Heart of the Castle

Chapter 663

The Abraham mission left Green Castle in a hurry than when they came. The head of the mission, who has the title of lion slayer, is one of the three leaders of the Usama Imam's personal guards. Erdana Cositi rode a particularly tall war horse and walked at the head of the procession.When the sword-wielding earl sat on his horse, his back was always as straight as a sword blade, so that no one, including the members of the mission, could see the panic hidden under his calm mask.

Just ten minutes ago, in a fair contest, he was defeated by a black-armored knight beside Li Weiston, the guardian of the entire Kingdom of Arthur. This contest did not cause any trauma to his body. , but it had a great negative impact on his psychology.

The lion-slaying Tardana Corsiti has a very conceited personality, and at the same time has the powerful strength to maintain this conceit. Among the many famous knights of Abraham, he is confident that his strength can be ranked among the top five, even if the true god blesses him , You can also challenge the top three positions.

However, the contest just now meant more than actual combat, but it made him feel trembling from the bottom of his heart.The time between the two of them was very short. The black-armored knight only swung three fierce slashes, and all of them were blocked by Taldan's thick-bladed scimitar. It seemed that the lion slayer was not at a disadvantage. However, only he himself knew clearly that after three slashes, his entire arm was numb from the shock of the terrifying force, and his battle qi, which had reached the peak of Tianhua, was on the verge of collapse!
It would be acceptable if the opponent was a knight of higher rank than him, but Taldan could clearly feel that his opponent - although the fighting spirit of the black armored knight belonged to the same level of fighting spirit as himself, But obviously there is still a long way to go before the peak of Tianhua.

The majestic lion slayer Taldan Kositi was actually defeated by a less powerful count with a sword!This is simply a great shame for the whole Abraham!Taldan could well imagine how the imam of Osama, a diminutive but self-important leader, would be furious if the news reached him.

Although in view of his own strength and achievements, his life should not be in danger, but his position as the leader of the Hundred Undead Squad will inevitably be deprived, and whether he can retain the title of Lion Slayer is also a question.Thinking of this, Taldan even felt a little grateful to the regent of the Kingdom of Arthur in the Green Castle, Liviston. If he hadn't spoken in time to stop the terrifying black armored knight from attacking, Taldan would be very unhappy. Optimistic about whether he can block the next fourth sword.

"Even the first knight of Abraham, the sword-wielding Duke Tuhasauddin, couldn't force me to this point in such a short confrontation. Moreover, the grudge of the black-armored knight was as dark as night, and it was the same as the one in the legend. The famous Marquis Osiris, the famous sky knight in the Kingdom of Arthur, has nothing in common. The war potential of this kingdom..." Taldan subconsciously gritted his teeth, and hid his trembling right hand in his arms, "We must put everything together Originally reported to the Great Imam of Osama, the Northern County of the Kingdom of Arthur is not an ideal breakthrough point, perhaps the second eastern county is..."

Watching the group of envoys from Abraham gradually go away, Li Wei turned around from the window of the simple and sturdy tower, and put down the bronze looking glass in his hand. "Is there any news from Sleepless Eye?" He asked calmly.

"I'm so sorry, Your Excellency the Regent, I don't have much news here." Director Bamilyan, who is still the Minister of Intelligence, wiped the sweat from his fat face with an embroidered handkerchief, and replied in his characteristic soft voice. Said, "After the fall of the capital, traitors appeared in the intelligence network set up by Sleepless Eye in the two eastern counties, and they were severely destroyed. Although Mr. Babrupa has led several blood daggers to get rid of the traitors and rebuild The intelligence network has been established, but there is no way to mix into the high-level for a while."

"Just say what you have, eunuch." Cedric, Earl of the White Wolf, who was standing on the other side of the tower, said bluntly, looking at the court chief with undisguised disgust.

"Hey, Lord Cedric, please rest the anger of the thunder, I will tell you all the information I know." The palace steward still maintained a smiling expression, nodded to Earl White Wolf, and then Li Wei bowed deeply. "Your Excellency the Regent, according to the news sent back by Mr. Babrupa, the two eastern counties have been completely controlled by Lord Thomas Jansen, the acting head of the Death Knights, and now the two counties are recruiting and Training troops, but it seems that they are not planning to counterattack the demon army and take back the capital of Fermeyer, but instead aim at the free city of Tatarchuk, which has the title of "mercenary capital."

"What are the sheriffs of those two counties doing?" The Marquis Jerome, who was born in the royal capital, said in an unbelievable tone. "How could they just let the Lord of the Eyes usurp the power in their hands?"

"Lord Marquis Jellosh, I'm afraid it's hard to answer your question." The Bamilian chief had a sad expression on his face, "As far as I know, Lord James Serre, the governor of Great Serre Already forced to bow to the threat of power, Count Alphonse Serre, the sheriff of Little Serre County, was mercilessly beheaded on the spot by the scythe of death, and more than 20 knights and more than 200 knights were killed. More than [-] county guards."

"Has Thomas the Lord of the Eyes gone mad?" Cedric, the Earl of the White Wolf, spat angrily, "Who gave him the right to kill Lord Alphonse, the Sheriff of Petit Serres? What did he do? Are you going to betray the Kingdom of Arthur?"

"It's impossible to betray the Kingdom of Arthur, maybe Sir Tomad Jansen has planned to do it a long time ago." The tone of Bamilian's chief executive was mocking, "However, my lords, the situation is worse than we imagined. Worse, we might already have a king."

"There is a king?" The red-robed old scholar Master Sujiade opened his eyes wide in surprise. "How is this possible? Her Royal Highness Princess Fleischer has not yet ascended the throne."

"Oh, of course it's not Her Royal Highness Princess Fleisher." Bamilian sighed, "It would be great if Her Royal Highness was enthroned, but I just received news from the East. Just a week ago, Thomas Deyang Sen supported the new king, called him Arthur XIV, and in the name of the new king, he canonized himself as the guardian of the whole kingdom of Arthur and the commander-in-chief of the king's army, and canonized Earl James Serre as an important minister of the kingdom."

"You damned eunuch! How dare you conceal such an important matter!" Cedric, the Earl of the White Wolf, roared angrily, and then grabbed the head of Bamilian by the collar and lifted him up .The fat steward of the court immediately let out a scream like a duck with its neck stuck. Two griffin knights hurried forward to dissuade them. Like cast iron, no matter how hard the two Griffin Knights tried, they couldn't shake it by half.

Seeing that the two Griffin Knights were helpless, Levi winked at Sir Rodriguez, and the black armored knight took a big step forward, grabbing Earl White Wolf's shoulder with his right hand, "Lord Cedric, please calm down!" .” He said in a somewhat dull voice, followed by a flash of dark grudge.Earl White Wolf subconsciously gathered fighting energy to counterattack, and the result of the collision of the two fighting energy was very different. Sir Rodriguez didn't even shake his body, while Earl Cedric staggered back involuntarily, almost falling on the ground.

The Chief Bamilian struggled to get up from the ground, a circle of purple-black marks appeared on his soft throat, which made his voice hoarse and unpleasant to defend himself, "Ahem, Earl Cedric, this is ...The news that the big crow just brought back this morning, I...cough cough, I can't announce it during the court meeting, can I?"

Earl Cedric gasped bitterly, his eyes flickering with lingering anger, but Chief Bamilian's defense was impeccable, so after thinking about it, Earl White Wolf had no choice but to shut his mouth and stop talking.

"This is really bad news." The old red-robed scholar Master Sugard frowned deeply, and his tone became a little anxious. "Due to the insistence of some nobles in the royal capital, we originally planned to let Her Royal Highness Princess Fleisher ascend the golden throne as a victor after the recovery of the royal capital. Now it seems... this may be a mistake."

"Where did the Lord of the Eyes find the royal blood?" Li Wei tapped the table with his fingers, his eyes flashed with thought. "At that time, none of the royal bloodlines in Fermeyer could escape the power of the bloodline curse, and the royal family members living outside the capital..."

"That's probably the blood that His Majesty the former King Fidel spread among the people." Chief Bamilian stroked his throat with his hand, and said in a hoarse voice, "Your Majesty the Regent, you must have heard about it? Our Dragon King What His Majesty likes most is private visits in low clothes and chivalrous conduct, so naturally it is unavoidable to get drunk occasionally, and then find a squire's daughter or a tavern maid to warm the bed at night."

"That kind of illegitimate child or illegitimate daughter cannot be included in the royal family at all, let alone become king!" Earl Cedric growled in a bad tone.

"Your words are really good, Earl Cedric, but the sacred domain barrier above the royal capital Fermeyer may not know this sentence." The head of Bamilian smiled slightly, and the tone of his words contained A trace of imperceptible taunt made Earl White Wolf startled at first, then he came to his senses, and slammed his saber on the table, causing the candlesticks and plates to rattle.

"Eunuch, if you can't control your tongue, give it to me for safekeeping!"

"My merciful Father God, what a terrible threat this is." Chief Bamilian took a step back, spread his hands softly and said, "Okay, anyway, I am not qualified to argue with the dignified Earl of White Wolf, but I always It is best to come up with a countermeasure, otherwise, even if we succeed in recapturing the capital, I am afraid there will be a terrible result of fighting with each other and fighting against each other."

"Master Bamilian is right. We must come up with a solution immediately, so that we can hope to prevent possible tragedies in the future." Li Wei sighed heavily, the flickering fire from the fireplace illuminated half of his face, His face looked stern.

"When the current situation is still unclear, we'd better act cautiously." Master Sugard said while pulling the metal necklace on his neck uneasily, as if he wanted to use the cold and tingling feeling to stabilize his mind. "It may not be a bad thing for Beijing County to elect a new king in the second county of the East. The attention of the demon army will definitely be attracted, which will correspondingly reduce the defense pressure of Beijing County. Why don't we wait and see the changes and recharge our batteries?" , wait until the main force of the demons is approaching the east, or surprise the demon army from the rear, or wait for the two to confront each other before swinging the army to defeat the winner, it all depends on our choice. If we want to avoid war, wait for the demon army to oppress the two eastern counties I think they might be more willing to negotiate then."

Master Sugard's words made Li Wei ponder for a moment, but he quickly shook his head and denied, "Wait and see what happens...I'm afraid it won't work. The two eastern counties are also citizens of the Kingdom of Arthur. They watched them being slaughtered by the demon army without doing anything. Whether it's the guardian of Arthur's kingdom or a mere knight, I can't do it."

"And the Lord of the Eyed Eyes Thomas Jansen is not an incompetent person. It depends on whether he can defeat the sword dancer Earl Ansair in a fair duel, and lead the Death Knights to break out of the demon army, and then use the military power in his hands to be powerful. Controlling the situation in the two eastern counties, it can be seen that his personal strength and commanding ability are of a considerable level. Once the battle situation falls into a stalemate, the personal prestige of the Lord of the Eyes is likely to rise. Even if we win in the end, we will The kingdom is in danger of falling apart." Sir Rodriguez expressed his opinion in a deep voice.

"Master Rodriguez is really insightful." Chief Bamilian said in a flattering tone, "Ambition is like a poisonous weed, once left unattended, it will spread everywhere, and when the time comes, I want to uproot them , but it takes several times more effort.”

"My lords, in my opinion, Her Royal Highness Princess Fleischer should be invited to become king immediately!" Earl Cedric raised his voice and said, "At the beginning, I did not agree to suspend Her Royal Highness's enthronement. If there is a call from the orthodox king, We can justifiably recruit resistance forces from all over the world. If those guys from the second eastern counties dare to make noise, let them talk about the origin of the false king they elected? The illegitimate son who can't tell his background is also worthy of sitting On the Golden Throne?"

"But...but if Her Royal Highness is allowed to ascend the throne now, wouldn't the Kingdom of Arthur have two kings?" Marquis Geralds muttered hesitantly, "In that case, the relationship between us and the two eastern counties will inevitably become irreconcilable what!"

"Otherwise, what else? I'm fed up with the hesitation of you guys from the king's capital!" Earl Cedric's waist sword was unsheathed with a clang, making Marquis Geralds take a step back. , but Earl White Wolf's target was not him, but the long pine table on the side.The blade of the sword that was burning with battle energy cut off a palm-sized corner of the table with a click, and the voice from Earl White Wolf's mouth was fierce and vicious, as cold as condensed ice flames, "His Royal Highness, Princess Fleisher, don't you?" If we become kings, do we have to bow our heads to the false king supported by Thomas Jansen? This is absolutely impossible!"

"If that king can speak with his own mouth, then he has to think about it. Unfortunately, I dare to swear on my lost lifeblood, that His Majesty Arthur XIV is simply a puppet in the hands of the Lord of the Eyes." Bamilian said softly.

"That's right, no matter what, I will not bow my knees to that puppet of the Lord Gnat Eye." Master Sugard nodded affirmatively, "As for whether Her Royal Highness Princess Fleisher should ascend the throne immediately, Your Excellency Levi Stone, As the guardian and chief minister of the entire kingdom, you should make a decision."

Silence then descended in the room in the tower, and only the heavy panting of Earl Cedric and the sound of the Bamilian warden moving his neck could be heard. This time, Levi thought much longer than the last time, with his lowered eyes From the bottom of his heart, he didn't want to push Princess Fleischer to the forefront right now, but the actions of the Lord of the Eyed Eyes Thomas Jansen left him no other choice. "It seems that we have no choice." He stood up slowly and announced in a heavy tone, "In that case, Sir Rodriguez."

The black-armored knight took a step forward and knelt down on one knee. The scabbard of the stellar iron giant sword struck the armor, making a clanging sound, "Your Excellency, Guardian of the Realm, please command me!"

"Inform Master Frederick, Countess Denise Ansair, Lord Karmos Bloody Roar, Guardian of the Western Territory, and the two Lord Bishops of the Temple of the Earth and the Temple of Storms about what happened today. I hope that before tomorrow, I can Get everything ready for Princess Fleischer's enthronement."

"Of order, Your Excellency the Guardian of the Realm, I'll do it now." Sir Rodriguez replied without hesitation, and then the iron gauntlet slammed heavily on the breastplate.

"Please wait a moment." Marquis Geralds stopped, and then turned to Li Wei, "Your Excellency the Regent, do you plan to hold the enthronement ceremony of Her Royal Highness Princess Fleischer tomorrow? Doesn't that seem too hasty?"

"If we have recovered the king's capital, Fermeyer, and even completely expelled the demon army from the kingdom's territory, then it would be a bit rushed to hold the enthronement ceremony immediately. But now most of the kingdom's territory is still occupied by the demon army. Ermeyer has not yet recovered, and the enthronement ceremony under such conditions should be as simple as possible and not extravagant." After Li Weiston finished speaking, he raised his right palm outward, indicating that the topic of enthronement is over. until.

(End of this chapter)