When Prince Elise saw Duke Anthony again, it was three days later in the afternoon.

After the meeting with the King, the Duke stayed in his house for three days, and according to what the Prince had learned, he did not say a word to anyone else during these three days.

He had been talking to himself, and the voice was very strange, repeated over and over again, and the intonation of every word he said was exactly the same.

If it weren't for the fact that the Duke was still eating and sleeping normally, the people almost wondered if their Duke had been infected with madness by the King.

During these three days, the prince came to the Duke many times, but the Duke seemed to have completely forgotten what he had said to the Prince, or or, for some reason, he was reluctant to admit it. He never agreed to meet the prince, which made Prince Elise feel extremely nervous and afraid.

He knew Duke Anthony, and he naturally knew the status of the other party, if he wanted to find a person in the entire Elise Kingdom who dared to confront and even rebel against his father, then everyone knew that this Duke was definitely the best candidate.

But the duke, apparently convinced by the king, did not say it explicitly, but after returning home he did not go out for three days, and it was clear to everyone that the duke had withdrawn from the revolt.

But the prince still did not give up, and after the others withdrew from the resistance, they might be able to defect to the new oracle, and maybe this oracle would be happy and give them a new title. Oh, not anymore - if only they spend a little more money to buy new bonds, in a year's time, all of them will be dukes and kings.

If the Kingdom of Elise really had so much land.

But the prince did not choose, according to the succession system of the Kingdom of Elis, although he had a large piece of land in his hands and the title of prince, he did not have the right to have his own army. A surname, a family, can only have one parent, and this parent is the supreme commander of the family's army. If the prince still had the right to inherit, he could wait for his father's death to inherit the position of head of the Elis family, and now, even if his father died, the head of the family would probably become one of his younger brothers or sisters—it all depended on his father, or the mood and face of the oracles.

Naturally, the prince could not accept that he had ended up in such an end, and he knew that a lord without an army was like a warrior without armor. So he came for three days in a row.

The Duke did not look a little nervous, as his butler had said, and he looked as cold but patient as the prince had remembered. After the prince sat down, he even poured him a glass of wine himself.

The pale red wine was sweet and mellow, and after a few sips, the prince put down his glass and said nothing.

The Duke smiled, it was a tacit agreement between the nobles, he knew that the prince was waiting for his explanation.

"Your Highness," the Duke smiled, "you should know that I have surrendered the command of the army, and my subordinates are now under the command of those oracles. ”

"I know," said the prince, "but they are your subordinates, if you say a word. ”

"If I had to speak, I would not have handed them over," said the duke, "and what you want, Prince, no longer exists with me. If I were you, go to the other lords, use your reputation and promise, and summon their courage, maybe you still have some chance of winning. ”

Of course he knew these things that the Duke said, and of course he tried them. But everyone's eyes widened as they looked at the Duke, and if he had taken the lead in handing over authority, they would not have the courage to resist. The combined forces of the Duke and the King amounted to more than 1,000 and a half heavy cavalry, including the retainers, mercenaries, and freedmen who could be called up at any time...... Not to mention the other lords of the Elise Kingdom, even in the face of the entire Little Yang Sect, or the entire diocese of the Great Yang Sect, this force is enough to deter the opponent.

The prince smiled miserably: "So, you were also persuaded by that divine envoy?" ”

The Duke shook his head: "I was persuaded by your father. ”

"So, you're going to abandon your domain and title and follow my father to the mountains of the south to escape the end of the world and become a ranger duke?" The prince sneered, picked up the wine glass in his hand and drank it down, "Did they show you those pictures too?" ”

The duke looked at the prince's demeanor, took the wine glass that had just been poured from his hand, and then put the glass aside: "Your Highness, you should learn to control your emotions. ”

"Haha," the prince laughed dryly, "my father just taught you how to be a qualified duke, and now you have come to teach me to be a qualified prince again?" ”

"There has never been such a thing as a qualified prince, Your Highness," the Duke's eyes made the prince very uncomfortable, and this expression made him feel that he was being pitied by the person in front of him, "It is Your Highness, yourself, you have always wanted to be such a qualified prince too much." ”

The Duke's words reminded the prince of his father's evaluation of himself, and also reminded him of what the chief of the guard had said to himself, and from the words that the Duke had just spoken, the prince once again felt exactly the same thing contained in these words.

"Your father was never a worthy king, and he never asked me how to be a good duke...... Your Highness, if I became the king of Elis, would you consider me a worthy king? ”

"You?" Prince Elise smiled, "This is the Kingdom of Elis, not the Kingdom of Anthony, and no nobles will support you." ”

"Indeed," Duke Anthony nodded, "but what if your father supports me?" ”

This sentence made the prince almost subconsciously want to laugh out loud, but as soon as his smile bloomed on his face, and when his voice was about to come out, a thought suddenly occurred in his heart, which suddenly grabbed all his thoughts - King Elise has left his kingdom, who will continue to rule the kingdom of Elis?

He had never thought about it before, because in the eyes of Prince Elise, all authority was condensed into titles, and since his father was King Elis, even after he left, he was still King Elis. But just now, after the duke's words came out, he suddenly realized the shallowness of his logic - after the king left with all his army, what would happen to the rest of the land?

The thought made him tremble, and it was more unbearable for the prince than to deprive him of his inheritance. That is, in the father's plans, it never occurred to him to give the country to himself - even if he died. Even if he were to abandon the title of king for the sake of his god, the rest of the kingdom would rather be given to someone else than his own son.

"Looks like you understand," Duke Anthony nodded, "So, you should be able to understand why I won't resist." For what I thought I would need to resist to get, your father has now promised me. He satisfies his God, and I get the whole kingdom, and it's a mutually satisfying deal. ”

What the Duke didn't say was that the biggest loser was the Prince, who had been kicked out of the entire trading system. Three days later, the royal meeting was the scene where the final details of the deal were negotiated and the signing was confirmed, and the prince did not receive any notice from his father.

"According to your father's plan, he will take with him every member of the Elise family this time," said the duke, "and he truly believes in his god, at least, more firmly than you believe in your great sun god." ”

"Faith is not madness!"

"Isn't it?" The corners of the duke's mouth twitched slightly, and when he saw that the prince was showing signs of anger, he relaxed his tone, "Well, forgive my offense, maybe not." Still have more questions? Your Highness. ”

The prince silently raised his head, looked at the duke and said, "Then it is time for me to congratulate you, Your Majesty?" ”

"It's a big gamble, Prince," said the Duke, "and your father and I have just put the bets on the table, and neither of us is really a winner until the last moment we see our opponent's cards." If the god that your father believed in was true, would you still envy me, the king who was drowned in the lava, when you went to the mountains? ”

"I'd rather die in lava with the crown than live in the mountains with my father!"

The Duke did not speak, but took a small sip of wine.

"Do you also believe that the oracle said that it is possible to become a reality? If you hadn't decided it was a hoax, would you be willing to run for your life with my father? The prince stared at the duke and said, "Everyone can see that this is a winning gamble." ”

"Yes," the Duke chuckled, "every gambler who loses to the point of breaking his fortune thinks so in the last game. Especially after seeing those images...... Your Highness, you may not believe it, but I actually believe some of what those oracles say. ”

"Believe? Cat Crying Mouse! If you really believe it, you should run together. ”

"You haven't seen those images, prince...... Believe me, if there really is this disaster in the end, Your Highness, remember what I am saying now, in that environment, life is not easier than death. If I were you, Your Highness, what I should do now is not to worry about my inheritance, and go to the various lords' houses to do useless work, food, wine, and beauty...... You should hurry up and enjoy it, life is too short Your Highness. ”

The prince snorted, stood up, and left the duke's lodgings without looking back, unbeknownst to himself, and as soon as he had gone out of the room, the duke took a small stick from his coat pocket, and pressed a button on it. When he had done this, he called the butler and instructed, "Go to the palace and give this to your majesty yourself." ”

"Need I say anything? My lord? The butler asked.

"No, he'll hear everything."