Chapter 597
Chapter 597: What I Wish
Translator: Dess Editor: EbonyFrost
Deep in the night, Kieran and Mary arrived at Lightning Fortress .
The revered and magnificent look of the fortress was long gone . All that was left was wood piles and stones that were gathered in a short time to form a simple defense line .
All they could muster up was only a single side defense, against the direction of the main troops from the Prairies .
Should the defense line be broken through, the Prairies soldier could march directly into Riverdale without further resistance .
As for the Warren soldiers that were stationed at the fortress after the completion of the defensive line, they were still there but not the original troops that once guarded Lightning Fortress anymore .
The three thousand stationed troops were mixed with the imperial guards of Warren royal family, some private militia and a portion of the city guards . There was less than a quarter of the original troops left in Lightning Fortress .
The information should be correct because it was from Mary herself .
Kieran couldn't help but sigh once he listened to how Mary described Lightning Fortress' current situation .
Not only was the rebuilt fortress on the charred land as weak as paper, more importantly, the troops stationed there had almost zero spirit in battle and were demoralized, the sharp imperial guards were no exception either .
When the soldier before Kieran reported in after a whole night on guard duty, Kieran could already picture the fortress being taken down with a single wave of enemies should they arrive .
Still, despite the odds, Kieran didn't regret his decision . He knew what he wanted when he made that move and similar to that moment, he knew what he must do now .
Dak Dak Dak Dak Dak!
Continuous steps from a couple of men sounded right after the report .
It was King James VIII who led a group of men with him with torches lit up high among them .
The king was looking quite different from how Kieran remembered him . It was only days apart in the dungeon world yet the king looked like he aged again, as if he was on his last breath .
His servant beside him would have to carry him properly for each step he took .
The only difference from a common old man though was his sharp eyes, it didn't look as morbid .
"Sir 2567!"
The king tried to keep his pride and manners as one but the environment was not suitable for him to do so .
A couple of torches, a campsite in the wilderness and the nervous soldiers .
From what Kieran viewed of it, it made him feel more lonely and pitiful, still, Kieran bowed to the king because of his identity as the ruler of the land and also because of his attitude of being willing to sacrifice himself .
Kieran couldn't know how well a king James VIII was because of the lack of contacts but his resolution to go down with his kingdom was already a respectful point .
"Fa . . . Father!"
Mary called out in an awkward voice and she continued on to tell what happened at Riverdale .
"We need to extinguish the vermins from Riverdale! The people haven't been completely evacuated . If they seized the chance to cause chaos, more people will die . "
Although the time spent together wasn't long, Mary already knew how to persuade the man before her . It wouldn't be enough for her to stake her own benefits to move him, instead, it must be related to the people of Riverdale and their well-being .
It was indeed a contemptuous fact from the views of most other rulers . Despite how well the surface was worked on, everyone knew what was underneath the fancy talk .
On the same terms, King James VIII could be also considered as a childish ruler . He was suppressed by his elder sister for almost the whole time of his reign, causing his foundations to be almost nonexistent . One would say he had it coming to him but Mary didn't dislike her father because of that .
Mary's feelings for her father was only at the surface level, like how she couldn't hate a stranger for no reason .
"Rover, bring a group of men back to Riverdale and investigate this!"
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