Chapter 494 New King x Recognition

"Lord Dalton! Is it true?"

"what should we do!"

"Damn it! Has the nightmare just begun?"

"Damn it!"

"No!"

"I don't want to die!"

"..."

Everyone was talking at once, their voices trembling.

Many people looked desperate.

Dalton took in everyone's gaze.

He said loudly: "Don't worry, everyone! I won't let anything happen to you!"

"When the [World Government] arrives, you can just blame me for all the mistakes!"

"It was me who defeated Wapol! It was me who overthrew the [Drum Kingdom]!"

There was a glimmer of hope in the rebels' eyes, but it soon dimmed.

"No! We can't betray Lord Dalton!"

"That's right!"

"After all, it's us who have implicated Lord Dalton! We can't do such a thing!"

"..."

Opposition voices arose within the rebel army.

Dalton was touched, but still said firmly: "Listen! This is the only way to save the [Drum Kingdom]."

"Otherwise, the [Drum Kingdom] will be plunged into war once again."

“By then, I don’t know how many people will die!”

Upon hearing this, the scene fell into dead silence.

At this time, a man stood up and said, "Mr. Dalton, things are not that bad!"

"Who are you?" Dalton looked at the smiling person in front of him puzzledly.

"Excuse me! I'm a messenger from the Umbrella Group!" He bowed slightly and introduced himself.

A glimmer of understanding flashed in Dalton's eyes.

He suddenly understood a lot of things.

However, now is not the time to discuss this.

Dalton asked quickly, "I wonder what you just said, Mr. Messenger."

Under everyone's gaze, the messenger slowly explained: "After the [Member State] was overthrown, the [World Government] did have an obligation to help the royal family avenge itself and restore its rule."

Upon hearing this again, the rebels' eyes darkened.

The messenger changed the subject: "But... that is when the royal family still exists."

"If the royal family or the enemy is too powerful, the [World Government] will most likely ignore it for its own benefit."

"Of course, they may also choose to kill a chicken to scare the monkey."

"What the envoy means is..." Dalton seemed to have figured it out, but not completely.

The messenger said grimly: "Kill Wapol to prevent future troubles."

"Besides that, elect a new king as soon as possible, contact the [World Government], and promise to continue paying [Heavenly Gold] on time."

He looked around at everyone and said bluntly: "The World Government cares about face and Heavenly Gold, but doesn't care who the king of the Drum Kingdom is?"

After hearing the messenger's analysis, everyone suddenly realized.

The rebels looked at each other, as if they had reached some consensus, and nodded in unison.

One person stood up and said loudly: "We understand what the messenger said!"

"The most urgent task is to elect a new king and negotiate with the World Government to maintain the Drum Kingdom's status as a member of the World Government."

Everyone nodded in agreement with his words.

He continued, "I propose that Lord Dalton be elected as the new king!"

The whole audience fell into a brief silence.

"agree!"

"Lord Dalton is the new king, I agree!"

"I agree!"

"Support Lord Dalton!"

"..."

Everyone spoke up to support Dalton.

Dalton was shocked and waved his hands, "No! How can I be king?"

"I'm not cut out for that!"

"Master Dalton, please don't refuse!"

“We all see what you have done for everyone.”

"No one is better suited than you!"

"Yes! Lord Dalton, do you want to see the destruction of the [Drum Kingdom]?"

"Lord Dalton, you are the only one here who has had contact with the [World Government]. Please agree to become the king for the [Drum Kingdom]!"

"Lord Dalton!"

"Lord Dalton!"

"..."

The rebels all spoke out to persuade them.

The messenger also stepped forward and exerted pressure, saying, "Mr. Dalton! Promise it!"

"This is the best choice! Otherwise, if the time is delayed too long, [Magnetic Drum Kingdom]..."

"Okay!" After hesitating for a moment, Dalton nodded and agreed.

"Great!" everyone cheered in unison.

Under Dalton's arrangement, some people stayed behind to clean up the battlefield, while the rest returned to the foot of the mountain to tell everyone the good news of "conquering Wapol".

In addition, I would like to inform everyone that the king of the [Magnetic Drum Kingdom] has changed.

After everyone left, Dalton invited the messenger to a room.

He got straight to the point: "The rebels are supported by the Umbrella Group, right?"

Dalton's tone was very firm.

"Yes!" The messenger nodded, with no intention of hiding anything.

After getting the answer he wanted, Dalton's face darkened slightly: "Why?"

"Wapol is not in the interests of the Umbrella Group." The messenger said calmly.

"Benefits?" Dalton clenched his fists. "So many people were killed and injured for it!"

"Dalton! A short pain is worse than a long one!"

"Being indecisive is tantamount to chronic suicide, and more people will die!"

The messenger looked directly at Dalton and said coldly.

"I know...but..." Dalton's hands dropped limply.

After a moment, he smiled bitterly and said, "I am really not fit to be a king."

The messenger smiled and comforted her: "Don't worry about anything. Since everyone has chosen you, you need to shoulder their expectations and move forward."

"The top priority is to overcome the current difficulties and then lead the people to live a good life."

"Yeah!" Dalton nodded heavily.

"We [Umbrella Group] will help you." The messenger assured.

"What do you want?" Dalton knew very well: there is no free lunch in the world.

"Just cooperate as before." The messenger said frankly.

"Okay!" Dalton had no reason to refuse.

The next day.

[Magnetic Drum Kingdom] All citizens knew the news that "Wapole was defeated" and "Dalton became the new king."

People cheered.

From this we can see how unpopular Wapol was.

After Dalton became king, he immediately ordered the abolition of all unreasonable policies and taxes.

Afterwards, he took the initiative to contact the [World Government] and explained the situation.

[The Umbrella Group] mediates in the middle.

The news that the Five Elders received became "Wapol has been overthrown, the new king still hopes to become a member of the World Government, and promised to restore the supply of medicines to its peak within two years."

The fact is just as the Umbrella Group expected, the Five Elders don't care at all who the king of the Drum Kingdom is.

If you pay the [Gold from Heaven] in full, then everything will be easy.

The [World Government] recognized Dalton as the new king of the [Drum Kingdom].

Countries surrounding the [Drum Kingdom], such as the [Alabasta Kingdom] and the [Fire Nation], have sent congratulatory messages.