Kao.

Silvermoon City, Rose Palace.

Queen Kaa gathered all the members of the Silge royal family together and held a royal meeting.

The old king Silger sat on the throne, with some saliva flowing from the corners of his mouth and a silly smile on his face.

But no matter what, his face was ruddy and his eyes were bright. He would definitely not die for at least ten years.

The queen, dressed in her best attire, sat beside him, and on either side of her sat the three wise men who were listening.

In the front sat a circle with the prince, princess, and about forty royal relatives.

After everyone was seated, Queen Kaa spoke.

"I have called you all together today to discuss the future fate of the kingdom."

"I'm sure you all know that Duke Weilan has advanced to the eleventh ring and mastered amazing magical powers. He is also willing to share his knowledge of climbing to the pinnacle of magic."

"This is definitely not a lie, because in the past three months, the Duke has publicly published many heavyweight magical papers."

"There is no doubt that Duke Weilan is already the undisputed leader of the magic world."

"Countless talented people in magic are flocking to Weilan like crazy."

"In the foreseeable future, Weilan will definitely have, or may even have already had, the power to overwhelm all the countries in the alliance."

"Now, I want to ask, how should our country, the kingdom of roses, face this turbulent historical change?"

After the words fell, everyone immediately whispered and talked.

The queen didn't say much and waited patiently for everyone to discuss.

When she felt it was about time, she spoke again.

"All the people attending the meeting are members of the royal family. Just say whatever you want to say. No matter what consensus is reached in the end, we will face the result together."

Now that the queen had said so, the members of the royal family began to speak one after another.

Most people are anxious.

I don't want to change the status quo because life is good now.

But the world is changing too fast, and anyone with a little vision can see that Duke Vilan just wants to unify the Natural Alliance.

What is worrying is that they have absolutely no confidence in confronting the Duke.

After several hours of discussion, no constructive consensus was reached.

The queen did not urge him. She said calmly, "It is useless to avoid the problem, because the world does not change because of our personal will."

"However, the situation is not urgent at the moment, so we have plenty of time to respond to changes."

"Everyone should go back with the questions and think carefully about the future path."

"Now, the meeting is adjourned."

The members of the Silge royal family left worriedly, leaving only the eldest prince Ryan.

He asked, "Mother, can't we resist?"

As a mother, the queen certainly understood her son's reluctance. She sighed secretly and asked calmly.

"How to resist?"

Ryan gritted his teeth and said, "We have the Blood Moon Knights and the new Black Stone Fleet. We may not be able to attack Weilan, but we can definitely make Weilan pay a huge price when she lands in Kao."

The queen sighed: "If the people of the khal can unite as one, or if Vilan once had a huge blood feud with our khal, then we can indeed resist."

"But the current situation is that Vilan and our khal have been on good terms for generations. The khal has countless talented wizards who have earned lucrative incomes and respectable positions in Vilan, and many even hold high positions in Vilan."

"There is no reason for us to call on our people to fight to the death with Vilan. If we insist on doing so, Kao's people will probably find a way to change the king."

The eldest prince Ryan was speechless and subconsciously turned to look at the sage Riordan.

In the past, Riordan had always firmly supported him, but this time, Riordan lowered his eyes.

This secret action made the eldest prince feel cold in his heart, and he immediately knew that the sage no longer supported him.

Yes, he is only a five-ring sage, how can he have the confidence to fight against an eleven-ring legendary wizard? At this time, the mother's voice came again: "Lian, the situation is already very clear. The end of the confrontation is destruction. What we need to do now is to maintain the dignity of the Silger royal family as much as possible."

Ryan smiled bitterly: "Mother, is this a decent way to face failure?"

"No, it's about how to enter the new era with dignity."

"A new era?"

"A cohesive alliance, an alliance with enough power to compete head-on with the Glorious Empire and the Holy Elf Empire on the Wit Continent, rather than crowding in the northeast corner of the continent. A new era."

Ryan understood, but he still didn't want to accept it.

But the pressure from the legendary wizard was too great. Not only he could not bear it, but the entire Silge royal family could not bear it.

He also knew that the khal's mages, especially the civilian mages, were extremely happy to follow Duke Willan.

If the Duke were to take over Kaa, the wizards would not be sad and might even line the streets to welcome him.

So, my mother was right, there was no way to resist.

So, no matter how unwilling he is, it is useless.

"Mother, I understand."

He left the conference hall with a frustrated look on his face.

At almost the same time, Levender's new queen Molly also held a meeting in the cabinet.

There is only one queen in the Sheela royal family, so she alone represents the entire Sheela royal family.

The cabinet includes five noble marquises and the Prime Minister Muradi.

Muradi has been prime minister for half a year and has demonstrated outstanding abilities. He has now gained the support of a large number of civilian officials and businessmen.

Therefore, he has secured his position as prime minister and has considerable say in the king's cabinet.

"My dear ministers, I believe you have all heard the news from Weilan."

"I am now clearly stating that the legendary wizard who helped us kill the evil demon in the palace half a year ago was Duke Weilan himself."

"I also want to clearly admit that I am Duke Weilan's woman, and I personally fully support the Duke to become the leader of Levender and even the entire Natural Alliance."

"Of course, this is my personal opinion. Which path Levender chooses to take depends not only on me, but also on the opinions of the ministers."

"Everyone, if you have anything to say, just speak up."

The six members of the cabinet were mentally prepared for the Queen's words, and they were well aware of the relationship between her and the Duke.

After a moment of silence, Muradi spoke first.

"In the past five months, the trade volume between Levender and Veran has reached 20 million gold sheela, while the trade volume with the Glorious Nations is 22 million gold sheela."

“The two are almost even.”

"But there is a trend that trade with the Glorious Kingdoms is shrinking. The reason is that the products from Weilan are more cost-effective and are a high-quality substitute for the goods from the Glorious Kingdoms."

"Considering that we, Levender, are members of the Natural Alliance, and considering the future of our country, I support your Majesty's opinion."

The five noble marquises looked at each other.

After a long while, Marquis Larmo spoke up: "The international situation is still unclear. The Glorious Empire has been making a lot of moves recently, and it's clear that they are planning to deal with Duke Weilan."

"Until the winner is decided, I don't think it's appropriate to make a decision too early."

As soon as he finished speaking, Marquis Nobundo frowned and said, "Lalmaud, what are you talking about?"

"I, Levender, am also a member of the Natural Alliance. The Glorious Empire intends to deal with the Duke of the Alliance. We should publicly support the Duke and condemn the Glorious Empire. How can we just be a bystander?"

Larmo sneered: "Support the Duke? Why? Because he hanged my daughter and grandson?"

As soon as she finished speaking, the queen raised her hand and slapped the table with a loud bang: "Larmo, watch your words!"

"Your daughter has committed treason, and your grandson has usurped the throne. It is the unanimous opinion of everyone present to hang them."

"Duke Weilan has nothing to do with this matter. He just helped us kill the demon in the void outside the ring."

"If it weren't for the Duke, Platinum City would have become a city of demons!"

Larmo seemed to be shocked: "Your Majesty, this is just your one-sided statement. The fact is that none of us saw the devil with our own eyes, but I saw the bodies of my daughter and grandson with my own eyes."

At this point, it is already very clear.

Prime Minister Muradi directly pointed out his underlying intention: "Marquis Larmo, so between the Alliance and the Empire, you chose the latter, right?"

"Yes, I chose the latter!"

Larmo stood up, took off the ministerial emblem on his chest and slapped it on the table.

"Let me put it bluntly. The Larmo family and the three river counties under our control will secede from Levender and the Natural Alliance and become an independent Glorious Nation."

"Your Majesty, you can arrest me now, but it cannot change the fact that the three counties of Hejian are independent."

Molly stared at Larmo as if she were her mortal enemy.

"Larmo, it was your daughter's lover who brought in the devil, and I am now the only one left in my family."

"Now you are ready to leave and even want to get rid of Levender in the three counties of Hejian."

"I tell you, this is impossible!"

Larmo said bluntly: "Arrest me, sir, or send me to the guillotine."

"My son will succeed me as the new marquis, and the three counties of Hejian will remain independent. At the same time, the people of the three counties will greatly hate Your Majesty."

"I know you are definitely thinking of sending troops to quell the rebellion, but it's no use."

"Because the Glorious Empire will also send troops to support us. Levender's Golden Knights are no match for the Glorious Legion."

"Therefore, Levender will lose the three Hejian counties forever and will always face the threat from the Glorious Empire."

Molly suppressed the anger burning in her chest and turned to look at the other three marquises: "What do you think?"

Most of the three marquises’ interests are within the Natural Alliance. Some of them have some business dealings with the Glorious Nations, but they do not occupy a dominant position.

Therefore, the three of them straightforwardly expressed the position of the members of the Natural Alliance, and clearly supported the former in the struggle between Duke Weilan and the Glorious Empire.

Molly's anger subsided a little, and she looked at Larmo: "I said it before the meeting today, let everyone speak openly."

"Since you have openly expressed your opinion, I am not going to punish you for it."

"Go back to your three counties in Hejian."

"In the end, I want to say that the three counties of Hejian may have close interests with the Glorious Nations, but the people still believe in Mother Nature."

"This alone means that the three counties of Hejian will never be able to truly integrate into the Glorious Nations."

"When Mother Nature calls, I wonder how long you can remain a marquis!"

Marquis Larmo turned pale, but he gritted his teeth and insisted: "I will make the people change their beliefs."

Queen Molly suddenly laughed.

"Marquis Larmo, the merciful Mother of Nature has returned. She is the true God. The Lord of Glory is only a legendary wizard. He is still a mortal in nature and a false God."

“The true God cares about the soul of every believer and responds to the calls of countless believers every moment.”

"As for the false gods, they can only pretend to do something. Responding to a hundred requests is the limit, and it is difficult to sustain it."

"Now, you are asking people to abandon the true God and believe in a false God. How ridiculous!"

"I bet you won't end up well!"

Larmo's face turned even paler, and he turned and left in a hurry without saying anything.

Queen Molly took a deep breath and said, "The fools have gone. Let us prepare for the new era of the Natural Alliance."

(End of this chapter)