"To save this country from destruction," Oga said in a heavy tone, "we need a new king and a new oracle. ”

Although he had a premonition of this kind of blunt words, Robin still felt the coolness emanating from his body when he heard her say it so bluntly.

"What do you mean?" Robin's eyes narrowed.

"Oh, I almost forgot." Ao Jia put his fingers on his forehead, revealing an exaggerated expression of surprise, "Our Lord Chosen One doesn't seem to be familiar with the history of the kingdom yet. ”

She chuckled, "Or maybe you're used to the life of selling bread in the Frozen Collar, so you can't think about the meaning behind the history of the kingdom?" ”

Robin frowned, a look of displeasure.

Grand Duke Aojia is not only a legendary poisonous snake, but also a poisonous tongue.

Can these grand dukes really stand the prickly personality in her words?

Robin was skeptical.

……

From Aojia's words just now, Robin probably knew something-

That was his true identity, and it was not concealed as the king and the oracle had hoped, and it is estimated that several of the Grand Dukes present had already learned that he had been summoned.

It's just that up to now, although Aojia has hinted at it in his words, he still hasn't broken it.

Robin didn't speak, looking at Olga coldly, waiting for her explanation.

"Ever since Olivia became king." An old voice rang out, and Duke Gwen, the oldest of the five archdukes, spoke slowly, taking over Ogya's words.

"The whole kingdom began to go down a path of destruction.

During these sixteen years, Olivia held his military power firmly in his hands through conquest.

She went west against the Windwing Dynasty, and in many wars against the Windwings of the West, she drained the Glory Leader I was in charge of.

The glory of the Glory Collar is all exchanged for blood and tears.

In our place, there is a saying -

Only blood and sand can forge glory.

I was proud of my clan and my people for fighting well, and I was proud to have broken the Wings.

But, right now, in my heart there is only deep worry.

After several wars against the people of the Western Wilderness, the population of the Glory Lords has decreased dramatically, and I don't know how much blood we have to shed, how many heads to break, and how many lives to be buried. ”

The old duke's hands holding the silver cane trembled slightly, and even his tone became rapid.

She lowered her eyes sadly, hiding her face in the shadows.

"If I could, I would rather not have such glory than get back those warriors who died for the kingdom, and those lives that I cherished.

The life of the Glory Leader should not be squandered like this by Olivia.

And all this is just for her personal arrogant ambition and lust for power! “

War.

Life.

Sacrifice.

Power.

Robin looked down at what Duke Gwen had said, and the image of King Olivia came to mind, her golden scepter in her hand, tapping on the ground.

It makes a deafening sound.

Is Olivia's conquest of the Western Wilderness really just for his own selfish desires?

"It's more than that." Duke Aiden took over the words of the old Duke Gwynn, "King Olivia's use of war to weaken the Lords of Glory and St. Beta while building up power for himself is only part of what we can see.

After she became king, she did even more terrible things in order to further control the other archduke realms. “

Aiden paused and said cryptically, "In history, there have been things that are not so glamorous—

The fruits of life flowing from the temple were sold to other countries by the local gods at a high price, especially the Pyroxon Alliance, which was established in the past hundred years, and became the largest buyer.

This is also an important reason why the Merchant Alliance can still rise even though it does not have any Life God Tree.

Later, in order to combat the black market circulation of the fruit of life, Olivia set up a new independent agency in the major ducal territories-

Inspectorate.

The members of the Inspectorate have very direct and powerful powers, they can break into people's homes to investigate without the permission of the local court and the grand dukes, and because the purpose of this institution is to curb the flow of the fruit of life, they even blatantly enter and leave the Divine Council and arrest the clergy at will.

After ten years of development, the power and power of the Inspectorate have slowly eroded the proper jurisdiction of the Grand Dukes, and in many cases they dare to directly conflict with us.

This is the iron fist of the new king.

She forced us to back down again and again until we had only the false title of Grand Duke. “

Duke Aiden stood up indignantly and slammed his fists into the table.

"I have inherited the blood of the Valen family, shouldered the burden of the Sunrise Collar, and from the day I succeeded to the title of Grand Duke, I was determined to revitalize the Sunrise Collar.

But, Lord Robin.

Listen to what outsiders say about me.

A playful young duke.

A duke who indulged in travel and hunting.

However, all I can say is that ......"

Aiden sighed heavily, his face lonely.

"Who would want to be like this if they could? I showed weakness and playfulness, but only to protect myself, just to better paralyze King Olivia, so that she would not tighten the rope around the throat of the sunrise collar. ”

Cordage.

Throat.

Robin looked at the young duke in front of him with a hint of pity, as if he saw the invisible shackles around her neck.

The conflict between the king and the Grand Duke will only end up fighting to the death.

Perhaps this is the inevitability of history.

"However, when we thought about it later, we realized a terrible thing."

When Duke Aiden said this, his face suddenly turned ashen, and his teeth could not stop trembling.

"At that time, God would sell the fruit of life, was it really the work of God's club?

Wise as Lord Robin, you can surely figure out the key, without the support of His Majesty the King, who would dare to sell the fruit of life? “

"What?!"

Robin's eyes widened suddenly, and his pupils shrank violently.

……

Buying and selling the fruit of life, Robin had heard it before.

Both Archduke Rosa Lind and Calista have spoken about it.

But......

It's very different from what Duke Aiden said.

He raised his gaze and looked coldly at Archduke Olga, who was sitting at the other end of the table.

In the other two versions he heard, it was clearly the Grand Duke of Santa who dominated the circulation of the Fruit of Life, in exchange for more benefits.

In this way, the truth of the matter may be far from that simple.

What Aiden said just now was really shocking.

She was implying that the king was in charge of the sale of the fruit of life, just so that he could use this to control the various duccies.

This kind of thing can't help but make people's hearts tremble.

"And what about the Pyroxon Alliance?" Aiden reminded, "Who can guarantee that they are not the backing of the new king." His Majesty the King may be provided with military and financial assistance when necessary.

A friendly ally placed outside the kingdom.

Many of these populations were also nurtured by the fruit of life of Itnaire. ”

Aiden smiled sarcastically, "There's no better backhand, right?" “