My queen is rebelling!

The middle-aged man's expression changed drastically. Incredulously, he turned around, following the sound, and three young people came into view.

One male and two females. With just a glance, the middle-aged man judged from their outstanding appearance and temperament that the three were no ordinary individuals.

Two Silver ranks, one… whose cultivation he couldn't see through, but at least a Half-Step Legend!

Both beautiful women deferred to the young man who had spoken just now; even the Half-Step Legend woman stood behind the man.

In Effiene, the identity of a Silver rank who could make a beautiful Half-Step Legend woman submit was obvious.

Adding to the fact that he had also investigated this person before, after a brief moment of contemplation, the middle-aged man had a guess in his mind.

He suppressed the emotions in his heart and asked in a deep voice:

“Your Majesty Corleone of Effiene?”

Cohen smiled and said:

“Good eye, Mr. Giliwos Gian… no, perhaps I should call you Mr. Giliwos Gaunt.”

A flash of hatred surfaced in Giliwos’ eyes. After a brief silence, he said calmly:

“Did Bell betray me?”

Cohen shook his head and said:

“Not at all, oh, I should say not yet.

Mayor Bell Polk of Fontaine County is currently having a friendly exchange with the station chief of our Southern Border Military Intelligence Station. As for whether he will say anything unfavorable to you later, I can't guarantee.”

Giliwos' expression remained calm, and he asked faintly:

“Is Your Majesty here to arrest me?”

“If I said I was here to make friends with you, would you believe it?”

Giliwos shook his head, his tone becoming very sincere:

“Your Majesty, I have long since lost contact with the Gaunt family.

I didn't participate in the Gaunt family's rebellion at all. On the contrary, I even helped Your Majesty eliminate several remnants of the Gaunt family.”

Cohen looked at the mysterious sea beneath Giliwos' feet and asked:

“What's down there?

When did you start colluding with demons?”

Giliwos' face didn't show any emotional changes. He wasn't surprised that Cohen had noticed his deal with the demon, and simply replied:

“Is Your Majesty taking action against me because of this?”

Cohen asked with a hint of a smile:

“What, is this reason unreasonable? I don't think any ruler of a human kingdom would allow his country's people to collude with demons.”

A look of mockery appeared on Giliwos' face, and he said faintly:

“Others might, but for someone like Your Majesty, who can talk and laugh with the Archduke of Hell and even release the Hellhound Cerberus, making a few harmless deals with demons seems to be nothing.”

Cohen's eyes narrowed slightly, and he asked in a strange tone:

“I discovered an old piece of news when I was investigating the Gaunt family before. I'm very interested in this matter, but there are some things I can't figure out. I wonder if you can enlighten me?”

Giliwos' attitude was surprisingly friendly, and he made a gesture to speak:

“Please ask, Your Majesty. I will definitely answer everything I know.”

Cohen narrowed his eyes slightly and recalled:

“It's an old story about Harianne, the grandmother of Grand Duke Kruger Gaunt of the former Southern Border.

Harianne encountered a black storm during a sea voyage and disappeared for three days and three nights.

She wasn't quite right after she came back, and then she died of a sudden illness a year later.

I think the reason for her death was this disappearance. What do you think, Mr. Giliwos?”

Giliwos didn't mean to hide anything, and his voice was tinged with coldness:

“Your Majesty is right. My mother had me after being raped by the leader of a pirate gang at sea a year ago.

The Grand Duke of the Southern Border at the time couldn't tolerate this scandal, so he forced my mother to commit suicide.”

Cohen's expression didn't change, and he continued to ask:

“So you admit that you are a direct descendant of the Gaunt family. The rebellious Grand Duke Kruger Gaunt of the former Southern Border should be considered your… nephew?”

Giliwos said lightly:

“Your Majesty, I don't seem to have ever denied my origins.”

Cohen continued to press:

“Then I'm very curious. Since your mother was forced to death by the Grand Duke of the Southern Border, why were you able to survive?

You were even appointed as Kruger's tutor and lived with him for so long?”

Giliwos' voice was still calm:

“It's very simple, because my biological father was a very powerful figure. He was a famous pirate in the Endless Sea. The Grand Duke of the Southern Border at the time didn't dare to attack me.

Even when he forced my mother to death, he did it very secretly and discreetly. Outsiders could hardly see any problems.

As for why I was later appointed as Kruger's tutor… that's even simpler, because that Grand Duke of the Southern Border also died soon after. The one who succeeded him was my half-brother, and he didn't have such a big hatred for me.

What's more, my talent was the most outstanding in the entire Gaunt family. It was only natural that he let me be his son's tutor.”

Cohen chuckled:

“If I'm not mistaken, the death of that Grand Duke of the Southern Border was also done by your biological father, in order to avenge your mother and ensure your future safety?”

Giliwos' voice was very indifferent, without any emotional fluctuations, as if he were talking about something that had nothing to do with him:

“Maybe, whether it was revenge or an accident, this matter has nothing to do with me.”

Asuna couldn't help but say from the side:

“What a cold-blooded fellow!”

Giliwos raised his eyebrows slightly and stared at Asuna for a long time, seemingly discovering something in common with her. For the first time, an indignant and strange emotion appeared on his face. But it quickly disappeared, and he said flatly:

“Dragonborn?

You are the Dragon Rider next to His Majesty Corleone.

I have to say you are very lucky to have met a man who can block everything for you before you have seen the dangers of this world.

Otherwise, you might have become even more cold-blooded than me.”

Asuna frowned slightly, not quite understanding what the other party meant.

Cohen waved his hand, signaling Asuna not to speak first. He stared at Giliwos and continued to ask:

“What happened at Silver Moon Shoal that day?

Why did Kruger write those things in his diary, and even write down the names of so many guards and servants?

And why did you kill them all to silence them?”

Giliwos' eyes flickered, and he nodded thoughtfully:

“Is that how Your Majesty tracked me down?

Sandro Gaunt, Kruger's second son.

He was so young at the time, I didn't expect that just a few glances could be remembered until now. It was a negligence.”

Cohen said:

“That's because you were his only friend when he was a child.”

Giliwos narrowed his eyes slightly and said lightly:

“Just like what Your Majesty thinks, we went to Silver Moon Shoal that day and encountered a wounded demon.

We worked together to subdue it.

When it came to the handling of this demon, we had a dispute.

Kruger wanted to kill it directly, but I told him that this demon's patron came from the 58th Pillar Demon God, Ami, who possessed magic that could exchange human life force.

In other words, this demon could help us extend our life force.

Only then did Kruger agree to my suggestion and temporarily keep the demon in Silver Moon Shoal, where I would regularly trade with it.”

Cohen's voice became much more ethereal:

“Is it that simple? It's not that the demon deliberately came to Effiene to do something, just because you captured a wounded demon and kept it as a pet.”

Giliwos replied lightly:

“Now that things have come to this, there's no need for me to deceive Your Majesty.”

Cohen turned his gaze to the depths of the sea beneath Giliwos' feet and asked:

“Is that demon currently sealed in this sea?”

Giliwos nodded and said:

“That's right. He's much more obedient now and has basically become my servant.

If Your Majesty doesn't have a good impression of demons, I'll take it away from Effiene later and never come back.”

Cohen chuckled and said:

“Why are you so sure that I'll let you go?”

Giliwos said:

“I've actually investigated Your Majesty as well. I won't list Your Majesty's advantages one by one. I'll just say one of my views on Your Majesty.

Your Majesty is the kind of person who uses any means to achieve their goals.

Simply put, as long as it can bring benefits to Your Majesty, Your Majesty can cooperate with anyone.

The Holy One of the Light Church, Mamen of Black Tomb, the Three Hellhounds, the Fallen Witch of the Lost Land…

Therefore, as long as I show enough value, Your Majesty will also cooperate with me.”

Cohen now showed a look of interest. Usually, he was the one who provided others with a reason they couldn't refuse, but now it was the other way around. He asked:

“Mr. Giliwos, I'd very much like to hear what kind of value you can provide me.”

Giliwos' tone was very assertive:

“A complete pirate crew.

They travel between the near seas of the Ceylon Kingdom and the Endless Sea all year round, and have connections with many high-ranking officials in the Ceylon Kingdom.

If Your Majesty wants to conquer the Ceylon Kingdom faster, this pirate crew can provide you with a very good opportunity.”

Cohen was really surprised this time and asked:

“Is this pirate crew the legacy left to you by your biological father?”

Giliwos nodded and replied:

“'Scarlet Plunderers', ranked alongside 'Black Sails' and 'Dark Tide Specters' as one of the three major pirate crews in the near seas of the Ceylon Kingdom.

If Your Majesty is willing, I can offer this pirate crew with both hands, as a small contribution from me as a citizen of Effiene to the country.”

Cohen's eyes flickered slightly. Black Sails?

That's the pirate crew colluding with Earl Auston of Helios Province, and they also have a Ceylon Kingdom navy background.

I didn't expect that the "Scarlet Plunderers", who were as famous as the Black Sails, were actually Giliwos' subordinates. No wonder he could kill people and silence them without anyone knowing.

Cohen restrained his thoughts and said with a smile:

“Mr. Giliwos, you've really given me a great gift. You're really smart, able to analyze my next plan as the Ceylon Kingdom even when you're far away in the Southern Border.

Therefore, you didn't take any resistance measures when you saw me. If I'm not mistaken, this is your backup plan, right?”

Giliwos replied:

"Your Majesty is wise. I never thought of resisting. Even the Saints have fallen at Your Majesty's hands. I am just a small Ninth Order; resistance would be meaningless.

Moreover, there is no conflict between me and Your Majesty. On the contrary, I admire Your Majesty very much.

As a citizen of Effin, I am proud to see such a powerful king.

It's just that my identity is destined to be hidden, so I can only bid farewell to Your Majesty here."

Cohen's tone was somewhat wistful as he said:

"It's been a long time since I've met someone as interesting as you. This king is even feeling a slight desire to nurture talent. Are you willing to serve under me?

This Miss Asuna is someone I value greatly and will be the future Red Dragon Duchess, the master of the entire Southern Territory.

Are you willing to stay and help her eliminate the remnants of the Gunter family?

Also, if I want to attack the Ceylon Kingdom in the future, the Southern Territory will be the main base. I need someone clever and loyal enough to help me, and I think you are a very suitable candidate."

Gillyvos considered it seriously for a while and shook his head, saying:

"I'm afraid that won't do, because my identity is likely to bring great hidden dangers to Your Majesty. Let's forget about it.

I can give Your Majesty a list later, all of whom are contacts secretly developed by the Gunter family over the years, hoping it will be useful to Miss Asuna."

Cohen suddenly asked:

"What level of Transcendent are you now?"

Gillyvos replied:

"Ninth Order."

"That's strange. Didn't you say you were the most talented in the Gunter family?

Even your nephew, Kruger Gunter, has already broken through to the Ninth Order early on. Why are you still stuck at the Ninth Order?"

The muscles on Gillyvos's face twitched slightly, as if concealing something. After a brief silence, he said:

"Compared to Your Majesty and the Queen, my talent is not worth mentioning.

In addition, my reputation is not high enough, so I have been stuck at the peak of the Ninth Order for a long time and cannot break through."

Cohen suddenly said meaningfully:

"Is it that you can't break through, or that you dare not break through?

Gillyvos… Mr. Ami!"

Hearing this name, Gillyvos trembled violently and his eyes widened.

The usually calm expression on his face instantly became extremely horrified as he stared at Cohen.

Cohen's cold voice continued to ring out:

"I can let Gillyvos Gyan go, and I can also let Gillyvos Gunter go.

But I can't let a person named Gillyvos Ami go!"

Hearing Cohen's voice, Gillyvos was struck as if by lightning. His lips trembled, and he looked at Cohen in disbelief, saying:

"Impossible, this is impossible! You have the ability of prophecy, but your ability of prophecy cannot involve the gods!"

Cohen's tone was cold and solemn as he said calmly:

"The Fifty-Eighth Pillar Demon God, Ami.

If I'm not mistaken, this Demon God should be your biological father!

On the day Kruger recorded in his diary, you didn't encounter any demons at Silvermoon Shoal.

I think that day should have been the moment you awakened your Demon God memories!

That is, from that time on, you knew your true identity!"

Gillyvos was completely stunned, and his face suddenly turned pale. His handsome face gradually became distorted and ferocious.

"The son of the Fifty-Eighth Pillar Demon God, Ami, right?

You didn't collude with any demons at all, because those demons were sent by the Fifty-Eighth Pillar Demon God to be your guards.

The leader of the 'Crimson Raider' pirate group is an incarnation of the Demon God Ami, right?

Your mother was not forced to death by the Grand Duke of the Southern Territory at all. As a vessel for a god, a Silver-rank Transcendent could not withstand the backlash of the birth of a demon child. She died violently after giving birth to you!"

Gillyvos stared at Cohen fiercely, his voice mixed with rage:

"Why? I have already been so tolerant, why do you still have to force me like this?

Is revealing my identity very beneficial to you!"

Cohen smiled faintly:

"I'm not forcing you. On the contrary, I'm helping you, even saving you!

You are very smart, Gillyvos. You are smarter than many people, even smarter than your unscrupulous father.

You have long seen that the Pillar Demon God Ami has not regarded you as a descendant at all. He has regarded you as a container, an avatar.

There must be a large amount of divinity from the Pillar Demon God in your body. He is cultivating you as an avatar. Once you lose the opportunity to become a god in the future, he will swallow you in one gulp and turn you into nourishment for his further advancement!

The demons that the Fifty-Eighth Pillar Demon God Ami sent to you are not just your guards, they are also your watchers!

Therefore, you have been unable to break through to the Legendary rank, because the higher your cultivation, the stronger the divine will Ami left on you will become. Sooner or later, it will completely replace your will and soul!"

What happened to Gillyvos was exactly the same as the divine son who was killed by the First Queen of the Elves, Velesia, ten thousand years ago.

Both were means left secretly by the gods on the human continent in order to go further. Gillyvos was unlucky enough to become the person chosen by the Fifty-Eighth Pillar Demon God Ami.

Gillyvos was so shocked that he couldn't say anything. He had spent countless time and effort, combined with historical documents and his powerful reasoning ability, to make an uncertain judgment.

He didn't expect that this young human king would break it with a few words!

Although he had tried his best to overestimate this famous king, it now seemed that the other party was far beyond his expectations.

Cohen's gaze passed over Gillyvos and looked at the mysterious sea beneath his feet. He continued to speak, determined to break through Gillyvos's psychological defenses in one fell swoop:

"That is the inheritance treasure left to you by the Pillar Demon God Ami, right? You should be the most outstanding existence among his many demon sons, so he left the inheritance treasure to you, hoping that you can grow up as soon as possible when the continent changes in the future.

If I'm not mistaken, his first task for you was to control Effin. Going a step further, the reason why the Grand Duke of the Southern Territory wanted to fully support Angus as prime minister was also thanks to you, right?"

It was rare to have someone who could communicate with him without any scruples for so many years. Gillyvos seemed to be completely open and replied:

"That's right, that's what he planned.

I can probably guess that there will be a major change on the continent in the next few years, and he needs me to control a part of the power for him in this change, preferably to establish a stable state regime.

It was indeed I who persuaded Kruger to support your father-in-law, Angus Angrian.

I even promised him that I would help him later."

Cohen's voice suddenly became very cold:

"Then is the disappearance of my parents related to you, or to the Pillar Demon God Ami?"

Gillyvos replied quickly:

"No, this matter was completely a sudden event. If we had known that the king and queen at the time would have an accident so quickly, we would have been more prepared, and it wouldn't have been Angus's turn to be prime minister."

Cohen narrowed his eyes slightly, suppressed this suspicion, and continued to ask:

"Since you promised Kruger to help him, why didn't you go later?

Why didn't you participate in the Southern Territory rebellion?"

Gillyvos said:

"Two reasons. The first reason is that I think the Southern Territory underestimated the strength of your queen.

I once advised Kruger that the Ceylon Kingdom was unreliable, and that the Third Prince was thinking too simply.

A woman in her twenties who controls such a large country, whose cultivation is close to Legend, and who has even suppressed the Empress of the Central Empire, the most powerful empire of mankind, is a natural protagonist.

She won't sink because of one or two rebellions.

Facts have proved that my guess was correct, but I guessed the wrong person. The queen is not the protagonist, the real protagonist is you, Your Majesty Cohen!"

Cohen remained noncommittal to Gillyvos's flattery and asked:

"What's the other reason?"

Gillyvos sighed:

"That is that I am not ready yet. To be precise, I have not been able to fully utilize the inheritance treasure Ami left me.

Kruger forcibly prepared to take action because of the pain of losing his son and the bewitchment of the Ceylon Kingdom."

Gillyvos paused and said:

"In fact, Your Majesty can also guess that since Ami wants to support me in establishing a stable regime on the human continent, he certainly won't do nothing to prepare.

In fact, most of the inheritance treasures he left me at the bottom of the sea are related to the military.

It takes a long time to transform this kind of treasure into real combat power!"

After hearing Gillyvos's words, Cohen felt a surge of excitement in his heart. Sure enough, his speculation was correct.

In his previous life, the Endless Sea had indeed seen the birth of the inheritance treasure of the Fifty-Eighth Pillar Demon God, but at that time it was already the late stage of the game. The War of the Myriad Kingdoms was about to end, and the gods had already begun to incarnate as Saints and walk on the continent.

Therefore, no one dared to covet this inheritance treasure anymore.

However, it is said that the inheritance treasures inside are all related to military armaments. Many people are speculating that the reason why the Fifty-Eighth Pillar Demon God Ami left such a treasure in the Endless Sea was to support a human country and place his own kingdom of God.

With this level of inheritance treasure, if Gillyvos was simply in a relationship with demons, then it would be impossible for him to know the whereabouts of the treasure.

In addition, the abnormal death of his mother, when everything is connected, Gillyvos's identity is obvious.

Cohen steadied his mind and asked:

"What's inside? You should have been there more than once."

Gillyvos took a deep breath, and his voice became much more eerie:

"Your Majesty, what's inside is something that every human monarch dreams of!"

A sharp look appeared in Cohen's eyes, and his voice revealed an imperceptible excitement as he said, word by word:

"If I'm not mistaken, there is a set of 'God-Demon Equipment' blueprints inside!"