I'M THE NECROMANCER KING
Chapter 75: The King's Trump Card

"If they want to fight, then they'll get it."

"Fergus, immediately prepare the troops to fight, increase the guard and send scouts around the border. Yasin, you've contacted other kingdoms outside the union circle to get the necessary construction materials. Kayle, you're making an announcement on hiring additional construction workers, double the wage of workers than usual. I want the new wall in the outer region to be completed by the end of this year. That was enough time before King Titus' army arrived and came attacking.

"Okay, sir," Fergus said.

"Alice, make arrangements and prepare the disciples who have the qualifications to be in the position of defense of the territory within the kingdom."

"Understand me" said Alice.

"But Your Majesty.. regarding the wages of the workers in the new recruitment, wouldn't that cost a lot of royal cash?" Kayle commented.

"No problem with that" said King Cornelius.

"What about you, Yasin? Is there something you want to say?" The King continued.

"Sorry Your Majesty, I must report that the royal warehouse is currently in a bad state. That was because of the large expenditure in the previous months to send in need assistance in the village of Valey. I was afraid that if this war were to happen, it would be our side that would be greatly harmed when in a defensive position. The food delivery line will be cut off and we will no longer have food stocks in the warehouse" Yasin said.

"Then, Kayle, you'll take care of the distribution of the recruitment expenditures of the construction workers and the purchase of food stocks from outside. I think the royal treasury is still enough to meet all that, right?" King Cornelius chuckled as he looked at Kayle who looked to be frowning in anxiety.

"Your Majesty, at a time like this you can still laugh?" said Kayle.

"There is no need to strain Kayle too much, the Srivijaya Kingdom is not a small kingdom that is easily provoked!" Surprisingly, King Cornelius suddenly seemed relaxed as he spoke, making Kayle who had previously rebuked the king when angry, become dazed.

"What if King Titus was involved with the Jianheeng and Ephraim Kingdoms? The Kingdom of Srivijaya will only suffer destruction, Your Majesty," Kayle said. He looked frustrated, this was not a joke, it would be very strange for a king to laugh when his territory was under serious threat from the outside.

"Your Majesty, it's true what Miss Kayle said. It is very dangerous if other kingdoms help the Mori Kingdom in the attack" Tristan said. He was the leader of the defense department that was directly related to the security of the city wall.

Tristan knows the condition of the royal wall more than anyone else. The current condition of the kingdom was indeed developing very well after climbing the stairs to the third level in the eastern continent. Many small, tier one kingdoms located on the same continent began to try to establish good relations, making the kingdom's trade and diplomatic routes progress rapidly. However, the real condition of the kingdom has not recovered after the war. There are still many walls on the border that are still under construction and repair.

Especially after the merger of the former territory of the kingdom of Noville, a new wall established as an expansion of the Kingdom of Srivijaya is still in the stage of 60% work. The main problem is the rest of the work time, it takes at least three to five more years if the construction is 100% complete.

However, the king still insisted on wanting it to be completed within a year? Was King Cornelius wrong with his calculations? If you really want to accelerate development, of course you need workers in very large numbers! Where did the king's trust in paying the workers come from? The financial cash that the kingdom has is definitely not enough!

"Your Majesty, is it possible...."

Kayle closed her mouth involuntarily, she stared at King Cornelius with a bright face.

"Want to?"

King Cornelius fell silent and stared at the entire audience in the room. He realized everyone was staring at him with curious faces. Even Alice who usually appeared indifferent at that time continued to look at the king without blinking.

"Alright, listen carefully. Here have any of you ever heard of the plague crisis that hit the Baratajaya Kingdom?"

"If Your Majesty meant the eighth level bona fide kingdom in the northern region of the continent, I know a little about it." Suddenly a voice came from Calliph, the leader of the health department.

"Oh? Then, can you tell the others what conditions are going on there?" King Cornelius casually appointed Calliph to continue.

"It must start from a mysterious illness suffered by one of the dukes in the kingdom. After his death, the Duke's family who were nearby suffered from the same illness, and it continued to expand and almost encompassed a portion of the Kingdom's territory."

"According to the information I have obtained, the government has taken action to quarantine the patients of the disease not to be allowed to enter the main fortress, and live outside the walls. It's just that, unexpectedly a prince from the kingdom was exposed to the same disease and exiled outside the royal walls. The King was very sorry about that, especially the prince was the son of the queen, his future successor."

"That's all I know, Your Majesty." Calliph retreated from his position and returned in line. He felt a little happy performing in front of the others, telling a great story that came from the far north of the continent. A story that few easterners as they know it. Calliph was filled with pride and gratitude, as this was the first time he could stand out when compared to the other department heads.

"Yes, you're right." King Cornelius smiled as he looked at Kayle's expression looking at him suspiciously.

"I still don't understand, what does that have to do with it?" said Kayle.

Concluding Kayle, the influential nobles and department members present nodded and asked each other a friend beside him. They did not get a clear idea of what the king meant, when he told Calliph to reveal news coming from the northern region. It makes no sense for the king to ask for help from a kingdom in trouble, especially the distance from the two kingdoms is very large.

"I understand."

Alice there finally smiled and blinked after a long time. He finally knew what his king was up to. Linking that with the plague that occurred in the kingdom of Baratajaya with the recovery of Queen Lilian, the king must have a trump card in his hand.

"It seems like it takes all day for you to think, Fergus." Alice threw a cynical look at Fergus, in fact the woman wanted to be seen showing off as well as dropping Fergus' pride.

"What do you mean! Are you out of your mind already? Didn't you see everyone thinking? Why are you suddenly fighting!" Fergus did not like glaring at Alice.

"Your Majesty, it must have something to do with Queen Lilian's recovery. Is that really so?" alice said, immediately she glanced at Fergus and smiled mockingly.

"Good, you're right this time" said King Cornelius.