After dark, King Lane was supposed to be the most prosperous and lively time, but it was a little deserted because of the death of King Ingus.

Although the palace did not issue any curfews or the like, the taverns and inns in the city continued to close after dark, a move that undoubtedly deprived many nobles who had just entered the city of the opportunity to listen to information. Of course, the Thieves Guild is happy to provide these nobles with the current situation of the royal capital, but the price they ask for is not affordable for ordinary small nobles, so there are really not many nobles who know the current situation of the royal capital.

In this way, many of the lower-class nobles who had lived in the royal capital for a long time naturally became the guests of those on-the-ground nobles - not all of them were like the Marquis of Thorn Grass, Michael. In this way, Aite will purchase property in the royal capital and arrange for people to manage it. Although Sean also owned an estate in the royal capital, it was Ingels at that time. Gifted by King Lane, the mansion was destroyed during Edward's invasion of the capital, and although His Majesty later renovated the mansion, Sean did not hesitate to sell it.

In a way, Sean did not hesitate to refuse the king's kindness.

Shaun doesn't care about that, though.

This is also the reason why Sean did not return to his mansion after coming to the royal capital this time, nor did he stay in Emerald Castle. Of course, his desire to get out of trouble was one of his considerations - but what he didn't expect was that so many nobles were inquiring about his whereabouts.

However, this is not an incomprehensible phenomenon, after all, what the aristocracy wants is to maintain their current position in the process of changing power between the old and the new, even if it is a false title, but it is ultimately a symbol of superiority. There will always be people who will be happy for such a false name. Especially some small nobles who have no background and family background but have territories, they are the biggest victims of the change of power between the old and the new.

After all, a country's territory is so large. How many people will be able to get the territory after it is divided? So, there's always a way to reclaim some territory. This point was elevated from Ryan to the kingdom of the kingdom. On the contrary, Ingels no longer rewarded the field nobles, and even if the rewards were mostly lifelong nobles, it can be seen that the Ryan Kingdom is now deliberately controlling the number and scale of the field nobles.

It's a pity that his plan didn't go well, and then he hung up. It is precisely for this reason that some nobles are also very suspicious of the murderers of the king, after all, with the official launch of the Bad Blood Project, many territories have returned to the hands of the royal family. Moreover, many nobles were executed on trumped-up charges and their territories were recovered, which inevitably caused turmoil and discontent in the aristocratic circles.

Sitting in the carriage, Sean sighed softly.

At this time, he was on his way to the location where Asuna was staying - in order to protect the four princesses Fursith, Asuna's followers and Thundering Edge did not stay in the palace or the Emerald Castle, but in the Royal Rose Manor on the outskirts of the royal capital. The manor was originally used for the spring and autumn hunts, when the royal family and the royal nobles were resting and preparing for hunting. After Lane's death, the estate was requisitioned by Princess Fursis.

Of course, all means are naturally legalized.

However, it is not yet known who can be trusted and who cannot be trusted. So the soldiers who were originally in charge of guarding the manor were replaced, and Asuna's most elite Thunder Edge was in charge, and Vivien was in command. Elizabeth served as Asuna's deputy, running errands for Asuna or accompanying Asuna and Princess Fursis to some banquets and other occasions; Simi is in charge of the Duchy of Garrod. Responsible for the security and administrative management of the Principality of Garrod.

For Asuna, Sean is naturally very grateful, after all, there were no words from Asuna back then. He wouldn't be where Shaun is today - at least, he would have to spend more time and energy. It is possible to achieve what we have achieved now. So even if Sean can not care about anyone in the entire Ryan Kingdom, he can't do it without caring about Asuna.

The carriage soon arrived at the Royal Rose Estate, famous for its rose cultivation.

Both the coachman and the carriage were hired by Sean from the inn. Originally, he didn't plan to meet Asuna secretly, so it was naturally nothing to reveal his whereabouts. He knew very well that the moment he appeared in the royal capital, there were already many people staring at him, so that without Alexis reminding him, Sean could also feel at least a dozen extremely secret eyes, so it was naturally no secret where his destination would be next.

Opening the door of the carriage, Alexis jumped out first, she really didn't like the small environment.

Because they had already received Sean's letter of visit in advance, Asuna and others, including Princess Furcis, were already standing at the door of the manor and waiting. And the soldiers of Thundering Edge, except for those who are standing guard and patrolling, the rest of them have already lined up in two long columns on the left and right sides of the manor gate, and this reception standard can be said to be even higher than receiving foreign guests and envoys.

"I'm really flattered." After getting out of the carriage, Sean saw the specifications in front of him, although his expression did not fluctuate much on the surface, but in fact, he was a little shocked in his heart.

Just as he was grateful to Asuna, he naturally knew Asuna quite well.

This is a lord who doesn't like to put on a show, and she pours all her thoughts into military politics. Many people only know that Asuna is extremely good at fighting, but few people know that Asuna is also a good hand when it comes to internal affairs. If she hadn't spent all her time on territorial governance and military development, her current strength would not have stayed at the realm of the lower Sacred Domain.

And judging from the fluctuating aura on his body, it was obvious that he had just broken through the realm of the holy realm not long ago, and the current realm strength was not stable, not to mention that it belonged to Asuna's own domain. On the contrary, Vivien on the side has the realm of the upper sanctuary, even if Sean does not use the real eye to observe. He could also feel the black murderous aura on Vivien's body as dark as the abyss, and it was obvious that Vivian had embarked on a path that only pursued lethality.

Words like this. Once you break through to the legendary realm, the increase in combat power will be at least twice as high as that of ordinary legendary powerhouses.

Alexis looked at Vivien with interest at this time. It seems that she sees some of her own shadow - in fact, Alexis is the path of a strong man who pursues lethality, which is why Alexis is a little too strong every time he improves his strength. It's just that unlike Vivien, who only began to embark on the path of pursuing lethality in the middle of the Sanctuary realm, Alexis began to pursue such a strong path from the Silver Realm.

Soon, Alexis's interest in Vivien disappeared, and there was a bit of disappointment in her eyes: "Her potential is not good, maybe she can break through the legendary realm after a series of death battles, but the injuries accumulated in her body will also become a stumbling block that hinders her from moving forward." …… In this life, there is no hope of reaching the ranks of super powerhouses, maybe the fourteenth order is the limit of her growth. ”

"Don't be that demanding." Sean greeted Asuna and the others with a smile on his face. At the same time, he responded to Alexis in his heart, "In this world, the legendary powerhouses of the fourteenth order are already at the top of the pyramid, and there are not many powerhouses at the peak of the legends, and there are only a few super powerhouses like you, and there are only a few super-first-class kingdoms with a long enough heritage in those big empires or heritages. ”

"How many?" Alexis smacked his lips, his eyes showing a bit of excitement.

"It's good to have one or two super-first-class kingdoms, and if the seven empires are counted as a combination of various combat powers, they can come up with seven or eight if they pour out the strength of the whole country." Sean thought through his mind. Then he contrasted the St. Joels Empire with that, explaining, "But the St. Joels Empire may not have that much now." …… All the four paladins were killed in battle, and two sets of angel equipment were lost. I guess there are only three or four super powerhouses left. ”

Alexis shrugged, she knew Sean had misunderstood her, but she wasn't going to correct it. Just as Kokire likes to play against the strong. Alexis also has a fanaticism for the strong, but she likes to enjoy the feeling of fighting the strong. And not like Kokire, who likes to devour the fire of life of the strong.

If we compare the seven deadly sins, Kokire is a symbol of gluttony. And Alexis symbolizes rage.

Even if Sean and Alexis communicate with each other through heart-to-heart connection, the distance between the carriage and the gate of the manor is also very close, so it didn't take long for Sean to meet Asuna and the others head-on.

"Sean, you're welcome." Asuna smiled and spoke, but her face was distinctly haggard, which made her smile a little pale, "This is Princess Vorces. ”

Among the many noble lords of the Ryan Kingdom, the only one who dared to directly call the Grand Duke of the Void was Asuna. Even the fourth princess, who was known as the "Heart of Lane" and was deeply trusted and supported by the people and the lower nobles in the royal capital, Furcys, did not dare to call Sean by his name directly, but said: "Grand Duke of the Void, welcome to your arrival. ”

"Your Royal Highness, you are too polite." Sean saluted the princess, not as a knight, but as a courtesy for a lower nobleman to meet a superior nobleman, "It is my honor to have the privilege of meeting His Highness Vorceth, who is known as the Heart of Lane. …… Please also ask Her Royal Highness the Princess not to blame me for taking the liberty of interrupting. ”

Seeing Sean's courtesy of keeping such a distance, a trace of disappointment flashed in both Furcys and Asuna's eyes. It's just that they all know very well that it is definitely not so easy and simple to get Sean to join their camp, after all, Sean is also a grand duke of a country now, so his support or not will naturally change the situation of the candidates for the throne, and it is even likely to directly determine who is the next king of the kingdom of Ryan - for example, Princess Furcis, she has won the support of Asuna, the Grand Duke of Garrod, if Sean also publicly declares his support for her, then the original alliance of seven will naturally support Fursis.

In this way, it is equivalent to saying that the princess of Vorces has won the support of almost all the nobles south of the fortress of Tonys. Coupled with the small nobles and people in the royal capital, under such a huge influence, other neutral nobles will definitely choose to support Princess Vorces, so her position will be secured.

This is also the most straightforward and straightforward way that Asuna can think of.

Next, Sean said hello to Elizabeth and Vivien. Then the group entered the Royal Rose Manor.

Leading the way ahead was Vivien, who was talking and laughing with Sean. The expression is very relaxed, not like the others who are a little worried. But along the way. What Sean saw was an almost imposing security - not a pretending patrol, but a real heavy guard, with a loose outer and inner tight arming structure, which was clearly a special guard to prevent assassination.

"Princess Vorceth has faced four assassinations." As if seeing Sean's doubts, Vivien whispered, "Before Lord Asuna arrived, Her Royal Highness Princess Flores was in charge of protecting her by the Marquis of Flores, and it is said that it is not safe even in the palace. Also, Asuna and we couldn't stay in the palace, so we moved to this manor. But the assassinations did not stop. ”

"It looks like there's a lot of competition." Sean glanced back at Asuna and Folcis, now he finally knew why these people were so haggard, and he also understood why Asuna was so anxious to seek foreign aid, obviously the competitive pressure from the royal capital made her feel a little breathless, "However, isn't Elizabeth already promoted to Legend?" Why ......"

"You've also advanced to the Median Sanctuary, and you're still a lord and grand duke, but do you have fewer enemies?" Vivien continued to whisper. "Elizabeth is a legend, but she is a magician. She can be very powerful on the battlefield or in formal settings, but in the face of sudden assassination attacks, Elizabeth behaves like me. It's not even as quick as I am. And ......"

Vivien cautiously nodded at one of the buildings on the manor, and when Sean looked up, he saw that at least two-thirds of the entire building had been destroyed.

"Okay. Once a legendary mage strikes, it is indeed very dangerous. And it will also create more opportunities for assassins. Sean finally understood why the entire manor was so vigilant, but he could see the crux of the problem at a glance. But more...... It should be that Elizabeth doesn't have much practical experience, right? She only has experience fighting on the battlefield, and she lacks combat experience in facing strong people or assassins alone, right? ”

"Indeed." Vivien nodded, "Although Elizabeth is very strong, she has never faced this kind of thing before, so she has been learning and growing recently. At least, she hadn't done anything stupid about destroying a house in the latest enemy assassination. ”

"But I still can't understand who will assassinate Miss Fursith?" Sean frowned, "This kind of thing is too ......"

"Incredible, right?" Vivien shrugged, "Who knows. Anyway, this kind of thing has never been on my mind, and it is Miss Asuna and Elizabeth who are really worried about it. …… But seriously, Miss Asuna does want you to help her. ”

"You're playing the emotional card." Sean smiled bitterly.

In fact, of all the contacts with Asuna, the relationship between Sean and Vivien is the best. Although Asuna is also Sean's friend, there is also a depth of friendship between friends, Sean has too much gratitude to Asuna, so that it is difficult to joke and communicate casually like a real friend when facing Asuna, but because Vivian once gave her life to save Sean, Sean can communicate with Vivian with a more relaxed attitude and way.

"That Highness Adams, can you really put so much pressure on Asuna?" Sean asked in a deep voice.

"What do you think of Thundering Edge?" Vivien didn't answer.

"Very strong, already at the level of a real ace army." When Sean was outside the manor just now, he had already seen it, and now the Thundering Edge is already a veritable fifth-level army, which can be regarded as elite even in the Seven Empires, but it is conceivable that in recent years, Riasina has not been idle on the side of the Principality of Garrod, but has wholeheartedly built this real trump card that belongs to her, "Even if you look at the Seven Empires, it is not inferior to those heavy armies stationed on one side." ”

"Under His Highness Adams, there is an army that may be slightly superior to the Thundering Edge." Vivien said in a deep voice, "The army known as the Oath Legion has always had the legend of the King's Army in the northern border of the Ryan Kingdom. …… When our war with Dabion was at a stalemate, more than eighty percent of the nobles in the kingdom approached His Majesty Ingus for the mobilization of the Legion of the Oath. ”

Sean's face showed a hint of surprise, although he already knew very well that the military strength in the north of the Ryan Kingdom was indeed stronger than that in the south, but after all, because of Asuna's Thundering Edge, Sean didn't care too much about the intelligence in the north of the Ryan Kingdom. After hearing Vivian's words at this time, Sean did not expect that His Royal Highness Prince Adams' hole cards were so strong.

"In the military command department of the Lane Kingdom, there has always been a saying that the south thunders and the north swears an oath." Vivien said helplessly, "I always thought that even if there was a gap between the two sides, there would not be much difference. But the last time I entered the city with Miss Asuna, I found out that the unit called the Legion of Oaths was indeed ...... It's not something that can be dealt with by ordinary means. In the event of a head-on battle with it, Thundering Edge can certainly inflict heavy damage on the Oath Legion, but Thundering Edge ...... It is bound to be all destroyed. ”

"It can't be, right?" Sean said in a deep voice, "I know very well the combat power of Thundering Blade, if you want to really destroy it completely, I am afraid it must be at the level of the main army of the Seven Great Empires." ”

"The Legion of the Oath is not an army of the living, but a ...... Army of the dead. Vivien could understand Sean's surprise, so he spoke, "It's okay for you to understand the undead legion." …… As long as His Highness Adams does not die, that legion will never be destroyed, and at most it will suffer heavy losses. But after a while, the legion would return from the realm of the dead, and after a major defeat, when they regrouped, their strength would only increase. ”

"King Arthur's Covenant of Restoration?" Sean's brow furrowed, almost screwing it together, "It's really tricky. …… But this super-level magic is not something that anyone can actually fight, where did His Highness Adams get such terrifying magic......"

"I don't know." Vivien shrugged her shoulders irresponsibly, "It's because there is such a legion that will never die and be defeated, that Adams has some bullshit 'Uncrowned King of the North of Ryan', otherwise, with his ability, how could he have achieved such great things." …… It wasn't that Miss Asuna who escaped from the royal capital like a dog. ”

Listening to Vivian's evaluation, Sean smiled helplessly: "It seems that things are more troublesome and tricky than I imagined." (To be continued......)

PS: There is a mistake in the previous article, the third prince Arlan is twenty-seven years old, not twenty-five.