Chapter 269: Estrangement
Felik finally realized that the consciousness he had always thought was firm was not yet firm.
And on this day, the battle of the seven gods that he predicted officially kicked off.
But not war in the true sense of the word.
Because of the appearance of the king, the battle moved from the open to the bottom.
If you want to start a war, if you want to seize power, you must have your own army, and more importantly, you must have the loyalty of your soldiers.
And now the Seven Gods, although they all have their own armed forces, what is the use? The loyalty of the soldiers has always been dedicated only to the Emperor, and only when the Emperor dies will they look for the next leader to whom they place their hopes.
And now that Bagh is not dead, the Seven Gods naturally can't fight, and all they can do is to contain each other as before, and fight openly and secretly.
However, there is still a chance, the king has not been back for a long time, as long as he shows enough loyalty and ability in the process of consolidating his power, and makes achievements, then he can also win the hearts of the people, just like being diverted from the king's side. And if the king dies later, that person will receive the most support.
And while Bagh was still alive, he was also very likely to become a high-ranking minister.
Finally, the meeting in the room ended.
Gabriel and Wengal both walked out.
Gabriel's face was not very good-looking, and the way he looked at Felik changed a lot, from his original admiration to disappointment.
As he walked past Felik, Felik heard him say softly, "I thought you had the ambition to become king...... It's a disappointment. β
Looking at the backs of the two leaving, he sighed and walked into the room.
"Felik, even if you don't have an official position, I can let you stay with a word, why didn't you stay just now?" Bagh asked, puzzled.
"I just don't want to." Felik replied.
There was a slight disappointment in Bag's eyes, but he returned to normal in an instant, thinking that maybe he was too anxious.
But as soon as Bagh had finished thinking this, Felik's next sentence made him completely stunned.
"I don't want to be too close to Your Majesty, the situation is not stable now, although your appearance can stop the fighting on the surface, but the competition under the table will continue, I am a heretic wanted by the Holy See, if I have too close a relationship with Your Majesty, it is easy to make the people uneasy.
Everyone in Kaswan naturally knows that I am a good person, but if I am the lord of the Seven Gods, I will definitely be ugly and ugly, and the more critical the moment, the more people will pin their hopes on the gods who do not exist.
This is the case, although life is worse than before, and the gods do not protect the people in the slightest, they are more devout in their belief in the gods, and the influence of the Holy See has swelled a lot during your absence, and you must be more careful to appease the people, otherwise the divine power will override the royal power.
Therefore, I will keep a proper distance from Your Majesty, so that those who are prejudiced against me can give the illusion that I am not on good terms with you, but that I have been suppressed by you in some way and have to work for you.
You can't show much trust in me, and it's better to use me as a tool. β
Bagh was stunned for a moment, then smiled dumbly and shook his head.
Seeing this, Felik raised his eyebrows and asked, "Is there anything wrong?" β
"No, there's nothing wrong with that." Bagh waved his hand.
It seems that his worries are unnecessary, Bag thought to himself, this kid, it is really difficult to fathom.
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Half a month passed so unconsciously, the emperor returned to the imperial capital, and Felik and they still stayed in Kas Bay.
After half a month of testing with Claudia, Felik finally confirmed that the blood constitution was not the effect of original sin.
On the other side, Gabriel cooperated with Wenger and Felik and stood on the emperor's side, while the two seven gods of the Holy See were still on the side of the Holy See, except for the four of them, the other three chose not to take sides, so the status quo became a tear between the two sides.
The Holy See said that Gabriel and Wenger did nothing when the empire was divided, and that they had secretly expanded their armies.
Gabriel, on the other hand, accused the other party of blackmailing the prince to falsely pass on the king's order in a vain attempt to control the empire.
The Holy See did not admit Gabriel's report, and insisted on assisting the eldest prince in handling government affairs, obviously supporting the two seven gods privately, and now he can still say such things, and his face is as thick as a city wall.
There were frequent fights between the two sides in private, and the emperor was also crushed to death by the Holy See, and those people sent oracles to the king's palace all day long, and the newly returned Bagh had no time to put the empire in order.
The main reason for the stalemate between the two sides is Felik.
The Holy See said that Felik was a heretic, defiled the Holy Land, killed the Captain Twelve, and should be put to death.
And Bagh said that Felik had a meritorious escort, and that he had already changed his face and surrendered to him.
These two statements made the people wonder what to do, because they devout their belief in the god of light, and their fear of heresy prompted them to lean towards the Holy See, but the other side protected the king, which was a change of direction that saved the precarious empire.
So the people also wavered about what to do with Felik, today they were preached by the Holy See, shouting that they would put heretics to death, and tomorrow they were commended by the Reich, and they clapped their hands in praise of each other's merits.
It's Kas Bay, which is as safe as ever.
"It's been more than ten days, aren't you leaving?" Felik asked Alyssa.
"Felik, I just have something to ask you."
"What's the matter?"
As she spoke, Alyssa pulled out a notebook from her bosom and flipped to the page where the portrait was drawn.
"Look, Felik."
"Alyssa, you...... You're not going to be obsessed with me, are you? This is what you painted? β
"Are you an idiot? I didn't draw it, but the owner of the note drew it a few years ago, and judging by your reaction just now, you can be sure that the person on it is you, or rather...... Is it your father? β
"I don't know, I don't know my father's appearance, but this portrait is indeed a little different, the hair is too long, although my hair was quite long when I was a demon king, but it is not so long." Felik replied while recalling: "And when I was the Demon King, I didn't hide the true body of the Demon Clan, if it was me, there should be two magic horns, and I had short hair after being usurped, so no matter what you think, it wasn't me who drew it." β
"I see, so it's supposed to be the former demon king." Alyssa muttered to herself thoughtfully.
"Hey, hey, what are you thinking? Why does it have to be my dad, I didn't say he was the one who painted it. β
Alyssa rubbed her moist lips like a detective in a romance drama.
"Do you think there would be two people in the world who are so similar if there is no blood relationship?"
Although this reasoning was unreasonable, he could not find a reason to refute it for a while, so Felik had to remain silent.
"Let's not talk about that, what the hell is this notebook of yours?"
Hearing Felik ask, Alyssa snapped the notebook shut, and then stuffed the notebook, which was only the size of a palm, into her twin peaks, and the plump jade rabbit actually clamped the small notebook tightly, and as Alyssa gently pulled the neckline, it was completely hidden in the ravine.
"I'm sorry, I won't tell you about this!" Alyssa playfully stuck out her tongue.
Felik squinted at each other, amazed.
I haven't seen her for a long time, and Alyssa has become like this, less naΓ―ve and ignorant, more mature and steady, but it hasn't erased that affinity, so Alyssa has reached a wonderful balance, she is a royal sister in handling business, and if it is in daily life, she can become a ...... How so...... Afra when she grows up?
"Alyssa, are you tempting me?"
Felik leaned one hand against the wall, his right foot resting easily on his left foot, in the standard pose of a rogue accosting a beautiful woman.
Alyssa smiled slightly, leaned forward gently, and pressed her lips close to Felik's ear, as if she wanted to say something.
In his ears, Her Royal Highness the princess breathed warmly, and her breath was like an orchid, and Felik felt good.
"A single-minded man must learn to refuse temptation, otherwise he will be hated by women."
This sentence made Felik's smile stiffen.
Alyssa retracted, took a step back, and stood there still smiling, but by this time Felik had no sense of temptation, and all that remained was a slow crisis.
Her own judgment was wrong, Alyssa...... It turned out that it had turned black!
"Alyssa, the ...... What do you mean? β
"It's not interesting, I have a habit of wandering around in the middle of the night, and you and Claudia seem to have it too." Alyssa looked calm, and Felik, who was standing on the side, trembled: "It's better not to be in the forest next time, although it's the middle of the night, but there are still many people like me who are used to walking in the middle of the night, if someone else touches it...... Hehe. β
Sure enough, it was encountered! That's pretty bad.
Felik's face was pale, his expression was like a broken painting, it was so ugly that he could no longer speak.
"But I feel sorry for Claudia." Alyssa smiled meaningfully.
Felik chuckled dryly and turned stiffly.
"I ...... I'll go first. β
"Well, goodbye, I won't tell Belina and the others, be careful on the road."
As soon as he finished saying this, there was the sound of an object rolling down the stairs in front of me.
After Felik left, Alyssa restrained her smile and turned around and walked into the study, which is usually a place where everyone gathers every day, and the study on the second floor here is dedicated to Felik, although it is dedicated, but there is no obstacle to entering and exiting, after all, those who can enter here are trusted by Felik.
"This is Felik's study, what does he do here?"
There was a notebook on the table, and Alyssa picked it up and read it.
Looking at it, Alyssa frowned.
"This guy is really careless."
How can this kind of thing be put on the table, although everyone is trustworthy, but it is difficult to guarantee that some people come uninvited, how can they not take precautions.
While thinking about it, Alyssa hid the paper in her pocket......
And on the other side, Felik received another letter.
Seeing Felik's brows furrowed, Belina asked worriedly, "Except for what?" β
"Well, Gabriel, it seems that something is not going well."
Felik put down the letter, crossed his hands, and thought for a moment.
"Bellina, you and I go to Gabriel's territory, and the others stay in Kas Bay. Oh yes, Afra, you remember to train well, the enemy is different now, and you have to follow to get stronger. β
Afra squatted on the chair with her knees folded and looked at Felik with a grim expression.
"Afra is too weak~, can't help the head of the regiment~~" Afra said pitifully.
Rubbing Afra's head, Felik sighed.
Afra's current situation is very embarrassing, this little girl is obviously a gift of the wind, with huge potential, and has mastered superb string skills at such a young age, or a combat skill developed by herself, it is not an exaggeration to say that she is a genius.
If you cultivate it well, you will definitely become a reliable combat force.
It's a pity that the current battle intensity is too high, and for Afra, this kind of battle is too dangerous as an experience, so she has to be harassed and has not been trained, and her combat effectiveness has grown slowly.
If only there was someone who could teach Afra, Felik thought to himself.
He wanted someone to teach Afra, but on closer inspection, he really didn't.
Odelia is unrivaled in swordsmanship, but unfortunately Afra specializes in long-range and has no interest in melee combat.
Belina is the Eye of Spellbreaking, and Afra is the Giver, lacking in magic.
"Is it just for Afra to train herself?" Felik sighed.
Suddenly, in a flash of lightning, a flash of inspiration flashed in his mind, and his eyes lit up.
"One of the same gifts! Morte might be able to teach Afra how to use the power of her bounty! β
"Afra, the plan has changed, the self-training has been cancelled, and during the time that Belina and I are away, you go to Moult and ask him to teach you how to use the power of the gift."
Afra listened, and raised her eyebrows lightly, looking reluctant.
"Well, go to Moult, study hard, and then you can help me, if you study hard, then I will reward you when I come back." Felik expertly throws the bait.
Sure enough, as soon as Afra heard that there was a reward, a cunning light flashed in her eyes, and the corners of her mouth rose slightly.
"Commander, what reward do I want to set myself!"
"Okay, okay!" Felik agreed, anyway, it would be good if it was too outrageous when the time came, and it was not once or twice to deceive Afra.
In this way, after a simple arrangement, Felik and Belina came to the outskirts.
"Belina, signal."
A dazzling magic projectile soared into the air, bursting into a brilliant firework, and then a giant red shadow swooped down from the sky.
The red dragon's four claws fell to the ground, causing the earth to shake, and Belina took a few steps back with some fear, although the last time she was able to escape from Sivir's hands, it was all due to the dragon.
Felik crossed his hands on his hips and looked at the mighty dragon in front of him with satisfaction.
"Alright, let's go to the dragon!"
The red dragon was requested by Felik from Wenger, and Gabriel was used as a lobbyist for a high payment.
The dragon kicked on all fours, spread its huge wings, and set off an infinite wind, soaring into the air, hovering and elevating its body, and flying towards Gabriel's territory.