usurping the throne

The old noble arrived quickly and saw the portrait handed over by King Christie.fell silent.

The portrait is simple and crude, but the person who is painted is still there, and the old nobleman can see the face of his second son from the eyebrows and eyes of the person in the portrait.So more silent.

Seeing the appearance of the old nobleman, Christie probably guessed something.When he was one of the top ten nobles, his eldest son died unexpectedly. During that time, the old noble's family was indeed in chaos, maybe something went wrong during that time.

Christie: "There is already definite information. This Stephen once appeared in the main city next to the wilderness. At that time, he was still looking for a girl from the fox tribe. Then he left. The city owner reported that it was a criminal who pretended to be a nobleman. And it was identified on the spot by your Steven."

The old nobleman nodded: "I did hear the news and let him go to the main city over there, but he—"

Christie looked serious, "If I remember correctly, Jim, the guard of the royal court I sent to follow him, did not come back. What Steven told me was that the three of them suddenly promoted in the wilderness and went to the big world."

Christie: "You should have heard the news about this Levant of the Human Empire. Can I have such a guess, for example, that Steven went to the main city on the other side of the wilderness to kill this 'fake nobleman'? 'Go, and my guards were all killed by this Levant?"

The old nobleman sat heavily on the seat behind him, "The three royal court guards have gone and never returned", Steven never told him about this, let alone thought that the matter was so serious.

Christie looked at the expression on the face of the old nobleman, and finally confirmed the conclusion he had drawn based on all the information.He spoke again with a solemn expression.

"It is rumored that this Levant is extremely defensive. The Holy See is just someone who robbed him, and he is almost about to uproot the Holy See. This matter is so serious that it is almost related to our empire. I want you now Tell me, what exactly is going on here? I want to hear from you. "

The old nobleman covered his face in exhaustion: "My eldest son was killed by my wife. I didn't know it at the time, and it was too late when I knew it. When I wanted to take remedial measures, Steven was challenging Throwing the coat of arms on the stage and leaving. I haven’t heard from him since then. A child similar to Steven was sent to find him with the coat of arms. The challenge of nobles cannot stop, I let him rest For a while, I changed his appearance, in name he is my second son, but in fact he is my adopted son, replacing Steven on the challenge stage, and this replacement... until now."

Christie: "Now, the real master appears, but the substitute doesn't want to give up his position anymore?"

The old noble: "I don't know about it. I just heard that there is news over there, and I want him to go and ask. I didn't expect—"

Christie's face was filled with anger. "Do you even need to ask? How dare a bastard with impure bloodlines dare to attack a real nobleman? What a good adopted son you have raised!!"

After getting angry, Christie turned her head and ordered: "Ask someone to go to the main city over there, and the city owner will be executed on the spot. Pentax will release me to take over the position of the city owner. In addition, find someone to go to the human country, and do your best to find Si for me after going there. Steven, beg him to come back."

After finishing speaking, Christie looked at the dumb old nobleman and said, "You can step back. When Steven comes back, he will directly take over the title and replace you in the royal court."

The old nobleman suddenly heard that his adopted son, who had always been honest and respectful, had found a false sanctuary from the royal court and wanted to kill his own son.Hearing the king's words, after a daze, he quickly understood what he meant.

An aristocrat who can have a relationship with a middle-level expert in the sanctuary is much more useful in the royal court and acts beside the king than an old man. Knowing that Christie can say this means that he has made some kind of decision.The old nobles can only accept it.So he bowed and saluted, which was regarded as acquiescing to this arrangement.

Then he turned around immediately, quickly walked out of the palace gate, and said to the vassal beside him, "Where's Steven?"

The people around knew who he was talking about, and came forward to report, "It should be in the arena."

The old nobleman: "Call me back and tell him to go home immediately!! Just say, I must see him when I get home."

When the luxury car pulled by the monster came to the door, the old nobleman got out of the car and saw 'Steven' who was out of breath, his chest was rising and falling, and his body was covered in thin sweat.This adopted son has always been like a very obedient dog to him.As long as he said anything, no matter how harsh, this 'Steven' would try his best to achieve it.

The arena is very far away from here, but the palace is close.In addition to the time wasted by the messenger on the way, it is not difficult to imagine how desperately the child rushed back.

But when he thought of the obedience behind this kind of obedience, the old nobleman became even more angry, and his anger almost burned him.

Especially after knowing that an obedient dog he raised went out and bit his son.

Even if that son is a traitor who betrayed his family, he is still the owner of this dog.

The old noble kicked over the saluting 'Steven' and said to the people who followed him, "Drag him in."

When he sat down in the room, the old noble looked at the 'Steven' who was being dragged to the ground, and honestly did not resist or resent him, his chest was blocked by bad breath, and he stretched out his hand and threw the portrait given by Emperor Christie to the 'Steven'. Steven' feet.

"You came back and told me that it was just a counterfeit that appeared in that city? Was it driven away by you?"

'Steven' glanced at the portrait beside him, and saw the wolf orc in the portrait at first glance.Heart beats like a drum.

"No no, father, what I saw there was indeed a counterfeit. I gave him a lot of money and warned him not to corrupt the family any more, so I let him go. Can the city lord testify?"

"Testimony?" The old nobleman sneered, "What evidence should I use him for? He will be a dead man soon. Don't you know yet? Their Human Illuminati Holy See was nearly killed by a man named Levant alone. Step down. The origin of this Levant is mysterious. I don’t know what his origin is, but he is accompanied by three orcs and a half-elf. The person on this portrait is the wolf clan who followed that Levant. Coincidentally, this The wolves just left the Wilderness County not long ago. According to news, he is the "noble who is looking for the fox girl". Who is the counterfeit in your mouth? You really sent him away with money, not Christie Did the royal guards that the king gave you go after him?"

'Steven' trembled.

He heard the meaning of the old nobleman's words.

In the orc empire, the strong are respected.This is even an iron law that overrides the rights of the king.

As for a strong man who can crush the Holy See of humanity alone, the orcs around him have a deeper understanding of what the orc empire represents.

'Steven' will come back, will come back aboveboard, will come back with brilliance, will directly deny all his hard work over the years, take everything from him... no, not just take away his things, even, his return would knock him to dust, and his return would herald his death.

"Ha...haha...haha——"' Steven laughed feebly.

When Steven came back, he had to die as a fake.What's more, he had done those actions before.

The old noble looked at 'Steven' and told the people around him to "lock it up and send it to the king."

The people around came around cautiously, because they all knew that 'Steven' had extraordinary strength, and if 'Steven' suddenly resisted, they might not be able to catch 'Steven' together.

But 'Steven' didn't struggle, and let the people around him grab him without any response.Perhaps, if he breaks away from the people around him now, controls the old nobleman, and kidnaps the old nobleman to escape, he still has a chance to survive.But how could he just run away like this?

He picked up the things that Steven didn't want at the beginning, carefully, as a treasure.Desperately improve your own strength, cheer up and accompany the smiling face to make friends with other nobles.So many years, so much hard work, after all, it still can't keep up with the real Steven's one finger.

Why?Why did his young master come and leave as soon as he said he would come?Why should he lose his identity and flee to the end of the world when Steven comes back?He is not reconciled, he does not want to run!If he stayed, he might be a nobleman. If he ran away, his efforts for so many years would be in vain.

What's more, Emperor Christie has always trusted him, and even sent him the false sanctuary guards in the royal court.

right!As long as you see Emperor Christie, everything is uncertain and there is still hope of recovery.

He will apologize, return the title to the real Steven, and only ask King Chris to give him a small position and stay in the palace.As long as he can stay in the palace, he still has a chance to stand up!

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The name of a man, the shadow of a tree.

Levant's shocking fencing split open the protective cover of the Holy See, suppressing the Holy See with only one person.This move completely started his reputation.

The mercenary guild, which was originally difficult to form, was rebuilt this time, but because of Levant's name alone, it was rebuilt very smoothly.

Letters of acknowledgment from institutions in various countries were quickly handed over, and the Mage Association, the Knights Order... sent friendly agreements one after another.

The name of the mercenary union is so resounding that all mercenaries at the bottom of the society who are struggling for a living can now hold their heads high, proudly report their identity to others, and are deeply proud of being a member of the mercenary union.

The world's prejudice against mercenaries has completely faded because of Levant alone, and the social status of mercenaries has improved significantly.

Without anyone paying attention, the mercenary union turned out to be exactly what Levant described.

It became a very inclusive, mid-level organization.

Anyone who wants to seek help can come to the Mercenary Union.

Adventurers, knights, mages, as long as they are short of money, or want other things, they can also come to the mercenary union to accept tasks.

All mercenaries hold the unique coat of arms of the mercenary union, and the coat of arms can be used in every union and can be used freely.

Seeing that the mercenary union is booming, the focus of the other members of the mercenary union is no longer on it.

Steven, Garfield, and Ede were in Wilderness County at the time. The three of them were the survivors of the Wilderness County Mercenary Union, but in that disaster, the Wilderness County Mercenary Union was almost wiped out.

They followed the list to find the family members of the mercenary union members one by one, and gave them a huge amount of compensation that would allow them to live comfortably for the rest of their lives, and promised that if they encountered any difficulties, the mercenary union would help them as soon as possible.This is the duty of the living to the dead.

Sam's elf heart was destroyed, but he was rescued by Levant.But it also completely changed from a half-elf to an ordinary person.

The element affinity is gone, and the talent is gone.The body is extremely weak, and after many days of feeding, Sam can't come back. After thinking about it, Sam decided to go to the forest of elves, not wanting to hold back.

For Levant, the most important thing now is to find out whether there is a way to the big world.

The phantom of the 'senior' also said that in the big world, there are things he left behind.

The author has something to say: the new map is open.