Chapter 999 Undercurrent I

The emerald capital, on the surface, is calm, but in the dark it is turbulent.

And at this time, Dean returned to the emerald capital.

Without any delay, Dean came straight to the Emerald Palace.

"Master Guardian of the Northland!"

Seeing Dean descending from the sky and walking out of the moonlight, the surrounding guards all saluted as knights.

"I want to see His Majesty!"

Dean revealed his purpose.

"Please wait a moment, we will communicate right away!"

After the captain of the guard saluted again, he ran towards the kingdom.

After a while, a figure appeared following the captain of the guard.

With a fat body, a bald head, and beards, two warhammers with heads the size of watermelons were casually hung on his waist, swinging left and right as the fat body walked.

"Eli!"

Looking at the approaching acquaintance, Dean greeted with a smile.

As one of the silver guards of the Emerald royal family, he never gave up on Emerald even in the most difficult times, coupled with his background as a commoner, Dean appreciates it even more.

"Your Excellency Zelgon!"

Ai Li touched the top of his smooth head, and showed a simple and honest smile to Dean, and then, after a long time, he remembered something and said: "Your Majesty told me to turn to Mr. The battle mentioned has come to an end, he is too busy to spare time to see you! So, if you have any request, just say it, His Majesty said, anything will be promised to you!"

Yes to anything? !

Ai Li didn't deliberately lower his voice, his loud voice was almost heard by the surrounding guards.

Therefore, these guards looked at Dean with more envy.

At the same time, he silently encouraged himself from the bottom of his heart.

Since their Majesty is willing to make such a promise for Dean, they have achieved Dean's achievements.

Will it be treated like this?

All of a sudden, these guards became excited.

And Dean looked at the guards with excited faces, and laughed dumbfounded.

Ike Nick is buying people's hearts!

Dean came to a conclusion naturally.

because. The other party knew very well that it was impossible for him to make excessive demands.

Whether it's for the face of Grand Duke Emerald. Or because of his own personality.

However, Dean will not point out.

Imperial power, which itself is what a king should have.

As for the emperor's mind?

Of course there will be, but it will take time to accumulate.

Also, don't care about Dean's affairs.

So, the next moment, Dean said directly: "I want to go to the royal library to read!"

"Well. Come with me!"

The simple and honest Eli nodded, turned around and led Dean towards the royal library.

...

"How about it?"

In the small study room in the side hall of the palace, Ike Nick stood in front of the window, as if admiring the beautiful scenery outside the window, but no one would think so simply when seeing the gloomy gaze.

"As you expected, Your Majesty, many people are reporting to those few! In just one day, four people have died at my hands!"

The pale young nobleman stood in the shadows and spoke truthfully.

"snort!"

The young king snorted coldly.

With deep dissatisfaction!

They are neither dissatisfied with the behavior of these ignorant people, nor dissatisfied with their own position in the other party's heart. It's not as good as several sword masters and guard chiefs, of course... and Dean.

The young king snorted again at the thought of Dean.

Unlike the previous dissatisfaction. This time it was anger and cold... killing intent.

"Where's Zelgon?"

"We have already entered the library. According to our spies, Your Excellency Zelgang is investigating the matter of 'Sea God' because of the curse on his friend Long Lang, and he needs the fountain of eternal life to touch the curse!"

The young king didn't hide his intentions, and asked the people behind him directly.

And the people behind him did not disappoint him.

After all, this is one of the team members he selected out of thousands of thousands, and he is the second son of the collateral line of the Custer family, the Minister of Finance. A young man with talent, hard work, but no opportunities.

Exactly like him.

so. The young king gave the opponent a chance.

And everything is as he expected, once he has the opportunity. The young man shined instantly and never let him down.

Of course, there are still a few remaining candidates, and the same is true.

This made the young king more certain that he could reach the height of his sister and Dean. The reason why he didn't reach it was just that he didn't have enough opportunities.

Not enough, no opportunity, can be created.

In the past, he was restrained because of the royal family's internal and external troubles.

Now that everything has been cleared, it is natural to give it a go.

"Well, let your people help us, the Lord Guardian of the Northland, collect more books—starting from various families in the Emerald City, and you continue to guard your original position!"

The young king nodded in satisfaction, and ordered lightly.

"Yes, Your Majesty!"

The young nobleman bowed, but did not get up to leave, but kept his bowed posture, and walked backwards into the shadows.

And such a gesture made the young king very satisfied.

He picked up the wine glass on the table, took a sip, and let out a low, hoarse laugh.

"Start, everything has begun!"

...

The emerald capital, the mansion of the emerald grand duke.

The archduke swordsman who was flipping through the books was interrupted by his friend.

"Shall we go back south?"

The chief guard of the Grand Duke said this, with bursts of dissatisfaction and anger in his words.

"His Highness is gone, how can we go back to the south?"

The Archduke Swordsman looked at his friend and asked back.

"But, the south is our hometown?"

The chief guard of the Grand Duke looked at his friend in puzzlement.

This lady, who was as rough as any man, obviously didn't understand the meaning of her friend's words.

"The place where His Highness is is where we are, and once His Highness is gone, our place is gone. Even, we ourselves are not allowed to exist, let alone our hometown?"

The archduke swordsman sighed faintly. Putting the book in his hand on the coffee table in front of him, he slightly brushed the silver hair around his ears. Looking at the friend who still didn't understand, he explained straightforwardly: "His Highness is gone, so the three southern counties headed by His Highness will also be gone, and all that remains of His Highness is this empty mansion, and this is Where we can stay!"

"His Highness is gone, are they going to rebel?"

The chief guard of the Grand Duke was taken aback for a moment, then shouted angrily.

"Whether it's Earl Katyu, Earl Merry, or my aunt. Of course they won't do this, but that doesn't mean others won't!"

The Archduke Sword Master shook his head with a wry smile.

"Who? Who? I tore him!"

The head of the Grand Duke's bodyguard yelled more and more angrily.

"His Majesty!"

The Grand Duke's chief swordsman said this answer, which made the Grand Duke's chief guard stunned again, and then the rough lady shook her head in disbelief, and said, "Why? Your Highness and His Majesty are siblings! And, when that His Highness didn't care about the throne at all, and gave him the throne, how could he..."

The chief guard spoke halfway, but he couldn't continue.

Because, judging from what happened in this paragraph. That His Majesty is indeed doing such a thing.

The first is to support a group of talented children from the collateral lines of major families.

Then, these young people were placed in various positions in the Emerald Kingdom, from the army to the localities. From the financial department to the intelligence department, there is no one.

Moreover, because His Majesty the King stood behind these young people, they rose extremely fast.

And, more importantly, these young people did not disappoint.

Outstanding ability, extremely loyal to the king.

Even some old ministers and nobles couldn't make sense of it.

In addition, these young people are from big families, even if they are collateral descendants, such bloodlines still exist, and as these young people rise in status like riding a rocket. Those big families who valued their interests naturally stood behind these young people, and they also stood behind Ike Nick.

Maybe it's better now.

These young people are just improving by leaps and bounds. It has not yet reached the position that directly points to the core of power.

Once that point is reached, a bloodbath will be inevitable.

And the ultimate winner. It can only be these young people.

Because, standing behind them is the Emerald King.

"Shuffle?"

Although the Grand Duke's chief guard is rough and bold, he is not stupid, and he reacted after a little thought.

"Well, shuffle the cards! Therefore, Earl Katyu, Earl Merry, and my aunt will not take any action, they can only keep it as it is! After all, even Earl Merry, a nobleman who was born as a commoner knight, has Even if it is for his own daughter, Earl Meri will not object to His Majesty's weakness! Not to mention, Earl Katyu and my aunt, they are both family-oriented people!"

"I'm afraid that as soon as I return to the south, I will be put under house arrest by my aunt, and Irene, you? Your family will try their best to stop you! You can't face your relatives with swords, right?"

The Archduke Swordsman nodded, with a trace of bitterness on his exquisite face.

"Then stay here and feel useless? Yitris, you are a gold-level powerhouse, so there is nothing you can do?"

The head of the Grand Duke's guard hammered the table in frustration, and immediately smashed the solid wooden table to pieces.

And her eyes are looking at her friend, hoping that her friend will have a solution.

"Staying here is the best choice for us at the moment! A gold-level powerhouse? It may seem powerful, but there are not none in the kingdom. Have you forgotten the Marquess of York? He will definitely stand firmly behind His Majesty!"

"What's so great about the Marquess of York? We can find Dean! With Dean's strength, he can beat that old guy with one hand!"

The words of the Grand Duke Swordsman were directly interrupted by the chief guard.

However, the head guard immediately remembered something, and smiled embarrassingly at his friend.

"It's okay! I told you, I won't give up!"

The Grand Duke's swordsman waved his hand, and his soft face showed firmness.

"That Dean guy..."

"It's not good! It's not good!"

The chief guard wanted to say something, but the lady from Baron Till's family hurried in.

"What happened? Take your time!"

The Archduke Swordsman looked at his disciple softly, and the lady of Baron Tire's family, who was shocked by the situation, calmed down, and slowly said the news just received: "Dusico Kuster's subordinate Those people said it was to help Dean, so that the major families in the Emerald City donated all the books in the family's collection!"

"What?"

The Grand Duke's swordsman's expression changed, and he stood up abruptly.

The first update of ps~(To be continued.)