Published: March 12, 2025
CHAPTER 428: The Mad Dragon Banner Flies, and I Am Invincible!
When Meigen saw Galen and the others, she was still very nervous. She had long learned from Laura that Galen was Meg's grandfather, the steward of the Budah family, and he had watched Zhao Hai grow up. Now, he was no different from Zhao Hai's biological grandfather. Although Galen still referred to Zhao Hai as "young master," Zhao Hai held Galen in the utmost respect. To gain the Budah family's approval, Meigen had to pass the test of Grandpa Galen.
This made Meigen feel extremely anxious. When she finally met Galen, she didn't even know how to speak, which amused Galen and Merlin greatly.
Meigen naturally understood that Laura was teasing her, and in the end, she chased Laura for quite a while. However, this made the relationship between her and them even better, and she earned the approval of Galen and the others.
However, during this time, Zhao Hai and the others had been sailing at sea, so he hadn’t brought Meigen back to Iron Mountain Fortress, planning to wait for another opportunity to do so.
Now, upon hearing Laura say this, Meigen became curious. She had heard a lot about Iron Mountain Fortress from Laura and the others. She knew that things like milk wine, which were in high demand on the continent, were produced at Iron Mountain Fortress, so she had long wanted to go see it.
But in the past few days, Zhao Hai really didn't have much time to return to Iron Mountain Fortress, so she could only wait. However, now that they were on their way back, there was more time available, and naturally, they could take a trip back to take a look.
Just as Meigen was thinking of asking Zhao Hai when he would take her to Iron Mountain Fortress, a sudden eagle cry came from the sky. Zhao Hai was taken aback; he recognized it was the sound of the Blood Eagle, but he didn't know which Blood Eagle it was. He immediately called the Blood Eagle down and took a letter from it. Upon reading it, Zhao Hai's expression darkened.
Seeing Zhao Hai's expression, Laura immediately sensed that something serious had happened and quickly asked, "What's wrong, Brother Hai? What happened?"
Zhao Hai handed the letter to Laura. As she read it, her expression changed, and her brows furrowed. She muttered, "It's actually Uncle Ivan... Two hundred thousand mercenaries? How is that possible? Does he really think everyone in the world is an idiot?"
Meg looked at Laura in confusion and asked, "Sister Laura, what's wrong? What happened?"
Laura handed the letter to Meg and said, "This is a letter from Uncle Ivan. He says that Karsen City is suddenly besieged by a large number of mercenaries. Besides the hundred thousand mercenaries attacking Karsen City, there are actually another hundred thousand mercenaries outside blocking the reinforcements from the Versailles Family. Karsen City is on the verge of collapse and will be breached in at most five days."
Although Meigen didn't see the intelligence report, she was still stunned when she heard Laura say this. Even though she didn't understand military matters, the mention of two hundred thousand mercenaries sounded absurd. Were those mercenaries crazy? Two hundred thousand mercenaries teaming up to attack a principality? This had to be an army in disguise. Meigen looked at Zhao Hai and asked, "Brother Hai, did the Versailles family offend some important figure? Otherwise, why would so many troops come to attack them? Two hundred thousand mercenaries—anyone who knows about military matters would know that must be an army in disguise."
Zhao Hai nodded and said, "It's the Southern King, Boric. The last time we escorted Ryan home, the Southern King wanted to make a move against Ryan. However, with the protection of the Arrowfish Ship, Ryan was able to return home safely. Now it seems that Boric is really preparing to destroy the Versailles family."
Laura turned to Zhao Hai and asked, "Brother Hai, what do you plan to do?"
Zhao Hai thought for a moment and said, "We should first discuss this with Grandpa Galen and then talk to Uncle Smith. They are both veterans in the political arena and should be able to give us some advice. As for the fleet, I will let them head directly to Jadewater City and have Mu En handle the arrangements there."