Lord of War

"Oh?" Sean continued to smile, "Then please tell Duke Roald why I'm here."

"You're here to ask about my attitude about Grand Duke Asuna, right?" Roald said calmly, looking at Sean.

Sean was noncommittal.

"My attitude is very simple. I will always stand on the side of the royal family." Roald said, completely ignoring the change in Sean's face, "I am the guardian conferred by the former king, and I have the mission of protecting the stability of the Ryan Kingdom. The truth It’s not just me, Duke Devin and many others have this attitude.”

Xiao En frowned involuntarily: "Even if it will be called foolish loyalty?"

"Yes." Roald nodded, and then laughed, "I made an oath before the throne, and I was still a knight at that time."

The knight's oath is an unbreakable ancient power. This kind of power is as stable as a soul contract, and it is the content that every knight must abide by in his life. Just like the reason why Sean felt relieved about Rina, it was precisely because Rina had made her knight oath to Sean: never betray Sean and Sean's blood descendants.

Once this kind of knight's oath is violated, the oathed knight will be suppressed by the will of the world. Not to mention whether he can successfully break through the realm in the future, even his own power will begin to show a state of decay. So once the oath was made, no knight would be willing to break his oath—this was why all the lords and emperors in Miracle Continent trusted knights so much.

Whether it's Dawin, who has a violent personality hidden in his temperament, or other Ryan's talents who were once called pillars by Ryan VI, they are all people who have taken the knight's oath on the throne before the king. It is also because of this that even if they have any defects, that Ryan VI will reuse them without any scruples. Similarly, it is precisely because these people have never violated their oath, so their strength has been able to rise steadily.

Especially after annexing the Kingdom of Dabion and seizing the country's heritage and aura, the growth rate of these people became more obvious.

"But Asuna is your daughter..." Sean said, still trying to change Roald's position.

Roald shook his head: "She is my daughter. But I don't have more than one daughter."

This time, it was Sean's turn to be silent.

He had already heard the implication of Roald's words: between the family and Asuna, this father undoubtedly chose the former. Although Xiao En can understand this approach, after all, after becoming the patriarch of a big family. In many cases, it is necessary to consider the interests of the entire family group; but being able to understand does not mean that Sean can accept it. Perhaps it is a difference in thinking. Sean feels that if this happens to his daughter, then he will definitely Desperate to declare war directly.

At this moment, Sean suddenly understood why Asuna was so determined to make Voorhees the king.

Because she really knows her father too well. If there is an order from the royal family, then she and her father will definitely meet each other. This point is very cruel to Asuna. After all, Roald is not only Asuna's biological father, but also her first teacher. It can be said that the relationship between their father and daughter is stronger than what outsiders imagined. deep.

Sean believes that if Roald is not the patriarch of the Evans family now, then he will definitely not allow Asuna to be reduced to a prisoner.

Thinking of this, Sean couldn't help examining Roald seriously, and soon discovered the graying on Roald's temples. As a powerful sanctuary powerhouse. Moreover, he is also a strong man who has also begun to prepare to hit the legendary realm. It is impossible for Roald to experience this aging phenomenon, but now there is such an aging phenomenon as gray temples, which can only prove that Roald is Really in a state of exhaustion.

"I understand." Sean nodded, expressing his understanding.

"Your Highness Grain, you are more cunning and difficult than what you see." Roald looked at Sean, and then suddenly laughed, "The assassination of His Highness Allan, I am afraid no one can find it now except for Miss Fanny." I know the truth. Because the battlefield has been cleaned very cleanly. I can't find any clues at all, but what is certain is that there are definitely many legendary powerhouses fighting there."

Sean's pupils shrank suddenly, and a little surprise appeared on his face: "Many legendary powerhouses?... Fanny, Elizabeth, and Lauren. Aren't these three the only ones in the Ryan Kingdom? If you don't count Elizabeth, you can really The only legendary powerhouses who are known as the pillars of the Kingdom of Ryan are the oath knight Lauren next to His Highness Adams, and Fanny, the elven swordsman next to His Highness Arlan."

"Didn't I just say that? His Highness Grain is very cunning." Roald smiled slightly, "When he knew that his brothers and sisters had the support of legendary powerhouses, what gave him such Do you have the confidence to participate in this dangerous game for the throne?... He recruited a large group of people for the Bad Blood Project back then. How do you ensure that there are no people with outstanding talents and potential among these people?"

Hearing Roald's words, Sean's first reaction was that it was impossible.

If he didn't know the concept of the so-called "national spirit", then he might believe it. But ever since he got the idea about this concept from Levi, Sean knew one thing very clearly: Even if a country is annexed, it is impossible to fully obtain the background of the country in a short period of time, but needs to A relatively slow development period, and then gradually reflect the foundation and level of the corresponding great power.

After Ryan annexed Dabion, it took eight full years of development before it had the power and strength it has today.

However, Dabion's energy was not completely captured by Ryan alone, but divided into three parts, which were captured by the Duchy of the Void, the Kingdom of Ryan, and the Duchy of Garrod. Although things like qi are illusory and difficult to define and calculate accurately, the kingdom of Ryan has almost reached a relative development limit because it directly has two legendary powerhouses, not to mention that Darbion's royal remnants have not been completely destroyed. wipe out.

unless……

"Grain subdued the remnants of the Darbion royal family?" Sean asked tentatively.

Roald smiled and said nothing.

"In this way, there are at least two of Grein's subordinates... No, they are three legendary powerhouses." Sean suddenly found that his thoughts began to become clear, and many things that were slightly blurred before were now gradually becoming clearer. It became clear, "Since Black Eagle is not dead, he must also be a legendary powerhouse now. That's why he can accept all the underground properties of the Marquis of Floris, because those guys are a group of rebellious people. Believe in and follow the strong."

"The other thing is the remnants of the Darbion Kingdom... They surrendered to Grain, so they gave Grain the last bit of their royal aura. This is why Grain can grow faster than other members of the royal family. The reason, combined with the growth and development of the Ryan Kingdom over the years, then there must be a legendary strongman under Grain, and the remnants of the Darbion Kingdom must also have a legendary strongman, otherwise there is no way to connect with Grain There’s no room for conversation.”

"So... Simi is very dangerous now!"

Roald froze for a moment. A gleam flashed in his eyes. He never thought that he could remind Sean of so many things just by mentioning one sentence, and he even said some things that he hadn't considered before. Originally, Roald was more inclined to comment on Sean, the Grand Duke of the Void, that "Sean can only develop by relying on his followers and that damn good luck" in the evaluation, but It was only after actually contacting him now that Roald realized that this was not a **** luck at all.

"Then I have one last question." Sean said.

"Speaking."

"Why did you tell me this?" Sean asked, "Since you are a royalist, you should know what I am going to do next."

"I'm just loyal to the Ryan royal family." Roald replied with a smile, "Right now, aren't we still allies?"

Sean was stunned for a moment, and immediately realized the meaning of Roald's words. He stood up, then bowed, not as the Grand Duke of the Void, but only as Sean Connery: "I see.... I thought that if this conversation failed, I would be very disappointed." Maybe I need to borrow something from you, the Duke, but it seems that I don’t need it now, so I know how to deal with it.”

Roald smiled and touched his head: "It seems that my head seems to be saved."

"Then, I'll take my leave first." Sean smiled and stood up straight.

Ulamog also appeared beside Sean. It seems that they have never left, even Roald doesn't know when Ulamog will come back. Only this time, the giant wolf with exaggerated size did not follow Ulamog, and the two left the room soon afterward.

Roald got up and walked to the window. Gazing at the view from the window.

The entire mansion still looked calm, without the slightest disturbance, let alone the sound of sirens. Not to mention that Sean and Ulamog came in and out like no one else, but Ulamog's trouble with his son just now didn't sound the slightest alarm, Roald felt a sense of powerlessness in his heart.

However, after this sense of powerlessness, there is a rekindled fire of struggle. Roald has never been so eager to hit the legend like he is now: "This old man is not simple, I am afraid that he is either the peak of the legend or a super strong man... That is to say, not counting the priestess who can descend from the gods In addition to the powerful Valkyrie, the Principality of the Void now has three superpowers, no wonder they dare to challenge the system of the noble code and want to establish an eighth empire."

Just when Roald finished expressing his emotions, the door was suddenly knocked open, and then the entire mansion also sounded a burst of alarm. As a result, like a rotating gear, the operation driven by the mansion also made the entire fortress quickly enter a state of martial law. The patrol teams immediately rushed to the positions that had been assigned long ago to stand by, while some ordinary merchants and civilians in the fortress , also returned to their own homes in sequence, and closed the door.

At this moment, the entire Saint-Droens Fortress completely displayed a scene of steel fangs.

The eldest son of Roald G. Evans, Athos G. Evans rushed in with several guards.

But at this moment, apart from Roald, there was no one else in the room.

"Father!" Athos said.

"Turn off the alarm." Roald didn't turn his head, but judging from the aura emanating from Athos, he knew that his son had indeed been taught a lesson, but the other party was indeed merciful and did not hurt Athos. the foundation of

"Where's that traitor?" Athos seemed a bit reluctant.

"You can't even defeat one of the guards of the Duke of the Void, and you still want to deal with the Duke of the Void?" Roald finally got a little angry, and when he turned around, the double majesty of a superior and a strong man on him completely broke out. "I'm going to start thinking about whether it's appropriate for you to take over as the patriarch of the Evans family."

"My lord father!" Athos' expression changed slightly.

Roald ignored Athos, but waved his hand, signaling the guards to leave and turn off the alarm. At this moment, the guards finally knew what happened here. But they can only accept this fact in silence - the Ivans family's way of running the army is also excellent, these guards all know that they have seriously neglected their duties, they have not even seen the enemy's face, if this is an assassination If the event...

All the guards dare not continue to imagine, a sense of shame surrounds their hearts.

Of course more. There is also a sense of powerlessness.

After all the guards had left, Roald looked at his eldest son and said in a deep voice: "You have always thought that you are very talented, so after seeing this Grand Duke of Void who is not even your age today, you still have a lot to do." What do you think?"

Athos may be a little proud, but it doesn't mean that he is really a stupid person. After calming down at this moment, he naturally discovered a lot of things very quickly - if he didn't observe from the attitude of a hostile person, even Athos would have to admit that Sean was much better than him. Not to mention the issue of followers, it is only the personal strength of both parties. There is a huge gap - he is still attacking the sanctuary today, but Xiao En is already a strong man with half a foot in the upper sanctuary.

"Very strong."

"It's not just about personal strength." Roald shook his head, "He doesn't want to be the person who broke the rules."

"Break the rules?" Athos didn't understand, "Hasn't he already broken a lot of rules?"

"It's the rule of the new era." Roald looked at Athos with a bit of disappointment in his eyes, "In the previous era, there was suppression by the Peace Council, and no country dared to launch a war at will, at least to occupy an absolute A war can only be launched after a righteous gesture. Even this war must be announced. Give the enemy country adequate preparations and buffers, especially the more powerful the country, the more restrictions it will receive.”

"But now... the Peace Council has been destroyed, and there is nothing on the heads of the seven empires that can make them scruples, even those big kingdoms that are stronger and qualified to impact the empire sequence. There will no longer be any Fear mentality. So, what do you think will happen to the entire continent under such circumstances?"

"Chaos." Athos suddenly came to his senses, "The era of chaos is coming..."

"Yes, the era of chaos is coming again." Roald shook his head, "Which country has enough power. Then which country has more right to speak. In this case, the seven empires, and even those who can The great kingdoms that are on a par with the Seven Great Empires are very dominant. Not for anything else, just because they have superpowers, they are already superior to other countries."

"In the era when the Peace Council still existed, superpowers could not take action at will. They were more of a deterrent force." Athos murmured, "But now... the country with superpowers It has an overwhelming advantage of absolute invincibility against a country without a superpower, and it only needs to let the superpower dispatch, so there is no need to even fight a war... This has completely changed the current form of war!"

"Yes, so Sean is also known as the person who created a new era by many countries." Roald nodded, "And we all know that Grand Duke Sean has at least two followers of superpowers. As long as he Send out superpowers, do you think the Kingdom of Ryan can stop it?"

Athos was silent.

The answer can be known without him answering. As long as the super strong shoot directly, no one can stop it. And if the incentives for war are fundamentally eliminated, a war will no longer be possible. Especially in today's world that has lost the fairness and justice of the Peace Council, the war has even become so straightforward that there is no need for an excuse. As long as there are enough interests, it is completely worth launching a war.

"But why..."

"Because he doesn't want to be the first person to break the rules." Roald knew what his son wanted to ask, "Once this precedent is opened, the whole world will return to the era of chaos again. This will affect the entire miracle continent." The damage to the original source is very serious... I think you should know that the shots of the legendary powerhouse and even the super powerhouse will directly destroy the terrain and resources fundamentally, right? So even Grand Duke Sean, when it is not necessary, he will I don't want to break the rules."

"Perhaps, in his view, war is just a means to achieve an end. In order to achieve one end, he will use war as a means. But he will never be unscrupulous and unscrupulous, so if it is not necessary, he will He will not allow superpowers to enter the battlefield....Similarly, I also found out in the conversation just now. He still hopes to maintain the independence of the country's internal affairs in essence."

"Isn't this contradictory..." Athos couldn't understand Xiao En's actions.

In fact, not only Athos, no one in this world can understand Xiao En's approach and meaning.

Because the nature of the facts is completely different from what these people imagined.

Sean is the son of the plane.

War is indeed just a means for him, but it is not the ultimate goal. His real ultimate goal is to protect the plane origin of this world from being excessively plundered and destroyed. For this reason, he needs a position and background that allows him to have a large enough right to speak.

Of course, Sean doesn't mind using superpowers if necessary.

He's not that pedantic and ignorant kind of guy.

It's just that right now, he really can't draw a super strong man. And Asuna was still in Grain's hands. Sean can't guarantee that Grein won't be killed, so Sean doesn't mind spending more time to solve the problem before Asuna is safe.

"Ulamog, go back and tell William that the Principality of Garrods is in serious trouble, and then take my token to the Principality of Garrods to find Simmy and help her resolve the civil strife in the Principality of Garrods." After leaving Fort Saint-Drones, Sean opened his mouth and said to Ulamog, "Then maintain the military operation state of confrontation with the Kingdom of Ryan, and don't launch an attack for the time being. At the same time, immediately support the Principality of Garrod."

"Then what about you?" Ulamog took the token from Sean and said hesitantly, "If I'm not by your side..."

"It's okay." Xiao En said softly, "Your strength is too strong. Wherever you go, you are like lights, and you can't hide from someone who is interested in you. Right now, I don't want to reveal your identity and strength, so it's better if I act alone. It's more convenient. Especially... I have to find Elizabeth and the others before those guys from the Ryan Kingdom. Besides, if I have something urgent, I will definitely contact you, and your portal is not a decoration."

Hear Sean say that. Ulamog hesitated for a moment before nodding, "Okay....Then, I leave the Voidfang to you."

As Ulamog's words fell, the black and silver giant wolf that Roald had seen before stepped out of the air.

This giant wolf stood almost two meters high, its body length was more than three meters, and its tail was nearly two meters long. The whole body of the giant wolf is silvery white, but the back is black, and the head cover is also black, but it presents a hard structure like a crystal. In addition, there is a circle of black sideburns on the quadrupeds. It appears to be walking on black flames. The eyes are purple-red, with two exposed white saber teeth, and the tail is mixed with black and silver. It looks furry, but it is actually full of needle-like sharp fluff.

This special monster has a combat power not weaker than that of a legendary powerhouse, and it can freely travel through the shadow plane, the chaotic plane, and the normal material plane.

In the process of shuttling, it is immune to all forms of attack methods, and at the same time, it can also avoid the detection of perception abilities below the legendary level. The reason why Sean and Ulamog entered Fort Saint-Droens as if they were uninhabited was because the shadow barrier created by the Fang of Nothingness protected the direct shuttle entry. Of course, this was also because Fort Saint-Androens had no Strong enough to detect the existence of the structure of the Void Fang or the reason for the existence of special props.

Xiao En stretched out his hand and patted the head of Void Fang, and said with a smile: "Please give me your advice during this time."

Void Fang rubbed his head against Sean.

"It seems that this guy likes you quite a bit." Ulamog smiled, "In this way, I feel relieved."

ps: I am still busy, and have not been idle. The chapter you are reading at the moment was coded out of town. At first, I thought that Fashen entered the boutique and wanted to celebrate, but in the end...sigh. I'll talk about it after the middle or end of the month is stable.

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[To be continued "". 】