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Inside Fort Alex.

Within the luxurious banquet hall, only the heads of the Creed families, Ian and Dorothy, Augulas and Emma remained, a total of 11 people. This banquet would later be known as the gathering that decided fate, the fuse of the crimson storm.

Outside Fort Alex.

Dark clouds loomed, like a heavy sheet of lead pressing down on everyone's heads.

Augulas's Imperial Guards silently crept in like a group of silent shadows.

They were clad in heavy black armor, which concealed everyone's faces, making the guards look like indistinguishable puppets. The sound of their footsteps was like the dull beat of war drums, foreshadowing the coming storm.

"The Emperor's Imperial Guard."

The Witch of the Forest, Aisley, frowned slightly. Her eyesight was far superior to that of ordinary people, so she could see the shadows of the army before the guards noticed, and even make out the totems and emblems on their armor.

It seemed that the 'important banquet' the guards were talking about was hosting Emperor Augulas.

Aisley pulled her hood further down, hiding her entire face in shadow.

Then she saw Mary's Rose Army. After stabilizing the Eastern Territory battlefield, this invincible ace team was transferred by Mary to the capital. They exuded a chilling aura of肃杀, with lingering traces of bloodlust from the battlefield in their eyes.

The weapons in the warriors' hands glinted coldly in the dim light, like the thorns of a rose, seemingly delicate but harboring deadly danger.

Besides Mary's own Rose Knights, there were also the Flame Knights and Lion Knights of the Frank family.

They were lined up neatly, like a sea of fire about to be ignited, waiting for an opportunity to burst into flames.

"Why are the three major knight orders of the Frank family here too?"

Aisley muttered to herself silently, feeling more and more that something was wrong.

You had to know that these three knight orders had never appeared at the same event before. The complete appearance of the three royal knight orders was itself a dangerous signal.

Subsequently, the Giant Army of the Simmons family, led by Val Simmons, slowly approached like moving mountains.

Those huge figures were merely tamed mounts. The real warriors either rode on the giants' backs or stood on their shoulders.

The heavy footsteps of the giant slaves shook the earth, making the surrounding air seem to tremble along with it.

Their muscles bulged, like hard rocks, giving people a sense of insurmountable oppression.

They carried shields, on which were engraved the symbols of giants and iron shields.

"It's the Giant Knight Order of the Simmons family!"

Orlando Edward led the Shamrock Knights, unwilling to be outdone.

The knights rode on tall warhorses, the bronze armor on the horses' bodies reflecting a cold light.

She turned and left, afraid of being discovered.

She had to find Parker in advance and stop him from returning to Fort Alex.

Fort Alex would inevitably be drawn into the melee.

"Five hundred years ago, the seven Creed families, with comparable strength, united to establish the Holy Empire, with the seven territories as its core."

Duke Moria slowly opened his mouth, "But today, the strengths of the seven Creed families are uneven. It's time to redistribute power according to the level of strength."

"Duke Moria, do you want to betray the country?"

Augulas raised his eyebrows slightly, trying to suppress his angry emotions.

Duke Moria waved his hand, "Emperor, please be patient and listen to me."

Seth Frank, Remus Burke, Charles Simmons, Locke Edward, Hughes Rhine, the heads of the five Creed families, looked at Duke Moria at the same time. Their expressions varied, but their inner thoughts were much the same.

Duke Moria had foreseen their plans in advance, so he took the initiative.

Moreover, he wanted to speak directly with his fists, and didn't want to play tricks with them.

This was indeed in line with the style of the Moria family men, straightforward.

"According to the Creed Family Covenant initially established, if a certain family is strong enough to change the situation of the entire country, then the other families must obey the orders of this family and redistribute power. This is a rule established for the prosperity and continuation of the empire. I believe everyone hasn't forgotten it, right?"

Duke Moria asked slowly.

The heads of the Creed families did not answer, which was considered a default to his words.

He continued to say,

"And today, I can confidently tell everyone that the alliance between the Moria family and the Hall family is enough to change the situation of the entire country, because Hall and I are Eight-Star War Knights, my heir Ian is a Seven-Star Order Knight, and Ian's future wife is a legendary witch. Even without any bestowed items, just the four of us can easily destroy this country."

"Moria, this is a threat."

Remus Burke's voice came from his nasal cavity, low, hoarse, and quite dignified. This Duke Burke, who had just become the most powerful person in the empire, did not want to give up everything.

"Duke Moria, I didn't expect you to really betray the country. It seems that your loyalty all these years has been a disguise."

The young Emperor Augulas said with a solemn expression.

Duke Moria picked up the crystal glass, the liquid in the glass was like blood.

In fact, it was blood.

War Knights, like vampires, were bloodthirsty, so this glass was filled with deer blood.

Although Moria and Hall tried their best to restrain their bloodthirsty nature, today they decided to temporarily release this nature, for a better peace in the future.

"Emperor, for so many years, the Moria family and the Hall family have worked hard for you. How much have we done? But will you really allow our descendants to be together? The person who is lying now is not me, but you."

Duke Moria put the wine glass to his lips, took a sip, and his lips were stained with this bright red mark.

"I'm just speaking your thoughts on your behalf. Even if I don't host you today, you will host me and Hall, won't you? I'm just bringing forward what you want."

"You know what we want?"

Seth Frank put down his wine glass and asked coldly.

"Five behemoths want to devour two behemoths, and divide up the behemoths' bones and bestowals."

Duke Moria said lightly, "What's so hard to guess about that?"

"Since you know everything, why did you invite us here? Do you think the two of you can swallow us?"

Seth Frank continued to ask.

"It's no exaggeration to say that's the case. I know you want to use bestowed items to deal with us, and even know which bestowed items you have mastered."

“The Frank family controls the 【Shield of Protection】.”

“The Rhine family controls the 【Hourglass of Time】.”

“The Edward family controls the 【Mask of Divinity】.”

“The Burke family controls the 【Horn of Bones】.”

“The Simmons family controls the 【Hand of Luck Thief】.”

“And Randall's 【House of Happiness】, 【Hand of God】, and 【Door】.”

“Or perhaps there are others I don't know about, but it doesn't matter, because no matter what you do, I can use the 【Eye of the Future】 to choose a situation that is 100% beneficial to me, turning everything you've invested into nothing.”

“Oh, or you can use the 【Hourglass of Time】 to travel to the past and change reality, but we have the 【Fairy Tale Book】. The 【Traveler of Time】 in the fairy tale book can avoid this. No matter how many times you change history, we will still be the victors.”

“Even without using any Gifts, your combat power is like a mantis trying to stop a chariot.”

“Besides the four I just mentioned, my granddaughter Alexandra is a true dragon. She defeated the ancient dragon Achilles, and her power is enough to destroy the entire Southern Continent.”

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“So, are you willing to let the entire continent and kingdom fall, or will you sit down and have a good talk with us about reshuffling the power of the empire?”

Grand Duke Moria looked at Augulas and all the heads of the Creed families, his eyes filled with the pressure of a superior.

This was the first time Liam had sensed this aura from Grand Duke Moria. He knew that his grandfather was absolutely serious this time, and it was a counter-routine.

Grand Duke Moria had previously said that he would retreat to the Northern Border. Liam thought his grandfather would choose to compromise, but he didn't expect him to retreat in this way!

First, expose all of the opponent's cards, let the opponent feel the mental pressure, and then propose a way to ease the situation.

Either talk, or start a war directly.

He even put the entire empire and continent on the table, but not as a guardian, but as a destroyer.

This villainous approach was actually being taken by his own grandfather!

Of course, Liam knew that Grand Duke Moria was not completely disregarding the lives and deaths of civilians, but was completely considering the issue from the enemy's perspective, which led him to come up with such a plan.

The biggest advantage of doing this was to conceal his weaknesses. Otherwise, the Emperor and the five major Creed families might really threaten Moria and Hall with the safety of the entire empire and the continent.

This is a typical case of being bullied for being kind. At the negotiating table, never show your mercy, but show your strength and skill.

“Hall, is that what you think too? Grand Duke Moria can be reckless because his base is in the Northern Border. Even if the entire Royal Capital is destroyed, his clansmen can be preserved. But you are different. The Hall family has been operating in the Royal Capital for so long. Once the war starts, the losses to your family will be the greatest.”

Lymes Burke looked at Earl Hall, wanting to persuade him to stop Grand Duke Moria.

Earl Hall, who had been silent all this time, finally spoke.

“It is precisely because I don't want to see everything that the Hall family has painstakingly built up be destroyed that I want to fight for benefits again. Ever since Dorothy rejected His Majesty's marriage proposal and went on an expedition with me, the Hall family's industries in the Royal Capital have been suppressed by the Frank family. Perhaps the Frank family has been high above for too long and has forgotten the agreements of the former Creed families, but the Hall family has been lying on the ground for too long. It's time to stand up and feel the sunshine and rain.”

“Byrne Hall, you should be sent to the guillotine for instigating the imperial expedition in order to advance to become an eight-star war knight.”

Locke Edward pointed at Earl Hall and cursed.

Earl Hall glanced at him contemptuously, “Even the Burns Empire's army couldn't defeat me. How can you defeat my Rose Knights and Navy?”

“You!”

Locke Edward was so angry that his fingers trembled.

“Say it, what do you want? Do you want to overthrow the Frank family's rule?”

Augulas looked at Grand Duke Moria and Earl Hall suspiciously.

“Wanting the Frank family's right to rule? I'm afraid even if you destroy the Holy Empire, you wouldn't hand it over, would you?”

Grand Duke Moria said jokingly,

“Moreover, how much infamy would that bring upon our family? If we don't kill you all, future generations will probably always criticize our Moria family.”

“Moria!”

Duke Burke slammed the table angrily, and a force spreading from his palm shattered all the cups on the table.

“Don't go too far.”

Grand Duke Moria frowned slightly, and the banquet hall was instantly dragged into his war domain.

Behind him were phantoms of thousands of troops and a ferocious dragon.

The dragon let out a low roar, causing everyone in the banquet hall to tremble in body and spirit.

An invisible energy wave spread from the center, rushed out of Alex Castle, and overturned all the neat troops. Waves of people surged towards the buildings behind, finally colliding together and making a dull sound.

The allied forces of several major families fell to the ground in disarray, groaning.

“It seems you still don't quite understand the value of an eight-star war knight. Perhaps I should let you experience it first, and then you will be willing to sit down and negotiate.”

Grand Duke Moria said slowly in the banquet hall.

“Alright. Since we're already here, it means we don't want to cause a nationwide war. The seven Creed families are already a whole, and there's no need to fall apart for something that hasn't even happened yet.”

Seth touched the ruby ring on his hand, raised his eyes, and slowly asked,

“Say it, how do you want the power to be redistributed?”

“Expand the scope of the Northern Border. Everything up to the Aransas Mountains belongs to the Northern Border.”

Grand Duke Moria said.

“Okay, I agree on behalf of Augulas.”

Seth said without changing his expression.

“The Moria family will voluntarily withdraw from the Creed families. The Northern Border will declare independence. 500 years ago, we didn't belong to the empire anyway.”

Seth frowned almost imperceptibly, but in the end, he didn't say anything.

Was he supposed to drag the entire empire down with him?

Moria was already giving the Creed families face by not ambitiously proclaiming himself emperor.

“What about the Hall family? What do you want? Dragon City can't give it to you.”

Seth said.

As the head of the Frank family, his position in the shadows was even higher than that of Emperor Augulas, and he had considerable influence.

“The Hall family will also withdraw from the Creed families and go to sea.”

Earl Hall said.

“Sounds like you don't want anything.”

Seth glanced at Hall suspiciously.

Earl Hall took off the imperial emblem on his shoulder,

“Letting us leave is the best outcome.”