Just after the goddess's birthday, the Grant family is already gloomy.

The Duke of Burner, the pillar of the royal family, leaned weakly on the bed, as if he would die at any moment.

A year and a half ago, the Duke of Breenne could also raise the marshal's scepter and beat King Charles.

But at this moment, it was difficult for him to even lift his arms.

The top of the Grant family gathered at the Duke of Breenau's mansion to await the duke's last words.

Important figures in the Grant family include King Charlie, President of the Magical Society, Pansy Grant, Wizard of the Nine Rings, great-grandson of the Duke of Breener, and a new Duke of York. Several of King Charlie's adult sons, Chris, Crawford, and Felix, also stood at the Duke of Breenau's bedside.

"Is Roger here?"

"Duke Roger is riding a Warcraft warhorse, and he is still on his way."

"Can't wait that long."

Duke Brehner shook his head weakly, and said to several important members of the Grant family: "My body is not good, and death should be in the next few days." I have been beautiful for more than 100 years in my life, and I have enjoyed everything I should have enjoyed, and I have no regrets. The only thing I can't let go of now is the business left by my ancestors.

My body could have lasted for more than ten years, because the water of life offered by the Voda family seems to be following the god of kingship and order in advance.

The Seven Earls of the South were originally loyal servants of the Venus family, and after being suppressed by us for so many years, they must have resentment in their hearts. The Voda family sent the eaux-de-vie this time for a clear purpose: to murder me.

Since the Voda family jumped out, the other counts in the south must have colluded with the Voda family. After I die, I must uproot the Voda family as soon as possible, and remember that the people of the Grant family must be united.

Now is the time for the Grant family to live and die, and there must be no battle for the throne.

The Grant family now urgently needs the support of the Jonathan family to stabilize the regime. My last wish is to make Prince Chris the first heir, and the two princes Cafford and Felix will renounce their inheritance. ”

As soon as the Duke of Breenne finished speaking, the Duke of York drew his enchanted longsword and stabbed Prince Cafford to death with one sword.

Prince Cafford is the son of Lady Voda.

Since the Duke of Breenne himself said that the Warda family had murdered him, the Duke of York naturally did not allow the prince with the Warda family blood to survive.

When King Charles saw his son's tragic death, there was a trace of resentment in his eyes, but he did not dare to show it.

Seeing that Duke Breener's breathing was getting weaker and weaker, and the mountain pressing on his head was about to collapse, King Charles felt relaxed again.

The Duke of Brynner still did not wait for Roger, the last important man in the Grant royal family. Roger took his last breath before rushing to the royal capital.

As soon as the Duke of Brehner died, King Charles ordered a dinner party to be held that day.

On the night of the banquet, King Charles staged a successful palace coup, killing Queen Durand, the eldest prince Chris, and then sending members of the Royal Guard to capture Duke Roger.

The day after the coup, Prince Felix was appointed heir, violating the will of the Duke of Breenne.

After the coup d'état, the Duke of York immediately fled the royal capital, and immediately mobilized after returning to the territory, and could raise an army to rebel at any time.

Duke Roger had just arrived in the outskirts of Nolan when he heard rumors of a coup d'état.

Hearing the news of Queen Duran's tragic death and Prince Chris's murder, Roger instantly broke his liver and intestines.

Roger and Queen Duran have fallen in love with each other and have secretly hooked up together for more than ten years.

Although Chris is not Roger's son, he has a closer relationship with Roger.

Roger rode on a sixth-order fire dragon pony, wearing three layers of armor, and looked at the officers and soldiers of the royal guard who came to pursue him.

The Praetorian Guard walked at the front with the banner painted with the Grant family flag, and in the center of the banner was a magical six-pointed star, and outside the six-pointed star was a purple ring surrounded by vines dotted with seven petals. Underneath the six-pointed star are crossed swords.

Roger raised his horsewhip and pointed at the Praetorian Guard officer in front of him and said, "Finnan, are you here to arrest me?" ”

"The king has sent me to meet the duke."

Roger served in the Praetorian Guard for many years and had a high prestige among the soldiers. Finnan is reluctant to turn his face directly with him, so he plans to trick Roger to Nolan first.

When Roger arrives at Nolan, he is a lion who has lost his claws and can only be at the mercy of others.

Roger smiled, and secretly thought in his heart: "If I don't receive the news of the coup, I'm afraid I won't be guarded, once I enter Nolan, I will be a caged bird." Charlie, the bastard, missed a little and didn't look at the Duke of York. ”

As soon as the Duke of York left Nolan, he sent his cronies to spread the news.

Relying on the powerful channels of the York family, the news that the Kingdom of Charles violated the political wishes of the Duke of Breener, launched a palace coup d'état, and killed the queen and prince has reached the ears of Duke Roger.

Duke Roger was unsteady on the surface, but secretly held the knight's spear tightly.

He kicked the dragon foal lightly, and the beast that had been following him for years immediately ran and spewed a mouthful of fire at Finnan. This breath of flame is the breath of the famous spell Dragon Flame.

The Fire Dragon Pony has dragon blood and is a common magical beast in the Kingdom of Grant.

Generally speaking, the adult fire dragon horse is also a third-order, and its combat effectiveness is much stronger than that of the iron wildebeest, and many of the high-ranking officers within the main army use the fire dragon horse as a mount.

Duke Roger rode this fire dragon horse, and his bloodline showed benign mutations, and under his careful cultivation, his level was also raised to the sixth order, and his wisdom also increased to the general level of an adult.

The powerful bloodline spell, coupled with a clever mind, made this Warcraft War Horse a little stronger than that of a sixth-order knight.

Although Finnan was already a seventh-order silver knight, Finnan didn't dare to take it hard when the fire dragon horse spewed out. He hurriedly turned the horse's head and urged the demonic beast lizard under his crotch to dodge the flames.

But the four or five guards around Finnan didn't react so quickly, and in an instant, they were ignited into a burning man by Long Yan's breath, and died a very miserable death.

Roger urged the war horse, took a deep breath, calmly raised the spear, and a layer of bright light slowly lit up in his hand, and the light of magic spread along Roger's hands to the riding spear.

In an instant, the riding spear became very dazzling. Roger urged his horse, and his spear shone brightly, stabbing at Finnan.

No sooner had Finnan dodged the dragon's breath when the spear stabbed at him. He hurriedly raised his enchanted sword, trying to knock the spear away. Unexpectedly, this shot was so powerful that it directly knocked Finnan off the body of the monster lizard.

Fennan scrambled to his feet and stabbed the dragon foal with the sword in his hand.

Roger lifted the reins lightly, and the dragon foal made a light leap to dodge Finnan's attack.

Roger turned, and with a finger he unleashed a bloodline spell, the Law of Death.

It was a spell that acted on the soul, and it was impossible to dodge at all, and in an instant, Finnan felt a sharp pain in his heart, and his body's reaction became very slow.

The Law of Death is a nine-ring magic, and Roger's ability to release this magic means that his knight bloodline has been raised to the ninth order, thinking of this, Finnan suddenly felt a wave of fear in his heart.

Roger snatched Finnan's enchanted longsword and slashed it backhand, causing Finnan's eyes to go black and his head to the ground.

Roger kills Finnan and takes his head.

There are high-level magicians in the royal capital, who can use the Seven Rings Magic Resurrection Technique, as long as the body is intact and the soul is not far away, they can be resurrected with the help of magic.

Finnan was already a Silver Knight and an important assistant to King Charles, and Roger didn't want him to be resurrected and get himself in trouble.

After killing Finnan, Roger pointed to the other officers of the Praetorian Guard and shouted, "Charlie violated the political will of the Duke of Burner and wantonly staged a coup d'état in the royal capital, killing the queen and Prince Chris. How can you be a monarch with such a stupid behavior?

As a member of the royal family of Grant, I, Roger Grant, swear that I will carry on the legacy of the Duke of Breener and overthrow Charlie's rule.

Charlie broke the political rules of the Grant family for hundreds of years, and has been opposed by many great nobles. The Duke of York, the Duke of Duran, and the Duke of Jonathan will organize an army to crusade against him, and allegiance to Charlie is a very stupid act, and there will be no future at all.

You have been loyal to the Grant family for generations, and many of you have the blood of the Grant family in your veins.

Now is the time for you to make a choice, whether to follow me to liquidate Charlie as a dumb king, or to be loyal to Charlie and fight against me. ”

Roger commanded the Royal Warcraft Cavalry Regiment and had a high prestige in the Praetorian Guard system. In addition, King Charles staged a coup d'état, which was unpopular, and Roger killed the silver knight Finnan, and the remaining soldiers were encouraged by him, and many people changed sides and decided to fight with Roger.

After Roger returned to the territory with this group of soldiers, he immediately contacted the neighboring Duke Jonathan.

Duke Jonathan complained about King Charles because his daughter and son-in-law were killed. After analyzing the situation of the major forces in the Grant Kingdom, he felt that Roger's side had a better chance of winning.

Barely thinking about it for long, Duke Jonathan made the decision to send a legion to unite with Duke Roger and send troops to Nolan.

A civil war broke out in the Grant family.

The three legions of the province of Lahe could not react at all in a short time.

The Flying Eagle Legion was defenseless and was coerced by the combined forces of Duke Roger and Jonathan, so they could only join the combined forces of Roger Jonathan.

Grizzly Legion Captain Waldo Jeff is a close confidant of King Charlie and decides to support King Charlie. But he knew that Roger and Jonathan were stronger together, so he couldn't hold on, hoping to delay time.

The Swifts are reluctant to support the Grizzlies or fight the combined forces of Roger and Jonathan.

The strategic location of Fort Grizzly is very important, if you don't break through Fort Grizzly and solve the trouble of the Grizzly Legion, the back road of the coalition army will be easily cut off.

But the fortifications of Grizzly Bear were strong, and it was very difficult to storm the castle.

The combined forces of Roger and Jonathan were unable to capture Grizzly Bear for a while, and the war in Lach Province entered a stalemate.

Because King Charles broke the unspoken rules of politics and staged a military coup.

The Church of Dawn, a major force in the Grant Kingdom, decided to sit on the sidelines, and the Grant Mage Guild was also very dissatisfied with King Charles, and strictly ordered the magicians of the Mage Tower to prohibit them from participating in the civil war.

After Roger and Jonathan raised troops, the Duke of York immediately sent troops to respond.

With the Duke of Brenner as a powerful backer, the Duke of York has developed very rapidly over the years, and its military strength is second only to Duke Jonathan.

Duke Jonathan only sent one legion to fight with Roger, while Duke York almost poured out, sending the entire force of the territory, adding up to three legions.

Seeing the Duke of York sending troops, the Duke of Duran immediately echoed, and also sent a legion to the east to attack Nolan.

Duke Duran's daughter was killed by Charlie, and he already hated Charlie to the core.

If the situation in the Kingdom of Grant was stable, he might still be able to endure this breath due to the situation, but now there are big nobles who have rebelled everywhere, and it is obvious that King Charles has carried out a coup d'état, which has caused everyone to complain.

The Duchy of Jonathan is the second strongest in the Kingdom of Grant and the third in the Duchy of York.

Duke Duran's dukedom, although slightly weaker, is also ranked sixth in strength.

The combined strength of the three families is a little more than that of the Grant royal family.

Moreover, the Grant royal family is obviously not of the same mind, Duke Roger has rebelled, and the Mage Guild is not willing to cooperate with Charlie.

The royal guards are panicking, and if they don't send troops at this time, the vassal lords below who want to take advantage of it will probably have complaints.

Moreover, Duke Duran is still very sure of pulling Duke Loran when he raises troops.

The Duke of Lorain and the Duke of Duran are in-laws, and they have always advanced and retreated together in the Kingdom of Grant.

After receiving a letter from Duke Duran, Duke Loran sent half an army to form an alliance with Duke Duran, and combined 30,000 troops to attack Nolan.

In just a few days, the situation in the Kingdom of Grant has changed abruptly.

The combined army of Roland and Jonathan had 50,000 troops and marched south from the north.

The Duke of York, commanding three legions and 60,000 soldiers attacking from the northwest, had already left the Duke of York and entered the province of Sodamia, three hundred kilometers away from the royal capital of Nolan.

The combined forces of the two dukes, Duran and Lorain, combined with 30,000 troops, entered the province of Maryland. The Duke of Guise, who bordered them, chose not to help each other and watched from the sidelines.

Duke Edward and Duke Fox both need royal support to withstand the orc army, and they are slightly closer to King Charlie.

Inwardly, the two dukes were very reluctant to break out in civil strife in the kingdom of Grant.

But the situation will not change by their will.

Seeing that the two forces must be divided, the two dukes, Edward and Fox, were unwilling to get involved in the war.

Although they have a personal relationship with King Charles, they will not consume the power of the territory and shed blood for King Charles.

After the news reached Fort Black, the commander of the legion, Zachary, immediately convened a military council and decided to first eliminate the two brothers William and Bernie, and then unify the thinking of the northern legion, defeat the Viscount of Richard, and then lead troops south to quell the rebellion.

Unexpectedly, William traveled extensively and was very well-informed, and almost at the same time as Zachary, he received the news of the civil strife in the royal capital, and did not participate in the military meeting.

After receiving the news of the civil strife in the Grant family, William analyzed the situation, felt the threat, and immediately mobilized the third team to move closer to the sixth team.

Fortunately, his younger brother Bernie had not yet been transferred to the Lion Legion, and William handed over the Sixth Brigade to Bernie's command, combined the forces of the two brigades, and stationed them at the north gate of Blackriver Fort.

Richard received the message from William, a little slower than Zachary.

After receiving the information, Richard was very decisive, and immediately ordered the whole army to assemble without consulting anyone, and led his troops to quickly move south, enveloping the private soldiers of Baron Bazel and Barton Barton, and appeared outside the city of Fort Black River, and the army commanded by William and Bernie was in a horn situation.

Zachary had just finished his work and was ready to lead his troops to besiege William and Bernie's two brigades, but he didn't expect that in less than a day, the form had changed.

Faced with this situation, Commander Zachary was in a dilemma.

Although Zachary had only served in the Northern Legion for four years, he had already established his prestige in the Legion because he had led his troops to win battles, and could command any officer.

If William and Bernie were executed by him, and the other High Legions were controlled, Zachary would be able to take control of this powerful Central Legion like Waldo Jeff.

But if the opportunity is lost, the high-ranking officers in the Northern Legion will sway from side to side, and will not easily participate in the internal struggle of the Grant royal family.

Now it seems that Duke Roger has a better chance of winning.

If you fail to take sides, you will definitely be liquidated.

On the contrary, if you do not participate in the struggle between the two sides, there will be no trouble.

If it weren't for Richard offending the Holland family, King Charles would not have a good impression of the Harland family, once Prince Felix sat down, King Charles might have his hands free, and he might find trouble with the Harland family, and Richard would not have participated in this royal turmoil.

Zachary did not take William in the first place, and the vast majority of the captains of the Northern Legion chose to sit idly by.

Within the legion, the only ones who supported Zackery were the Guard Brigade and the Reconnaissance Brigade, and this force could not change the situation at all.

There were 3,000 troops in Haaland's territory, 1,000 troops of the nobles under Richard's coercion, and two brigades commanded by William and Bernie, the military force supporting Duke Roger had exceeded 8,000.

The military forces that supported Zachary were only 2,000 soldiers in the Guard Brigade and 1,000 soldiers in the Reconnaissance Brigade.

Near Black River Castle, the forces supporting Duke Roger were stronger.

In this situation, Zachary can only barely maintain the situation, and he does not dare to act brutally at all.

Once the conflict fails, allowing William and Richard to coerce the centrist forces of the Northern Legion will bring a heavyweight weight to the rebels, and the impact on the battle situation will be immeasurable.

The situation was already in danger to the extreme, and Captain Zachary hurriedly sent his cronies to contact the high-ranking officials of the Northern Legion to ask for everyone's opinion.

"How's it going?"

"Lieutenant Commander Tenway, and Deputy Commander Rabe, are both adamantly opposed to fighting William. Judge Saab and Bishop Hayes both issued orders prohibiting officers and soldiers of the military justice and priesthood from participating in the war. The Minister of Logistics of Tarlac also ordered the logistics system not to fight a civil war.

Most of the infantry captains below had some friendship with William, and it was difficult to mobilize soldiers to fight against their own people. ”

"What's Viscount Rohman's opinion?"

"The messenger we sent to the Viscount of Rohmen has never returned. According to common sense, a local nobleman like Viscount Rohmon would not be involved in the internal war of the Grant royal family. ”

While Zachary was struggling to figure out how to defeat the enemy, a piece of information arrived on his desk.

The nobles of Breener County and Canyon County have openly raised their banners and organized a coalition of nobles to openly support Duke Roger.

Duke Roger once quelled a cultist rebellion in Canyon County, and his influence among the nobles of Canyon County was very large, and the nobles of Breener County knew that they would definitely support the Duke of York without asking.

Of the five counties in Geda Province, only Wright County can be its backup.

Although Leyte County is the capital, the combat effectiveness of the city defense army is very average. The Knight Academy is not far from Fort Leyte, and although this force is strong, it is easy not to get involved in the civil war of the Grant family's power.

In the huge province of Geda, Zachary has no backup. The situation is far more dangerous now than it was when it was at war with the orcs.

(End of chapter)