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Inside the Parliament of Nobles in the Nekso Palace.

Torrential rain was pouring outside with deafening thunder and dazzling lightning, as if it were the end of the end, but all the members of the Parliament of Nobles in Rentato had been gathered in the hall. White wigs and black capes could be seen everywhere.

Had it not been for the power of the natural lightning, which made the experts below gold knights too scared to fly here, all the members of the Parliament of Nobles would've been gathered, and it had only been one hour since the Lord summoned King Feltis and Prince Patrick.Find authorized novels in Webnovel，faster updates, better experience，Please clickfor visiting.

Of course, the nobles who could not make it here had also learned from their spokespersons and allies in Rentato remotely and forwarded their opinions.

They had never been more grateful for the Allyn Telephone and the Telegram Company. While the 'wired phones' that they promoted were limited to Rentato and the capitals of a few counties because of the complicated infrastructure and the huge cost that came with it, it was the only means of communication for the nobles who were unable to deploy and use expensive teleportation arrays in such weather. Many nobles decided to help with the promotion after witnessing its advantages.

”How was the prince summoned by the Lord?” Count Henson took a hot bath in the restroom in the Parliament of Nobles and changed his clothes and wig. It was not until then that he was finally freed from shock. He put on a white paper flower and seated himself in the front row, asking James, Duke of Paphos, Russell, Duke of Wolfburg, and Viscount Harrison, who had come after informing the Congress of Magic.

The four of them were the leaders of the Liberal group apart from Prince Patrick. They had to reach a consensus first, or the nobles on their side would lose confidence.

Duke James put on a white wig in the Parliament of Nobles to cover his bald head. He said sullenly, ”I don't know, either. It already happened when Russell and I came to Nekso Palace. We examined the prince's body and discovered no anomaly. It was indeed a body collapsed caused by overwhelming grief. I don't think anybody could've assassinated him when he was protected by His Excellency Kritonia.”

Kritonia, 'Heart of Time', was one of the two legendary knights of Holm. In the whole world, there could only be no more than five knights who could reach level three of legendary, he and Rudolf II were among them. As for the legendary knights who reached the peak of legendary, apart from the monsters such as Prince Dracula, Prince Abyss, and the lord of the first level of hell, there was only one among human beings, who was Saint Melmax, the captain of the Temple Knights and a member of the Grand Cardinal.

Although he claimed that no assassinations could've happened under Kritonia, James did not seem certain of it at all.

”His Excellency Kritonia was a hero in the War of Dawn and a legendary knight who crushed the Magic Empire's reign in Holm together with the late king. However, he is approaching the end of his life. He needs to consider and arrange more things than ordinary people do.” Duke Russell said expressionlessly, ”He cannot observe the situation as quietly as His Excellency Winston of the Solefen family.”

Winston, 'Night Walker', was the other legendary knight of Holm, who was now supervising the kingdom's colonies in a few alternate dimensions.

Viscount Harrison sneered, ”I, for one, don't believe that the prince passed away because of grief.”

Harrison, Henson and the rest of them knew that Patrick had been a crown prince for four decades. It was inevitable that there was a conflict of power between the prince and the king. The two of them hadn't been intimate since a long time ago, particularly when their ideologies differed greatly. The nobles might've believed it if Patrick's body collapsed because of ecstasy.

”With everything coming to this point, we need to forget our grief and focus on two things. Firstly, we need to ask the sorcerers of the Congress of Magic to investigate the prince's death in private. Secondly, we carry out our backup plan and support David to assume the throne.” After Count Henson calmed down, his blue eyes became sharp again.

Patrick had always been in poor condition. The liberal nobles had been prepared that he would die earlier than the king. Therefore, they were not panicked after they passed the initial shock and panic.

David's father was King Feltis' cousin, as well as Archmage Morris' nephew and student. Although he had died in an adventure, David, a grand knight, was completely inclined to the Liberal in daily life as well as in official affairs under his father's tutelage. He was the most suitable candidate of the royal family for the liberal nobles. Also, his bloodline was very close. According to the law of nobles, he was the fourth heir on the list.

”Okay.” Duke James nodded heavily and informed the other liberal nobles of the result of their discussion.

A moment later, Rex, 'King's Griffin', the president of the Parliament of Nobles who wore a blue cape and a white wig, walked in, followed by a black-haired, smiling man whose silver grey eyes told everyone unmistakably that he belonged to the Hoffenberg family.

”Gordon!” The liberal nobles became solemn.

Duke James couldn't have looked more awful. ”Didn't he claim that he would serve the Lord for his life? Didn't he quit the Sword of Truth's Knights and go to Lance, the Holy City, to join the Temple Knights?”

”A level-eight radiant knight no more than 50, the Torn Sword…” Duke Russell and Viscount Harrison whispered gravely.

Noise echoed in the hall. The other nobles, be they liberals or conservatives, began to whisper to each other. Count Gordon was a genius and an eccentric of the Hoffenberg family. He became a radiant knight when he was only 35 years old. He was appointed as the deputy captain of the Sword of Truth's Knights by King Feltis. However, as a pious believer, he went to the Holy City at 40 and joined the Temple Knights.

His bloodline was much further from King Feltis than David's was. However, his rank as a radiant knight was influential enough to raise his right of succession to be on par with David. While the Hoffenberg family was not unpopulated, most of its members were more distant in bloodline, or were not knights, or they had already embarked on the path of magic, thereby forfeiting their qualification.

Duke James and the other liberals thought that Rex would support Alex, his nephew who had just activated the bloodline of 'Sword of Truth'. Then, in terms of strength or blood connection, David would inherit the throne without suspense. Nobody expected that Gordon would come back.

As the mallet knocked the table ahead, the hall of the Parliament of Nobles immediately fell quiet.

Rex drew a cross on his chest and said sorrowfully, ”Our great king, His Majesty Feltis, and our honorable crown prince, His Highness Patrick were summoned by the Lord an hour ago. Let's have a moment of silence and pray that they be favored by the Lord on Mountain Paradise.”