The Witcher: Start with the Lord Marrying a Wife.

Chapter 97 I am willing to help you ascend the throne

Inside Frostwolf Keep.

David held a letter from the Silver Moon Capital in his hand.

After the old King Silver Moon died of illness, the second prince Bronco Silver Moon, who had already moved into the palace, announced that he would inherit the throne.

But this was just news released by the second prince Bronco Silvermoon.

Now, the upper class nobles of the entire Silver Moon Kingdom are discussing this shocking news.

Even many nobles did not accept the second prince's statement. Some claimed that the King of Silver Moon fell because of a murder, and the murderer was the second prince Bronco Silver Moon.

The so-called serious illness was just a play performed and directed by the second prince Bronco Silver Moon, just because he couldn't wait to ascend the throne.

David didn't need to guess at all, he knew that these statements came from the camps of the eldest prince Gould Silvermoon and the third prince Reynolds Silvermoon.

But no matter who was right or wrong in this dispute, the Second Prince, with the full support of the Duke of the West and the Prime Minister, still temporarily seized the power of the supreme ruler of Silver Moon in his capacity as the acting king.

The eldest prince Gould Silvermoon and the third prince Reynolds Silvermoon simultaneously declared war on the second prince Bronco Silvermoon.

It’s chaos, the whole Silver Moon is in chaos!

"What is supposed to come has come."

David's face was calm at this time.

The civil war he had envisioned would have taken place in the summer.

What happened now was not beyond his expectations.

However, the death of King Silver Moon was indeed very strange, and he was actually more inclined to believe that it was the Second Prince who was responsible.

Of course, none of this matters anymore.

History is written by the victors.

If the second prince won, then King Silver Moon himself would have died of illness.

And if anyone else wins, they will definitely blame the Second Prince for the death of King Silver Moon and find a legitimate reason for their declaration of war.

At this time, Reina also opened the office door and walked in.

"My Lord Duke, what happened?"

David threw the documents to his secretary, then lay down in the chair, put his feet on the desk, closed his eyes and thought.

Reina took the document and looked at it, her expression gradually becoming serious.

"Is there a war?"

"Well, the war has begun."

David nodded, "Next, the Second Prince will definitely launch a conscription."

He and Lena had discussed this a long time ago.

Today, the eldest prince Gould Silvermoon controls the eastern border, and the third prince Reynolds Silvermoon controls the southern border.

The Western Territory was in the hands of the Second Prince, and the Northern Territory became an ownerless land with the decline of the Frostwolf Family.

Therefore, the eldest prince and the second prince will launch a conscription in the north and force the nobles in the north to take sides.

All families that do not obey the call will be eliminated by the two princes first and become victims of the internal strife in Silver Moon.

But this is also an opportunity for Frostwolf Ridge. As long as they can resist the attack of the Second Prince, Frostwolf Ridge can prove that they have the strength and qualifications to remain neutral.

"Next, Frostwolf Ridge must also prepare for battle."

Reina nodded after hearing this. "The walls of Frostwolf Ridge are almost built and will be completed in the near future. The second team of wolf cavalry is also being formed. We have also recruited all the noble knights."

She reported on the achievements made by Frostwolf Ridge during this period. During this period, the Frostwolf Family had gradually taken back the surrounding territories.

David's attitude towards these vassals of the Frostwolf family has always been to retain their titles and fiefdoms, but to confiscate their power to form a knightly order.

Therefore, his territory now includes Eagle Wing Castle, Silver Fox Town and other vassal territories, and all the knights have joined the Frostwolf Knights.

This also ensured David's absolute control over the surrounding territories and prevented these nobles from defecting during times of war.

As for the nobles of Ice Bear City, after the defeat of the Ice Bear City coalition, their foundation had long been hollowed out and they no longer posed much of a threat.

"Okay, let's continue recruiting militia."

"Tell the Gray Wolf Knights not to worry about the consumption of resources and to train more knight squires as soon as possible. I will find a way to tame another batch of gray wolves." David issued one decree after another, setting the entire Frostwolf Ridge into motion.

Of course, it wasn't just Frostwolf Ridge. All the lords of the entire Silvermoon Kingdom who got the news also took action. Even kingdoms close to the Silvermoon Kingdom, such as the Crystalsong Kingdom, were ready to take advantage of the situation and get a piece of the pie!

……

Wizard castle.

Anne put down the book she was reading.

It's the first day of the week again, and this is the time for her to contact the outside world.

She closed her eyes to communicate with the spirit and began to arrange the summoning ritual. After she placed a black feather in the ritual array, she successfully summoned the little black bird and took out a letter from the little black bird's body.

Anne fed a piece of cake to the little black sparrow and then began to check.

The first thing she read was Rosalia's letter, which mentioned that Rosalia had gone to the Far North with some of her companions.

Since then, with Rosalia's departure, the Witches' Guild also came to an end. The letter to Rosalia was the last one they wrote.

After reading the letter, Anne sighed slightly.

From the moment she decided to stay in Frostwolf Ridge, they had embarked on two completely different paths. There was no right or wrong, they just wanted to survive.

Anne burned the letter directly in the candle and did not send the little black bird back to Rosalia. Just as the other party said, they would not have any contact in the future. This was the best choice for both parties.

"You will live here from now on."

Annie touched the little black sparrow's head and fed it another piece of cake.

Then, she mobilized her mental power and summoned the little white mouse.

These summoned beasts, like the gray wolf, possessed faint supernatural bloodlines, so her third-level mental power could contract many of them and use them as messengers.

Now, she summoned these messenger beasts one by one, so that she could get in touch with the witches and understand their situation.

“Are the leaves almost here yet?”

Anne opened a letter and a look of surprise appeared on her face.

Although the Northland is not very large, for the common people in this world, many have never left the village where they lived in their entire lives.

Therefore, even for these witches, it was not easy to avoid the church and the lords and reach the Frostwolf Forest in the westernmost part of the North.

Now, finally a witch who was willing to come arrived near the Frostwolf Forest, which made her breathe a sigh of relief. She immediately planned to tell the Duke the news.

Afterwards, she looked through the letters from other witches, replied to them one by one according to their situations, and asked the other party whether she needed to pick them up in person.

In fact, even Annie didn't know where these companions had gone.

At this moment, she suddenly saw a different letter, which also came from a noble witch. It recorded the death of King Silvermoon, the second prince's announcement of his ascension to the throne, and the eldest prince's taking the opportunity to declare war.

“The civil war has begun.”

"The North won't be safe from now on."

Anne sighed and wrote back to the witches.

In her mind, she mentioned the upcoming battle in the North and asked them to make a decision as soon as possible. Even if they did not go to the Frostwolf Forest, they had to stay away from the battlefield.

Unfortunately, in the letter, she did not dare to reveal more information about Frostwolf Ridge and the Wizard Castle, in order to prevent it from accidentally falling into the hands of the church.

She really wanted to tell her companions that Frostwolf Ridge was really great. There was a castle for wizards here, and the Duke of Frostwolf would protect all witches.

Now, she could only hope that these companions would trust her, follow the messenger's instructions, come to the Frostwolf Forest, and join the wizard's castle.

……

the next day.

David went to the wizard's castle.

He came here this time also to ask about the wizard.

Originally, he planned to use the power of wizards to fight against the second prince.

Afterwards, he learned from Annie that a witch named Leaf would come to the Frostwolf Forest, and that her ability was to control plants!

"Control plant growth?" David narrowed his eyes.

This ability sounds very suitable for farming.

I just don't know if the other party's ability can act as a fertilizer, thereby helping the crops grow better and allowing the territory to usher in a year of harvest.

"Don't worry, I will take you to meet him in person." David said in a deep voice.

Anne nodded, and then continued to ask: "My Lord Duke, has the war in the Silver Moon Kingdom really begun?"

David heard this and looked at the witch in surprise.

He knew that the other party had the power of a summoner and could use it to communicate with those witches, but he didn't expect that the other party would be so well-informed.

He did not hide this and nodded, saying, "You are right."

"So how do you plan to deal with it?" Anne continued to ask.

David did not answer, but smiled and said: "If you want wizards to live freely on this continent, the church must perish, and I will ascend the throne!"

Annie was startled, and suddenly a light flashed in her eyes.

She never thought that Duke Frostwolf would be so ambitious.

Ascend the throne and destroy the church!
When she realized what was happening, she knelt on one knee without hesitation and swore her allegiance, "Then I am willing to help you ascend the throne!"

(End of this chapter)