Maltas walked up to King Yarogerk.
"Your Majesty, I have defeated Kadoc, and you have seen it with your own eyes. I will become the strongest man in the Kingdom of Vigia. Do you think this title has no meaning?"
King Yarogelk was all smiles. Yes, he had long been annoyed with the crazy Kadok. Kadok did not salute him and rushed into the castle hall with a sword. All these rude behaviors had already made King Yarogelk disappointed and angry. This time he was able to see a polite Maltas, and most importantly, the martial power of Maltas was even higher than that of Kadok. Such a guy must be trained by himself.
"Of course, Maltas, now you are not only my captain of the guards, but more importantly, I now grant you the title of the strongest person in the Kingdom of Vigia."
"Thank you, Your Majesty!"
Maltas bowed respectfully to King Yarogelk. Such a performance was so satisfying that King Yarogelk couldn't help but glance at everyone present.
Looking at the expressions on everyone's faces, King Yarogelk was basically certain that almost everyone was very positive about Maltas's performance, and most people were very dissatisfied with a guy like Kadok.
Who would like a guy who is bloodthirsty and cruel, and behaves crazy and rudely at other times?
Count Degran did not say a word, and one could tell from his expression that he felt very uncomfortable. After all, this title should have been given to his son, but now it seemed that it was too late.
What he cares about most now is his son. As long as his son is there, he will at least be the second in the Kingdom of Vigia. He is his only support in the Kingdom of Vigia. As a political veteran, Count Daeglan naturally needs to find a supporter. If Kadoc dies, he will be excluded by the group of old nobles in the Kingdom of Vigia.
Maybe at that time they would send an assassin to kill me, and since I don't have a suitable heir, this territory would be divided up by that group of nobles.
"Your Majesty, I see that the written test is over. Why don't we arrange for you to have a good rest? You see, you have read a lot today, and your body should be a little tired. We can discuss those important matters after you have a good rest."
"Okay, let's do as you say."
There was suddenly a sense of coping in King Yarogerk's tone. He left because Maltas defeated Kadok. The most important purpose of this trip was to discuss national affairs, but Maltas's defeat of Kadok changed everything.
On the second day, King Yarogerk did not speak another word to Count Daeglana. She left Dehrim and headed for her territory, Zhivadin.
Obviously, King Yarogelk's original plan is not enough for him to implement now, because the plan cannot keep up with the changes. King Yarogelk has Kadok, so the Khergit Khanate will not attack him. And now he has another peerless strong man like Maltas. As long as Maltas leads the troops to attack the Nord Kingdom, even if he does not beg for the help of the Khergit Khanate in a humble manner, he can still defeat the Nord Kingdom. King Yarogelk seems to have made up his mind to implement such a plan.
The country will become the greatest king!
King Yarogerk suddenly became like a young man, full of vigor and vitality, and now he felt that he was invincible.
This is a state without any sense of crisis.
When Count Degran saw King Yarogelk leaving his territory the next day, he felt a pang in his heart. That's right, King Yarogelk had left him.
But he originally wanted to discuss some things with me, but I didn't expect him to leave without saying a word. What does this mean? It simply means that he no longer takes me seriously.
So what should I do next? Without the support of King Yarogerk, the old lords of the Kingdom of Weijia will definitely tear me to pieces. Who doesn't want their territory to be bigger? And an outsider like me, a lord who came from a destroyed country like the Kingdom of Swadia, will naturally become the target of the entire Kingdom of Vigia.
Please think about it carefully. If the entire Kingdom of Vijia is a piece of cake, then naturally the fewer people there are, the larger the piece of cake they get. Now that Count Dagranna is the only one dividing this piece of cake, it will naturally cause dissatisfaction among others.
A strong sense of crisis suddenly appeared in Count Degran's mind.
I am a lord who should have disappeared. I am just lingering on on this continent.
Exile is the fate I deserve.
Count Daeglana lowered his head while sitting on a chair in his lord's hall, not daring to look at anyone in front of him, until a familiar figure appeared in front of him.
"Father, my injury has healed. I want to challenge Maltas to another duel."
Kadok had already grasped his evil sword, Blood of Tyrant, in his hand, with anger flashing in his eyes. If Maltas were here, Kadok would definitely fight with Maltas without any mercy.
"He's gone, gone with King Yarogerk."
The eyes of Count Daglan were extremely lifeless, and his face expressed endless despair. Total despair was the most appropriate description of him.
Cadoc seemed to see Count Dagran's discouragement, or rather, Count Dagran's discouraged look, even a dead dog could see his current mental state. Although Cadoc was crazy, he was not a fool, so he could see what his father was thinking.
"Father, what are you worried about? I will defeat definitely Maltas. I am the strongest person on the continent. No one can defeat me! I am just a temporary failure."
Kadoc was not trying to comfort his father. He just felt that his father seemed very disappointed in him. After he was defeated by Maltas, his father's attitude changed immediately, and Kadoc could tell at a glance. No matter what, Kadoc must defeat Maltas.
"Really? I think it's hard for you to have another chance to fight Maltas. I have many years of experience, and I can see from here that King Yarogelk has decided to lead his soldiers to attack the Nordic Kingdom, and my territory, the city of Dehrim, is now located in the south of the Kingdom of Vigia. We border the Khergit Khanate. If King Yarogelk leads his troops to attack the Nordic Kingdom, then the Khergit Khanate will definitely take action, and then you and I will be unable to get away. Our primary goal is naturally to defend our own territory. At that time, the enemy we face is the army of the Khergit Khanate. Not Maltas."
Count Daigranna is also a political veteran, and he naturally sees such problems very clearly. King Yarogerk's arrogance is no less than that of Kadoc. With powerful people like Maltas and Kadoc in his power, how can he not be arrogant?
"Really? I will kill anyone who tries to stop me from fighting Maltas. Even King Yarogelk can't stop me. And those bastards from the Kugit Khanate can't stop me either!"
This sentence immediately awakened Count Dagranna, and a bold idea suddenly came into his mind, which was to overthrow King Yarogelk.
From the moment King Yarogerk left, Count Daigran already knew what King Yarogerk was thinking. He was a political veteran. If Maltas defeated the Nordic Kingdom, he would definitely reward him with a piece of territory. At the same time, the value of his group of people would not be reflected, and they would definitely be excluded by the Vikia nobles. After all, Maltas would also come to share a piece of the cake, and the more cake Lin Lesao would get. If he wanted to protect his own interests, he would naturally have to let one person withdraw from the ranks of sharing the cake. Obviously, as the former lord of the Kingdom of Swadia, Count Daigran would definitely be the first target of exclusion.
All this will happen very quickly, and if I don't take any action, I will just be waiting to die.
In that case, why don't I start a political war and overthrow King Yarogerk? This is better than sitting and waiting for death. Besides, I have my own son Kadoc, and it is not impossible for me to split the Kingdom of Vaegir into two again. My son is good at collective combat. After killing an enemy, he will replenish his physical strength and have a strong ability to fight continuously. He can't beat Maltas in a single fight, but Kadoc is the best person to massacre the army.
"That's right, my son, do you want to compete with Maltas? I will make your wish come true. This time you will take off his head in the chaos of the army."
On his way back to Zhivadin, Maltas knew that his plan had been partially successful, so he began to instigate Count Degrande to rebel and usurp the throne.
Every country has a legitimate claimant. Although the origins of the claims made by these claimants vary, there is always one thing: they can always challenge the current legitimate king. As a country on the continent, the Kingdom of Vigia is no exception.
The illegitimate Prince Vidim is a legitimate claimant to the Kingdom of Vaegir. The father of King Yarogerk, the ruler of the Kingdom of Vaegir, succeeded to the throne after his predecessor died. His predecessor had an illegitimate son, Prince Vidim. Illegitimate children have no inheritance rights, but they play a crucial role at certain times. Some reactionaries would raise the banner and nominate these illegitimate children as kings.
Everything went according to Maltas' plan, and Prince Vidim came to Dehrim as planned.
Maltas carefully analyzed the will of Count Daigran. Count Daigran could raise the banner of recovering the Kingdom of Swadia and then declare war on King Yarogerk of the Kingdom of Vaegir. However, doing so would undoubtedly be a dead end. Count Daigran actually controlled only the city of Dehrim. Admittedly, Dehrim originally belonged to the Kingdom of Swadia, and it was not difficult to come up with this title. However, the Kingdom of Swadia had been divided up by the four countries on the continent. It stood to reason that if he declared war on the Kingdom of Vaegir, he could only recover part of the territory from the Kingdom of Swadia, and this part of the territory alone could not defeat the powerful Kingdom of Vaegir. Soon, after King Yarogerk reacted, he would send a large army to completely eliminate Count Daigran.
But in another way, Prince Vidim has a legal claim to the Kingdom of Vaegir, and Count Daegirna uses the support of Prince Vidim as a banner. In this way, Count Daegirna may have the opportunity to annex the entire Kingdom of Vaegir.
Because Prince Vidim and King Yarogelk actually come from the same family, and the lords of the Kingdom of Vigia are actually loyal to the legitimate successor of this family. Therefore, no matter who they are loyal to, it cannot be considered as betrayal. They are still loyal to the Kingdom of Vigia. In this way, when Count Daeglana attacks the Kingdom of Vigia, he can persuade the lords who are dissatisfied with King Yarogelk to surrender with great fanfare. After promising some benefits, those lords will turn against him in the battle. For them, betraying King Yarogelk does not mean betraying the Kingdom of Vigia.
Just imagine, after recruiting some lords, wouldn't it be easier to deal with the Kingdom of Vaegir? If Count Daegirna fought in the name of restoring the Kingdom of Swadia, then the original Kingdom of Vaegir would be considered treason if they surrendered.
First of all, treason is a serious crime, which will definitely affect their reputation. Such people will not be welcomed by others. Secondly, if the Kingdom of Swadia is really restored, wouldn’t those surrendered nobles of the Kingdom of Vaegir be inferior to others? Above them are naturally the nobles of the Kingdom of Swadia. Who would be willing to be inferior to others?
If the Kingdom of Swadia is recovered, there will be a fierce counterattack from the lords of the Kingdom of Vaegir. If Prince Vidim is supported as king, the counterattack will be much less severe. In addition, there will be many lords watching from the sidelines. It will not be a serious mistake to join anyone. In this case, we must join the side that is more beneficial to us.
Wouldn't the chances of winning be greater if we do this?
Therefore, Count Degran would definitely make good use of Prince Vidim who came to his doorstep, and it was naturally Maltas who arranged for Prince Vidim to go to Dehrim.
In the castle hall of Dehrim, the door of this single hall was opened. A messenger passed by Kadoc fearfully. Of course, he asked fewer questions than before. After all, he also knew the news that Kadoc was defeated, which made him no longer believe that Kadoc was an invincible god.
"My Lord, we saw a man who looked like Prince Vidim in the city. According to the laws of the kingdom, King Yarogerk has ordered Prince Vidim to be expelled from the country. We should enforce this law and expel Prince Vidim."
For a strong competitor like Prince Vidim, King Yarogerk would naturally not let these guys stay in his country to cause trouble for him. Expelling them without being able to kill them is of course the best option.
When Count Daglan heard about Prince Vidim's arrival, he was ecstatic. All this was arranged by God. Yes, he had to make Prince Vidim the king. That's right, that's it!"
Count Degranner was almost speechless with excitement.
"Quick...quickly call him over. Actually, I mean I want to talk to him in person. After all, he is also a Chinese, right? We can't treat such a guy in such a barbaric way. Even if he was expelled from the country by King Yarogerk, his bloodline is more noble than ours, isn't it?"
The messenger looked at Count Dagran with half belief and half doubt. He was a thorough Viger, so what he said seemed to make some sense. After all, Count Dagran was his superior and his lord. Therefore, she had to obey Count Dagran's orders.
This day was a lucky day for the illegitimate son Prince Vidim, because he suddenly received a piece of news that Count Daeglana of Dehrim wanted to rebel. Although Prince Vidim also hated the word rebellion, he was now the only person who could help him regain the throne.
That's right, Prince Vidim has nothing now. The only kingdom he legally claims is the Kingdom of Vigia, and wandering around is now his true portrayal. Only by regaining the throne of the Kingdom of Vigia can this situation be ended. I should have had a home, but that hateful bald man stole my property, and what's even more hateful is that he didn't let me go home.
When the door of the castle hall was opened again, a handsome man walked into the hall of Earl Daglan. Cadoc stood beside Earl Daglan. The other guards were cleared out. They were called by Earl Daglan to do other things. This was to facilitate the conspiracy of the three of them.
"Are you the bastard Prince Vidim, the legitimate claimant to the Kingdom of Vaegir?"
The illegitimate Prince Vidim is extremely handsome. He is a handsome guy with clean hair. He is much better than the bald King Yarogerk.
"Of course, Earl Daeglana, I know you were the lord of the Kingdom of Swadia before, and I can imagine your current situation. Yes, I know you have fallen out of favor, and King Yarogerk no longer values you. He now has a new backer, which means that the possibility of you being excluded by the old nobles of the Kingdom of Vigia will be greatly increased. If you, an outsider, want to survive in the Kingdom of Vigia, it will be extremely difficult without the protection of the king."
Prince Vidim seemed to be observing secretly as well, and he bluntly stated the current situation of Count Dagran. Yes, for Count Dagran, it was indeed a very embarrassing situation at the moment.
Fortunately, for Count Dagran, his savior has appeared in front of him. He must seize this opportunity firmly. He has decided to make Prince Vidim a loyal puppet of his. Then he can operate the entire Kingdom of Vigia in secret. As for Prince Vidim, whether he is willing to be his loyal puppet is still an unknown.
"I've heard your story. To be honest, I'm increasingly worried about this country. King Yarogelk is acting more and more arrogantly. I can vaguely guess that he is trying to fight on two fronts. To his west, the Nord Kingdom is occupying his original territory. We have just experienced a war, and our national strength has not yet recovered. To the south, the Khergit Khanate has not received a substantial blow to its vitality. If the Kingdom of Vigia fights on two fronts, it will surely suffer a catastrophic disaster. I think such a person is no longer fit to sit on the throne."
Count Degranner appears to be devoted to his country, and judging by his acting skills, anyone would think he is a loyal and devoted subject, but in reality he is plotting for his own benefit.
When Prince Vidim told Count Daeglan without hesitation that he was not fit to continue on the throne, he knew that he had come to the right place. This was a lord of the Kingdom of Vigia. He could use his power to start a civil war and gather a group of lords who were dissatisfied with King Yarogerk. If things succeeded, he would get back what belonged to him.
"So, what are your plans?"
The prince asked tentatively, wanting to know whether Count Daeglana was willing to support him as the king of the Kingdom of Vigia.
Count Dagran was a shrewd man, so he naturally understood the hidden meaning behind Prince Vidim's words. He was testing whether he was willing to support him to become the king of the Kingdom of Vigia.
"I think you are more suitable to be the king of the Kingdom of Vaegir than anyone else. King Yarogerk is old and now insane. He thinks he is invincible. This is all wrong. For the safety of this country and the fate of the entire Kingdom of Vaegir, I have decided to follow your footsteps and let you ascend the throne of the Kingdom of Vaegir."
After hearing what Count Dagland said, the prince was so excited that he was speechless.
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