Chapter Ninety-Eight: The Visit
Seeing off Eden, who had chatted with him for a long time and revealed a lot of the inside story of the royal capital, Luo Sheng fell into deep thought. Pen, fun, and www.biquge.info
Through Eden, an insider, Luo Sheng has a general understanding of Elson's current political situation, and also roughly understands the real reasons behind some of the things he saw and heard in his previous life.
More than a year ago, the old king, who held the strongest power in Elson's royal family, fell seriously ill and gradually lost consciousness and fell into a state similar to Alzheimer's. It is impossible to determine whether this state is caused by natural diseases or other human factors. But the result of this half-dead state is to cause the inheritance crisis of the current Elson royal family.
Under normal circumstances, after the death of the old king, or after the succession to the throne, the authority of Elson's royal family will be directly transferred to the new king. This inheritance ensures that the Elson royal family can always use the power left by their ancestors, and with the Rex family, which is controlled by the bloodline contract, it is enough to deal with all enemies.
But the current half-dead state of the old king of Elson has made this inheritance problematic. Before losing consciousness, the old king did not transfer power, and now it is equal to the throne hanging empty. Until the crown prince is truly recognized for his heritage, the succession is not secure.
At present, with the support of the Holy See of Light, the second prince, who was already gradually weakening, has gained the strength to compete with Crown Prince Raymond. The political situation in the royal capital is basically evenly matched. On the Crown Prince's side, there is the support of the traditional forces of the royal family, the Sect of the God of War, and most of the military. The second prince relied on the Holy See of Light and a considerable number of local nobles. In terms of overall power, the gap between the two sides is not very large.
In terms of high-end power, although the crown prince holds part of the power of the Elson royal family, he can briefly exert the power of the legendary level, but the consumption is huge, and it cannot be used at will, let alone against the second prince himself. Although the second prince does not have the power of the legendary rank in his hands, he has the identity of the prince and the support of the Bright Sect, and has gathered a large number of masters, but he is not afraid of the crown prince, and the forces of the two sides are also basically balanced.
So without preparing for a big fight and a large-scale civil war, both sides put their bets on the side of Xuelongguan. If Baron Cook is defeated, it will naturally be a great loss of the power of the crown prince's family, and the military may even give up support for the crown prince because of this, plus other means, the second prince will be able to overthrow the crown prince's rule and ascend to the throne himself.
And if Baron Cook can defeat the barbarian and fish-man attacks, he will be able to wield the king of Qin next spring. The crown prince who has risen in prestige can not only use military power to deter most of the local nobles who vacillate, but also use this as an opportunity to obtain complete authority and become a real king. And once the entire background of the Elson royal family is mastered, even if the Holy See of Light sends legendary masters, the Elson Kingdom will have a way to deal with it.
After figuring out this, Luo Sheng also probably straightened out the context of the evolution of the situation in his previous life. Last time, the crown prince and his family failed to discover the conspiracy of the Bright Sect and the second prince in advance, nor did they expect that the Bright Sect would invest such a huge amount of power to completely subvert Elson, so they did not have enough strength to invest in the side of Snow Dragon Pass, causing Baron Cook to take a risk, and the result fell short.
And after the defeat of Baron Cook, the Holy See of Light united with the local nobles in the north and joined forces to pit the barbarians once and recover the Snow Dragon Pass. In this way, the popularity of the supporters of the Holy See of Light and the Second Prince has soared, taking away the authority of the royal family of Elson from the hands of the crown prince, and subverting the crown prince who has been suppressing the expansion of the Holy See of Light, and the second prince ascends to the throne.
Of course, the Holy See of Light is not a living Lei Feng who is happy to help others. The heritage of the Elson royal family has been consumed a lot in the internal strife. After the second prince ascended the throne, he had become quite weak. Coupled with some other arrangements, the Holy See of Light quickly suppressed the second prince who wanted to break the agreement and re-suppress the Holy See of Light, turning Elson into a country that did not have the name of a Holy See, but was actually dominated by the Holy See of Light. And Bishop Michelle, because of this achievement, eventually entered the Cardinal Order, and became a Legendary priest in the future.
This time, because of the presence of Rason, the crown prince and Baron Cook were on guard, and made a lot of countermeasures, and the situation would not be one-sided like in the previous life, and even became a balance of power. Now that the Snow Dragon Pass is well-fed, it seems that there is every hope of victory.
But after reflecting on his own mentality and carefully analyzing the information from all sides, Luo Sheng found that the situation was not as optimistic as he imagined. Although his actions mobilized the forces of the crown prince's family, it also made the Holy See of Light aware of the crisis. After discovering that the situation was not as smooth as initially expected, the Holy See of Light did not hesitate to increase its chips and expand the game in order to win the game.
This kind of stacking is most obvious on the fish-man side. In the previous life, although the Bright Sect contacted the fishmen, it obviously didn't really want the fishmen to gain the power of the legendary level, which can be seen when Luo Sheng later advanced to the legend and went to the North Sea to take revenge on the fishmen, and the other party did not have the power of the legendary level to protect it.
Therefore, in the previous life, the support given by the fishmen to the Holy See of Light was quite limited. The highest-level force sent out is just a silver-level fishman, harassing the river and containing the Dragon's Head Fort. This was also the main reason why Luo Sheng dared to deal with the fishman spellcaster alone, but he did not guard against the power of the Golden Rank.
But after being 'taught to be a man' by the fish-man nightcrawler, Luo Sheng has realized that the situation in this life is very different from the previous life. The Holy See of Light must have come up with real materials to really impress the North Sea Fishmen, so that they sent a gold-level Fishman Nightcrawler and a high-quality spellcaster team to join the action. And under the temptation of Legendary-level power, the fish-people will not back down because of the loss. The fish-man forces encountered on the battlefield in the future will definitely be stronger than imagined.
And thinking about it further, since the Holy See of Light was able to increase its weight in terms of fish people, it would definitely make more adequate preparations than in its previous life in other aspects. If you judge the enemy's actions based on the news you heard in your previous life, I'm afraid you will really suffer a big loss.
"The stereotype is really deadly!" remembering the feeling of escaping death at the hands of the fish-man nightcrawler before, Luo Sheng said with a slight emotion.
It is normal for people to rely on their original impressions and understanding of things to make predictions about things. But if you rely too much on stereotypes, it is easy to fall into traps, such as the previous Rasen's failure to guard against the fish-man nightcrawler, which is an example.
In fact, in the matter of the Holy See of Light, the crown prince made the same mistake. According to his original impression of the Holy See of Light, limited to the continental peace agreement and the deterrence of the Human Kingdom Alliance, the Holy See of Light will not use too drastic and obvious subversive measures, nor will it use forces beyond the golden level, so he feels that as long as he holds the Snow Dragon Pass, he can break the plan of the Holy See of Light and get Elson back on track.
But the reality of his previous life told Luo Sheng that after dormant for many years and recovering his vitality, the Bright Sect was no longer as afraid of causing trouble as before. The means of their peak other countries will become more and more intense, and the power they use will become more and more powerful. Without foreign aid intervening, even if the Snow Dragon Pass is held, the Holy See of Light will still find a way to solve the Elson royal family and control the country.
"It's good to find a backer in advance, otherwise this time it would really be dead. After thinking about the changes in the situation in the past and present lives, Luo Chang breathed a sigh of relief.
In the face of the Bright Holy See, which is ready to attack and has begun to have no scruples, relying on the strength of the crown prince alone, there is no possibility of victory at all. Even if the crown prince really grasps the authority of the Elson Kingdom and can have the guardian power of the legend level, it is impossible to really confront the Holy See of Light, which has many legends and can even use the power of demigods. And once the crown prince line fails, not only Baron Cook and his family will be unlucky, but also Rason will have to flee from Elson.
But fortunately, Luo Sheng was one step ahead of the time, contacted the Nine Rings White Tower, and said that the other party was moved to join the game. As a powerful force that can confront the Holy See of Light, the White Tower of the Nine Rings has the ability to confront the Holy See of Light head-on. Unless the current Pope of the Bright Sect personally intervenes and uses the power of the demigods, which are feared by the entire continent, the Nine-Ring White Pagoda is not afraid of the other party at all. Even if the Pope personally intervened, the White Tower of the Nine Rings was not without a means of coping. With the support of this force, it is really possible for the Kingdom of Elson to resist the erosion of the Holy See of Light, and Crown Prince Raymond has a chance to sit on the throne.
Just when Luo Sheng was emotional, he suddenly moved, opened the door, and Alyssa and Carl, who looked a little strange, appeared in front of Luo Sheng.
"Alyssa, Master Lennon, why did you two come here? and Master Lennon, how did you change into Carl's appearance?" After hurriedly welcoming the two into the house, Luo Sheng asked suspiciously.
Although Lennon's Transfiguration Technique was quite subtle and could almost be used as a fake, it had almost no effect on Luo Sheng, who had an extremely keen sense of smell and a perception of thirty points. After a little perception and smell, I recognized the true body of this 'Carl'.
"I want to meet the Duke of Marcia, but it's not convenient for me to appear in my own image, so I can only become like this. After glancing at Luo Sheng with a slight surprise, Lennon said with a smile.
Although not a mage specializing in illusion, Lennon is quite confident in his transfiguration. Now that he was actually seen through by Luo Sheng at a glance, it undoubtedly made Lunnon a little surprised by Luo Sheng's perception ability.
"Is there going to be a showdown with His Royal Highness the Crown Prince?" Luo Sheng was slightly startled, and immediately understood what Lunnon meant.
"Hmm. After all, Elson is the head of the royal family, and to deal with the Holy See of Light, he still needs the cooperation of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince. And if Baron Cook cooperates with us alone, it will not be good for the Cook family in the future. Lennon nodded.
Although Baron Cook and the White Tower of the Nine Rings cooperate for the sake of the country, without the permission of the crown prince, it is theoretically also an act of colluding with outsiders and betraying the country, which is considered an act of disobedience. So when the time comes, this loophole must be closed
"Then let's go now. ”