Demon Royal Family

The principle of the Dragon Summoning Magic Array is to transcend space limitations and send out some kind of signal to attract dragons. These five frost dragons accepted the call from afar and came across half of the continent.

The dragon clan's attack was not an accident, but man-made.

The magic circle was hidden in the palace and was only exposed after the palace was destroyed. This means that the person who set up the magic circle has a high status.

This discovery shocked Angela and Sera. There must be a conspiracy behind Gaudis's dragon disaster.

A thick haze enveloped the hearts of the two of them.

"Who could have done it! What is the purpose?!" Sera frowned.

Although Ivo didn't care about Gaudís's power struggle, he smelled an unusual smell and pulled the two of them towards the city gate and said: "Tell me as you walk, I'm not familiar with Gaudís, please tell me My opinion, as an outsider, I might be able to discover something.”

The two looked confused, as if they didn't know where to start.

Ivo said slowly: "Conspiracy is based on interests. First of all, we must think about who might benefit from the dragon attack by Gaudis?"

Without waiting for the two to answer, Ivo raised two fingers and sorted out clues for them: "The most likely beneficiaries are disbelievers and traitors."

Sera shook her head categorically, "It's impossible. We, the Children of Ice and Snow, have nothing to do with the world. There are no other forces near Gaudis. There has been no war for many years. This is the destination of every snow elf. Maybe there are snow elves who don't want to stay in Gaudis. But there will never be traitors! We do not insist on the unity of belief. Most snow elves believe in the northern gods, and a small number believe in the elven gods. There is no reason for heretics to do this."

Ivo's mind changed slightly, "Then calling the dragon clan to attack is for personal gain. Since the magic circle appears in the palace, the kingdom's senior officials are more suspicious."

"The three most powerful people in Gordis are my father, Marshal Ice Star, and Grand Maester Kevin. The other two are candidates for the king."

Ivo keenly grasped a term, "King candidate?"

Talking about the politics of Gaudís, Princess Angela spoke eloquently, “The political structure of Gaudís is not a blood family system, but an election is held every ten years. This year is the election year, and the Council of Elders selects three candidates for the king. , in the end, the public vote and the vote of the elders will determine the king. Only if the previous king wins can he succeed. The current king, Marshal Ice Star, and Great Sage Kevin are all candidates."

Democratic elections? !

Ivo looked confused. Did he get the wrong script? Aren’t we in a medieval style? !

Different races, different kingdoms, and political structures have different structures. Culture and ideas affect the system.

"The king controls the administration, the marshal controls the military, and the wise spread education. If the latter two become kings, their original official positions will be replaced by others."

"What is a sage?"

"A famous bachelor who has studied various aspects of knowledge. He is very knowledgeable and has world-famous works. His thoughts have influenced generations of snow elves..."

It sounds a lot like the great people of the Spring and Autumn Period, who wrote books and biographies, established schools of thought, and spread ideas.

In fact, Ivo always feels that those saints are very lucky and have good surnames. If you look at Confucius, Mencius, and Mozi, they sound very good. Lao Tzu and Sun Tzu sound like a family. Of course, the worst ones are Luan and Jin...

I digress, let’s get back to the point.

Ivo suddenly said, "Then there are two possibilities now. First, the election year is the source of the conflict. The king, Marshal Ice Star, and Grand Bachelor Kevin are all suspects..."

These words directly stung a hornet's nest. Angela squeezed the soft flesh of Ivo's waist hard, "There is no way my father would do such a thing!"

"It hurts, it hurts!" Ivo took a breath of cold air, slapped Angela's hand away, and said in a helpless tone: "When there are no clues, you should make bold guesses, and finally verify them carefully."

Seeing Angela puffing up her mouth and no longer making a fuss, he continued: "If it is the king, after expelling the Dragon Clan, his support rate will definitely increase; if it is Marshal Ice Star, it is the army that expels the Dragon Clan, and as a commander, he can also Gain reputation; as for the Great Sage Kevin, we can’t see his benefits for the time being, but as a bachelor, he is most likely to arrange a magic circle, and maybe he can join forces with some people."

Angela shook her head: "Grand Maester Kevin died on the first day of the dragon attack."

Ivo's heart moved, he had a new guess, and he continued to explain his reasoning: "The second possibility is that the enemy has ulterior motives and deliberately takes advantage of the election year to carry out a conspiracy to mislead us into guessing about the three candidates. The real mastermind can continue to hide in the shadows..." When he said this, what came to his mind was the war brokers of the Dark Eyes, but he rejected it in the end, because as a bishop, he could not know any clues. .

Sera stared at Ivo coldly. She was a soldier. Marshal Ice Star had a very high prestige and was the idol of all soldiers. If Ivo hadn't saved her, she would have turned her back now and said coldly: "No matter what your guess is. , Marshal Ice Star cannot be the conspirator you call him, he is deeply loved by all soldiers and is the best commander!"

"Wait a minute..." Ivo suddenly said: "You said that the Snow Elves love peace and have not been in war for many years. Where does the reputation of Marshal Ice Star come from?"

Sera was stunned: "There are many ferocious beasts in the Gaudes Mountains, which often attack the city. Marshal Ice Star leads the army to eliminate threatening offensive beasts and defend the city for decades. He is an excellent commander. He is very kind to his subordinates and is loved by all soldiers.”

After a pause, Sera added a clue: "However, as the number of beasts decreased, the call for disarmament became stronger day by day. After discussions between the Presbyterian Council and the king, 20% of the soldiers were finally laid off."

Ivo's eyes lit up and he grasped the key: "Marshal Ice Star is the leader of the army. When faced with the dragon attack, the army should be the first to react and resist. However, after the dragon attack, the army seemed to be doing nothing. In the ice Under the leadership of an excellent commander like Marshal Star, this situation should not occur. Moreover, Grand Bachelor Kevin died and the king was seriously injured and fell into a coma. As a soldier, Marshal Ice Star was unscathed. One of the three candidates for the king was dead, one injured and one safe. , this is too suspicious!”

"If I guess correctly..." Ivo touched his chin and muttered: "The initiator of the dragon attack may be Marshal Ice Star!"

Sera's expression changed drastically and she shook her head repeatedly: "It can't be what you think!"

"Disarmament means that the marshal's voice is reduced. Whether he runs for king or not, it will be very detrimental to Bingxing. This should be the original motive."

"When the king is in a coma, if the army drives out the Frost Dragon, Bingxing's achievements as the commander will increase significantly, and his support rate will rise. Moreover, by solving the crisis, he can awaken the people's attention to the army, and take advantage of the situation to ask for more troops and increase the number of soldiers. The right to speak.

Sera turned pale and murmured: "It's impossible..."

Ivo paused and changed the subject: "But this is just speculation, and the facts have yet to be verified."

Sera nodded heavily and remained silent, not sure whether she heard it or not.

Ivo doesn't care about the truth. No matter what problems there are within Gaudis, they have nothing to do with him as a foreigner. He just wants to complete his employment mission. If there is no benefit, he doesn't want to care about other things.

All the way to the city gate, the so-called city gate is the entrance to the cave in the belly of the mountain. It is man-made and very tall, more than 20 meters high. There are also a large number of reliefs on the walls, which are magnificent in style.

A huge piece of ice blocked the entrance of the cave, which was ten meters thick. Through the ice, one could see the blurry shadow outside the door.

At this time, there was a roar from far behind, the mountain wall collapsed, the five-headed dragon flew out, kicking up a cloud of dust, and the large frost dragon returned to its huge size.

Ivo's face tightened, his hands lit up with frost fire, and he pressed them against the solid ice.

The ice is covered with dragon language magic and is indestructible, but the demonic power of Demacia can weaken the effect of dragon language magic.

The frost fire burned blazingly, and the ice gradually melted into a passage. The frost dragon sensed that the magic was broken, and roared angrily. The smallest frost dragon flapped its wings and was the first to chase after it.

Angela and Sera looked shocked. Ivo had easily broken through the ice that had made Gaudis unable to do anything. Their eyes were full of disbelief.

"How did you do it?" Angela couldn't hold back her curiosity and asked in surprise.

Ivo glanced at her and said, "Children, don't ask too many questions."

While Ivo was melting the ice, snow elf soldiers and all mercenaries gathered outside the cave entrance.

Today is the day of counterattack.

The "Tomahawk-type" mechanical siege vehicle is one meter away from the ice. There is a simple operating mechanism behind the mechanical siege vehicle. At this time, four snow elves are working together to control it.

The metal pipe spurted steam, the gears were rotating wildly, and the pointed cone-shaped beating pillar in the center slowly retracted, accumulating terrifying elasticity.

At the rear of the army, the queen stood on a high platform, and her solemn voice reached the ears of every snow elf under the amplification spell.

"Every brave snow elf warrior, your relatives, friends, and lovers are watching you with expectation from behind. Today, the tribe needs your strength to drive away the invading dragon tribe and regain our common homeland! Today, fight to the death , don’t retreat!”

Thousands of snow elf soldiers raised their weapons and shouted in unison: "Fight to the death and never retreat!"

The heroic Marshal Bingxing stood at the front of the army, his eyes flickering, as if he was worried.