Devil’s Son-in-Law

a stalemate dispute with the opponents.
Oliver, Old Cowen, Stiller, and others did not say a word and stood in a neutral position.

“Okay! Athena temporarily replaces the lord the Dark Moon.
This is a decision made before I came to the capital.
You all agreed at the time.
As for the rest, we will discuss them later!” Shea interrupted the dispute between both sides.
“The most important thing now is that the Dark Shadow Empire has already mobilized soldiers and horses to the west and south of us, and they sent envoys to the Dark Moon to coerce.
Although I managed to ascend the throne before this to disrupt Catherine’s plan, we need to guard against the Dark Shadow Empire Army.
At present, in the capital coalition army, the lords’ army has begun to return to the base.
There are 3 legions and the undead army in the hands of Athena at the Dark Moon Estate.
They can support Josh at any time, so there should be nothing to be worried about in the south, but the Tekula Fortress in the west is weak in defense.
Gerant and Rometty of the Flying Cloud Legion are using the flying demonic beasts to rush to Tekula Fortress, but they might be late, so we must consider the support of the west.
Salgar, how many aerial troops are guarding the capital?”

The legion commander Salgar of the Dragon Rider Legion immediately stood up, “Her Majesty, there are about 1,500 riders in the aerial legion.”

“Approximately how many troops can the elder families dispatch?” This question was addressed to Old Cowen.

“The number of people who can be mobilized is probably about 40,000, of which 10,000 are cavalry.” The silent Old Cowen looked at the members of the elder families and he gave a number.

Shea nodded, “Salgar, set off immediately.
Lead the aerial legion to Tekula Fortress to meet Gerant and Rometty.
Baroco, gather 10,000 cavalry to reinforce them.
Sicali, you mobilize 30,000 infantry from your White Feather Estate Army.
Plus the 20,000 infantry of the elder families, it will be the third batch of reinforcements commanded by Sarandi.
Set off as soon as possible.
Everyone at Tekula Fortress must obey Gerant’s orders.
Faravit and Stebil, go south to lead the capital army from the north of the Dark Moon.
We must prepare a comprehensive defense.”

Everyone present was slightly surprised.
Shea’s first decision was met with strong resistance.
She seemed to be completely defeated, but now it seemed more like a test.
In the next assignment, Baroco and Faravit, who were opposed the most, were immediately mobilized away.
Her means were evident.

Meanwhile, both her supporters, General George and Sicali, who held heavy military authority, stayed in the capital.
General George was responsible for the Warlock Fortress in the north.
Sicali needed to deal with the affairs of the White Feather Estate at any time, so there were valid reasons not to dispatch him to the west.

This mean was very clever.
Neither Baroco nor Faravit raised objections.
The Dark Shadow Empire’s invasion was related to the survival of the empire.
If the Fallen Angel Empire really collapsed, all elder families and interests would be wiped out, so these people dared not neglect.
They received their orders and set off.

As soon as the hall was empty, Shea immediately ordered the guards to retreat.
Chen Rui, who had been silent for a while, came to the back of Shea and held her hand.

Shea seemed exhausted as she gently leaned on his body.
From last night until now, she had hardly rested for a minute.
Especially during the meeting just now, it made her feel very tired.

“Very tired, right?” Chen Rui put his arms around her waist and slowly sat on the chair, letting her lean in his arms.

“It’s more tiring than I expected.” Shea was not only talking about her own fatigue, but also the complexity of the capital’s situation which could be described as toilsome.

“But I have confidence,” Shea’s eyes flashed with determination.
She could be gentle and tired in front of Chen Rui, but it was only in front of him.
In front of others, she was a composed and ruthless ruler.

Now that she decided to walk on this path, she must persevere till the end.
When she was the new lord of the Dark Moon, she didn’t understand anything, and the conditions were more difficult than now, yet she still survived.
Now that she had more bargaining chips on hand, and with him by her side, she would definitely be able to solve it.

“I have confidence too.” Chen Rui naturally meant his confidence in Shea.
He lifted his mask and kissed her face gently.
Shea smiled lightly while leaning on him, and her tense nerves relaxed.
Only in his arms could she have this feeling of safety and relaxation.

The current attitude of the royal families was to surrender to the master of the artifact, Shea.
At the meeting today, most of them were neutral, only the elder families showed strong resistance.
As an empire was really too large, it couldn’t be supported by 1 or 2 people.
Furthermore, the influence of the elder families was deeply entrenched, covering the capital and multiple estates.
For so many years, they were closely connected.
If they were all uprooted with the Blood and Iron Policy, then the middle and upper “units” of the entire empire would be vacant which would be extremely detrimental to the stability of the empire.
What’s more, there were still foreign enemies eyeing them.
If the internal strife happened again in this situation, then the Fallen Angel Empire would collapse in Shea’s hands.

However, there were also conflicts of interest among the elder families.
They were not completely united.
A strong fortress always collapses from the inside first.
It depended on Shea’s methods.

As the footsteps of the guards sounded, Shea and Chen Rui noticed them almost at the same time.
He immediately stood up, put on his mask, and kept their distance.
After all, this was not the Dark Moon palace.
Obsidian’s personal guards naturally needed to be replaced.
Now, these guards were temporarily selected by General George from the army.

“Her Majesty, Sir Cowen of the Toro Family of elder families brought his son and daughter-in-law to plead guilty.”

“Plead guilty?” Shea frowned slightly, then she understood.

Old Cowen’s son Redotan was the patriarch of the Toro Family.
His wife was Loray who was Obsidian’s biological daughter.

Chen Rui’s eyes lit up, and he whispered a few words to Shea.
The new Her Majesty Empress couldn’t help but nod her head as her purple eyes glowed with brilliance.

TL: What advice is that? Can they gain the trust of the Old Cowen?