Fate: I Will Eventually Become the Hero of Justice II

Chapter 201

King Leodegrance's expression grew grave as he asked, "Guinevere, tell me more about it."

Despite his reluctance to admit it, King Leodegrance knew that his daughter possessed exceptional intelligence. From the moment she was born, a fairy had blessed her and prophesied that she was destined for greatness as a wise and noble person. As a result, King Leodegrance had long been attentive to his daughter's opinions.

Naturally, King Leodegrance kept this incident to himself, particularly from his sons, fearing they might view Guinevere as a threat.

Regrettably, despite her intellect, Guinevere was also gentle and timid, rarely voicing her opinions. But now, with her astute observation, King Leodegrance realized that his daughter had noticed something he had overlooked.

Guinevere hesitated for a moment. Throughout her childhood and into adulthood, she had observed many things that others could not comprehend. However, she kept her thoughts to herself, afraid of being labeled an oddity. But now, the situation was too dangerous for her to remain silent.

Grimacing, she gathered her courage and spoke slowly, "Father, what is your plan once you strike a deal with King Arthur? What was your original intention?"

King Leodegrance responded without hesitation, "I will recruit soldiers and purchase horses. As King Arthur stated, I can buy grain from him with animal skins and weapons. I will use this grain to feed my army and strengthen our forces."

She probed, "But if we're putting all our resources into soldiers and horses, who's going to work the fields?"

He responded confidently, "Arthur has promised we can trade furs and weapons for grain. That should take care of feeding our people."

Not satisfied, she pushed a bit more, "And what if Arthur goes back on his word? What if he trades with us for a couple of years, filling his armory and storerooms with our stuff, then decides it's more beneficial to fight us instead of trading? What will we do then?"

He brushed off her worries, saying, "Arthur's army only has 500 soldiers, and they're not even well-equipped. We could easily defeat them."

Guinevere wasn't done though, "Despite the current cold weather, he has an abundance of grain that he could trade for armor and weapons. Why are his soldiers still so poorly equipped?"

King Leodegrance paused, taking a moment to consider her question.

She urged him, "We need to figure this out soon. If we don't, we might be the only kingdom left in Britain in a few years' time."

"Okay..."

Although King Leodegrance was still unsure about the situation, he realized he had to take his daughter's words seriously. He reached out to other kings and shared Guinevere's concerns. Unfortunately, instead of being taken seriously, he was ridiculed by the other kings.

The other kings mocked him, saying, "How could you trust the words of a mere woman? King Leodegrance, perhaps you have grown too old!"

"King Arthur has shown us such sincerity, and yet you are entertaining such treacherous thoughts. This is unacceptable!"

"We need to unite against Vortigern, not create unnecessary internal conflict!"

The kings laughed, dismissing King Leodegrance's concerns.

Each of the other kings boasted thousands of soldiers, while King Arthur had only 500, and even if he had some hidden away, the run-down place could support at most 2,000 soldiers. They saw no reason to fear him.

Their conviction was based on a single truth: in this world, military strength equated to power!

For thousands of years, which country's greatness was not tied to its military strength?