Chapter 282 White Moon Night Part
Chapter 282 White Moon Night Part
The moon was high in the sky at night, and the breeze from Palace Hill was a bit chilly.
In the king's bedroom, in the office on the first floor, the eldest prince Tamburi had a candlelight conversation with the king.
"The land in the north has been assigned to every noble below the earl level to manage the empire's new territory. The army needed needs to be increased to 50 knight groups, as well as 10 Blue Thunder Dragon Riders and Red Flame Flying Dragon Riders."
"Our army cannot guarantee whether the remnants of the lurking Magic Group will make a comeback..."
The king leaned back on the soft red sofa and looked through the information allocated to the North and the various nobles.
"There are so many people from noble families. As a king, I don't know which region they belong to."
"But judging from their noble family surnames, most of them are direct descendants of old noble families. They are not good for the future of the empire. If they move to the north, whenever there is civil unrest in the empire, the old nobles in the north will inevitably be separated from the nobles south of Avilato."
"We also need to redivide and promote some of the older first-class knight commanders to viscounts. They have defended the empire for many years and they should get the rewards they deserve."
Tamburi frowned at the king's request.
"I received many congratulatory letters from the marquis and important officials in the palace, as well as their family's petition for relocation. They also sent a lot of treasures to the palace behind the scenes."
"Although the palace has everything, once the newly promoted viscounts are moved to the northern border, they will inevitably be targeted by some noble families."
The king was well aware of Tamburi's concerns.
The king spoke bluntly, as if giving a stern order: "You and the Duke of Azpodi's family will move to the north. The city of Shirinoga also needs the authority of the Royal Family of Charlemagne and will be directly responsible for the north."
The eldest prince Tamburi's face suddenly became numb, his eyes were three parts confused, and he stared at the king with seven parts of coldness in his cold brows. He couldn't help but clench his fists hidden under the table.
Why? How many court affairs have I handled for the palace over the years? They actually moved me, who was next in line, to the North? The North was conquered by the third brother, Padukan, so why didn't they let him go? Could it be that... I won't be the one to choose the next king?
The old king looked gloomy and his face was dull, covered by a stack of heavy documents.
When the king put down the information, Apoka's expression returned to calm.
Apoka looked elsewhere, his mind full of thoughts, and only one stranger idea remained in front of him: Since the request to replace people and promote new viscounts has been made, I will give the noble families a good beating next time. These old sailors are still needed to run the big ship of Oberic, and new people should not be used in new territories.
The king said sternly, "Okay! Go back to bed! We'll talk about this tomorrow!"
"It's too early tonight," the eldest prince looked at his pocket watch, it was only eight o'clock in the evening, "I will pick out the right person... so I don't forget it tomorrow!"
The king didn't want to say more to avoid revealing too much information, but he glanced at the eldest prince who had a Hades Blade hanging on his chest, sighed, and was slowly supported up the stairs by the maid.
At this moment, on the distant horizon of Palace Mountain, a giant black flying dragon was approaching at a high speed, and it was still thirty kilometers away from the capital, Avilato.
This black crystal dragon is an elite monster controlled by Padukan's magic. It will only be used tonight to deal with the king...
The plan was simple and violent. It was to use the magic dragon to reduce the king's bedroom to ruins, and in this way, the eldest prince would be killed as well.
By handling the funeral, he would be able to comply with the will of the people of the empire and successfully ascend the throne of the empire. For today's plan, I don't know how to thank Princess Baiyue for her secret help over the past two years, from establishing the third prince's lofty image among the people, to the expedition against the third emperor Corey Roman, to the final suppression of the Magic Guest Group and the remnants of the Black Hourglass.
Padukan was discussing matters of magic power enhancement and leading troops in battle with the Second Prince Apoka, Princess Baiyue and the Seventh Prince Xia'an in the back garden of Palace Hill, and they were also discussing the next king to take the throne.
Padocan’s great achievements give him enough confidence to put the topic on the table.
The second prince Apoka: "Xia'an, you will have many opportunities in the future. You are still very young now. There are some things you don't have to fight for. I have to admit that Padukan is the most suitable among us to be the king."
"Padokan is very capable and active. I have a family now, so I don't have the energy to work hard. Apoka works day and night, which makes my existence seem redundant. I should give more recognition to Padokan's ability. Since I don't have that opportunity, we should support Padokan."
Xia An said succinctly: "I have said many times before that I don't have the heart to deal with state affairs. I recognize the ability of the third brother, but I always feel that the third brother still lacks some experience in state affairs."
Then, Xia An said to Padukan: "My eldest brother's situation is the opposite of yours, so the two of you may also lack an opportunity to switch positions."
Princess Bai Yue and the second and third princes all knew that the king's designated heir to the throne was the seventh prince Xia An, and they were just waiting for Xia An to give up the power of the throne. In the end, the throne would have to go to someone who was truly capable, rather than the old king casually giving the inheritance right to the youngest Xia An.
Padukan looked at Princess Baiyue. All these plans were almost completed. They only needed to wait for a moment and create an accident to eliminate the king and the eldest prince...
Princess Bai Yue smiled with her beautiful fair face and said to Xia An, "Xia An, when your magic source reaches the intermediate first level, what level is Isabella at?"
"Like me, her magic power is improving very quickly. Perhaps it is with the help of the Saint's Guild. She will graduate in a year or so. I always feel that her strength improvement has just begun after graduation, but I feel that the bottleneck is becoming more and more frequent..."
Suddenly, the second prince Apoka looked up at the starry sky vigilantly. With the strength of the advanced first level, the range of his magic sensing was very large.
"Some danger is coming!"
A golden message scroll flew to the king's bedroom, carrying urgent information from the Almighty Eye.
boom! Long!
A huge black dragon landed heavily in front of the king's bedroom. Without any delay, it breathed out dragon's breath, turning the entire bedroom into a sea of fire.
Before the Black Crystal Dragon could make the next move, dozens of White Hao Dragons suddenly appeared on Palace Mountain, and hundreds of palace magic swordsmen launched an attack.
The sky was blocked by a magic barrier cast by the court sorcerer.
There had been a lesson of an assassin's attack on Palace Mountain, and there were heavy guards day and night, but the attacker this time was a black crystal dragon, huge in size, extremely fast, and its lethality was among the strongest among elite monsters.
In the back garden of Palace Hill, Apoka and Xia An were caught off guard. They were surrounded by dozens of palace guards. Apoka and Xia An thought that the remnants of the Magic Group were coming to kill them!
In the Palace Hill, there were waves of dragon roars, fighting, and collisions of various magics...
Padukan was internally ecstatic: with such a fierce raid, it was impossible for the entire palace to be left intact, let alone the eldest prince and the old king?
Princess Bai Yue was also ecstatic: With such a fierce raid, the eldest brother was killed first. Tomorrow, Padukan will definitely die in prison! Nothing he said would be of any use. "
This plan of killing two birds with one stone went so smoothly!
Three days ago, in the King's bedroom...
Princess Bai Yue came to the king's bedroom alone, asked about the condition, and then reported the third prince's plan.
The king was so excited that his face instantly turned red, and the veins on his face bulged: "...Why? Why would he do this? How could this boy be so ambitious... ahem..."
"Don't get excited, Grandpa King. I have a plan. Don't you have the protection of the Holy Envoy? So we can use a self-torture trick. We will only be in the backyard of the palace and arrange for the Holy Knight Commander in advance. We can easily capture him!"
"If we investigate from his demon control, we can easily trace the mastermind, Padukan! So we must be prepared in advance, but don't let him find out!"
Time goes back to this night.
Padukan, who was still immersed in his own joy, was immediately captured by the Chief Paladin and the palace guards who rushed over.
Three palace guards acted quickly, gagged him, tied him up, and took him to prison.
The leader of the Paladins said to the others in a serious tone, "After investigation, it was Padukan's Black Crystal Dragon that attacked the King's bedroom in Palace Hill! His Royal Highness the King has been rescued, but the whereabouts of the eldest prince are unknown."
Apoca and Cheyenne's minds were full of snow. All these accidents and changes happened so quickly!
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