate sending me a letter?"

Ivita sensed something was off and read the letter. In it, Earl Yodo’s tone was very humble, filled with devotion to the God of All Things and the rightful King, and with disdain for the Frankish people.

’Respected Your Majesty, my King, at this very moment, as I learn of Jalen’s collaboration with the Frankish people, my heart aches. On one hand, I am friends with Jalen, and I cannot betray him for the sake of righteousness, but on the other hand, I can’t help but wonder, can my hatred for the Frankish people not surpass my friendship with Jalen?’

’I have come to realize that Jalen, like his father, is weak and selfish, his timidity hidden beneath his enthusiasm. Both my father and mother died in the wars where Alsace Kingdom fought against the Frankish people, yet Jalen has shattered the beliefs I’ve held for so long.’

’When I see a King betraying his own country, my heart is filled with immense pain, but I think, perhaps murdering Jalen would be my final act of friendship towards him.’

’Your Majesty Ivita, I have learned from Jalen that he has placed the Dragon King’s Fire in the Magic Black Forest, at the Doomsday Volcano within the Raven Kingdom.’

’That place has been seized by heretics; the Emperor’s forces exist there but are scattered, and the resistance army of the Raven People is also active underground, please be cautious.’

’Please forgive me, Your Majesty. All the efforts of my parents have been poured into Yodo City, and thus to protect this city, I ask for your permission to refuse to hand over Jalen, who has over five thousand Imperial Guards around him. If war breaks out, our family’s territories will be destroyed in an instant. Preventing him from bringing the war to Yodo City is another reason why I have decided to abandon him. Jalen is trying to recruit some troops for himself, what I can promise Your Majesty is that I will try to slow down their recruitment process, and maybe I can provide you with some intelligence on the Frankish people.’

’The Frankish people’s messengers shuttle throughout Yodo City every day. It seems that they have suffered heavy casualties there due to the lack of fireproof clothing.’

Ivita frowned. It was time to make a judgement. Should she trust the other party?

Ivita hesitated for a moment, then wiped the letter with her finger, and the text vanished completely. Her gaze fell on the blank letter, and suddenly new lines of text appeared on it.

’Earl Yodo, as your King, I appreciate your loyalty to your country. I need you to steal the Fire Dragon Ring from Jalen for me.’

’Replace the real one in his hand with the fake Fire Dragon Ring I will give you. Please deliver it to me in a day’s time, for during this period, I will go to the Doomsday Volcano to retrieve the Dragon King’s Fire.’

Ivita reached down to the ground, and an ordinary pebble fell into her hand. It turned into the shape of a ring, then rapidly changed color and texture, enough to deceive anyone into thinking it was the real thing.

Ivita tossed the ring and the note casually, and the note instantly folded itself into the shape of a bird, carrying the ring and beating its wings in flight. Seconds later, the paper bird actually transformed into a real bird.

Ivita scanned over Yodo City, swiftly located Jalen’s soul aura, and confirmed his position.

Yet Jalen remained under the protection of Law, albeit its power protecting him was nearly half of what it had been at its peak.

Meaning that, for now, she still couldn’t do anything to Jalen.

With Imperial Guards and members of the Yodo Family, whose stance was unclear, surrounding Jalen, even if Earl Yodo wished to switch sides, the people of the Yodo Family were still unaware of Earl Yodo’s ulterior motives.

"Let that fool Jalen live a little longer. I will head to the Doomsday Volcano first, then I will know if what Earl Yodo has said is true." Ivita controlled the void, opening a portal beneath the Titan flying vessel with the Boundary-breaking Bronze Boat.

"Once I retrieve the Dragon King’s Fire and the Fire Dragon Ring, Jalen will no longer be a concern. The Frankish people will have made a pointless move."