Although Su Xiao didn't know where the Kingdom Council Hall was, he quickly thought of a way, in fact, it was very simple to find the Kingdom Council Chamber, and it was a total of three steps.

Step 1: Find a Guard.

Step 2: Stare at each other for 10 seconds.

The third step is to say in a calm tone: 'Come with me to the Kingdom Council.' ’

Along the way, the apprehensive guard began to doubt life, and his heart was full of thoughts, and the six gods had no master.

According to the direction of the guards behind him who were inadvertently moving forward, Su Xiao quickly found where the Kingdom Council Hall was.

The door of the kingdom chamber is closed, and the final decision is made here on any important matter in the kingdom, and it is not used very often, after all, officials do not need to come to the palace every day, unless they receive a decree from the king, they will gather together.

Su Xiao pushed open the door of the kingdom chamber, the chamber was very quiet, surrounded by a circle of seats, the first of which was a tall metal throne, this throne was forged from a huge meteorite that fell from the sky, and the whole body was pitch black.

A figure sits on a throne, dressed in loose gold and red, and wearing an iron crown that has been passed down for more than a thousand years, descended from the first king, Adelaide Herbert.

Sitting on the throne was the old king, Bai Herbert, 65 years old, but his beard was white, and although his skin was wrinkled and ruddy under the nourishment of all kinds of precious secret medicines, he gave people the impression of old age.

"Iron Hand, come forward."

The old king slowly raised his arm and motioned for Su Xiao to stand forward, Su Xiao didn't know what to say for the time being, so he chose to be silent, this silence is the best disguise.

Su Xiao stepped forward slowly, and the old king looked at Su Xiao with a look in his eyes...... It's actually envy.

"You have a young body, a strong force, and if I were you, you would definitely get a lot of women, busy until the second half of the night."

The old king smiled, and Su Xiao just stood five meters in front of him, his face calm and without saying a word.

The old king was not angry that Su Xiao did not speak, on the contrary, he was used to this kind of silence.

"The thing I regret the most is fighting for the power of the king, and when I was young, I always longed for power, but at that time I didn't know what power represented."

The old king seemed to be confiding, and there were things he could only say to the Iron Hand, who was a majestic and wise king before his courtiers.

"How many dissidents have you helped me get rid of? cough cough ......"

The old king put his fist in front of his mouth and let out a dry cough, as if he was about to cough out all the lobes of his lungs.

"257 people."

Of course, Su Xiao knew how many dissidents the 'Iron Hand' had helped the old king get rid of, which was very important information.

"Are there already so many people, too many people have lost their rights, but they have forgotten that there are still those necromancers who want to wipe out humanity beyond the walls of God."

The old king leaned on his throne, a wisp of saliva on his chin, but he ignored it.

"Iron Hand, can I trust you?"

The old king leaned forward, and his eyes were no longer cloudy, but became unusually sharp, as if he could read people's hearts.

"Of course."

Su Xiao's answer was very concise, and the old king put away his sharp gaze.

"I can't hold out for much longer."

The old king was still staring at Su Xiao, he secretly summoned Su Xiao today, it was definitely an important matter.

“……”

Su Xiao didn't speak, just looked at the old king.

"This secret, even if you die, you can't reveal it."

"Clear."

Su Xiao still had that calm tone.

"My sons are on their way to the Holy City, and there will be a new heir to the throne among them."

The old king's words let Su Xiao know that the main topic was coming.

"Only those who are wise enough are qualified to inherit the throne, and this is what the Iron Crown has passed down and what has allowed the kingdom to flourish to this day.

Taken together, my children are almost ...... Forty-eight, no, it's forty-nine, and some of them may or may not have the heir to the throne, but the surname 'Herbert' will not be severed in any case, and this is one of the reasons why we can fight against the necromancy. “

The old king's speech was not fast, and he seemed to be struggling to speak.

"Iron Hand, after they gather in the royal capital, the struggle for power begins, and I want you to assist the victorious heir to the throne, just as you are assisting me now.

Before the heirs appear, you help me keep an eye on them, and if they become rebellious, help me deal with them. ”

The old king's tone was understated, but what he was talking about to dispose of was his own children.

After listening to the old king's words, Su Xiao knew what was going on.

First of all, the old king did not have long to live due to physical reasons, so he had to choose a successor to the throne as soon as possible.

The Kingdom of Hagia Sodin was somewhat complicated in terms of succession to the throne, which was a matter of priority.

The priority of the first echelon is the heirs of the old king, these princes and princesses are usually not in the royal capital, but are scattered in various places, managing various territories in the kingdom, some are similar to dukes, but there is no duke in this world, but the nature is similar, they have fiefs, and they can freely control the finances, but they cannot have a large-scale army, and the troops stationed in the territory are all the troops under the command of the old king.

Princes and princesses live in the royal capital until the age of 15, and after the age of 15, they will be crowned with territories, which is actually to exercise their leadership and management skills, so as to train future kings.

Except for a very small number of princes and princesses, most of them are very ambitious and want to inherit the throne of the king, and the reason why this is the case is because they want to get huge rights, and second, because of the upcoming power struggle.

When the old king is not long or approaching the age of 70, these princes and princesses will be summoned to the royal capital, of course, when they are called, they have the right to choose once, that is, to refuse to convene, which is equivalent to voluntarily giving up the right to inherit the throne.

If they agree to the summons and come to the Holy City, it means that they are participating in the struggle for power.

During the power struggle, they will use various methods to get rid of or force away competitors, but they can't tear their faces openly, they may assassinate each other, poison each other, drain each other's rights, cut off each other's financial resources, etc.

As for the criteria by which the winner will be judged, it is quite simple, whichever prince or princess will end up staying in the Holy City, he will be the heir to the throne.

This bloody way of competition can of course lead to the defeat of all the princes or princesses, and if this happens, then the second echelon of candidates will be activated.

The candidates for the second echelon are dozens of heirs cultivated by the old king in the Holy City, and to some extent, these heirs meet with the old king more often.

These people are not of royal blood, but when they receive the right to inherit the throne, they are given the surname 'Herbert', and as for the origin of the second-tier heirs, they are selected from all over the country.

It has to be said that the mechanism of electing a new king in the kingdom of St. Sodin is interesting and not purely hereditary.

The power struggle between princes and princesses can barely be regarded as a hereditary system, and those who can win in the power struggle are of course capable of serving as kings, and even if there is really an oolong incident, the old king will veto the successor.

The successors of the second echelon are more interesting, they are talents selected at various levels, they showed their talents when they were young, and after years of training by the royal family, they are proficient in the art of the emperor, and it is not a problem to govern the country at all.

The composition of the second echelon is actually somewhat close to the electoral system.

Under the cyclic effect of the twofold system, the possibility of giving birth to a faint monarch is greatly reduced, and if you don't have a certain ability, let alone being a king, it is a blessing not to die in the struggle for power.

[Hint: The Hunter has activated the main quest.] 】