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Chapter 118 The prince died in battle, and the war broke out

It is every man's dream to become an emperor and hold power.

Even Gudeen had fantasized about becoming the emperor of a country before.

But that is just an idea. After becoming an emperor, besides having the supreme power, he has to accept endless government affairs.

At the same time, he will be restricted by various rules and regulations, and it is impossible to be as relaxed as he is now a border lord.

You even have to train the subordinate officials step by step. If you don't have the scheming and strength, you will soon be overtaken by ambitious courtiers.

Compared to the troubles caused by the emperor of a country, being a border lord is still very easy.

At least within his territory, he can do whatever he wants.

Old Joseph lowered his head slightly, observed the relaxed expression on the young master's face from the corner of his eye, and murmured for a while.

Originally, he was worried that the royal blood would affect the young master, but now it seems that it has relieved the pressure on the young master?
The matter of the young master's blood has been kept well hidden. Originally, he thought that this matter would never be mentioned again, and he might mention it until he died of natural causes at the end of his life.

But now it seems...

Looking at the old Joseph who fell silent, Gudeen continued to ask, taking advantage of the fact that the other party was willing to talk to him about secrets.

"Speaking of which, since I can have a royal surname, which line does my father come from? The prince? Or the prince?"

Regarding the young master's question, Old Joseph was silent for a while, wondering whether to tell the truth.

But thinking that he has already said this now, telling all the secrets of his life experience can be considered as a relief for the young master.

Afterwards, Old Joseph shook his head, and said solemnly and slowly.

"Neither...your father, that is, the master, is the eighth emperor of the empire, His Majesty Olek Aldea."

"Clam?!"

Hearing his status as a cheap biological father, Gu Deen was stunned.

It can't be really that bloody, can it?
"In this way...if I have an identity, it's the prince?"

Old Joseph nodded.

After Gudeen got the confirmed news, his expression was a little strange.

Except for the difficulty in the early stage of this time travel, it seems to be really good in terms of blood...

But recalling that his predecessor was confined in the house for more than ten years, Gu Deen frowned slightly, and then asked.

"Your Majesty can be forgiven for not seeing me every day, but what about my mother?"

When asked this, Old Joseph was silent for a while, and said in a complicated tone.

"Your mother unfortunately passed away when she gave birth to you, and she has no real status, so you can be regarded as His Majesty's illegitimate child."

"Three of the eighteen known princes and princesses joined as illegitimate children. Your Majesty will not hide and abandon his children, but..."

Having said that, Old Joseph glanced at Gudeen, bit the bullet and continued.

"But there is a prerequisite, that is, the aptitude must be passable, but the talent you tested when you were young..."

Having said that, Old Joseph didn't need to go on, Gudeen already knew the following things.

His predecessor's talent and aptitude belonged to a fighter among the waste. As the emperor of a country, he was still a legend. He gave birth to such a poor child, and took away his mother when he was born.

No one would have much affection for him. It was considered good enough to send him out to become a lord in a small border town without grounding him in one place until he died of old age.

"Young master, with your current talent, if you return to the capital, you will definitely be able to restore the position of prince, and you will still have a chance to become a candidate for the throne..."

"Don't, don't, don't go back!"

Hearing Old Joseph's words, Gu Deen was startled and waved his hands quickly.

Although I don't know what the situation in the capital is like, it is definitely not as comfortable as him in Qingyuan Town.

Looking at Gu Deen's appearance, Old Joseph felt a little strange.

Doesn't the young master want to go back and inherit the position of prince?

Dual professions, learning magic for three months to reach the intermediate level, and one month for knights to reach the elementary level.

With this kind of talent, as long as he returns to the royal family, he will definitely become the seventh candidate for the throne.

"It's impossible to return to the king. It's impossible to be in the capital in this life. Qingyuan Town is nowhere as comfortable in the capital. The old man here... cough cough... Anyway, I'm not interested in the position of prince. I'm not interested in the heir to the throne either."

"I'm just curious about my identity now, and I'm not interested in this position. Don't mention it again in the future."

Gu Deen waved and signaled not to talk about this topic.

"Yes, master." Seeing this, old Joseph didn't mention it anymore.

"By the way, among the princes and princesses, what age do I rank?"

"According to your age, it should be the eighth prince." Old Joseph said honestly with a little calculation in his heart.

eighth?
Hearing such a front position, Gu Deen was also a little surprised, but he didn't continue to ask, but changed the subject.

"By the way, Old Joseph, if His Majesty knows my talent and strength, but I don't want to go back, can His Majesty pass the throne to me directly?"

Hearing the young master's words, Old Joseph couldn't help but twitched his eyes.

Why is the young master so confident?But still seriously answer the question.

"No, the throne can only be chosen among the heirs to the throne, and the minimum standard for becoming the heir to the throne is to have the hope of reaching legend."

"To inherit the throne, it must be a legend. Although you have the talent to become the heir, as long as you don't return to the king, you will accept the position of prince. According to the laws of the empire, you cannot inherit the throne."

Hearing this, Gu Deen couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

From now on, he has decided that he will never return to the capital!

"But..." At this moment, old Joseph suddenly changed his words.

"However, in accordance with the decree left by His Majesty the late Emperor Oleres Aldea, if all candidates for the succession to the throne die, and no candidate can be selected among the existing princes, and your Majesty's deadline is approaching, you can directly Directly appoint one of the descendants to be the heir, even after three generations, or an illegitimate child from a side branch, as long as he has royal blood, he can directly inherit."

"Of course, this possibility is extremely slim. The late emperor made the arrangement when he was worried that the worst would happen later."

"In the prosperous age of the empire, there are currently six princes and princesses, the minimum of which is the master level, and they hold important positions in various places and protect them. what you're worried about."

After hearing Old Joseph's explanation, the heart that had just been raised again slowly fell back.

So many coincidences, if he really encountered them, it can only be said that it was God's will for him to inherit.

Putting this matter behind him, Gudeen then sent old Joseph away after briefly asking some more questions.

For Gu Deen who learned of his life experience, there were not many waves in his heart.

Although at the beginning, it was a bit unexpected, but after getting to know it, I didn't have much memory of this identity.

Picking up the imperial history book on the table again, he continued to read it with relish.

……

The star calendar is October [-]st.

According to the seasons, autumn has passed, and the cold winter has come.

Although it hasn't snowed yet, the highest temperature in Qingyuan Ridge has dropped to less than ten degrees.

At this rate, it is inevitable that the temperature will drop below zero in another month.

In the past, the heating method was to warm up around the stove, but with the advent of heating and floor heating, the entire castle, and even most of Qingyuan Town, was filled with hot air.

When the first batch of equipment was completed for the transformation of the castle, Gudern personally controlled the magic control.

Running hot water, purified drinking water, heating installation, etc., as long as there are some modern things, Gudn has installed them all, and even reserved a circuit slot.

Although it is very convenient to use magic now, the negative loss caused by magic is a bit too much for him. All the development of science and technology is still necessary.

At least the material consumption does not need to be replaced every month.

Corrosion caused by magic is inevitable. In order to prevent failure, all equipment basically has to be replaced once a month.

Most of the discarded materials will be returned to the furnace to reset, but the amount obtained can only reach half.

According to what Helisa said, this is an inevitable loss after elemental erosion, and this problem can only be avoided by using magic metal.

Compared with the high price of magic metal, the price of using silver and copper is still very cheap.

At noon, when Gudeen was having a happy meal with Helisa and Irene, a magic eagle flew in from the window.

With a magic hand, Helisa grabbed the magic eagle directly and took down the letter it was carrying.

Afterwards, he started to float in front of him, browsing what happened in the continent and the empire last month while eating.

As an extraordinary mage, Helisa still needs to pay attention to the information of the empire and the mainland in real time. This letter was still sent from the Academy of Magic.

And when she browsed to the last message, the chopsticks in her hand couldn't help but paused, and then she looked up at Gu Deen.

"what happened?"

Gudn noticed Helisa's situation and asked casually.

"The eldest prince, the candidate heir to the first throne, led a team to inspect the frontier. He was assassinated by orcs and died on the spot. His Majesty has ordered the closure of the northern frontier and officially declared war on the Astor Empire."

"What?"

Hearing the news, Gu Deen couldn't help being taken aback.

The eldest prince suddenly died in frontier battle?
Or the first succession candidate to the throne?

Recalling what Old Joseph said yesterday, Gu Deen showed a strange expression on his face.

This guy...wouldn't he have the same open mouth as Anna, right?
He had heard about the fact that the eldest prince inspected the frontier to prepare for war as early as mid-August.

But now he was suddenly assassinated and killed in battle... It was strange no matter how he thought about it.

After all, as the first candidate for succession, there must be no shortage of protection around him, and he would definitely not believe that Gu Deen was killed so easily.

"The war is about to begin. The problem on Qingyuan Ridge has not yet been resolved. You should be more careful in the coming time."

Helisha didn't know much about this kind of royal affairs, so she just gave a casual order.

After all, Gu Deen can be regarded as half of her students, so it is necessary to care about it.

"Well, I see." After nodding his head in response, Gu Deen's thoughts drifted away in an instant.

He originally thought that the war would officially break out in the spring of the next year, but he didn't expect it to come so suddenly.

The issue of Qingyuan Ridge mentioned by Helisa refers to the escaped Charleson family and the unknown orc shaman.

After a hasty lunch, Gudern immediately summoned the staff to prepare for the corresponding response.

In less than a quarter of an hour, in the hall of the castle, the heads of various departments in the town arrived here on time.

Old Joseph who is in charge of coordinating government affairs, Kroger from the General Affairs Department of Qingyuan Town, Roy from the intelligence department, Els and Hobert who are in charge of the army.

Barker of the Engineering Research Institute, Pansy and Eden, the heads of the three engineering construction teams, the heads of factory operations, and so on.

Even De Dalo, captain of the [-]rd Cavalry Battalion of Jinyuan City, also participated in this meeting.

Since Walsh's request to be stationed was rejected last time, in order to avoid accidents, the upper echelon of the military directly changed De Dalo from the original squad leader to the team leader.

At the same time, more than 100 new people were stationed in Qingyuan Town, the kind under the direct command of Gu Deen.

Gu Deen didn't say much about such a change, after all, they really came to arrange to help him.

With Gudeen's arrival, everyone who was still chatting about the situation of the meeting fell silent.

This level of meeting was held for the first time in history, and everyone didn't know what Gudeen was going to announce. Even Old Joseph's cronies who followed the young master didn't get any news.

Looking at the people seated, Gu Deen also sighed in his heart. In just three months, he had already arranged a simple team.

After they get familiar with it in the future, they can be a hands-off shopkeeper and play by themselves.

But right now, he had to start announcing the news he had just received and start making preventive preparations.

"Just received the news that the eldest prince, the heir to the throne, was ambushed by orcs while he was patrolling the border, and died in battle on the border. His Majesty has officially declared war on the Astor Empire, and the war will soon begin."

When everyone heard the news, they all showed shock on their faces.

The death of the eldest prince in battle was a shocking anecdote to them, after all, he was the first heir to the throne.

The empire has been established for nearly a thousand years, and although the heir to the throne has died in the middle, there has never been a situation where the first heir has died in battle.

Except for the first emperor in all dynasties, four of the remaining seven emperors were selected from the first heir, one of the other three was abolished, and the other two were the successors who were born later than the first. Fore inheritance.

But under normal circumstances, the first heir can almost be said to be the next emperor, and now he was assassinated and killed by foreign enemies while patrolling the frontier.

Such shocking news has spread rapidly within the empire, and even the two neighboring empires, as well as the small countries in the realm of kings, have already learned about it.

As for the old Joseph who was sitting next to Gudeen, his face was very bright when he got the news. Yesterday he vowed to tell the young master that he would definitely not be destined for the throne.

Unless all the candidate heirs to the throne were dead, but now, in the blink of an eye, the eldest prince suddenly fell, which caught him off guard...

(End of this chapter)