Chapter 679: All You Have to Do Is Close Your Eyes

Reyes raises his hand, signaling the people around them to quiet down, then waves them back a little. Then Reyes turns his head and looks at Henwell beside him.

"Henwell, do you know why I joined this matter?"

"You must be very curious."

"I have stayed neutral for so long. Why, at this moment, would I not continue to behave properly and remain neutral, but suddenly jump out?"

"No matter who becomes king, no matter what the result is."

"I am still a grand duke of the kingdom, and a group of neutral parties will always gather around me."

"Have you not thought about why I am doing this?"

"Why would I insist on joining this farce despite the opposition of the lords under me?"

Without waiting for Henwell to answer, Duke Reyes answers his own question.

"I am doing all of this because of you, Henwell."

"Or rather, I am doing it for the Vorry Kingdom."

"The continent is about to undergo a great upheaval. I believe you understand that very well."

"But have you carefully considered Vorry's future?"

"Once Amir dies, Vorry will lose a powerful and wise monarch."

"That fool Jonathan naturally can't be put on the stage. Vorry would only be ruined by him."

"Arius is too young. His methods and schemes are both lacking."

"And what of the surrounding countries?"

"To the north is Kosen Kingdom, a country that has produced powerful monarchs since ancient times."

"To the east is Billie. Although it is still trapped in the struggle of many kings."

"Once the final victor emerges, that person will certainly be an extremely difficult monarch to deal with."

"To the west is Ika. Baleqi is a formidable character, and I believe you have some understanding of that."

"To the southwest is Lumir. Don't look at them and think that because they are still in civil war, being devoured and split apart, they are finished."

"With Obilian's iron-fisted methods and Lumir's wealth, they are fully capable of completing their transformation."

"To the south is Ogiro Kingdom. That is a lamb waiting for slaughter, and many sides are preparing for the next feast."

"So, apart from Ogiro Kingdom, which has already been planned for the table, every country has a formidable monarch."

"Only we in Vorry, because of our attempt to transform, have developed many domestic problems."

"The king's power has been greatly restricted, and the noble faction and royal faction struggle endlessly."

"Every side restrains and holds back the others, causing the country's development to remain slow."

"If Amir had not died, I could still wait. I could wait for the next heir to grow up."

"But now he has died in such a useless way. I must consider Vorry's future."

Henwell seems to understand.

"Arius will be a good monarch."

"You don't understand him. His abilities far exceed what you have seen."

Reyes roars angrily, "Nonsense. Of course I can see that. I can see even more clearly that you are stronger than him. Far stronger."

"As long as Arius dies, Marcus and I will immediately support your revenge."

"After killing Jonathan, the usurper, you will be Vorry's new king."

"Vorry needs a powerful king."

"It needs a king whose vision and wisdom can contend with the surrounding kings."

"We are old, and we don't have that talent."

"Only you. Only you, lord of Blood Hill, have that ability."

"Only you can quickly suppress all voices of opposition in the kingdom, grasp royal power in your hand, and make Vorry have only one voice."

"Only you can lead Vorry to a seat at the coming feast and lead Vorry toward a more glorious future."

"But now, for the sake of so-called brotherly loyalty, you are putting all of Vorry on the dining table."

"In the great change to come, the surrounding countries will simply have one more delicious dish to eat."

Henwell is silent for a moment. "Vorry belongs to the royal family. I have no right to be king."

Reyes suddenly roars, "Bullshit. Vorry is our Vorry."

"It is the Vorry of the people of Vorry. The Rhine family is merely its representative."

"Now that the Rhine family can no longer lead Vorry, Vorry needs a new leader."

"As long as you go back now, we still have a chance."

"You don't need to do anything. You only need to close your eyes."

"After everything settles, I will cooperate with the Phoenix family and directly destroy Descartes."

"Marcus will move south and purge Quinns's power."

"Obiken will move north and cooperate with the vengeful Yosui City to strike Lowel's territory from the flank."

"You only need to lead your troops straight in, seize Silver Peak City, and kill Jonathan."

"Then you can declare us guilty, and we old men will apologize with our lives and step down."

"Fabio of the Western Regions, Spencer of the Eastern Regions, and my son Crocker will support you as the new king."

"After that, the stage will belong to you young people. It will also be Vorry's chance at rebirth."

Henwell says nothing for a long time. Then he withdraws his sword and bows to Reyes.

"Thank you for Your Grace's high regard, but I have my own plan."

"Moreover, I guarantee that Arius will be a very capable king. He won't be worse than me."

"If we work together, we can still create a powerful Vorry."

Reyes sneers. "Henwell, I never thought you would be so naive."

"A king's power can't be shared."

"The two of you will never truly be able to work together. In the future, he will become your greatest obstacle, and you will become his greatest shackle."

"You are going to save him now, but one day, the two of you will meet each other in battle."

"When that time comes, the more outstanding the two of you are, the more intense Vorry's civil war will become."

Henwell sheaths his longsword.

"Your Grace, that will be a matter for us young people."

"I greatly offended you just now. I hope Your Grace will forgive me."

With that, Henwell walks past the two of them and heads straight out of the camp.

Reyes shouts, "Henwell! From this moment on, Iris City will no longer have any cooperation with you."

"The demonstration zone you established before, your industrial zone, and your trade zone will all be taken back."

"Your caravans will no longer receive tax exemptions, and your armed personnel won't be allowed to enter our territory."

"Your subordinates will be expelled. Our two sides are formally enemies!"

Henwell pauses, then nods lightly and continues walking forward.

The nobles and knights ahead of him open a path one after another.

Every lord and knight he passes draws a short blade, cuts off a lock of hair, and throws it at Henwell's feet.

This symbolizes Henwell cutting off their heads. It means hatred that won't end until death.

Under countless gazes filled with killing intent and rage, Henwell calmly walks out of Reyes's camp.

After returning to his own camp, everyone can feel that Henwell is in a terrible mood.

The newly appointed Deputy Director Cumberland of the Military Intelligence Office steels himself and steps forward to report to Henwell.

"My lord, there is news of His Highness Arius."

Henwell says, "Speak."

"Reliable intelligence. His Highness Arius is currently holding fast in Cellarwine City."

"Eight days ago, the kingdom army arrived there and surrounded the entire city."

"The siege has continued until now, and the city has not been breached."

"The kingdom is currently mobilizing heavy siege equipment. Judging by the time, we should still make it in time."

Henwell immediately comes to the map and calculates the distance.

If there are no obstacles ahead, they can reach the area near the Yundu River in five days.

At most, they can reinforce Cellarwine City within half a month. Everything is still in time.

Henwell's gaze grows firm.

Arius can't die.

"Pass down my order. We set out in one hour. The Lord's Knight Order will open the road with me. Anyone ahead who tries to block us is to be killed without mercy!"