In the cultivation room, a slight and even snoring sound echoed all the time. The lion cub in Carlando slept longer and longer, sometimes not waking up once a day. Her body was constantly crackling with bones, and it was growing, and the vitality surging in her body was terrifying.

Richard sat down beside her, reached out and rubbed her thick hair, and whispered, "Little one, we're going to be in trouble, but I'll take care of it." You don't have to worry about anything, just keep sleeping. ”

The mountains and the sea muttered a few times in a daze, not knowing whether they heard it or didn't hear anything. Richard didn't care, this sentence was not so much for her as for himself.

He sat down in his usual position and slowly entered the meditation world.

The lion's purr was always echoing, and when Richard sat down, she naturally leaned against Richard's lap. The warmth of his body also made Richard feel at peace and tranquility.

Sometimes for men, being able to be responsible is also a kind of happiness.

In Richard's body, as energy is infused and the new heart grows, the original heart begins to gradually change, and its ability to store and stimulate power is slowly increasing. Without a new structure and more heart, it would be difficult to store a lot of energy.

This meditation was very smooth, and the effect was unexpectedly good. When the source of the anxiety that had plagued Richard for many days was clarified, the heavy pressure gave Richard a new motivation, and he now did not dare to waste a little time.

Richard's time is so precious, if he doesn't do anything in a month now, just draw the composition, he can harvest at least two life deaths. That's 20 million in revenue, and after deducting all kinds of costs, the most conservative estimate is 15 million in net income. In other words, Richard took a day off, which was equivalent to letting go of 500,000 gold coins.

Moreover, in the past, Philip has always stood faintly behind Richard. Without the emperor's covert intervention and support, Richard didn't know if he would have gotten to where he is today. But now that the pillar has collapsed, Richard is responsible for Nerith. Between one in and one out, the pressure on Richard multiplied.

The meditation ended early in the morning, and Richard walked out of the practice room, where Coco had already prepared breakfast. There was a slight grief in her eyes, apparently reminding Richard to keep his promise. As a partner, he has never been touched by Richard, and the invisible pressure is not small.

Richard was not in the mood for that at all, and as he quickly eliminated the breakfast that had piled up like a hill, he browsed through the recent events and texts.

An invitation suddenly caught Richard's attention. Judging from the cover, it should be an invitation from a member of the royal family, but the emblem that sealed the envelope was something Richard had never seen before.

Heraldry is a necessary basic knowledge for every nobleman, not to mention the royal family, that is, the heraldic insignia of the main branch family within the floating island wealthy, which is something that a qualified nobleman must keep in mind. Richard was certain that he had never seen or even heard of such a branch of the royal family. But the invitation is indeed from the royal family, and looking at the style and specifications of the letter, it is still a pure-blooded family of the royal family

Richard opened the invitation. The content of it is very simple, it is not aimed at Akmund, but an invitation to all the wealthy families on the floating island, asking the heads of the wealthy families to go to the royal floating island again tomorrow. In another famous chamber: when war comes, there will be important issues to be discussed. The content of the discussion was related to the succession to the throne.

Richard took the invitation and immediately fell into deep thought. He now knew that the Imperial Floating Island was an extremely large space, and in addition to the area that the six-story floating island should have, the extra part was actually a half-plane structure. In addition to the main part of the royal palace on the floating island, which is completely owned by Philip, there are several areas shared by the royal family, which means that the members of the royal family have the right to dominate. War is one of them, where a small core of the royal family can convene their own meetings.

So on the surface, someone is going to jump out and fight for the throne again. But who this person is, there is no clue. He was able to send letters to various wealthy families in the name of the royal family, and set the meeting place in the palace, which showed that he was by no means ordinary in status and power. At least neither Nero nor Nereus could have such strength.

Richard searched his memory for the information of important people in the royal family that he had seen, and the only one who met the criteria was Philip's uncle, Thor, who was now the president of the Royal Mage Society. However, Thor's interest in research is far greater than in politics and war, and power is more of a constraint and responsibility than a benefit and enjoyment for the legendary powerful. Richard really didn't think Thor would be the kind of person who wanted to fight for the throne.

Anyway, I'll know when I go to the meeting tomorrow. Richard now clearly saw Akmund's shortcomings. The time for the entire family to stand on the Husse was too short, and Richard couldn't even get some of the necessary information at the real critical moment. As far as the eye can see, the wealthy family is full of Akmund's enemies, and the only allies are the Anan family, who are still struggling not to be cleared out of the floating island. The rest, like the iron-blooded Grand Duke, can only be said to be neutral.

Richard hurriedly finished his breakfast, reached out and pinched Coco's buttocks, indicating that he had not forgotten his promise, and then summoned his followers, who were still on the floating island, to a meeting in his study.

In his study, Richard spread out a traditional paper map and realigned his defenses in Norland's various territories. Now Richard's core strategy is defense, but he lets go and gives Alyselle the right to decide on her own.

In Richard's philosophy, offense is the best defense, and true victory is not to defend a city or a place, but to destroy the opponent's army and strong men. Now there are not many people under Richard who can stand alone on the battlefield, and Ellie is definitely the first. Compared to her, Gangde is two levels worse, and the others are even worse. Oral is quite qualified in commanding and managing the territory, but his personal talent and strength are weak, and it is still difficult to convince the crowd on the battlefield in close combat.

The army that was about to arrive at the Silver Sword Territory had to speed up, quickly take over the city defenses of Maple Fire City, and then rely on the city to defend it on the spot.

The external expansion of each private plane has also been temporarily suspended, and in addition to leaving the necessary defensive forces, all the mobile forces that can be drawn will be concentrated on the plane portal, so that they can pass through the portal at any time to support the Black Rose Castle. A large number of teleportation arrays have been built around the Black Rose Castle, which is the main hub connecting floating islands, territories, and major planes, and there is no room for error.

In the study, there are not only Richard's followers, but also the new faceless. In front of the others, she stood upright, without saying a word, and did not see any difference.

After completing the adjustment of the layout of the territorial defense, Richard adjusted his physical and mental state to the best state, and took a team of ten horsemen to the floating island of the palace to participate in the mysterious invitation. According to the Holy Covenant, Richard, who has not yet received the title of duke, is not qualified to decide the heir to the throne, but as the head of a wealthy family on the floating island, Richard still has the right to attend.

When Richard walked into the war, half an hour earlier than the agreed time, although he could not get any useful information from the waiter who came to bring the drink, it was also expected by Richard, so he was not much disappointed.

He leisurely looked at the frescoes on the walls and dome of the chamber, as well as the numerous displays. The frescoes depict Charles the Great's expedition to the Abyss, and the various exhibits are also souvenirs related to the expedition.

When war came, the Round Table, which laid the foundation stone of the Holy Alliance, was second only in fame and historical significance in the royal chamber. In this chamber, Charles the Great signed the order to march to the abyss. The Abyss Expedition took ten years just to prepare for war. All the resources of the royal family were mobilized, and the generals and the wealthy families who were beginning to take shape at that time were also like red-eyed gamblers, taking out all the resources in their pockets and investing them in this unprecedented war.

Ten years of preparation, one expedition.

Millions of soldiers have been killed, thousands of Sanctuary have been killed in battle, and the fallen legendary powerhouses have exceeded double digits, and the consumption of various materials cannot be calculated at all, this is the Abyss Expedition. The final result of this war seems to be the head of an abyssal dragon hanging from the gate of Faust.

There are many theories and controversies about this unprecedented abyss expedition in history. A large number of opponents believe that Charles the Great has exhausted the Holy Alliance's decades of war potential in one fell swoop, and that the ultimate gain is nothing more than the slaying of the dragon and the return of a symbolic dragon head.

After paying a huge price, the human army still withdrew from the abyss, because the environment there was completely unsuitable for human survival, and it was worse than the Peerless War. After the human race exits the abyss, new demons will slowly appear there, and new plane lords will also appear. After a few hundred years, a qiē will be the same as before, no different. So these so-called historians simply don't see the point of this war.

But on the other hand, this is the greatest victory that the Norland humans have ever achieved in the abyss world, completely conquering an entire layer of the abyssal plane for the first time, and killing the demon lord here, the abyssal demon dragon Dara Moa. This is a perfect embodiment and proof of the potential of human warfare.

Since then, the three major human empires of Norland, as well as a large number of small kingdoms and principalities, have flooded into other planes, setting off a frenzy of dimensional wars. As a result, the strength of the entire human race has also flourished, putting heavy pressure on the other three alien empires, forcing them to also embark on the pace of accelerating dimensional warfare.

The overall amount of Norland is constantly increasing as the subordinate planes increase. (To be continued)

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