Book 11: Chapter 23


    Your Majesty, I am very sorry to disturb you and Miss Ling Yue, but the group of envoys from the North is waiting for you right now. They hope they can surrender and discuss their post-war circumstances.


    Finally.


    I nodded. Shusia, who was behind the tent curtain, didnt enter. Instead, she spoke with her back facing us.


    Ling Yue supported her torso with her arms as shey on the bed andzily asked me, So this war is considered over, right?


    I picked up my clothes by the side. As I slowly got dressed, I exined, Thest one remaining is the winged race. Theyre also the ones who personally nned the extermination of your tribe. Do you have anything you want to do to them as part of your revenge?


    If I say that I want revenge, you will probably kill everyone connected to the winged race, wont you? asked Ling Yue. She then hopped off the bed from behind. She didnt care that she waspletely nude. She gently hugged me from behind. Softly, she said, Dont kill excessively anymore. Dont kill anymore. Ill protect myself, my child and you But I dont want to see you continue to kill indiscriminately. You will be crooked. You really will I dont want our child to be born into bloodshed So promise me dont kill indiscriminately anymore.


    Uhm, I mumbled. I turned my head around to look at her. I gave her a nod as I touched her ear. I understand. I understand. I wont totally exterminate the winged race, but those who had a part in killing your tribe must die.


    Uhm, nodded Ling Yue. She returned to the bed. She pulled the nket over herself and shut her eyes. I want to sleep for a while longer I want to sleep after a tiresome night.


    Goodnight, Ling Yue. If were lucky, well be able to spend the night in the pce tonight.


    I did up my cloak and gave her a kiss on her forehead before leaving.


    Grand Commander, we havee to make peace with you this time.


    So you refuse to bring your Queen here even when surrendering? I asked. I looked at the group of envoys and snickered. Youve already failed, yet youre insincere about making peace. I assume that itll be impossible for your tribe leader to step out if I asked for him right now. Youre just a group of servants, a group of dogs raised by your tribe and you want to surrender to me?


    Please rest assured. We were sent personally by our tribe chief. We are fully in charge of discussing what is to happen after our surrender


    Get lost, I cussed as I irritably threw out the bottle of ink in front of me, sttering the ink on the person in front of me. He looked at me, who was now standing, and took two steps back out of fear. I coldly red at him. Who do you think you are? How are you qualified to negotiate with me? Do you have the right to bargain with me? I am the Prince of elves and humanity and the grandmander of the alliance. Who the hell do you think you are? What rights do you have to be talking to me? Youre unqualified. Either you call your chief here, or call your Queen here. As for you pieces of shit, you can all get lost!


    Grand Commander! It is not that our chief is unwilling toe here, but that he is old


    Oh, I see. Come over here.


    I waved my hand. My guards around immediately drew their swords and surrounded the group of envoys in response. They drove them out of my tent, while they looked at us terrified and rambled loudly. I, however, didnt care. I walked up to them with big strides and let my guards shove them toward the tall slope.


    We could see their Imperial City from where we were. I stood in front of them with my back facing them. Below us were the two mortars that blew the dual windmill to smithereens. I looked at the snowy mountain opposite us and coldly said, If youre surrendering now, its because of these two cannons. These two cannons can blow up any ce we want in your city, just as we blew up your dual windmill.


    Yes Please calm down. Please calm down. We We will go back and speak to our chief. We will choose another time


    There is no, next time. We havent taken any action thesest few days, as I was waiting for your surrender. I didnt want to damage your city too severely. I gave you ample time to consider it. I gave you respect and the right to surrender, but what did you do? Youpletely disregarded me. Now youre here to surrender, but neither is your Queen nor chief here. Youpletely disregarded my warning and I.


    I turned my head around. I grabbed one of the envoys necks and coldly eximed, Who do you think you are? What right do you have to be bargaining with me? Doesnt sending you here mean that you consider Im on the same level as you are? Ill show you what sort of person I am and what the power I wield is!!


    I released my grip. The envoy violently coughed as he retreated. I snickered and then spun around. I looked at the massive cannon below and shouted, Fire!!


    I gave them a chance. I didnt continue my onught after destroying the dual windmill. I waited for them to surrender. I wouldnt even need to use myst cannonballs if they retreated. I didnt want to destroy the pce that Id say was very petty and I wouldnt have to clean up the ruins. I wasnt particrly tough to tidy up a snow avnche, but itd be tough for me to appease the people if I killed too many citizens.


    The anthropoids, however, showed no sincerity in their surrender. It was the second time. The second time. That chief had yet to appear. I was already at his city, and he still hadnt shown up.


    <em>Whats he ying at, sending a group of envoys here to see me? He wants y old man in peace behind the scenes while these envoys speak with me? Who cares if youre an old man?</em>


    <em>Didnt he instigate this war? Does that change the fact that hes the cause of countless young men dying on the battlefield? Hes responsible for instigating a war, but doesnt realise he has to end this war?</em>


    <em>Im angry. Very angry. He doesnt see me as a victor. He hasnt got a speck of respect for me. He waged a war, and yet he doesnt want to admit it in the end or end it. What right does someone, like that, have to be a pir of a nation? The North mustve fallen this badly because of the likes of him!</em>


    <em>Theres no way I can keep such an individual. I need to make him understand that I am the victor. I am the one who conquered the entire North. Since he has no respect for me, Ill forego any remaining benevolence I had for them.</em>


    <em>Leah hasnt given me the signal yet, but she should be fine. Leah mustve made her own preparations already.</em>


    The cannon raised itsrge terrifying barrel up high. The ck barrel appeared as though it could swallow the entire world. The artillerymen around began to get to work. They had been observing the snowy mountain, so they had calcted the required time, distance and angle countless times. They basically just needed to load the cannonball in.


    As you have no sincerity whatsoever, dont me me for being violent. You might have been mistaken all this time. I never hit pause on my war against you. Not attacking doesnt mean that Ive stopped fighting. Now, congrattions, I shall deliver the destruction you asked for.


    I turned my head around to look at them with a cold look.