The Master of the Strange Realm

At this point, the conversation was already somewhat tense. For their own safety, the audience in the back row stood up and prepared to leave. If they were not careful, they might lose their lives. But the side door and the main door of the lecture hall were tacitly closed from the outside at this time, and even made an exaggerated sound of locking.

Sigrid and Alexia came back at the last moment, and they chose to sit with Hathaway and Britney. They were also accompanied by Miss Windsor, whose action time was up when Jenkins and "Miss Fabry" performed that wonderful performance, so she took advantage of the darkness to sneak upstairs and return to Jessica.

After Jessica used the special sugar provided by Jenkins to restore her spirit, Miss Windsor reappeared and came back in the dark. At that time, people's attention was on Miss Fabry, so no one noticed this.

From the actual situation, unless an unknown illegitimate child appears again, otherwise, there is indeed no one in Fidicteli who is more qualified to inherit than Jenkins.

The sudden change of topic was unexpected, but the speech suddenly turned like this, which made people worried. Many people found that the door was locked, but no one dared to ask what was going on.

Even if no one showed their weapons, the tense atmosphere still made those who had nothing to do with the matter very panic.

As for those who were related to this matter, the next conversation would determine the future of them and their families for the next few decades.

Chapter 1982 Chapter 1953: Retreat to Advance

Although the throne had been lost from the Middleton family for half a century, Queen Isabella had been consciously promoting that she had taken over the throne from the previous king in order to declare the legitimacy of her rule, and would return this power to Middleton in the future.

Therefore, before the Williamites appeared, even though the whole country was unwilling to let the foreigner from Cheslan, the guy with the highest inheritance order, be king, but apart from his foreign identity, people were actually not opposed to other things about him.

The Middleton family's position in Fidicteli is unshakable. With a clear descendant, even if Jessica agreed to Queen Isabella's wish to inherit the throne, she may not be able to snatch it from Jenkins.

Jenkins still stood on the podium and looked at Queen Isabella, who finally spoke after a moment of silence:

"I did say that the heir would be selected after the three kings' meeting."

"In that case, why not decide now? Viscount Williamite is right. This is indeed a good opportunity."

Someone said loudly. This was a local viscount from Nolan who chose to be loyal to Jenkins. He played the role of saying this.

The old Duke Douglas Gerold turned around and looked at the guy who was talking. Queen Isabella looked normal:

"It seems that you can't wait?"

"No, I just think this occasion is just right. I think this opportunity is really rare. Since everyone is..."

"Yes, this is great."

Someone else echoed Jenkins' words. It was a man who was holding a black hat and had a bloated figure. This is Sir O'Donnell, the economic secretary of the Kingdom's Ministry of Finance, the highest official of the Ministry of Finance who accompanied Queen Isabella from Beldiran to Norland this time.

The young Duke of Rochester seemed to want to say something, but Queen Isabella raised her hand and asked everyone to be quiet:

"Jessica."

She shouted, so Miss Windsor walked out from the back row:

"I'm here."

"Do you think it's a good time to announce the heir?"

"Yes."

She answered simply.

"What do you think, Madeline?"

She asked Duke Madeline, the oldest duchess in the kingdom. She has long stopped participating in any political affairs. Although some of her descendants are in parliament, they are all small figures. However, the family business is doing quite well.

Duke Madeline and Queen Isabella have a very good relationship. The two were friends when they were young. After the death of the previous king, Duke Madeline, who had not yet inherited the family title, gave great support to the young widow Isabella.

"I think? This..."

She looked up at Jenkins.

Although she has a good relationship with Queen Isabella, in fact, Duke Madeline is a very staunch loyalist of the Middleton family. Moreover, she is a devout believer of the Sage, otherwise she would not have known Bishop Palod when she was young.

"Maybe this time is not bad."

She answered like this, and Queen Isabella was not surprised. Nodding, Her Majesty Queen Fidictelli stood up, then turned around and looked up at the rows of guests behind her:

"Well, then."

"Hmm?"

Jenkins was confused now. He and Jessica had prepared for so long to ensure that everything was foolproof, and now it was not even the beginning. Next, there should be a brief chaos in the lecture hall. The people around Queen Isabella began to accuse Jenkins, and then the people on Jenkins' side began to refute.

After such a "debate" lasted for a few minutes, Jenkins would force both sides to shut up, and then ask Queen Isabella's opinion again.

It was time for Marquis Michael to come on stage, revealing the movement of the navy warships in his words, which really brought the debate to a white-hot stage. Then Jenkins "hypocritically" asked Marquis Michael not to say that, and at the same time, the mayor began to attack, and the police force that received the order would surround the city hall instead of simply blocking it as it is now.

The army near Nolan had long been bought by Jessica. Although most of the kingdom's army was firmly in the hands of Queen Isabella, the special nature of Nolan ensured that at least the Nolan garrison was inclined to Jenkins.

At this point, the truth was revealed. Salhi II would be the mediator, persuading Jenkins with the tone of "I am just an unrelated party", which was actually taking sides...

In short, Jenkins' complicated plan was not even officially started, but the other party actually compromised.

Looking at Miss Windsor in confusion, Miss Windsor showed a look of realization.

"What do you mean?"

Jenkins' voice appeared in her mind, but Miss Windsor's body had just become a benefactor and was not able to answer his question from such a distance.

"Jenkins is right."

Queen Isabella said, all eyes were focused on her face, and people were looking forward to her next words. The next words will determine what the content of today's evening paper and the temporary extra edition will be.

"Indeed, it's time to announce the successor."

Jenkins opened his eyes and looked around, suspecting that someone he had never heard of would break in. But there were only police outside the door, and the nearby streets were under martial law, so he couldn't even find the aura of the benefactor he didn't know.

"Since the death of the previous king, I have been in control of this country for more than 50 years. In the past half century, I have been moving forward with Fidictelli, and sometimes I even feel that I am marrying this country."

When listening to Jenkins' speech, she had been drowsy, but now she was energetic, her eyes and everyone who was willing to look at her, a moment of momentum reminded people that she was still the most experienced king alive, and even the most successful king.

"Maybe it's time now, so let me announce my successor."

Her voice became louder, and although one could hear the sense of decline that is unique to the elderly, it still made everyone subconsciously concentrate:

"Jenkins Redanput Williamette is my successor."

Jenkins was suddenly delighted, but the great joy was fleeting. He immediately discovered the problem. His purpose today seemed to be...

"According to the Kingdom's Succession Act, after my death, he will be the third in the order of succession (the first and second are father Robert and eldest brother Newman. Although neither of them has any intention of the throne, they have not officially announced to give up the right of succession), and he will become the next king of Fidictli, that is, the 19th king."

He relied on step-by-step planning today, and was almost certain that he could force Queen Isabella into a dead end. Even if the other party did not compromise, he had a way to make the other party compromise. His goal was to become king immediately, not to become king when the other party died at some unknown time.

This move is really quite brilliant. By retreating to advance, Jenkins was announced as the heir, so he had no reason to make trouble again. Before Queen Isabella died, she could still do a lot of things, so this announcement was actually meaningless.

But if Jenkins continued to insist on using immoral means to force the current king to abdicate, then Jenkins, who should have been a positive character, would suddenly be at the bottom of the contempt chain. He would encounter great resistance at home and abroad, and his plan to unite the three kingdoms would encounter unprecedented difficulties.

This step of retreating to advance was really exceptionally brilliant. Although he was facing a situation where he was almost doomed to fail, just by taking a step back, Jenkins was trapped in a situation where he could not advance or retreat.

But there were other ways, such as finding an opportunity to kill Queen Isabella. Although this was very suspicious, some people with high IQ would doubt Jenkins, but as long as he arranged a scapegoat and made up an excuse, he could indeed succeed to the throne legally.

Or he could directly use the power of the [Lie] priesthood to forcibly change Queen Isabella's mind and let her abdicate and hand over the crown. Although the power of the priesthood cannot be sustained at present, as long as the other party is imprisoned and does not contact outsiders, this will not be known to others.

But Jenkins is not...

"No, I never think I am a good person in the standard sense. The situation has developed to the present, and the differential machine may complete the final ritual of the rebellious person at any time to fight with me. This is a major event related to the future of the whole world. At this time, should I waste my time because of so-called morality? Am I such a person?"

Jenkins is certainly not such a person. If someone asks him the question of "one person dead or a group of people dead", he will definitely choose "one person dead" without hesitation. What he can do is what he can do best. Apart from that, he will never feel that he has done anything wrong.

"Lie priesthood..."

He stood on the podium behind Queen Isabella and looked at the other party's back. He knew that it would be a bit unnatural to suddenly ask the other party to change his words in public. So using the power of the priesthood cannot be here, but it can be for a while.

"Jenkins, say something."

There was silence in the lecture hall. Queen Isabella's announcement made everyone fall into dead silence. Few people could figure out what happened. Queen Isabella was on the verge of action just now, but she suddenly compromised.

She turned to Jenkins and said, Jenkins also jumped out of his thoughts temporarily, touched the cat on his shoulder, and was happy because of the decision. A smile appeared on the corner of his mouth, which was in line with the performance of the lucky person who just succeeded to the throne:

"Your Majesty, I am honored to be your successor. Then in the next few days, I will also actively participate in government affairs. Yes, I will take it..."

He will not wait any longer.

Chapter 1983 Chapter 1954 Halftime Lunch

Jenkins thanked the "prince" who had obtained the right of succession, and Queen Isabella also responded.

In the dead silence of the lecture hall, the two sides had a proper conversation, but everyone could hear that although the expectations were normal, the atmosphere of the conversation was definitely not normal.

In the scary silence after the conversation, Jenkins signaled Mr. Mayor to let the people outside open the door. But everyone was sitting on the chairs, and no one dared to stand up first.

Queen Isabella held out her hand and walked to the door first with the help of the servants beside her. So a group of people behind her also stood up and followed. The Duke of Rochester glared at Jenkins and was very dissatisfied with him. The Duke of Douglas Gerold nodded to Jenkins with a complicated expression, paused as if he wanted to say something, but in the end he just blinked three times at him very hard before following the people in front.

Jenkins did not move, just stood on the podium and watched the group walk out of the door. Only then did the noise and whispers gradually sound. At first it was just a buzzing sound like mosquitoes, but then it turned into a lively bargaining in the market.

People left their seats, and at least half of them squeezed to the front row to congratulate the future king.

Just half an hour ago, the King of Hampavo also made it clear that his heir would be engaged to Jenkins, so he might not only be the future king of Fidictli.

Since the collapse of the ancient Hikari Empire thousands of years ago, the human world has once again ushered in an opportunity to unify. It is difficult to say which is more important, Miss Fabri's matter or this matter.

Jenkins had lunch at a high-end restaurant very close to the City Hall. Jessica booked the entire restaurant for celebration. After everyone sat down, the restaurant owner who had just heard the explosive news from the City Hall hurried over and said that the lunch was completely free.

Jenkins rejected his kindness, but still accepted the expensive red wine provided by the middle-aged restaurant owner.

The dining place was the banquet hall on the second floor. All the furniture was removed, leaving only the long dining table in the center. Jenkins did not choose to sit at one end of the dining table, and the girls in the family sat on both sides. Instead, he sat in the middle of one side, and the others were distributed on both sides with him as the center.

Among them, Jessica, Miss J and Miss Windsor were on Jenkins' left hand side, and Sigrid appeared here because she wanted to explain the situation of the [Human Body Puzzle] to Jenkins.

He shook the glass goblet, watching the blood-red liquid flowing on the wall of the goblet in a trance, but no blood was attached.

"Now many people are looking for you. You don't report to the church, meet with the mayor, talk to my father, talk to reporters, or make public speeches. Why are you inviting us to dinner now?"

Blaine asked curiously, and then added:

"And you don't drink, what are you doing with the wine glass?"

Jenkins put down the goblet in his hand, and slapped the cat that tried to stick its head out. After confirming that Chocolate would not drink, he said:

"I just made an important decision, so I want to have a good meal before taking action. I thought I could be king today..."

"You want to get the throne directly, right?"

Blaine asked again. She didn't know about the savior, so she didn't know why Jenkins did this.

"Yes, but it's okay, it's just a small accident. I expected that there might be problems, but I didn't expect it to be this kind of problem. It's okay, everything is still under control."

The silver metal block was placed on the left hand, and Chocolate had "slipped" past the wine glass, but before touching the metal block, Hathaway on Jenkins' left hand had already picked it up:

"That's what you said..."

"Yes."

Hathaway showed an amazed expression on her face. She was not worried about whether Jenkins could win the throne. In her mind, God is omnipotent. This idea is actually correct. At least in dealing with mortal affairs, Jenkins is indeed omnipotent.

Hathaway played with the silver metal block, and Chocolate, who had lost his target, had to lie down beside Jenkins in a depressed mood. Jenkins subconsciously touched it, and then prepared to share some food with his cat.

"Sigrid, is the human body puzzle going well?"

"It's going well, thanks to Alexia's help."

The short lady smiled at her. She had just been chatting quietly with Dolores about Salsi II's exposure of his engagement. Her Royal Highness the Princess looked a little angry and claimed to be dissatisfied with her father's sudden announcement, but everyone could see that she was actually quite happy.

"Before we left, it was confirmed that Human Jigsaw was defeated, and the Mechanicus was undergoing containment work at that time. This is your cane."

She asked Jessica to hand the cane to Jenkins:

"Thanks for your preparation, but how do you explain the arrow and the origin of the blessing?"

"I can't expose Mr. Siam Nord and the Music Church, but I have other excuses, and that's not a problem. Did you just say that a vampire demigod appeared?"

"Yes, there are obvious signs of mechanical modification, and the other party claimed to be a member of the tree house."

Alexia said on behalf of Sigrid.

"Do you know? The other party is a demigod who normally promoted on his own, but only relied on the power of machinery to increase his strength; or was he not a demigod originally, but became a demigod through mechanical transformation?"

These two differences represent different cooperative relationships between the Craftsmen Guild and the Treehouse, which is very important.

"Although we haven't fought each other, I'm pretty sure that he was originally a demigod."

Alexia said.

Jenkins nodded, so the cooperation between the treehouse and the Craftsmen Guild should be quite close, but it is definitely not a complete integration state where you are in me and I am in you.

"What are you going to do to Queen Isabella next?"

Miss J asked Jenkins again. She could see that Jenkins would never give up like this.