Chapter 62: Transfer

Mysterious Tribulation Main Text Volume Chapter 62: Transfer. Three days later.

Sotos Castle had barely returned to normal.

The lords, soldiers, and scholars who supported Colin were purged, Feili's spy network was uprooted, the innocent were released, and everything seemed to be back on track.

But everyone who saw that Green Banyan Tree knew that nothing could ever go back to how it was.

On the castle balcony.

Aaron and Theodore sat opposite each other, with two cups of honey water placed on the table before them.

The two remained silent for a long time, until Theodore finally broke the silence: "I seem to have... always underestimated you. You were so different from a young age, and even more so after growing up... Should I call you Aaron now, or 'Green Forest Son', or perhaps even 'King of Green Forest'?"

"Whatever you like..."

Aaron sighed: "Things have reached this point, and I have no choice but to become the Green Forest Earl. I once heard a saying, 'With great power comes great responsibility,' but that is actually a lie!"

"The complete proverb should be that the greater the ability, the greater the power, the higher the status, and only then is the responsibility one must bear greater! Deleting the middle and only speaking of the two ends is just being a rogue!"

"In reality, those with higher status often try every possible way to reduce their responsibilities; that is the reality!"

"However, since things have reached this point, if I do not obtain the supreme power of Green Forest, no matter who takes the throne, there will be division and war in the future, so I must become the Earl..."

Theodore took a sip of the honey water, only feeling bitterness filling his mouth.

As the former symbol of the will of power in Green Forest, he instinctively did not want to give up power, and even felt a trace of dissatisfaction and wariness toward this son.

This, in turn, made him understand that what Aaron said was entirely correct.

If those who hold power do not hold authority, Green Forest will head toward fragmentation in the future, and then there will be civil war again...

The blood of the Green Forest People has already flowed enough!

"I understand. I will announce my abdication later, and you shall serve as the Green Forest Earl! Or if you wish to be called King, that is also fine..."

Theodore sighed.

The heir he had originally favored was Xia Ya!

But now, Xia Ya is no longer a possibility. Should he wait for him to grow up, only to come back for revenge and repeat what happened before?

"Forget about being the Green Forest King..."

Aaron just imagined himself wearing a wooden crown made of banyan tree branches, leading a group of lords in a ritual dance, and he felt goosebumps all over.

"I have only one request, the only request!" Theodore said with a serious tone, carrying a trace of grief: "I want the Kajashi Kingdom to pay the price. I want you to avenge Colin!"

In this father's eyes, the child Colin did not have a bad nature; he was simply bewitched by the spies of the Kajashi Kingdom.

Aaron sighed: "I will."

To be honest, for him to go to war now is simply bullying others.

Not to mention going all out, even just relying on divination and prophecy is equivalent to using a map hack, clearing away all the fog of war, knowing the enemy's strengths and weaknesses clearly, and winning every battle!

And he did not intend to refuse this request.

It is an instinct for those in power to vent their anger and shirk responsibility; therefore, since Colin died, it is not Aaron's fault, nor is it Theodore's fault, so it must be the fault of the Kajashi Kingdom!

"Regarding Colin, can you take him down and give him a proper burial..."

Speaking of this, a trace of embarrassment appeared on Theodore's face.

Colin's air-dried corpse was still hanging on the Green Banyan Tree!

"You didn't take him down?"

Aaron said in shock; he hadn't paid much attention to that matter.

"They all say it is a Divine Miracle, and no one dares to get close, let alone touch it..." Theodore said.

Furthermore, the tragic scene from that day when the Green Banyan Tree unleashed its divine power and killed dozens of people in an instant was still fresh in their minds.

Even the strongest Warrior was afraid that if they got too close, they would be grabbed by the Green Banyan Tree and sucked into a dried husk!

"I will go over there myself later."

Aaron had no objection to this and agreed directly.

"And what about Sylvie and little Xia Ya, how should they be dealt with?"

"Carve out a Knight fief and grant it directly to Xia Ya. Let Sylvie and Xia Ya move there to live... that way both sides will be at ease."

Aaron sighed.

In any case, those two couldn't reach him even if they jumped, and he looked at the racetrack outside the castle, his gaze carrying a trace of softness.

"Hmm, it's time to go prepare for the ceremony."

Theodore had many questions he wanted to ask, but he found he had nothing to say, so he stood up.

"Lord Aaron!"

At this moment, a guard ran over, his expression carrying a trace of panic.

"What happened?"

Theodore asked.

"Lady Sonia has committed suicide in her room..."

The guard answered loudly.

"Sonia... she is unwilling to cause trouble for her children, hoping to use death to wash away the sin of standing on the wrong side?"

Aaron sighed: "She underestimated me too much."

To be honest, he had no intention of doing anything to Sonia; he only planned to teach that brat Sean a small lesson.

"I... I will go see her."

Theodore's footsteps were unsteady, and his back even appeared somewhat hunched.

Watching this scene, Aaron clearly realized that he was truly old...

"My heart is frozen, I desire eternity!"

Aaron touched his heart, feeling that even with the Secret pact seal of Pure White Ice, the 'Red' Spirituality within his body was still slowly and firmly draining away every day.

At the same time, he could clearly sense various desires.

Not only his own, but also those of others.

The desire for food, the desire for lust, the desire for power...

And the one he felt from Sean while comforting Jinni—the desire for revenge!

These perceptions were almost Instinct, a result caused by the accumulation of too much 'Red' Spirituality.

If not for the touch of icy rationality he always carried in his heart, he would have doubted whether his temperament would change drastically, or if he would directly corrupt.

The death of Lady Sonia might have been the sky collapsing for Sean and Jinni, but for the entire Green Forest, it did not count as a major event.

Several days later, all the lords of the entire Green Forest gathered at Sotos Castle; because the banquet hall had been destroyed, the meeting could only be held on the outer plaza.

But no one had any objections, and they even gazed at that Green Banyan Tree, their eyes filled with awe and fear.

On the temporarily erected high platform, Theodore coughed, took the Ring of Power from his hand, and handed it to Aaron: "I announce... Aaron Sotos as the new generation Green Forest Earl! Under the witness of the Green Banyan Tree, you must pledge your loyalty to him and offer your swords to him!"

"Son of the Green Forest!"

"King of the Green Forest!"

The lords below did not care at all about any Green Forest Earl and directly roared out.

In their eyes, Aaron was simply the incarnation of a god, a true king!

Watching this scene, Theodore's face turned pale, and he coughed again, voluntarily retreating to the rear to yield the stage to Aaron.

Clearly, he also understood that power had already shifted unstoppably...