Chapter 41: The Dilemma of Heirs
Returning to the kingdom with the team, Hudson was a little uncomfortable. There is no triumphant class teacher, this is the first time in his life.
"The order was given, the expeditionary corps was disbanded on the spot, and the troops returned to their places of belonging.
Our mission has been accomplished and the time has come for the mission to be disbanded.
Grand Duke Ephiero, I bother you to return to the royal capital to give orders to Your Majesty, and the rest of the people will arrange their own arrangements! ”
Such a hasty disbandment of the army and the investigation team made everyone very uncomfortable.
According to normal procedure, these orders should have been given by the king himself after arriving in the royal capital.
However, after a glance at Hudson's face, everyone tacitly stopped talking.
Forget it, the game between the big guys, these little shrimps, it's better not to get involved.
With a dragon groan, Hudson had already left, leaving only everyone looking at each other.
Obviously, this is a practical action to express dissatisfaction with the royal family.
The crowd didn't feel strange and came out to clean up the mess, that was to take care of the overall situation.
But Hudson was a member of the aristocratic camp after all, and he could not fail to express himself on the question of the death of Duke Tous.
The early disbandment of the team is not only to show dissatisfaction to the royal family, but also to show many nobles in the kingdom.
Flying all the way back to the territory, Hudson received news of the attack on the ghost ship.
Fortunately, he was cautious enough to leave the ghost ship in the Misty Seas, otherwise it would have become a resource for the enemy's promotion.
The enemy's plans were crushed, but Hudson's hanging heart did not fall.
While fighting against the Inner Earth Race, he could also dispatch four second-order Sacred Domains at one time, and the high-end power of the Holy See was even more powerful than he expected.
Such a large amount of money has been able to pose a fatal threat to his safety.
Deep down, Hudson was also secretly glad.
Fortunately, there is the talisman of the marshal of the human race, otherwise with the contradiction between the kingdom and the Holy See, people would have to kill him first.
Of course, this talisman is also effective on the surface, and secretly if there is a chance, he believes that the Holy See will definitely not be soft.
In the alien camp, he is even on the must-kill list.
Hudson had a headache when he thought of this, he just did what he was supposed to do, why did he fill up the hatred?
Fortunately, the old powerhouse of the Orc Empire was wiped out by the Terran Alliance hundreds of years ago, otherwise he would not be able to go out now.
Other aliens want to kill him out of fear, and replacing it with orcs is naked hatred.
There is no point in pulling the two armies to fight each other. The orcs have only one idea, to kill him at all costs.
If you don't take action, that's a lack of confidence.
Hudson stayed in a heavily guarded place every day, and he had to take off a layer of skin when he broke into the Sanctuary, and if he was a little slow to react, he would have to leave his life behind.
In the castle of the Lord's Mansion alone, hundreds of magic crossbows and dozens of magic crystal cannons were deployed, and two knights were stationed nearby.
In addition, there are several magic arrays and traps, which contain poisons specially made by the mage group.
It is unrealistic to poison the powerhouses of the Holy Domain, but it is still possible to cause them a little trouble and weaken some of their combat power.
It's not just Hudson who is afraid of death, but also affected by the return of overseas powerhouses, all the big names have increased their security protection level.
"Maxim, Bear Stearns, you two have to work hard!
Now that there are many strong people on the mainland, if you can't break through for a long time, I'm afraid it won't be long before you fall from the ranks of the top powerhouses. ”
Hudson said earnestly.
It's better to roll himself than to roll his mount, even if he breaks through the holy realm immediately, he can't do these two things.
As long as the dragon and bear break through together, he will immediately become the most powerful man on the continent again.
"Hudson, does your conscience hurt when you say this?
Don't forget that you are older than this bear, and you have not yet stepped into the threshold of the Holy Realm, and I can't afford to lose this bear face if it spreads.
Don't be busy every day, hurry up and work hard to cultivate! ”
Bear Stearns' response made Hudson very powerless.
The bloodline talent is something that you are born with, and if you don't have it, you won't have it.
Bear Stearns, who was still a baby bear, was matured in advance and sent directly into the Sanctuary, but Hudson couldn't!
The Terran doesn't have the talent that will automatically increase in strength when he becomes an adult, and no matter how much energy he injects, he must be able to absorb it.
Compared to ordinary people, his cultivation speed was already very fast. Looking at the entire history of the human race, it is a rare existence.
The super cultivation geniuses recorded in the history books, as long as they don't die halfway, their final achievements are not low.
"Alright, let's go into retreat together.
Let's see who breaks through first!
Each pressed one million gold coins, and the winner took two. ”
As soon as Hudson's words landed, Maxim had already scurried into the dragon's den, looking for an opportunity to break through.
Bear Stearns was slightly slower to react, but no time was wasted. Without even saying hello to him, he entered his own bear castle.
Seeing this scene, Hudson was speechless.
Maxim is the influence of the bloodline of the race, and the mention of gold coins is full of energy, what is the excitement of the bear of a large land?
It's all a bear on the rich side, and it's not like you can't afford to lose a million gold coins.
The dragon and bear are competitive, but Hudson is extraordinarily salty. You can't rush to break through this kind of thing, and the more you want to break through quickly, the easier it is to go wrong.
The comprehension of the law is sufficient, and the physical and mental strength are also up to the standard, but the life seed in the body has not reached the limit.
I don't know if it's because of talent or because of the influence of the mysterious compass, Hudson's appetite for life seeds in his body is much larger than that of the average person.
It is constantly absorbing energy every day, and the total amount absorbed over the years is about to catch up with Bear Stearns.
After arranging the affairs of the house, Hudson also entered a state of retreat, and his intuition told him that the day when the seed of life would be fulfilled was not far off.
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Alpha I retired, Hudson went into retreat, and the death of Duke Tous, who had been boiling over, was gradually ignored, replaced by a steady stream of good news from the front.
Losers are losers after all, even after tens of thousands of years of development, subject to the resources of the inner world, the speed of civilization development is still lagging behind.
Compared with tens of thousands of years ago, the balance of strength between the two sides has not narrowed, but the gap has been further amplified.
It is almost inevitable that the primitive social system of the tribal system will not be able to defeat the feudal system.
The high-end power ratio may not be obvious enough, but the number of cultivators in the middle and lower ranks is not at the same level at all.
It's not that the high-level of the geocentric race is corrupt, it's really that cultivation is too material-intensive, and it can't afford to support so many cultivators at all.
In the Inner World, except for a few clansmen with good talents who have the opportunity to be cultivated, the rest are race cannon fodder.
In an extremely harsh environment, in order to better continue the inheritance of the race, the inner world has long been rolled out of the sky.
The reinforcements sent by the kingdom became the last straw that crushed the balance of strength between the two sides.
This kind of smoothness is not only the five-nation alliance, but also the entire Terran countries in the Aslant continent, after receiving the full support of the alliance, the progress is relatively smooth.
This constant victory has a direct impact on the judgment of all parties.
Many people believe that the catastrophe of 10,000 years is nothing more than this, and the various races in history have suffered heavy losses, that is, they have fallen.
The ages are too far apart for the truth to be discovered.
The current situation is that supporters and opponents "say that the public is justified, and the mother-in-law says that the mother-in-law is reasonable", so that the rulers of various countries do not dare to make conclusions easily.
The disturbance of international public opinion has also affected the Alpha Kingdom.
It's just that this kind of boring question didn't have much impact within the kingdom.
No matter what the 10,000-year catastrophe is, it will not affect the kingdom's full preparation for war.
The position of the ruling group is very simple, if there is an invasion of foreign enemies, they will kill the enemy, and if there is no enemy, they will fight the orcs, and they will not do useless work anyway.
A little turmoil can't affect Caesar IV's good mood, and what he is looking forward to most now is that his ancestors should never come out.
"Your Majesty, this is the latest official document, please take a look!"
Receiving a thick stack of documents from the hands of the palace minister, Caesar IV quickly flipped through them.
As a diligent king, handling official documents was a daily necessity for him.
It was not exhausted to death, because the kingdom adopted the autonomy of local nobles, and more than ninety percent of the specific affairs were handled by the subordinates.
"Why is it all the same content?"
Caesar IV asked dissatisfied.
It's not like he hasn't encountered this kind of thing. But they were all scattered letters, and the content was also euphemistic persuasion.
Now this is the first time he has encountered this kind of batch type of official documents.
"Your Majesty, after this year, you will be thirty-six!"
Gong Xiang said in a low voice as low as possible.
Affected by war and productivity, the average life expectancy of the Alpha Kingdom is about the same number.
In this context, the king has no children in the average life expectancy of the people, and the impact can be imagined.
No one takes the lead, and everyone doesn't notice; Once someone deliberately pushes it, it immediately becomes the first priority of the Kingdom.
Although there are a large number of royal children and there is no shortage of heirs, the legal basis is far less than that of the king's sons.
Once the throne is sidelined, the battle for the heir will surely become the biggest contradiction in the kingdom.
In view of the peculiarities of the geographical location of the Alpha Kingdom, it is difficult for the succession of kings to be carried out in full accordance with the succession sequence.
While considering the order of succession, the personal ability and ethics of the heirs are also considered.
A little trick and a political stain can pull the top-ranked heir into the water.
Like Caesar IV, if it weren't for the only son of a king with good roots, the defeat in the Duchy of Mossi alone would have been enough to bury his inheritance.
Successive succession to the throne by the children of the collateral line is indispensable for various political games and compromises.
In order to avoid this worst-case scenario, the sense of mission will make the nobles of the kingdom spontaneously urge the king to reproduce.
Generally, this happens in political marriages, where the king and queen have no affection for each other and are hostile to each other.
The situation of Caesar IV was obviously different, although it was also a political marriage, but the queen was also recovered by himself.
After being married for so many years, there are no major problems in the relationship between the two, and they have even given birth to children, but unfortunately they have not been able to support them.
This wave of strikers are all from the royal family, including some top-ranked heirs to the throne, who are also in the marriage urging team.
It's not that they don't have ambitions, it's that the current situation is special.
The queen's dowry included six provinces, and only when they gave birth to children could they legally remain in the royal family.
The interests involved are too great, and if the legal basis of this family business is lost, no one will be able to sit on the throne.
Not only will the prestige within the royal family be greatly reduced, but the royal family's strength advantage over the local aristocracy will also be slowly eroded.
From the standpoint of the children of the royal family, the king and queen must have offspring no matter what.
Without a son, the daughter can barely accept it.
Digesting the foundation of the hegemony of these six provinces first is what the royal family needs to do most at present.
The pressure was all on Caesar IV, and the anger came out involuntarily.
Now the question is whether he wants to give birth?
The problem is that I can't really give birth to it!
"Humph!"
After a cold snort of dissatisfaction, Caesar IV directly pushed the official document in front of him to the ground.
It's all content that comes to spoil the mood, so he doesn't bother to waste time replying.
"Gong Xiang, in the future, this kind of official document will be sent directly to the fire room, and there is no need to stay and occupy space!"
After speaking, he walked out of the hall without looking back, and happened to bump into the oncoming queen.
The two preoccupied people glanced at each other, and the atmosphere in the hall suddenly became awkward.
The palace ministers and maids with eyes decisively chose to withdraw and leave the space to the king and queen.
Picking up an official document casually and glancing at it, the queen's face instantly became gloomy.
Originally, she was in a good mood today, but when she heard someone talking about the issue of heirs at the banquet, she held back the fire in her belly.
Now that I saw this kind of official document again, my eyes suddenly moistened.
When it comes to the issue of heirs, the pressure on the queen is actually heavier than that of the king.
Everyone in the court has a bunch of affairs to be busy, and it is impossible to discuss this topic every day, but this is the most frequent topic in the back house.
Even if you don't talk about this topic, when you talk about children and young talents, you will still think of it.
"Caesar, or you find a mistress to give birth to one, and pretend to be mine!"
Plucking up the courage to finish speaking, the queen's tears fell all at once.
If given a choice, who would want to raise a child for someone else?
But there is no way, the pressure of having no children is too great, and she is a sentimental person, so she is really a little overwhelmed.
Frankly speaking, playing with Li Dai Taozhuang's technique is also full of risks.
When it comes to the change of royal power, their every move is watched by all sides, and it is difficult to hide it.
However, the current situation is special, involving the land of the six provinces, which is enough to silence the royal family and take the initiative to provide them with cover.
No matter how you cover it up, the premise must be to ensure that it is the heir of Caesar IV, otherwise the subsequent bloodline verification will not be possible at all.
If the probability of pregnancy is low, then plant widely and harvest thinly. Theoretically, as long as the base is large enough, there is always a chance to conceive.
"This matter needs to be cautious!
I understand your feelings, but if we have children in the future, what will we do next? ”
Caesar IV shook his head and said.
Not being tempted is fake, but as a king he has more to think about.
The most immediate problem is that they have had children, which proves that both parties are fertile.
If you don't have children now, it's likely that you're unlucky, and maybe you might have a chance to have children in the future.
Once you play the technique of Li Dai's Tao Zombie, the succession to the throne will be locked in advance, and there will definitely be big trouble in the future.
At the very least, Caesar IV did not believe that a queen could tolerate an illegitimate child in the possession of a natural son.
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(End of chapter)