December 31.

Inside a shabby, cramped apartment on Beckland's East End.

Edssack stood quietly in front of the apartment's only small and dilapidated window, looking out into the distance, even in the East End, with its layers of ornate courts and towering Gothic bell towers.

There is the Sodrak Palace, the royal palace of the royal family of Rune, where Edssac spent his childhood.

And tonight, there will also be a big New Year's party there. All the nobles and royals in Beckland will participate in this annual feast to celebrate the New Year.

For those little-known nobles, this is undoubtedly a great honor, and it can bring them unparalleled pride. Because in normal times, they are not qualified to go to Sodrak Palace, even if they just go to the periphery.

Edsak stared at the splendid court looming in the mist, with a slightly nostalgic look in his eyes, and the corners of his mouth rose slightly.

"When I was young, my father would kindly let me sit on his shoulder, and he was so tall, majestic, and full of love. He once kindly told me: "My son, on the day you were born, the whole kingdom of Rune whispered one name: Edsak. ”

"At the coming-of-age ceremony, my father also proudly said: One day, his life will reach the end, and I will be crowned king!!"

Edsak's eyes were a little misty, and he muttered in a whisper that was half proud and half nostalgic.

Triss sneered, and mocked mercilessly:

"I'm sure George III didn't say anything like that."

Edsak is only the third prince, and his succession to the throne can only be ranked third. As a worthy king, George III would not say such a thing to even the eldest prince who is the first in line to the throne, let alone Edsak.

Edsak came back to his senses, but he was not angry by her words, he just looked at the girl in front of him who was wearing a simple long dress, with a round face, slender eyes, and a gentle and sweet temperament, and smiled:

"No, he did."

Triss stared at him for a long time before she sighed softly and said, "You're crazy." ”

"I'm not crazy." Edsak shook his head, his expression extremely serious.

Triss didn't reply, but just turned her head to look out the window, at the layers of gorgeous court in the distance.

Triss suddenly whispered, "Are you sure?" ”

"Nope."

Edsak shook his head and said calmly, "As you can see, I'm just a low-level extraordinary, and I'm not even as good as you in terms of strength." How do you think I'm sure I'll overthrow the royal family that rules the strongest country in the Northern Continent? ”

Triss frowned and reminded:

"Although the Witch Sect believes in one true god, this is Beckland, and in the commentary of the three righteous gods, he does not dare to descend from God. And the Witch Sect is not strong even in the secret organization, and there will not be many high-level powerhouses. Moreover, the two sides are only using each other, which is far from mutual trust. The Witch Sect will also not send angels to assist, at most only a few Sages. ”

"I know."

Edsak looked at the girl's eyes and said softly, "You've told me many times. ”

"You're normal."

Trisdale frowned slightly, annoyed, "I told you, I used to be a man, and I took it out bigger than you!" ”

Edsak nodded and said seriously, "I know, you've said this many times. ”

But before Triss could get angry, Edsak shrugged his shoulders again, pointed to the ornate court in the distance, and asked:

"Do you know what it's called?"

There's a fire in Triss's heart, but she still takes a deep breath to suppress her anger, and answers his question in a crisp voice:

"Sodrak Palace."

"Yes."

Edsak nodded, and said seriously, "It's called Sodrak Palace, and in the Guphosak language, the word means 'balance'. Although the royal family is cooperating with the Witch Sect, with the character of my father, he will never trust the Witch Sect. Therefore, he will definitely bring in other covert organizations to contend with him in order to achieve the balance he wants. ”

After a pause, Edsak continued, "Of course, I'm more inclined to the Witch Cult to be the one that was brought in. ”

Triss frowned, thoughtful.

Edsak opened his hands, as if embracing the dawn of the newborn, with a slightly fanatical look on his face:

"Tonight, I will present a splendid rebellion against my dear father!"

Suddenly, a fresh breeze struck, enveloping the cool morning air, blowing a crisp, disgusting, rancid air into the house.

Edsak felt sick to his stomach and almost threw up as he bent over.

Trissoun's nose furrowed, and she complained:

"This is the East End, it's a slum, do you think it's your luxury estate? Really, what kind of window is it to open at the end of the day! ”

Grumbling, Triss stepped forward and reached for the dilapidated window that was stained on the wall.

——

Queens, a luxury villa for the Earl of Hall's family.

Outside a living room on the second floor, there was a slightly dull knock on the door.

"Bang bang bang!"

"Come in~!"

The girl's crisp voice pierced through the door panel and reached the ears of Ember standing in the hallway.

He twisted the doorknob and pushed it in, revealing Audrey dressed in front of a full-length mirror, and a number of maids standing behind her, serving her dress.

Audrey lifted the hem of her skirt and turned around, with a shallow smile on her face, revealing two small and cute dimples, and asked with a little expectation:

"Is it pretty?"

"It's beautiful."

Ember complimented and pulled her bow tie again.

"Then this one."

The corners of Audrey's mouth rose slightly, and she smiled with a little pride and joy under the gaze of the maids.

Ember stretched out his hand to the girl and asked rather gentlemanly:

"So, beautiful Miss Audrey, shall we go?"

Audrey lifted her chin slightly, and gracefully handed Ember her hand with elbow-length white gauze gloves.

Ember led the girl and went to the first floor and to the living room under the surprised gaze of the maids. At this time, Earl Hall and Hibbert were sitting on the sofa, and when they saw them, they immediately smiled.

Earl Hall's eyes were full of love and pride, and Hibbert quietly handed Ember an encouraging look and a thumbs up.

"Daddy."

Audrey's face was filled with excitement and excitement about to participate in the New Year's party, and she asked curiously, "Aren't you going together?" ”

"You go first."

Earl Hall smiled and said, "Hibbert and I still have some things to deal with, and we will be there soon." ”

"Hmm."

Audrey nodded obediently and didn't ask more.

Just reserved and elegant, Ember led her out the door, walked through the red carpet laid out in the garden, boarded the luxurious carriage that belonged to her, and drove in the direction of Sodrrak Palace.

Although there is still some time before the New Year's party, it is normal and normal for the young men and women of the nobility to be unable to suppress their excitement and rush to the palace with their servants in advance.

In the living room, Count Hall watched the two of them leave the villa, but the smile on his face gradually retracted, and said calmly:

"Don't tell your sister about that."

"I understand."

Hibbert nodded solemnly, but soon a trace of worry flashed across his face, and he asked hesitantly, "But can we really succeed in doing this?" ”

"Why not?"

Count Hall chuckled, "The Prime Minister supports us, and the nobles of the entire Kingdom of Rune are on our side. Even the royal family, even the royal family, cannot and dare not ignore our opinions. ”

Hibbert nodded silently, and it was evident from Earl Hall's always slightly solemn brow that he was not as sure about the matter as he had said.

Outside, in the luxurious carriage driving on the wide road, Audrey's original excitement and excitement disappeared and became a little nervous.

Audrey whispered:

"Dad, they have something to hide from us."

Ember withdrew his gaze from the street outside the window and said softly:

"It should be related to the royal family, Count Hall was hypnotized by the royal family, which touched the interests of all the nobles, and they wanted the royal family to give an explanation."

Audrey nodded thoughtfully, but soon thought of the purpose of her trip, and her expression suddenly became strange.

Dad, they just want the royal family to give an explanation, so they definitely won't embarrass the royal family at the New Year's party. And the royal family will definitely compromise on this matter, but this is not because the nobles are in the same hatred, and the power of the nobles is not worth mentioning to the royal family. But after all, there are still three major churches standing behind the nobles, and the royal family's behavior this time not only violates the interests of all the nobles, but also touches the bottom line of the three major churches.

With the support of the three major churches, the nobles have enough confidence. And whatever the royal family's reason, it will definitely give in.

But this plan will not succeed at all, because after tonight, the entire pattern of the royal family of Rune will be completely changed!

"Dad didn't tell me what they were going to do because he didn't want me to get involved, but they didn't know what we were going to do."

Audrey thought silently, with a subtle sense of pride and excitement. As for the tension and slight uneasiness of overthrowing the royal family, it had already disappeared as early as the moment when the royal family hypnotized Earl Hall.

——

Queens, Sodrrack Palace.

George III sat on the throne and looked indifferently at the women in evening gowns below:

"Georgina, it's been three days, tell me about the results of your investigation."

Archduchess Georgina stepped forward and reported respectfully: "Your Majesty, the traces of Edsak have been covered, and the person who made the attack has the ability to counter-divination and anti-prophecy, and his rank is extremely high. Even the prophecies and divination of the Sage level could not capture any trace of Edsak. ”

Georgina bowed her head deeply, not daring to look up at George III's expression, lest she anger His Majesty.

George III said coldly:

"The Steam Church is unwilling to help?"

Georgina shook her head and said in a low voice, "Archbishop Horamic said that the Heart of Machines needs to rely on '2-111' to deduce the real culprit behind the 'Beckland Great Smog' incident, and cannot lend this seal. However, they also promised to continue to track down Edsak's whereabouts and let us know as soon as they became available. ”

Georgina Augustus's eyes flashed with a hint of helplessness, and anyone could hear that the Steam Church's remarks were complete prevarication. But after all, it was the Orthodox Church, and before their plan was completed, the royal family had no ability to compete with it, and of course, it was even more impossible to snatch it from the Steam Church.

Moreover, because the 'Beckland Great Smog' incident was casually defused by an angel who 'happened to be passing by', no one in the East Side was killed in the Great Smog. And this not only made the royal family's plan to cover up the disappearance of the people in the East Side completely failed, but also attracted the focus of the three major churches to investigate. Because they can easily find out that there are still a large number of innocent people missing in the eastern district even though no one is dead.

Although the three major churches usually don't care about the East District, there are more than 1.5 million people living there, and there are at least two million people in the East District, plus those who have not been registered!

And a large part of these people are also believers in the three major churches, and now hundreds of thousands have disappeared out of thin air, and it is impossible for the three major churches not to pay attention. Even if the royal family made timely remedies and destroyed all the remaining traces, and disturbed the sight of the three major churches, and at the same time dealt with anti-divination and anti-prophecy of related events, it would also leave traces of its own. The three major churches can completely follow the vine, and it is only a matter of time before they suspect the royal family.

Therefore, even if the royal family's pursuit of Edsak, a traitor, is justified, they do not dare to act too out of line, because it is likely to further arouse the suspicion of the three major churches.

George III asked in a deep voice:

"What about the nobles?"

Georgina breathed a sigh of relief, understood that George III did not care about her own faux pas, and said quickly:

"Aguside has reopened the investigation into the assassination of Duke Negan and has rejected MI9's independent investigation, inviting extraordinary people from the three major churches to join the investigation. At the same time, Earl Hall has also been in frequent contact with other nobles in the past few days, and it seems that he wants to contact all nobles to put pressure on the royal family. Shall we ......?"

"Leave him alone."

George III said lightly, "It's normal for him to have grievances, and all he asks for is an explanation." As long as there is no more outrageous behavior, ignore him. Also, let Herwin Lambis come and see me. ”

Georgina nodded silently, Count Hall is still only contacting the nobles everywhere, this is of course to put pressure on the royal family, but at the same time, it also sends a signal to the royal family: this is a matter between the nobles and the royal family, as long as the royal family gives an explanation, there is nothing.

And the 'out-of-the-ordinary behavior' naturally refers to the three major churches.

It is nothing to let the three major churches put pressure, after all, the strength of the nobles is not worth mentioning compared to the royal family, and without the support of the three major churches, they simply cannot compete with the royal family. But as long as Earl Hall did not explicitly introduce the three major churches, then there was still talk about it, and the royal family could tolerate his 'willfulness'.

George III waved his hand back and said:

"Stand down."

"Yes."

Georgina saluted respectfully and slowly exited the palace.

And George III, who was on the throne, suddenly turned gloomy.

Not even the sage's divination could find any traces, and it was at least an angel who provided refuge for Edsak. And he is definitely an angel with anti-divination and anti-prophecy powers, and there are only a handful of ways to have this ability.

Among them, the 'secrecy' of the Night Church is undoubtedly one of them, and it is the most outstanding kind.

In other words, the one who secretly sheltered Edsak was probably the Church of the Night!

This was not good news for George III, especially as his plans were sabotaged again and again. If this continues, his plan to become a god will only end in miscarriage.

"Smack!"

George III crushed the armrest of the throne, and a hint of ruthlessness and determination flashed across his face.

His plan to become a god must not be disturbed by anyone, not even God!

(End of chapter)