Chapter 69 The End and Beginning of Everything...
Chapter 69
69.1
This was the guest room at Kaderin Castle, furnished simply. The wooden furniture had no carvings or gemstones, exuding a simple, unadorned elegance: a style favored by Queen Lucinda.
After the war, everything still seemed a bit untidy, with a bit of dust floating in the sunlight; but the war was clearly over, and the air was filled with a post-war quiet. A bouquet of fresh flowers in the room made the quiet room seem a little more lively.
When the king entered the bedroom, Euridice was leaning against the bed, talking to Lorenz. Seeing King Lucinda, Euridice tried to sit up, but King Lucinda had already gently raised her hand.
"Don't move," she said. "Luo Kelan said that your wound has just healed and you still need some rest."
Euridsi looked at the emperor in front of him:
Queen Lucinda was still dressed in her sharp combat regalia, clutching a knight's sword. She hadn't changed into her robes, evidently still busy with the aftermath of the battle.
The king did not wear any luxurious ornaments or gems, and his expression was very peaceful. However, a certain aura lingering around her made people subconsciously want to tidy up their clothes and sit upright.
Olidisi paused for a moment before nodding slightly: "Your Majesty."
King Lucinda smiled slightly and said, "Did you feel frightened by the arrow I shot at you?"
Euridice smiled, "When I saw Lorenz on the city wall, I knew: I've accomplished everything I wanted to do. Even if I die right now, I won't have any regrets. So, no, I'm not afraid."
Hearing what Euridsi said, Lorenz's fingers tightened slightly, but the queen's face did not show any unusual expression.
King Lucinda simply smiled and nodded. "Yes, you have accomplished everything you set out to do, Euridice Arquitas. In fact, you have made a great contribution to this war."
The king said, looking at Lorenz with a smile: "I think that new type of kerosene must have given you a lot of help in the battle."
"Yes," Lorenz replied. "Without the kerosene and explosive alchemical materials left by Euridice, we wouldn't have been able to attack Count Felix's territory so quickly and effectively. Oh, and the smelting of the metal strings also played a significant role in the battle."
King Lucinda smiled. "Don't worry, Lorenz. I've remembered all of Euridice's contributions, including the kerosene and the metal hook. She will receive the reward she deserves."
Lorenz was a little embarrassed, and Euridice laughed out loud.
"Just kerosene and metal strings?" she said, looking at the king of the empire with a smile, "My greatest contribution should be——"
Lucinda and Oulidsey replied together, "'Witch's Grace.'
The monarch and his counselor looked at each other and smiled.
"'Witch's Grace,'" the monarch said, "allowed men like Semon Karagarang to achieve what they desired, and it also divided the power of the Karagarang family."
Queen Lucinda said, smiling and sighing, "You executed 'Witch's Grace' very skillfully. No one suspected you had any motive other than revenge. The first person around Constance to see the intention of 'Witch's Grace' was probably Bertha Caragaran—oh, perhaps she should be called Bertha Felix now."
Olidesi nodded slightly. "Yes, Bertha Karagaran was the only one who clearly pointed out my purpose for 'Witch's Grace'."
Bertha had said to her late on the night of the assassination, "Under the 'Witch's Grace,' Duke Caragaran's taxes, territories, and knightly orders will slowly and invisibly be divided into many small factions. They have different ambitions and abilities, are suspicious of each other, and hinder each other, unable to form a united force or a strong rule. Using such gentle methods, quietly and without conflict, you have slowly disintegrated the power of the nobles and weakened their influence before they even realize it. You are truly, truly clever, Euridice Aquitas."
When Oulidsi thought of Bertha, the "princess" with deep eyes, and the Felix family who claimed to be "descendants of the Vicley female warriors", his expression became a little complicated.
As for the girls of the Felix family, Queen Lucinda did not comment much.
She simply said, "'The Witch's Grace' not only split the power of the Caragaran family, but also caused internal unrest in Count Felix's territory. The Count's husband and the male children in the family erupted in dissatisfaction. Perhaps this is why Lorenz was able to attack Clare Bay within three months."
Lorenz was slightly startled. King Lucinda smiled at Euridsi and said, "Besides the 'Witch's Grace,' you also made Lorenz the Duke of Eblad, bringing stability to the city of Oprunsi. You have weakened the power of the three largest noble families: Karagaran, Felix, and Eblad. Euridsi Aquitas, you are indeed the greatest contributor to this war."
King Lucinda said this, bowing sincerely to Euridice. "You have my gratitude. I am very happy to have such a counselor as you to assist me. We share the same ideals, and I feel very fortunate for this."
Lorenz stood up subconsciously, looking a little bewildered, while Euridsi sat on the bed without moving. She did not show any pride in receiving the king's sincere praise, but just looked at the emperor in front of her quietly.
"'We share the same values,'" Oulidesi said. "So, you will continue to ensure that no one on the Void Continent is born with a bloodline more noble than anyone else. You will continue to overthrow this corrupt system of 'hereditary aristocracy' and completely eliminate it from the Void Continent, correct?"
Euridice looked serious. Lorenz looked at her and realized:
Oulidsi, she is asking for a promise from the emperor of the ethereal continent.
King Lucinda smiled and said, "Eulidesi Aquitus, you will always be a citizen of the Ethereal Continent, just like everyone else. And I will do my utmost to ensure that all citizens like you will never be trampled upon again, and that those nobles who boast of their noble bloodlines will never again trample upon others. Together, we will destroy this ridiculous aristocratic ladder, shattering it and vanishing it. We will completely eradicate this rotten and fetid system of hereditary bloodline succession from the Ethereal Continent. From now on, people will see each other as equals, no longer distinguishing between high and low based on birth."
Olidisi was slightly startled.
"You heard those words," she said.
Those were the words Eurydice had spoken to Prince Constance at the feast celebrating King Lucinda's birthday in 252. They were her unwavering ideal, a lady's revenge, and a witch's purpose.
Just like her name, this is greater justice and greater revenge.
Queen Lucinda smiled faintly, "After the implementation of 'The Queen's Grace,' not only will the power of the Caragaran and Felix families be dispersed, but other new noble families will also cease to rise. Gradually, they will all become ordinary families, and no one will be able to bully others by relying on their 'noble' status."
She said, glancing at Lorenz with a smile.
"For example, your domineering brother, Lucien Abrad," the queen said. "Children like him will no longer have the opportunity to bully others."
Lorenz was stunned. Queen Lucinda smiled. "When the nobility was rampant and widely acknowledged, if a noble allocated his resources to his children, who would inherit his title, it would be considered natural and unquestionably right. People had no right to express outrage or to bring such people to trial. However, when the concept of 'nobility' is eliminated, such things may still happen, but people have the right to express outrage and to bring such people to trial."
Lorenz murmured, "Yes, in an era dominated by the nobility, it would be considered normal for a child like Lucian to enter the best academy. However, now, this will not be tolerated or allowed: the children of the nobility must also undergo an assessment of their abilities before they can enter the best academies."
Euridsi smiled and said, "Now, if a so-called 'noble' abuses his power and uses dishonorable means to send his own foolish child, who can't pass the ability test, to the best academy, the citizens have the right to be angry and to judge him - oh, believe me, they will do so."
King Lucinda looked at Euridice and smiled.
She said, "Eurydesse Arquitas."
“…”
"I have one last question for you."
Euridsi raised her head, and the Queen gazed at her and smiled slightly.
"The 'Royal Family' is the largest hereditary aristocracy on the Void Continent," the Emperor said. "Since your goal is to overthrow all hereditary aristocrats, why don't you choose to overthrow the Royal Family and overthrow me?"
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