Bloody Mary sat on the throne quietly, counting the time as it watched the bustling scene before its eyes.
It didn't mind the hustle and bustle.
In fact, from a certain aspect, it liked the hustle and bustle very much.
It was also a first for Bloody Mary to attend a gathering as a king. The feeling of being watched, admired, and respected was very fresh to it and it tasted good as well. One thing worth noting was that it was either decapitated or dismembered during normal days. Sometimes, its body was not even intact, it had never experienced this kind of treatment.
If there was no upcoming mission, it would be even better.
It thought about what it might face next.
Bloody Mary couldn't help but sigh.
Why couldn't it split itself into two?
If it could split itself into two and let its clone do the work while it stayed behind to rest and enjoy the glory of a king, how great would that be?
"Your Majesty."
A Close Official's voice sounded beside it.
Bloody Mary turned around and looked at Monte, who was smiling in a flattering manner.
"His Highness is just not used to it. As time goes by, everything will get better."
Monte opened his eyes wide and comforted Bloody Mary as if he was lying — the knot in one's heart was something that time couldn't do. Most of the time, the so-called time being able to solve the knot in one's heart was just a helpless sigh after one's life was sharpened to the end by time. Most of the time, it was just a way to label oneself as someone who didn't care about the knot in one's heart.
Because arguing with the dead would make one look useless.
As for the living?
It was as hard as iron and steel, and it was very persistent.
Therefore, it caused Marquis Horton's dissatisfaction.
The old marquis glared at the man who was known for his flattery before he spoke in a serious tone.
"Your Majesty, His Highness has a knot in his heart.
Only by solving the knot in his heart will he get better. "
Said the old marquis sincerely.
As the most loyal subordinate of Aïtantin VI, the old marquis was extremely shocked by the scene that happened in the palace.
He knew Aïtantin VI was hiding something from him and didn't really care about His Highness Svenson, but he never thought His Highness Svenson was just a cover.
However, after knowing the truth, the old marquis wasn't surprised.
Quite the opposite, he felt relieved.
This was the method of the king that he served.
How could his king put such a big weakness on the table for others to attack?
Naturally, it was because this weakness was fake. The real weakness had long been hidden in a safe place.
What could be better than a secret Snake school?
Recalling His Majesty's worried and angry expression when he heard about the Snake school, everything made sense.
He was naturally worried that Prince Corin would be involved in such a matter.
Anger?
Other than the War Shrine that caused all this, there was no one else to be angry at.
Moreover, the reunion this time …
Perhaps His Highness Colin had also learned the truth from his teacher, which was why he had attacked Svenson, the imposter.
In particular, when a fake was clamoring about his identity in front of the real heir, anyone would be furious, let alone a young man who had left his family and father for more than 20 years.
Even the Demon Hunters were no exception.
Perhaps, it was even better.
This proved that His Highness Corin had not forgotten his identity.
Therefore, being angry was also a good thing.
On the contrary, the coldness was the scariest.
However, the knot in His Highness' heart must be untied.
Otherwise, something that no one wanted to see would happen sooner or later.
Those bastards were eyeing the throne of the king!
The old marquis usually took precautions against those bastards who were like weeds that couldn't be eradicated and would grow again when the wind blew.
"His Majesty will have the best way to deal with this.
I don't need you to remind me! "
Monte ridiculed the old marquis in an indifferent tone.
It was a routine.
The old marquis didn't even care about Monte, instead, he looked at Aïtantin VI.
The old marquis knew very well who was the one in power and the decision maker here.
"Horton, do you have any suggestions?"
"I have many ways to deal with other matters, but when it comes to … Corin, the guilt and remorse in my heart prevents me from calmly judging what is good and what is bad. I need your wisdom to help me."
Aïtantin VI asked softly.
The king's face showed hesitation, worry, and other rare expressions.
At least, the old marquis had never seen it before.
But what was so strange about it?
The old marquis was also a father, he understood his king's feelings.
Even though he wasn't a good father.
"I think the matters of the young should be solved by the young ones.
My son, Kurt, is quite close to His Highness Corin, so I think it would be a good idea for Kurt to step in and strike at the side. "
"Your son?!
My lord marquis, don't think I don't know what you are planning!
His Majesty might worry about his gains and losses because of His Highness, but he is not without wisdom! "
After hearing what the old marquis said, before Aïtantin VI could say anything, Monte beside him screamed.
Although it was a scream, it was controlled very well.
Only the three people around him could hear it.
However, those who had been watching the scene quietly noticed something unusual.
Monte, of course, knew everything.
In fact, he did it on purpose.
That was his purpose.
A 'bait' was to help the person holding the bait to distinguish things that were hard to distinguish.
And the person holding the bait was Aïtantin VI before his eyes.
What Aïtantin VI wanted, Monte couldn't wait for the king to say it. He had to plan ahead, only then would he be a qualified A Close Official.
The old marquis glanced over Monte but didn't say anything.
The old marquis also had some guesses about the role of A Close Official.
Otherwise, how could the wise and mighty king tolerate a real sycophant by his side?
Of course, he had his own selfish reasons for pushing Kur to the front.
Some things didn't need to be said.
Bloody Mary went into deep thought for a while.
It was actually contacting its boss.
'Kurt?'
'Sure.'
Kieran thought of the noble young man who had good morals and similar hobbies to himself, so he agreed.
"Let's go to the small meeting hall.
Monte, I'll leave this to you.
Horton, tell Kurt to see Corin. "
Bloody Mary stood up after it said that. Its huge body was eye-catching, and under everyone's gaze, it walked towards Kieran.
"Corin, can you come with me for a while?"
All the chatter went silent at that moment, even the court musicians tried their best to slow down the playing of their instruments. Aïtantin VI's question was heard by everyone around.
It was the first time anyone in the meeting hall heard the king's pleading tone.
Right away, the last bit of doubt in everyone's heart faded away.
Other than a guilty father, who else could force Aïtantin VI to do this?
More importantly, the Snake School Demon Hunter was still cold towards Aïtantin VI.
Likewise, everyone assumed Svenson was just a shield. Didn't they see how Svenson kept quiet like a cicada in winter when he faced Aïtantin VI?
How could he be as calm and collected as His Highness Corin?
Bloodline power was different after all.
Fake, no matter how real it was, it was still fake.
Real, even if it was buried for a while, it would shine with dazzling brilliance.
"Mm."
Kieran nodded.
Then, under everyone's gaze, Bloody Mary and Kieran vanished side by side.
The honor of walking side by side with the king made the people exclaim at Aïtantin VI's generosity towards his heir.
Monte stood up with his glass.
Ding!
The clear sound of the silver spoon knocking on the side of the cup attracted everyone's attention.
"Everyone, today is a special day.
It is also a day worth celebrating.
Of course, I hope everyone will remember your identity. "
A Close Official uttered words that matched his identity.
Many of the nobles showed disdain at his words.
They knew very well that if he could kneel down and lick His Highness' shoes, this vassal would definitely kneel down and lick His Highness' shoes without hesitation. Unlike them, they would at least think for a moment, hesitate for a moment, and then lick His Highness' shoes after maintaining their last bit of dignity.
Likewise, the nobles also noticed Marquis Horton's temporary departure.
However, before they could figure out what the old marquis was going to do, they saw Monte walk up to the new lord of Sicar and kneel before him.
Some were shocked.
Some were confused.
But soon enough, most of them realized what was going on.
His Highness Corin seemed to be from Sicar.
Damn it!
This shameless bastard beat him to it again!
The slow nobles clenched their teeth.
Then, all of them swarmed towards the baroness.
Monte chuckled coldly in his heart when he saw the swarming nobles.
'A bunch of idiots.'
Monte commented on the nobles.
All he did was to cover for the old marquis, to prevent others from noticing Kurt Horton's arrival.
It was something his king was happy to see, so he had to do it.
However, when he thought about the old marquis …
That old fox!
Monte felt a little stifled in his heart.
Why didn't he have such foresight? If he knew this would happen, he would have married earlier.
Seconds turned into minutes.
Inside the small council hall.
Bloody Mary was sitting on Aïtantin VI's high back chair, feeling like it was sitting on pins and needles.
Its gaze followed Kieran as he walked around the council hall.
If its boss didn't strictly order it to conform to Aïtantin VI's every move, it would have stood up and asked its boss to sit down.
They didn't speak directly.
Using the power of the contract, the conversation between them was much easier than expected.
"The bell of Silent Night Town is about to ring."
Kieran's voice sounded in its heart.
It was a simple statement.
However, Bloody Mary knew what its boss was trying to express.
"I understand.
Maximize the benefits! "
Bloody Mary gave its assurance.
"Mm."
Kieran nodded again and then looked at the bookshelf.
A person's bookshelf could expose a lot of information.
Other than the simplest likes and dislikes, there would be a lot of people hiding something in it.
Some were stashed away money.
Some were letters from their lovers.
Aïtantin VI didn't have the habit of hiding things.
However, some of the documents that he went through caught Kieran's attention.
He flipped through them briefly, they were all records of Aïtantin I's era.
Small things like food, clothing, housing, and transportation.
Big things like wars that destroyed a country.
It wasn't an exaggeration, it was a biography.
"Searching for his own ancestor?"
Recalling the life of Aïtantin VI, Kieran speculated as he flipped through the documents.
But soon enough, he was captivated by a horizontal line drawn by a pen in the documents in his hand.
Before he met the prophet, Aïtantin I never thought a fallen noble like himself would become the founding emperor of a new country.
The prophet?
The former was a label.
The latter was written by Aïtantin VI himself.
The question mark represented Aïtantin VI's doubts.
It seemed like the king had noticed something as well.
However, it was a little too late.
Kieran shook his head.
He wasn't denying the king's abilities, but the king had fallen into Broker's trap and bit on Broker's bait. Therefore, no matter how capable he was, his ending would be sealed.
Broker would never give anyone the chance to turn the tables around.
It was similar to how Broker was good at hiding.
Was creating an army of pagans what Broker wanted?
It wasn't that the pagan army wasn't strong enough.
On the contrary, after devouring the pagans, his Origin Forces didn't just grow a few times stronger, the chaotic darkness in his body was expelled to the point that only a little was left.
Even the [Lord of Mist] had benefited greatly from it.
From rank IV to rank V!
Rank V was a qualitative change.
It was the same for both Kieran and the Lord of Mist!
[Name: Lord of Mist]
[Type: Wonder Item]
[Rarity: V]
[Attack: None]
[Defense: V]
[Attribute: 1. Mist Control; 2. Poison Mist Assault; 3. Freezing Air Assault; 4. Snow Rain Assault; 5. Flora Communication; 6. Fauna Summon; 7. Hide]
[Effect: 1. Land of Sicar; 2. Castle Aïtantin Border; 3. Reply; 4. Bless; 5. Deceive Contract]
[Prerequisite: You who performed the perfect hunt]
[Able to bring out of dungeon: Yes]
[Remark: An item that was accidentally born during the Black Cataclysm. Unlike your predecessor's crude usage, it has shown its true power in your hands. After a perfect hunt, you have full control over it and after the perfect hunt, it has become your one and only. When you use it now, you can control it like your own arm and you can sense the title it brings. Now, after expanding your territory, it can't leave you anymore — you have completely owned it, it will become your arm, your leg, you can use it however you want and it is willing to be used by you.]
…
[Mist Control: Summon a 1000 meter radius mist and shroud everything in sight, 4 times per day]
[Poison Mist Assault: Spread a poison mist with Constitution authentication of Advance Rank in the mist, targets will have to go through 3 times. Targets who fail all three times will be inflicted with lethal poison damage; targets who fail twice will be inflicted with a Powerful poison attack; targets who fail once will be inflicted with a Strong poison attack; targets who pass all three will be immune to the poison attack but will still be trapped in the mist.]
[Freezing Air Assault: Able to launch Weak, Average, Strong, Powerful, Extreme freezing air attack in the mist, the freezing air cannot leave the mist's range]
[Snow Rain Assault: Able to rain and snow in the mist, or Weak, Average, Strong, Powerful, Extreme acid rain and hail, the freezing air cannot leave the mist's range]
[Flora Communication: Able to communicate and control flora in the mist, the amount of freezing air cannot exceed your Spirit limit (100 for Advanced Rank, + 25 for each rank increase)]
[Fauna Summon: Able to communicate and control fauna in the mist, the amount of freezing air cannot exceed your Spirit limit (150 for Advanced Rank, 75 for Medium Rank, 30 for Big Rank, 3 for Super Big Rank, + 25 for Small Rank, + 10 for Medium Rank, + 5 for Big Rank, + 1 for Super Big Rank) (Small animals like rats are considered as 3 times the number of small animals)]
[Concealment: Your presence will be undetectable in the mist. Effect: Undercover Level + 3, Advanced Undercover Skill + 1]
…
[Land of Sicar: Within Land of Sicar, the title of Mist has become one of a kind. With the Lord of Mist, you can move the mist in Land of Sicar at will and infuse it with poison mist, freezing air, acid rain, controlling flora and fauna (Cannot exceed the range of the poison mist, freezing air, rain, snow, rain, snow, control of flora and fauna + 1), but it will consume your Stamina accordingly.]
[Aïtantin Castle: Within the borders of Castle Aïtantin, the title of Mist is acknowledged. With the Lord of Mist, you can move the mist at will and infuse it with poison mist, freezing air, acid rain, controlling flora and fauna (Cannot exceed the range of the poison mist, freezing air, rain, snow, rain, snow, control of flora and fauna + 1), but it will consume your Stamina accordingly.]
[Reply: You have been treated as the God of Mist, you can use the Lord of Mist to reply to the prayers of your believers in detail, but it will consume your Stamina accordingly.]
[Bless: Within the Land of Sicar and Edatine Castle, when your believers pray to you, you can consume stamina to bless them with a Blessing of Mist (Blessing of Mist: Allows the believers to see clearly in the mist, able to resist poison, cold, and acid), or a Blessing of Help (Allows the believers to communicate with plants or animals for a short period of time), or a Blessing of Bloodthirsty Iron Wall (Depends on how devoted the believer is for a short period of time, the blessed one's Strength will be increased by 120%, damage received reduced by 65%, able to absorb enemy's blood to replenish own HP), or a Blessing of Concealment (Depends on how devoted the believer is, Undercover level will be increased by 1 to 3 levels)]
[Deceive Contract: You have been treated as the God of Mist, you can use the Lord of Mist to accept a large amount of offerings from your believers and give them some rewards (The rewards are not limited to physical items. When you choose a physical item, you can set a permanent + 1 attack or defense attribute, but it will consume a lot of your Stamina)]
…
An all-round enhancement.
Following Kieran's thought, the [Lord of Mist] floated in front of Kieran and revolved around him according to Kieran's thoughts.
The dazzling brilliance also became reserved according to Kieran's thoughts, turning into a normal crystal the size of a palm.
In the end, when [Lord of Mist] fell into his inner pocket, a desire rose in Kieran's heart.
It wasn't a stranger.
When he was facing the [Judgment Scale], he had a similar desire.
But it was weak.
It wasn't as pure as the [Lord of Mist].
Based on his speculations all this while …
A smile appeared on Kieran's face.
He seemed to have found a shortcut to rank VI.
Of course, the shortcut wasn't that easy to take.
He had to make sufficient preparations.
At least …
Not now.
He still had to confirm something.
Dok Dok Dok!
Knocks sounded on the door.
"Your Majesty, Your Highness, Marquis Horton, and Knight Kurt Horton are here."
The voice of the royal guard came.
"Come in."
Bloody Mary straightened its body.
The door was pushed open, the old marquis and the young noble walked in.
"Your Majesty."
Both of them bowed at the same time, their manners impeccable.
However, Kurt Horton couldn't help but sneak a peek at Kieran.
His eyes were filled with astonishment, shock, and disbelief.
Tonight, Kieran had seen too many such gazes.
But Kurt Horton was different.
He was considered Kieran's friend.
Kieran was quite patient and friendly towards his friends.
So, when he saw the young noble sizing him up, Kieran smiled at him.
There was nothing to hide.
Kieran didn't think it was necessary.
However, the young noble blushed and lowered his head.
The old marquis beside him showed a smile and signaled Aïtantin VI with his eyes.
Bloody Mary, who didn't have access to all of Aïtantin VI's memories, squinted its eyes quietly and showed a noncommittal look.
When the old marquis saw Aïtantin VI's face, he calmed down.
"Ahem, Kurt, can you be a guide and show His Highness Corin around?
"Remember!"
It's time to confess your secret. "
Said the old marquis.
Kurt Horton wanted to argue out of instinct.
However, after seeing Edatine VI's face, the young noble sighed softly and agreed to it.
"Very well, father."
He said.
Then, he walked out of the room.
Kieran followed behind.
He didn't greet Bloody Mary but nodded at Marquis Horton.
"The knot in His Highness' heart still needs time."
The old marquis looked at his king and explained again.
"Mm, I know.
Horton, I'm a little tired today.
I want to rest — I've left the matters in the hall to Monte, but there are still some things that I need your attention on. "
Aïtantin VI nodded.
Looking at his king's bloodshot eyes, the old marquis quickly bowed.
Although his king was in good health, necessary rest was still necessary.
Of course, because of His Highness Corin's appearance, his king had to adjust himself.
It must not be seen by others.
Which king would be willing to let others see his weak side?
Therefore, the old marquis left right away.
The door of the small council hall was closed again.
Bloody Mary was the only one left.
It stood up and walked to the hidden bedroom with the demeanor of a king. It seemed like it was going to rest but its mouth was mumbling something.
The words were soft and muffled.
One could only hear it if they were very close. The words were …
"Go! Go! "
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