Chapter 904 The Oing Storm (Part Two)
"Your Majesty, I have an idea," Zack said slowly. "The South Kingdom had just got past violent internal
struggles. Their queen, Catherine, is currently preupied in cheering her people up and upping their
slumping economy. With that, we know that we do not need to worry about the South Kingdom
attacking us. I suggest we focus all our forces on keeping a close eye on the Great Jade Kingdom and
the Wonder Kingdom. Right now, Emperor Rndo is attacking the Dragon Pass, which means that he
had been intending to attack the Bright Dynasty for a long time now. He is well prepared, so we are
sure that Dragon Pass is in grave danger. I also would like to volunteer to go to the north domain in
order to provide them any support they may need."
Hearing that, Maxwell turned to look at Zack in surprise. Zack was a thoughtful man who was
iparable to anyone in the court, even his father. Indeed, if he was in the north domain, he, along
with Shawn, who was more capable of fighting, might be able to resist the forces of the Great Jade
Kingdom.
"I would like to go with you," Maxwell offered once again.
After thinking about the proposals justid out in front of him, Lucas thought that thebination of
Shawn, Maxwell, and Zack might actually work in their favor. With a new highly feasible n, he
agreed to send the two men to the north domain, eximing, "Approved! The military situation we are
currently faced with is urgent. Go back home and say goodbye to your families. Set off as soon as
possible."
"Yes, Your Majesty."
When Franklin and Isabe heard that Zack offered to go to the border to support Shawn in battle, they
were severely shocked. Zack was the only male heir of the Bu n, and he was a civil official who had
no background in martial arts or martial affairs. But now, he would be heading for the border to join a
war! If anything terrible happened to him, the Bu n would lose its sole inheritor and would definitely
be facing a desperate situation!
"Do you really have to go there?" Isabe asked, her voice full of worry and hesitation. "Can''t you
refuse? The situation over there is very dangerous!"
"Mother, I must go. Prince Matthew is trapped in the Great Jade Kingdom and Shawn is guarding
Dragon Pass without anyone supporting him. If Emperor Rndo makes an appearance there and
decides to fight, Shawn would definitely not stand a chance against him. I must go there to support him
until Prince Matthew arrives there," Zack hastily exined as he was packing his belongings. He was
in such a hurry that he did not even have time to raise his head and look at his parents.
"But why you? You are a civil official, Zack, not a military officer!" Isabe pointed out, sounding more
anxious than before.
"Isabe, stop it," Franklin said, trying to stop his wife from having a full-blown panic attack. "Zack may
not be a military officer, but he currently is the suitable person to aid Shawn in the war at Dragon Pass."
"That is not true, Franklin!" Isabe cried out, tears now streaming down her cheeks.
"Emperor Rndo is cunning, nuanced, and tactical. Shawn''s ns are too straightforward, I''m afraid.
He definitely is no match for someone like Emperor Rndo. If he failed to protect Dragon Pass from
the oing forces, it would be a big problem for Bright Dynasty," Franklin exined, sighing heavily.
Slowly, he turned to his son and said, "Zack, please. You must be careful. You muste back to us."
"Father, Mother!" Caroline cried out as she came in. As soon as she heard that Zack had offered to go
to the border to fight, she came with her baby. "You can''t let Zack go to the north domain! There is a
war there!"
"Caroline, don''t do this! This is an imperial order!" Zack pleaded. He immediately noticed that
Caroline''s face had turned pale, probably because she just learned the news of his departure. He then
took the baby in her arms and exined, "I''m going to the north domain just to help Shawn. I am not
going to die there, so stop acting like I will!"
"The north domain is now a battlefield, Zack! Please stay! Please stay away from that ce!" The Bu
n only had one heir, and that was Zack. If he died, the whole Bu n would be doomed and would
have no hope of flourishing!
"Do you really think I''m that weak?" Zack asked in a helpless tone. "Father, Mother, Caroline, and
George, please don''t worry about me. I will be fine and I wille back. I promise!"
"My Lord, My Lady, General Maxwell is already outside. He said he''s here to pick up Lord Zack," the
steward said as soon as he came in. Isabe''s, Franklin''s, and Caroline''s eyes widened as soon as
they heard this, and they all turned to look at Zack. Their anxiety soared to unimaginable levels, but
they all knew that there was no stopping Zack.
"General Maxwell is here to pick me up. I should leave now," Zack said, in a firm, calm tone. He
purposefully tried to look calm and collected in order to appease the fears his family was intensely
having. "You don''t have to worry too much. I''m a civil official, so I will only serve as a military
counsellor. I''m not going into the battlefield. I will just create tactics and suggest ns of action behind
the scenes. Our kingdom has so many capable soldiers. It would be a pity if they died just because of
wrong directions from theirmanders," he said. With that, he gave his family a tight hug and headed
out.
As he exited, he saw that Maxwell was riding a majestic horse. "Since this is an emergency mission,
we have to ride horses. Carriages are too slow. Is this okay?" he asked.This content is ? N?velDrama.Org.
"There would be no problem on my end," Zack replied. He then mounted his horse gracefully. After
taking onest look at his family, he quickly left with Maxwell and his troops.
Isabe tried hard to stop herself from crying her heart out. The moment Zack was out of sight, she
turned around to wipe her tears quietly. Franklin, who looked and acted rationally, also began to tear up
due to sadness and worry. While he knew that Zack was the best person to take the job, as his father,
he couldn''t help but be filled with anxiety about his son''s safety.
"He''s a grown up, Isabe. He makes his own decisions now. Besides, he''s just going to the north
domain to serve as a counsellor and he assured us that he will not be fighting on the battlefield. So let''s
stop worrying and have some faith in him, okay?" Franklin said, in a bid tofort his wife.
"I understand that, Franklin, but I just could not stop myself from worrying about him. The situation on
the battlefield changes every second. No one knows what''s going to happen next and that''s what I''m
afraid of!" she said, continuing to cry hard. In the imperial capital, everything had changed overnight.
The once carefree young boys and girls had started to leave their parents to face the oing storm,
but their parents still weren''t ready to let them go.
"Mother, don''t worry. He will be fine!" Caroline said firmly. "He will be fine. I trust him!"
"Yes, he will be fine. He wille back to us safe and sound," Isabe repeated tofort herself as
well. At that moment, she decided to be a vegetarian since that day and to pray for the safety of her
son. She also hoped the turmoil would subside as soon as possible.
It was clear to George that the bnce that kept the four kingdoms from destroying each other was
about to be broken. He wanted to work for his country and to fight on the battlefield, but looking at his
wife and son, he knew he couldn''t. He then murmured in a defeated tone, "Why can''t I be more useful
instead of being just a civil official?"
Hearing this, Caroline couldn''t help but be shocked. She wanted to say something to her husband, but
in the end, she elected to stay silent. He was an ambitious man and she knew that she wouldn''t be
able to stop him if he wanted to do something. But even if she could, she promised herself that she
wouldn''t.