* Beep … *
Thales heard the strange ringing in his ears again!
This time, Thales lowered his head in pain, his face contorted.
Compared to before, the ringing in his ears this time was especially loud, almost as loud as the demonic voice of the Psionic Assassin yesterday!
'What exactly is this?'
Thales endured the pain, but he knew that he could not make any mistakes at this time!
Everyone in the capital city was witnessing this moment!
Liscia's glowing eyes looked at him in puzzlement.
The light grew brighter!
It was so piercing that everyone on the balcony raised their hands or turned their heads. Even the five dukes who stood closest to them could not see or hear what was happening in the center.
Under the strong light, Thales gradually could not see what was happening outside.
Amidst the painful ringing in his ears, Thales could barely see Liscia and Kessel's figures.
He had already started to grit his teeth, enduring the torment of the ringing in his ears.
The abnormality of the transmigrator was soon discovered.
Liscia's eyes, which shone with a powerful light, narrowed and widened. Then, she spoke in puzzlement.
She then asked in puzzlement, "You?
Why are you … "
'What's going on?'
Thales felt inexplicably nervous.
At this moment, Thales clearly saw King Kessel's robust figure suddenly turn his head in the light.
"Liscia …" the king spoke softly. Only Liscia and Thales, who were closest to him, could hear him.
For some reason, Kessel the Fifth did not have his usual dignified and cold demeanor. This time, his tone was actually pleading and powerless!
"I beg you." At this moment, the dignified Supreme King of Constellation begged in a submissive voice.
"This is Constellation's future, and also Midier's long-cherished wish."
Liscia's hands, which were holding onto both of their hands, trembled for some reason.
But she then turned her head and looked at the king.
Liscia asked in disbelief, "It's … it's her?"
But the king did not answer her.
In the next second.
The light disappeared.
The ringing in his ears also disappeared.
Thales breathed a sigh of relief when his ears were freed. He took deep breaths.
'What exactly is going on?
The ringing in his ears, the Head Ritual Master's suspicion, the king's pleading … '
He snapped out of his daze. The people on the balcony returned to his line of sight.
There was only a ray of red light left in the air, connecting Thales and Kessel's wounds.
After being scrutinized by everyone's surprised, delighted, disappointed, and complicated gazes for more than ten seconds, the red light finally disappeared.
At this moment, Liscia looked extremely tired. She raised her head and gave Kessel a deep look.
Kessel the Fifth did not speak. He only calmly accepted her gaze.
Liscia glanced at Thales again. This time, Thales clearly saw surprise, disgust, and … fear in her eyes.
The surrounding nobles all held their breath as they watched all of this.
Thales knew that the current situation was not right. He could only grit his teeth and bury his doubts and the pain of the ringing in his ears at the bottom of his heart.
It was just like the countless other puzzles.
The Head Priest of the Sunset Divine Hall announced in a weak voice, "That's right.
"The Goddess has issued a decree."
She turned her head and gave Kessel a complicated and painful look.
"These two are father and son."
"Our bloodlines are linked, our fates are linked."
As soon as the High Priestess finished speaking, she left decisively towards the side of the hall.
Under the pious worship of the people, she walked down from the balcony. She did not look at anyone or anything in the hall.
She did not linger.
Only the silent Kessel and the shocked Thales were left.
The little priestess glanced at the two of them nervously and hurriedly followed with the plate.
The next moment, the Hall of Stars, which had quietened down because of the bloodline ceremony, suddenly erupted into cheers!
Under Gilbert's urging, the guards passed the message down to the plaza.
After twelve years, the Jadestar Royal Family finally had a new bloodline.
The commotion on the balcony then turned into a carnival of tens of thousands of people in the plaza!
"Jadestar … Jadestar …"
The cheers almost resounded through the sky!
Koshder and the few counts' faces turned ashen.
Gilbert and the king's supporters exchanged glances excitedly. Jines was the only one who looked at Liscia's back. Other than joy, there was an even more obscure and complicated emotion in her eyes.
"Alright." The fat duke exhaled. His face was full of joy. "Since the Sunset Divine Hall has acknowledged this child's bloodline, I believe that he is indeed His Majesty's blood descendant."
Beside him, Koshder looked at him coldly.
'What a cunning fellow.
'What a quick turnaround.'
"According to the 'Sacred Constellation Covenant', after the royal family and Sunset Temple have acknowledged his identity, the next step is for Constellation's Higher Parliament, which is an organization formed by us nineteen nobles, to acknowledge his identity and that this child is a Prince of Constellation," Duke Cullen said with a smile on the balcony, amidst the cheers in the square.
"Wait!" Koshder gritted his teeth and said his next sentence, "I remember that no matter who this child's mother is, it is not Queen Keya?"
The expressions of many of the nobles in the plaza changed immediately.
Gilbert's expression also turned unpleasant in an instant.
Kessel the Fifth turned his head and looked at Koshder.
The Lord of Steep Forest City, the Duke of the Land of Cliffs, Koshder Nanchester exhaled.
"This child is His Majesty's illegitimate child!"
Thales clenched his fists tightly.
'As expected, my identity …'
"Yes." Count Dagestan was the first to react. "According to the Constellation Convention, illegitimate children cannot enjoy the right to inherit!"
The conversation on the balcony could not be heard clearly in the hall, but after the nobles in the front row who were closer to them spread the news, the entire Hall of Stars was in an uproar!
"Tormond the First is also illegitimate!" Gilbert's eyes were burning. "And he is the King of Renaissance that all of your ancestors swore loyalty to!"
"Tormond the First's greatness was not inherited from the Final Empire's imperial bloodline. His Constellation was built through his personal struggles, countless conquests, and blood. Our ancestors were the same. Don't forget that six hundred years ago, many of them were illegitimate children, descendants of branch families, or failed knights. They fought for their status with their own hands, "Count Sorel, whose territory was in the Land of Cliffs, said in agreement with the Duke of the Land of Cliffs.
"Is this illegitimate child five or six years old? What did he do to not be bound by his status as an illegitimate child and have the right to inherit this great kingdom left behind by Tormond the First like a legitimate child? "
"Your Majesty, of course we should recognize him as your son, a Jadestar descendant. This is God's will." The One-Eyed Dragon's gaze was cold. "But if you want to confirm that he is a prince with the right to inherit, an illegitimate child will become our next king? At the very least, I will never bend my knees and swear an oath to him! "
"You just refuse to give up, don't you, Koshder?" The Duke of the Northern Territory stared at the One-Eyed Dragon with sorrow and sighing in his eyes. "Even if it's for Constellation and the upcoming war?"
Koshder deliberately avoided Val's gaze and only stared at Kessel the Fifth.
"Of course he won't give up." The gloomy Duke Fakenhaz laughed dryly. "He has already become mortal enemies with this child, hasn't he?"
Thales' heart skipped a beat.
He suddenly understood what Gilbert had told him earlier. It was "not a brilliant political tactic".
He had just angrily rebuked Nanchester and lured out the secret organization. Then, he turned to Covendier. Even though this move removed Iris Flowers from the list of enemies and planted seeds of doubt, it also completely turned the Nanchester Family of the Land of Cliffs and the Great Deer Antler into his mortal enemies.
If Koshder Nanchester's initial goal was to fight for the greatest interests of the noble group against the royal family that was destined to have no heir, then now, the Great Deer Antler's goal had changed to "not letting Thales inherit the kingdom". This was for the future survival of the Great Deer Antler.
'Was I still too impulsive just now?'
Thales secretly clenched his fists.
The One-Eyed Dragon took a step forward on the balcony. His voice was low, but the words he said were chilling. "All of you have seen that this child has a dark heart and is narrow-minded. He is still brooding over the assassination and has become suspicious of all of us. That is why he fabricated the so-called plot of us usurping the throne out of thin air. Do you think that when he ascends the throne in the future, he will easily let all of you off? Let all of you, the group of people he once suspected to be the mastermind behind the scenes?"
The dozen or so nobles frowned at the same time. A few of them began to look at Thales thoughtfully.
Koshder continued with his incisive words.
"There has only been one 'Virtuous King' in the history of Constellation! And the kind, upright, tolerant, and magnanimous Prince Midier that all of you have met is also only one! "
Kessel frowned deeply.
"Whether all of you participated in that group that he fabricated or not, all of you are already on his list! Many years later, when he ascends the throne, are you sure that he will not remember today and all of you? "
"Hmph, the destruction of Constellation? When that time comes, when all the nobles are in danger, that will be the true day of destruction! "
Gilbert clenched his teeth tightly. Koshder had grasped the thing that the nobles feared the most.
Kessel the Fifth lowered his head and glanced at the pale-faced Thales.
"Even if it is for the future and stability of Constellation, Your Majesty, are you sure that choosing such an heir will not push Constellation into the abyss of division and destruction?"
The other counts looked at each other without saying a word. They pondered over Koshder's words, until one of them broke the silence.
Count Dagestan coughed and said with a frown, "Yes. Returning to the main topic, I also feel that it is not appropriate for an illegitimate son of a lowly status to become the Supreme King of Constellation … Even if the royal family and the temple have already made their decision, the Higher Parliament still needs to be more cautious …" He looked at Thales, who had yet to recover from the aftermath of the Bloodline Ritual. However, his gaze was no longer rude and judgmental, but cautious and cautious.
Kessel the Fifth tapped his scepter and said indifferently, "It seems that it is indeed not easy for the suzerains to come to a consensus, is it not?
"Then, the last step is for the members of the Higher Parliament to vote and decide their attitude towards this child."
Thales took a deep breath.
'In the end, in the end, my fate is still not in my own hands?'
The supreme king looked at Duke Cullen, who was being supported by someone.
Duke Cullen sighed and nodded slightly. "The vassals of Blade Edge Hill are not present, so there are three fewer votes. However, the remaining five guardian dukes, eleven appointed counts, and a total of sixteen high-ranking vassals still have the right to make the decision."
The plump duke opened his eyes slightly. "Everyone, should this child become the Prince of Constellation with the right to inherit the throne?"
Jines, who was standing behind the king, finally could not take it anymore. She shouted angrily, "Hey! Why does the Higher Parliament still need to recognize the prince of the royal family?! "
The dukes and counts ignored her. Only Koshder snorted softly.
"This is a man's matter," the One-Eyed Dragon said scornfully. "Madam, please be quiet."
"Because this child is related to the right to inherit the throne. This is a vow made on the day Constellation was founded." The old Count Karabeyan spoke at this moment, dispelling Jines' awkwardness. He sighed slightly and said, "The king and the suzerains rule the country together. May the tyrants of the Empire never appear again."
Duke Cullen glanced at Thales with his murky gaze. "According to the regulations set by Mindis the Third one hundred and fifty years ago, it will be valid if it exceeds half, or if it is exactly half, this child will be an illegitimate son who only has the right to inherit property."
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