Chapter 562: The Final Battle, the Fall of the Kingdom of Bass, Monica’s Thoughts (2)

Translator: Dragon Boat Translation Editor: Dragon Boat Translation

Thinking of this, the Deceiver’s eyes filled with anger.

Hateful!

So hateful!

He felt a surge of frustration in his heart.

What frustrated him the most was that, despite the enemy’s provocations right in front of them, they couldn’t do anything to him.

Nevertheless, their group’s scheme faced an unexpected setback, resulting in significant losses to their ranks. While it wasn’t currently advisable to pursue further conflicts with Ji Chen in the near future, they were determined to seek revenge eventually!

When a million-strong army arrived, the entire Kaiserven City was already prepared to defend itself.

As the capital of the Bass Kingdom, Kaiserven City had walls even taller and sturdier than Eiben City. Towering arrow turrets stood, and countless siege engines were hidden between the city’s battlements. Tens of thousands of soldiers were stationed on the city walls, ready for battle.

Without any delay, Monica immediately ordered the attack.

Hundreds of field alchemical artillery pieces covered the soldiers’ advance, and the cannonballs rained down on the city walls, creating ripples of runes.

Several teams of Royal Lienhardt aerial units launched attacks from the sky, constantly inflicting casualties on the Bass soldiers on the city walls.

Lienhardt’s three royal fleets sailed upstream on the Eiben River, engaging in combat with the two Bass Kingdom fleets guarding KaiservenCity. Ji Chen also sent out the Kraken without hesitation.

Before this ocean monster, the hundred-meter-long steel warships had little resistance. Under the bombardment of artillery and the tentacles’ attacks, they could only sink one after another in despair.

At this point, Lienhardt had completely gained control of the river and began bombarding Kaiserven City with naval artillery, causing countless casualties.

With the continuous replenishment of abundant resources from Eiben City, Lienhardt’s army and the player army continued to siege the city. Finally, three days later, the city gate was breached, and Lienhardt’s soldiers stormed in, marking the beginning of the fall of Kaiserven City.

The battle inside the city lasted for two days and nights. As the last hundred-person team of stubborn resistance chose to surrender, the entire Kaiserven City fell into Lienhardt’s hands.

When Lienhardt’s banner was planted at the top of the castle representing the royal power of the Bass Kingdom, all the surviving Bass Kingdom soldiers and countless residents had pale faces and lifeless eyes.

The Bass Kingdom… had fallen!

When the soldiers entered the Bass Kingdom’s palace, they found that a massacre had occurred here several days earlier, with rotting corpses everywhere.

They finally discovered that the Bass Kingdom’s king had died on the throne several days ago, holding a dagger in his hand, his heart pierced, and his decaying face showed signs of despair.

It looked like suicide.

But Ji Chen felt that there must be something fishy about it. All of this was closely related to the enigmatic organization, the Deceiver, even though they didn’t show up everywhere, this war was inseparable from them.

It seemed that he would have to continue questioning this so-called Revered Envoy, Katie.

But no matter what, this long-lasting war finally came to an end, and it was time to discuss the distribution of benefits with the Thorey Kingdom, the Pelan Kingdom, and even many player guilds.

However, all of this was not very relevant to Ji Chen anymore. As a significant participant in this war who turned the tide several times, he believed that the Lienhardt Grand Duchy and Monica would offer him satisfactory sincerity and rewards.

All he had to do was wait.

Sure enough, one day after the capture of Kaiserven City, Monica sent an invitation for him to meet.

In a side fortress of the Bass Kingdom’s palace, after Monica’s people cleaned it up, she set it up as a temporary palace where she could rest and handle post-war affairs.

Ji Chen was led by a maid all the way to a side hall and saw Monica, whom he hadn’t seen for a day.

At this moment, Monica was wearing a white silk gown with golden threads, and a golden ribbon tied at her waist highlighted her astonishingly slender waist. She wore a platinum necklace on her chest, matching her delicate collarbone beautifully.

Her golden hair was tied up with a ribbon, and the slightly curled ends hung on her right shoulder, making her look both noble and elegant, with a touch of charm.

“Monica, you look beautiful today. Even the stars in the sky can’t compare to your radiance,” Ji Chen complimented in a noble tone as he entered.

To his surprise, Monica’s face immediately blushed, and she stammered, “1-1-Is that true? Lord Ji Chen, do you really think 1 look beautiful today?”

Ji Chen nodded. “Of course, if you were to openly seek a husband, I’m afraid that the talented young men would line up from Tressburg City to Feiguang City.”

Monica blushed even more, and she playfully said, “There won’t be so many, and I haven’t thought about getting married so soon…”

But if it were you…

Monica didn’t say this out loud; she kept it to herself.

Ji Chen didn’t think much of it and chuckled, patting his head. “It seems like I’m overthinking things a bit. It’s indeed too early for you.”

Although Monica appeared very mature in her actions, she was at most in her early twenties. At her age on Earth, she would still be in school.

“Oh, by the way, Monica, what did you want to talk to me about?”

Seeing Ji Chen’s lack of reaction to her earlier words, Monica couldn’t help but sigh inwardly and forced herself to stay focused.

“Lord Ji Chen, 1 recently received information about the Deceiver. It seems that those masked individuals have suffered a setback in the Bass Kingdom and have completely withdrawn from this land. They’ve taken their remaining forces to the Western Continent, where their main headquarters seems to be located.”

The Western Continent?

Ji Chen nodded thoughtfully. He had already planned to visit the Western Continent once the war between Lienhardt and Bass was over. There were two main reasons for this trip.

First, he needed to fulfill his agreement with Thotmudo and gather the dwarf tribes there.

Second, he wanted to expand his market. The Radiant Commerce Guild of the Starshine Islands had provided a channel for Ocean Crown products to enter the Western Continent. To ensure the sustainable development of the Ocean Crown, he needed to further expand the market.

The journey to the Western Continent was inevitable, and it seemed that he would encounter these schemers again in the future.

However, Ji Chen no longer feared them as much as before. The journey in the frozen wilderness had significantly boosted his power.

In this war, his strength had directly crushed their conspiracy, and years of their planning had gone up in smoke. They fled with their tails between their legs, leaving in disgrace.

But the Deceiver also possessed something that made him envious—the “Solar Furnace” they stole from the Dwarven Black Iron Forge thousands of years ago. This artifact was a true treasure of their clan. If he had the chance to snatch it back for the dwarves during his trip to the Western Continent… Ahem, he meant help the dwarves retrieve it, he would be quite pleased.

The Deceivers, who were currently retreating to their main camp, had no idea that Ji Chen had already set his sights on them.

“In addition, regarding the spoils of this war,” Monica’s words brought Ji Chen back to attention. “I will use my utmost authority to secure as many spoils as possible for you, Lord Ji Chen.

We will allocate at least one-tenth of the Bass Kingdom’s national treasury as a reward for your assistance.

Furthermore, we will designate a piece of land in the occupied territory of the Lienhardt Kingdom within the Bass Kingdom as your residence… Of course, this doesn’t require you to accept a noble title as a prerequisite, as Lienhardt no longer has the authority to grant you one.”

After all the actions taken thus far, apart from seeking revenge to some extent, wasn’t it all for the sake of interests?

Ji Chen was not the kind of person to forget his principles for the sake of profit, but he also didn’t want to do things for nothing.

The national treasury of a kingdom was undoubtedly vast, more than enough to fill an entire castle.

In addition to that, a designated residence was a substantial reward, essentially a second territory. In the future, Ocean Crown would have a place to establish itself within the Lienhardt Duchy..