Chapter 32: Vera Ascends to the Throne
Hearing Crane's question, Abner smiled and nodded, "Yes, you can try to kill yourself at my hands, and then overdraft the 'miracle' to resurrect."
"Don't worry, I'll drain the water properly."
"So...... In the original 'fate' of the 'game' between me and Amon, the most important point was to succeed in 'suicide' and consume another chance to 'resurrect'? Crane's face changed suddenly, and then asked, "The key to your ability to occupy this 'fate' is also to need this important 'node event' to happen, right?"
"Is this with the help of the authority of the 'Wheel of Fortune'?"
He knew that the uniqueness of the "wheel of fortune" was in Abner's hands.
"The 'Wheel of Fortune' brought about changes, and then used the authority of the 'Circle of Fate' to keep the 'River of Destiny' in its original direction, and did not give Amon a chance to invade.
"In fact, what is more important is the latter...... 'fate' is indefinite, and there are many ways to change fate, but the only way to maintain the original fate is 'the circle of fate'." Abner explained briefly.
"'The Circle of Fate'? What is that? Crane asked, puzzled.
"It's something you don't know in reality right now......" Abner shook his head.
Crane was silent for a while, and then asked again, "Will you use that 'Ring of Fate' with great side effects, or bear a great burden?" β
This kind of thing, which sounded similar to the "Source Fort", he didn't think it would be used by Abner for nothing.
This is Crane...... The first thing that came to mind was whether I would be burdened by this...... What kindness! Abner sighed in his heart.
He sometimes even thinks that the reason why he "crossed" into this world may be that some higher-level "creator" wants to protect Crane's kindness, so that he can get a better ending than the original book, and he doesn't have to give up most of his humanity.
And the kindness, those "good friends", and those good memories that he received before were the "gifts" given in advance by the higher "Creator".
Sure enough, all the gifts of fate are secretly marked with prices......
After letting his thoughts drift for a while, Abner retracted his mind and couldn't help but laugh at himself secretly:
"I'm really cranky...... Even if the higher-level 'Creator' gave a gift and arranged a task, it was for Liu Bo in the 'Unknown Land'...... It's impossible to give me a clone of Liu Bo, a shadow......"
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While Alvin's pretended "Zarathu" was playing a "game" with Crane in the Forsaken Lands, Abner's body, who was in the Council of Rune, waited for two messages to come from the Sodrrak Palace.
First, the successor to the Byron and Rune crowns was not the eldest prince, as most nobles believed, but George III's youngest sister, Princess Vera Augustus.
Second, Princess Vera Augustus, before she was crowned, ordered the restoration of the former court count Mason Dil's reputation and the rehabilitation of her family.
This means that when Vera is truly crowned, it is likely that the Dill family will be crowned again, allowing it to rejoin the ranks of the nobility.
Of the two news, the first was expected by Abner, but the second surprised him somewhat.
Because she was in such a hurry, Vera didn't need to push Hugh to the surface at this time.
"What's wrong with Vera? Need to transfer Hugh to her side to guard the court? β
Thinking of Vera's attitude when she got the "Night Emperor" soul stone before, Abner had some vague guesses in his heart.
At the same time, the nobles who heard the news were in an uproar, they didn't understand why Princess Vera would inherit the throne, and even many people had a blank look on their faces, not remembering who Vera really was.
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At 7 Pinster Street, Leonard sat on the couch, resting his feet on the coffee table, leisurely flipping through today's newspaper.
Yesterday's death of George III brought extreme busyness, and he was given a day off today, having been on duty all night.
After two hours of sleep, Leonard got up in good spirits and tried to understand the situation from the regular report.
In fact, as the captain of the "Red Glove", he knows more than reporters in some aspects, such as the outskirts of Beckland, where the remains of "Tudor" are located, which collapsed into a large lake, almost affecting Daun Dantès's Rose Estate, such as George III, who blew himself up in Memorial Day Square, is not actually a real person, and the body collected disappeared out of thin air that night.
Of course, Leonard was extremely sure that George III was dead, and Princess Vera had miraculously risen and was preparing to ascend the throne.
This matter must have something to do with Mr. "Fool...... Crane has long said that Mr. "Fool" does not want George III to become a god...... The reaction of the three major churches was strange, and even the Storm Church, which was the most easily dominated by impulses, was not too angry...... Leonard flipped through the newspaper and casually asked the old man:
"Why would Princess Vera be the new king?"
"Because Princess Vera is the only member of the royal family who has been marginalized by her clear opposition to George III, she is naturally the most suitable person to bargain with the church at this time." Parles Zoroaster's slightly aged voice sounded in his head, "Also, though I don't know, I suspect that the Augustus family may have Vera's handle, or the means to control her.
"Otherwise, no matter how suitable she is, she will not be better than the eldest prince...... The Augustusian 'hand of order' still exists, and is fully capable of supporting the eldest prince who has not been too involved in the affairs of George III.
"Besides, doesn't the Storm Church still have a prince who has taken refuge in politics? Augustus was forced to choose Vera, presumably to prevent the Church of Storms from interfering directly with the heir to the throne.
"Of course, there is one more important reason......"
Speaking of this, Pales deliberately stopped.
"It's really complicated behind this...... Leonard sighed a few times, and then continued to ask, "What's the most important reason?" Don't talk halfway. β
"The most important reason is...... That Princess Vera and Abner, that is, Laiyin, are very close! β
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Most of the "God's Forsaken Lands" don't have normal roads, but they are not difficult to walk, because large swaths of the wilderness are barren wilderness, and deep black is the dominant color of everything.
In the wilderness, there were occasional stubborn plants that were so twisted and twisted that Crane couldn't tell what they were based on.
All around, where the lantern flame could not reach, the night seemed to have a life of its own, and it seemed to wriggle silently in the depths, trying to devour everything that covered it.
As an "ancient scholar", Crane just swept out of the corner of his eye, and saw one "spirit line" extending from the deep darkness around him, which was illusory, detailed, and innumerable, indicating that there were a large number of monsters lurking in the darkness.
The monsters were remarkably silent, watching Crane walk through the barren wilderness in the dim glow.
As he and Abner were about to leave the wilderness and enter the hilly area, in the darkness diagonally behind them, a deformed monster with two heads, five arms, and a ball of flesh suddenly shuddered.
It has become Crane's secret puppet.
The manipulation of the "Spirit Thread" was already silent, and the distance did not exceed five hundred meters.
The next second, the monster collapsed quietly, losing its own life.
Abner, who was walking to Crane's left, smiled and said, "You're not even interested in competing with me for the manipulation of the 'Spirit Thread'. β
"The key to the so-called 'game' is to make me 'suicide' succeed, right? You said you would release water! Crane said in confusion.
"I'm already releasing water, otherwise you won't even have a chance to be a 'secret puppet'!" Abner glanced at him.
Crane sighed helplessly, looked around for a while, and then asked, "Where are you taking me?" β
"A place you've surely heard of in your previous life......
"Chernobyl!"