World-Ending Demon Emperor
Chapter 224 - 145: Survival from Desperation! The trial ends, accept Suo Lun!_2

Chapter 224: 145: Survival from Desperation! The trial ends, accept Suo Lun!_2

"Yes," Suo Lun said.

Yan Shuang asked, "Has there been a significant change in me compared to that time?"

Suo Lun replied, "You’re like a different person."

Yan Shuang said, "That’s because my father is no longer with us!"

Suo Lun was taken aback. He hadn’t expected Yan Shuang to reveal such a massive secret so bluntly, one that was intimately connected to the life and death of the Silver Wolf Legion.

However, he wasn’t too surprised by this outcome, as he had already anticipated it. Still, he felt tremendous discomfort in his heart and profound pity for the woman before him.

No wonder she had undergone such a huge transformation. In many ways, she was just like him. He had to shoulder the mission of saving the Suo family, while she had to bear the task of preserving the Silver Wolf Legion.

The difference was, she was a woman, and once had been an innocent, unblemished girl.

"Why do you seem not very surprised?" Yan Shuang inquired.

Suo Lun responded, "Because many people have guessed this outcome, they just weren’t sure."

Yan Shuang said, "Actually, donating the Dragon Mark Stele is not significant, as the special energy from it has already entered my body. Now, the most fatal issue is that my father’s demise can no longer be concealed."

Lord Ji Gang of Tianye City did not follow this time to witness the donation of the creature to the stele, but rather to expose the truth that Silver Wolf Yan Yan was deceased and then to widely publicize it.

Yan Yan’s reputation was too illustrious. With him around, no one dared to have second thoughts within the Silver Wolf Legion, and outsiders did not dare to provoke them.

His unbeaten battle record was too astonishing. The graves of those who had once been his enemies were now covered in weeds. He had never served a single day as the City Lord, but in reality, he was the uncrowned king of Tianye City, the true king of the wolfpack.

But if he were dead, the other alpha wolves in Tianye City would definitely bare their ferocious fangs and insanely lunge at each other.

Yan Shuang asked, "Do you understand what would happen if my father’s death is disclosed?"

Suo Lun said, "Inside the Silver Wolf Legion, the morale would dissipate or even split. Externally, over a dozen starving wolves would madly leap to bite and tear."

Yan Shuang commented, "Everyone says that my Silver Wolf Legion is merely a mercenary force, but it has become more than just that. Do you know how much profit it makes each year, even if I don’t take on a single deal?"

Suo Lun shook his head and said, "I don’t know, but it must be a lot."

"More than twenty thousand Gold Coins," Yan Shuang stated.

At this figure, Suo Lun was astoundingly shocked. More than twenty thousand Gold Coins a year, that wasn’t only enough to maintain three thousand troops, but ten thousand troops with plenty to spare.

It was known that, under normal circumstances, cities like Linhai City and Tian Shui City, which were ruled by feudal lords, only had an annual income of just over twenty thousand Gold Coins. Moreover, this money had to cover the royal taxes and the upkeep of tens of thousands of troops.

Yet the Silver Wolf Legion, a mercenary group of three thousand, had a fixed income of more than twenty thousand Gold Coins a year.

Yan Shuang explained, "Tianye City is the largest trading city in the southern part of Central Earth. The underground trades of the Xiliang Kingdom, the Southern Barbarians, the Rage Wave Kingdom, the Flame Empire, the Night Orchid Duchy, and other nations all take place here, where the daily trade volume reaches astronomical numbers and mountains of gold and silver flow every day."

Suo Lun had fully witnessed the prosperity of Tianye City. And much more significant trades were unseen.

Yan Shuang continued, "The Tianye City elders levy taxes on these trades and take cuts from certain trade routes. Just these revenues amount to over one hundred thousand Gold Coins each year, and this income is divided among the thirteen elders. My Silver Wolf Legion has the greatest influence, so each year we get a share of twenty percent."

Suo Lun commented, "So annexing the Silver Wolf Legion is not just about taking over this three thousand-strong army, it’s more importantly about seizing the annual income of more than twenty thousand Gold Coins."

"Correct," Yan Shuang confirmed, "My father was not only the Wolf King of the Silver Wolf Legion but also the Wolf King of Tianye City. Now that this Wolf King has fallen, and I, the young Wolf Queen, lack sufficient authority, the other alpha wolves are vying for the Wolf King’s position. Whoever kills this young Wolf Queen will be the new Wolf King."

In a city like Tianye City, the law of the jungle ruled, where might makes right in the most primal sense.

Yan Shuang went on, "Originally, by throwing out the bait of my forthcoming marriage, I delayed their attacks. Greedy forces from all sides sent their offspring to my side, hoping to conquer me and gain control of the Silver Wolf Legion. But after tonight, this delaying tactic has failed. As the two sides have completely turned against each other, what follows will be a fight to the death."

Then, Yan Shuang’s gaze turned to Suo Lun, "Lanling, what do you think I should do next? Once my father’s absence becomes public, the Silver Wolf Legion will face an existential crisis. Should I focus on external threats first, or should I secure internal stability?"

Undoubtedly, once the news that Yan Yan had fallen spread, Yan Shuang would definitely not be able to control the army, and the Silver Wolf Legion would surely splinter, with numerous people defecting or even rebelling.

Moreover, the twelve elders of Tianye City would seize the opportunity to attack and tear apart the Legion. With the assault from within and without, at most within a month or two, the Silver Wolf Legion would be utterly destroyed.

At this juncture, the best outcome for Suo Lun would, of course, be for Yan Shuang to lead the Silver Wolf Legion out of Tianye City and towards Tian Shui City before the war began, pledging allegiance to him and becoming the direct military force of the Suo family.

However, such a shamefaced retreat would be utterly disgraceful and would strike a massive blow to the morale of any

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