Vitamins. Kaida listened quietly to Carlos's report and did not speak immediately.

"Father," Filine asked, not without concern, "what shall we do?"

"Just do what Cohen says. The new prime minister stood up, walked back and forth in the room with his hands behind his back: "Although the enthronement ceremony has not yet been held, Cohen is now the de facto emperor of the empire, and we cannot go against his will in this matter." ”

"But...... The sir's mind is in a state of confusion!"

"Do you want to make a fuss about it and let everyone know about it? In fact, the fact that you are the commander of the front line is a very good decision in itself. Visu looked at Carlos and Firin: "As for the meeting to convene the various patriarchs, it is also necessary, and we need to arrange a lot of things at the meeting. I have some influence over the leaders of the tribes, and I am able to keep them calm. In terms of internal affairs, the identities of the few of you have changed, and the burden on your shoulders is very heavy. ”

"I understand," Filine nodded, "but how can this be done without a funeral for His Majesty Fischette?"

"For Cohen, Fichette is a very special being. In fact, I can guess a little bit of what Cohen is thinking right now. "We are Cohen's family and friends, and we can tolerate Cohen's behavior, but we can't understand him...... All along, only Ficchette understood him. ”

"But ......"

"If you admit that Fichette is dead, the only person in this world who understands you will be gone...... That's what Cohen thought in his heart!" Wei Su continued, "If it were me, I wouldn't be able to accept this result. Cohen just put his thoughts into action more directly. No one could stop him...... So the matter of His Majesty Fichette left it to Cohen. I'll explain to the civil servants. ”

Now that Visudu agreed, Filine had no choice but to accept this treatment.

"Then it's decided," Wei Su walked over to the table and picked up the water glass, "As the most important minister of Spia, the first thing we have to accomplish is to quietly stop the future emperor's plan to send troops. ”

"I really didn't expect that the first thing we did would be of this nature, tricky!" said Filyn with a wry smile, "Father, about other civil ......"

"Although the number of civil servants is small, we now only have three provinces. There will be no problems with the operation, and we will be able to send people to the academy. Wei Su put down the cup in his hand: "No matter what, you have to survive this paragraph first." Carlos, we'll leave the defense of this place to you when we return to the darkness. ”

"Yes!"

That night, Cohen kicked everyone out of the room and left them alone in the room where Fischet's body was parked.

In the bright light, Fichette's body was wrapped in layers of cold air, so that the smile on his face was blurred. Cohen sat on the floor to the side, his mind blank.

Although the people outside were worried, there was nothing else they could do, and Filine whispered to the guards and magicians outside. If Cohen makes any more changes, he must stop it immediately. Dill gently pushed the door open. Quietly put Abu in his arms.

Abu staggered to Cohen's feet and crouched down obediently. One man and one beast remained in the same position, looking straight at Fischet. There was nothing else in the huge room, and there was not a single sound.

"My feelings," Cohen said to Abu in his heart after a long time, "you have learned ...... too"

"Yes, master. At this moment, Abu transformed into a human form, and the two Cohen sat side by side.

"You know my past," Cohen's voice was low, "can you understand?"

Abu shook his head helplessly: "No, my master." ”

"He can ......" Cohen raised his hand to Fischette, his hand trembling, "He doesn't know my past, but he understands me." I never imagined what my life would become without him. ”

"Master, you have many other friends and relatives...... Abu couldn't find any other words to comfort Cohen.

"They're different," Cohen said with a dry smile, "they're different." ”

"Friends, family, I seem to have a lot, but who really understands me? I am just a strange person in their eyes, because they are friends, because they are family, so they tolerate me!" Cohen recounted softly, his voice becoming more and more desolate: "Fichette, he is the one who connects me to the world...... Now, the connection is broken. What is the meaning of my existence? Who am I? Who can prove that I have survived?"

"Master, perhaps you can please that one...... Just like when you came. ”

"Marshmallow?" I looked for it, and I even summoned lightning to hit myself......" Cohen shook his head, "But I can't feel her presence, every time I see her, I always have a very strange and strong feeling beforehand, but this time I didn't." ”

"So, what do we do?"

"I don't know, I really don't. Cohen looked at Fischet: "I...... I don't know what I'm going to do, what else can I do...... I can only save his body and hope that he will wake up like me......"

Three days later, the elven patriarch arrived with a few elders, and several elves only went to meet Cohen after discussing with Visu.

Sure enough, Cohen summoned them to save Fichette's body.

The elven patriarch understood what was going on, and after consulting with the elders of the clan, he solemnly proposed a safe plan to Cohen - to transport Fichette's body back to the darkness and save it with the magic crystal ore produced in the dark forest.

This is a very complex and expensive solution, requiring almost all of the Ice Attribute Crystal Ore produced by the Dark Forest in a year.

Without even thinking about it, Cohen agreed.

So, twenty days before the New Year, Cohen, the next emperor of the Sbia Empire, returned to the Dark City with the body of the previous emperor, His Majesty Fichette.

For the Dark City. It was indeed the darkest and saddest day ever.

On the afternoon of the day back to the Dark City. Cohen held a meeting with the tribal chiefs. Of course. Under the mediation of some people, Cohen's plan to send troops was met with unanimous and resolute opposition at the meeting.

Fortunately, the contents of the meeting and Cohen's plan to send troops were strictly confidential, otherwise, those civil officials who had just pledged their allegiance would probably resign en masse under the pretext that "His Majesty the Emperor is a madman"!

One of the main reasons why troops could not be sent out was that there was a shortage of food, and the food used to fill the stomach could not be conjured out of thin air. Including the refugees who have fled, the combined population of the three provinces has crossed the 10 million mark prematurely...... Feeding these people has become a very heavy burden.

The last time the troops were dispatched, the officials of the Interior Department had to count every grain of food before they got the rations together. If you send troops now, you can only eat people.

"Even if there are no troops, the army's rations will have to be halved from now on. As the municipal overseer, Filine spoke very directly: "Without this, we will not be able to survive the first harvest of next year." ”

Cohen asked, "How long will it take to get enough food for the troops?"

"It takes two harvests," replied Firin, "if there were no natural disasters." ”

"In other words, you won't be able to send troops until after the autumn of next year?"

"That's right. ”

"Got it. ”

Cohen became even more silent when his plans were put on hold, and he spent the rest of the day in the room where Fischet's body was kept, not speaking for a day.

With the efforts of nearly a hundred elves, Fichette. Xia Mai's body was sealed in the magic crystal ore intact.

Tens of thousands of valuable magic crystal ores fused into a huge transparent cuboid that protected the young emperor's body.

A smile on his face. With his eyes closed, Fischette seemed to be asleep, and a small phantom beast curled up on his chest.

Every time. When Rock walked into this room, he would find Cohen cowering in a corner of the room, his eyes staring at the cold magic crystal mine, and his face showed a very strange expression. Rock couldn't tell what it was, but at this point, he couldn't meet Cohen's face.

For Cohen, the loss of his closest friend is a pain that no language can describe.

The ladies wandered outside the room all day, all persuasion failed, and all the friends were strangers in Cohen's eyes, completely ignored.

In Cohen's mother, Catherine. When Hagrid arrived, the situation finally showed signs of improvement.

Although he still had the same numb expression, Cohen began to speak, and would give some orders from time to time. After this, Cohen once again looked through Fichette's letter and decided to talk to his fiancée, Diel. Merlin had a wedding.

"Isn't it time to ascend the throne first?" said Tiff, the dean of the academy, who was standing aside at the time. Lorenzo said, "Your Majesty, don't do anything that is not decorous. ”

"What majesty!" Cohen stood up suddenly, and touched his right hand to his waist: "You scream again!"

"Cohen," Cathering pointed to her chair, "sit down." ”

Although he sat down, Cohen's vicious eyes did not change in the slightest, and Tiff, who "escaped death". Lorenzo's fearless eyes have always met Cohen's, and at least on the surface, he is no less imposing than Cohen.

"Dean Lorenzo, I beg your pardon. Cathering said helplessly: "This kid ......"

"Well, then, you'll have to give it some time!" Lorenzo searched his stomach and finally found a title to replace His Majesty: "Sir?"

"I will never ascend the throne until I reach the Holy Capital and kill Lu Man. Cohen glanced at Lorenzo: "I've had enough, don't push me anymore." ”

Philin grabbed the dean, who was still about to refute, and said to Cohen with a smile: "We will be ready, husband, when are you going to hold the wedding?"

"This is what Fichette told me, do it!" Cohen thought for a moment, "Tomorrow." ”

"Tomorrow?" Philene looked at Catherine with a pleading look, "Will it be too soon?"

"Just tomorrow!" Cathering looked at her son with pity: "The people who should be there are all here, and the ceremony should not be difficult." ”

"Also, I don't want to see any priests at the wedding. Cohen added, "It's okay to have a documented relationship with Deere. ”

That same evening. The dutiful Lorenzo and Filine summoned a meeting of officials on the pretext of preparing for the wedding.

First of all, Filine explained the reason for the wedding. Because it was Fischette's order. So the officials have no objections. After that, Lorenzo also dedicated Cohen. The title of Al Qaeda is explained.

"Everybody knows that, Cohen. Kaida is already the seventeenth emperor of the Sbia Empire, and now the emperor has understood his mission and is trying to take on his responsibilities. Lorenzo said to the officials, "But the death of Majesty Fichette has caused serious damage to His Majesty Cohen, and in His Majesty's heart, it is an inseparable feeling." So, Cohen. His Majesty Kaida declares that before the rebels are eliminated and the empire is restored. He did not perform enthronement ceremonies and did not accept the title of Majesty. ”

"This ...... How can this work?"

"If you don't use the title of majesty, there will be a lot of problems...... How can we ensure the appeal of counterinsurgency, and will there be no problems with the cohesion of the army?"

Officials are voicing their opinions.

"Personally, it's not very proper, but I can understand the pain of His Majesty Cohen. Besides, if there is no enthronement ceremony now, then His Majesty Cohen is still a knight of God's blessing, and all kinds of actions are more convenient. Lorenzo continued: "As for the outside world, for the army, we still call him His Majesty and Emperor. But for His Majesty himself, at this stage, he is always called 'Chief'. ”

"It's called that. Is it really okay?", some officials still expressed their concerns.

"No problem, there has to be time to get used to everything. Lorenzo sighed secretly: "His Majesty Cohen is not the same as a prince with the right to inherit, and he is not the same as the traitor who rebelled shamelessly. He never thought that he would one day get this throne, so it was forgivable that he was unacceptable for a while. ”

"So," said one official, thoughtfully, "although he often does things that are not understood, our Cohen Majesty is indeed a good-natured man......"

"Well, you'll find out later. Lorenzo remembered Cohen's murderous eyes, and the muscles on his face twitched slightly: "Dismiss the meeting!"

The next day, Cohen. Qaida & Deere. Merlin's wedding took place at the Doge's Palace.

Probably because of his mother's comfort, Cohen seemed a lot calmer, he changed into a formal dress early in the morning, and found time to meet with the patriarchs of the various tribes - to the peace of the tribal people, Cohen did not bring up the matter of the army again, and his concern had been transferred to internal affairs.

Dir. Merlin's father, Eva. Baron Merlin, for this nobleman of the Riva Empire who has been staying in the Dark City, today will be a day of great nervous stimulation.

Ever since he had "fallen for the tricks of that dastardly profiteer" and came to the Dark City, Eva. Baron Merlin never played cards with any other nobleman, and under the strict "protection" of the guards, he usually ate bread, drank water, and played with himself. As for the romantic affairs that must be in life before, don't even think about it.

As a last resort, he had to take care of the flowers in the back garden of his house five times a day, making it the most beautiful garden in the Dark City, where different flowers bloomed in each season.

Little girls of all ethnicities often stood outside the fence and exclaimed, and whenever this happened, Baron Eva would generously give flowers and instruct them on how to plant them—if nothing else, but he remembered his daughter.

Thinking about the beginning, he was the best at planting wild flowers and plants in the empire, and even the imperial garden of His Majesty the Emperor had a corner dedicated to planting wild flowers and plants that he cultivated...... But after the death of his wife, this qiē also passed.

That morning, a group of guards came to his residence surrounded by several civil officials. The baron was a little surprised, because no official had been here before that.

"Iva Baron of the Riva Empire. Merlin, I am instructed to inform Your Excellency. After introducing himself, a civil official opened a scroll: "Your aristocracy in the Riva Empire was revoked by the Riva Empire a year ago. ”

"My lord, I already know this," Eva. Merlin smiled awkwardly, "I don't use the Baron name anymore, and in fact I don't go out very often. ”

"Then your home will have to be arranged separately. ”

"Listen to me. "Eva. Merlin said, "Your Excellency. This dwelling is my own property. ”

The official's attitude was tough: "We did what we were told. ”

"Where do you want me to go?" Iva. Merlin looked back. Very reluctant to look at the flowers in the garden: "My lord, I really can't bear my garden." ”

"Please change your clothes, we are short on time, and someone will pack your luggage for you. ”

Eva. Merlin understood the rules of the aristocratic class, and without saying anything more, he reluctantly changed his clothes and boarded the carriage outside the door.

But he was frightened by a phrase that the official instructed the coachman: "The back door of the governor's palace." ”

As we all know, the outlook for the Dark Province is not very rosy right now. Eva. Merlin couldn't even figure out what use he could have in the eyes of the dark regime, and besides, besides, the Governor's reputation was not very good.

In such a situation, Eva. Merlin naturally wondered if his life was coming to an end.

Oddly enough, at this time Eva. Merlin wasn't terrified, all that surged in his heart was a deep sense of guilt for his daughter......

Before he stepped out of the carriage, a middle-aged man with elegant manners greeted him.

"Eva. Mr. Merlin?" the kind-looking man introduced himself, "I am the Minister of State of the Sbia Empire, Visu. Al Qaeda. ”

"Yes, sir. "Eva. Merlin scrambled: "I, I...... Good day, adults. ”

"This is the President of the Imperial Royal Academy, Tiff. Lorenzo. Wei Su enthusiastically introduced an old man dressed as a scholar beside him: "He has an appointment for you." ”

"Your Excellency. What the hell is going on? I don't understand. "Eva. Merlin's head was full of doubts, and he knew it. No good fortune befalls anyone for no reason.

"I understand your feelings, but let's listen to this order first, okay?" Dean Lorenzo stepped forward, "In a way, we are all indirect victims of someone's mischief. ”

"Yes, Dean. ”

"Letter of appointment from the Interior Department of the Sbia Empire, Iva a resident of the Dark Province. Mr. Merlin, loyal and patriotic, and strong-willed, and his family made great contributions to the empire, was mentioned by the Minister of State and reported to Cohen. His Majesty Al Qaeda has now decided to grant Iva a grant. A noble title of the 2nd Earl of Merlin. This decree, the Interior Department of the Sbia Empire. ”

"Second Count?" Iva. Merlin didn't fall over, and his voice was more than one key higher: "Me?"

"Yes, it's you," Wei Su took his hand, "Congratulations, Your Excellency, you are now a Second Earl." ”

"Can you explain?" demanded Count Eva again, "if the Prime Minister is not too troublesome." ”

"I have a naughty son, who is now Emperor Spia. Wei Su whispered, "He has a wedding today." ”

"I've heard a little about His Majesty the Emperor, but does this have anything to do with me?"

"I'm afraid it has something to do with it," Wei Su's smile was apologetic, "because the bride of His Majesty the Emperor is your daughter, the beautiful and intelligent Diel." Miss Merlin. ”

Eva. Merlin's legs went limp, and he collapsed on the sidewalk.

After a short break, Eva. Merlin was taken to the antechamber of the Doge's Palace, and although the ceremony was brief, it was quite formal. The moment he put on the Earl's sash, Eva. Merlin's face turned very pale.

"Earl, we will be a family in a while, and you will treat this as your own home, and you don't have to be restrained. There will be specific arrangements for your position, residence, etc., tomorrow. After the ceremony, Prime Minister Wei Su also appointed him a new guard and personal attendant: "I will be very busy today, you sit in the garden first, and someone will take care of all aspects." ”

"Your Excellency is busy with affairs, so you don't need to greet me. "Eva. Merlin replied, a little distraught.

"Take care of the Count. After explaining a few words to the attendant, Wei Su left in a hurry.

Eva. Merlin sat in the garden, listening to the chamberlains he had just assigned to him explain in detail the rules of the Governor's Palace, and his face had softened considerably, at least for now, the chamberlains and guards had treated him well.

In the garden aisle, chamberlains and heralds ran in front and back, in order not to disturb others, in Eva. Under Merlin's construction, the group sat in a relatively quiet corner.

Because there's nothing to do, Eva. Merlin's attention was drawn to the plants and trees in the garden, and as he stood up and carefully identified the types of flowers, he sighed at the mistake of the planting method.

At this time, the busy Cohen had just finished a meeting with a few subordinates and was hurrying across the garden to the antechamber.

"That's ......" Eva. Merlin saw it and shouted, "Turner!"

Cohen hadn't used this pseudonym for a long time, and it was correct to say that he had only used it once, so he didn't react immediately and continued to move forward.

Eva. Earl Merlin's eyes erupted with angry flames, his fists clenched, and he walked straight through the flowers. Of course, when he was about twenty paces away from Cohen, he had been pressed to the ground by Cohen's guards—if it weren't for the sight of the Earl's belt on him, such a reckless act would have demanded Eva. Merlin's life.

"Let go," Cohen paused and recognized him, "he's not in danger." ”

"You despicable villain!" the guard had just let go of Ivar. Merlin, Mr. Earl's body "bounced" from the ground, and his mouth kept cursing: "I married my daughter to you in the hope that you would give her happiness, not for you to give her to someone else! I am not rare for the Earl or something, you return my daughter! You despicable profiteer, shameless man, I will break your neck!"

Eva. Merlin looked like he was going to eat people raw, and he was about to pounce on someone with red eyes to "break" someone's neck, and Cohen was not in a hurry to explain, in fact, Cohen couldn't think of how to explain it for a while. Captain Rock had no choice but to keep moving, blocking between Cohen and Eva.

Assigned to Eva. Merlin's guards were sweating profusely, and they didn't know what to do—they were not allowed to come forward without orders.

"Yo, what's going on?" said Cathering, dressed in a court gown. Hagrid appeared in the garden: "Cohen, how did you offend your father-in-law?"

Eva. Merlin's movements froze in an instant, and he turned around with difficulty, and saw his daughter walking over with a noble lady's arm.

"Cohen, go and deal with your business!" the noble lady came with a smile: "Count Eva, the children are young, please forgive me for any offense!"

"This ...... This ......"

"Rub," Dill said. Merlin walked up, handed over a handkerchief, and whispered, "You really don't make people worry!" (to be continued......)