“Forget about the Skystar King,” added Violet Moon. “And don’t bother mentioning the current one. If we have to hail someone as the Human King, then perhaps the one who founded the dynasty hundreds of years ago can barely qualify!”1

The one who established the Skystar Dynasty might possess some right to be the Human King. The one of their generation was just a figurehead. No one thought anything of the royal family since all authority was in the hands of the nine ministries.1

Hu Dingfang swept them a glance, but said nothing. Logically speaking, he should be in a towering rage. He was a commander in the dynasty’s army, after all. But… there was no point in that sort of reaction.0

Being a border province, Silver Moon didn’t regard the royal family or nine ministries with much reverence. They were self-sufficient—very little help was forthcoming from the central region. They even had to divert some people and resources to reinforce the central region at times instead. Even someone in the army like Hu Dingfang didn’t like the central region all that much.2

Compared to the Human King… this group was much more interested...1