Chapter 640: The Lord who Insists on Doing Things His Own Way
“But he has already advanced to the level of a Holy Knight. If we kill him, we will lose a very powerful fighting force.”
Bunduk tried hard to plead for Pam.
However, Kant was even more determined to tell him, “Commander Bunduk, even if I have committed such a crime today, I will still commit suicide to atone for it, let alone Commander Pam.”
Only then did Bunduk shut his mouth. It seemed that Kant had already made up his mind. He could not change the Lord’s mind.
In the direction of the noon gate, Commander Pam’s body was dismembered. His head hung at the city gate as a warning to everyone. This was the punishment of the loser. Drondheim did not need a defeated general.
Kant did not say this explicitly, but all the ministers knew the meaning behind it.
Unexpectedly, they did not mention anything about Commander Pam.
The Elf King of the elven colony came to the city of Drondheim again.
Kant personally received the Elf King.
“Elf King, I’m very sorry that I didn’t help your country this time!” Kant said helplessly.
The Elf King handed the box in his hand to Kant and said, “I heard that Leader Kant punished Commander Pam?”
“He was dismembered,” Kant said calmly. He took a sip of the red wine in front of him.
The Elf King clearly did not expect Lord Kant to kill Pam directly. This was beyond his imagination.
The Elf King paused and said, “Lord Kant, isn’t this a lack of consideration?”
“What do you mean?”
Kant was happy to tell him the reason.
“In my opinion, although Commander Pam could not resist the undead soldiers, he still protected the elven colony for one night. His leaders.h.i.+p ability is very strong, at least among my ministers, no one can compare to Commander Pam. Such a person, in my opinion, has no flaws at all, only that he lacks a bit of luck. The strength of the undead soldiers last night was beyond our expectations. They have an intelligent leader, and they organized a proper attack. In that attack, Commander Pam did not show any fear. He was a hero-like figure, always charging at the front and defeating all the undead soldiers one by one.”
“But what’s the use of that?”
Kant exhaled slowly. “He was a general who lost the battle after all.”
“Your rules are really strict!”
The Elf King began to admire Kant a little. He killed as he wished without any hesitation. Because Commander Pam had lost the battle and he did not bring back any soldiers, Kant treated everyone equally. He gave Pam the death sentence.
The Elf King closed his mouth as if he was recalling Kant’s words. After a long while, he said, “You must have other reasons for giving him the death sentence, right?”
Kant smiled and said, “Commander Pam no longer has the qualifications to be a commander. His confidence has been completely defeated. No matter how many troops I give him to take revenge, he will still be defeated in the end. Why don’t I give him a quick death so that he won’t be stuck in pain forever?”
Kant’s words were very convincing, and even the Elf King was moved. He said, “It seems that we have all misunderstood you! You are not a tyrant! You saved Commander Pam. He must be much happier in the face of death than he is in the world.”
Their idle talk quickly pa.s.sed, but no one knew Kant’s real intention except the Elf King. They all thought that the king in front of them had become a violent king, and this king only allowed them to win wars, and those who lost wars had to die!
But Kant did not care. The king was fickle in the hearts of the ministers. At present, he might be a tyrant in their hearts, but time would wash away everything. What he did was completely contrary to a tyrant.
Kant ordered people to take down the body of Commander Pam, who was hanging on the city gate and buried him with the highest level of etiquette.
He was indeed not a deserter, he was a hero, but Kant had to use him to win over the hearts of the people, to make the ministers fear him, to be able to go all out in the great war, and not have reservations everywhere.
The invasion of the undead soldiers was still ongoing.
The Elf King was also worried about this, he continued to say to Kant, “Lord Kant, you helped us. Even if it is to commemorate Commander Pam, I should hand over 15% of the territory to you, but now we are still under attack by the undead soldiers. If you are still willing to take over, please continue to send troops to support us.”
Kant already knew what the Elf King was planning. He could use a bit of territory to exchange for more soldiers to extend the life of their elven colony. This way, they could continuously weaken the forces of Drondheim.
Kant smiled and said, “Elf King, the conditions have changed. If you want us to continue sending reinforcements to you, you have to sign at least 30% of the territory transfer treaty! Our soldiers can not be sacrificed in vain. They are the elites of Drondheim, and they are worth 30% of the territory.”
The Elf King did not expect Drondheim to change his mind at the last minute, and he looked especially nervous. He said, “Isn’t Lord Kant afraid that I will work with the Jackalans now?”
Kant gently put his hand on the treaty in front of him and said, “The Jackalans are greedier than us. They may need 50% of the territory to agree to cooperate with you. Don’t you know that?”
He pushed the treaty toward the Elf King, he said, “You know how powerful the undead soldiers are, right? My army has already suffered a serious loss. We deserve this 30% of the territory. Moreover, the Jackalans are almost unable to take care of themselves. How would they have the time to manage the affairs of the elven colony?”
Kant patiently enticed them, waiting for the Elf King to agree.
The Elf King gritted his teeth and agreed as expected. He said, “Sure, as long as you can save the elven colony, we can even become your va.s.sal kingdom!”
He seemed to have no way out. He actually said that he was willing to become Kant’s va.s.sal kingdom.
However, Kant did not continue. Va.s.sal kingdoms were of no use to him. Drondheim had to pa.s.s through an empire to reach the elven colony. The two places were too far apart, so it was not suitable. On the other hand, Kant needed 30% of the elven colony’s territory because there were fertile raw materials under the elven colony’s soil. These raw materials could nourish many medicinal herbs where they bloomed, this was an advantage that Drondheim did not have.
Kant said politely, “Since the Elf King has already agreed to my request, then sign your name under this treaty!”