It is every man's dream to be the emperor and hold power.

Even Goodern had fantasized about becoming the emperor of a country before.

But that's just an idea, after becoming an emperor, in addition to having supreme power, he also has to accept endless government affairs.

At the same time, he will be limited by various rules and regulations, and it will not be as easy as he is now a border lord.

even has to train the officials under him one by one, if he doesn't have a snack machine and strength, he will soon be overshadowed by ambitious courtiers.

Compared to the troubles caused by the emperor of a country, being a border lord is still very easy.

At least in his territory, he can do whatever he wants.

Old Joseph lowered his head slightly, observing the ease on the young master's face with his peripheral vision, and muttered slightly in his heart for a while.

Originally, he was worried that the royal bloodline would affect the young master, but now it seems that it has also helped the young master reduce the pressure?

The matter of the young master's bloodline has been well hidden, and he originally thought that this matter would never be mentioned again, until he might mention it before he died naturally.

But now it seems......

Looking at old Joseph, who had fallen silent, Gooden continued to ask while the other party was willing to tell him the secret.

"Speaking of which, since I can have a royal surname, what line did my father come from? Prince? Or is it the Prince?"

Regarding the young master's question, old Joseph was silent for a while, and he was struggling with whether to tell the truth.

But thinking that he has said this now, telling all the secrets of his life experience can be regarded as untying the knot for the young master.

Then Old Joseph shook his head and said solemnly.

"Neither...... Your father, my lord, is now the eighth emperor of the empire, His Majesty Olek Aldia."

"Clams?!"

Hearing his identity as a cheap father, Gooden was stunned.

It can't really be that bloody, right?

"So...... If I have status, it's the prince?"

Old Joseph nodded.

And after Goodern got the news, his face was a little strange.

This crossing by himself, except that it is a little difficult in the early stage, but it seems that the bloodline is really good......

However, recalling that his predecessor had been confined to the mansion for more than ten years, Goodern frowned slightly, and then asked.

"Your Majesty is forgivable if you don't see me, but what about my mother?"

When asked about this, Joseph Sr. was silent for a while, and his tone was a little complicated.

"Your mother, who unfortunately passed away when she gave birth to you, and she has no real name, so you are considered the illegitimate child of His Majesty."

"Three of the eighteen princes and princesses who are now known to have joined as illegitimate children, and His Majesty will hide and abandon his children, but ......

With that, old Joseph glanced at Goodern and continued.

"But there must be a premise, that is, the qualifications must be passable, but the talent you tested when you were a child ......

At this point, old Joseph didn't need to go on, Goodern already knew what was going on.

His predecessor talent and qualifications belonged to the fighter in the waste, as the emperor of a country, he was still a legend, he gave birth to a child so bad, and he took his mother away when he was born.

This will not have much good impression of him in exchange for anyone, and it is already very good not to confine him to one place until he dies of old age, and to send him out to be a lord in a border town.

"Young Master, with your current talent and talent, if you return to the royal capital, the position of the prince will definitely be restored, and you will still have a chance to become a candidate for the throne......

"Don't, don't, don't go back!"

Hearing Joseph Sr.'s words, Goodern was startled and hurriedly waved his hand.

Although I don't know what the situation in the royal capital is, it is definitely not as comfortable as him in Qingyuan Town.

Looking at Goodern's appearance, old Joseph felt a little strange in his heart.

Doesn't the young master want to go back and inherit the throne of the prince?

Dual-class, three months of magic learning to reach the intermediate level, and one month knight to reach the beginner level.

This kind of natural talent, as long as he returns to the royal family, he will definitely become the seventh candidate for the throne.

"It's impossible to go back to the king, it's impossible to be in the royal capital in this life, where is Qingyuan Town in the royal capital to stay comfortable, the old brother here...... Ahem...... In short, I'm not interested in the throne, nor in the heir to the throne."

"I'm just curious about my identity right now, and I'm not interested in this position, so don't talk about it in the future."

Goodern waved and motioned to stop talking about the subject.

"Yes, young master." When Joseph Sr. saw this, he did not mention it again.

"By the way, I'm the oldest prince and princess in a kind of princess?"

"According to your age, it should be the eighth prince." Old Joseph calculated a little in his heart, and said honestly.

Eighth place?

Gooden was also a little surprised to hear such a top position, but he didn't continue to ask, but changed the topic.

"By the way, old Joseph, if my natural strength is known to His Majesty, but I don't want to go back, can Your Majesty pass the throne directly to me in this case?" br>

Hearing the young master's words, Old Joseph couldn't help but twitch the corners of his eyes.

Why is the young master so confident? But he still answered his questions seriously.

"No, the throne can only be chosen among the heirs to the throne, and the minimum criterion for becoming an heir to the throne is to have the hope of reaching the legend."

"And to inherit the throne, it must be a legend, and although you have the talent to become the heir, as long as you accept the position of prince without returning to the king, according to the laws of the empire, you will not be able to inherit the throne."

Hearing this, Goodern couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

From now on, he has decided that he will not return to the royal capital!

"But ......," and at this moment, Joseph Sr. suddenly changed his words.

"But according to the edict left by His Majesty the former Emperor Aurelius Aldia, if all the candidates for the succession to the throne die, and there is no candidate for the heir among the existing princes, and Your Majesty is just approaching, you can directly appoint one of the descendants to become the heir, even if it is three generations later, or it is an illegitimate son of a side branch, as long as you have royal blood, you can directly inherit it."

"Of course, this possibility is very small, and the first emperor was worried that he would encounter the worst in the future."

"Now that the empire is prosperous, there are six princes and princesses, the lowest is also a master level, and they hold important positions and protect them in various places, it is difficult to fall at the same time, plus Your Majesty has only been on the throne for more than thirty years, and there is still a long time to come, so what you are worried about will appear."

After hearing Joseph Sr.'s explanation, the heart that had just been lifted again slowly fell back.

So many coincidental things, if he really encountered them, it can only be said that God wants him to inherit them.

Putting this behind him, Gooden then made a brief inquiry about a few more things, and then sent Joseph Sr. away.

For Goodern after learning about his background, he didn't make many waves in his heart.

Although it was a little unexpected at the beginning, I didn't have much memory of this identity after learning about it.

I picked up the imperial history book on the table again and continued to read it with relish.

……

The first day of the 10th month of the ephemeris.

According to the season, autumn has passed, and the cold winter has arrived.

Although it has not snowed yet, the maximum temperature in the entire Qingyuan Ridge has dropped to less than ten degrees.

At this rate, it is inevitable that in another month, the temperature will drop below zero.

In the past, the heating method was around the stove, but with the advent of heating and floor heating, the entire castle, and even most of Qingyuan Town, were filled with heat.

The renovation of the castle was completed by Goodern himself when the first equipment was completed.

Running hot water, purified drinking water, heating and so on, as long as it is something modern and has,

Goodern has installed them all, and even reserved circuit slots.

Although it is very convenient to use magic now, the negative wear and tear of magic is a bit unbearable for him, and all the development of science and technology is still necessary.

At least the material consumption does not need to be replaced once a month.

Corrosion caused by magic is unavoidable, and in order to prevent failure, all equipment has to be replaced basically once a month.

Most of the discarded materials are recycled and replaced, but only half of the amount is obtained.

According to Herissa, this is the attrition that inevitably occurs after elemental erosion, and this problem can only be avoided unless magic metal is used.

Compared to the high price of magic metal, the use of silver and copper is still very cheap.

At noon, Goodern was having a happy meal with Herissa and Erin when a magic eagle flew in through the window.

With a magical hand, Herissa grabbed the eagle and took down the letter she was carrying.

Then he started to float in front of him, eating and browsing what had happened in the continent and empire in the last month.

As an extraordinary mage, Herissa still needs to pay attention to the information of the empire and even the continent in real time, and this letter is still relayed from the Academy of Magic.

And when she browsed to the last piece of information, the chopsticks in her hand couldn't help but pause, and then looked up at Gooden.

"What's wrong?"

Goodern noticed Herissa's situation and asked casually.

"When the first emperor candidate for the throne was inspecting the frontier, he was assassinated by orcs and killed on the spot, and His Majesty has ordered the blockade of the northern frontier and officially declared war on the Astor Empire."

"What?"

Hearing this, Goodern couldn't help but be stunned.

The eldest prince suddenly died in battle on the frontier?

Or a candidate for the first succession to the throne?

Thinking back to Joseph Sr.'s words yesterday, Goodern's face was strange.

This guy ...... Wouldn't you have the same open mouth as Anna?

He had heard about the Grand Prince's inspection of the frontier to prepare for war as early as mid-August.

And now he was suddenly assassinated and killed...... It's strange to think about it.

After all, as the first succession candidate, there will definitely be no less protection around him, and Gooden will definitely not believe it if he dies so easily.

"The war is about to start, and the problems on Qingyuan Ridge have not yet been resolved, so you have to be more careful in the next time."

Herissa didn't know anything about this kind of royal thing, so she just casually instructed.

After all, Goodern is also half of her student, and it is still necessary to care.

"yes, I see." After nodding in response, Goodn's mind drifted away in an instant.

Originally, he thought that the war would officially start in the spring of the following year, but he did not expect it to come so suddenly.

And the Qingyuan Ridge problem that Herissa mentioned refers to the escaped Charleson family and the unknown orc shaman.

After a hurried luncheon, Goodern immediately gathered the staff and prepared to arrange the corresponding domestic affairs.

In less than a quarter of an hour, in the hall of the castle, all the heads of the town's departments arrived on time.

Joseph Sr., who is in charge of coordinating government affairs, Kroger of the General Affairs Department of Qingyuan Town, Roy of the Intelligence Department, and Els and Hobert, who are in charge of the army.

Buck from the Engineering Research Institute, as well as Pansy and Eden, the heads of the three engineering construction teams, the heads of the plant operations, and so on.

Even the commander of the 3rd Cavalry Battalion of Jinyuan Castle, Dedallow, participated in this meeting.

Since the last refusal of Walsh's request to be stationed, the upper echelons of the military department have directly changed Dedalo from the original captain of the detachment to the captain of the brigade in order to avoid accidents.

At the same time, more than 100 new people were stationed in Qingyuan Town, and they were directly commanded by Gooden.

Gudern didn't say much about such a change, after all, people really arranged to help him.

With Goodern's arrival,

The people who were still chatting about the meeting quieted down.

This level of meeting was also held for the first time in history, and everyone did not know what Gooden was going to announce, and even Joseph Sr., a cronie who followed the young master, did not get the slightest rumor.

Looking at the people seated, Gooden also sighed a little in his heart, in just three months, he had already arranged a simple team.

When they get acquainted with it in the future, they can be a hands-off shopkeeper and play by themselves.

But now, he has to start announcing the news he just got and start making precautionary preparations.

"I just received news that the eldest prince, the heir to the first throne, was ambushed by orcs when he was inspecting the border, and died in the frontier, His Majesty has officially declared war on the Astor Empire, and the war will start soon."

When everyone heard the news, their faces all showed a look of shock.

The death of the eldest prince in battle is a shocking news for them, after all, this is the first heir to the throne.

The empire has been established for nearly a thousand years, and although there have been cases of death among the heirs to the throne, there has never been a case where the first heir has died in battle.

In addition to the first generation, four of the remaining seven emperors were ascended from the first heir, the other three were abolished, and the other two were inherited by the later heirs whose natural strength surpassed the first.

But under normal circumstances, the first heir can almost be said to be the next emperor in the certainty, and now he was assassinated and killed by foreign enemies while patrolling the frontier.

Such shocking news has spread quickly within the empire, and even the two empires next door, as well as the small countries in the domain of kings, have already learned about it.

And old Joseph, who was sitting next to Goodern, got the news, and his face was also very exciting, and yesterday he swore to the young master that this throne would definitely not be with him.

Unless all the candidates for the throne are dead, but now in the blink of an eye, the eldest prince suddenly fell, which caught him off guard......