Prince Balang's Mansion is located in the west of the imperial capital.
This place is surrounded by the aristocratic families of the imperial capital—different from ordinary imperial ministers and nobles, the "rich families" here are all families with various inextricable relationships with the royal family.
Although the laws for nobles in the Bright Empire to inherit titles are strict, the descendants of ordinary nobles cannot inherit the nobility if they are incompetent. This method was created by the sage Dandong two hundred years ago and is still used today. Although this decree ensured that the capabilities of the empire's upper core class would not deteriorate rapidly, it also left Dandong with countless enemies.
Almost all the imperial aristocracy regarded Dandong as their biggest enemy. That guy was like this when he was alive, and even more so after his death, he was hated by all the nobles!
Of course, there are good things and bad things in the world. Although the law created by Dandong was hated by ordinary nobles, in the eyes of the royal nobles, it was as beautiful as fairy music!
Why
Because the empire's title succession laws are only implemented for ordinary nobles and are not used by the royal family!
In other words, all royal nobles are not within the jurisdiction of that law! There are no restrictions on the hereditary inheritance of titles of the royal family!
You must know that in the Empire of Light, countless once-proud families have fallen into ruin because one or two generations have produced one or two trash-like offspring. Such a decree ensures a healthy metabolism at the core of the empire's power. And it ensured that the empire's power institutions would not be emptied out by a powerful family, thus affecting the majesty of the imperial power!
And similarly, if you want to hold a high-ranking official position in the empire, you must have a corresponding high-ranking noble title! For example, the minister of finance is a count, the minister of military affairs is a marquis, and the commander-in-chief of the empire is a duke!
Although there are some officials without noble titles, they are a minority after all, and most of them are low-level officials.
Without the title of nobility, one cannot enter the true upper echelons of the empire - although there is no explicit regulation in the law, this is already a recognized fact.
Due to the existence of the title succession law, the opportunities for ordinary noble families to seize the power institutions of the empire were greatly limited. The royal families that were not restricted by that law developed much more vigorously than the royal families of other countries!
In fact, when Roddy was receiving "duke training", he once heard that guy Andy complain secretly. Maybe the Abbasid Emperor passed this decree in the hope of using this decree to maintain the authority of the royal family and restrict other families. development of.
Therefore, based on this, the residence of nobles in the imperial capital is quite particular.
Ordinary noble families live in the area east of Victory Square, while branch families related to the royal family live in the area west of Victory Square. The difference is clear!
Rody was walking on the street in the night. The wide street that could accommodate four or five carriages walking side by side was lined with wealthy families. Occasionally, when you pass one or two gates, you can see the dazzling family emblems on the doors - these emblems are different from ordinary families, they are all golden! Symbolizes the dignity of the royal family!
In the Empire, only the royal family can use golden family crests - the only exception, of course, is the Tulip family. However, if the emperor really marries Miss Nicole, the golden emblem of the Tulip family will be worthy of its name.
As Prince Balang is the biological brother of His Majesty the current Emperor of the Bright Empire, and he was born from the same mother, his status is naturally extremely noble. Although there are still several princes at the level of uncles of the emperor in the empire at this time, most of them are already old and their influence in the imperial capital is far less important than that of Prince Balang.
What's more, Prince Balang is ambitious. He secretly attracts many ministers and nobles of the empire to his side, and he has his own wings. Of course, only the stupid emperor doesn't understand all this, and he just wants to suppress that person in the limelight. After passing through my own Tulip family, I never thought that the biggest threat actually came from within the royal family...
"Just let me help that bastard emperor..." Rody sighed softly and was already standing at the door of Prince Balang's palace.
The palace of Prince Balang in front of him was so luxurious that it exceeded Rody's expectation. The place in front of me no longer looks like a mansion at all - it is simply a small castle, a reduced palace!
Outside the tall wall is a huge iron-wood door. The royal emblem on the door is made of pure gold. It seems that it is cleaned very diligently on weekdays, so the emblem is still shining even at night.
Not far from the wall, there is a small castle. The surface of the castle is painted with gold paint. Although it looks very luxurious, Rody can see at a glance that the military role of this castle is Very outstanding!
Under the cover of gold paint, the castle is made of a huge, almost solid rock! Rather than saying this is a mansion, it would be more appropriate to say it is a military fortress with splendid golden walls!
Rody shook his head and sighed: "The emperor couldn't even see such an obvious move. If a prince keeps his own rules, why would he make his home look like an army fortress?"
From the perspective of a general, Rody was certain that if it were his past, even if he brought all the elites of the Wolf Fang Army, it would take at least several months to break through this place - if there was enough food in it.
That kind of solid and heavy rock cannot be destroyed by ordinary bows, arrows, rockets or even slings! There are actually arrow crenels set up on the outside of the castle!
Rody jumped in from the outer wall.
After his feet landed on the ground, he immediately noticed that there were almost no patrolling guards around. But he immediately discovered that if he stood in the room at the top of the castle, he could easily see the surrounding environment clearly!
It’s loose on the outside and tight on the inside!
No wonder there is no need for patrolling guards.
Roddy did not conceal his whereabouts at all, and walked to the castle in a swagger.
There is a large pond not far from the castle. Like all noble family mansions, it contains many ornamental plants and fish. But Rody saw the problem at a glance:
A deep trench was dug in the ground around the castle - but to hide it from others, tall flowers and plants were planted in the trench, making it look as if the entire castle was surrounded by a sea of flowers and plants. .
But once something happens, as long as the pond is dug, the water from the pond will be poured into the trench, and it will become a natural moat!
"It's not simple, it's not simple." Rody sighed: "The person who originally built and designed this castle must be a powerful guy, an excellent military talent... I'm afraid when he built the castle, he had already begun to think about usurping the throne in the future."
He walked forward with his hands behind his hands. Suddenly he heard a sharp whistle, and two teams of warrior guards armed with swords ran out from both sides of the castle, heading straight for Rody.
Hearing loud scolding, Rody suddenly smiled. He glanced at the flowers around him and said quietly to himself: "I wonder what will happen to these flowers after they are watered with blood?"
Bayan came back very early tonight.
As early as when he discovered that someone was eavesdropping on his conversation in the cave, he left immediately. He was very relieved about Sophie.
A guy who climbed up the wall and eavesdropped probably didn't have much ability. But why is there still news after Shafi chased him
The battle between Roddy, the vampire Sophie and the elders of the cult was far away from the city, so although the fight was earth-shattering, with thunder and lightning, no one in the city noticed it. At most, I feel that today's weather is a little weird. It's obviously a good weather, but there are dark clouds and lightning in the sky, but they flashed a few times and then disappeared.
Bayan held a wine glass in one hand, and hugged a pretty maid tightly with the other hand. The hand kept stroking her face back and forth.
But there seems to be a fire in my heart, always thinking about the shadow in the cave - I will go there again tomorrow, but this time I can't let her escape again!
The grumpy vampire in front of him was also holding a wine glass, but the red liquid in the wine glass was not wine...
Licking the blood at the corner of his mouth, the vampire's blood-red eyes couldn't help but stare at the maid in Bayan's arms. Bayan smiled coldly, stood up suddenly, and pushed the girl in his arms towards the vampire: "I give it to you!"
After saying this, Bayan walked out leisurely holding the wine glass.
Only a short scream was heard behind me...
Bayan stood on the corridor with a wine glass in hand, looking at the stars in the sky, always feeling weird in his heart.
Why are you always so frightened tonight? It seems like something is going to happen...
Looking at the surrounding environment, he smiled to himself - the place was so solid, guarded by a large number of guards, and there were also several masters of the vampire race, what else did he have to be afraid of? I'm afraid it's safer here than the palace!
Just when he was still thinking this, he immediately saw a scene that surprised him!
He saw with his own eyes a figure jumping in lightly from the wall not far away, and landed in the prince's palace like a piece of catkin!
Then the man slowly put his hands behind his hands, looking at the surrounding flowers and ponds with a leisurely look, as if he was strolling in his own garden!
What surprised him even more was that the figure actually looked a bit familiar...
Damn it! What do those guards do for food? !
Bayan was about to scream. But the guards were still loyal to their duties after all. The guards on guard at the top of the castle immediately noticed someone breaking in!
Although it’s strange—this is the prince’s palace! Who is so bold as to rush here so brazenly
The two teams of guards rushed out immediately!
Bayan held the wine glass tightly in his hand and looked at the situation under the castle...
But soon, the wine glass in his hand became unsteady! He clearly felt that the wine in the glass had spilled onto his clothes - his hands were shaking!
The person who broke in seemed... No, he was simply a ghost!
A dozen guards with sharp swords in their hands—these guards, who were usually as agile as wolves and tigers, were like people tied with paper in front of this man! If you touch it, you will fall down. If you fall down, you will never be able to stand up again!
Balls of blood mist burst out, mixed with short screams.
With a ding sound, the wine glass in Bayan's hand fell to the ground and shattered into pieces!
There was a scream from behind, and the vampire finally came out! There was blood around the corners of his mouth, and he smiled with his mouth open, revealing his white teeth: "I smell blood, what's going on?"
Swear to the Almighty God of Light! Bayan has never found this green-faced, fanged guy so cute!
"Down below! Someone broke in!!" Bayan no longer cared about his dignity and shouted out of control!
The vampire's eyes suddenly shrank, and he saw the scene below the castle at a glance!
A dozen guards had all fallen to the ground, and a tall man stood there, seemingly staring at his hands stained with blood.
The vampire screamed and suddenly ran out! His body flew out from the corridor, spread out in mid-air, and spread a pair of wings. Following his sharp scream, there were screams from several windows of the castle at the same time, as if responding to him!
Then several vampires flew out of those windows at the same time!
"Go! Drain his blood!" The vampire shouted arrogantly.
After hearing the order, these vampires showed their true colors and rushed towards Roddy who was standing on the ground!
Rody stood there, looking indifferently at the group of vampires rushing down towards him in mid-air, and said coldly: "Finally come out?"
He stretched out a hand and grabbed it in the air. He heard a scream from a little vampire, and his body twisted into a ball in mid-air. After a ball of blood mist, he exploded and died!
Rody only scratched it a few times before hearing sharp screams. The little vampires in mid-air were like birds with broken wings falling down one after another.
Rody looked at a vampire that fell beside him. It seemed to be much smaller than the vampire Sophie. He was not dead at the moment and was still struggling and twitching on the ground.
Rody smiled coldly, reached out and grabbed him from the ground. Seeing the vampire struggling in his hands, Rody said calmly: "Remember, don't be a vampire again in your next life."
With a strong grip, a bloody arrow shot out of the vampire's throat, and then his neck was broken by Rody's grip, and he finally died...
"Ah!!!" The big vampire in mid-air let out a mournful scream, then unfolded his body, slowly landed in front of Rody, and screamed: "Who the hell are you!!!"
Rody ignored him, looked at the blood on his hands, shook his head and sighed: "Oh, my hands are all dirty...". Ignoring the furious vampire in front of him, he bent down to pick up a sword on the ground and said with a faint smile: "I heard that vampires are much stronger than humans, and ordinary weapons can't hurt you at all, so we might as well try... "
Bayan could no longer stand. He turned around and yelled: "Come here! Come here! Shout everyone! Shout!!"
He didn't have time to see the battle below the castle, so he ran into the room, grabbed a sword, and rushed out of the gate. Hundreds of guards in the castle had already lined up, and dozens of fast-moving ones had already rushed out of the castle. Watching a vampire confronting that guy in front of me, standing behind and watching from a distance...
It's not that they didn't take action, it's just that the scene just now was too scary!
Although they are all soldiers raised by Prince Balang and are the toughest desperadoes, no one takes a step forward in this scene in front of them!
Courage is one thing, but dying is another!
Bayan had just rushed out from the castle gate with a large number of guards, when he saw an extremely dazzling light in front of him! That light blocked everything in front of me! There is also so much energy that everyone can't open their eyes...
Then suddenly there was a dull "chi"...
All the light fades away...
Bayan saw a bloody thing flying into the sky, spinning in mid-air and flying towards him. He was so frightened that he immediately took a few steps back.
With a plop, a green-faced, fanged, bloody head hit the ground in front of him. The round blood-red eyes no longer had any look, but seemed to be filled with a bit of despair and fear...
The vampire's body was still standing in front of Rody, with blood spraying on Rody's face and body - he was covered in blood, just like a bloody man.
"Ah! Ah!!!" Bayan finally screamed uncontrollably and yelled: "Kill him! Kill him quickly!!!"
The guards under his command rushed forward, and several warlocks from the family also floated into the sky. Countless fireballs were used, and flew towards Rody with the sound of wind and whistling. There were bursts of electric light and sparks, mixed with countless screams. .
Rody was like a demon who came from ancient times, covered in blood. All the fireballs and electric lights emitted by the warlocks could only reach one meter around him before they were all bounced away! The fireballs that flew in all directions knocked down many warlocks in mid-air.
Rody raised the sharp sword in his hand and immediately harvested a piece of life. Countless heads flew into the sky, and the blood in his chest was as brilliant as festival fireworks...
The guards finally got scared, shouted, dropped their weapons, turned around and fled.
Rody did not chase after him, and gently wiped the thick blood on his face with one hand. There was still blood slowly dripping from the tip of the sharp sword in his hand...
He walked forward step by step and looked at Bayan who was already slumped on the ground.
Bayan tightly squeezed the sword in his hand, as if he was holding on to his last life-saving straw!
How can it be! How can it be! Seven or eight vampires, six warlocks, and hundreds of guards, but they couldn't resist even one person? who is he? Is it Mr. Qiu? no! Could it be that the emperor sent him to kill him
Rody looked coldly at Bayan, who was sitting on the ground shaking, as if looking at a tiny ant.
At this moment, the sky has revealed a trace of white, and there is a faint glow, as if dawn is just a moment away.
Rody glanced at the sky and murmured: "It's almost dawn... there's not much time left..."
"Vampires, warlocks, samurai guards... Do you have any power that you haven't used yet?" He suddenly raised his sword and pointed it at Bayan, and said impatiently in an extremely arrogant tone: "Quickly draw your sword, I will In a hurry!”