Chapter 1209: One-third of the burden

Judging from the current situation, Su Xiao felt that the power struggle would soon end. The Old King wouldn't let the power struggle continue to drag on, and now it wasn't allowed to drag on.

If it were according to the original situation, it was clearly impossible to help a prince or princess take the throne in a short time.

At the moment, the most favorable competitors, the Great Prince and the Third Prince, withdrew for the sake of the Kingdom. The remaining competitors totaled 29 people.

Among these 29 people, the Seventh Prince, Second Princess, and Sixth Princess had the highest probability of winning. The remaining 26 people were either soy sauce-makers or had ambition but no ability.

The Seventh Prince had no military power, and his financial resources were average, but he could gather a large number of Holy Warriors, which meant he possessed a large number of high-end combat power.

Such a person, if he wanted to, he was more likely to inherit the throne than the Great Prince. But this guy was too Buddhist-style, and also somewhat lazy.

Su Xiao seriously doubted whether this guy was really willing to become the new King. This was also the reason why he didn't directly choose the Seventh Prince before.

If the Seventh Prince was really full of ambition, then Su Xiao had a 70% certainty of letting the other party become the new King. As for other princes or princesses, those who were willing to give up had a way to live, and those who were unwilling to give up would all be killed.

Although Su Xiao was the Iron Hand, it wasn't very convenient to directly support anyone, but the current situation was clearly different.

The Necromancers' assassination plan + the hidden danger of the Kingdom's finance made the current Saint Sodin Kingdom very much in need of a new King, rather than a long-term power struggle.

The Old King must be clear about this point, but he couldn't directly establish a new King, which would lead to a more unstable power system.

If Su Xiao hadn't guessed wrong, the Old King wouldn't let the current situation go unheeded. He would definitely have countermeasures.

Cutting the Gordian knot, finding the new King from many descendants, was the best means to solve the current crisis.

Just as Su Xiao was thinking about what to do next, an Imperial Guard walked into the Council Hall. He came to Su Xiao's side and whispered something to Su Xiao.

At first, Su Xiao was clearly somewhat surprised, then nodded.

"This old lion is more ruthless than I imagined."

Su Xiao muttered, a smile appearing on his face. Compared to himself, the Old King wanted to end the power struggle as soon as possible. Now that the enemy was at the gate, if the power struggle continued, it would be somewhat brain-damaged.

Su Xiao's gaze looked toward."

"You don't need to give up for the time being."

Su Xiao spoke. Just now, the Old King asked him to do one thing, thereby accelerating the speed of selecting the new King.

The Old King and many officials were not blind. Which princes and princesses were qualified to inherit the throne was already obvious.

The so-called power struggle was not to let all princes or princesses try their luck, whoever was lucky could inherit the new King. On the contrary, only by getting the recognition of most officials could that person inherit the throne. The power struggle was not about luck, but about comparing abilities.

The abilities of the Great Prince, Third Prince, Seventh Prince, and Second Princess were obvious. They all met the requirements for inheriting the throne in some aspects. As for those non-Wang Zu heirs in the second tier, Rowan Harvey had just betrayed the country. Who tm would dare to let these people serve as the new King? Better safe than sorry. If a Necromancer really served as the new King, the Saint Sodin Kingdom would not be far from destruction.

The Kingdom's internal finance was a mess, and it also hid a time bomb. The Necromancers outside the God's Wall were ready to move. In the current situation, it was no longer 29 choose 1, but 4 choose 1.

Su Xiao stepped to the Sixth Princess. The mad dog Sixth Princess narrowed her pupils.

"Iron Hand, are you going to kill me?"

The Sixth Princess wasn't stupid. On the contrary, she had already seen through the current situation.

"You have one chance to give up."

Su Xiao took out the Gold Lion pendant. The Old King didn't take this thing back before because Su Xiao needed this thing very much for what he was going to do later.

The Sixth Princess glanced at the Gold Lion pendant, her thin lips pursed, and the corners of her mouth curled up.

"I, don't, choose."

The Sixth Princess glared at Su Xiao, speaking word by word. In her eyes, besides killing intent, there was nothing else. In fact, anyone with a discerning eye could see that this Sixth Princess's spirit wasn't very normal. If she were placed in the Reincarnation Paradise, perhaps she could become a ruthless person.

Crack!

In the blink of an eye, Su Xiao's hand had already pinched the Sixth Princess's neck, snapping the Sixth Princess's neck.

The Sixth Princess's body leaned softly on the seat, and the remaining four people in the Council Hall had their pupils contracted.

"Iron Hand, are you crazy?"

The Third Prince's voice was very low. No matter how mad dog the Sixth Princess was, she was a Wang Zu member.

"This should be Father King's meaning."

The Great Prince was clearly much calmer.

"Father King..."

The Third Prince stopped speaking after thinking about the current situation. The current situation clearly couldn't continue to fight internally.

Su Xiao turned and walked toward the outside of the Council Hall. There were other princesses or princes waiting for him to "greet."

When he walked to the door of the Council Hall, Su Xiao's footsteps stopped.

"Congratulations to you four for successfully advancing."

Su Xiao pushed open the door and walked out of the Council Hall.

"Ha?"

The Second Princess's mouth twitched. Although she knew what was going on in her heart, she didn't expect the Old King to really do this.

Now all princes and princesses had arrived at the Royal Capital. They didn't live in the Royal Palace, but lived in various places in the Royal Capital.

The thing the Old King asked Su Xiao to do was very simple. Except for the Great Prince, Third Prince, Seventh Prince, and Second Princess, other princes or princesses didn't perform very well in this power struggle, or rather, except for these four, most of the others were soy sauce-makers, or did some small actions, and even more were having secret meetings.

Regarding the illicit affair of a certain prince and princess, the Old King was really angry. He even thought about letting Su Xiao directly get rid of these two, so as not to spread such scandals.

But that brother-loving princess was somewhat fierce. She was a Holy Warrior with not-so-weak strength, so the Old King could only choose to open one eye and close one eye to prevent the matter from making a big deal.

In front of a luxurious three-story house, Su Xiao knocked on the door. About two minutes later, a woman wrapped in a blanket opened the door. Except for being wrapped in a blanket, the woman's upper body was completely vacuum, and the abdominal muscles on her lower abdomen were clearly visible.

"Iron Hand?"

The woman sized Su Xiao up, her eyes somewhat puzzled.

"Give up this power struggle."

Su Xiao went straight to the point. There were still many princes or princesses waiting for him to "greet."

"Father King's meaning?"

This tomboy wrapped in a blanket was very fierce, but she was a princess.

"You can understand it that way."

The tomboy princess curled her lips: "What benefit do I have?"

From the perspective of military force, she didn't fear Iron Hand, at least that was what she thought.

"The matter between you and your brother will no longer be pursued from now on."

The bait Su Xiao threw was not small. Hearing this, the tomboy princess reached out and grabbed Su Xiao's shoulder: "Really?"

The blanket slipped a little, and the spring light appeared. This action of the tomboy almost led Su Xiao to slash off her head with his sword.

"Literal meaning."

"Good, I agree."

The tomboy princess was very sincere, so sincere that she exposed her chest.

Things went smoother than expected. Su Xiao turned and left. The tomboy princess pulled the blanket on her shoulder. She looked at Su Xiao's back.

A moment later, the tomboy princess suddenly shouted: "Has the situation become so bad? Help me tell Father King, if I need to go to the battlefield, I won't refuse."

Su Xiao stopped his footsteps. The tomboy princess raised her chin at Su Xiao. These princes and princesses were different from those in palace dramas. They all understood one point, which was that compared to power, the continuation of the Kingdom was more important. If there was no Kingdom, they would all be hunted down by the Necromancers to the ends of the earth.

Su Xiao began to "visit" those princes or princesses participating in this power struggle one by one. Most people's attitudes were surprisingly consistent, which was that they could give up, but they couldn't be deprived of the territory they governed.

These territories were the "consolation prizes" for giving up the power struggle. The Old King had long promised this point. As for the territory of the new King's descendants, it couldn't be considered so much now. How to survive this disaster was the key.

About 2 hours later, Su Xiao "visited" 26 princes or princesses in total, among which 2 people had explosive ambition, and now someone was dealing with their aftermath.

Su Xiao left the residence of the last princess, a smile appearing on his face. Judging from the current situation, he had a chance to complete the main quest first. Although the stay time would drop significantly, there were many quests in the native world, which could make Su Xiao's stay time extend significantly.

If he completed the main quest, the burden on Su Xiao's shoulders would be reduced by one-third. Afterward, there would be no constraints on his actions in the Royal Capital. Even if he turned against the Wang Zu directly, it wouldn't matter. The worst result would be killing his way out.

An Iron Hand without any constraints, even the Old King would have to fear three points. If the Old King knew Su Xiao's true identity, I wonder how surprised his expression would be, or should I say, horrified? ===== CHAPTER 1210 =====