Lord of War

  After nightfall, King Ryan was supposed to be the most prosperous and lively time, but it seemed a little deserted because of the death of King Ingus.

  Although the palace did not issue any instructions on curfews, the taverns and hotels in the city still began to prepare to close their doors after nightfall. This move undoubtedly made many nobles who have just entered the city lose the opportunity to listen to information. The Thieves Guild is of course happy to provide these nobles with the current status of the royal capital, but the price they ask is not affordable by ordinary little nobles, so there are really not many nobles who know the current status of the royal capital.

In this way, many lower-level nobles who have long lived in the royal capital will naturally become the guests of those on the ground. Purchase the industry in China and arrange for manual management. Although Sean also owns an estate in the capital, it was a gift from King Ingus Lane at the time, but the mansion was destroyed in the previous incident of Edward’s invasion of the capital. The mansion was renovated, but Sean did not hesitate to sell the mansion.

  To some extent, Sean did not hesitate to reject the king’s kindness.

  However, Sean doesn’t care about this.

  This is also the reason why Sean did not return to his mansion after coming to the royal capital this time, nor did he stay in the Emerald Fort. Of course, his desire to get rid of trouble is also one of the considerations—but what he didn't expect is that there are so many nobles inquiring about his whereabouts.

  But this is not an incomprehensible phenomenon. After all, what those nobles want is to keep their current status in the process of changing power between the new and the old. Even if it is a false title, it is ultimately a symbol of superiority. There will always be people who are happy for such a false name, especially some little nobles who have no background and family background but have territories. They are the biggest victims of the change of power between the new and the old.

  After all, the territory of a country is so large, how many people will be able to obtain territory after it is entrusted? Therefore, we must always find some way to reclaim some territories. This is after Ryan was upgraded to the kingdom. Instead, Ingus no longer rewards the nobles on the ground. Even if the rewards are mostly lifetime nobles, it can be seen that the Kingdom of Lane is now deliberately controlling the number and scale of nobles on the ground.

  It’s a pity that his plan didn’t go well, and then he died. It is also for this reason. So in the hands of the murderer who murdered the king. Some nobles also have great suspicions. After the official launch of the bad blood plan, many territories have returned to the hands of the Royal family of Ryan, and many nobles have been executed on unwarranted charges and taken back their territories. It is inevitable that this will cause turmoil and dissatisfaction in the aristocratic circle.

  Sitting in the carriage, Sean sighed slightly.

  At this time, he was heading to the place where Asuna was staying-in order to protect the fourth princess Vrsis, the followers including Asuna and the Thunder did not stay in the palace or the Emerald Fort. But in the Royal Rose Manor near the capital. This manor was originally used for spring hunting and autumn hunting. It was used by the royal family of Ryan and the nobles in the capital to rest and prepare for hunting, but after the death of Ingus Ryan, this manor was requisitioned by Princess Fulhis.

  Of course, all means are naturally legalized.

  However, because it is temporarily impossible to know who can be trusted and who cannot be trusted, the soldiers who were originally responsible for guarding the manor have been replaced. Asuna's most elite Thunderhead is in charge, and Vivian is in command. Elizabeth served as Asuna's deputy, responsible for running errands for Asuna or accompanying Asuna and Princess Frches to some banquets and other occasions; Simi was in the Duchy of Garrod. Responsible for the security and government management of the Garrod Principality.

  For Asuna, Sean is naturally very grateful. After all, if there was no Asuna back then, there would be no Sean today—at least, he would need to spend more time and energy to achieve what he is now. So even if Sean could not care about anyone in the entire Ryan Kingdom, he could not care about Asuna.

  The carriage soon came to this royal rose estate, which is famous for growing roses.

  The coachman and the carriage were both hired by Sean from the inn. Originally, he didn't plan to meet Asuna secretly, so it was natural to reveal his whereabouts. He knew very well that when he appeared in the royal capital, many people were already staring at him, so that he didn't need Alexis to remind him, and Sean could feel at least a dozen extremely secretive ways. Eyes, so it's naturally not a secret where his destination will be next.

  Opening the carriage door, Alexis jumped down first. She really didn't like this small environment.

  Because the letter of visit from Sean had been received in advance, Asuna and others, including Princess Fulches, were already waiting at the gate of the manor. As for the soldiers of Thunder's Front, except for those who are standing guard and patrolling, the rest have been arranged in two long rows on the left and right sides of the manor gate. This reception standard can be said to be even better than meeting foreign guests. Envoys are much higher.

  "It really flattered me." After getting out of the carriage, Sean saw the specifications in front of him. Although his expression did not fluctuate much on the surface, he was actually a little shocked in his heart.

  Just as he was grateful to Asuna, his understanding of Asuna was naturally quite thorough.

  This is a lord who doesn't like to put on the scene very much. She put all her thoughts on the military and politics. Many people only know that Asuna is extremely good at fighting, but few people know that Asuna is also a good player in internal affairs management. If she hadn't spent all her time on territorial governance and armament development, her current strength would not just stay in the lower sanctuary realm.

   And judging from the fluctuating aura on his body, it was obviously not long after breaking through the sanctuary realm. The current realm strength is not stable, let alone the realm of Asuna's own. On the contrary, Vivian on the side possesses the realm of a high-level sanctuary. Even if Sean did not use the real eye to observe, he could still feel the dark black murderous in Vivian's body that was as dark as an abyss. It was obvious that Vivi Ann has embarked on a path that only pursues lethality.

  Like this, once you break through to the legendary realm, the increase in combat power will be at least twice as high as that of the average legendary powerhouse.

  Alexis looked at Vivian with interest at this time. It seems that she has seen some of her own shadow in her. In fact, Alexis is taking the path of a strong man who pursues lethality. This is also how Alexis is a little too strong every time her strength increases. s reason. It's just that, unlike Vivian who started to pursue the path of lethality in the middle sanctuary realm, Alexis started to pursue such a path of power from the silver realm.

   Soon, Alexis’s interest in Vivienne disappeared. There was a bit of disappointment in her eyes: "Her potential is not good. Maybe after a series of deadly battles, she can break through the legendary realm, but the injuries accumulated in the body will also become a stumbling block that hinders her from going forward.... This life is hopeless to achieve. The ranks of the super strong, maybe the fourteenth rank is her growth limit."

"Don't ask so much." Sean greeted Asuna and the others with a smile, and at the same time responded to Alexis in his heart, "In this world, the fourteenth-order legendary powerhouse is already At the top of the pyramid, there will not be many powerhouses at the pinnacle of the legend. And super powerhouses like you. Only those great empires or super-class kingdoms with long enough heritage can have so many."

   "How many?" Alexis smacked his lips, a bit of excitement in his eyes.

"It's not bad that super-class kingdoms can have one or two. If the seven empires include all kinds of combat power, if the power of the whole country is used, they can come up with seven or eight." Xiao En thought about it in his mind. Then compared with the Empire of St. Joles, he explained, "But the Empire of St. Joles may not be so much now.... All the four great paladins died in battle, and two sets of angel outfits were lost. I. It is estimated that there are only three to four super powers left at most."

  Alexis shrugged, she knew that Sean had misunderstood her meaning. But she didn't intend to correct it either. Just like Kozilek likes to play against the strong, Alexis also has a kind of enthusiasm for the strong, but she likes to enjoy the feeling of fighting the strong, not like Kozilek likes to devour the life of the strong. the fire.

  If you compare the seven deadly sins, Kozilek is a symbol of gluttony, while Alexis is a symbol of rage.

  Even if Sean and Alexis communicate with each other by heart, the distance between the carriage and the entrance of the manor is also very close, so it is not long before Sean and Asuna and others meet each other head-on.

"Sean, welcome your arrival." Asuna said with a smile, but her face was obviously haggard, which made her smile a little pale and weak, "This is Princess Fulhis. "

  Among the many noble lords in the Lane Kingdom, only Asuna dared to directly call the name of the Void Lord. Even with the title of "Heart of Lane", the four princesses who are trusted and supported by the people and the lower aristocrats in the capital, Fulcis, did not dare to directly call Sean by name, but said: "Void Grand Duke, you are welcome."

"Your Royal Highness, you are so polite." Sean saluted the princess, not a knight manner, but a courtesy of the lower aristocrats meeting the superior aristocrats. Her Royal Highness, this is my honour.... Please also your Royal Highness not to blame me for the presumptuous interruption."

  Seeing Sean’s etiquette keeping such a distance, both Frches and Asuna's eyes flashed with disappointment. It’s just that they all know that it’s certainly not so easy and simple to get Sean into their camp. After all, Sean is now a great prince of a country, so his support or not will naturally affect the throne contenders. The situation has changed, and it is even possible to directly determine who will be the next king of the Kingdom of Ryan—for example, Princess Frches. She has already won the support of Grand Duke Garrod Asuna. If Sean also publicly declares to support her, Then the original League of Seven will naturally support Vulhis.

  In this way, it is equivalent to saying that Princess Fulhis has obtained the support of almost all the nobles south of the Tonis fortress. Coupled with the little nobles and people in the royal capital, under such a huge influence, other neutral nobles would definitely choose to support Princess Frches, then her position would be secured.

  This is also the most straightforward way that Asuna thought of.

  Next, Sean greeted Elizabeth and Vivienne again, and then everyone entered the Royal Rose Manor together.

  It is Vivienne who leads the way. She talks and laughs with Sean, her expression is very relaxed, unlike other people who are a little sad. But along the way. What Sean saw was almost strict guard—not the kind of pretentious patrol, but the real strict guard. The defense structure was tight outside and loose inside, which was obviously designed to prevent assassinations. alert.

   "Princess Fulches has faced four assassinations." Vivian said softly, as if seeing Sean's doubts. "Before Asuna-sama arrives. Her Royal Highness Princess Frches is protected by the Marquis of Floris. It is said that it is not safe even in the palace. And Asuna-sama and we cannot stay in the palace, so I moved to this manor, but the assassination still didn't stop."

"It seems that the competition is fierce." Sean looked back at Asuna and Vulheis. Now he finally knew why these people were so haggard, and he also understood why Asuna was so anxious to seek foreign aid. . Obviously, the competitive pressure from the royal capital made her feel a little breathless. "But, isn't Elizabeth already promoted to Legend? Why..."

"You have also been promoted to the middle sanctuary, and you are still a lord and archduke, but do you have fewer enemies?" Vivian continued to whisper, "Elizabeth is a legendary powerhouse, but she is a magician. Teacher. She can exert a very powerful combat effectiveness on the battlefield or on formal occasions, but in the face of a sudden assassination attack, Elizabeth's performance is similar to mine. Not even as fast as I reacted. And..."

  Vivian cautiously turned to a certain building in the manor, when Xiao En looked up. What I saw was that at least two-thirds of the entire building had been destroyed.

"Well, once the legendary mage takes action, it is indeed very dangerous, and it will also create more opportunities for assassins." Sean finally understood why the alert level of the entire manor was so high, but he still glanced at it. I saw the crux of the problem, "But more... Elizabeth doesn't have much actual combat experience, right? She only has experience in fighting on the battlefield, and lacks the combat experience of facing the strong or assassins alone, right? "

"Indeed." Vivienne nodded. "Even though Elizabeth is very strong, she has never faced such things before, so she has been learning and growing recently. At least, in the most recent enemy assassination, she No more stupid things that completely ruined a house."

   "But I still can't understand, who will assassinate Miss Fulches?" Sean frowned, "This kind of thing is really..."

"It's incredible, isn't it?" Vivienne shrugged, "Who knows. Anyway, this kind of thing has never been my consideration. The ones who really worry about this are Miss Asuna and Elizabeth.... But seriously. , Miss Asuna really hopes you can help her."

   "You played this emotional card." Sean gave a wry smile.

  In fact, of the many contacts with Asuna, the relationship between Sean and Vivian is the best. Although Asuna is also a friend of Sean, there are also deep and shallow friendships between friends. Sean is so grateful for Asuna that it is difficult to joke like a real friend when facing Asuna. Communicating with Vivienne at will, on the contrary, because Vivienne had sacrificed his life to save Shaun, so Shaun can communicate with Vivienne in a more relaxed attitude and way.

   "His Royal Highness Adams can really bring such a great pressure to Asuna?" Sean asked in a deep voice.

   "What do you think of Thunder's Frontier?" Vivian asked instead.

"It's very strong and has the level of a true trump card." He had already seen it when Xiao En was outside the gate of the manor. Today's Thunder Front is a veritable level five army, even if it is by this standard. In the seven empires, it can also be regarded as an elite. It is conceivable that Riasna has not been idle in the Principality of Garrod in recent years, but has been wholeheartedly building this true trump card that belongs to her. Even if you look at the seven empires, they are not inferior to the heavy troops stationed on one side."

"His Royal Highness Adams has an army that may be slightly better than Thunder's Front." Vivienne said in a low voice, "The army known as the Oath Legion has always had a king's division in the northern border of the Kingdom of Lane. The statement.... Before our war with Darbion was at a deadlock, more than 80% of the nobles in the kingdom spoke to His Majesty Ingus, asking for the mobilization of the Oath Legion."

Shaun’s expression showed a hint of surprise. Although he already knew that the army in the northern part of the Kingdom of Ryan was indeed stronger than that in the south, after all, because of Asuna’s thundering front, Shaun was very concerned about the northern border of the Kingdom of Ryan. He didn't care too much about his intelligence. After hearing Vivienne's statement at this time, Sean did not expect that Prince Adams had such a strong hole card.

"In the Military Command of the Kingdom of Lane, there has always been a saying that the Southern Thunder and Northern Oath." Vivian said helplessly, "I used to think that even if there is a gap between the two sides, it will not be too different. But last time I was with Yass. When Miss Na entered the city, I discovered that the army called the Oath Legion is indeed... not something that can be dealt with by ordinary means. If there is a head-on fight with it, the Thunder's Front can certainly inflict heavy damage on the Oath Legion, but the Thunder's Front... …Will definitely be wiped out."

   "Is it impossible?" Xiao En said in a deep voice, "I know the combat power of Thunder's Front. If you want to be completely destroyed, I am afraid it will be at the level of the main army of the seven empires."

"The Oath Legion is not an army of the living, but... the army of the dead." Vivienne could understand Sean's surprise, so he said, "You can also understand the Legion of the Undead....As long as your Royal Highness Adams If you don’t die, that legion will never be destroyed, and at best it will suffer severe damage. But after a while, that legion will return from the kingdom of the dead again, and after a major defeat, when they gather again At that time, the combat power will only increase even more."

"King Arthur's recovery covenant?" Sean's brows were frowning, almost twisted together, "This is indeed very tricky.... But this super-order magic is not something that everyone can actually fight. What is His Royal Highness Adams? Where did I get such terrible magic..."

"I don't know." Vivienne shrugged irresponsibly, "It is because there is such a legion that will never die and be defeated, so that Adams has some shit'Uncrowned King of Lane North'. Otherwise, with his abilities, how could he have achieved such a great achievement.... Back then, Miss Asuna escaped from the capital city embarrassed like a dog."

  Listening to Vivian’s evaluation, Sean gave a helpless smile: "It looks like things are more troublesome and tricky than I thought." (to be continued~^~)

  PS:  There is a mistake in the previous text. The third prince Arlan is 27 years old, not 25 years old.