Throne of Magical Arcana

Nexer Palace, inside the House of Nobility.

There was heavy rain outside, thunder was roaring, lightning was dazzling, and a doomsday was coming. The semi-ring-shaped hall had gathered all the members of the aristocratic house in Luntat, with a white hair hood and a large black cloak.

If the unnatural lightning is powerful, the strong men under the Golden Knight will not dare to brave the weather of lightning and thunder. I am afraid that there will be a rare sight of all the people in the noble house. King Sri Lanka and Prince Patrick were called by the Lord for an hour.

Of course, those nobles who were unable to arrive also knew the course of events from their spokespersons and allies in Luntat through remote communication, and conveyed their opinions.

At this moment, they are unprecedentedly grateful to "Allinge Telephone and Telegraph Company". Although the "wired telephone" they promoted is still at a loss due to the complicated and heavy infrastructure construction, it is also limited to Luntt and several other counties. Between capitals, the installed capacity is less than 500 doors, but under this weather, it is a rare communication channel for nobles who cannot arrange and use expensive transmission arrays, and many nobles taste the sweetness and decide Assist promotion.

"How could His Highness be called by the Lord?" Earl Haisong took a hot bath in the lounge of the Noble House, changed his clothes and hair hood, and then got rid of the state of shock and unthinkability, while wearing white paper flowers On his chest, he sat in the first row of seats, inquiring about James Duke of Pefos, Russell Duke of Wolff, and Viscount Harrison who hurried to the Magic Council.

The four of them are leaders of the enlightened school except Prince Patrick. At this time, they must communicate well in advance, and they cannot be infighted, otherwise it is easy to lose confidence in their nobles.

Duke James also put on a white hair hood in the House of Nobility, covering his bald head. He said sullenly: "I do n’t know, this was the case when Russell and I rushed to Nexer Palace. We checked. The corpse of His Royal Highness has not been found abnormal. It is indeed that excessive grief caused the already weak body to collapse. I think no one can assassinate him under the guardianship of Lord Ketonia. "

"Heart of Time" Catonia is one of the two epic knights of the Kingdom of Holm, and no more than five of the world's knights can reach the legendary third level. He and Rudolph II belong to this rank. The epic knight of the legendary pinnacle, except for the "monsters" such as Prince Dracula, the prince of the abyss, and the first-level lord of hell, there is only one human being, the head of the Knights Templar, member of the Cardinals, St. Melmos .

It is said that there will be no assassinations etc. under the guard of Catonia, but there is no trace of certainty on James's face.

"Your Lord Ketonia is a hero in the Dawn War and an epic knight who defeated the rule of the magic empire in the Holm region with the first king, but he is very old and is about to reach the end of his life, which needs to be considered and arranged Things will be more than ordinary people. "Duke Russell said with a blank expression." He is not like the Lord Winston of the Solonfin family can watch the situation quietly. "

"Nightwalker" Winston is another epic knight of the Kingdom of Holm, and currently rotates the colonial country that the caretaker kingdom has won in several heterogeneous spaces.

Viscount Harrison sneered: "Anyway, I don't believe that His Royal Highness will die for His Majesty the King's grief."

Harrison and Haisong and others knew that Patrick had been in the crown prince ’s position for thirty or forty years, and it was inevitable that he would have the right to conflict with the king. The relationship between the two parties had long been incompatible, especially after the great differences in their ideas. Like a stranger, to say that Prince Patrick was so happy that his body collapsed, several of them might be more convinced.

"Things have reached this point, we need to get rid of sorrow and do two things well. One is to secretly ask the wizard of the Magic Council to investigate the truth of the prince's death, and to take the initiative in the future. Ascend to the throne. "After Earl Haisong calmed down, his blue eyes became sharp again.

Patrick has always been in poor health, and these enlightened nobles have already prepared for his death before the king, so after a short period of stunned panic, he was at a loss.

David's father is the cousin of King Feltis, nephew and student of Archmage Morris. Although he has died in an adventure, under his influence, the great knight David is in daily life or territory matters. The above is completely biased towards enlightenment. In the eyes of Duke James and others, he is the most suitable person among the members of the royal family, and he has a close blood relationship. According to the noble law, he belongs to the fourth heir.

"Okay." Duke James focused on his head and kept opening and closing, communicating the good results to other enlightened nobles.

After a while, dressed in a large black cloak and wearing a white hair hood, the Speaker of the House of Nobles, Rex the "Gryphon of the King" came in, followed by a dark-haired man with a gentle smile and a pale smile, his silver-gray eyes clear Tell everyone that he is a member of the Hoffenberg family.

"Gordon!" Earl Haisong and other enlightened nobles stared.

Duke James looked ugly as if to drip water: "Don't he claim to serve the Lord for life? Didn't he quit the Knights of Truth and go to the holy city of Reims to join the Knights Templar?"

"The eighth-level sky knight less than fifty years old, the tearing sword ..." Duke Russell and Viscount Harrison said to each other solemnly.

A loud noise suddenly sounded throughout the hall. The other nobles, both enlightened and conservative, could not help but talk to each other. The Earl of Gordon was a genius and alien of the Hoffenberg family, only 35 years old He became a heavenly knight and was appointed as the deputy head of the Knights of Truth by King Feltis. He had high hopes, but he was a devout believer. At the age of forty, he went to the holy city of Reims and joined the holy city. Temple Knights.

His kinship with King Feltius is much more distant than that of David, but the rank of the Sky Knight is enough to make his succession soar, and he is almost in the same sequence as David, and Hoffen Although the Berg family is not a human being, it is not prosperous, but most people are either more distant or not knights, and it is difficult to compete with these two people, or they have already entered the path of magic and automatically gave up their qualifications.

The Duke of James and others initially thought that Rex would tend to his nephew. Alex, who had just inspired the blood of the "Sword of Truth," by then, whether it was the strength of the knight or the distance between the blood lines, David could have no Suspiciously succeeding to the throne, who knew Gordon ran back.

The sound of the mallet hitting in the front sounded crisp, and the hall of the House of Nobility suddenly fell silent.

Rex painted a cross on his chest with a sad face: "Our Great King, His Majesty Feltis, and His Royal Highness Prince Patrick, were called by the Lord one hour ago. Let us mourn for them and bless them in Paradise Mountain is favored by the Lord. "

James and others all stood up, drawing their crosses while lowering their heads, the atmosphere was quiet and sad.

Five minutes later, Rex, the speaker of the House of Lords, signaled that everyone would sit down and look hard: "Because the first heir to the kingdom, Crown Prince Patrick is also called by the Lord, and no heirs are left, so according to the code, we will be nobles The House of Representatives elects a crown prince, and the selection criteria are based on inheriting the order and presupposing the blessing of the Lord. "

The so-called "Blessing of the Lord" means that a cardinal cardinal came to preside over the succession ceremony.

Rex did not let the nobles speak, but first pointed to the Gordon next to him: "The Holm royal family was hit like this, just at the time of the storm, so the Earl of Gordon was determined to focus on the family and get it. The Lord's understanding, withdrew from the Knights Templar and returned through the teleportation circle of the church. He is an eighth-level heavenly knight, a strong man, and a pure blood of the "Sword of Truth". I propose that he inherit the throne. Vote by hand. "

"Wait a minute." James stood up and said with a loud voice, "In this case, according to the code, more than two-thirds of the members of the parliament must agree, and there are no objections from the nine dukes. The elected person can inherit the throne, Rake. Speaker Speaker, is this true? "

Rex glanced at James dimly: "Yes, it's not right. When the other candidates are not able to get more than one-fifth of the votes, the remaining one does not need to meet this condition, and in emergency, half Those with the above votes can directly obtain the right of inheritance. I believe that this is an emergency and the throne cannot be suspended for a long time. "

"Is it an emergency, it is not you who have the final say, you need everyone to vote. Now, I elect Count David, he is closer to His Majesty the King, and according to the order of succession, far ahead of Count Gordon, And he is a great knight, who has inspired blood power. "

James did not speak on stage, but looked directly at the other nobles on the spot, "I do n’t think any councillor would object to succession, right? Who did the demonstration first, then when his son, his grandson inherited the title, other strengths in the family Can higher candidates also cite this example to snatch the title? "

This is the foundation of the noble class, which noble does not want to leave the title to his immediate heir?It can be snatched with great strength, and the family has long assassinated and infighted with each other!

Of course, this is also one of the reasons why they are attached to the church. An independent and strong church can ensure that no one depends on strength and ignores the law.

A conservative nobleman stood up and saluted everyone with gratitude: "According to Article 7, paragraph 6 of the inheritance part of the Code," bloodline ability is the basis of the nobility's status, and strong strength can be used as a reference for succession. ', I won't say more about the specific calculation method. With the strength of the Sky Knight, Earl Gordon and Earl David are in the same order. Therefore, the election of Earl Gordon is not contrary to the Code and will not cause The collapse of the noble order. "

"Moreover, Earl David's father is a magician, and we have to consider whether he can be blessed by the Lord."

To be concise, completely disintegrate James' attack.

Earl Haisong stood up with a quill pen, and first salute gracefully, and then said: "Father is a magician, does not mean that his son is not a devout believer. Earl David never missed worship, often donated to the church, pious heart Everyone knows that the Lord must be able to see and tolerate. There are a lot of repentant magicians in the night watch team, do n’t they? And Count Gordon once entered the Knights Templar and will take a stand on the matter in the future It is difficult for me to believe that he will take the interests of Holm Kingdom and everyone ’s interests first. This is not a blasphemy against the Lord, but a confusion of divine power and royal power. "

At this time, he did not care about tact, and nakedly opposed the divine power with the king.

Gordon smiled after raising his hand: "Guessing is not evidence. I believe I will stand in the position of King Holm and look at the problems of the nobility, not the identity of the Templars."

An enlightened and conservative aristocracy stood up one after another to express their opinions. Finally, Rex said: "Here, please vote, please raise your hand in favor of Earl David."

Sparse Lala's arm raised, it seems that there are not many, but it is almost one-third. The enlightened faction is more united than the conservative one although it has fewer people.

This made Rex frown, unable to use the first special clause. After thinking for a while, he continued to preside over the issue: "Please agree to Earl Gordon's hand."

With one arm outstretched and seeing more than half of it is not a problem, Rex began to consider how to pass the emergency motion.

Suddenly, the raising of his arms stopped, and he stopped almost halfway. Rex looked at Duke Solonfun in amazement. When he saw that he had a black beard, he shook his head, saying that he would not support a church with too much clarity. The choice of color, and as a conservative leader, his attitude directly affects a large part of the nobility.

Duke James laughed: "Speaker Rex, it seems that we will have a long discussion and negotiation."

With the hesitation of the Duke of Solonfen, he was sure to get rid of Gordon through good offices.

Rex fell silent, looked at the gavel in his hand, and suddenly he looked up: "I propose another candidate."

He originally wanted to make the Duke of Sorenfen and others have to agree with his proposal through an urgent situation, but their stubbornness was beyond imagination, and only alternatives could be used.

"Who? Whose succession is higher than Earl David and Earl Gordon?" The Duke Russell expressed his objection.

Rex said in a hurry: "Natasha Valorite, Countess of Violet, is inspired by the blood of the 'Sword of Truth', and his kinship with His Majesty the King and His Royal Prince exceeds that of Count David, and she Heavenly knights, also devout believers, can be blessed by the church. "