The Heaven World's

Postwar

 

Westian was captured and he was in Larsson's hands. Westian's life depended on Voran's decision still lying weak.

The situation within the Kingdom of Arannor was in the hands of Veus and he controlled it thoroughly.

When control is in Veus' hands. He summoned every person who had an important position in the Kingdom of Arannor and not many of them were still alive.

The majority of the ministers had been killed at the hands of Larsson while he was carrying out a bloody massacre.

In addition to rounding up the ministers, Veus sent a letter to the kingdom proclaiming this victory and trying to improve their relationship with the Kingdom of Eldric.

Although he always struggled in the military does not mean he is blind to the political situation. Therefore, he asked Fasuk to improve their relationship so that the situation could become more conducive.

This war has taken many lives and weakened the power of the kingdom. Moreover, the victory they achieved right now would be a threat to other kingdoms.

So, they needed to improve relations with the Kingdom of Eldric and reduce the threat from other kingdoms.

“Hopefully you can do it Fasuk. The success of establishing good relations with the Kingdom of Ellaydric would reduce the threat of other kingdoms. If it doesn't work out, then we'll be in a bad situation,” Veus thought.

“Currently we are in a less advantaged position. Lest we have another war with one of the three kingdoms.”

“Currently we can just lay low and digest the territory we just got before actually moving on to His Majesty's wishes.” Veus spoke for himself in the royal palace hall.

Larsson did not accompany him at this important meeting because he was guarding two important captives.

The officials in the Arannor Kingdom began to arrive and the majority of them were just ordinary officials.

None of those officials were from the upper-level Nobles Family. The majority of officials from the High Nobles were killed when Larsson committed the massacre.

With calm and a flat face, Veus met the officials in the palace hall. He also allowed his aura to leak so as to put pressure on the space.

Those who saw Veus looked nervous and did not dare to look him in the eyes. The whole situation became uncertain after the kingdom lost the war. Officials await Veus to speak.

“Take it easy, I will not kill you as long as you serve our king and devote yourself to the Kingdom of Salauster,” Veus said as the officials took notice.

“There is nowhere else for you other than to serve the kingdom. Now, I want to know what you think about the situation that befell this kingdom and how you will resolve it. Five chaotic regions, I wonder what your solution is?”

While saying so, Veus noticed every change in expression on the faces of those officials. His voice was deep and threatening.

The silent atmosphere lasted for several tens of seconds. No one dared to speak or answer Veus' question.

They were all afraid that if they answered, they would be executed immediately. Veus who saw the silent atmosphere did not take any action and just watched it calmly.

Veus already had his own plan to sweep away the rest of the territory they had not conquered. It won't take much time to take over the rest of the territory.

After a while no one spoke, one of the officials who had a face full of energy stepped forward and made a sound.

“Will Master not kill us as long as we obey the King's orders? If you can guarantee that, I can give you advice to take over the areas that you want.”

After the man said it there were some officials who had a change in expression and displayed an unsightly face.

Although the look of the face only appeared for a few seconds, Veus did not miss that expression. Then he raised his chin and the few soldiers who were there instantly executed them by decapitating him.

All the officials were shocked and they were terrified. Anxiety filled the room and made the officials shrink until their presence faded

Anxiety and fear filled themselves including the man who spoke earlier.

The man did not know why there was a scene of beheading after he finished speaking. The action made him nervous and no longer dared to speak like before.

“You don't have to be afraid like this. As I said earlier, as long as you obey and serve the Kingdom of Salauster. Your lives will remain in place,” said Veus to calm anxious officials.

“While, those I just executed. They've shown disobedience and they've thought of some bad things after hearing you say.”

“So, tell me what advice do you have to take those regions?” Veus said it in an unchangeable tone and showed incredible calm.

The man gulped his saliva a few times and cold sweat filled his back. His face began to pale and he lowered his head long enough before his determination rounded.

As soon as the man made up his mind, he looked up and looked at Veus while giving advice that he found easy to do and would not take much time.

“So! Sending a powerful Cultivator to kill the leader of the region then calmed the situation by sending troops there.”

“In addition, you also give advice to let them enjoy their position for a while before retracting their position once the whole situation is in hand? Pulling these two suggestions is quite good.”

Veus not only listened to him but also thought about the advice the man gave maturely. It was impossible for him to take his suggestion for granted and execute it without thinking about what would happen later.

After that, Veus allowed them to remain in the palace and helped him control the situation in the kingdom and made it conducive.

Veus did not rest after the meeting with the officials. He counted the casualties on his side as well as the prisoners they had obtained.

Although they had to wait for Voran's approval. Veus continued to plan to expand the military and fill the vacuum that emerged after the war ended.

“This big? With an increasing area. Inevitably the military must be strengthened and expanded.” Veus opened a map and outlined several areas of the Kingdom of Arannor and the Kingdom of Salauster.

“The bandits will surely run rampant and some kingdoms will start infiltration into the border region.” Veus raised his hand and covered his nose with a fist.

“With the expansion of the military, we can anticipate all that. While strengthening our defenses can launch small to large scale attacks and cleanups in each region so that security will increase sharply. I have to report all this after His Majesty is aware.”