Chapter 54: Gurgulays (Part II)
Word Number：293
Author：苍渊之握
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Release Time：2026-02-24
The Shirda expressed their heartfelt gratitude to the Khton of Gurgulays, bowing in submission and presenting tribute. Yet the ambition of this Khton—Dahut—surpassed all expectations, even unsettling Hornik, as Dahut now sought to extend his reach to the very borders of the Limidians. Hornik joined the others in advising Dahut against such a perilous course of action. Unlike the rest, however, Hornik’s only concern was that a failed military campaign might destabilize his own standing. Thus, when the Khton questioned him regarding Barum, Hornik gave an ambiguous reply in the name of "prudence," offering neither outright support nor opposition. This region of Barum, under the rule of King Radepold of the Pintic Dynasty, was wealthy and prosperous thanks to its trade routes. Yet its riches drew the slander of the envious and the suspicion of a tyrannical king. The local nobility of Barum were lured by a royal summons, only to be slaughtered at the King’s dinner table. A royal envoy led an army into Barum; holding the King’s decree and the severed heads of the slain nobles, he forced open the gates of Tesir. There, they continued to persecute the noble families and their followers, using every conceivable means to strip the citizens of their property. The survivors fled to the great tent at Khasa, pleading with the Khton for sanctuary and aid. When Hornik learned that Dahut intended to follow the advice of others—to abandon the cause as an "internal affair" of a foreign state—he immediately made secret contact with the survivors, arranging lodgings for them so they would remain in Yersalin. Days later, Hornik presented a statistical report to the Sovereign of Gurgulays that caught Dahut’s eye and swiftly overturned his previou
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