Chapter 290 - 250 Xilan’s Ordeal
The vast swarm of rebels had taken control of the entire Royal City, people divvying up the King’s treasury, basking in the jubilation of their celebration, believing they had won everything. However, Xilan knew victory was not so secure.
This was merely a victory within one Royal City.
Throughout Ajia Land, aside from the Royal City, there were dozens of city-states. In face of the news that the Royal City had been seized, they would surely not sit idly by but would join forces with the loyalist troops in the wake of the tremendous shock to suppress these rebellious people.
In the Royal City, even with tens of thousands rebelling, at the end of the day they were just a disorganized rabble. The sole purpose of the rebellion was to execute the King, and now that the King was dead, their goal had been achieved. The fighting spirit of many had already begun to dissipate.
Now, the few thousand troops that had returned to the Royal City under the leadership of General Beck, instead of besieging the city, took advantage of the chaos to break out and seek the aid of other city-states.
Those city-state Lords, vying for the throne, would first rally together and come to the Royal City to quash this uprising.
Xilan knew that relying solely on their forces they could absolutely not withstand those waves of attacks. The Stone Slaves were able to succeed in their rebellion largely because King Anuket was obsessed with grand achievements and had deployed the Royal City’s garrison to join in the far-off campaign.
Now, their only choice was to leave this place.
Moreover, Xilan had no intention of establishing a New Kingdom. He was not a man of overflowing ambition; what he wanted was merely to protect the Church and pursue the path of the Prophet.
After the execution of the King, Xilan had begun to prepare for departure from the Kingdom. They intended to leave and settle in the distant Ancient Elf Kingdom.
Faced with Xilan’s decision, many could not understand. However, after Xilan sought their future with the "Prophecy" in the Ancient Language, he became even more firm in his convictions.