Ruben touched the back of his head, he didn't know what heavy object he had hit just now, and his brain was a little groggy now.

Fortunately, his consciousness quickly came to his senses and he hurriedly got up.

Just now, he learned the terrible news that his most respected father had died, and he was deeply saddened.

He didn't covet his father's title and power like other nobles, because he knew that being the Earl Blood Orchid Flying Serpent King was not an easy task.

The danger comes from other nobles and the church, and if they don't have enough means, they will inevitably become a puppet.

In terms of ability, Reuben did not think that he had the same talent and strength as his father, and once his father died, the surrounding nobles would definitely lose their fears.

Flying snakes that have not yet grown wings and developed fangs will not make their enemies jealous at all.

After hurrying to the room, the room was also full of sadness.

Several younger siblings had been waiting for a long time, and the father's retainers in the territory had also gathered.

Reuben knew that this time it might not be easy, the younger brothers and sisters were also coveting the position of the earl, they had already won over the retainers, and they might even have found foreign aid, and they only needed a chance.

Now that opportunity has arrived.

He was looking for his own power, after all, he was not unprepared for anything, but he found that it seemed that the eyes of the people present were dodging, which made him have an ominous premonition in his heart.

"Young Master Reuben, you're late." Countess Filas looked at him condescendingly.

This is his stepmother, the original biological mother has long since died, of course, if his father is still alive, Filas would not dare to treat him like this, only dare to call the young master respectfully, after all, he is the heir of the earl and is deeply loved by his father.

Only now, the situation has been controlled by her.

"You have disappointed me, as the new Earl, even at all times, pay attention to your appearance, not to be embarrassed." The other party's tone was very harsh.

This made him look up at his stepmother in disbelief, he didn't expect the other party to say this, he thought that he would embarrass him by this hand and deprive him of his inheritance rights again.

"Do you think I'm going to make things difficult for you on purpose and make it impossible for you to inherit the title?"

"In my eyes, you are the best heir, even now."

Firas's tone seemed stern, and finally softened: "The enemies you have to face are not me, but the nobles who are eyeing you after the death of your father and my husband. ”

"Your brothers and sisters, uncles and uncles, are your helpers, not enemies."

These words made Ruben stunned and felt a little guilty in his heart.

"I see, Mother." This sentence, Reuben called willingly, at least did not favor his younger brother.

"He already wrote you a suicide note last night, let me hand it over to you." Firas took out a piece of parchment and handed it to him.

The parchment was sealed in its entirety, with no signs of being opened, apparently only he could see it.

Ruben naturally took it without hesitation, and then opened it to view.

'Magical Tides, wizards, and other nobles don't have a precious bloodline awakening ritual. ’

At this moment, Reuben's three views were strongly impacted.

When he learned the truth about the church, the blood of the nobility, and everything, he found that the God he had respected was nothing more than that.

"Looks like you've got a lot to gain." Firas seemed to be a little more relaxed in his tone.

"Yes, Mother, after my father is buried, I will do penance for a period of time, and when I finish my penance, I don't have to worry about any threat from the nobles to our Blood Orchid Flying Snake Territory." Ruben said calmly.

He must not say the contents of the suicide note, otherwise it will cause an uproar, and even become a means of attack for other nobles.

The suicide note says that all nobles know the truth, but as long as it is not broken, then you must pretend not to know, and you must not divulge a little, even if you are really chasing the power of the wizard, you can't let people know, otherwise, you are breaking the rules.

The matter of the Thorn Lion Leader, he remembered it vividly, before he really stupidly thought that it was the Thorn Lion Prince and Lord colluding with the devil, but now it seems that he is studying the power of the wizard, and he has also studied a little, and more importantly, it has been leaked, so it will be attacked by the expeditionary force.

If all goes well, he may be able to hear rumors of the Thorn Lion being removed from nobility and exterminated next month.

As for saying that the expeditionary force will fail? He hadn't even thought about it.

However, if it really fails, it proves that the wizard's power is greater than that of the nobility and the church, and it is naturally best for him to take this path.

"Penance? You don't have to worry about your father's business, you can go to penance as soon as possible, just officiate on the day of the funeral. ”

"After all, without your father, the entire territory is already in danger."

Firas didn't think about harming Reuben, everyone was now a grasshopper on a rope.

If the Blood Orchid Flying Snake Territory was really hollowed out by other nobles, then the fate of all of them could be imagined.

That is to say, Ruben will be a little better, with the inherited status of earl and priest, and other nobles will not be too embarrassed, and will even let him eat, drink and have fun, but they can't, there is a high probability that they will lose the current good life, at most it will be a little better than the commoners.

They could not stand this humiliation.

Therefore, Ruben, the most capable son of the old earl, became their greatest hope.

When Reuben heard this, he was stunned at first, he didn't expect his stepmother to say such a thing, and then he also reacted, and now it is indeed very critical.

As soon as word spread, the other nobles would gather around like hyenas and eat the entire territory, even if it was done in all sorts of graceful and formal ways.

No matter how elegant and formal it is, it is also a meat cut for them.

As for hiding the news and not revealing it to the public, this is probably impossible, there are too many people who know, and it can't be delayed for many days, not to mention that after a long time, the corpse will decompose.

In the end, Ruben could only nod and agree: "Okay." ”

What else can you do if you don't agree, the matter has come to this point, there is only one way to choose, and there is no way to do more.

"Well, you don't have to worry about the rest, just leave it to us." Firas used her identity to the fullest, and at least for now, her retainers and all her heirs did not dare to rebel against her authority.

That is, on the day of the funeral, Ruben needed to come forward to inherit the position of earl, otherwise she would not even think that she would not let him come out that day, but let him concentrate on penance.

Even if she didn't know what the so-called penance was, she could be sure that it was definitely her husband's backhand.

Reuben also got up and left, first the servants waited for him to change his clothes, and then he got rid of everyone and went to the secret room recorded in the suicide note alone.

The chamber existed in a secret place in the Earls' Palace, which was unknown to even Countess Firace, only the old Earl alone.

Follow the directions and arrive quickly.

There was a foul smell in the chamber because it wasn't opened very often.

"I didn't expect my father to leave so much treasure behind, alas." Reuben knew that these treasures were meant to allow him to rise again through them when he was not able to successfully awaken his bloodline.

The real core is the witch circle carved in this secret room, and with the help of the magic tide, he can successfully awaken the powerful bloodline of his ancestors.

This bloodline is called the King of Kings.

has extremely powerful power, but it's not so easy to awaken.

His father was attacked after the failure of his awakening, so he was sick in bed, and finally died because of it.

But he didn't have to worry, he was young and strong, even if he failed, he would be a little weaker, and he wouldn't die like his father.

"Let's hope it works." Reuben blessed himself quietly, and then began to look for the book that recorded the bloodline ritual according to the contents of the suicide note.

"Found it, "King of Kings", this book is fortunately kept in the secret room, if it is stored in the study and let other nobles know about it, it will become a handle of death."

Reuben couldn't help but smile bitterly, if it was his father's reign, it naturally didn't matter.

It's a pity that he wasn't, but fortunately his father was cautious and didn't keep the book outside, but stored it in a secret room.

The secret chamber was not built by his father, but by his ancestors, and the secrets in the chamber were passed down from generation to generation, and only those who inherited the title of count and became the ruler of the realm were entitled to know them.

"I have all the materials I need here, and it seems that my father has already paved the way for me."

"It's just that the whole ceremony is very long, it will take at least a month, and it seems that during these three days, I need to get used to it as soon as possible."

The reason why it is not performed immediately is because once the ritual has started, it cannot be stopped.

Three days later, his father would be buried, and he would have to attend the funeral and inherit the count's position, which was a necessary process.

The surrounding nobles will also rush over to participate, and they will have to stabilize at that time.

"But it's not impossible, it seems that you can sacrifice some of your sanity and gain some power for a short time."

He looked at some of the temporary methods recorded in the book, and from the suicide note, he learned that it was through this method that his father successfully suppressed the nobles who came to the funeral to make trouble and the brothers who wanted to seize power through outsiders.

Now he doesn't need to think about the brothers and uncles who have seized power, with such a strong person as his stepmother Firas, there is no need to worry about internal threats.

What he needs to worry about is an external threat.

"Just sacrificing reason, it seems that some unnecessary problems will arise." He knew that it was because of his father's irritability.

"But I don't have a choice, if I can't solve this matter perfectly, there is no way to buy time for my bloodline ritual to be held."

This temporary power does not mean that he can release powerful powers such as fire or thunder, but that he will temporarily have the coercive aura of the King of Kings, which can make people be shocked by his momentum when facing him.

It's like a predator at the top of the food chain.

The shortcomings are also obvious, the reason is permanently lost, which will make a certain deviation in the character, and this deviation is incurable.

Fortunately, he doesn't care about this extreme, after all, his father is so irritable, and he can't suppress internal and external contradictions.

If you succeed in awakening the bloodline of the King of Kings, it doesn't matter if you are irritable, there is a great power anyway.

"I didn't expect that I would be able to follow the same path as my father, if it weren't for the fact that the tide of magic came too late, maybe my father's earl title could also be raised."

At this time, he was extremely adored by his father.

Soon, the whole book "King of Kings" was finished by him, the book is actually not thick, and the content recorded is not much, and the bloodline rituals in it occupy most of the space.

The rest is just a few notes and notes.

"But what is the ancestral form of the King of Kings?" Ruben soon discovered a key word.

That is, once the bloodline of the king of kings is held, he will gradually return to the appearance of the king of kings, and the powerful bloodline will give him a strong appearance.

It's a pity that the record in it is relatively vague, and it only says that the changes will be great.

In his concept, a lot of change means a change of appearance, but unfortunately he can't imagine a so-called powerful appearance.

"If only there were pictures of the King of kings in the book."

Immediately, he noticed that something was wrong, that is, there seemed to be a little less dust in it.

It stands to reason that it shouldn't.

His father had been bedridden for almost two months, and during this time, he could not get out of bed at all, and could only work and do various tasks in bed.

So no one will come and clean it up at all.

Let the servants come? That was impossible, even his stepmother Filas hid it, let alone a servant.

"What the hell is going on?" He was a little puzzled.

In fact, he didn't notice this at first, and it was only when he checked the witch array that he suddenly realized about it.

I haven't cleaned it for almost two months, how can it not be dusted.

Just thinking about it, I suddenly felt a pain in the back of my head, and my consciousness instantly darkened, and the whole person fell to the ground so softly.

"What do you want to do so much, you have to come over and give you physical amnesia." Gu Shanhai threw the silver ingot back into the treasure chest, feeling that this thing was indeed very smart.

This secret room was dug by him yesterday, and the suicide note was also forged by him, so it is impossible for dust to fall in this freshly baked secret room.

"Obviously, my brick has smashed half of his IQ in the afternoon, and the remaining half can still have this observation, no wonder he has been on the throne so smoothly, and even his stepmother supports him." Gu Shanhai dragged the person aside, and after packing up his hands, he left.

I have to say that Reuben, who has a normal IQ, is indeed an excellent heir, there is no problem at all to tide over the crisis, and he can also make the territory go further, of course, after being smashed by Gu Shanhai with half of his IQ, he may not have this ability.

(End of chapter)