As the largest city in the entire country, Suzal, like all regions that joined the trade alliance, has experienced a rapid increase in population in a very short period of time and now has a full 100,000 permanent residents.
Countless young and middle-aged laborers poured in from nearby villages looking for opportunities here, hoping to make a lot of money one day and dreaming of becoming respected nobles or wealthy businessmen.
After all, the Kingdom of Cormyr is too close to the West Coast Empire, separated only by an inland sea called "Dragon Lake". It is surrounded by land on three sides, and only the West Gate Port on the east controls the entrance and exit to the Falling Star Sea, so trade naturally became prosperous.
Ships of all sizes sail freely on this water where there are neither pirates nor too many waves.
Some boats are so small that they only have one mast as a sail and require human power to row. They look round and fat, almost like a large bathtub.
They transported the grain, livestock, wine, fruits, vegetables and other agricultural products produced in abundance in the countryside of Cormyr, as well as exquisite carvings, coal and timber to the port city across the street to sell.
Then they would purchase all kinds of exquisite clothing, sex toys, magic items, strange potions, weapons and equipment manufactured on industrial assembly lines, spices and various luxury goods from the West Coast Empire and bring them back to Cormyr and even the Valley for sale.
Although the profits are usually not too high due to the close distance.
But the advantage is that the risk is almost negligible.
The brave ones will even enter the Anaconda Desert to do business with the "Nethereal Empire" controlled by the City of Ghosts.
The rapid increase in population and prosperous trade will naturally lead to the port and the entire city becoming a mixed bag, with noble forces of all sizes getting involved, making management and taxation extremely difficult.
Especially those who are dissatisfied or even full of hatred towards the royal family often hide among these merchants and vendors.
What made Yalusel even more unbearable was that due to improper management, several thieves' guilds and their subordinate gangs and thugs emerged in the dock area.
Some so-called "rules" that override the law are beginning to be accepted by many businessmen.
You have to know that Yalusel was the governor of the empire for a period of time. He had systematically studied and understood the roots of the birth and long-term existence of the Thieves Guild and all other underworld groups.
To put it bluntly, there are two points.
One is the lack of grassroots control and governance capabilities, and the other is the collusion between officials and gang members.
As long as these two things are handled well, the seemingly dangerous and brutal Thieves Guild will be nothing more than a bunch of garbage.
One officer and a few squads of soldiers could easily clean it up.
threaten?
Intimidation?
buy?
Sorry, in front of a national-level violence machine like the army, even legendary thieves or assassins can only flee in disgrace.
Because their profession determines that they are not suitable for head-on combat, and they can't rush into the crowd and show their invincibility like legendary warriors, or kill dozens or hundreds of people with a high-level spell like spellcasters.
Therefore, Yalucel was very sure that there must be the support of nobles behind these thieves guilds, and their status and position would definitely not be too low.
Otherwise, the previous surprise search operation of the Purple Dragon Legion would not have been in vain.
Someone must have tipped off the leaders of the Thieves Guild.
Sometimes she really envied the unlimited power that Zuo Si and the imperial cabinet had.
If the Empire encountered a similar situation, it would definitely send out the Imperial Guards to surround the entire city’s port and then check everyone in the entire area.
Through forced thought detection and memory reading, all relevant people were found out, and those who should be executed were executed, and those who should be sent to hard labor were sent to hard labor.
If the circumstances are serious, the criminal's family may also be implicated.
What? You said human rights and law? What made you think that such things would exist in a centralized empire ruled by a tyrant? Moreover, the first article on the first page of the imperial law stipulates that the emperor himself has the supreme power above all laws, and can add, delete and modify existing legal provisions at any time.
The power of the cabinet is granted by the emperor.
There is no need to use such means to deal with ordinary crimes.
However, organizations like the Thieves Guild, which could cause great harm to society and cause the rapid corruption and degeneration of the bureaucracy, have always been willing to kill a thousand innocent people rather than let one go.
Yalusel himself once cleared out a thieves guild supported by the Red Robe Wizard on two islands in the province of Alaur.
At that time, 730 people, including their family members, were executed in public at one time. The sea water in the entire execution port was dyed red with blood. The corpses thrown in made the residents of the island afraid to eat fish for a long time.
Even the evil, cold-blooded, selfish and cruel red-robed wizard was trembling with fear at the merciless massacre.
Since then, there has been no signs of any Thieves Guild activity in the province of Alaur.
Even if someone offers a high salary to try their luck, local residents will stay away from them.
As the saying goes, the death penalty and appropriate collective punishment will always be the most effective weapons to increase the cost of crime and deter criminals.
Now, Yalusel is obviously also a loyal believer in Zuo Si's theory of tyrants and tyranny, and he is eager to build the Kingdom of Cormyr into a powerful centralized country.
Just as she was concentrating on finding the valuable information from the large amount of messy intelligence, an older woman walked in from outside and asked in a rather helpless tone: "It's already midnight and you haven't rested yet? You should know that you are pregnant now and you are about to give birth."
"Don't worry, mother. I'm not sleepy yet, and I've never felt any fatigue. I don't know if it's because of this little guy, but every night my mind becomes extra clear and I have more energy."
Yalusel casually threw a piece of useless information into the red basin and burned it.
As her due date approached, she did not feel sleepy or tired like normal pregnant women, and she did not even have the slightest pregnancy reaction.
This is obviously quite unusual.
But the priests and court doctors could not find any problem with this and could only think that it was the fetus with extraordinary background in the belly that caused trouble.
Because every time night falls, a mysterious energy field will be shrouded around Yalusel's body, putting him in a strengthened state far beyond his own abilities.
Whether it is strength, agility and physique, or intelligence, perception and charm, they will be greatly improved.
Therefore, you will feel more energetic at night, but you will become listless after the sun comes out during the day.
"Alas - if you continue to stay out at night like this, you'll probably be mistaken for a vampire."
The woman whom the Iron Princess called mother sighed helplessly.
It is not difficult to judge from this title alone that she is the queen of King Assan IV and also the current queen mother - Phil Farrell.
Although according to the tradition of the Kingdom of Cormyr, the Queen Mother actually has no right to interfere in political affairs, she is still an important figure in the court that cannot be ignored.
Among them, the nobles who are loyal to the current King Assan V are currently nominally united under Phil Farrell.
There is no way, since Asia V is still a baby who can only babble, he is truly a young ruler with doubts about the country.
Moreover, the news of Yalusel's pregnancy made the already complicated and chaotic kingdom even more chaotic.
The royalists feared that the regent would harm the young king in order to allow his own child to ascend the throne.
Those nobles with ill intentions hoped that the two factions would fight each other so that they could reap the benefits.
Therefore, for now, even in order to maintain the superficial unity of the royal family, the mother and daughter must meet at least once a day.
If for no other reason than to ensure timely communication to prevent the people below from suddenly starting to do something.
If the royal family fights for the right of succession at this time, it will only benefit the real enemies.
Thinking of this, Yalusail couldn't help but rub his brows and asked, "Mother, you came all the way here so late at night, could something have happened?"
"Shafa is missing."
Phil Farrell announced an explosive piece of news in a very serious and solemn tone.
"What? Say it again!"
Yalusel stood up suddenly, his face full of shock and disbelief.
Because this Shafa is none other than the supreme commander of the Purple Dragon Legion of the Kingdom of Cormyr, and also the guarantor of the safety of the capital Suzal and the royal family.
Most importantly, this man was loyal to King Assan V.
If he disappeared during this sensitive period, it would definitely be a huge event, and it might even trigger a war for the succession to the throne.
Phil Farrell obviously knew how this news would affect the already tense situation, but he still explained everything in detail: "According to Shafa's guards, after he left the Purple Dragon Army barracks, he habitually went to a tavern called Blue Dream to have a drink, and then went straight to his residence.
But they were intercepted by a mysterious man on the way.
The two men exchanged a few words in low voices, and then Shafa followed him into an alley.
Ten minutes later, the guard went to check again and found that the alley was empty without a single person in sight.
As soon as I heard the news, I sent someone to Shafa's home and learned that he did not return home today.
So now we cannot rule out the possibility that he was kidnapped.”
After hearing this, Yalusel immediately frowned and questioned: "As far as I know, Shafa has a LV10 warrior level and a LV5 purple dragon knight.
How could such a battle-hardened and well-trained high-level warrior be kidnapped quietly?
Even if something like this happened, there should at least be sounds or traces of fighting.
And who is that mysterious person blocking the road?
Who are the people standing behind him?"
“I’m sorry, I can’t answer these questions right now.
I can only tell you that the royalists became extremely agitated when they learned of Shafa's disappearance.
They suspected that you had killed Shafa and wanted to replace him with a trusted one to control the Purple Dragon Legion in order to prepare for the subsequent usurpation of the throne.
This was obviously a long-planned move by the enemy, aimed at provoking a struggle for succession rights within the royal family.
I suggest you better be careful.
I have no guarantee that some extremists within the Royalist Party will not take the risk of launching an attack against you."
I have to say that Phil Farrell is obviously a very politically sensitive woman and she saw through the truth behind the whole thing at a glance.
Because she already knew the arrangements for her youngest daughter, she also acquiesced to the change of the throne.
There's nothing I can do. It's because my arms can't twist my thighs.
With the support of the behemoth West Coast Empire, the Kingdom of Cormyr actually had no choice at all.
What's more, the palms and backs of your hands are all made of flesh.
For a grandmother, there is obviously no essential difference between the child of her deceased eldest daughter ascending the throne and the child of her younger daughter ascending the throne.
As long as there is as little bloodshed as possible during the process, Phil Farrell is happy to see it happen.
After all, Zuo Si really gave a lot of aid!
Whether it was the royal army built with vibranium or the mountains of gold coins in the treasury, they all helped the royal family of Cormyr successfully get out of the huge shadow brought about by the death of the king and the first heir.
"Damn it! This is really troublesome."
Yalusel immediately turned his attention to his former friend and court wizard, Karadne.
Without saying anything, the latter immediately cast a prophecy detection magic and quickly replied: "Shafa is still alive and is not in any danger of life."
"Can you determine his location?" Yalusel asked hurriedly.
Karadne tried a little, but finally shook his head with a wry smile: "No, the other party used magic to block detection.
But since Shafa is still alive, it means that the situation has not yet reached its worst.
I suggest that we immediately try to find some trace of him in Suzal.
After all, he is the supreme commander of the Purple Dragon Legion and is highly recognizable among the people.
And according to the time calculation, unless he uses teleportation magic, he is most likely still in the city."
"I'll give you three days. After three days, I want to see him alive or dead."
Yalusel decisively gave a very tight time.
She knew very well that three days was a critical point.
If a living person can be brought back within three days, there will be no major problems on the royalist side.
But if what he brings back within three days is a corpse and cannot be resurrected, he must take the initiative to uproot the entire royalist party and quell the possible civil war as quickly as possible.
"Okay, I understand."
Very rarely, Karadnei did not bargain, but immediately turned around to contact the spies he had deployed in the streets and alleys of Susar.
But before she could walk far, she suddenly saw a maid running towards her with a pale face and shaking violently and uncontrollably all over her body.
As soon as the latter rushed in, he fell to his knees and stammered, "No... It's bad! His Majesty Yasan V was just... just taken away by a group of guys who suddenly broke in."
"This is impossible!"
Queen Mother Phil Farrell rushed forward like a madman, grabbed the maid's collar and pulled her up from the ground, and asked in a stern voice: "Tell me! The entire palace is protected by a magic barrier, and there is a team of Purple Dragon Knights guarding the king's bedroom. Who could break in and take him away?"
"It was... it was Duke Shafa and a group of mysterious men wearing hoods. It was he who took away His Majesty the King and all the Purple Dragon Knights. Now the only guards left in the entire palace are the Regent's guards."
The maid didn't dare to hide anything and told everything she had seen.
As someone assigned to serve the little king, she was obviously smart enough to know what this behavior meant.
To put it simply, it can be summed up in two words - coup d'état.
Controlling the infant Azzanine V was equivalent to gaining a righteous cause, which would not only greatly enhance the loyalty and confidence of the royalists, but also win the recognition of a considerable number of people.
After all, although the heroic King Assan IV was not very good at domestic affairs, his personal prestige and military achievements were indeed very good.
It is also because of him that the Kingdom of Cormyr has such a resounding reputation in the entire continent of Faerun.
In addition, in the end he died together with the red dragon, and even his death was tinged with a tragic heroic color, which made it hard not to respect and admire him.
Therefore, most of the common people in Cormyr highly recognized Azzan IV, and felt that as the continuation of his bloodline, Azzan V would also be a good king when he grew up.
Such bombshell news immediately made several women of extremely noble status and position in the room stunned.
Because they couldn't believe that Duke Shafa would do such a thing.
You must know that those who can sit on the position of the highest commander of the Purple Dragon Legion have always been the nobles most trusted by the royal family throughout the dynasties.
Moreover, Shafa himself has always been a representative of maturity and stability. During his tenure, he worked diligently and never made a single mistake.
Would a man like this take the risk of launching a coup? Don't be kidding! At this moment, Yalusel felt that this Shafa was either controlled by some spell, or was transformed by transformation magic or shapeshifting.
Without time to think, she immediately ordered the captain of the guard standing at the door: "Take your people and take over the entire palace immediately.
If you find any suspicious individuals, arrest them immediately. If they are difficult to catch, kill them on the spot.
Remember, never show mercy, and be quick, steady, accurate and ruthless.
After taking control of the palace, immediately close the gates and no one is allowed to enter or leave without my order."
"Understood! Please rest assured that I will never let you down."
The captain of the guard quickly saluted, then turned and left with several officers.
After arranging the matters concerning the control of the palace, Yalusail turned to his mother and said, "Mother, I would like to ask you to stay with me for a while. This is very important."
Phil Farrell agreed without hesitation.
She knew that after losing King Assan V, she was the only bargaining chip in her youngest daughter's hand that could restrain her political enemies.
After all, she is the legal wife of Assan IV and the grandmother of Assan V.
This identity and seniority can help Yalusel stabilize the situation in the capital.
While the palace was in chaos, Duke Shafa had already returned to the military camp with the infant Yasan V, quietly avoiding all eyes.
At present, he has summoned all the officers he promoted.
Almost everyone who arrives can feel the tension and oppression as soon as they enter.
Especially after seeing the king placed on the table, the pupils will often dilate rapidly in an instant, while the heartbeat begins to speed up and the breathing becomes rapid.
After all, the clothes the baby was wearing bore the mark of the Cormyr royal family.
Anyone with a normal level of intelligence can guess it almost exactly, and immediately think of a series of highly sensitive topics including coups and struggles for the throne.
A high-ranking officer who had a good relationship with Shafa and held a noble title could not help but ask, "My dear old friend, you'd better explain to all of us what is going on. You know, kidnapping the king is an unforgivable crime!"
“Hijacking? No, I am not hijacking you. I am protecting the only legitimate heir to the royal family of Cormyr.
I believe you have also heard the news that Regent Iron Princess Yalucel is pregnant and is about to give birth.
Imagine, once she has an heir, will she be willing to continue to maintain the status quo? So our King is in danger! "
Duke Shafa expressed his attitude clearly to his close subordinates in an extremely angry tone.
不过只要仔细观察就会发现，他的衣领上不知何时多出了一枚散发着奇异光芒的别针。
每当这玩意开始闪烁幽光的时候，沙法公爵的精神状态都会变得极为不稳定。
“可是你没有证据！而且你这样做会挑起内战的知道吗？”高级军官厉声呵斥道。
可沙法公爵却毫不退让的反驳道：“不！我有证据！我知道摄政肚子里那个孩子的父亲是谁！”
“是谁？”
“对呀，是谁？快点说出来！”
这句话顿时引起了在场所有军官的兴趣。
从雅卢赛尔挺着肚子返回科米尔的那天起，所有人就对这个孩子的父亲充满了各种各样的讨论。
毕竟凡是接触过这位公主的人都知道，她对男性向来不假以颜色。
之前不少长相英俊、家世显赫的追求者，都被其拖到训练场上毫不留情的击败，并扬言想要成为一名合格的追求者至少要先能打赢自己。
从那之后各路蠢蠢欲动想要与王室联姻的贵族就放弃了不切实际的想法。
开什么玩笑！ 要知道雅卢赛尔可是拥有LV7的战士、LV2的紫龙骑士、LV1的游侠，加在一起总计LV10战士类职业等级。
而她当时的年纪才不到二十岁！ 这意味着什么？ 意味着她是个不折不扣的天才！
其天赋即便放在整个费伦大陆也属于相当逆天的那一类。
作为被命运选中的神之子——阿伯戴尔，二十多岁的时候也才是个LV7的战士。
普通的青年二十岁能经过训练成为LV1的战士就已经是相当不错的成绩了。
所以雅卢赛尔绝对继承了其父亲亚桑四世的战士天赋。
如果没有分心继续在这条道路上走下去，有很大概率会在三十岁乃至二十七八岁跨过传奇门槛。
同龄人想要胜过她简直就是白日做梦。
科米尔王国的贵族们都非常想要知道，究竟是哪个猛男征服了这位钢铁公主，甚至让其心甘情愿成为一名没有任何名分的情人。
可遗憾的是，王室对这件事情封锁的非常严密，到现在也没有什么确切的消息。
甚至有离谱的传闻说雅卢赛尔是当初遭到流放后遭到了一些地痞流氓的强暴，最终导致怀孕。
但知晓内情的贵族们都很清楚时间根本就对不上。
如果是那个时候遭到强暴，这会儿孩子早就生下来都能学会说话了。
“摄政肚子里孩子的父亲是西海岸帝国的皇帝——索斯！”
沙法公爵吊足了所有人的胃口才把这个重磅消息公布于众。
瞬间！
在场每一名军官都露出了震惊、错愕和难以置信的表情。
不过很快他们相互之间又都开始觉得理所当然。
在同龄人之中能征服这位性格强硬的钢铁公主，除了索斯之外恐怕也没有第二个人了。
尤其雅卢赛尔还在西海岸帝国接受庇护待了那么长的时间，而且都是年轻的孤男寡女，擦出点火花再正常不过了。
一时之间，在场的军官都在快速消化着这个足以掀起剧烈震荡的消息。
其他的暂且不论，光是那个尚未出世孩子的血统就尊贵到令人感到头皮发麻，完全就是帝国皇室和科米尔王国王室的结合。
要知道帝国可没有什么私生子没有继承权的法律，所以他或者她理论上拥有皇帝宝座的第二顺位继承权，搞不好跟安妮公主一样从生下就是强大的类神力。
可想而知这个孩子生下来之后，将会掀起怎样的滔天巨浪。
向来强势的帝国皇帝左思会眼睁睁看着自己的孩子成为亚桑五世的臣子吗？ 答案显然是否定的。
此时此刻军官们终于明白为什么沙法公爵会冒着巨大的政治风险将还是婴儿的国王从王宫内劫持出来。
他在害怕一旦雅卢赛尔生下孩子后，这位幼小的国王就会失踪或遭遇不测。
到时候再想要做点什么就一切都晚了。
可问题是这种行为在法理上明显属于叛乱。
毕竟谁也没办法用一件还没有发生过的事情去指责摄政公主。
最重要的是就算劫持出来又能怎么样？ 要知道西海岸帝国距离科米尔王国只隔着龙湖，无论是庞大的坠星海舰队还是空中炮艇和龙骑士的组合，只要得到命令都能在几个小时之内兵临城下，打着帮助盟友平叛的名义把一切反对势力扼杀在摇篮之中。
就算事后有人把孩子父亲的身份公布出去，科米尔王国的平民和周边其他国家、势力也不会有什么太大的反应。
毕竟雅卢赛尔可是正八经亚桑四世的女儿，是王室“欧拜斯齐尔”家族的直系后代，她的孩子理所当然拥有对王位的继承权。
更何况帝国又不是要吞并科米尔王国，仅仅是让一个拥有皇帝血脉的孩子继承王位强化加深两国之间的盟友关系。
这对于科米尔王国来说只有好处没有坏处。
很多国家和城邦想求都还求不来呢。
比如说与帝国在东边陆地上接壤的突米斯，其议会中的许多议员家族就想要与帝国的权贵联姻，甚至是把最漂亮的女儿、孙女送到帝国首都阿斯卡特拉或政治中心卡林港频繁参加宴会，想要借此机会接近左思本人，然后通过学习到的技巧与之发生点不可告人的亲密关系。
最后再通过这层关系来让自己的家族受益。
“所以你想要做什么？”
高级军官在沉默了半晌之后，终于抬起头注视着这位好友的眼睛一脸严肃的质问。
“我要发动一场政变驱逐摄政公主，确保科米尔真正的国王能顺利长大继承这个国家。而且我们的动作必须要快，决不能给帝国任何插手的时间和借口。”
沙法公爵不加思索的给出了答案。
确切地说，这个计划从他冲进王宫把亚桑五世带出来就已经是箭在弦上不得不发了。
“该死！ 你他妈的简直就是疯了！ 知道这会死多少人吗？ 知道又有多少家族会因此而分崩离析彻底消失？ 难道之前那场大清洗的教训还不够？”
高级军官实在没忍住开始咬牙切齿的咒骂，完全没有一丁点所谓的贵族风度和礼仪。
因为这涉及到的可不是战场的几个人，还有各自背后的家族。
毕竟紫龙军团原本就是王室用来强化自身统治权的工具，或许下层士兵有不少来自下层平民，但军官有一个算一个都是贵族出身。
他们也许没能继承任何爵位跟土地，但其父母兄弟可都是在贵族议会中拥有席位的上等人。
对于这样指着鼻子的责骂，沙法公爵完全没有一丁点反应，仅仅是用不带一丝感情的语气反问：“所以你不打算加入？”
军官毫不犹豫的拒绝道：“废话！我当然不会加入这种叛乱！因为它不仅没有一丝一毫的胜算，还会把家族乃至整个国家拖入危险的内战之……”
还没等他把话说完，突然就感觉一阵剧痛从胸口传来。
低下头一看，原来对方不知何时已经拔出了自己的魔法佩剑，直接贯穿盔甲刺穿了心脏。
“既然你不加入，那我就只好请你去死了。”
沙法公爵一把将对方推倒在地上，拔出剑任由鲜血顺着伤口喷涌而出，眼神中闪烁着癫狂的光芒。
倒在血泊之中的军官则仅用了几秒钟就彻底咽气，临死前最后一刻都不敢相信自己会死在好友的手上。
而且他的死亡瞬间让屋内其余的军官意识到眼前这位老上司明显是铁了心，根本不打算留任何退路。
他们眼下的选择只有两个，一个是冒着家族被牵连加入叛军成为其中的一员，另外一个就是牺牲掉自己的生命奋起反抗保全家族。
沙法显然察觉到了在场所有人的反应，甩了甩剑身上沾染的血迹，咧开嘴狞笑着说道：“你们该不会以为自己还有选择的权力吧？
事实上我在召唤你们前来的时候，就已经派人闯入了你们的家，将你们的父母、妻子和孩子全部控制起来。
如果有谁胆敢不服从我的命令，那么半个小时之后你们应该就能看到自己家人的脑袋被送过来。
所以不要试图反抗，更不要想着阳奉阴违。
立刻返回军营把整个紫龙军团召集起来，我要在一个小时之后控制全城，三个小时之后攻陷王宫。
In the name of the King!
We are the righteous side!"
As the last word came out of his mouth, the supreme commander of the Purple Dragon Legion, who was deeply trusted by the royal family, picked up Yasan V with his blood-stained hands and raised the ignorant baby high above his head, instantly shocking everyone present.
Soon, the officers, without any choice, were forced to sign their names on an oath, and then returned to the barracks under the surveillance of a dozen mysterious men to begin gathering soldiers.
After all the officers left, the man who had been standing behind Duke Shafa took off his hood, revealing a face twisted by hatred. He sneered and said to his men, "Did you see that? This is the power of the great lie prince Xirik!
In just a few dozen minutes, he turned a man loyal to the royal family into a suspicious madman.
I just took advantage of this suspicion a little bit and easily caused the entire royal family to start killing each other.
As long as they could create some accidents when attacking the palace, preferably by letting Shafa kill Yalusel and then destroy her soul so that she could not be resurrected, the furious Emperor Soth would surely launch a war of revenge.
At that time, the entire Obaiszir family will be completely destroyed.
Isn't this what we have always wanted? After all, the royal family destroyed our family, confiscated our territory, and made us noble nobles hide in the dark like rats all day long.
It’s time they got a taste of the same.”
"Praise the Prince of Lies, Xirik! Praise the great Supreme God! It is his generous gift that finally gives us the opportunity for revenge!"
Another believer whose face was severely burned and disfigured also took off his hood and held up the emblem of the Dark Sun and prayed devoutly like a lunatic.
Needless to say, these guys were nobles who were convicted and purged during the previous Cormyr turmoil, but were lucky enough to escape.
It is the pain of suddenly losing everything that makes them twisted and crazy.
In particular, he was filled with naked and undisguised hatred towards the royal family.
In addition, his belief in Xirik has become more and more extreme. Now he has no hope at all. The only motivation for living is revenge, so that the entire Obaiszir will completely disappear from history.
As the Purple Dragon Legion began to assemble urgently, the streets of Susar City became tense at night.
Many citizens who saw this scene closed their doors and windows and peeked at the situation outside through the gaps.
The night market, which was originally very lively, came to an abrupt end because of this.
You have to know that the merchants in the continent of Faerun are very sensitive to danger.
Because all those who are not sensitive are basically dead.
Naturally, the unusual movements in the city could not be hidden from the court wizard, Karadnei.
Realizing the seriousness of the problem, she did not hesitate and directly issued an emergency order to summon the battle wizards to defend the palace. At the same time, she sent an alert to all forces loyal to Regent Yalusel through magic communication.
Around two o'clock in the morning, the battle finally broke out on the streets near the palace.
Duke Shafa personally led a total of 1,500 of the most elite soldiers of the Purple Dragon Legion, and took advantage of the cover of night to seize the outermost gate at lightning speed.
As a result, they happened to run into another 600-man Purple Dragon Legion that came to support them.
The two sides didn't even exchange a word and started fighting right away.
Since they are all members of the Purple Dragon Legion, they are all very familiar with each other's tactics and strategies.
The battle became intense from the very beginning.
In less than ten minutes, there were two or three hundred more bodies at the front line.
Because the Purple Dragon Legion is Cormyr's trump card, no matter how many casualties it suffers, the army will not collapse, which undoubtedly turns the battle into a bloody meat grinder.
Among them, those on the side of Duke Shafa believed that they were following the orders of King Yasan V, and therefore represented justice and orthodoxy.
Those loyal to Yalusel believed that the former had kidnapped the king and started a rebellion, and that they were representing justice by coming to quell the rebellion under the order of the regent.
What's even more terrible is that just when the army loyal to the royal family began to kill each other, those nobles with ulterior motives finally found an opportunity, united and began to fish in troubled waters.
Instead of participating in the battle for control of the palace, they turned their attention to political enemies loyal to the royal family. They took advantage of the civil war to launch a sneak attack and kill all the relatives of the other party, and then falsified the scene to make the royalists and those loyal to the regent believe that it was the other party who did it.
Not only that!
In towns and villages far outside the capital, this group of insidious and cunning nobles also rose up to attack the territories of their political enemies and the royal family.
It can be said that with the official start of the battle for the throne, the entire Kingdom of Cormyr fell into chaos.
This is no longer just a turmoil, but has completely entered a mode of infighting among nobles and warlords.
The biggest drawback of the traditional feudal system was fully highlighted at this moment.
After all, you cannot expect a family that is relatively independent in politics, military and law to always abide by the so-called "covenant" and be loyal to the royal family.
It is neither in line with human nature nor with the objective laws of the development of things.
It is nothing short of a miracle that the feudal rule of the Kingdom of Cormyr could last for a thousand years.
Now, all the conflicts that have accumulated during this period finally burst out at once.
The Prince of Lies, Xirik, is the biggest driving force behind the whole thing.
At this moment, he was sitting on the roof of a noble mansion where only corpses and blood were left, with a vicious smile on his face as he admired the chaos and slaughter he had created with his own hands...