Elden: Ring of Calamity

Chapter 148
In the 47th year of the Golden Calendar, January [-]st.

The capital, which should have been filled with the atmosphere of the New Year's Eve, showed a strange silence. There were very few pedestrians on the street. All the restaurants and bars that were always open all night in previous years were closed. Knight Del was patrolling back and forth in the city, and there was a muffled sound of spare armor colliding.

In just a few days, the Rodel people witnessed the grand opening of the battle ceremony, the interruption without warning, and the inexplicable blockade. Originally, they planned to stick to the tradition and took to the streets in droves to those closed arenas. He launched an attack, but the backhand was suppressed by the Rodel knights with iron fists, and all the guys who took the lead in making trouble were put in the prison of the city hall.

Immediately afterwards, Viscount Rowans Offnell, the municipal supervisor, issued a notice through magic projections throughout the city, declaring that due to the continuous occurrence of offensive violence in this battle festival, the two majesties agreed that it was so barbaric Rough behavior should not appear under the glory of the golden tree, so from now on, the royal capital and all arenas of all sizes across the country will be closed indefinitely, and the follow-up processing is to be determined.

As soon as this remark came out, the people of gold were stunned for a while, and then they could only kneel down to accept the king's order with anxiety - after all, the Eternal Queen and King Elden are the supreme existences in the hearts of all the people of gold. Everyone has spoken, people are only afraid that the riots of the previous night will violate the gods, so how dare they hold demonstrations again?
But in this way, the good New Year's weather disappeared. After several ups and downs, the Rodel people no longer had the interest to indulge in pleasure, and it was rare to make this huge city with a population of nearly ten million quiet like A pool of stagnant water.

At the same time, the Golden Temple located in the center of the king's capital was like a vortex that was suppressed to the extreme before the storm suddenly broke out. It seemed that there would be stormy waves rising from under the sea at any time.

After welcoming the demigods from Sky City and Kalia to the state banquet last time, the top aristocrats of the Golden Dynasty gathered together again. From Malika and Radagon down, there were 21 attendees in the Hall of the Eternal Palace. Among the nobles, the weakest ones were the powerful earls who had enfeoffed a land, and five of the seven dukes at the top of the dynasty's noble system were present.

Except for Duke Duoris, who was surrounded by heavy troops and was waiting for the result of the court meeting, the people present in this hall could already fully represent the top power class of the Golden Dynasty.

At this moment, Queen Malika and Radagon are sitting side by side on the two thrones at the top of the hall, and an extremely large long table of golden nanmu is set up in the open space below. The affiliation of the seats is arranged on the left and right, and the new party happens to have one more person than the old party.

In front of the ministers, the real protagonists of the meeting were seated in the first row on the left and right—Lucia, the ancient dragon god who advocated the exile of Duke Duoris on the border, and the golden half God Greg.

From the moment the two of them sat down, Greco was not afraid to show his hostility and dissatisfaction with Lucia, unabashedly releasing his mental coercion, trying to overwhelm each other in terms of momentum.

However, Lucia completely ignored all of this. He no longer released Longwei to hedge with all his strength like when he first saw him, but just sat there calmly. Powerless to slide over.

The nobles on the field watched this scene silently, secretly marveling at Prince Gu Long's leaps and bounds in strength, but at the same time unavoidably added a bit of disdain to Greg, who repeatedly lost his composure in front of the palace.

According to common sense, as the direct son of the "golden" Prince Godwin, with the most orthodox golden blood, coupled with the resources of the Golden Dynasty far surpassing Kalia and Sky City, Grek should have become the undisputed leader of the younger generation of demigods figure.

But after so many years, apart from the fact that he may be able to outperform other demigods in terms of personal strength, Grek's disposition, skills, and conduct have long left people without any expectations.If the two His Majesties were not still in their prime, and there would still be Prince Godwin who was in full swing, they would really have to worry about whether the Golden Dynasty would have no successors.

Sensing the silent dissatisfaction of the people around him, the unknown fire in Gregor's heart became more intense. Just as he was preparing for the next move, Radagon on the throne said at the right time: "Okay, the deliberation of this court meeting will begin now."

"We have already discussed the proposal to confiscate the family of the Duoris family who committed the crime of Longxiang, so there is no need to discuss it again today. What you need to discuss is whether the new border of exile proposed by Prince Lucia is feasible. As for Malika and me Attitude--"

He glanced sideways at the queen who was sitting beside him, and after exchanging glances with her, he said calmly, "We neither agree nor oppose. According to the usual practice, the final decision will be based on your voting results today."

When the voice fell, Lucia looked around at the 21 nobles below. Some of them were over seventy years old, some were in their prime, and there were even two teenagers who looked not much older than him.

However, no matter what age they were, there was no trace of joy or anger on the faces of all the people present, they just sat quietly in their seats, as decayed and deep as wood carvings.

After a while, Duke Harvey, who was sitting next to Lucia, spoke first: "I agree—since the ancient dragon war, it has been a fundamental law of our court to never condone the crime of dragon food, not to mention that this time it is a road trip." His Highness West Asia has personally witnessed Duke Duoris' crime of plotting Longxiang, we have no reason to object."

"Objection!" Almost at the same time, the opposite Duke Kelier immediately retorted.

He first slightly nodded at Lucia apologetically, and then continued: "If it was previously agreed to confiscate the nobleman's house, I have no objection, but if we want to go further and directly exile to the border, it is still when Duke Duoris just returned to the court after his meritorious service. It might be a little too impersonal.”

"What's more, even if you don't consider his status as the duke and the great achievements he has made, just take this dragon feast as an example. After all, the dragon has not yet been killed, and he will be severely punished for the crime of attempting. Your Highness Lucia, please wait a moment." Consider it."

"No need."

"It is precisely because the dragon family has not been killed that I request that the Duoris family be exiled to the border. Otherwise, if they are punished for colluding with foreign gods, plotting a dragon feast, and harming the dragon family, they should be executed." Lucia said lightly.

"Of course." He glanced at Duke Kelier with an ugly face opposite him, "Just as I will not compromise, I believe you will not change your mind because of my opinion. The Duoris family has been safely huddled in the mansion for three days. , I'm tired of this hesitant status quo."

"Including everyone here, I understand that you have already discussed in private for three full days, and you have determined the answer in your heart. Now there is no need to engage in those dry, boring and meaningless arguments, just cast the last vote."

"After all, this may be a trade-off, a compromise, or a deal for you, but for me—"

He looked at the aristocrats below who were starting to feel a little uneasy with a calm face, "This is revenge, that's all."

(End of this chapter)