Valon: Even a supporting character can change his fate.

Just as Wolfe expected.

When the news of the army's destruction reached the capital, everyone in the court was shocked.

Not only did the royal family fail to regain the face they had lost, but they also lost most of the remaining troops. Fortunately, a member of the royal family had the foresight to retain part of the royal troops on the grounds of protecting the safety of the royal capital. Otherwise, those royal family members who could not carry the burden would have to do it themselves.

But even so, with just a few defenders in the royal capital, it is difficult for them to defend the capital, let alone deal with the undead.

Not to mention that there is an imminent problem at the moment, and that is the nobles.

The nobles of this generation are too outstanding. When the royal family has enough strength and military force, they are the sharpest sword in the hands of the royal family.

These nobles never tire of expanding territory for the royal family, increasing tax revenue and population, and increasing their own territory.

In this way, the royal family can indeed expand its territory for nothing, but the disadvantages are equally obvious.

These nobles who fought in many battles gained combat experience in blood and fire, and the soldiers under their command were selected wave after wave from the battlefield.

Don’t underestimate the strength of those troops that the nobles gave to the royal family. At most, they were ragtag troops in the hands of the nobles. They only needed a little training to look good. As for the real elite troops, how could the nobles easily hand them over?

Now, the royal family has shown signs of decline due to two consecutive failures, and those nobles who have long had rebellious intentions will naturally not miss this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.

Even not long after the kingdom's army left the capital, some nobles began to secretly transport troops here from their own territories. They disguised themselves as ordinary people and hid in towns and villages.

If the Kingdom's army defeats the undead, then there is nothing to say, these disguised soldiers will naturally return to where they came from, but if the Kingdom's army is defeated, these disguised soldiers will take action, get ahead of other nobles and gain an advantageous advantage.

The fact is just as people thought, the kingdom army was defeated, and it was a great defeat.

Nobles from all sides took action immediately. One bold noble even used his own private soldiers in the royal capital to capture the palace and control the old king.

This guy is indeed quick in action, but his brain isn't very good.

The enemy's main force was gone, but how could a royal capital not have any guards at all? These few scumbags were quickly suppressed.

But once this noble fiddled with it, it was like dropping a drop of water into a pot of boiling hot oil. The other nobles could no longer sit still, and the entire capital was in chaos in an instant.

In a private house somewhere in the royal capital.

"What should we do now? Should we attack the palace like the other nobles?"

The person who was speaking was a man. Judging from his clothes, he was obviously a noble. However, his face did not have the calmness that a noble should have. On the contrary, he looked very panicked.

It's not his fault. What he did was really too absurd. He was the noble who lost his temper and let his private soldiers in the royal capital cause trouble.

The natural result was that he became the first to be exposed. Although he accelerated the chaos in the capital and stepped on the accelerator for the destruction of the royal family, his private soldiers had been wiped out, and his advantages over other nobles were completely lost.

"What should I do? Now you know to ask me, why didn't you discuss it with me at that time!"

Although the person who was speaking was not a noble, his identity was equally important. He could be said to be the military advisor of the noble in front of him.

By chance, the bald traveler saved the other person's life. During the conversation, the noble found that the other person was a talented person with great ideas. The noble took a lot of effort to persuade him to stay and assist him.

The other party did not insult the nobles' trust in him. As if he had foresight, he had anticipated the decline of the royal family early on and asked the nobles to quietly transfer some of their private soldiers to prevent any accidents.

Compared to others, he originally had a great advantage, but the bald walker didn't pay attention. This guy couldn't tell the difference between the big and small kings, and directly sent people rushing forward, and ended up losing everything.

Faced with the bald walker's angry rebuke, the noble man did not dare to refute at all. After all, it was his fault in the first place. If the other party just patted his butt and walked away because of his words, the noble man would be in tears.

Although he was scolded and really angry, after complaining, the bald monk still gave him some advice.

"Because of your reckless behavior, we have already lost the initiative. Without sufficient troops, we will not gain anything even if we attack the palace with other nobles."

"Then...what should we do? We can't just give up everything, right?"

"Of course it's impossible to have nothing, but good things are not only in the palace, but also outside the palace."

Seeing that the other party still didn't understand, the bald traveler simply explained it more clearly.

"In addition to precious metals such as gold and silver, food, population, and talent are equally important. Now send a trustworthy and skilled person to the granary with money. Don't be stingy with the silver coins. After bribing them, try to ship out as much food as possible."

"Okay, I'll do it myself."

After saying this, the man turned around and was about to leave, but he was stopped by the bald traveler after taking only two steps.

"Don't worry. Although this matter is important, it's not that important. Just send someone you trust to do it. You have other tasks to do."

Originally, the Bald Walker wanted to analyze the current situation for him, but time did not allow it. In order to gain more benefits before other nobles could react, the Bald Walker could only put the matter aside for later. Now, the other party could just do whatever he said.

Although many of the men's private soldiers were killed, they were not completely wiped out. Now, except for those who stayed to protect themselves, the rest were all dispersed, taking silver and gold coins to look for talents, and attracting all the blacksmiths, leather workers, carpenters and so on to their own fiefdoms.

In addition, the common people living in the royal capital were also tried to be won over as much as possible, especially those who had some cultural knowledge and could read and write, and it would be best to get them all to their own fiefdoms.

Although the man did not understand what the bald walker said, he still ordered his men to carry out the mission.

As soon as the noble man left, the bald walker showed a ferocious smile on his face. His body shape changed rapidly. A pair of horns grew out, and huge flesh wings like a bat stretched out from his back.

Yes, the identity of this bald walker is not simple. What he just did was just a disguise, and his real identity is the Lord of Dread.