True King's Ecstasy

Chapter 198 Banquet II - Nobels

Be it former nobles or anyone that is interested in how this new control structure is going to be, quickly got close to the stage to take a clear look at their new leaders.

"We are the first generation of Keller family and this person here is our leader or in simple terms, king of this country," Daphnia announced with her every word oozing out elegance and pride.

Velian looked at the crowd travelling his eyes across the whole room and questioned Delviny, who was happily smiling looking at the crowd.

"Sister, some people are missing, did they try to go against us?" Velian noticed that some of the former nobles are not present.

He wanted to completely cut off them in the banquet, but seeing their absence, he wanted to know whether they escaped.

"Some of them tried to hire assassins, I didn't want to put your life in danger so, I asked Naomi to kill them," She answered with the same smile, but her eyes showed an aggressive look which went unnoticed by all the people, who didn't know about her true personality.

"What about the prime minister? He is the most important one, I asked Naomi to assign some spies to his house,"

Since Velian confiscated all the land from the former nobles, he had to put them under house arrest, until he decided what he is going to do with them.

"I will tell you later, now focus on the banquet, Veli," Her words indicated that something big happened, but Velian decided to wait patiently instead of trying to force things.

While they were whispering among themselves, Daphnia finished the introduction and looked at Velian hoping he would take over the banquet.

The new king stood before the people, his heart beating fast with anticipation and excitement.

This was Velian's moment, his chance to address his subjects and let them know his vision for the kingdom. He cleared his throat and began to speak while observing the expression of the people.

"My dear subjects, I stand before you today as your new king, humbled by the trust you have placed in me to lead our great kingdom. I am filled with gratitude and determination to serve you all to the best of my abilities,"

He started his speech with a generic king-to-commoner dialogue.

"As we stand here today, I am reminded of the tyranny of the former king of our kingdom. From the earliest days of our existence, we have faced challenges and overcome them, through unity and determination. It is this spirit of unity that I call upon today, as we face the challenges that lie ahead,"

All the merchants and commoner, who were present in the meeting was reminded of their grim past, where they suffered.

This was Velian's goal, as he didn't want them to forget what suffering was. So he can give hope and improve their life while satisfying them preventing another rebellion until he can become powerful enough to survive without the help of the people.

"I believe that our kingdom has the potential to be even greater than it is now. With the right leadership, we can achieve greatness, and I am committed to providing that leadership. Together with my new vassals, we will work towards a future that is brighter and better for all of us," He pointed at the esteemed guest and they were really excited to hear about their new promotions.

Former nobles of the Rapidclaw kingdom had grim faces, but they knew it they make a scene here, their heads would fly and nobody would complain, but at the same time there were few nobles that genuinely wanted to serve Velian.

"To achieve this, we must work together, with a shared vision and a common purpose. I am committed to listening to your ideas and your concerns, and to working with you to find solutions that benefit us all,"

His words affected the crowd more than he thought as some of them started getting rather close to him to take a closer look at this young and valiant leader.

"With my leadership, none of you will know what hunger is again, and none of you will have to die without knowing the purpose of your life and this kingdom, I will make it a living paradise in this land but for that, I need your cooperation,"

With that, he got ready for the main purpose of this meeting.

"Now I will start calling upon thy names, who are going to be my new finger, who will help me to make this kingdom great again,"

But before he could even announce the names, the people erupted in cheers and applause.

They had faith in their new leader and were excited to see what the future would bring. The journey ahead would not be easy, but with the right leadership, they knew that they could achieve anything.

Some might think this is unreasonable but the people in the kingdom knew how many changes happened inside the kingdom after Velian took over it.

Agriculture became more sophisticated with the support of the government.

Crimes rate dropped heavily with Delviny taking over the security of the kingdom.

More and more development projects started with Lyra and Sariya's intervention.

All the girls beside Velian giggled seem their son/ husband and lover being appreciated like this.

Specially Daphnia felt like crying seeing her beloved son grown into a fine young man, and she was proud to be a mother and lover to such a great man.

Suddenly, Velian raised his hand asking everyone to be silent since nobody wanted to stop cheering and continued on with his speech.

"Even though I highly despised previous nobles in this kingdom, I won't abort that concept instead I will improve it," He said with a simple smile.

"In this new kingdom, nobles won't be someone that would simply take from their subjects, instead it will be, give and take,"

One by one, he called people to the stage after that sentence but, most of them were confused because some of them were totally unexpected people.

"Let's begin," Velian looked at the crowd in front of him and muttered.