King-Chapter 1390 - 269: Assassination Case

After returning to Canglan City after two months away, the city’s environment had undergone a drastic transformation. Although wartime economic policies were still being enforced, the people’s morale had changed profoundly.

Over the past year, the citizens of Alpha Kingdom have experienced an extraordinary series of events—things that might not occur even once in a century had all unfolded within a short span of time.

First came the outbreak of cult rebellions, followed by a once-in-a-century natural disaster, as the fires of war spread across the continent.

Shortly after, Charles III proclaimed himself emperor, triggering the anti-French war. Almost simultaneously, the Orc Empire launched an invasion against the Kingdom.

The once-mighty Clergy revealed its true weakness during the anti-French war, falling from its peak and initiating a shift in the Human Race’s political landscape.

One could say that year 99998 was perhaps the most chaotic year in recent memory.

However, in year 99999, everything began to turn around.

Hudson’s decisive maneuver at the Lakeside of Snow Moon, where he burned down the Orc Great Camp, established the Kingdom’s strategic dominance.

Following this, the Human Alliance Council convened in Canglan City, marking Alpha Kingdom’s debut on the global political stage and writing a new Chapter of glory.

Driven by shared interests, the three major human nations cooperated, sacrificing the Clergy to secure internal peace within the Human Race.

Hudson, hailed as the continent’s greatest military commander, was awarded the title of Human Marshal.

A sudden flood swept away the Orc Empire’s ambitions, delivering a pivotal turning point in the three-hundred-year-long war between Alpha Kingdom and the Orcs.

Witnessing all these events firsthand, many still found them hard to believe—especially the citizens of Alpha Kingdom, whose spirits had been weighed down for more than three hundred years by the looming threat, which now seemed to vanish overnight.

The dominant narrative of future wars in the Northern Continent would be Alpha Kingdom’s expeditions to the Orc Prairie, rather than Orc invasions of the Kingdom.

Perhaps, subsequent wars might involve the Alien Coalition, but such matters were concerns for those in power, not the average citizen.

The Kingdom’s unprecedented victory had sparked a surge in public morale and national pride. Although life remained difficult, the people’s spirits were soaring.

Despite the limited share of victory’s benefits received by the populace, they still managed to gain something.

Territorial expansion had created a massive labor shortage. To address this, the Noble Lords were compelled to create a social environment more conducive to human reproduction.

It’s safe to say that the next hundred years promise to be the most comfortable era for the citizens of Alpha Kingdom. The dividends of expansion will tangibly improve everyone’s lives.

As the architect of this golden age, Hudson’s investiture ceremony drew the attention of all sectors of society.

The scene was incredibly grand, with numerous nobles and royal dignitaries from the Kingdom and representatives from the Human Alliance Council present. The crowd of onlookers seemed to gather in countless layers.

To maintain order at the event, all five legions stationed in the capital were mobilized, along with elite experts from both the Magic Academy and Arcane Academy.

In contrast to the grandeur of the ceremony’s scale, the specific arrangements on-site appeared much more modest.

Clearly, Alpha’s finance department, which Hudson was well acquainted with, hadn’t become any more generous, even under a new Minister of Finance.

There was nothing to feel resentful about; even the King’s coronation ceremony had been kept minimal, so the investiture ceremony was naturally restrained as well.

No matter how frugal the event, mobilizing such manpower and resources and accommodating so many guests inevitably incurred significant expenses.

Scanning the crowd, Hudson allowed himself a faint smile. This was truly a highlight moment in his life.

As the main figure took center stage, the atmosphere became increasingly lively.

The title of "Human Marshal" was an extraordinarily rare honor, surpassing even the significance of a King’s coronation.

After all, most people lived long enough to witness one or two coronations. If someone lived exceptionally long, it wasn’t unusual to see three to five changes in royal power.

But a Human Marshal? Such figures might not even appear once in several centuries. Hudson’s investiture ceremony was not only the first witnessed by many but also the first in the history of Alpha Kingdom.

While common folk celebrated in joy, the mood among the VIP seats was mixed—some were delighted, others deeply troubled.

Historically, every Human Marshal had emerged through storms of blood and slaughter.

They either turned the tide during dire crises or led armies to conquer expansive territories for the Human Race.

Hudson fell somewhere between the two. He had stabilized the Northern Continent’s Human Race under dire circumstances while simultaneously gaining new territory.

If Alpha Kingdom could continue to annex portions of the Orc Empire, the continent’s entire balance of power could be reshaped.

Even if this goal wasn’t achieved, the Human Race’s strength in the Northern Continent after this conflict was inching closer to rivaling the Alien Coalition.

With the Orc Empire’s primary forces diminished, Alpha Kingdom’s only real concern in the Northern Continent would be the Elf Race.

The wounded and weakened Ancient Heritage Alliance could easily be subdued by the rapidly strengthening Moxi People.

It could be said that the Human Race’s situation was now better than ever before.

However, not every nation was qualified to partake in the benefits of this shift in continental dynamics. fɾeewebnoveℓ.co๓

For several declining major states, even if the Human Race managed to unify the continent, the enormous rewards wouldn’t include them.

Seats at the table were determined by strength, and the representatives of several fallen kingdoms had been placed together, along with the Clergy’s representative, forming the "League of Disenfranchised Human Nations" of the Continent of Aslante.

The word "reform" once again surfaced in everyone’s minds.

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