Chapter 434 - Chapter 434: Chapter 411: Extraordinary Reforms! (1/2)

Chapter 434: Chapter 411: Extraordinary Reforms!

Two years had passed.

At the beginning of the new year, an extremely terrifying rumor gradually spread among the upper echelons of the Cyart society.

The rumor went like this…

Her Majesty Queen Peggy, the Exalted, would reclaim the multitude of lands held by the nobility of Cyart, and from then on there would no longer be any land-owning nobility; all the land would belong to the Adley Royal Family and the nation.

However, all the Extraordinary nobility were very clear about one thing—though it was said that everything would be returned to the Adley Royal Family and the nation, in reality, this meant that the Fischer family would control everything!

Her Majesty Queen Peggy was just a puppet of the Fischer family!

“This is absolutely unacceptable! We will not give up our lands; that was the agreement we made a hundred years ago with the First Monarch!”

“If they really intend to do this, it means the Queen has betrayed us! The Fischer family will be the enemy of all the nobles of Cyart!”

“We care not for other matters, but for the love of the gods, this we cannot consent to! Her Majesty the Queen wouldn’t commit an act more evil than the heretical cults, would she?”

Having been purged once over during the past five years, the Extraordinary nobility of Cyart had almost become like loose sand. But due to the emergence of this foundation-shaking rumor, everyone was unconsciously infuriated and united, even ready to fight to the death!

At any cost, the lands of the Extraordinary overlords were the bottom line!

However, just when everyone was filled with anger and anxiety, Duke Darren Fischer of the Fischer family stepped forward, voluntarily declaring that the matter was absolutely a rumor and an impossible scenario, hoping everyone could be at ease.

Following that, Her Majesty Queen Peggy also made a public statement—The Royal Family would maintain the interests of all Extraordinary nobility and would never betray them.

Thus, the collective outrage was finally quelled, and everyone breathed a sigh of relief.

But not long after, several leaders of the last unified opposition among the nobility died mysteriously, without a trace and unknown to both gods and ghosts.

Then, the rumor that Her Majesty Queen Peggy intended to claim all lands for the Kingdom surfaced once again!

Many nobles were once again outraged, and they began accusing the Fischer family of being cruel executioners, even going directly to the Tempest Church to denounce them, asserting that the murderer of those nobles must have been “Death God” Chris! They even claimed that the Fischer family had colluded with a heretical cult!

The Tempest Church, having placed their bets during the Cyart civil war, was now the largest church in Cyart. They had significantly suppressed the influence of the Salvation Church.

About fifty percent of the population in Cyart had become followers of the Tempest Church.

Bishop Zane stepped forward, expressing helplessness over the accusations made by the Extraordinary nobility, as there was no evidence whatsoever.

Moreover, he earnestly proclaimed that the Fischer family he knew was devout and pure.

“By the vast Tempest Overlord above! I’ve never seen anyone more devout than the Fischer family; how can you accuse them so?”

“Oh, why is it raining all of a sudden?”

Although it inexplicably started pouring immediately after he finished speaking that day, everyone understood the stance of the Tempest Church.

Just as everyone was gearing up to confront the Fischer family, Duke Darren unexpectedly appeared. Just when everyone thought he was about to wage war against them, an astonishing twist occurred.

In anger, Duke Darren led the crowd to Nasir’s not-yet-completely-built new palace, and called out Her Majesty Queen Peggy in the dead of night. He furiously stated that Queen Peggy should not harbor any ulterior motives, or else the Fischer family was always ready to replace her with a new ruler!

Queen Peggy immediately begged for mercy in public.

“I swear to the gods, I will never…”

Everyone watched as Queen Peggy trembled, making a “oath” before the Divine, and were utterly confused. Could it have been a misunderstanding after all?

After all, Queen Peggy had made a “oath.” If she dared to break the “oath,” she too would suffer Divine retribution.