After Kurshus, the other candidates for the King's Selection also made their declarations. The second to appear was a woman named Priscilla. She had long brown hair, wore a bright red dress, and had an arrogant and arrogant attitude. She believed that the reason why she could become a king was because of her blessing. Because of Priscilla's blessing, she would always be a victor loved by the world, so anyone who stood on her side would be able to win. Therefore, those who longed for victory should follow her … At least, that was what she said.
Of course, in Fangzheng's view, this was more like a female version of "I have the halo of a dragon, so hurry up and kowtow to me".
Compared to Kurshus' ideals and Priscilla's arrogance, the third candidate, Anastasia, had a more practical reason. She was a leading businesswoman, and the Kingdom of Luganica's finances were currently facing problems (it was definitely not Fangzheng's fault). In order to subsidize the kingdom's finances, letting Anastasia, who had the talent of a businesswoman, inherit the throne was the best choice.
At least for now, that was indeed the case.
Next up was Firut.
She lifted the hem of her dress and strode forward. Then, she looked around and clasped her hands together to apologize to Emily.
"I'm sorry, Emily, I'm going back on my words."
"Huh?"
Facing Ferut's reply, Amelia stared blankly for a moment. But at this moment, Ferut turned to the others and continued.
"To be honest, before I came here, I wanted to give up participating in the King's Selection. After all, the position of King is not attractive to me at all …. But …."
At this point, Firut gritted his teeth, revealing his sharp canine teeth. His scarlet eyes were burning with flames.
"But now, my thoughts have changed! I hate knights, I hate nobles, and I hate this country even more! You bastards are all jackals of the same tribe! You look down on me just because I was born in the slums? What a joke! I didn't grow up in the slums willingly! Everyone else is the same! But you nobles won't understand. You're born a noble, so you think you're better than others! "
Firut stomped his foot and pointed at the others.
"So, I want to destroy everything. I want to destroy the knights, destroy the nobles, destroy this country! I want everyone to have equal opportunities. So what if you're a noble? So what if you're a noble? Could nobles look down on others? So what if he was a knight? Just because you're stronger than others, you can do whatever you want? What has this country done for us? Who cared how hard our lives were in the ghetto? No! You eat and drink at parties all day, and then make jokes about the people of the slums, isn't it? You have no idea what life is like in the slums where people have to fight for a piece of bread! "
Wow, I've been holding it in for a long time.
Fangzheng chuckled as he looked at the bellowing Firut. Although he didn't know what had happened to Firut over the past few days at Rhine Harut's place, he could more or less guess. After all, he was born in the slums, so people would definitely gossip about him. Given Firut's character, it was already impressive that he could endure it until now.
"That's why I'm going to drag down all of you high and mighty bastards. When that happens, I believe this country will definitely change!"
Ferut proudly finished his declaration, but there was a different kind of deathly silence below.
To a certain extent, compared to Kurshus, this was the real treason.
Soon, the volcano erupted.
"What a joke!"
"Are you trying to destroy the whole country?"
"Do you still think you can be the king after saying that?!"
"That's hard to say."
Facing the indignation of the crowd, Firut smiled happily.
"Didn't I say it already? The opinions of you people aren't even worth a fart. In the end, you still have to listen to the Dragon God, right? Maybe when the time comes, even if you choose someone else to be the king, the Dragon God might still choose me! "
"This …"
The crowd was speechless at Firut's rebuttal. Indeed, as Firut said, this possibility could not be ruled out …
"Hmph!"
Seeing that the nobles were speechless, Ferut snorted proudly and walked down the stage.
Next, it was Emily's turn.
Emilia walked up and looked at the crowd. She closed her eyes, took a deep breath, and opened them again.
"My name is Emilia, just Emilia. As you can see, I'm a half-elf."
Looking at the crowd in front of her, Emilia continued.
"To be honest, I've always felt troubled because I've never wanted to be a king, nor do I have the abilities of the other candidates. To be honest, that's what I thought until just now."
Speaking of this, Emilia looked at Firut.
"But after listening to Firut's words, my thoughts changed … I think this should be an opportunity. As a silver-haired half-elf, I've always been hated and feared. But what did I do wrong? Just like Firut said, she didn't live in the slums because she liked it, and I didn't grow up like this because I wanted to. Why should I pay such a price for something I didn't do? "
Emilia's tone was filled with anger. Hearing this, Fangzheng raised his brows. It seemed that this lady wasn't as "saintly" as she appeared to be.
That's normal. If she didn't get angry after being treated like this, she might as well go to the slums and become a prostitute to please men. There would definitely be a long line of people waiting to enjoy it.
"It's not just me. It's the same for other mixed-bloods. I don't think it's right to be treated differently just because I'm a mixed-blood."
Speaking of which, Fangzheng had indeed heard that this country wasn't very friendly towards mixed-bloods because of the Witch. In fact, it was rare to see mixed-bloods in other places.
"That's why I want to participate in the King's Selection."
Emilia seemed to have made a decision.
"I want this place to become a country where everyone can live in harmony regardless of their origins. Whether it's humans, aliens, or mixed-bloods, everyone can live happily here."
That was all Amelia could say.
Just like that, the first phase of the King's Selection came to an end. Strictly speaking, apart from Emilia and Firut, Kurxiu and Anastasia had the most support among the three candidates. Many people approved of Kurxiu's ideals and Anastasia's influence on the kingdom's finances couldn't be ignored. It could be said that from an idealistic and realistic point of view, the two of them had received a lot of support.
But this didn't mean that the others didn't have the slightest chance of winning.
Although Emilia and Firut's declaration had basically made them the target of public criticism, logically speaking, if it was a vote, they would definitely be the first to be eliminated. But just as Firut had said, everything depended on the will of the Dragon God. Who knew, they might even be chosen by the Dragon God?
In terms of reputation, Emilia and Firut were the least popular, but in terms of strength, it was the opposite.
Kurxiu's Knight, Filis, didn't have any combat strength. Although Anastasia's Knight, Julius, was the current First Knight, his strength was naturally far inferior to Fangzheng and Rhine Harut. As for the third candidate, Priscilla's Knight, she was even a sword slave from outside the great waterfall.
In contrast, Firut's Knight, Rhine Harut, was the most hated by the nobles. He was the First Knight of the kingdom, and Emilia's Knight was Fangzheng. On the other hand, Amelia's knight was Fangzheng. Being able to chop down Rhine Harut with a single strike was enough to prove his terrifying strength. Furthermore, Fangzheng's previous actions also showed that he wasn't as' harmless' as Rhine Harut.
In other words, even if someone tried to eliminate the 'threat' by killing the two of them, it would be impossible, especially Fangzheng. At least Rhine Harut was easier to deal with. If they dared to attack Emilia, Fangzheng would definitely go over and cut them down. He wouldn't care about their status and identity at all.
Just like the civil official from before. If he died, so be it. Fangzheng didn't even know his name. He died silently just like that.
"I didn't expect both of you to change your minds in the end."
After the meeting ended, Fangzheng greeted Firut and Emilia with a smile. When he heard Fangzheng's words, Firut giggled.
"How was it? Brother? What did I just say? "
"Not bad. You have a bright future."
"Hehe."
After receiving Fangzheng's praise, Firut raised his head proudly, while Emilia lowered her head apologetically.
"I'm sorry, Lord Fangzheng. I didn't inform you in advance …."
"It's fine. I could almost guess it. Don't worry about it."
Fangzheng waved his hand. He was more or less mentally prepared for Emily to take the initiative to participate in the Queen Selection. After all, she had been scolded by him, so she had naturally suffered quite a bit of agitation. It was only normal for her to have her own thoughts.
"But do you know what you'll be facing in the future?"
"What?"
"Participating in the King's Selection isn't something you can just say. You still have a lot to learn. Are you ready?"
"Ugh …."
Hearing this, Ferrut's expression immediately became much uglier.
"Do we really have to learn?"
"You don't have to learn. You just have to give up on participating in the King's Selection. Otherwise, you won't know anything. How are you going to put what you said into practice when you become the king? You don't think that just because the king gives an order, the people below will obediently follow it, do you?"
"I want to learn."
Compared to Firut, Amelia was much more resolute.
"I find that there are too many things I don't know. I want to know more so that I can become a qualified king."
"Alright, I'll start a class for you when we get back …."
"Huh? Can I go too? Can I go with Master Romm? "
"Of course. After all, you don't like staying at Rhine's place, do you?"
"Of course, bro. You don't know how annoying he is!"
At this point, Firut immediately started screaming.
"Every morning when I wake up, there's someone to change my clothes for me, and someone to bring me food. It's not like I don't have hands! And everyone's staring at me, telling me to maintain my etiquette …. God, I've had enough! "
"You're really miserable."
Fangzheng could imagine how tragic Firut was. Indeed, it was impossible for Rhine Harut to mistreat her, but the members of Rhine Harut's family were definitely loyal admirers of this knight. They would definitely obediently serve Firut according to Rhine Harut's requests. This was enough to drive Firut crazy.
After all, Firut was used to living a free life. He was completely different from people like Rhine Harut.
"That's why I'm going back with you. It's more comfortable in the castle. At least it's not so disgusting …."
Firut was being sincere. Although there were maids in the castle, the castle was currently managed by Mayne. Mayne believed in the principle of "no work, no food", so even the orphans in the castle would go to the forest to learn how to collect vegetables, fruits, mushrooms and other crops in their spare time. According to Mayne, this was to prevent the children from starving to death when they went out in the future.
Fangzheng naturally supported this, so the atmosphere in the castle was basically like this. Everyone had their own things to do. Of course, the priestesses were different. They were more like residents of an apartment. They would stay here and pay a portion of the accommodation and food expenses. After all, Fangzheng had said that although the water and electricity bills were all free, they still had to pay for the accommodation and food expenses themselves.
Therefore, in addition to relying on the papermaking machine to earn money, Mayne also collected the accommodation and food expenses. The others did not feel anything special about this. Firstly, Mayne's fees were not high. Secondly, the environment of the castle was much better than other hotels. It was already worth it to spend so little money to get treatment comparable to that of a high-ranking noble.
Rhine Harut could not say much about Firut's choice. After all, Firut insisted on going, and Fangzheng was no match for him. If it was Luganica, Rhine Harut would definitely go with him. Unfortunately, Fangzheng's castle was located in the Kingdom of Lees ….
If Rhine Harut went, it would be no different from openly shipping a nuclear warhead to another country.
Therefore, Rhine Harut could only accept his fate.
And so, after the meeting of the king's selection, Fangzheng returned to the castle with Amelia and Firut.
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