"What?!" I was caught off guard and shouted.

The king died? When did I hear it wrong?

I was attracted by my sudden shouting, and everyone around me looked at me. Whether it was Liya, Linghuan, Andrew, or the four guards of Chunhua Qiuyue, including the ordinary soldiers, everyone looked over here, and then stared at the soldier who arrived from the royal capital.

He looked around at the crowd and whispered in my ear again:

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty has died."

The king's health should not be bad, and he is not too old, just middle-aged, how can he say that he will die when he dies?

Ignoring the watchful expressions of the crowd, I asked the soldier, "What's going on?" ”

He replied in a low voice, as if he was afraid that others would know:

"My lord, Your Majesty was assassinated some time ago and unfortunately died."

Assassination? Who dares to assassinate the king, and who can get close to the king?

Keyboard killer? It must have been him.

But that's just my guess, I'll have to ask him about the details.

"What's your name?"

"Lord Hui, my subordinate Norman Kingsley."

"Okay, Norman, come with me."

I brought him to my tent and ordered a group of soldiers to keep watch outside, and not to let anyone come near.

The two of us were standing in the center of the tent, and I looked at him, and he had his head down.

"Norman."

"My lord, my subordinates are here."

"Have you found out who the assassin is?"

"Nope. However, according to the speculation of his subordinates, it should be MiG who sent someone to assassinate His Majesty. ”

"Oh? Why him? ”

As soon as I asked this sentence, I also guessed a clue, and sure enough, Norman's next words were not much different from what I thought.

He said:

"As soon as the heroes left the royal capital, His Majesty announced that the throne would be inherited by Her Highness Liya that afternoon. That night, His Majesty was assassinated by the Assassins, although His Majesty was seriously injured and unconscious, the palace physician diagnosed that he only needed to take medicine on time and recuperate, and he could wake up within three days and be cured within half a month. ”

"However, just when His Majesty was seriously injured and unconscious, MiG sent someone to transfer His Majesty on the grounds of His Majesty's safety, but a few days later he said that His Majesty had died, and the will passed the throne to His Royal Highness Fanny."

It seems that MiG was dissatisfied with the king's passing of the throne to Riya, so he secretly sent someone to assassinate him, and then falsely sent a decree for Fanny to inherit the throne. After all, Fanny is his granddaughter, and Leah is not related to him in the slightest.

It looks like another battle for the throne!

Well? How did Norman know this? And who sent him all the way to report the news?

I looked at Norman again and asked:

"Who sent you?"

"My lord......" There was a trace of grievance in his eyes.

I raised my hand to interrupt him, explaining:

"I don't doubt you, I mean which one sent you to report the news, and I would like to thank him."

Of course, I am still a little suspicious of him, and I can't guarantee that he is not like the previous Assassin, who came to assassinate Ria and couldn't find the opportunity, but lied about the death of the king to disturb my mind, and stayed by our side waiting for an opportunity. This possibility is not impossible, after all, I have never seen him, and looking at the expressions of everyone, it seems that no one here has seen him either.

"My lord," he said, "no one has sent his subordinates...... If so, yes. ”

"Huh? What do you mean? ”

"My lord, my subordinate was originally just a beggar, but he was taken in by Lord Middell thirteen years ago, and he also got a job for his subordinates in the army. His subordinates were grateful, but they couldn't repay him, until he learned by chance that MiG was a great threat to the throne, and Midel was very troubled but could not do anything about it. His subordinates asked for orders to lurk in MiG's army to find out information, and although it never helped much, Midel's words were always taken to heart. ”

"What did Mistress Middell say?"

"Mistress Midel said, 'Your Majesty is a wise man, and can be the lord of the people, and we should do our best to assist Your Majesty, whether we are high or low.' Some time ago, Mistress Midl said, 'Her Highness has appeared, and there is a fear that there will be great changes in the world, and if Your Majesty insists on passing the throne to Her Highness Riah, and chaos will ensue, it will be .......'" ”

"That's it?"

"Lord Middell instructs his subordinates to obey His Highness Ria as your last assistant to Your Majesty."

These words made me feel more respect for Lord Middel, and I was finally relieved that he had sent someone to assassinate Riya. At the same time, I also believe in Norman a little more.

"Don't tell anyone about Your Majesty's death." I commanded.

"Her Highness Naria......"

"I'll tell her."

Then I asked him to go out and call the Psychic here, during which I told Riya about the king's death on the team channel, and she was a little sad, after all, it was her own father.

The curtain was lifted, and the spirit entered.

"You called me?"

"Yes."

"What's the matter?"

"Your Majesty now only has two daughters, Liya and Fanny, and only the two of them are eligible to inherit the throne." I glanced at the Spirit, she looked puzzled, and I continued, "If Your Majesty were to abdicate, to whom would you like Your Majesty to pass on the throne?" ”

"Abdication?" The confusion on her face deepened, "Why did you abdicate?" ”

"I mean, if, just assuming Your Majesty is going to abdicate, who would you prefer to inherit the throne?"

The spirit bowed its head and was silent for a long time, then looked up at me:

"Who inherits the throne can only be decided by Your Majesty, and Your Majesty declares that whoever will inherit the throne will inherit it, and I have no right to interfere in this matter. If I want to see it, both princesses are still young, and neither is suitable for inheriting the throne. ”

"If you just talk about age, it's not too young. But you're right, neither of them is suitable for inheriting the throne, mainly because they are not calm enough and have no experience in national affairs. But I wonder who of the two of them do you prefer, and why? ”

Psyche bowed her head again and was silent, but this time she quickly gave the answer:

"From a personal point of view, I prefer Liya, because although we have known each other for a short time, Liya has a good impression on me, she is very gentle and kind, and I like her. Moreover, I had not seen Her Highness Fanny before I came here. Speaking of which, I've been with Ria a lot longer. ”

She was telling the truth, and she couldn't tell from her that she was lying. Respirator is not like a good liar, and it may be that I also have a good impression of her, so I believe her words.

I decided to tell her about the king's death, after all, if it was really MiG who sent someone to assassinate the king, then the king must have fallen into MiG's hands. MiG itself is very powerful, with heavy troops, and now that I have the upper hand, I should create an advantage for Liya as soon as possible.

Midel-sama too, hasn't he managed to weaken the MiG's military power for so many years?

Forget it, it's useless to think about it now, I look at the psychic and she is looking at me too.

"Your Majesty has died."

"What?"

She stared at me with wide eyes, obviously surprised.

"The soldier who reported the news just now estimated that MiG sent someone to assassinate His Majesty, and he also falsely claimed that His Majesty had passed the throne to Fanny."

She didn't speak, her eyes widened, and after a moment she lowered her head and fell silent.

"Of course, these are just his words, and for the time being, we can't be 100% sure of the truth of this matter, and we have to see the specific situation."

Still bowing her head in silence, I continued:

"You know, Liya calls me master, and even though she is now a princess, I dare not go around saying that I am her master. But she is the person I have been with the longest in this world, and as you said, she is not bad by nature, gentle and kind, and she thinks of me in every way. Therefore, I will definitely support Ria to inherit the throne. ”

"As for you...... I don't expect you to support Leah as well, but I hope you can at least remain neutral. Because although we have not been together for a long time, I also have a good impression of you, and I don't want to be your enemy. ”

She finally looked up at me and said:

"I am willing to support His Royal Highness Liya, but it is useless for me to support, it is only useful if my father can support it."

"It doesn't matter, as long as you support Leah, I'm sure Lord Haydn won't support Fanny at least. And as I just said, I just don't want to be your enemy. ”

"Hmm. Then I will leave for Marina City now and ask my father to support Her Highness Riya. ”

"No need to ......"

"MiG has a heavy army, and he can't win without an army."

"I know this, even if you want to win the support of the city lord of Haydn, you can't rush it, and since MiG dares to send someone to assassinate His Majesty, it must have been premeditated, and now the various cities dare not say that all of them are controlled by him, and a considerable part of them have fallen into his control. Marina City is so far away that it's too dangerous to go alone. ”

"What then?"

"Now let's solve the problem here."

"The problem here? City of Fear? ”

"No, although the zombies will have to be dealt with sooner or later, but if the city gate is temporarily closed, they should not be able to get out. I'm talking about the ownership of 10,000 soldiers here. ”

"Are you worried about Andrew?"

"Yes, I don't know him very well, I don't know which side he will support?"

"And what are your plans?"

"I'm wondering if I should take his military power away."

"I'm afraid that's not right."

"Why?"

"For one thing, those 10,000 soldiers must have been following Andrew for a long time, and if Andrew was suddenly taken away, those soldiers would not necessarily be willing to obey his orders; Second, if the news of seizing Andrew's military power spreads, then the other generals and city lords who hold military power will be even more worried about whether they will lose their military power after defecting to His Royal Highness Liya, and turn to MiG; Third, a thousand troops are easy to obtain, but one general is hard to find, even if you have more troops, if you don't have a sufficient number of generals to command, it is just a rabble. ”

"You're right, I can't help but be more sure that I can't be your enemy."

"Of course, don't look at me as strong as you, but I also led the Marina City brothers to fight."

Looking at her smug expression, I couldn't help but smile slightly.

"What to laugh at ......"

She lowered her head, still muttering something she didn't know.