Pam’s heart was bleeding. He could not forgive himself for sending all his teammates to the guillotine.

  He dragged his tired body back to Drondheim City alone. The horse he was riding was given to him by the Elf King.

  It was to ensure that he could return to Drondheim City successfully.

  Commander Bunduk was standing on the city wall at the moment, waiting for the victor to return triumphantly.

  A soldier knelt in front of Bunduk. He sobbed and reported, “Commander Bunduk, according to the reports from the front line, we were all defeated in the battle last night!”

  “What?” Commander Bunduk widened his eyes. He looked at the soldier in front of him and was obviously very angry.

  “You scoundrel, if you lie about the military information, you will be beheaded.”

  “I definitely do not dare to do so! Commander Bunduk.”

  The soldier said to Bunduk with great respect. He even had a sobbing tone. His brother was one of the Virgil knights.

  His brother had died heroically last night.

  Bunduk only felt that his vision was very dark now. He could not accept such a thing. That was an extremely powerful knight corps. In addition, there were more than a thousand Swadian Sergeants. How could all of them be wiped out by the enemy?

  “This is bad!” Bunduk ran to the main city of Drondheim in a panic.

  Kant was reviewing the words of the ministers last night.

  Recently, the city-state of Drondheim was gradually rising, and the people’s voices towards him were also gradually rising. Moreover, everyone held great respect for the army and soldiers, which made Kant feel very gratified.

  “Commander Bunduk, how many times have I told you, not to be so anxious and noisy during an audience?”

  Kant stopped the scroll in his hand and raised his head to look at Commander Bunduk. His forehead was full of sweat, and his hands were also trembling.

  Kant finally realized the seriousness of the matter.

  “Commander Kant, I’m sorry, we’ve all lost!”

  Bunduk said with a sobbing tone. He looked at Lord Kant with tragic eyes. Although he was not the one who lost the battle, he seemed to be blaming himself now.

  He even felt that it was impossible, so he went to check on Z’s messenger pigeon last night. The battle report was indeed like this.

  At that moment, he felt that his eyes were covered in black fog.

  Kant was stunned. It had been a long time since he had received such shocking news. He kept repeating, “Really?”

  Bunduk did not answer. He just lowered his head. It would be foolish to answer Lord Kant’s question now.

  “Lord Kant, Commander Pam is back!” a soldier said to Kant.

  “Let him in!” Kant’s tone was not friendly, and it even sounded like he was condemning.

  The soldier trembled and retreated.

  Soon, Pam kneeled in front of Kant. He did not cry, but his face was calm. At this time, his wound had not been treated, just like the old man who was scavenging outside.

  He seemed to have aged dozens of years.

  “Commander Pam, I need your explanation.”

  Kant stood in front of Pam. He stared at him seriously, trying to figure out the origin of the matter from his body.

  But Pam pursed his mouth tightly. He exhaled after a long time.

  As if he had made a great decision, he said, “Lord Kant, I’m sorry. I’m here to collect my death. I beg Lord Kant to give me the criminal law in Drondheim’s eyes. I’m willing to let eight horses dismember me!”

  Kant frowned, and his tone was filled with anger, he said, “Commander Pam, tell me what happened. I need a reasonable explanation. Why are you the only one left among the 1,500 soldiers I sent you? What’s going on?”

  Kant was about to lose his patience.

  Pam suddenly burst into tears. He said mournfully, “Those undead soldiers were too strong. Our troops are no match for them. The information is wrong!”

  Kant’s eyebrows knitted together. He asked, “What’s going on?”

  Pam continued, “Among these undead soldiers, there was a leader of the undead soldiers with astonishing combat strength. His jumping ability is extremely powerful, and his movement ability is much stronger than mine. I was no match for him at all, but he let me off. He was like a powerful enemy who likes to play tricks on his opponents.”

  Kant clenched his fists, he said fiercely, “You’re saying that those undead soldiers have leaders, and their combat strength is much stronger than those ordinary undead soldiers? And you’re saying that the leaders also have high intelligence?”

  He couldn’t believe what he had heard. According to all the intelligence reports, none of them mentioned that these undead soldiers had leaders and that these leaders actually had very strong combat strength?

  Kant paused for a moment before continuing, “I don’t want my subordinates to hide anything.”

  “Absolutely nothing!” Pam immediately replied.

  “Very good!”

  Kant laughed out loud. Perhaps he should not be laughing right now, but the desire to fight had ignited in his heart. The challenge that he had not felt for a long time had appeared, which made Kant a little excited, he did not think that the lives of the soldiers were very precious. In his eyes, they were just a pile of data, but to Pam, these data were the most precious thing to him.

  “Commander Pam, since you want to be punished the most severely, I will satisfy you.”

  Kant sighed and beckoned for the people on both sides to come forward.

  “Take Commander Pam away. Use five horses to dismember Commander Pam to death!”

  Kant’s words stunned the surrounding soldiers for a moment. Kant continued, “Do you want me to repeat it?”

  The soldiers’ hands trembled in fear. They quickly lifted Commander Pam on both sides and brought him out of the main door.

  Bunduk was also shocked by Kant’s action. He immediately went forward and knelt in front of Kant.

  “Leader Kant, don’t you need to think about it? Although Commander Pam made a mistake in his eyes, he didn’t deserve to die, right?”

  Bunduk was puzzled.

  “Commander Bunduk, are you questioning my decision? Since Commander Pam wants to die, why don’t I let him meet his beloved subordinates in the underground?”

  Kant said resolutely. His purpose was to let everyone see that even if he had a high position as a commander, as long as he made a mistake, he would receive the harshest punishment like an ordinary person.

  Bunduk retracted his head.

  Kant continued, “No matter what mistake he made, Commander Pam was wrong. He underestimated the enemy. He has already admitted this. I gave him the death sentence to let you understand that you can not make such a mistake!”


  Chapter 640: The Lord who Insists on Doing Things His Own Way

  “But he has already advanced to the level of a Holy Knight. If we kill him, we will lose a very powerful fighting force.”

  Bunduk tried hard to plead for Pam.

  However, Kant was even more determined to tell him, “Commander Bunduk, even if I have committed such a crime today, I will still commit suicide to atone for it, let alone Commander Pam.”

  Only then did Bunduk shut his mouth. It seemed that Kant had already made up his mind. He could not change the Lord’s mind.

  In the direction of the noon gate, Commander Pam’s body was dismembered. His head hung at the city gate as a warning to everyone. This was the punishment of the loser. Drondheim did not need a defeated general.

  Kant did not say this explicitly, but all the ministers knew the meaning behind it.

  Unexpectedly, they did not mention anything about Commander Pam.

  The Elf King of the elven colony came to the city of Drondheim again.

  Kant personally received the Elf King.

  “Elf King, I’m very sorry that I didn’t help your country this time!” Kant said helplessly.

  The Elf King handed the box in his hand to Kant and said, “I heard that Leader Kant punished Commander Pam?”

  “He was dismembered,” Kant said calmly. He took a sip of the red wine in front of him.

  The Elf King clearly did not expect Lord Kant to kill Pam directly. This was beyond his imagination.

  The Elf King paused and said, “Lord Kant, isn’t this a lack of consideration?”

  “What do you mean?”

  Kant was happy to tell him the reason.

  “In my opinion, although Commander Pam could not resist the undead soldiers, he still protected the elven colony for one night. His leadership ability is very strong, at least among my ministers, no one can compare to Commander Pam. Such a person, in my opinion, has no flaws at all, only that he lacks a bit of luck. The strength of the undead soldiers last night was beyond our expectations. They have an intelligent leader, and they organized a proper attack. In that attack, Commander Pam did not show any fear. He was a hero-like figure, always charging at the front and defeating all the undead soldiers one by one.”

  “But what’s the use of that?”

  Kant exhaled slowly. “He was a general who lost the battle after all.”

  “Your rules are really strict!”

  The Elf King began to admire Kant a little. He killed as he wished without any hesitation. Because Commander Pam had lost the battle and he did not bring back any soldiers, Kant treated everyone equally. He gave Pam the death sentence.

  The Elf King closed his mouth as if he was recalling Kant’s words. After a long while, he said, “You must have other reasons for giving him the death sentence, right?”

  Kant smiled and said, “Commander Pam no longer has the qualifications to be a commander. His confidence has been completely defeated. No matter how many troops I give him to take revenge, he will still be defeated in the end. Why don’t I give him a quick death so that he won’t be stuck in pain forever?”

  Kant’s words were very convincing, and even the Elf King was moved. He said, “It seems that we have all misunderstood you! You are not a tyrant! You saved Commander Pam. He must be much happier in the face of death than he is in the world.”

  Their idle talk quickly passed, but no one knew Kant’s real intention except the Elf King. They all thought that the king in front of them had become a violent king, and this king only allowed them to win wars, and those who lost wars had to die!

  But Kant did not care. The king was fickle in the hearts of the ministers. At present, he might be a tyrant in their hearts, but time would wash away everything. What he did was completely contrary to a tyrant.

  Kant ordered people to take down the body of Commander Pam, who was hanging on the city gate and buried him with the highest level of etiquette.

  He was indeed not a deserter, he was a hero, but Kant had to use him to win over the hearts of the people, to make the ministers fear him, to be able to go all out in the great war, and not have reservations everywhere.

  The invasion of the undead soldiers was still ongoing.

  The Elf King was also worried about this, he continued to say to Kant, “Lord Kant, you helped us. Even if it is to commemorate Commander Pam, I should hand over 15% of the territory to you, but now we are still under attack by the undead soldiers. If you are still willing to take over, please continue to send troops to support us.”

  Kant already knew what the Elf King was planning. He could use a bit of territory to exchange for more soldiers to extend the life of their elven colony. This way, they could continuously weaken the forces of Drondheim.

  Kant smiled and said, “Elf King, the conditions have changed. If you want us to continue sending reinforcements to you, you have to sign at least 30% of the territory transfer treaty! Our soldiers can not be sacrificed in vain. They are the elites of Drondheim, and they are worth 30% of the territory.”

  The Elf King did not expect Drondheim to change his mind at the last minute, and he looked especially nervous. He said, “Isn’t Lord Kant afraid that I will work with the Jackalans now?”

  Kant gently put his hand on the treaty in front of him and said, “The Jackalans are greedier than us. They may need 50% of the territory to agree to cooperate with you. Don’t you know that?”

  He pushed the treaty toward the Elf King, he said, “You know how powerful the undead soldiers are, right? My army has already suffered a serious loss. We deserve this 30% of the territory. Moreover, the Jackalans are almost unable to take care of themselves. How would they have the time to manage the affairs of the elven colony?”

  Kant patiently enticed them, waiting for the Elf King to agree.

  The Elf King gritted his teeth and agreed as expected. He said, “Sure, as long as you can save the elven colony, we can even become your vassal kingdom!”

  He seemed to have no way out. He actually said that he was willing to become Kant’s vassal kingdom.

  However, Kant did not continue. Vassal kingdoms were of no use to him. Drondheim had to pass through an empire to reach the elven colony. The two places were too far apart, so it was not suitable. On the other hand, Kant needed 30% of the elven colony’s territory because there were fertile raw materials under the elven colony’s soil. These raw materials could nourish many medicinal herbs where they bloomed, this was an advantage that Drondheim did not have.

  Kant said politely, “Since the Elf King has already agreed to my request, then sign your name under this treaty!”