"What... are you talking about?" Even Earl Quinn, who had seen many things in his life, was shocked by Andrea's words.
What surprised him was not "the new King of Dawn", but "His Majesty, Roland Wimbledon, entrusted me with this mission". The same sentence could be said by many people, but even if they did not change a single word, the meaning would still be different.
What Horn had expressed before was similar, but Earl Quinn knew very well that it was impossible to break free from the control of the Moya royal family with the power of his family alone. The so-called stepping forward was just an unrealistic fantasy.
However, when the speaker became the King of Graycastle, the words became powerful.
"Just as you thought," Andrea's tone was no longer as sharp as before, probably because of the news of her mother's death. "His Majesty doesn't want Appen Moya to continue sitting on the throne, nor does he want to see a neighboring country in constant strife. In order to stabilize the situation as soon as possible, it is necessary to support an indisputable new king. "
After confirming that he had not misheard, the Earl murmured, "Why me?"
"He doesn't know many people in the Kingdom of Dawn, so he chose me at first, but I refused."
Just for this reason?
Because his daughter refused, he threw the throne to his daughter's father? It was like a child's play... But surprisingly, Horford felt that Andrea was not joking.
Although Appen forbade anyone from talking about the failure of the Battle of Hermes, there were too many nobles involved, so it was impossible to completely ban it. Horford knew very well that Appen's enemy was not the church, but Graycastle, which was also looting the Holy City. The 10,000-strong army was defeated almost immediately, and many of the participants could not even tell how they were defeated. Fire and thunder continued to fall from the sky. Whether it was the defenseless serfs or the armored Knight, they all turned into Ashes in the fire.
If the source of the news was right, it meant that the power of Graycastle was beyond the imagination of the nobles. With such a contrast in strength, it did not seem unreasonable to decide who the next king of a neighboring country was.
The only question was, why did he not do it himself?
"If the nobles of the Kingdom of Dawn are willing to gather all their forces and have a head-on confrontation with him, he will definitely consider this option." Andrea seemed to have known that the earl would ask such a question. "To put it simply, His Majesty has more important enemies to deal with. He doesn't have the time to spend another three or four years integrating the entire Kingdom of Dawn into the Kingdom of Graycastle. After all, it's easy to destroy the ruling power of the nobles, but it's a long process to restore order. "
"An even more important … enemy?"
"That's right, demon." Andrea said slowly, "Otto Luoxi should have mentioned to you that everything the Church has done is for the news of the Battle of Doomsday, and that is only the tip of the shocking secret. This war is called 'Divine Will', and it has been going on for nearly a thousand years. "
After listening to his daughter's story, Earl Horford felt a layer of cold sweat on his back.
It turned out that the prosperous Four Kingdoms, including the Kingdom of Dawn, was actually a corner of the world that was not even worth mentioning? Humans had failed twice in a row, and if they failed again, they would be doomed eternally. How could Roland Wimbledon dare to take on such a heavy responsibility and fight for the ownership of the Divine Will with an incredibly powerful enemy?
How much willpower and courage did it take?
Just thinking about it made him feel like he was about to suffocate.
"Why?" The earl asked in a daze. "What's in it for him? Isn't he afraid of failure? "
"I don't know …" Andrea sighed. "Her Highness Tilly also mentioned this, but her explanation was even more puzzling."
"What did she say?"
"Rather than saying it's for the sake of humans, it's more like it's for himself …" She hesitated. "It's as if he's looking for a new challenge — and we're just the beneficiaries of a coincidence."
The earl did not respond because he really did not know what to say. He had seen too many high-ranking nobles, but none of them was similar to Roland Wimbledon. In the end, he had to skip this question and return to the main topic. "What do I need to do? Fight for him? "
"No need." Andrea shook her head. "You just need to maintain the stability of the Kingdom of Dawn and provide some assistance to Graycastle, such as population, minerals, and other resources. As for the specific content, he'll send someone to discuss it with you. "
Horford was relieved to hear that there would be a price. If Andrea only wanted to support the Quinn Family, he had to suspect whether there was a huge conspiracy behind it. Of course, even if it was a conspiracy, judging from the current situation of the family, they could only bite the bullet and agree to it.
Refusing on the grounds of illness was just a delaying tactic to achieve a balance between Appen and the nobles. If the nobles could really overthrow the Moya Family, the Quinn Family would undoubtedly be excluded from the power circle of the king's city because of their stance of not taking sides with each other, and this was already the best result. If someone wanted to take advantage of the three big families, it would not be difficult for them to be classified as loyal to the royal family with a little exaggeration.
This was a rare opportunity.
Moreover, the person who pulled the strings was Andrea.
She might hate him, but she would never take the initiative to push the family into the fire pit.
Thinking of this, Earl Horford immediately made a decision.
"Please tell His Majesty Wimbledon that I'm willing to serve the King of Graycastle," he said seriously. Although he was facing his daughter, she was now the king's messenger, so the earl meticulously bowed his head in accordance with the nobles' salute. "When will he take action? If I want to arrange for Graycastle's army to sneak into the city, I need at least two to three months to prepare. "
Even if Appen stripped him of his power to control the patrol team, he was confident that he could quietly let dozens of people in. After all, as the Prime Minister of two kings, he still had influence. The earl believed that the foreign nobles who wanted to rope him in also saw this point.
According to the strength that Graycastle had shown in the war, dozens of people were enough to control a city gate.
But Andrea's words still greatly exceeded his expectations.
"Since you've agreed, we'll act now," she said lightly. "His Majesty stressed that this is not a political assassination, but a complete defeat of Appen Moya in front of everyone — not only to let everyone see that the rule of the Moya family has ended, but also to convince all the nobles who are ready to take action."
"Now?" The earl could not believe his ears for a moment. "How is that possible?"
"Do you know how I got here?" Andrea spread out her hands. "I walked in from the front door. Those guards did want to stop me, but unfortunately, they couldn't do it. "
Horford immediately realized that the friend she brought was the key. It was not difficult to break into the earl's mansion in the king's city. After all, this was not his territory. But it was very difficult to do it quietly, which meant that the two sides would be able to determine the winner in an instant.
There was no doubt that this was not something that Andrea could do. Those guards all wore God's Stones of Retaliation.
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