Chapter 580: Volume 14: Accumulate Thinly, Erupt Mightily, - 24: The North Wind Blows Strongly (1)
Everything was operating on its own trajectory, some aligning with people’s wishes while others doing the opposite.
It was rare for Shami•Taegor to feel this tense. As the king of the Tiger Clan, as the khan of the Beamon Kingdom, there was little that could scare him. The inherent regal aura of the Tiger Clan usually manifested in him as calm and composed, but upon receiving this message, he became nervous. This was about the fate of the entire Beamon Kingdom. No matter how collected he appeared on the surface, the pressure on his shoulders still made his heart race with tension.
"Dashler, are you certain this message is accurate?" Licking his upper lip instinctively, Shami stared at the Snake Tribe’s chief, his gaze fierce and flickering—uncommon for the Tiger Clan King, but at this moment, no one was paying attention to this detail.
The Snake Tribe Chief disliked being referred to by such a somewhat intimate title; he hated it when people did not call him Schnecke, but presently, he was too preoccupied to quibble over this.
"Yes, based on the information our children have gathered from various sources, it should be that the Mortals’ largest religious power—the Church of Light—is involved in this matter, or to say they instigated it. Some countries south of the Ullr River and the Ullr Mountains to the west are complicit. We discovered clues from a Mercenary Corps who had once helped transport a shipment to Tunu Fort, and it seems they realized something since they were all silenced by murder."
"What’s most strange is that not many people on this land know about this, and we’ve found that those who silenced others have significant backgrounds—knights and court mages from the countries to the west of Ullr, as well as clergy from the Church of Light. From this, we’ve found a breakthrough. The Mercenary Corps was not weak, and those who aimed to silence them could not succeed in a few attempts, resulting in a few that escaped beyond the Northern Alliance of Mortal Country towards the south. The last act of silencing, it seems, took place in the capital of the Bohemia Kingdom, Prague—after which the escapees disappeared. Our people did not dare to track any further; the mortal forces there were too strong, especially their mages, whose power is extraordinary. For this, I lost seven of the finest sons of the Snake Tribe."
As he spoke, even the usually impassive Dashler•Schnecke’s eyes flickered with a tinge of sorrow.
"Dashler, we will remember this. Blood debts must be paid in blood. Whatever the Mortals have enforced upon us, we shall return it a hundredfold." Nodding in understanding, Shami•Taegor was quite empathetic in this regard, and it was precisely this characteristic, different from his predecessors, that earned him more support within the current Beamon Kingdom than any other Tiger Clan King before him. Besides the resolute support from the Bear and Cow Tribes, he even won favor from the Snake Tribe who had always abstained from the competition for the throne. Even his opponent, Wolfe•Carter of the Wolf Clan, felt a sense of respect for his worthy rival.