"Oh?" Sean had a smile on his face, "Then please tell me Duke Roald about my intentions." ”

"You're here to ask about my attitude towards Grand Duke Asuna, right?" Roald looked at Sean and said in a calm tone.

Sean was noncommittal.

"My attitude is simple, I will always stand in the position of the royal family." Roald spoke, completely ignoring the change in Sean's face, "I am a guardian canonized by the previous king, and I have the mission of protecting the stability of the kingdom of Lane. In fact, it's not just me, but Duke Devyn and many others. ”

Sean's brows furrowed involuntarily: "Even if it will be said to be foolish?" ”

"Yes." Roald nodded, then laughed, "I swore an oath before the throne, and I was a knight then. ”

The knight's oath is an unbreakable ancient power, which is as stable as a soul contract, and it is something that every knight must abide by in his life. Just like Sean reassured Rena, it was precisely because Rena had made a knightly oath to Sean that she would never betray Sean and Sean's blood descendants.

Once this kind of knight's oath is violated, then the knight who swore the oath will be suppressed by the will of the world, not to mention whether he can successfully break through the realm in the future, even the power he has will begin to show a state of decay. Therefore, once the oath is taken, no knight will be willing to break his oath - this is also the reason why all the lords and emperors of the Miracle Continent trust the knight so much.

Whether it was the violent Devyn with his violent temperament, or the other Lane talents who were once called pillars by Lane VI, they were all those who took the knightly oath on the throne before the king. And because of that. So no matter what kind of flaws they have, that Ryan VI will reuse them without any scruples. The same. It is precisely because these people have never broken their oath that their strength has always been able to rise steadily.

Especially after the annexation of the kingdom of Dabion. After seizing the country's heritage, the growth rate of these people became even more obvious.

"But Asuna is your daughter......" Sean began, still trying to reverse Roald's position.

Roald shook his head: "She's my daughter, but I don't have more than one daughter. ”

This time, it was Sean's turn to be silent.

He had already heard Roald's meaning: between the family and Asuna, the father had undoubtedly chosen the former. Although Sean can understand this approach, after all, after becoming the patriarch of a large family, many times he must consider the interests of the entire family group; But being able to understand does not mean that Sean can accept it, perhaps because of the difference in thinking. Sean felt that if something happened to his daughter, then he would definitely declare war directly and desperately.

At this moment, Sean suddenly understood why Asuna was so determined to make Furcis king.

Because she knows her father too well, if the royal family has an order to pass on, then she and her father will definitely meet each other. This is very cruel to Asuna, after all, Roald is not only Asuna's biological father, but also her enlightenment teacher, and it can be said that the relationship between their father and daughter is deeper than outsiders imagine.

Sean believed. If Roald wasn't the patriarch of the Evans family now, then he wouldn't have let Asuna become a prisoner.

Thinking of this, Sean couldn't help but take a serious look at Roald, and then soon noticed the whiteness of Roald's temples. As a powerful Sanctuary powerhouse. And he is also a strong man who has also begun to prepare to impact the legendary realm, it is impossible for Roald to have this phenomenon of aging, but now there is such an aging phenomenon of gray temples. This only proves that Roald is really in a state of exhaustion.

"I see." Sean nodded in understanding.

"His Highness Grein. It is more cunning and difficult than in the phenomenon. Roald looked at Sean, and then suddenly laughed. The assassination of His Highness Arlan, I am afraid that no one can know the truth except for Miss Fanny now. Because the battlefield was so clean, there was no trace of it at all, but it was certain that there were definitely many legendary powerhouses there who broke out into battle. ”

Sean's pupils shrank suddenly, and his face showed a little surprise: "Many legendary powerhouses? …… Fanny, Elizabeth, Lauren, aren't these three the only ones in the kingdom of Lane? If Elizabeth is not counted, the only legendary powerhouses who can be called the pillars of the Ryan Kingdom are Lauren, the Oath Knight by His Highness Adams, and Fanny, the Elven Swordsman by His Highness Arlan. ”

"Didn't I just say that? His Highness Greine is very cunning. Roald smiled slightly, "Knowing that his brother and sister have the support of legendary powerhouses, what gave him so much confidence to participate in this dangerous game of competition for the throne?" …… He gathered a large number of people in the Bad Blood Project back then, how do you ensure that there are no people with outstanding talent and potential among these people? ”

Hearing Roald's words, Sean's first reaction was impossible.

If he didn't know the concept of the so-called "national qi", then he might have believed it. But since he got the explanation of this concept from Levi, Sean knows one thing very clearly: even if a country is annexed, it is impossible to fully obtain the country's heritage in a short period of time, but it needs a relatively slow development period, and then it can gradually reflect the corresponding foundation and level of a great power.

After Lane annexed Dabiang, it took eight years to develop before he had the power and strength he has now.

However, Dabion's aura was not completely seized by the Lane country, but was divided into three parts, which were seized by the Void Principality, the Lane Kingdom, and the Garrod Principality. Although it is said that such a thing as Qi Yun is ethereal and very difficult to define and accurately calculate, the fact that the Ryan Kingdom directly has two legendary powerhouses has almost reached a relative development limit. What's more, Dabiang's remnants of the royal family have not been completely wiped out.

Unless......

"Greine subdued the remnants of the royal family of Dabion?" Sean asked tentatively.

Roald smiled and did not speak.

"That said, Greine has at least two of them...... Wrong. It's three legendary powerhouses. Sean suddenly found that his thoughts were beginning to become clearer. Many of the things that were slightly vague before are now gradually becoming clearer, "Since Black Eagle is not dead, then he must also be a legendary powerhouse now, so he can accept all the underground inheritance of the Marquis of Floris, because those guys are a group of unruly people, they only believe in and follow the strong." ”

"And then there are the remnants of the kingdom of Dabion...... They surrendered to Grayne, so it was equivalent to giving the last bit of royal energy that belonged to them to Grayne, which is the reason why Grayne's growth rate can outpace other royal members, combined with the growth and development of the Lane Kingdom over the years. Then there must be a legendary powerhouse under Gren, and there must be a legendary powerhouse on the remnants of the Dabiang Kingdom, otherwise there will be no confidence to talk to Gren. ”

"So...... Now Simi is very dangerous! ”

Roald was stunned for a moment, a glint flashed in his eyes, he didn't expect that just one sentence would make Sean think of so many things, and even say something he hadn't considered before. Originally, Roald was more inclined to the kind of statement in the evaluation that "Sean was only able to develop by relying on his followers and that damn **** luck", but now after actual contact. Roald only to find out that this was not **** luck at all.

"Then I have one last question." Sean spoke.

"Please."

"Why are you telling me this?" Sean asked, "Since you're a royalist, you should know what I'm going to do next." ”

"I'm just loyal to the royal family of Lane." Roald smiled and replied, "Now." Aren't we still allies? ”

Sean was stunned for a moment, and then realized the meaning of Roald's words. He stood up, then bowed. Not as the Grand Duke of the Void, but only as Sean. Connery's identity: "I see. …… I thought it would be a failure if this conversation failed. I'm probably going to borrow something from you, Lord Duke, but I don't think I need it now. I know what to do. ”

Roald smiled and touched his head: "It seems that my head has been saved." ”

"Well, I'll take my leave." Sean smiled and straightened up.

Tungsten Ramo also appeared next to Sean, as if he had not left all this time, and even Roald did not know when Tungsten Ramo had returned. Only this time, the exaggerated wolf did not follow Tungsten Ramo's side, and the two left the room soon afterward.

Roald got up and walked to the window, staring out at the view.

The entire mansion still seemed calm, without the slightest wave, let alone the sound of sirens. Not to mention that Sean and Tungsten Ramo went in and out as if no one was around, just because Tungsten Ramo went to find his son just now, there was not the slightest alarm, and Roald felt a sense of powerlessness in his heart.

However, after this sense of powerlessness, there is a renewed fire of struggle, and Roald has never been so eager to impact the legend as he is now: "This old man is not simple, I'm afraid he is either the peak of the legend or a super strong." …… In other words, not counting the goddess who can descend and the powerful Valkyrie, the Void Principality now has three super powerhouses, no wonder they dare to challenge the system of the noble code and want to establish an eighth empire. ”

Just as Roald finished sighing, the door was suddenly slammed open, and then a burst of sirens sounded throughout the mansion. As a result, like a cogwheel in motion, the operation driven by the mansion also caused the entire fortress to quickly enter a state of martial law, and the patrol teams immediately rushed to the posts that had been set up long ago to stand by, and some ordinary merchants and civilians in the fortress also returned to their homes in order and closed the doors.

The entire fortress of St. Droens completely showed a scene of steel fangs at this moment.

Roald. G. Evans's eldest son, Athos G. Evans, rushed in with several guards.

But at this moment, there was no one else in the room except Roald.

"Father!" Athos spoke.

"Turn off the alarm." Roald didn't turn his head. But judging by the aura emanating from Athos, he knew that his son had indeed been taught a lesson. However, the other party did show mercy and did not hurt the foundation of Athos.

"What about the traitor?" Athos seemed to be a little reluctant.

"You can't even beat one of the Void Grand Duke's guards. Do you still want to deal with the Grand Duke of the Void? Roald finally became a little angry, and when he turned around, the double majesty of the superior and the strong in him completely burst out, "I'm going to start thinking about whether it's appropriate for you to take over the position of patriarch of the Evans family." ”

"Father!" Athos's face changed slightly.

Roald ignored Athos and waved his hand, motioning for the guards to leave and turn off the alarm. At this point, the guards finally knew what was going on, but they could only accept the fact in silence - the Evans family was just as good at running the army, and they knew that they had seriously failed in their duties. They didn't even see the enemy's face, if it was an assassination......

None of the guards dared to continue imagining, and a sense of shame enveloped them.

Of course, there is also a sense of powerlessness.

After all the guards left, Roald looked at his eldest son and said in a deep voice: "You have always felt that you are very talented, so how do you feel after seeing this Void Grand Duke who is not even as old as you today?" ”

Athos may be a little proud, but that doesn't mean he's really a stupid person. After calming down at the moment. Naturally, he quickly discovered a lot of things - if it weren't for the hostile attitude, even Athos would have to admit that Sean was much better than him. Not to mention the issue of followers, it is only the personal strength of both sides. There is a huge gap - now he is still attacking the Holy Domain, but Sean is already a strong man who has half a foot in the upper Holy Domain.

"Very strong."

"It's not just individual strength." Roald shook his head, "He doesn't want to be the one who breaks the rules." ”

"Breaking the rules?" Athos didn't understand. "Hasn't he broken a lot of rules?"

"It's the rule of the new era." Roald looked at Athos with a little disappointment in his eyes. "In the previous era, there was the repression of the Peace Assembly. No country dares to start a war at will, and at least it must occupy a posture of absolute justice before it can start a war. Even this war has to be announced, giving the enemy country full preparation and buffer, especially the stronger the country, the more restrictions it will be. ”

"But now...... The Peace Council has fallen, and there is nothing left on the heads of the Seven Great Empires that can make them scruple, and even those powerful kingdoms that are qualified to attack the Imperial Sequence will no longer have any fear. So, what do you think the situation on the entire continent will become in such a situation? ”

"Confusion." Athos suddenly woke up, "The era of chaos is coming again......"

"Yes, the era of chaos is back." Roald shook his head, "Whichever country has enough power will have more say." In this case, the Seven Great Empires, and even those large kingdoms that can be compared to the Seven Great Empires, are very dominant. If nothing else, just because they have super strong people, they are enough to surpass other countries. ”

"In the era when the Peace Council still existed, the super-strong could not act at will, they were more of a deterrent force." "But now...... A country with a super-strong side has an absolutely invincible overwhelming advantage in the face of a country without a super-strong side, and as long as the super-strong is dispatched, then there is no need to even fight a war...... This completely changed the current shape of warfare! ”

"Yes, so Sean is also known in many countries as the one who ushered in a new era." Roald nodded, "And we all know that Grand Duke Sean has at least two followers of super powerhouses. As long as he sends out the super strong, then do you think the Ryan Kingdom can still stop it? ”

Athos was silent.

The answer doesn't need to be answered to be able to know, as long as the super strong person shoots directly, no one can stop it at all. And if the causes of war are fundamentally eliminated, a war will not be fought. Especially in a world where justice and justice have not been presided over by the Peace Council, war has become so straightforward that there is no need for excuses, as long as there are enough benefits. Then there is absolutely no value in waging war.

"But why ......?"

"Because he doesn't want to be the first to break the rules." Roald knew what his son wanted to ask. "Once that precedent is opened, then the whole world will once again return to the era of chaos. This is a very serious damage to the origin of the entire Miracle Continent...... I think you should know. The shot of a legendary powerhouse or even a super powerhouse will fundamentally and directly destroy the terrain and resources, right? So even Grand Duke Sean, he doesn't want to break this rule when it is not necessary. ”

Perhaps, in his view, war is only a means to an end. In order to achieve one end at a time, he will resort to the means of war, but he will never be unscrupulous and unscrupulous, so if not at the necessary moment. He won't let the super-strong enter the battlefield. …… In the same way, in the conversation just now, I also found out that he essentially wants to maintain the country's internal independence. ”

"Isn't that a paradox......" Atos couldn't understand Sean's approach.

In fact, not only Athos, but no one in this world can understand Sean's approach and meaning.

Because the nature of the truth is very different from what these people imagine.

Sean is the son of the plane.

War is indeed only a means for him, but it is not the end goal. His true ultimate purpose. It is to protect the dimensional origin of this world from being excessively plundered and destroyed, and for this reason, he needs a position and background that can give him a large enough voice to speak.

Of course, Sean doesn't mind using super strong people if necessary.

He is not the kind of pedantic and ignorant person.

It's just that right now, he really can't draw super strong. And Asuna is still in Gray's hands. Sean can't guarantee that Grace won't be crushed, so Sean doesn't mind spending a little more time fixing the problem until Asuna is safe.

"Tungsten Ramo. You go back and tell William that there is big trouble in the Duchy of Garold. Then take my token to the Principality of Garrod to find Simi and assist her in resolving the civil strife in the Principality of Garrod. "After leaving the fortress of St. Drouns. Sean opened his mouth and said to Tungsten Ramo, "Then maintain the state of military operations against the Kingdom of Lane, do not attack for the time being, and immediately support the Duchy of Garrod." ”

"What about you?" Tungsten Ramo took the token from Sean and said with some hesitation, "If I'm not with you......"

"It doesn't matter." Sean said softly, "Your strength is too strong, you are like a light everywhere you go, and you can't hide the investigation of those who have a heart." I don't want to reveal your identity and strength yet, so it's more convenient for me to act alone. Especially...... I'll have to find Elizabeth before those guys in the Lane Kingdom do. Besides, if I am in a hurry, I will definitely contact you, and your portal is not an ornament. ”

Hearing Sean say this, Tungsten Ramo hesitated for a moment before nodding, "Okay." …… Well, I leave you the tooth of nothingness. ”

As Tungsten Ramo's words fell, the black and silver wolf that Roald had seen before stepped out of the air.

This giant wolf is almost nearly two meters tall when it stands, with a pure body length of more than three meters, and a wolf tail that is also nearly a meter long. The wolf is silvery-white, but the back is black, the skull is also black, but it has a crystal-like hard structure, and there is a ring of black sideburns on all four legs, which looks like it is stepping on a black flame. His eyes are purple-red, with two white saber teeth that show out, and his tail is black and silver.

This special monster has combat power that is not weaker than that of the legendary powerhouse, and it can freely shuttle between the shadow plane, the chaos plane, and the normal matter plane.

In the process of traveling, it is immune to all forms of attacks, and can also avoid the detection of perception below the legendary. The reason why Sean and Tungsten Ramo entered the St. Droyns Fortress as if they were in a no-man's land was that the shadow barrier created by the Tooth of Nothingness protected the direct shuttle in, of course, this is also because the St. Droyns Fortress is not strong enough to detect the existence of the Void Fang's existence structure or special props.

Sean reached out and patted the head of the Tooth of Nothingness, and said with a smile, "Please advise me during this time." ”

The Tooth of Nothingness rubbed Shaun with his head.

"Looks like this guy likes you." Tungsten Ramo smiled, "That way, I'm relieved." (To be continued.) )

PS: Still busy, not idle. The chapter you see at this moment was coded out of the field. Originally, I thought that the Fa God had entered the boutique and wanted to celebrate, but the result was ...... Sigh. I'll talk about it when the middle of the month is still the end of the month, and I'll talk about it later.