After the end of the Demon God Invasion event known as the "Demon Disaster of the Royal Capital", Ingus. Lane immediately hired workers to repair the Kingdom's Seventh Avenue. This avenue has always been nicknamed the noble street, because almost the entire royal capital of the nobles are rooted here, so when His Majesty King Ingus wants to repair this extremely damaged avenue, these nobles also make a strong effort.

Of course, according to the Marquis of Flores, it should have been His Majesty the King who blackmailed them severely. In return, however, His Majesty acquiesced in the alterations made by the nobles in the renovation of their houses, which were said to have been decorated in a way that was more splendid than the palaces, which was forbidden in the first place, but the wise king turned a blind eye to the fact that His Majesty had extorted a large sum of money.

At the same time that Elizabeth knocked on Sean's door, a carriage sped down the Kingdom's Seventh Avenue, but stopped halfway up the avenue.

A huge iron gate, five meters wide, was right on the side of the stopped carriage.

In the center of the iron gate is a silver disc carved in relief with a thorn wrapped around the dead wood, and the surrounding area of the thorn and the dead wood is full of green, looking like a meadow.

This is the family crest of the Aite family: Thorn Grass.

The family crest used by the patriarch of the first Aite family is a green field, symbolizing the tenacity and indelible nature of the family. However, when the third patriarch of this family took over, it brought disaster to the family because of a jealous behavior, so that the Aite family was almost wiped out because of this. Later, after experiencing the efforts of the fourth and fifth patriarchs, the Aite family can be regarded as truly entering the circle of the nobles of the royal capital. However, by that time, the Kingdom of Lane had been reduced to a principality.

However, the Aite family did make an indelible contribution in the Great Patriotic War, so the then King of Lane allowed the Aite family to add a thorn to their family crest as a glory. It's just for the sake of the side of the defeated country. Naturally, this thorn cannot be added blatantly - in fact, after the Kingdom of Lane was downgraded to a principality, all nobles in the country with the thorn glory pattern had to remove this thorn, which symbolized the glory of guarding.

Only the Aite family, in order to keep the people forever remembering this honor and shame, he redesigned the family crest, which is why it has the current pattern: thorn grass. The purpose is to let the clan always remember that the Aite family is a glorious family that never gives up, but to this day, the Aite family can still remember this ancestral teaching. Not many of them anymore.

Michael is clearly one of them.

But what is clear is that the Marquis of Strength, who has repeatedly brushed shoulders with the title of duke, has clearly misused this tenacity and tenacity.

The slightly dilapidated carriage door was quickly opened, and a middle-aged man with a somewhat hurried and embarrassed expression was jumping out of the carriage. The main entrance to the Thorngrass Mansion was not opened, but the side doors were opened, and a heavily armed knight was standing next to the side doors. The middle-aged man quickly trotted towards the side door, and when it passed, the knight closed the side door with just as fast speed, and led the way ahead.

The knight who led the way ahead did not choose to take the avenue, but instead made his way through some of the paths of the mansion. I don't know if it's because he's extremely familiar with the entire mansion. Or for other reasons, they didn't meet a single servant along the way.

"That's it." The knight who led the way led the middle-aged man to a dilapidated building that looked like a warehouse or something, and said angrily, "Lord Marquis is waiting for you inside. Due to my duties, it is inconvenient for me to enter, so please forgive me. ”

"I see." The middle-aged man, who looked a little embarrassed, nodded slightly. As a return salute to the knight, he stepped into the house.

The light inside the house is not dim. On the contrary, it can even be said to be bright - although all the windows of the house are sealed, there are more than a dozen magic lamps in the house. These magic lamps that emitted a soft glow illuminated the whole house as if it were daylight, and the fragrance of the room was also refreshing - the middle-aged man sniffed slightly, and then realized that the smell of this fragrance was an alchemical that could keep one's mind clear.

There were already two people sitting in the house at this time, one of whom was the Marquis of Thorngrass, Michael. Aite.

The man with his back to the door couldn't see his identity, and the only thing he could see was that he had bright blond hair.

The middle-aged man first showed a little doubt, but he quickly guessed the identity of this person, his face changed suddenly, and he immediately knelt on the ground, bowed his head and said, "The fearless. Lorendas, see His Highness Arlan. ”

This slightly embarrassed middle-aged man is the fearless one who almost died under Alexis's sword at the Evergreen Suspension Bridge. Marquis of Lorendas. He though and the thorn grass Michael . The Marquis of Aite is also a powerful marquis, but he is a new nobleman, and he is not able to compete with the powerful Duke Michael. Aite is on a par, so it is naturally not an unacceptable fact to be under the command of Thorn Grass and become his loyal servant.

It was precisely because of the decision of this fearless Marquis that he quickly became the most important combat force under the command of the Marquis of Thorn Grass, and he was also the confidant of the Marquis of Thorn Grass.

This can be seen from the fact that there are only three of them in this room.

"Lord Lorondas, get up, I'm really flattered by your actions." After hearing Lorendas's words, Arlan stood up, and then quickly turned around and stepped forward to help Lorendaz up, his movements seemed unhurried, with a kind of arrogance unique to the royal family, but it was precisely because of this arrogance, coupled with his seemingly unpretentious smile, that made Lorendaz feel a little more grateful and excited.

It's just that only they know how much of the performance of the two sides is real in this regard.

However, this did not prevent Lorendaz from observing the third prince who was famous for his romance up close.

Arlan. Ryan. He had hair as bright as gold and a very handsome face—a face thanks to his mother from the forest elves. His Royal Highness the Prince is quite tall. It's almost about 1.8 meters, and it exudes a very unique natural temperament all over its body. His voice is gentle and magnetic, and no matter how you look at it, he is an excellent man who can be the dream lover of many women.

"You almost ruined our good deeds." Compared to the mild-mannered Prince Arlan, the Marquis of Thorn Grass Michael . Aite's expression was very ugly, "But it's good that you're not a fool, and you didn't provoke that mad dog head-on, otherwise...... I'm afraid the fearless are about to become a joke. ”

"You have learned a lesson, Lord Marquis." Lorendaz bowed his head slightly and said, "This period of comfortable life has indeed made me careless and arrogant. I'll keep an eye out for it later. ”

"Alright, Mistress Michael, don't blame Lord Lorendas." Arlan, who plays the role of white face, said with a smile, breaking the slightly silent and serious atmosphere, "Some things always have to be thought of on the bright side. At least Lord Lorendas has brought some information for us, right? ”

"Yes." Lorendas nodded.

At Arlan's invitation, Lorendaz quickly sat down at the table where there were only two people sitting, and began to tell Arlan and Michael about what had happened to him at the Evergreen Suspension Bridge.

I have to say, this Marquis of Lorendas, who is known as the fearless. And maybe some of the bard's talents. According to his description, both Prince Arlan and Marquis Maceel, who were not present, had a sense of being there, especially at the mention of the sudden split of the carriage, and their hearts suddenly trembled slightly—especially Prince Arlan. Without any foundation in martial arts, he felt even more frightened.

It was only a matter of a few minutes, but it took Lorendaz three or four times as long to finish - of course. Halfway through, because of some questions from Marquis Macchael and Prince Arlan, Lorendas also had to add in details.

Wait until Lorendaz finishes speaking. There was a silence in the room.

After a moment, it was Prince Arlan who was the first to break the silence: "The one who split the carriage in half...... Could it be Lord Wengewald's hand? After all. He was there at the time, and judging by what he said...... Apparently he had been following the situation all along. ”

"It's normal that Lord Wengerwald is keeping an eye on the situation, but if Lord Wengerwald can stop the carriage from such a long distance, and force Master Lorendaz back without harming him, then he is probably already a legendary powerhouse." A hint of contempt flashed in Michael's eyes, but he was well disguised and was not noticed by Arlan, "but it doesn't rule out the possibility that other legendary powerhouses will make a move, or ......"

"Or maybe that woman is a legendary powerhouse in her own right......" Lorendaz swallowed with some difficulty.

Recalling his previous reckless and arrogant actions, Lorendas's heart was filled with fear. His current strength is only the realm of the quasi-holy realm, and there is still some distance from the real holy realm, but he has indeed earned the title of "Fearless" with his brave and decisive combat style - those who have obtained this title, as long as they can step into the realm of the Sacred Realm, then they will definitely be able to obtain the title of "Fearless".

But even the most fearless people can't help but feel fear when faced with an enemy like a legendary powerhouse that is impossible to defeat.

"It seems that the Void Grand Duke is really full of talents around him." Michael said hatefully, "In this way, the royal capital has now gathered three legendary powerhouses. ”

"Three...... Three? Lorendaz said with some confusion.

He obviously knew that he had missed a lot of good things because he had delayed coming to the royal capital because of the affairs of his territory. But what he couldn't have imagined was that there were now three legendary powerhouses in the Ryan Kingdom! This is already at the level of a super-first-class kingdom! Although one of them is subordinate to the Void Principality, which is likely to cause the Void Principality to become independent from its status as a vassal state, in any case, the current background of the Lane Kingdom can be regarded as very strong.

Arlan glanced at Lorendas, who was a little surprised, and then smiled: "But unfortunately, two of them do not belong to our kingdom of Lane. One is most likely the woman you met earlier who was with Grand Duke Sean. If the information is true, she should be considered a member of the Void Duchy. And the other. is a follower of Grand Duke Asuna of the Duchy of Garrod, Elizabeth. Miss Batian. …… I guess. If the Batian family had known about Elizabeth's talent, they probably wouldn't have driven her away in the first place. ”

"That'...... What about the other one? Lorendaz asked.

"Oh, that one is in the hands of my dear brother, His Highness Adas." Prince Arlan smiled, "My brother didn't want to hide this legendary powerhouse from the beginning, but put him on the table in a very high-profile way. …… It's just that my brother didn't expect that Grand Duke Asuna also had a legendary powerhouse next to him. Well, but at the moment, there is also one next to Grand Duke Sean. Come to think of it, my brother must have a headache right now. ”

"It's a good thing to be able to give His Highness Adams a headache, but it's not a good thing for us either." Michael took a deep breath, and then his face looked a little ugly, "I thought I could finally take revenge, but I didn't expect the enemy's strength to grow faster than I expected......"

"Please forgive me for being away from the royal capital for too long, so I don't know much about what has happened in the royal capital in recent years, can you please tell me what kind of actual conflict you have with the Void Grand Duke?" Arlan said with a look of surprise, "As far as I know. You never seem to have really had a confrontation with the Grand Duke, did you? Even if you had drawn up the plan for the Sené Noble Alliance, your role in it seemed to be merely an intermediary. ”

Hearing Arlan's words, Michael was slightly stunned, and then raised his head: "His Highness Arlan." What do you mean ......"

"I'm wondering, since we haven't had any actual conflict with the Void Grand Duke, why can't we have a good discussion with him?" Arlan smiled charmingly. I have to say that this prince with half elven blood is indeed very handsome. Especially when he smiled, it was particularly fascinating, "In my opinion." A Void Grand Duke is much more valuable than those allies who have completely lost their power, status, and identity. ”

Michael didn't reply immediately, but looked thoughtful, but there seemed to be some sorrow between his eyebrows.

The corners of Arlan's mouth lifted slightly, and he decided to put the last straw: "Isn't it the interests of the nobles?" Isn't it normal to have enough stakes, and to be able to assure Michael-sama that you are still at the center of power in the kingdom, sacrificing a few pieces that are already worthless? ”

Michael. Aite restrained the sad look on his face and replaced it with a determined expression: "You are right, Your Highness Arlan. If you can get the support of the Grand Duke of the Void, then it will naturally be much smoother for you to ascend to the throne. Now His Royal Highness Adams has a legendary powerhouse by his side, and according to intelligence, the fourth princess Folsith seems to have won the support of Grand Duke Asuna, and already has the strength to compete with His Royal Highness Adams in terms of top combat power. ”

"Well, Grand Duke Asuna is not something to be fought for." Arlan smiled slightly, "My sister is indeed very capable, but it is not appropriate for a woman to be the king of a country. …… Maybe I'll be able to get their support. If everything goes well, with the support of the two Grand Dukes, I am not something that the royal brother can fight. ”

"It's inevitable." Marquis Michael nodded, "Then it seems that I need to prepare a gift to show to Grand Duke Sean." ”

"That's a good idea." Arlan smiled and nodded, "Then now that we've made a decision, it's up to you, Lord Michael, to deal with some of the next things." …… After all, although I am a prince, I don't think many nobles will look favorably on me. ”

"That's because they didn't know about your highness Arlan's deep hiding." Michael clenched his fist to his chest and saluted Arlan slightly, "If His Highness Arlan shows his edge, no one will be able to resist your advance. ”

"Ahaha, I'll be embarrassed if you compliment me so much, Mistress Michael." Arlan smiled equally exaggeratedly, but there was not the slightest smile in his eyes that were slightly tilted by the exaggerated smile movement, "Then I'll take my leave first." ”

Let's talk about it. The third prince, Arlan, picked up the cloak next to him, put it on his body, and got up to leave. On the way back, it was the same knight who led the way. Only this time I didn't leave through the main entrance, but through a back door. There was already a shabby carriage waiting here, and when he saw Prince Arlan appear, a young man in the costume of a butler who had been standing beside him quickly opened the door of the carriage and greeted Arlan with him, and then he himself got into the carriage and motioned for the carriage to depart.

Sitting in the carriage, Arlan finally lifted his hood, revealing a look that was completely different from the previous playful appearance.

"Your Highness, you need to rest." The young man in the butler's costume gently tugged at his hair, revealing pointed ears hidden under his hair. This is an elf, and a real elf with pure blood, not a half-elf like Arlan, and if you look closely, you can even see the powder and camouflage on this elf's face to hide his true face, and of course, the slightly bulging chest that leans on the sofa in the carriage.

"Fanny, it's not as simple as you think." Arlan sighed softly, "Count you." Now there are four legendary powerhouses in the royal capital. ”

"Another one?" The female elf named Fanny was stunned for a moment, "Why didn't I sense the breath?" ”

"Maybe you're also a legendary powerhouse who is proficient in concealing aura, just like you, who can use the power of nature to cover up the aura on your body. No one can detect you. Arlan said softly, "But I'm sure it's a legendary powerhouse." And he is also a legendary powerhouse who is extremely good at fighting. Such a legendary powerhouse is not easy to deal with, if she is not on our side......"

"Your Highness, please rest assured. Any enemy who stands in your way will become the ghost of my sword. Fanny whispered. But no matter how soft her voice was, it was filled with an incomparable murderous aura at this time, "Neither Elizabeth, the daughter of thunder, nor Lauren, the knight of oath, are my opponents. Even if that new Legendary powerhouse is a Legendary powerhouse who is extremely good at fighting, it will definitely not be able to stop my Falling Star Sword Technique. ”

"Yes, I believe in you, Fanny." Arlan smiled a charming smile, a smile that came from the heart of his life, and was fundamentally different from the smile he had ever shown to anyone he had ever done, "But ah, I don't want to do anything to our two potential future allies yet." Maybe...... We should pay a visit to the Miracle Lord now, and perhaps he will agree to be our companion. ”

"He'll agree." Fanny still replied softly, but the murderous aura in her words did not diminish in the slightest.

"Oh, no, no, no, dear Fanny, it's not good that you're so murderous, it will scare our future ally." Arlan smiled and said, "Giving this country to my brother, who only knows how to fight, is simply contributing to Ryan's demise. As much as I admire my sister, she does not have enough courage to take the throne, and with their help, then I can make Ryan stronger. ”

"I'm sure you'll be able to put Ryan on the path of strength." Fanny smiled rarely.

"Now, let my esteemed brother run into a wall and be troubled." Arlan turned his head and looked out into the street through the window of the carriage, "A person who can only think in the way of a soldier is not fit to govern the country. ”

In fact, things were exactly as Arlan had predicted, and Adams, who was in the middle of the palace, was in a state of distress and entanglement.

The third prince, Arlan, has excellent diplomatic skills, which in some ways means that His Royal Highness has a very good political nose - of course, a good political sense does not mean that he is equally good at governing domestic affairs. On the contrary, Arlan is more adept at using sharp words and clear logic to deal with enemies with different political views, or to hook up with one girl after another with his sweet words.

The eldest prince, Adams, on the other hand, behaved more like a reckless man - of course, his command and command skills were indeed good, but only in the use of tactics. Although he is known as the "Uncrowned King of the North of Lane", it was not he who made strategic plans during the wars, but the staff behind him. As the commander of the army, Adams relied on his bravery and courage to conquer others.

Of course. A large part of the reason is that it comes from his most powerful lieutenant, the Knight of the Oath. Lauren.

At this time. The same information as what Arlan and Michael had discussed before was placed in front of the desk of the eldest prince, Adams.

However, it is different from Arlan and others who are still speculating whether Alexis's strength has stepped into the legend. It was Adams who had obtained this information that had clearly shown that the woman who followed the Void Grand Duke Sean was a true legendary powerhouse, and she was probably stronger than ordinary legendary powerhouses.

"Lauren, what do you think of this piece of information?" Adams said with some annoyance.

"If I had struck, neither the four horses nor the coachman, nor the fearless Marquis sitting in the carriage, would have escaped from my sword." The legendary powerhouse named Lauren glanced at the information. Then he said in a deep voice, "So in terms of pure skill, I am not as good as her." …… But in terms of strength, I don't think the other side can win me. ”

"So if you need to play against each other, how sure are you of winning?"

"Ten percent." Lauren said lightly, but there was pride in his tone that could not be concealed, "I am your knight of oath, as long as you don't die, I will never die." So no matter how aggressive and skillful her attacks were, even if I couldn't keep up with her, I would never really die, and all her attacks would be meaningless. Unless...... She is also a Knight of the Oath. ”

"Now there are already three legendary powerhouses in the city. It does make me feel a little uneasy. Adams frowned, "But damn it, my father didn't choose an heir before he died." Otherwise, I wouldn't have been so passive. ”

This Prince Adams apparently didn't think about it at all, and Ingus. The possibility that His Majesty the King would not pass the throne to him. In his opinion. He is called the uncrowned king of the north, so the next heir of this Ryan kingdom will inevitably be him. There is simply no possibility of being left behind. Therefore, when he heard that there were still people who jumped out to compete with him for the heir to the throne, Adams was angry.

In particular, when he learned that his father's close retainer had not chosen to join him, but to his sister Fursis, he directly put the suspicion of Ingels' death on the head of the Marquis of Floris. He even believed that all this was instructed by his sister Fursis in a frenzied attempt to seize the throne, and if it were not for the lack of conclusive evidence, he would have ordered Lauren to kill him directly.

"I don't think we need to be hostile to this Void Grand Duke." Lauren watched Adams fall into a state of agitation, and was silent for a moment before speaking, "This Grand Duke doesn't have a clear choice of sides, so we can win him over, so that our chances of winning will be much greater." …… With the support of two legendary powerhouses, no one will dare to oppose you. ”

"Impossible!" Adams said coldly, "The Grand Duke of the Void is very close to Asuna, and almost all of his achievements today are given by Asuna. It is rumored that this Grand Duke of the Void is Asuna's face, or secret lover, so he will definitely join forces with Asuna. …… Even if they don't join forces, there's no way I'm going to let someone close to Asuna live. ”

Hearing Adams' words, Lauren didn't say anything more.

He had been following His Royal Highness the Prince for a long time, so he was very clear about His Royal Highness's character. Perhaps ten years ago, His Royal Highness the prince's personality was very honest, and he could be regarded as brave and strategic, but since the defeat that was completely suppressed by Asuna, this prince's personality has been completely distorted, coupled with a series of glorious battles in the north of the kingdom, which naturally cultivated the prince's arrogant character that no one else wants.

In particular, when he died in a rebellion, and then was resurrected as a Knight-of-Oath by His Highness Adams with the mysterious Arthurian curse, breaking through the limits of his strength and becoming a legendary powerhouse, Lauren found that His Highness Adams acted more carelessly. It was only after this that Adams finally broke out of the title of the uncrowned king of the north, but all this was based on absolute ruling power, and those northern lords who opposed Adams were basically dead.

"Asuna, I'll make her kneel and beg for mercy!" Adams slammed his desk hard, his face showing a hideous look of revenge, "For the past ten years, this is the moment I have been waiting for. …… If it weren't for the fact that she now has a Thunder Daughter by her side......"

"If Your Highness has a need, I can solve the Thunder Daughter right now." Lauren said lightly.

It seems that in his cognition, there is no one who is his opponent at all. However, with his almost identical qualities to the undead, people who don't know the details of it really can't win in the first battle, especially since Lauren was still a strong combat-fighting powerhouse before his death, compared to those embroidered pillows that rely on resources but don't even have a little actual combat experience, Lauren's combat effectiveness is really terrifying.

"No, it's not time yet." Although Adams's heart was distorted because of the shame of the year, at least he had not really lost his mind, "If Elizabeth is killed, the Batian family will definitely not give up." They've been trying to get in touch with Elizabeth lately, hoping to bring her back to the family, but it's not been much progress. …… Therefore, before the current battle for the heir to the throne is not decided, it is not appropriate to act rashly, at least until after the burial of the father. ”

"I see." Lauren bowed slightly, "So, what are we going to do now?" ”

"Let's go to the head of the Batian family, as long as we can persuade Elizabeth to return to the Batian family, or rebind her to the interests of the Batian family, then there is nothing to scruple about." Adams thought for a moment, then said in a deep voice, "As for the Void Lord named Sean, there will be a way to clean him up when I become king." …… It's just a principality! (To be continued......)