Jade Dragon Grand Hotel was located in the west of Southlake City. It was not affected by the war in any way.
Therefore, Caspian planned to let Balthazar stay at the hotel. He could then send powerful troops to guard the hotel to protect Balthazar.
Jade Dragon Grand Hotel was the most luxurious hotel in the entire Southlake City. It would not be bad for Balthazar to stay there.
Moreover, the hotel had very high standards. It even had a dedicated conference room.
"Let's just go with that. I heard that you had your wedding ceremony in this hotel. I'll stay at Jade Dragon Grand Hotel, then," Balthazar said.
Seeing Balthazar nod, Caspian instructed Sylvia again, "Sylvia, have the people cleared out from Jade Dragon Grand Hotel immediately and let His Majesty move in."
"Yes, sir!" Sylvia nodded.
"Wait!" Balthazar said.
"What other instructions does Your Majesty have?" Sylvia asked.
"I may be the King, but there's no need to go over the top. Let's just lay a low profile. You can just arrange me and other senior officers a room each," Balthazar said.
"That's absolutely not possible, Your Majesty!" Caspian said urgently.
"Why not?" Balthazar asked.
"You're the backbone of Diatoran. Only by clearing out the entire hotel can we avoid any unwanted troubles. What if a spy happened to sneak inside?" Caspian said.
He was actually worried about Balthazar's safety.
"Why don't we just book the entire top floor? That should be enough," Balthazar said.
"Let's just go with this, then," Caspian nodded. He would not dare to go against Balthazar's wishes.
Caspian did not want it to be conspicuous either. If it was not to prevent any trouble from happening to Balthazar, he would never have emptied out Jade Dragon Grand Hotel.
The next thing they should focus on was to impose strict security on the hotel to ensure Balthazar's safety.
"Sylvia, you'll be in charge of this matter. The top floor must be heavily guarded! No one can come near," Caspian instructed.
"Yes, sir!" Sylvia nodded. Then, she immediately got down to it.
"Laina!" Caspian yelled again.
"Sir!" Laina stepped forward.
"Lead Task Force Rose and head to Jade Dragon Grand Hotel. Ensure that there are no hidden dangers within the hotel. There must not be any loophole for the enemies to take advantage of," Caspian said.
"Yes, sir!" Laina made sure not to take this lightly.
"You must be Laina Barnes?" Balthazar asked.
He had never seen Laina before. Nonetheless, he had heard many people talk about her before.
Laina played a key role in the battle in Southlake City. She fought alone, penetrated deep into the enemy's camp, and even killed Viktor Obrien—the war hero of Astronia.
If it was not for Laina, Southlake City might still be at war now.
"Yes, Your Majesty. I am Laina Barnes from Task Force Rose," Laina answered deferentially.
"I know all about your heroic deeds. You have contributed greatly to driving the enemy out so quickly. I will definitely reward you and Task Force Rose when the time comes," Balthazar said.
"This is our duty, Your Majesty. The defeat of the enemy is everyone's joint efforts," Laina said.
"Your efforts working underground cannot be overlooked. I hope you can keep up with the good work," Balthazar said.
"Yes, sir!" Laina saluted.
"You're excused," Balthazar said.
"Get in the car, everyone. Let's head to Jade Dragon Grand Hotel for now and hold a group meeting," he continued.
"Yes, Your Majesty!" Caspian, Benjamin, and the others replied.
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Sylvia took his men to Jade Dragon Grand Hotel and had the entire top floor booked.
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