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Kao.

Silvermoon City, Rose Palace.

Queen Kao gathered all the members of the Silger royal family together and held a royal family meeting.

Old King Silger sat on the throne, with a little saliva flowing from the corners of his mouth and a silly smile on his face.

But no matter what, his face was ruddy and his eyes were bright. He would definitely not die in ten or eight years.

The queen, dressed in a gorgeous dress, sat beside him, and the three sages sat on both sides of him to listen.

In front of him sat a circle of princes and princesses, as well as about forty royal relatives.

After everyone sat down, Queen Kao spoke.

"The purpose of calling you all together today is to discuss the future fate of the kingdom."

"You all must know that Duke Weilan has been promoted to the eleventh ring, has mastered amazing magic power, and is willing to share the knowledge of climbing to the peak of magic."

"This is by no means a lie, because in the past three months, the Duke has publicly published many heavyweight magic papers."

"There is no doubt that Duke Weilan is already the undisputed leader of the magic world."

"Countless magic talents are madly flocking to Weilan."

"In the future that can be seen with the naked eye, Weilan will have, and may even have, the power to suppress the alliance countries now."

"Now, I want to ask, how should our Kao, the country of roses, face this turbulent historical change?"

After the voice fell, everyone immediately whispered and talked about it.

The queen did not say much, and waited patiently for everyone to discuss.

When she felt that it was almost time, she spoke again.

"All the people who come to the meeting are members of the royal family. Just say what you want to say. No matter what consensus is reached in the end, we will face the result together."

Since the queen said so, the members of the royal family began to speak one after another.

Most people are anxious.

They don't want to change the status quo because life is easy now.

But the world is changing too fast. Anyone with a little vision can see that Duke Weilan just wants to unify the Natural Alliance.

What makes people anxious is that they have no confidence to fight against the Duke.

After several hours of discussion, no constructive consensus was reached.

The queen did not urge them. She said calmly: "It's useless to avoid problems, because the world does not change because of our personal will."

"However, the current situation is not urgent, so we have plenty of time to deal with the changes."

"Everyone should go back with the questions and think about how to go in the future."

"Now, adjourn the meeting."

The members of the Silge royal family left worriedly, and only the eldest prince Ryan was left.

He asked, "Mother, can't we resist?"

As a mother, the queen certainly understood her son's unwillingness. She sighed secretly and asked calmly.

"How to resist?"

Lian gritted his teeth and said, "We have the Blood Moon Knights and the new Blackstone Fleet. We may not be able to attack Weilan, but we can definitely make Weilan pay a huge price when landing in Kao."

The queen sighed, "If the people of Kao can unite as one, or if Weilan has a huge blood feud with our Kao, then we can indeed resist."

"But the current situation is that Weilan and our Kao have been friends for generations. There are countless talented wizards in Kao who have earned lucrative incomes and decent positions in Weilan, and many of them are even serving in the top positions in Weilan."

"We have no reason to call on the people to fight Weilan to death. If we insist on doing so, the people of Kao may find a way to change a king."

The eldest prince Ryan was speechless and subconsciously turned to look at the sage Leiden.

In the past, Leiden always firmly supported him, but this time, Leiden lowered his eyes.

This secret action made the eldest prince feel cold in his heart, and he immediately knew that the sage no longer supported him.

Yes, he was only a five-ring sage, how could he have the confidence to fight against an eleven-ring legendary wizard?

At this time, the mother's voice came again: "Lian, the situation is already very clear. The end of the confrontation is destruction, and what we have to do now is how to maintain the dignity of the Silger royal family as much as possible."

Lian smiled bitterly: "Mother, is it to face failure decently?"

"No, it's how to enter a new era decently."

"New era?"

"A cohesive alliance, an alliance with enough power, and the Glorious Empire and the Holy Elf Empire face off on the Wit Continent, instead of a new era squeezed in the northeast corner of the continent."

Lian understood, but he was still unwilling to accept it.

But the pressure of the legendary wizard was too great, not only he could not bear it, but the entire Silger royal family could not bear it.

He also knew that Kao's mages, especially those civilian mages, were extremely happy to follow Duke Weilan.

If the Duke takes over Kao, the wizards will not feel sad, and may even line the streets to welcome him.

So, what the mother said is right, there is no way to resist.

So, no matter how unwilling he is, it is useless.

"Mother, I know."

He left the conference hall with a frustrated look.

Almost at the same time, Molly, the new queen of Levender, also held a talk in the cabinet.

The Xila royal family only has the queen, so she represents the entire Xila royal family.

There are five noble marquises in the cabinet, as well as the cabinet prime minister Muradi.

Muradi has been the prime minister for half a year, showing extremely outstanding ability, and has now received the support of a large number of civilian officials and businessmen.

So, he has secured the position of Prime Minister and has considerable say in the King's Cabinet.

Queen Molly got straight to the point.

"My dear ministers, I believe you have all heard the news from Veran."

"I will now make it clear that the legendary wizard who helped us kill the evil demons in the palace half a year ago was Duke Veran himself."

"I also want to make it clear that I am Duke Veran's woman, and I personally fully support the Duke to become the leader of Levender and even the entire Natural Alliance."

"Of course, this is my personal opinion. Which path Levender chooses to take depends not only on me, but also on the opinions of all the ministers."

"Everyone, just say whatever you want to say."

The six cabinet members were mentally prepared for the Queen's words, and they all knew the relationship between her and the Duke.

After a moment of silence, Muradi spoke first.

"In the past five months, the trade volume between Levender and Vilan reached 20 million gold sheela, while the trade volume with the Glorious Kingdoms was 22 million gold sheela."

"The two are almost equal."

"But there is a trend that trade with the Glorious Kingdoms is shrinking. The reason is that Vilan's products are more affordable and are a high-quality substitute for the goods of the Glorious Kingdoms."

"Considering that our Levender is a member of the Natural Alliance, considering the future of the country, I support your Majesty's views."

The five noble marquises looked at each other.

After a long time, Marquis Larmo spoke: "The international situation is still unclear. The Glorious Empire has been very active recently, and it is obvious that it intends to deal with Duke Weilan."

"Before the two sides have decided the winner, I think it is not appropriate to make a decision too early."

As soon as he finished speaking, Marquis Nobundo frowned and said: "Larmo, what are you talking about?"

"I, Levender, am also a member of the Natural Alliance. The Glorious Empire intends to deal with the Duke of the Alliance. Then we should publicly express our support for the Duke and condemn the Glorious Empire. How can we be a bystander?"

Larmo sneered: "Support the Duke? Why should we support him? Because he hanged my daughter and grandson?"

As soon as he finished speaking As soon as the words fell, the queen raised her hand and slapped the table, making a loud "bang": "Larmo, watch your words!"

"Your daughter committed treason, and your grandson usurped the throne. It is the unanimous opinion of everyone present to hang them."

"Duke Weilan has nothing to do with this matter. He just helped us kill the demons in the void outside the ring."

"If there is no duke, Platinum City has become a demon city at this moment!"

Larmo seemed to have taken gunpowder: "Your Majesty, this is just your one-sided statement. The fact is that none of us saw the demon with our own eyes, but I saw the bodies of my daughter and grandson with my own eyes."

At this point, it is already very clear.

Prime Minister Muradi directly pointed out his underlying meaning: "Marquis Larmo, so between the Alliance and the Empire, you chose the latter, right?"

"Yes, I chose the latter!"

Larmo stood up and took off the minister's badge on his chest and slapped it on the table.

"Let me be frank. The Larmo family and the three Hejian counties under our control will break away from Levender and the Natural Alliance and become an independent glorious nation."

"Your Majesty, you can arrest me now, but it cannot change the fact that the three Hejian counties are independent."

Molly stared at Larmo, as if she was staring at her mortal enemy.

"Larmo, it was your daughter's lover who brought in the devil, so that I am the only one left in my family."

"Now you are so good, patting your butt and preparing to leave, and even wanting to get rid of Levender in the Three River Counties."

"I tell you, this is impossible!"

Larmo said very bluntly: "Arrest me, Your Majesty, or send me to the guillotine."

"My son will succeed me as the new marquis, and the Three River Counties will still be independent. At the same time, the people of the Three Counties will greatly hate Your Majesty."

"I know you must be thinking of sending troops to quell the rebellion, but it's useless."

"Because the Glorious Empire will also send troops to support us. Levender's Golden Knights are definitely not the opponent of the Glorious Legion."

"Therefore, Levender will lose the Three River Counties forever and will always face the threat from the Glorious Empire."

Molly suppressed the anger burning in her chest and turned to look at the other three marquises: "What do you think?"

Most of the interests of the three marquises are within the Natural Alliance. Some of them have some business dealings with the Glorious Countries, but they do not occupy a major position.

So the three of them simply expressed the position of the members of the Natural Alliance, and clearly supported the former in the struggle between Duke Weilan and the Glorious Empire.

Molly's anger subsided a little, and she looked at Larmo: "I said before the meeting today that everyone should speak openly."

"Since you have expressed your views openly, I don't intend to punish you for it."

"Go back to your three counties in Hejian."

"Finally, I want to say that the three counties in Hejian may have close interests with the Glorious Kingdoms, but the people still believe in Mother Nature."

"This determines that the three counties in Hejian will never be truly integrated into the Glorious Kingdoms."

"When Mother Nature calls, I wonder how long you can be a marquis!"

Marquis Larmo's face turned pale, but he gritted his teeth and insisted: "I will let the people change their beliefs."

Queen Molly suddenly laughed.

"Marquis Larmo, the benevolent Mother Nature has returned, she is a real god. And the Lord of Glorious is just a legendary wizard, essentially a mortal, a false god."

"The true God cares about the souls of every believer and responds to the calls of countless believers every moment."

"But the false God can only pretend at best. Responding to a hundred is the limit, and it is difficult to sustain."

"Now, you actually let the people give up the true God and believe in the false God. It's ridiculous!"

"I bet you will definitely not have a good end!"

Larmo's face turned even paler, and he turned around and left without saying anything.

Queen Molly took a deep breath: "The fools have left, let us prepare to welcome the new era of the Natural Alliance."