Chapter 141 Welcome Home, Grand Duke 5k (Alliance Leader Extra Update!)

The nobles' reaction did not surprise the emperor, but the reason behind it surprised the emperor again.

The emperor knew it very well.

They chose to surrender simply because after hearing that Trajan was alive, they urgently needed someone they could rely on to deal with the noble killer.

But are you so afraid of that guy?
Even if he was fully alive, he would only be a Sequence 2 with the Southern Territory.

As for me, you indeed don’t know that I will soon become a god, but don’t you know that I am a Sequence One and the founding father of your country?
Why are you so scared???
Because he was also a noble, the emperor could not understand the fear of dying simply because of being a noble.

This is not even possible to resist.

After all, those who resisted have already died first.

If this has happened many years ago, then there is nothing wrong with it.

But the problem is, it has only been twenty years.

Even ordinary people cannot forget everything just because of twenty years, let alone the nobles who generally live long lives?
That fear seems to be just yesterday.

This has been proved by the poor golden eagle Polis.

He thought he had overcome it, but in fact he would still collapse when he saw a handwriting from the Grand Duke.

Fortunately, no matter what the reasons were, the nobles bowed their heads and surrendered.

As long as they take the lead, the rest will naturally follow.

People are like this. As long as someone takes the lead, the rest will almost fall into place naturally.

No one cares whether this is right or not, because everyone before him has done it.

What's more, this time, they had no reason to object. Although there were many problems, they were not enough to make them stand up at this time.

Therefore, after a brief hesitation, the Royal Knights lowered their heads with swords in both hands.

This represents surrender.

Seeing this scene, the emperor's mouth corners slightly raised.

He has defeated the other empire.

Now all that was left was to defeat the other side.

"Gather now those who are committed to fighting against this shameful man, Trajan."

"It is time to avenge my poor Ansha and redress the injustice you have suffered over the years!"

"Baratheon will make the South pay with blood!"

Hearing this, the nobles cried for joy.

Fortunately, there is the emperor who can stand up and fight against the devil!

However, the royal nobles also asked in confusion:

"Emperor, how did you come back? And where are the remains of Her Majesty the Queen?"

It can be said that the emperor who had been waiting for this for a long time said directly:

"Ritual. In order to always protect my country, my people, and my descendants, I have prepared a ritual."

"That's why I died suddenly without any warning."

"That is not death. I am just sleeping for the ceremony. At the same time, this ceremony will wake me and my old friends up when this country needs me, the people need me, and my descendants need me."

"As a result, when I woke up, I saw the corpse of my poor child."

At this point, the emperor burst into tears.

"My only child, my only heir, the Baratheon family is extinct!"

"God of Heaven, what a good child that is. How could that devil, that butcher, kill such a good child?"

"For his shameful desires and filthy thoughts, he not only killed my only child, but also killed his ancestor, Kantas!"

"I won't let that devil go!"

Up to this point, the emperor's performance was perfect.

He cried as if he had seen a poor old man whose beloved granddaughter suddenly passed away.

He denounced Trajan's evil and cruelty, and expressed his grief over the loss of his children and friends.

Everyone bowed their heads deeply after his performance.

They could already imagine Trajan's madness and cruelty at that time.

That guy is just like that, a real butcher and executioner!
In the end, the emperor covered his face and cried bitterly:
"As for the remains of my little Ansha, please be kind and leave her a little dignity."

The last sentence directly triggered the explosion of the royal nobles.

"Kill that butcher!"

"Burn him to death, just burn him to death!"

There is absolutely no need to say anything more or present any evidence.

He is Baratheon Doyle, the founder of this empire.

His words are naturally authoritative.

Therefore, he only needs to come up with a reasonable explanation, and human imagination will help him fill in the rest.

Because he is the authority!

And who would have thought that this old man who loved his offspring so much was the real executioner?
Looking at the angry people, the emperor, the seven dukes, and even the old nobles all laughed.
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The imperial palace was replaced with something from the old days, but the outer imperial capital remained the same.

So, what about the disappeared palace and the old imperial capital?
The answer is, they are all underground.

The emperor merely replaced the palace in order to create an impenetrable cage.

So as to trap the young queen to death inside.

He was not in a hurry to act, as replacement and killing were two different things with different levels of difficulty.

Moreover, he had other demands.

Looking at the dark sky above my head and the empty palace.

Ansha understood the situation almost immediately.

Of course, so is Morn.

After taking a look at his feet, Moon said:
"That guy should have put all the blame on me, and then used it to defeat and gain an empire, right?"

"Why didn't he just kill us?"

Moen shook his head and said:

"Killing a sequence angel and replacing a place are two different levels of difficulty."

"Besides, he probably isn't sure his word game will work, so he still needs you to be alive, and he needs me to be alive even more."

Ansha looked at Moen in astonishment and said:
"Teacher, what do you mean?"

"Ansha, I have something that should be considered good news to tell you."

"That is, he is most likely not your ancestor, Emperor Doyle."

Looking at Ansha who was becoming more and more confused.

Moon took out the mirror with roses as the main decoration and said:
"He should be the first Emperor Loiman!"

"He did intend to play word games, but it was not King Doyle who defeated his two heirs, but King Loiman who defeated King Doyle and his heir Ansha and your Baratheon."

"Contas told me that it was Emperor Doyle who single-handedly trained Emperor Loiman, and then Emperor Loiman discovered the clues and almost caused them to fail."

"Now that I think about it, they had already lost, and even lost their home."

Ansha looked at the mirror in Moon's hand and said:

“Which painting gave you the answer?”

Moen nodded and said:

"Well, there are a few details on the painting that don't match the mirror. But most of them match, so much so that you can't tell the problem at first glance."

"So, I infer that the current Shadow City must have been built some time after the 'death' of Emperor Doyle."

"This brings up a time issue. Emperor Doyle should have completed this base camp before he dies suddenly."

"After all, he was most powerful at that time."

"Of course, that doesn't explain it completely. But I noticed another problem."

Moen looked at the Shadow City in front of him and said:

"Ansha, what do you think can sustain the consumption of a level zero seal for a thousand years?"

This was the detail that Morn had overlooked at the beginning - within the territory of Baratheon, the Queen, the previous emperors, and the Seven Dukes had not discovered any clues.

This shows that the emperor did not do anything conspicuous, so that people thought he was really dead.

But in this case, where will the resources come from to continue to operate the ideal country?

Moon believed that the emperor had been prepared from the beginning, but Moon did not think that he could support the Shadow City for a thousand years if he just lived off his resources.

Even the 0-11 start requires only a lot of energy.

Plus, Kantas said that the emperor never told them who the other sacrifice was.

So Moon made an inference - the real Emperor Doyle!

That guy not only defeated Emperor Doyle, he even used Emperor Doyle as a power furnace for a thousand years.

Using a Sequence One Angel as fuel, as long as you replenish it from time to time, that is indeed enough.

Even the most wonderful thing is that Emperor Doyle will always be alive, and his life will be no different from being dead.

So, now he just needs a suitable sacrifice!
And this sacrifice is undoubtedly Ansha.

As for the fact that Emperor Doyle defeated Emperor Loiman and used him as fuel.

This is impossible because Kantas and the others don't know.

Only the reverse makes sense.

Ansha is not stupid, she immediately understood the key:

"Are you saying that Emperor Loiman defeated Emperor Doyle? And then he not only replaced Emperor Doyle, but he even used Emperor Doyle as fuel to burn until today?"

“Yes, Ansha.”

"But why didn't he just kill the remaining seven and return to Leuman with these?"

"Alternative."

"what?"

"This reason not only explains why he disguised himself as Emperor Doyle, but also why he has not taken any action in the past twenty years." Moon said:

"He wants to become a god. He really wants to become a god. After all, he has reached Sequence One, and the position of the Lord God is vacant. There is no reason not to move forward, right?"

"But how can we be safe? The answer is to have more insurance!"

"As the one who defeated Emperor Doyle, he could of course take his spoils back with him, but this way, he would be without an insurance policy."

"That is the legacy of Emperor Doyle - Baratheon!"

Once you have the answer, you can try to reverse everything that came before.

It may be wrong, but as long as you choose the most reasonable one, it is most likely the truth!

"If he becomes Emperor Doyle, he will have a fallback called the Loiman Empire."

Moen said slowly:
"And for you, he was also pursuing insurance!"

"Because he wasn't sure if the word game would work. If it failed, not only would his thousand years of waiting be in vain, but he might even die as a result."

"At the same time he must have doubted that I was alive."

He must have seen what I was doing while investigating the Crown Restaurant.

Although he didn't notice the problem at the time, he probably wouldn't think so.

Maybe this guy has been fighting wits and courage with the air for the past twenty years.

Because he probably thought that he died just to deal with him.

Otherwise, why should I die?
Even after his death, a Sequence One Queen just happened to appear?
"I understand, teacher, he is afraid that you will deal with him. But why is he doing it again now?"

The previous one can be said to be the most likely speculation made by Moon, and here, Moon can say with certainty:
"Iron Fist Haro, since he is Emperor Loiman and so many things have happened before, if he just finds Haro, he will know a lot of things."

"Plus he has found an ally in that woman."

"For him, now is the best time."

"And I'm sure that the North has now begun to secretly unite under Harrow's contact."

"It's even possible that they have re-honored him as an emperor."

These are all Moon's inferences, and Moon did not provide any evidence other than language.

But after just listening to it, the queen felt that this must be the truth.

Anyway, if it were her turn, she would do the same.

"Ansha, the destined death is still with you, right?"

When the queen heard this word, her whole body trembled slightly for a moment.

That dagger was truly her nightmare.

"Yes, teacher, you?"

Seeing Ansha's hesitation, Moen smiled embarrassedly:

"Don't worry, I have no reason to hurt myself. I'm relying on this to turn the tables."

"You plan to kill him with a fatal death? Then leave it to me."

"I do think so, but now is not the time to challenge him with the destiny of death. I want to escape by destiny of death."

I heard that the teacher was asked to escape from this dangerous place.

Ansha immediately took out the destined death.

Ansha hid the dagger in the armrest of the throne.

This is a nightmare, but also the teacher's love.

Ansha had no way to destroy or discard it, and likewise, Ansha had no way to face it.

So Ansha hid it in this place.

Looking at the destined death handed to him by Ansha.

Moon said quietly:
"This dagger was once used to kill a god. Many people think it's a legend, but it's actually true."

"Then, the godslayer left three drops of god's blood on it."

"One drop has already been used up in the long history, but the remaining two drops are enough."

After cutting his palm with the dagger, Moon smeared the short handle of the dagger with his own blood.

When the handle was painted, Morn chanted the ancient spell to the dagger:

"The blood of any king will end with the sword!"

A drop of golden blood slowly flowed along the edge of the dagger and eventually covered the entire edge.

Move it forward in one long stroke.

Freedom emerges.

"I am his insurance against any eventuality. He will certainly let me go. However, I don't like to be in favor of my enemy."

"So, let's go, Ansha."

As Morn said this, he was about to cross the Gate of Freedom. On the other side of the gate was the outskirts of the Baratheon royal capital.

This is the door opened by the blood of God and the destined death, and even the Utopia cannot stop it.

But Ansha stayed where she was:

"Teacher, I want to stay."

"Ansha?"

Moen was a little surprised.

Ansha looked at Moon and said:

"Teacher, you are planning to fight back, right? Then it is the best choice for me to stay."

"Ansha, this is too dangerous!"

"You said that killing and replacing are two different levels of difficulty, and I still have this imperial capital, so I have the confidence to hold on."

"And you also said that there is one last drop of divine blood, right?"

Moen knew what Ansha meant.

If I were missing, it would be hard for the other party to give up the current good situation due to suspicion. But if Ansha was missing, the other party's actions would be unpredictable.

And if Ansha is kept, she will be a hidden sharp knife as she possesses the destined death and divine blood.

It can become a sharp blade that pierces the opponent's heart at any time.

But this is too dangerous!
Ansha lifted up Moon's hand, then licked it carefully with the tip of her tongue.

It was itchy, but the wound healed almost instantly.

After seeing the teacher's hand recovered.

Ansha looked at Moen and said:

"Teacher, I can't always stand behind you. What I want is to be able to stand beside you."

"Besides, it's just a little adventure!"

Ansha held up Morn's hand holding the destined death.

After a brief silence, Moon said:
"Ansha, something is wrong, we must run away!"

"Teacher, I told you, what I want is to stand by your side. I won't take any risks."

Now that things have been decided, Moon will not hesitate.

Besides, this is not a narrow escape.

After handing over the destined death to Ansha, Morn went straight through the door to freedom.

The moment the door disappears.

The emperor's expression was slightly solemn, but after a moment he relaxed again.

Anyway, I'm going to let him go.

The southern border and Trajan are the last insurance.

But it seems that even Trajan can't take away a Sequence One from the Republic.
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When the news reached the southern region, the entire southern region was in an uproar.

They were equally outraged.

The Archduke is dead, he died for this country!

How can they still speak so slanderously!

In Khazad-dum, the vassal states in the south were almost at loggerheads over this.

Al was also a little overwhelmed.

And at the gates of Khazad-dum.

Because it is a sensitive period.

Therefore, the one guarding this place is the demigod Hadley.

Today, Hadley was also feeling upset.

He was worried about the future of the southern border and how his master's bloodline should continue.

Just then, ripples appeared in the Mirror Lake in front of Hadley, and a breeze with the scent of irises blew over from the side of the mountain.

This made the upset Hadley feel the long-lost peace of mind.

He couldn't help but stand up and walked to the lakeside avenue.

After taking a deep breath, Hadley and the knights from the southern border saw a man walking alone across the lakeside avenue in the wind.

The figure looked very thin at first glance, but the closer they got, the more they felt that something had changed.

This made everyone's attention unconsciously focused on that person.

When he walked in front of Hadley.

The wind just stopped.

He just smiled and said:
"Long time no see, Hadley."

But it was this person who said this, which made Hadley open his mouth wide.

Excitement, disbelief, surprise, countless emotions filled his heart.

Finally, Hadley knelt in front of him almost devoutly, bowed his head deeply and said:
"Welcome home, Grand Duke!"

(End of this chapter)