Long before entering Meridian City, Lu Xiao had heard a lot of rumors about Yavid during his trip.

Most of the people of the Kingdom of Calga were grateful that he had put an end to the tyranny of the mad king Geelong, but many disapproved of his father's murder.

There is no clear conclusion as to how the mad king Geelong died.

Hearsay folk rumors cannot be fully believed, and perhaps some of the Shadow Kargar people deliberately blended into the crowd to spread rumors, tarnish Yavid's image, and emphasize their legitimacy.

In the internal struggle for imperial power, smearing opponents and elevating oneself is nothing more than a basic operation.

As the saying goes, seeing is believing, hearing is false.

Lu Xiao thinks that he is quite accurate in seeing people, whether Yavid is a cold-blooded person who kills his father for ambition, or a Ming Jun who stands up for the future of the kingdom and bears infamy, as long as he has contact with him personally, he can roughly judge.

Calga was the first ethnic group to obtain ancient knowledge, and when the chief assistant officer Mallard led Lu Xiao into the palace chamber, the two chatted about a lot of topics.

Mallard, who has an elegant temperament, is very knowledgeable, and compared to the eldest mother of the Nora tribe who blindly believes in the mother of all things, he is more in line with Lu Xiao's impression of a national minister who guides the development of the kingdom.

On the way to the Yavid Throne, Lu Xiao could see the long queue in the council hall.

The way the king of this country governs is a bit strange, he does not summon all the ministers to the front of the palace at once, but has the ministers line up and deal with problems one by one.

One thing to say, Lu Xiao thinks that this kind of government affairs is inefficient, and it can be said that it is gambling to pile all the major national affairs on the king's head.

The existence of the mad king Geelong is a testament to the fact that the king's rights and responsibilities are so great that no one has the right to stop him after he goes mad, only Prince Arvid stepped forward at a critical moment and overthrew his father's violent rule with an armed coup.

After chatting with Mallard about the types and weaknesses of the mechanical beasts in the wild, Lu Xiao turned the topic to Yavid without a trace.

"In other words, when the 13th Sun King started to go crazy, the 'Red Devourer' happened to sweep the entire kingdom?"

"Does King Arvid know the truth about the Red Devourer? What does he think about this? ”

Red Eater, Calga's unique name for a mechanical frenzy that took place more than two years ago.

Most of the corrupted automatons glow with an eerie red-black glow, hence the name of the Red Devourer.

Mallard shook his head: "No one knows why Red Eater happened, why the automatons that used to be inseparable from the human well water suddenly became berserk. ”

"There are some priests within Karga who believe that the Red Devouring is the punishment of the tyranny of the Sun God against the Mad King, but this statement can only deceive the people who do not know the truth, and it cannot stand in the high-level circles of the kingdom."

Mallard lowered his voice and said to Lu Xiao, "The period when the Mad King began to rule brutally was after the beginning of the Red Invasion, and King Geelong was also a virtuous monarch in the past. ”

Lu Xiao raised her eyebrows and asked meaningfully, "Haven't you thought about the connection between the two things?" Could it be that the so-called red devouring affected King Geelong? ”

Mallard sighed: "Of course I thought about it, but we don't have any evidence. ”

"I specially sent someone to investigate whether there were any changes in the people of Meridian City during the Red Invasion."

"The answer is no, except for the Mad King, no one has been directly affected by the Red Devouring."

Walking around the circular conference hall, Mallard finally lined up the dense queue of ministers and brought Lu Xiao to the top of the spiral staircase.

At the top of the spiral staircase, the gold-infused Sun King's throne sits on a gorgeously dressed young brown-skinned man, bowing his head to concentrate on the minister's papers.

The man looked to be less than 30 years old, with a crisp mustache above his lips and a rather handsome appearance.

He is the 14th Sun King of the Kingdom of Calga, Yavid.

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sp; Yavid's first impression on Lu Xiao was not bad, with a gentle temperament but not even majestic, conscientious and conscientious about the king's heavy work, and dedicated to handling many affairs within the kingdom.

"Is it the rainy season again......

Yavid gave a categorical order: "Inform the villages along the river to prepare for flood control, and allocate a regiment as a mobile force, ready to rescue the people in the event of floods." ”

"Yes!"

Taking advantage of the minister's order, Mallard raised his hand to stop the next minister from stepping forward.

"Your faithful Mallard, king, has brought your distinguished guest."

Yavid's dark eyes were raised, and he looked at Lu Xiao, who was tall and tall, with a little curiosity.

"Thank you, Mallard."

According to the etiquette taught by Mallard before, Lu Xiao put his left hand behind his back, bent slightly in a crossed posture, and touched his chest with his right hand to salute Yavid.

"Honorable King of the Sun, my name is Lu Xiao, a traveler who has come from afar outside the territory of the Sun Kingdom, and I am honored to be received by you."

Yavid smiled and raised his hand: "No need to be polite, this time I called you mainly to show gratitude." ”

As Lu Xiao expected, Elsa is very important to Yavid and the Sun Kingdom.

Mad King Geelong has caused great harm to the whole world, including the Kingdom of Calga, and Javid, who has been in power for less than three years, is still busy sorting out domestic affairs, and has no time to pay attention to the provocations of the warlords of Shadow Calga and Oseran, and all policies are mainly to maintain stability.

Elsa is the link between Calga and O'Cella, and with her mediation, O'Celland's top brass will try to exercise restraint and restrain the radical pro-war faction in the country.

But once something goes wrong with Elsa, I'm afraid that the young and immature Alender alone will not be able to take on the heavy responsibility that his sister is now shouldering.

Elsa and Delva were contacted through secret channels, and once Yavid learned about it, he would definitely send heavy troops to protect Elsa to negotiate, which would probably scare Delva away, and Elsa's true purpose would not be achieved.

Jarvid and Elsa suffered together during the military coup, and the two have already developed feelings that go beyond friendship, and they know each other very well.

After learning from Arad that Elsa had quietly gone to see Delva, Javid immediately understood her intentions.

Elsa didn't believe in Delva's surrender at all.

She secretly arranged an ambush, preparing to take this opportunity to capture the scheming Delva in one fell swoop, and send him back to Osseland with the stolen goods, so as to contain the radicals within Oselan.

Elsa is brave and resourceful, but Delva is also an old comrade-in-arms who knows her very well, a proper old fox.

Yavid was worried that Delva had secretly made other preparations, so he hurriedly asked Elende to lead the elite troops to rush to reinforcements.

Lu Xiao said modestly: "King Yavid is serious, I just don't want to see the conspiracy of the brutal Shadow Karga and the Eclipse Sect succeed. ”

At the mention of the Eclipse Cult, Yavid's expression became serious.

"Mallard's spies have recently heard vague rumors about the Eclipse Cult in Meridian City, who are they?"

Lu Xiao, who had been prepared, said confidently: "The Eclipse Sect is a cult composed of the most radical part of the Shadow Calga, led by the former Calgar military commander Siris, who defected to Sunset Castle. ”

"Their purpose...... Needless to say, it was to overthrow King Arvid's rule. ”

"In pursuit of its ambitions, the Eclipse Cult is digging up ancient metal demons around the world."

"Not long ago, the Nora were attacked by the Eclipse Cult, and they threw in a number of ancient war machines known as the Degraders to attack the sacred land of the Nora people."

Lu Xiao's eyes flashed: "The Eclipse Sect has the means to corrupt and control the machinery in its hands, and I suspect that there are other people behind the Eclipse Sect and Shadow Karga who are secretly manipulating, and King Geelong's madness is likely to be related to this." ”