With a pair of cold eyes, Arnold looked indifferently at the rows of uneasy vigilantes of the Security Department on the school grounds.

"In view of the present security problems in the Imperial Capital, His Excellency Arnold Svan Fegraf, Duke of Leng Mountain, has been appointed by His Royal Highness the First Prince, acting consul and first prince of His Majesty the Emperor, to impose a curfew throughout the Imperial Capital. ”

Behind him, Titus read aloud orders approved by Alcott.

"From now on, the garrison of the whole imperial capital will accept the control of the Duke of Leng Shan and carry out the curfew order, without the written order of the Duke, the garrison going out without permission during the curfew time will be regarded as a violation of the curfew law, and the patrol force has the right to arrest, detain, interrogate, and punish ......"

Titus raised his eyes and glanced at the guards, his eyes still full of murderous spirit.

"As well as executions. ”

Everyone in the garrison couldn't help but swallow their saliva secretly, but looking at the heavily armed Lengshan Ling soldiers around the school grounds, they didn't dare to speak out.

"The Duke of Leng Shan also has the right to instruct the subordinates of the Garrison to assist in the execution of the curfew order, and all departments of the Garrison shall be under the full command of Duke Arnold, and anyone who violates the order shall be treated as a crime of treason. ”

Rockefett, who was standing in the crowd, felt his heart beating rapidly, and he and his colleagues soon realized that this was actually handing over the command of all the departments under the Imperial Capital Garrison to Duke Arnold, and he really couldn't figure out why Prince Alcott dared to give so much power to someone who was not worthy of the full trust of the royal family.

"In addition, during the curfew, the special immunity of the nobles, clergy, and other persons who do not have the special permission of the Prince of Alcott shall be lifted, and no penalty shall be waived for any violation of the curfew. ”

Arnold's gaze swept over those bewildered, shocked, or contemplative eyes, but remained unmoved. He didn't seem to care about the reaction of everyone in the garrison department, and turned around silently.

"I'll leave it to you. ”

"Where are you going?" asked Titus.

"Go and meet His Royal Highness the prince who has found me this trouble. ”

Yes, this power was obtained even beyond Arnold's own expectations, he did not expect to be able to obtain this level of authority, but the prince who looked stunned actually sent it up on his own initiative.

Arnold couldn't figure out why Alcott was doing this, so he had to meet the prince himself.

The carriage soon arrived at the Consul's Residence, where the sheriffs of the various departments of the Garrison were assembled to receive Arnold's instructions, so there was no garrison at the Consul's Mansion except for the Imperial Guards who remained in the Imperial Capital.

The consul's consul's consul saw the coat of arms of the Figlaf family from a distance, and hurried to report it to Prince Alcott.

The guards at the gate also knew that this lord who was now in the imperial capital was not something they could stop, so he respectfully and politely welcomed Arnold in.

The moment he walked into the consul's residence, Arnold suddenly felt that this scene was somewhat familiar.

By the way, Rodney was in the Black Rock Palace that day, and he was probably in this style.

Arnold thought, pausing at the same time.

He glanced back and forth in the hallway, then continued his steps.

In the consul's residence, Prince Alcott was still the same old man, almost overwhelmed by the countless government affairs entrusted by Farage, so much so that he was relieved to see Arnold come in.

"What did you do here today?"

In the face of this lame opening statement, Arnold revisited the prince, and he was still unsure whether Alcott was really stupid or deliberately pretending to paralyze him.

"Your Highness, first of all, allow me to thank you. ”

Arnold bowed rarely, showing full respect.

"With your trust, I have been entrusted with the command of the various departments of the Garrison. However, I am afraid that I cannot bear such great grace from you, and I ask you to take back your life. ”

Prince Alcott was stunned for a moment, as if he didn't expect Arnold to ask for the power to be returned. He subconsciously looked at Farage beside him.

It is strange to say that Farage's assistant, who had quarreled with Arnold two days ago, has been silent since Arnold came in, and he has not deliberately embarrassed.

Arnold also looked at Farage, judging from the attitude of Prince Alcott, it should be obvious who is behind this conspiracy.

"With all due respect, Your Excellency Duke Arnold, I don't quite understand. Why do you want to give this back authority, isn't that what you expect?"

"I never looked forward to it. Arnold straightened up and looked at Farage without fear, "Since I came to the Imperial Capital, I have never expected to gain any authority, and the heavy responsibility I bear today is entirely out of the trust of His Royal Highness Iscario, and my obligation to the royal family as the Duke of Cold Mountain, nothing more, not for status and power. Therefore, I cannot accept the power that I should not accept, and if others misunderstand me in any way, please ask His Highness Alcott to know it. ”

"Since you-" Farage deliberately dragged out his tone, "you are acting out of your obligation to the royal family, so why don't you take orders from His Highness Iscario and lead his troops to the Mirror Lake Territory to support His Highness Iscario?"

"Defending the imperial capital and His Majesty the Emperor is also loyal to the imperial family. Arnold said with a sense of urgency.

"Nonsense!" Farage shouted suddenly, "The Baidi people who attacked Mirror Lake have all been wiped out, and the enemy army can't have any chance to threaten the imperial capital, you are just making excuses to stay in the imperial capital and continue to control the power." His Royal Highness Iscario is the commander-in-chief of the army appointed by His Majesty the Emperor with full powers, and Marshal Zaclyde is the Minister of War appointed by His Majesty the Emperor. And for treason, even the duke is not exempt from punishment. ”

Arnold looked at Farage indifferently, not the slightest nervous about the other party's sudden attack.

"And since Henut the Great, there has never been one way for the empire to treat traitors......"

Before Farage could finish speaking, a group of heavily armed soldiers poured in through the door behind Arnold and surrounded Arnold. And listening to the footsteps in the corridor, I'm afraid there are more soldiers outside.

There was obviously not much garrison here.

Prince Alcott looked at the soldiers in a daze, his head turning mechanically, and he looked at Farage, who still didn't seem to have reacted to the mutation.

"If you are now tied up, then I promise not to harm your life, given the knighthood that your ancestors earned for their service to the Empire. ”

"It's funny, I'm curious to know who made you do that. ”

Arnold's gaze swept past Prince Alcott, who was still in shock and did not come back to his senses, but the other party did not notice Arnold's gaze.

"A small assistant can mobilize so many Janissaries?" Arnold took a step, ignoring the head of the gun in front of him, "What's more interesting is that you think that you can take me down at this level?"

Farage kept a calm face, ignored Arnold's provocation, and decisively ordered the soldiers: "Don't ask for a living mouth." ”

After receiving the order, the well-trained Praetorian Guard, without a moment's hesitation, surrounded Arnold's dozen soldiers, stabbing out their spears from all directions, as if to poke Arnold into a sieve.

Arnold, however, did not move, but only stomped his feet to block the spears they had stabbed.

The black shadows that rose from beneath his feet formed a barrier around him, and the spear pierced into it, unable to move.

Farage frowned, Arnold's hand was a bit unexpected, but not enough to completely break his plan. Just in case, he had already considered that Arnold would bring a knight to protect him, especially considering a fierce general like Titus, so Farage was also prepared for full confrontation.

"Zahara Maragon. ”

To his surprise, the magical power of the spell broke Arnold's defenses, and although the soldiers who had threatened him were forced to retreat due to the power of the magic, Arnold felt the pressure of being surrounded by him.

The Grand Magister of the Council of Sky Mages, Ian Profmo, the old man with whom he had a relationship, is now on the opposite side of Arnold.

"Your Excellency. Ian leveled his staff and looked at Arnold with a complicated expression, "Please give up resistance, I don't want to be your enemy." ”

"Oh, why? I don't know what deserves so much love from you. ”

Tentacles in the shadows lapped against the floor of the Archon's residence, leaving marks on the expensive ground, proving Arnold's power.

Archmagister Ian stared at the void of a strange force from the shadows.

"You know, it's me here, not Cardinal Francis, and if the Cardinal is here, you're in a much more difficult situation. ”

Ian saw the origin of Arnold's power, and of course, it also proved that the archmages of the Sky Mage Council were not strict adherents of the teachings after all, and they had dealt with the lower realms in many cases.

"So what's the difference? I'm not confident that I'm much worse than Kelsusa Winterconling. ”

Arnold apparently did not accept Ian's advice, and the monster in the shadow opened its bloody jaws and attacked the people in the Archon's mansion with impunity.

First and foremost were the soldiers who had pointed their guns at Arnold, the tentacles dragged into the shadows with a large number of soldiers as if they were greedy merchants sweeping the gold coins on the table into their pockets. Even the soldiers of the Royal Praetorian Guard were unable to resist in the face of the power of the Nine Grand Dukes of Hell.

Seeing this, Ian did not hesitate, and immediately tentaced, the rapidly decreasing temperature could not freeze the shadows, but it could freeze the moisture in the air, creating a sharp blade that cut off the tentacles of those shadows. With the sharp blades slashed, the lives of several soldiers were saved, but they also lost the will and ability to continue fighting, and fled to the corridor in a hurry.

Behind Ian, Farage, who saw Arnold able to fight the Grand Magister, was surprised and surprised, but still kept his composure. He pulled Prince Alcott, who was still stunned, and prepared to leave the room under the protection of the soldiers.

Arnold, of course, would not fail to notice Farage, in this case, there was no need for him to be polite, since the other party took the lead in launching a coup d'état, then he just had to take the call.

The waves of shadows churned at Arnold's feet, and indoors, Arnold naturally had countless corners to exploit, and wherever the light could not reach, it would become his main battlefield.

For a moment, even the ground seemed to be controlled by Arnold, and the rolling waves of shadows on the ground seemed to melt the ground, forming a sea from nothingness, giving the room no other foothold.

Seeing that the wave of shadows was about to spread throughout the room, Ian struck again, and now he had to give up his plan to persuade Arnold for the time being, if he didn't do it with all his might, then I'm afraid he, the archmage, would also be in danger.