Above Pirate King - Chapter 123

St. Martin Palace’s Study.

When Arthur received the news, he sat on the chair in a state of shock!

A marriage alliance!

Another marriage alliance!

Was he fated to be involved in marriages recently?

After a while, he snapped out of his daze and started thinking carefully, stroking his chin.

Currently, Stankey had control over the entire military forces of the Oga Kingdom. Even if Kapev didn’t cooperate, he could still conquer the entire kingdom.

However, doing so would undoubtedly incur losses.

After all, controlling the military forces didn’t mean controlling everyone.

If they were to use force to conquer, it would definitely provoke resistance from those loyal to the kingdom and the king, causing unnecessary losses.

But with Kapev’s cooperation, it would be different!

If the king himself cooperated, what meaning would their resistance hold?

Arthur weighed the pros and cons and eventually agreed.

However, even though Arthur agreed, he couldn’t possibly marry a four-year-old girl.

“Let’s just treat it as raising a daughter!” Arthur murmured.

Afterward, Arthur thought for a while and called for the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Brian, the Minister of Personnel, Connie, the Minister of Army and Navy, Bruce, and Aiolos from the Saint’s Legion.

Among the four, Bruce was the first to arrive. He happened to be eating at a small shop not far from the palace, and the person sent to notify him met him just as he was leaving the palace.

“Thank you, thank you, thank you! You guys are really great. Can I sing a song now? Do you want to hear it?” Bruce sang as he walked into the study, his voice reaching the room before him.

“Yo ho ho! Your Majesty, you called for me!” Bruce chuckled, performing a noble gesture.

“Wait a moment, I’ve called three more people!” Arthur attended to the documents on his desk, not even raising his head as he spoke.

Upon hearing this, Bruce nonchalantly sat down on a nearby chair, continuing to sing happily. Arthur didn’t stop him; Bruce’s singing was indeed good and made him feel as if he had returned to the time before he crossed over, working while listening to music!

Before long, the other three arrived!

“Your Majesty!”

The three of them respectfully greeted in unison.

Arthur put down the documents in his hand, straightened up, and said seriously, “Alright, all of you take a seat. I have something to discuss with you.”

“Thank you, Your Majesty!”

The three of them sat down in the nearby chairs.

“Here’s the situation.” Arthur briefly explained the background of the Oga Kingdom’s situation.

Listening to this, the four of them had bewildered expressions on their faces.

So, they were going to reclaim the Oga Kingdom!

“Your Majesty, should I check how many kingdoms there are in the West Blue? You can marry a few more times. Let’s try to incorporate all the kingdoms in the West Blue into our kingdom!” Bruce couldn’t help but suggest.

“Hmm!?”

Arthur suddenly turned his head and stared at Bruce with a murderous gaze.

“Ah, heh heh, I was just joking!” Bruce shrunk his neck, quickly forced out a few dry laughs, and awkwardly said.

Only then did Arthur retract his gaze and solemnly said, “Now that you know the situation, I called you here to cooperate with Stankey in incorporating the entire Oga Kingdom into our kingdom!”

The four of them nodded in unison.

“Brian, you will represent me in a mission to the Oga Kingdom and announce my intentions!” Arthur pointed at Brian and said.

“Yes, Your Majesty!” Brian nodded.

“Connie, how are the new officials doing?” Arthur turned his head to Connie and asked.

“The new officials have adapted to their work. There are hardly any problems!” Connie explained.

“That’s good. At that time, you will select a group of officials and then find another group of experienced officials. Mix them into two batches—one batch will go to the Oga Kingdom to cooperate with Stankey in taking over the kingdom. As for the other batch, I’ll have use for them in a few days!” Arthur instructed.

“No problem!” Connie nodded in agreement.

“Bruce, you’ll lead a division of the army over there and work with Stankey to reorganize the troops, transforming all the soldiers released by Stankey into the Second Army of the Land Forces! By then, Stankey will be the commander of the Second Army!” Arthur said.

After several suppressions of rebellion, there were approximately 15,000 soldiers remaining in the Oga Kingdom. Excluding some who were old, weak, or disabled, it was just enough to form a new army!

“Yo ho ho, leave it to me, Your Majesty!” Bruce said with a mischievous smile.

Although Bruce was rarely serious, Arthur trusted him when it came to getting things done.

“Aiolos!” Arthur finally called Aiolos’ name.

“Your Majesty!” Aiolos said respectfully.

“This time, you will lead the Saints under your command to the Oga Kingdom and stay there, preventing any unforeseen circumstances during the takeover!” Arthur ordered.

“Yes!” Aiolos nodded.

“Alright, that’s all. Prepare yourselves and depart for the Oga Kingdom in three days!” Arthur said calmly.

The four of them nodded in unison and slowly exited the room.

“Knock, knock!”

Shortly after they left, there was a knock on the door.

“Come in!”

It was Nico Robin who entered.

“Your Majesty, the queens are calling for you to play mahjong as soon as you finish your tasks!” Robin said respectfully.

Originally, Arthur was supposed to spend time with his family today, but due to Stankey’s phone call, he quickly made time to handle matters first!

However, he didn’t neglect his family either. His shadow was immediately put to use, accompanying them in playing mahjong.

Although the shadow couldn’t physically touch the mahjong tiles, it could point to them, allowing Robin to play on behalf of Arthur.

Unfortunately, because he had to focus on handling matters here, he had to split his attention. As a result, the shadow’s thought process became extremely slow, which is why Satomi sent Robin to remind him.

“Alright, good!” Arthur casually tidied up the documents and followed Robin to the amusement hall in the palace.

Inside the hall, aside from the servants, there were Satomi, Ophelia, and Smoothie.

Although Smoothie hadn’t been there for long, female friendship was strange like that. Under Satomi’s deliberate approach, the three of them quickly became close friends and allies who could even share a bed.

Of course, in the end, Arthur was the happiest!

At this moment, the three of them were sitting around a mahjong table playing, and their opponent was Arthur’s shadow. As soon as Arthur arrived, the shadow returned to his body.

“Your Majesty is here. Hurry up and join the mahjong game!” Satomi called.

“Okay!” Arthur smiled and sat opposite the three of them.

“Clack, clack, clack!”

Accompanied by the sound of mahjong tiles clashing, they began playing.

“Pong, Two. By the way, I have something to tell you!” Arthur spoke while playing mahjong.

“Kan, 1 Circle. Your Majesty, just say it!” Satomi smiled.

“Chow, 3 Bamboo. That’s right!” Ophelia said innocently.

“Pong, Nine!” Smoothie focused on playing mahjong and didn’t pay attention.

“Kan, Red Dragon. Here’s the situation.” Arthur explained the situation regarding the Oga Kingdom while playing.

As soon as he finished speaking, the atmosphere in the hall instantly turned cold. The three of them looked at Arthur in unison.

“You three, please leave!” Satomi gave a forced smile and instructed the servants in the hall.

“Yes!” The servants and Robin quickly exited.

Soon, the sound of mahjong tiles filled the hall again.

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