Julius received the news of the demon's invasion and had no time to return, so he wrote this letter and asked someone to bring it back. When that person found out that Shulain had returned to the palace and was imprisoned, he took the initiative to suggest that he could take Shulain away, but Shulain refused. The arrival of this letter increased his bargaining chips.
It turned out that his plan was to wait until Potimas exposed himself before taking action. Cannadia was returning with a large army heading towards the royal capital, and by then they could join forces inside and outside to capture Potimas and the royal capital.
But with this letter, there is no need to go through so much trouble.
"Captain, I want you to seal off the palace now. Don't let anyone get out. Then go get the Grand Mage! I need the Grand Mage's magic to help me check whether your identities are fake. I suspect the assassin is hiding in here."
"Yes! Your Majesty, I obey your command!"
The legion commander completely ignored the ugly expressions of the two princes on the throne. After reading Julius' evaluation of him in the letter, he had now completely surrendered to the Shulaine camp. Julius' personal charm was so strong.
Raystone had a cold expression.
He was somewhat skeptical in his heart. It was impossible for a mere human great magician to see through his skills. However, after such a commotion, his plan was completely disrupted. In addition, Prince Harris was a waste and could not be helped at all. The throne might very likely be taken away by Xu Leiyin.
After all, the only prince who is not suspected now is Xulain who just returned. Harris and he are both major suspects. But these idiots don’t know who the assassin who assassinated the king and queen is, and even think that the assassin does not exist. In this case, they who live in the palace have no way to clear themselves of suspicion.
Chapter 99
: Usurpation of the throne (VII)]
With the arrival of the kingdom's Grand Mage, Xu Leiyin asked him to support a test on all the people present. The Grand Mage naturally had no objection to this simple request, and the ministers all agreed. Prince Harris and Prince Raystone also showed great confidence. So, accompanied by the Grand Mage's spell, the test began, and the Grand Mage walked in front of each person one by one with a crystal ball.
Ying Xiu Lei Yin followed behind.
After testing all the ministers, they began testing the two princes.
At this moment, the Grand Mage's expression suddenly changed. When Harris and Reston saw the Grand Mage's appearance, they suddenly felt depressed. At this time, they heard Xiu Leiyin shouting to the commander of the Guards: "Take them both down!"
"Bold!" Harris roared.
He was held down by the guards and felt completely humiliated for a moment.
Rayston showed amazing fighting skills. He took away a guard's weapon with his bare hands, and then knocked the guard who rushed towards him to the ground with two or three moves. He said, "What a good move! We all underestimated you, but you actually wanted to kill us. Aren't you afraid that people will say you are cruel and ruthless in the future?"
Xiu Leiyin said, "If you are really my two royal brothers, I will not hurt you, but are you still my royal brothers? Master Li Xiya, please help me capture these two thieves."
"Well, I want to see who is so bold as to impersonate His Royal Highness the Prince." The Grand Mage acted decisively. Facing the strongest Grand Mage in the Kingdom's Ministry of Magic, even though Raystone had amazing martial arts skills, he was no match for him.
Raystone was forced to kneel on the ground, his expression was very ugly. How could this damned human see the effect of his skill? Could it be based on that low-level detection magic just now? What a joke! He was very puzzled. His skills were not that easy to be discovered. Moreover, even if he was discovered, it would be fine. Why was Harris's skill detected before he activated it?
Xiu Leiyin walked up to him and said in a cold voice: "Are you curious about why I know you exist? It's simple, because you underestimate the world. I accidentally met the owner of the Yetian Pavilion outside. The magic master discovered what you did to us. If it weren't for that master, I'm afraid I wouldn't know that someone had done this to a member of our royal family."
Raystone's face changed.
At this moment, he understood a lot of things.
This is a trap.
It was a trap set for him by the reincarnated one.
He looked at Xiulain and realized that he had underestimated the prince before.
"I didn't expect you would go to such lengths to deal with me. You are so cruel." Raystone suddenly laughed and said in a bad tone, "But do you think you can defeat me like this?"
The Grand Mage was very unhappy and slapped him with his thunder whip, saying angrily: "You are about to die and you still dare to be stubborn! Tell me, who are you? Did you kill His Majesty and the Queen?"
“Hehehahahahahaha—”
"Foolish fellow, I will make you die miserably."
Lestone said something cruel, then fell down with lifeless eyes. The great magician was disgusted by him and he didn't know whether to swing or release the thunder whip in his hand for a while, because he knew that the disgusting guy had escaped.
"Your Highness, this matter..."
The Grand Mage ignored the unconscious Rest and turned back to Xiulein and asked, "Do you think I need to clear the memories of the ministers? After all, this matter concerns the dignity of the royal family and should not be leaked."
The ministers' faces changed.
But in the end, nothing was said.
Although Prince Shulain and the Grand Mage did not say it explicitly, from Prince Redstone's performance just now, they already knew the nature of the matter. They did not expect that the problem would lie with the royal family. Someone actually controlled the two princes. This skill was simply unheard of. That person actually used the two princes to assassinate His Majesty and the Queen, and even wanted to control the entire kingdom in secret.
It's really terrifying.
The truth of this matter is very serious.
If this were to get out, the royal family's dignity would be severely damaged.
Xiulein walked up to Harris. Because of Raystone's performance just now, Harris, who was originally a little dissatisfied, now had a face full of dismay. When he saw Xiulein coming over, he even shouted with fear on his face: "Save me, save me!"
Harris was afraid that he would be controlled like Ray Stone.
Xiulein looked at the Grand Mage and asked, "Can you save him?"
The Grand Mage saw Prince Harris's expectant eyes and turned away in shame, not daring to look at His Royal Highness. He said, "This curse is beyond my knowledge, and I can't guarantee it. But if it's the witch who helped Princess Su remove the curse, there should be hope to save His Royal Highness."
"Then let's send Big Brother to Yetian Pavilion."
When Harris heard what Xiulain said, his face was filled with gratitude.
Although it is not known whether the owner of Yetian Pavilion can be saved, since that person has lifted the same curse, there is still great hope of saving him.
"Yes."
The fate of the eldest prince, Harris, was thus decided.
As for the third prince, Raystone.
Although his body was still alive, his soul was dead, so no one discussed how to save him.
He is already a dead person.
Shulain walked to the front of the throne.
When the Grand Mage saw his actions, he immediately shut up. Since the issue involved the succession to the throne, it would be inappropriate for him, a magician, to interfere.
The ministers all had complicated expressions at this time.
I am doing and thinking about many things at the same time.
However, Xiulein did not sit down. Instead, he stood in front of the throne and said to the ministers, "Until Brother Julius comes back, I will be the acting king. Do you have any opinions?"
"Your Highness, I have no objection."
This is a done deal.
The brave Julius cannot inherit the throne. The eldest prince and the third prince are already in this state. At this time, Prince Shulaine can't even become the acting king. Even if he wants to be the king at this time, everyone can only agree.
As for rebellion?
Do not make jokes.
The fighting power that Prince Shulain had shown before was no joke, and there was also the brave Prince Julius outside.
"Very good, then let me announce the first thing. I am going to declare war on the elves!" Ying Xiu Lei was too lazy to play any political games with these people. After cutting the Gordian knot, he immediately brought up the task assigned by his master.
Hear Prince Shulain's announcement.
Everyone looked confused.
No?
Why declare war on the elves?
[Chapter 100: Usurping the throne (VIII)]
Xiu Leiyin was very satisfied when he saw that no one dared to stand up and question him. It seemed that the previous waves of farce had successfully hit these people, and now they didn't dare to jump out and speak. Even those loyal ministers were thinking about the deep meaning of his declaration of war on the elves, and didn't dare to stand up and advise him so quickly, because they felt that they couldn't understand the situation.
"The reason why I declared war on the elves is very simple, because they are a race more evil than the demons. I wonder if you still remember the kidnapping incidents that took place in various parts of the continent a few years ago. This incident was solved by my brother, the brave man, who led the team himself. At that time, we did not find out the mastermind behind this incident, but now I have obtained conclusive evidence to prove that the mastermind behind this incident is the elves." Xiu Leiyin took out the evidence materials he had prepared in advance and asked the grand magician to check it. It can be seen that the grand magician's emotions became more and more excited as he flipped through the materials, and his expression was so angry that he seemed to be able to spit fire.
After reading it, the Grand Mage used magic to enlarge it and showed it to the ministers below. There was a lot of information recorded on it, some of which were testimonies from civilians, and even details of the elves' invasion of the demons. Various testimonies pointed out that ninety percent of the elves were responsible for the incident, and that the elves' warriors were all machines made with forbidden technology, and the cores of the machines were the missing children!
Such evil completely overturned everyone's impression of the elves. In everyone's eyes, the elves should be beautiful, noble, proud, and the darlings of nature. But at this moment, beneath the beautiful appearance of the elves, there is so much blood and darkness hidden, which is even more evil than the demons!
“These evidences…”
Shulein explained, "These are all evidences collected by the Night Sky Pavilion. The witch gave them to me because she wanted the kingdom to uphold justice and get back justice for the sacrificed people. And the demon who just controlled my two brothers is actually Potimas, the patriarch of the elves. This evil man seems to be collecting some special souls to achieve some purpose, and I am also a target. But because of my special identity, he couldn't kidnap me, so he used his special skills to control my two brothers at the banquet that year to monitor me."
The Grand Mage couldn't help but ask, "What kind of conflict is there between Ye Tian Pavilion and the elves that they would go to such lengths to deal with the elves?"
"Hmph!" Xiu Leiyin snorted in dissatisfaction, and said: "Such an evil existence should be killed by everyone! Even if there is no reason, no one can tolerate their evil deeds. If you can tolerate such evil existence and continue to live happily, then are you still a human being?!"
"..." The great magician was filled with shame.
But he still firmly advised: "But the origin of Ye Tian Pavilion is mysterious, and the origin of the witch is also a mystery. I am afraid they will be harmful to the kingdom."
"I can use my reputation to guarantee that Yetian Pavilion is trustworthy. Do you think you can accept this?!" Xiu Leiyin looked at the great magician with cold eyes.
The Grand Mage saw how determined Prince Xiulein was and didn't know what to say. The ministers who shared the same idea as him could only sigh inwardly. No matter what, it was not a good time to stand up against the prince.
"But Your Highness, now that the demons are about to march, we don't have the extra combat power to declare war on the elves."
Although the elves do deserve to be conquered.
But now is not a good time.
Even in the past, when humans and demons were fighting, they would ask the elves for help. Now, not only can they not ask the elves for help, they have to declare war on them.
This is probably not good.
The royal family is in danger of destroying the country.
Xiu Leiyin said calmly: "Yes, our combat power should indeed give priority to supporting the front line, but now that the elves' evil plan has been exposed, I don't even know if any of you have
Someone has been secretly communicating with the elves. The elves were able to conceal the truth for so long, and it was the witch who took great pains to find the evidence of the elves' crimes. If you say that none of you have any contact with the elves, I will not believe it. Therefore, if we do not declare war on the elves now, I am afraid that the elves will declare war on us. We must seize this initiative."
"..."
Some ministers immediately broke out in cold sweat.
Yes, since the evidence of the elves’ crimes can be collected, how can they hide the fact that they helped the elves in the past?
Only then did they realize that their lives and property were in the hands of His Royal Highness the Prince, and they had no way out!
The Grand Mage looked coldly at the officials below.
"However, there is no need to worry about the problem of combat power. I have already sent people to the Divine Word Religion for help. The Divine Word Religion will definitely not forgive the evil existence of the Speed Elves. At that time, I will lead the Guards and the reinforcements of the Divine Word Religion to attack the Elves. It will not affect the support on the front line. In addition, we have a powerful reinforcement here. At that time, the owner of the Night Sky Pavilion, the powerful witch, will also help us deal with the high-end combat power of the Elves. There is no possibility of failure in this battle."
The Grand Mage asked in astonishment: "Your Highness, do you know the strength of that witch? I suggest that we ask for help from the hero's magic teacher, the strongest mage. We can use teleportation magic to solve the time problem of traveling."
"No, even if we use the teleportation spell, it will cause great consumption to the master and will affect the battle situation on the front line." Xiulein rejected the proposal and said, "And I can tell you frankly that the witch is even stronger than my brother, the brave Julius."
“To be honest…” The Grand Mage stopped commenting.
He believed in Prince Shulaine's judgment. After all, the current Prince Shulaine was stronger than him and only second to the brave Julius. Since he said that the witch was stronger than the brave, it must be true.
Xiu Leiyin asked: "Do you have any other opinions?"
The ministers saluted hurriedly.
"Your Highness is wise, and we have no objection."
It was obvious that Prince Xulain had already made plans for this matter. I don't know if the witch was giving the prince advice behind the scenes. There was no room for them to interfere. Besides, His Highness's meaning was very clear. He wanted to declare war on the elves. You can have opinions, but whether he listens or not is his business.
"Since there is no objection, then it is decided. Please collect the evidence, and then Advertise the World will declare war on this evil race!"
Ying Xiu Lei Yin silently watched everyone receive orders.
thought in mind.
The mission was finally completed.
[Chapter 101: The War Begins]
It's time to start.
Si had received a call from Ying Xiuleiyin. The kingdom had declared war on the elves and was organizing a large army to launch an attack. The evil deeds of the elves had been reported to all countries, tearing off the disguise of the elves. Whether for justice or for profit, the human race unanimously agreed to attack the elves. The Word of God was forced to bring chariots. Even though the pope seemed to be more concerned about the situation on the anti-magic front, he had to agree to the request to send troops and sent 5,000 elite troops to support.
The kingdom's 5,000 guards plus the 5,000 reinforcements from the Word of God Church, as well as troops from other countries, barely brought together 30,000 troops to fight against the elves. To be honest, the army's numbers did not give them an advantage, and the elves' attributes were generally higher than those of humans, so a fierce battle was about to occur.
There are even many people who want to see the kingdom and the elves both lose, and then after they resist the offensive of the demons, they will turn around and annex the kingdom and the elves, becoming the final winner of the war. However, they don't know how terrible the monsters on the demon side are, and they don't know that the elves' expeditionary force has strong reinforcements. In this world with magic elements, some strong people can make up for the difference in numbers, and now Si's strength can do this.
On the way to the Forest of Elves, Si was intercepted by Sofia. To be precise, it was not an interception, but she came to question him. Because according to the original cooperation agreement between Si and the demons, after controlling the kingdom, she should first help the demons finish the consumption of the human-demon war and then join forces with the demons to attack the elves, instead of declaring war on the elves before the human-demon war started like now.
"You are too impatient. We can't do anything at this moment." Sophia came to deliver the message on behalf of Spider Girl. Now on the front line of the war, the situation of both the human and the demon races is very tense, and the hero has already arrived at the fortress. It is difficult for Spider Girl to spare the energy to help at this moment. According to their previous agreement, the reincarnated people imprisoned in the elves should be rescued by the demons, but Spider Girl can't do anything now. She must wait until the hero is dealt with before she can take action.
Sophia said, "The master wants you to stabilize the situation temporarily, and come to help as soon as she resolves the matter over there."
Si had a blank expression on her face. She actually didn't care about the lives of other reincarnated people at all. If she hadn't promised her teacher that she would do her best to rescue those people, she wouldn't have needed to go through so much trouble to deal with the elves. Indeed, she had cooperated with the demons before, but her recent actions made her a little dissatisfied.
She actually sent someone to monitor her.
She was very unhappy.
"I have already taken over the kingdom and sent most of its combat power to the front. I have completed the terms of the deal. The rest are your problems. How you solve these problems is up to you."
Si didn't have a good look on his face towards Sofia.
