Chapter 58: Chapter 58: The Request of the Endless War Kingdom
"Yes!"
Barrett realized he had been sold to the powerful man before him.
"Bring all the cadets over!"
General Abu Clayton, seeing that Li Yuan said nothing, gathered the cadets who had been brought over. There were over a thousand of them in total.
"Master Swordsman, do any of these cadets catch your eye?"
General Abu Clayton asked carefully.
"Buzz!!!!"
Li Yuan remained silent as his killing intent was released once again, this time weaker than before. Still, the moment his killing intent was unleashed, nearly nine hundred of the cadets collapsed to the ground, leaving only about seventy standing.
"Those who can still stand, along with the twenty-six cadets with Douglas, send them all to my ship. They will serve as my crew's assistants from now on."
Li Yuan retracted his killing intent and said.
"Yes, Master Swordsman, I will send these cadets to your ship right away."
General Abu Clayton was pleased to see that Li Yuan had chosen over a hundred cadets, which meant that Li Yuan harbored no hostility toward the kingdom.
While General Abu Clayton was cautious, the palace was in a state of panic, like ants on a hot stove, fearing that Li Yuan might suddenly explode in anger and destroy their kingdom.
After all, Li Yuan was a notorious pirate with a history of annihilating kingdoms, which made the nobles tremble with worry.
"Exhale!!!!"
Upon learning that Li Yuan did not harbor ill will toward the kingdom, many ministers and the king in the palace breathed a sigh of relief. The feeling that their kingdom's destruction rested in someone else's hands was too uncomfortable.
"Your Majesty, do you think we could ask Master Swordsman to help us conquer the other four kingdoms?"
Minister Benik Monson suddenly proposed a bold suggestion.
If this proposal succeeded, the Endless War Kingdom could finally put an end to the years of ongoing warfare!
"No, he is a pirate; he will not honor his word. If he refuses or gets angered, it will be too dangerous."
"Yes, yes, that's right. He is too dangerous. Since he has no hostility, we should just serve him well and wait for him to leave."
"Minister has a point. This is our opportunity. If we seize it, we can end this endless war, and we will be the ultimate victors!"
The proposal met with opposition from most in the palace, with only a few supporting the minister's suggestion.
"Minister, you make a valid point. We could give it a try."
King Herbert Abbas of the Endless War Kingdom firmly sided with the minister. As the king, he was acutely aware of how precarious their situation was.
One wrong move could lead to their destruction, so he figured it was better to take a gamble: win and gain everything, lose and perish—that was all there was to it!
With King Herbert Abbas' support, the other nobles in the palace were subdued, and the decision was quickly communicated to General Abu Clayton.
General Abu Clayton relayed the palace's decision word for word to Li Yuan.
"Interesting, your king has some guts and foresight. However, if you want to request my assistance, the fee won't be cheap."
"Let's see, what I want isn't much; I'll take all the Devil Fruits in your kingdom and a third of your treasure as my fee."
"As for the treasure from the four kingdoms after their annihilation, it will belong to me. That shouldn't be a problem, right?"
Li Yuan stated assertively, setting the terms of the deal.
The Endless War Kingdom was surrounded by five islands encircling a large central island.
These six islands were once part of the same kingdom, the predecessor of the Endless War Kingdom.
However, due to later events, the kingdom split into five nations, with the Endless War Kingdom occupying the central island and one of the outer islands.
After the other four islands split off, they formed their own kingdoms to collectively resist the Endless War Kingdom.
With some hidden forces pushing them, the five nations simultaneously erupted into war, leading to a prolonged conflict that had never ceased, as no one could gain the upper hand, resulting in a war of attrition.
For Li Yuan, the four nations were nothing more than trivial matters that he could easily handle.
And the king, without a doubt, had no option to refuse Li Yuan's request the moment he sought Li Yuan's assistance, so he had to accept Li Yuan's terms.
"Absolutely no problem, Master Swordsman! I will gather the troops right away, and we will set out to eliminate the enemy!"
General Abu Clayton said excitedly after receiving the king's response.
With Li Yuan's help, they would be able to defeat the other four kingdoms and finally end the prolonged war, restoring peace to their nation.
"You don't need your troops. I can handle the four kingdoms on my own; you just need to assist me in collecting the spoils."
For these weak non-World Government nations, Li Yuan could easily wipe them out without breaking a sweat.
The reason he agreed to help was merely to ensure they would quickly help him gather the spoils.
After all, Li Yuan's ship had fewer than one hundred crew members, and he didn't know how long it would take them to loot the spoils from four kingdoms.
He needed to resolve these kingdoms in the shortest time possible and leave, as word of his presence would soon reach the World Government and the Navy.
At that point, the World Government and the Navy would undoubtedly seek to deal with him, so Li Yuan needed to finish quickly.
"You don't need our help? Does he plan to face the four kingdoms alone?"
General Abu Clayton stared blankly at Li Yuan's receding figure, deep in thought.
Though he didn't want to doubt Li Yuan's strength, General Abu Clayton still summoned a large number of soldiers as a precaution and to aid in collecting the spoils.
"I'll be on my way. You follow behind, and don't keep me waiting too long."
"Chasing the Moon!!!"
Without boarding a ship, Li Yuan used Moon Step to cross the sea and fly toward another island, which was home to another kingdom.
In this world, there were many kingdoms, and some small islands could establish themselves as nations.
Once he arrived at the next kingdom, he headed straight for the center of the island, where the royal palace was located.
He deliberately slowed his speed to make sure everyone knew he was invading the palace.
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