Fredrinn Firecrown: The Weakest Villain

Roland's frown deepened. "That will be difficult. You should know that each household is only permitted to hire a maximum of three thousand soldiers." This was a rule set up by the royal family to prevent rebellion. Only traitorous families like the Blackcrow Household or those with hidden motives would break this rule.

Fredrinn nodded. He already knew about this.

"After the recent battle against the Blackcrow Household, we lost around six hundred personnel. Even with that, we still have around two thousand soldiers. We can only hire another nine hundred at most."

Fredrinn shook his head. "That won't be enough."

"Huh? Then just how many soldiers do you want to have?"

Fredrinn raised both hands and said in a calm voice. "I want ten thousand soldiers in my army."

There was a reason for amassing this much force... It was the future he saw from his Fate Rating. In that future, he died after being encircled by thousands of soldiers from the Blue Sky Kingdom.

However, there was one problem...

His father didn't know about the future.

Roland's eyes widened. "Do you even know what you are talking about? If a member of the royal family hears that, all of us will be executed!"

"I know, father. There are two ways for a household to build an army of that size without being executed. The first one is to have a legitimate reason like defending the borders from invaders or magical beasts. The second way is for the household to be promoted to a dukedom…"

In the Star Wind Kingdom, there exist powerful families that almost rival the royal family in terms of power. They are the five Dukedoms that were most commonly known as the five 'Supreme Households'.

Each supreme household had at least one Void Tempering powerhouse holding the fort. This was the reason why everyone feared and respected them.

"We don't have a legitimate reason to create an army of that size so we can't go with the first option. As for the second option, only those with…" Roland's words trailed off when he realized something.

Fredrinn smiled. It seemed like his father had already realized his intentions.

"No wonder you brought Sir Argus here… Let's say I agree with your decision, but why do you want to gather that many soldiers? You're not planning to rebel, right?" Roland stared at him with a doubtful look.

"Of course not!" Fredrinn shook his head with a wry smile. "When we last visited the city lord's mansion, we asked Lucas about the situation in the north…"

"You mean the battle in Mount Roshire? How is it related to creating a large army?" Roland raised an eyebrow.

Fredrinn's face suddenly turned serious. "It's entirely related… Currently, the Star Wind Kingdom has the advantage, but we can't say for sure if the kingdom could maintain this advantage. Do you remember the artillery used by the Blackcrow Household? That war weapon was created by the Blue Sky Kingdom.

I can't say for sure how much of that artillery they currently have, but I'm certain that they are mass producing it to prepare for a counterattack…"

At first, Roland was still skeptical, but the more he listened, the more his face became serious.

"Once they are deployed in the north, our kingdom would suffer heavy losses and we would lose control of Mount Roshire. With a weakened army, Star Wind Kingdom would be an easy target for invasion!"

Fredrinn's words stunned Roland.

'He came up with that from the limited information he had?' For the first time, he became fearful of Fredrinn's terrifying foresight.

If Fredrinn's words became a reality, the Star Wind Kingdom would be doomed.

Roland took a deep breath. This was too much for him to take in all at once.

After a moment of silence, Roland sighed and stared at Fredrinn. "What do you want me to do?"

Fredrinn smiled. This means that his father approved his decision. "We must head to the capital and inform His Majesty about my conjecture."

"What if he doesn't believe it?" Roland asked.

"He doesn't need to believe it. He just needs to hear it. When that happens, a seed of doubt will be planted in his mind. His Majesty will make the necessary preparations even if he doesn't believe our words. Even if my words turned out to be wrong, he wouldn't lose anything."

"It seems like you have already thought that far ahead." He was proud of Fredrinn's growth and sudden change of character.

The conversation with his father ended well and they both decided to head to the capital on the 1st of November which was only three days away.

"Let's head to the library. I'll introduce you to someone." Fredrinn smiled mysteriously. He wondered how the old librarian would react once he saw Argus. Although the old librarian was injured, he could still use his spiritual perception. Which means he could sense someone's cultivation level.

Argus didn't say anything and just followed him without a word.

Other than helping Argus familiarize with the library, Fredrinn actually had another goal in mind.

At this moment, he was browsing through the item category in the Fate shop. When he was looking for the translation device last night, he came across a special item.

Life Heart Syrup [Epic] 2500 Fate Points

- Contains three drops of healing liquid. It can heal any physical injury and slightly increase Qi level upon consumption. (Only works on consumers at the Void Tempering realm and below.)

He was planning to use this on the old librarian. If the old man was healed and decided to work for the household, they would have two Void Tempering martial practitioners!

Even among the supreme households, only the Silversword Household and the Evergreen Household had two Void Tempering martial practitioners!

Fredrinn had to convince the old man to stay to increase their chances of survival.

Soon, the two arrived at the library. Argus was a new face, but because Fredrinn came with him, everyone respectfully greeted him.

Meanwhile, the old librarian had also noticed them. When his gaze landed on the person behind Fredrinn, his pupils shrank. 'A Void Tempering powerhouse!'