"From today onwards, Alice will officially inherit my throne." Sitting on the throne, the mercenary Wang Lance said with a serious face, "And I will not be concerned about all the affairs of the Free Federation, and I will officially retire!" ”

Hearing the mercenary king suddenly say this, the representatives of the countries of the Free Federation and some dignitaries of the mercenary kingdom who were summoned all whispered to each other at the same time, and the scene suddenly became very noisy. However, although they also heard this shocking news, the heads of the top ten mercenary groups or the representatives of the mercenary groups on the other side looked unusually calm.

In the mercenary kingdom, the top ten mercenary groups are eligible to participate in the discussion, but the leaders of these mercenary groups generally only listen to them.

At the top of the line, the leader of the Iron and Blood Mercenary Regiment, Ishus. Basel looked at the ceiling with his head held high in boredom, as if he could see a flower in the intricate pattern. With the close connection between the Iron and Blood Mercenary Group and the Royal Family of Gelaru, the leader of the mercenary group obviously knew the news for a long time, so he naturally felt quite bored. After all, what the Mercenary King decided to do, no one has ever been able to change.

And the second-ranked clergy joint mercenary group has always been the leader of the holy mercenary group, the paladin Yabaru. Andrea turned her head to stare at Captain Iseus from time to time, and it seemed that she was still quite unwilling to be defeated by the leader of the iron-blooded mercenary group and let the holy mercenary group only be able to fall second.

It is worth mentioning that this mercenary group, which was nominally established by the clergy of the Church of the Gods who had gone out to practice, was not located outside the commercial capital of Sikerd, but near the holy capital of the Church of the Gods, Haven.

Standing in third place, the half-elf female ranger Yura. Balsamina had a faint smile on her face. But she looked at the free federal dignitaries who were talking about it with disdain. After all, even in the Free Federation, which is quite close to the Elven Kingdom, there are still many people who constantly peep at her beauty and strength in private. Especially these nobles with strength and status in front of them. Every now and then, someone would find various reasons to get close to her, which made the arrogant half-elf very dissatisfied. However, he is the leader of the Sword and Rose Mercenary Regiment. She has to be responsible for the entire mercenary group, so she will inevitably have to entrust the nobles with the snake.

The seven leaders of the mercenary group, ranked fourth to tenth, also had different expressions. However, in addition to the same as the Iron Blood Mercenary Group and the Sword and Rose Mercenary Group, the faces of the four mercenary group leaders whose headquarters are located outside West Kerd City are slightly sad, the faces of the other three mercenary group leaders who are not located near Shangdu are all relaxed.

After all, their foundation is not outside this Shang Capital, and no matter how big something happens in the Shang Capital, it has nothing to do with them. However, there are gains and losses, and they don't have to bear the responsibility of guarding the merchant capital Siquold, of course, they can't enjoy all the preferential treatment that the other six mercenary groups have received.

However, in any case, such a major event as the "Mercenary King's Retirement" has a great impact on the top ten mercenary groups. After all, although the mercenary king Lance has always held the title of "mercenary king". But even in the Little Demon Calamity, the Mercenary King did not formally gather all the mercenaries, but only relied on a few legions of the Mercenary Kingdom to successfully keep the Free Federation.

Of course, it was not that the mercenary king at that time didn't want to issue a summoning order, but that the mercenary kingdom, which was short of materials at that time, could not support more troops, so the mercenary king simply gave up this opportunity to use the mercenary king's summoning order. And until the most critical time, the mercenary king has no right to issue a summoning order.

It's none of your business, hang high. The top ten mercenary groups did not express any opinion on the mercenary king's retirement, but the high-level leaders of the member states of the Free Federation and the mercenary kingdom were a little quarrelsome.

For the allies of the Free Commonwealth. The demigod-level powerhouse mercenary Wang Lansi has always been the greatest guarantee for them to stand at the peak of the continent. However, now that the Mercenary King suddenly said that he was retiring, they were of course a little anxious after enjoying the benefits brought by the name of the Mercenary King.

But the Mercenary King is the king of a generation, and if they really want to oppose it themselves, they have to find a suitable reason. That's not that easy. So after a quick discussion among the gray-bearded or fat-bellied politicians, they finally came up with a representative: Simon, an old man in charge of finance in the mercenary kingdom. Evan Gray.

Wang Lance, a mercenary who had been holding his head and smiling and looking at the chaos of the people below, saw that the representative introduced by these politicians was actually Old Man Simon. Immediately he sat up. However, the mercenary king, whose eyes jumped slightly, did not say anything to this old man, but directly showed his dissatisfaction with a straight face.

Old Man Simon was the elder in charge of finances when the mercenary king's father, Jeos, was alive. Arguably. Even the mercenary king is what he watched grow from childhood to adulthood. In the face of such an elder, even the mercenary king felt some pressure.

But Old Man Simon stroked his gray beard. The first sentence that came out made everyone a little dumbfounded: "Since Your Majesty intends to retire, and it seems that he has made up his mind, the old man does not intend to object." ”

From the surprised eyes of those politicians, the mercenary Wang Lance understood: it seems that this old man must have played these colleagues once.

"Still." Before the mercenary Wang Lance could smile, the old man spoke again, "Although you seem to have made up your mind, the old man still wants to ask why. After all, the succession of thrones is a big deal, and you can't be careless! ”

At the end, the old man's tone was a little heavy, but the mercenary king could only smile bitterly: he was not willing to deceive this elder, but the truth must not be revealed.

Fortunately, similar inquiries had been anticipated by Roger and the others in advance, and a very reasonable explanation had been prepared for the mercenary king.

"Actually, there was a devil nobleman who tried to assassinate me before, and of course, that guy failed." The mercenary king said it very lightly, but some of the people underground began to break out in a cold sweat. "But after killing that devil nobleman, I have a deeper understanding of the essence of fighting spirit. So I plan to practice for a while. Try to see if you can break into new territory. ”

The politicians nodded neatly: with a new understanding, they plan to put down government affairs and practice for a period of time. This is common in the military-oriented royal family of Gelaru, and these politicians have come up with a complete plan for it.

However, when these people nodded halfway, they all froze there, and even Old Man Simon, who was stroking his beard with a relaxed face, almost ripped off his beard.

You must know that the mercenary king Lance is already a demigod-level strength. If you have to go any further, you will either die, or you will succeed in igniting the divine fire and ascending to the sky and becoming a new god.

It has been hundreds of years since a new god appeared on the continent of Elia, and this time cannot be said to be short. But in the eyes of elves and other immortal races, it is not too long.

However, when such a myth was likely to happen in front of him, these scheming and cunning politicians were all stunned, and even the ten leaders of the mercenary group who were originally indifferent on the side also fell into a stupor.

Everyone is not stupid and knows very well what this means.

"Hahahaha...... "Mercenary King laughed violently, "Look at you guys, do I just plan to concentrate on cultivation for a while?" It's not that you're planning to ignite the divine fire now, why are you all so surprised? ”

Seeing the mercenary king laughing loudly there, some annoyed politicians wanted to get angry, but they didn't dare to really turn their faces with the mercenary king. So they all stared at Old Man Simon tightly.

Although this old man has just tricked them, he is really the only one who is most suitable for confronting the mercenary king.

Rubbing his chin a little cautiously, Old Man Simon glared at the mercenary king fiercely. But before Old Man Simon could speak, the mercenary king continued: "Okay, okay. Old man, you better rest honestly, I just want to cultivate with peace of mind for a while, not to mention that Alice is not small. It would be nice to let her experience this position for a while first, wouldn't it? ”

The fat and skinny politicians exchanged opinions very secretly. In the end, nothing was said again. In fact, originally these politicians were discussing with Old Man Simon. It was intended that Alice was too young, not strong enough, and so on, to raise all kinds of objections from the various shortcomings of this heir.

However, as soon as the mercenary king's astonishing news was interrupted, these politicians all suppressed various other thoughts in their hearts: everyone was really disturbed by the heavy news that the mercenary king planned to become a god.

Old Man Simon glared at the mercenary king very vaguely again. Looking at the old man's eyes, the mercenary king understood: this old man didn't believe this statement at all. However, in this regard, the mercenary king could only reply with an apologetic look.

Such a serious truth, even for the most trusted old man, cannot be said.

Old Man Simon rolled his eyes, stroked his white beard and lowered his head to think, and the more he thought about it, the more solemn his expression became.

The people of the Free Federation have too much confidence in this almost invincible mercenary king, so much so that they all subconsciously ignore a problem: although the mercenary king Lance is likely to succeed in igniting the divine fire in one fell swoop and directly becoming a god, it is also possible that he will fall directly for various reasons.

However, Old Man Simon obviously thought of this, and suddenly a flash of surprise and horror flashed in his eyes, but it instantly converged, and even the mercenary king did not notice.

Glancing at the politicians who were a little messed up by the news, the mercenary king slapped twice loudly as if he had just remembered something. Then when the council hall was quiet, the mercenary king said casually: "Oh yes, in order to prevent something from going wrong with Alice during my absence, I specially invited a master to come and help me watch her." ”

"Come on, come on, go and get the magician over." Without waiting for everyone to react, the mercenary king waved directly at one of the guards, and the guards immediately trotted away.

Enchanter? Politicians are making eye contact again. In fact, it was not uncommon for the aristocracy to hire a magician as a magical advisor. After all, the study of magic has always cost a lot of money, so many magicians will accept the invitation of the nobles.

However, when the guards invited the magician, the politicians began to look at each other again, and even the ten leaders of the mercenary group were surprised.

The magician who appeared in front of them was dressed in a shabby robe, with a rather ordinary cane in his hand, a grayish beard and hair, and deep wrinkles. This magician looks even older than Simon, the oldest of them all!

The old magician walked to the mercenary king's side very naturally, completely ignoring the others, and said to the mercenary king very indifferently: "Is there something wrong?"

"The ...... of Impudence Woo...... Baa ......" A man jumped out and was about to accuse the old magician of being rude, but the old magician stretched out his cane without looking back, and a pale yellow light immediately hit the person, and then the person who everyone had not had time to see who it was was turned into a cute little sheep.

"Hiss......"

"Instantaneous, instantaneous?"

"Sheep transformation seems to be a high-level magic, right? How many steps are there? ”

"You ask me? So who do I ask? ”

Everyone was talking at once, and it took a long time for someone to notice who was missing: the hapless Count of Firth was turned into a sheep before he could finish his sentence.

This is definitely a legendary strength! Some insightful politicians suddenly looked nervous. It is said that magicians are eccentric people, and these wise men don't want to be turned into sheep themselves!

At this time, after listening to the mercenary king's explanation, the old magician slowly turned around, didn't look at the sheep on the ground, and said to everyone very indifferently: "Your Majesty let Lao Yu get to know you, although Lao Yu doesn't think it's necessary, but it's better to say it in advance." Speaking of this, the old magician glanced at the sheep on the ground lightly, "The old man hates to have someone interject when the old man is talking!" Have you all remembered? ”

Seeing that everyone in front of him, including the ten mercenary group leaders, nodded honestly, the old magician said slowly: "The old man's name is Merlin!" All you have to do is call me Merlin, do you understand? ”

Everyone nodded in unison again, and then quietly watched the Merlin wizard stagger out of the council room.

Seeing the figure of Merlin Magician disappear, everyone remembered: this magician didn't ask their names from beginning to end! (To be continued......)