The Last King of Darkness

King's District.

Supreme Council.

In the magnificent hall of fire.

Wang again presented his expansion plans.

"...The Kuroshio has caused great changes in the power of monsters in the dark world, and many areas have become weak. According to the observation of the White Tower, we will have a long period of good days in the future."

"This is a very good opportunity. Taking the City of Stars as a stronghold, controlling all the nearby areas, and then expanding to the west to win the Storm Pass, you can once again bring the territory lost in six hundred years into Trorian's range."

Armando shook his head and said: "Your Majesty, we have just experienced a long **** battle. When the doomsday and the Kuroshio came, you insisted on not giving up the City of Stars, which caused us great losses."

"The soldiers are exhausted, all the medical centers in the royal city are full, and the purification ceremony of the Soul Church does not stop all night."

The head of the Healing Order stood up and said, "Your Majesty, all our central healers and healing nuns are doing their best to heal, but it is still far from enough to heal everyone, so that there are many permanent disabilities."

Soul Master Priscilla said softly: "The souls of many warriors are severely corrupted. Our purification ability has reached its limit. The infection of the black mist is not so easy to clear. The warriors have been fighting on the front line for too long."

Chief Logistics Officer Hu Lun also said: "The military base in Zeeland is full, and the reservation for battle rating has arrived next year. The soldiers need time to digest their experience, and the battle system also needs time to update, so that we can allocate more accurately and efficiently in the future. combat power."

Some high-level figures were also wailing.

"Your Majesty, your new law is too harsh."

"Taxes are too heavy."

"Why ban mills?"

"They are all voluntary..."

Wang's eyes swept over them coldly, and the noise suddenly diminished.

"Flesh mills are absolutely not allowed to exist. If people eat people, what's the difference between them and monsters, and what's the difference between a human king's city and a monster's den?"

"We feel uncomfortable now, because we have been living in the red plain for too long, this land can no longer support so many people, we lack too many resources, how many people can't improve because of resource problems, the annual fire trial, How many people have been missed because of resource issues?"

"We need a wider living space, and now, it's time to take another step outward."

The king's voice fell, and there was a long silence in the hall of fire.

Neither the elders, the consul, nor the regiment commander who just returned to the royal city, the guardians, did not speak.

"Gene Era"

Ultimately, expansion plans were shelved due to huge controversy.

The elders believed that after occupying the city of stars, they would use it as an enclave, firmly guard the city, and only mine raw crystal ore and sun stone ore for the king city.

The king intends to take the city of stars as a stronghold, incorporate all nearby areas into Trorian's territory, and continue to expand westward.

The legion commanders have different opinions, and the guardians also have their own ideas.

After the meeting was over, the respective groups at the top gathered together.

Jon, the guardian and the candidate for the king, was warmly attracted by the people headed by the Grand Adjudicator Manor Robana and the Grand Judge Leville.

They desperately wanted Jon to stand up and do them justice.

"Lord Jon, Your Majesty has taxed us too much. We are the financial pillar of the royal city. If we squeeze it like this, what should we do if the pillar falls?"

"Yes, 40% of the heavy tax is too much. Why do those commoners who don't contribute only pay 10% of the tax? Pillars like us pay so much instead?"

"The flesh and blood mill is not what we are willing to do. Those poor people have no way to survive. To stay in this world is just a waste of the temperature of the holy flame. Isn't it the best choice for them to sell themselves and save their families?"

"Yes, they donate their flesh and soul to make soul red crystals, extract living spirituality, and provide supplies for the soldiers on the front line. Why should such a multi-purpose thing be banned?"

"Our territory is already big enough, and there is no need to expand any further. It doesn't matter if the poor die."

Jon was silent.

These people don't understand the cruelty he advocates. If he ascends the throne, he will seize all of these people's families and exterminate them immediately. Their family property is much more useful than the empty pockets of those poor people.

Then he will rule with an iron fist in the king's city and use more cruel means to expand outwards.

In essence, he and Wang are in the same direction, only more radical,

And these idiots actually thought he was with them.

But his lieutenant, Vilas, tugged at the corner of his shirt lightly, making him pay attention to attracting more supporters.

Jon sighed inwardly and began to respond to their words in a limited manner.

—

Aoba, the guardian and the candidate for the king, was attracted much more enthusiastically.

Everyone knows that Your Excellency Qingyu is kind and kind, and as long as it does not violate common sense and is not excessive, she can't bear to refuse.

That's how her 160 prospective husbands came.

She also had a great influence on the king.

Everyone hoped that she could persuade the king to let Trorian calm down for a while and stop making bigger moves.

Whether combatants or non-combatants, whether they are fire fighters or ordinary people, they are all very tired and eager to enjoy this rare peaceful day.

The white wolf Vermeer stood by Qingyu's side, ready to kick some ill-intentioned guys at any time.

—

The guardian and candidate for the king, Xingge, was ignored. He was too young and had no influence.

Unless Jon and Aoba die suddenly, it is impossible for him to take the throne.

—

Archbishop Horus also ignored him. He was the king's iron core and supported the king. There was no need to look for him.

If you don't support the king, there is no need to look for him.

But the Holy Church is not a one-word church of Horus, and other bishops and high priests also have a certain right to speak.

—

The first defense chief, Lin, summoned all the corps commanders and above, and opened a closed-door meeting.

—

The mansion of the first elder, Armando, gathered the most people.

Many people hoped that the second-in-command of the royal city, the leader of the conservatives, would dissuade the king from his adventurous plans.

But not everyone is conservative, and many want to recreate Trorian's glory.

They have now reached the most powerful state in a hundred years, but they are still far from two hundred years ago, three hundred years ago, six hundred years ago, or even further back in the Trorian era.

No one wants to recreate the glory of the past.

In the dark world, only more partners can bring greater security.

They also hoped to persuade the first elder to support the king's plan instead.

It's not without opportunity.

The first elder is the most respectful of tradition, and maintaining Trorian's heritage and rules is more important than their lives.

Among the first elders of all dynasties, Armando also belonged to the most conservative group.

If he could find any evidence from the ancient books, he might be able to convince him.

—

Wang's plan was supported by some and opposed by others.

And the chief executive of King City, Tarinas, is the most opposed person among all the opponents.

He has a large number of industries in the major cities of Trorian, such as King City, Iron Forge City, Mountain City, and Stone City.

If Wang's new law is implemented, he and his family will suffer terrible losses.

The new law was implemented for expansion.

Therefore, Tarinas is extremely opposed to expansion.

late at night.

Manolo Robana, Laville and other high-level personnel gathered in his mansion for the second time.

This time, there were no quarrels or disputes, they all took the same position, and only needed to discuss the plan.

Tarinas accurately analyzed from Wang's recent series of actions that Wang's attempt to appoint Rhodes as the Hand of the King was to make him the vanguard of the expansion plan.

The judge Amory wondered: "Has the king lost his mind? What is the use of this stinky boy?"

"Yeah, he has only been a fire keeper for less than half a year. He is a waste. Why did he become the pioneer of the expansion plan?"

"When he is the vanguard, he will inevitably fail miserably. Then I will see what else those lunatic who are so overjoyed have to say."

"wrong."

Manolo Robana stared at Rhodes' transcript of the archives.

"Wang can't make such a stupid mistake, we can't underestimate him."

Justice Kerama sneered: "Apart from the time he obtained Theodore's Soul Ripple, what achievements did he have to boast about?"

"He has no command experience, has not experienced the cruelty of pioneering, and has not even completed his studies. The western part of Star City is very dangerous. The investigation corps has discovered two corrupt nests one after another.

Justice Leville agreed: "That's right."

"Do not."

Manolo Robana still shook his head.

"You are too arrogant, think about what Wang did in the past, can you imagine today twenty years ago? He controlled the Holy Church and the Military Department, so that opponents like us have to work for him, And no matter how much we make trouble, we won't be able to turn the sky around."

Everyone's faces became gloomy.

Only Tarinas smiled: "Gula, continue."

Manolo Robana nodded slightly and continued: "Let's take a closer look. The most strange thing is the Kuroshio quest, which was delayed inexplicably and replaced by Rhodes, as if he was waiting for him on a special trip."

"Assuming that Wang Yuzhi's plan is bound to succeed, then, isn't it like paving the way for Rhodes?"

The crowd fell silent.

Manolo Robana's fingers continued to swipe across the file.

"According to this logic, the king's purpose is obvious, to make Rhodes the hand of the king and the vanguard of his expansion plan."

"Wang knew that it would be difficult to succeed in pushing **** the expansion plan, but it was much easier to just send a few people for tentative expansion."

"Assuming that Rhodes has achieved great success and the loss of expansion is far less than the gain, most of the people in the royal city will change their attitudes and support Wang Zhi's new law."

"If Wang further controls the government system and the internal affairs system, he will have unprecedented power, and he can implement various new laws at will, execute expansion and even expedition plans."

"Everyone, when the time comes, your things will no longer be yours."

The voice fell, and the mansion was silent.

After a long time, Justice Laiville asked in a frightened tone: "How is this possible? What's so special about that kid?"

A cold light flashed in Manolo Robana's eyes, he swallowed the real answer, and said sternly: "Have you forgotten Theodore? All these changes have occurred since the Battle of the Giants, maybe Theodore bestowed upon them. He gained some kind of magical power from him, and thus gained the king's trust."

"right!"

Justice Leville's eyes lit up.

"Maybe Theodore's Soul Ripple didn't completely dissipate, and he hid some of it, just waiting to use it when he went on an expedition."

Justice Amory shouted: "I see! Theodore is not dead yet. The king deliberately sent him, but it was actually equivalent to sending Theodore. How could the legendary conjuration master fail?"

"Yes, but everyone in Wangcheng only saw that a hairy boy can succeed. I didn't expect Theodore standing behind him!"

"Poison, too poisonous! Fortunately, Lord Gula saw it, otherwise we would be in trouble."

"Lord Gula, what should we do now?"

Manolo Robana sneered: "The best way is to do your best to prevent him from passing the battle rating. As long as he doesn't pass, the king has no reason to forcibly accept him as the hand of the king."

"That's right! We're going to prepare now!"

"The fifth-level combat rating also includes actual combat content. The monster that needs to be used in the trial has been captured. I will feed it with sputum to make its strength skyrocket."

"I'm going to secretly change the trial mechanism!"

"I'm going to influence the rating committee!"

"…"

Amid the series of shouts ~www.wuxiaspot.com~ Manorobana and Tarinas glanced at each other indifferently, revealing a smile like ice water.

—

the next day.

The King City Conference was held again in the Hall of Fire.

After a night of discussion, the tough attitude of the first elder Armando and many high-level officials has eased.

Wang also made concessions and decided to send an advance team for tentative expansion, and then decide whether to expand further according to the results.

This plan was approved by Armando.

Therefore, the issue of Trorian's further expansion was temporarily settled.

The accompanying new law has also been postponed.

—

Hidden branch base.

According to the king's instructions, Rhodes is trying to expand his influence in the secret branch, trying to find more partners.

But the process was not particularly smooth.

Sauron clearly rejected his wooing behavior, saying that he only obeyed Lord Olivia's orders.

Teresa agreed, but she was hitting the bottleneck of her soul characteristics, and she had to wait for her to complete her transformation before she could help him.

Others did not refuse, but neither did they explicitly agree.

Cassan agreed.

But she is not yet an official combatant, and she cannot choose independently except to complete tasks of a training nature.

When Rhodes was about to look beyond the secret branch, he received a notice from the Zeeland military base—

His fifth-level battle rating trial is ready and will start at noon tomorrow.

All weapons and items that he will use in battle must be submitted to the rating committee for review in advance, and weapons and items that are not approved are not allowed to be used.

finally come!

Rhodes clenched his fists for a moment.

Let you see my true strength.