White Dew Castle, meeting hall.
Ke Lin's gaze slowly swept across the luxurious and exquisite decoration in the hall, and finally stopped on the most eye-catching sculpture.
This is the statue of Hogo St. Pros, the first paladin of the St. Pros family. It is about ten meters high and is made of white glazed rock. majesty.
The statue of the paladin has a solemn face, lowered eyebrows, and holds a huge knight sword. The tip of the sword points directly to the seat below which belongs to the Duke of St. Pros.
It is said that this is a warning to each generation of Lords of the East—the first paladins of the St. Pros family are always watching you.
The huge knight's sword in the statue's hand is a bit like the sword of Damocles.
I just don't know if my scalp will feel numb when I sit down.
While thinking about it, Colin sat up directly.
Seeing this, the eastern nobles gathered in the hall had different expressions.
But no one dared to speak out to make Ke Lin leave the position that did not belong to him.
Colin sat there savoring it for a while, but he didn't feel anything unusual. After all, even if the giant sword on his head fell down, it wouldn't kill a sixth-level knight.
His eyes swept across the faces of the nobles in the Eastern Realm below, but unfortunately none of them dared to look at Ke Lin.
Colin curled his lips in disdain, and then saw Princess Judy's eager eyes on the left.
"Want to sit?"
"En!" Princess Judy nodded fiercely.
"Come on." Colin beckoned, and then saw the little girl running over excitedly, sitting down next to Colin.
The seats are spacious enough for two people to sit side by side without being crowded, not to mention that Princess Judy is petite and doesn't take up much space.
At this time, nobles from the Eastern Realm were entering the conference hall one after another. They were a little dumbfounded by the scene in front of them, but they obviously didn't dare to say anything. They secretly lamented that the majesty of the St. Pretend not to see.
Princess Judy sat on the exclusive seat of the Duke of St. Pros, looked up at the giant sword above, and didn't feel scared. She shook her feet and asked crisply:
"Teacher, what did the Duchess say before that you were assassinated and died?"
As soon as this remark came out, everyone in the hall pricked up their ears.
They were all very curious about this, but Colin didn't take the initiative to say it, and they didn't dare to ask rashly.
"Of course it's a lie, she was deceived by me." Colin said with a normal expression.
"How did you cheat?" The little girl had the persistence to ask the end of the casserole.
"Blindfolding."
"What's the problem?"
"Hmm... have you ever seen a magic show?"
"I've seen it!" Princess Judy's eyes lit up, she immediately became excited, and she chirped, "During the Winter Veil Festival last year, a magician was invited to the Phoenix Palace to perform.
Wow! He is so powerful that he can cut a living person into two pieces and then put them back together again!
Teacher, don't you also do similar magic tricks? "
"That's right." Colin nodded without blushing.
Anyway, only four people had actually seen his "corpse".
Mr. Xie, Prince Leahy, the Duchess, and a bodyguard from the St. Pros family.
The Duchess is dead.
The guard of the St. Pross family spoke lightly and didn't need to worry too much.
As for Mr. Xie and Prince Leahy, these two are still playing cat and mouse, and they don't know where they are going at the moment, so how can they bother to question Colin.
What's more, although these two are outstanding in strength, they don't have much say in the Glorious Empire. Even if they feel that there is something wrong with Ke Lin, no one will believe it.
Anyway, looking at the suddenly enlightened faces of the people in the hall, they knew that they should have believed the explanation given by Colin, thinking that he used some kind of magic trick to deceive the assassin and the duchess who came to check.
"Then teacher, can you perform for me again?" Princess Judy looked at Ke Lin with big sparkling eyes.
Collin's mind was suddenly filled with black lines.
If you really want to perform a "magic" of picking out your heart with your hands, I'm afraid it will scare the little girl faint.
"Ahem, wait until you have time later." Colin prevaricated casually.
Fortunately, at this time, the steward of the San Pros family came over and reported:
"Lord Earl, all the nobles who are still in the city have been summoned to the meeting hall."
Colin straightened his face, stood up from the exclusive seat of the Duke of St. Pros, and said with a smile:
"Okay, since everyone is here, let's get started."
As he spoke, Colin raised his hand and patted it twice.
Immediately, a group of blood cavalry carried five coffins into the meeting hall.
Boom!
Five coffins lined up in the center of the chamber.
Immediately, all the nobles in the Eastern Realm looked at each other in blank dismay, not daring to show their atmosphere.
Ke Lin contemplated for a long time before finally putting on a sad look, and said in a deep voice:
"Everyone, this is the darkest moment in the Eastern Territory, and it is also the saddest moment for the St. Pros family!"
He stretched out his hand to touch the five coffins one by one, and said at the same time:
"The Duke and Duchess of St. Pros, the Marquis of Vincent, the Earl of Evan, Miss Anna, all unfortunately died..."
Hearing this, there was a slight commotion in the hall.
The nobles all knew about the death of the first three people, but they didn't know that Earl Evan and Miss Anna were also dead.
Only then did they discover to their horror that the direct line of the St. Pross family had broken generations!
If it wasn't for Marquis Vincent who still had a son, the lineage of the St. Pross family would have simply cut off the lineage.
"Although I am as sad as you are, we cannot be immersed in grief!
His Majesty's war order has been delivered to Bailu Castle, the Glorious Empire needs the Eastern Territory to prepare for the coming storm!
Therefore, we must elect a suitable leader as soon as possible to take charge of the power in the Eastern Territory when he comes, to quell the turmoil, calm people's hearts, and prepare for the war. "
Hearing this, the hearts of all the nobles rose.
They finally understood the purpose of Earl Angelet's gathering of everyone in the conference hall this time, and they also faintly realized that the next move of the Earl of the Northern Territory might not really be in the interests of the Eastern Territory.
However, even if this is the case, who would dare to resist
Didn't you see the five coffins in the hall
This was a warning from Earl Angelet to the nobles of the Eastern Realm.
The most honorable St. Pros is almost dead. Are there any nobles in the East that cannot be killed
"According to the line of succession, the Duke of the Eastern Realm should be inherited by the son of Marquis Vincent, Ector St. Pross." Colin pointed to the little guy curled up in his mother's arms, then changed the topic and said,
"However, after all, Mr. Eckert is too young to deal with the complicated situation in the Eastern Territory, nor can he complete the important task entrusted to the Eastern Territory by His Majesty the Emperor.
Therefore, I suggest that the highly respected and talented Earl Nicole come to take over the power of the East! "
As soon as this remark came out, there was another commotion in the hall.
Ke Lin's cold gaze slowly swept across everyone's faces, and said:
"Who is for? Who is against?"
(end of this chapter)