The spring was bright and the warm sunshine was pleasant. However, Lampali XIII was bathed in such comfortable sunshine, but he did not feel even a little bit of the usual warmth. Instead, he still felt cold all over and couldn't help but tighten his muscles. A thick plush blanket wrapped around the body.
Seeing the actions of Lampali XIII, a trace of sadness flashed across Dema's face involuntarily.
His Majesty's health was getting worse day by day, but no matter how much Dema tried to persuade him, he never refused to relax for a moment. He still approved official documents and dealt with all kinds of annoying state affairs as usual every day. He looked just like him. Every day of his more than ten years as king was the same.
Oh, there is still a difference. During this period, His Majesty held court meetings much less frequently than before. Even if they were held occasionally, they did not last long.
Although King Lampali XIII issued a strict order, and Dema, as the palace supervisor, also took a series of warning measures for the personnel in the palace, the news that His Majesty was ill still inevitably spread.
Now this news has spread throughout the nobles of Anvilmar City, causing all the nobles in Anvilmar City to become uneasy.
On the surface, Anvilmar City looks as peaceful and prosperous as ever, but beneath this calmness, there are actually undercurrents surging.
Everyone is waiting to see how His Majesty the King's condition is, and to see if he... will die.
"Ahem—" Lampali XIII suddenly coughed twice.
Dema's heart tightened, and she quickly moved closer, only to see Lampali XIII let go of the hand covering his mouth. The palm of my hand turned a shocking dark red.
"Your Majesty—" Dema's face suddenly turned pale. Called out. But he was choked with sobs and couldn't speak.
Lampali XIII looked at the large blood stain on his palm, but instead smiled, slowly took a silk scarf at hand, wiped his hands, and said to Dema: "Okay, don't cry like a woman. Yes, you know I don’t like seeing this.”
Dema wiped her eyes hard and sighed. He took a deep breath, trying to force himself to calm down, but looking at Lampali XIII's face, which was so thin that almost no flesh could be seen due to his illness, he found that he could not calm down no matter what.
Seeing the change in the expression on Dema's face, King Lampali XIII frowned: "Don't just cry, listen carefully to me."
"Huh?" Dema was stunned for a moment, then woke up and quickly stood up straight, staring at Lampali XIII.
He has been with Lampali XIII for more than ten years, and he knows it very well. Whenever His Majesty the King shows this look, it is when he is about to issue an extremely important order.
"First. Send an order to Eric, Miham and Sevini to summon them back to see me."
Dema hummed and nodded in agreement.
Immediately, he thought that this was probably because His Majesty the King thought that his time was running out, and wanted to call his three children to tell him about his funeral. Suddenly, another wave of sadness hit him, and his eyes blurred for a moment.
"I'm telling you, don't just cry! Listen to my orders and don't make any mistakes!" Lampali XIII shouted.
Dema quickly wiped her eyes again, took a long breath, and her expression returned to calm.
"Your Majesty, please give me an order."
"Well, that's fair enough." Lampali XIII nodded with satisfaction. "Second, give an order to Sewell City and order the Earl of Satsuma to strengthen border defenses to prevent the Sac Kingdom's army from invading through the northeastern border of the kingdom at any time."
Dema was startled: "Now that the Sark Kingdom is overwhelmed by the North-Suppressing Army, how can they allocate energy to invade?"
Lampali XIII snorted coldly: "Can't that idiot Eric see it? Can't you see it either? If the Sark Kingdom had been defeated so easily, I would have dealt with them more than ten years ago."
Dema remained silent.
Although he had also doubted whether the Sak Kingdom was acting and deliberately lured His Royal Highness Prince Eric to lead the Zhenbei Army deep into the Sak Kingdom, but according to the news from the front, the Zhenbei Army had already attacked the Sak Kingdom's Greedy Wolf Legion. It caused great damage and even invaded the Sark Kingdom itself.
Even if the Sark Kingdom wanted to act, wouldn't it be so realistic
If you continue to act, you will have to pay for yourself.
"Third, order the Second Army of the Kingdom's Guard Corps to go north, enter the Northwest Province, and temporarily take over the defense of the Northwest Province."
Dema was startled by Lampali XIII's third order.
"Your Majesty, how can this be done? If the Second Army also leaves, then wouldn't there be only the Palace Guards and the First Army of the Guard Corps left in Anvilmar City? With this strength... What if something happens to Anvilmar? what to do?"
"Do you think anything will happen to Anvilmar?" Lampali XIII looked at Dema with deep meaning.
"Of course, in case you..." Dema stopped suddenly.
"What might happen to Anvilmar City if I die?" Lampali XIII sneered. "This is not a possibility, but a certainty. There is no point in leaving the Second Army. In comparison, the safety of the Northwest Province is more important."
"Your Majesty, do you really have no confidence in Prince Eric?" Dema seemed a little strange.
"I'm worried about the guys behind him." Lampali XIII shook his head. "If they can really fully support the royal family's crusade against the Sark Kingdom, there is no need to wait until now. In the end, that boy Eric has just become their tool."
The expression on Dema's face became even weirder.
"Your Majesty, since you know all this, why have you never made up your mind? If you had determined the heir to the throne in advance, I don't think Prince Eric would have been instigated by those nobles to do these things? "
Lampali XIII sighed deeply and turned his head to look northwest, with a hint of helplessness in his eyes.
"Actually, I have already confirmed that among the three of them, only Sevigny is the most suitable to take over the throne. But Sevigny is too soft-hearted, and if you want to ascend the throne, you must be hard-hearted. The reason why I didn't make a decision was to give Eric a chance. But he... disappointed me."
Dema was silent for a while. Sighing softly: "Actually... Your Majesty, if you could explain this to them clearly, I don't think it will reach this point."
"Are you blaming me?" Lampali XIII glanced at Dema and chuckled: "It seems that people are easiest to tell the truth and hear the truth only before they die. Dema, this is the first time you have spoken so directly to me in all these years.”
Dema smiled bitterly and shook her head: "I'm going to die anyway, so there's nothing else I dare to say."
"Oh?" Lampali XIII was a little surprised. "Why are you dying too? Aren't you still in good health?"
Dema looked at Lampali XIII with complicated eyes: "Because I have decided that as soon as Your Majesty passes away, I will follow you."
Lampali XIII's eyes moved slightly, and he stared at Dema in silence for a long time, revealing a smile.
"Okay, it's not bad to have someone to keep you company."
Dema also laughed. After a moment, he asked Lampali XIII in a relaxed tone: "Your Majesty. If you say so, you have summoned the two princes and Princess Sevini back at the same time this time. You must have decided on the heir to the throne and are ready. Announced?"
"Yes." Perhaps because of Dema's statement just now, Lampali XIII did not hide anything this time and nodded simply.
"Then... if I guess correctly, Her Royal Highness Princess Sevigny should take over the throne?" Dema asked again.
Lampali XIII sighed softly: "Eric has disappointed me so much, and Miham has always been lacking in ability. Although Sevini is a little soft-hearted, there is absolutely no problem in terms of ability. And... she has another one. The supporter I value very much is Xu Yi.”
Dema couldn't help but be startled when she heard that Lampali XIII actually mentioned the name "Xu Yi" at this time.
"Your Majesty, is this Xu Yi so worthy of your attention?"
"Of course." Lampali XIII said sternly: "If Xu Yi and the New Flying Chamber of Commerce he founded can appear ten years earlier, I will fully support him without reservation, because I can be sure that as long as I give him and With enough support from the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce, he might be able to change the entire Lampali Kingdom, or even the entire continent. But unfortunately, the timing of his appearance is too bad. I can only hope... that he can help Sevini well. , I will slowly change this kingdom in the future.”
"If Xu Yi knew that Your Majesty valued him so much, I think he would be deeply honored."
"That's not necessarily true. Although this boy looks very humble on the surface, I can see that he is very arrogant. Don't forget, the old guys in the Noble Council wanted to deprive him of his noble status last time. He could have been thrown away. Like a straw, I didn’t care at all. It’s a pity that I wasn’t there at the time, otherwise it would have been very interesting to see the expressions of those old guys. Haha... "
Just after laughing twice, Lampali XIII coughed violently again.
"Your Majesty, would you like some more medicine?" Dema asked.
Lampali XIII frowned, hesitated, and nodded: "Okay, bring it over."
Dema turned around and walked to the cabinet beside her, reaching in.
When her fingers touched a bottle in the cabinet, an extremely complicated expression flashed across Dema's face, and then she regained her composure.
After taking out the medicine bottle and mixing the medicine, Dema handed the medicine to Lampali XIII.
Seeing Lampali XIII lowering his head to drink the medicine, Dema suddenly shouted: "Your Majesty..."
Lampali XIII raised his head in astonishment: "What?"
Dema squeezed out a very forced smile: "It's nothing, just... be careful..."
Lampali XIII laughed and shook his head, tested it with his mouth, and drank it all in one gulp.
However, as soon as the medicine entered his stomach, Lampali XIII's expression suddenly changed. His expression became extremely painful, and then turned into extremely angry. He opened his big eyes and stared at Dema, but he could not say anything. In one sentence.
Dema sighed, stretched out her hand and pressed Lampali XIII's shoulders, pushing him back to the bed.
"Your Majesty, please have a good rest."
Seeing the angry eyes of Lampali XIII, Dema turned her head slightly and avoided his gaze.
"Your Majesty, I know you must have many questions in your heart. I can only say sorry to you. When this is over, I will fulfill my promise to you and come to that world to accompany you. No matter what you want to do to me then, , I won’t have any resistance.”
Lampali XIII suddenly opened his mouth and spit out a mouthful of blood, directly spraying Dema in the face.
The next moment, he fell hard on the bed, making no sound anymore.
Looking at Lampali XIII's eyes that were still wide open, and the unwillingness and anger on his face, Dema sighed deeply, stretched out his hand to smooth Lampali XIII's eyes, and pulled a chair beside the bed. A rope.
A moment later, a burly figure walked into the palace of Lampali XIII.
"Manager Dema, thank you for your hard work."
Dema looked at the visitor with an expressionless face: "Duke Stark, you are the one who worked hard." (To be continued...)