The Golden Throne - Chapter 245

Liu Feng was exhausted. He was smiling the entire day, and the nobles were dying at a chance to make sure that they knew who the next king was. Liu Feng was pissed at every single noble who was pretentious enough to continue to stay in this banquet even though they had already offended him.

But it was time to make the announcement. Liu Feng looked at Damascus and nodded at him. Damascus nodded back, and Liu Feng tapped on his glass.

Clink! Clink!

The chatter of the entire hall stopped, and all the guests looked at Liu Feng. They did not dare speak when Liu Feng wanted their attention, and every one was looking at what Liu Feng wanted to do.

“Ahem.” Liu Feng cleared his throat.

“It is of great pleasure with me to have befriended the king of Elvan. Through my years at the magic academy, I had the pleasure of knowing the princess of Elvan. And now, it is my honor to announce an alliance with Elvan. With a new king, the kingdom needs a new queen.” Liu Feng glanced at Damascus to continue.

“And, at this time, it is my honor to betrothe my dear daughter, Amelia, to the new king of Aegon.” Damascus said.

There were shrieks of surprise, but the loudest of them all came from Amelia herself, who was in the banquet. She looked at Liu Feng with wide and unblinking eyes. Liu Feng smiled as he mouthed the words, “I will talk to you later.”

He then looked at the rest of the banquet. Everyone certainly did not expect this, and all of them looked at Liu Feng and at Damascus. With an entire kingdom behind the new king, certainly, his position was cemented.

He then put the glass down and was getting ready to leave, when he was blocked by two people. One of them was a plump looking man, while the other was well defined, and would be defined as stunning in every way.

“Your Majesty. It is an honor to be here. We are here to congratulate you on your ascent to the throne.” the handsome man said.

Liu Feng frowned, because the man had no intention of bowing, and was even smiling at this offense. Although Liu Feng did not care for any of these traditions, backing off right now in front of all the nobles would only put him in a bad spot.

“Who are the two of you? Do you not even know the etiquette of greeting a king?” Liu Feng said angrily.

“Your Majesty. Please forgive us for not introducing ourselves properly. I am Liam White. A prince of the great kingdom of Derail. Your neighbor from the north. I am sure that you are aware that your father has given our kingdom quite a few promises, and I am just here to ensure that his son will be respecting his father’s wishes.” the handsome man said.

“My father made a few promises? I am sure that anything my father has promised will be bearing his sign and sigil. Please send over the corresponding documents, and the kingdom will be glad to cooperate. After all, my father would only do what is good for the kingdom after all.” Liu Feng smiled.

Lian’s forehead twitched. “Documents, you say? That is quite troubling. Actually, these agreements were actually made verbally, and there aren’t any documents to show for them. But your father had promised us a huge amount of gold in exchange for grain, and other supplies and all of them are ready. It is just that your father had not yet paid us in full, and the merchants have been complaining.” he said.

“I am sorry then, but I cannot do anything about this. As for grain, my father would not be so idiotic as to get grain, when even our own coffers are overflowing with it. Please turn those merchants back. I am sure that they will be able to find buyers elsewhere. Might I suggest the draconic empire? I heard that unrest had made their food situation quite dire.” Liu Feng said.

“Does Aegon wish to renege on its deals? Is that what the new leadership wants to do? I hope the His Majesty will think forward. Does Aegon want a harmonious relationship with Derail, or not.” Lian said coldly.

“Hmm. I wonder, are the history books of Derail intact?” Liu Feng suddenly said.

“Of course.” Lian said, frowning with confusion.

“Then I am sure that the prince of Derail is familiar with the power of demons, and other such mythical creatures that had long since retreated from the world.” Liu Feng continued.

“Why is His Majesty bringing up such useless topics at such an important discussion?” Lian asked.

“Take this to your father. Tell him that Aegon is not in a place that anyone can just push over. Tell him that we have just fought a short war and decimated all the demons in Glade and we are not yet tired. If the situation demands it, demons might appear in the north as well.” Liu Feng said coldly. He then tossed a magic stone towards Lian.

“You dare threaten Derail? You do you think you-”

“Forgive him, Your Majesty. He is a child who does not know the proper etiquette. What you are saying, I have completely understood. I shall relay this to His Majesty. Thank you for your grace. I wish that your succession is smooth and your reign prosperous.” the plump man held Lian and bowed towards Liu Feng.

Liu Feng nodded towards them. He then waved his hand dismissing them.

“What the hell are they doing? To think that they wanted to cause trouble for me on my coronation? That really is going too far. I need to teach them a lesson for sure.” Liu Feng clenched his teeth.