Chapter 22: The Reims Empire
"Useless thing!" Inside the palace hall, Parsa shouted at the Shadow Leader, "Originally, that Bolton guy was enough to disappoint me, but I didn't expect you, as the leader of the Shadow Mage Army, to disappoint me so much." ”
"Lady Parsa, listen to me......"
"Enough, even a seriously injured person can't be caught with a small child, what else is there to explain?" Parsa was already angry at this time.
"Didn't the elites of the Shadow Mage Force let you send them to besiege the Temple of Light?" the Shadow Leader looked submissive, "The people who participated in the search operation with me this time are all some magicians who have just been transferred to the army, and their ability to carry out orders is too poor!"
"It's good now, they fell into the river and there is no one!" Parsa pointed to the palace gate and shouted, "Get out of here! Take those elite mages you said you said and continue to search for me, even if you search every corner of Gaia, even if you die, you will find their corpses." If you can't find it, don't come back to me!"
"Yes, yes, sir. The Shadow Leader fled the hall in fright. "If they were really dead, their corpses would have been eaten by the fish in the water, right?"
"The leader of the Shadow Mage Force is not an easily replaceable character. Parsa sighed as she looked at the shadow leader's distant back. Suddenly, he turned his head and looked towards the curtain behind the main hall, and a black shadow appeared behind the curtain. The corners of the mysterious man's mouth in the shadows were slightly raised, revealing a strange smile, which made people feel creepy.
In a large mansion in the floating city, a blonde woman wearing glasses, holding a protective shield in one hand and a welding tool in the other, is repairing something. If you look closely, it is a red mechanical arm, and the sparks rubbed between the metal surface and the welding are glittering.
"Albert Einstein, how is the mechanical gauntlet on my left arm repaired?" a large figure appeared behind the woman.
"Being able to leave this level of crack in the special metal material I developed is really different from ordinary people. The woman named Albert Einstein sneered, "But even if your entire arm is broken, I will be able to bring it back intact." ”
"What do you say, Einstein?" It turned out that this was an official residence of the Red Dragon Knights in the royal city, and the person who appeared behind Einstein was none other than their leader, the Beast Schroeder, "With this kid Bai Ao, it would have been ten years before he wanted to cut off my arm! If it weren't for my teacher, Lord Hakan, who mysteriously disappeared in the permafrost tundra back then, how could he have a chance to sit in the position of the head of the White Dragon Knights." ”
"Alright, Lord Schroeder, the mechanical gauntlet has been completely repaired, you can take it with you. Einstein put down his tool and pointed to the mechanical gauntlet on the table.
"Hehehe, worthy of the genius mechanical expert of our Red Dragon Knights, the whole gauntlet looks like new. Schroeder put the mechanical gauntlet back on his left arm, waved it again, and said happily.
"Lord Schroeder, I've been concentrating on a new type of combat robot lately, so don't let me come here if there's nothing particularly important. I was in a hurry every day, spending the rest of my time in the lab except for eating, sleeping, and exercising. By the way, and the weapon you said you wanted to use last time, I also made it for you, so you can come to my lab and get it when you have time. I found it to be quite heavy, and it was a struggle for the robots under my hand to lift it. After Einstein finished speaking, he straightened up and perfectly showed the curve in front of him. Then she glanced at Schroeder and turned away.
"Hmph! This woman is becoming more and more disrespectful, and dares to talk to me like this. Although I also hate the etiquette of the so-called Knights......" Schroeder smiled contemptuously at Einstein's back.
"Schroeder, Einstein is so weird, I don't like her at all. At this time, Erin also came to Schroeder's side, "But when I saw you smiling, I knew that there would be another chance to fight." ”
"That's right, Parsa told me that Byron had contacted Shili from some other provinces outside for support before he rebelled. Although Byron's conspiracy has now been revealed, and he has been eliminated by us, those rebels who colluded with Byron will never stop, and our Red Dragon Knights will have a lot of battles to fight in the future. The blood of a warrior fighting is already boiling in my body, hahahaha!"
"I don't understand what you're talking about!" said Erin, holding the stuffed bunny toy in her hand, looking confused.
Due to the fact that almost all the royal family members of the Reims Kingdom were killed in this rebellion, the whereabouts of Prince Joshua are unknown. Parsa, the only person in the Floating City to have royal blood, became one of the heirs to the throne. Some upper-class nobles were forced by the power of the Black Dragon Knights to acquiesce to this fact. Parsa was immediately proclaimed the new king of the kingdom of Reims.
However, before Parsa's throne was hot, many provinces in the kingdom of Reims, as well as the lords of a few special regions, came out to question the legitimacy of his status. Some shili even openly expressed their opposition to Parsa's succession to the throne, demanding that he bring back Prince Joshua as soon as possible to succeed to the throne. For example, the lord of Eka in the province of Burning Fire was even more suspicious of the authenticity of Byron's rebellion, demanding that the Knights of the Five Dragons re-investigate the entire incident and refuse to recognize Parsa's kingship. In addition, two dukes of the royal family escaped the massacre because they had been imprisoned in their early years and had been living in their own domains. They also openly opposed Parsa's succession to the throne, arguing that they were the rightful heirs to the throne except for Prince Joshua.
"No, King Bixia, something is wrong. It didn't take long for Parsa to hear something unpleasant, "Duke Wiesels of Hurricane Castle and Duke Wintinis of Harrenhal have joined forces and marched to Floating City, demanding your abdication. ”
"How many of the enemy do you know?"
"The combined strength of the two dukes is in the tens of thousands!, King Bixia, what do you think we should do?" said the attendant in a panic.
"Although the Temple of Light is now in ruins, the Source of Light will never be extinguished. Our Knights of the Five Dragons all have badges that activate the Holy Light Enchantment. As long as there is a Holy Light Barrier, no matter how many enemies there are, they can't do anything to us. Parsa laughed, "Not to mention that we still have the guardian of the Five Dragons Knights. ”
"But will the captains of these knights help you, King Bixia?" asked the squire in a whisper, "after all, they used to be your equals, and now it is hard to guarantee that nothing will happen if they are to serve you." ”
"Hmph, Schroeder's Red Dragon Knights have been put to good use by me so far. Schroeder was a simple-minded guy who would be happy whenever there was a fight. Parsa thought to herself, "As for Bai Ao, this guy has always been difficult to handle. However, Bai Ao himself seems to be rarely directly involved in the management of the daily affairs of the White Dragon Knights, and usually the generals under his command do the work for him. Now that Floating City is threatened, the generals of the White Dragon Knights should still be loyal to the nominal king. And the Golden Dragon Knights are now almost in disarray, and the remnants of the forces led by Bolton have been loyal to me. The only variable is the Blue Dragon Knights, Roger has not come back for a long time after exterminating the pirates, and the current Knights are led by his wife Miranda, I don't know if they will help when the time comes. ”
It wasn't long before the combined forces of the two royal dukes, Wisels and Windis, arrived at the city. Although they had tens of thousands of soldiers and horses on hand, Parsa relied on the absolute defense of the Holy Light Barrier of the Floating City, allowing the two of them to return again and again in vain. Neither bows and arrows, spears, nor gunpowder can help the Holy Light Enchantment. As time passed, the coalition forces began to develop fatigue and war weariness due to the long-term inability to attack. Eventually, Parsa seized the opportunity and sent the Knights of the Five Dragons to successfully repel the enemy army. And the two dukes were also nowhere to be found in the war, of course, the most likely is that they have been secretly executed by Parsa. The two great shili of Hurricane Castle and Harrenhal collapsed, and Parsa consolidated his throne.
"I didn't expect you to ascend to the throne so quickly. In Parsa's chamber, the apparition of the Chaos King Kaos was talking to Parsa again, "Then it's your turn to fulfill your promise." ”
"King Kaos, I cannot ascend to the throne of king without your gifts. As for the Descendants of Radiance you are talking about, I will do my best to find out. The entire royal family, with the exception of Prince Joshua, who is currently at large, has been eliminated by me. At least some of them, who may be the Descendants of Radiance, have become your sacrifices. Parsa laughed.
"Very well, but you also have to find the runaway prince quickly and deal with him as soon as possible. Kaos let out a deep voice, "We can't let go of any possibility. ”
"Respectful King Kaos, you can rest assured, and then the Kingdom of Reims will become the Reims Empire under my rule. I will destroy all the shili who refuse to submit to me, and we can find out the whereabouts of Joshua through the war. Parsa smiled smugly.