As soon as Frank finished his words, the atmosphere in the throne room suddenly froze.
Frank sneered, "Your Majesty Girard, you're exaggerating. I'm just stating this to you, do you understand?"
If it was an ordinary relationship between a monarch and his vassal, Frank's actions would certainly be disgraceful. However, the problem was that the entire royal family of the Irus Empire, as well as the highest ruling class, was now completely controlled by the Dark Serpent. There was no outsider present. In terms of seniority, Frank's status was above Girard's.
If not for the royal bloodline, if not for the need for a spokesperson, the Dark Serpent would not have pushed Girard to sit on the throne.
"Or are you jealous of our Cadier family's contributions to the Lord of God, so you want to deliberately suppress us so that you can gain more favor?"
Facing Girard's cold gaze, Frank was fearless. He had completely mastered the blessing, and his body was now filled with enormous power. The power that could destroy everything brought him great confidence.
Frank licked his lips, "If not for your background, do you think the Lord of God's emissary would let you sit on this throne?"
From his previous weak body to his current strength, the huge gap between before and after made Frank's heart infinitely inflated. He was now fearless!
"In other words … you also want to sit on the throne?"
At this moment, Girard was no longer the previous prince, but a king devoured by the power of darkness. To provoke his majesty was to question his majesty.
Girard slowly stood up, and a cold aura filled the entire throne room. Those powerless ministers who were only mentally controlled retreated one by one, trembling. After a while, they all withdrew from the throne room.
At this moment, only Girard, Frank, and Charles were still standing in the throne room.
Charles could barely support himself to stand, but he did not even have the ability to speak.
On the other hand, Frank, who had completely mastered the power of darkness, was not at a disadvantage in the face of Girard's oppression. This made him even more excited.
The famous genius prince Girard's power was only so-so!
The blessings he received were not as good as Frank's!
Frank did not know that because Prince Girard's power was too strong, Marcus could not completely control his mind, and could only use hints to corrupt him.
However, this illusion greatly increased Frank's confidence. He believed that he could fight Girard!
He even had confidence!
"Let's have a contest."
Frank raised his hands, and his ten fingers were completely surrounded by dense black energy, looking like ghost claws. "The loser will become a puppet in the future, and the winner will own the entire empire!"
"Duke Frank."
Girard did not get angry. Instead, he smiled and slowly took a step forward. "... What gave you... the illusion that you can fight against me?"
One step!
Just one step!
Frank felt as if he was struck by lightning, and his expression changed greatly!
At this moment, in his eyes, Girard seemed to have become a terrifying whirlpool that wanted to devour him completely!
The heavy pressure landed on his shoulders, and the floor beneath Frank's feet instantly cracked.
"Roar!"
Frank took a deep breath and instantly appeared in front of Girard, grabbing at Girard's neck with both hands!
"Too weak."
Girard's face was filled with a contemptuous sneer as he appeared behind Frank like a ghost. "You're too weak."
Frank's expression changed slightly, but he immediately reacted. He twisted his body, and ferocious ghost claws tore Girard apart.
Before Frank could smile, a huge force landed on his back. Frank groaned and slammed into the stone pillar between the thrones. The stone pillar collapsed, and the falling rocks buried him.
"Let me think... The patriarch of a family who had never possessed any power suddenly received a 'blessing'. After going through untold hardships to master this power, he was blinded by the powerful force and thought that this was the power of the strong."
Girard slowly withdrew his fist and said coldly, "However, he did not know that this was just an illusion. He, who had never possessed any power, did not understand how powerful a real strong person was."
"In front of a real strong person, he was as weak and laughable as a maggot."
"Duke Frank, do you understand?"
Too, too powerful!
Charles shuddered in shock. His father was already so powerful, but he could not even withstand a single punch from His Majesty Girard!
God's favored son Girard was indeed worthy of his reputation!
"Boom!"
With a loud noise, the falling rocks swirled in the air. Frank, who was shrouded in darkness, jumped out and stood in front of Girard again.
His expression was extremely ugly — the punch just now made him understand the gap between his strength and Girard's!
Girard looked at Frank contemptuously. "You are not even worthy of my sword."
Frank's expression became even worse.
"Kneel down."
Girard's indifferent voice rang out, and Frank's expression changed drastically. With a loud bang, he was completely unable to control his own body. He was forcefully pressed to the ground by that powerful force, and his knees even left two deep pits in the ground!
"For the sake of serving the Divine Master, I grant you the right to kneel in front of me. Kowtow and express your gratitude."
Frank could feel Girard's cold gaze. He was now very clear that if it were not for the fact that they were both servants of the Divine Master, he would have been beheaded.
"Thank you... Your Majesty... for your gift!"
Frank almost squeezed these words out from between his teeth, but Girard did not care. He did not want a friend or a subordinate, but a dog, a mad dog.
"Very good. Now, let's talk about my plan."
Girard turned around and returned to the throne.
Without his order, Frank could only continue to kneel.
Girard crossed his legs and rested his head on his hands. He glanced at Frank from the corner of his eyes. "I want an army, the strongest army. Only an army that is strong enough is qualified to be my warrior … I want to flatten Taris, flatten Ellington, and then —"
A ferocious expression flashed across Girard's face. "— I want to kill Tang En with my own hands!"
Kill Tang En with his own hands!
Frank nodded silently. On this point, he and the prince had the same interests.
"The Kadir family is rich. I don't need to tell you how to supply the army, do I?"
"It's my duty to serve the Divine Master."
At this moment, Frank was still unwilling to admit that he had lost to Girard. He was only willing to admit that he was serving the Divine Master.
Girard did not care about this. As long as he could obtain the financial support of the Kadir family, it was enough.
At this moment, Charles whispered, "Your Majesty Girard, the Spade family's wealth is above our Kadir family's..."
Girard glanced at him, then said indifferently, "It's a pity that the Spade family did not receive the Divine Master's blessing."
Charles' eyes lit up. "Your Majesty, you mean... they are enemies?"
Girard was expressionless. "The Irus Empire only needs one financial magnate. Do you understand?"
"Understood!"
Charles hurriedly nodded. He was pleasantly surprised. With Girard's approval, he could act freely.
According to the normal plan, they would first attack the Spade family's surrounding industries in the market, then nibble away at their economic lifeline bit by bit. Finally, they would take over the Spade family's mines and monopolize the entire industry.
However, it was different now. With Girard's approval, they could even launch a decapitation operation. They could directly kill the head of the Spade family, Mandel Spade. They could even kill the eldest son and second son who had the right of inheritance. When that time came, the Spade family would fall into internal strife without them having to do anything.
On the other side, in a secret room in the king's city.
"The situation is getting worse," Aubrey said in a low voice.
Aubry said in a low voice, "Girard has ordered the military forces of Martani and Yabaron to be conscripted. If we don't take into account the supplies and logistics, they will reach the capital in seven days at the earliest, and reach Taris in fourteen days. They will form an encirclement with the third legion and completely surround Taris."
Aradeline knocked on the table and said in a deep voice, "He seems to have noticed that we are ordering the First and Second Legions to isolate the king's city, so he directly mobilized the army. However, such a large-scale military mobilization will definitely attract the attention of other countries. Perhaps, Irus has now become a fat piece of meat in the eyes of those countries."
"Tang En sent news that after a day of head-on confrontation, the battle at Kasparmi Castle has subsided. The 10,000 soldiers of the Third Legion have been completely defeated. Not a single one was left alive."
"This is good news. At least the Third Legion's combat power has been reduced by a third."
"Not necessarily. Tang En's news said that the soldiers of the Third Legion have been horribly transformed. Their strength and defense are very strong. Without the power of magic, it is difficult to cause effective damage to them."
As soon as Aradeline said this, his expression immediately became very bad. "Damn it, do we have to ask the City of Silver for help?"
"Even if we ask for help, they may not help. Don't forget, the City of Silver's primary goal is to monitor the Gate of Chaos. They have promised not to participate in politics and war."
Aradeline said coldly, "Even if Clark died unjustly, they don't care?"
Aradeline was silent for a moment. "Maybe … we can give it a try? No, wait, I have a better idea! "
Aradeline had a flash of inspiration. He and Aradeline said at the same time, "The elves!"
The elves, who had a close relationship with Tang En, were undoubtedly the best choice for magic support. Every adult of their race had powerful magic power!
The only problem now was …
The elves would not participate in the war of the humans.
"Let's find Tang En," Aradeline said.
"I think it's more reliable to find him than to find the City of Silver. At least there's a teleportation portal, we can go there directly."
And so, the matter was settled.
"Apart from that, I think we need to be honest with the Radiant Church about the current situation."
"But the Radiant Church will not interfere in politics and the fight for royal power," Aradeline said seriously.
"Now it's no longer a political matter of Girard's patricide and treason. It's the awakening of the dark forces of the cultists. They want to start a war and destroy everything. This is not interfering with royal power! The Radiant Church's Knights Templar have every reason to act! "
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