Strict black spiers towered all around, as if a mysterious dense forest was firmly rooted in the hard earth.
After several days of construction, part of the royal city has been restored.
However, the broken decay of the royal city cannot be quickly restored to its original state through ordinary repairs.
Passing through this iron forest, a majestic palace like a steel behemoth stands majestically in the center.
In the spacious and deserted palace, two pieces of silk as red as blood hang slowly.
It's like a blood-colored waterfall hanging in the air, its tail gently touching the cold ground.
The palace is filled with rows of seats, luxurious and cold.
The nobles were dressed in lead-gray robes and sat among them with solemn expressions.
Their eyes swept around the noble seats and looked at the many empty seats, with a gloomy look on their faces.
The nobles holding the armrests of their seats tightly in their hands had disappointment and confusion in their eyes.
Their gazes were fixed on the empty throne.
August, who was supposed to be sitting on the throne, disappeared without a trace at this moment.
Only one day had passed since Lord Lauryn's death.
The nobles only rested for a short day.
After receiving the order to assemble, they had to return to the royal city in a hurry.
The order from Grand Duke Barlow prevented them from neglecting it at all.
So they didn't even have time to tell their cronies in the territory about this shocking incident.
This time they returned to the Royal Palace and looked at the empty throne in front of them. Everyone's heart was in turmoil.
The Kingdom of Kanter has been ruled by the Samuel royal family for more than ten generations. I am afraid that this time, it will be completely different.
There was a dull and uneasy atmosphere in the palace.
Until the crisp footsteps broke the silence and came into the sight of this group of frowning nobles.
The nobles all looked up, and a familiar black windbreaker appeared in their sights.
"Sir Victor!"
"Sir Victor, you are here."
Victor's arrival made everyone present show expressions of surprise and awe.
They stood up one after another, with solemn expressions on their faces, and bowed.
His eyes focused on Victor, watching him slowly sit on the guest seat that August had prepared for him at the beginning.
Uncertainty and doubt filled the hearts of the nobles present.
Why is Victor the only one here?
Where is Princess Aurelion?
As a diplomatic mission from the Empire, Princess Aurelion was supposed to be inseparable from Victor at all times.
But this time, Aurelion did not follow.
Under normal circumstances, diplomatic missions from other countries need to follow the diplomatic teams of their respective countries and travel to areas planned in advance.
The reason why the diplomatic mission cannot appear may be related to the private handling of sensitive matters such as royal power or territorial transfer.
After all, as outsiders, they have no right to interfere in the politics of other countries.
Counting the recent events, the call of the Grand Duke that happened today may be inextricably linked to these events.
But isn’t Victor also an outsider?
Although many nobles present recognized Victor, this does not mean that Victor is a member of the Kingdom of Cantor.
He is still the Count of the Empire and a member of the Council of Mages.
The nobles in the palace have begun to discuss in low voices and speculate on each other.
Amidst the turmoil of discussion, Archduke Barlow walked out.
He was wearing a lead-gray robe, holding a cane in his hand, and his somewhat stooped figure appeared in the sight of all the nobles.
His turbid eyes swept over the crowd, and when he saw the empty noble seats, he paused for a moment.
Then, he set his sights on the seat next to the throne.
As soon as the nobles sat down, the arrival of Grand Duke Barlow made them automatically stand up to show their respect.
But when they saw the people slowly following behind Grand Duke Barlow, the nobles were all dumbfounded.
"O... August?"
"It's really August!"
"Has he really been captured..."
August dragged his steps slowly behind Archduke Barlow.
His eyes were empty, like a puppet, and he slowly walked in front of everyone.
The nobles present were all stunned, their eyes widened and their mouths opened wide.
But in shock.
Excitement, anger, resentment, and a series of other emotions all poured into this sinful king.
And when they were stunned to see August still wearing the crown that symbolized the king on his head.
Some people could hardly suppress their emotions, slapping the armrests of their seats and yelling:
"August! What qualifications do you have to wear that crown?"
The other nobles also felt extremely angry, but they still suppressed their emotions and did not curse out loud.
After all, what August did was simply too beastly.
Just by introducing demihumans to attack the city and causing the death of innocent people, he is not worthy of continuing to sit there as king.
However, August did not react at all.
His face was still dull and his eyes were empty.
However, Grand Duke Barlow's extremely cloudy eyes calmly glanced at the scolding noble.
Seeing the look in Archduke Barlow's eyes, he exhaled heavily, sat down again without continuing to speak.
Others followed and took their seats.
However, everyone's mood seemed to be covered with a layer of haze.
Because August's body has sat on the throne again.
This was unacceptable to everyone present.
And the reaction of Archduke Barlow.
No one knows what this legendary Duke, who is admired by everyone, wants to do.
At this time, the Grand Duke just glanced at everyone and said in an extremely calm tone:
"If he doesn't continue to sit down, does he want you to sit in this position?"
After everyone listened, the anger that rushed straight into their brains dissipated instantly, and cold sweat broke out all over their bodies.
Anger made them almost forget about it.
No matter what happens to August, he will always be the king of this country, the only bloodline of Samuel's royal family.
Since a shocking upheaval occurred in the kingdom a few years ago, all the princes of the late king and Samuel's royal family and all their bloodlines were wiped out.
In the entire Samuel royal family, only the late king's only son remained.
August, who was still studying at Star Academy, escaped this horrific disaster.
But this also led to a rift in the kingdom's strength and power.
Except for the Grand Duke, every royal family has the strongest strength and is the high-end strength of the kingdom.
This is also the reason why the Kingdom of Cantor is always strong enough to compete with the Empire.
However, when the royal family of Samuel was almost destroyed, August was the only one left in the entire royal family.
The kingdom's high-end combat power has dropped significantly, so that only Archduke Barlow is left to take the lead.
No matter how unworthy August is, he is also the only bloodline of the Samuel royal family.
He must sit in this position.
Otherwise, it would be disrespectful to the royal family of Samuel and the great kings who came before.
The most important thing is that except for the Grand Duke, no one else can win the recognition of all the nobles like the Grand Duke Barlow.
Anyone who wants to sit on the throne must consider how many heads he has.
But what the nobles cannot accept is that their country should continue to be led by such a criminal.
Fortunately, at this time, Archduke Barlow gave them a reasonable answer.
The Grand Duke's turbid gaze swept across the solemn and unwilling faces of everyone, and his hoarse voice slowly sounded:
"However, August's crimes cannot be atone."
At this moment, the whole place was silent.
Everyone's eyes were focused on the Grand Duke again.
"In a few days, we will arrange a marriage between August and the queen."
"The child born at that time will be raised by the queen's sister."
Everyone looked at each other and felt surprised.
Correspondingly, there was some speculation in their minds about the choice of queen.
At this time, the Grand Duke said decisively:
"The bloodline of Samuel's royal family must be continued."
After hearing Grand Duke Barlow's arrangements, all the nobles exhaled a sigh of relief that they had suppressed for a long time, and the accumulated sense of embarrassment was swept away.
They felt that the Grand Duke's arrangement was very reasonable.
In the future, Samuel’s heirs must not be allowed to continue to be cultivated by August.
Otherwise, if the father is already like this, what kind of education should the son have?
Giving it to others to raise can correct the new king's nature, and they will naturally be willing to support the new king.
As long as the new king grows up, August, a puppet who can only have children, no longer needs to sit on the throne.
However, the Grand Duke then raised another question that attracted everyone’s attention:
"Next, there is the issue of Shoulburn's inheritance."
"Everyone, do you have any suitable candidates?"
When this matter was mentioned, the nobles present were also interested.
They all sat up straight.
Because of what August did, many lords died.
Fortunately, those territories will be inherited by the lord's descendants as the first in line.
But Shurburn was different.
Because all the crimes committed were committed by Lauryn, the lord of Shoulburn.
Therefore, after his death, Shoulben could not be inherited by his descendants.
To put it simply, Lauryn's crimes were assigned to his descendants, not to mention that his daughter was also a vampire.
How could a vampire lead humans?
This can't help but make everyone a little interested.
Although they each have their own territory, Shurburn can be regarded as a geomantic treasure in the Kingdom of Kantor.
Although they can't get it, they can recommend their nobles to fight for it.
The problem is that.
Although everyone is excited, the issue of Shurburn's governance makes them deeply troubled.
Because Shurburn introduced the Church of Faith in the Goddess of Plenty, most of the residents began to believe in the Church of Plenty.
This will undoubtedly have an impact on the new lord's rule.
I don’t know what ability Laurian has that can make these people love him so much.
Apparently Lauryn even wanted to drain their blood before he died.
However, there is a solution to this problem. At least take the territory in front of you first before discussing it.
The nobles have already made up their minds and are thinking about it.
There was a figure walking leisurely at the entrance of the palace.
"Excuse me, Archduke Barlow."
The soft voice passed through everyone's ears like a clear stream, interrupting the thoughts of the nobles present.
They couldn't help but look towards the source of the sound.
It was a nun covering her eyes with tulle and wearing a black robe.
Putting his weathered hands on his lower abdomen, he stood quietly at the door with a slight smile on his lips.
The sunlight outside the palace shines through the steel tower, shining on the nun and reflecting into the palace.
She stood in the light, and the black robe on her body seemed to be covered with a layer of looming golden clothes, which was extremely sacred.
In the eyes of everyone's doubts.
With a soft smile on her face, she asked softly to everyone:
"Excuse me, can I make a suggestion?"
