Chapter 181: The Bank

"And I don’t want you to show them any mercy. Level their kingdom’s cities to the ground and capture all their inhabitants, because we will sell them as slaves!"

Vaelor’s words echoed in Amris’s ears like a royal symphony, and he quickly raised his head and looked at him in astonishment.

While Rios controlled the defense Arrays and fought the Anar Titan, Vaelor had been observing the battle from every angle through the Array. Among the scenes he witnessed was the moment Amris killed his traitorous grandfather, and he learned then just how much Amris hated the Falcon race. Therefore, he had specifically assigned this mission to him so that he would deal with it!

"Your Majesty!" Amris quickly bowed, responding to King Vaelor’s orders.

Vaelor looked at him for a while, then shook his head and sighed before looking at his other guard...

"Orion and Valeria!"

"Your Majesty!" As soon as they heard the call, the royal guard Orion and the general Valeria quickly knelt.

Vaelor looked toward his guard for a moment before giving his orders. "You will take two hundred Level Four warriors, along with ten thousand warriors from the Ground Legion, and return with them to the War Elf Kingdom!"

Orion looked toward Vaelor with a complicated expression before opening his mouth and asking worriedly, "Will these warriors come with me as peace envoys or as a threat?"

Faced with Orion’s question, Vaelor smiled mockingly. He knew very well what was worrying Orion.

Originally, Orion had come to the City of Light to investigate the news and gather information, but when he sensed Vaelor’s immense strength and saw in him the hope capable of uniting the Elves once again and unifying the continent that even the ancestors had failed to unite, he swore loyalty to him immediately.

But Vaelor’s mission now involved the War Elf Kingdom, where his people lived... his homeland!

He knew his people very well. They were extremely proud of themselves and believed that they were superior to the other Elves on the continent and that they were the chosen ones who would support the Tree of Cradle when it returned to the homeland once again!

But with Vaelor sending this force capable of crushing the War Elf Kingdom within a few hours, and knowing the nature of his people, it was only natural for Orion to feel pressured and worried by this move!

"Both!" Vaelor smiled mockingly. "If they know where their interests lie and submit and yield to my authority, then naturally they will have peace and safety, and this mission will serve as a display and inform them of the strength they have joined and the benefits they will receive by joining us. But if they disobey and refuse, then this mission will naturally be a threat and a warning of what we can do to them!"

Orion heard these words and clenched his fist, but eventually sighed and lowered his head. "Your Majesty!"

"Your Majesty." Valeria quickly followed from behind him.

Vaelor nodded, then swept his gaze over the rest of the Elves.

"Apart from these kingdoms and regions, the City of Light will not go and occupy any other territory, and from now on, we will focus on development, advancement, and increasing our population!" Vaelor’s words echoed in the Elves’ ears, but soon a question came from Ayat...

"If you permit me, My Liege, what about the rest of the kingdoms? Will we leave them like this?" Ayat asked the question that was on the minds of most of the Elves, and faced with this question, Vaelor smiled and rested his cheek against his fist...

"No, we will not leave even a single village on this continent without bringing it under our rule and authority, but the method will be different from now on!" Vaelor’s smile widened as he continued explaining...

"Starting next week, we will begin building the organization that will be our front in this continent and anywhere else our hands can reach. This organization will be known as... the Bank!" Vaelor paused for a moment until his words reached the ears of all the Elves, letting them settle in their minds for a while before continuing...

"If kingdoms want to invade other kingdoms but fear running out of their resources, we will provide them with the resources they need! If there is a city under attack by other kingdoms, we will provide it with the necessary support so that they can continue defending themselves. If there is a village with ambitions to expand or break free from the control of one of the cities or kingdoms, we will provide it with the appropriate equipment and support. If there are people with ambitions who want to rebel and replace governments, we will help them with their rebellion. If there are desperate governments on the verge of falling to rebels, we will help them preserve their throne. If there are adventurers who want freedom and do not want to be bound by cities or kingdoms, we will become their own kingdom of freedom!" Vaelor’s words echoed as everyone’s astonishment grew with every word they heard, then a sinister smile appeared on his face...

"Of course, none of this will be free, because we are not a charity! Whoever wants equipment must pay, whoever wants support must pay, and whoever wants power must pay. We will take away the most precious things they possess without them realizing it, we will make them destroy one another without them knowing it, and we will make them submit to us without thinking twice! Money builds nations while destroying them at the same time! We will tempt them with money, techniques, weapons, equipment, and a life they could never have imagined. And if they do not submit before all of this, then instead of one method, I have a thousand methods to make them submit!"

The Elves listened to this plan and felt an involuntary chill run down their spines, while their minds filled with storms of thoughts, thinking about the countless possibilities that would arise from this organization called the Bank!

Vaelor looked toward Ayat and gave her further instructions. "You will be responsible for overseeing the banks that we will begin building starting next week. I will give you a blueprint for how they should be built, the locations where you will build them, how everything will operate, and the laws of the Bank, in addition to a list of the materials you will sell and the support you can provide!" Then he lifted his cheek from his fist and leaned his back against the chair... "In addition to this, I want one hundred squads, each consisting of two Level Four warriors and one thousand Ground Legion soldiers, to serve as the front of those banks and protect them, in addition to construction workers and Spirit Lords to build the Bank branches in the locations I have specified and support them with Arrays!"