Chapter 367: Turning Point on the Brink of Collapse
Ryan really should have collapsed.
Many people thought so, especially after the Battle of the Unholy Anthem, which was the first time Ryan lost so badly on a frontal battlefield.
This empire, which has been arrogant for more than a thousand years, is about to decline, even if it believes in the Lord of the Dawn.
Everyone thinks so, and the Ryan people are no exception.
After all, the more confident and arrogant a person is, the more he cannot afford to lose. This defeat was far from a serious injury to Ryan, but it dealt a heavy blow to their confidence.
The rumor that Ryan was going to die had been circulating among the common people.
Although it has not yet reached the point of nationwide chaos, it has indeed affected the operation of the entire empire.
But at this time, the instigator of everything stood up.
The young emperor read out the most sincere confession of guilt with tears in his eyes. He did not shirk any responsibility and admitted that it was his first time to go to the battlefield, so he was frightened and lost his courage after seeing the red dragon from the star realm. In panic, he caused the great defeat of Ryan. All the blame was on him.
This apology calmed many people down.
When did the Emperor of Lion become so humble? Moreover, he did not shy away from his mistakes. For a child who was not even eighteen years old, it was not surprising that he was afraid when he went to the battlefield for the first time, right?
But if he just admitted his mistake, many Lion people would find it difficult to forgive him. After all, this little emperor killed a large number of Lion soldiers with one fall, which was more terrifying than the Gisyanki and the red dragon.
The families of those soldiers may not forgive him so easily.
But no one expected that the edict of repentance was just one of the contents.
Price Ryan threw out the second heavyweight news. The entire Ryan royal family paid the price for this defeat. They failed the expectations of Saint King Arthur Ryan and tarnished the name of Ryan, so Price Ryan would be the last Ryan emperor.
In order to prove that this is not a false lie, the Royal Family of Ryan has committed suicide out of shame. They would rather commit suicide and fall into hell to be punished than let the name of Ryan be tarnished again.
This news is too shocking.
The number of Ryan's royal family is astonishingly large, with all the old and young adding up to over ten thousand. The palace is full of royal people from inside to outside, from top to bottom.
This only counts the blood relatives living in the palace, and does not include the collateral bloodlines that were married off many years ago.
The royal family mentioned in this statement must only be those in the palace. Does that mean that all the people in the palace are dead? The only bloodline left by the Holy King is Price Lane? After this news came out, everyone was shocked. Those old men who had long since retired from worldly affairs came out of retirement and gathered at the Imperial Palace to confirm this.
Then they saw Price Ryan confessing his mistakes in tears, and said that he would not have any children anymore, and the next emperor of Ryan would be chosen from other nobles.
This explosive news was like a blow to everyone, leaving them dizzy.
Not only that, although the little emperor did something stupid and caused Ryan to suffer heavy losses, it is impossible for the entire Ryan royal family to be buried with him. The number of deaths is more than that on the battlefield.
Regardless of whether this apology was too extreme, the sacrifice of the lives of the entire Ryan royal family finally calmed down all discontent. Many people even advised Price Ryan not to give up the throne and to have children while he was still young.
How did the Ryan Empire get its name? How could anyone not know this? If Ryan was no longer the emperor, who would dare to be the emperor? Who was qualified to sit on that chair? Who had achievements comparable to Arthur Ryan?
However, all these people were kept out by William Garrison, the Shield of the Empire. The reason was that the emperor had suffered a major blow and needed to calm down, so he would not meet anyone for the time being.
After the old general spoke, no one else dared to ask any more questions.
That's right, such a big thing happened within a few days, and it's time for the emperor to calm down. These old guys didn't come out to watch the fun, they came for Ryan.
The old men were either from the military or provincial governors, and there was even a former Supreme Judge who was almost too old to walk. These old men might have a serious lack of energy, but their reputations were here, and if they worked together, they could quickly stabilize the entire empire.
Ryan thus moved towards stability amidst the turmoil, and people's hearts gradually came together again.
With a group of royal family members willing to sacrifice for the glory of the empire, what else do they have to complain about?
Price Lane hid in the palace. There was a faint smell of blood in the air, which was the faint smell left after the purge after countless people died.
Although he hadn't seen anyone for several days, he didn't feel depressed at all. Instead, he had an unstoppable smile on his face.
Price Lane said to Artros Eternal in his mind, "You are amazing. You are worthy of being the king who ruled the entire continent. I am not surprised that you can recall your memory so accurately, but you just made a little move, and old man William Garrison actually stood on my side.
"If he hadn't blocked the way for me, we wouldn't have had the time to block all the news for a few days."
It is impossible to massacre the entire Ryan royal family in just half a day, and the Dragon Armed Forces cannot reverse the time of the entire Ryan Imperial Capital to allow Price Ryan to carry out a massacre.
Therefore, the actual time of death of many members of the royal family was after Price Lane announced the death of all royal members.
At this moment, time became a toy in the hands of Atros Eternal. Although he died a few days later, in the eyes of others, he had died long ago.
This method prevented all members of the Ryan royal family from escaping, or even sending out any news.
There is no mistake in the poem, post, content, and read the book on 6, 9, and bar!
When those people died, they couldn't even tell which timeline they were in. Many people saw their own corpses because of the confusion of time, and then became crazy, and then became knives to slaughter others, and finally died because of madness.
The key to this plan was William Garrison, who kept all the important figures out of the palace. These old men were legends at any time, and the worst were high-level paladins, much better than the useless people in the palace who could only give birth to children.
Therefore, someone must help block the way.
The power of time made William Garrison forget the moment when the little emperor committed suicide on the battlefield.
William Garrison only remembered that the little emperor was beaten by red dragons in the sky, and his memory became vague after that.
Atros Eternal said calmly: "Human memory is a very important thing. Emotions come from memory. This old man is a staunch supporter of the royal family. If you let him forget your most foolish behavior, even if he hears about your crimes from others, his hatred for you will be much less. Stories heard are never as profound as what you see with your own eyes.
"As long as the old man is no longer firmly against you, throwing out the two cards of repentance and suicide will be enough for him to work for you again. This will be very effective against those self-righteous good guys."
Price Lane asked again: "But he will feel something is wrong. The loss of memory is always a flaw."
Atros Yongheng said confidently: "Don't worry, he is too busy now. I said he is a good man. For the stability of the Ryan Empire, he will not care about such trivial matters for the time being, but will do his best to restore peace to the empire. When he has time to think about this problem, I will help him slowly restore his memory, just like he remembers it bit by bit by himself. In this way, he will just think that he is old and has a bad memory."
"If he remembers it, won't he be against me just the same?" Price Lane's expression turned sinister, and he asked, "Should we find a chance to kill him?!"
Artros Eternal was silent for a long time, and then he said: "Don't you have any confidence in yourself? With such a long buffer time, you can't even win back an old man who used to support you? Even if you can't, you should have completely mastered the power of this empire. How can you still be afraid of a mere legendary paladin?"
Price Lane said, "Wouldn't it be easier to just kill them? We have this invincible power!"
Atros Eternal shook his head and said, "Little guy, although the power of time is strong, it is not omnipotent. How do you think I was killed by Arthur Ryan? Even gods can be killed by mortals. If you think that the power of time can solve everything, then you'd better leave as soon as possible, otherwise you will soon be beheaded by the paladin like the dragon did."
Price Ryan frowned, and although he was unwilling, he still asked: "Then what should I do?"
"Be a good emperor. Now the lives of all the royal family members have bought you some buffer time. Be a qualified emperor, win back the trust of your people, let all the strong men of Ryan surround you, and become the next Arthur Ryan. How to be a holy king, you don't need me, the dragon tyrant, to teach you, right?"
(End of this chapter)