In the House of Lords of the Bloodwolf Castle, Christopher, the chief consul of the Barcelius royal family, dressed in a court dress that looked like an iron robe, stood on a high platform on the wall and faced the old Marquis of Ekmore, the palace minister of the Bloodwolf Castle, and they debated in front of everyone.

"The Frederick family is of the same blood as the Testil family, but with different surnames and different families, and His Royal Highness Howard Turstir is not eligible to inherit the throne of Sassan...... As much as I admire the great deeds and noble character of His Highness Testier, the succession to the throne has its own system, and if anyone can ignore the family succession system, wouldn't it be a mess of it?

The old Marquis of Axmore said slowly, even arrogantly, "As early as more than nine thousand years ago, His Majesty Enoch, the first Pope, made clear the system of blood succession, and at that time, it was recognized by all the knight families of the city-state, and they jointly entered into a covenant to write this system into the Glorious Code...... Hasn't Lord Christopher learned this history?"

"Ladies and gentlemen, the primogeniture system must also rely on the blood inheritance system, and the guardian system is a supplement to the primogeniture system, and the family guardians must be combined with the family bloodline before their descendants can inherit the family title. This shows that bloodline is the core condition of legal inheritance. The Blood Wolf Castle Palace said loudly in front of everyone: "The combination of the Frederick family and the Testil family gave rise to the Sassan royal family, and now His Royal Highness Howard Turstir inherits the throne completely legally, which is indisputable!"

The court nobles of Blood Wolf Castle nodded their heads one after another, and spoke in response. The scholars and nobles of the Blood Wolf Castle were silent one by one, but their faces were full of disdain.

When the voice of the discussion below gradually became quieter, Christopher smiled coldly and said, "Blue hair and black hair are the same bloodline?"

The chamber of the House of Lords fell silent for a moment, and an even more heated argument erupted, and the cacophony almost lifted the roof.

In a lounge behind the House of Nobles, the two legendary highnesses, Oroxia and Howard, sat opposite each other across the long conference table, she heard the quarrel of the nobles in front of her, wrinkled her nose slightly, tilted her head to look at Tyre opposite, and said softly: "Is it meaningful for you to summon the nobles of the court to quarrel?"

Howard Testier laughed, "I don't think it's interesting, it was before. Now, I want to feel the troubles of an emperor in advance. ”

Oroxia snorted and said, "You have given up the favor of the Supreme Lord first, and I will back down immediately...... Pretending can only fool mortal nobles. ”

"What then, watching you bluff the lord of Sarsan into the Gripen?" Howard looked at Orokshia with admiration and smiled, "It could be true......

Oroxia smiled and said with interest, "That's really my pleasure...... Originally, I only wanted to continue to be the guardian of the empire, but if His Royal Highness is interested in the position of Prince of Iron Mountain, I can reluctantly embarrass him and follow the example of Ancestor Verotica and serve as the empress of the Iron Mountain Empire. ”

The atmosphere of the meeting was originally harmonious, because of Orokxia's smile with a touch of ambiguity, Howard had to admit that the other party was the blood of the god knight after all, and he was also a legendary knight, and Oroxia's spiritual power was better than him, and he could dominate the atmosphere in the lounge, like a dense mist shrouded here, silently invading. If he gives up the paladin's magical powers, the difference in strength between the two sides will be reversed, even if he is still a legendary-level paladin, in this narrow environment, he will lose more than he wins against Oroxia.

The knight of the Mighty Waves' melee ability surpasses that of other extraordinary knights. Therefore, the family of the transcendent knight is generally the wife who is stronger. There are few exceptions for emperors and empresses, empresses and princes.

Of course, it is impossible for Howard to really combine with Oroxia, and the so-called husband and wife relationship is simply nothing, but Oroxia's spiritual power is here, and her influence on the power center of the empire will obviously exceed Howard's, not to mention that Howard's abandonment of divine grace is a major loss to the Tyster family and even the Knights of Radiance.

Oroxia is also jealous of the huge power behind Howard, and the determination he shows is so terrible, things really have to develop to that point, whether the Sassan Empire continues to continue, whether the Iron Mountain Empire is restored, the political situation in the entire north is still internal and external.

"Your Highness Testiel, the families of the Iron Mountain Empire are all watching Barcelius, and we can't just back down...... I propose a plan, the Iron Mountain will be restored, the Frederick family will still maintain the status of the Sassan royal family, and let the northern lords freely choose to join the Iron Mountain or be loyal to the Blood Wolf Castle. In exchange, Barcelius could give the secular children of the Paladin family access to the power center of the Iron Mountain Empire, and the Imperial Court and Military Minister were appointed by the Testiel family. On behalf of the Barcelius family, I would like to pledge that the Iron Mountain Empire, like the Sassan Empire, will support the Glorious Knights' military operations to the best of their ability. ”

"What about outside of Your Highness?"

Howard shook his head with a smile and said, "No need to swear...... I'm sure you're telling the truth, the Barcelius family, like all lords, need the Knights of Radiance's military support. But, as His Highness said, the remnants of the Iron Mountain Empire watched the Gripen Banner, and the clergy of the Radiant Church also looked at Testiel. The difference between us is that you can back down, I can't!"

"...... the current Testil is separated by seven generations from Frederick's crown prince Siegfried and the eldest princess Freya, and they are indeed not very obedient. If my ancestors could support one Frederick, I would support another. The noisy nobles outside were watching me in the same way, and they did not believe that I would give up the favor of the High Lord, but hoped to gain my favor. ”

"If the Barcelius family endures for a few more decades, the Iron Mountain Empire will still regain its glory. Why are you in a hurry, Orokxia, take a step back today, and I promise that the Knights of Radiance will lean their support towards Barcelius and gradually move towards neutrality. ”

Oroksia covered her mouth with a surprised and amused expression, and asked, "How are we going to retreat?

Barcelius is a descendant of the Knights of the Gods and the Sun Elves, and they have the noblest bloodline, even the ancient bloodlines of the House of Nakhtigar are not enough to match them. The battle for imperial power in the Sassanian Empire actually reflected the collision between the knightly lords and the theocracy of the church, and this kind of thing was bound to happen, and the heads of both sides would not easily back down.

Howard stopped talking, closed his eyes, and tapped his fingers lightly on the tabletop. Oroxia lowered her head, and the corners of her mouth drew a gentle smile, as if she remembered something interesting.

The increasing noise of the House of Lords did little to break the deadlock.

After a while, Testel opened his eyes and saw that Orokxia, who was opposite, also raised her head, smiled and said, "I didn't expect that Your Excellency to come forward...... I wonder how Cousin Victor plans to break the game?"

Oroxia stood up and bowed her head, "I'm also curious, what will he do?"

Howard Testiel was the first person in the Radiant Church, and he would rather give up his favor than back down. Under the oppression of the Church, the Barcelius family changed from the royal family of Iron Mountain to the representatives of the secular lords, and although they were reluctant to fight the church to the end, there was no way back.

However, Barcelius is not qualified to fully represent the secular lords, as the Southern Kingdom has the Knights of the Gods and the Swordmaster of the Fury.

His Highness Randall, who is stranded at Nightingale Manor, is the one who is qualified to break the deadlock.

Only when the political situation in the north is stable can the grain reserve strategy of the southern countries be guaranteed. Even if Victor didn't want to get involved in this battle for imperial power, he couldn't sit back and watch the dispute between the two sides get worse and worse, so he had to mediate and try to mediate the contradictions between the two sides.

In fact, Howard Turstill's decision and Oroccia Barcelius's toughness forced Randall into the game. Victor can only support the Church for now, otherwise Cambis will be suspected of the disappearance of Princess Elizabeth Frederick.

With the support of the Raging Swordmaster and the Spirit Knights, Howard Turstir was able to quickly and decisively resolve the political turmoil in the North, gain praise within the Church, and reduce the stress of the wizarding attack, giving him the time and energy to find out the truth about the attack and Elizabeth's whereabouts.

On the other hand, not only did the Barcelius family have room to maneuver and retreat, but the Raging Wind Sword Saint also owed them a great favor.

When the nobles of the council hall saw Testil and Barcelius coming out together, the lively argument gradually subsided, and the crowd automatically split a way, allowing the two highnesses to walk outside the door of the hall.

It wasn't long before a barbarian appeared at the door of the Chamber of Nobles, surrounded by several paladins.

He was tall and burly, 2.5 meters long, with gray hair and almost white hair, a rough appearance, wearing animal skin shoulder armor and leather pants, revealing rock-like muscles, bronzed skin covered with tattoos and scars, and resolute eyes with a cold and ruthless taste, as if from an ancient savage half-giant, there was a suffocating sense of oppression.

This is a barbarian, and a very powerful barbarian warrior!

The scholars and nobles of the council chamber held their breath when they saw the barbarian carrying two huge battle axes with wild shapes, avoiding the other's gaze for fear of attracting his attention.

The two axes were exaggerated like door panels, and even a powerful knight would have to hold one with both hands, but the barbarian seemed to use them as one-handed battle axes.

Howard's gaze did not stop at the barbarian's tomahawk, but instead landed on the other's belt, where a heavy pouch was tied.

The Grand Master of the Radiant Knights retracted his gaze and said with a smile, "Elder Harald, I didn't expect Your Excellency to come to the Blood Wolf Castle. ”

Harald? He's Harald the Barbarian Elder?

Most of the Sassan nobles didn't know Harald, but all had heard of him: Urusa the Barbarian, Legendary Berserker, Legendary Master of Weapons, Warchant, Duke Peter, the Golden Knight of the Kingdom of Seuss, who once easily suppressed the Kingdom of Seuss, was revered by Neowest and Tournans, and even the Spirit Knight Sylvia recognized his prowess. The most important thing is that behind Elder Harald are hundreds of thousands of Arret barbarians, all of them are naturally strong warriors, it is said that every adult barbarian has a strength comparable to that of the Bronze Horseman, and the gold-level barbarian berserker is probably more than the Golden Knight of the human realm.

Fortunately, these irascible and warlike barbarians guarded the Arret Plateau and blocked the plague-like Guerrero Goats, otherwise the human realm would have been directly attacked by the Guerrero Goats.

This was especially important for the lords of the Sassangian Empire.

Ignoring the weaklings who tried to show kindness, Harald looked at Oroxia, then turned his gaze to Howard, and said in skilled human language, "Sophia Urusa asked me to bring this bag." ”

He took the bag, handed it to Howard, and continued, "The two bricks inside were given to me by Sylvia, and she promised me that if you bring the bricks to the Sarsan Empire, the Children of the Mountain will get enough bricks. The barbarians needed these bricks to build safari camps. ”

Howard took the bag, took out two gray-brown bricks from it, his ice blue eyes instantly contracted, he muttered a little, handed one of the bricks to Oroxia, who had a solemn expression, and said to the barbarian elder: "Your Excellency, rest assured, I guarantee that the barbarians will get the bricks to build the safari camp." ”

Harald, who seemed to be a half-giant, looked down at the Grand Master of the Radiant Knights and bowed his head, "I believe in Sylvia and her spouse. ”

Howard was not annoyed, and said as a matter of course: "The promise made by those two Highnesses to the barbarians, we also recognize. ”

Harald was not surprised by Howard's answer, saying, "I'm going back to Centaur Hill." ”

"Your Excellency, please wait a moment. ”

The barbarian elder looked at Orokxia, who was wearing a long skirt and looked delicate and moving, and asked, "Mighty lady, what is the matter with you?"

Holding the brick in one hand and the skirt in the other, Oroksia said gracefully, "Can I know the name of this brick?"

"Sylvia calls it 'rock bricks'. The Barbarian Elder seemed pleased with the name of the brick, and said more, "Sylvia told me that if a powerful lady in the Sarsanid Empire asked for the name of the brick, tell her...... Rock bricks are cheap so expensive. ”

Oroxia was stunned for a moment, then smiled and said, "Thank you, Your Excellency." ”

The Barbarian Elder strode away, and Howard and Orokshia greeted each other, and without saying a word, each walked out of the chamber of the House of Lords with his retinue.

The sharp-eyed nobles and scholars of the court found that the two noble highnesses themselves were holding the gray-brown rock bricks, and went straight to the carriage and drove in the opposite direction.

The debate in the council hall ended without a hitch, and when the carriage of the two highnesses was far away, the nobles didn't even bother to say goodbye to each other, and hurriedly left the House of Nobles, and hundreds of light two-wheeled carriages drove in all directions of the imperial capital.

Back at the Cathedral of Cachins, Testil held the adamantite box containing the rock bricks and walked up to the archbishop's repertory on the second floor, where Patriarch Friedes was not here, and he still needed to preside over the promotion ceremony for the clergy of the Radiant Knights in the Holy See. The referee, Tregovar, took the initiative to greet him, and when Howard entered the room, he closed the door and said:

"Your Excellency, His Highness Randall has sent me to his private dinner, and he has declared that he will invite me alone. ”

Howard sat down on the throne, opened the box, pushed it to Trigoval, and said, "Look at this." ”

Trigovar took out the gray brick from the ornate gold box, pinched it slightly, and said with a shocked face, "This is ...... This thing is bricks, no iron powder?!"

Howard nodded, and said in a deep voice, "Sylvia commissioned Harald the Barbarian Elder to send it, and she gave this brick a common name, called Rock Brick. He leaned back in his chair, let out a long sigh, and smiled, "I now finally understand why Sylvia secretly asked the Pope to leave the barbarians in the Centaur Hill...... They had long invented iron bricks and rock bricks, in order to borrow from the barbarians and keep the maximum benefit of rock bricks. ”

Trigovar was silent, and the appearance of rock bricks did not change the pattern, but changed the course of history. Even if the Divine Knight wanted to keep the huge profits of the rock bricks, it would not be an easy task. This hat is too big, and only with the addition of the hat of barbarian diplomacy can she have room to manipulate interests.

Howard retrieved the rock bricks from Trigoval's hand and laughed: "The Centaur Hills lack stone mines, and the royal family of Cambis besieged the York family by cutting off the stone trade, forcing them to invent a giant brick kiln and bring rock bricks...... Sylvia said that rock bricks are cheap to build, so they are expensive...... But no matter how expensive it is, it's worth it, even if His Highness Randall supports Barcelius's restoration, I agree...... We can't disagree, and those who oppose it don't care about the overall situation!"

Trigovar nodded, and said in a deep voice, "If we hadn't been in a hurry to clear out the outer wizards controlled by the Shadow Priest, we might have been able to master the composition of the rock bricks, and I remember a wizard who could do that." ”

"What about the process? Is there a way to master the manufacturing process of rock bricks?" Howard asked, impressed.

"This ...... I'm afraid to ask the scholar priests of the Ivory Fort. ”

Howard thought for a while, shook his head and sighed: "Actually, it's very difficult, the advent of rock bricks and iron bricks should be an accidental discovery of brick kiln craftsmen, and it must be very difficult for Ivory Saint Fort to study the manufacturing process." However, it doesn't matter, since Sylvia and Victor chose this time to take out the rock bricks, they will share the recipe and manufacturing process of the rock bricks. ”

"His Highness Randall's invitation to the banquet alone is a good start. He won't support the Barcelius family's restoration of the country......" Howard knocked on the table, looked up and said, "You go to see him and ask him what he wants?"

The referee nodded and said, "I will take the carriage to the Nightingale Manor, it will take about ten days to travel, and after a little delay, it will take fifteen days to arrive...... Your Excellency, do you want to put this matter down for now, and ask Patriarch Friedes' opinion. ”

Howard shook his head and said: "I have already thought about it in the carriage, this matter cannot be suppressed, Sylvia and the August family must have reached a consensus, and the news of the rock bricks may have spread all over the southern countries." ”

"We might as well help the story and promote the benefits of rock bricks for the House of York...... They have something for the church, and they have something for the secular lords, so it is better to let us negotiate with Sylvia alone, than to bring everyone in. So we can be on the side of the Centaur Hill, or we can be on the side of the Great Lord, depending on what conditions His Highness Randall offers?"

Trigovar said, "In that case, I will set off...... Actually, I can roughly guess the main purpose of His Highness Randall's invitation to me, and when we met at the Boulder Fortress, he said that he would entertain me...... Trigovar's Ancestor's notes on Ant-Man, I've taken them with me. ”

Howard looked at the chief magistrate deeply, smiled and said, "Whether the Trigovar family can still be in charge of the inquisition in the future depends on the opinion of His Highness Randall." ”