King-Chapter 1113 - 167, Deceiving the King_2

A group of old kids’ prank left the two most powerful individuals in the kingdom completely dumbfounded.

Glancing at the contents of the letter, Hudson immediately felt awkward. It turned out to be his own mess.

All of this was caused by working overtime.

The upper echelons of the Arcane Academy, who were also the core of the Kingdom’s Magician Group, had been laboring in the Near East in recent days.

Under Hudson, the ruthless Commander, their workload inevitably increased. With the grand cause of fighting against the Orcs, they had no choice but to comply.

After returning to the Capital, someone felt under the weather and decided to stir up some trouble.

Unfortunately, these practitioners, strong in cultivation, were not politically powerful. They only intended to shout out loud and create some trouble for Hudson, but they had never anticipated such a significant political impact.

According to the letter, this act was done by a few foolish strongmen while drunk; other senior academy members were unaware.

After receiving the message, the high-ranking members of the academy realized the trouble was major, and their first response was to vanish, leaving the mess to Caesar IV.

Closing the letter, Hudson looked sympathetically at his own king. Indeed everything has two sides; while enjoying the deeply entrenched benefits, one must also be prepared to clean up the mess.

Even if most of the antiquities were rational, there were still a few old kids among them. These individuals, with their hands on brute force, were far more troublesome than children.

"Your Majesty, these are all excuses they came up with to shirk responsibility last minute.

If it was just a few drunkards’ actions, handing them over would be enough. Was there a need for the entire academy’s senior staff to flee?

With their status, even if it were truly them, the kingdom would only be able to handle it internally, and externally we’d need to cover for them!"

Hudson’s righteous criticism resonated with Caesar IV. This situation indeed required keeping a lid on things.

The involved parties were almost all ancestors from the kingdom’s major families; if handled publicly, including the Royal Family, many major nobles would be implicated.

It wouldn’t matter if the Clergy were currently too busy to care; even during their heyday, the kingdom would have had to stubbornly keep denying.

"Marshal, they are just afraid of being punished!"

The Queen’s interjection at the side directly revealed the true nature of the incident. Hudson indeed could not lay hands on these old fellows, but giving them a severe beating was still not too problematic.

As it turned out, these old fellows truly were cunning. Given Hudson’s rage at the time, had he found them, he would definitely have beaten them before anything else.

Realizing the truth left Hudson speechless. After all this trouble, he had taken the blame for others, and he couldn’t even retaliate.

Unable to find the actual culprits, he couldn’t very well beat up their descendants, could he?

If he were to actually do so, King Caesar IV would be the first to be thrashed. The mere thought was thrilling, but he decided against taking action.

Beating the King, such an abominable act, only the royal antiquities could commit; others better save it - the charge of being a treacherous subject was indeed terrifying. free𝑤ebnovel.com

"Your Majesty, let someone tell them this isn’t over. If they don’t give me an explanation, they better not cross paths with me, or they won’t be able to get out of bed.

Rest assured, I’ll be measured. I’ll just break their legs at most; I won’t kill anyone!"

Hudson said furiously.

The lost reputation could surely not be restored. No matter how much the kingdom tried to cover it up, the political impact had already occurred.

Now, the goal was damage control, recovering as much as possible; threatening to beat them was just a scare tactic.

The Continent of Aslante was so vast, if Eighth Order Strongmen truly wanted to hide, Hudson finding them would be a surprise.

"Marshal, there’s no need to get physical, right? They are all elderly, and if something goes wrong, let’s say they can’t catch their breath, that would be problematic.

I suggest we have them make amends and restore your reputation!"

Caesar IV advised.

The current kingdom was not suited for major upheavals. A conflict resulting in death could impact the kingdom’s unity, and that would be a major trouble.

For the sake of the greater good, he had even endured the "exorbitantly high transit taxes" by the Nobles of the North.

It wasn’t that Lords couldn’t impose taxes, but under normal circumstances, no one would impose such high rates!

Depending on the size and location of their lands, the transit tax imposed by Lords generally hovered between 1% to 15%; thirty percent was outright extortion.

The understanding often occurred unspoken; at Caesar IV’s hint, Hudson immediately understood.

The reputation could not be restored, but compensation for interests was possible. Originally worried about the distribution of profits from smuggling trades, he temporarily didn’t need to be concerned.

At least for the next few years, these related families would feel embarrassed to bring up this issue. If there was anyone to blame, it was their own ancestors stirring up such a storm.

_without these individuals’ involvement, the remaining kingdom aristocrats, even if they exerted pressure, Hudson could withstand.

Being able to earn effortlessly for a few years was enough; once the Snow Moon Territory development was complete, the subsequent profits from smuggling trades wouldn’t concern Hudson either.

As a Great Lord, the development of his territory was key; money was a minor matter.

"Your Majesty, you need to take better control of the Arcane Academy after this. If such chaos continues, then they might as well be shut down.

For now, how about we leak the news of the lost Church Relic, adding fuel to this drama?"

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