In the palace of Bakong City in the Duchy of Carmel, the owner of the palace, His Highness Liandre George, was not present. Instead, several elders of the George family were sitting in the main hall of the palace. In front of them was Captain Hoover, who was about to explode.
"Justin, you guys are really something. Abel has just become a Grandmaster Blacksmith, and you dare to take back his title and territory!" Captain Hoover roared with a red face.
Marquis Justin George was the head of the George family in the Duchy of Carmel. He was also an old Knight who had been stuck at the top of the Knight hierarchy for many years.
"Head Commander Hoover, you were the one who helped His Highness Liandre George to the throne. This time, he was the one who personally handled the demotion of the land. We old guys can't help Grandmaster Abel even if we want to!" Marquis Justin also had a bad temper. He directly rebutted Head Commander Hoover.
Captain Knight Hoover and Marquis Justin grew up together. When he heard Marquis Justin's words, he couldn't vent his anger anymore.
"Marquis Justin, let's not talk about other things first. How do you think we should deal with this matter?" Captain Knight Hoover was also thinking about how to quickly solve Abel's problem. Finding out who was responsible for it could wait.
"Captain Knight Hoover, from the moment I heard that Abel had become a Grandmaster Blacksmith, I had already sent the messenger to Harvest City. Now, the mansion in Bakong City can be returned at any time, but the manors in the suburbs have been given to other nobles by His Highness Liandre George!" Marquis Justin saw that Captain Hoover had calmed down, so he explained.
After His Highness Liandre George took back Abel's property, he directly took the mansion in Triumph Avenue for his own use. The manors outside Bakong City were very profitable and were given to a few loyal nobles by him.
"Hehe, I want to see who dares to take Guru Abel's manors and not return them. Maybe they really think the Blacksmith's Guild is a peaceful organization!" Captain Knight Hoover's voice had a hint of coldness.
The Blacksmith's Guild was able to exist in the major cities of the human world not only because it represented the interests of blacksmiths, but also because it had the means to protect the interests of blacksmiths. As long as the Blacksmith's Guild wanted to send out combat forces, the Blacksmith's Teleportation circle in every city could quickly send a large number of high-level forces to the city where they needed them..
If necessary, the Blacksmith's Guild could even directly send out a large number of forces from the dwarves to protect their interests. When Abel first became a Blacksmith Master, they had already announced to the whole continent that Abel was under the protection of the Blacksmith's Guild. This was where their confidence came from.
However, after Abel became a wizard, the influence of the Blacksmith's Guild on wizards was not that great, especially human wizards. Also, Abel's enemies were the top elite wizards in the Holy Continent, so the Blacksmith's Guild could only provide very little help.
Even so, when Abel was in real danger, the Blacksmith's Guild still sent out Captain Knight Hoover to help Abel.
"Captain Hoover, don't do anything stupid. I will find a way to get those manors!" Marquis Justin's expression changed. If those guys from the Blacksmith Guild were to intervene in this matter, with the Blacksmith Guild's worship of the Blacksmith Grandmaster, who knew what kind of trouble they would cause.
"Marquis Justin, you need to know that the Blacksmith's Guild is waiting for my news. What the Duchy of Carmel did this time was not only a slap in my face, but also a slap in the face of the Blacksmith's Guild. If it wasn't for me, at least a few Captain Knights would have rushed over. You need to know that this kind of opportunity to please a Grandmaster Knight is rare!" Captain Hoover said in a low voice.
"Captain Knight Hoover, this is also your Duchy. You were born here, so please help!" Marquis Justin's face was full of pleading.
If it wasn't Captain Hoover from the Blacksmith's Guild, then no one would be as nice as Captain Hoover. After all, the Duchy of Carmel was also Captain Hoover's home.
"Am I not enough help? According to my temperament, that bastard Liandre George's head is already under my sword! " Captain Knight Hoover thought of the ridicule he received in the Blacksmith's Guild. He had just said that he would take good care of Abel's family and receive such a valuable gift, and then Abel was stripped of his title. That was a slap in the face.
The other elders of the George family in the hall looked at each other. Although Captain Hoover called their Highness Liandre George so rudely and insulted their Highness, Liandre George had indeed gone too far this time. In addition, Captain Hoover in front of them was also not to be trifled with. They still remembered their old friendship, so if they were to offend him, they would be the first ones to suffer.
"Captain Knight Hoover, if you want to restore Guru Abel's title, you must wait for His Highness Liandre George to come back. Without His Highness' consent, you can't restore Guru Abel's title!" Marquis Justin said softly.
Head Commander Hoover gazed at the elders of the George family and said calmly, "Then let's make sure Andor George doesn't come back. Let's just let him stay in that palace forever. You guys can choose another king. Today!"
"Captain Knight Hoover, this is too childish!" Marquis Justin suddenly said in surprise.
"It seems like you still don't know how serious this matter is. Liandre George has already offended Guru Abel. You can say that the entire Blacksmith's Guild is his enemy. In addition, almost all the Knight Captains and Great Knight Captains will be willing to stab Liandre George in order to please Guru Abel!"
Captain Knight Hoover looked around with a cold smile and said, "Wizard Moreton still doesn't know about this, right? You may not know, but Wizard Moreton and Wizard Yveline are very good friends with Wizard Murphy. If they know about this, then the George family will have to reconsider if they can still rule the Duchy of Carmel!"
It was the tradition of humans for wizards to protect the Duchy. However, if they couldn't even protect their own interests, then the horror of wizards would make everyone reconsider them.
"I know that according to the tradition of the George family, you have the power to force the king to abdicate when the Duchy is in danger. It is because of this that I invited you all here for a discussion. Do you really think that all you have to do is to return the title, territory, and all the confiscated properties to Guru Abel, and you can solve this problem?"
Captain Knight Hoover stood up and said with a hint of mockery in his eyes, "If we don't force Liandre George to abdicate, I'm afraid Guru Abel, Blacksmith's Guild, the 3 wizards in the magic tower, and I won't be satisfied. I don't care about the others, but if they don't satisfy me, then maybe killing the king is a good choice. Maybe in the future, I will add a prefix in front of my title, King Slayer Hoover!"
When it came to killing the king, Captain Knight Hoover's body was filled with murderous intent. Not to mention Captain Hoover's fighting ability, just his prestige in the Duchy of Carmel, if he wanted to kill the king, even the royal guards wouldn't dare to resist.
"Captain Knight Hoover, please wait for a moment. I need to discuss with the senators!" Marquis Justin said to Captain Hoover with an ugly expression.
It was possible to force a king to abdicate, but once it was done, it would affect many aspects of the Duchy of Carmel. Most importantly, as long as there was a start, the future king would pay attention to the senators, who usually kept a low profile.
The power to abdicate a king was like a one-time-use weapon. It could be used as a threat when it was not used, but as long as it was used once, the consequences would be feared by future kings. Furthermore, future kings would suppress and guard against the power in all aspects.
It was just that the situation had already reached this point. If there was even a sliver of hope, these elders would not want to come to this point. However, they had no choice but to lower their heads. After some discussion, Marquis Justin returned to head commander Hoover's side.
"Captain Knight Hoover, Algernon George will be the new king. You don't have any objections, do you?" Because of what Captain Knight Hoover had just said, Marquis Justin's tone was very stiff, but he had no choice but to say the result of the discussion.
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