Chapter 481

Chapter 481: Chapter 481

The king didn’t like the fact that the military seemed to have more control of the land than he did and he had tried to turn the country to be more economically focused.

At first it seemed as though it was starting to work in his favor but the reality soon came to be that they couldn’t make it without the military because at the end of the day the military were the ones who were respo9nsible for. Keeping the piece.

However it seemed as though the peace in the country never seemed to last long as rebels and unexpected battles and twists and turns seemed to be faced by the people at any given.

The truth was that the country need the military to keep the peace and to reduce the friction at the boarders and so because of that reason although the king wanted to put his foot down and show that it was his land and he was the one in charge it was hard for him to do so.

He may have been the one who wore the crown but at the end of the day it was the military who were the ones who held the true power and power was everything as it was the very thing that determined the fate of the society and how the events of the land would turn.

For the government to be able to surpass the military then they would have to find a way to boost the economy.

The only thing that was more powerful that physical strength in all sense of the world was money.

If you had money then you were set and you could buy the people and the military.

However for the king to do that and for him to be able to boost up the economy he would have to find several business moguls and geniuses but the reality was that geniuses as well as revolutionaries such as Zach were hard to come by and it meant that even though the king wishes to become independent of the military it was almost impossible for him to do so.

"So although I understand why you would be afraid of the government and what Lillard would do I can assure you that I do not share this common fear of yours. I personally know thati stump any command that they have." Ronaldo said to him firmly as he readjusted himself in his chair.

Zach kept his face blank as he narrowed his eyes and looked him over. "well that is brilliant isn’t it. I don’t know what to say." Zach muttered.

"Well you only have to sat a few simple words. I am not one to poke and prod at you and I will leave the decision to you. You can go and continue to serve the government who serves their master which is something that I know you wouldn’t especially not with your feud with the princess. Or you can come and for man alliance with me where we can work together to achieve our own personal goals." Ronaldo said to him with a glint in his eyes.

However Zach didn’t miss the glint in his eye or thew underlaying message in his words. "what personal goal do you have that you want to achieve." Zach asked him.

He watched as Ronaldo shrugged his shoulders at him before responding to his words after a moment. "well I think. That is not of your concern at the moment all you. Need to know is that you and I have something in common and that is why I continue to entertain you." Ronaldo said to him.

"Well I am not so sure." Zach said to him with hesitation in his voice and he watched as Ronaldo groaned before throwing his head back slightly.

"You don’t have to overthink this. I know that you are a man who valuers his independence and I thought that you would like the thought of not having to answer to anyone and to be able to be your own person and answer to no one but yourself." Ronaldo said to him with a quirked brow.

Zach was about to answer but was cut off when a woman walked in and offered them drink as they both took glasses into their hands.

Zach watched the woman leave before he turned his gaze back towards Ronaldo and then spoke. "And what about what happened in the past and the things that transpired between us." Zach asked him with a raised eyebrow.

He watched as Ronaldo stiffened for a moment before he adjusted himself in his seat. He brought the glass to his lips before taking a long sip.

"Well let us just say that I am willing to put all of that behind me so how about we just let it slide and simply let by gone be by gone." Ronaldo said to him.

Zach as silent for a moment as he watched Ronaldo’s eager expression. He could tell that he was calculating his every move and he had to be careful with his actions too.

Zach cleared his throat after a moment as he slowly stood up to his feet and lifted his glass in the air.

"I propose we have a toast to honor this alliance and I look forward to working with you in the future. I believe that the two of us if we are able to put our minds together we are able to achieve whatever it is that our hearts desire." Zach said.

He raised his glass as he swirled the liquid lightly. He watched as Ronaldo raised his brow before standing to his feet.

"A roast." Zach said firmly and he watched as Ronaldo hummed before slowly clacking his glass against his own.

"A toast to an alliance. May it be strong." Ronaldo said sealing the act.

With that Zach pulled away as he takes a small sip of the drink before he plopped down on his seat.

He watched as Ronaldo shook his head before he downed back the rest of his glass.

He sat down in his seat as well and Zach could see his reddened eyes.

His movements were clumsy ass he plopped the glass down on the table and let out a light burb.

"I must say that I am pleasantly surprised that you came. I didn’t think that you would come to your senses but I am glad that you did and I do see you as someone with great potential." Ronaldo said to him and Zach hummed nodding his head before allowing him to continue.

"I believe that the two of us will be brilliant together and you do have great potential you just need me to push you a bit further." Ronaldo said to him.

"I am counting on it." Zach said through a forced smile.

He watched as Ronaldo slumped in his chair. "Stick with me and I can assure you that the future will be very bright."

While Ronaldo kept on blabbering about Zach’s potential, the latter was already busy thinking about his next course of action. He wasn’t about to let Ronaldo get away with killing Brittany.

There had to be repercussions and Zach was adamant on punishing Ronaldo for what he had done.

Still, he couldn’t be completely obvious about it or the public wouldn’t let him off. He needed to keep his pristine image as the Viscount of the Empire to get by as one of the leading figures in Byzantium city.

"You really are different. We should have done this the first time we met but you know how it was back then. I regret it now. I should have been friendlier. Then it wouldn’t have taken us this long to take this step." Ronaldo was bursting with excitement as he mapped his future goals in his mind while trying to lure Zach into his schemes.

"There is still time. We can accomplish a lot still. You with your military and me with the Smith family and the title of the Viscount, we are going to be a force to be reckoned with."

Zach already knew what Ronaldo was up to. He was probably thinking of cozying up to him so as to avoid his wrath.

But unfortunately for Ronaldo, nothing in his arsenal could make Zach change his mind regarding Ronaldo’s end.

"No, I don’t think so. We could have done so much all this time. We could have even taken care of that princess swiftly, had we acted together." Ronaldo’s face was slightly red. He was already drunk and was probably unaware of the things he was muttering out loud.

Still, Zach didn’t stop him and acted just as excited as he was in order to pitch his idea at his weakest.

"I agree. Why don’t we become sworn brothers then? We won’t ever have to be afraid of anyone else ever again. Even the royals would have to lose their footing in front of our coalition." Suggested Zach as he tried to hide the disgust that he was feeling on the inside.

Ronaldo sobered up instantly after hearing Zach’s suggestion. It was as if something had forced open his eyes to their maximum limit.

Ronaldo couldn’t believe that Zach was the one who was suggesting such a thing even though he had all the reasons to hate and curse Ronaldo. Instead, Zach was extending a brotherly hand towards him.

His drunken state further amplified his emotional state.

Even though Zach wasn’t aware of it at first, he had later come to know that becoming a sworn brother or sister with someone in this world was far different from what he was used to. It was truly a big deal in this world.