This time things have changed.

After the retelling, four of them were led out of the crowd by the new king's guards.

The aristocrats couldn't help but stir.

"Your Majesty, this ......"

"Ah, guessed right, the four of them are telling the truth. Roland spread his hands and said, "Willing to try is the qualification to get on the bus, and in the face of change, the courage to try is the most valuable." Then he looked at the chosen nobleman, "Do it well, don't miss the opportunity." ”

"Yes, yes...... Your Majesty!" the four of them said flatteredly.

A bunch of nonsense, George couldn't help but roar in his heart, courage, qualifications, don't joke! These guys are just barons on the verge of despair, with barren territory, meager output, poor management, and lack of manpower, this is their true portrayal! Naturally, there is nothing reluctant to make ends meet in the land, and the only reason that is still retained is just a fig leaf for identity, and basically if you take a step back, you won't even receive an invitation to a dinner party, and you can actually get the attention of the new king? Or is it ...... These people have already colluded with Roland Wimbledon to perform this absurd child's play?

Wait a minute...... He suddenly thought of a rumor, a sensational story from the royal capital.

Few people have witnessed this incident, but it is indeed related to the Four Princes, who are rumored to have held a trial in the Twin Towers Sanctuary after the capture of the royal capital to adjudicate the crimes of the great nobles. As a result, the nobles who held real power in the royal capital were almost swept away, and Tifeco was sentenced to be hanged, so it was more of an eradication of dissidents than a trial.

However, the process is full of strange colors.

I heard that Roland used a "quiz game" to condemn everyone.

If you get one of the ten questions wrong, you'll be sent to jail – and the basis for arbitration is the legendary mind-reading.

At that time, George dismissed this statement, believing that it was just a rumor made up by the nobles who had escaped punishment to cover up their weakness and timidity, and the so-called mind reading was just a judgment made by Roland to his liking, even if the other party did not stay in the royal capital in the end, it would not give those old ministers of Tifeco a chance to make a comeback.

But now, he found himself a little uncertain.

Don't...... Is this rumor true?

"Then comes the third sentence, listen," Edith's voice rang out again, "I don't want to give up my fiefdom and power at all, but I don't want to put my life on the line for them in the face of overwhelming power." She gestured to the crowd, "Now it's your turn." ”

The atmosphere in the hall gradually changed.

Previously, there were people who had an indifferent attitude and casually repeated the statement, but when the first nobles were approved by the new king and left the crowd first, there was a strange mood in everyone's hearts.

This time, even the answers were no longer neat.

However, this round of guards still picked out more nobles.

To George Nary's heart, Count Delta was among them.

"What's going on?" said Guy, quietly moving to his side, "Are they all convinced by the new king?"

George secretly counted the twenty-one people who were brought out, and even a few of them were standing in his mansion two days ago, discussing how to fight Roland. Together with the attendants and servants of these nobles, the crowd instantly shrank by half.

"No, it can't be...... If Roland had been in contact with so many people, I wouldn't have been unaware," he gritted his teeth, "and they should have been chosen temporarily." ”

"That'...... Why didn't they say it?" Baron Leviathan also leaned in, "That guy Khufu was still on our side before!"

"What are you talking about?" George glared at the other party fiercely, "Your Majesty, you are mistaken, I regard the fief as more important than anything else, and I will not hesitate to give up my life?

"Uh, I ......"

What a fool, he thought to annoyance, the problem was not with the people who were chosen, but with the remaining nobles, Roland Wimbledon, who could have chosen them with his eyes closed and the last remaining ones as suppressors, but how could he make sure that there would be no one on the side of the Lord of Chishui?

Choosing the wrong target will only push this part of the force to the side of the opposition, and this trick has little meaning except to startle the snake, or is he just trying to show off his mind-reading skills in front of everyone?

George looked around the hall and was sure once again that the new king had only six guards, and even if the latter had reduced the number to one or two, and wanted to make an example of the monkeys, they would not necessarily be able to suppress them as long as they made a public noise.

At least, he and the Earl of Trois-Rivières would not sit idly by.

"Obedience to power is not an embarrassing answer," Roland smiled at the second group of nobles, "Since ancient times, strength has always been the basis for determining the ranking of human classes, and judging the situation is not much less important than courage. The fact that your ancestors were able to take a foothold in the Grey Keep and pass on their bloodlines instead of being lost to history is a testament to their strength, and I'm glad you can carry it on. In addition, I hereby promise that you will not be treated differently from the first nobles, as long as you keep today's answer in mind, and if you encounter similar problems in the future, think about the power I have. ”

After saying that, he looked at the Northland Pearl, "Read the next sentence." ”

Edith nodded, "Fourth, I don't want to give up on either side, and I don't know how to choose. ”

The statement was short, but only five or six of the remaining nobles spoke, and most chose to remain silent, realizing that they were being divided.

Of those who opened their mouths to repeat the story, the guards singled out only three.

"Ahem, Your Majesty, we believe you can see through people's hearts, so let's stop here. ”

"Yes, this is a welcome banquet after all, ......you see," Discouraged Count Delta and Count Three Rivers successively.

"There are fewer neutrals than I think," Roland said, as if he didn't hear them, "and swaying from side to side and hesitating are not good qualities, especially in the midst of a rapidly changing wave." But you belong to the category that can be transformed, stay here for now, maybe in a quarter of an hour, you will change your opinion. ”

He paused, facing the remaining nobles, "This is the last sentence, but I think you should have guessed what it was, or rather, what you had in mind. In that case, I'll leave this sentence to myself—"

"I don't want to give up my fief and power no matter what, so I don't hesitate to take the risk - as long as I can bring down the king, my family and wealth will last forever!"

At that moment, the bonfire seemed to be windless and automatic.

No one spoke in the hall, and the air seemed to freeze.

"It doesn't matter if you don't answer, as I said before, this is not a suggestion, but an order. Roland said slowly, "Those who do not repeat it, there is no qualification to go with you again, and your road ends here." ”

"What do you mean by that," George also sank, "there is no evidence, no trial, and you want to condemn us with just one sentence?"

There were still twenty-seven nobles left, which was far more than he expected, and according to the different titles, each with two or four retinues, adding up to at least sixty or more, and among them there were many reserve knights, what good would it do the new king to force them to this point?

Isn't he afraid of setting himself on fire?

"Your Majesty, if it's a joke, that's enough," said Guy, still with a kind face, calmly admonished, "the last sentence is too serious for us to bear, how can you be sure that everyone thinks that way? ”

"yes...... It's so wronged, I've never thought of it like that!"

"Your Majesty, please be clear!"

The crowd shouted.

"You know what? Seeing the human heart is such an ability—the more you speak, the more you can tell the truth," Roland unmoved, taking a crystal glass from Edith's hand, "If you have anything to say, save it to talk to the shovel and the ore." ”

"Ore, ore?"

"Yes, you will be sent to the North Slope Mines for twenty years for treason—after all, you are still planning in your hearts, not putting it into practice. There was a dangerous look in the new king's tone, "But...... If you resist, the rebellion will become a practical action, and the mine will no longer tolerate you. There is only one way to die. ”

With that, he drank the wine from his glass and tossed it out.

The glass arced and landed at George's feet, shattering to pieces with a thud.

"Take them down!"