In the past 12 years, the general trend of the lost land has certainly not changed without change. Diaphragm

The part that attracted the most attention, attracted the most attention, and worried the most was the constitutional monarchy of the Karlsruhe Empire in the south.

The emperor handed over most of the power and transferred the military and political power of a country to the nobles, which was unheard of, and all the people in power on the Lost Continent watched the development of events with trepidation.

If they fail, they can brazenly ridicule this self-indulgent behavior and suppress any sprouts that may arise.

If it succeeds...... Then you have to carefully handle the relationship between yourself and the nobles below. Then they preach the truth that different systems may not be suitable for different regions.

In the process, there were few people who directly criticized the actions of the Karlsruhe Empire, or cursed them for failure in the process. Because most of them can't afford to slap an empire's wrath.

Even if the two countries do not have a border, send a few strong people to cross the border to raid, and leave after a punishment, there are really few small countries that can withstand such a game. So in the face of this powerful force with no solution level, most people are silent.

The only one who dared to laugh at the Karlsruhe Empire was, of course, their old rival, the Haider Empire. And then there was tragedy...... Diaphragm

Perhaps in the confusion of this era, there is no such thing as ideological output. But seeing the vigorous restructuring of neighboring countries, it would definitely be a lie to say that the nobles of the Haider Empire had no idea in their hearts.

The Hyder Empire's electoral system already allowed the nobles to have more power. In order for each emperor to ascend to the throne, he needs to have enough supporters. The easiest way is to exchange a large enough amount of interest and power in exchange for one's own status.

Now that there is a way to gain more power, how can they not be moved. And next door is a wave of rotation in a few years; Unlike his own family, as long as he becomes the emperor, he can die, and then others have the opportunity to gain a wave of fat.

Therefore, the Haider Empire was also turbulent for a while. On the bright side, the Oz Plain, which is the border between the two empires, is lively again.

Due to the restructuring of the Karlsruhe Empire, there will inevitably be some slight turmoil within the empire. The center of gravity and focus will also be slightly shifted from the original place to focus on the establishment of the new system.

In the eyes of opponents of the same level, such a flaw is not fatal, but it is also an opportunity to take advantage of. Therefore, the Haider Empire instantly increased the intensity of its attack.

Under the condition of dispatching the airship corps to mobilize the force, it has encroached on many farms and fertile land on the Oz Plain in a short period of time. Diaphragm

However, all the nobles underestimated the role and influence of the lower council, which was elected by the commoners who were not nobles.

In the past, military merit was an important indicator of intra-family competition in the Karlsruhe Empire. So as long as you are not the kind of extreme genius who is almost demonic, but has no power to restrain the chicken, a trip to the Oz Plains is an unavoidable process to obtain military merits.

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Nowadays, the members of the lower parliament need to be elected or elected. To be able to get ahead, you need human support.

So how do you get more people to support you, especially if there are competitors. That is, of course, to have more power, to have a better reputation, and to show more intelligence.

The easiest way is, of course, to get enough military feats to show off in your life. So countless young people rushed to the battlefield to defeat the Haider Empire in the name of revenge and reconquest.

On the side of the Karlsruhe Empire, they even began to plan to capture the fortresses bordering the two countries, and spread the war to the great desert in the territory of the Heider Empire. So how to prevent the bombing of airships and the supply in the desert are the two major problems.

Although during these twelve years, the Karlsruhe Empire has not really sounded the clarion call for a counteroffensive. But the various actions made were enough to make the Haider Empire tremble. Diaphragm

However, compared to the strong aggression shown by the Karlsruhe Empire to the outside world, their internal affairs are even more terrifying to onlookers.

The problem also lies in what the aristocracy thinks, that it is nothing more than a lower council with a knife in its hand. The members of the lower council were elected from within the domains of the nobles, so they should act according to the orders of the nobles. However, this 'should' part is not written into the law......

The consequence of this is that nobles who are not very good at manipulating themselves are prone to running away from votes by councilors from their domains. Even those parliamentarians who are very means, squires and tyrants, in turn control their actions and speeches.

In the past empires, although the inheritance of virtuous sons was admired and the capable were ascended, there was a chasm between the nobility and the commoners. As long as the nobles do not make fatal mistakes, even if the family is extinct, they will inherit the adopted son from other noble families and continue the title.

Commoners wanted to rise to the throne and become nobles, and there was still a chance in the early days of the empire. It's possible now, but it's ten times more difficult than in the past.

But the establishment of the Lower Council gave an opportunity to those who had the strength and means among the common people. They don't need to be nobles to do things that nobles can do.

Maybe the process will be a little tortuous, but of course the difficulty is not low. But for those with strength, such a challenge is just right. If it's too simple, they won't be able to see it. Diaphragm

Look at those self-made and successful people, there are a few who can afford to be born with a golden spoon in their mouths.

The counterattack from the Lower Council, like a storm, almost crushed more than half of the nobles of the Karlsruhe Empire, making them the top puppets in the Upper Council. This is a development that most people don't expect at first, but other ideas may arise.

Abolish the constitutional monarchy and return the emperor?

If they could easily return to the previous situation, the nobles would definitely not hesitate. But the truth is, the empress saint? The changes in Alegria made the nobles dare not act rashly.

The magician is gone, good thing.

The empress gave birth to a son...... Woe to you!

Who is the father of the child? Everyone could guess, but no one cared. Diaphragm

If the emperor and the empress have not given birth for a long time, and suddenly the empress gives birth to a son, everyone may still be able to question whether the prince's bloodline belongs to the emperor.

In order to force a queen to death, depose a possible heir to the throne by the way, and then spread the gossip of the royal family, this is something that everyone likes to see.

But the empress gave birth to a child, no matter who the father was, it was an unavoidable fact that the child fell from whose belly. No one can question that this child does not have royal blood.

Maybe the father's ominous statement is a bit ugly, but the empress's husband, Prince Thomas, is still alive and well, and it's just right to use him as a backstop. Even if everyone knows that the prince's father is possible, even the prince who is under house arrest can't.

If you just give birth to a son, it is very simple in the court to let a minor child suddenly disappear.

Although the empress relied on the chaos of the early constitutional monarchy and the name of the magician, there were signs of turning over. But in the palace, which leaks like a sieve, it is not so difficult for something to happen.

However, Ryushima's sudden statement put an end to most people's delusions. Diaphragm

According to the instructions of the dragon god, the Dragon Emperor sent the dragon holy relics as a gesture of goodwill.

The crown of thorns is the name of this holy relic. The appearance looks like a few thorns with three inconspicuous flowers of black, pink, and blue, woven into a round crown.

But in fact, the thorns in the crown of thorns are not really plant thorns, but from the main vein of the 'heart' part of a tree dragon that has become extinct in the lost land. The three small flowers are the refinement of the brain, the heart, and the dragon crystal.

The tree dragon is like the surviving tree man race in the world, with the appearance of a human being, but it is the inner of a plant; The tree dragon is the appearance of the dragon, the inner part of the plant.

Perhaps to make up for the difficulty of the formation of the tree dragon, once the tree dragon is born, the strength is extremely strong. But no matter how strong a race is, as long as it has difficulty in reproducing, sooner or later it will withdraw from the ecosystem. This is the reason why the tree dragon became extinct.

But even if it is extinct, the legacy left by the tree dragon will inherit the power of its original owner, and will be worshiped as a sacred relic by the dragon clan.

To the dragon, the crown of thorns is like a status symbolic ring. But for humans, it allows the wearer to obtain the equivalent of a tree dragon, an endless source of vitality. This is almost a guarantee of immortality. Diaphragm

Nothing to be courteous, either a traitor or a thief! Although this sentence is not confusing, it still makes sense.

Especially the empress, who has been suppressed by the nobles for ten years, has not encountered such things in the process. In the early days, I would be deceived and deceived, but later, of course, I learned to be obedient. Therefore, the empress of course expressed her incomprehension and suspicion about the dragon clan's overture.

The dragon envoy relayed the words of the dragon god: The reason why the empress has not given birth to a child for so long is because the dragon blood in her blood has appeared, which not only strengthens her body, but also devours the man's essence. To put it simply, it is impossible for a man who is too weak to impregnate the empress.

Now the child born by the empress has not only the blood of the dragon clan, but also the pure blood of the abyss demon. This is a strong bloodline from the maternal and paternal lines respectively.

Although Alegria didn't know much about what 'pure demonic blood' was. But she can understand how special her children are.

Since the pregnancy of this child, everything is different from the situation of a normal person. Ordinary people are pregnant for ten months, and the empress's child can be held back for almost a year before it is born.

After birth, the child eats a lot and sleeps a lot, but has no vitality, which is very different from ordinary babies. This can make the empress quite worried. Diaphragm

One of the reasons why the dragon god sent the crown of thorns was that this child could not be raised as an ordinary human child, but had to be raised as a young dragon. Without adequate nutrients and energy, children will stunt.

The abundant energy of the thorn crown is the best...... Dried milk?

As for whether they will eat it, or because they are too young to come into contact with these things, which will cause adverse reactions, the people of the royal family will not consider it at all.

Ordinary people also have to worry about the problem of not being able to make up for it, and this child is like a bottomless pit. The more stuff you fill in, the more solid your foundation will be. Besides, the royal family naturally has a set of methods for conditioning the body and exercising, but I am afraid that the child is too weak, and I am not afraid that the child is too strong.

Under the influence of various internal and external factors, the empress had no reason to refuse the kindness released by the dragon god, so she accepted this crown of thorns.