Chapter 211: Rally (2)
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Chapter 211 - Rally (2)
“Sir Henry, we’ve begun recruiting city troops from each of the three free cities.”
"Is that so?"
Henry had returned to Vivaldi Town after imprisoning Balak in Klever’s Chest. He then received reports from Ten on the progress of everything he had ordered for each free city.
“How did everyone react?
“Outstanding. I believe this was because most of the refugees were starving because they couldn’t keep up with the inflation.”
“I knew it'd be like that.”
Normally, money ruled everything, but depending on the situation, other things, like food, clothing, and shelter, were more precious. The current situation was exactly that. No matter how much gold you had, it didn’t keep you warm, nor did it fill your belly.
Henry smiled in satisfaction as he realized that his prediction had been right.
“Well, that’s good news. Then you just continue to buy all the groceries and weapons you can from all the merchants.”
“That’s what I’m currently doing... But the prices have risen so much that the merchants seem to be getting increasingly more anxious and are keeping their supplies to themselves instead of putting them out for sale.”
“Already? We’re already at that point?”
“Well, the prices are ridiculous. They’ve increased by god knows how much.”
If the currency value had been consistent and trustworthy, the merchants would’ve naturally been excited at the rising prices because that meant that their income would increase as well. However, given that the currency value was unstable and had formed a downward trend that deviated from common sense, everybody was in trouble, not just the merchants.
Since currency values were relative, sometimes things that could replace money itself, like wheat or iron, could be more valuable than gold.
That was exactly the current state of things.
As the current prices had multiplied tremendously compared to the previous market prices, the merchants realized that holding onto any more cash would only be a burden.
‘I guess it’s about time then.’
The fact that merchants were no longer offering goods meant that the anxiety across the entire continent was at its peak.
Henry rubbed his chin and got lost in thought.
Although the time had come much sooner than he had expected, he thought that he could slowly mobilize the Allied Forces, since he had collected enough supplies to meet his target amount.
‘I’ll have to contact everyone for our first meeting.’
Henry had succeeded in getting four of the Central Powers to join the Allied Powers. The only country he hadn’t been able to convince was Deucekain. He had also ordered the more experienced wizards under him to install teleportation gates for each ally and had taken measures to ensure that he could control all of them.
“Ten.”
“Yes, Archmage.”
“I’m sure you’ll do a good job without me having to tell you, but I trust you with what I asked you to do earlier. Just don’t buy anything at unreasonable prices.”
"Yes, Archmage.”
“Then good luck.”
Zing!
After giving orders, Henry went back to the Snow Spire through the gate installed in the mansion.
“Welcome, Archmage”
“Lore, I think it’s time. Bring the leaders of all four allies to the top floor.”
“Yes, Archmage, right away!”
Henry made Archmage-level wizards run errands instead of the vice school heads or novice wizards in order to show courtesy to the members of the Allied Powers.
He knew that joining the Allied Powers had been a difficult decision for those countries, and he appreciated that they had joined willingly. Thus, he thought they deserved this level of courtesy.
After several advanced wizards left the Snow Spire, Henry sat down and got lost in thought for a moment before noticing how stiff and nervous Ronan looked. Seeing him stand there like a dog, Henry called him with a grin on his face, “Ronan.”
“Uh, huh?”
At last, the five representatives, including Henry, were all seated at the round table.
Hela was the first one to speak, “Wait... I don’t see the Deucekains.”
“The Deucekains won’t be attending for strategic reasons.”
“But they’re part of the Allied Powers, right?”
“We did not have them join just yet for strategic reasons, but when a full-scale war begins, they will fulfill their duties and then join us.”
"Is that so? Well, if Henry says so, I have no other choice but to believe so.”
As Henry gave everyone straightforward explanations, no one asked further questions about the absence of the Chowan tribe.
As Hela remained quiet, Henry proceeded to explain, “As everyone is aware of the current situation, we will skip the empty formalities. For example, we won’t be doing any military parades commemorating the first meeting of the Allied Powers.”
"Fine by me. To be frank, we don’t really enjoy such routine events in Shahatra.”
“Thank you for your understanding. Then, from now on, I will tell you what the Allied Powers will have to do and what we need to know.”
Everyone had a general idea of why Henry had formed the Allied Powers, which allowed him to skip the basics and get straight to the plans he had devised so far, like the transformation of the free cities into independent countries and the strategies they would be using in the future, such as where and how the teleportation gates were going to get connected.
Everyone nodded at his explanations, seemingly impressed. The fact that Henry had planned and executed all of this on his own was nothing short of amazing. That was why no one in the room questioned Henry for being the commander-in-chief of the Allied Powers.
“Well, I think I’ve provided you with all the necessary information... I’ll now talk about what we have to do from this point forward.”
His explanation was quite long, but everyone paid close attention.
After a while, Henry looked around the table and added, “Oh, I accidentally went through the meeting at my own pace. How about we take a short break? Does five minutes sound good for everyone?”
Henry suggested a short break. As everyone got up from their seats, Henry walked over to Herarion and whispered quietly, “Your Highness, may I borrow you for a minute?”
"Of course. As much as you want.”
Herarion gladly gave Henry his time. As soon as Herarion gave him his attention, Henry started muttering something to him.
Once Henry finished talking, Herarion burst into laughter and responded warmly, “Of course! I’ll help as much as I can with that.”
“Thank you, Your Highness, for going out of your way to help me.”
With that, the short break they had was over. Everyone returned to their seats and, before returning to the important matters, Henry added, “Everyone, before we proceed with the meeting, I would like us to take a simple oath to brighten the mood. How about it...? Would everyone be willing to join me?”
“That’s not a big deal. I’ll take an oath with you,” replied Hela casually. As she assented to Henry’s proposal, the rest followed suit.
“Then, everyone, please raise your right hand next to your ear and take the oath with me. As I utter the oath, I ask that everyone repeat the words I say.”
Woosh.
With that, everyone present, including the leaders of each alliance, raised their hands. Then, Henry proceeded with the oath.
“I will not reveal anything I have seen or heard here”
“I will not reveal anything I have seen or heard here”
“To anyone except for the members of the Allied Powers.”
“To anyone except for the members of the Allied Powers.”
“I will never compromise the future and well-being of the Allied Powers.”
“I will never compromise the future and well-being of the Allied Powers.”
“And will fight to the end to defend our beliefs.”
“And will fight to the end to defend our beliefs.”
“I will never betray the Allies.”
“I will never betray the Allies.”
With that, the oath was set in stone. Henry lowered his hand and spoke again with a grin on his face, “I know it may have been a bit childish to do an oath, but I’m grateful for your cooperation. Not too bad, was it, Your Majesty Herarion?”
Hearing that, Herarion burst into laughter and said, “Haha, oh my goodness...!” He laughed for a while before continuing with a smile, “Sir Henry was right. I never would’ve thought that there was a snitch here...”
Snitch.
The moment the word ‘snitch’ left Herarion’s mouth, a palpable tension gripped the room.
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Chapter 211 - Rally (2)
“Sir Henry, we’ve begun recruiting city troops from each of the three free cities.”
"Is that so?"
Henry had returned to Vivaldi Town after imprisoning Balak in Klever’s Chest. He then received reports from Ten on the progress of everything he had ordered for each free city.
“How did everyone react?
“Outstanding. I believe this was because most of the refugees were starving because they couldn’t keep up with the inflation.”
“I knew it'd be like that.”
Normally, money ruled everything, but depending on the situation, other things, like food, clothing, and shelter, were more precious. The current situation was exactly that. No matter how much gold you had, it didn’t keep you warm, nor did it fill your belly.
Henry smiled in satisfaction as he realized that his prediction had been right.
“Well, that’s good news. Then you just continue to buy all the groceries and weapons you can from all the merchants.”
“That’s what I’m currently doing... But the prices have risen so much that the merchants seem to be getting increasingly more anxious and are keeping their supplies to themselves instead of putting them out for sale.”
“Already? We’re already at that point?”
“Well, the prices are ridiculous. They’ve increased by god knows how much.”
If the currency value had been consistent and trustworthy, the merchants would’ve naturally been excited at the rising prices because that meant that their income would increase as well. However, given that the currency value was unstable and had formed a downward trend that deviated from common sense, everybody was in trouble, not just the merchants.
Since currency values were relative, sometimes things that could replace money itself, like wheat or iron, could be more valuable than gold.
That was exactly the current state of things.
As the current prices had multiplied tremendously compared to the previous market prices, the merchants realized that holding onto any more cash would only be a burden.
‘I guess it’s about time then.’
The fact that merchants were no longer offering goods meant that the anxiety across the entire continent was at its peak.
Henry rubbed his chin and got lost in thought.
Although the time had come much sooner than he had expected, he thought that he could slowly mobilize the Allied Forces, since he had collected enough supplies to meet his target amount.
‘I’ll have to contact everyone for our first meeting.’
Henry had succeeded in getting four of the Central Powers to join the Allied Powers. The only country he hadn’t been able to convince was Deucekain. He had also ordered the more experienced wizards under him to install teleportation gates for each ally and had taken measures to ensure that he could control all of them.
“Ten.”
“Yes, Archmage.”
“I’m sure you’ll do a good job without me having to tell you, but I trust you with what I asked you to do earlier. Just don’t buy anything at unreasonable prices.”
"Yes, Archmage.”
“Then good luck.”
Zing!
After giving orders, Henry went back to the Snow Spire through the gate installed in the mansion.
“Welcome, Archmage”
“Lore, I think it’s time. Bring the leaders of all four allies to the top floor.”
“Yes, Archmage, right away!”
Henry made Archmage-level wizards run errands instead of the vice school heads or novice wizards in order to show courtesy to the members of the Allied Powers.
He knew that joining the Allied Powers had been a difficult decision for those countries, and he appreciated that they had joined willingly. Thus, he thought they deserved this level of courtesy.
After several advanced wizards left the Snow Spire, Henry sat down and got lost in thought for a moment before noticing how stiff and nervous Ronan looked. Seeing him stand there like a dog, Henry called him with a grin on his face, “Ronan.”
“Uh, huh?”
At last, the five representatives, including Henry, were all seated at the round table.
Hela was the first one to speak, “Wait... I don’t see the Deucekains.”
“The Deucekains won’t be attending for strategic reasons.”
“But they’re part of the Allied Powers, right?”
“We did not have them join just yet for strategic reasons, but when a full-scale war begins, they will fulfill their duties and then join us.”
"Is that so? Well, if Henry says so, I have no other choice but to believe so.”
As Henry gave everyone straightforward explanations, no one asked further questions about the absence of the Chowan tribe.
As Hela remained quiet, Henry proceeded to explain, “As everyone is aware of the current situation, we will skip the empty formalities. For example, we won’t be doing any military parades commemorating the first meeting of the Allied Powers.”
"Fine by me. To be frank, we don’t really enjoy such routine events in Shahatra.”
“Thank you for your understanding. Then, from now on, I will tell you what the Allied Powers will have to do and what we need to know.”
Everyone had a general idea of why Henry had formed the Allied Powers, which allowed him to skip the basics and get straight to the plans he had devised so far, like the transformation of the free cities into independent countries and the strategies they would be using in the future, such as where and how the teleportation gates were going to get connected.
Everyone nodded at his explanations, seemingly impressed. The fact that Henry had planned and executed all of this on his own was nothing short of amazing. That was why no one in the room questioned Henry for being the commander-in-chief of the Allied Powers.
“Well, I think I’ve provided you with all the necessary information... I’ll now talk about what we have to do from this point forward.”
His explanation was quite long, but everyone paid close attention.
After a while, Henry looked around the table and added, “Oh, I accidentally went through the meeting at my own pace. How about we take a short break? Does five minutes sound good for everyone?”
Henry suggested a short break. As everyone got up from their seats, Henry walked over to Herarion and whispered quietly, “Your Highness, may I borrow you for a minute?”
"Of course. As much as you want.”
Herarion gladly gave Henry his time. As soon as Herarion gave him his attention, Henry started muttering something to him.
Once Henry finished talking, Herarion burst into laughter and responded warmly, “Of course! I’ll help as much as I can with that.”
“Thank you, Your Highness, for going out of your way to help me.”
With that, the short break they had was over. Everyone returned to their seats and, before returning to the important matters, Henry added, “Everyone, before we proceed with the meeting, I would like us to take a simple oath to brighten the mood. How about it...? Would everyone be willing to join me?”
“That’s not a big deal. I’ll take an oath with you,” replied Hela casually. As she assented to Henry’s proposal, the rest followed suit.
“Then, everyone, please raise your right hand next to your ear and take the oath with me. As I utter the oath, I ask that everyone repeat the words I say.”
Woosh.
With that, everyone present, including the leaders of each alliance, raised their hands. Then, Henry proceeded with the oath.
“I will not reveal anything I have seen or heard here”
“I will not reveal anything I have seen or heard here”
“To anyone except for the members of the Allied Powers.”
“To anyone except for the members of the Allied Powers.”
“I will never compromise the future and well-being of the Allied Powers.”
“I will never compromise the future and well-being of the Allied Powers.”
“And will fight to the end to defend our beliefs.”
“And will fight to the end to defend our beliefs.”
“I will never betray the Allies.”
“I will never betray the Allies.”
With that, the oath was set in stone. Henry lowered his hand and spoke again with a grin on his face, “I know it may have been a bit childish to do an oath, but I’m grateful for your cooperation. Not too bad, was it, Your Majesty Herarion?”
Hearing that, Herarion burst into laughter and said, “Haha, oh my goodness...!” He laughed for a while before continuing with a smile, “Sir Henry was right. I never would’ve thought that there was a snitch here...”
Snitch.
The moment the word ‘snitch’ left Herarion’s mouth, a palpable tension gripped the room.
Chapter 211 - Rally 2 Sir Henry, we've begun recruiting city troops from each of the three free cities. "Is that so?" Henry had returned to Vivaldi Town after imprisoning Balak in Klever's Chest. He then received reports from Ten on the progress of everything he had ordered for each free city. How did everyone react? Outstanding. I believe this was because most of the refugees were starving because they couldn't keep up with the inflation. I knew it'd be like that. Normally, money ruled everything, but depending on the situation, other things, like food, clothing, and shelter, were more precious. The current situation was exactly that. No matter how much gold you had, it didn't keep you warm, nor did it fill your belly. Henry smiled in satisfaction as he realized that his prediction had been right. Well, that's good news. Then you just continue to buy all the groceries and weapons you can from all the merchants. That's what I'm currently doing... But the prices have risen so much that the merchants seem to be getting increasingly more anxious and are keeping their supplies to themselves instead of putting them out for sale. Already? We're already at that point? Well, the prices are ridiculous. They've increased by god knows how much. If the currency value had been consistent and trustworthy, the merchants would've naturally been excited at the rising prices because that meant that their income would increase as well. However, given that the currency value was unstable and had formed a downward trend that deviated from common sense, everybody was in trouble, not just the merchants. Since currency values were relative, sometimes things that could replace money itself, like wheat or iron, could be more valuable than gold. That was exactly the current state of things. As the current prices had multiplied tremendously compared to the previous market prices, the merchants realized that holding onto any more cash would only be a burden. I guess it's about time then.' The fact that merchants were no longer offering goods meant that the anxiety across the entire continent was at its peak. Henry rubbed his chin and got lost in thought. Although the time had come much sooner than he had expected, he thought that he could slowly mobilize the Allied Forces, since he had collected enough supplies to meet his target amount. I'll have to contact everyone for our first meeting.' Henry had succeeded in getting four of the Central Powers to join the Allied Powers. The only country he hadn't been able to convince was Deucekain. He had also ordered the more experienced wizards under him to install teleportation gates for each ally and had taken measures to ensure that he could control all of them. Ten. Yes, Archmage. I'm sure you'll do a good job without me having to tell you, but I trust you with what I asked you to do earlier. Just don't buy anything at unreasonable prices. "Yes, Archmage. Then good luck. Zing! After giving orders, Henry went back to the Snow Spire through the gate installed in the mansion. Welcome, Archmage Lore, I think it's time. Bring the leaders of all four allies to the top floor. Yes, Archmage, right away! Henry made Archmage-level wizards run errands instead of the vice school heads or novice wizards in order to show courtesy to the members of the Allied Powers. He knew that joining the Allied Powers had been a difficult decision for those countries, and he appreciated that they had joined willingly. Thus, he thought they deserved this level of courtesy. After several advanced wizards left the Snow Spire, Henry sat down and got lost in thought for a moment before noticing how stiff and nervous Ronan looked. Seeing him stand there like a dog, Henry called him with a grin on his face, Ronan. Uh, huh? At last, the five representatives, including Henry, were all seated at the round table. Hela was the first one to speak, Wait... I don't see the Deucekains. The Deucekains won't be attending for strategic reasons. But they're part of the Allied Powers, right? We did not have them join just yet for strategic reasons, but when a full-scale war begins, they will fulfill their duties and then join us. "Is that so? Well, if Henry says so, I have no other choice but to believe so. As Henry gave everyone straightforward explanations, no one asked further questions about the absence of the Chowan tribe. As Hela remained quiet, Henry proceeded to explain, As everyone is aware of the current situation, we will skip the empty formalities. For example, we won't be doing any military parades commemorating the first meeting of the Allied Powers. "Fine by me. To be frank, we don't really enjoy such routine events in Shahatra. Thank you for your understanding. Then, from now on, I will tell you what the Allied Powers will have to do and what we need to know. Everyone had a general idea of why Henry had formed the Allied Powers, which allowed him to skip the basics and get straight to the plans he had devised so far, like the transformation of the free cities into independent countries and the strategies they would be using in the future, such as where and how the teleportation gates were going to get connected. Everyone nodded at his explanations, seemingly impressed. The fact that Henry had planned and executed all of this on his own was nothing short of amazing. That was why no one in the room questioned Henry for being the commander-in-chief of the Allied Powers. Well, I think I've provided you with all the necessary information... I'll now talk about what we have to do from this point forward. His explanation was quite long, but everyone paid close attention. After a while, Henry looked around the table and added, Oh, I accidentally went through the meeting at my own pace. How about we take a short break? Does five minutes sound good for everyone? Henry suggested a short break. As everyone got up from their seats, Henry walked over to Herarion and whispered quietly, Your Highness, may I borrow you for a minute? "Of course. As much as you want. Herarion gladly gave Henry his time. As soon as Herarion gave him his attention, Henry started muttering something to him. Once Henry finished talking, Herarion burst into laughter and responded warmly, Of course! I'll help as much as I can with that. Thank you, Your Highness, for going out of your way to help me. With that, the short break they had was over. Everyone returned to their seats and, before returning to the important matters, Henry added, Everyone, before we proceed with the meeting, I would like us to take a simple oath to brighten the mood. How about it...? Would everyone be willing to join me? That's not a big deal. I'll take an oath with you, replied Hela casually. As she assented to Henry's proposal, the rest followed suit. Then, everyone, please raise your right hand next to your ear and take the oath with me. As I utter the oath, I ask that everyone repeat the words I say. Woosh. With that, everyone present, including the leaders of each alliance, raised their hands. Then, Henry proceeded with the oath. I will not reveal anything I have seen or heard here I will not reveal anything I have seen or heard here To anyone except for the members of the Allied Powers. To anyone except for the members of the Allied Powers. I will never compromise the future and well-being of the Allied Powers. I will never compromise the future and well-being of the Allied Powers. And will fight to the end to defend our beliefs. And will fight to the end to defend our beliefs. I will never betray the Allies. I will never betray the Allies. With that, the oath was set in stone. Henry lowered his hand and spoke again with a grin on his face, I know it may have been a bit childish to do an oath, but I'm grateful for your cooperation. Not too bad, was it, Your Majesty Herarion? Hearing that, Herarion burst into laughter and said, Haha, oh my goodness...! He laughed for a while before continuing with a smile, Sir Henry was right. I never would've thought that there was a snitch here... Snitch. The moment the word snitch' left Herarion's mouth, a palpable tension gripped the room.
