Ke Xue: He mastered the steel-cutting divine skill at the start.

That's why the British royal family has been able to survive and continue to exist, while still possessing enormous wealth and enjoying a life of ease where they only need to enjoy themselves without having to put in any effort.

But on the other hand, it means that the royal family is far too reliant on this powerful force, which can make the final decision at crucial moments.

Once the Royal Knights are lost, the power that the royal family can mobilize becomes extremely limited, which has disrupted the balance that had been established for many years.

It's like a dilapidated house supported by only one pillar. You punch the pillar and break it, but the house doesn't seem to change; it still seems to be standing there.

But in reality, change begins the moment the break occurs.

Structural lesions will eventually become the last straw that breaks the camel's back.

After listening to the butler's words, the Queen took a deep breath.

"Robert, you don't need to comfort me anymore. No matter how well you comfort me, it can't change the fact that the entire royal family has lost its bargaining chips. Some people have been looking for an opportunity to completely eliminate the royal family. Now that the opportunity has come, these people will naturally push the royal family into the abyss like mad dogs."

The Queen's gaze was distant; she was waiting for someone, someone whose arrival might offer the royal family a glimmer of hope.

Chapter 666 The Secrets of the Royal Family (2 Updates)

The butler opened his mouth, unsure of what to say; everyone understood the reasoning.

In layman's terms, everyone speaks with their fists. When you still have cards to play, you're still royalty or a monarch.

But once you've run out of cards and bargaining chips, those gentlemen in the House of Commons won't give up on dealing with you just because they were polite to you before.

At this time, the royal family was like an undefended treasure trove.

With little resistance and abundant wealth, it is naturally the jackals' favorite prey.

However, this is just a hypothetical reason; the reality is much more complex.

Firstly, although the monarch is the symbol of maintaining the empire, many years ago, when the royal family completely withdrew from politics and became merely a symbol of the state, it already caused dissatisfaction.

Whether it's government officials or ordinary citizens, no one feels comfortable with being paid without doing any work.

Although the royal family relinquished power under duress.

But for ordinary people, they don't care about your difficulties; they just think that the current royal family is a bunch of parasites who only spend money and can't create value.

For the pragmatic British public, this has always been the case: once someone is no longer useful, whether they are a national hero or a monarch or emperor, they all have to step aside.

The British Empire does not support idlers!

Just then, the platinum-gold doors slowly opened, and as they did, a beam of sunlight streamed in from outside the hall, illuminating the entire space.

Upon seeing that figure, the Queen visibly breathed a sigh of relief, and a smile appeared on her face.

"You've arrived."

The man walked slowly forward, his entire body clad in golden armor that gleamed in the sunlight, making him look like a golden-armored war god.

He slowly walked to the Queen's side, knelt on one knee, and kissed her hand.

"Your Majesty, Orville greets Your Majesty!"

The Queen reached out a hand to help him up, and he stood up naturally, his tall figure exuding a faint sense of oppression.

He is the last remaining pillar of the royal family, the last inheritor of the sacred bloodline, possessing the purest sacred bloodline, and the last hope of the royal family.

For many years, his existence has been kept secret by the royal family. Even the prime minister was unaware of his existence. For many years, he has been hiding in the castle, secretly guarding the safety of the royal family.

However, unlike ordinary guards, he almost never appears in public, nor does he often appear by the Queen's side.

Instead, he will appear like a ghost, drifting around unpredictably, only showing himself when he is truly needed.

Over the past decade or so, he has handled numerous major crises that were unknown to outsiders, making him a true guardian angel.

"Oville, you should already know the current situation, right?"

Orville, seeing the deep worry on the Queen's face through the cross-shaped cut on the mask, sighed softly.

The situation has become extremely precarious recently; how could he not know that?

"Your Majesty, I already know what happened. I never imagined things would escalate to this extent."

The rise of a super strongman is like a meteor falling to earth, but no one expected that the aftershocks would deliver a fatal blow to the once-mighty British Empire.

The once proud Royal Knights were utterly reduced to dust and vanished into thin air by that gentleman's sword.

Without its pillar, the royal family is like a candle flickering in the wind, trembling in the storm.

"Oville, this is the greatest crisis the royal family has faced in a thousand years, even more dangerous than when the king was hanged. At that time, all the citizens' resentment was focused on the king alone, and the royal family still had a lot of power, especially the Royal Knights, which were at their zenith."

But things are different now. The royal authority has been eroded by repeated salami-slicing tactics, and the public has developed many misunderstandings about the monarchy. The destruction of the Royal Knights dealt the monarchy a fatal blow.

As she said this, a tear clearly glistened in her eyes. No matter how strong a person is, they still have a weakness.

“Your Majesty, from the day I was knighted as a guardian knight, I have been prepared to serve the royal family at any time. Only in this way can I be worthy of the sacred bloodline in my veins and the thousand-year-old heritage!”

The Queen nodded with satisfaction. This is the Royal Knights. You can always trust their loyalty, just like you trust your own hands and feet. Loyalty is the highest standard for their existence!

"Oville, you are now the last heir of the sacred bloodline. There are some secrets that no longer need to be hidden, otherwise you will be taking them to your grave."

The reason I've brought you here today is to reveal these secrets to you in their entirety, and to use these secrets as the last line of defense for the royal family's survival!

Orville's expression hardened; even though he was wearing a mask, it still made him tense.

He had long known that the royal family possessed a huge secret related to the sacred bloodline. However, he couldn't understand why, despite its importance, the secret seemed to have no connection to the current situation.

The Queen's previously somewhat cloudy eyes suddenly brightened, and an invisible force swept around, causing the entire hall to tremble and shake violently from the sudden appearance of this powerful aura.

The queen, who always seemed so gentle, actually possessed such great power!

Immediately afterward, to Orville's astonishment, the Queen, holding her scepter inlaid with numerous jewels, walked behind the throne to a large, seemingly decorative pattern, and then suddenly pointed.

The gems on the scepter suddenly sparkled, and streams of light shot out, landing on the murals and decorations around them. The patterns underfoot also began to spin abruptly.

With a few muffled sounds, all the platinum-gold doors around the hall slammed shut, and the entire hall began to spin!

After the dust settled, the entire hall had completely changed its appearance.

All the decorations in the hall had disappeared, leaving the area empty except for a knight statue standing in each of the four corners.

Furthermore, the surrounding walls are covered with murals, the lines of which are simple and archaic, suggesting a very long history.

However, Orville's eyes widened after seeing the murals.

"Your Majesty, these murals..."

The Queen took a deep breath: "Of course you know the legend of the Divine Bloodline. According to the legend, the Divine Bloodline is the descendant of the gods, a powerful being who came out of the inner world of the earth!"

But I'm telling you now, this isn't a legend, it's real, only the facts differ from the legend.

According to the highest secret passed down orally through the sacred bloodline, one day, a huge meteorite fell from the sky, causing a great disaster upon landing!

Our ancestors were the indigenous people born on an island during that era. Almost all of them perished in this disaster, except for one branch of our ancestors, who unexpectedly discovered an entrance to an underground space.

So the ancestors led all their people into the underground world, where they multiplied and became a race that lived underground.

According to legend, that underground space was very peculiar, and it was filled with light. So what was originally a temporary refuge turned into a long underground life for them.

Chapter 667 The Horrifying Truth

They began their first period of life, which was like a paradise on earth. While the outside world was suffering, they survived thanks to the unique environment here.

Moreover, as time went on, the bodies of these people living in the dim underground environment began to undergo strange changes!

They began to possess immense power, a power that astonished them all!

Every adult possesses extraordinary strength, capable of easily lifting boulders and running for hundreds of miles without fatigue. Once in battle, they are like rhinoceroses and elephants, wielding unparalleled and terrifying power!

This is also the origin of various legends in later generations! These people who live in the underground space are believed to possess sacred bloodlines!

"Based on the subsequent millennia of investigation and the conclusions drawn from modern science, the reason these ancestors underwent mutations was likely due to radiation from meteorites."

The meteorite that fell from the sky was highly radioactive, but the radiation was so intense that anyone who couldn't withstand it would die. Almost all life on the small island where our ancestors lived was wiped out.

Our ancestors, by utilizing underground spaces, shielded themselves from most of the radiation, and then thrived in a low-radiation environment for hundreds of years, gradually causing changes in their bodies—a conclusion reached after many years of research!

Orville was also shocked. The sacred bloodline that had been passed down for thousands of years was actually obtained in this way!

However, given his experience, even though the Queen spoke lightly, he understood...

However, in reality, the entire process of the mutation was definitely not as simple as imagined!

Humans have been studying this radiation mutation for nearly a century, but the results have not been significant. He was aware that the royal family had been secretly researching it.

Experiments were conducted on various animals; countless rats and rabbits died, and large animals such as lions and tigers, as well as living people, were all subjects of the experiments.

However, although there have been many research results in recent years, none of them have made any truly significant breakthroughs.

The Queen sighed softly, glanced at him, and knew that with his intelligence, he could certainly imagine the difficulties involved.

"The entire transformation lasted for more than a century. The more accurate figure is now impossible to verify. We can only use genetic technology and radiation measurements, along with these murals, to make a speculative reconstruction of the situation at that time."

That was truly an incredibly cruel era. Look at these dark red murals; the royal family tested them long ago, and they were all painted with human blood. The radioactive substances in that blood are still highly active even now!

"Gudong-"

Orville swallowed hard, a chill running down his spine.

The tragedy of that era may have exceeded my imagination. Countless people could only eke out a living under such circumstances, just like wild dogs searching for food among the ruins.

And this stray dog ​​has to endure being scorched like flames all over its body at any time, and it will be like this for the rest of its life!

"The ancient glory and so-called sacred bloodline described in mythology are actually products of radiation mutation. It's unbelievable."

A hint of mockery appeared on the Queen's face.

This is often the case; what seems sacred may have once been the dirtiest and darkest thing.

What did those ancestors who lived underground experience? He no longer imagined them as majestic warriors, but as a group of skinned apes.

Because the simple outlines on the murals depict these very things!

The Queen didn't need to continue telling the story.

Among these people, some miraculously survived the radiation, and not only did they live, they also achieved special status and wielded immense power.

Emerging from the underground, they started from that small island and, over several hundred years, slowly spread throughout the British Isles.

Moreover, as time went on, the strange power they obtained from the hellish suffering that countless members of their tribe loved became their reliance for dominating the region!

Their leader became the King of England, while the rest of their clansmen became the so-called Royal Knights, the most loyal force guarding the royal family!