While traveling, the king advanced to the special legendary profession [Storm Apostle].
He is the catcher of storms.
He is the storm.
Even though he was extremely weak, with the two of them so close, he still had the ability to kill Herbert with one blow!
And now, Valentina is not with Herbert, and the Archbishop's power has been exhausted.
The situation seemed to have reached its most critical moment.
Chapter 149 What Do You Want (2/5)
Chapter 149 What do you want? (2/5)
In the king's bedroom, Herbert felt the biting cold.
Some of the wind was cold, and some came from the person in front of me.
The murderous intent is genuine.
If he was really a madman who intended to wreak havoc on the kingdom, then this once kind uncle in front of him would turn into the most violent evil ghost and drag him into death at the end of his life.
"Herbert, can you give me an explanation?"
A roar like thunder exploded in the room.
But at this moment, facing the king's questioning, Herbert seemed exceptionally quiet.
The strong wind ruffled his hair and made his clothes rustle, but it could not blow away the calmness in his eyes.
He did not resist or explain, but just stared at the king silently.
One second, two seconds, three seconds—
One minute, two minutes, three minutes—
I don't know how much time passed until the storm died down and Reinhardt's tense face began to waver.
Herbert spoke slowly.
"They did it first."
The white-haired boy shrugged innocently and spread his hands, saying, "They were the first to attack. I was just fighting back in self-defense."
"My dear king, are you going to let me let them bully me? Are you not going to allow me to take revenge?" "Isn't that a bit unreasonable?"
Click!
The storm that was raging just a second ago suddenly calmed down, and the lightning reflected the helplessness on Reinhardt's face.
"But even so, your actions are too radical.
The King who represented the Storm didn't want to take action from the beginning. He was unwilling to kill the child he had watched grow up.
Herbert was well aware of this, so he dared to come to Reinhardt alone.
The storm stopped, but the gathering dark clouds did not dissipate. Accompanied by rumbling thunder, the blizzard gradually fell.
Herbert stood up, lit the candles in the room, and sat back down beside the king.
During this process, Reinhardt remained silent until he sat down and spoke helplessly: "What are you going to do next? Do you have any backup plans?"
"have."
Herbert lowered his head obediently and said softly: "Bishop Leila of the Ice and Snow Goddess Church has agreed to cooperate. They will come forward to help the royal family suppress the nobles.'
"And the reward they need is not high, just the official authorization to spread the faith in the kingdom.
It would be best if we could get the royal family’s explicit support and make them the state religion.”
"And during this process, the Mist Monastery will also stand up for the royal family, intimidating the nobles while also preventing the Ice and Snow Goddess Church from having any other ideas."
Herbert's answer left Reinhardt silent.
Judging from the results alone, it seems that this is the best solution for the time being.
It not only weakened the power of the nobles, but also maintained the dominant position of the royal family and thwarted the eldest prince's conspiracy to usurp the throne.
It sounds like killing two birds with one stone.
But if all this had not happened, even if he died and let Terrence succeed him, the power of the royal family would not have changed, the faith would not have been divided to the Church of the Gods, and there would not have been an extra Misty Monastery above their heads.
But just as Herbert had already been certain, Reinhardt did not refuse after thinking for a long time.
Although I feel extremely unwilling, this is the current situation.
At this point, neither he nor the Frost Crystal Royal Family had any choice.
We can only passively accept this somewhat humiliating help.
"Kid, you win."
After a long while, Reinhardt looked up at the unfamiliar Herbert and asked:
"But I want to know, what role do you play in this? What do you ultimately want to be?"
"What do you want?"
Is it really just revenge
What do you want to gain from it
Do you want to take this opportunity to become a hero who saves the kingdom
Or is he the uncrowned king who controls everything in secret
Or.—
"I?"
After hearing this question, Herbert thought about it, shook his head and smiled: "Victims, participants, planners, organizers - and outsiders."
"outsider?"
The first part was easy to understand, but Herbert's last identity made the king a little confused.
"What does this mean?"
"What I mean is that after I finish this, I will leave the kingdom again and will not get involved in what happens next."
Herbert smiled.
Herbert had already made clear arrangements in the general direction, but the remaining details were no longer his responsibility.
Leila and Kaplan will take care of those things.
And he just patted his butt and left one by one!
"You—really don't care?"
Herbert shook his head, looked into the king's eyes and said seriously:
"This place is too small. Too small, too small."
How can a small country that doesn't even have an epic strongman allow him to stay here forever
Herbert was well aware of the pressure and mission he carried.
From the moment he was targeted by Nenasha, his fate was destined to be extraordinary.
legend
It is just a scenery that he will inevitably pass by in his future journey.
epic
Although it is difficult, he will still be able to overcome it.
The saint is the end point that can be seen at present.
After all, if Herbert wants to completely liberate Nenasha, there is a barrier in front of him that can never be easily bypassed.
An invincible old Deng who always says everyone is "worse than me".
Compared with this, the fighting and love affairs between kingdoms are really too petty.
It is enough to take revenge and kill all the enemies.
Investing more energy here, even trying to get the title of regent, would be a disadvantage.
Reinhardt kept staring at Herbert's expression when he spoke. After confirming that his thoughts were really as he said, he lay back weakly and leaned his back against the headboard.
“You——”
"You do look more and more like your father, ahem -" - but deep down, you are more like your mother, you don't like being constrained, and you are more confident. "
He shook his head and sighed for a while, then shook his head vigorously, shaking off all the complicated emotions in his body.
After a few breaths, he returned to his original appearance - weak but determined.
Such setbacks cannot shake the will of the strong.
His eyes were bright, he propped up his weak body, stared at Herbert and said:
"Herbert, as the greatest contributor to the protection of the royal family during this turmoil, I want to reward you!"
"Speak!"
"What do you want?"
Regardless of whether Herbert was the mastermind behind all this, judging from the results, he was indeed the hero who helped the royal family survive this turmoil.
Therefore, as a king, Reinhardt should reward Herbert.
Both of them were aware of this, so Herbert did not deliberately shirk it.
He pondered for a moment and said slowly: "For the reward, the monastery has only one request - complete control of the Misty Mountains."
Herbert wanted to explain that this was not excessive, but Reinhardt spoke faster than he did.
"Okay, I'll give it to you!"
Herbert:
So refreshing!
Am I asking for less
Herbert was surprised, but Reinhardt seemed calm.
Although ceding land may seem humiliating, it is not a heartbreaking decision for the Frost Crystal Kingdom.
Because, there is no loss at all.
Chapter 150 He is mine! (3/5)
First of all, the Misty Monastery itself is independent of the Frost Crystal Kingdom, and they are so powerful that they don’t need any recognition at all.
Not to mention, they had been there longer than the history of the Frost Crystal Kingdom itself - it would be better to say that the Frost Crystal Royal Family was a latecomer.
Secondly, the Misty Mountains account for one-third of the entire Frost Crystal Territory and have a natural port, but it is a barren land where monsters are rampant and crises abound.
The kingdom had thought about developing that area, but after three or four rounds of wilderness development, totaling more than fifty years, it only managed to push the residential area a few dozen kilometers into the wilderness, still far from the main range of the Misty Mountains.
Since it is a completely undeveloped wilderness and there is no actual control over it, it will not have any impact even if it is handed over.
It’s better to go with the flow and do a favor.
Leonhardt looked at Herbert's shocked expression, smiled, patted his shoulder, and emphasized: "But, please note that the place is not handed over to the Misty Monastery, but to you!"
Herbert:
How do you know it's what I want
Although Herbert didn't say it out loud, his thoughts were clearly written on his face.
Lao Deng, can you read my mind too
"Hahaha!"