Chapter 498: Inflated Faith
As soon as Frank's words fell, the atmosphere in the throne room suddenly froze.
Frank sneered: "Your Majesty Girard, it's serious, I'm just stating this to you, understand?" β
If it was an ordinary relationship between monarchs and ministers, of course, Frank would be very rebellious in doing so, but the problem is that now the entire royal family of the Illuth Empire, as well as the top ruling class, have been completely controlled by the Dark Serpent, and it can be said that there is no outsider present, and by virtue of seniority, his Frank status should be above Girard.
If it weren't for that royal blood, if it weren't for the need for a spokesperson, the Dark Serpent wouldn't have pushed Girard into that position.
"Or are you jealous of our Kadir family's contribution to the Divine Lord, so you want to deliberately suppress us so that you can gain more favor?"
In the face of Girard's icy gaze, Frank was undaunted, and he was completely in control of the blessing, and now he was filled with a huge amount of power, the kind of power that could destroy everything, and that kind of power that could destroy everything gave him great confidence.
Frank licked his lips, "If it weren't for your origin, you thought the Divine Lord's messenger would have put you in this position?" β
From the previous weak body, now he has strength, and the huge gap between the front and back has brought Frank's infinitely expanded heart, and now he is fearless!
That is to say...... Do you want to sit on the throne too? β
At this moment, Girard is not the prince before, but a king who has been devoured by the dark power, and to challenge his majesty is to question his majesty.
Girard stood up slowly, the icy aura permeating the entire throne room, and the ministers who had only been controlled by their minds, but had no power, shivered back one by one, and after a while, they all withdrew from the throne room.
The only people still standing in the throne room are Girard, Frank, and Charles.
Charles was barely able to stand on his feet now, but he didn't even have the ability to speak.
Frank, on the other hand, who has completely mastered the dark power, does not fall into the slightest in the face of Girard's oppression, which makes him even more excited.
The famous genius prince Girard, his power is no more than that!
He has been blessed as much as himself!
Unbeknownst to Frank, Prince Girard's power is too strong, Marcus can't fully control his mind, and can only guide hints to corrupt him.
But this delusion gave Frank a boost of confidence, and he thought he could fight Girard!
And even with confidence!
"Let's have a fight."
Frank raised his hands, and his ten fingers were completely surrounded by a thick black power, looking like a ghost's claw: "The loser, who becomes a puppet in the future, the victor, will own the entire empire!" β
"Duke Frank."
Girard didn't laugh angrily, and slowly stepped forward: "...... What gave you ...... The illusion that you can be my enemy? β
One-step!
Just one step!
Frank's face changed like a lightning strike!
At this moment, in his eyes, Girard seemed to have turned into a terrifying whirlpool, wanting to devour him completely!
The heavy pressure slammed down on his shoulder, and the floor under Frank's feet cracked instantly!
"Roar!"
Frank took a deep breath and instantly appeared in front of Girard, grabbing Girard's neck with both hands!
"It's too weak."
Girard's face was full of contemptuous sneers, and he appeared behind Frank like a ghost: "It's too weak. β
Frank's face changed slightly, but he reacted immediately, twisting his body, and one after another hideous ghost claws tore through Girard.
Before Frank could smile, a huge force fell on his back, and Frank snorted, and slammed into the stone pillar between the thrones, which collapsed with a bang, burying him.
"Let me think about it...... The patriarch of the family, who had never possessed power, suddenly received a 'blessing', and after mastering this power with great difficulty, he was blinded by the power of the powerful, believing that this was the power of the strong. β
Girard slowly withdrew his fist and said coldly: "However, he doesn't know that this is just an illusion, he has never had strength, and he doesn't understand what kind of power a real strong person has." β
"In front of a truly strong man, he is as weak and ridiculous as a maggot."
"Duke Frank, do you understand?"
It's, it's amazing!
Charles trembled in shock, obviously his father's strength was already so strong, but he couldn't even stop His Majesty Girard's punch!
Girard, the pride of the sky, really lives up to his reputation!
"Boom!"
With a loud bang, rocks fell, and Frank, who was shrouded in darkness, jumped out and stood in front of Girard again.
His face was unusually ugly - that punch just now made him understand how far his strength was from Girard's!
Gilard looked at Frank with contempt: "You, you are not even worthy of my sword. β
Frank's face was even worse.
"Get on your knees."
Girard's indifferent voice sounded, Frank was shocked, only to hear a loud "boom", he couldn't control his body at all, and was forced to the ground by that powerful force, and his knees even knelt out of two deep pits on the ground!
"For the sake of serving God, I reward you with the right to kneel before me, kowtow in thanksgiving."
Frank could feel Girard's cold gaze, and he knew very well now that if it weren't for the sake of the same servant of God's master, he would be in a different place by now.
"Thank you...... Your Majesty...... Gift! β
Frank almost squeezed the words out of his teeth, but Girard didn't care, he didn't want a friend, not a subordinate, but a dog, a mad dog.
"Very well, now, we can talk about my plans."
Girard turned and returned to his throne.
Without his orders, Frank could only continue to kneel.
Girard crossed his legs and propped his head and glanced at Frank: "I want an army, the strongest army, and only an army strong enough is qualified to be my warrior...... I'm going to flatten Taris, bulldoze Ellington, andβ"
A murderous expression flashed across Girard's face: "--I'm going to kill Donn myself!" β
Hand Blade Donn!
Frank nodded silently, and on this point, he had the same interests as the prince.
"The Kadir family has a lot of money, what should I do with the supply of materials for the army, I don't need to say more, right?"
"Serve the Lord, that's as it should be."
Frank still doesn't want to admit that he lost to Girard, only that he is serving the gods.
Girard didn't care about that, as long as he had the financial backing of the Kadir family, it would be enough.
At this time, Charles whispered: "Your Majesty Girard, the Sparder family's property is still above our Kadir family......"
Girard glanced at him, and then said lightly, "It's a pity that the Spard family has not been blessed by the gods. β
Charles's eyes lit up: "Your Majesty means ...... Are they enemies? β
Girard's face was expressionless: "The Ilrus Empire, all it needs is a financial giant, understand?" β
"Got it!"
Charles nodded hurriedly, pleasantly surprised in his heart, and with the approval of His Majesty Girard, the rest of the action could be completely unleashed.
According to the normal plan, they first sniped the surrounding industries of the Spad family in the market, and then encroached on their economic lifeline little by little, and finally took down the Spard family's mines and completely monopolized the entire industry.
But now it's different, after getting Girard's approval, they can even launch a beheading operation - directly kill the patriarch of the Sparder family, Mandel Spad, or even kill the eldest and second sons who have the right to inherit, and then the Sparder family itself will fall into civil strife without their hands.
On the other side, in a secret room in the royal capital.
"It's getting worse."
Aubery said in a low voice: "Girard has ordered the conscription of the troops of the two territories of Matani and Abaron, if you do not count the materials and logistics, the rapid march will reach the royal capital in seven days at the earliest, and in fourteen days it will reach the territory of Taris, and form an encirclement with the Third Legion to completely encircle Taris." β
Adrien knocked on the table and said in a deep voice, "He seems to have sensed that we are ordering the First and Second Legions to isolate the royal capital, so he directly transferred the army...... However, such a large-scale military mobilization will definitely attract the attention of other countries, and perhaps, the current Illus has become fat in the eyes of those countries. β
"Don has received news that after a day of head-on confrontation, the battle on the side of Casparmyburg has subsided, and the 10,000 troops of the Third Legion have been completely defeated, leaving not a single one behind."
"This is good news, at least the combat effectiveness of the Third Army has been reduced by a third."
"Not necessarily, Donn's message says that the warriors of the Third Legion have all undergone a terrible transformation, their strength and defense are very strong, and it is difficult to inflict effective damage on them without the power of magic."
As soon as Obery said this, Adrien's face immediately became very bad: "Damn, are we going to ask for help from the Silver City?" β
"Even if they ask for help, they may not come to the rescue, and don't forget, the Silver City's primary goal is to monitor the Chaos Gate, and they promise not to join politics and war."
Adrien said coldly, "Don't they care if Clark dies unjustly?" β
Obury was silent for a moment: "Perhaps...... Can you give it a try? No, wait, I have a better way! β
Adrien had a flash of inspiration, and said in unison with Aubery, "Elven! β
The elves, who have a close relationship with Donn, are undoubtedly the best choice for magical support, and each of their adult clansmen has strong magical strength!
Now the only question is......
The elves will not participate in human wars.
"Find Donne."
"I think it's better to find him than to the Silver Cityβat least there's a teleportation array to go to." β
So, the matter was settled.
"Besides, I think it's necessary for us to confess our current situation to the Holy See of Light."
"But the Holy See will not interfere in politics and the struggle for royal power."
Adrien said very seriously: "Now it is not a political incident of Gilard's father's murder and treason, but the awakening of the dark power of the cultists, who want to provoke a war and destroy everything, this is not interference in the royal power!" The Holy See's Knights Templar have every reason to be dispatched! (To be continued.) )