Chapter 538: Joint Signature

When Luoning returned to the Jinyu Palace square, Kaine had already finished off the remaining Wind Envoys and was manipulating flames to construct two cages, imprisoning Jialete and Feilunsi respectively.

These two had already been severely wounded by Luoning, and later suffered a little retaliation from Kaine; at this moment, they lay there like stray dogs.

"Luoning, what do you want?"

Seeing Luoning return, Feilunsi immediately began to seek hope for his own survival; the impact of the scene where the other party killed Andreya without hesitation was simply too strong for him.

Luoning walked over and crouched beside him, using Mental Power to make Feilunsi roll over, and he saw a black wing tattoo on the other's back.

This thing was the proof of having accepted the transformation of the Storm Heart to become a Wind Envoy.

"When you became a member of an alien race and conspired with Jialete and Selandier to kill His Majesty, you should have known what the outcome would be if you failed."

"No, no, no, Luoning, as long as you are willing to spare my life, my Feilunsibao Principality will pledge loyalty to you from now on, and even support you in becoming the new King!"

Luoning looked down at him with some disdain.

Although what the other party said was the truth, if he really let him go in exchange for support, wouldn't he also be siding with an alien race?

Moreover, Luoning wanted to become King to bring change to this society; some old orders needed to be broken.

For example, if he wanted to develop industry and increase productivity, the currently prevalent Slave system would impose significant constraints on his plans.

Using war to destroy the old class and replacing them with new people would be conducive to him pushing through a series of policies.

Furthermore, Luoning had also thought it through clearly.

Conferring titles and granting land were things that could be done, but they needed to be restricted.

For instance, he wanted to revoke the nobles' right to collect taxes, their right to enforce their own laws in their own territories, their right to conscript soldiers, and limit the number of Knight Orders they possessed, and so on.

These reforms could not be achieved without seeing a bit of blood.

In Chinese history, whenever there were major reforms, the initiators never had a good end.

However, Luoning was not worried.

This was a supernatural world, and he had felt it during this incident; in the face of absolute strength, many things would become much simpler.

Even if the reforms were difficult, he would not be in any danger to his life.

Of course, Luoning would still adopt the strategy of boiling a frog in warm water and would not do it all at once.

He would first get his own territory in order; only by having enough talented people who firmly and unswervingly carried out his will could he better implement them.

Clatter, clatter, clatter~

The sound of rapid hoofbeats came from afar, and a group of people swarmed in, while at the same time, Griffins were landing in the air.

On the back of a Griffin, the Valjisi Duchy looked at the collapsed Auduin Hall below and the ruined square, his heart filled with mixed feelings.

He had received a message from Jialete saying that Luoning had killed His Majesty Bruno, so he had rushed over at the fastest speed, never expecting to see such a scene.

Valjisi jumped off the Griffin, looked at the trapped Jialete and Feilunsi, and finally looked at Luoning with a frown.

"What exactly is going on here?"

He asked, "Luoning, is His Majesty dead?"

Naturally, Valjisi would not believe that Luoning would do something like killing Bruno; it did not fit the latter's character and style of doing things.

Luoning nodded, looked at Jialete, who was lying on the ground feigning death, and then recounted the whole incident.

"This..."

Valjisi fell into Along period of shock and grief.

Bruno's death was already a cataclysm for the Auduin Kingdom, and the fact that Jialete was the murderer who killed his father undoubtedly made things worse for the Kingdom.

Not to mention anything else, who would be the King next?

Or would the Auduin Kingdom split directly, with each noble seeking their own protection or declaring themselves King?

He finally turned his gaze to Luoning: "What do you plan to do next?"

Now, of the four Dukes of the Auduin Kingdom, only Luoning and Valjisi remained; as for leaders, the two of them were more suitable.

And because of his family's affairs, Duke Valjisi had been considered to have withdrawn from the center of power for many years.

What's more, his grandson was still in the Wubei Territory learning Magic with Baierlong as his teacher, and Valjisi did not want to contend much with Luoning.

Luoning thought for a moment and said, "I intend to invite the great nobles or representatives of the Kingdom to the Jinyu Palace in my capacity as the Conqueror Duke to put the Crown Prince Jialete on trial for crimes including patricide and treason."

"Of course, if you are also willing to join me in a joint signature, that would be for the best," he added.

Valjisi pondered slightly, then nodded, "Very well, let's do as you say!"

As he spoke, he looked at the accompanying Guard Officer: "Kaine, return to Jisitana immediately, inform Commander Nisen of what happened here, and have him strengthen the defense level on the border with the Feilunsibao Principality."

Luoning nodded inwardly, "Are you afraid that Feilunsibao will attack your territory?"

"The behavior of alien races cannot be thought of with ordinary logic."

Valjisi explained, "Now that Feilunsi has been captured, his Principality will surely fall into chaos without a leader, and launching a surprise attack on Jisitana would not be strange."

He reminded, "The same goes for the Vila Principality without Andreya; they might even directly fall into the arms of an enemy country."

"Andreya has long been causing trouble at the border."

Luoning said, "However, my grandfather has already led a team to deal with the border matters; it is not the full strength of the Vila Principality, so there should be no problem."

Even with the full strength of the country, it would be impossible to assemble in a short time, and Luoning was not worried about this.

While the two were talking, the Kingdom's ministers who had heard the news watched from afar without approaching, but they were talking privately.

Although the shift in the situation was too fast, given the current circumstances, anyone with a discerning eye could see at a glance who would be the person in charge of the Auduin Kingdom in the future.

"From now on, I fear the Kingdom will belong to this young Conqueror Duke."

Asenuo sighed; he still remembered that it was he who accompanied Bruno to discuss conferring the title of Torrent Island Baron upon Luoning.

The Legal Minister Texas shook his head, "Actually, according to the law, after the Crown Prince and Feilunsi and others lose their right of succession, the first in line should be the eldest Princess Xuelun, who married Count Yiben of Shuangfeng Ridge."

"Besides, Duke Valjisi's wife is His Majesty's aunt, and their son also has the blood of Auduin and also has the right of succession."

The logic was sound, but they looked at Luoning—would the other party be willing to give it up?

Luoning and Valjisi ended their conversation, and only then did the Kingdom's ministers approach.

Asenuo said, "My two Lords Duke, on our way to Jinyu Palace, the entire Wangdu was in chaos. Now that the Kingdom faces such a situation, only the two of you have the influence to quell the chaos."

Luoning and Waerjisi exchanged a glance; neither of them had brought any troops, and relying on individual strength to suppress the chaos of an entire city was impossible.

"What about the Guards and the garrison commanders?"

Waerjisi asked, "They should be holding their posts."

Asenuo looked at Luoning, wanting to speak but hesitating.

Luoning understood; presumably, the garrison commander had participated in Jialete's attempt to surround and kill him and had died by his sword.

"What about Buluoer? Let him take command of the Griffin Knights and the garrison army first to restore order in the city."

Luoning suggested, "Given his influence in Wangdu, he likely knows many people, making it easier for him to make arrangements."

"Additionally, there are two other matters that require your assistance in handling."

Asenuo and the other ministers nodded, indicating they were listening.

"The Duke and I have already discussed it; we need to convene a Kingdom noble assembly to discuss how to handle the matter of the Crown Prince, and we hope the two of you can help convey this notice."

"The second matter is His Majesty's funeral; please arrange it as soon as possible, preferably to be held during the noble assembly."

Waerjisi nodded, "Let it be done according to Luoning's wishes; I will go pay my respects to His Majesty first."

Asenuo and the others bowed in compliance.

They could see that Duke Waerjisi clearly had no intention of letting his only surviving son, Paladelu, touch the throne.

So, for the moment, only the eldest Princess Xuelun of Shuangfeng Ridge remained.

In fact, Count Yiben of Shuangfeng Ridge was currently mired in distress.

He had read the letter Jialete sent him more times than he could count, yet he still could not make up his mind.

"Should I attack Mist City or not?" (End of chapter)