After the battle of Kamikaze City, Sterling abandoned the defense of Kamikaze City at my suggestion and put all his forces into chasing the remaining hundreds of thousands of beastmen. Under the attack of thousands of ships from the Kingdom of Yan, the beastmen had no way to form a large number of troops. Therefore, it was inevitable that Sterling took advantage of the number advantage and killed the beastmen bit by bit.
After a total of 600,000 troops and thousands of flying ships chased for more than 300 kilometers, nearly 100,000 hungry beastmen finally couldn't stand the endless pursuit and surrendered to the troops led by Sterling. But what was funny was that the cavalry of the Mocaster Empire who came later didn't even dare to take the credit for such a big achievement. After all, the fighting power of the beastmen was so strong that no one dared to slack off even when the beastmen were too hungry to move their legs.
It was not until Sterling’s main force arrived that the surrender work was completed in batches under the surveillance of a large number of flying ships. But surprisingly, when dealing with these orc captives, Sterling and I had a very good understanding. In the end, the two of us found a valley with good feng shui for the orcs, and then brought the orc captives in and burned the valley to ashes. . . . . .
"Everyone, please drink this toast to this victory, and to wish that in the upcoming war we can completely drive out those alien races that invaded our human land!" After cleaning up the battlefield, I passed the action plan to Sterling, then returned to the Iron Fortress with all my troops, and held a large-scale celebration banquet.
"Your Excellency, Victor has nothing to say because he is so happy... In addition to your contribution to the Kingdom of Yann, Victor is even more impressed by the vision of Her Majesty the Queen.
If she hadn't stood up against all odds, I think the Kingdom of Yaen would have ceased to exist today, let alone the achievement of controlling the destiny of mankind.
It is certain that as long as we can speed up the production of flying ships, the whole world will be in the hands of us Yann people. . . . . . Now, please allow me to offer you this glass of wine on behalf of all the warriors of the Yann Kingdom!"
After drinking the glass of wine I toasted him with, Victor, the one who respected and trusted me the most in the army of the Kingdom of Yan, stood up first and raised his glass to me in front of Princess Marit as if he were meeting the king. Then, within a few dozen seconds, all the officers present knelt behind Victor one by one and raised their hands one after another. . . . .
Watching this scene, I know that Victor hopes that I can ascend the throne of the emperor. After all, given his current situation, if I inherit the throne, it will definitely be the best outcome for him as a close minister. As for the other ministers who followed him, I guess they followed him reluctantly because of Victor's move. After all, my current power and prestige are unmatched by anyone else in the entire Kingdom of Yan. Even if Princess Marit came out to compete with me for the throne, I'm afraid there would be no hope.
Unfortunately, I have no desire for the throne of the emperor from the bottom of my heart. In fact, my biggest wish is just to have enough food, clothing and life without worries. To be honest, the current situation is really beyond my expectations.
When I think about the lives experienced by those enlightened emperors throughout the ages on Earth, and compare them with the luxurious and arbitrary lives of those wealthy people on Earth, I immediately lose interest in the throne.
But I also know that this is definitely not the time to casually reject the good intentions of my subordinates. Otherwise, at best, people’s hearts will be unstable, and at worst, the important officials below will have their own selfish motives and plot evil. . . . . .
“Today is not a traditional festive day, but I think everyone here understands that due to the application of our new equipment, the final outcome of this war is obvious.
So today, I decided to announce something, and at the same time, I will take this opportunity to do an important event in my life. That is, today, I will marry Princess Marit. And then there will be a coronation ceremony for Her Royal Highness Princess Marit to succeed King Yann. . . . . "
Instead of drinking the glass of wine, after thinking for a while, I resolutely pulled Princess Mariette over and announced a series of important events in front of all the ministers. Then, Princess Mariette and I both drank the wine in the glass in one gulp.
For such a result, I think that no matter whether it is the old forces in the Kingdom of Yan or the emerging forces that are inclined towards me, this outcome is undoubtedly the most acceptable to them. If Princess Mariette inherits the throne, then the old forces in the Kingdom of Yan will definitely have no reason to object.
And because I married the princess first, and with the power in my hands, my confidants and the generals who surrendered to me no longer had to worry about my downfall after the war, or even their military and political future being affected by me.
"Thank you, Xiang..."
After sitting down with Princess Marit, Marit whispered a word of thanks in my ear. After a moment of stagnation, I immediately understood the reason. Since the capital was occupied by the beastmen, Queen Yaen and many important officials of the Yaen Kingdom were destroyed, Marit could not give a definite guarantee whether she could ascend to the throne, let alone whether the Yaen Kingdom could continue to exist. What I have done so far has not only ensured the existence of the Yaen Kingdom, but also allowed her to smoothly inherit her mother's throne. This is indeed worthy of Marit's gratitude.
"Silly princess, what nonsense are you talking about... You are His Majesty's only heir, and His Majesty favors me very much, how could I possibly do anything treasonous at this time
Didn't I say that? I will marry you first, and then let you ascend the throne. This way I can avoid the possibility of becoming a male queen, and I can also take both you and Yiya in. I don't think you will refuse to give me this opportunity, right
Besides, what's so good about being an emperor? Working so hard every day, and being locked up in the palace every day, without even a little private time, it's simply torture... "
"Are you stupid? You don't even want to be the emperor... I really don't know what you are thinking? But it doesn't matter, the next emperor will definitely be someone from your Shen family..." Marit leaned against me and acted coquettishly to me with satisfaction. (To be continued)